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__label__cc	0.719089	0.280911	Inequity at GWHS Addressing Inequity at George Washington High School Letter from Dr. Waters Dear GW Community – Last week our School Leadership Team, a group of colleague-elected teaching faculty and administrative leaders, finalized two key decisions that will begin to address the gaps in opportunity for our students and change the long history of racial and economic segregation at George Washington High School. First, our International Baccalaureate courses will be open to any student. While our IB Diploma Program will remain in place, it is no longer a prerequisite that students be seeking an IB Diploma in order to take an IB course. Second, all incoming 9th graders will be enrolled in English 1 Honors. Both of these initiatives will begin in the 2020-2021 school year. When we ask our students what they value most about George, their reply is often led with a testament to the powerful impact of belonging to this diverse community. Indeed, our students come from families representing over 60 countries of origin and we hear dozens of languages spoken in our halls every day. However, when we step into a classroom at George, gone is the treasured diversity that is a hallmark of the George community. Demographically, George’s student body is 39% White, 28% Hispanic, 22% Black, while 50% of our students receive Free/Reduced Lunch (FRL). In stark contrast, however, our 9th grade honors classrooms are 62% white, 14% Hispanic, and 11% black, while our IB Diploma Program for juniors and seniors is 65% White, 12% Hispanic, and 9% Black. While we can’t measure the diversity of socioeconomic status in our classrooms due to federal confidentiality protections, we do know that FRL students are not proportionally represented in all of our classrooms. In short, the demographic composition of our classrooms and advanced academic programs does not mirror that of our student body, and that division begins in 9th grade. In 2019, 65 years after Brown v. Board of Education, our students are attending class in a racially and economically segregated learning environment. While we have met small successes in the past five years with broadened access to our honors and IB programs, there has been no measurable shift in the outcomes for our historically underserved students (see page 2). We believe not only that every student deserves a rigorous education, but also they deserve to be immersed in a learning environment that is diverse in culture, language, experience, origin, and beliefs. We must do more to make this belief a meaningful reality for all of our students. 9TH GRADE ENGLISH HONORS FOR ALL By enrolling each of our 9th graders in English 1 Honors, we are joining other Denver area high schools such as East High School, North High School, and Northfield High School in setting high expectations for every student. Research has shown that when students are placed in a heterogenous classroom and given access to a rigorous curriculum, all students experience measurable gains in achievement. Three years ago the GW English department aligned their English 1 and English 1 Honors classes. Students of all abilities were provided with the same rigorous and engaging curriculum in 9th grade, and outcomes improved across the board. In the years since this shift we have seen a measurable increase in 10th grade English honors enrollment. This re-calibration, paired with a passionate team of 9th grade teachers who believe in their students, made the English department a natural fit for an Honors for All course for 9th graders. In order for this new program to be successful, it is imperative that we provide students with robust, innovative, and targeted academic support that is built into their school day. As we continue to plan for the ‘20-’21 school year, we will be restructuring our school resources to strengthen support for our 9th graders. We are committing to class sizes no larger than 25 students for our 9th grade core-contents to promote meaningful relationships between teachers and students and create an environment where teachers are empowered to differentiate their instruction. To support our teachers, we are mapping out additional time for planning, collaboration and training. OPEN IB IB has a long history at George Washington High School. As one of the oldest IB diploma programs in Colorado, GW IB has existed largely unchanged for decades. With a reputation for being academically, racially, and socially insulated, the program has been described as “a school within a school.” Five years ago our community worked to broaden IB access by shifting the decision to enter the program to students’ sophomore year, instead of 8th grade. While this was a step in the right direction, it did little to change the demographic composition of GW IB. Our students of color still face significant hurdles to feeling a sense of belonging in a program that has served predominantly white students for over 30 years. We believe offering the option for students to take individual IB courses will increase diverse thoughts and perspectives in the classroom, furthering the GW and IB mission to cultivate lifelong learners who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. We will continue to offer a robust IB diploma program, dedicating resources to a full time IB Program Manager, professional development for teachers, and high expectations for all students enrolled in IB courses. Both of these initiatives, 9th Grade English Honors for All and Open IB, took root last spring when our community came together in collaboration on the One George 2019 strategic planning process. This past summer, following recommendations from the Patriot Pathways committee, we began examining what it would require to open the IB program further and also enroll each of our freshmen in at least one honors course. We met with over 350 students to hear their opinions and concerns. We visited other schools with these programs to understand where they are experiencing success, and what challenges they are facing. We met with our academic departments to play through the implications of these initiatives. By engaging these stakeholder groups throughout this process, we feel confident that we have the support of our community as we implement these initiatives in ‘20-’21. We must continue the important work of dismantling systemic racism, segregation, and inequity in education, and specifically at George Washington High School. While this may feel to some as a large shift in our school’s educational infrastructure, this is a relatively small, albeit significant, step in a much larger process. The system as it exists today does not meet the needs of all of our students and we, the teachers, leaders, parents, students, and community members, have the power to change that reality. Let’s get to work. Kristin Waters, Ph.D. Principal \| George Washington High School FRESHMAN HONORS ENGLISH Will the freshman honors English curriculum be adjusted? If so, how? No. Three years ago our English department aligned their English 1 and English 1 Honors classes. This meant that regardless of which level students were taking, they followed the same syllabus and curriculum. The department will continue with the same honors-level curriculum for heterogeneous classrooms. Will honors English class sizes change because of this? We are committing to a maximum class size of 25 for all freshman core content areas next year, including English, Science, Social Studies, and Math. How do you anticipate teachers deal with and cater to different learning levels in all honors classes? Our teachers are skilled in differentiating their instruction. We understand that mixed-ability classes will require even more differentiation, which is why we are committed to small class sizes and meaningful teacher collaboration time. As an administrative leadership team, we are committed to supporting our teachers in the classroom and will be responsive to their needs as we implement this initiative. How are teachers being trained and supported through these changes? We are seeking additional grant opportunities that will support expanded planning time and training for our teachers. We remain committed to providing departmental collaboration planning time during the instructional day. Are teachers on board with this decision? Our teachers understand that our current system is not serving all of our students. They believe in our students and are ready to support them in this initiative. What supports will be in place to make sure all students can achieve in all honors classes? Now that we have decided to move forward with English Honors for all 9th graders, we will begin intensive planning to structure robust, innovative, and targeted academic support that is built into their school day. As we continue to plan for the ‘20-’21 school year, we will be restructuring school resources to strengthen support for 9th graders. This will mean shifts to our current freshman advisory program so that it more closely matches the specific needs of our students. Will there be other all honors classes in the future? At this time we are focused on a successful implementation of English 1 Honors for all students. Before any decisions are made regarding other content areas, we will need measurable data and stakeholder input to understand the impact of this program. There may be other all-honors classes in the future, but right now we are focused solely on English 1 Honors for All. Will non-honors English options be available to students after freshman year? In our current offerings, the majority of freshmen, regardless of their freshman English class go on to enroll in honors level 10th-grade English. We anticipate that this trend will continue, and will scale our offerings to meet student demand. What will this change mean for the reputation and future of GW’s diploma program? GW will continue to offer a fully robust IB Diploma Program. The option to allow students to take individual courses will increase diverse thoughts and perspectives in the classroom, furthering the GW and IB mission to cultivate lifelong learners who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. Is GW committed to maintaining the strong structure of IB for the long term? Yes. We will still have a full time IB Program Manager, professional development for teachers, and high expectations for all students enrolled in IB courses. How will this change be received by the student body? GW students have embraced the opening of IB. Current IB students have expressed a desire for a wider variety of perspectives and experiences in their classrooms. Students not currently taking IB classes have expressed that while there are certain IB classes they would like to take, they aren’t necessarily interested in pursuing the full IB diploma. How can we be sure this change will have the desired outcome to integrate our school? Schools across the country have taken to implementing the IB philosophy school- wide as a way to integrate classrooms. In many cases, allowing students to choose Diploma courses or the full Diploma Program has shrunk the disparities between grade-level and honors classes. CASE STUDY How do you anticipate this will change the social culture of our school? This will take us further in the direction to uniting our student body as One George. Grouping students in heterogeneous classrooms not only improves performance for all, but it increases students self-perception and school climate. CASE STUDY How will students know about, understand, and choose IB classes? First, we need to better educate our students, faculty, and community about the IB philosophy. Students look to our faculty to inform them of their choices. We will spend time in December and January educating our faculty on the IB philosophy and course offerings. Students will then learn about the Choice of Studies process and attend a course selection fair in early January. Current sophomores will have the opportunity to shadow at least one AP and one IB course in the month of January before completing their choice of studies. IB information sessions for families will be held at the beginning of the spring semester. How many students do you anticipate will opt in to IB classes? Do you anticipate the number of full diploma students to decrease? It is our vision that the IB course option will strengthen the overall program by increasing student interest and expanding the IB teaching and learning philosophy to more students. Schools that have opened their IB program to course students have ultimately seen an increase in full diploma enrollment. Will the full diploma program will be less successful due to this change? No. The International Baccalaureate Organization is fully supportive of schools equalizing access for students and strongly?encourages schools to allow the course option. Schools that have expanded to IB for All have seen consistent or even improved student performance. CASE STUDY Does this change have any foreseeable negative effects for students who are pursuing the full diploma program? We do not anticipate negative effects. Students will still be able to choose their SL and HL options, and teachers will still be IB trained in order to teach each course. Students who are pursuing the full diploma will continue to receive guidance and support from teachers and the IB program manager in their extended essays and CAS projects. How will IB course offerings change next year and beyond? We are hoping to offer more flexibility in the schedule for students to take IB courses. We are in the process right now of examining our course options to ensure we have an even set of offerings across our departments. In some content areas we are overloaded in HL options, with fewer SL options. We are working to make this even across the core content areas. We are also considering expanding our IB course offerings in the future. How will AP course offerings change next year and beyond? We are working to consolidate our offerings to eliminate content redundancies between AP and IB. At this time we don’t anticipate many changes to AP course offerings. Will current juniors who are already decided on IB/AP for 2020-2021 be able to change, drop, opt in? Or is it just for the new class of juniors? Current juniors not in the IB program will be able to take IB courses their senior year. Consistent with this current year, rising IB seniors wanting to change or drop their course load will work with teachers around academic interventions and supports before making final decisions. Is everyone required to test in their IB subject, even though they are not participating in the full diploma program? Yes. As is the policy with AP exams, if students enrolled in an IB course do not take the corresponding assessments, they will not earn the weighted credit for that course.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1272
__label__cc	0.54103	0.45897	Issue 58: Don't Be Evil Should we fear the growing influence of the internet giants? Should we fear the growing influence of the internet giants? Are monopolies a threat we must control or an inevitable consequence of success? Have we surrendered control of our privacy, our labour rights and even our memories? “Don’t be evil”, Google’s old mantra, was exchanged last year for a new slogan: “Do the right thing”. Yet with accusations of privacy violation, tax avoidance, and a recent £2.1 billion fine for abusing its internet monopoly, the tech titan’s eagerness to ‘do the right thing’ seems open to debate. The digital giants, from Facebook to Microsoft, are repeatedly attacked for wiping out competitors and manipulating search results. Now some claim they even threaten democracy. But at the same time, online technologies are celebrated for their radical innovations and the ingenious services they offer. As the Silicon Valley tycoons continue to monopolise markets, should we fear their influence? Could we embrace technology’s ability to transform our world and encourage these companies to use their power for good? Or should we fight their encroaching authority by whatever means we can? The Networks of Control Maurice E. Stucke, professor of law at the University of Tennessee and Ariel Ezrachi, Slaughter and May professor of competition law In the world of digital innovation, is it competition really a click away? Can everyone play the game when powerful gatekeepers dictate the rules? Stucke and Ezrachi argue that the superpowers not only threaten competition, but democracy and democratic ideals. When the Winner Takes All Deirdre McCloskey, Distinguished professor of economics at the University of Illinois Are computer giants truly a threat to be regulated? Would we be safer if technology was controlled by government? Poking holes in our concerns about alleged monopolies, Deirdre McCloskey makes the case that big is not necessarily bad. Shadow of the Golem in Silicon Valley Vincent Mosco, professor of sociology at Queen’s University From artificial intelligence to anti-aging projects, are we in the thrall of an alluring and dangerous new myth? Mosco shows how the narrative of the sublime has crept into our vision of technology. The Big Money and Digital Masterminds Jonathan P Allen, professor of digital technologies at the University of San Francisco The technology industry is generating ever more wealth at an ever greater pace, but who exactly is getting richer? Examining digital technology’s unrivalled capacity to make money, Allen warns of the dangers of being too successful. The Memory Monopoly Taha Yasseri, computational social scientist at the Oxford Internet Institute While it provides a permanent archive of the past, the internet is also a deluge of information, flooding attention spans. In the digital age, do we ownour memories? Taha Yasseri examines the internet’s power to influence what we remember. Trust, Technology and The Young Huw Davies, digital sociologist at the Oxford Internet Institute As technology corporations continue the lucrative harvesting of our personal data, whose responsibility is it to protect the young? Davies investigates the shadowy relationship between children’s private lives and the digital economy. Virtual Monopolies and The Workers’ Voice Alex J. Wood, sociologist, and Mark Graham, professor of internet geography at the Oxford Internet Institute As more and more workers move online, who is supporting them? Is the digital labour force being exploited? Wood and Graham reveal the threat that virtual work platforms pose to workers worldwide. Privacy and the Dark Side of Control Woodrow Hartzog, professor of law and computer science at Northeastern University Tech corporations promise us control of what we share. But is control enough to secure privacy? Woodrow Hartzog argues that the concept of control obscures the dangerous power imbalance at the heart of digital technology.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1275
__label__wiki	0.662867	0.662867	The Ibogaine Dossier iboga fruit Search the Ibogaine Dossier (enter search term) Main \| What's new \| Search \| Science \| Opinion \| Literature \| Art \| Links \| Treatment \| Bookshop \| Feedback C.R. Acad. Sci. Vol. 133:748 (1901) Translation from the French by William J. Gladstone (2005) PLANT CHEMISTRY. Concerning Iboga, its excitement-producing properties, its composition, and the new alkaloid it contains, ibogaine. Communication by Messrs. J. Dybowski and Ed. Landrin, presented by M. Henri Moissan. (Extract). "During travels in the French Congo, we had occasion to observe that the natives of the territories situated between the mouth of the Ogoué and of the Mayumbé use the woody part of a plant which is known in the Lower Ogoué and the Fernand Naz by the name of Iboga and that the Pahouins call Aboua. Its constant use must have contributed to making this species scarce and even rare in certain regions. They claim that absorbing a certain quantity of the plant will give renewed strength and make it possible to withstand fatigue for a long time, doing away with any need for sleep. They also attribute aphrodisiac properties to it. The men who paddle canoes use it regularly. When we questioned them, they always said that Iboga had the same action as alcohol on them, but without clouding their mind; apparently, this was meant to refer to the excitement-inducing properties of this plant. These properties were described a long time ago. At the March 6th, 1889 session of the Linnaean Society, Professsor Baillon described Iboga on the basis of the samples brought back from the Cape Lopez region by Griffon du Bellay. In the description he gave, he stated: It is suffrutescent in appearance and its branches reach a height of approximately 1.5 meters. They originate from a very large ramified root that has a gray, bitter bark, and that is the part of the plant that the Gabonese eat. ... I am naming this plant Tabernanthe Iboga, but I still cannot say whether this type will be classified in the genus Tabernoemontana in a section, or whether it will constitute a genus in the Arduineae series. A more thorough study of the fruit shows that the lower part of the ovary is bilocular and that the upper part is unilocular and has a parietal placentation, as has been observed in some Melodinus plants where there is a single fruit, not formed by two distinct berries: this is how the fruit in Iboga is formed. It therefore appears that we have reason to believe that Tabernanthe plants are more directly related to the Arduineae, and that this is the series in which they should definitively be classified. The active ingredient of Iboga does not seem to occur only in the bark, as Baillon indicates, but throughout the wood and principally in the roots that are used particularly by the natives. These roots are what we studied. Iboga owes its properties to a particular alkaloid that we have been able to isolate and to which we have given the name of ibogaine. Since this alkaloid is not found free in the root, we extracted it by the following process: milk of lime is added to the finely powdered root; the mixture is dried and then stirred with ether. The ether is separated in turn and stirred with water acidified to 1:10 with sulfuric acid which takes up the alkaloids in solution and converts them to sulfate. This treatment is repeated several times to extract the Iboga completely, then the acid liquids are combined and treated with caustic soda in solution that precipitates the crude alkaloids. These are an amorphous alkaloid mixture, whose properties we shall return to later, and a clearly crystallized alkaloid. Since the latter is is far less soluble in alcohol than the former, it is separated by successive purifications in alcohol. By means of this process, we were able to extract from 6 to 10 g/kg of ibogaine from Iboga, depending on the samples we tested. As we can see, this is a relatively high yield. The ibogaine thus obtained is a perfectly crystallized substance with a slightly amber color; the crystals are clear-cut, several millimeters in length, they are long transparent prisms with a rectangular base with inclined facets at the end (straight prism orthorhombic system). Ibogaine is almost completely insoluble in water, very soluble in alcohol, especially when warm. At a temperature of 15°C, 1 g will dissolve in 28 g of 95° alcohol, and, on boiling, in 4 g of alcohol. It is also very soluble in ether, chloroform, benzene, and most solvents. It melts at a temperature of 152°C to a clear yellow liquid; it has a very particular stryptic taste, somewhat similar to that of cocaine. It rotates plane-polarized light to the left. The rotation in alcohol solution (95° alcohol) was found to be: _ = -48° 32'. This determination was performed with a Laurent polarimeter in a 20 cm tube at a temperature of 15°C. The rotation found was 1° 56' per gram of alkaloid in solution in 50 cc of alcohol. Ibogaine is readily oxidized in air, turning a brownish yellow and appearing to change into an uncrystallizable compound. Its saline solutions are turned to a white precipitate by Mayer's reagent, by tannin (an alcohol-soluble precipitate), by a sublimate and by phosphoantimonic acid. Iodinated potassium iodide gives a brownish red precipitate; bismuth-potassium double iodide gives a golden yellow precipitate. With sulfuric, nitric, acetic, benzoic acids, ibogaine forms salts that are neutral to litmus paper but uncrystallizable. On the contrary, the hydrochloride crystallizes perfectly, especially in acid solution. We shall continue with the study of the other chemical properties of ibogaine, to which we propose to return. After analysis, the average of five combustions led us to assign it the formula C52H66Az6O2. Physiological experiments currently in progress have established the energy-inducing action of ibogaine; like that of Iboga, it is exerted in particular on the system of the medulla oblongata, producing a particular excitement at a low dose; at a massive dose, the effects are similar to those of the absorption of an excess of alcohol. Return to What's New T. iboga Flower	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1276
__label__wiki	0.556801	0.556801	Qualcomm Launches Snapdragon XR2 Platform To Power 5G-Connected AR And VR Devices By Natasha Mathur 1 month, 3 weeks Qualcomm announced the launch of its XR2 platform, an upgrade to its extended reality platform (XR), recently at the Snapdragon Tech Summit 2019 that’s being held in Hawaii. According to Qualcomm, it’s the “world’s first 5G-supported extended reality (XR) platform” and is aimed to power some of the very first 5G mixed reality headsets. SEE ALSO: Qualcomm's Snapdragon 865 SoC Will Support Android 11’s On-Phone ID Card APIs Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR1 platform will now be aimed towards mainstream users, while the XR2 platform is positioned as more of a premium extended reality product. XR2 comes with a slew of new, custom, and unique features that can be leveraged to create applications that are meant for augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR). It is offers twice the CPU and GPU performance of the 835, over four times more bandwidth, six times higher video resolution, and eleven times faster AI improvement. The platform would support seven concurrent cameras and a dedicated computer vision processor. These cameras can also track the head, eyes and lips with the help of 26-point skeletal hand tracking. It further supports display panels with a 3K by 3K resolution per-eye at 90fps and it’s also the first XR platform that supports 8K 360 degree videos at 60fps where it makes use of custom silicon to keep the latency of these platforms low. Moreover, there’s a 3D spatial sound that’s built on a custom Qualcomm Hexagon DSP to support voice activation and context detection. “5G is going to be crucial for XR. We’ve spoken about this in the past, that XRS video is the killer use case for 5G [...], next year […], given that this is the world’s first 5G access platform, we are excited to see how different content developers, as well as different video streaming services with high-resolution videos, may be able to provide their high-bandwidth content on devices built on XR2,” Hiren Bhinde, director of product Management at Qualcomm, told TechCrunch. Niantic Labs, developers of the popular game Pokémon Go also announced that they’re working with Qualcomm towards building the 'Niantic Real World Platform'. SEE ALSO: 5G Nokia Phone With Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 To Be Launched Soon Image Credit: Qualcomm TOPICS: Tech, augmented reality, vr experience, Techno, VR, AR, Technology, Qualcomm, Vr Headset, Augmented-reality-headset, advanced technology, advanced gadgets, Qualcomm Wifi 5G, Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit, Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Tablet. Laptop. Doodlepad. New Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 is bringing it all together Intergalactic shock: Casio collaborates with Gorillaz to bring back a classic! Apple acquires one of our favorite apps: Is it bye bye Shazam for Android users? Ultimate Ears has launched the Wonderboom Freestyle collection and boy are we ready to party Let's talk about NEX baby: Vivo's new super phone ditches the notch. Here's the review	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1282
__label__wiki	0.510921	0.510921	Development of an atomic beam apparatus for chemistry of the heaviest elements Poster Chemistry of Actinide and Trans-actinide Elements Poster TAN Prof. Yuichiro Nagame (Japan Atomic Energy Agency) Chemical studies of the heaviest elements provide crucial and challenging opportunities not only to advance our understanding of properties of matter at the limits of existence but also those to elucidate the influence of relativistic effects on atomic electrons and to architect the periodic table of the elements at the farthest reach [1,2]. The influence of relativistic effects on electronic orbitals has, so far, indirectly inferred through a comparison of chemical properties of the heaviest elements with those of their lighter homologues and those predicted by theoretical calculations. The first ionization energy (IP$_{1}$) is one of the most sensitive atomic properties which reflect the outermost electron configuration. Thus, accurate IP$_{1}$ values of the heaviest elements allows us to give significant information on valence electronic configuration affected by relativistic effects. The ground-state electronic configuration of element 103, lawrencium (Lr), is predicted to be [Rn]5f$^{14}$7s$^{2}$7p$_{1/2}$ which is different from that of the lanthanide homologue Lu, [Xe]4f$^{14}$6s$^{2}$5d, because the 7p$_{1/2}$ orbital is expected to be stabilized below the 6d orbital by strong relativistic effects [3]. Lr is expected to be the first element where relativistic effects would directly change the electronic ground-state configuration with respect to the normal prediction of the periodic table. In the previous paper [4], we reported the determination of IP$_{1}$ of Lr by using a novel technique based on a surface ionization process coupled to an on-line mass separation technique. Our experimental IP$_{1}$ is in excellent agreement with theoretical calculations. This good agreement with predictions obtained using relativistic calculations, which favour a 7s$^{2}$7p$_{1/2}$ configuration in the Lr atom, supports this ground-state configuration. In the next stage, we plan to directly determine the ground-state configuration of Lr by applying the Stern-Gerlach technique of magnetic deflection of atomic beams. Here, a well-collimated atomic beam passes through an inhomogeneous magnetic field that splits the beam into (2$J$ + 1) components; $J$ is the total electronic angular momentum of the atom. From the number of beam split components, the ground-state configuration of the Lr atom can be determined unambiguously. We have just started the development of an apparatus for effective extraction of the atomic Lr beam by exploiting a small cavity type atomic beam source that can be heated by electron bombardment. In the contribution, we present the status and achievement, and future prospect of this program. [1] A. Türler, V. Pershina, Chem. Rev. 2013, 113,1237-1312. [2] The Chemistry of Superheavy Elements, 2nd ed.; Schädel, M., Shaughnessy, D., Eds.; Springer: Heidelberg, 2013. [3] J.-P. Desclaux, B. Fricke, J. Phys. 1980, 41,943-946. [4] T. K. Sato et al. Nature 2015, 520, 209-211. Mr Tomohiro Tomitsuka (Niigata University) Mr Katsuyuki Tokoi (Ibaraki University) Dr Tetsuya Sato (Japan Atomic Energy Agency) Dr Masato Asai (Japan Atomic Energy Agency) Dr Nadine Chiera (Japan Atomic Energy Agency) Prof. Shin-ichi Goto (Niigata University) Dr Akihiko Osa (Japan Atomic Energy Agency) Dr Atsushi Toyoshima (Japan Atomic Energy Agency) Dr Kazuaki Tsukada (Japan Atomic Energy Agency) Prof. Yuichiro Nagame (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1285
__label__cc	0.555535	0.444465	Poster RER 592. 129I records of nuclear activities in the East China Sea inner shelf Mrs Xue Zhao (Xi’an AMS Center, State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, ) Anthropogenic 129I on surface environment mainly originates from three sources, including nuclear weapon tests, nuclear fuel reprocessing plants, nuclear accidents, with different pathway. This leads to 129I deposition history recorded in sediment is not the same in different regions. Due to its long half-life and high conservative feature in the ocean，129I has been used as an... 661. 210Po distribution in different compartments of the Briozzo Lagoon Dr Guillermo Manjon 210Po is a natural radionuclide, which is present in the environment as a result of the decay of 238U and is characterized by high radiotoxicity and bioaccumulative behavior in certain tissues of living beings. The main source of 210Po explaining its presence in different compartments of the environment is the exhalation of 222Rn from the ground and its subsequent decay in the atmosphere,... 876. 210Po distribution in different compartments of the Lagoon of Briozzo Guillermo Manjón 769. 240Pu/239Pu atom ratios in the Bay of Bengal water column Prof. Masatoshi Yamada (Hirosaki University) The plutonium isotopes, 239Pu and 240Pu, have been added to the surface oceans mainly as a consequence of global fallout from atmospheric nuclear weapons testing. There were two major sources of Pu isotope in seawater in the western North Pacific Ocean: global (stratospheric) fallout which occurred mainly in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and local fallout from the Pacific Proving Grounds... 663. A study of quantitative analysis of Korean granite using ICP-AES/MS/XRF Mi-Eun Jin (Gyeongsang National University/Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) Geological reference material is essential for analytical research and has been widely used for a chemical analysis to obtain accurate geochemical data. Also, it is useful to evaluate the accuracy and precision of the analysis, to develop and improve analytical techniques. Although there is a trend that demand for these geological reference materials is increasing but development of Korean... 501. Accumulation of technogenic radionuclides by plants of meadow natural communities Ms Natallia Shamal (Institute of Radiobiology of the NASB) Contamination of the aboveground parts of plants caused by root uptake and dust particles sedimentation on a surface of plant organs above the ground. The overall aim of the work is evaluate of foliar uptake of radionuclides in plants groves in areas with a high contamination density of soil by the radionuclides. The studies were performed at the territory of Polessky State Radiation and... 763. Adsorption of Uranium from Saline Lake Brine by Amidoximated Mesoporous Silica Dr Xiaojie Yin Amidoximated mesoporous silica was prepared by grafting and co-condensation methods in this work, respectively. The materials were characterized by FTIR, SEM, XPS and physisorption apparatus. The effects of pH, adsorption time, initial uranium concentration, adsorbent amount and coexisting ions on uranium adsorption by amidoximated mesoporous silica were investigated. The experiment results... 515. Advancements in the measurement of 137Cs, 134Cs and 90Sr in seawater Mr Steven Pike (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) On March 11, 2011, the Tohoku earthquake and the subsequent series of tsunamis severely damaged the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plants (FDNPPs). Failure of cooling systems led to explosions releasing radioactive gas and debris to the atmosphere along with cooling water that was directly discharged to the sea after being in contact with the nuclear fuel. The resulting release of 90Sr (T1/2... 768. Aggregation of Bentonite Colloids：Influence of Background Electrolyte, pH and Humic Substance Dr zhen xu (Radiochemistry Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University) Colloids existing in soils and groundwater aquifers can facilitate the transport of environmental contaminants including radionuclides as well as hydrophobic organic compounds. The mobility of colloids depends strongly on dispersion and aggregation of the particles. Therefore, the environmental fate and stability of colloidal bentonite particles under various conditions are crucial for... 699. Application of radioactive and stable isotopes to trace organic matter in the Baltic Sea Galina Lujaniene (SRI CENTER FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY) Application of radioactive and stable isotopes to trace organic matter in the Baltic Sea G. Lujanienė1, P.P. Povinec2, H.-C. Li3, K. Jokšas4, J. Mažeika4, N. Remeikaitė-Nikienė1,5, V. Malejevas1,6, G. Garnaga-Budrė5, L. Levinskaitė4, S. Šemčuk1, I. Kulakauskaitė1, R. Barisevičiūtė1, D. Bugailiškytė1, A. Stankevičius1,5 1SRI Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Vilnius,... 835. Biogeochemical impact on Uranium migration in aquifers near to sludge depository Dr Alexey Safonov (Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and electrochemistry Russian Academy of Science) The work presents data on the aerobic and anaerobic microbiological processes impact on Uranium migration in upper aquifers polluted with sulfate and nitrate ions near to sludge depository of Novosibirsk chemical concentrate plant. Sludge depository was built in 1960s and still works. Uranium concentration in subsurface water reaches in several zones 1-2 mg/L and its migration depends on some... 568. Characterization of radioactive particles generated in low-yield atmospheric weapon tests It is a well-known fact that a series of different nuclear sources associated with the nuclear weapon and fuel cycles have contributed to the release of radioactive particles to the environment. In particular, at local scale, and following nuclear weapon tests, it has been observed that a major fraction of released refractory radionuclides such as uranium (U) and plutonium (Pu) are present as... 742. Concentration of Be-7 in Saudi Arabia Dr NASSER Alkhomashi (1King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology) Exposure to alpha, beta or gamma radiations from natural sources, which is varies by location and altitude, affect the living organism. The main sources are earth crust (83%) and cosmic (17), with annual exposure 2.0 mSv and 0.4 mSv, respectively. The objective of this study is to identify the radionuclide concentration in certain cities (Riyadh , Hagl and Khafji), of Saudi Arabia. The... 551. Detection of 2017 ruthenium-106 fallout in grass in Northern Czechia Dr Daniela Pittauer (Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen, Germany) Traces of radioactive isotopes of ruthenium in the atmosphere were reported in the beginning of October 2017 by several European stations monitoring the airborne concentrations of gamma emitters (e.g., IRSN, 2017). As of February 2018, the source in Eastern Europe has not been publically identified. $^{106}$Ru is a fission product with a half-life of 371.5 days. It is used as a medical isotope... 839. Determination of Presence of Artificial Nuclides in Air using NuRMS EGS Air Sampler and WIMP 120 Gross Alpha/Beta Counter Lucie Fiserova (CZ) The determination of the presence of artificial radionuclides in the air is mainly accomplished by using gamma spectrometry analysis of filter samples. This work suggests very fast, reliable and efficient technique for tentative quantitative determination of the activity of artificial nuclides such as transuranic elements, strontium, yttrium, etc. in the air based only on the gross alpha and... 488. Determination of Pu-238,239+240, Am-241 and Sr-90 in air filters affected by Ruthenium isotopes and collected in autumn 2017 Mr Krzysztof Gorzkiewicz (Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences) At the very end of September and in October 2017 artificial radioactive isotope Ruthenium-106 has been detected in air over Europe. It was primarily found in Northern Italy and Central Europe. $^{106}$Ru was detected by means of aerosol sampling stations used in continuous monitoring of presence of radioactive isotopes in ground-level air. In Krakow, $^{106}$Ru was firstly detected on filter... 647. Dissolved State of Radon Atom with Cluster Molecules of Solvent Akihiko Yokoyama (Kanazawa University) Radon is a rare gas element which has only radioactive isotopes. It is supposed to be an important and useful element because we could find anywhere on the earth and we might utilize for medical use in cancer therapy. There are several measurements available such as an ionization chamber measurement and a track counter method. We can also measure the radon concentration in solution by using... 456. Extraction efficiency of 210Po in Polish herbal teas Prof. Dagmara Strumińska-Parulska (University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Chemistry) Air and food are the main sources of many chemical elements, also natural and artificial radionuclides transferred to human organisms. The intensity of radioisotopes intake depends on the place of residence, local radiation quantity, diet habits and food origin. So far, during annual radiation doses evaluations in Poland, the most often consumed food products were taken into account. Among... 853. Frequency distributions of radiocesium in edible wild mushrooms Prof. Yasushi Kino (Tohoku University) After the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FNPP) accident in March 2011, a huge amount of radioactive cesium was released over a widespread area in eastern Japan. People were seriously concerned about food safety. Therefore, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare established a provisional regulatory value of 500 Bq/kg for radiocesium in cereals, vegetables, meat, and fishery products.... 842. Geochemical modeling of strontium transport in nitrate solution. focus on dispersion edge processes Alexey Safonov (Frumkin"s Institute of Physical Chemistry Russian Academy of Science) The practice of liquid radioactive waste (LRW) injection in deep stagnant aquifers in Russia dates back to 1963 year. The safety assessment and safe operation of existing LRW repositories require complex modeling of basic geochemical processes. Sorption onto mineral phases tends to be the main process affecting the dynamics of migration of radioactive and other contaminants in geological... 709. Inverse estimation of upscaling of dispersion for cesium transport in crushed granite media Dr CHUAN-PIN LEE ( Department of Earth Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan) Crystalline rock is suitable the safety disposal of high-level radioactive waste (HLW). Fracture networks connections can dominate ﬂow behaviors at the crystalline rock. In this study, advection-dispersion column experiments of cesium (Cs) through crushed granite (0.297 - 0.840 mm) were constructed where synthetic groundwater (GW) and seawater (SW) were employed as the liquid phase. This study... 848. Investigation of a wetland contaminated by uranium mine tailings in Central France Andreas Fichtner (Subatech IMT Atlantique Nantes) The release of uranium from mine tailings may present a hazard to the environment, which is the reason for the monitoring of the relevant storage sites in many countries. Studying the behavior of released radionuclides at these sites serves to better estimate the local risk and can help to improve the understanding of the geochemistry of the involved contaminants, e.g. for the application in... 495. Is human hair a proper 210Po and 210Pb monitor of their increased natural activity in human body? Polonium 210Po and radiolead 210Pb belong to the uranium series decay chain with half-lives of 138.376 days and 22.2 years respectively. They are relatively toxic to humans, especially α-emitting 210Po, both chemically and radiologically, and are accumulated to a considerable extent. The main sources of chemical elements intake are air and food but their intensities depend on living place,... 440. Marine organism concentration factors and sediment distribution coefficients sukwon choi The concentrations factor of 14 heavy metals in marine organisms at the neighbouring sea of Korea were measured and investigated, respectively. The 359 seawater samples, 332 fish samples, 20 Cephalopods and 22 Crustaceans, 15 Molluscs, 38 Macroalgae were measured the concentrations of heavy metals. The concentration factors in 314, 22 sampling locations were analyzed in concentration of... 544. Method development for the determination of uranium isotope ratios by MC-ICP-MS Ms Leja Rovan (Jožef Stefan Institute) Accurately determined uranium isotope ratios are essential for geochronological dating and tracing of different environmental processes. In addition, they are of paramount importance for nuclear safeguards and nuclear forensics. Multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS) has become an important tool for determination of uranium isotope ratios in both liquid and... 618. Natural and anthropogenic radionuclides in Barra de Valizas – Aguas Dulces area, 290 RAMSAR site, Uruguay Mrs Ana Noguera (Departamento de Desarrollo Tecnológico, Universidad de la República) Barra de Valizas – Aguas Dulces area is placed in the strip coast of the 290 Ramsar site, located in the eastern region of Uruguay, on its Atlantic coast. The studied area included two coastal towns and a freshwater lagoon. The activity concentration of 238-U, 226-Ra, 210-Pb, 232-Th, 40-K and 137-Cs radionuclides in sand, soil and Baccharis articulata were evaluated. For the quantification... 569. Natural radionuclides in acid mining drainage waters after a not controlled discharge from a pit lake in the south of Spain Dr Guillermo Manjón (Universidad de Sevilla) The Iberian Pyrite Belt (South of Spain) is plenty of acid pit lakes as a result of former mining. These pit lakes are leaching some limited amounts of acid water into their close environment: acid mining drainages (AMD). But in 2017, an accident occurred in an abandoned mine called “La Zarza” and from the associated pit lake approximately 250,000 m3 of acid water were discharged into a small... 626. Neptunium speciation and accumulation by soil components and biota Mr Alexandr Emelianov (Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences) Artificial radionuclides and, first of all, the most dangerous isotopes of transuranium elements(TUE) became constant and irreversible components of the biosphere because of the experimental nuclear explosions performed, the wrong concept of the disposal of radioactive wastes to open water reservoirs, and also process upsets and emergency situations at NFC enterprises . It is known that many... 772. On the radioecological issues of natural radionuclides in water and sediment of a highly contaminated lagoon from Mexico Cruz Daniel Mandujano García (Universidad de Sevilla) Some aquatic ecosystems from Mexico, such as rivers and lagoons, are affected by wastes enriched with potentially toxic elements generated by precious metal mining activities. Contamination of water, sediment and affected biota has produced several environmental issues, including biological effects in some species of flora. On the other hand, mineral processing activities may also generate... 825. Plutonium, thorium and 137Cs in the bottom sediments of the deep parts of some Mazurian Lakes (Northeastern Poland) Prof. Jerzy-Wojciech Mietelski (IFJ PAN) Results for, Cs-137, Pu and Th isotopes activity concentration found in the upper part of bottom sediments taken from a deep part of 29 lakes on Mazurian Lakes area (North-Eastern Poland). Samples were collected by diving. Results for 137Cs were obtained using low background gamma ray spectrometry, Pu-238, Pu-239+240, Th-230 and Th-232 were obtained by means of alpha spectrometry and those... 487. Po-210 in marine flora and fauna from an area affected by NORM effluents and atmospheric emissions Polonium is a radioactive element present in many components of the marine and terrestrial environment. $^{210}Po$, the most abundant naturally occurring radioisotope of polonium, is one of the descendants of the uranium ($^{238}U$) decay series. Rocks, soil, water, sediment, and biota, contain traces of $^{210}Po$ in variable amounts. $^{210}Po$ may be radiotoxic to humans and non-human biota... 460. Polonium 210Po and radiolead 210Pb in forest mushrooms of family Boletaceae from Poland and China and its contribution to the effective radiation dose Prof. Dagmara Strumińska-Parulska (University of Gdańsk) This study aimed to assess potential radiotoxicity to human consumers from 210Po and 210Pb accumulated in several species of mushrooms from the family Boletaceae that are traditionally collected in Poland and China. Fruitbodies of B. edulis were from the Yunnan province of China and from the northern part of Poland, and individuals of pine bolete Boletus pinophilus, summer cep Boletus... 775. Radioiodine’s behaviour in wastewater treatment plants samples Joana Martínez Ratia (Unitat de Radioquímica Ambiental i Sanitaria (URAIS), Departament de Química Analítica i Química Orgànica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili) Nuclear medicine involves the administration of I-131 to patients in order to treat or diagnose thyroid lesions. Commonly, it is administered orally in a liquid or capsule form. Once this radioisotope enters into the patient’s body, it is mainly excreted via urine and in this way it can reach wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) [1]. Consequently, radioiodine can be present in the different... 474. Radionuclides and stable metals in drainage from old uranium mines Mr Fernando P. Carvalho (Instituto Superior Técnico) An investigation was carried out on the acid drainage (pH 3.96) of an old uranium mine (Quinta do Bispo mine, Portugal), containing activity concentrations of 61000±7300 mBq/L of 238U, 886±60 mBq/L of 226Ra and 504±27 mBq/L of 210Po, and relatively high mass concentrations of Ni, Al, Fe, Mn, and Zn. This mine water is treated with addition of BaCl2 and pH increase with addition of hydroxide,... 703. Radionuclides distribution in roach and pike organs Mrs Alexandra Rozhkova Fish is part of the food chain and actively involved in radionuclides migration processes. The investigations of real samples from radioactively contaminated water reservoirs were studied. The reservoir R-4 of the “Mayak” Production Association using as a low-level waste (LLW) storage and it is unique in the number and radionuclides composition. The study purpose was to establish the... 688. Rare elements and radionuclides in aerosols of the Novosibirsk vicinity (Russia, West Siberia) Svetlana Artamonova (V.S,Sobolev Institute of geology and mineralogy of Siberian Branch of Russian academy of sciences) The aerosol particles accumulated during winter in the snow cover of the Novosibirsk vicinity are studied by the means of the gamma-ray spectrometry, ICP-MS, X-ray fluorescent analytical methods. These studies allowed revealing the contribution of separate industrial enterprises into the general technogenic pollution of the megapolis with uranium and thorium. The work was supported by the... 526. Retention of Tc(VII) by pyrite nanoparticles Diana Marcela Rodríguez Hernández (Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf) One of the major pollutants in nuclear waste is 99Tc, a redox-sensitive fission product from 235U and 239Pu with a long half-life of 2.14 X 10 5 years. Under environmental oxidizing conditions, 99Tc mainly exists in aqueous solution as pertechnetate, TcO4-, which is a highly water-soluble ion that does not sorb... 666. Retrospective measurement of U-236 in human lungs Gabriele Wallner (Inst. f. Anorg. Chemie, Universität Wien) Human lung ashes were collected in Vienna, Austria, during the early sixties of the last century in order to determine short-lived fission products from the nuclear test explosions by gamma-spectrometry (1). Later on in part of these samples also plutonium was determined by alpha-spectrometry (2). Last year we started to investigate some of the remaining samples with regard to 236U (half-... 587. Soil-plant transfer ratios of tellurium and the estimation of committed effective dose from ingestion of radio-tellurium released by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident Prof. Sentaro Takahashi (Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute) Radio-tellurium isotopes such as Te-127m and Te-129m were released into the environment as a result of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident. A large amount of Te-127m and Te-129m was released, and these isotopes have relatively long half-lives (109 and 33.6 days, respectively). As such, ingesting food harvested from the contaminated area shortly after the accident could... 428. Sorption of 137Cs from aqueous solutions onto layered double hydroxides containing the Fe(CN)64– ion in the interlayer space Prof. Sergey Kulyukhin (Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry RAS) Early we studied the sorption of microamounts of 60Co2+, 85,90Sr2+, 90Y3+, 131I–, 131IO3–, 137Cs+, and 233,238U(IV) onto layered double hydroxides (LDHs) of Mg, Cu, Al, and Nd, containing various anions in the interlayer space, and also onto layered double oxide (LDO) of Mg and Al, prepared by thermal decomposition of the corresponding LDH. It was found that LDH-Mg-Al-Anion (Anion = CO32–,... 517. Sorption of Sr and Cs onto Czech natural bentonite – Experiments and modelling Lucie Baborova (Czech Technical University in Prague) Within the DGR project in the Czech Republic, the local Mg/Ca bentonite named BaM (Bentonite and Montmorillonite) has been tested with the aim to assess its sorption qualities with regard to cations necessary for the performance assessment of the repository.Sorption batch experiments present a tool to estimation of sorption coefficients which provide useful information on the transport... 429. Sorption of U(VI) onto layered double hydroxides and oxides of Mg and Al, prepared using microwave radiation Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) belonging to two-dimensional supramolecular systems are compounds of the composition [(M2+)1–x(M3+)x(OH)2]•[(An–)x/n•mH2O], where М2+ and М3+ are cations in oxidation states 2+ and 3+, respectively; An– is practically any anion or anionic complex. An advantage of LDHs over other layered compounds is the fact that various anions can be intercalated in their... 857. Sorption properties of microbial treated aquifer grounds in according to technetium, uranium, neptunium, plutonium and americium Ground water pollution by long living radionuclides can cause their introduction into subsurface environment and drinking water sources. Such actinides as uranium, neptunium, plutonium, americium and technetium as fission product are ones of the most important radionuclides in radioecological management because of their toxicity and long living. Their migration ability in environment depends... 525. Study of oil shale processing parameters on their sorption properties for liquid radioactive waste treatment Mrs Anastasiya Shchebliatsova (Joint Institute for Power and Nuclear Research – Sosny of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus) One of the most important tasks of the nuclear industry is to develop effective liquid radioactive waste treatment technologies with the aim to minimize their amount and immobilizу for future safe storage. Various sorption materials are used to extract radionuclides from aqueous solutions. The products of oil shale processing can be the promising sorbents, as their mineral components are... 833. Study of Po-210 content in the urine of people living in the homes with high radon concentrations Ms Petra Valdezová (SÚRO) The objective of the presented research is to find a possible effect of living and/or working in places where the radon concentration exceeds the Czech guideline (reference) level of 300 Bq/m3. The first step was to determine 210Po concentration in urine samples from such people. Twenty-nine non-smokers volunteered to provide a urine sample excreted within 24 hours. They were asked to not... 562. The adsorptive behaviour of heavy metals on magnetic nano-sorbents Ms Ieva Kulakauskaitė (Center for Physical Sciences and Technology ) THE ADSORPTIVE BEHAVIOUR OF HEAVY METALS ON MAGNETIC NANO-SORBENTS I.Kulakauskaitė, G. Lujanienė, D. Valiulis Center for physical sciences and technology, Savanorių ave. 231, LT-02300 Vilnius, Lithuania ieva.kulakauskaite@gmailcom Currently, water is one of the most vital human resources and is of the economic, social, political and environmental importance throughout the world. With the... 715. The DESTRUCT software for calculation of barriers evolution parameters Kirill Boldyrev (IBRAE RAS), Mr Dmitry Kryuchkov (1 Nuclear Safety Institute of the Russia Academy of Sciences) Forecast of engineering barriers evolution is an important problem of radioecology. The goal of the following study is the development of complex methodology of modeling different processes, occurring during evolution of multibarrier system, and creating a uniform approach to safety analysis. Methods of the description of the major factors, important for modeling multibarrier system (thermal... 455. Uranium isotopes (234U and 238U) in calcium and magnesium supplements Prof. Strumińska-Parulska (University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Chemistry) The objectives of this research were to investigate the naturally occurring 234U and 238U in calcium and magnesium supplements, find the correlations between 234U and 238U concentration in medicament and its chemical form, as well as calculate the effective radiation dose connected to analyzed supplement consumption. The analyzed Ca and Mg pharmaceutics contained their organic or inorganic...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1286
__label__cc	0.620484	0.379516	Home Law Enforcement Budget Cuts Threaten EMS and Emergency Management Agencies June 29, 2015 Leischen Stelter 1 Budget Cuts Threaten EMS and Emergency Management Agencies June 29, 2015 Leischen Stelter Tragic Toddler Death Aboard Cruise Ship Leads to Lawsuit How Machine Learning is Changing Intelligence Collection The Ethical Dilemma of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia How Armed Citizens Can Prepare to Engage an Active Shooter Expert Witness Chronicles: Assessing Risk and Playing the Blame Game By Allison G. S. Knox, M.A., EMT-B, faculty member at American Military University In the wake of the 2008 great recession, budgets and financial concerns have been at the forefront of policy making throughout the United States. Perhaps one of the most frustrating elements about working in emergency management and emergency medical services (EMS) are the constant threat of budget cuts. [Related Article: How to be Prepared for Budget Cuts] Cuts to Emergency Management Budget cuts to emergency management programs make it difficult for a community to be adequately prepared for a disaster. Such agencies require resources to plan, prepare, respond, and recover from a disaster and when funding sources are slashed, communities often end up ill-prepared. Citizens are also impacted by such budget cuts on a daily basis. For example, many communities are facing cuts to their 9-1-1 emergency system. Like many public safety programs, the 9-1-1 system cannot generate revenue, so it becomes a program that largely depends upon the government for funding and support. Liam Migdail-Smith writes in Emergency Management Magazine that the 9-1-1 system in Pennsylvania is experiencing rising costs—costs that the government simply can’t keep up with. Budget Cuts to EMS Similarly, EMS agencies throughout the country are experiencing budget shortages and, with the rising costs, are certainly at risk for further financial woes down the road. This crisis is also impacting citizens directly. For example, in Washington, D.C., EMS is experiencing a budgetary crisis that has led to slowed response times, which is ultimately impacting the care of critical patients. [Related Article: The Need to Avoid EMS Staffing Reductions During Budget Cuts] EMS and emergency management agencies are in dire need of budgets that will help them sustain personnel, equipment, and vehicle fleets. Lawmakers and those who control state and federal budgets need to remember that these public agencies will never generate revenue and will always cost money to sustain. However, these agencies are lifelines for citizens. They are public safety enterprises that keep the public safe, whether it’s a natural disaster or a medical emergency. Budgets should be constructed in such a way that these vital services are able to function effectively to manage staff, fleets, and equipment. An effective budget means that these agencies are able to adequately prepare for daily emergencies as well as catastrophic ones, and continue saving countless lives through their services. About the Author: Allison G. S. Knox is on the faculty at American Military University. An emergency medical technician and a political scientist, Allison’s research interests are comprised of federalism and emergency management/emergency medical services policy issues. Prior to teaching, Allison worked in a level one trauma center emergency department and for a member of congress in Washington, D.C. She holds Master’s degrees in Emergency Management, International Relations and History and is working on her doctorate at Virginia Tech in Public Administration and Policy. Allison currently serves as the Chapter Sponsor and Faculty Adviser for the West Virginia Iota Chapter of Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society, and also serves as the Chancellor of the Southeast Region on the Board of Trustees for Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society. 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__label__wiki	0.932245	0.932245	US Prompts Uzbek Rights Rethink After earning an appalling human rights record over the past few years, Uzbekistan shows signs of changing tack, under pressure from its powerful new American ally. By Galima Bukharbaeva After gaining international notoriety for the ruthless suppression of human rights and lack of basic freedoms, Uzbekistan has recently signalled a change of direction. One sign of this was the sudden decision to allow the campaign group Independent Organization for Human Rights in Uzbekistan to register with the authorities. Although the IOHRU was set up on August 2, 1997, the government repeatedly refused to accredit the body under various pretexts. While the office for non-governmental organisations at the justice ministry declined to comment on the change of heart, few doubt the key role played by the nation's growing ties to the United States, forged in the wake of the September 11 attacks. IOHRU chairman Mikhail Ardzinov said signs of change appeared after Uzbekistan joined the international anti-terrorist bloc, and have improved since Tashkent forged closer military and economic links with Washington, culminating in President Islam Karimov's first official visit to the US on March 12. "Karimov had to do his homework before going to America. He had to showcase his commitment to democracy and liberalisation in Uzbekistan," Ardzinov said. Tashkent has realised the benefits of acting as a partner to the civilised world and is following its recommendations in human rights matters, he added. Washington has consciously assisted the liberalisation process. All American missions visiting Uzbekistan in 2002 have met independent local human rights organisations. On January 7, the head of a US delegation, Democrat Senator Joseph Lieberman, said his country was grateful to Tashkent for helping the anti-terrorist drive but added that Washington would limit assistance for Uzbekistan unless it improved its human rights record. According to IOHRU, the number of trials involving members of banned religious or political organisations has dropped significantly in 2002 compared to 2001. In another breakthrough, four police officers were sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment at the end of January for torturing two suspected members of the Hizb-ut-Tahrir Islamic movement, killing one and maiming the other. In February, the interior ministry returned IOHRU's archives, office equipment and Ardzinov's passport. They were seized in June 1999, when police beat him in his apartment and then took him to a Tashkent police department where the beating continued. "None of this would have been possible before September 11," said Kamiljon Ashurov of the Samarkand office of IOHRU. "We had been under constant pressure until last autumn. I was under surveillance. Maybe I still am, but it isn't as obvious anymore. There are no more threats and we feel safer." Another incentive for Uzbekistan to improve its rights record is a desperate need for investment. Its economy has recently sunk to an all-time low in the wake of a drop in international prices for cotton and gold, the country's key export commodities. President Karimov recently warned that Uzbekistan stands to lose some 1.2 billion US dollars in 2002 as a result of the price slump. Despite his optimism, Ardzinov said it was too early to speak of the serious liberalisation of Uzbek politics. "We have no freedom of press and our media is rigorously censored," he said. "Meetings and conventions are banned. About 7,000 political prisoners are still in jail." Moreover, IOHRU recently reported that 14 people accused of professing the Islamic Wahabi teaching had gone on trial March 5 in the eastern town of Fergana, charged with unconstitutional activity and dissemination of religious material. The human rights association Ezgulik (Compassion) reported another incident that came as a reminder of how far Uzbekistan must go before it proves its commitment to democracy and the humane treatment of prisoners. It said the body of Nasrattula Kamilov, 28, was brought back from jail to his parental home in Tashkent on March 4. Kamilov was sentenced to 11 years in prison in 1998 for membership in Hizb-ut-Tahrir but died in prison of tuberculosis. Galima Bukharbaeva is IWPR Central Asian Project Director for Uzbekistan RCA Issue 108 http://tinyurl.com/y6e5qobr Afghanistan: Music Emerges from the Rubble Treacherous Afghan Roads Hospitals Failing Afghan Mothers Kyrgyzstan: Uigur Fury Over Market Blaze Russia Pushes for Central Asian OPEC Kenya: Challenging Corruption Investigative journalism is being used as a robust tool for advocacy. Nigeria: Working Together for Change Rwanda: How Trade in Banned Alcohol Wrecks Lives Although youngsters are having sex, they are clueless about protecting themselves from unwanted pregnancies or disease. IWPR Fosters Fellowship Across the Black Sea	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1293
__label__cc	0.707084	0.292916	Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the month of November 2019 Fuling Global Inc. (Registrant’s name) Southeast Industrial Zone, Songmen Town Wenling, Zhejiang Province People’s Republic of China 317511 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.: Form 20-F x Form 40-F o Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K on paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐ Explanatory Note: On November 26, 2019, the Registrant’s CFO Gilbert Lee submitted his resignation to the board of directors (the “Board”) as the CFO. The Board approved the resignation and appointed Meihong Pan as the Interim CFO. The resignation and appointment will be effective on November 29, 2019. There is no disagreement between Gilbert Lee and the Registrant. Gilbert Lee will remain with the Registrant as a consultant. Xinfu Hu, the CEO said, “On behalf of our executive team, I would like to thank Gilbert for his contributions since our IPO in 2015. As the CFO, Gilbert championed company-wide efforts to create shareholder value. We wish Gilbert the best in his future endeavors.” Ms. Pan has been serving as the financial controller of Taizhou Fuling Plastics Co., Ltd., the Registrant’s major PRC subsidiary, since 2006. Ms. Pan does not have a family relationship with any director or executive officer, whether existing or prospective, of the Registrant. Ms. Pan will report directly to the CEO. 99.1 Press release dated November 29, 2019, titled “Fuling Global Announces Chief Financial Officer Transition” Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. Date: November 29, 2019 By: /s/ Xinfu Hu Name: Xinfu Hu Title: Chief Executive Officer	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1300
__label__wiki	0.739691	0.739691	Island Radio Expedition Foundation Support IREF Apply for DXpedition Support Sponsored DXpeditions IOTA Expeditioner of the Year Award IOTA Bash Past IOTA Bashes OC-216 VK9AR and OC-234 VK9AR/6 VK9AR OC-216: Ashmore Reef – Australia’s last frontier Mike AB5EB, Mike AD5A and Craig VK5CE The VK9AR OC-216 DXpedition was an amazing and exciting adventure to one of the most remote parts of Australia. The Ashmore Reef Commonwealth Marine Reserve is located on Australia’s North-West Shelf in the Indian Ocean at 122°59’E, 12°11’S, about 330 nautical miles (610 km) north of Broome (VK6) and just 80 nautical miles (145 km) south of the Indonesian Island of Pulau Rote (YB9). IOTA OC-216 is made up of uninhabited, small, low lying islands composed of coral and sand, with some grass cover. Indonesian fisherman have traditionally utilised the coastal resources of Ashmore Reef since the early eighteenth century. Prevailing trade winds and local land marks were used to set course and sail between the islands. The first recorded European discovery of the islands was in 1811 and the 1850s saw the operation of American whalers in the region later followed by phosphate mining. Due to its proximity to Indonesia, and the area being traditional fishing grounds of Indonesian fishermen for centuries, some Indonesian groups claim Ashmore Reef to be part of the East Nusa Tenggara province. In 1974 Australia and Indonesia entered into a Memorandum of Understanding recognising the traditional use by Indonesian fisherman of the territory’s resources, and granting the rights of access to Australian waters. Under the Memorandum of Understanding traditional Indonesian fisherman are permitted to land on West Island to replenish their stores of fresh water, visit the graves of past fishers and to take shelter in the West Island Lagoon. Defence of Ashmore Reef is the responsibility of Australia by the Royal Australian Navy and Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. When illegal activity is suspected crews are arrested, prosecuted and their vessels impounded. West island on Ashmore Reef circled in red Ashmore Reef is of the most remote parts of the country, Australian vessels very rarely visit it as its three days away from the nearest port of Broome. The reef boasts high species and habitat diversity with 14 varieties of sea snake, 433 species of mollusc, 70 fish species and 255 varieties of coral. The islands also have significant marine turtle nesting areas, migratory bird populations, stingray, dugong and whale sharks. Whilst at Ashmore Reef, the Bird Watchers and Researchers focussed on migratory shorebirds and seabirds, in particular bridled terns, common noddies, brown boobies, eastern reef egrets, frigatebirds, tropicbirds, red-footed boobies, roseate terns, crested terns and lesser crested terns. Apart from those IOTA’s that have never ever been activated before, OC-216 is now the 5th rarest on the IOTA Most Wanted list being claimed by only 1.9% of chasers. Way back 21 years ago in August 1996 Steve AA6LF went to OC-216 for its one and only activation as VK4ALF/VK9 making 467 QSOs. We also operated from the uninhabited low lying West Island made up of coral and sand with some grass cover. It’s a small island measuring 680m (2200ft) west to east at its widest part and 450m (1480ft) north to south at its longest point. Mike AB5EB and Mike AD5A flew out on Wednesday November 1 from San Antonio to reach Sydney in VK2 by early Friday morning. Meanwhile on Thursday Craig VK5CE was in final contact with the Senior Border Force Officer in Broome from Australia’s Border Force to make sure they knew we’d be on Ashmore Reef. Back in the air, Mike and Mike started their long 4.5 hour flight from Sydney to Perth in VK6 whilst Craig flew from Adelaide VK5 to Perth. It was great to reunite in Perth and then fly north to Broome for 3 hours to arrive there at 7pm local time. Both Mike’s travelled for 34 hours via plane from San Antonio to Broome! On Saturday with the heat of 35C and 80% humidity, Broome is certainly a tropical paradise but it’s also a hot and sweaty place during the “build up” – this is the transition between the tourist friendly dry season and the wet season. It was good for us because a lot of the tourists had left Broome for the season and the town wasn’t too busy, but the weather made life uncomfortable. We had brought all our radio gear with us on the plane and Craig had freighted the generators and band pass filters to Broome prior to our trip. Now it was time to get life support equipment to build a radio city. car load 1 of 3 We loaded up the hired four-wheel drive with all the antennas, coax and pelican boxes and had enough space in the vehicle for some more gear, so it was time to visit Broome Hire Centre for equipment we pre-hired. Our boat Captain was very accommodating and after a quick phone call he met us down at the Town Beach boat ramp so that we could give him the gear for loading onto the boat. This was a chance for us to talk a about the detailed logistics of the DXpedition and he was happy with how things were progressing. We then headed off to camping and hardware stores to purchase equipment that was too expensive to ship up or hire and was cheaper to just buy and leave with the Captain as a thankyou gift. This included fuel containers, fuel, shade structures, guy poles, extensions cords, fans, first aid items and all the other items needed to build an effective station to operate and survive in the oppressive heat and humidity of a baron uninhabited tropical island. We filled the 4WD vehicle for the second time and offloaded the equipment to the Captain again. So, with that critical job done, we could breathe easy knowing that all radio equipment was on board the vessel. After lunch we could spend the afternoon talking DXpedition strategy and doing more shopping for personal items. At 0000 UTC on Sunday November 5 we boarded and left Broome, seas were a bit rough and after 4 hours at sea Craig and other bird researchers became seasick and spent the rest of the day and night in bed as the seas became extremely rough. On Monday the seas were better, so we were all to spend the day out of bed and eat food again. The three of us continued to talk strategy including the format of the new IREF website which will be done in the new year. The birdwatching researchers have similarities to DXers. As soon as a rare species is spotted on the boat, others with big binoculars and cameras come running – sound familiar? Mike AB5EB tried his hand at fishing and managed to land his first Indian Ocean fish and then Mike AD5A was able to make the same claim a few minutes later. There were some great sites on the water with pods of short finned pilot whales, dolphins including bottle nose, Fraser and the rarer spinners to keep us entertained. On Tuesday it was our third day at sea and the boat arrived at the Ashmore Reef Marine Park at 3pm local time which was a few hours later than expected. The Captain made contact over the radio with the Australian Border Force vessel permanently stationed at Ashmore Reef to intercept illegal boat people entering Australian waters. After a short while we were boarded by Australian Border Force personnel to inspect the boat and assess the permits and documentation of our operation, the bird researchers and the vessel itself. I’d already spoken to and then emailed the details and documentation of our operation to the Senior Border Force Officer at the Western Australian Regional Command just prior to flying to Broome. So the Border Force Officers already knew about our radio operation and this made the whole process so much easier. The main issue was to ensure that we had appropriate life support on the island and that we would be able to safely arrive and leave the island based on the tides there. The hours that we operated on Ashmore Reef were dictated by the tides. It was now 4pm, two hours before darkness and the Border Force Officers gave us approval to land on Ashmore Reef and build our camp and erect antennas, but it meant that by the time we were finished it was dark and so they would not allow us to safely return to the boat. This scenario was ideal as it meant we could operate overnight at times that were favourable to Europe and North America. This was the case for the first three evenings where tides and safety considerations meant that we could be on the air for longer than originally expected. The downside was that we could not operate for a fourth day because the boat needed to depart at 9am local time and the tides would have left us stranded on the reef. Vertical at low tide So on day 1 of operation at 4pm local or 0800 UTC we left the boat in an overloaded aluminium outboard to try and beat the lowering tide. The weather was around 35C and 80% humidity and it was incredibly hard work to quickly erect a station with 3 operating positions before the sun went down. By 1000 UTC we were on the air with 20m SSB 400W, 30m CW 300W and 40m 100W. Pile ups were of course horrendous and Craig and Mike (AD5A) called it quits 8 hours later at 1800 UTC after 20m and 30m closed whilst poor Mike AB5EB kept going on 40m until sunrise. We had the three stations up and running again the next morning at 2130 UTC until 15m/20m/30m dried up around 0000 UTC. There was sleep deprivation, heat stress and fatigue but it was counterbalanced with the excitement and adrenalin of successfully getting the island on the air to all parts of the word. Mike AD5A, Craig VK5CE and Mike AB5EB We limited the different band and mode slots put on air to limit dupes and maximise uniques. It also had the advantage that each operator would understand the propagation of their band better and would know when to listen to hard to reach places. The pattern would be generally around 0800 UTC in the afternoon we would start as Mike AB5EB on 15m CW (barefoot), Mike AD5A on 17m CW (300W) and Craig on 20m SSB (400W). Then as the evening continued Mike AB5EB would go to 40m CW (barefoot) and Mike AD5A transitioned to 30m CW (300W) and we all continued until the bands individually closed. Overnight the temperatures were around 25-28C and the humidity was still very high, and we were lucky to sometimes have a light breeze to fan our sweaty sand encrusted bodies. We would squeeze in a couple of hours sleep before rising at sunrise and by around 2100 UTC we’d have Mike AB5EB starting on 20m CW (barefoot), Mike AD5A 30m CW (300W) and Craig VK5CE 40m SSB (400W), then AD5A would transition over to 17m CW and Craig would go to 15m SSB and all three stations would continue to around 0100 UTC when the bands would die. Then around 0800 UTC in the afternoon the routine would continue. We would frequently ask for North America only or Europe only to maximise QSO’s to the longer haul destinations and on 20m Craig would also call for United Kingdom and Scandinavia only. This worked well with many W1s and VE3s getting in the log and over 100 EI/UK stations and over 200 Scandinavians. Lots of challenges presented themselves, for example in the extreme conditions, a power supply failed but we managed to rig two K3s to run off one power supply to power the 75W CW station and squeeze enough power into the amp from the second K3 to get 300W out. The second biggest challenge was the sun, with the SFI in the 70’s, A index in the 30s and the K index hovering between 4 and 6 we felt that despite horrible band conditions we were successful in averaging over 1000 QSOs per person per day. The biggest challenge was the weather, it was hot and humid, I mean really hot and humid……… no I mean REALLY hot and humid. When packing up the VK9AR radio city we were pushed to our physical limits and the thought of finally being able to rest on the oasis of the boat was enough to keep us going. On the return journey from Ashmore Reef to Broome, there was an opportunity for the bird researchers to do a quick 2-4 hour visit to Browse Island to do some bird watching. Browse Island OC-234 is a small 35 acre uninhabited island which is an important nesting site for Green Turtles and many seabirds. This presented us with the chance to do a quick activation there as well. We had no choice of the arrival/departure time or length of stay, this was purely for the birdwatchers. But considering this IOTA was activated once only in 2000 and was only claimed by 10.2% of chasers, we made the effort to get it on the air with 2 stations for as long as we could. The boat arrived at the island in the dead of night and we were on the back of the deck ready to go at 330am (1930 UTC). As Browse is surrounded with a rocky coral reef and there was a nasty swell at the reef, we could not land there during the dark. The earliest the captain could safely let us depart was 445am (2045 UTC). We landed on the steep beach and quickly brought up the tent, generator, antennas, rigs, amplifiers etc and 45 minutes later we were on the air with one station on 20m CW (300W) and the other on 17m SSB and CW running barefoot. Due to the safety issues of landing, it was unfortunately too late in the morning for Europe and only some got in the log. To our great surprise conditions on both 20m and 17m were good across the entire continent of North America (even with 100W SSB on 17m). We know that Europe missed out with this, but remember that OC-234 wasn’t a DXpedition, it was just a quick visit on the way back from the OC-216 DXpedition where we operated as an additional bonus to hundreds of IOTA chasers who were lucky enough to work us. setting up on Browse Island at sunrise The weather on Browse Island was again oppressive. But as we loaded the last bit of gear back on the boat, we looked at each other and we amazed, did we really just spend 4 hours on that island, it was over in a blink of an eye. On Sunday and Monday, the return boat journey from Browse Island to Broome was incredibly rough. Everyone spent most of their time in bed due to safety reasons, glasses and crockery on the boat smashed in cupboards and downlights would fall out of the ceiling from the smashing of the boat on the waves. We all agreed that it was easy to sleep in our bunks when we were floating in the air above our beds, but we would tend to wake up when we got body slammed onto the bunk! On Tuesday November 14, everyone was delighted to arrive safe and sound in Broome and the following day we spent time returning hire gear, picking up the remaining equipment from the boat and freighting back gear to Adelaide in VK5 such as generators. The team would like to thank our sponsors and we hope to have the chance to bring you another rare one again in the future. VK9AR/6 operational just after sunrise Final results were: AB5EB Mike, AD5A Mike and VK5CE Craig operated as VK9AR (OC-216) for 2.5 days (2 days 13.5 hours) and made 8167 QSOs. AB5EB and AD5A operated CW and VK5CE was on SSB. QSOs were Asia (50%), Europe (33%) and North America (13%) with 62% CW and 38% SSB. We also operated as VK9AR/6 (OC-234) for 3 hours and made 725 QSOs with Asia (72%) and North/South America (21%) again with 62% CW and 38% SSB.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1301
__label__wiki	0.654611	0.654611	Parabiago Hotels Hotels & Accommodation in Parabiago Search Parabiago Hotels View Parabiago Hotels on a map Best Parabiago Hotels What's Parabiago like? If you're looking for a place to get away, look no further than Parabiago. Whether you're planning to stay for a night or for the week, the area around Parabiago has accommodations to fit every need. Search for hotels in Parabiago with Hotels.com by checking our online map. Our map displays the areas and neighborhoods around all Parabiago hotels so you can see how close you are from landmarks and attractions, and then refine your search within the larger area. The best Parabiago hotel deals are here with our lowest price guarantee. Where are the best places to stay in Parabiago? Here's our travelers' top place to stay in Parabiago: Expo Hotel Milan Suburban Parabiago hotel with bar • Free parking • Free WiFi • Restaurant • Health club • Attentive staff What types of hotels are available in Parabiago? We have 5 Parabiago accommodations with prices starting at USD 11. Choose one of our 7239 deals and get discounts of up to 20%. Below are the number of accommodations by star rating in Parabiago and the surrounding area: How to Get to Parabiago What are the closest airports to Parabiago? • Milan (MXP-Malpensa Intl.), 12.4 mi (19.9 km) from central Parabiago • Milan (LIN-Linate), 17.4 mi (28 km) from central Parabiago Things to See and Do in Parabiago What is there to see near Parabiago: • Fiera Milano Exhibition Center (6.8 mi/11 km from the city center) • Parco del Roccolo (1.3 mi/2 km from the city center) • PalaYamamay (5 mi/8 km from the city center) • Santuary of Our Lady of Miracles (6.6 mi/10.6 km from the city center) • Church of St Francis of Assisi (6.9 mi/11.2 km from the city center) What is there to do near Parabiago: • IL Centro (5.1 mi/8.3 km from the city center) • Acquatica Park (8.6 mi/13.8 km from the city center) • Green Golf Club (4.3 mi/7 km from the city center) • Alfa Romeo Historical Museum (5.2 mi/8.3 km from the city center) • Gaap Family-Club (5.5 mi/8.9 km from the city center) When is the best time to visit Parabiago? • Rainiest months: October, November, June, and April (average 4.27 inches of rainfall)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1302
__label__cc	0.706757	0.293243	Home » News » Scotland said it’s a hard word Scotland said it’s a hard word At the last referendum the majority of Scots said “no”. The vote against independence means, above all, that the 307-year Union survives. It therefore means that the UK remains a G7 economic power and a member of the UN security council. It means Scotland will get more devolution. It means David Cameron will not be forced out. It means any Ed Miliband – led government elected next May has the chance to serve a full term, not find itself without a majority in 2016, when the Scots would have left. It means the pollsters got it right, Madrid will sleep a little more easily, and it means the banks will open on Friday morning as usual. Scientists have discovered the alleged tomb of King Henry I of England under the prison parking Scientists said the emergence of two new blood types Schoolchildren and students of Sevastopol have formed a “living” flag of Russia Scientists from Russia have created a drug for multiple sclerosis Saudi restores ambassador to Sweden Saudi Arabia is concerned about the US law against sponsors of terrorism Saudi Arabia holds 116,8 billion dollars in USA debt Russia Victory Day Parade: Who’s Attending And Who Isn’t Russia per day distributed 6.2 tons of aid to Syrian citizens Russian tricolor will be the second national flag of Transnistria Russian-Serbian forum was held in Yekaterinburg. The results of the work, opinions of the participants Russian Post will deliver letters to Juliet from Shakespeare’s fans Russian officers “Russian” is prohibited by a court and accused of extremism Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov sees a way to solve problems with “the whole world” Russia lifted a ban on the import of certain vegetables from Turkey Russia entered the war! The Federation Council gave the president the right to use the army abroad Russia has constructed the world’s fastest military helicopter Russia banned the re-export of certain fruits and berries through Belarus Russia and China set up a joint center for the study of the Arctic	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1304
__label__cc	0.730242	0.269758	Central / North America Movies/TV/Music BlogSoutheast AsiaVietnam Dong Van to Meo Vac along the Ma Pi Leng Pass: A Stunning Stretch of Road in Northern Vietnam Jon Algie 2016-02-07 Jon Algie The Ma Pi Leng Pass is a part of the 22 km stretch of road connecting the towns of Dong Van and Meo Vac in Ha Giang Province, Vietnam. Most people hire a motorbike and ride the pass as part of the “Extreme Northern Loop”, but since I can’t ride a motorbike (and the winding roads of northern Vietnam aren’t the best places to learn) I had to make other arrangements. Hiring a car and a driver in Dong Van I had originally planned on walking the Ma Pi Leng Pass but a foot injury suffered in Sapa put an end to that plan. I joined forces with a Korean guy and we hired a car to take us over the pass to Meo Vac and then to Sa Phin, a trip that ended up taking around four hours. We paid 800,000 dong between us (around $35). A motorbike and driver would have cost 400,000 each so the car made more sense, especially in the depths of winter (I’d seen snow in nearby Sapa just a couple of days before). The Ma Pi Leng Pass: Dong Van to Meo Vac We left Dong Van in good spirits — the morning cloud had cleared and we were about to drive down a road which has been described as one of the most picturesque in Southeast Asia. We drove past shapely limestone mountains, small villages and smiling locals. Our driver didn’t speak English but he understood the phrase “Can we please stop?” which we repeated a lot. He eventually communicated that we should walk for a bit and that he’d meet us a few kilometres down the road. The spectacular scenery continued. After a while the bad weather rolled in and covered the mountains in a blanket of cloud. A family of goats grabbed my attention. They had climbed up a steep track but left a baby behind. He was screaming at them; I felt a bit sorry for him but hopefully everything turned out OK. We passed lots of locals and the guy I was travelling with loved taking photos of them. He never asked and would always get right up in their face with his camera — so rude! I asked one woman if I could take her photo and she said yes. Just as I was about to take the photo he rushed over and took a one too, which distracted her and ruined my photo. We met back up with the driver and continued down towards Meo Vac. The clouds cleared enough to get the iconic Ma Pi Leng Pass photo of the road, which has been cut into the side of the hills, snaking its way through the emerald green surrounds. The road then flattened out as we neared Meo Vac. There doesn’t seem to be much to do in Meo Vac (unless you’re there for the Sunday market) so we basically just turned around and headed back. My Korean friend decided he wanted to stop across the road from a wedding reception and take photos of the guests; you’ve got to wonder what they were thinking! The drive back to Dong Van, and then to Sa Phin (more about that in another post) was obviously very scenic, but it was also punctuated by several drive-by shootings — my (very temporary) travel companion would shove his camera out the window and hold down the trigger, often just metres away from someone’s face. FURTHER READING: Two Weeks in Vietnam: The Ultimate Holiday Itinerary The Ma Pi Leng Pass, from Dong Van to Meo Vac, is home to some of the best scenery in Southeast Asia. I’d recommend hiring a motorbike or walking — it’s mostly downhill after the first 5 kilometres — but hiring a car isn’t a bad way to go either. The guy at Lam Tung Hotel speaks pretty decent English and can help you sort out transport. I wrote a Ha Giang travel guide — make sure to check it out! One more thing…I did this trip in winter but it’d be a lot more impressive in summer, before the rice has been harvested. It’s still worth it in winter but it’s something to be aware of. FURTHER READING: Backpacking in Vietnam: Costs, Tips and Places to See What is the nicest road you’ve driven down? Let me know in the comments below! A Guide to Travelling in Ha Giang Province, Northern Vietnam Backpacking in Vietnam: Costs, Tips and Places to See Wanaka to the West Coast: Driving One of New… A Road Trip Through the Hakatere Conservation Park,… A travel blogger from New Zealand who hates talking about himself in the third person and has no imagination when it comes to naming websites. Latest posts by Jon Algie (see all) A Day Trip to Doi Inthanon From Chiang Mai, Thailand - January 22, 2020 A Trip to Khun Korn Waterfall, Thailand: The Best Waterfall in Chiang Rai? - January 15, 2020 Phu Chi Fa: The Best Sunrise Spot in Thailand? - January 8, 2020 January 2016 Travel Report: Winter in Northern Vietnam A Day Trip to Valparaiso, Santiago's Scruffy Seaside Sister I have read you have traveled across the ha giang area in winter.. What would be the temperature at ma pi leng pass in December? Hey Marco, it was pretty cold when I was there I don’t think I ever looked at the temperature though. The days were usually fine but the mornings / evenings were quite cold. Well, cold for Southeast Asia anyway! John Ong Hi Jon when is ur travel date around MA PI LENG is it rain ? do u book the hotel before going there Hey John, it was winter and pretty cold and I’m pretty sure it rained a bit, not too bad though. I didn’t book any hotel, there were a few options and the town was very quiet in winter — it might be a different story at a different time of year though. My name is Jon, I like to travel and I have no imagination when it comes to naming websites. I've been travelling the world for two and a half years -- before that I was an English teacher in Asia. I've travelled overland from Mexico to Patagonia, explored most of Southeast Asia and recently spent a few months wandering around northern India. Want to know more? Read a creepy split personality interview here. Subscribe for email updates and special offers A Day Trip to Doi Inthanon From Chiang Mai, Thailand A Trip to Khun Korn Waterfall, Thailand: The Best Waterfall in Chiang Rai? Phu Chi Fa: The Best Sunrise Spot in Thailand? Four Trips You Should Take in 2020 Where Are the Best Beaches on Koh Lipe, Thailand? Copyright © Jonistravelling.com 2019. All Rights Reserved.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1314
__label__cc	0.551992	0.448008	Sacramento Boutique Apartment Community Comes to Midtown Life on the Grid By Jessica Laskey If you’re looking for Midtown luxury living, the new Q19 community—developed by SKK Developments and Grupe Company—might be just your style. The project features 68 boutique apartments from studios to two-bedrooms. Q19 is the first in the region to offer a fully integrated Vivint smart home system platform, which includes programmable lighting, keyless entry and Alexa or Google Home voice-activated commands. Other amenities are rotating art in the modern foyer, high-end finishes and a fleet of Envoy electric cars as part of Electrify America’s Sac-to-Zero program. Q19 anchors the Midtown Quarter, a new residential enclave at various stages of completion, which will be made up of 400 new units, including 20PQR Townhomes and the Ice Blocks. “We’re thrilled to bring Q19 to the heart of the Midtown Quarter,” says Sotiris Kolokotronis, president of SKK Developments. “It delivers a boutique living experience and enables a sustainable and exciting lifestyle.” Have a pet? The pet-friendly complex features a pet spa and Truitt Bark Park just across the street. Nearly 50 percent of the units are leased so far, many to out-of-town residents. For more information, visit q19midtown.com. UPPING THE PACE Visitors to Sutter Health’s new SeniorCare PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) facility—which opened in the River District in December—will notice the lively artwork that decorates the 45,000-square-foot center. That’s because Sutter Health retained Art Consulting Services—a local woman-owned firm—to develop a unique package for its elderly patients. ACS worked with an art selection committee comprised of area interior designers, clinicians and Sutter leadership, as well as with current PACE patients to find the perfect artistic balance. “They were funny and outspoken about not wanting ‘old people art’ in their new facility,” says ACS principal Kira Stewart. “It was really inspiring!” The new state-of-the-art facility—located at 444 N. Third Street—boasts black-and-white photos of musicians like the Beatles and Elvis alongside vibrant abstract paintings by Roseville artist Margarita Chaplinska, as well as wall space for the seniors’ own creations. PACE is a nonprofit, all-inclusive health plan that offers daily activities at the day center, roundtrip transportation to appointments and in-home medical care to adults 55 and older as an alternative to residence at a nursing home. For more information, visit sutterhealth.org/lp/pace. DINE DOWNTOWN WEEK Local foodies can explore Sacramento’s top restaurants during this year’s Dine Downtown Restaurant Week taking place Jan. 11–21. Presented by Kaiser Permanente, Dine Downtown showcases unique, three-course prix fixe menus at $35 per person from celebrated local chefs. “Dine Downtown is a celebration of the culinary talents that call our urban core home,” says Michael Ault, executive director of Downtown Sacramento Partnership. “Guests have an opportunity to explore new dining experiences and rediscover some of the most iconic restaurants in our region.” Launched in 2005, Dine Downtown provides a significant boost for local restaurants, as well as local charities. One dollar from every Dine Downtown meal is donated to food literacy and social service programs in the community. In 2017, more than $13,000 was raised to support programs run by the California Food Literacy Center and Transforming Lives, Cultivating Success. For a full list of participating restaurants and to make reservations, visit godowntownsac.com/dinedowntown. ZOO’S COOL ‘KATS For the first time in its history, the Sacramento Zoo is now home to an all-female clan of meerkats from the Brevard Zoo in Florida. Contrary to what the name suggests, a meerkat is not a feline but rather a small carnivore belonging to the mongoose family native to Africa. These gregarious animals spend much of their lives in underground burrows in large family groups of up to 40 individuals. This species is specially adapted to life in the Kalahari Desert of southern Africa, making them exceptionally well-suited for Sacramento’s hot days and cool nights, as well as relatively temperate winter. Much of the construction work to augment the new meerkat habitat—which includes a central termite mound for the meerkats to plunder—was completed by the zoo’s in-house facilities team with training by Cemrock Landscapes Inc. For more information, visit saczoo.org. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Submissions are due six weeks prior to the publication month.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1316
__label__wiki	0.624423	0.624423	Home » Conduent Blog » How to verify trust: the Caltrans results How to verify trust: the Caltrans results July 25, 2016 Joseph Averkamp Start counting: 11 vehicles per minute travelling at highway speeds – that’s one every five seconds. How many people were in it? Are you sure? Here comes another one. The cars just keep on coming, so don’t blink! “While the study isn’t the end of the story, it illustrates a path forward to a safer, less congested roadway where traffic flows smoothly.” — Joseph Averkamp, Senior Director, Technology, Policy and Technical Strategy That’s the challenge police officers take up when they enforce your High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes or High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes. They can do it, but they’ll be accurate about 36 percent of the time. But what about issuing citations to violators? That will be difficult to do manually when you have approximately 78 violations per hour. These numbers came from a test of Xerox technology that counts passengers in vehicles as they travelled at regular highway speed. We conducted these tests with Caltrans on a section of Interstate 5’s HOV lane in Orange County, California. This testing showed how transportation agencies can verify that their HOV and High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes are used as intended. In addition to testing the Vehicle Passenger Detection System’s accuracy, our efforts also paved the way to the Best of ITS Award. This award was presented as part of Infrastructure of Things category, and we were selected over ten other finalists. Subscribe to email updates and receive the latest transportation industry trends and tips. This press release tells you about the award, and this blog article tells you why transportation agencies like Caltrans need an automated tool that counts passengers in vehicles. Here is what we learned from our test on a section of Interstate 5 in Orange County, California: Counting passengers on Orange County’s I-5 at 70 MPH: What we learned. http://ctt.ec/Y32sR+ #oc #Automation 671 vehicles per hour in the HOV lane. That’s 11 vehicles per minute, or one vehicle every five seconds. Being able to look into the vehicle and make a snap judgment as to whether or not the vehicle is HOV-qualified is challenging. The vehicles just never stop coming. Approximately 78 violators per hour. Even accounting for Low Emission Vehicles, which are allowed in the HOV lane, the violation rate was 11.65 percent. An enforcement officer can manage three to four enforcement actions an hour if a roadside stop is required. An agency could not place enough officers on the roadside to cite 78 vehicles in an hour. The impacts to safety and congestion would be intolerable, and the cost would be astronomical. Roadside enforcement for numbers at this level is not possible. Roadside observers were 36 percent accurate; the Xerox Vehicle Passenger Detection System was 95 percent accurate in determining whether a vehicle was a Single Occupant Vehicle (SOV) or an HOV. Moreover, our system captures high quality images which can be used in two ways. Allows manual reviewers to examine the images in the safety of their office, and reject those where the system has mistakenly declared the SOV/HOV status. This allows the accuracy results to be improved beyond 95-96 percent range. The images can become an evidence package that captures the results for future use. Unfortunately, for humans using their eyeballs on the roadside, there is no opportunity for a second review or to capture an evidence package. The trial was conducted over three days in January, 2015. The periods of assessment were the morning and afternoon rush hours, 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. each day. The intent was to compare accuracy of human observers and our Vehicle Passenger Detection System. At the conclusion of the study, Joe Rouse, managed lane director for Caltrans, said he was “stunned” by the numbers, and believes that the Xerox system would be an effective tool in policing HOV lanes. “For us, it all comes down to keep traffic moving by making best use of the infrastructure we have,” he said. Here’s a look at our test results: Statistic Measure Comments Total Vehicles Reviewed 12,073 Violation Rate 11.65% 17.4% adjusted down for low emission vehicles. Total Violations 1,406 11.65% * 12,073 Number of Hours During Analysis Period 18 3 days for 6 hours each day Number of Vehicles Seen Per Hour 671 11 vehicles per minute or one vehicle every 5.4 seconds Violators Per Hour 78 Single Occupant Vehicle (SOV) Detection Accuracy Xerox VPDS: 95.3% Human Roadside Observers: 35.6% This presents a new way forward for HOV/HOT management. In my previous blog post, we discussed the key challenges of equity, safety, congestion and reliability. This study demonstrates that these issues can be managed, and while the study isn’t the end of the story, it illustrates a path forward to a safer, less congested roadway where traffic flows smoothly. Xerox is proud to be contribute to advancing the state of the art for transportation systems and we’re delighted to accept the Best of ITS Award 2016The results are compelling and the study shows the challenges to enforcing the rules on HOV/HOT lanes, and demonstrates a solution to the problem. Senior Director, Technology, Policy and Technical Strategy More Content by Joseph Averkamp Cutting eDiscovery Projects Down to Size: How A Leading AmLaw 200 Law Firm Uses Analytics Recently, Conduent published a whitepaper in which I discussed how my firm, Vorys, Sater,... 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__label__cc	0.651054	0.348946	A fairytale-like film in which five Dutch girls take the viewer on an imaginative journey through the memories and images they have of their parents’ experiences of the war in the former Yugoslavia. A war which the girls haven’t physically experienced themselves. The narratives are a combination of facts and imaginations, vague memories and detailed impressions, transferred from the parents to their daughters through conversations, listening in, silence and finding information on youtube. Resulting in a scattered image of a conflict present on the horizon of one's life. It is in the darkness, in the shadows, lit by mobile phones, where these narratives can unfold. While the girls listen back to their own stories, a mechanism similar to listening to a narrative shared by a parent, the viewer is invited to listen along and become part of the intimate spheres of their family. 18'20" / DCP,HD File / colour / sound Prod: near/by film - Manon Bovenkerk Scen:Eliane Esther Bots Country: The Netherlands Language: Dutch with English subtitles Screening format: DCP, HD File Eliane Esther Bots: Gulo (2011, short), The Captain and the Boy (2012, short), The Dome & The Cone of Silence (2012, short), The Visionary (2013, (installation),The Keeper (2014, short), Conversations (2014, short),-We Can’t Come From Nothing (2014, short), The Brick House (2016, short). Distributor: EYE Experimental experimental@eyefilm.nl www.international.eyefilm.nl	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1321
__label__cc	0.538545	0.461455	HomeCompany Analysis Lafarge Africa Rebounds In Q2, Moves To Sustain Positive Performance 0 Kingsley Ighomwenghian August 20, 2017 10:40 pm Post Views: 729 A few weeks ago, cement manufacturer giant, Lafarge Africa Plc presented an un-audited score card, which revealed yet another inconsis... Expect Bargain Hunting , As Investors Position Ahead Of 2019 Budget Inflow, August Inflation Data Lafarge Africa Distributors Get 22 Trucks, 60 Tricycles, Hajj Sponsorship 10 Firms Apply To join In FG’s Tax-Credit-For-Infrastructure Scheme- Fowler A few weeks ago, cement manufacturer giant, Lafarge Africa Plc presented an un-audited score card, which revealed yet another inconsistence in performance, a situation that has so far reflected on its share price over the years, especially against the backdrop of Nigeria’s economic situation, which in line with the decision of its major competition led to the merger of its sister companies in Nigeria, as well as the South African operation of its parent company. All of these have kept investors thinking: What is next. It must however be noted that the company, in all of these, the company has remained consistent in releasing the timely release of its earnings reports, in line with the post-listing requirements of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), while keeping to its high level of good corporate governance. The management of Lafarge Africa in the half year financial performance statistics under consideration swam above waters as it announced positive figures as against the negative earnings reported in the corresponding period of 2016. Total revenue from sales increased by 44.23% from N107.36bn in the first half of 2016 to N154.84bn, while profit before tax stood at N18.16bn, compared with the loss before tax of N30.18bn in 2016, with net profit of N19.73bn as against the N30.246bn loss in 2016. Judging by the comparison as shown in the table below, it will be safe to conclude that the company largely improved on its profitability in the first half of 2017 Assets elements grew across board, beginning with the Non-Current Assets valued at N465.67bn, which was higher than the N409.606bn reported in 2016; just as Current Assets improved to N141.82bn from N82.93bn. Looking at the company efficiency ratio, the management in the first six months of 2017 has done well, judging from the Total Assets turnover for the period at 25.49%, which is 16.93% above the 21.80% turnover estimated in 2016. At similar rate, the total sales for the period were 81.53% of the total equity appreciably above the 76.72% yielded in 2016. At 3.2x, equity multiplier implies that 31.2% of the company’s assets is financed by shareholders’ equity, while 48.8% is financed by debt. See the table below for other key financial statistics. All investment ratios above were good when compared with those of the same period of 2016, especially given that the comparison is done between positive and negative figures. Meanwhile, the current earnings is N3.60 per share of Lafarge. Total Comprehensive Income per share doubled to N6.34. The estimated earnings per share is 6.58% of the current market price at release date. Conversely, the price is 3.80% of the earnings, in other words, the P/E-Ratio is 3.61x, which is lower than the N52 per share market valuation of Lafarge as at the time the result was unveiled. We have estimated the Book Value of every unit of its shares at N34.65. In conclusion, profit margin for the period is still below international standard of 15% at 12.74% despite moving from negative 28.17% last year. Technical View Price action for Lafarge in the last one year has continued to trend downwards, making lower lows to a strong support level of N34.16 in March 2017 before rebounding on positive sentiments for the full year 2016 financials. This momentum has remained as it continues to trend up by forming a rising channel. Lafarge Africa closed below the upper band by 16.9%. Bollinger Bands are 20% narrower than normal. The narrow width of the bands suggests low volatility as compared to Wapco’s normal range. Therefore, the probability of volatility increasing with a sharp price move has increased for the near-term. However, a short-term retracement inside the bands is likely, as other indicators like RSI current value is at 61.13, while MACD has been bullish in the last 33 trading days. CCI and OS are indicating sell, while RSI and MACD are signaling buy. Findings/Recommendations The company seems to be going through a growth period, given the above figures and ratio interpretations. Competition in the sector looks tight and the company may not be healthy, going by its unnecessarily debt element. We are of the opinion that the company stands reasonable chances of posting impressive figures when its nine-month results are released. If this becomes a reality, investors will definitely revalue its share price. We therefore expect such moves to balloon the company’s share price to three digits region. The management of Lafarge Africa must however struggle hard for more market share in its operational regions with competition and an operating environment that is not ready yet to drive down cost pressure. Efforts should be made to reduce all costs, even as heightened cautiousness should be adopted while assessing debt instruments. Investors on the other hand should hold the equity’s shares with expectation that the management will unveil more positive financials at the end of both the nine-month and full year. The need for government at all levels to close the infrastructure gap necessary to support development of the agric, manufacturing and housing sectors are even more pertinent today than at any points in our national history. This demand will drive market share and profit, especially if there is a change in the poor implementation so far witnessed in the 2017 budget, especially now that President Muhammadu Buhari returned to the country on Saturday, August 19, 2017, after 105 days on medical vacation in London for an undisclosed ailment. We have recommended a HOLD before now, but on the strength of the company’s latest numbers we upgrade to BUY position for new entrants, particularly given that the stock is still undervalued. 2016 Performances Analysis The year 2016 was a bad year for the company as it struggled with loss positions on quarterly basis to reflect the impact of huge debt that was complicated by combination of Nigeria’s economy that was deep in recession and is only now just emerging from the woods, shortage of foreign exchange that negatively impacted cost of operation during the period. These reflected in its share price which it declined by more than 100% as negative sentiments hit the stock. Despite, the losses witness on quarterly basis, the full year earnings came in positive on the strength of tax credits, following which the company was able to reward shareholders with dividend, regardless of the decline in payout which is an indication of the declined profit level for the year. Please note that the N1.08 dividend reward stands relatively strong, when compared to the selling price and the company’s position, which largely accounted for the renewed investor confidence and sentiments for the equity. Five-Year Financial Analysis Looking at the company’s scorecard, performance had been mixed and inconsistent in growing its numbers for the years under review. The regular release of its financials in compliance with the post-listing requirement made the company’s corporate governance strong such that investors could forecast and plan their investment. Sales revenue of the company for the period under review grew consistently from N87.97bn in the 2012 financial year to peak at N267.23bn three years later in 2015, before declining to N219.71bn by last year to reflect the company’s struggles amidst the harsh economic environment as a result of the recession, representing an increase of 149.76%. Also, bottom-line for the period was unstable, rising by 14.89% to N16.9bn from N14.71bn in 2012 after hitting a profit level in excess of N60bn in 2013. Shareholder’s fund for the period was up by 264.17% from N68.36bn in 2012 to N248.95bn in 2016 to reflect the company’s investment in expansion and power infrastructure to boost production. In the past five year, Lafarge Africa has consistently rewarded shareholders with dividend, despite the undulating numbers posted. A total dividend of N12.18 per share, was distributed excluding the bonus of one new ordinary share for 10 in 2015 Estimated Performance Ratios The company’s earnings power for the five-year period declined by 37.17% to N3.08 from N4.90 in 2012, after the said earnings per share had recorded all high of N20.31 in 2013 on N3.30 dividend. The company’s earnings trend had been up and down before sliding to lower low in 2016, due to increased investment in its capacity building and harsh business environment. The company recorded a Price Earnings ratio of 12.26x in 2016, reducing investors’ waiting period from a high of 13.58x (times) in 2015 to a low of 5.37x in 2013. On the other hand, the said earnings per share was same as 8.16% of its price at the released date. Book Value as at 2016 financial was N45.42, the second highest so far in the company’s existence after N56.98 in 2013. This is however relatively fair, compared to its market value. The growing Net Asset and robust retained earnings would further boost the company’s business to earn more. The estimated ratio also reveals that Lafarge Africa’s profit margin for the last three years have been inconsistent at below the internationally accepted 15% benchmark. This is not too healthy, as management is expected to reduce cost and in the process support profitability. Company Analysis 229 CCI 8 investment ratios 1 Lafarge Africa 15 MACD 8 Profit Margin 5 RSI 4 Technical View 3 upper band 1 WAPCO 2 AUTHOR: Kingsley Ighomwenghian Investdata Price & Earnings Tracking For August 18, 2017 Nigeria’s Immigration Service Generated N36.175bn, $53.785m In 2016- NBS Report Photo News: Onyema Sounds Closing Gong, As NGSE Launches Growth Board Mixed Performance May Continue Amidst Profit-taking, Positioning In Value Stocks Dangote Farms Unveils N2.8bn Greenhouse Tomato Nursery SEC DG Seeks Media Support For Capital Market Devt Initiatives Confirm New CBN Deputy Gov, NCC Chair, NCAA DG, Buhari Urges Senate Union Bank Divests Entire Stake In UK Subsidiary To MBU BidCo Indicators Turn Red, As Investors Take Profit, ‘Reprice’ Assets, Balance Portfolio Unilever Nigeria: Undone By Competition, Posts Negative Numbers, Needs Fresh Strategy Senate To Focus On Constitution Review, Security, PIB, Electoral Reforms – Lawan Update: Lagos Bans Okadas, Tricycles From Apapa, Ikeja, Lagos Island From Feb. 1 Nigerian Banks May Wobble On MPC’s CRR Move Under-40 CEOs Live Hosts Tonye Cole In February Maiden Edition © 2017-2019 Invest Data	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1323
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__label__cc	0.688307	0.311693	Home › Our story KAP7 Australia/New Zealand is honoured and delighted to be a key partner of Water Polo in Australia. KAP7 is water polo equipment for the water polo community providing quality balls, training equipment and accessories now available to be delivered throughout Australia and New Zealand. Make KAP7 a partner of your water polo team, club, or school and take your game to its highest level Official Ball and Merchandise Supplier for NSW State Championships Festival December 2018 and Interstate Championships 2019 Official Sponsor of NSW Water Polo Referees Program Official Ball of the Australian Youth Water Polo Championships 2019,2020 Official Ball of the Australian Water Polo League 2019,2020 A message from the founders of KAP7: Water Polo Enthusiast, Thank you for taking the time to browse through our website. We are proud of our products and excited for you to experience all that KAP7 has to offer. KAP7 is WATER POLO focused. We began in the pool at a grassroots level. In 1999 we were running clinics around the USA and saw the need for quality water polo products that were built by people who truly understood and appreciated the sport. It was from these humble beginnings that we founded KAP7 in 2004. We have strategically positioned KAP7 to focus on water polo because we love the sport and are grateful for the many opportunities it has provided us, both personally and professionally. As former Olympic athletes we are excited to remain involved in a sport that we are passionate about. KAP7 is proud to support the development of water polo through our direct sponsorship. We invest capital and product at all levels across the globe to foster the development of Water Polo. We sponsor teams at the Club, High School and University levels. We are also a proud sponsor of the US Olympic Water Polo Teams. We are motivated to give back to the sport that gave us so much. It is an ongoing mission of KAP7 to help grow the sport the Worldwide. KAP7 directly supports 50+ organizations around the world including Water Polo NSW and Water Polo Australia, however primarily in the USA. A portion of every sale we generate goes back to the sport, its athletes and organizations worldwide. We are hopeful you take this into consideration when you are making your purchasing decisions. Every time you shop with kap7 you support organizations such as USA Water Polo, American Water Polo, your State or HS section, and the NCAA. You are also supporting new product development, high level water polo clinics, and instructional Youtube videos, drills and tips. Your support will allow us to introduce this wonderful sport to more kids of all ages. Water Polo is and always will be a part of who we are. We know, as water polo enthusiasts, if we remain strategically focused on water polo we can positively impact the development of the sport, its athletes and organizations world wide. We appreciate your choosing a true water polo brand- KAP7- we could not be doing the great work we do every day without your support! We look forward to seeing everyone on deck sharing our collective love of water polo. WATERPOLO. WORLDWIDE. KAP7 - Founded by water polo players, for water polo players. Bradley Schumacher 2 Sport Olympian + 2X Olympic Gold Medalist 3X Olympian + 2X World Champion KAP7 Australia KAP7 is water polo equipment for the water polo community. Quality balls, training equipment and accessories are now available to be delivered throughout Australia and New Zealand. KAP7 News Join our mailing list and get updates from KAP7 Australia. © 2020 KAP7 Australia	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1330
__label__cc	0.631224	0.368776	JBoard.tv A message board for fans of the Jeopardy! television show. TwelveFootBoy is our JBoardie of the Month! Home Board index Game Discussions Tuesday, January 5, 2016 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS] This is where all of the games are discussed. Moderators: alietr, trainman, econgator, dhkendall Fan-created archive of games and players Contact Archivists Post by Archivists » Tue Jan 05, 2016 11:30 am Game Recap for Show #7207, 2016-01-05 Steve Belding, an engineer from Knoxville, Tennessee Alex Lautanen Walker, a legal secretary from San Diego, California Terry McElhennon, a customer service representative from New Bern, North Carolina (whose 1-day cash winnings total $3,000) Alex: Thank you, Johnny. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome. I hope now that a lot of the holiday festivities are over, all of you are settling into and adjusting to the new year. Alex and Steve, nice to have you with us today. Terry, good to have you back with us. Let's go to work, shall we, in the Jeopardy! round? Today, one Daily Double in one of these categories. First off... JEOPARDY! ROUND CATEGORIES AUTHORS (4/5) LODGE PODGE (5/5) COLLEGES BY TEAM NAMES (5/5) BARONS & BARONESSES (5/5) DOWNRIGHT BEASTLY (4/5, including 1 missed Daily Double) ON THE LETTERHEAD (5/5) (Alex: Each correct response will be in letter-word form. I'll give you an example--T-shirt. A letter followed by a word.) THE RIGHTS & THE WRONGS Steve: 15 R (including 1 rebound), 1 W Alex: 8 R (including 1 rebound), 1 W (including 1 DD) Terry: 5 R, 3 W Clues revealed: 30 Triple Stumpers: 1 Jeopardy! Round Potential Lach Trash: $1,000 JEOPARDY! ROUND DAILY DOUBLE Alex found the Daily Double on the 4th clue. Terry had $600, Alex had $600, and Steve had nothing in the bank. Alex wagered $1,000. DOWNRIGHT BEASTLY $800: These theoretical passageways are sometimes referred to as Einstein-Rosen bridges (Alex Walker: What are catwalks?) SCORES AT THE FIRST BREAK Steve: $5,800 Terry: $600 Alex: $600 CONTESTANT INTERVIEWS Alex: There's a little bit of show business in the career of Steve Belding, who's an engineer from Knoxville, Tennessee. And I'm referring to an appearance in The Full Monty. Steve: Ah, yes. Alex: I wanna hear about that. Steve: Well, uh, it was at a local community theater, Oak Ridge Playhouse, and I was cast as the professional male stripper. And so my costume consisted of an awful mullet wig, a spray tan, and a thong. Alex: I bet you were the hit of the show. Steve: [ Laughs ] I don't know about that, but it was fun. Alex: I'm sure it was. Alex Trebek: Alex Lautanen Walker from San Diego, California. A legal secretary. And you and your husband, I understand, own two very unusual cats, cats that I have never seen. Alex Lautanen Walker: Yes, my husband and I own two Sphinx cats named Persephone and Delilah. And -- Alex Trebek: Aren't they hairless? Alex Lautanen Walker: They are hairless. They are whiskerless. They require a bath at least every two weeks, once a week. And they love to cuddle. They're very --very snuggly 'cause they... They have no fur to keep them warm. Alex Trebek: Yeah, you never have to worry about shedding. Alex Lautanen Walker: They feel --they feel like a hot peach when you touch them. [ Laughter ] Alex Trebek: Okay. Good to know. Thank you. Alex: Terry McElhennon is our champion. Now a couple of years ago, I happened to be in Paris for the end of the Tour de France, a popular sporting event in Europe. You were in Italy at the culmination of another very big sporting event --the World Cup. Terry: Uh, yes, sir. I was in Italy on a school trip at the time. We were in Montecatini. And, um, we were walking around, and it was a total ghost town. No one else besides our school group was out and about. All of a sudden, I guess the game had ended, and people started rushing the streets, uh, had a little makeshift parade. It was surreal. Alex: And that was the year that Italy won the World Cup. Terry: Absolutely. Alex: Yeah, exciting times. Okay, let's get back into this. Alex has command of the board. TRIPLE STUMPERS IN THE JEOPARDY! ROUND AUTHORS $1000: He saw a lot of 20th century innovations coming before anyone else (Terry: Who is Arthur C. Clarke?) (Steve: Who is Verne?) SCORES AT THE END OF THE JEOPARDY! ROUND Alex: $4,600 Re: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS] DOUBLE JEOPARDY! ROUND CATEGORIES NOM NOM NOM DE GUERRE (5/5) MOVIE BIOGRAPHIES (4/5) STARTS WITH "S" (5/5) WYOMING (5/5, including 1 correct Daily Double) DANGEROUS WEATHER (5/5) THE PULITZER PRIZE AT 100 (4/5, including 1 missed Daily Double) Steve: 12 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD) Alex: 7 R, 0 W Double Jeopardy! Round Potential Lach Trash: $2,000 FIRST DOUBLE JEOPARDY! ROUND DAILY DOUBLE Steve snagged the next Daily Double on the 16th clue. Terry had $4,000, Alex had $9,000, and Steve was at $13,800. Steve wagered $1,000. WYOMING $1600: This resort area is about 6,000 feet up, but as it's surrounded by mountains over 10,000 feet, you can see how it got its name SECOND DOUBLE JEOPARDY! ROUND DAILY DOUBLE It was Steve who snatched up the last Daily Double of the game on the 27th clue. Terry had $9,600, Alex had $10,200, and Steve was at $19,600. Steve wagered $3,000. THE PULITZER PRIZE AT 100 $1200: Newspaper published Joseph Pulitzer's will endowed the prizes & this university's School of Journalism (Steve: What is Princeton?) TRIPLE STUMPERS IN THE DOUBLE JEOPARDY! ROUND MOVIE BIOGRAPHIES $2000: 1987: John Lone as Pu Yi SCORES ENTERING FINAL JEOPARDY! Steve: $18,600 Alex: $12,200 Terry: $11,200 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY BRITISH NOVELS VENUSIAN MONOLOGUES/MARTIAN CHRONICLES Crush for first place. Steve: Wager $5,801 to cover Alex. Alex: You have the hope of surpassing Steve if you come up with the correct response. Bet at least $10,201 to force Steve to wager to win while also protecting your position from being usurped by Terry. Terry: Your only hope of a win is that you're the only one to give a correct response, so bet $11,198 or so, leaving a few bucks behind in case someone wagers it all. FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE In some countries the subtitle "A Contemporary Satire" was used for this 1945 parable Terry: $11,200 + $11,200 = $22,400 (What is Animal Farm?) (2nd place) Alex: $12,200 + $6,500 = $18,700 (What is Animal Farm) (3rd place) Steve: $18,600 + $5,801 = $24,401 (What is Animal Farm?) (New champion: $24,401) (Alex Trebek: [To Terry] George Orwell.) Total Potential Lach Trash: $3,000 GAME DYNAMICS CORYAT SCORES Steve: $22,200, 27 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD) Alex: $13,200, 15 R, 1 W (including 1 DD) Terry: $11,200, 14 R, 3 W Combined Coryat: $46,600 Steve: 28/60 = .467 Alex: 16/59 = .271 Terry: 15/58 = .259 Team: 59/63 = .937 MISCELLANEOUS INTERESTING CLUES DOWNRIGHT BEASTLY $600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from outside a set of doors.) From their size, it's the beastly name for the large door that's used to bring equipment into a TV studio COLLEGES BY TEAM NAMES $200: Crimson Tide (Terry: What is Auburn?) (Alex Trebek: The University of [], yes. Terry's going to hear from University of [] people on that one.) AUTHORS $200: This poet wrote passionately about nature, love, and, of course, himself (Terry: Who is Thoreau?) AUTHORS $400: He's seen here in the 1950s at Oxford, Mississippi, not the other one AUTHORS $600: He's the sometimes bitter Irish-born 18th century satirist seen here AUTHORS $800: In 2012, this author received a Presidential Medal of Freedom LODGE PODGE $800: The Lodge is the name of the prime minister of Australia's official residence in this city THE PULITZER PRIZE AT 100 $400: (I'm Josh Haner.) I won the Pulitzer for Feature Photography for "Beyond the Finish Line", a photo essay on the recovery of Jeff Bauman, a survivor of the tragedy at this event on April 15, 2013 DANGEROUS WEATHER $400: Ones that fell in New Mexico really were the size of golf balls DANGEROUS WEATHER $1200: (Hi, I'm ABC meteorologist Ginger Zee.) In 2013 I was chasing storms on I-35 & I-44, but was shocked by the devastation that I saw in the community of Moore in this state STARTS WITH "S" $800: This marker maker encourages creativity with its products, as seen here STARTS WITH "S" $1600: 2-word term for this tank that relaxes the mind by reducing outside stimuli THE PULITZER PRIZE AT 100 $800: Designed a year after the prizes began, the Pulitzer Prize gold medal depicts this founding father & newspaper printer (Alex: Less than a minute now.) THE PULITZER PRIZE AT 100 $2000: The music prize went to composers of classical music until 1997, when he won for his jazz-tinged "Blood On The Fields" CORRECT RESPONSES elephant doors (William) Faulkner (Jonathan) Swift the Boston Marathon bombing (Benjamin) Franklin (Wynton) Marsalis theFJguy Watches Jeopardy! Way Too Much Final Jeopardy! Round Post by theFJguy » Tue Jan 05, 2016 11:31 am In some countries the subtitle "a contemporary satire" was used for this 1945 parable. What is Animal Farm? Terry McElhennon: $11,200+$11,000=$22,200 Alex Lautanen Walker: $12,200+$6,500=$18,700 Steve Belding: $18,600+$5,801=now a 1-day champion with $24,401 Last edited by theFJguy on Tue Jan 05, 2016 8:55 pm, edited 1 time in total. Post by grindcore » Tue Jan 05, 2016 6:22 pm When I saw the college team names category I was excited, but in the end I was disappointed they didn't include the Stanford Golden Bears or Michigan Buckeyes. Otherwise, good category. Instaget final because I knew that factoid, wonder if I would have gotten it if I had needed to figure it out. Post by Abraxas » Tue Jan 05, 2016 7:31 pm Excellent game by all three players; congrats to Steve on his win. I had 48 correct responses including two triple stumpers: H.G. Wells and The Last Emperor. I also got the missed DD of Columbia. Instaget FJ. xxaaaxx Post by xxaaaxx » Tue Jan 05, 2016 7:31 pm The Auburn Crimson Tide...oh my. His FB/Twitter feed might have a few comments about that one. Wormhole and Columbia, 2 DDs where I was halfway through muttering "oh come on, how can that be a Dail--" right as the contestants missed them. When the FJ category was revealed, I sighed and said "as long as they don't pick Jane Austen or a Harry Potter book." I should've included Orwell econgator Let's Go Mets! Post by econgator » Tue Jan 05, 2016 7:32 pm grindcore wrote: Instaget final because I knew that factoid, wonder if I would have gotten it if I had needed to figure it out. I knew I'd heard it before, but couldn't for the life of me remember what it was. OSXpert Post by OSXpert » Tue Jan 05, 2016 7:33 pm The only thing making me less than certain about FJ was it seemed like the last Orwell-related FJ was so recent, but I stuck with Animal Farm. A teacher who shares a classroom with me is reading it with his freshman right now, so its also pretty near to my mind. You can usually tell when a contestant knows a Daily Double immediately by their composure, so I was pretty surprised when I heard "catwalk" in the Jeopardy round. I made a music video with NASA's new telescope! Post by Leander » Tue Jan 05, 2016 7:34 pm Surprised there was not a BMS on Marsalis, given that his brother is pretty well known in jazz, as is his father to a lesser degree. Leander wrote: Surprised there was not a BMS on Marsalis, given that his brother is pretty well known in jazz, as is his father to a lesser degree. Senator Kennedy, jazz musician Marsalis, when it comes to BMSes I've given up expecting any kind of consistency or logic. MarkyMarkm Post by MarkyMarkm » Tue Jan 05, 2016 7:57 pm The date was a giveaway; a post-war British satire could only be Animal Farm. I assume this book has been assigned in most elementary schools like it was for me, which was just waaaaay too young to appreciate/understand its historical context and meaning. TenPoundHammer Otters are meant to swim Contact TenPoundHammer Post by TenPoundHammer » Tue Jan 05, 2016 7:59 pm WLT Whitman at $200? I ran "Beastly", and got all but "O-ring" in Letterhead. I can never remember whether Cheyenne or Casper is Wyoming's capital, nor can I find a way to make it stick AS FREAKING USUAL. Ended up bombing the category, even though I recognized everything in it. No guess on FJ! Best I could do was "Well, it's not 1984" but my brain just hit a wall. Stupid-obvious after the fact, but I just couldn't get there. Ten Pound Hammer grindcore wrote: When I saw the college team names category I was excited, but in the end I was disappointed they didn't include the Stanford Golden Bears or Michigan Buckeyes. Otherwise, good category. Sick burn bro, but I think Stanford-USC is a far more heated rivalry for both schools, at least currently. mxc_takeshi Location: Cynthiana, KY Post by mxc_takeshi » Tue Jan 05, 2016 8:56 pm 38 right. Author (3), Lodge (3), College (5), Baron (4), Beast (1), Letterhead (4) Nom (3), Movie (4), "S" (2), Wyoming (4), Weather (4), Pulitzer (1) No Lach Trash. I knew it wasn't "1984" because that was released later than 1945, so I went with the other big Orwell novel. TenPoundHammer wrote: I can never remember whether Cheyenne or Casper is Wyoming's capital, nor can I find a way to make it stick AS FREAKING USUAL It's Chey, WY (Shy Y). MarkyMarkm wrote: Meh, nfl.com and yahoosports agrees with me more than you. sarisson Post by sarisson » Tue Jan 05, 2016 9:25 pm This was a well-played episode in spite of the Auburn Crimson Tide, "catwalks" for wormholes, and a few other bad misses. I had $35,000 and a personal high of 47 right, including Final. I expected to go 0/5 in Barons/esses but wound up running the category. Sometimes the category names aren't to your liking, but you find the clues are a lot easier than you expect. TPH, take note. In for a second lap alan tiger Loyal Jeopardista Post by alan tiger » Tue Jan 05, 2016 9:30 pm Leander wrote, "Surprised there was not a BMS on Marsalis, given that his brother is pretty well known in jazz, as is his father to a lesser degree." agreed. granddaddy ellis marsalis and daddy ellis marsalis, jr. (pianist), were the progenitors of four jazz kids. there is little difference between wynton (trumpet), bradford (sax), delfeayo (trombone) and jason (drums). alamble Post by alamble » Tue Jan 05, 2016 9:38 pm alan tiger wrote: Leander wrote, "Surprised there was not a BMS on Marsalis, given that his brother is pretty well known in jazz, as is his father to a lesser degree." It's Branford, and I suspect that they did not BMS because they showed a picture of Wynton playing his trumpet. BigDaddyMatty Save Me, Maggie! Location: Wherever I May Roam Contact BigDaddyMatty Post by BigDaddyMatty » Tue Jan 05, 2016 9:52 pm Coryat: $35,600 45 R/2 W DD: 3/3 FJ: Instaget LT: wormholes (DD), The Last Emperor, Columbia (DD) The word "parable" in the FJ! clue cinched it for me. "Catwalk" is a pretty absentminded response to a clue about theoretical passages whose alternate name includes Einstein. Then again, I absentmindedly answered "I-bar" instead of "I-beam," so who am I to judge? alamble wrote: That's not a good reason not to BMS. I suspect there are many people who know that Branford and Wynton are both jazz musicians, but couldn't tell you which one is which. raises hand Sprinkles are for winners. Return to “Game Discussions”	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1331
__label__cc	0.632711	0.367289	Tag Archives: WWII Spam Makes a Comeback! The economy is in tatters and, for millions of people, the future is uncertain. But for Hormel employees times have never been better. They are working at a furious pace and piling up all the overtime they want. The workers make Spam, perhaps the emblematic hard-times food in the American pantry. Through war and recession, Americans have turned to the glistening canned product from Hormel as a way to save money while still putting something that resembles meat on the table. Now, in a sign of the times, it is happening again, and Hormel is cranking out as much Spam as its workers can produce. In a factory that abuts Interstate 90, two shifts of workers have been making Spam seven days a week since last July, and they have been told that the relentless work schedule will continue indefinitely. Spam, a gelatinous 12-ounce rectangle of spiced ham and pork, may be among the world’s most maligned foods, dismissed as inedible by food elites and skewered by comedians who have offered smart-alecky theories on its name (one G-rated example: Something Posing As Meat). But these days, consumers are rediscovering relatively cheap foods, Spam among them. A 12-ounce can of Spam, marketed as “Crazy Tasty,” costs about $2.40. “People are realizing it’s not that bad a product,” said Dan Johnson, 55, who operates a 70-foot-high Spam oven. Hormel workers were interviewed recently with the help of their union, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 9. Slumped in chairs at the union hall after making 149,950 cans of Spam on the day shift, several workers said they been through boom times before — but nothing like this. Spam “seems to do well when hard times hit,” said Dan Bartel, business agent for the union local. “We’ll probably see Spam lines instead of soup lines.” Even as consumers are cutting back on all sorts of goods, Spam is among a select group of thrifty grocery items that are selling steadily. Pancake mixes and instant potatoes are booming. So are vitamins, fruit and vegetable preservatives and beer, according to data from last October compiled by Information Resources, a market research firm. There has also been a double-digit increase in the sale of rice and beans. Heck the Brazilians have known about that great belly filler for decades. Recently Kraft Foods reported that some of its value-oriented products like macaroni and cheese, Jell-O and Kool-Aid were experiencing robust growth. And sales are still growing, if not booming, for Velveeta, a Kraft product that bears the same passing resemblance to cheese as Spam bears to ham. Spam holds a special place in America’s culinary history, both as a source of humor and of cheap protein during hard times. Jay Hormel, the son of the company’s founder, invented Spam during the Great Depression. Spam is a combination of ham, pork, sugar, salt, water, potato starch and a “hint” of sodium nitrite “to help Spam keep its gorgeous pink color,” according to Hormel’s Web site for the product. Because it is vacuum-sealed in a can and does not require refrigeration, Spam can last for years. Hormel says “it’s like meat with a pause button.” During World War II, Spam became a staple for Allied troops overseas. They introduced it to local residents, and it remains popular in many parts of the world where the troops were stationed. Guam, Okinawa and even Japan have a special affection for Spam. I had Spam Sashimi in Tokyo introduced by the Samoan Sumo Champion, Akibono. Last night I saw Spam make an appearance on the Waffle House menu…yikes the economy will even change our dietary habits. Posted in Uncategorized \| Tagged Akibono, gerald gentemann, guam, hormel, hypnoticmedia, Okinawa, recession, spam, WWII \| 2 Replies	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1336
__label__wiki	0.646331	0.646331	jimbessman.com Bessman News Nick Ashford Cancer Funnies Tales of Bessman The Fall of the House of Bessman Concert Highlights The Bessman Sideshow YouTube Discoveries Talking to Myself Out Loud Bessman Archives More (Lesley) Gore January 9, 2016 January 11, 2016 Jim The New York Times Magazine has an annual end-of-the-year section where it commissions outside writers to pick someone who died in the past year and write a longer and more subjective piece than the straight obituaries. I was glad that Lesley Gore was one of the 20 or so chosen last month, and that the writer, Rob Hoerburger, did such a good job. I think she was the first “celebrity” I met when I came to New York, other than Davy Jones and Tommy Boyce–both of whom I met at an East Side club whose name I can’t remember but is long gone. I think it was a Chem bank that was on the ground floor of the office building at 1775 Broadway where I worked at Cash Box, where I saw her walk in and followed her, gherm that I am. I’m sure I wasn’t the first lovestruck 30-year-old male to impose myself on her 20 years after buying “It’s Judy’s Turn to Cry.” That we became dear friends over the many ensuing years remains among my proudest achievements. I worked hard on her behalf, writing about her at Billboard and examiner.com and here. I tried to get her in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame while I was on the nominating committee and when I got kicked off—probably for bringing her and Nancy Sinatra and other deserving and still missing female rockers up every year—I put her in my own Rock ’n’ Roll Pantheon at examiner. I was at BookExpo at the Javits Center on Feb. 16 when I saw an email alert on my phone that she had died. I was in the press room and maybe someone noticed tears streaming down my face. I had been calling her and leaving messages, and it wasn’t like her not to return them. Now I knew why. I mentioned in my own last roundup of the people who died in 2015 who had affected me how Lou Christie, who had performed with Lesley since the early ‘60s, had said how she was one tough broad, essentially. This, of course, I knew. In Hoerburger’s piece, he had a great quote from her: “You gotta make your 16-year-old self proud.” Lesley and Lou and Nancy, The Turtles, Chris Hillman, The Zombies, Eric Burdon, Darlene Love, Peter Noone, The Cowsills and all the other artists from my 16-year-old self that I’ve gotten to see and sometimes gotten to know, who are—or were—just as great as I remember them, as they were back then, for them I am so grateful. I’ve written this before, that they make you proud of where and when you came from, who you were and who you still are. I’m proud that I knew and loved Lesley Gore. Music Chris Hillman, Darlene Love, Davy Jones, Eric Burdon, Lesley Gore, Lou Christie, Nancy Sinatra, Peter Noone, The Cowsills, The Turtles, The Zombies, Tommy Boyce Leave a comment Tweets by @JimBessman The last day of the year To execute for treason Three nights in L.A. Davin Seay: An appreciation Gary Stewart—A Record Store Day appreciation Jim’s World Al Goldstein Ashford & Simpson Barack Obama Billboard blues Bob Dylan Bob Merlis Cajun music Cancer Cheap Trick City Winery Corky Siegel country music Donald Trump Dr. Bop & The Headliners Elvis Costello Folk music Grand Ole Opry Hillary Clinton Jim Bessman John Lennon Johnny Cash Kris Kristofferson Lesley Gore Liz Rosenberg Madcity Music Sheet Madonna Muhammad Ali Nick Ashford Phil Spector President Obama Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Rolling Stones Sandra Bernhard Siegel-Schwall Band Songwriters Hall of Fame Sugar Bar Tammy Faye Starlite Taylor Swift The Beatles The Ramones The Turtles Tony Bennett Valerie Simpson Vietnam War Bis.Co.Latte Film Biz Recycling Five Points Academy	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1338
__label__wiki	0.676895	0.676895	Adult pneumococcal meningitis presenting with normocellular cerebrospinal fluid: two case reports Hiromichi Suzuki1, Yasuharu Tokuda2, Yoko Kurihara3, Masatsune Suzuki4 & Hidenori Nakamura5 Journal of Medical Case Reports volume 7, Article number: 294 (2013) Cite this article Normocellular bacterial meningitis is rarely observed in adult patients. We here report two cases of adult patients with pneumococcal meningitis with a normal cerebrospinal fluid leukocyte count and review eight other cases in the literature. Case 1 was a 34-year-old Japanese woman with a history of splenectomy who presented with pyrexia, nausea, headache, and loss of hearing in her right ear. She was in a hypotensive state with no neck stiffness and had a normal mental status at the initial presentation. She became progressively disoriented during out-patient management. A cerebrospinal fluid examination showed a normal leukocyte count despite the presence of Streptococcus pneumoniae, which was detectable with Gram staining. She survived after prompt treatment, but her hearing loss remained. Case 2 was a 62-year-old Japanese man with a history of laryngeal cancer who was transferred to our emergency department after an acute onset of delirium and rapid progression to septic shock. As in Case 1, cerebrospinal fluid examination showed a normal leukocyte count despite the presence of S. pneumoniae, which was detectable with Gram staining. Within 1 hour of arrival, he developed hypotension and subsequent cardiopulmonary arrest, and resuscitation was unsuccessful. These cases imply that a normal leukocyte count in the cerebrospinal fluid does not exclude the possibility of bacterial meningitis. Gram staining of cerebrospinal fluid and immediate administration of antibiotics should be performed in all patients with suspected bacterial meningitis. Lumbar puncture and examination of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are essential steps in the diagnosis of meningitis. Typically, the CSF shows significant neutrophilic pleocytosis [1], a decreased glucose concentration, and an elevated protein level. The absence of pleocytosis in the CSF has occasionally been described in cases of pediatric meningitis [2, 3], especially in the very acute phase of bacterial meningitis [2]. By contrast, bacterial meningitis with a normal CSF leukocyte count has rarely been described in adults. We herein describe cases involving two adult patients with normocellular pneumococcal meningitis and present a review of eight previous cases. A 34-year-old Japanese woman presented to our hospital one morning because of nausea, headache, and loss of hearing in her right ear, all of which had developed a few hours before visiting our hospital. She also stated that she had a fever of 39.7°C, which had suddenly developed after suffering chills two nights previously. She had a history of splenectomy as a result of a traffic accident, but had not received a pneumococcal vaccine. She had received oral cephalosporin (cefditoren pivoxil) and an antipyretic analgesic (loxoprofen sodium hydrate), which were prescribed at a nearby clinic, for the fever on the day before her hospital visit. On initial physical examination, she was afebrile (36.6°C), but in a hypotensive state (88/55mmHg) with tachycardia (120 beats/minute). There was no obvious deficiency in her mental status nor was neck stiffness detected at initial presentation, but she became progressively disoriented (Glasgow coma scale rating of E3V4M6) during out-patient management. She was admitted to the intensive care unit and treated with fluid replacement and a vasopressor. Blood tests showed an elevated leukocyte count (27,400/μL) with a left shift, elevated C-reactive protein level (27.3mg/dL), and low platelet count (89,000/μL). Examination of a CSF sample obtained 90 minutes after presenting to the hospital demonstrated a normal cell count (2/μL) without red blood cells. The CSF was clear, and the concentrations of glucose and total protein in the CSF were 56mg/dL (blood glucose level: 92mg/dL) and 40mg/dL, respectively (Table 1). Gram staining of the CSF showed Gram-positive cocci that were subsequently identified in culture as Streptococcus pneumoniae. Penicillin G was initially administered in the emergency department, and combination therapy with cefotaxime and vancomycin was started after admission. CSF examination on day 2 of hospitalization showed marked pleocytosis (mononuclear cells: 2448/μL, polymorphonuclear cells: 1638/μL), an increased total protein level (270mg/dL), and a decreased glucose level (13mg/dL). Two blood samples for culture were obtained simultaneously with the start of intravenous antimicrobial therapy in the emergency department, but no bacteria were cultivated. The drug susceptibilities of S. pneumoniae grown in the CSF cultures were determined by the disk dilution method and showed susceptibility to penicillin (≥20mm), erythromycin (≥21mm), and levofloxacin (≥17mm). She recovered after a 3-week treatment with these antimicrobial agents and was discharged on day 23. Her hearing loss remained. Table 1 Results of cerebrospinal fluid examination (Case 1) A 62-year-old Japanese man with a history of treatment for laryngeal cancer 7 years previously was transferred to the emergency department after an acute onset of delirium. He had developed a fever the previous day. He did not receive antimicrobial therapy before being transferred. Neither neck stiffness nor paralysis was apparent on physical examination. Blood tests revealed a low leukocyte count (2480/μL), elevated C-reactive protein level (33.0mg/dL), and low platelet count (38,000/μL). CSF examination demonstrated a normal cell count (1/μL) without red blood cells. A low CSF glucose level of 8mg/dL (blood glucose level: 69mg/dL) and a high total protein level of 125mg/dL were present. Gram staining of the CSF showed numerous Gram-positive cocci that were proven to be S. pneumoniae by CSF culture. Blood cultures were not obtained. A chest X-ray showed an infiltrate in his left lower lung field. Within 1 hour of arrival, he developed hypotension followed by cardiopulmonary arrest, and resuscitation was unsuccessful. The drug susceptibilities of S. pneumoniae were determined by the microdilution method with MicroScan WalkAway® (Siemens Healthcare) and showed susceptibility to ampicillin (≤0.5μg/mL), cefotaxime (≤0.5μg/mL), and meropenem (≤1μg/mL), but resistance to penicillin (0.12μg/mL) and erythromycin (≥2μg/mL). In both cases in this report, CSF examinations showed normal leukocyte counts despite the presence of S. pneumoniae, which was detectable with Gram staining. Both patients had an acute onset of fever accompanied by neuropsychological signs and symptoms and rapid progression to septic shock. Clinical evaluations were performed immediately after hospital presentation in both cases, and lumbar puncture was performed less than half a day after neurological symptoms appeared in Case 1. The findings in these cases indicate that the CSF can appear normal, especially when a lumbar puncture is performed soon after the start of symptoms. The first patient survived with hearing loss after prompt treatment, but the second patient died prior to administration of antibiotics. To the best of our knowledge, only eight cases of adult patients with pneumococcal meningitis with a normal CSF cell count have been previously reported [4–9]. The clinical characteristics of the previous and current cases are summarized in Table 2. All patients with the exception of one were younger than 65 years, and seven were male. Most patients did not have significant comorbidities, but one had alcoholism, one had Hodgkin’s disease, and one had undergone splenectomy (present Case 1). Pneumonia was present in four patients as another infection site, and the mortality rate was 40% (4 out of 10). Table 2 Summary of reported cases of adult pneumococcal meningitis with normal cerebrospinal fluid cell counts In adult patients with bacterial meningitis, a low white blood cell count in the CSF is an important risk factor for a poor prognosis [10]. Weisfelt et al. found that a CSF leukocyte count of <1000/μL was correlated with morbidity and mortality in patients with pneumococcal meningitis [11] and suggested that a low CSF leukocyte count might reflect inadequate host defense against bacterial infections in adult patients with bacterial meningitis. Case 1 showed increased pleocytosis in the second CSF analysis, which indicated a delayed immunological response due to the lack of spleen function. In addition to a low CSF cell count, a positive CSF Gram stain result, indicating a high number of S. pneumoniae microorganisms, is also a poor prognostic factor in patients with bacterial meningitis [12]. Of the 10 patients (Table 2), four had negative findings on the initial Gram stains, and all of these patients survived. By contrast, four of five patients with Gram-positive cocci observed on the initial Gram stains died after rapid progression of the clinical course [4, 6], and the only survivor (Case 1 in this report) had persistent hearing loss. The present and previous cases suggest that bacterial meningitis should be considered in adult patients suspected to have bacterial meningitis, even if the initial CSF cell count is normal, and that Gram staining of the CSF and prompt administration of an adequate dose of antibiotics should be performed with a second CSF examination the following day. This approach is important because the CSF cell count may not be elevated in the first CSF examination, and the presence of Gram-positive cocci in the CSF is associated with high mortality and morbidity in patients with normocellular pneumococcal meningitis. Written informed consent was obtained from the patient described in Case 1 for publication of this case report, and a copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal. Although the patient described in Case 2 died of pneumococcal meningitis, the hospital ethics committee confirmed that written informed consent could be waived because the family agreed to the anonymous use of the patient’s data for clinical research purposes. A copy of the certification of approval is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal. White K, Ostrowski K, Maloney S, Norton R: The utility of cerebrospinal fluid parameters in the early microbiological assessment of meningitis. 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Zenebe G: Adult pneumococcal meningitis with no inflammatory cells in the CSF. Ethiop Med J. 1994, 32 (4): 265-268. Uchihara T, Ichikawa K, Yoshida S, Tsukagoshi H: Positive culture from normal CSF of Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis. Eur Neurol. 1996, 36 (4): 234-10.1159/000117256. Montassier E, Trewick D, Batard E, Potel G: Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis in an adult with normal cerebrospinal fluid. CMAJ. 2011, 183 (14): 1618-1620. 10.1503/cmaj.090310. Alvarez EF, Olarte KE, Ramesh MS: Purpura Fulminans secondary to Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitis. Case Rep Infect Dis. 2012, 2012: 508503- van de Beek D, de Gans J, Spanjaard L, Weisfelt M, Reitsma JB, Vermeulen M: Clinical features and prognostic factors in adults with bacterial meningitis. N Engl J Med. 2004, 351 (18): 1849-1859. 10.1056/NEJMoa040845. Weisfelt M, van de Beek D, Spanjaard L, Reitsma JB, de Gans J: Clinical features, complications, and outcome in adults with pneumococcal meningitis: a prospective case series. Lancet Neurol. 2006, 5 (2): 123-129. 10.1016/S1474-4422(05)70288-X. Weisfelt M, van de Beek D, Spanjaard L, Reitsma JB, de Gans J: A risk score for unfavorable outcome in adults with bacterial meningitis. Ann Neurol. 2008, 63 (1): 90-97. 10.1002/ana.21216. We thank Dr Shigemi Hitomi (Department of Infectious Diseases, Tsukuba University Hospital) for his important contribution to this work. Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, 1-3-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, 305-8558, Japan Hiromichi Suzuki Department of Medicine, Mito Kyodo General Hospital, University of Tsukuba, 3-2-7 Miyamachi, Mito, 310-0015, Japan Yasuharu Tokuda Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Tsukuba Hospital, 2-1-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, 305-8576, Japan Yoko Kurihara Department of General Medicine and Primary Care, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, 1-3-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, 305-8558, Japan Masatsune Suzuki Department of Respiratory Medicine, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, 2-12-12 Sumiyoshi, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, 430-8558, Japan Hidenori Nakamura Search for Hiromichi Suzuki in: Search for Yasuharu Tokuda in: Search for Yoko Kurihara in: Search for Masatsune Suzuki in: Search for Hidenori Nakamura in: Correspondence to Hiromichi Suzuki. YK and MS were involved in the clinical diagnostic evaluation and management. HS, HN, and YT analyzed and interpreted the patient data and were major contributors in writing the first draft. All authors reviewed and approved the final manuscript. Suzuki, H., Tokuda, Y., Kurihara, Y. et al. Adult pneumococcal meningitis presenting with normocellular cerebrospinal fluid: two case reports. J Med Case Reports 7, 294 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-7-294 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-7-294 Cerebrospinal fluid Pneumococcal meningitis	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1340
__label__wiki	0.515285	0.515285	Co-delivery of Gefitinib and chloroquine by chitosan nanoparticles for overcoming the drug acquired resistance Liang Zhao1,2, Guang Yang3, Yijie Shi2, Chang Su4 & Jin Chang1 Acquired drug resistance is becoming common during cancer chemotherapy and leads to treatment failure in clinic. To conquer acquired drug resistance, nanotechnology has been employed to deliver drug. In this paper, we prepared chitosan nanoparticles (CS NPs) capable of entrapping Gefitinib and chloroquine (CQ) for multiple drugs combinational therapy. The results showed that Gefitinib/CQ-NPs were characterized of small particle size about 80.8 ± 9.7 nm and positive zeta potential about 21.3 ± 1.56 mV, and drug controlled to release slowly on a biphasic pattern. Compared with free Gefitinib and Gefitinib loaded NPs, Gefitinib and CQ co-delivery by CS nanoparticles showed the higher inhibition rates and enhanced cell apoptosis. Through western blot analysis, we found that Gefitinib could promote LC3 expression, which is the marker of autophagosomes. So, the acquired drug resistance may be associated with autophagy. CQ as an inhibitor of autophagolysosomes formation could overcome autophagy in the resistant cells. These findings demonstrated that chitosan nanoparticles entrapping Gefitinib and chloroquine have the potential to overcome acquired resistance and improve cancer treatment efficacy, especially towards resistant strains. Cellular distribution of NPs after incubating QGY (a) and QGY/Gefitinib cells (b) with rhodamine B-labeled NPs. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors targeting epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR) have achieved great success in the treatment of malignant tumors [1–4]. Application of EGFR inhibitors to cancer patients with EGFR mutations will effectively alleviate the symptoms of pain, inhibit tumor metastasis, and even kill cancer cells. However, unfortunately, after a time period of drug exposure, the treatment response to chemotherapy in some patients will be highly declined due to a effect known as acquired resistance [5, 6]. Although many new therapeutic strategies have been applied to solve this problem, acquired resistance occurred frequently in clinical cancer therapy and resulted in chemotherapy failure. Autophagy is the basic catabolic mechanism that involves cell degradation of unnecessary or dysfunctional cellular components through the actions of lysosomes. In the autophagic process, the autophagosome and lysosome were fused to form autophagic lysosome, degrading large or deformed molecules in cytoplasm and cellular organelles, and recycling the degraded product to provide nutritive material for the normal survival and metabolism of cells [7–9]. According to recent research, autophagy may take great part in promoting acquired resistance effects of cancer cells. Autophagy facilitates tumor cells to survive in the adverse environment by accelerating the growth of tumor cells and preventing antitumor drugs from killing cells [10–13]. Nanoparticles as a novel drug delivery system showed its potential to overcome the acquired resistance [14, 15]. Firstly, compared with traditional drug delivery system, nanoparticles are more likely to accumulate in the interior of solid tumor for a longer time due to its small particle size and thus enhance drug concentration in target tumor site and improve the therapeutic efficacy [16–19]. Secondly, nanoparticles are capable of encapsulating more drugs or different kinds of drugs at the same time, thus efficiently protecting drugs from being degraded. Especially, drug-release can be accurately adjusted by choosing different biomaterials and controlling the structure change of nanoparticles based on the clinical requirement of the treatment [20–22]. More importantly, in order to improve target delivery of anti-cancer drugs, specific targeting molecules (such as monoclonal antibodies) can be conjugated at the surface of nanoparticles to achieve active targeting effect by binding of these molecules with specific cell surface receptors. This will reduce the total dose of drugs and thus lower the toxicity [23–26]. In this study, chitosan nanoparticles (CS NPs) entrapping both anti-cancer drug Gefitinib and chloroquine, an known inhibitor of autophagolysosomes formation, were prepared and their ability to enhance delivery of anticancer drugs against tumor acquired resistance was determined. The results showed that nanoparticles with good spherical monodispersity and positive surface could greatly facilitate Gefitinib uptake and enhance the toxicity in QGY/Gefitinib cells (established Gefitinib resistant). Gefitinib and CQ co-delivery by CS nanoparticles significantly enhanced apoptosis of QGY/Gefitinib cells by inhibiting autophagy. Western blot analysis also confirmed that expression of caspase-3 protein as the main apoptosis relevant protein was elevated and the ratio of LC3II to LC3I as an autophagosome marker was decreased. Our results demonstrated that the anticancer activity of Gefitinib can be enhanced by inhibition of autophagy in Gefitinib resistant QGY cells. These findings suggested that simultaneous delivery of Gefitinib and CQ by CS nanoparticles might be a promising treatment to reverse acquired resistance in tumor cells. Physicochemical properties of NPs The morphology and size distribution of the prepared nanoparticles were determined by means of TEM and DLS. As shown in Fig. 1, Gefitinib/CQ-NPs were characterized of small particle size about 80.8 ± 9.7 nm and positive zeta potential about 21.3 ± 1.56 mV. In addition, the polydispersity index of Gefitinib/CQ-NPs was above 0.023, indicating the homogenous monodispersion and good stability in media. As for the encapsulation efficiency of drugs, about 80.7 ± 3.4 % of Gefitinib and 78.6 ± 4.6 % of total CQ were encapsulated in NPs. In term of drug release in vitro, Gefitinib/CQ-NPs and free Gefitinib at the same concentration were loaded in dialysis bags with molecular weight cutoff of 1000 and immersed in 60 mL of PBS, and the aliquots from release media were taken out after certain time intervals for determining the release pattern of Gefitinib in media. The results showed that compared with the fast release of free drug, drugs encapsulated in NPs could be controlled to release slowly and smoothly at different pH. Generally, Gefitinib/CQ-NPs reflected biphasic drug release pattern with a burst release within the initial 2 h and a sustained release afterwards. With the decrease of pH, the releasing rate of drug was increased and more drugs diffused out from the interior of NPs. It possibly suggested that the total drug-release amount from the NPs depended on the drug solubility and the penetration from the core of NPs. In the acidic condition, the amine groups from chitosan can be bond with H+ to form cationic polyelectrolytes. Due to the electrostatic repulsion between molecules of chitosan, the molecular chains of chitosan tended to extend and were easily further degraded into small parts, thus facilitating drugs to diffuse into the media. Characterization of Gefitinib/CQ-NPs. a TEM images of Gefitinib/CQ-NPs, b DLS analysis of Gefitinib/CQ-NPs, c zeta potential of Gefitinib/CQ-NPs, and d accumulative release of Gefitinib/CQ-NPs and free Gefitinib in the medium at different pH. The results were expressed as mean ± SD (n = 3) In vitro cellular uptake The cell uptake of NPs in QGY and QGY/Gefitinib cells were observed as shown in Fig. 2. Rhodamine B as the fluorescent marker was encapsulated in NPs and the cell nucleus was stained with Hochest (blue) for 15 min at 37 °C. The results demonstrated that within the initial 3 h, some weak red fluorescence was found around the cells, indicating the gradual aggregation and disperse of NPs towards cells. With the extension of time, the intracellular red fluorescence became stronger and NPs could be sprinkled throughout the whole cytoplasm. The cellular distribution of NPs was quantified by micro-plate reader and is shown in Fig. 2. When NPs were incubated with the two tumor cells for 9 h, The RFR observed in cells was increased gradually from about 30 % in the initial 3 h to over 60 % at 9 h. It suggested that NPs showed the similar intracellular uptake pattern in two cells and the internalization of nanoparticles into the cell was time dependent. Due to electrostatic attraction, CS NPs with positive charges tended to combine with negatively charged cell surface protein to form clathrin vesicles. When vesicles fell off from the membrane into the cytosol, they fused with endosomes or lysosomes to form a collection. And in the acidic environment, these enzymes could break chemical bonds and particle structure, thus leading to the rapid release of drugs. In vitro cellular distribution of NPs after incubating different tumor cells with rhodamine B-labeled NPs. Fluorescent image of QGY (a) and QGY/Gefitinib cells (b), the scale bar is 50 μm, fluorescence spectrum analysis of QGY (c) and QGY/Gefitinib cells (d) Uptake mechanisms involved in the cellular entry of NPs Location and distribution of NPs in cells depended on uptake process and NPs could be internalized into cells mainly through the following several endocytic pathways including caveolae-mediated endocytosis, macropinocytosis and clathrin-mediated endocytosis. In order to further elucidate the internalizing process of NPs in cells, cells were preincubated with some inhibitors to block different endocytic pathways followed by the addition of NPs. After continuous treatment with NPs for 12 h, cells in well were washed with ice-cold PBS for three times to remove the NPs outside cells and the internalization efficiency of NPs in cells was quantified by measuring the ratio of the fluorescent intensity of internalized FITC-labeled NPs to that from the initially added FITC-labeled NPs, expressed as a percentage. The results shown in Fig. 3 demonstrated that when pretreated with genistein as an inhibitor of caveolae-mediated endocytosis, the internalization efficiency of NPs in both cells was significant reduced. Compared to that in untreated cells, the uptake of NPs and chloroquine loaded NPs in QGY cells pretreated with genistein was reduced to 60.2 and 56.4 %, while the uptake in QGY/Gefitinib cells was 58.7 and 55.4 %. After treated with cytochalasin D for blocking macropinocytosis, the uptake efficiency of NPs was reduced to 57.6 % in QGY cells and 60.9 % in QGY/Gefitinib cells, and in comparison, the intracellular uptake of chloroquine loaded NPs was reduced to 54.3 % in QGY cells and 57.8 % in QGY/Gefitinib cells. Especially, with the addition of sodium azide as an energy inhibitor for decreasing intracellular ATP generation, internalization of both NPs in cells was significant lower than that in untreated cells (65.7 % for NPs and 63.4 % for chloroquine loaded NPs in QGY cells, and 50.9 and 48.9 % in QGY/Gefitinib cells). On the contrast, the regulation of clathrin-mediated endocytosis on NPs internalization was not significantly different from untreated group. The uptake of NPs and chloroquine loaded NPs in QGY cells pretreated with chlorpromazine were 92.3 and 88.7 % in QGY cells, 88.6 and 84.5 % in QGY/Gefitinib cells. The results suggested that the endocytosis of NPs in cells was energy dependent and mainly relied on caveolae-mediated endocytosis and macropinocytosis uptake. It also demonstrated that involvement of CQ as an inhibitor of autophagy seemed to have no significant difference in NPs internalization suggesting a minor role of autophagy on the intracellular internalization process of NPs. Study on uptake mechanisms involved in the cellular entry of NPs. a QGY cells. *P < 0.001, vs FITC-labeled NPs treated with chlorpromazine. ###P < 0.001, vs the chloroquine loaded FITC-labeled NPs treated with chlorpromazine. b QGY/Gefitinib cells. *P < 0.001, FITC-labeled NPs treated with chlorpromazine. ###P < 0.001, vs the chloroquine loaded FITC-labeled NPs treated with chlorpromazine. Results were expressed as mean ± SD (n = 3) MTT assay In order to evaluate the inhibitory effects of free drugs and drug loaded NPs in two cells, MTT assay was used to investigate cell viability and the result was shown in Fig. 4. It demonstrated that when treated with free Gefitinib, QGY/Gefitinib cells were more resistant to the treatment compared with QGY cells, and the IC50 values in free Gefitinib treated QGY and QGY/Gefitinib cells within 48 h were 15.1 and 30.1 μg/mL. Compared with free drugs, Gefitinib loaded NPs showed relative lower inhibition rates and the IC50 values in QGY and QGY/Gefitinib cells within 48 h were 18.0 and 34.7 μg/mL. Interestingly, when two cells were incubated with NPs encapsulating both Gefitinib and CQ, the cells viability was significantly reduced. The IC50 values of QGY and QGY/Gefitinib cells treated with Gefitinib/CQ-NPs were 12.2 and 20.1 μg/mL. It implied that the co-delivery of Gefitinib and CQ enhanced the cell apoptosis by down-regulating the autophagy. Autophagy can protect tumor cells from the damage of chemotherapy by clearing damaged macromolecules or mitochondria, thereby preventing tumor cells from undergoing the apoptosis. The results of cell viability assays. a Viability of QGY cells after incubating with different amounts of free Gefitinib, Gefitinib loaded NPs and Gefitinib/CQ-NPs for 48 h (n = 3). b Viability of QGY/Gefitinib cells after incubating with different amounts of free Gefitinib, Gefitinib loaded NPs and Gefitinib/CQ-NPs for 48 h (n = 3). Data were presented as mean ± SD (n = 3) Cell apoptosis and necrosis In order to justify the role of autophagy on the cell apoptosis, Annexin V-FITC/PI staining assay was performed and the apoptotic and necrotic cells were quantified by flow cytometry. The results showed that with addition of free Gefitinib or Gefitinib loaded NPs, the apoptosis effects were enhanced more in QGY cells than QGY/Gefitinib cells. Flow cytometry analysis revealed that after 48 h treatment with free Gefitinib and Gefitinib loaded NPs in QGY cells, the ratio of AV-positive and PI positive cells in was 70.70 and 61.94 %, respectively. On the contrary, less than 20 % of QGY/Gefitinib cells underwent the apoptosis when treated with free Gefitinib or Gefitinib loaded NPs, indicating that QGY/Gefitinib cells were less sensitive to the treatment of the medicine. Interestingly, with the mediation of CQ as an inhibitor of autophagolysosomes formation, lysosomal acidification was inhibited and therefore prevented autophagy by blocking autophagosome fusion and degradation. The ratio of AV-positive and PI positive cells treated with the Gefitinib/CQ-NPs was obviously increased. Especially for QGY/Gefitinib cells, compared with low ratio of AV-positive and PI positive cells after the treatment of free drugs (about 13.36 %) and Gefitinib loaded NPs (about 10.29 %), the ratio of AV-positive and PI positive fractions in Gefitinib and CQ loaded NPs treated QGY/Gefitinib cells was 32.42 %, markedly higher than other treatments. It demonstrated that cell autophagy can serve as a defense tool to protect cells from damaging and death due to the environment changes. The results suggested that autophagy can adversely affect apoptosis, and blockade of autophagy will increase the sensitivity of cells to apoptosis signal (Fig. 5). Cell apoptosis determined by Annexin V-FITC staining. Flow cytometer analysis of the apoptosis and necrosis cells after 48 h incubation with the free Gefitinib, Gefitinib loaded NPs and Gefitinib/CQ-NPs, respectively. Results were expressed as mean ± SD (n = 3). a QGY cells, b QGY/Gefitinib cells To identify the effect of Gefitinib and Gefitinib loaded NPs on cell apoptosis and autophagy, we detected the expression of caspase-3, Bcl-2, Beclin1 and LC3 by western blot experiment. Compared with free Gefitinib and Gefitinib loaded NPs, Gefitinib/CQ-NPs induced the highest caspase-3 protein expression. This indicated that co-delivery of CQ and Gefitinib encapsulated in NPs might significantly enhance the apoptosis represented by the increasing expression of caspase-3 as the main apoptosis relevant protein in western blot. Western blot analysis also suggested that after 6 h of hungry treatment in QGY/Gefitinib cells, the ratio of LC3 II to LC3 I was increased, implying the accumulation of autophagic vesicles in cells and therefore autophagy induction. This could be explained as a response to cell stress produced due to the change of the culture conditions. Similarly, free Gefitinib and Gefitinib loaded NPs also enhance the autophagy by the augment of LC3 II levels. Chloroquine as a lysosomal targeting drug, can enter the lysosome selectively, and inhibit phospholipid A2 and the release of arachidonic acid, and then further prevent autophagy through cytoplasmic degradation by lysosome. The results demonstrated that co-delivery of CQ and Gefitinib encapsulated in NPs significantly inhibited the autophagy effects by down-regulating the ratio of LC3 II and LC3 I, thus increasing the sensitivity of QGY resistant cells to Gefitinib and promoting the apoptosis of cells through the increasing expression of caspase-3 proteins. Interestingly, Beclin1 and apoptosis inhibition factor Bcl-2 in cells treated with free drug and drug loaded NPs showed a negative correlation on expression level. When cells were incubated under the starving conditions for 6 h, the expression of Bcl-2 was reduced while the beclin1 protein was highly expressed. With the addition of free drugs or drug loaded NPs into cells, Bcl-2 protein expression was enhanced and the expression level of beclin1 was inhibited. It suggested that the former may down-regulate the expression of the latter to prevent the development and progression of autophagy (Fig. 6). Apoptotic effects of various Gefitinib formulations on QGY/Gefitinib cells after treatments Intracellular ATP level assay Tumor cells are dependent on gaining ATP to maintain the cellular cleavage and proliferation. When ATP was depleted, the permeability of mitochondrion in tumor cell was enhanced and some apoptosis proteins such as cytochrome c (Cyt-c) and activating caspase were released, thus inducing the cell apoptosis. The results as shown in Fig. 7 demonstrated that the reduction of ATP was positively correlated with the apoptosis effects and drugs or drugs loaded NPs could induce more reduction of ATP accompanied by noticeable apoptosis in QGY cells than in QGY/Gefitinib cells. Especially, when CQ and Gefitinib were co-delivered into cells, the level of ATP was lowest and more apoptosis effects were induced. This indicated that autophagy also played an important role on the consumption and production of ATP. When cells were treated with drugs or starvation, P-AMPK can inhibit mTOR and P53 signal pathway and induce autophagy to prevent the growth and proliferation of cells, and therefore reduce the consumption of ATP. Taken together, inhibition of autophagy through the mediation of CQ in some extent accelerated the decrease of ATP level. Intracellular ATP level assay after 48 h incubation with different Gefitinib formulations, respectively. Results were expressed as mean ± SD (n = 3). a QGY cells, b QGY/Gefitinib cells Briefly, we found that CS nanoparticles with the co-delivery of Gefitinib and CQ enhanced delivery of anticancer drugs against tumor acquired resistance. It demonstrated that compared with free Gefitinib or Gefitinib loaded NPs, co-delivery of Gefitinib and CQ induced more apoptosis effects and the treatment response to chemotherapy was significantly improved in drug resistant cell lines. Western blot result further confirmed that with the mediation of CQ, autophagy effect was inhibited significantly by down-regulating the ratio of LC3 II and LC3 I, and the apoptosis was significantly promoted represented by the increasing expression of caspase-3 as the main apoptosis relevant protein in western blot. Taken together, it demonstrated that CS nanoparticles with the co-delivery of Gefitinib and CQ could help to overcome tumor acquired resistance in drug resistant cell lines and provided a promising combined therapeutic strategy for enhanced antitumor therapy. Chitosan (CS) of medium molecular weight (deacetylation degree, 80 %; molecular weight, 400,000) was purchased from Haixin Biological Product Co., Ltd (China). Gefitinib was purchased from Eastbang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (China). Chloroquine, acetic acid and sodium tripolyphosphate were obtained from Sigma (St Louis, USA). All other chemicals were of reagent grade and were used as received. Preparation of Gefitinib/CQ-NPs A 0.5 mg/mL CS solution was prepared by dissolving 0.25 g of chitosan in 500 mL of acetic acid (2 %, v/v) followed by the addition of sodium hydroxide solution (20 wt%) to adjust the pH of CS solution to 4.7. After that, 5 mL stock solution of Gefitinib and chloroquine at a certain concentration was added into the CS solution to obtain the mixture of drugs and CS. To prepare the Gefitinib/CQ-NPs, sodium tripolyphosphate (TPP) reserve liquid (0.5 mg/mL) was dripped slowly into CS solution under stirring until the opalescent color in solution appeared. After continuously stirring for 1 h and centrifugation at 16,000 rpm for 20 min, nanoparticles were separated and washed with distilled water for three times. Finally, the Gefitinib/CQ NPs were freeze-dried under vacuum for further analysis. To evaluate the physical characterization of Gefitinib/CQ-NPs, transmission electron microscope (TEM) (JEM-1200EX, Tokyo, Japan) and Zetasizer (Nano ZS90, Malvern, UK) were used to determine its morphology, mean diameter and zeta potential. The encapsulation efficiency (EE) of Gefitinib in NPs was calculated according to the protocol in our previous study [27]. The in vitro drug release from NPs was estimated by previously reported method [28]. Hepatocellular carcinomacellline QGY cells and QGY/Gefitinib cells (established Gefitinib resistant) were purchased from the Type Culture Collection of Chinese Academy of Science (CAS). The cells were propagated in DMEM supplemented with 10 % fetal bovine serum (FBS), 2 mM glutamine, 100 U/mL penicillin and 100 μg/mL streptomycin at 37 °C, 5 % CO2 and passaged every 3–5 days. In order to detect the cellular distributions of NPs, rhodamine B or fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) was encapsulated into NPs as a fluorescent marker and the fluorescence was observed by confocal laser scanning microscopy (FluoView FV10i, Olympus, Japan) and quantified by microplate reader (Synery-2, Biotek, USA). Briefly, confluent QGY cells and QGY/Gefitinib cells were seeded in the 6-well under incubation to reach a density of 5 × 104/mL. After 24 h, rhodamine B-labeled NPs were added into the medium and cells in well were washed with ice-cold PBS for 3 times to remove the NPs that was not internalized in cells at the predetermined interval. Finally, cells treated with rhodamine B-labeled NPs were collected and the internalization of the rhodamine B-labeled NPs was observed using confocal laser scanning microscopy. The internalization efficiency of NPs in cells was quantified by measuring relative fluorescent ratio (RFR) of the fluorescent intensity of internalized FITC-labeled NPs to that from the initially added FITC-labeled NPs, expressed as a percentage [28]. Tracking of uptake pathways using various endocytic inhibitors In order to investigate the effect of various inhibitors on the uptake pathway of NPs. Both QGY cells and QGY/Gefitinib cells were preincubated with different inhibitors such as 10 μg/mL chlorpromazine (inhibition of clathrin-mediated uptake), 1 μg/mL genistein (caveolae-mediated uptake), cytochalasin D (30 μM, macropinocytosis) and 20 μg/mL sodium azide (an energy inhibitor) according to the protocol of our previous study [28]. The internalization efficiency of NPs in cells was quantified by measuring the ratio of the fluorescent intensity of internalized FITC-labeled NPs to that from the initially added FITC-labeled NPs represented as RFR, expressed as a percentage. MTT assay (CellTiter 96® Aqueous One Solution Reagent) was used to investigate cytotoxicity of all the samples on both QGY cells and QGY/Gefitinib cells. According to the protocol of our previous study, free Gefitinib, Gefitinib-NPs and Gefitinib/CQ-NPs with the same concentration of Gefitinib were treated both cells for 48 h at 37 °C. The absorbance of the solution was measured using a microplate reader (Syneray-2, Biotek, USA) at 490 nm. Annexin V-FITC/PI staining by FCM According to the protocol of our previous study [27], confluent QGY cells and QGY/Gefitinib cells were incubated with free Gefitinib, Gefitinib-NPs and Gefitinib/CQ-NPs with the same concentration of Gefitinib for 48 h at 37 °C. After that, the adherent cells were digested with trypsin without EDTA and collected by centrifugation for 5 min followed by constant washing with cold PBS twice. 100 μL of binding buffer was added into the obtained resuspended cells, and succeeded by reacting with 5 μL Annexin V-FITC and 5 μL PI staining solution under constant stirring away from light at the room temperature for 10 min. Finally, 400 μL of binding buffer was added and the apoptosis of cells was determined using the flow cytometer FACS-Calibur (Becton–Dickinson, San Jose, CA, USA). After being treated with free Gefitinib, Gefitinib-NPs and Gefitinib/CQ-NPs with the same concentration of Gefitinib for 48 h at 37 °C, the change of intracellular ATP level in cells was determined using the luciferrin-luciferase-based ATP luminescence assay kit. The changing rates of intracellular ATP level (CR) were evaluated by calculating the ratio of ATP level in cells treated with free drug or NPs to ATP level of untreated cells. Western Blot assay Free Gefitinib, Gefitinib-NPs and Gefitinib/CQ-NPs were incubated with QGY/Gefitinib cells for 48 h followed by washing twice with ice-cold PBS. RIPA buffer (150 mM NaCl, 1 % NP-40, 1 % SDS, 1 mM PMSF, 10 µg/mL leupeptin, 1 mM aprotinin, 50 mM Tris–Cl, pH 7.4) was used for lysis and removed by centrifugation at 12,000 rpm for 25 min. Next, cell lysate was separated using 10 % SDS-PAGE and the protein was transferred onto polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane. After blocking of non-specific binding by placing the membrane in a dilute solution of 1 % BSA, the membrane was incubated with the primary antibody at 4 °C overnight and appropriate secondary antibody for 1 h, respectively. Finally, the level of the targeted proteins was photographed and analyzed by UVP gel analysis system. CS NPs: chitosan nanoparticles CQ: Petrelli F, Borgonovo K, Cabiddu M, Barni S. 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This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (51373117, 51303126), National High Technology Program of China (2012AA022603), Foundation of Liao’ning Educational Committee (No. L2014339) and Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province (No. 2013022035). Compliance with ethical guidelines Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests. School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, People’s Republic of China Liang Zhao & Jin Chang School of Pharmacy, Liaoning Medical University, Jinzhou, 121000, People’s Republic of China & Yijie Shi Department of Oncology, BenQ Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, People’s Republic of China Guang Yang School of Veterinary Medicine, Liaoning Medical University, Jinzhou, 121000, People’s Republic of China Chang Su Search for Liang Zhao in: Search for Guang Yang in: Search for Yijie Shi in: Search for Chang Su in: Search for Jin Chang in: Correspondence to Chang Su or Jin Chang. Zhao, L., Yang, G., Shi, Y. et al. Co-delivery of Gefitinib and chloroquine by chitosan nanoparticles for overcoming the drug acquired resistance. J Nanobiotechnol 13, 57 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12951-015-0121-5 Accepted: 10 September 2015 Acquired resistance	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1341
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__label__wiki	0.873219	0.873219	Tuition Hikes and International Student Visa Restrictions Fuel Demand for Investment Migration Programs 2.9.2019 16:44:00 CEST \| Business Wire As global headlines are dominated by the effects of changing immigration policies in the UK and the US, there is one consequence that has gone largely unnoticed: a significant decline in international student numbers. Latest statistics show that top universities have seen international enrollment figures drop significantly in response to new restrictions on student visas in the US, uncertainty over Brexit and the rights of EU citizens in the UK, and tuition hikes in both countries. Seeking to avoid these pitfalls, high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) are pursuing alternative residence or citizenship rights that will allow their children to fulfil their academic aspirations without becoming entangled in risky or unpredictable visa application processes. Dr. Juerg Steffen, CEO of investment migration firm Henley & Partners, says education is a fundamental priority for most clients. “There are many reasons for acquiring alternative citizenship or residence, but ultimately, it comes down to long-term stability and security – a classic investment hedge against potential volatility. The dramatically expanded education options that open up by having alternative citizenship or residence in a desirable location is often a decisive factor for families when they are considering making this kind of investment.” The UK Investor Immigration Program is ideal for investors seeking to take advantage of the UK’s excellent primary, secondary, and tertiary education services. As noted by the Knight Frank Global Wealth Report, although Australia, Canada, Switzerland, the US, and a number of other countries all attract students from overseas, the UK’s private boarding schools are still seen as the gold standard by many. At the tertiary level, the Oxford and Cambridge universities are currently ranked number one and two in the world by Times Higher Education, which provides the definitive list of the world’s best universities. Of the universities in mainland Europe, revered institutions such as Humboldt University of Berlin, Sorbonne University in Paris, and the University of Amsterdam continue to draw wealthy international students, attracted by both the peerless quality of education on offer and the experience of student life in a European capital. For investors wanting to give their children access to these kinds of opportunities, a key advantage of European universities is that fees for EU citizens are much lower than they are for non-EU citizens — up to 50% or more. For an investment of between EUR 1 million and EUR 2.15 million, Malta and Cyprus offer the most popular citizenship-by-investment programs in the EU at present. 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__label__cc	0.574094	0.425906	Outcomes of primary phakic trabeculectomies without versus with 0.5- to 1-minute versus 3- to 5-minute mitomycin C Yong Yeon Kim, Rebecca M. Sexton, Dong H. Shin, Chaesik Kim, Savita A. Ginde, Jianming Ren, Damho Lee, Talya H. Kupin PURPOSE: To compare the intraocular pressure and hypotony outcomes of primary phakic trabeculectomies with no mitomycin C (MMC), shorter MMC, and longer MMC exposure. METHODS: We evaluated primary phakic trabeculectomies with no MMC (36 eyes of 36 patients), 0.5- to 1-minute MMC (50 eyes of 50 patients), and 3- to 5-minute MMC (38 eyes of 38 patients) at the concentration of 0.5 mg/ml. Successful trabeculectomy was defined as an intraocular pressure of 21 mm Hg or less without development of a marked visual acuity loss associated with prolonged hypotony (intraocular pressure < 6 mm Hg over 3 months) and without the need for additional surgery to control intraocular pressure or treat postoperative complications. RESULTS: The three groups were similar in demographics, preoperative intraocular pressure, and medical dependency. However, the incidence of hypotony during the postoperative periods of 3 to 12 months was significantly higher in the 3- to 5-minute MMC group (P < .05, chi-square test). Severe visual acuity loss associated with hypotony was also more frequently found in the 3- to 5- minute MMC group than in the 0.5- to 1-minute (P = .009, chi-square test) group or the control group (P = .014, chi-square test). In addition, the success probabilities were significantly different among the three groups (P = .001, Kaplan-Meier survival analysis with log-rank test) and were the highest in the 0.5- to 1-minute MMC group and the lowest in the 3- to 5- minute MMC group. CONCLUSION: Shorter application (0.5 to 1 minute) of MMC appears to be optimal for the successful outcome of primary phakic trabeculectomy compared with no MMC or longer application of MMC at a concentration of 0.5 mg/ml. American Journal of Ophthalmology Chi-Square Distribution Postoperative Period Kim, Y. Y., Sexton, R. M., Shin, D. H., Kim, C., Ginde, S. A., Ren, J., ... Kupin, T. H. (1998). Outcomes of primary phakic trabeculectomies without versus with 0.5- to 1-minute versus 3- to 5-minute mitomycin C. American Journal of Ophthalmology, 126(6), 755-762. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9394(98)00279-7 Outcomes of primary phakic trabeculectomies without versus with 0.5- to 1-minute versus 3- to 5-minute mitomycin C. / Kim, Yong Yeon; Sexton, Rebecca M.; Shin, Dong H.; Kim, Chaesik; Ginde, Savita A.; Ren, Jianming; Lee, Damho; Kupin, Talya H. In: American Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol. 126, No. 6, 01.12.1998, p. 755-762. Kim, YY, Sexton, RM, Shin, DH, Kim, C, Ginde, SA, Ren, J, Lee, D & Kupin, TH 1998, 'Outcomes of primary phakic trabeculectomies without versus with 0.5- to 1-minute versus 3- to 5-minute mitomycin C', American Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 126, no. 6, pp. 755-762. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9394(98)00279-7 Kim YY, Sexton RM, Shin DH, Kim C, Ginde SA, Ren J et al. Outcomes of primary phakic trabeculectomies without versus with 0.5- to 1-minute versus 3- to 5-minute mitomycin C. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 1998 Dec 1;126(6):755-762. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9394(98)00279-7 Kim, Yong Yeon ; Sexton, Rebecca M. ; Shin, Dong H. ; Kim, Chaesik ; Ginde, Savita A. ; Ren, Jianming ; Lee, Damho ; Kupin, Talya H. / Outcomes of primary phakic trabeculectomies without versus with 0.5- to 1-minute versus 3- to 5-minute mitomycin C. In: American Journal of Ophthalmology. 1998 ; Vol. 126, No. 6. pp. 755-762. @article{bd9f29d1643b44f984a671fa14fc0110, title = "Outcomes of primary phakic trabeculectomies without versus with 0.5- to 1-minute versus 3- to 5-minute mitomycin C", abstract = "PURPOSE: To compare the intraocular pressure and hypotony outcomes of primary phakic trabeculectomies with no mitomycin C (MMC), shorter MMC, and longer MMC exposure. METHODS: We evaluated primary phakic trabeculectomies with no MMC (36 eyes of 36 patients), 0.5- to 1-minute MMC (50 eyes of 50 patients), and 3- to 5-minute MMC (38 eyes of 38 patients) at the concentration of 0.5 mg/ml. Successful trabeculectomy was defined as an intraocular pressure of 21 mm Hg or less without development of a marked visual acuity loss associated with prolonged hypotony (intraocular pressure < 6 mm Hg over 3 months) and without the need for additional surgery to control intraocular pressure or treat postoperative complications. RESULTS: The three groups were similar in demographics, preoperative intraocular pressure, and medical dependency. However, the incidence of hypotony during the postoperative periods of 3 to 12 months was significantly higher in the 3- to 5-minute MMC group (P < .05, chi-square test). Severe visual acuity loss associated with hypotony was also more frequently found in the 3- to 5- minute MMC group than in the 0.5- to 1-minute (P = .009, chi-square test) group or the control group (P = .014, chi-square test). In addition, the success probabilities were significantly different among the three groups (P = .001, Kaplan-Meier survival analysis with log-rank test) and were the highest in the 0.5- to 1-minute MMC group and the lowest in the 3- to 5- minute MMC group. 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METHODS: We evaluated primary phakic trabeculectomies with no MMC (36 eyes of 36 patients), 0.5- to 1-minute MMC (50 eyes of 50 patients), and 3- to 5-minute MMC (38 eyes of 38 patients) at the concentration of 0.5 mg/ml. Successful trabeculectomy was defined as an intraocular pressure of 21 mm Hg or less without development of a marked visual acuity loss associated with prolonged hypotony (intraocular pressure < 6 mm Hg over 3 months) and without the need for additional surgery to control intraocular pressure or treat postoperative complications. RESULTS: The three groups were similar in demographics, preoperative intraocular pressure, and medical dependency. However, the incidence of hypotony during the postoperative periods of 3 to 12 months was significantly higher in the 3- to 5-minute MMC group (P < .05, chi-square test). Severe visual acuity loss associated with hypotony was also more frequently found in the 3- to 5- minute MMC group than in the 0.5- to 1-minute (P = .009, chi-square test) group or the control group (P = .014, chi-square test). In addition, the success probabilities were significantly different among the three groups (P = .001, Kaplan-Meier survival analysis with log-rank test) and were the highest in the 0.5- to 1-minute MMC group and the lowest in the 3- to 5- minute MMC group. CONCLUSION: Shorter application (0.5 to 1 minute) of MMC appears to be optimal for the successful outcome of primary phakic trabeculectomy compared with no MMC or longer application of MMC at a concentration of 0.5 mg/ml. AB - PURPOSE: To compare the intraocular pressure and hypotony outcomes of primary phakic trabeculectomies with no mitomycin C (MMC), shorter MMC, and longer MMC exposure. METHODS: We evaluated primary phakic trabeculectomies with no MMC (36 eyes of 36 patients), 0.5- to 1-minute MMC (50 eyes of 50 patients), and 3- to 5-minute MMC (38 eyes of 38 patients) at the concentration of 0.5 mg/ml. Successful trabeculectomy was defined as an intraocular pressure of 21 mm Hg or less without development of a marked visual acuity loss associated with prolonged hypotony (intraocular pressure < 6 mm Hg over 3 months) and without the need for additional surgery to control intraocular pressure or treat postoperative complications. RESULTS: The three groups were similar in demographics, preoperative intraocular pressure, and medical dependency. However, the incidence of hypotony during the postoperative periods of 3 to 12 months was significantly higher in the 3- to 5-minute MMC group (P < .05, chi-square test). Severe visual acuity loss associated with hypotony was also more frequently found in the 3- to 5- minute MMC group than in the 0.5- to 1-minute (P = .009, chi-square test) group or the control group (P = .014, chi-square test). In addition, the success probabilities were significantly different among the three groups (P = .001, Kaplan-Meier survival analysis with log-rank test) and were the highest in the 0.5- to 1-minute MMC group and the lowest in the 3- to 5- minute MMC group. CONCLUSION: Shorter application (0.5 to 1 minute) of MMC appears to be optimal for the successful outcome of primary phakic trabeculectomy compared with no MMC or longer application of MMC at a concentration of 0.5 mg/ml. JO - American Journal of Ophthalmology JF - American Journal of Ophthalmology	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1345
__label__wiki	0.965186	0.965186	Paul McCartney And... Pilotwings Filed to:The beatles: rock band Beatle Paul McCartney has done extraordinary things like writing classic tunes, making gobs of cash and being knighted by the Queen. He's also done regular things, too. He's a regular dude, too, you know. "I have a son who's 30, so he's a big gamer, he gamed through a lot of the early stuff," McCartney told Game Informer. "I was thinking the other day, 'God, that's a long way from ping pong.'" "But his generation went through stuff like — I like Pilotwings and stuff like that," he continued. "I liked the way you used to crash on purpose: 'No!'" "So those are great, and I say I played a bunch of that along with them, so I know the excitement of it. I just never got into it as much as the guys did, because I was doing other stuff." Ha, yeah, other stuff. Still, Paul McCartney playing through Pilotwings? The mind boggles. Paul McCartney Talks The Beatles: Rock Band [Game Informer] [Pic]	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1346
__label__cc	0.574627	0.425373	Tag Archives: Eiropean holidays The Origins of Santa Claus(Satan Claws) December 20, 2016 by Kushite Prince This grotesque-looking creature is the real spirit of Santa Claus unmasked, and he is a demon spirit known in Germany as “Krampus.” This demon (according to folklore), is supposed to be the evil side-kick of Santa Claus himself or his “alter ego.” Krampus’ role is to scare children into being good. All year long children are taught that if they are “naughty” Krampus would come on Christmas with a switch and beat their bottoms. But if they were “nice” then Santa Clause would come and give them toys and treats. The invention of this creature comes from the popular medieval Christmas plays of the tenth through the sixteenth century. These miracle, moral, mystery and passion dramas acted out scenes from the scriptures and the liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church. Combining humor and religion, they flourished during the fifteenth century. It is significant that St. Nicholas was a dominant theme among these plays. Much of the myth and outlandish miracles of St. Nicholas originated from these dramas. And much of the bizarre characteristics of Santa were planted in these Christmas plays.—Siefker, Phyllis. Santa Claus, Last of the Wild Men: The Origins and Evolution of Saint Nicholas. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1997. One of the bizarre jobs of St. Nick’s devilish helper was to “gleefully drag sinners to Hell!” On the eve of December 6th, the myth told that this bearded, white-haired old “saint,” clad in a wide mantel, rode through the skies on a white horse (the rider on a white horse in Revelation 6), together with his slave, the swarthy Dark Helper. This reluctant helper had to disperse gifts to good people, but much preferred to threaten them with his broom-like scourge, and, at a sign of his master, would gleefully drag sinners away to a place of eternal suffering—Renterghem, Tony van. When Santa Was a Shaman. St. Paul: Llewellyn Publications, 1995. It is also alarming that Santa’s popular title, “Nick,” is also a common name for “the Devil.” “Old Nick” is a well-known British name for the Devil. “It seems probable that this name is derived from the Dutch Nikken, the devil.”—-Shepard, Leslie A. Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. New York: Gale Research Inc. 1991. Krampus, the original version of Santa’s Elf in Austria, would punish wrongdoers instead of Elohiym. He would bring the children a “bag of switches/branches” to beat them with. In Yehezqel (Ezekiel) 8:17 we learn more about this particular branch. This branch is a reference to the mistletoe and also to the “abominable branch” in YeshaYaHuW (Isaiah) 14 known as “The King of Babylon” (Nimrod) because he was “cut down” like a tree as his limbs were severed by Noah’s son Shem and they were sent to all the provinces in the land of Shinar—The book of Jasher; The Two Babylons, by Alexander Hislop; The Antiquities, Josephus. Considering Santa you cannot miss his “alter ego,” who has followed him like a dark shadow since ancient times. There is a devil, called Percht, Bartl, “KRAMPUS” (the Devil), Knecht Ruprecht, or Rotsohler, accompanying Santa Claus in the European Alps. He shows the pre-Christian origin of this custom as a daemon trabant. We should mention here also another figure: Ruebezahl, who is a German mythical, giant-like person, who is a mixture of Krampus (the Devil) and Santa.”—-Santa’s Origin. How St. Nicholas became Santa Claus Nicholas was born in Parara, Turkey in 270 C.E. and later became Bishop of Myra. He died in 345 C.E. on December 6th. He was not canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church until the 1800’s. Nicholas was among the most senior bishops who convened the Council of Nicaea in 325 C.E. and created the New Testament. The text they produced portrayed Jews as “the children of the devil” who sentenced Jesus to death. In 1087, a group of sailors who idolized Nicholas moved his bones from Turkey to a sanctuary in Bari, Italy. There Nicholas supplanted a female boon-giving deity called The Grandmother, or Pasqua Epiphania, who used to fill the children’s stockings with her gifts. The Grandmother was ousted from her shrine at Bari, which became the center of the Nicholas cult. Members of this group gave each other gifts during a pageant they conducted annually on the anniversary of Nicholas’ death, December 6. The Nicholas cult spread north until it was adopted by German and Celtic pagans. These groups worshipped a pantheon led by Woden –their chief god and the father of Thor, Balder, and Tiw. Woden had a long, white beard and rode a horse through the heavens one evening each Autumn. When Nicholas merged with Woden, he shed his Mediterranean appearance, grew a beard, mounted a flying horse, rescheduled his flight for December, and donned heavy winter clothing. In a bid for pagan adherents in Northern Europe, the Catholic Church adopted the Nicholas cult and taught that he did (and they should) distribute gifts on December 25th instead of December 6th. Posted in Symbolism & Secret Societies. 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__label__cc	0.662294	0.337706	Asymmetric total synthesis of (-)-merrilactone A: Use of a bulky protecting group as long-range stereocontrolling element Masayuki Inoue, Takaaki Satou, Masahiro Hirama (Chemical Equation Presented) Designer elegance: The transannular aldol reaction of a cyclooctene diketone is the key step in this total synthesis of the natural enantiomer of merrilactone A (see scheme). The configuration of the two stereocenters generated in the formation of the central bicyclo[3.3.0]octane framework of the natural product was established using a specially designed bulky protecting group. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200601358 Published - 2006 Jul 17 Enantiomers merrilactone A Aldol reaction Asymmetric synthesis Medium-ring compounds Protecting groups Terpenoids Inoue, M., Satou, T., & Hirama, M. (2006). Asymmetric total synthesis of (-)-merrilactone A: Use of a bulky protecting group as long-range stereocontrolling element. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 45(29), 4843-4848. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200601358 Asymmetric total synthesis of (-)-merrilactone A : Use of a bulky protecting group as long-range stereocontrolling element. / Inoue, Masayuki; Satou, Takaaki; Hirama, Masahiro. In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, Vol. 45, No. 29, 17.07.2006, p. 4843-4848. Inoue, M, Satou, T & Hirama, M 2006, 'Asymmetric total synthesis of (-)-merrilactone A: Use of a bulky protecting group as long-range stereocontrolling element', Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, vol. 45, no. 29, pp. 4843-4848. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200601358 Inoue M, Satou T, Hirama M. Asymmetric total synthesis of (-)-merrilactone A: Use of a bulky protecting group as long-range stereocontrolling element. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. 2006 Jul 17;45(29):4843-4848. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200601358 Inoue, Masayuki ; Satou, Takaaki ; Hirama, Masahiro. / Asymmetric total synthesis of (-)-merrilactone A : Use of a bulky protecting group as long-range stereocontrolling element. In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. 2006 ; Vol. 45, No. 29. pp. 4843-4848. @article{3082ea17af3d4b498af28adcd2ce620d, title = "Asymmetric total synthesis of (-)-merrilactone A: Use of a bulky protecting group as long-range stereocontrolling element", abstract = "(Chemical Equation Presented) Designer elegance: The transannular aldol reaction of a cyclooctene diketone is the key step in this total synthesis of the natural enantiomer of merrilactone A (see scheme). The configuration of the two stereocenters generated in the formation of the central bicyclo[3.3.0]octane framework of the natural product was established using a specially designed bulky protecting group.", keywords = "Aldol reaction, Asymmetric synthesis, Medium-ring compounds, Protecting groups, Terpenoids", author = "Masayuki Inoue and Takaaki Satou and Masahiro Hirama", doi = "10.1002/anie.200601358", journal = "Angewandte Chemie - International Edition", publisher = "John Wiley and Sons Ltd", T1 - Asymmetric total synthesis of (-)-merrilactone A T2 - Use of a bulky protecting group as long-range stereocontrolling element AU - Inoue, Masayuki AU - Satou, Takaaki AU - Hirama, Masahiro N2 - (Chemical Equation Presented) Designer elegance: The transannular aldol reaction of a cyclooctene diketone is the key step in this total synthesis of the natural enantiomer of merrilactone A (see scheme). The configuration of the two stereocenters generated in the formation of the central bicyclo[3.3.0]octane framework of the natural product was established using a specially designed bulky protecting group. AB - (Chemical Equation Presented) Designer elegance: The transannular aldol reaction of a cyclooctene diketone is the key step in this total synthesis of the natural enantiomer of merrilactone A (see scheme). The configuration of the two stereocenters generated in the formation of the central bicyclo[3.3.0]octane framework of the natural product was established using a specially designed bulky protecting group. KW - Aldol reaction KW - Asymmetric synthesis KW - Medium-ring compounds KW - Protecting groups KW - Terpenoids U2 - 10.1002/anie.200601358 DO - 10.1002/anie.200601358 JO - Angewandte Chemie - International Edition JF - Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 10.1002/anie.200601358	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1354
__label__wiki	0.637055	0.637055	Dino Melaye loses local government to Smart Adeyemi by Sanya Agunbiade November 17, 2019, 11:57 am In the re-run of the election held at the Kogi West Senatorial district yesterday, Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party loses to The All Progressives Congress candidate, Smart Adeyemi, in Ijumu local government area of the state. Both candidates are from the local government. While Mr Adeyemi is an indigene of Iyara, Dino Melaye is from Aiyetoro, a neighbouring village. The final result for the local government was announced on Sunday morning. Mr Adeyemi’s APC polled a total of 11,627 votes while Mr Melaye’s PDP amassed 7,647 votes in the local government, according to the electoral commission, INEC. The candidate of the SDP, Natasha Akpoti, came a distant third with 49 votes, Premium Times reports. My mansion was built before I became Senator- Dino Melaye Ijumu is part of Kogi West senatorial district, the district the candidates seek to represent in the Senate. I married my husband when he was earning N30K salary – Real Warri Pikin New look of Bolu, FUTA student assaulted by Obalola and friends	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1369
__label__cc	0.661741	0.338259	Colorado launches digital ID in state's mobile app Residents can use electronic version of driver's license or state ID as legal form of personal identification Coloradans can now create an electronic version of their driver's license or state identification card that can be displayed on smartphones for proof of identification, age and address in Colorado. … Don't have an ID? If you made a voluntary contribution of $25 or more in Nov. 2018-2019, but do not yet have an online account, click here to create one at no additional charge. VIP Digital Access Includes access to all websites Our print publications are advertiser supported. For those wishing to access our content online, we have implemented a small charge so we may continue to provide our valued readers and community with unique, high quality local content. Thank you for supporting your local newspaper. Posted Friday, November 1, 2019 9:23 am Coloradans can now create an electronic version of their driver's license or state identification card that can be displayed on smartphones for proof of identification, age and address in Colorado. The launch of the Colorado Digital ID in the myColorado mobile app, the state's official mobile app, was announced Oct. 30 by Gov. Jared Polis, according to a news release. Colorado Digital ID is a secure, unique visual representation of what has traditionally been the legally accepted official physical format of a person's identification. “As technology evolves, I'm excited to make sure that government keeps up with the times. We are rapidly moving to support the use of mobile digital identity solutions that allow any of us to verify our identity and conduct business without the need to carry a plastic identification card,” Polis said in the release. “Colorado continues to be a national leader when it comes to technology.” Polis also signed an executive order stating that Colorado Digital ID shall be authorized, and may be accepted, as a legal form of personal identification for use in Colorado, the release said. The Colorado business community is highly encouraged to begin accepting the Digital ID, and state agencies are advised to accept it beginning Dec. 1. Colorado law enforcement agencies may continue to require physical forms of identification by members of the public in all law enforcement and public safety situations, so Coloradans should continue to take their physical ID wherever they go. myColorado is a collaborative project between the governor's office, the Office of Information Technology, the Department of Revenue, the Division of Motor Vehicles and the Colorado Department of Public Safety. The Colorado Digital ID will evolve over time as national standards are identified and adopted to allow for interstate usage and to make it compliant with federal REAL ID requirements. “The myColorado app is just the beginning of our journey to increase virtual access to government services,” State Chief Information Officer and OIT Executive Director Theresa Szczurek said in the release. “Stay tuned as the State of Colorado continues to expand the myColorado app by adding features and services that Coloradans want the most.” With the myColorado mobile app, Coloradans can also renew their driver's licenses, receive notifications about important state news, securely store personal and payment information, and search for online state services in one place. Storage of vehicle registration and insurance cards in the myColorado Wallet is coming soon, the release said. “We are continually working to bring topflight technology to the people of Colorado. These digital services will modernize the way people interact with state government,” Department of Revenue Executive Director Lu Córdova said in the release. Coloradans may download the app to their smartphones via the Apple App Store or Google Play. Visit myColorado.state.co.us to learn more about myColorado and the Colorado Digital ID. Colorado, Jared Polis Community service groups push for younger recruits amid membership challenges Think of abundance, not scarcity, and win consistently In the war of words, the words are losing No. 1 Pomona wrestling powering toward another state title run Joy Brandt RE/MAX ALLIANCE SILVER LEAF MORTGAGE INC THE ARVADA CENTER WINGS OVER THE ROCKIES AIR & SPACE YOUR REMODELING CONNECTION	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1370
__label__wiki	0.526506	0.526506	The view from Calgary Bo Hamby April 7, 2017 0 Comments News Links1 min read Calgary Sun Extras get the job done for Flames in win against Kings "Goaltending call-up Jon Gillies earned the win in his big-league debut and a couple of usual scratches — defenceman Dennis Wideman and forward Freddie Hamilton — scored key goals as the Calgary Flames continued to tune up for... Full Story The view from Edmonton Edmonton Journal Oilers fall 6-4 to playoff-missing Kings "The 6-4 defeat was just their second loss in the last 11 games, but it hurt badly as Edmonton lost valuable ground in its bid for home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The fact they blew a 2-0 lead didn’t ease the m... Full Story The view from Arizona AZ Central Arizona Coyotes' win spoils Los Angeles Kings' playoff hopes "Not only did Duclair shrug off his slump, but his goal also emerged as the game-winner in a 2-1 win over the Kings on Sunday that held other significance – most chiefly the Coyotes snuffing out the Kings’ playoff chances ... Full Story Bo Hamby March 30, 2017 0 Comments Calgary Sun Flames fail to clinch playoff spot against Kings "They let emotion get the best of them in a rough and tumble game that felt like playoffs. Instead, it left fans to wonder what is going to happen in the coming days as Calgary (43-30-4) sets out on its toughest part of the 2016-17 r... Full Story Edmonton Journal It's official, Oilers punch playoff ticket for first time since 2006 "The game had a playoff-type vibe with 62 hits and 35 blocked shots, not that McDavid could get his head around that part of it. 'People keep asking me if it felt like a playoff game. I can’t say what that’s ... Full Story Edmonton Journal Edmonton Oilers blank L.A. Kings 2-0 with playoffs on horizon "It was a huge late-season game against a tough old nemesis fighting for its life and the Oilers were never in trouble as Maroon and Milan Lucic provided the scoring and Cam Talbot posted his second shutout in as ma... Full Story Calgary Herald 'A great spot': Flames victory over Kings giant step toward playoffs "With just three weeks remaining in the regular-season slate, nobody has been piling up points at a more impressive clip. Thanks to a sparkling 13-1-1 record in the past month and change, the Flames (41-27-4) h... Full Story The view from Buffalo The Buffalo News Quick Hits: Kings 2, Sabres 0 "The Sabres were shut out for the fourth straight time here Thursday night, suffering a 2-0 loss that was their second straight on their Western road trip. Oddly enough, all four of the losses have been by that 2-0 score. Buffalo's last goal here ... Full Story AZ Central Arizona Coyotes win 11-round shootout over Los Angeles Kings "Arizona had a chance to pull even and eventually move ahead because of a strong showing by backup Louis Domingue, who finished with 44 saves for his third straight start in which he's been solid. He and Bishop, who had 30... Full Story The view from St. Louis St. Louis Post-Dispatch 'It's huge': Blues earn pivotal win over Kings "The win featured what have been two of the recent hallmarks of the team's success: Excellent play in goal and the team scoring first. The Blues have allowed just eight goals in the win streak and along with the shutout win... Full Story The view from Washington The Washington Post Capitals’ losing streak reaches three after 4-2 loss to Kings "Though the Capitals arguably played well in a losing effort against the Kings, they are 5-5-1 in the 11 games since their mid-February five-day bye week. Moreover, Pittsburgh’s 3-0 win over Vancouver earlier in ... Full Story The view from Nashville The Tennessean Predators' skid complicating playoff path "Scoring the first goal also hasn't helped, with Nashville, which has a 19-3-7 record when doing so, striking first against Montreal on March 2, Anaheim on Tuesday and Los Angeles on Thursday. The Predators trailed for a combined nine s... Full Story Bo Hamby March 1, 2017 0 Comments Calgary Sun Calgary Flames get past L.A. Kings 2-1 in overtime "They vowed they’d return home after a five-game road trip and play a road-style game. They promised it would be a post-season performance. The Flames talked about the proverbial four-points up for grabs. This one lived up to the b... Full Story	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1371
__label__wiki	0.665212	0.665212	UNIVERSAL PICTURES FILM MUSIC HERITAGE COLLECTION ZOMBEAVERS: LIMITED EDITION LLLCD1351 Shipping Status: ORDER NOW and get your copy autographed by composers Jon Kaplan and Al Kaplan at no additional charge. Autographs are available while supplies last and are NOT guaranteed. THIS IS A COMPACT DISC RELEASE La-La Land Records and Armory Films presents the original motion picture score to the acclaimed horror/comedy feature film ZOMBEAVERS, starring Rachel Melvin, Cortney Palm and Rex Linn, and directed by Jordan Rubin. Fans of both modern-day and retro-cool horror will find much to love in the Kaplans’ (who also co-wrote the witty screenplay) invigorating score, which expertly weaves an old-school 80’s vibe with a modern flair as it balances the film’s comedy and shocks with delightful precision. And watch out for the hilarious lounge-style song, “Zombeavers,” with a killer vocal by Nick Amado. Produced by the composers and mastered by James Nelson, this limited edition of 1000 Units features three exclusive bonus tracks not available on the digital download version. Sharped toothed art design by Dan Goldwasser includes liner note comments by the composers and the director, with a forward by Doug Adams. It’ll DAM you to hell!!! Digital Download version available here. Main Title 3:03 Fishing 0:31 Arrival at Cabin 0:59 The Dam 1:08 The Bear/Smyth 1:21 False Alarm/The Bathtub 2:14 Kill It! 1:20 Footprints 1:21 Lake Attack 4:22 Intimidation Tactics 1:35 Tommy’s Plan 1:51 Tree Blockade 1:54 Assault on the Cabin/Beaver Fever 3:27 Run! 1:13 The Gregersons 1:14 Research 0:58 Jenn’s Secret 1:36 Buck Toothed 1:24 Myrna Lives/Whack-a-Beav 1:38 Escape From Ashwood 2:31 Betrayal 2:50 Freedom 0:48 Zombeavers (Featuring Nick Amado) 2:17 Main Title* (Original Version) 2:20 Smyth* (Alternate – Mockup) 0:56 Coda* (Featuring Tamara Bevard) 1:25 * Album Exclusive Track PUPPET MASTER X: AXIS RISING / THE EVIL CLERGYMAN: LIMITED EDITION FRIDAY THE 13th: PARTS 2 & 3 (2-CD SET) WINGS: LIMITED EDITION RELIC, THE: LIMITED EDITION WILLARD: LIMITED EDITION DANNY ELFMAN BATMAN COLLECTION, THE : LIMITED EDITION (4 CD Set) CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND - 40th ANNIVERSARY: LIMITED EDITION (2-CD SET) SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE - 40th ANNIV. REMASTERED LIMITED EDITION (3-CD SET) CREEPSHOW: LIMITED EDITION JONNY QUEST: LIMITED EDITION (2-CD SET) DIE HARD: 30th ANNIVERSARY REMASTERED LIMITED EDITION (3 CD SET) 150 S. Glenoaks Blvd. #9252 © 2020 La-La Land Records	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1372
__label__wiki	0.607112	0.607112	York Hovest and his incredible promise In August, 2011, thanks to the Association Freunde für ein Freund (Friends for a Friend) – an initiative in support of Tibetan culture – Hovest had the opportunity to portray the Dalai Lama in Wiesbaden during a visit to Germany. The job was to become a turning point in his life. “I asked myself what I could do for the Dalai Lama and his country from my perspective.” So Hovest wrote a letter to His Holiness: “I would like to travel to your homeland and capture its laughter and its tears; and then return with a message to the world.” Equipped with an S2 and under exhausting conditions where he had to battle with many obstacles, Hovest managed to produce a powerful reportage with breathtaking images. You can read in the reportage in LFI 1/2015. York Hovest Born in Wesel in 1978. After studying electronics installation, Hovest first worked as a model. He began his career behind the camera in the field of beauty and fashion as a self-taught photographer after working as an assistant to photographers in Munich and Milano. His first book, Hundert Tage Tibet – Das Verspechen (One hundred days in Tibet – the promise), has become a best seller. Autographed German copies of the book are available at the LFI online shop. www.yorkhovest.com Wim Wenders and his documentary on Sebastião Salgado LFI insight: Eyes Wide Open: 100 Years of Leica Photography	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1377
__label__wiki	0.887897	0.887897	Five key questions as Canadiens begin training camp There are three or four youngsters who will arrive in camp with the idea of creating roles on a roster that is crowded with veterans. Pat Hickey, Montreal Gazette The Canadiens open their training camp Thursday with 57 players undergoing physicals and fitness testing in Brossard and here are five questions that have to be answered before the season opener in Carolina on Oct. 3. Are the kids ready for the NHL? The Canadiens stepped out of their comfort zone last fall when they decided to keep 18-year-old centre Jesperi Kotkaniemi. This time around, there are three or four youngsters who will arrive in camp with the idea of creating roles on a roster that is already crowded with veterans. Most of the pre-camp hype is centred on forwards Ryan Poehling and Nick Suzuki. Poehling raised expectations in the spring when he scored three goals and added the shootout winner in his lone NHL appearance. Poehling won’t have to score to stick around, but he will have to play strong in his own end and improve his faceoffs if he’s going to displace Nate Thompson as the fourth-line centre. Suzuki could find a spot in the top nine if he shows the ability to inject some of his offensive magic into the unproductive power play. Ryan Poehling handles the puck during the Montreal Canadiens’ development camp at the Bell Sports Complex in Brossard on June 26, 2019. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette Josh Brook is a long shot to break into the defence corps, especially if Noah Juulsen is healthy. As for goaltender Cayden Primeau, he’ll start in Laval because 20-year-olds have to play. Can Drouin reach his potential? There’s a lot of talk about Jonathan Drouin’s talent, but it hasn’t translated into consistent performances on the ice. Drouin matched his career-high 53 points last season, but had only eight points during the final third of the season. Some of that drop can be attributed to the fact that he was on the third line with the slumping Kotkaniemi, but he was there because head coach Claude Julien was disenchanted with his effort. There’s been a lot of talk in recent weeks about the hard work Drouin did this summer, and he’ll get another look on Max Domi’s line. If the Canadiens are going to move forward, they need more from their highest-paid forward. Is Kinkaid the answer? Carey Price faced a brutal workload last season after Claude Julien lost faith in backup goaltender Antti Niemi. Enter Keith Kinkaid, whose career has been a roller-coaster the past two seasons. Two years ago, he had the best season of his career, with a 26-11-3 record and a .913 save percentage. Montreal Canadiens backup goalie Keith Kinkaid speaks to the media in Montreal on July 15, 2019. Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette Last season was his worst in the NHL. He had a 15-18-6 record and an .891 SP before he was traded to Columbus, where he sat on the bench for the final six weeks of the season. We have to assume goaltending coach Stéphane Waite had some input in the decision to sign Kinkaid and that he has a plan to turn Kinkaid’s game around. The Canadiens need Kinkaid to make at least 20 quality starts. If he falters, Charlie Lindgren is a metro ride away in Laval. Where does Chiarot fit? Left defenceman Ben Chiarot was the major free-agent signing in the off-season. He had a top-four role in Winnipeg, where he played alongside Dustin Byfuglien. His strong stay-at-home play would complement Jeff Petry on the second pair, but Brett Kulak played well in that role in the latter stages of last season and there could be an interesting battle for ice time. Is Bergy still wheeling and dealing? General manager Marc Bergevin will have close to $6 million in cap space once the roster is pared to 23 players. If the pre-season results show any serious holes, Bergevin might be looking for a deal and you can bet he’ll be scouring the waiver wire hoping to find another Paul Byron. phickey@postmedia.com twitter.com/zababes1 Bubble bursts after players make statements at Canadiens’ rookie camp Canadiens Notebook: Playoffs or bust this season for Habs? Stu Cowan: University all-stars put on good show against Canadiens rookies Letters to the Editor: Jan. 29 \| The London Free Press	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1378
__label__wiki	0.604973	0.604973	Police Searching For Woman Accused Of Pepper Spraying Del Taco Employees, Customers Over Burrito Order Filed Under:Burning, CBSLA, Customers, Del Taco, Employees, Eyes, Ontario, Pepper Spray, Rose Keith, stinging ONTARIO (CBSLA.com) — Police are on the hunt for a woman they say pepper sprayed customers and employees inside a fast-food restaurant in Ontario. A drive-thru customer allegedly upset about her burrito order is accused of walking into the Del Taco located on Mountain Avenue and G Street and going on the attack. Rose Keith wore sunglasses during her interview with CBS2/KCAL9 because she says her eyes were on still on fire hours after being sprayed in the eyes. “It was horrifying. It was terrible,” she said. “She sprayed my face and I turned around and I couldn’t see afterwards.” Keith says she noticed the pepper spray suspect making a scene about her burrito and throwing a basket of condiments at employees. “She threw it at them. She was upset. The manager came out and said, ‘You can’t be doing that. You need to leave.’ The lady had a pen and she threw at her,” Keith said. Del Taco is working with police and would not release any surveillance video. Employees weren’t allowed to say much about what happened. A repeat Del Taco customer who wasn’t at the restaurant when the alleged attack occurred says the employees at the location are very kind when taking orders at the drive-thru. “They don’t mess up the orders. They’re actually really nice. I’m kind of surprised you told me about that,” regular customer Zeth Grijalpa said. Police have the license plate number of the vehicle the woman accused was traveling in prior to the incident, which police say is considered assault. An arrest had not been made at the time of this report.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1390
__label__wiki	0.8889	0.8889	What Makes Them Cry – By Frederick James Smith (PHOTOPLAY 1923) PHOTOPLAY Vol. XXIII May, 1923 No.6 What Makes Them Cry By Frederick James Smith What Moves the Stars to Tears Mary Pickford by Massenet Elegie Pola Negri by Grieg’s Lament Bill Hart by “Sweet Bunch of Daisies” Theda Bara by Gabriel-Marie’s “La Cinquantaine” Betty Compson by “Aloha” Dorothy Dalton by “Kiss Me Again” Mae Busch by “Home Sweet Home” Judith from Bethulia SINCE Blanche Sweet wept the first sensational real screen tear, as Judith in David Wark Grifiith’s “Judith of Bethulia,” many a tear has been shed before the remorseless film lens. Unfortunately the public has come to look upon most of them as a matter of glycerine. That is a part of the film fan’s general present suspicion of all things cinematic. In reality, most of the studio tears these days are real. It is no longer a matter of emulsion rather than emotion. After all, why shouldn’t the tears be the genuine thing? The average star has only to think of what the papers say about that last picture, or the sad fashion the studio staff receives his—or her—flashes of genius. Any one of these things is guaranteed to open the ocular sluice-gates. Lillian Gish – Broken Blossoms Seriously, tears are largely a matter of temperament. They come comparatively easy to stars like Mary Pickford and Lillian Gish. Just a suggestion can make Jackie Coogan weep giant tears. Pola Negri, on the other hand, approaches her tear duct interludes from an emotional angle, rather than from the path of pathos. She must come to the tears logically as the climax of carefully developed emotional scenes. And she must have music. Indeed, it is surprising, when you come to consider the sob moments, how important a part music plays in the “shooting” of our photoplays. It is impossible to say definitely just when and where music entered the silver-sheet field as a tear persuader, but legend has it that Grifiith called in a violinist at the old Biograph studio, away back in 1909, to play for Florence Lawrence. Maybe the honor is deserved elsewhere but, since “D. W.” created most of the innovations which in time became part of the technique of the photoplay of today, we pass the wreath to Griffith and move on. True, Griffith uses music less than any director we know. He has found that mobs in big scenes are especially responsive to music and, in “Intolerance,” he used a military band for three days during the filming of the battle scenes. Archaeologists would have been surprised to see the legions of Cyrus repulsed from the walls of Babylon to the stirring strains of a Sousa march or “Tipperary.” In the scenes of Belshazzar’s feast in “Intolerance” the dancers received their cues from music of this same hardworking band. In the intimate scenes of his productions, however, Griffith uses no music. Indeed, Griffith has told me that he would never employ a player who could not feel a role enough to weep at rehearsals. Right here let us say that Griffith himself will not do a story that does not move him to the point of tears at the mere telling. More than once we have watched tears come to Griffith’s eyes as he merely outlined the details of a screen story. This reveals something of the Griffith method of making a photoplay. He will work over his story until he achieves at least one or two big moments. Then he will turn and twist the synopsis—indeed, throw the story out the window—to get the most out of these few seconds. These moments develop at the extended rehearsals of the entire story which always precede the “shooting” of a single foot of film. Usually they come forth as a player reveals an unusual touch of feeling. Think back over any Griffith drama and you will instantly recall certain moments that stand out with cameo clarity. Consider the slavey’s hysterical fear in the tiny closet of “Broken Blossoms,” the broken Yellow – Man hovering tenderly over the figure of the girl in the same classic, the death of the baby in ” ‘Way Down East,” or the moment when Henriette hears the distant voice of the lost and blind Louise in “Orphans of the Storm.” All immortal celluloid flashes of genius—and all achieved in this careful fashion. Orphans of the Storm – Jacques Forget Not and Henriette The Griffith method of developing these scenes is essentially unique. It can honestly be described as savoring of hypnotism. Griffith has a voice of odd dramatic timbre. On the stage it may sound forced and theatrical but in the studio it becomes a musical instrument to play upon an actor’s emotions. The very qualities that made Griffith an indifferent actor seem to make for directorial greatness. Griffith approaches a big scene carefully. Mellowing preliminary—or “working up”—scenes are shot for days preceding. Then the day comes. Someone has said that a cathedral hush settles upon the studio. Griffith goes to his room and rests for an hour. The player goes to his or her dressing room and rests. Then the moment arrives. Stage carpenters’ hammers are stilled. Griffith begins to talk to the player. He gives emotionally in direct ratio to the actor’s response. Lillian Gish could reach an emotional climax easily. When the “Broken Blossoms” scene in the closet — still the screen’s highest example of emotional hysteria—was shot in Los Angeles the screams of Miss Gish, alternating with the cries of Griffith, could be heard in the streets outside. It required most of the studio staff to keep the curious from trying to invade the studio. Grifiilh’s directing becomes a veritable duel of emotions. Mae Marsh was—and is—almost as responsive as Lillian Gish under his direction. Carol Dempster is not of the same temperament. Griffith once worked steadily from eleven to five o’clock, during the making of “The Girl Who Stayed at Home,” before he evoked a single responsive tear from Miss Dempster. But, since he refuses to resort to glycerine, he kept on. These scenes are highly wearing for the actor, naturally. Yet we never saw a player respond to emotions so easily and recover herself so quickly as Lillian Gish. She has a curious knack of resting—of completely relaxing—in every spare moment. She conserves herself with the greatest care. Miss Gish once told me that she long ago learned that she could do anything if she rested properly. “Resting properly,” she went on, ‘”is relaxing every muscle.” Try it sometime. A curious instance of Griffith’s studio magnetism is told of the filming of the old fashioned revival scenes in “True Heart Susie.” The director had secured an evangelist for the scene, but somehow the crowd of extras remained cold and unmoved. The scene threatened to collapse when Griffith took the revivalist’s place on the platform—and began to really preach. He kept his place on the platform for six hours—and obtained the most remarkable shots of a revival under stress of religious fervor ever filmed. They say one could hear the extras singing “Nearer, My God, to Thee” two blocks from the California studio. Indeed, a half dozen ten-dollar-a-day extras hit the sawdust trail in reality. Mary Pickford throws herself wholehearted into a scene. “Glycerine tears and counterfeit money are in the same class;” Miss Pickford has told me. “If I can riot feel enough to weep real tears I believe I am not honest with the public.” Which, somehow, sums up the reason for Miss Pickford’s continuous leadership of the screen for so many years. She is true to her audience. Miss Pickford frequently uses music to stir her emotions. It may interest you to know that the Cadman Indian lyric, “From the Land of the Sky Blue Water,” is one of the numbers she frequently uses. And Massenet’s Elegie. She utilized the Elegie when she created that famous scene before the mirror in “Stella Maris,” when poor little Unity realized her own ugliness. On the other hand no music was required for that tender moment in the revival of “Tess of the Storm Country,” where the little waif stands before the judge. Miss Pickford says that it was the moving voice of Forrest Robinson, the old player who acted the judge, that stirred her to tears. John S. Robertson, the director, tells many stories of Miss Pickford’s quick response to sentiment. He relates an interesting story, too, of the way he achieved some of the touching moments of “Sentimental Tommy.” Remember the brief—but telling—second where May McAvoy as Grizel fought off a show of emotion although her eyes were welled with tears. Robertson achieved it with a trick. “It wasn’t honest and it wasn’t fair,” says Robertson, rather shamefacedly. “We tried the scene for some time with little success. Then the lunch hour came. When the players returned, Miss McAvoy was four minutes late. I surprised her by turning pretty harshly and demanding to know what she meant by being late. Miss McAvoy is a sensitive little person and I saw her fighting back her emotions. So we went on with the scene—and I had just what I wanted. I saw Miss McAvoy creep behind some scenery afterward to cry and I felt like a rotter. Later on, however, I told her and asked her forgiveness.” During the recent shooting of “The Bright Shawl,” the romantic story of Havana in which Richard Barthelmess starred, Robertson utilized three orchestras. One, a Spanish string orchestra, was used for the dance moments, a native negro orchestra for the Cuban dance hall scenes and a theater orchestra for the theater shots. Once or twice the Spanish orchestra was called upon lor certain emotional moments. Yet neither Barthelmess nor Robertson believe much in the use of music. The temperamental Pola Negri has a very discriminating taste in music. She uses a piano and cello and calls upon her two musicians for Tschaikowsky, Beethoven and sometimes, Wagner. Rachmaninoff’s famous prelude is one of her favorites. In achieving the highly tempestuous emotional scene of “Bella Donna,” she used the restless and moving lament of Grieg. Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan While Chaplin uses no music in the actual making of scenes, he often slips away to a deserted comer of his studio. There he plays upon an old violin, while he works out the details of a scene. Never does he approach one of those superb scenes—where comedy is shot through with pathos—without resorting to his faithful violin. No glycerine tears for Jackie Coogan! His childish imagination needs only to be touched. We have seen him weep copiously during a mere recitation. There was a tearful scene in “Oliver Twist,” if you remember. The director merely called Jackie’s attention to a little kitten that had wandered on the set. It was a scraggly little feline waif. “That kitten’s hungry, Jackie,” said the director. “Poor little thing.” In an instant, tears were streaming down Jackie’s cheeks. They tell an interesting story in Hollywood of the night Jackie attended one of the American Legion fights given for charity. Little Jackie got into the ring and shook hands with the pugilists and, as the crowd cheered enthusiastically, his father stepped into the squared circle. Papa Coogan asked Jackie to do a little scene. “You’re just a poor little boy, Jackie,” said his father kneeling beside him on the canvas, while the great arena hushed under the glaring lights. “You’re earning a httle money selling papers but you’re tired and cold. When you come back to your little home, you find your baby sister is very sick. When you count your pennies, you realize you haven’t enough money to buy the medicine the doctor ordered. You go to her bedside. . . . Now, Jackie, do it.” Norma Talmadge Without music, atmosphere or props, Jackie walked to the side of the imaginary cradle and, after trying to smile and count his fancied pennies, burst into a flood of real tears, burying his shaking head in his arms. Yes, the audience cried, too. Norma Talmadge uses music on her sets during emotional scenes but she says she does it as a screen from the studio atmosphere. Music blots out distracting things, she says. Miss Talmadge, too, insists upon absolute quiet. Tears come to her gradually, only after she has concentrated completely upon her role. Do you remember the scene in “The Miracle Man” where Thomas Meighan came to realize that he had bartered everything worth while for a handful of gold and breaks down in tears? Meighan always was a competent actor but he hadn’t cried. Somehow it seemed unmanly to him and he simply couldn’t. At least, so runs the story as George Loane Tucker once told it. For two days and two nights. Tucker kept Meighan practically without sleep and food by rushing work at the studio. By that tune Meighan’s nerves had been worn to an edge. So the two, the director and the future star, went on a long walk. Tucker talked long and earnestly of the scene. When they returned to the studio, Meighan had hardly faced the camera when he broke down and wept. The result was the scene as you saw it on the screen. Alice Terry’s tears, obtained under the direction of her husband. Rex Ingram, are earned in strenuous fashion. Miss Terry is very slow to arrive at the lachrymal moment. Some times it takes a day or two of continuous work, pressure and almost friction, before the tear comes. Larry Trimble tells an interesting story of the way he obtained tears from Rubye de Remer during the filming of “The Auction Block.” Like Miss Terry, Miss de Remer responds slowly. But Trimble resolved not to use the glycerine bottle. He told the wardrobe woman to give Rubye a pair of shoes one size too small. The desired scene was to show a young wife, heart broken by her husband’s actions, sitting on the edge of her bed in tears, sobbing, “I can’t stand any more.” Mr. Trimble kept Miss de Remer standing for hours. He had sandwiches sent in for lunch—and kept her standing to eat them. This continued all day, although Miss de Remer never realized the plot. Work continued into the night. Finally 11 o’clock came. Miss de Remer was on the edge of breaking. Her feet aching and her nerves worn out, the actress collapsed on the edge of the bed, wailing, “I can’t stand any more.” The cameraman caught the scene and Trimble explained his ruse. But they had to cut off Miss de Remer’s shoes. However, the scene established her as an actress. The use of music in the western studios was introduced at Lasky’s by Geraldine Farrar. The music of Bizet’s “Carmen” was played during the filming of that opera. When Miss Farrar did “Joan the Woman,” the Marseillaise was used as the theme of the filming music, just as it was later utilized in the incidental music written to accompany the production. For her love scenes, notably the one with Wallie Reid in this production, Miss Farrar always called for Charles Gardner’s “The Lilac.” Old fashioned tunes were popular with Bill Hart in emotional scenes, particularly an old timer called “Sweet Bunch of Daisies.” Theda Bara used to always insist upon a harpist during her tense scenes. During the shooting of “Cleopatra” and “Du Barry,” the harpist always used the same theme, which was described by the studio forces as ” an Egyptian chant dug up in an orient tomb along the Nile.” A musician happened to visit the studio one day, however, and identified the haunting melody as Gabriel-Marie’s “La Cinquantaine,” otherwise “The Golden Wedding.” Imagine Cleopatra using her wiles on poor old Marc to the tune of a golden wedding melody! Miss Bara was highly partial to Verdi, too, and also to Massenet’s Elegie Among the directors who always employ an orchestra is Marshall Neilan. Micky has a four piece orchestra on his pay roll all the time. Here it is interesting to note that Micky is an excellent musician, although he never took a lesson. When Neilan was in New York recently, he met Irving Berlin at a party. Micky sat down to a piano and played Berlin’s “Say It With Music.” “Remarkable,” exclaimed the king of popular music. “You have the real feeling of jazz—that’s the number as I really fancied it.” On the other hand, Rupert Hughes, although he likes to play between scenes, banishes all musicians during actual shooting. It is possible to go on endlessly enumerating melodies that stir certain stars to tears. Betty Compson, for instance, can sob graphically for the camera if she hears “Aloha.” Dorothy Dalton, for instance, needs “Kiss Me Again.” Mae Busch wants “Home, Sweet Home.” And so it goes. Anyway, the reign of the glycerine bottle is ended. The motion picture camera is relentless in disclosing the real along with the artificial. Lillian Gish fainted in Cheng Huan’s shop close up (Broken Blossoms) D.W. Griffith lillian gish	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1395
__label__cc	0.725645	0.274355	← 10 Axioms Of The Conservative Scientific Wisdom 10 Reasons Why Republicans Keep Investigating The Benghazi Attack → 10 People Who Will No Longer Have Access To Nuclear Launch Codes Posted on May 10, 2013 by List of X According to unconfirmed reports, this may have been one of the officers stripped of the authority to launch nuclear missiles. Earlier this week, CNN reported that the United States Air Force made an extraordinary move of taking away the access to nuclear missile launch codes from 17 Air Force officers because of their poor performance and concerns that these launch codes may have been compromised. The commander of the Air Force unit sent a harshly worded e-mail to his subordinates, criticizing them for their sloppiness in their work and for failing to protect the classified data, and in a highly ironic but rather predictable twist, that e-mail of course had been leaked to CNN. (CNN didn’t post the full commander’s e-mail, but it probably reads a lot like that viral sorority girl e-mail, minus the profanity). After such an embarrassment, the Air Force is taking the missile launch codes away from all the other people who shouldn’t have them. So, here are 10 other people who will no longer have the nuclear launch codes in the future. 1) Joe Biden: Last year, he accidentally revealed the administration’s support for gay marriage, making Obama scramble to make it look like not an accident. Imagine what Barack Obama would have to do if Joe Biden blurts out the nuclear launch code? 2) George Bush, Jr.: The launch codes would be removed from George W. Bush’s Presidential library, where the ex-President had proudly displayed them as a proof that he really, really had them. Luckily, no one had actually visited Bush’s library and seen these codes, because Americans either dislike Bush, or never go to libraries. 3) Harry Truman: Because of the additional scrutiny, Air Force audited their records and finally marked President Truman as deceased. 4) Kim Jong Un: He was identified as someone who shouldn’t even have access to a slingshot launch code. However, it turned out that after his father Kim Chen Il’s death there was no one left in North Korea with the knowledge of their launch codes, and therefore all recent North Korean missile launches labeled as “tests” were purely accidental. 5) Sara Palin: She couldn’t remember the 4 digit launch code and had to write it on the palm of her hand. 6) John Boehner: Without the codes, he will no longer be able hold the entire world hostage when demanding more tax cuts for the rich, and would have to settle for holding hostage only the American economy. 7) Justin Bieber: Did you really think that 40 million people follow him on Twitter because they like his music? Yeah, right. 8) Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie: No one knows how they got these codes, but it was only because of their threats of nuclear annihilation that they were able to collect so many children from multiple defenseless countries. 9) Whoever had the genius idea to create an oh-so-easy-to-remember launch code “1111”. 10) Whoops…. Me. This entry was posted in Humor, List of 10, Satire and tagged Barack Obama, humor, North Korea, Nuclear launch codes, Nuclear weapons, Political satire, satire, United States, United States Air Force. Bookmark the permalink. 54 Responses to 10 People Who Will No Longer Have Access To Nuclear Launch Codes I am not even sure there ARE nuclear launch codes. After all, during the Clinton presidency they were lost for a few months, and the world did not become less safe: http://andreasmoser.wordpress.com/2010/10/23/nuclear-codes/ Yes, I remember that now. Are they even sure if the codes they found were correct? Because it would be very embarrassing if we ever end up needing to use them (maybe nuke an asteroid) and this code turns out to be just a phone number for one of Clinton’s girlfriends. bernasvibe says: Fell out laughing. Lol, lol! This is much funnier than “10 Digits Found in Nuclear Launch Codes.” Oh wow, you actually saw that book? You must have a much higher security clearance than I do. peerlesscynic says: Very funny. Regarding number 7, you got that right. 🙂 Thank you. In my opinion, Justin Bieber shouldn’t be allowed to have nuclear weapons. At least not until he turns 21. I like to imagine the launch codes are ironic, something like “Lewinsky.” And because proper security procedures require frequently changing these codes, that would explain why Clinton had so many girlfriends. It was all in the interests of the national security. I think the launch code is “Kalel” of course. Thumbs up X. And when launching a missile, the officers have to change into special uniform with a large letter S on the chest (that stands for “Supervisor of the launch”) and a cape so that people behind them can’t see the code they are entering. Of course! 🙂 mairedubhtx says: I particularly liked number 2. Thank you. I still can’t believe George Bush was allowed to have these codes. Scary that Bush actually had these codes. Shudder. aliceatwonderland says: Wait, WHAT? How many people did they give these codes to? I can’t imagine anyone needing them besides the president and the very top military officials. Do they ever change the codes? I mean I have to change my damn password at work every few weeks and I work at a library. Where no one ever goes. Yet these guys are just slapped on the wrist and given a little more training? What exactly do you have to do to be drummed out of the service these days? I’d say compromising security to that extent would be a pretty freaking serious no-no, wouldn’t you? So seriously, wtf??? I’m pretty sure Cheney had the code, but he kept it safe for Bush. I don’t know how many people had them, but if the Air Force can take them away from 17 people without much noise, there’s probably plenty more people left with that access. I had to assume that everyone has them. Yeah, I’m sure Cheney kept the actual codes away from Bush. The fact that the US didn’t nuke any country between 2001 and 2008 is proof enough. There is a whole process for launching nuclear weapons, the codes those 17 airman had where for there individual ICBM controls. There isn’t just one code that controls our nuclear arsenal. The president has an aide that carries something called a nuclear football which controls the arsenal. The football is a briefcase with instructions on how to launch. I realize that no single person has the codes and access to launch a nuclear weapon. However, you wouldn’t want to give someone you don’t fully trust even a half of your credit card number. Ok?!@How often WE have to change our passwords..I 2nd that WtF? I scratch my head sometimes at the ‘ish I see going on in D.C.(or what is NOT going on that should be) more & more these days..Good jeeesh if 17 people could be banned from having the codes..how many people are being TRUSTED with having them ? And for what reason do they even need them? Are WE the only ones who don’t have them? Lawd, help us Yeah, I was really surprised that this happened, and even more surprised when the story disappeared from the news rather quickly. “Oh year, we got 17 people with access to launching nuclear missiles, who shouldn’t be allowed to go near these missiles. No big deal, nothing to see here.” I can’t believe Tom Cruise didn’t make the list. He shouldn’t have them either. I gave him the special picture treatment no one else got. Well….I guess that counts. These are fabulous. Maybe next the Air Force can tackle the sexual harassment embarrassment it’s managing to amass, starting with the Air Force officer in charge of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office who was arrested and charged with sexual battery… By the way, I followed you over on Twitter. But I’m not stalking you. Not really, anyway… Yes, theoretically the Air Force could tackle their sexual assault/rape problem, but it seems they find it easier to teach people to use fighter jets and nuclear weapons correctly, than to teach them that sexually assaulting and raping others is not Ok. I just followed you back, so your hint totally worked. And thank you for retweeting this post. You’re welcome. And yes, I find that subtle hints–or in this case, not so subtle–work the best… They took away my launch codes too… sigh… oh… wait… those were the lunch codes. Yay. I can still nuke anybody who pisses me off. With all due respect, I don’t think you should have the launch codes. I mean, you’re deep in a war with someone already, and one wrong move could turn entire WordPress into radioactive wasteland. As for your lunch codes, I’ll talk to the Air Force about giving them back to you. We don’t want you all hungry and cranky when the fate of the world is still in your hands. You make a very good point all the way around. Michael Sadowski says: Justin Bieber got robbed! I rested easier at night knowing that Justin has his thumb poised over the button. I heard his launch codes were transferred to Matt Damon. I do not trust Matt Damon because his name sounds “damonic.” Better they should go to Ben Affleck. He’s far more reasonable in these sensitive matters. Of course this means we’ll have to terminate Jennifer Garner because it’s a well-known fact that Ben talks in his sleep. I wouldn’t want pillow talk to start WW III. Would you? Justin Bieber doesn’t actually need a nuclear weapon. If he ever wanted to wipe out a few million people, all he has to do it is to tweet “yo peep, jump off a cliff for me pls” to his followers. I don’t trust Damon and Affleck either. The only person in show business I would ever trust with these codes is Chuck Norris, because if a missiles ever malfunctions, he could finish its job himself. But even he’s been acting strange lately… I think the launch code should be “Make Rockets Go Now!” just because it’d be easier to remember. Coffee just shot out my nose. Apparently, B-Man’s comment was the launch code for your coffee… Makes sense – last thing you want to forget in case of a nuclear war is your launch codes. Although I would add “Please” for extra security. I kind of like the image of someone frantically running through the codes. “1234?!” no. “4321?!” no. “ZepRules?!” no. “Damn it, we really need to launch these things, and no fooling!” Somehow, this seems like a scene from a Simpsons episode. They took away my nuclear launch codes when they realized I couldn’t remember them after reading this post and all the funny comments. I’m sure they’ll give them back if I read Ayn Rand, though. I seriously doubt that you want the codes back so much that you’d read Ayn Rand to get them. Just the possibility of #7 is going to make me lose sleep tonight. Although giving codes to someone who refuses to pull up his pants and smokes weed with a monkey on his tour bus is still better than giving them to Sarah Palin. Bieber definitely shouldn’t be launching nuclear missiles. Also, he shouldn’t be tweeting, singing, making music videos, and doing anything show-business-related in general. Occasional karaoke party might be ok. I believe they need to remove them from anyone over the age of 60. I know, this is a bit of ageism on my part but I notice as I get closer to this magical number I get forgetful and write things down more and more. Many of those in Congress are near or over this age, none of them should have the codes (ever). I also think we should never give them to anyone who has ever read Russian Philosophers and think they are good (Ayn Rand). Any one who cannot tell the difference between fiction and philosophy (Ayn Rand). Any one with the same name as a Russion Fictional Philosophy Writer (Paul Rand). Any member of Congress from a southern state who has ever said they believe in states rights in the same sentence as succession (Cornyn, Cruz, Rand…) I think I am done with my list. Your list was awesome, I am especially on board with numbers 5 (I can see Russia) and 7 (I am incapable of pulling my pants up thus they are held up with my small weiner). Many of those in Congress should not BE in Congress, period. As for the Russian philosophers, there’s Ayn Rand, and there are Russian philosophers. She may originally be from Russia, but she is as much a representative of Russian philosophy as Allen West or Herman Cain are representatives of African American voters. There really isn’t that much of Randian self-interest theme in the Russian philosophy, not even as much as there is in American philosophy sans Rand. I guess it is hard to see tongue in cheek when writing. Oh no, I figured you were being tongue in cheek, but I just didn’t want you to have the impression that it’s the Russian philosophy that’s whipping the Tea Party into a frenzy. (Although, that would be pretty ironic, using the Russian philosophy as a banner in the fight against the perceived Soviet Union-style socialism) Just freakin’ Brilliant. You gave me a good laugh here. Word UP @ 5 and especially 6..OMG ever time I think about the BONEr my mind goes blank or I see red. No in between..Classic failure. I swear I’d rather have a blind mute in his position. Shudder every time I think about what type of people have power in our country..Btw once again I did NOT get a note from my reader that you’d posted..Not sure how it got broken! Its a good thing I come peek in on my own.. “I think about the BONEr my mind goes blank or I see red.” I see orange :))) This time, I think my post didn’t show up in your reader because the CIA is covering up the story. I suggest that Republicans hold Congressional hearings to investigate why my blog isn’t in your reader – it would probably be just as useful as their hearings on Benghazi. Pingback: Introducing: THE JAFEES! \| The Byronic Man I trust you more than most! Thank you, but I’d rather not have the codes. It’s a job with way too much pressure – sort of like yours, but without the tips. I can see you have something to say... Cancel reply	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1397
__label__wiki	0.500413	0.500413	Transport January 19, 2017 January 19, 2017 Lamborghini London is the highest selling dealer for the brand across the globe by Ekta Joshi Now we all freeze for a moment when a luxe Lamborghini crosses us by, don’t we? But there is only a tiny cluster amongst us who can actually afford the Lamborghini wagons in their lifetime. While you may think that the middle easterners or those in the United States may have better chances at purchasing these luxurious cars, it is in fact the Londoners who have been the busiest owning the car (and the complimentary pride it brings in), in the year 2016. The H. R Owen Lamborghini London dealership in South Kensington has bagged the record for selling the most number of Lamborghini’s in 2016 that any other brand dealer in the world. Coming in as quite a surprise, this London dealership has managed to garner the highest sales records for the auto giant from over its 128 dealerships (approx.) in the world. While the British capital is known to have its own taste for sophistication and brimming opulence, it is in fact the Middle eastern countries or cash rich lands such as Japan or the U. S of A that are often the biggest consumers of top-end cars. While a part of the success goes to the resident Londoners, the high sales by the South Kensington dealership can also be attributed to the travelling populace that the city brings in. READ: Bed 'N' Binge Retreat in London lets you unplug from the world Overwhelmed by their success, H.R. Owen’s Brand Director, Rupesh Jethwa, exclaimed, “It’s been an outstanding year for H.R. Owen Lamborghini. Our results have been fantastic, which is testament to the amazing cars we sell, the hard work of the team and their exceptional understanding of the customer.” Apart from being the single most successful dealer in London, the H.R. Owen Lamborghini Dealer group (consisting of Lamborghini London, Lamborghini Manchester and Lamborghini Pangbourne) – was also the single most successful Lamborghini dealer group in the world in 2016. READ: Lamborghini launches gold-plated cell phones and a tablet for Russia [Via:Carsuk] Lamborghini launches gold-plated cell phones and a tablet for Russia Take a look at the new Lamborghini inspired viks bicycle Qatari royals to build an extravagant 200 million pound mansion in the heart of London. Take to the skies with the $11,700 Lamborghini trolley that is handcrafted in Italy using carbon fiber A cloud of 100,000 floating white balloons fill up the Convent garden market in London What if Lamborghini designed an electric shaver At $200 this is the most expensive burger at Burger King World’s first BMW i Store opens up in London London 2012 Olympic Torch signed by David Beckham is up for grabs Previous articleNow enjoy your morning coffee with Jack Daniel’s whiskey flavored coffee Next articleTopping at $15 million – Here are the 10 most extravagant iPhones ever made	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1399
__label__wiki	0.610471	0.610471	HIS launches PCI Radeon HD 5450 512MB Tags: #directx-11 #hdmi #pci #vga Companies: #his Your graphics options are pretty limited if you haven't got a PCI-E slot these days, but HIS isn't giving up on the old PCI slot yet. The company has just announced its PCI 5450 Silence 512MB card, specifically for upgrading older systems. As its name suggests, the card features a passive heatsink for silent cooling, although the specifications are somewhat lacklustre by modern standards. The card's 650MHz Radeon HD 5450 GPU only has 80 stream processors, and the 512MB of 1GHz DDR3 memory is restricted by a tight 64-bit memory interface. Basically, this isn't a card for playing Crysis at reasonable settings. However, HIS claims that this is the first PCI Radeon card to feature an HDMI output, potentially making it ideal for converting an old PC into a media centre system. Backwards compatibility has clearly been a consideration in the design of the card, with on-board DVI and HDMI outputs joined by a break-out VGA connection for older, analogue monitors and touchscreens. For those who don't need a VGA connector, a low-profile bracket designed for low profile cases is also included, while a dual-slot bracket offers the best of both worlds. It's clear from the feature list that HIS has a specific market in mind: home theatre systems. With full 1080p video support, AMD's Unified Video Decoder 2 and the integrated 7.1-channel HD audio codec, owners of old home theatre PCs could finally have a sensible upgrade path available to them. While UK pricing has yet to be confirmed, select European retailers reportedly already have the HIS 5450 Silence 512MB in stock for around £30. Do you applaud HIS for continuing to support PCI users, or should companies abandon the standard in favour of the now-ubiquitous PCI-E interface? Share your thoughts over in the forums. AMD launches FirePro 2270 AMD launches the first non-ATI FirePro card: the AMD FirePro 2270 512MB. AMD Radeon HD 6990 Pictured The first detailed pictures of AMD's upcoming Radeon HD 6990 dual-GPU design have appeared. AMD Radeon 6950 1GB Details Leak An over-eager board partner has confirmed the AMD Radeon 6950 1GB ahead of its official launch.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1402
__label__wiki	0.574851	0.574851	Home Communication Fiber-optic Fabry-Perot sensors an introduction Vibration Sensor Fabricated by Combination of Chemical Etching and FIB FIB technology is combined with chemical etching of specifically designed fibers to create FPIs. Hydrofluoric acid is used to Figure 3.36 SEM photo of a typical sensor with a sensitivity of -550 nm/bar (x2000, left). Deflection of sensor diaphragm versus pressure at high pressures showing nonlinear behavior (sensor sensitivity 550 nm/bar, right). (From Cibula, E. et al. 2009. Optics Express, 17(7), 5098-5106.) etch special fibers and create microwires with diameters of 15 \|lm. These microwires are then milled with an FIB to create two different structures: an indented FP structure and a cantilever FP structure that are characterized in terms of temperature [33]. The fabrication of the FP structures can be divided into two steps: the fabrication of the microwire by chemical etching micromachining, and the milling of a gap in the microwire with FIB technology. This two-step process allows for the much faster fabrication of microstructures than solely using FIB on standard fiber. Accessing the light guiding region with FIB would take too long on a standard fiber, and the structures would be very poorly defined, due to the high aspect ratio necessary. This micromachining technique is based on the much higher etching rate of phosphorus pentoxide-doped silica when compared to pure silica. This way, structure-forming fibers (SFFs) can be engineered with pure silica regions and P2O5-doped regions so that, after etching, only the pure silica regions remain, leaving just the desired microstructure [34,35]. This technique is used to create microwires, which are then further post-processed using FIB technology. After splicing SFF to SMF, the SFF is cleaved to the desired length (see Figure 3.37a-f). To prevent etching from the top of the fiber, an additional short section of a coreless all-silica multimode fiber (cMMF) is spliced to the top of the SFF. The SFF was cleaved using an ultrasonic YORK FK 11 cleaver set at a tensile strength of 2 N. The splicing was performed Figure 3.37 Microwire fabrication process: (a) SMF—SFF fusion splicing; (b) cleaving to desired length; (c) SFF-cMMF fusion splicing; (d) cMMF cleaving (30-40 цт); (e) etching; (f) final structure; (g) SEM micrograph of etched microwire. (From Andre, R. M. et al. 2014. Optics Express, 22(11), 13102-13108.) by a filament fusion splicer (Vytran FFS 2000) that led to splices with losses below 0.2 dB [35]. The whole structure is then placed inside a HF solution with 40% concentration. Initially, only pure silica is in contact with the solution and, consequently, the whole structure is etched uniformly, but when the outer silica shell is etched away and the acid comes into contact with the doped region, preferential etching of the P2O5-doped silica occurs. The P2O5 concentration of the SFF is about 8.5 mol%, which means that the etching rate of the P2O5-doped region is about 30 times higher than the etching rate of pure silica. Etching in 40% HF at room temperature (~25°C) with no stirring leads to etching rates of 1 p,m/min for pure silica and 31 \|lm/min for the P2O5-doped region. The process was concluded by rinsing the structures in distilled water. The total etching times depend on the desired microwire diameter and the external temperature and can range from 15 to 20 min. The structure that remains after chemical etching consists of a microwire with a diameter of 15 p,m, aligned with the single-mode lead-in fiber core and two side support beams that, due to the complete misalignment with the SMF core, do not guide light (see Figure 3.37f). These side support beams give the microwire protection and help the whole structure retain its form. Even though the microwire, when in air, supports several modes after being etched, practically only one mode is launched by the SMF in the current configuration. This required special care in structure design as described in detail in Reference 35. The guiding losses for the microwires are below 0.4 dB for diameters of 15 p,m. After the microwire is created, an FIB is used to mill the microwire and create two different FP structures. Before FIB milling, the microwires were sputter-coated with a thin tantalum film (ca. 50 nm). This is necessary to avoid charging during electron beam and ion beam operation of the fiber, as silica is nonconductive. The charging will affect the milling because it will cause the ion beam to drift from its intended spot position, effectively reducing the resolution and quality of the milled structures. In the milling of these structures, an ion current of approximately 1 nA is used for a primary coarse milling of the cavities. After this, a polishing is performed using a much smaller current of 100-300 pA. The currents were adjusted so that the primary milling times did not exceed 1 h and the secondary polishing times did not exceed 20 min to avoid charging and consequent drift effects. The surface quality is rough after the primary milling due to the high current employed and also due to the redeposition of some of the milled material but, after the polishing, the surface roughness greatly decreases. Flat, parallel walls can be obtained because the aspect ratio of the milled structure is not high [36]. The first structure milled consists of an indentation in the microwire (see Figure 3.38a). The reflections at both silica-to-air interfaces (signaled in Figure 3.38a) result in a low-finesse FP cavity. The cavity has a length of approximately 167 p,m. The second structure is similar save that a whole section of the microwire is removed instead of just a half-cylinder section (see Figure 3.38b). This results in a completely cleaved microwire that is suspended from the fiber top side. The microwire stays in place due to the side support beams that still remain after the milling process. This structure also behaves as an FP cavity, being that the reflecting interfaces are the fiber top and the silica-to-air interface at the air gap signaled in Figure 3.38b. In this case, the cavity has a much greater length of approx. 1025 p,m. In the cantilever FP structure, the microwire is solely suspended by one of its ends as opposed to the indented FP structure where both ends of the microwire are fixed. This suspended microwire has freedom to move relative to the bulk input fiber, allowing for aligned and misaligned positions. Using this property, it is possible to apply this structure as a vibration sensor. The structure was attached to an Figure 3.38 (a) Indented FP cavity SEM micrographs and related optical reflection spectrum, (b) Cantilever FP structure micrograph and related optical reflection spectrum. (From Andre, R. M. et al. 2014. Optics Express, 22(11), 13102-13108.) Figure 3.39 FP cantilever structure: time responses (left) and related fast Fourier transforms (right) when an external frequency is applied. (From Andre, R. M. et al. 2014. Optics Express: 22(11), 13102-13108.) acoustic vibrating system that produced a vibration frequency in the range from 1 Hz to 40 kHz, as shown in Figure 3.39.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1403
__label__cc	0.727487	0.272513	Vermont Camps Daytripper Summer Guide Good Citizen Challenge Kids VT Morrisville Story Walk Lamoille Family Center - Lamoille It Takes a Village: A Community of Parents Wednesdays, 10-11:30 a.m. Wonderfeet Kids' Museum - Rutland Elements of Glass Through March 29, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Montshire Museum of Science - Windsor Wonder Wednesdays Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Continues through Feb. 19 Brownell Library - Chittenden Burlington Early Months Infant Massage Wednesdays, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. The Janet S. Munt Family Room - Chittenden Evolution Prenatal Yoga Burlington Saturdays, 11:30 a.m., Sundays, 10:15-11:30 a.m., Mondays, 5:45 p.m., Fridays, 8:15 a.m., Thursdays, 12:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 4:15 p.m. and Wednesdays, 5:45 p.m. Evolution Prenatal & Family Yoga Center - Chittenden Raising Inclusive Kids: Talking to Kids About Race Wed., Jan. 29, 6 p.m. Hiawatha Elementary School - Chittenden Evolution Prenatal Yoga Essex Saturdays, 8:15 a.m., Tuesdays, 6 p.m. and Wednesdays, 12:15 p.m. Evolution Prenatal & Family Yoga - Chittenden More Staff Picks... Video: Go Behind the Scenes With the 2nd Grade Staff Who Publish The Weekly Leal at The Integrated Arts Academy By Sevi Burget-Foster Childhood Friends Deliver Beds to Families in Need; Tips for Making Low-Waste Lunches; Libraries Loan More Than Just Books; Students Reflect on Their Screen Use; Summer Camp Guide Wildflowers Studio 43 Upper Main St Essex (Chittenden) http://wildflowerstudiobtv.com Wildflowers Studio will be offering Summer Camp every week this year starting June 18th until the week of August 20th!! Each week offers a different theme from building to superheroes to yoga to theater! Our location at Lang Farm offers a beautiful setting for plenty of play, exploration and creativity... (Read more) PETCetera Nearby Resources Top Rated Resources camps central Camp Paw Paw/Animal Welfare Warriors Camp Paw Paw, a summer day camp for kids ages 5-12 who are wild about animals! Kids will learn the humane treatment of animals, different animal related career paths they can explore and what the humane society does for our community. https://www.hsccvt.org/Camp-Paw-Paw Animal Welfare Warriors is an elevated, hands-on learning … other camps » © 2020 Da Capo Publishing, Inc.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1404
__label__cc	0.690646	0.309354	AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 2016 Essentials Introduction to AutoCAD Introduction to AutoCAD 2016 (3:50) Ribbon, workspace, help and command search (3:58) Open, save and restore drawing (2:56) Preparing and navigating AutoCAD Specifying drawing units (2:58) Making and saving drawing template (3:41) Understanding user interface and drawing area (4:30) Pan and Zoom (2:55) Creating and saving drawing views (2:38) Creating drawing Lines (3:55) Circle (3:41) Arcs (7:31) Ellipses (2:51) Introduction to polyline and spline (2:52) Rectangle (2:57) Polygons (3:18) Point and revision cloud (3:04) Modifying drawing Making selection sets (2:43) Move and copy command (2:40) Rotate and Scale (6:40) Offset and Mirror (3:51) Trim and Extend (5:19) Erase, Explode and Overkill (2:58) Stretch and lengthen (4:49) Break and Join (4:47) Fillet and Chamfer (8:00) Rectangular array (3:48) Polar array (4:10) Path array (2:36) Divide and Measure (4:12) Region and boolean operations (3:28) 29 - Multifunction grips (7:21) Understanding co-ordinate system (6:15) Using grid and snap (4:00) Polar and Ortho mode (4:35) Dynamic input (3:35) Object snap (6:34) From Snap (5:28) Object snap tracking (2:06) Making isometric drawing (7:21) Inquiry commands (6:13) Hatch and Gradient Creating hatch (5:25) Using hatch features island detection, set origin and gap tolerance (5:22) Associative and non-associative hatch (2:23) Creating gradients (3:37) Boundary and wipeout features (4:32) Creating dimensions (4:00) DIM command (3:05) Modifying dimensions (4:50) Creating dimension style (8:41) Creating dimension style override (4:45) Creating multileader (5:48) Creating multileader style (5:44) Working with text and table Creating text style (3:13) Creating single line text (3:18) Creating Multiline text (7:17) Creating table style (6:19) Using and formatting table (8:08) Adding fields and formulas to table (5:45) Exporting and importing table to MS-Excel (5:00) Managing drawing Creating layer and assigning objects (4:39) Using layer property manager (10:11) Using layer panel (6:05) Working with layer states (4:51) Working with layer filters (7:52) Hiding and isolating objects (2:38) Editing object properties (5:33) Working with blocks, groups and attributes Working with groups (8:18) Creating and inserting blocks (6:00) Inheritance in blocks, using by block and by layer options (5:03) Redefining and exploding blocks (3:31) Write block and global blocks (4:24) Introduction to Dynamic blocks (7:34) Making a dynamic block (5:49) Defining attributed blocks (6:17) Working with external references Attaching X-Ref (5:18) Altering x-ref (4:18) Clipping and editing X-Ref (4:36) Removing X-Ref and using them as blocks (4:38) Transmitting X-Ref with etransmit (6:37) Working with layouts Introduction to layout (3:38) Creating viewports and setting scale (5:39) Managing objects in viewport (3:17) Advance drawing tools Understanding annotative property (5:20) Making and using annotative objects (8:50) Using design centre (6:33) Using content explorer (5:33) Editing curved polylines (5:35) Introduction to sheet sets (9:14) Getting output from drawing Preparing layout and adding title block (4:19) Adding details to layout and viewport (5:15) Plotting drawing (6:55) Plotting to PDF, JPG, PNG and DWFx format (4:00) Common AutoCAD troubleshooting (5:43) Summary and thanking message (1:46) Making and using annotative objects	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1413
__label__cc	0.741806	0.258194	You Don't Have to Be Crazy About Crab to Enjoy Dubai's Newest Seafood Restaurant ... but It Helps Crab Market Dubai Review 27 May, 2018 by Leah Simpson What do you get when you pair a Russian chef from Netflix's Chef's Table, and the world famous White Rabbit brand? A brilliant new place to eat and drink in Dubai's Emirates Financial Towers. Crab Market does what it says on the tin with its cool concept of picking the seafood you want to devour from their water tanks and ice counters at the entrance. There's even a claw crane so you can take your chances like at a fairground, and with five different species of crab at the restaurant, you'll need all the help you can get deciding. If you walk to the left of the entrance, you can enjoy classic cocktails with a twist at the bar: think an Espresso Martini Italiano with hazelnut liquor, or the Mediterranean Mule. Plus there are plenty of themed drinks like the Crab Mary, Crab Connection, and on the cocktails list – Crab Colada. On the restaurant side is the real treat. A window seat means stunning views of the Burj Khalifa and all that surrounds it as guests enjoy a menu filled with plenty of choice from Vladimir Mukhin, and a greeting of fresh watermelon. Eager to try everything, but visiting with someone who isn't the world's biggest seafood fan, I were pleasantly surprised at how good the non-crab offering was. I'd highly recommend the tartare to start; we had a platter selection which included the Salmon, Mango & Ciboulette, Langoustine, Pomelo, & Yuzu, Tuna, Avocado & Celery, plus the Scallops, Papaya & Cilantro. Definitely not your regular tartare combos. If you're avoiding seafood (or saving yourself for what's to come) go for the Bruschetta with Avocado & Tomatoes, and you won't want to miss out on the Burrata, Tomatoes & Ciboulette. For the mains, think of your crab like a steak; there's Brown (from the Irish coast in the North Atlantic Ocean) Blue and Mud (from Australia), then there's Soft Shell and Live Kamchatka (legs galore). There's the option to have them steamed or grilled and five signature sauces are available: White Pepper, Black Pepper, Curry Sauce, Champagne Sauce and Garlic Chili. My non-crab-eating friend even tried the offerings and admitted she liked it. She'd probably been eating it wrong her whole life. Paired with a couple of pastas (Spaghetti Alla Vongole and Ravioli with Burrata & Black Truffle – definitely share the latter as it's super rich and buttery), plus a Cauliflower with Parsley Sauce & Guacamole side, the savory part of the meal was satisfying enough. And just when we thought we didn't have any room left, the desserts arrived. The Mango Panna Cotta with Lychee Granite was tastier than it looked and a great comfort food option to refresh the palette. But the Chocolate Mousse with Hazelnuts blew me away with its satisfying textures and beautiful presentation. In fact, the presentation was top notch all-round, and with a Chef's Table star behind the place, I shouldn't have been surprised. Dubai RestaurantsFood ReviewSeafoodFood Reviews Fun, Mischief, and Mouthwatering Dishes are Just a Few of the Things on Offer at Masti Dubai by Camilla Fitz-Patrick 16/11/19 Latest Recipes, Menus, Food & Wine	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1416
__label__wiki	0.605456	0.605456	'Riverdale' star Camila Mendes explains how she turned her struggles with bulimia into something positive Camila Mendes gets candid about her struggles with eating disorder and in her latest interview she reveals how she complete quit dieting By Regina Gurung Published on : 16:01 PST, Oct 10, 2018 Tags :Rihanna The leading ladies of 'Riverdale,' have always been candid and upfront about their struggles while advocating body positivity. In a recent interview with Shape magazine, Camila Mendes talks explicitly about her past battle with bulimia. For the November issue, she discussed her choice to go public with the disorder last year. "It just felt so necessary for me to speak about those things," she tells Shape. "I realized that I have this platform, and young women and men who look up to me, and there is a tremendous power to do something positive with it." Mendes, who plays Veronica Lodge on 'Riverdale,' is one of the recent voices joining the growing movement of young celebrities who are choosing to embrace their natural shape. She says, "This body-positivity movement we're having right now is so amazing and it's helping me so much. I'm seeing all these people I look up to, like Rihanna, open up about their weight fluctuations and loving themselves the way they are. That makes me love myself more too." In the process of learning self-love, the actress said that she has learned different methods for staying healthy, like finding time for herself and seeing a nutritionist and therapist. The nutritionist was actually the one who encouraged Camila to stop dieting and just start eating well. "I was always on some kind of weird diet but I haven't been on one since. I'm very proud of myself," she shares. While her battle with dieting is over, there are some days when she feels a bit insecure, but when she does, she tells herself, "You're fine. You look good. This is your prime, so enjoy it." However, this is not the first time the 'Riverdale' star opened up about her eating disorder. Eight months ago she opened up about recovering and how she finds the strength to “clear her head of all the negative voices that creep in every once in a while,” with an all-text Instagram post.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1417
__label__cc	0.604585	0.395415	Townsend Lab Yale School of Public HealthBiostatistics BAGEL Software Papers Some Papers That Use the Bayesian Analysis of Gene Expression Levels Hunt B.G., L. Ometto, Y. Wurm, D. Shoemaker, S.V. Yi, L. Keller, M.A.D. Goodisman, 2011. Relaxed selection is a precursor to the evolution of phenotypic plasticity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - USA 108 (38): 15936-15941. Paredes S., A.T. Branco, D.L. Hartl, K.A. Maggart, B. Lemos, 2011. Ribosomal DNA deletions modulate genome-wide gene expression: “rDNA-Sensitive” genes and natural variation. PLoS Genetics 7(4): e1001376. Guo W., X. Wang, Z. Ma, X. Liang, J. Han, D. Yu, L. Kang, 2011. CSP and Takeout genes modulate the switch between attraction and repulsion during behavioral phase change in the migratory locust. PLoS Genetics 7(2): e1001291. Lemos B., A.T. Branco, and D.L. Hartl, 2010. 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Boag Department of Biology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 3N6 Manuscript received February 24, 2004 Accepted for publication June 22, 2004 ABSTRACT Nonequilibrium conditions due to either allopatry followed by secondary contact or recent range expansion can confound measurements of gene flow among populations in previously glaciated regions. We determined the scale at which gene flow can be estimated among breeding aggregations of bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana) at the northern limit of their range in Ontario, Canada, using seven highly polymorphic DNA microsatellite loci. We first identified breeding aggregations that likely share a common history, determined from the pattern of allelic richness, factorial correspondence analysis, and a previously published mtDNA phylogeography, and then tested for regional equilibrium by evaluating the association between pairwise F ST and geographic distance. Regional breeding aggregations in eastern Ontario separated by !100 km were determined to be at or near equilibrium. High levels of gene flow were measured using traditional F-statistics and likelihood estimates of Nm. Similarly high levels of recent migration (past one to three generations) were estimated among the breeding aggregations using nonequilibrium methods. We also show that, in many cases, breeding aggregations separated by up to tens of kilometers are not genetically distinct enough to be considered separate genetic populations. These results have important implications both for the identification of independent “populations” and in assessing the effect of scale in detecting patterns of genetic equilibrium and gene flow. major and often untested assumption in many studies of genetic structure is that populations are at equilibrium for the reduction of variation through drift and the replacement of variation from migration (Wright 1969). Species from temperate regions are arguably the best represented in studies of the scale and extent of gene flow, despite the fact that current population genetic structure is often confounded by historical events. This means that a number of assumptions, of particular importance being that populations are at equilibrium for drift and migration, may be violated due to lingering effects of range expansion, secondary contact, and geographic scale. The impacts of potential confounds will depend on the characteristics of the organism under study (e.g., effective population size, generation time, dispersal ability), the scale at which gene flow is measured, and the portion of the range considered (e.g., previously vs. never glaciated). Although the importance of testing for nonequilibrium conditions is well established (Templeton and Georgiadis 1996; Templeton 1998; Hutchinson and Templeton 1999; Pogson et al. 2001), numerous studies either failed to test for this condition before estimating levels of gene flow 1 Present address: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-2701. 2 Corresponding author: Department of Biology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 3N6. E-mail: [email protected] Genetics 168: 1491–1506 (November 2004) or estimated and interpreted gene flow despite evidence of nonequilibrium conditions (e.g., Driscoll 1998; Lougheed et al. 1999; Congdon et al. 2000; Walker et al. 2001; Friesen et al. 2002; Bittner and King 2003). The importance of equilibrium is reflected in the fact that drift and migration jointly affect genetic differentiation in the product Nm (the effective number of migrants per generation), where drift is proportional to 1/N, and N is the effective population size. Testing the assumption of equilibrium under Wright’s (1931) infinite island model is difficult, if not impossible (Pogson et al. 2001). However, for many species dispersal is constrained by distance, and Kimura’s (1953) steppingstone model makes possible the identification of potential equilibrium conditions through patterns of isolation by distance. Amphibians have a number of life-history attributes that make them excellent candidates for testing for the scale and extent of gene flow. Amphibians typically have low vagility related to their small size and saltatory mode of locomotion on land and, in many species, to their presumed high level of philopatry to breeding sites that are often patchily distributed (e.g., Berven and Grudzien 1990; Driscoll 1997). Thus, gene flow is likely to be limited by distance (e.g., Barber 1999; Storfer 1999). Numerous studies on amphibians have estimated dispersal or migration directly (Twitty et al. 1964; Sinsch and Seidel 1995; Driscoll 1997; Seburn et al. 1997; Dodd and Cade 1998; Sjo¨gren-Gulve 1998; J. D. Austin, S. C. Lougheed and P. T. Boag Peter 2001; Pilliod et al. 2002). However, few if any are of the duration and scale necessary to confidently determine levels of gene flow because of the low probability of detecting long-distance dispersers (Slatkin 1985; Koenig et al. 1996) and the inability to evaluate the establishment of dispersing alleles in new populations. The North American bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) is a widely distributed species native to central and eastern North America, as far north as 47# (Conant and Collins 1998). R. catesbeiana is highly aquatic, requiring permanent water bodies for reproduction, foraging, and over-wintering (Graves and Anderson 1987). However, they are frequently encountered on land some distance from permanent aquatic habitat (e.g., hundreds of meters; J. D. Austin, personal observation; R. Segel, personal communication), and dispersal patterns in R. catesbeiana and other ranid frogs suggest that seasonal movement distances can span kilometers (Raney 1940; Seburn et al. 1997; Marsh and Trenham 2001; Pilliod et al. 2002; D. Ireland, unpublished results). At the northern limit of its range in Ontario, R. catesbeiana is represented by multiple mitochondrial (mtDNA) lineages that have undergone range expansion and have come into secondary contact in southern Ontario following the most recent glacial retreat (Austin et al. 2004). The impact of successive Pleistocene range fragmentations and expansions on the genetic structure of populations is well known (Hewitt 1996), and a major challenge for studies of genetic spatial structure is disentangling the influence of historical events from contemporary patterns of gene flow. Given the known pattern of colonization (i.e., separate mtDNA lineages colonizing southwestern and eastern Ontario; Austin et al. 2004), the genetic structure of microsatellite loci in R. catesbeiana populations in Ontario will potentially be shaped by (i) mixing of divergent allele pools from southwest and southeast refugial areas and (ii) nonequilibrium conditions from recent expansion, resulting in genetic similarity that may inflate estimates of contemporary gene flow. For the present study focused on Ontario populations of R. catesbeiana, our primary objectives were to determine: (1) the relative impact of historical (range expansion and secondary contact) and contemporary (drift and gene flow) influences on population genetic structure at microsatellite loci; (2) the geographic scale that gene flow can be measured accurately [i.e., the scale at which we can assume (i) equilibrium or (ii) a limited effect on genetic structure from mutation]; and (3) the extent of gene flow at the appropriate geographic scale. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sampling: R. catesbeiana are most conspicuous during the breeding season, forming breeding aggregations when males congregate in choruses, and females arrive asynchronously to choose mates (Howard 1978, 1988). Breeding aggregations were sampled across southern Ontario during May and June of 1998–2000. Toe-clips were obtained from 753 R. catesbeiana from 28 sites across southern Ontario (mean " 26.9, SD " 8.5; Table 1). These included aggregations sampled along parallel watersheds in the Madawaska Highlands for examining fine geographic scale population structure (Figure 1, inset). We also sampled regionally peripheral (relative to the Madawaska samples) pairs of breeding aggregations in eastern Ontario, as well as representative locations from southwestern Ontario (Figure 1; Table 1). We use the term “regional” simply to refer to a set of samples within an arbitrarily defined geographic area (see Hutchinson and Templeton 1999). Genotypic data and testing for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and linkage disequilibrium: Genomic DNA was extracted using the Dneasy tissue kit (QIAGEN, Valencia, CA), and samples were screened for variation at seven highly polymorphic R. catesbeiana microsatellite loci as described elsewhere (Austin et al. 2003). We tested the null hypothesis of random union of gametes between pairs of loci within sample locations using a Markov Chain approximation of an exact test as implemented in GENEPOP web version 3.1 (Raymond and Rousset 1995; Hendrie et al. 1998). P-values were Bonferroni corrected for multiple tests (Rice 1989). Deviations from Hardy-Weinberg were estimated for each locus at each sample site using Weir and Cockerham’s (1984) f (analogous to FIS), using GENEPOP. Population level f was estimated across loci and 95% confidence intervals were estimated by 10,000 bootstrap replicates as implemented in GENETIX version 4.03 (Belkhir et al. 2000). We tested for the relative contribution of stepwise mutations to global and pairwise population differentiation using the randomization test of Hardy et al. (2003). Briefly, this test examines the contribution of stepwise mutation [stepwise mutation model (SMM)], relative to drift, to population differentiation by randomizing allele sizes within a locus while maintaining genotypic states of individuals. If allele size shifts are resulting predominantly from stepwise mutations, then the observed estimates of RST should be greater than those estimated from the permutated data set (pRST). We conducted global and pairwise population tests running 1000 permutations each, using SPAGeDi version 1.1 (Hardy and Vekemans 2002). The effect of historical isolation on genetic differentiation: The presence of multiple mitochondrial lineages in southwestern Ontario (Austin et al. 2004) brings into question the validity of including all breeding aggregations for determining the scale or pattern of gene flow, as refugial history would undoubtedly confound estimates. We assessed the possible influence of population isolation on microsatellite allelic variation by examining the apportionment of allelic richness across breeding aggregations, followed by a factorial correspondence analysis (FCA) to determine the relative influence of breeding aggregations on the global pattern of genetic variance. We estimated r(g ), the number of alleles found within g sampled genes using the rarefaction method of Hurlbert (1971). Petit et al. (1998) devised a method to partition the contribution of each population to the total r(g ) into components relating to the diversity of the population and to the divergence of that population from other populations. We excluded KA, HA, and MH (see Table 1 for definitions) because of small sample sizes and calculated r(g ) using CONTRIB (available online at www.pierroton.inra.fr/genetics/ labo/Software/Contrib). FCA (implemented using GENETIX) conducted on all 28 locations revealed that alleles at two locations were driving the global pattern of variation (see results). Removal of these samples further revealed the influential effect of southwest samples on the global pattern. On the basis of the results from the analyses of allelic richness and FCA (see below) we restricted subsequent analyses to Equilibrium and Gene Flow in Bullfrog TABLE 1 Rana catesbeiana sample locations and population diversity measures based on seven highly polymorphic microsatellite loci Regional group SW ON Bancroft Pembroke Perth QUBS SLINP Madawaska Highlands h (SE) Lake St. Clair Big Creek Niagara Aberfoyle Mill Pigeon River Little Joseph Watt Creek Hamilton Bay Wilbur Lake Hazley Bay Muskrat Lake Tay Marsh McEwan Bay Cow Island Telephone Bay Grenadier Island Hill Island Dalhousie Kashwakamak Mosquito Pond Big Gull Michelle Pond Harlowe Earl’s Bay Miller Lake Mud Lake Mississippi Island Mill Haven SC BC NI AM PR LJ WA HB WL HZ ML TM MB CI TB GI HI DA KA MP BG MC HA EB MR MD MI MH 42#23$ 42#36$ 42#56$ 43#28$ 44#16$ 45#12$ 45#10$ 45#09$ 45#33$ 45#47$ 45#44$ 44#53$ 45#02$ 44#34$ 44#31$ 44#25$ 44#21$ 44#58$ 44#52$ 44#52$ 44#50$ 44#49$ 44#49$ 44#49$ 44#56$ 44#56$ 44#54$ 44#49$ 20 26 20 18 29 23 30 30 45 37 42 30 27 32 26 27 30 39 12 25 36 29 9 20 25 29 24 13 0.664 0.495 0.714 0.594 0.700 0.596 0.629 0.676 0.623 0.728 0.612 0.667 0.593 0.536 0.584 0.587 0.652 0.634 0.631 0.697 0.655 0.581 0.560 0.621 0.577 0.626 0.637 0.621 0.585 (0.06) 0.427 (0.05) 0.704 (0.04) 0.575 (0.05) 0.647 (0.04) 0.616 (0.05) 0.673 (0.04) 0.663 (0.04) 0.682 (0.04) 0.657 (0.05) 0.644 (0.05) 0.699 (0.04) 0.731 (0.05) 0.674 (0.05) 0.670 (0.05) 0.668 (0.04) 0.660 (0.05) 0.605 (0.04) — 0.711 (0.04) 0.671 (0.05) 0.657 (0.05) — 0.655 (0.05) 0.629 (0.05) 0.629 (0.05) 0.616 (0.04) — %0.163* %0.003 %0.020 %0.043 0.045 0.048 0.001 %0.004 %0.011 %0.105* %0.012 %0.012 0.029 0.094 0.068 0.073 0.047 0.033 0.022 0.012 0.047 %0.045 0.083 0.172* 0.198 0.153* 0.146* 0.052 6.79 2.84 6.19 5.49 5.27 4.68 4.67 4.16 5.77 4.37 5.55 6.00 5.52 5.71 5.47 5.93 5.32 3.80 — 5.15 4.49 4.15 — 5.31 5.14 4.47 4.84 — Allelic richness is rarefied to a common sample of 30 genes per locus [r (30)]. Dashes denote diversity measures not taken due to small sample sizes. HO, observed heterozygosity; h, Nei’s (1973) estimate; ƒ, population inbreeding coefficient (significantly different from zero indicated by ); SW ON, southwestern Ontario; QUBS, Queen’s University Biology Station; SLINP, St. Lawrence Islands National Park. the remaining 22 breeding aggregations that likely have a common postglacial history. Determining the scale of regional genetic equilibrium: Under a stepping-stone model of gene flow (Kimura 1953; Kimura and Weiss 1964), isolation by distance (IBD) is generally expected under conditions of population equilibrium for drift and migration (Male´cot 1955). A number of methods have been suggested for identifying IBD (Slatkin 1993; Rousset 1997; Hutchinson and Templeton 1999). These methods vary in their assumptions and objectives; the former methods are used primarily to estimate demographic parameters (e.g., genetic neighborhood size), while the Hutchinson and Templeton method tests specific predictions related to IBD. For example, assuming populations over all distance classes are at equilibrium and that there is a negligible impact of mutation relative to migration (i.e., & ' m ), we would predict a positive, monotonic relationship between population differentiation (e.g., F ST) and geographic distance (Hutchinson and Templeton 1999), because at close proximity (barring geographic or ecological barriers), populations should be less differentiated than farther apart populations. As geographic distances and population differentiation increase, so too should the variance around estimates of F ST. Although each of the previously mentioned methods works well for estimating the significance of the relationship between genetic and distance measures using Mantel’s test, the ability of the Slatkin (1993) and Rousset (1997) methods of estimating demographic parameters is probably more appropriate over limited geographic distances, defined by the variance in gene dispersal and mutation rate (Rousset 1997). Therefore, confidence in the assumption of equilibrium (and for a low mutation rate effect, i.e., & ' m ) over the geographic scale being considered should be a priority before estimating demographic parameters or Nm. We used ( (an estimator of F ST ; Weir and Cockerham 1984) to quantify pairwise genetic relationships. Geographic distances were calculated as greater circle distances using R PACKAGE version 4.0 (Casgrain and Legendre 2001). The significance of the correlations between pairwise ( and geographic distance was determined using Mantel’s tests (Mantel 1967) as implemented in IBD version 1.5 (Bohonak 2002) running 10,000 permutations. We also used a permutation procedure (RESAMPLING STATS EXCEL ADD-IN version 2.0, available online at http://www.resample.com) to construct confidence intervals to test (i) whether the regression slopes differed significantly from zero for ( vs. distance and (ii) whether the absolute values of the residuals from i increased with distance (i.e., slope ) 0). Our method randomly sampled 10,000 data sets, holding sample sizes constant, from which new slopes were estimated and compared to the original slope Figure 1.—Geographic locations of sampled Rana catesbeiana breeding aggregations in southern Ontario. Inset, series of 11 aggregations sampled in the southern portion of the Madawaska Highlands region. Locations are defined in Table 1. Asterisks indicate Ontario populations where mtDNA haplotypes have been genotyped (Austin et al. 2004). values. If )5% of the resampled slopes were less than or equal to zero, the null hypothesis of a slope of zero could not be rejected. After estimating an appropriate scale at which to confidently estimate Nm, we compared slopes (estimated using IBD) between straight-line geographic distances and major aquatic corridors within the Madawaska Highlands breeding aggregations (Figure 1, inset) to determine whether gene flow was structured differently on the basis of these geographic measures. Traditional estimates of population structure and gene flow: We used Wright’s (1969) approximation to quantify average levels of gene flow among regional samples. F ST was calculated two ways: First, global ( (Weir and Cockerham 1984) was estimated within regional groupings. Within the Madawaska and Pembroke regions (the two regions with more than two samples), we also calculated pairwise ( to compare estimates of Nm [Nm " 0.25(1/F ST % 1)] with the maximum-likelihood estimates of pairwise Nm (see below). Although global F-statistics are more conservative than their pairwise counterparts because of the assumption of an infinite number of populations (but see Neigel 2002), pairwise estimates relax the assumption of equal migration among island populations (because by definition migration is calculated between two populations only). Bayesian estimate of population structure: Traditional F-statistics rely on a predefined population organization, sometimes driven by the exigencies of field sampling rather than reflecting biological reality; however, hidden population structure may confound traditional estimates of genetic structure (Weir 1996). For example, using breeding aggregations as the predefined “population” unit may or may not accurately reflect true population structure. To test the assumption that distinct breeding aggregations represent independent genetic populations we used a Bayesian inference procedure that assesses the plausibility of structure for all population combinations based on the genetic data. The program BAPS version 1.3 (Corander et al. 2003) treats the allele frequencies and the predefined number of populations as random variables and jointly calculates the posterior distributions of the population structure and allele frequencies. Uncertainty of the predefined population structure (i.e., the probability that allele frequencies are the same) is estimated for all pairwise population comparisons, and final posterior likelihood(s) of population structure is estimated. Finally, an estimate of F ST (Nei 1977) is calculated as a weighted average over the probabilities of different estimated population configurations. For each run the lower bound for posterior probability for structure was set at 0.01 (i.e., hidden structure with a posterior probability of )0.01 would be detected). For the Madawaska locations we omitted the smaller sample sizes (KA, MH, and HA) from this calculation, estimating population structure and F ST on the remaining eight populations. Likelihood estimate of population structure and gene flow: We applied the likelihood approach implemented in MIGRATE version 1.6.9 (Beerli 2002) to estimate the direction and magnitude of gene flow between pairs of breeding aggregations. MIGRATE assumes that populations are at drift-migration equilibrium and that each has had constant size and migration between population pairs over the coalescent period (!4Ne generations). However, unlike F-statistics, this method allows for the possibility of nonsymmetrical migration and differences in population sizes, both biologically realistic scenarios. MIGRATE jointly estimates the effective population sizes and migration rates between pairs of populations by estimating allele genealogies and then approximates the sum of probabilities across possible genealogies using Metropolis-Hastings Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) sampling. MCMC concentrates the sampling in areas of the coalescent space that contribute most to the final likelihood and ignores genealogies that contribute little to the final likelihood (Beerli and Felsenstein 2001). For a given run, MIGRATE provides a likelihood-based value for 4Nm, which we simply divided by four for comparative purposes. Parameters for the Madawaska Highlands (Figure 1, inset) were estimated using MIGRATE mounted on a symmetric multiprocessor consisting of eight SunFire 6800 servers running the Solaris 9 operating environment. Regional subsets of populations in eastern Ontario (Table 1) were calculated separately on MacIntosh computers operating OSX 10.2.5. We relied on default search settings (10 short chains of 10,000 sampled, 500 recorded, followed by 3 long chains of 100,000 sampled, 5000 recorded) but implemented four-chain heating (Metropolis-coupled Markov chain Monte Carlo), which swaps between simultaneously run neighboring chains along a temperature gradient, “hotter” chains sampling more parameter space than “colder” chains. This method permits the exploration of the very large “data space” and improves confidence interval estimation (Beerli 2002). Temperatures were set at 1, 1.5, 3, and 6, with interval swapping set to one. We used the Brownian motion approximation to the ladder model (Ohta and Kimura 1973) and assumed equal mutation rates among loci. We ran MIGRATE a minimum of four times per data set to verify that final chains were estimating the same ML values for (i.e., population size) and 4Nm (as determined by overlapping 95% confidence intervals). For each run we changed the random number seed and the starting values of Equilibrium and Gene Flow in Bullfrog * and 4Nm. The first run estimated * and 4Nm from F ST values, and subsequent runs incorporated the ML estimates of * and 4Nm from the previous run as the starting parameters. Reported are the ML estimates from the final run. We omitted one locus (Rcat J54) from the MIGRATE runs because the frequency of single-base-pair mutations suggests that this locus does not adhere to a strict stepwise mutation model assumed by MIGRATE. Alleles from other loci that violated the stepwise mutation pattern (Rcat 3-2b 147, Rcat J11 125, Rcat J11 129, and Rcat J44b 90) were rare (global frequencies !0.01%) and these individual alleles were marked as unknown for MIGRATE runs. Estimates of recent migration: New methods for identifying migrants that make no assumptions of equilibrium (Rannala and Mountain 1997; Pritchard et al. 2000), combined with estimates of longer-term gene flow over many generations, provide different temporal dimensions to the investigation of gene movement among populations (Wilson and Rannala 2003). Recent immigrants display temporary disequilibrium in their genotypes, relative to their host population, allowing for their identification as immigrants or recent descendants of immigrants. Because these methods relate only to the past one to three generations, mutation and effective population size are not as important as they are for estimates of gene flow (which is an average value of Nm over a number of generations; see below). We used a recently developed Bayesian method for estimating migration rates (Wilson and Rannala 2003) to calculate the proportion of migrants (m ) between breeding aggregations. Relative to indirect estimators of long-term gene flow, this nonequilibrium approach is relatively assumption free (e.g., does not assume Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium within populations). The method allows for arbitrary genotype frequencies within and calculates separate inbreeding coefficients for each population, the joint probabilities of which are used to estimate recent migration rates (Wilson and Rannala 2003). The program BAYESASS version 1.1 (Wilson and Rannala 2003) was run for 3 + 106 iterations, sampled every 2000, and the first 1 + 106 iterations were discarded as “burn in.” The first run used default settings, with subsequent runs incorporating different random seed and delta values, the latter chosen to ensure that proposed changes between chains at the end of the run were between 40 and 60% (Wilson and Rannala 2003). This step is recommended to ensure that neither chain mixing gets stuck on a local maximum nor the chain slips out of the global maximum too easily (G. Wilson, personal communication). Each data set was run a minimum of four times to check for consistency of results, and the values for the final three runs were averaged. Accuracy of nonequilibrium methods of estimating population assignment or migration rates depends on large population sample sizes and/or large numbers of loci. We chose to omit small samples from the Madawaska region (MH, HA, and KA) for this reason. Following Bonferroni correction, only 2 of the 589 pairwise tests for linkage disequilibrium were significant; those 2 tests involved different loci comparisons and occurred in different breeding aggregations, suggesting that assayed loci likely evolve independently. Seven of 196 tests of heterozygote deficiency were significant: 3 for locus J11 (MC, WA, and BG), 3 for J44b (EB, KA, and ML), and 1 for J3-2 (GI). The frequency of heterozygote deficiency for J11 and J44b may be due to nonamplifying alleles (Callen et al. 1993) or in at 1495 TABLE 2 Significance of SMM vs. IAM in global patterns of allelic variation No. alleles All loci P (RST ) pRST) 0.1078 0.1235 0.105 (0.077–0.136) 0.1042 0.100 0.105 (0.032–0.178) 0.1629 0.118 (0.056–0.249) Stepwise mutation contributed significantly to genetic differentiation for locus J44 only (P ! 0.05). least one instance (KA) may reflect sampling error due to small sample size. Tests for only three locations (EB, MD, and MI) suggest significant inbreeding while two others had significant heterozygote excess (SC and HZ) across all loci. These results, together with the pairwise tests of heterozygote deficiency, suggest that inbreeding is not pervasive. Overall, the SMM estimator RST did not perform better than F ST in estimating population differentiation. For the global test, only one locus had an observed RST greater than that estimated from random (i.e., pRST, Table 2). Similarly, only 1 of 251 pairwise comparisons was significant after Bonferroni correction. Therefore, we restricted estimates of genetic divergence to F ST, given the tendency of RST estimates toward larger variance and the relatively conservative performance of F ST when sample size and number of loci are small (Gaggiotti et al. 1999; Turgeon et al. 1999; Balloux and Goudet 2002). Influence of secondary contact: The pattern of allelic richness reflected a disproportionate amount of differentiation attributed to breeding aggregations sampled from the southwestern portion of Ontario (Figure 2). These populations accounted for much of the total allelic richness assayed, and many of these populations (SC, BC, NI, and AM) had divergent mtDNA lineages relative to eastern (GI, PR, ML, and BG) populations (see Figure 1 and Austin et al. 2004). Although not conclusive, these results suggest that the pattern of allelic richness may be, in part, structured by past isolation, rather than simply being due to geographic proximity. FCA on all 28 samples revealed two prominent outliers (NI and MC) and identified allelic information con- Figure 2.—Contribution to the total allelic richness per location subdivided into diversity and differentiation components. Populations are approximately ordered as they appear from southwest to northeast. Overall, southwest populations contribute the greatest to global differentiation of allelic richness. tributing to this pattern. FCA axis 1 explained 16% of the variance associated with the relationship between alleles and breeding aggregations. Six alleles strongly contributed to the first factorial axis ( J54 89, J54 101, J41135, J44b 77, J21175, and J3-2 158). These alleles were globally rare (all !2% occurrence), although they occurred in high frequency in NI (45, 33, 25, 29, 20, and 40%, respectively). The second axis explained !8% of the variance and was attributable primarily to the contribution of two alleles: J8 86 was a private allele accounting for 33% of the variation at this locus in MC; J21157 was globally rare (!1%), accounting for 22% of the variance at this locus in MC, and occurred only once in a neighboring breeding sample (HA). This latter result was intriguing given that MC is geographically close to a number of sampled locations (Figure 1; Table 3). Reanalysis omitting NI and MC resulted in the first three axes representing similar amounts of the total variation (11, 10, and 8%, respectively), with few samples providing large absolute and relative contributions to these axes. Axis 1 was influenced by populations BC and SC, axis 2 by LJ (Figure 3), and axis 3 by WA and HB. FCA identified five alleles that had the highest absolute contribution to and whose pattern of variation was best represented by (i.e., highest relative contribution to) factorial axis 1: J11110, J3-2 146, J44b 77, J54 109, and J8 90. Axis 2 had contributions predominantly from J8 118 and J21171; and axis 3, from J44b 103, J21173, and J11126. Few of these alleles had low global frequencies relative to those discussed above, and none were private alleles (allele frequencies are available at http://biology.queensu.ca/"lougheed/ publications.htm). On the basis of the pattern of population distribution depicted in the FCA, as well as the relative contributions of southwestern populations to allelic diversity (Figure 2, Table 1), together with the historical evidence for integration of refugial mtDNA lineages in the southwestern portion of Ontario (Austin et al. 2004), it is apparent that populations across such a large geographic scale do not share a common population history, an important assumption when testing for scale and pattern of gene flow. Therefore, we restricted the subsequent analyses to 22 populations in the eastern portion of the sampled range, omitting populations SC, BC, NI, PR, LJ, and AM. Scale of regional equilibrium: For the remaining populations pairwise ( and geographic distances were strongly correlated (r " 0.723, P ! 0.001; slope " 0.00066, P ! 0.001, Figure 4A). The degree of scatter also increased positively with geographic distance (r " 0.305, P ! 0.01; slope " 0.00012, P ! 0.001, Figure 4B). However, one attribute of this approach to examining the geographic scale of equilibrium is that it is possible to identify patterns that may reflect differing roles for gene flow and drift over different distances (Hutchinson and Templeton 1999) or the possible impact of high mutation rates confounding divergence estimates. Because our within-region comparisons (Table 1) were all separated by !100 km, we examined the pattern of IBD on the first 100- and second 100-km distance classes separately to determine whether our assumptions of equilibrium would be met if Nm were estimated among regions. This was also done because of an inconsistent distribution of points between the first and last 100 km (Figure 4). The correlation between populations separated by !100 km remained highly significant (r " 0.637, P ! 0.01, n " 156) and the permutation analysis of the slope was significantly greater than zero (slope " 0.00065, P ! 0.0001). This was also true for the degree of scatter (r " 0.36, P ! 0.01; slope " 0.00017, P ! 0.0001). Populations separated by )100 TABLE 3 Pairwise ! and corresponding Nm estimates from Madawaska Highlands R. catesbeiana breeding aggregations in eastern Ontario, corresponding to Figure 1 inset, and pairwise geographic and pairwise aquatic distances in kilometers DA DA KA MP BG MC HA EB MR MD MI MH DA KA MP BG MC HA EB MR MD MI MH — 0.060 0.074 0.035 0.095 0.058 0.030 0.037 0.057 0.068 0.044 — 41.2 32.3 37.9 50.9 48.1 46.7 14.8 32.0 35.1 47.0 Pairwise ( (below diagonal) and corresponding Nm (above 3.9 3.1 6.8 2.4 4.1 8.0 — 4.5 15.3 2.5 4.8 15.5 0.053 — 11.7 4.1 6.6 5.1 0.016 0.021 — 4.2 7.1 16.2 0.089 0.057 0.057 — 5.8 5.0 0.050 0.036 0.034 0.042 — 15.9 0.016 0.047 0.015 0.048 0.016 — 0.021 0.037 0.014 0.072 0.030 0.010 0.035 0.015 0.024 0.058 0.036 0.031 0.008 0.029 0.018 0.102 0.058 0.035 0.019 0.040 0.005 0.051 0.011 0.003 42.6 — 10.2 6.4 10.4 8.6 7.9 26.5 10.3 6.5 8.1 diagonal) estimates 6.6 4.2 3.4 11.8 6.9 29.9 6.5 16.4 8.3 17.7 10.0 13.3 3.2 4.0 2.2 8.0 6.7 4.1 25.8 7.7 6.9 — 15.0 8.9 0.016 — 10.0 0.027 0.024 — 0.013 0.039 0.031 Pairwise geographic distances in kilometers (below diagonal) and pairwise aquatic distances (above diagonal) 32.6 38.2 52.9 49.0 47.0 14.8 32.2 45.6 51.2 10.4 62.1 60.1 27.8 10.3 — 5.6 56.0 16.5 14.5 17.8 35.3 5.6 — 61.6 10.8 8.8 23.4 40.9 18.7 13.2 — 72.4 70.4 38.2 20.7 15.8 10.3 3.2 — 1.5 34.3 51.7 14.5 8.8 4.7 1.5 — 32.3 49.7 17.8 23.4 36.2 33.5 32.2 — 17.5 8.4 10.9 20.7 18.7 17.7 17.5 — 7.2 7.7 16.9 14.8 13.9 20.4 3.8 14.7 9.1 4.4 0.7 1.2 32.5 17.9 km were also significantly correlated with pairwise geographic distance (r " 0.172, P ! 0.05, n " 54; slope " 0.00041, P ! 0.01); however, the relationship between residual scatter and distance no longer fit predictions of equilibrium (r " 0.046, P ) 0.05; slope " %0.00009, P ) 0.05). One possibility explaining the difference between distance classes is the unequal sample sizes being used to estimate confidence in slopes. We tested this by randomly sampling 54 points from the total set of 156 observations within the first 100-km distance class, running 10,000 permutations and reestimating the slope of each. All 10,000 permutated data sets had slopes greater than zero, suggesting that the pattern cannot be explained simply by the larger number of data points in the 1- to 100-km distance class. The effect of the nonlinear pattern is also evident in the linearized ( vs. ln distance graph (Figure 4C), where the observed slope appears to be inflated (potentially inflating the inferred demographic parameters) due to the nonlinear pattern across all distance classes. Given the evidence, our data reflect a lack of equilibrium across all distance classes and/or an increased effect of mutation between populations separated by ) !100 km. Because of the regional structuring of our samples, 36.1 6.5 39.1 44.7 16.9 55.6 53.6 21.3 3.8 — 14.1 MH 5.5 13.0 6.0 52.9 4.7 22.3 92.3 19.8 6.2 7.7 — 48.0 61.1 15.5 9.8 71.4 0.7 1.2 33.3 50.7 54.6 — an appropriate, conservative approach is to restrict estimates of gene flow to within regional groups, where the assumptions of genetic equilibrium, common population histories, and a lack of mutation effect in highly variable markers appear unlikely to be violated. Patterns of gene flow: Among the Madawaska Highlands sample locations (Figure 1, inset), both geographic (i.e., straight-line distance) and aquatic distances were significantly correlated with ( (straight-line r " 0.574, P ! 0.01; aquatic r " 0.511, P ! 0.01). The slopes of the regressions were not significantly different (straight-line slope " 0.73, 95% C.I. 0.35–1.06; aquatic slope " 0.59, 95% C.I. 0.32–0.89), suggesting that aquatic connectivity does not underlie genetic structure at this geographic scale. Pairwise estimates of ( resulted in Nm estimates ranging from 2 to 92 migrants per generation among populations within the Madawaska region (Table 3) and 2 to 16 migrants per generation between populations from the remaining regional comparisons (Figure 5). Within the Madawaska region, extremely high Nm values ()10) were often (but not exclusively) associated with small samples (MH, HA, and KA). Results from the Bayesian analysis of population structure of the eight large Madawaska Highland breeding Figure 3.—Factorial correspondence analysis showing the relative position of 26 breeding aggregations (omitting MC and NI) in multivariate space as defined by the first and second axes. The inset shows relative position of aggregations indicated by X. See text for details. aggregations (i.e., excluding KA, MH, and HA) suggested that breeding aggregations MP, BG, EB, MR, MD, and MI represent a single genetic population and that DA and MC are independent populations with a high (0.999) probability (Table 4). DA is peripherally isolated from the other breeding aggregations (Figure 1), and MC differs in allele frequency from the other populations (see above). The posterior value of global F ST among Madawaska sites was 0.059, corresponding to an Nm of 3.99. The corresponding global ( (calculated over the same eight predefined populations) was 0.047 (Nm " 5.1). Bayesian estimates of population structure varied from region to region. Breeding aggregations within both the SLINP and the Perth region appear to have independent genetic population structures with a high posterior probability of )0.999 (Table 4). In contrast, breeding aggregations from the Bancroft region and QUBS have a common population structure with high posterior probabilities (0.998 and 0.999, respectively). Finally, the Pembroke locations resulted in a single partition with a high probability (0.999) that contained two distinct clusters Figure 4.—Scatterplots of (A) pairwise ( vs. geographic distance. Indicated are trends for pairwise patterns over the first 100 km and pairwise comparisons )100 km. Slopes of both partitions are significantly greater than zero. (B) Residuals from a regression of pairwise ( against pairwise distance plotted against pairwise distance to test whether scatter increased with geographic distance. A significant trend is found over the first distance partition but not over the last partition. See text for details. (C) Pairwise linearized ( vs. the logarithm of pairwise geographic distances. The best-fit linear trend line (dashed) is indicated, along with an exponential trend line. The vertical line indicates the 100-km point. of populations (Table 4). The posterior value of F ST among Pembroke sites was 0.045 (Nm " 5.3), compared with the global ( of 0.067 (Nm " 3.5). All Nm estimates, based on ( or Bayesian population structure, were )2.6 migrants per generation, suggesting moderate to high levels of gene flow over scales of 2–20 km. Analyses based on coalescent theory indicated moderate levels of gene flow between most aggregation pairs from the Madawaska Highlands (Table 5). Unidirectional Nm estimates ranged from less than one to greater than six. Of the 55 pairwise comparisons, 41 had asymmetrical Nm values, meaning the 95% confidence intervals around estimates of Nm did not overlap between pairs of breeding aggregations. Most aggregations alternated between being a net “gainer” of immigrants (i.e., significantly larger incoming Nm values) and a net “pro- Figure 5.—Pairwise contemporary gene flow and recent migration rates between regional population pairs. Population codes are defined in Table 1. (A) Gene flow among the four population pairs in eastern Ontario. Nm estimates (95% C.I.) from Bayesian F ST estimates are located below the dotted line between populations. Nm estimates from ( are above the dotted line. Directional likelihood estimates of Nm with 95% confidence intervals are also indicated along corresponding arrows. Likelihood estimates of population size () are located within population circles. (B) Results from Bayesian analyses of recent migration rates (i.e., proportion of migrants) between the four population pairs in eastern Ontario. Means of the posterior distributions of m (SD) from three independent runs are given. Values within population circles are the proportion of individuals derived from the source population. (C) Historical gene flow estimates between three populations from the Pembroke region (HZ, ML, and WL) are shown. Nm estimated from pairwise ( is presented on dotted lines joining populations. Directional pairwise likelihood estimates of Nm (95% C.I.) are along outer arrows. Likelihood estimates of population size () are located within population circles. (D) Bayesian estimates of recent migration between three Pembroke region populations. ducer” of emigrants, depending on the breeding aggregation to which it was compared. None displayed entirely symmetrical migration patterns across comparisons, and only MH had exclusively larger immigration values across comparisons. As expected likelihood estimates of Nm were weakly negatively correlated with distance (excluding MH, KA, and HA comparisons; r " %0.17, P ! 0.05), depicting a general pattern of IBD, but also demonstrating that asymmetries in Nm, particularly at shorter distances (not shown) can decrease the correlative pattern identified from pairwise (. Although pairwise Nm appear lower for likelihood estimates relative to ( or Bayesian estimates of F ST, the overall immigration rates into individual Madawaska breeding aggregations (summing across pairwise likelihood Nm values) reflect high levels of gene flow (all Nm )6; Table 5). Unlike pairwise estimates based on F ST where the interdependence of populations often strongly violates the validity of pairwise comparisons (Fu et al. 2003), the coalescent method implemented in MIGRATE estimates the migration rate (M) and population size () directly, allowing for the summation across all immigration possible. However, the accuracy of these summations may depend on the number of populations included, as having too few sampled locations (e.g., less than four or five) may result in inflated population size estimates, thereby inflating Nm (see below; Beerli 2004). Results from other regional pairs of aggregations are illustrated in Figure 5A. Gene flow was asymmetrical in three of seven pairwise comparisons (CI-TB, TM-MB, and HZ-ML). Within the Pembroke region, likelihood J. D. Austin, S. C. Lougheed and P. T. Boag TABLE 4 Bayesian posterior probabilities of regional groupings of breeding aggregations of R. catesbeiana Region Madawaska Bancroft QUBS Perth SLINP Pembroke Breeding aggregation groupings (MP, MR, MD, EB, BG, MI) (MC) (DA) (WA, HB) (CI, TB) (TM) (MB) (HI) (GI) (HZ, ML) (WL) FST (SD) 0.056 0.022 0.020 0.056 0.058 0.045 (0.004) (0.001) (0.001) (0.003) (0.009) (0.005) Posterior probability 0.999 0.998 0.999 0.999 0.999 0.999 Location codes within parentheses represent nondistinct genetic groupings. Within each region, no other combinations of breeding aggregations had a probability )0.01. Posterior probability-derived FST was calculated after Nei (1977). estimates of Nm were high between distant locations HZ and WL (Figure 5C), in contrast to ( or Bayesian estimates of F ST and recent migration, each of which detected high migration values between neighboring breeding aggregations HZ and ML. This discrepancy may be related to the effect of under-sampling the global population on estimates of * (Beerli 2004). Estimated demographic sizes of both HZ and WL are considerably smaller than that of ML (Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, unpublished data), although the estimates of * are larger than that in ML (Figure 5). When the number of sampled populations is few (i.e., 2 or 3; Beerli 2004), the effect of unsampled populations on pairwise estimates may be to inflate estimates of * and thus Nm (which is the product of * and M). This pattern is reflected in the divergence in population sizes among smaller regional samples (Figure 5) and the larger Madawaska data set (Table 5). The addition of a “ghost population” to these smaller regional data sets would likely reduce any upward bias in these estimates of Nm (Beerli 2004), although the results from the larger Madawaska data set would be unlikely to change significantly given the robust behavior of the coalescent method with a small sample of the “global” population (Bittner and King 2003; Beerli 2004). Patterns of recent migration: Stability of the Bayesian estimates of recent migration was determined when repeated independent runs reached the same posterior probabilities. For most data sets this took only four runs (including the initial run from which delta values were adjusted). This was the case for all four regional pairs and the three samples from the Pembroke region (see Figure 5, B and D). However, for the Madawaska region, some migration rates still varied highly between analyses after four runs. We reran the Madawaska data set, increasing the number of iterations to 10 + 106 and discarding the first 7 + 106. After three runs, results continued to be inconsistent for the same locations (i.e., MP, EB, MR, and MI) with estimated migrants varying from 1 to 34% between runs (Table 6). This result likely reflects the lack of genetic structure detected by the Bayesian analysis (see below). As for likelihood estimates of Nm, patterns of recent migration were often asymmetrical between pairs of breeding aggregations, and the pattern of asymmetry was frequently different from that of likelehood estimates of Nm (Tables 5 and 6, Figure 5). In all cases in which stable estimates of migration were obtained, results suggest that where recent migration was detected, it appeared to be very high (!30%) or very low (!3%). Measuring gene flow through indirect methods [e.g., estimating Nm from F ST (Wright 1951) or one of its analogs (e.g., Nei 1973; Weir and Cockerham 1984; Slatkin 1985)] has been critical to understanding patterns of gene flow in natural populations due to the relative ease of collecting large amounts of data from an array of organisms and to the challenges of detecting long-distance dispersal (let alone gene flow) using direct (e.g., mark-recapture) methods (Slatkin 1985; Koenig et al. 1996). However, despite its wide use, F ST based estimates of Nm have been criticized for having high variance and for the biologically unrealistic infinite island model (Wright 1951) on which it is based (Bossart and Prowell 1998; Whitlock and McCauley 1999). The effect of the interdependence of populations under Wright’s model can have a strong influence on the accuracy of estimates of pairwise F ST (Fu et al. 2003). Likelihood methods (Beerli and Felsenstein 1999, 2001; Vitalis and Couvet 2001) and Bayesian approaches (Wilson and Rannala 2003) permit the use of more complex and “biologically realistic” models that do not share the same interdependence among samples. However, their application has yet to find wide use (but see Congdon et al. 2000; Friesen et al. 2002; Bittner and King 2003) due primarily to their computational demands and the limited understanding of TABLE 5 Contemporary gene flow estimates between 11 Madawaska region R. catesbeiana breeding aggregations in Figure 1 Nm Population i DA KA MP BG MC HA EB MR MD MI MH DA → i 0.393 0.357–0.435 0.263 0.225–0.312 0.327 0.314–0.368 0.691 0.616–0.780 0.356 0.320–0.398 0.170 0.149–0.195 0.363 0.317–0.420 0.256 0.230–0.285 0.400 0.360–0.447 0.207 0.187–0.214 0.729 0.615–0.774 — 0.37 0.30–0.46 1.09 0.98–1.23 1.11 0.95–1.28 0.96 0.85–1.08 0.12 0.09–0.15 1.15 1.01–1.31 1.36 1.25–1.49 0.63 0.54–0.62 0.56 0.50–0.64 5.13 4.74–5.54 KA → i MP → i BG → i MC → i 0.11 0.08–0.16 — 1.11 0.99–1.25 1.60 1.45–1.77 — 1.13 1.02–1.26 1.43 1.28–1.58 1.13 1.00–1.26 — 0.69 0.59–0.79 1.11 0.99–1.26 1.89 1.73–2.06 1.19 1.03–1.36 — 1.91 1.75–2.08 2.07 1.85–2.29 0.82 0.72–0.93 0.11 0.08–0.14 1.14 1.00–1.30 0.93 0.83–1.03 0.52 0.44–0.61 0.53 0.47–0.60 2.36 2.10–2.64 2.47 2.25–2.72 2.58 2.39–2.77 0.30 0.25–0.35 2.06 1.87–2.27 1.07 0.96–1.18 2.32 2.14–2.51 0.28 0.23–0.33 2.55 2.27–2.84 0.55 0.46–0.64 1.17 1.07–1.28 1.03 0.89–1.17 1.04 0.94–1.15 1.14 1.02–1.27 0.68 0.60–0.76 2.75 2.47–3.05 0.56 0.48–0.64 2.37 2.16–2.59 1.04 0.93–1.15 1.52 1.37–1.67 0.52 0.46–0.60 3.22 2.92–3.55 Nm Population i DA KA MP BG MC HA EB MR MD MI MH HA → i EB → i MR → i MD → i MI → i MH → i 0.89 0.78–1.01 0.44 0.36–0.53 0.68 0.59–0.79 2.06 1.84–2.29 0.56 0.48–0.66 — 1.41 1.27–1.56 0.43 0.35–0.52 1.13 1.00–1.26 1.02 0.87–1.18 1.51 1.37–1.66 0.70 0.62–0.79 — 1.24 1.11–1.38 2.08 1.90–2.27 1.15 1.02–1.28 3.70 3.41–4.00 1.54 1.40–1.70 0.63 0.56–0.72 3.81 3.54–4.09 — 0.41 0.34–0.50 1.35 1.21–1.51 2.69 2.49–2.89 2.02 1.81–2.25 1.37 1.24–1.52 0.25 0.21–0.30 1.08 0.95–1.24 0.58 0.51–0.67 — 1.11 0.99–1.24 0.58 0.49–0.69 0.39 0.32–0.47 1.80 1.61–2.02 0.96 0.25–1.08 0.46 0.40–0.53 2.96 2.73–3.21 0.62 0.55–0.71 0.95 0.84–1.08 — 2.43 2.25–2.62 0.92 0.81–1.05 1.23 1.10–1.37 2.93 2.67–3.21 1.78 1.63–1.94 1.71 1.58–1.84 0.97 0.84–1.11 1.70 1.56–1.84 1.89 1.73–2.06 2.00 1.87–2.14 — 1.17 1.03–1.33 1.56 1.43–1.69 0.82 0.72–0.94 0.20 0.16–0.24 3.76 3.44–4.11 1.95 1.81–2.10 1.54 1.40–1.69 1.28 1.17–1.39 2.06 1.82–2.32 1.30 1.17–1.44 0.60 0.53–0.68 6.16 5.75–6.61 0.44 0.38–0.51 5.12 4.73–5.52 6.36 5.93–6.81 Total Nm → i 10.53 9.42–11.77 10.31 9.14–11.64 13.62 11.98–14.69 21.06 18.29–22.60 12.99 10.79–13.98 6.18 5.34–6.74 18.10 16.02–19.62 12.11 10.77–13.01 12.63 11.37–13.89 7.09 6.37–7.89 39.47 36.17–42.99 Shown are maximum-likelihood estimates and 95% C.I.s of * and maximum-likelihood estimates of effective number of migrants (Nm) into population i. Migration occurs from populations at top into populations in left column. Total Nm → i is the total estimated migration into population i (sum of all Nm → I, see text). their robustness to violations of the underlying likelihood and Bayesian models (Neigel 2002). Our results show that these methods appear to provide more precise estimates of genetic structure than do traditional esti- mates and are likely more accurate, assuming potential confounds and major assumptions are addressed (see below). The pairwise estimates of Nm based on F ST within the J. D. Austin, S. C. Lougheed and P. T. Boag TABLE 6 Expected proportion of individuals in location i that have location j as their ancestral (past one to three generations) location Population j Population i DA MP BG MC EB MR MD MI 0.989 (0.00) 0.008 (0.00) 0.024 (0.00) 0.015 (0.00) 0.019 (0.01) 0.006 (0.01) 0.015 (0.00) 0.015 (0.01) Shown are mean (SD) migration rates between Madawaska region locations calculated from three independent runs of 10 + 106 iterations, discarding the initial 7 + 106. Underlined values (diagonal) are the average proportion of individuals derived from the source location. Locations with varying values between runs (SD ) 0.05) are italicized. Madawaska region were almost always )4. However, the relationship between F ST and Nm is nonlinear, and small values of F ST result in Nm estimates that have very high variance (Whitlock and McCauley 1999). In other words, Nm ) 4 cannot be interpreted other than “Nm ) 4.” Because likelihood values are not based on F ST it is more likely that large values of Nm can be interpreted as more precise estimates of Nm. In the smaller regional comparisons, likelihood estimates of Nm were generally higher than those from the Madawaska region. As mentioned above, this likely reflects the influence of sampling only two or three locations. The addition of more samples would improve these estimates, although not many would be required because the coalescent method is fairly robust with only a few sampled populations (Beerli 2004). The relationship between the number of populations and the upward bias in Nm values is also related to the migration rate; in a high-migration system, as appears to be the case with R. catesbeiana, the upward bias is likely increased (Beerli 2004). However, even if estimates of total Nm summed across breeding aggregations are somewhat inflated, the results are ultimately more useful than Nm ) 4. Pairwise values estimated from F ST are not directly comparable with likelihood estimates as the latter are “one-way” estimates, allowing for asymmetry in gene flow, which is common among the breeding aggregations of R. catesbeiana studied here. The nonlinearity between Nm and F ST means that, in a system where asymmetry in gene flow is common, the global F ST -values will severely underestimate Nm (Whitlock and McCauley 1999). Finally, global estimates based on ( were not consistently related to those based on Bayesian estimates of population structure. Although both are related to F ST, Bayesian estimates presumably reflect the “true” population structure better than breeding aggregations do. Both methods assume symmetrical patterns of gene flow and equal population size, and both likely underestimate the extent of migration. Overall it appears that the likelihood method should provide more accurate estimates of Nm than F ST -based methods. Although both assume the global population has been adequately sampled, the coalescent method appears more robust to violations of this assumption, particularly if more than a few populations are sampled. This greater accuracy is also pronounced if gene flow is asymmetrical, as is likely the case in many organisms. The method is also precise (i.e., small confidence intervals) with even a few loci, and over a greater range of Nm. Likelihood also provides much more information than traditional methods. However, inferences from both likelihood and F ST methods may be equally compromised if the effects of history and nonequilibrium conditions are not addressed. Secondary contact: Large geographic-scale analyses can lead to erroneous conclusions about the patterns of genetic structure in the absence of a historical perspective. Mitochondrial sequence data from range-wide R. catesbeiana populations illustrate the impact of postglacial colonization on contemporary mtDNA genetic structure in northern populations, with multiple refugial lineages occurring across a longitudinal gradient from southwestern Ontario eastward (Austin et al. 2004). In the absence of this historical information, the observed pattern of differentiation among eastern and western samples at microsatellite loci, revealed by both FCA and the relative contributions to overall allelic diversity, might have been attributed to isolation by distance. Inadequate sampling of southwestern Ontario precluded an analysis of clinal allelic variation to detect the relative influence of refugial lineages on population structure from across the range considered here (e.g., Turgeon and Bernatchez 2001). Further geographic sampling will be required to adequately determine the scale and extent of admixture in R. catesbeiana relative to other species in this important phylogeographic region (e.g., Austin et al. 2002; Zamudio and Savage 2003). Range expansion: The influence of history is apparent not only in the mixing of separate refugial lineages coming into secondary contact, but also in the imprint of recent range expansion. Rapid leading-edge dispersal of colonizing individuals should result in repeated bottlenecks and genetic homogenization over large geographic areas (Hewitt 1996). Numerous empirical studies suggest that northern temperate populations are likely not at equilibrium (e.g., King and Lawson 1995; Comes and Abbott 1998; Hutchinson and Templeton 1999; Latta and Mitton 1999; Bittner and King 2003) due to insufficient time since colonization. The time to reach drift-migration equilibrium depends primarily on the migration rate (proportional to 1/m) or the effective population size, whichever is greatest (Slatkin 1994). Given the effective population sizes and high migration rates detected in R. catesbeiana populations (Table 5 and 6; Figure 5), the scale of equilibrium inferred here could have been reached over the period since eastern Ontario was colonized (i.e., 1500– 2000 generations; Karrow and Calkin 1985; Holman 1995). Further, if populations are replenished through high levels of migration, as our data suggest, frequent fluctuations in population size (characteristic of amphibians in general; Pechmann et al. 1991; Meyer et al. 1998) may not have a significant long-term effect on effective population size. For example, assuming an average mutation rate of 10%3 (e.g., Dallas 1992; Weber and Wong 1993), effective population sizes examined here range from 170 to )7000. Such large effective population sizes may permit the maintenance of equilibrium conditions by buffering populations from the effects of demographic stochasticity, particularly if bottlenecks are not prolonged. We confidently interpreted a pattern of equilibrium among populations within regions, whereas divergence between populations separated by ) !100 km may still reflect the relative importance of drift over gene flow (Hutchinson and Templeton 1999, case IV). This pattern may also simply reflect the effect of geography, particularly if regional groups are separated by habitat that is relatively unfavorable to dispersal, or it may be due to the high rate of mutation in microsatellite mark- ers. Isolation by distance is often not detected in studies where population samples are few or the geographic scale is large (e.g., Comes and Abbott 1998; Peterson and Denno 1998; Latta and Mitton 1999). However, our study demonstrates that equilibrium conditions may be found in northern regions if enough data are collected and the proper scale is examined. Reconciling longer-term, contemporary gene flow and recent migration rates: Given the pattern of equilibrium among regional populations, estimating gene flow at this scale is biologically meaningful (Templeton 1998). Comparing longer-term gene flow (defined as averaged gene flow between populations over the past n generations at which populations were at equilibrium) with recent migration is valuable as it may provide confidence in historical estimates (if congruent patterns exist). Alternatively, if confidence in the Nm estimates is justified, differences in the geographic pattern of Nm vs. m, as estimated here, may be used to examine the effect of recent natural or anthropogenic changes to the landscape. In this sense, the hierarchical temporal approaches to examining patterns of gene flow and migration or gene flow with direct estimates of dispersal are highly complimentary. Migration rates between some pairs of R. catesbeiana populations were often asymmetrical and large, reflecting direct estimates of dispersal in ranid frogs that suggest seasonal movement over a scale of kilometers (e.g., Marsh and Trenham 2001; Pilliod et al. 2002). Assuming some of the direct estimates of dispersal translate into gene flow, breeding aggregations separated by only a few kilometers may often not represent independent populations. This conclusion is supported by our results from the Bayesian analysis of population structure that suggest that many populations separated by up to tens of kilometers are not genetically distinct. The grouping of Madawaska breeding aggregations together in the Bayesian analysis of population structure also explains the instability of some of the posterior probabilities of m. Because these breeding aggregations are not genetically independent, the posterior probability of an individual being assigned as a hybrid from this region may be split among these aggregations. Wherever Bayesian analysis of population structure suggested that breeding aggregations share a common origin, there were high values of m and high gene flow, although directional likelihood estimates of gene flow were relatively low in some instances. In many cases the proportion of individuals assumed to have originated in their source population was approximately two-thirds, which is the minimum proportion of nonmigrants allowed in BAYESASS (Wilson and Rannala 2003). In these cases, migration is likely underestimated. Estimates of m cannot be interpreted the same as those of Nm, the latter being a measure of allelic establishment whereas the former reflects dispersal (although it may also reflect the offspring of recent migrants). Despite the high levels of migration detected here, our values may still be underestimates if dispersal in R. catesbeiana is biased in favor of females as is suggested by microsatellite data (Austin et al. 2003). Most samples in the present study, including some with high migrant values, were heavily biased in favor of calling males due to the timing and method of sampling (see materials and methods). Anthropogenic influences: With R. catesbeiana, an important consideration is the impact of anthropogenic dispersal confounding estimates of gene flow. The success of introduced R. catesbeiana across the globe (e.g., Telford 1960; Lanza 1962; Green 1978; Gasc et al. 1997; Hedges 1999) attests to the species’s ability to adapt to novel environments. However, the propensity of introduced R. catesbeiana to compete with native conspecifics is not known. If frequent anthropogenic dispersal occurs, introduced genotypes (assuming no selective barriers exist) should erase patterns of isolation by distance. However, empirical evidence from other species suggests that individuals introduced into established populations are typically more likely to disperse or may have lower fitness than residents (Endler 1977 and references therein; Anderson 1989; Reinert and Rupert 1999). Results from the FCA (also the Bayesian estimate of population structure) highlighted one location within the Madawaska region (MC) as having a strong influence on the global pattern of genetic variance due to the high frequency of private and globally rare alleles. Given its proximity to neighboring samples these private alleles may be recently introduced from elsewhere in the range. No other populations for which we estimated gene flow had evidence of introduced alleles (specifically, high frequencies of novel alleles), suggesting that unless anthropogenic dispersal is occurring frequently at fine geographic scales it is likely not a major factor within the populations studied here. Discriminating between anthropogenic and natural influences on gene flow is an increasingly important aspect of evolutionary (to eliminate its impact on interpreting natural processes) and conservation studies (in terms of anthropogenic disturbance to the landscape; e.g., Westerbergh and Saura 1994; Dawson et al. 1996; Fleischer et al. 2001; Mohanty et al. 2001; Church et al. 2003). Conclusion: Gene flow is high among sampled R. catesbeiana breeding aggregations that are interpreted to be at or near equilibrium, on average in excess of four individuals per generation. Even directional likelihood estimates of Nm were often greater than one migrant per generation. There was also large variance in the amount of gene flow and dispersal among pairs of populations representing similar geographic distances, likely reflecting the importance of landscape effects on shaping genetic structure. Given our results, gene flow appears to be an important cohesive force in this species. Our ability to test for violations of major assumptions prior to estimating, and the availability of sophisticated methods for calculating, Nm should lead to increased confidence in interpreting the evolutionary role of gene flow vs. selection in maintaining “species boundaries.” We thank the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (OMNR) and St. Lawrence Islands National Park for providing samples from their population-monitoring programs. J. Brown assisted greatly with the operation of MIGRATE. This article was greatly improved by the comments of two anonymous reviewers. P. Beerli, A. Bohonak, D. Hutchinson, R. Petit, R. Rousset, M. Sillanpaa, and G. 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__label__cc	0.583524	0.416476	Hinterland Remixed, Mobilize (Caroline Monnet, 2015), and Sign-off (Brett Bell, 2011) January 17, 2020 spinenumberedLeave a comment I recently had the good fortune of attending the book launch for Andrew Burke’s Hinterland Remixed: Media, Memory, and the Canadian 1970s, a deep dive into the true north’s televisual archive and collective memory that includes considerations of the Hinterland Who’s Who vignettes, Michael Snow’s La Région centrale (1971), and SCTV. Professor Burke’s discussion and accompanying presentation diverted into a number of unexpected areas – the L’Atelier national du Manitoba film and art project, Kern-Hill Furniture Co-op commercials, electronic musicians Boards of Canada, the With Glowing Hearts short film (Ted Remerowski, 1979) – however two contemporary works stood out: Caroline Monnet’s Mobilize (2015) and Brett Bell’s Sign-off (2011). Caroline Monnet, a Canadian artist of French and Algonquin heritages, obtained access to more that 700 films from the National Film Board of Canada to create Mobilize, an intense and passionate portrait of Canada’s indigenous people. With footage from the rural north and urban south, from traditional crafts to modern industry, Monnet captures the dynamism of the indigenous Canadian experience and, with the feverish score of Inuk artist Tanya Tagaq, provides a kind of sizzle reel made up of what the filmmaker calls “images of indigenous people kicking ass on screen.” MMC! fans may recognize scenes from Don Owen’s High Steel (1966)! Brett Bell’s Sign-off presents an absurdly nightmarish take on With Glowing Hearts and the anachronism of the television station sign-off culminating the day’s news and entertainment with a collage of landscapes and symbols set against the patriotism of the national anthem. Bell, born and based in Regina, Saskatchewan, creates something wonderfully weird and distinctly Canadian in Sign-off and for that MMC!’s heart does glow. Action, Books, Canada, Documentary, Experimental, Film, Funny, Shorts, Television2010s, Academy Ratio, Andrew Burke, Avant-Garde, Brett Bell, Canada, Caroline Monnet, Color, Comedies, Documentaries, Great Soundtracks, Hinterland Remixed, Memory Projects, Mobilize, Native Peoples Native Lands, Short and Sweet, Sign-off, Son of Wholphin, TV, Widescreen Peace on Earth (Hugh Harman, 1939) and Good Will To Men (Joseph Barbera and William Hanna, 1955) December 25, 2019 spinenumberedLeave a comment Nothing says Christmas like a post-apocalyptic rumination on peace by anthropomorphic rodents and so MMC! happily presents Hugh Harman’s Peace on Earth (1939) and its Cinemascope remake, Joseph Barbera and William Hanna’s Good Will To Men (1955). Peace on Earth’s anti-war sentiment is expressed through a grandfather squirrel who describes the senseless self-destruction of humankind through war (guessed at as a battle between vegetarians and meat-eaters). The short’s rotoscoped depictions of gas masked soldiers are chilling and provide a rather staggering contrast to the pleasantly plump and happily caricatured animals that now claim domain over the Earth. Hanna and Barbera’s post-World War II version manages to be even grimmer in its details, taking images of infantry helmets and gas masks and adding flame-throwers, machine guns, bazookas, missiles, and nuclear annihilation. In doing so, Good Will To Men brings man’s capacity for mutual destruction into fearsome relief. Both of these MGM shorts garnered Academy Award nominations and Peace on Earth in particular has developed a reputation in the animation field as being Harman’s masterpiece and a heralded classic of the form. To all those who stumble into the blog (intentionally or not), Make Mine Criterion! wishes you and yours a Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season! Stay safe, share some love, and watch something amazing! Animation, Film, Shorts, USA, War1930s, 1950s, A Smidgeon of Religion, Academy Ratio, Animation, Blue Christmases, Color, Faith on Film, Good Will to Men, Hugh Harman, Joseph Barbera, Peace on Earth, Short and Sweet, Son of Wholphin, The Good War Revisited, United States, War Films, Widescreen, William Hanna Clapping Music (Peter van der Ham, 2005) December 18, 2019 December 18, 2019 spinenumberedLeave a comment In anticipation of our next proposal for a Criterion treatment, MMC! thought it might preview that upcoming discussion with an oddly related short – Peter van der Ham’s Clapping Music (2005). The film performs Steve Reich’s minimalist score “Clapping Music” through a scene from John Boorman’s Point Blank (1967) where Angie Dickinson flails away at an impassive Lee Marvin, hitting him 1,344 times before crumpling at his feet. The effect of the short is fascinatingly hypnotic and it offers a kind of weird portrait of cinematic chauvinism in its exaggerated futility. And so, if you like van der Ham’s Clapping Music, Point Blank, and novel editing choices, you should love MMC!’s next imagined Criterion edition! (Maybe I’ve said too much?) Experimental, Film, Music, Netherlands, Shorts2000s, Avant-Garde, Clapping Music, Color, Making Music, Netherlands, Peter van der Ham, Short and Sweet, Son of Wholphin, Widescreen Criterion Collection: 1000 Spines (Jonathan Keogh, 2019) December 9, 2019 spinenumberedLeave a comment Festival reports delayed MMC! celebrating Jonathan Keogh’s amazing tribute to the Criterion Collection’s first 1,000 spine numbers, but we’re remedying that right now! Criterion Collection: 1000 Spines (2019) is a supercut of the first order and it’s full of things that MMC! loves: those framing devices using Rushmore (Wes Anderson, 1998), My Dinner with André (Louis Malle, 1981), and All That Jazz (Bob Fosse, 1979); that piano rendition of Katy Perry’s “Roar,” that Beastie Boys transition leading into the raucously shifting panels of the Collection’s samurai cinema, the iconoclastic rebellion of “A Quick One, While He’s Away” celebrating cinema’s icons and rule breakers, that towering kaiju crescendo. Heck, Keogh even slides in some great shots of Jellyfish Eyes (Takashi Murakami, 2013)! Keogh, who works for Criterion doing marketing and advertising, took 10½ months to create this 16-minute opus, but that’s not all. In anticipation of the video, Keogh also created a 4-minute teaser celebrating some of the Collection’s fanciest footwork. If you missed this little gem given the hubbub over 1000 Spines, be sure to check it out as well. Criterion Collection, Film, Shorts, USA2010s, Black and White, Color, Criterion Collection: 1000 Spines, Jonathan Keogh, Movies About Movies, Short and Sweet, United States, Widescreen	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1424
__label__cc	0.715465	0.284535	After the Genomes: Season 1 Submitted by Theral Timpson on Thu, 07/14/2016 - 22:03 Image source: HBO.com Andy: Surprise! The human genome is still as boring as it always was. Chris: Oh, come on, you didn’t get turned on by that BAM file? Andy: Hi, I’m Andy. Chris: Hi, I’m Chris, and this is “After the Genomes!” Andy: Each week for the next three weeks, we’ll be looking back on Game of Genomes, an ongoing series at STAT News written by science journalist, Carl Zimmer. Read more about After the Genomes: Season 1 The World of DIY Genomics with K T Pickard Submitted by Ayanna Monteverdi on Thu, 10/01/2015 - 13:07 K Thomas Pickard is not at all into sports cars. So when he hit midlife crisis, it wasn’t a Porsche or a golf club membership that would reenergize his quiet moments. Nope. K T got his genome sequenced. Introduced to genomics through a super computing company he worked at twenty-five years ago, K T went on to make a career for himself in medical imaging. Yet always in the background lurked a curiosity to know more about genomics. K T's inner geneticist found satisfaction in the past couple years. First he got his 23andMe data and then participated in Illumina’s Know Your Genome program, eventually doing trio sequencing on his wife, his daughter and himself. K T has written peer reviewed articles on his findings. What was the process like for K T? For example, how did he get his genome analyzed once it was sequenced and what did he learn? How does K T compare genomics to the more established field of radiology where he had his day job? K T’s genomics hobby has led to founding a non-profit to advocate for “neurodiversity” and the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of Genomics Coffee. Read more about The World of DIY Genomics with K T Pickard	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1432
__label__wiki	0.608534	0.608534	First photo of Outnumbered’s Christmas special proves it’s still weird seeing the kids grown up Adam StarkeyMonday 21 Nov 2016 6:51 pm Outnumbered is returning this Christmas for a special one-off episode (Picture: BBC) The first photo has arrived from this year’s Outnumbered Christmas special, and we’re still not comfortable with the kids being grown-up. It was previously announced a one-off Christmas special is set to hit our screens this December – the first festive outing in three years – and now details have been revealed for the forthcoming outing. Starring Hugh Dennis (Pete), Claire Skinner (Sue), Tyger Drew-Honey (Jake), Daniel Roche (Ben) and Ramona Marquez (Karen), with the original writers’ Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin both returning, the episode will focus on a Boxing Day car ride to complete a ‘special mission’ for grandad. Karen (Ramona Marquez), Mum (Claire Skinner), Jake (Tyger Drew-Honey), Dad (Hugh Dennis) & Ben (Daniel Roche) have grown up before our eyes (Picture: BBC) Hugh Dennis who plays father Pete, said: ‘I can’t wait to re-join our TV nucleus and what better place to experience the full joy of family life than stuck in the family car.’ He isn’t the only one happy to return, with Claire Skinner aka mum Sue, adding: ‘I am so happy to be back dipping into the Brockmans’ lives again – it is like putting on a big comfy jumper.’ There’s set to be a roost of guest stars too, including Daisy Edgar Jones (Cold Feet), Ruth Madeley (The Level), Mark Benton (The Halcyon), Katherine Jakeways (Tracey Ullman), Martin Trenaman (PhoneShop) and Miles Jupp (Rev). Outnumbered first began back in 2007 (Picture: BBC) Outnumbered first arrived on our screens almost ten years ago in 2007, with the fifth and final series airing in March 2014. The 40-minute special is currently slated to be shown over Christmas, and considering the storyline, we’ll guess Boxing Day is a suitable date for all concerned. MORE: Outnumbered star Daniel Roche filmed drinking from a ‘beer bong’ at Reading Festival MORE: Outnumbered star Ramona Marquez hits back at drugs accusations Hugh DennisOutnumbered	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1434
__label__wiki	0.822598	0.822598	Ben Affleck ‘checks into rehab for third time’ as supportive Jennifer Garner asks for ‘space’ Mel EvansThursday 23 Aug 2018 7:45 am Ben Affleck has been seen leaving his house in a car driven by his estranged wife Jennifer Garner as he ‘returned to rehab’. Garner was seen at the 46-year-old actor’s Pacific Palisades home on Wednesday afternoon, before the couple and a companion were seen leaving the mansion in a black car – allegedly as Ben was driven to seek treatment for alcohol issues. Yesterday the actress, 46, politely asked for space and compassion as Ben’s supportive estranged wife greeted photographers at the end of his driveway. The actress was on hand to support her former husband (Picture: Backgrid) ‘Can I ask you guys a favour?’ she said. ‘Just out of respect, can you give some space? Would you please?’ She added: ‘Just right now, just give us a minute.’ As she walked away, she then answered ‘yep’ when asked if Ben was okay. The actress asked for privacy before driving Ben away (Picture: Backgrid) After returning to the home, the former couple drove off with Ben looking emotional – before making one last stop by fast food joint Jack in the Box. Ben was seen earlier in the week buying a box of alcohol and liquor, with TMZ claiming this was the ‘tipping point’ of Jennifer, who then ‘staged an intervention’. The publication has claimed Ben has now entered a ‘live-in facility’ in LA County – allegedly the third time he’s sought treatment for alcohol issues. Ben has been open about his battled (Picture: REX/Shutterstock) A source told Entertainment Tonight: ‘Jen is proud of the strides he’s made, but some of his friends were worried he might be taking some steps backward and could be on a slippery slope.’ They added: ‘Ben wants nothing more than to get sober for his kids, for Jen and also for his career. He realises the dangers of what he could lose in life if he doesn’t stick to the programme, and dedicate himself tothese big changes.’ The star and two-time Oscar winner has been open about his battles in the past as he sought help in 2001 and 2017. After his most recent stint, he wrote on his Facebook page in March last year: ‘I have completed treatment for alcohol addiction; something I’ve dealt with in the past and will continue to confront. ‘I want to live life to the fullest and be the best father I can be. I want my kids to know there is no shame in getting help when you need it, and to be a source of strength for anyone out there who needs help but is afraid to take the first step. ‘I’m lucky to have the love of my family and friends, including my co-parent, Jen, who has supported me and cared for our kids as I’ve done the work I set out to do. This was the first of many steps being taken towards a positive recovery.’ While it hasn’t been confirmed he has split with girlfriend Lindsay Shookus, Ben has been seen with Playboy model Shauna Sexton. More: Ben Affleck Ana De Armas swaps James Bond for Ben Affleck as they film Deep Water in New Orleans Ben Affleck looks besotted with daughter Seraphina following football practice Jennifer Garner is basically all of us when you get the Christmas tree home and it is huge Last week the two grabbed dinner at Nobu, before heading to Jack in the Box for some fast food on the weekend – where both appeared to be smiling and in great spirits. Metro.co.uk contacted reps for Ben and Jennifer for comment. Worried about drugs? Frank offers confidential advice about drugs and addiction (email frank@talktofrank.com, message 82111 or call 0300 123 6600) or the NHS has information about getting help. Adfam has local groups for families affected by drugs and alcohol and DrugFam offers phone and email support to people affected by other people's drug or alcohol misuse. MORE: Ben Affleck grabs bite to eat with Playboy model Shauna Sexton as he skips ex-wife Jennifer Garner’s Walk of Fame ceremony MORE: Jennifer Garner is all smiles as she makes rare appearance with her three children at Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony Ben AffleckJennifer Garner Alastair Stewart’s Twitter account deactivated as he reveals he is stepping down from ITV News WWE twins Nikki and Brie Bella both pregnant at the same time	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1435
__label__cc	0.677085	0.322915	Writing Prompt #46 — The Better Things Come in Threes Posted on November 21, 2018 November 21, 2018 by Micah Castle Prompt: John got a new car; Tim got a new car. John got a pool put in; Tim made his indoors. John’s new entertainment system ran it all; Tim made sure his ran more. Then John summoned an eldritch horror from beyond. Tim stood outside of John’s living room window, hidden by the shadows of the tall hedges flanking its sides. He wrote down the size of John’s sigil on the floor; noted the type of chalk he used, the color of the candles, the book and what writing could be made out within. The monstrosity he summoned, webbed in tattered clothes that shimmered under shadows, was also noted: its height, approximate height, and its features (deep, hollow eyes; no nose, nor mouth; thin, transparent appendages flowing like water). Tim couldn’t hear what John was saying to the creature, despite him placing his ear to the pane. Probably wishing for a bigger house or something — typical, he thought, scoffing. When the creature vanished in a puff of billowy, kaleidoscopic colors, and John began to mop up his ritual, Tim went back home, to prepare for his better ritual. He made sure to purchase the highest quality of materials he could find in the city an hour’s drive away, even went so far as to buy even more than he saw John used. The more the better, he thought. Evening was settling in when he pulled back into his driveway, his backseat and truck brimming with bags. John was watering his freshly cut lawn, the ripe scent of which lingered in the air. As Tim opened his trunk, John called to him. “Whatchu’ been up to?” He pulled five bags over his forearm, gripping a sixth. “Oh, nothing… Just doing some shopping, you know? What about you, buddy?” “Nada, just hanging out. Sunday’s, am I right?” He went and turned off his hose, then coiled it on the ground. “Need any help with those?” Tim had all twelve bags hanging from his arms and hands, and a thirteenth one dangling from his neck. A vein stood out of his sweaty temple, and another rose from his jugular. He strained to shake his head. “Nope,” he spat, “I got it — I’m a one trip man.” John laughed. “Yeah, me too — I remember one time I carried in twenty bags at once! Martha was impressed.” What a damn lair. “Oh, wow, nice!” Tim replied, struggling to get the keys out from his pocket. When he finally did, he fell against the door, shoving the key into the knob, unlocking it. He fell through the open doorway, spilling the contents of the bags on the floor. Before John could run over and help, he rolled over, and kicked the door shut. “Have a good night, John!” You jackass. His sigil was larger; more detailed. There was double the candles and incenses, their colors were also deeper. He possessed three large leather bound tomes that spoke of strange things Tim could hardly understand, but he had them and could recite them, that’s all that mattered. If John can summon one thing, I can do three. He flipped off the lights, and lit the candles, their soft, warm glow illuminating the room. Tim sat in front of the three books, then read one passage from each at a time, until all three had been entirely read. A wind blew through the house, extinguishing the candles, and a thick darkness fell over Tim. “Hello…?” he said, dumbly. The chalk drawn sigil glowed violet and pink, green and blue, the colors ebbing and flowing like the tide. Then the speed of their ebbing increased until there was nothing but a blinding white strobing through the room. Tim winced, covering his eyes with his arm, until it dulled and steadied. When he put his hand down and opened his eyes, three children stood before him. They all shared the same grayish, bluish tinged flesh; the seaweed-like hair; the bloated fingers and shoeless feet, but each one had one distinctive feature. One was missing eyes, gouged out, seeping with black tar; one was missing its mouth, nothing but a thin, fleshly line crudely patched with staples and stitches; and the last was missing ears, the gaping holes on both sides of its head were connected, and when it turned a little, Tim could see the wall behind it, through it. “You summon the Three,” the one with no ears gurgled. “What do you seek?” the one with no eyes finished. “I, uh… I don’t know…” “Only one who wants something summons the Three,” a voice said from somewhere above him, but when Tim looked, all he found was the ceiling. “If one does not have wants and summons the Three,” no-ears said. “Then thee will be a part of the Three,” no-eyes followed. “You’ll take me… if I don’t want anything?” Tim said, his voice trembling. “Yes,” the voice said. “Then, I… uh, want to have more than John— John Black, my neighbor.” “Are you certain?” the voice asked. Tim nodded his head. “Then—” no-ears said. “—it is—” no-eyes continued. “—done.” the voice finished. In a flash of white and black smoke, the Three vanished, taking along with it the chalk drawn sigil, the candles, even the books. They left Tim alone in the empty room, and he wasn’t sure what to do or say or think. He stood, then strode around the house, finding that everything was still the same. “What a joke,” he whispered, coming to his bedroom. He flipped on the light and gasped. This one was the one thing John did not, could never have— his house wouldn’t allow it, couldn’t fit. Tim smiled seeing that the room was now the size of his whole downstairs. His bed was the size of a car; the TV hanging on the wall was wide, flat, high-def. He took a step in and the satin sheets rippled as if something scurried underneath, then a blonde woman’s head popped out from the top. Then another, then another, then another… There were at least a dozen beautiful woman in the — his — bed, and from where Tim was standing, he found that none of them wore clothes. Oh sweet Jesus. He stumbled towards the bed, toppled onto it and crawled to them. His eyes were teary and wide, his mouth open, grinning. Oh sweet fucking Jesus. His excitement-filled fingers gripped the end of the sheet, then pulled it away— small bloated bodies, tinged blue and green— He looked up at their faces to see gouging eyes; sewn smiles; gaping holes where ears should be. “You wanted more than he—” a voice said from above. “—and now you do—” one of no-ear’d heads continued. “—for we’re certain that he does not have the Three,” one of the no-eyes finished. Read my previous prompt, “Hidden in Human Shells.” Purchase my work on Amazon. 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__label__wiki	0.809776	0.809776	Category Archives: 1985 Propaganda: Wishful Thinking ZTT Records – under the auspices of Trevor Horn – really used the remix format. No throwaway, rush-released projects for them. Their remixes were petri dishes for sonic experiments and situationist pranks, many worthwhile and innovative. And of course several remix albums were released on ZTT – Grace Jones’ Slave To The Rhythm was essentially one song done eight different ways, and there was also a whole Frankie Goes To Hollywood LP dedicated to ‘Two Tribes’ remixes. But maybe a lesser-known example is Propaganda’s Wishful Thinking, a reworking of the Düsseldorf unit’s seminal 1985 album A Secret Wish, originally produced by Stephen Lipson (with one track – ‘Dr Mabuse’ – helmed by Horn). A Secret Wish’s stock seems to keep rising year after year, gaining more fans and sounding better than ever. But Wishful Thinking is a weird project, to say the least. Co-remixer (alongside former tape op Bob Kraushaar) Paul Morley’s absurd liner notes quote Goethe and boast that the album is the result of ’39 studio hours’, which, by ZTT’s painstaking standards, doesn’t actually sound like much. But it’s a thrilling, epic collection just the same, regurgitating many of the original album’s sonic motifs but in a different order and in a different place on the stereo spectrum. ‘Machined’ reimagines ‘P-Machinery’ as a mid-tempo piece of minimalism, featuring mainly Claudia Brucken’s vocals and gentle drums. ‘Jewelled’ fuses the two versions of ‘Duel’ from the original album, mixing her ‘angry’ vocals with the backing from the ‘pop’ version. It’s pretty funny and genuinely surreal. Hidden elements embedded in the original mix are subtly revealed, like Lipson’s chiming guitars on ‘Laughing’. ‘Loving’ exposes and amplifies Andy Richards’ gorgeous piano and synth from ‘The Murder Of Love’, finally revealing it as the fantastic pop song it is. The two versions of ‘Dr Mabuse’ bring out Horn’s genius and natural flair for the dynamic, showcasing not one but two brilliant bass vamps and a whole host of other sonic delights (thrillingly, one version is used in the absurd opening credits of John Hughes’s 1987 movie ‘Some Kind Of Wonderful’). But possibly the best track on Wishful Thinking is the closing ‘Thought’, an excerpt of the band’s version of Throbbing Gristle’s ‘Discipline’. It’s nothing less than a brutalist, industrial masterpiece. All in all, it’s an epic, exciting hour of music, and a real one-off. For anyone still fascinated by A Secret Wish, as this writer is, it’s required listening. The band probably hated it, though Brucken did donate one of her paintings for use on the cover (but then she was married to Morley at the time…). Posted in 1985, Album Reviews, Pop, Propaganda, Synth Pop, ZTT / Tagged 12inchsingles, andyrichards, asecretwish, claudiabrucken, frankiegoestohollywood, industrial, paulmorley, Pop, propaganda, remixes, stephenlipson, throbbinggristle, trevorhorn, wishfulthinking, ZTT / Leave a comment Narada Michael Walden: Looking At You, Looking At Me/The Nature Of Things/Divine Emotion Singing drummers: the ’80s were chock-a-block with ’em. But Narada seems a somewhat forgotten example, at least compared to the far more popular Phil C, Don H, Stevie W and Sheila E. Yet he started the decade as the one you’d probably have put your money on, ending the ’70s as he did with an impressive run of R’n’B hits. Narada had of course started his music career as a jazz/rock drumming tornado in the second incarnation of John McLaughlin’s mighty Mahavishnu Orchestra, going on to record famous fusion sides with Jeff Beck, Weather Report, Tommy Bolin, Alphonso Johnson and Jaco Pastorius. During the ’80s, he was one of the most in-demand producers on the planet, helming Whitney Houston’s ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’, Aretha Franklin/George Michael’s ‘I Knew You Were Waiting For Me’ and Starship’s ‘Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now’. But his solo career was somewhat in limbo during this period, so it’s fascinating to check out a new, nicely-appointed three-album survey of his 1983-1988 output. Looking At You, Looking At Me (1983) is the best of the three albums, but a frustratingly inconsistent record. Listening to the superb title track, you’d think he might have found hit his true metier, a languid, luxurious, West Coast pop/jazz, similar to the kind of music Al Jarreau or Manhattan Transfer were making at the time. But an OK duet with Angela Bofill, passable cover of ‘Reach Out (I’ll Be There)’ and sick drum-machine/horn workout ‘Shake It Off’ aside, the rest of the album is fairly unmemorable R’n’B with occasional virtuosity from guitarist Corrado Rustici and bassist Randy Jackson. The followup, 1985’s Nature Of Things, is even more problematic, sounding mainly like a kind of soft R’n’B version of the ‘Top Gun’ soundtrack, with way too many synth-based ballads. But Divine Emotion (1988) was a partial return to form, led by the effervescent title track (with one of the great ’80s basslines) which gave him a timely UK hit. Narada had obviously been prompted into action by his highly successful production work – his vocals and arrangements have never been better. But while Divine Emotion sounds like a million dollars, there are still issues on the songwriting front. Put simply, only the title track, ‘But What Up Doh’ and closer ‘We Still Have A Dream’ have memorable hooks (the latter also features some brilliant jazz/rock kit work from Narada). One wonders what might have happened if he had hooked up with some great ‘pop’ songwriters like Kenny Loggins, Rod Temperton, Michael McDonald, Carole Bayer Sager or even Burt Bacharach at the outset of the decade rather than relentlessly ploughing his own furrow. ‘Looking At Me, Looking At You’ offers tantalising possibilities. But looking at his career as a whole, it’s all turned out fine – Narada’s always been one of the coolest, most talented musician/producers around, and apparently he’s an absolute joy to work with. Posted in 1983, 1985, 1988, Album Reviews, Funk, Fusion, Narada Michael Walden, Soul / Tagged angelabofill, corradorustici, divineemotion, johnmclaughlin, mahavishnu, naradamichaelwalden, randyjackson / Leave a comment The Redskins: Bring It Down I first heard The Redskins’ ‘Bring It Down (This Insane Thing)’ circa 1985 on ‘The Max Headroom Show’, but, beyond clocking Alexei Sayle’s performance in the video, I didn’t know what to make of it at the time. It didn’t help that Max was speaking in tongues all over it. Listening back to the song recently, I was seriously impressed. There are shades of early ’80s punk/funk: Gang Of Four, 23 Skidoo, A Certain Ratio, plus a bit of Dexys/Jo Boxers, and there’s also a superb horn arrangement in a great (or not-so-great, depending on your predilection for horn sections) period for horn sections. The lyrics seem fairly revelant in a post-Grenfell world (well, they’re probably a bit better than ‘Oh-Jeremy-Corbyn’…) and feature somewhat of a classic first line, parodying Prime Minister Harold Macmillan’s famous 1957 speech: ‘You’ve never had it so good/The favourite phrase of those who’ve always had it better…’ The band’s break-up as announced in the NME – click to enlarge The band are a solid, funky little unit and I like singer Chris Dean’s chuckling Melle Mel homage and general swagger – it’s a classic ’80s vocal performance. Their Wikipedia entry says that The Style Council’s Steve White plays drums on this but it doesn’t particularly sound like him. The Redskins burned fairly brightly for four years, starting out as an NME-approved indie act and then graduating to a major-label deal in the classic ’80s style. They split up after their Anti-Apartheid tour of 1986. ‘Bring It Down’ was their one and only UK top 40 single – a fairly poor return when such blue-eyed-soul inanities like The Blow Monkeys’ ‘It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way’ were just around the corner. Where are they now? Who knows? No reunion. No sell-out. One near-hit. Posted in 1985, Pop, Rock, Song Stories, The Redskins / Tagged alexeisayle, bringitdown, maxheadroom, mellemel, nme, stevewhite, theredskins / Leave a comment Re: Eurythmics At the peak of their pop success in November 1986, Eurythmics’ Annie Lennox told Melody Maker magazine: ‘I’m an angry person. I’m angry generally. The world is not a place to be passive in. I didn’t ask to be born…’ Lennox played at Sadler’s Wells the other night to rave reviews, her first London gig for over 10 years. I’d like to have been there; her music makes much more sense to me live than on record. And her solo work appeals more than Eurythmics – they’re so much part of the UK pop furniture that maybe I can’t really judge anymore, though ‘Love Is A Stranger’ always seems genuinely beguiling. But then I saw some footage that made me re-assess their whole career. The penny dropped. A fascinating documentary has appeared online capturing Annie and Dave demoing their enormo-selling 1985 album Be Yourself Tonight in a fairly cheap Paris studio complex. The songs are stripped down to just drum machine, a few keyboards, guitar and vocals, and what comes across is the sheer joy of creating this music, a world away from Annie’s ‘anger’. She brings the songs to life with skill and courage and Dave Stewart’s guitar playing is wittier and flashier than I’d ever heard it before (and he gives good interview too). I’ve since compared these early run-throughs to the album versions and they’re so much better; wish they’d had the guts to release them as they were. Posted in 1985, Eurythmics / Tagged annielennox, beyourselftonight, davestewart, Eurythmics, loveisastranger / 5 Comments Story Of A Song: David Bowie’s ‘Loving The Alien’ The lead-off track and third single (UK #19 in May 1985, not released in the US) from 1984’s Tonight album, ‘Loving The Alien’ was arguably Bowie’s most committed piece of writing since Scary Monsters‘ ‘Teenage Wildlife’ four years earlier. Recorded at Quebec’s Le Studio in May 1984, the song was musically rich with a striking set of lyrics and a superb, soaring vocal performance. Like a good Kubrick movie, it distills down weeks of research to just the crucial components. Bowie was apparently doing a lot of reading about Christianity and the Catholic Church, influenced particularly by Donovan Joyce’s notorious ‘The Jesus Scroll’ which posited that Jesus died in Masada at the age of 80 and wrote a scroll that is currently in Russian hands. The wider implications of this led Bowie into further thoughts on organised religion in general and Christianity in particular. He told writer Charles Shaar Murray: ‘It was always more of a power tool than anything else, which was not very apparent to the majority of us. My father encouraged me to become interested in other religions. It’s extraordinary considering all the mistranslations in the Bible that our lives are being navigated by this misinformation, and that so many people have died because of it. That’s how the song started out: for some reason, I was very angry…’ Using the bloodshed of The Crusades as its central image, the lyric uses various effective ploys, one of which is an almost Pinteresque juxtaposition of the banal and portentous. While Bowie blithely stated ‘It’s just a song of images’ in the above interview, each line is ripe for analysis. Watching them come and go The Templars and the Saracens They’re travelling the holy land Opening telegrams Torture comes and torture goes Knights who’d give you anything They bear the cross of Coeur de Leon Salvation for the mirror-blind But if you pray All your sins are hooked upon the sky Pray and the heathen lie will disappear Prayers, they hide the saddest view (Believing the strangest things, loving the alien) And your prayers they break the sky in two You pray til the break of dawn And you’ll believe you’re loving the alien Thinking of a different time Palestine a modern problem Bounty and your wealth in land Terror in a best-laid plan Tomorrows and the yesterdays Christians and the unbelievers Hanging by the cross and nail Bananarama it ain’t. Both lyrically and musically, the song stands out a mile on Tonight. But unfortunately these days it’s a difficult listen – despite Bowie’s fantastic vocal, it’s let down by an immense production with huge, gated drums (Omar Hakim’s entrée into rock drumming that arguably got him the gigs with Dire Straits and Sting), muddy bass, an overwrought Arif Mardin string arrangement and ponderous Carlos Alomar guitar solo. More successful are Guy St Onge’s marimba and the sampled Bowie vocals at the top (apparently more influenced by Philip Glass’s ‘Einstein On The Beach’ than Laurie Anderson’s ‘O Superman’ – the kind of detail that was very important to Bowie!). Regular collaborator David Mallet directed the video, storyboarded – as usual – by Bowie. Though seemingly a fairly disparate series of arresting images, the clip was fairly successful as a surreal assault on religion’s materialistic symbols and commodification of women. It also makes a fascinating companion piece to his ‘Blackstar’ video. Bowie’s cheery grin that accompanies the ‘Opening telegrams/Whoa-oh’ line is a thrillingly weird moment. Bowie performed ‘Loving The Alien’ throughout the ‘Glass Spider’ tour. Then, in 2002, DJ Scumfrog remixed the track to create a single called ‘The Scumfrog vs Bowie’, a top 10 hit in the UK Dance Chart. A year later Bowie himself resurrected the song, cooking up a stripped-down version in duet with guitarist Gerry Leonard. They dropped the key from E-minor down to C-minor and dispensed with many of the original’s passing chords, arguably dissolving some of its power, but it’s certainly a unique reading. According to Bowie, the best version of ‘Loving The Alien’ is his original home demo of the song, yet to see the light of day. Let’s hope we get to hear it sometime. Posted in 1984, 1985, David Bowie, Song Stories / Tagged arifmardin, carlosalomar, charlesshaarmurray, davidbowie, davidmallet, gerryleonard, guystonge, hughpadgham, omarhakim, philipglass, tonight / 2 Comments Seismic Grooves: Ronald Shannon Jackson’s ‘Behind Plastic Faces’ Shannon Jackson in 2012 Musicians and writers have long puzzled over a definition of Harmolodics, the musical system invented by Ornette Coleman. The man himself was famously coy on the subject, his brief liner note on the back of the Dancing In Your Head LP possibly the nearest he ever got to an outright definition: ‘Rhythms, harmonics and tempos are all equal in relationship’. Of all the Ornette collaborators who developed their own take on Harmolodics, Ronald Shannon Jackson, who died in October 2013, probably came up with the most accessible version. He had played with avant-garde pioneers Albert Ayler, Ornette, James Blood Ulmer and Cecil Taylor in the 1970s, but developed into a fine bandleader/composer in the ’80s, fronting a red-hot band featuring guitarist Vernon Reid (Living Colour), bassist Melvin Gibbs (Rollins Band), trombonist Robin Eubanks and saxophonist Zane Massey. (Shannon’s version of Harmolodics was so successful it possibly even influenced Ornette’s Virgin Beauty.) My dad used to get sent a lot of music in his capacity as a programme consultant for Channel 4 TV’s music arm back in the mid-1980s. A surprising amount of it would come in home-compiled cassette format. One such tape was simply called ‘Dance Music’ – I’ve still got it somewhere. Most of the music on it was fairly standard Brazilian and Blue Note stuff but one track stood out a mile and became somewhat of an obsession for my brother and I: Shannon’s ‘Behind Plastic Faces’, from the 1985 album Decode Yourself. It was the beginning of my love affair with his music and drumming. He lays down one of his patented military grooves on Simmons drums underneath slithering fretless bass, chattering Reid guitar and Onaje Allan Gumbs’ summery keyboards. But then the track suddenly changes gear halfway through and turns into a Afro-Funk/No-Wave rave-up, with Shannon moving over to the acoustic drums and Eric Person rhapsodising on alto sax. The track and attendant album were recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York and produced by Bill Laswell. Decode Yourself seems very difficult to find these days, like many of Shannon’s numerous other ’80s albums. Shannon Jackson was born and brought up in Forth Worth, Texas, just like Ornette. His father’s jukebox introduced him to BB King, Howlin’ Wolf, Charlie Parker and Dave Brubeck, but there were many other influences in the mix too, as he told writer Gary Giddins in 1985: ‘You’d wake up and hear hillbilly music on the radio. In school, we’d play (Wagner’s) “Lohengin”, at night we’d hear Bo Diddley or Bobby “Blue” Bland. On Sunday, we’d hear gospel. It was a total black community, and music wasn’t categorised as jazz or pop – nobody told you you weren’t supposed to like something.’ Posted in 1985, Free Jazz, Funk, Jazz, Ornette Coleman, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Song Stories / Tagged billlaswell, harmolodics, melvingibbs, onajeallangumbs, ornettecoleman, ronaldshannonjackson, vernonreid / 1 Comment	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1439
__label__cc	0.563007	0.436993	Statement on Valetta Summit Hassiba Hadj-Sahraoui, MSF Humanitarian Affairs Advisor for Search and Rescue and Libya Monday, September 23, 2019 — “Today’s meeting in Valletta is a chance for European leaders to press reset on deadly migration policies that have cost countless lives. It is shameful that European leaders even allowed ad hoc disembarkations to become the new normal in the first place. Yet for over one year, thousands of vulnerable men, women and children fleeing the horrors of Libya were left stranded at sea for days and weeks on end. A dangerous precedent has been set - in the 15 months since the first refusal of a port for the Aquarius rescue ship to disembark, there have been 30 further stand-offs in the Central Mediterranean Sea. These stand-offs add up to a combined 261 days, nearly nine months, that almost 4,000 vulnerable men, women and children have been stranded at sea while EU leaders toyed with their fate. We know that days and even hours matter. Already this year 658 people have lost their lives in the central Mediterranean – just last week another 14 drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia. Every day, every hour, every minute that one the few humanitarian search and rescue ships that are left at sea is forced to take a longer journey to disembark people, or left stranded at sea waiting for a place of safety, it is essentially removed from the rescue region and risks more lives being lost. Whatever States agree upon today, and no matter how vital a disembarkation mechanism is, any conclusion from today’s meeting will remain highly symbolic until European leaders finally commit to putting lives first. This means the resumption of proactive and dedicated European search and rescue capacity, a permanent disembarkation mechanism that safeguards survivors’ rights, and an end to EU-enabled forced returns to Libya. Otherwise, today’s meeting will simply remain a small tokenistic gesture which States congratulate themselves while ignoring the full human cost of European migrations policies across the continent.” Copyright Image: MSF/Hannah Wallace Bowman Thuy Chau Media Intern, Médecins Sans Frontières thuy.chau@geneva.msf.org @msf_schweiz msf.ch Louisa Bühler Media Coordinator, Team Medien/Events (Assistant) louisa.buehler@geneva.msf.org @MSF_Suisse About MSF Switzerland MSF Switzerland Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is a worldwide movement of current and former field staff, grouped into national and regional associations. Collectively, they make sure that MSF stays true to its mission and principles. MSF associations Currently, there are 24 associations. All are independent legal entities, and each elects its own board of directors and president. Most associations have an executive office that raises funds and recruits staff for MSF’s operations. www.msf.ch office-gva@geneva.msf.org PR Software : Prezly	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1442
__label__wiki	0.800133	0.800133	Pak to downgrade diplomatic ties, suspend trade with India Islamabad: Pakistan's top civil and military leadership on Wednesday decided to downgrade diplomatic relations and suspend bilateral trade with India in the wake of New Delhi's move of revoking special status for Jammu and Kashmir. The decision was taken at the meeting of National Security Committee (NSC) presided over by Prime Minister Imran Khan to review the situation following the Indian government's move. The NSC meeting, second such session in a week, also decided to review Pakistan-India bilateral arrangements, take the matter to the UN and observe the upcoming Independence Day on August 14 in solidarity with Kashmiris, Dawn newspaper reported. "The Prime Minister directed that all diplomatic channels be activated to expose brutal Indian racist regime, design and human rights violations," said a statement issued after the meeting. The meeting was attended by Defence Minister Pervez Khattak, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Zubair Hayat, Army Chief General Qamar Bajwa, Naval Chief Admiral Zafar Mehmood Abbasi, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, ISI Director-General Lt Gen Faiz Hameed and other officials. "Independence Day this August 14 to be observed in solidarity with brave Kashmiris and their just struggle for their right of self-determination," the statement read. "August 15 will be observed as Black Day," it added. On Tuesday, Imran Khan, addressing a joint session of the National Assembly, had said that Pulwama-like attacks can follow the revocation of the special status for Jammu and Kashmir, which can lead to a war between India and Pakistan. "I can already predict this will happen. They will attempt to place the blame on us again. They may strike us again, and we will strike back," the cricketer-turned-politician told his country's Parliament. Slamming the repeal of special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Khan had called on the world to raise its voice "for the people of Indian-Administered Kashmir". The last NSC meeting was held on August 4 to discuss India's "use of cluster ammunition to target the civilian population on the Pakistani side of Kashmir". Election Commission sends notice to Kapil Mishra over his 'India vs P... India vs Pakistan on February 8: BJP leader Kapil Mishra on Delhi Ass... First Indian coronavirus patient in Chi... First Indian coronavirus patient in China shows signs of recovery	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1444
__label__cc	0.680482	0.319518	Martech: Analytics & Data Rentrak And comScore To Merge Creating Broad Media Measurement Firm In a surprise move that will reverberate across the world of analytics and audience measurement, comScore and Rentrak have announced a merger. Both companies are public. They explained in their joint release that they’re merging to bring improved cross-platform measurement to the industry: “TV, video on demand, desktop, mobile, over-the-top devices, or in the movie […] Greg Sterling on September 30, 2015 at 2:28 pm In a surprise move that will reverberate across the world of analytics and audience measurement, comScore and Rentrak have announced a merger. Both companies are public. They explained in their joint release that they’re merging to bring improved cross-platform measurement to the industry: “TV, video on demand, desktop, mobile, over-the-top devices, or in the movie theater.” Rentrak measures TV and film, while comScore offers comprehensive digital ad and audience measurement. The increasing fragmentation and complexity of consumer behavior and the need for better visibility and attribution are the motivating factors behind the merger. The combination will provide a nearly comprehensive media measurement system. Despite its breadth, there are a couple of areas where the two won’t have a solution. Arguably the most important is online to offline/in-store measurement. Accordingly, I would expect the combined company to look to acquire an offline or location analytics company in the near term to plug that hole. Among the firms that may be on such a short list are PlaceIQ, Placed and NinthDecimal. Postscript: I was remind by Ginny Marvin that the Verizon-AOL merger has also created an analytics (and targeting) powerhouse. Verizon knows where its wireless customers live (billing address) and where they are at all times (location awareness). That data yields Census-based and other insights about income and demographics. Location can also be used for audience segmentation and, combined with AOL’s online data, for targeting and attribution purposes. Greg Sterling Greg Sterling is a Contributing Editor to Search Engine Land, a member of the programming team for SMX events and the VP, Market Insights at Uberall. Channel: Martech: Analytics & DataMarketing Tools: Analytics	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1455
__label__cc	0.537723	0.462277	About Masterpiece Global Freight Forwarding Ground Solutions Security & Supervision Turtle Crates International Logistic Solutions International Logistics Solutions Newsflash: US to Raise Tariffs on EU Goods The U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced that it will impose 25% tariffs on more than 150 goods imported from European Union (“EU”) countries. Some of the products that will be subject to the additional 25% tariff are British apparel; Irish and Scottish whiskey; German and British hand tools; books, olives, and wine from France, Germany, Spain, and the UK; and self-propelled machinery from Germany and the UK (see link below for full listing) to name a few. Additionally, there will be a 10% tariff on new aircraft from France, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom. All tariffs will be effective October 18. The announcement came after the World Trade Organization (“WTO”) determined that the U.S. can impose up to $7.5 billion annually in countermeasures against the EU for its failure to fully comply with a previous WTO ruling against subsidies provided to aircraft manufacturer, Airbus. The USTR has previously stated that once implemented, the tariffs will only be lifted “when the EU ends these harmful subsidies.” View the full USTR press release here. Follow this link for the list of goods affected. Further updates will be provided as they are available. In the meantime, if you have any questions please contact your local Masterpiece representative. Contact Masterpiece Global Freight Forwarding Air Freight Ocean Freight Ground Solutions Projects Logistics Management Expedite Shipping Security & Supervision Customs Brokerage Museums Galleries Art Fairs Private Clients Turtle Crates Entertainment Technology Life Sciences Energy Marine Aerospace Retail Trade Show Household Goods I'm interested in We’ve received your request and will be in touch. Thank you. Proud member of the family © 2020 Magnate Worldwide Anti-Corruption Compliance Policy All transactions are subject to Masterpiece International’s terms and conditions, available at https://masterpieceintl.com/terms-and-conditions/	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1458
__label__wiki	0.524866	0.524866	Tag: ACARA NAPLAN’s Latest Last Legs Leave a comment on NAPLAN’s Latest Last Legs ACARA, government, media, NAPLAN The news is that NAPLAN is on its way out. An article from SMH Education Editor Jordan Baker quotes Boston College’s Andy Hargreaves claiming tests such as NAPLAN are on their “last legs”. This has the ring of truth, since Professor Hargreaves is … who knows? We’re not told anything about who Hargreaves is, or why we should bother listening to him. Perhaps Professor Hargreaves is correct, but we have reason to doubt it. And, Jordan Baker has been administering NAPLAN’s last rites for a while now. Last year, Baker wrote another article, on NAPLAN’s “death knell”. Regular readers of this blog would be aware that this writer would love nothing more than to see ACARA sink into the sea, taking its idiotic tests and clueless curriculum with it. But it’s important to understand why, and why the argument for getting rid of NAPLAN is no gimme. It is here that we disagree with Hargreaves and (we suspect) Baker. Baker quotes Hargreaves on national testing such as NAPLAN and its “unintended impact of students’ well-being and learning”: [They include] students’ anxiety, teaching for the test, narrowing of the curriculum and teachers avoiding innovation in the years when the tests were conducted. Let’s consider Hargreaves’ points in reverse order. Innovation. Yes, a focus on NAPLAN would discourage innovation. Which would be a bad thing if the innovation wasn’t poisonous, techno-fetishistic nonsense. Hargreaves, someone, has to give a convincing argument that current educational innovation is generally positive. We’ll wait. We won’t hold our breath. Narrowing of the curriculum? We can only wish. The Australian Curriculum is a blivit, a bloated mass of pointlessness. Teaching to the test is of course a bad thing. Except if it isn’t. If you have a good test then teaching to the test is a great thing. Finally, we have to deal with students’ anxiety, a concern for which has turned into an academic industry. All those poor little petals having their egos bruised. Heaven forbid that we require students to struggle with the hard business of learning. There is plenty to worry about with any national testing scheme: the age of the students, the frequency of the tests, the reporting and use of test results, and the ability to have an informed public discussion of all of this. But all of this is secondary. The problem with the NAPLAN tests isn’t their “unintended consequences”. The problem with the NAPLAN tests is the tests. They’re shithouse. We was Robbed Leave a comment on We was Robbed ACARA, NAPLAN ACARA‘s CEO Rob Randall will be stepping down, which allegedly has nothing to do with ACARA’s latest stuff up. It probably also has nothing to do with ACARA under Randall having implemented a truly awful curriculum and a truly awful “numeracy” test, nor with ACARA having been a cabal of secretive and unaccountable clowns. But it’ll do. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Champ. NAPLAN’s Numeracy Test 3 Comments on NAPLAN’s Numeracy Test ACARA, FOI, NAPLAN, numeracy NAPLAN has been much in the news of late, with moves for the tests to go online while simultaneously there have been loud calls to scrap the tests entirely. And, the 2018 NAPLAN tests have just come and gone. We plan to write about all this in the near future, and in particular we’re curious to see if the 2018 tests can top 2017’s clanger. For now, we offer a little, telling tidbit about ACARA. In 2014, we submitted FOI applications to ACARA for the 2012-2014 NAPLAN Numeracy tests. This followed a long and bizarre but ultimately successful battle to formally obtain the 2008-2011 tests, now available here: some, though far from all, of the ludicrous details of that battle are documented here. Our requests for the 2012-2014 papers were denied by ACARA, then denied again after ACARA’s internal “review”. They were denied once more by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. We won’t go into OAIC’s decision here, except to state that we regard it as industry-capture idiocy. We lacked the energy and the lawyers, however, to pursue the matter further. Here, we shall highlight one hilarious component of ACARA’s reasoning. As part of their review of our FOI applications, ACARA was obliged under the FOI Act to consider the public interest arguments for or against disclosure. In summary, ACARA’s FOI officer evaluated the arguments for disclosure as follows: Promoting the objects of the FOI Act — 1/10 Informing a debate on a matter of public importance — 1/10 Promoting effective oversight of public expenditure — 0/10 Yes, the scoring is farcical and self-serving, but let’s ignore that. ACARA’s FOI officer went on to “total” the public interest arguments in favour of disclosure. They obtained a “total” of 2/10. We then requested an internal review, pointing out, along with much other nonsense, ACARA’s FOI officer’s dodgy scoring and dodgier arithmetic. The internal “review” was undertaken by ACARA’s CEO. His “revised” scoring was as follows: And his revised total? Once again, 2/10. These are the clowns in charge of testing Australian students’ numeracy. NAPLAN’s Numerological Numeracy 1 Comment on NAPLAN’s Numerological Numeracy ACARA, media, NAPLAN This year Australia celebrates ten years of NAPLAN testing, and Australians can ponder the results. Numerous media outlets have reported “a 2.55% increase in numeracy” over the ten years. This is accompanied by a 400% increase in the unintended irony of Australian education journalism. What is the origin of that 2.55% and precisely what does it mean to have “an increase in numeracy” by that amount? Yes, yes, it clearly means “bugger all”, but bugger all of what? It is a safe bet that no one reporting the percentage has a clue, and it is not easy to determine. The media appear to have taken the percentage from a media release from Simon Birmingham, the Federal Education and Training Minister. (Birmingham, it should be noted, is one of the better ministers in the loathsome Liberal government; he is merely hopeless rather than malevolent.) Attempting to decipher that 2.55%, it seems to refer to the “% average change in NAPLAN mean scale score [from 2008 to 2017], average for domains across year levels”. Whatever that means. ACARA, the administrators of NAPLAN, issued their own media release on the 2017 NAPLAN results. This release does not quote any percentages but indicates that the “2107 summary information” can be found at the the NAPLAN reports page. Two weeks after ACARA’s media release, no such information is contained on or linked on that page, nor on the page titled NAPLAN 2017 summary results. Both pages link to a glossary, to explain “mean scale score”, which in turn explains nothing. The 2016 NAPLAN National Report contains the expression 207 times, without once even pretending to explain what it means. The 609-page Technical Report from 2015 (the latest available on ACARA’s website) appears to contain the explanation, though the precise expression is never used and nothing remotely resembling a user-friendly summary is included. To put it very briefly, each student’s submitted test is given a “scaled score”. One purpose of this is to be able to compare tests and test scores from different years. The statistical process is massively complicated and in particular it includes a weighting for the “difficulty” of each test question. There is plenty that could be queried here, particularly given ACARA’s peculiar habit of including test questions that are so difficult they can’t be answered. But, for now, we’ll accept those scaled scores as a thing. Then, for example, the national average for 2008 Year 3 numeracy scaled scores was 396.9. This increased to 402.0 in 2016, amounting to a percentage increase of 1.29%. The average percentage increases from 2008 to 2017 can then be further averaged over the four year levels, and (we think) this results in that magical 2.55%. It is anybody’s guess whether that “2.55% increase in numeracy” corresponds to anything real, but the reporting of the figure is simply hilarious. Numeracy, to the very little extent it means anything, refers to the ability to apply mathematics effectively in the real world. To then report on numeracy in such a manner, with a who-the hell-cares free-floating percentage is beyond ironic; it’s perfect. But of course the stenographic reportage is just a side issue. The main point is that there is no evidence that ten years of NAPLAN testing, and ten years of shoving numeracy down teachers’ and students’ throats, has made one iota of difference. Obtuse Triangles 1 Comment on Obtuse Triangles ACARA, Australian Curriculum, fractions, Geometry, irrationals, Pythagoras Whatever the merits of undertaking a line by line critique of the Australian Curriculum, it would take a long time, it would be boring and it would probably overshadow the large, systemic problems. (Also, no one in power would take any notice, though that has never really slowed us down.) Still, the details should not be ignored, and we’ll consider here one of the gems of Homer Simpson cluelessness. In 2010, Burkard Polster and I wrote an Age newspaper column about a draft of the Australian Curriculum. We focused on one line of the draft, an “elaboration” of Pythagoras’s Theorem: recognising that right-angled triangle calculations may generate results that can be integral, fractional or irrational numbers known as surds Though much can be said about this line, the most important thing to say is that it is wrong. Seven years later, the line is still in the Australian Curriculum, essentially unaltered, and it is still wrong. OK, perhaps the line isn’t wrong. Depending upon one’s reading, it could instead be meaningless. Or trivial. But that’s it: wrong and meaningless and trivial are the only options. The weird grammar and punctuation is standard for the Australian Curriculum. It takes a special lack of effort, however, to produce phrases such as “right-angled triangle calculations” and “generate results”. Any student who offered up such vague nonsense in an essay would know to expect big red strokes and a lousy grade. Still, we can take a guess at the intended meaning. Pythagoras’s Theorem can naturally be introduced with 3-4-5 triangles and the like, with integer sidelengths. How does one then obtain irrational numbers? Well, “triangle calculations” on the triangle below can definitely “generate” irrational “results”: Yeah, yeah, is not a “surd”. But of course we can replace each by √7 or 1/7 or whatever, and get sidelengths of any type we want. These are hardly “triangle calculations”, however, and it makes the elaboration utterly trivial: fractions “generate” fractions, and irrationals “generate” irrationals. Well, um, wow. We assume that the point of the elaboration is that if two sides of a right-angled triangle are integral then the third side “generated” need not be. So, the Curriculum writers presumably had in mind 1-1-√2 triangles and the like, where integers unavoidably lead us into the world of irrationals. Fair enough. But how, then, can we similarly obtain the promised (non-integral) fractional sidelengths? The answer is that we cannot. It is of course notable that two sides of a right-angled triangle can be integral with the third side irrational. It is also notable, however, that two integral sides cannot result in the third side being a non-integral fraction. This is not difficult to prove, and makes a nice little exercise; the reader is invited to give a proof in the comments. The reader may also wish to forward their proof to ACARA, the producers of the Australian Curriculum. How does such nonsense make it into a national curriculum? How does it then remain there, effectively unaltered, for seven years? True, our 2010 column wasn’t on the front of the New York Times. But still, in seven years did no one at ACARA ever get word of our criticism? Did no one else ever question the elaboration to anyone at ACARA? But perhaps ACARA did become aware of our or others’ criticism, reread the elaboration, and decided “Yep, it’s just what we want”. It’s a depressing thought, but this seems as likely an explanation as any. Accentuate the Negative 5 Comments on Accentuate the Negative ACARA, inequalities, NAPLAN, number systems, numeracy, school mathematics Each year about a million Australian school students are required to sit the Government’s NAPLAN tests. Produced by ACARA, the same outfit responsible for the stunning Australian Curriculum, these tests are expensive, annoying and pointless. In particular it is ridiculous for students to sit a numeracy test, rather than a test on arithmetic or more broadly on mathematics. It guarantees that the general focus will be wrong and that specific weirdnesses will abound. The 2017 NAPLAN tests, conducted last week, have not disappointed. Today, however, we have other concerns. Wading into NAPLAN’s numeracy quagmire, one can often find a nugget or two of glowing wrongness. Here is a question from the 2017 Year 9 test: In this inequality n is a whole number. What is the smallest possible value for n to make this inequality true? The wording is appalling, classic NAPLAN. They could have simply asked: What is the smallest whole number n for which But of course the convoluted wording is the least of our concerns. The fundamental problem is that the use of the expression “whole number” is disastrous. Mathematicians would avoid the expression “whole number”, but if pressed would most likely consider it a synonym for “integer”, as is done in the Australian Curriculum (scroll down) and some dictionaries. With this interpretation, where the negative integers are included, the above NAPLAN question obviously has no solution. Sometimes, including in, um, the Australian Curriculum (scroll down), “whole number” is used to refer to only the nonnegative integers or, rarely, to only the positive integers. With either of these interpretations the NAPLAN question is pretty nice, with a solution n = 10. But it remains the case that, at best, the expression “whole number” is irretrievably ambiguous and the NAPLAN question is fatally flawed. Pointing out an error in a NAPLAN test is like pointing out one of Donald Trump’s lies: you feel you must, but doing so inevitably distracts from the overall climate of nonsense and nastiness. Still, one can hope that ACARA will be called on this, will publicly admit that they stuffed up, and will consider employing a competent mathematician to vet future questions. Unfortunately, ACARA is just about as inviting of criticism and as open to admitting error as Donald Trump.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1460
__label__wiki	0.610679	0.610679	Anaplasia in pilocytic astrocytoma predicts aggressive behavior Fausto J. Rodriguez, Bernd W. Scheithauer, Peter C. Burger, Sarah Jenkins, Caterina Giannini The clinical significance of anaplastic features, a rare event in pilocytic astrocytoma (PA), is not fully established. We reviewed 34 PA with anaplastic features (Male=21, Female=13; median age 35 y, 5 to 75) among approximately 2200 PA cases (1.7%). Tumors were included which demonstrated brisk mitotic activity [at least 4 mitoses/10 high power fields (400×)], in addition to hypercellularity and moderate-to-severe cytologic atypia, with or without necrosis. The tumors either had a PA precursor, coexistent (n=14) (41%) or documented by previous biopsy (n=10) (29%), or exhibited typical pilocytic features in an otherwise anaplastic astrocytoma (n=10) (29%). Clinical features of neurofibromatosis type-1 were present in 24% and a history of radiation for PA precursor in 12%. Histologically, the anaplastic component was classified as pilocytic like (41%), small cell (32%), epithelioid (15%), or fibrillary (12%). Median MIB1 labeling index was 24.7% in the anaplastic component and 2.6% in the precursor, although overlapping values were present. Strong p53 staining (3+) was limited to areas with anaplasia (19%), with overlapping values for 1 and 2+ in areas without anaplasia. Median overall and progression-free survivals after diagnosis for the entire study group were 24 and 14 months, respectively. Overall and progression-free survivals were shorter in the setting of prior radiation for a PA precursor (P=0.007, 0.028), increasing mitotic activity (P=0.03, 0.02), and presence of necrosis (P=0.02, 0.02), after adjusting for age and site. The biologic behavior of PAs with high-mitotic rates and those with necrosis paralleled that of St Anne-Mayo grades 2 and 3 diffuse astrocytomas, respectively. In summary, PA with anaplastic features exhibits a spectrum of morphologies and is associated with decreased survival when compared with typical PA. American Journal of Surgical Pathology https://doi.org/10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181c75238 Epithelioid Cells Neurofibromatosis 1 Pilocytic astrocytoma Rodriguez, F. J., Scheithauer, B. W., Burger, P. C., Jenkins, S., & Giannini, C. (2010). Anaplasia in pilocytic astrocytoma predicts aggressive behavior. American Journal of Surgical Pathology, 34(2), 147-160. https://doi.org/10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181c75238 Anaplasia in pilocytic astrocytoma predicts aggressive behavior. / Rodriguez, Fausto J.; Scheithauer, Bernd W.; Burger, Peter C.; Jenkins, Sarah; Giannini, Caterina. In: American Journal of Surgical Pathology, Vol. 34, No. 2, 02.2010, p. 147-160. Rodriguez, FJ, Scheithauer, BW, Burger, PC, Jenkins, S & Giannini, C 2010, 'Anaplasia in pilocytic astrocytoma predicts aggressive behavior', American Journal of Surgical Pathology, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 147-160. https://doi.org/10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181c75238 Rodriguez FJ, Scheithauer BW, Burger PC, Jenkins S, Giannini C. Anaplasia in pilocytic astrocytoma predicts aggressive behavior. American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 2010 Feb;34(2):147-160. https://doi.org/10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181c75238 Rodriguez, Fausto J. ; Scheithauer, Bernd W. ; Burger, Peter C. ; Jenkins, Sarah ; Giannini, Caterina. / Anaplasia in pilocytic astrocytoma predicts aggressive behavior. In: American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 2010 ; Vol. 34, No. 2. pp. 147-160. @article{04e947ce9c1f44f4a4ec2cc0df50023b, title = "Anaplasia in pilocytic astrocytoma predicts aggressive behavior", abstract = "The clinical significance of anaplastic features, a rare event in pilocytic astrocytoma (PA), is not fully established. We reviewed 34 PA with anaplastic features (Male=21, Female=13; median age 35 y, 5 to 75) among approximately 2200 PA cases (1.7{\%}). Tumors were included which demonstrated brisk mitotic activity [at least 4 mitoses/10 high power fields (400×)], in addition to hypercellularity and moderate-to-severe cytologic atypia, with or without necrosis. The tumors either had a PA precursor, coexistent (n=14) (41{\%}) or documented by previous biopsy (n=10) (29{\%}), or exhibited typical pilocytic features in an otherwise anaplastic astrocytoma (n=10) (29{\%}). Clinical features of neurofibromatosis type-1 were present in 24{\%} and a history of radiation for PA precursor in 12{\%}. Histologically, the anaplastic component was classified as pilocytic like (41{\%}), small cell (32{\%}), epithelioid (15{\%}), or fibrillary (12{\%}). Median MIB1 labeling index was 24.7{\%} in the anaplastic component and 2.6{\%} in the precursor, although overlapping values were present. Strong p53 staining (3+) was limited to areas with anaplasia (19{\%}), with overlapping values for 1 and 2+ in areas without anaplasia. Median overall and progression-free survivals after diagnosis for the entire study group were 24 and 14 months, respectively. Overall and progression-free survivals were shorter in the setting of prior radiation for a PA precursor (P=0.007, 0.028), increasing mitotic activity (P=0.03, 0.02), and presence of necrosis (P=0.02, 0.02), after adjusting for age and site. The biologic behavior of PAs with high-mitotic rates and those with necrosis paralleled that of St Anne-Mayo grades 2 and 3 diffuse astrocytomas, respectively. In summary, PA with anaplastic features exhibits a spectrum of morphologies and is associated with decreased survival when compared with typical PA.", keywords = "Anaplasia, Glioma, Grading, Neurofibromatosis, Pilocytic astrocytoma, Prognosis", author = "Rodriguez, {Fausto J.} and Scheithauer, {Bernd W.} and Burger, {Peter C.} and Sarah Jenkins and Caterina Giannini", doi = "10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181c75238", journal = "American Journal of Surgical Pathology", T1 - Anaplasia in pilocytic astrocytoma predicts aggressive behavior AU - Rodriguez, Fausto J. AU - Scheithauer, Bernd W. AU - Burger, Peter C. AU - Jenkins, Sarah AU - Giannini, Caterina N2 - The clinical significance of anaplastic features, a rare event in pilocytic astrocytoma (PA), is not fully established. We reviewed 34 PA with anaplastic features (Male=21, Female=13; median age 35 y, 5 to 75) among approximately 2200 PA cases (1.7%). Tumors were included which demonstrated brisk mitotic activity [at least 4 mitoses/10 high power fields (400×)], in addition to hypercellularity and moderate-to-severe cytologic atypia, with or without necrosis. The tumors either had a PA precursor, coexistent (n=14) (41%) or documented by previous biopsy (n=10) (29%), or exhibited typical pilocytic features in an otherwise anaplastic astrocytoma (n=10) (29%). Clinical features of neurofibromatosis type-1 were present in 24% and a history of radiation for PA precursor in 12%. Histologically, the anaplastic component was classified as pilocytic like (41%), small cell (32%), epithelioid (15%), or fibrillary (12%). Median MIB1 labeling index was 24.7% in the anaplastic component and 2.6% in the precursor, although overlapping values were present. Strong p53 staining (3+) was limited to areas with anaplasia (19%), with overlapping values for 1 and 2+ in areas without anaplasia. Median overall and progression-free survivals after diagnosis for the entire study group were 24 and 14 months, respectively. Overall and progression-free survivals were shorter in the setting of prior radiation for a PA precursor (P=0.007, 0.028), increasing mitotic activity (P=0.03, 0.02), and presence of necrosis (P=0.02, 0.02), after adjusting for age and site. The biologic behavior of PAs with high-mitotic rates and those with necrosis paralleled that of St Anne-Mayo grades 2 and 3 diffuse astrocytomas, respectively. In summary, PA with anaplastic features exhibits a spectrum of morphologies and is associated with decreased survival when compared with typical PA. AB - The clinical significance of anaplastic features, a rare event in pilocytic astrocytoma (PA), is not fully established. We reviewed 34 PA with anaplastic features (Male=21, Female=13; median age 35 y, 5 to 75) among approximately 2200 PA cases (1.7%). Tumors were included which demonstrated brisk mitotic activity [at least 4 mitoses/10 high power fields (400×)], in addition to hypercellularity and moderate-to-severe cytologic atypia, with or without necrosis. The tumors either had a PA precursor, coexistent (n=14) (41%) or documented by previous biopsy (n=10) (29%), or exhibited typical pilocytic features in an otherwise anaplastic astrocytoma (n=10) (29%). Clinical features of neurofibromatosis type-1 were present in 24% and a history of radiation for PA precursor in 12%. Histologically, the anaplastic component was classified as pilocytic like (41%), small cell (32%), epithelioid (15%), or fibrillary (12%). Median MIB1 labeling index was 24.7% in the anaplastic component and 2.6% in the precursor, although overlapping values were present. Strong p53 staining (3+) was limited to areas with anaplasia (19%), with overlapping values for 1 and 2+ in areas without anaplasia. Median overall and progression-free survivals after diagnosis for the entire study group were 24 and 14 months, respectively. Overall and progression-free survivals were shorter in the setting of prior radiation for a PA precursor (P=0.007, 0.028), increasing mitotic activity (P=0.03, 0.02), and presence of necrosis (P=0.02, 0.02), after adjusting for age and site. The biologic behavior of PAs with high-mitotic rates and those with necrosis paralleled that of St Anne-Mayo grades 2 and 3 diffuse astrocytomas, respectively. In summary, PA with anaplastic features exhibits a spectrum of morphologies and is associated with decreased survival when compared with typical PA. KW - Anaplasia KW - Glioma KW - Grading KW - Neurofibromatosis KW - Pilocytic astrocytoma U2 - 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181c75238 DO - 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181c75238 JO - American Journal of Surgical Pathology JF - American Journal of Surgical Pathology 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181c75238	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1466
__label__cc	0.658905	0.341095	About Us For Suppliers How to become a framework supplier NEUPC is one of six HE regional purchasing consortia in the UK that lets and manages framework agreements on behalf of its members. Some agreements are tendered exclusively for NEUPC members but in most cases NEUPC collaborates with other regional purchasing consortia, which means that an agreement will be awarded by one consortium but will be available for other consortia to use. To register your details with us, please visit our eTendering Portal: https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/ If you are interested in being made aware of NEUPC contract opportunities then you are advised to register under every business category in which you are interested. Once registered, you will be notified of relevant tendering opportunities. Our Delta portal is jointly used by some of our members, namely the University of Bradford, the University of Derby, the University of Leeds, Leeds Trinity University, Teesside University and York St John University. You may wish to contact our other members to register on their electronic tendering systems, member contact details can be found on our website. Registering with Delta does not mean you are an approved NEUPC supplier or enables you to sell to our Members. All NEUPC Agreements have undergone a formal tender process. NEUPC and most of its Members are defined as Contracting Authorities under EU Procurement Directives and UK public procurement regulations. Regular monitoring of the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), Contracts Finder and the Delta e-Sourcing Portal is essential if you wish to tender to become an NEUPC supplier. NEUPC Supplier Fraud Alert Notification August 2018 We have been made aware of a scam that is affecting universities in the UK including some of our members. Suppliers are advised to read the notification and alert us to any suspicious activity. For information about the NETpositive Supplier Engagement Tool and to register your details, please visit: http://www.netpositivesupplier.co.uk/suppliers-2/ The NETpositive Supplier Engagement Tool enables suppliers to develop a free NETpositive Sustainability action plan in line with the environmental, sustainability and institutional objectives of your HE customers.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1467
__label__wiki	0.857675	0.857675	"New Day" Wrap Up – 8/14/13 – Wednesday Bank Standoff Ends in Gunfire School Bus Attackers in Court—Are the Parents to Blame? Race for Mayor of New York City Heats Up Deadly Texas Police Chase Doctors Add 15-Year-Old to Transplant List Will Duck Dynasty Star Run for Office? Celebrity Moms Take on Paparazzi Judge Orders Parents to Rename Son Kidnapping Victim Shares Pain on Social Media Wife Builds Husband the Ultimate Man Cave See Bunnies Glow in the Dark "Morning Minute" with Michaela Pereira – August 14, 2013 5 Things to Know for Your New Day – Wednesday, Aug 14th #NewDay Posted by Melissa Kondak Filed under: Daily Wrap-up One month after their brutal attack on a young boy in a school bus, the three teenage attackers in question were tried as juveniles in a Gulfport, Florida courtroom yesterday. The three 15-year-olds went before a juvenile court judge facing aggravated battery charges for beating the 13-year-old boy and breaking his arm on the school bus in early July. The boys remained silent as they left the courtroom, reports CNN’s Pamela Brown. “The father of one only offering these words, ‘Consequences, just consequences is all I can say.’” According to police, “the older boys were seeking revenge after the victim told teachers that they tried to sell him drugs,” Brown reports. “The Juvenile Justice Department is recommending nine months’ probation and anger management for two of the boys.” The third meanwhile faces an additional robbery charge for allegedly stealing money from the victim after the beating. The prosecution feels that the proposed punishments don't match the severity of the crime and have asked to enter the bus surveillance video as evidence to illustrate that point. The three boys are due back in court on August 27. Their school spokesperson says “they are reviewing the incident and looking at whether improvements can be made to ensure students' safety on their school bus,” Brown says. “Also, the spokesperson could not elaborate on the specific disciplinary measure taken for those teens, but says that kind of behavior could lead to expulsion.” Loni Combs, a former Los Angeles County prosecutor, and author of "You're Perfect... and Other Lies Parents Tell: The Ugly Truth About Spoiling Your Kids," weighs in on the case and who should be held accountable for the actions of the boys. “Let's look at the perpetrators, the kids here,” Coombs says. (WATCH VIDEO) She says the situation can be linked to increased violence prevalent in children’s lives and their desensitization to it. “There's more bullying, whether it's just over the Internet or in person like this, and it starts with the parents,” Coombs says. “The parents need to start doing more parenting and teaching these kids that it's wrong to do this… I think it's a good point to start holding the parents accountable.” Posted by Sabrina Khan Six dead. All from one family. Four of them children. State troopers were pursuing a stolen pick-up truck Monday in Hidalgo County in Southern Texas. It blew through an intersection hitting several cars, CNN'a John Zarrella reports. Last month outside Atlanta, another stolen vehicle. Another high speed chase captured on the dash cam...police say in excess of 100 miles per hour before the driver crashed. He's dead. "He was creating the danger and we were trying to get him stopped," says Major Don Woodruff Duluth, GA Police It seems we hear about high speed chases all the time. Often times the question is raised, are they really necessary? A 1997 National Institute of Justice study found that beginning in the 90's a growing number of agencies were making their policies more restrictive, to chase only in response to a violent felony. But here's the downside- researchers say most pursuits, as many as 90 percent, are still for non-violent crimes. Not in Dallas which has one of the toughest chase policies in the nation and has reduced the number of deaths to police officers and civilians says former chief David Kunkle who instituted the changes. "We wouldn't allow our officers to pursue people that didn't stop or took evasive action. We would keep them from chasing after those individuals and find other ways to catch em" says David Kunkle, Former Dallas Police Chief. Comments (10 comments) A Tennessee judge has ordered a mother to change her son's name from Messiah to Martin. The judge's reasons that the name is only reserved for one. “The word ‘Messiah’ is a title and it's a title that has only been earned by one person and that one person is Jesus Christ,” she says. The little boy's mother, Jaleesa Martin, says she wound up in court initially for child support. She and the child’s father have different surnames and couldn’t agree on their son’s surname. The judge instead “came out and said I'm going to change his first name,’ because she didn't like it,” Martin says. “She gave us a recess and told us she was going to give us an hour to pick another name for Messiah and if we didn't, she was going to give him the name that she wanted him to have, which was Martin.” The judge decided to name the boy Martin Deshawn McCalla. HIs mom is now fighting for the right to call her son Messiah. If she wins, she says she’d tell the judge, “I'm sorry that you have your own beliefs, but you have no right to change my child's name.” Filed under: News • Social • Videos	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1469
__label__wiki	0.744594	0.744594	Gwyneth Paltrow Is Selling a Candle Scented Like Her Vagina Apparently PopCrush Staff Gwyneth Paltrow is selling a vagina scented candle. The "This Smells Like My Vagina" candle is 10.5 oz and sells for $75 but is currently sold out. It is only available to purchase for people living in the United States, Europe, Canada and U.K. The description of the product on the website explains how exactly the candle came to be. "This candle started as a joke between perfumer Douglas Little and GP [Gwyneth Paltrow] —the two were working on a fragrance, and she blurted out, 'Uhhh..this smells like a vagina'—but evolved into a funny, gorgeous, sexy, and beautifully unexpected scent," it reads. The company claims that it is "perfect as a candle" and when doing a test run at Goop Health, it sold out in hours. As for what exactly it smells like, the company revealed the primary scents that were blended to create the candle. "It’s a blend of geranium, citrusy bergamot, and cedar absolutes juxtaposed with Damask rose and ambrette seed that puts us in mind of fantasy, seduction, and a sophisticated warmth," it claims. The company will be the subject of a Netflix documentary, The Goop Lab, that is set to debut on January 24. You can join the waitlist to purchase the candle, here. Source: Gwyneth Paltrow Is Selling a Candle Scented Like Her Vagina Apparently Filed Under: Gwyneth Paltrow	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1473
__label__wiki	0.642942	0.642942	Irresistible spirit: Albanian DJs are working tirelessly to put Tirana on the dance music map Kiki La Rochelle, Rubin Beqo and Teelco are among a number of DJs and promoters building a scene in Albania's capital city Words and photography: Braden Bjella “Sometimes you have to go abroad just to buy the vinyl to make a set.” Kristi Gega is standing outside Prodjschool Metronom, a music academy specialising in electronic music production and vinyl mixing. This is one of the first DJ schools in Tirana, and Kristi, who mixes under the name Kiki La Rochelle, is the owner and manager. Tirana, Albania seems like the kind of place travel magazines would tout as the "new Berlin." Communist-era architecture gives downtown a gritty, energetic vibe. Street art covers every available space, and on Friday and Saturday nights, parties can be heard throughout the city. But techno has been slow to enter Tirana. Barring an occasional festival, weekend line-ups in Albania’s capital skew either mainstream or international, featuring live acts and commercial DJs making the rounds from Ibiza. For the few local DJs who find success, it usually means continuing their careers outside Albania. Kristi belongs to a growing collective of artists, musicians, and DJs fighting to bring electronic music home. Buses runs from Metronom to Pepper Bar in Tirana’s trendy Blloku district, one of several de facto homes for those seeking electronic music in the city. Primarily a restaurant, Pepper Bar boasts an oddly mixed crowd; seated inside are finely-dressed people eating hors d'oeuvres served by men in pressed white shirts. Outside, a small group wearing black tees smoke cigarettes and nurse glasses of beer, waiting for the DJ to get started upstairs. This contrast exists throughout Blloku. Once a restricted living area for Albanian Communist party elites, new money has flipped the neighbourhood, plastering formerly brown and tan Communist block housing with neon lights and bright splashes of colour. Rapid construction of restaurants and cafes in the 90s and early 2000s invited a primarily upscale crowd to take up residence. Soon, the district’s life spread to the city’s youth and large student population, and before long, Blloku’s spirit was irresistible. Chic locales like Pepper Bar began to cater to their growing party crowds, transforming the neighbourhood from a collection of eateries into a nightlife hub. Today, bourgeois dinners live next door to grimy student parties, sometimes in the same building. Despite this growth, ideation from Albania’s Communist past under Hoxha lingers. Banned from most international travel, locals were also acutely aware of their artistic limitations; the 1972 Festivali i Këngës ended with the declaration that organisers were “enemies of the public” bringing undue Western influence to the country. Participants were fired, arrested, or in some cases, killed. “Every kind of musical material was heavily filtered through controlling institutions,” Rubin Beqo explains. Beqo is one of the co-owners of Tulla Cultural Center, a record store and event space in Tirana. “We never had records, so after Communism, we had very little to build upon. In this sense, our parents didn’t develop or leave us with an intimate relationship with music… I've always seen this as pathological in our development of a local scene, you know, not having had with this relationship.” After the fall of Communism in 1991, Albania struggled to regain its already limited footing. While citizens now had access to foreign music and media, the country was plagued with other problems; unemployment skyrocketed, wages sank, and infrastructure ruination became ubiquitous, culminating with the complete collapse of the Albanian government in 1997 due to widespread corruption and investments in pyramid schemes. The country has since made leaps and bounds. The economy is growing, and with the influx of outside money currently coming into the country, a corresponding rise in former emigrants returning to their homeland has been seen in the nation’s capital. This is where DJs and producers see an opportunity. As few dedicated techno or electronic clubs currently exist in Tirana, those who wish to DJ non-commercial electronic music must improvise. Beqo’s latest project takes place in a repurposed underground parking lot, fittingly titled Minus One. Street parties crop up in blocked-off areas of Tirana’s downtown during spring and summer. The city’s recently redesigned New Bazaar has played host to some of these parties, flooding the normally merchant-filled main square with young black-clad steppers celebrating deep into the evening. Kristi met Teelco, another DJ and producer in Tirana, while he was DJing one of these outdoor events. “I went to Teelco the first time that I saw him and said, ‘Oh my god, where were you before?’ It was totally different from the other music that was playing in Albania… I was really enthusiastic, and he was like, ‘who is this girl?’” Teelco has since joined the team at Metronom, teaching production classes and giving advice on becoming a producer in the city. “Everyone here says they are a DJ because they’ve got a laptop,” he says. “Our goal is to make everything more professional, so they know what being a DJ means.” A big part of this education is developing an awareness of vinyl. “The only image we had of turntables was from before the Second World War, so the record player was somehow related to aristocracy,” Beqo explains. The Tulla Cultural Center is trying to combat this thinking, importing popular vinyl and working with local electronics shops to sell low-cost record players. A yearly Record Store Day also now takes place in Tirana. “Things like this should be regular happenings in our town. It’s a forum to invite foreign artists… and, you know, try to make them speak about Albania. In the end, that’s what artists do when they meet other artists, other promoters, [and] when they post on their social media.” Word about Albania is spreading. Last year, the country hosted a new festival, Kala, in Dhërmi on the southern coast. Despite its peculiar location – getting to Dhërmi means a flight to Corfu then four hours by ferry and bus – the festival was a success, featuring acts like Moodymann, Todd Terje, and members of the Stamp The Wax collective over the course of three days. The upcoming Unum Festival in Shengjin boasts an even more impressive lineup: Ricardo Villalobos, Luciano, Joseph Capriati, and many others, with more to be announced. Most weekend nights in Tirana end at Discobox, a dance club within walking distance of Pepper Bar. Discobox draws clear inspiration from clubs in other European capitals – it is understated, hidden behind a gate and tucked underneath the University of Arts. Inside, decoration is minimal: lighting effects, a grid of screens behind the DJ booth, and a trademark disco ball. The club is empty at 1 AM; by 3, the crowd from Pepper Bar has almost completely migrated over, picking up followers along the way. Dancers start where they left off, and soon, the house is full, bumping up and down to the Balkan-born DJ. Even with the struggles of being an underground DJ in Tirana, seeing the crowds at Discobox, Teelco is inspired. “The only thing that matters is the passion for the music, and to give that passion to others. It’s not about being an international DJ, or taking the name of Albania outside Albania… I want others to say, ‘I like this guy. I like the way he mixes music.’” Another local DJ, Anascole, agrees: “There are some reasons for stress sometimes… [but] the electronic music scene is growing – what is most important is the love of the music.” Braden Bjella is a freelance journalist. Visit his website here	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1474
__label__cc	0.747621	0.252379	Legends Get Rocked While on the Road… Our Lexington Legends started off super hot while down in Augusta taking on those GreenJackets, winning the series four games to one. But, it was a different story in the next few games as the Romes Braves roughed up our hometeam, sweeping the Legends in four straight games. Even with the four losses though, the Legends, still hold a share of 1st place in the Southern Division in the S.A.L. league. With a combined record of 17-13, the Legends are tied with division rival the Greenville Drive. Also, some bad news to report on the homefront…the Legends lost one of their all-stars during these last set of games due to injury. Second baseman Albert Cartwright will be out for several weeks because of a broken bone in his left forearm, suffered when he was hit by a pitch in Sunday’s (5/3) game. Infielder Andy Simunic joined the Legends from extended spring training and now is in the lineup. Applebee’s Park will be hosting another 8-day homestand beginning this Monday, as the Legends hook up with the Charleston RiverDogs in a four game set. Tonight, (Monday) actually happens to be Kids Eat Free night, where ALL kids 12 and under get to come to the ballpark and get a voucher for free dinner thanks to our good friends at Members Heritage Federal Credit Union. During this homestand, the Legends have ALOT of cool things happening…on Friday, May 15th…Dora the Explorer ventures to Applebee’s Park. You can be apart of an exclusive meet and greet with Dora for only $15. Call the Legends box office for details at 859.422.RUNS. Then on Saturday, May 16….it’s our annual IncrediPet Bark in the Park night. So, as you can tell, there are some big things taking place at Applebee’s Park. Make sure you don’t miss these fun nights ahead. For a complete listing of all our 2009 promotional nights…check out this link: http://lexington.legends.milb.com/promotions/index.jsp?sid=t495 As ALWAYS after EVERY Legends home game, log onto the legends homepage and check out “Late Night with Legends with SuperMario.” Each episode provides a recap of the game, a player interview, a play of the game, on-field promotion highlights, and a look ahead to the next game. You can also find the Late Night with the Legends on our Legendsnation, youtube account here: www.youtube.com/profile?user=LegendsNation The Lexington Legends can also be found online via facebook, myspace and Twitter. Check out these links below to get your “Legends Fix!” www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=1355356053&ref=profile http://www.myspace.com/bigl_legends: Stay up to date with all the happenings within the Lexington Legends at your official Legends headquarters, www.lexingtonlegends.com and here with the Legends official blog, Diggin’ In to the Legends. May 19, 2009 - 5:18 pm manoman12 Go Legends! The Manoman Saturday, April 25th = Legends Return Home Legends End a Long BUT Successful 8 Game Homestand……	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1477
__label__wiki	0.516601	0.516601	Hood Point Lighthouse, East London, South Africa Photo: Buffalo City Tourism Hood Point Lighthouse This lighthouse began operating on June 4, 1895. It is 14 m high and centres on a white, round stone tower. The lantern dome is painted red. Before the building of the lighthouse, the Castle Point Lighthouse served the area. The Hood Point Lighthouse was declared a provincial heritage site on May 22, 1998, under the National Heritage Resources Act. The lighthouse is situated two kilometres from the root of the harbour breakwater on the west bank within the boundaries of the city of East London. Hood Point, one of the most popular stations in the service, has a delightful parklike golf course on its western boundary which outweighs the imposing presence of a nearby cemetery on its north-eastern flank. This lighthouse was established on the recommendation of the colonial government's lighthouse commission of 1890 and was lit for the first time on 4 June 1895. The tower is a nineteen-metre circular concrete structure which was constructed by Messrs Hendry & Pearce and the clerk of works was H Freeman. The lantern and optic equipment were supplied by Messrs Chance Brothers of Birmingham, England, and were erected by their engineer, Stokes. The optical apparatus is a first-order quadruple group flashing lens system comprising four dioptric panels with a totally reflecting prismoidal mirror of 180 degrees. It rotates on a mercury bath and is centralised by means of ballbearings on a central vertical steel shaft. The lens makes one complete revolution in forty seconds and was powered by a weight-driven clockwork machine (3 cwt). The original light source was a five-wick Trinity House, Douglass burner which provided a final light beam intensity of 7 500 cd. This wick burner was replaced by a petroleum vapour burner in 1910, which resulted in the candlepower being increased to 375 000 cd. When initially installed, the lightkeeper experienced some problems with the wick burner. The burner worked satisfactorily on four wicks but tended to flare when the fifth wick was introduced. The focal plane of the light is fifty-five metres above mean sea-level; the character is four white flashes every forty seconds and the light is visible for thirty-one sea miles. The tower was originally painted in squares of vermillion and white. This was changed to all white in March 1929. [Extracted from Williams, H A. 1993. Southern Lights. Cape Town. William Waterman Publications. p, 84.] Posted by Mole at 8:37 AM Labels: Hood Point Lighthouse The Bluff, Natal, 1915 Below the Bluff, Durban Bay L'Agulhas Lighthouse: daytime L'Agulhas lighthouse, Cape Lighthouse: The Hill, Port Elizabeth Lighthouse Green Point Natal, Clansthal Cape Columbine Lighthouse, Paternoster Lighthouse hauntings 3	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1481
__label__cc	0.623069	0.376931	The Quest for Afrikan Liberation Day(s) Posted by molisa under hadithi, the Q/T werd \| Tags: AAPRP, Abeokuta, acholi, AfraKenya, african feminism, african feminist forum, afrika huru, afrika moja, akina mama wa afrika, ALD, algeria, all african people’s revolutionary party, amilcar cabral, amy Jacques garvey, anitAfrika dub theatre, askyuamutha black militants, audre lorde, ayiti, baganda, Bahamas, barack obama, barbados, bell hooks, benin empire, BHESP, big love, binti zion, black panthers, borana, botswana, bunge la mwananchi, burkina faso, burundi, canada, chad, che guevara, community development, creation.stories, creative writing for healing and self recovery, cuba, dini ya musambwa, dominica, DRC, egypt, elegba, elijah masinde, ella andall, eshu, ethiopia, fahamu, fannie lou hamer, field marshall muthoni, fon, freeman, gender education and advocacy project, ghana, goddess on my shoulder, grace akumu, grenada, guyana, harriet tubman, hausa, heal the world, Henrietta Vinton davis, ile-ife, indigenous, jamaica, Julius nyerere, k’naan, kenya, kikuyu, king leopard’s wives, kinyua ngige, kisii, kwame nkrumah, liberia, luhya, luo, madea, makmende returns, malawi, malcolm x, marcus garvey, mau mau, mawina kouyate, mbuya nehanda, mekatilili wa menza, michael jackson, moyo kenya, moyo wa africa, MWA, mythology, namibia, nana yaa asantewaa, nekkyd, nigeria, nneke dumele, Nubian history, nzinga, obatala, ochosi, ogun, osain, oshun, osun state, oya, oyo, patrice malidoma some, paulo freire, peace theatre, pokomo, polygamy, Puerto rico, rebel with a cause, rwanda, Samuel Johnson, santeria, selected pan-african postcards, senegal, shango, sister outsider, sisters of the yam, somaliland, sonia.sanchez, sotho, south africa, speaking truth to power, sudan, sweet honey in the rock, tajudeen abdul raheem, talking back: thinking feminist. thinking black, tanya stephens, tanzania, tempa tella, teso, the people project, the q werd, the warriors, Timbuktu, tracy chapman, trinidad&tobago, U.S.A, uganda, voudoun, vusamazulu credo mutwa, wahu kaara, waving flag, we can be friends, winnie mandela, word! sound! powah!, world cup, xhosa, yemoja, Yoruba house project, youth leadership, zanele muholi, zimbabwe, zulu \| Feminism: (as) a transformational politic “We live in a world of crisis – a world governed by politics of domination, one in which the belief in a notion of superior and inferior, and its concomitant ideology – that the superior should rule over the inferior – effects the lives of all people everywhere, whether poor or privileged, literate or illiterate. Systematic dehumanization, worldwide famine, ecological devastation, industrial contamination, and the possibility of nuclear destruction are realities which remind us daily that we are in crisis….. Feminism, as liberation struggle, must exist apart from and as a part of the larger struggle to eradicate domination in all its forms….the separation of grassroots ways of sharing feminist thinking across kitchen(table)s from the sphere where much of that thinking is generated [read institutionalised], the academy, undermines feminist movement. It would further feminist movement if new feminist thinking could be once again shared in small group contexts, integrating critical analysis with discussion of personal experience(s). It would be useful to promote anew the small group setting as an arena of education for critical consciousness, so that women, men (& trans folk) might come together in neighbourhoods and communities to discuss feminist concerns….It is in this commitment to feminist principles in our words and deeds that the hope of a feminist revolution lies. Working collectively to confront difference, to expand our awareness of sex (gender), race and class as interlocking systems of domination, of the ways we reinforce and perpetuate these structures, is the context in which we learn the true meaning of solidarity. It is this work that must be the foundation of feminist movement….. True politicization – coming to critical consciousness – is a difficult “trying” process, one that demands that we give up set ways of thinking and being, that we shift our paradigms, that we open ourselves to the unknown, the unfamiliar. Undergoing this process, we learn what it means to struggle and in this effort we experience the dignity and integrity of being that comes with revolutionary change. If we do not change our consciousness, we cannot change our actions or demand change from others. Our renewed commitment to a rigorous process of education for critical consciousness will determine the shape and direction of future feminist movement…… Feminist focus on men: a comment …now we can acknowledge that the reconstruction and transformation of male behaviour, of masculinity is a necessary and essential part of feminist revolution. Yet critical awareness of the necessity for such work has not led to the production of a significant body of feminist scholarship that fully addresses these issues. Much of the small body of work on men has been done by men….. (yet) just as love relationships between females and males are a space where feminist struggle to make a context for dialogue can take place, feminist teaching and scholarship can also and must necessarily be a space for dialogue….it is in that space that we can engage in constructive confrontation and critique….. [Youtube= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmvx8suFr3M&NR=1%5D Blogger’s note: these teachings are symbolic of the great work that has been done and that is still ahead of us in healing not only ourselves, but the world, and in liberating not only ourselves, and ALL Afrikans, but ALL people. The bigger point of sharing teachings that have transformed not just me, but many others is simple: to reconnect, relocate and rebuild (our) communities with (big) love en more bredrin en dadas in solidarity….afrika moja! Writing autobiography The longing to tell one’s story and the process of telling is symbolically a gesture of longing to recover the past in such a way that one experiences both a sense of reunion and a sense of release….. To G…., who is she: on using a pseudonym Bell hooks is a name that comes from my family. It is the name of my great-grandmother on my mother’s side…claiming this name was a way to link my voice to an ancestral legacy of woman speaking – of woman power. [between the lines: molisa nyakale is also a name that comes from my family. It is the name of my great-great-great-grandmother on my father’s side, and a mark-er of my true true home….claiming this name was also a way to link my voice to an ancestral legacy of wom(b)an speaking] When I first used this name with poetry, no one ever questioned this use of a pseudonym, perhaps because the realm of imaginative writing is deemed more private than social….after years of being told that I said the wrong things, of being punished, I had to struggle to find my own voice, to feel that I could speak without being punished… in using the pseudonym, I consciously sought to make a separation between ideas and identity so that I could be open to challenge and change. Though by no means a solution to this problem, a pseudonym certainly creates a distance between the published work and the author….longing to shift attention away from personality, from self to ideas, informed my use of a pseudonym…the point of the pseudonym was not to mask, to hide my identity but rather to shift the focus, to make it less relevant Excerpts from Talking Balk: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black In honour of the legacy of tajudeen abdul raheem (en many many ancestors who dedicated their lives to the liberation of all afrikan peoples) this post is dedicated to bredrin and dadas in solidarity…nakupenda. bless those who work for truth, justice, reconciliation & peace. ase.ase. Afrika moja! Afrika huru! Ase. o. The view from here: on healing and self recovery Posted by molisa under afrikan herstory, dekonstrukshun, teachings \| Tags: African Liberation Day, afrikan feminism, afrikan herstory, ALD, angela davis, anitAfrika dub theatre, asiis, assata shakur, audre lorde, bell hooks, binti zion, comfortable with uncertainty, communities of resistance, creative writing for healing and self recovery, daughters of the dust, dionne brand, education as the practice of freedom, egun, egungun, hadithi, ifa, isis, jamaica kincaid, July26th, maat, makmende, martiarchy, mekatilili wa menza, muhumusa, nalo hopkinson, nana yaa asantewaa, ntozake shange, nyabinghi, oba, oshun, oya, pumzi, RAHP, rasta, rivers and other blackness between us, sauti yetu, sekhmet, shailja patel, sister outsider, sisters of the yam. black women and self recovery, staceyann chin, talking drums, the q werd, the river and the source, ubuntu, victoria day, wahu kaara, wangari maathai, womyn's circle, yemoja \| Preface: Reflections of light …..In a revolutionary manner, black women have utilised mass media (writing, film, video, art, etc.) to offer radically different images of ourselves. These actions have been an intervention. We have also dared to move out of our “place” (that is away from the bottom of everything, the place this society often suggests we should reside). Moving ourselves from manipulatable objects to self-empowered subjects, black women have by necessity threatened the status quo……This challenge to the status quo has generated serious anti-black female backlash that combines fierce racism ( en homophobia) with antifeminism…..this backlash requires that those of us who are aware be ever vigilant in our efforts to educate one another, and all black people, for critical consciousness. Backlash, from whatever source, hurts. It retards and obstructs freedom struggle. Intense attacks help create a context of burnout and despair. It is crucial that black women and all our allies in struggle, especially progressive black men, seize the day and renew our commitment to black liberation and feminist struggle…. blogger’s note: I give thanks for the sistas en mamas who pour their heart and soul into practising and teaching balance, truth, justice and love. So, in honour of African Liberation Day, these healing words are excerpts from sisters of the yam: black women and self recovery by bell hooks & Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde. Ase. Ase. Ase. Ase O….. In her essay (Eye to Eye), Audre Lorde urges black females to put our struggle to self actualise at the center of our daily life. She taught us, Learning to love ourselves as black women goes beyond a simplistic insistence that “black is beautiful”. It goes beyond and deeper than the surface appreciation of black beauty, although that is certainly a good beginning. But if the quest to reclaim ourselves and each other remains there, then we accept another superficial measurement of self, one superimposed upon the old one and almost as damaging, since it pauses at the superficial. Certainly it is no more empowering. And it is empowerment – our strengthening in the service of ourselves and each other, in the service of our work and future – that will be the result of this pursuit We have known, and continue to know, the rewards of struggling together to change society so that we can live in a world that affirms the dignity and presence of black womanhood. In many ways Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self Recovery is a manifestation of that joy and an expression of the awareness that we must be ever vigilant – the struggle continues….. Introduction: Healing Darkness Living as we do in a white supremacist capitalist partriachal context that can best exploit us when we lack a firm grounding in self and identity (knowledge of who we are and where we’re coming from), choosing “wellness” is an act of political resistance. Before many of us can effectively sustain engagement in organised resistance struggle, in black liberation movement, we need to undergo a process of self recovery that can heal individual wounds that may prevent us from functioning fully….. It is important that black people talk to one another, that we talk with friends and allies, for the telling of our stories enables us to name our pain, our suffering and to seek healing….. I: Seeking After Truth We have to consciously study how to be tender with each other until it becomes a habit because what was native has been stolen from each other, the love of black women for each other. But we can practive being gentle with each other by being gentle with that piece of ourselves that is hardest to hold, by giving more to the brave bruised girl child within each of us, by expecting a little less from her gargantuan efforts to excel. We can love her in the light as well as in the darkness, quiet her frenzy towards perfection and encourage her attentions towards fulfillment…as we arm ourselves with ourselves and each other, we can stand toe to toe inside that rigorous loving and begin to speak the IMPOSIBBLE – to one another. The first step toward genuine change. Eventually, if we speak the truth to each other, it will become unavoidable to ourselves. Audre Lorde, “Eye to Eye: Black Women, Hatred, and Anger” Healing takes place within us as we speak the truth of our lives….commitment to truth telling is thus the first step in any process of self recovery…telling the truth about one’s life is not simply about naming the “bad” things, exposing horrors. It is also about being able to speak openly and honestly about feelings, about a variety of experiences. It is fundamentally not about withholding information so as to exercise power over others…. hence, it must be remembered that to be open and honest in a culture of domination, a culture that relies on lying, is a courageous gesture. Within white-supremacist capitalist partriarchal culture, black people are not supposed to be “well”. This culture makes wellness a “white” luxury. To choose against that culture, to choose wellness, we must be dedicated to truth. By giving up the illusory power that comes from lying and manipulation and opting instead for the personal power and dignity that comes from being honest, black women can begin to eliminate life threatening pain from our lives II: The Joy of Reconciliation Healing inner wounds makes reconciliation possible. Reconciliation is one of my favourite words. Evoking our capacity to restore to harmony that which as been broken, severed, and disrupted. The very word serves as a constant reminder in my life that we can come together with those who have hurt us, with those whom we have caused pain, and experience sweet communion. To be at peace, black women, especially those among us who have been deeply wounded and hurt, must release the bitterness we hold within us. Bitterness is like a poison. When it’s inside us, it spreads even to the parts of the self that allow us to feel joy and a spirit of celebration. Yet many of us choose to hold onto pain through the cultivation of bitterness and an unforgiving heart….when we give ourselves love and peace, we can give these gifts to others. It’s really impossible to live a life in love while hoping that harm and hurt will come to others… Again, I think it is important that we remember that forgiveness does not mean that we cease to assertively identify wrongs, hold others to account, and demand justice…..this is the true realization of justice – that we want what is peaceful and life sustaining for all and not just for ourselves. …..we have to forgive with our whole hearts. If we forgive in words but continue to harbour secret resentment, nothing really changes. When forgiveness happens, when there is compassion, the groundwork for reconciliation is possible. For me that is the ultimate joy: That we learn that there are no broken bonds that cannot be mended, no pain that cannot be assuaged III Touching the Earth …..Collective black self recovery takes place when we begin to renew our relationship to the earth, when we remember the way of our ancestors. When the earth is sacred to us, our bodies can also be sacred to us…… Ase.O my umi says, shine y/our light on the world Posted by molisa under action alert, citizen journalism, the Q/T werd \| Tags: AfraKenya, African Liberation Day, Agwambo, ali mazrui, alison duke, amilcar cabral, anitafrika! dub theate, askyuamutha black militants, assata shakur, audre lorde, audrey mbugua, ayiti, behind the mask, binti zion, blocko, blockorama, bombastic kasha, bukusu, bunge la mwananchi, chango machyo, colour spill productions, david bahati, dedan kimathi, dini ya musambwa, education as the practice of freedom, egale, elijah masinde, elimu sanifu, eshu, Farug, field marshall muthoni, ford foundation, frank mugisha, fred hampton, Gacheke Gachihi, george jackson, george nyongesa, harriet tubman, helen kennedy, hollywood, human rights, IDAHO, ifa, IGLHRC, indigenUS, inside out, issa shivji, jane&finch, jessica stern, Julius nyerere, kenya, kikuyu, kwame nkrumah, lezgetreal, lucumi, madiba, malawi, malcolm x, martin luther king, martriarchy, mau mau, mekatilili wa menza, melinda ching simon, mos def, moses, mpenzi, muhumusa, muthoni wanyeki, MWA, MXGM, my umi says, nana yaa asantewaa, navi pillay, nikki mawanda, nyabinghi, obatala, ogun, Onyango Oloo, oshun, pambazuka news, pan-africanism, patrice lumumba, pio gama pinto, Po, pride Toronto, queen nzinga, rasta, regent park, regent park film festival, santeria, sauti yetu, shaka zulu, shona, silences in NGO discourse, sistas in solidarity, sonia.sanchez, steven monjeza, tanya stephens, the 519, the l word, the q werd, the warriors, TIT's, tiwonge chimabalanga, toronto women's bookstore, TRCC, valetine kalende, victor mukasa, vodun, world pride, yoruba, Yoruba house project, zanele muholi, zulu \| blogger’s note: in this countdown to the ‘official’ (biggest) pan-afrikan holiday, we’re going to not only (re)vision where we’re coming from, giving thanx for the legacies en sacrifices of our ancestors, our people, en the future we’re preparing for, but also, interrogate where we’re at NOW, like with-in (myself) en OUT, communally with all the gaps and dis-unity, (en ALL the intersections, betwixt en between) (like) dis’ hadithi ya the prosecution and imprisonment of steven monjeza na tiwonge chimbalanga is (pure) madness, a ‘living’ example of the convoluted ways that we have internalised ‘foreign’ ideologies en turned to attacking en criminalizing bredrin en sistren for misguided en oppressive reasons, like it’s all a part of the master plan? forgive them father, they know not what they do kinda song? nigga(s) please, let’s jus’ stop hating (ourselves en) on each other! if it were all that simple to reclaim love for ourselves with the preach en human rights speech no? with papa malcolm’s anniversary jus’ one day gone, and ALD just 4 days away, (more than a few) big symbols of all the labour that has gone into the freedom we DO have,all the more reason to give thanx for en share stories of peace, and (of) the people willing to fight for it, by any means necessary! afrika huru! ase o…. UN human rights chief says sentence on Malawi gay couple is discriminatory and sets dangerous precedent GENEVA – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Friday that the prosecution and sentencing of 14 years imprisonment with hard labour for a Malawian gay couple, imposed by a court in Malawi on Thursday, is “blatantly discriminatory” and sets an alarming precedent in the region for the treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, as well as groups that support them. “I am shocked and dismayed by the sentence and reports of the treatment of Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga while in detention,” Pillay said. “The law which enabled the conviction dates back to the colonial era and has lain dormant for a number of years – rightly so, because it is discriminatory and has the effect of criminalizing and stigmatizing people based on perceptions of their identity. If this was replicated worldwide, we would be talking about the widespread criminalization of millions of people in consensual relationships and the rampant violation of privacy.” “Laws that criminalize people on the basis of their sexual orientation are by their nature discriminatory, and as such are in apparent violation of a number of key international treaties and instruments, including the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights,” Pillay said “Unfortunately they still exist in quite a number of countries across the world. The trend should be towards getting rid of them, as is the case with other forms of discrimination. Instead, some countries, including Malawi, seem to be heading in the opposite direction.” The High Commissioner called for the conviction to be repealed and for the penal codes criminalizing homosexuality to be reformed. She said she was also concerned that this case appears to have stimulated a marked deterioration in official and public attitudes in Malawi, not just towards individuals perceived as being homosexual but also towards organizations that speak out about sexual orientation and related issues, including ones doing vital work to mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS. “I fear the reverberations of this decision, along with the recent attempt to bring in a new draconian bill aimed at homosexuals in Uganda, could have severe repercussions throughout the African continent,” Pillay said. “It will inevitably drive same-sex couples underground, and if this trend continues and spreads, not only will it mark a major setback to civil liberties, it could have a disastrous effect on the fight against HIV/AIDS. So, in addition to the serious moral and legal ramifications of this decision, it raises intensely practical problems as well.” The High Commissioner dismissed the argument that non-discrimination against people on the grounds of sexual orientation is a cultural issue. “It is a question of fundamental rights,” she said, “not one of geography, history or disparate cultures. The protection of individuals against discrimination is pervasive in international human rights law. Why should it be suspended for this one group of human beings?” () Article 2:Every individual shall be entitled to the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms recognized and guaranteed in the present Charter without distinction of any kind such as race, ethnic group, color, sex, language, religion, political or any other opinion, national and social origin, fortune, birth or other status. Article 19:All peoples shall be equal; they shall enjoy the same respect and shall have the same rights. Nothing shall justify the domination of a people by another. Learn more about the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/AboutUs/Pages/HighCommissioner.aspx Click here to visit OHCHR website: http://www.ohchr.org OHCHR Country Page – Malawi: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Countries/AfricaRegion/Pages/MWIndex.aspx For more information or interviews contact: Rupert Colville at + 41 22 917 9767 Make it plain: a litany of love Posted by molisa under alternative media, hadithi, the Q/T werd \| Tags: 1924, a is for orange, African Liberation Day, ALD, algeria, ancestors, angola, anitAfrika dub theatre, audre lorde, ayiti, behind the mask, blocko, blockorama, botswana, burkina faso, burundi, cameroon, cape verde, central african republic, chad, colour spill productions, cote d'ivoire, djibouti, do you know your history?, DRC, egun, egypt, el farouk khaki, el hajj malik el shabazz, engender, equatorial guinea, ethiopia, frankly speaking, ghana, goodhandys, guinea, guinea bissau, hadithi, harlem underground, heroes, jamaica, kanem, kenya, kwame nkrumah, kwanzaa, legends, lesotho, liberia, libya, litany of survival, madagascar, make it plain, makmende, makmende returns, malawi, malcolm x, malcolm x grassroots movement, mali, marcus garvey, mozambique, MXGM, namibia, niger, nigeria, pan-africanism, patrice lumumba, paulo freire, pride Toronto, pussy pen, QuAIA, queers against israeli apartheid, revenge of the batty boys, rhoma spencer, rwanda, sao tome and principe, senegal, seychelles, sierra leone, somali land, songhai, sons of malcolm, south afrika, sudan, T&T, tanzania, the q werd, troy jackson, tunisia, uganda, united states of africa, zambia, zimbabwe \| I give thanks for El Hajj Malik El Shabazz (aka. Malcolm X), for (t)his birth (to)day, en for tomorrow, for the fruits of the work that not only (baba) Malcolm but so many other of our ancestors have done in liberating themselves en ‘other’ (people)s… I give thanks for African Liberation Day (on May 25th), which is (depending on one’s ‘politics’) the biggest holiday of the year for (all) Afrikans, or more like, should be…. afrika moja! Dis’ litany of love (en survival) is embodied in ‘our’ symbols of resistance and the struggle of ‘everyday’, it explores the ‘other’ pieces of (where we) coming OUT from and embraces those ‘intersections’ in our diversity that (should) remind us we are all (from) one (Mama Afrika)…. so I give thanks for the work that the warriors of Blackness Yes! & Blockorama do to maintain positive & safe spaces for queer & trans folk of Afrikan descent, and for the folks who continue to do what they can to transform not only themselves, but our communities for betta…. Like (in) dis’ litany of pan-Afrikan realities sent out a moon ago, from (some of) the ones we’ve been looking for…ase. April 19, 2010, Dear Pride Toronto, Thank you all for attending the community meeting on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 to discuss the proposed move of Blockorama. At this meeting you were able to see the passion our community feels for Blockorama. Our communities came out Tuesday to support Blockorama because it is created by and for community, with a deep sense of ownership by the community. We would also like to thank you for your letter, dated April 15, 2010. Since 1998 Blockorama has been a party at Pride where black queer and trans folks, their allies, supporters and people who love them came together to say no to homophobia in black communities and no to racism in LGBTQ communities. To say Blackness Yes at Pride – loud and proud. Pride Toronto’s inability to lead on racism in the LGBTQ communities and homophobia in black communities sends a strong signal to black queer and trans communities and their allies everywhere. We have built Blockorama out of love, through sweat and toiling. For 12 years, we have claimed space, resisted erasure, found community, shared memories, built bridges, embraced sexuality, and found home. Blockorama is not just a party or a stage at Pride. It is a meeting place for black queer and trans people across North America- Blockorama is the largest space of its kind at any Pride festival on the continent. Black queer and trans communities have been central to the diversity of Pride. At the same time Pride Toronto as an organization has continually marginalized those communities. It is indeed those communities that enable Pride to be the celebration of sexual life and freedoms that we all cherish. Pride Toronto’s inability to recognize its own constituencies is not only sad and disappointing it is indeed politically naïve and damaging to the still necessary struggles around sexual freedom in our city, province and country. It has been incredibly frustrating to have our concerns regarding the space for Blockorama at Pride be not taken seriously by the arts and entertainment manager at Pride. It is very unfortunate that communication seems to be an issue for Pride Toronto, and that so much institutional memory has been lost through the many transitions that Pride has gone through over the last 2 years. We are glad to have begun a conversation about how to rebuild our connections with Pride Toronto. Based on the feedback we have received from our communities following Tuesday’s meeting and what was offered through your letter, we are prepared to accept the following: 1. A full stage and infrastructure in George Hislop Parkette on Sunday July 4, 2010. This infrastructure will include power, insurance, tents, tables/chairs, toilets, garbage removal, insurance, permits and fees, security, tech costs and labour. We assume that the other site requests previously made available to us (pizza and water for volunteers, barricades to which we secure our banners, etc) will, although not mentioned in your letter, still be made available to us. 2. A reciprocal commitment from Blackness Yes and Pride Toronto to respond to emails with 48 hours of receiving them and to check in with each other (by phone or email) at least twice per week from now until the end of the 2010 Pride Week Festival. 3. We agree to your request for programming information to be provided to Pride Toronto no later than April 21st. In fact, we had already submitted this programming information before receipt of your letter. 4. We agree to the request for information for the Pride Guide to be submitted no later than April 21st. We will provide you with: o A 100 word intro blurb; o Two 50 word blurbs for artists’ spotlights; o Any photos associated with those artists in high resolution (300 dpi); o A 100 word blurb about Blackness Yes and a relevant photo. 5. We are committed to and have always adhered to Pride Toronto deadlines for information on Site Logistics, Tech, Press etc. We request that any changes to deadlines be given to us in a timely fashion to avoid any delay in information sharing. 6. We are happy to re-join the coordinators committee for Pride. We will send 2 delegates from Blackness Yes to each programming committee meeting as often as is manageable. We recognize that although some other programmers may be paid for their time, we are a volunteer-based committee. We welcome the opportunity to become reengaged with pride committee activities! We are not able to accept the following offers at this time: 1. It will not be necessary for you to provide us with a Stage Manager for the weekend. We have a Blackness Yes member who will advance the show with the artists and ensure that the stage operates in a timely fashion. 2. We accept your offer to fund the previously agreed upon budget of $5000 for the Sunday stage. We also request that as in previous years, Pride Toronto cover the travel and hospitality fees of artists from out of town who are appearing on the Blockorama stage. We feel that it is unfortunate that Pride chose to cancel stage-based programming in George Hislop without any consultation with the programmers who program that space. We understand that this decision has resulted in the re-allocation of the funding for this stage to other parts of the festival, thus now requiring Pride to find an “additional” $20,000 to create the stage in George Hislop. With proper consultation and collaboration, we could have worked together to both keep the needed funds for Blocko in the budget, and helped to save costs overall. Your offer to program 2 full days in George Hislop Parkette is unfortunately not possible. This is not a viable offer as you have specified that you do not plan to cover any artist’s fees for Saturday programming. Although we welcome the opportunity to develop 2 days of programming, we cannot do so without money to develop this programming, and the suggestion that we do so is surprising. We welcome the opportunity to discuss options for 2 days of programming with adequate budget in the future. Pride Toronto should not consider running programming for which local artists are not paid for their time. One of the wonderful things about the festival is that it engages artists and helps support the development of artistic practice in Toronto by paying artists to perform. Blackness Yes cannot consider developing any programming that would result in artists not being paid for their time and efforts. We would like to request the following: 1. We request funding to rent a temporary floor for in front of the stage – something that can be used on the grass to facilitate dancing, to provide a less slippery and muddy experience for participants, and to deal with the regular rain flooding and seeping that we experience each year in George Hislop Parkette. 2. We thank you for the opportunity to commit to the George Hislop space for both the 2010 and 2011 festivals. However we can only commit to 2010 at this time. We would like to set a date to begin working together shortly after Pride 2010 to find a more suitable long-term home for Blockorama. 3. We note that in 2002, Pride’s entertainment budget was $31,040; and the Blockorama stage received $2500 or 8% of overall entertainment budget. This year, Pride’s entertainment budget is has increased to $335,027, yet Blockorama is received only $5000 or roughly about 1.4%. We would like to know why the proportional allotment for our stage is shrinking despite increased money in the entertainment budget? 4. We support the use of the stage on Saturday by other community groups and we encourage one of the 4 paid programming staff at Pride to outreach to some of the communities currently not represented at Pride to help program the stage. We feel strongly that artists fees should be paid for any artists that play on Saturday’s stage. We are concerned about the steady removal of community involvement from the structure of Pride Toronto over the past 2 years. As an independent committee programming a stage at Pride, we recognize how far Pride has to go to ensuring that it’s programming is reflective of the diversity of Toronto. We encourage and support all community groups currently marginalized by Pride Toronto, and/or the larger LGBTTI2QQ set of communities in Toronto. There are many other communities that should also have Pride Toronto’s full commitment and engagement to develop relevant programming at the festival (First Nations and Indigenous people, LGBTTI2QQ people who are Deaf and those with Disabilities, and many many others) and we encourage Pride to connect with and engage these communities. We are disappointed that this year has seen communities pitted against each other – competing for stage space and funding at Pride. It is also very unfortunate that Pride has distanced itself from so many of the communities that helped build the LGBTTI2QQ activist movement. Racialized queer and trans people, many of whom were street-involved, working class and poor started both the Stonewall and Compton Cafeteria riots that kick-started the “gay liberation movement” in North America. It is on the backs of racialized and working class queer and trans people that mainstream queer organizations like Pride Toronto have been built. Yet for many of these same people, Pride is now an inaccessible space, one that is not representative of them in any way, shape or form. Many of these revolutionaries that began the riots would not be able to afford the beer gardens (or this year’s Prism main stage party) that have become the cornerstones of the Pride festival. We wonder if they would be banned from the parade for carrying posters that make people uncomfortable- posters calling for an end to targeted policing of Trans people, calling to an end to systemic racism and homophobia, and demanding the right to sexual freedom and the right to self-identified gender expression. These words of resistance have consistently made certain people uncomfortable, but they have been crucial to the struggle for liberation and self determination of LGBTTI2QQ people. Blackness Yes is committed to creating a space by and for Black/African Diasporic queer and trans people and all of their allies and supporters at Pride. Blockorama will always remain a political space for resistance and celebration, and we stand in solidarity with so many other groups that have been left out or forcibly excluded from Pride. We will also work to produce a Blockorama that returns to its roots. A Blocko organized by and for a supportive community that has been dancing, laughing, loving and eating at Blocko now for over more than a decade. Blackness Yes! Blockorama Coordinating Committee Tessa C. Duplessis Mykell Hall Nigel Holbrook Abdi Osman Nik Redman Syrus M. Ware Kyisha Williams Akhaji Zakiya Haiku ya (a-to-z: some of) the ones we’ve been looking for Posted by molisa under afrikan herstory, hadithi, oral tradition, poetry, the Q/T werd \| Tags: abunuwasi, afra kenya, Afreekan Liberation, African Liberation Day, african renaissance, ALD, alice in wonderland, ancient legends, anitafrika! dub theate, audre lorde, audrey mbugua, ayiti, babalao, bagirwa, bamidele bajowa, blockorama, britannia zimeisha, bunge la mwananchi, cheryl dunye, colour spill productions, d'bi young. anitAfrika., egun, elijah masinde, elimu sanifu, ella andall, Farug, frankly speaking, funketeers, GALCK, hadithi, human rights, imperfect black, indigenous myths, inside out, is the crux, ishtar, jamaica, jm kariuki, kate kamunde, kenya, kirikou and the sorceress, legacy project, louisiana, lucemi, lukumi, maat, makmende, mekatilili wa menza, mpenzi, muhumusa, MWA, natalie wood, nigeria, nyabinghi, oba t'shaka, omali yeshitela, oriki, orin, pagan, pambazuka news, pan-africanism, peace theatre, pete njane, pio gama pinto, prayers, red riding hood, return to the african mother principle of male and female equality, rhoma spencer, sankofa, santeria, sistas in solidarity, SMUG, solidarity, song of solomon, songs of freedom, storytelling, swagger, the q werd, trinidad&tobago, ubuntu, until the lion starts to speak, vodun, voodoo, watermelon woman, women's health in women's hands, world cup, yemoja \| I give thanks for yesterday http://www.nation.co.ke/magazines/-/1190/920652/-/hf43kez/-/index.html, today, tomorrow (en next week): kwasababu it’s beginning to look more like (even) with all the (many/mis) steps backwards, with every ‘other’ determined (people) step(ping) forward (ever)…. working for unity by teaching ourselves en others (the practice of freedom), in a genuine commitment to (big) love In dis’ resistance (from the margins- na- moyo-ya the world) to (all kinds of) oppreshun, We come (back) to our true true stories; [like/dis’ Artist Intensive: Bio-Mythology and Creation with Bamidele Bajowa and d’bi.young anitafrika (A) This special workshop for creators explores the Yoruba pantheon and archetypes in the development of new work as a lens for approaching inter- and cross-cultural performance. Participants will explore the Yoruba symbology with Nigerian master storyteller/ drummer/babalao Bamidele Bajowa, and learn the ‘biomyth orplusi principles’ for creative interpretation and adaptation with acclaimed dubpoet/monodramatist/educator d’bi.young anitafrika. This hands-on and immersive class will look at pathways for integritous trans-cultural creation and how to approach cultural adaptation with honesty, respect, accountability and artistic ingenuity] [like/dis’ word! sound! powah! is the final episode of d’bi.young anitafrika’s seven-year-old biomyth trilogy. three faces of sankofa. blood.claat is the first and benu the second. The trilogy charts the journey of three generations of afrikan-jamaican- becoming- afrikan-jamaica- canadian womben in one family: mudgu sankofa, her daughter sekesu sankofa, and sekesu’s daughter oya sankofa. In word! sound! powah!, the grand-daughter of mudgu negotiates her own identity to the backdrop of a mythologized revolution and the birth of dubpoetry in Jamaica] (all power to the people) fulfilling the legacies of our ancestors (en the wishes of the unborn). I give thanks for bredrin en dadas in solidarity doing the best that we can to unite our people, By any means necessary (in honour of Mama Afrika)! From the book: “A Return to the Afrikan Mother Principle of Male and Female Equality”, by Oba T’shaka “Human life on earth goes through the same spiral zigzag path of change and transformation that the cosmos follows. The movement from positive to negative, from Negro to Black; from civil rights to human rights from injustice to justice; from reform to revolution; from the lower self of “me first,” to the higher self of my family, people and humanity first; from the lower self of greed and egoism to the higher self of simplicity and selflessness; all of these transformations are part of the cosmic spiral—the Spiral of MA’AT (Truth, Justice, Balance, Wisdom, Love). The progression of consciousness, the progression of history, the progression of human character from a lower to a higher level occurs because, as we go through the cycles of life, as we learn the lessons of Maat, the lessons of the cosmos. As we internalize these lessons, we transform our thoughts, words and actions to conform to Maat. We ascend the spiral ladder of transformation through the cycles of life, rising to the level of perfection where the body becomes one with the soul. From the blog: http://imperfect-black.blogspot.com/2010/05/raceandhistorycom-return-to-afrikan.html Read more @ RaceandHistory.com I give thanx for you…. dear (friend/blog) read(enspeak)ers (asante. artists, activists en extra/ ‘ordinary’ people for sharing y/our resources). I give thanks for papa na mama, (wind) dada(s) en (soul) brotha (s/uns of another mama). I pray for those who pray for not only ourselves but others, en who bless me (with their energy, love, en 2cents on balance, justice, truth and wisdom) I give thanks for you, my love(s)…..nakupenda. ase.ase.ase.ase….. Songs of freedom: a video diary Posted by molisa under alternative media, hadithi, songs of freedom \| Tags: 1957, 1958, 1963, 2010 world cup, 7th pan-african congress, abscondita, afra kenya, african feminist forum, african gender institute, African Liberation Day, afrikan feminism, Agwambo, ALD, all african people's revolutionary party, anitAfrika dub theatre, ashanti alston, assata shakur, astraea, audre lorde project, behind the mask, BHESP, big love, black men united, britannia zimeisha, bunge la mwananchi, chango machyo w'obanda, colour spill productions, communities of struggle, dedan kimathi, egun, egungun, ella andall, engender, fahamu, Farug, february 11 1990, feminist leadership and movement building institute, field marshall muthoni, freshly ground, GALCK, GEAP, grace jones, heroes, india arie, indigenous myths, is the crux, ishtar, junior alexander manon, k'naan, kwame nkrumah, madiba, makmende returns, martha karua, michael jackson, moyo wa afrika, moyo wa kenya, nelson mandela, OAU, ogun, omali yeshitela, Onyango Oloo, oshun, oya, p square, pambazuka news, pan-africanism, patrice lumumba, raila odinga, sakia gunn, shakira, shango, sistas in solidarity, SMUG, solidarity, sons of malcolm, stella chiweshe, storytelling, tamar kali, TEA, the q werd, third world newsreel, thoughts of a ghetto intellectual, TIT's, TOMIK, wahu kaara, winnie mandela, world cup, yemoja, Yoruba house project, youth leadership \| yesterday (en today), in typical ‘alice in wonderland’ fashion, I re/connected with 6 (+some) afrikans that I met randomly in my travels ‘downtown’, around my ‘old’ hood(s)…. [4 dadas, (a gran) mama/s, en a brotha from Uganda]. all with werds of love, peace en conflict(s), en (the struggle for) unity, no mention of the world ‘cup’ in our reasonings… lakini, hii hadithi ni ya akina dada na mama wa afrika so why shouldn’t we (be) question(ing) the ‘musical’ controversy of (sasha fierce vs.) shakira vs. Freshly ground vs. K’naan as the official mascots for what has become an epic gathering of (the world) masses? (my two cents, why not pull another ‘Michael Jackson’ act & have ‘all the stars’ perform together?) Why shouldn’t we also be questioning our allegiance to ‘popular’ consumer culture that does little to alleviate the status (quo) of the masses (other than provide a soundtrack for escapism)? If we put as much energy in(to) revitalising the Organisation for African Unity, as we did into arts, sports, war (en) our education, then we could [read as: would] reasonably attain the U.S of Afrika within a decade, EN have all the entertainment we want to occupy ourselves with, au siyo? Why wait for (vision) 2030? we already know (more than) the basics of where we’re coming from, (more than) enough symbols to inspire a(n. Anti-imperialist) pan afrikan renaissance…… [read the crux of the “Q” werd as ‘others’: according to anti-capitalists, it’s capitalism, orthodox ‘mainstream’ feminists may posit it as white supremacist.partriarchal.imperialism…others still, like black nationalists, have conjured ‘back to Africa’ movements and afrikan feminists should technically invoke Mama Afrika herself…. the bigger point is, the crux of this hadithi all depends on where you’re at….hadithi? hadithi? Nipe mji….] “…A Pan African movement is therefore an indispensable prerequisite to the struggle for a second liberation. However, as we already noted, the African bourgeoise class which inherited the colonial nation-state has proved a complete failure in terms of genuine development. It merely sees its mission as that of maintaining and preserving the inherited system and therefore the status quo. That is what Economic Recovery Programmes (ERP) really mean. That is also the objective of Structural Adjustment Programs: to rehabilitate the colonial structures. That is why (Frantz) Fanon noted that the phase of this class ‘in the history of under-developed countries is a completelly useless phase’. After it has destroyed itself ‘by its own contradictions, it will be seen that nothing new has happened since independence was proclaimed, and that everything must be started again from scratch’ (1963, p.142). It therefore means that if the Pan African movement is to spearhead the struggle for the Second Liberation, it has to be rooted in a different social strata, the strata of the popular masses who bear the burden of SAPs, re-colonization and deepening under-development. Therefore in the words of Walter Rodney in his contribution at the 6th Pan African Congress: ‘The Unity of Africa requires the unity of progressive groups, organisations and institutions rather than being merely the preserve of states’ (1976, p.34). Let the people take over if African unity is to be genuine and permanent…..[from Conditions for Africa at Home by Chango Machyo w’Obanda] These ideas are not new, I heard (read as) learnt them from many Pan-Africanists en anti-imperialists of diverse brands. Preaching love and doing the best that we can to practise the change we see with/in en around us…. we KNOW when we’re on the right path, in the right place, at the right time, when everything happens jus’ so, en there is peace with in/side.(en) Out. Our communities and collective well being that so many agitate, dream, theorise en organise about are all that we have…so what does having everything with/in to bring the change we need mean, if not everything, kitendawili? Tega! betta late than neva! hadithi? (hadithi?) give me a song of freedom, kama nyimbo cia dini ya msambwa, ifa, mau mau, (na) nipe mji…… Red lips [cages for black girls] Posted by molisa under afrikan herstory, oral tradition \| Tags: african herstory, African Liberation Day, ALD, black arts movement, black feminism, blaxploitation, blockorama, bout, colour spill productions, cozen, good morning! good night!, i love u people, inside out, kyisha williams, legacy video project, letters, makmende, may 25th, may 29th, mr.right, pan-africanism, prison complex, protocol to the african charter on human and people's rights on the rights of women in Africa, pumzi, queen nzinga, red lips.cages for black girls, sakia gunn, sex workers, sistas in solidarity, the KCLPAs story, the q werd, word! sound! powah! \| black.queer.sexy.slut.cherry.red.locked up.locked down.black.whore.red lips.justice….is [cages for black girls] in the director’s own words. From a (queer) black nationalist perspective, it’s the ‘sexiest’ release since Champion, Makmende (Goes After Hitler &) Returns, Pumzi, and (the) IloveUPeople series. I saw the pre-screening of this video at the (un-official) premiere of the Legacy video project last night. And as I’d anticipated, I fell in love all over again with (some of) the fruits of Inside Out’s program [read as: so fresh to have youth EN elders sharing spaces en stories] Red lips: cages for black girls is like the lovechild of black feminist & sex positive ideologies, a new-afrikan ‘hot doc’ on the state of queens in the ‘first’ world. It’s a poetic en critical analysis of how violence against women is racialised & sanctioned in systemic ways [filmed as: the military & prison industrial complex]. Kyisha Williams weaves not only her story, but those of other (extra) ordinary living womyn, with eulogies (for Sakia Gunn) and litanies of survival that re/define communities of resistance. To make it plain, this video is a must-see but it ain’t a free show. http://www.insideout.on.ca/20/program_details.php?id=31	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1482
__label__cc	0.57712	0.42288	Bredrin and sistas in solidarity: asking the right questions Posted by molisa under hadithi, the Q/T werd \| Tags: #todavidwithlove, asa, black queer resistance, botswana, egypt, Farug, GALCK, international socialist organisation, international women’s day, libya, makmende returns, malawi, maumau, mozambique, namibia, sao tome & principe, schools without borders, SMUG, somaliland, south africa, sudan, the art of taking participatory leadership to scale, the jasmine revolution, the people project, TIT's, tunisia, women deliver 100, word! sound! powah!, zimbabwe \| Hadithi? Hadithi? What would Makmende do? Hadithi njoo, uwongo njoo, utamu kolea…. Sikiliza kuna hadithi. Kuna maneno utakuja kuelezewa. Sikilizeni niwasimulieni ngano. Hapo (si) zamani za kale palitokea safari ya pan-Afrikans all ova di continent en within di diaspora of righteousness…… The ‘peacefulness’ of these elections has allowed some bloggers to look at the funny side of things. Urban Legend Kampala keeps things in perspective, with fictitious interviews: Urban Legend: Mr Museveni, what plans do you have for this next term of yours? Museveni: Well, generally speaking our vision is to consolidate the gains made so far by my government so far, to keep Uganda progressing on track, to discover and exploit even more ways to maximize our natural resources and to further cement the vice-grip I currently have on power until the point that not even Armageddon can unseat me. Urban Legend: Good luck with that, sir. [Reposted with overflowing love, respekt en humility from http://wildugandablog.com/ ………Nollywood style…..] Hadithi? Hadithi? Hadithi njoo…… it is stories like these though that inspire so many mo of us, so empowering when comrades and friends we love, respekt en admire, like bombastic kasha are abundantly recognised for their struggles and those of others on the frontline, ni kweli pamoja tunafika 🙂 http://www.africanactivist.org/2011/03/kasha-jacqueline-on-women-deliver-100.html Hadithi? Hadithi? Check dis text messages expressing support for mo of our freedom fighters like, Munyaradzi Gwisai of theInternational Socialist Organisation (Zimbabwe) and the 44 others who have been charged with treason: Absurd it is and I condemn it in the strongest manner possible. Asi kuenda kwemukuru shingai varume we are with you in spirit. ‘Let my people go.’ Exodus 5 v. 2 History is on our side! Age is on our side! People are on our side! God is on our side! The people shall govern! Under these very difficult circumstances I wish you courage, faith, patience and humour. The world has eyes. Nothing is going to happen to the 45 detained on false treason charges. No rule of law, no democracy, no peace, no justice. It’s high time we should take to the streets and demonstrate against dictatorship. Let us pray for them. God is for the oppressed. One day he will free his oppressed people. Let’s have faith in him. I support them because they are driving towards human, civil, political, social and economic rights. We must be free to choose our favourite leaders. Vicious regimes are destined to fall. We’ve the strong conviction to free our nation. Let’s fight on guys. The Almighty God is watching. You will conquer. Keep the wheels of change rolling. We are with you. Those who arrested the 45 are the ones who are committing treason. Free the 45 now! – Batanai To those imprisoned we want you to know that we serve a God of infinite justice. Be encouraged. We will pray for you and hold you in our hearts. – Nan An injury to one is an injury to all. We are with them wherever they are. We will stand with them. [reposted from http://www.kubatanablogs.net/kubatana/] [we hear you, we see you, we feel you, tupo pamoja!] B is for Black August Posted by molisa under citizen journalism, natives R us, the Q/T werd \| Tags: 1837, anitAfrika dub theatre, antigua, asa, august 1 1838, ayiti, barbados, black august, black history month, black nationalism, blackness yes!, blockobana, british guiana, canada, caribana, colour spill productions, dianah smith, dominica, education as the practice of freedom, egungun, emancipation day, etana, forum theatre, gyptian, Honduras, imani, jamaica, joseph sturge, mila, morgan heritage, MXGM, natasha henry, Nathan Philips square, nia na desturi, nneka, ontario black history society, pan-africanism, peace is possible, peace theatre, pride Toronto, queen ifrica, R3, revolutionary villages, salaam, sankofa, scotiabank & caribana, south africa, st.lucia, stone soup, T.G.I.S, the people project, the q/t werd, tribes, trinidad & tobago, west indies, word! sound! powah!, writing ourselves whole. how telling our stories can restore our lives, Yoruba house project, youth leaders theatre project \| August 1 is Emancipation Day in Canada and other countries that were once British colonies. Africans who had been enslaved in Antigua, Canada and South Africa were freed on August 1, 1834. Africans who had been enslaved by the British in several Caribbean islands including Barbados, Dominica, Trinidad and Jamaica, in British Guiana (Britain’s sole South American colony) and in British Honduras (Britain’s sole colony in Central America) were subjected to a system of “apprenticeship” which lasted from 1834 to August 1, 1838. Africans were forced to continue living on the plantations of the people who had enslaved them and worked 40 hours a week without pay (paid a pittance for work over 40 hours) as “apprentices.” They were forced to pay taxes and rent for the dreadful hovels in which they dwelled on the plantations. In 1838 two British men Thomas Harvey and Joseph Sturge documented the brutality of the “apprenticeship” system when they published The West Indies in 1837: Being the Journal of a Visit to Antigua, Montserrat, Dominica, St Lucia, Barbados and Jamaica, Undertaken for the Purpose of Ascertaining the Actual Conditions of the Negro Population of Those Islands. Harvey and Sturge wrote; “A new kind of slavery under the name Apprenticeship; an anomalous condition, in which the negroes were continued, under a system of coerced and unrequited labour.” They also observed that “the planters have since succeeded in moulding the Apprenticeship into an almost perfect likeness of the system they so unwillingly relinquished. An equal, if not greater amount, of uncompensated labor, is now extorted from the negros; while, as their owners have no longer the same interest in their health and lives, their condition, and particularly that of mothers and young children, is in many respects worse than during slavery.” While the Africans were suffering in slave like conditions under the apprenticeship system, white people in Britain were in self congratulatory mode. The Guardian, a British newspaper, published the following piece dated Saturday August 2, 1834: “Throughout the British dominions the sun no longer rises on a slave. Yesterday was the day from which the emancipation of all our slave population commences; and we trust the great change by which they are elevated to the rank of freemen will be found to have passed into effect in the manner most accordant with the benevolent spirit in which it was decreed, most consistent with the interests of those for whose benefit it was primarily intended, and most calculated to put an end to the apprehensions under which it was hardly to be expected that the planters could fail to labour as the moment of its consummation approaches. We shall await anxiously the arrivals from the West Indies that will bring advices to a date subsequent to the present time.” Meanwhile on Saturday August 2, 1834, a group of Africans were on their second day of demonstrations in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad because they were furious that complete freedom was still 6 years away. Africans in the Caribbean had learned that those who worked in the fields would be apprenticed until 1840 and those who worked in the homes of the slave holders or were skilled tradesmen would be apprenticed until 1938. It is hardly surprising that on August 1, 1834 a group of angry Africans had gathered at Government House in Port of Spain. Governor George Fitzgerald Hill sent the militia out to intimidate the group but the furious Africans stood their ground recognizing that the “apprenticeship” system was a scam used by the white plantation owners and the government representatives in the Caribbean to use free African labour for a further 6 years. In spite of the presence of the militia, the protest continued until nightfall when the protesters strategically withdrew because they were not allowed to be in the town during the night. On Saturday August 2nd, when the group of protesters returned to Government House, Hill gave the order to arrest them. There were scuffles with the militia and some of the protesting Africans were arrested, tried, sentenced to hard labour and flogging and taken to the Royal Jail. Their incensed compatriots were forced to flee but returned on the Monday to continue the protest. The numbers had swollen by Monday and there were more clashes with the militia. Some of those who were arrested on the Monday were publicly flogged in Marine Square. The protests continued the entire week before it was quelled, but several of the Africans refused to return to the plantations and instead “squatted” in districts known today as Belmont and East Dry River. On July 25th, 1838, Governor Hill called an emergency session of the Council of Government to seek approval of a special proclamation he had drafted which ended the apprenticeship period for Africans in Trinidad on August 1, 1838 whether they worked in the fields, homes or were skilled workers. Africans throughout the region protested their continued enslavement under the Apprenticeship system and on August 1, 1838 slavery was abolished in all the British colonies. Since the abolition of slavery Africans have celebrated August 1st as Emancipation Day or August Monday. British author J.R. Kerr-Ritchie in his 2007 published Rites of August First: Emancipation Day in the Black Atlantic World: Antislavery, Abolition, and the Atlantic World has written about the global impact of August 1. In her 2010 published Emancipation Day: Celebrating Freedom in Canada, African Canadian author Natasha Henry has researched and written about the history of August 1 celebrations throughout Canada including the connection of Caribana (modeled on Trinidad’s carnival) to Emancipation Day. The government of Trinidad and Tobago was the first of the former British Caribbean countries to declare August 1 a National holiday in 1985. In 1997 the Caribbean Historical Society (CHS) of Trinidad and Tobago, supported by the Ontario Black History Society (OBHS) advocated for global recognition of August 1st as Emancipation Day. The OBHS has been successful in gaining recognition of August 1st as Emancipation Day at the Municipal and Provincial level and close to gaining recognition at the Federal level. On August 1st the OBHS will host an Emancipation Day event at Nathan Philips Square. the spaces between faith, healing, reason en our collective recovery Posted by molisa under action alert, hadithi, natives R us, the Q/T werd \| Tags: 519, abscondita, afra kenya, aganju, al.lat, algeria, amai kuda, anishinabe, anitAfrika dub theatre, asa, ASI, australia, ayiti, ayo, balmy beach, black looks, boona mohammed, borana, bredrin en dadas in solidarity, britannia zimeisha, brownman, buffalo calf woman, building solidarity, bunge la mwananchi, burundi, butterflies, cecilia salazar, change, children’s peace theatre, chippewa, chiwoniso, clever beauty, colour spill productions, compassion, courage, creation.stories, creativitity, cyclops, decolonizing methodologies, dee lishus, dentonia park, DRC, drum circle, dub poetry, egypt, eleggua, elijah masinde, elimu sanifu, eritrea, eshu, ethiopia, fahamu, Fairmount park CC, faith nolan, first nations, foodshare, full circle camp, ghana, good food box, grassroots movements, hannon shields centre for leadership and peace, hatshepsut, HEYY, ile-ife, imani, indaba, inuit, jakuta, Jamie Manov, jebel barkal, Judy Cantwell de Macz, Juliet November, Karen emerson, k’naan, kenya, LAL, learning for life, legacy, lesotho, let there be peace, liz pounsett, maat, maina wa nalukale, makmende returns, Marcella hannon shields, Matthew Haldoupis, mekatilili wa menza, meroe, merrill matthews, metis, Mike Leon, miriam makeba, Mohawk, moyo wa afrika, my children, na-me-res drummers, namibia, nana yaa asantewaa, native rights, nisha ahuja, nneka, nyabinghi muhumusa, oba, obatala, ochosi, ogun, ojibwe, olokun, omali yeshitela, once upon a time there was a little girl, Onyango Oloo, orunmila, osain, oshun, outreach, outwords, oya, p square, pambazuka news, pan-africanism, pan-afrikan perspectives, pataki, patrice malidoma some, Patrick Wilson, peace is possible parade, peace theatre, port credit Mississauga, pow wow, prayer run, prayers, Rahul N. 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It’s also only natural that in speaking truth to power, we share that we are in our final stage/week of developing & organising for The Spaces Between [produced by the Peace camp], Peace is Possible Parade & summer workshops at Crescent Town Public School with Full Circle, Regent Park Camp, Balmy Beach, Learning for Life, Seeds of Hope….. The ‘official’ werd on the ground is The Children’s Peace Theatre of Toronto will be holding its 10th annual Summer Peace Camp from July 5-24, 2010. Under the direction of Liz Pounsett and musical direction by award-winning jazz artist Brownman with the artistic direction of Karen Emerson. A group of 60 children and youth will work alongside professional artists to create a theatrical collaboration called ‘The Space Between’. This is bound to be the most provocative of Peace Camp productions as the children explore faith and reason and how these concepts affect our lives personally and globally. It confronts head on the issues associate with the interplay of faith and reason with the level of honesty, humor and energy only children and youth can impart. The Space Between is sure to be visually stunning, thought provoking and full of surprises]. http://www.peacetheatre.org/ We’re inviting Tdot, all our friends and visitors, to come with their pikney and friends, join us on Friday July 23rd and Saturday July July 24th in the PIP Parade and the gala performance of the Space Between. So ofcourse we should first tell you the story about the source of this peace theatre. Hapo (si) zamani (sana) ya kale In 2000, the Hannon-Shields Centre for Leadership and Peace reclaimed parts of the Massey Goulding Estate and under the ‘official’ leadership of Robert Morgan, launched the Children’s Peace Theatre (PT) As Robert has said: “We place children and youth centre stage, not because they are cute or candid, but because they display humanity’s capacity to evolve, even in the harsh conditions of the current times. Young people are demonstrating an instinctive desire to move away from the dominant culture of self-interestedness and aggression, and are moving instead towards building relationships and community due to an innate desire to seek stability, safety, and peace. It is also evident that young people have the imagination and the energy that will be necessary to establish a new culture of peace. Watching young people from very different backgrounds cross paths, encounter conflict, and find creative ways of making the conflict evolve in positive directions, gives me the audacity to believe that peace is possible.” http://books.google.ca/books?id=hfBaL4-ei2AC&lpg=PP1&ots=wjbLnY-b6-&dq=once%20upon%20a%20time%20there%20was%20a%20little%20girl%20healing%20power%20of%20fairy%20tales&pg=PA7#v=onepage&q&f=false [10 years later, the ‘un-official’ werd on the ground on the opening ceremony is: join us in a prayer circle on Friday July 23rd @ at 7:00am , in the heart of the peace forest. The ‘official’ plan of the day is the Peace is Possible parade @ 11:00am, and the 2nd matinee of the spaces between which will begin @ 1.00pm, in the outdoor amphitheatre of the Peace Theatre @ 305 Dawes Road.] [this subjective perspective on the process of manifesting justice, truth, reconciliation en peacemaking; is after many moons of ‘unofficially’ re/claiming the grounds of the peace forest, since I came back from ‘home’ [aka. in another place, not here…], en in the years before, with osain as my colleague, en his home as my office. Close to eshu, obatala, ogun, oshun, oya en all the orishas. I am deeply grateful for now ‘officially’ being part of that divine, growing team that is blessed, honoured and privileged to work here, [job soon dun, but it’s a contract with possible extensions of renewal nonetheless, and all the fertile spaces between metarmophoses, healing rituals & building solidarity with people of all faiths, all nations, with one prayer. I give thanks for the artists, caregivers, comrades, elders en youth, peer educators, healers and peace makers, friends of PT, who contribute their energy, talent & time to rebuilding our communities, with our children, using arts for revolushunary social & spiritual change, sharing our healing stories with the 3c’s of PT] I pray for health and prosperity, not only for myself but for others. I pray for humbleness, for myself and others. Please forgive my sins, those that I know about, and those that I don’t know about, those I am yet to commit, and those of others. Inspire those without hope, and strengthen those without faith. I give thanks for the cool wotas, the sun, moon, and stars, for the birds, and our trees. Bless all our living relatives.Onikpite] I give thanks for our continued re/learning of faith in the true (true) ways of the ‘natives’ of port credit Mississauga, for our deepening connecuns with egun, Bless taylor creek park en all our neighbours en visitors. Bless the ancestors betwixt en between, all around crescent town, goodwood, thorncliffe, dentonia park, jane&finch, parkdale, regent park, in all our enclaves, trees, en living relatives, in these diverse hoods. PIP song I give thanks for the burning, metamorphoses en (for) the spaces between spreading big love en positivity in our communities. I give thanks that the fiya this time feels like ‘the revolushun’ is with our breaking bread, making arts en crafts, playing, praying, reasoning and replenishing not only ourselves, but with our families and friends, en ‘others’. Bless the motherless and fatherless, those sick in hospital. Bless the homeless, and those who ignore them. Ifa, I pray that you continue to guide us in coming to our right/full destinites. I pray that the circle may be unbroken. Bless our wotas en granmama earth. Ase. Ase…. [blogger’s notes: It’s, only officially, been less than a moon that I’ve been working on programs at the peace theatre, there’s still many pieces of the past that I’m not familiar with, but I give thanks that this place, in another space, not home, is exactly where I need to be,….naushukuru that the blessings of yesterday, manifested today en I pray for them to carry forward to tomorrow….. 85 days 16[+72]hours 25 minutes – the caps finally contained the oil spill, and we are bound to pray for our continued healing en self recovery, to learn from our mis-steps, and continue changing the destructive path we’ve been on. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor-Massey_Creek Taylor-Massey Creek is 16 kilometres long. Its headwaters are near Sheppard and Victoria Park Avenues. It flowed diagonally through Wishing Well Park and under Highway 401 at Pharmacy Avenue. The original headwaters were diverted to Highland Creek when the highway was widened to 12 lanes, so the creek now starts at a stormwater outfall just south of the highway. The creek starts in Terraview Willowfield Park, a restoration project, named after a nearby public school. It flows through two medium sized ponds with naturalized channels. From there it flows southeast through a series of concrete lined channels and drains. This section runs along an abandoned hydro right-of-way before entering a residential and industrial section that is closed to public access. South of Eglinton Avenue East it enters a shallow ravine and flows south passing through Pine Hills Cemetery. It exits the cemetery travelling west and enters a small park on St. Clair Avenue East. At Warden Avenue it turns southwest, moving through a park called Warden Woods. West of Pharmacy Avenue it enters a city run golf course. At Victoria Park Avenue it enters Taylor Creek Park and continues uninterrupted to where it empties into the Don River East Branch, just north of the forks of the Don.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1483
__label__wiki	0.917894	0.917894	Ásgeir Announces 2020 Australian Tour In support of his upcoming album, ‘Bury The Moon’. Love Letter To A Record: Ásgeir On Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ “When I first listened to you I was, absolutely, blown away and I felt like I had found my calling in life.” Ásgeir – ‘Afterglow’ On his new album, Ásgeir is fuller and bolder, more diverse and more vulnerable, all in the same breath. Watch Ásgeir Turn Mura Masa’s ‘Love$ick’ Into A Sweet Slow-Burner For ‘Like A Version’ Ooft. Splendour In The Grass 2017 Sideshows: The Full List Sideshows! Get your sideshows! alt-J, Ásgeir – Brisbane,Riverstage 08/05/15 After an all-too-brief stint here over the New Year’s festival period, England’s uniquely ‘alt’ indie rockers, alt-J, kicked off their biggest Australian tour yet last night in Brisbane. In an evening that seemed to celebrate delicate and distinct male vocals, it seemed fitting that the soulful-sounding Mansionair would be given the honour of warming up Alt-J Are Bringing Ásgeir Along On Their Australian Tour Icelandic crooner Ásgeir has been announced as the support act for Alt-J‘s forthcoming Australian tour. The singer will support the British band on all five dates of the tour which is due to kick off in Brisbane on Friday, 8th May. Ásgeir is no stranger to Australian shores having graced the stage at Splendour In Ásgeir – Sydney, Opera House 07/01/15 The Opera House is no ordinary venue. A show here is a pleasantly unusual experience. Discreetly smuggled vodka bottles are replaced with expensive glasses of champagne and the screaming, sweaty mosh are substituted with air-conditioned seating. The absence of distractions — like the unenviable task of clawing your way to the front of the crowd Watch 40 Triple J Favourites Try To Write The Ultimate Hottest 100 Song triple j have released a short film, of sorts, detailing a top-secret meeting which took place between Breakfast hosts Matt Okine and Alex Dyson, and 40 notable triple j acts including the likes of Lorde, Skrillex and Diplo, to write “the ultimate triple j Hottest 100 song”. The clip shows the unlikely bunch, which also Alt-J Announce Massive All-Ages 2015 Australian Tour Their biggest-ever Australian tour! Ásgeir Adds Second Sydney Falls Festival Sideshow Icelandic singer and songwriter Ásgeir is set to return to Australia in a few months for Field Day and the upcoming Falls and Southbound festivals as well as his own 2015 solo sideshows and, after already selling out the first one, the 22-year-old has now announced a second Sydney solo show. Due to overwhelming demand Ásgeir Falls Festival Sideshows Announced Icelandic singer and songwriter Ásgeir is set to return to Australia in a few months for the upcoming Falls and Southbound festivals and has now announced he will play two extra sideshows in January 2015 for Sydney and Melbourne audiences, as well as a set at Sydney’s Field Day festival. Ásgeir will play headline shows Falls Festival Makes Surprise Second Lineup Announcement Asgeir, Dan Sultan & more added! Southbound 2015 Lineup Announced After this morning’s Falls Festival 2014 lineup announcement, the official lineup for Southbound 2015 has now been announced, with big-name acts such as alt-J, Milky Chance, Jamie XX, SBTRKT and Glass Animals set to bring in the new year in style at the West Australian festival in Busselton this January. Southbound 2015 will be UK Watch Ásgeir Cover Milky Chance On ‘Like A Version’ Icelandic soloist Ásgeir dropped by triple j‘s Like A Version this morning to perform a beautiful down-tempo cover of Stolen Dance, the hit song from chart topping German duo Milky Chance. The nordic musician is currently in the country to play Splendour In The Grass this weekend. Ásgeir and his band slowed down the already Ásgeir Splendour In The Grass Sideshows Announced Icelandic wonder Ásgeir has expanded his maiden Australian voyage this coming June to include not just his slot at Splendour In The Grass, but also two headlining shows for Melbourne and Sydney. Ásgeir has been turning heads at an increasing rate since the release of his debut full-length album In The Silence. The disc left	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1484
__label__cc	0.693701	0.306299	The Niecey Shaw Show Atlanta’s new home for Classix R n B, has added Niecey Shaw to the line-up. You can now hear Niecey Monday-Saturday 10 am- 3pm as she plays the biggest Classic R n B songs from the ‘70’s, and ‘80’s with artists like Rick James, Prince, The Gap Band, Earth Wind and Fire, The Whispers and even some funk. “She is a great local fit between two of the most influential shows in the country, The Tom Joyner Morning Show and The DL Hughley show in the afternoons” said Tim Davies, RVP/GM. “We are so excited to welcome Niecey Shaw to Classix 1029. She has the experience and professionalism to reach our targeted Demo. Niecey is a great addition to the Radio One family and we are happy to have her,” shared Erwin Hill, Classix 102.9 Program Director. 7:00pm - 12:00am The Classix Houseparty	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1488
__label__wiki	0.983477	0.983477	‘Symbolically powerful’: Brazilian corruption probe brings down former president who took graft Former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been sentenced to nine and half years in prison for pocketing US$1.1 million in benefits In this July 5, 2017 photo, Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends the inauguration ceremony for the new leadership of the Workers' Party.AP Photo/Eraldo Peres The Brazilian judge who ordered the imprisonment of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva set off a seismic event in a culture accustomed to impunity for its rich and powerful, and battered the resurgent left. Judge Sergio Moro on Wednesday gave the man universally known as Lula nine and half years for taking US$1.1 million worth of benefits from a construction company in exchange for favours. The three-year probe called Carwash swept scythe-like through Brazil’s ruling class, and came to focus on the former factory worker who once was the nation’s most popular politician — and a strong contender to regain office. Until now Moro’s anti-corruption crusade has enjoyed the support of a broad swathe of society in a country rife with graft. But the verdict on Lula could prove divisive, reviving the latent, visceral hostility between the ex-president’s sizeable loyal following and his many vocal detractors. The opinion poll favorite for the 2018 elections, Lula may now be prevented from running, throwing the race wide open. Brazilian Judge Sergio Moro has sentenced former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to nine and a half years in prison for corruption and money laundering. PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images “This is an historic, symbolically powerful decision,” said Christopher Sabatini, a professor of international relations from Columbia University. “Carwash has reached up to the highest levels and brought down the icon of Brazil’s success.” Investors welcomed the prospect that Lula may be out of the race. Brazil’s real and benchmark stock exchange accelerated gains after the decision was announced, each closing up about 1.5 percent stronger. Elsewhere, there were signs of unease with the verdict. As night fell, rival crowds started to gather in some of Brazil’s main cities to protest or celebrate the decision. Earlier in the day Lula’s Workers’ Party, or PT, released a statement describing the verdict as an “attack on democracy” and announced plans to hold nationwide demonstrations against the ruling. A demonstrator holds a inflatable doll in the likeness of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in prison garb as he celebrates the decision by Judge Sergio Moro to convict him on Wednesday, July 12, 2017. AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo Since June 2013, large protests have periodically convulsed Brazil, with rising discontent accompanying the country’s slide into its worst recession on record. President Dilma Rousseff, Lula’s handpicked successor, was impeached in 2016. But the administration of Michel Temer has been dogged from the outset by chronically low approval ratings as well as accusations of illegitimacy and corruption. Lula will appeal the sentence on the grounds that Moro disregarded material provided by defence, according to his lawyer Cristiano Zanin Martins. Moro’s judgment comes as Temer faces a congressional vote on a corruption charge filed by the nation’s top prosecutor, the first time a sitting Brazilian president has been charged with a criminal offence. Members of the lower house Constitution and Justice Committee are currently debating whether to advise putting Temer on trial at the Supreme Court, with a decisive vote in the plenary expected as early as this week. With confidence in Brazil’s establishment already at an all-time low, the downfall of its most iconic political figure will only reinforce the nation’s sense of disillusionment and potentially pave the way for a maverick candidate in 2018. Trailing Lula closely in the polls is a former army captain, Jair Bolsonaro, famed for homophobic and sexist outbursts, and tirades against crime and corruption. “This is bad news for the entire political system,” said Sabatini from Columbia University. WatchQuebec will consult more before allowing medically assisted death for people with mental illness WatchFirst Meghan Markle outing has her take seaplane to Vancouver to visit a women's centre Watch‘He was coming home’: At least six Quebecers killed in Iran plane crash WatchMore sex abuse allegations come against ex-Montreal cop, hockey coach: police Impeachment trial: McConnell fears he doesn't have enough votes to prevent Bolton testimony 'Bewildered' Prince Andrew says he has not been approached by the FBI, despite claims Scientists discover how to accurately date rare bottles of Scotch whisky and say nearly half are fakes U.S. charges Harvard professor with lying about links to Chinese government	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1490
__label__cc	0.601092	0.398908	Oestrogen Miscarriage and Infertility Oestrogen Dominance Poly Cycstic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) Post Natal Depression (PND) Endometriosis Stories Premenopause and Menopause Stories Migraine Stories Miscarriage and Infertility Stories Poly Cycstic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Stories Premenstrual Syndrome Stories Post Natal Depression Stories ME Stories Testosterone is a male sex hormone although women have it at approx. a 10th of male levels, men making 20-30mg daily with women making 2-3mg daily. It is primarily produced in the testes by males, is at its peak during the 20's and 30's and thereafter a slow decline occurs, which becomes more apparent after the age of 50. Is made in the ovaries for females and in the adrenal cortex of both sexes. To a lesser extent is can also be made in the skin, brain and liver. As with all hormones it starts from cholesterol through Pregnenolone then diverts through the androgen pathway to DHEA then Testosterone. Testosterone can further cascade into Oestradiol one of the Oestrogens through a process called aromatosis. Testosterone helps to slow the ageing process through maintaining muscle mass and bone mineralisation, although the exact mechanism for bone support is not clear yet. It has a positive effect on heart muscle and has been shown to reduce the risk associated with atheroscleosis, (plaque build up in the arteries) It also works with emotional well being, helping to maintain motivation and enthusiasm for living. Its most widely acknowledged effect is on supporting libido and sexual function. While this is more readily accepted with men the same can be true for women as Testosterone has been effective in treating vaginal dryness, thinning of vaginal tissue and increasing sensitivity in the genitals and breast tissue. The ability to produce Testosterone is partly genetic so that in many cases, it's "like father, like son." We also know that lifestyle plays a role and men, who are overweight, smoke and/or drink alcohol excessively, will have lower levels of testosterone in their blood. Add to this the fact, that, as a man ages, not only does the production of Testosterone diminish, but so does the ability of his tissues and cells to respond to Testosterone. A man who has previously had high levels of Testosterone throughout his younger life may find in his 40's and 50's that although his blood Testosterone levels are still within normal range he is experiencing symptoms of Testosterone deficiency. This is because the testosterone levels are much lower than they used to be and he is sensitive to the decreasing levels. INDICATORS OF LOW TESTOSTERONE Reduced libido Decreased sensitivity in genitals and breast tissue Inability to achieve orgasm Increased glucose and insulin Decreased Bone minerals Reduced rate of growth of facial and body hair Loss of motivation Fatigue and behavioural changes Aches and pains in joints Contributes to Osteoporosis Thin dry skin Shrinkage of muscles, testicles and penis THE WARRIOR MAY FIND HIMSELF BECOMING A BIT OF A MOUSE. If such a male takes himself along to the doctor, he may be told that all this a symptomatic of the psychological male midlife crisis, especially after a full physical check-up fails to reveal any medical problems. He may be told that this crisis is due to a plateau, in his career, looming retirement, unrealised ambitions, getting older, overdoing it or stress. He may be offered a course on anti-depressants or tranquilisers and referred for counselling to assuage his growing self doubts. Men are more reluctant than women to accept a course of such therapy and continue to battle on. Unfortunately alcohol ingestion, if it becomes regular or excessive, often further reduces the production of Testosterone, leading to an aggravation of the mental and physical imbalance. It is vital to check the possibility of a hormone imbalance so that if needed Testosterone can be supplemented. Nutritional help for a poor libido: Seafood especially oysters and cold water fish (salmon, tuna and sardines). Legumes such as beans, lentils and peas contain phyto-oestrogens Raw salads and raw fruits, especially passion fruits Free ranges eggs - 6 to 8 each week Raw fruit and vegetable juices are a must Whole ground flaxseed provides essential fatty acids. Balanced vitamin and mineral supplement, Adrenal support and Men's Hormone Support - phyto-oestrogen supplement CLICK HERE FOR INFO AND CONTACT ABOUT MALE HEALTH Also read about FEMALE TESTOSTERONE Cabot, Sandra. (2004) Hormones: don’t let them ruin your life. Australia. WHAS Pty Ltd Rako, Susan. (1999). The hormone of desire: The truth about testosterone, sexuality, and menopause. New York, NY. Three Rivers Press. Oestrogen Deficiency Copyright © 2020 Natural Hormone Therapy \| powered by Smart Web Design & Hosting	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1493
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__label__wiki	0.657657	0.657657	Do Cobia Return to their Summer Spawning Habitat? November 18, 2019 \| Dave Shaw Electronic tagging reveals the answer. Research Need Atlantic (light green) and Gulf of Mexico (blue) stocks of cobia mix between Cape Canaveral, Florida, and the Georgia-Florida state line (SEDAR58). Cobia are a moderately-sized open-ocean fish that recreational anglers love to catch for their aggressive fight and excellent table fare. Researchers have identified two genetically distinct populations along the U.S. coastline: the Atlantic stock and Gulf of Mexico stock. Much of the data used to delineate these stocks came from fish tagged in the southern portion of the range. Additionally, a genetic study found differences between inshore and offshore cobia in North Carolina and Virginia. Was the accepted boundary between the Atlantic and Gulf populations valid? Were there additional differences among cobia within these areas? What did they study? Courtesy of Riley Gallagher Researchers at North Carolina State University investigated movement patterns of tagged cobia to see if the species were homing to inshore or offshore areas during spawning months. The researchers surgically implanted 98 tags in cobia captured in North Carolina and Virginia. They also established an acoustic receiver array, positioned between Cape Lookout and Cape Hatteras and extending east to the continental shelf break, to listen for the tagged fish. What did they find? During late spring to early fall, researchers detected 45 of 54 cobia tagged in 2018. The bulk of these fish were inshore in Chesapeake Bay, with a smaller number detected in offshore ocean waters between North Carolina and Delaware. What else did they find? As water temperatures dropped below about 68°F, cobia began migrations to overwinter locations. During winter, a few cobia were detected at outer continental shelf receiver sites off North Carolina, and approximately one quarter of cobia were detected south of the current stock boundary in the known “mixing zone” between Cape Canaveral in Florida and the state line between Georgia and Florida. As water temperatures warmed above 68°F in the spring, cobia began moving northward and/or westward. In summer 2019, 31 out of 32 cobia returned to their 2018 locations. These findings provide strong evidence that cobia show a tendency to return to a particular area, because the species adhered to their 2018 locations in 2019. The research confirmed understandings of where the boundary lies between cobia populations and may explain why there were genetic differences between inshore and offshore cobia. Future research will determine if there are differences between inshore and offshore cobia that warrant different management strategies. This is an ongoing study to satisfy the requirements for a M.Sc. degree in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology at North Carolina State University. The North Carolina Coastal Recreational Fishing License fund supported this project. Summary by Riley Gallagher Lead photo courtesy of NOAA Who Do Anglers Trust? It depends on whether they want information about fisheries — or about what they should buy. Learn more in Hook, Line & Science! What Fish Species Live in the Surf Zone? At Wrightsville Beach, 84 different fishes use the surf zone. What’s in Our Fish — and Our Gators? New research looks at whether PFAS — perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances — are accumulating in our wildlife. « Can You Identify North Carolina’s Three Species of Flounder? What Fish Species Live in the Surf Zone? »	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1496
__label__wiki	0.617205	0.617205	Archive for the ‘The Orphan Uprising’ Category Critics resonate with explosive conclusion to The Orphan Trilogy Posted: July 8, 2019 in The Orphan Uprising Tags: action-thrillers, adventure, conspiracy-thrillers, international-thrillers, romance, thriller novels, thrillers The thriller novel THE ORPHAN UPRISING (The Orphan Trilogy, Book 3) is described by Welcome Home Soldier Reviews as “A heart tearing, mind splitting, gut churning crusade.” Here’s what other reviewers are saying about this novel: ★★★★★ “The Law and Order like twists keep you on the edge of your seat. An extreme roller coaster ride of emotions awaits the reader.” -My Scribe World ★★★★★ “A Finale Worthy of Your Attention.” -Greg Kuhn (author & quantum physicist) ★★★★★ “Great end to a great series.” -Lynelle Clark (author of ‘A Pirate’s Wife’) ★★★★ “Does not disappoint.” -C9C Reviews ★★★★★ “A well-written and suspense-filled thriller.” -J.B. DiNizo (author of ‘Comingsand Goings’) ★★★★★ “Fast paced action and an extremely thought provoking premise” -Phoenix Book Review Third book in series a gut churning crusade says one critic. THE ORPHAN UPRISING (The Orphan Trilogy, #3) is available via Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BFC66DM/ Here’s Chapter 1 from THE ORPHAN UPRISING – for your reading pleasure! Posted: January 7, 2017 in The Orphan Uprising Tags: action-thrillers, international-thrillers, Morcan novels, thriller novels, thrillers In this explosive conclusion to The Orphan Trilogy, the ninth-born orphan’s dramatic story resumes five years after book one, The Ninth Orphan, ends. THE ORPHAN UPRISING (The Orphan Trilogy, #3) A man and a small boy knelt before a large, golden Buddha statue inside a temple and recited an affirmation in well-practiced unison. “I am a free man and a polymath. Whatever I set my mind to, I always achieve. The limitations that apply to the rest of humanity, Do not apply to me.” A hundred flickering candles added to the tranquility of the setting. They’d been lovingly prepared by an elderly Buddhist monk who sat cross-legged just inside the temple door as he waited for his two guests to finish their devotions. The distant sound of children playing outside carried to them on a gentle tropical breeze. Unfortunately, the breeze did little to alleviate the humidity, which was already oppressive even though the sun had not long risen. The temple’s occupants were drenched in sweat, but they were used to it: heat and humidity were part of everyday life in the Pacific Islands. Finally, the guests arose and walked hand in hand toward the exit. The man was Sebastian Hannar, or Number Nine as he’d been unceremoniously labeled by the Omega Agency when he was brought into the world thirty-six eventful years ago; the boy was his five-year-old son Francis. They enjoyed the temple’s peaceful atmosphere and the togetherness they experienced within its confines, and so such visits had become a regular occurrence of late. The affirmation they’d just recited was similar to one that Nine had been forced to recite every day of his life alongside the other twenty-two orphans raised at Omega’s Pedemont Orphanage in Riverdale, Chicago. Since breaking free of the agency five years earlier, Nine had changed the affirmation’s opening line from I am an Omegan and a polymath to I am a free man and a polymath. Although the affirmation reminded him of a past he’d rather forget, it also served to remind him that not everything he’d experienced at the orphanage had been bad, and many of the lessons learned could be applied to everyday life. As father-and-son approached, the elderly, bald-headed monk stood to receive them. Luang Alongkot Panchan, a native of Thailand, couldn’t help thinking how alike Nine and Francis were. Living in the tropics had darkened their skin so that they were hard to distinguish from the Marquesas Islanders who made up the bulk of the population in this remote corner of French Polynesia. When the pair reached Luang, they bowed to him. He and Nine exchanged pleasantries. The ninth-born orphan treated the kindly monk with respect bordering on reverence. He viewed Luang as his adopted spiritual master. Nine’s startling green eyes locked with Luang’s all-knowing eyes. There was much between them that was unsaid. Over the years, they’d come to know each other so well they could communicate without even speaking. Nine felt it was as if his friend could look into his innermost being and know him better than he knew himself. Luang could see that Francis was straining to get outside and play, so he stepped aside and smiled at Nine. “Remain in light, my friend,” Luang said, bowing deeply with hands clasped in prayer. “And you, my friend,” Nine said responding in kind. The former orphan-operative allowed Francis to pull him by the hand outside. Though it was still early morning, the sun’s rays hit them like a furnace, serving as a rude reminder how hot it could get in the islands. A cluster of frangipani trees some fifty yards away beckoned them, and the pair hurried toward the trees and the heavily pregnant woman who waited for them in the shade. She was Nine’s French-born mixed-race wife Isabelle, the mother of Francis. “Race you!” Francis challenged his father. “You’re on!” Nine said. “On three. One, two–” The boy knew this game well and set off before Nine finished counting. “Three, go!” Nine said. “Hey!” He took after his son whose athletic little legs were pumping like pistons. Nine quickly made up the lost ground, but slowed to make a race of it. By now Francis was shrieking with laughter, alerting his mom to the imminent arrival of the two favorite men in her life. “Faster, Francis!” Isabelle shouted in French. Before the boy could reach his mom, Nine scooped him up with one arm and collapsed, panting, beside Isabelle. They were all laughing now. As soon as he’d regained his breath, Nine kissed his wife tenderly. “Miss me?” he asked in English. As they’d done since first meeting, they effortlessly switched between English and French whenever they conversed with each other. “Yes and so did our daughter,” Isabelle chuckled, rubbing her pregnant belly. This time she, too, spoke English, but there was no hiding the strong French inflection. Nine placed his palm on her belly and immediately felt the baby kick. At the same time, he observed his wife lovingly. What a goddess. He never tired of her beauty. Thirty-three-year-old Isabelle’s French-African heritage combined with her strong accent gave her an exoticness that excited him even in her current state. Nine was convinced she looked more radiant than ever. It was obvious that motherhood and years of island living agreed with her. “I’m thirsty,” Francis announced, breaking the mood. Isabelle laughed and immediately produced a tumbler of freshly squeezed pineapple juice from a cooler, which the thirsty boy gulped down. Squeals of delight carried to them from a nearby grove of coconut trees. Local island children were playing tag while their mothers looked on. The children didn’t seem to notice the heat. Beyond them, fishermen could be seen casting their nets into the turquoise waters of the bay. It was an idyllic scene so typical of this part of the world. Francis recognized a couple of the children. “Can I go play, mama?” “Of course you can, but don’t outstay your welcome!” Isabelle chuckled in French. Francis ran off to play. His doting parents watched as he unabashedly introduced himself to the children and joined in their play. “He makes friends so easily,” Isabelle said. “Yes he does,” Nine agreed. “He gets that from you.” “And from you,” Isabelle countered. Nine shook his head. “No he has made more friends in the past year than I did in the first thirty years of my life.” “Well, there’s a good reason for that, my love.” Isabelle kissed him tenderly. “I guess.” Nine smiled. His eyes were drawn to the ruby that hung from the silver necklace Isabelle wore. He had inherited it from the mother he’d never known and had given it to Isabelle as a declaration of his love for her. Isabelle noticed the object of his attention and reflexively touched the ruby. For some reason, its touch brought her comfort, as it had Nine when he’d worn it. “Well, I must love you and leave you,” Nine announced. Isabelle watched as her husband donned a pair of running shoes in preparation for his daily training run. “Don’t overdo it in this heat,” she warned. “No, mother.” “I mean it, Sebastian!” “Don’t worry.” Smiling mischievously, Nine set off at a gentle pace. As always, he would pick the pace up as soon as he was out of his wife’s sight. Isabelle’s concern was not without good reason. Nine had developed a heart condition, which his specialist had diagnosed as a relatively common complaint called stenosis – a narrowing of one of the heart valves. The former operative had become aware all was not well soon after he and Isabelle had arrived in the tropics from France. Chest pains had prompted him to seek professional advice. The specialist had prescribed physical activity and a heart-smart diet, but warned an operation would be required if Nine’s condition deteriorated. That had been four-and-a-half years ago, and so far so good. Sensible food and exercise had seen no recurrence of chest pains. Even so, Isabelle had insisted Nine keep to the recommended schedule of quarterly visits to the specialist. A major inconvenience considering the specialist was based in Tahiti, nearly a thousand miles away. A caring Isabelle watched Nine as he jogged away. She noted for possibly the hundredth time how different he was to the man who had abducted her while on the run in Paris. Apart from a few gray hairs around the temple, she thought he looked as youthful and vibrant as ever. There was a certain calmness surrounding him – proof of the peace he’d found. Proof also that he’d finally banished the inner demons that had plagued him since his unusual and some would say abusive upbringing at the Pedemont Orphanage. Once out of sight of Isabelle, Nine strode out. Though not in the same peak condition as when an elite operative with the Omega Agency, he was still a fine physical specimen – a shade over six foot and toned like an athlete. He moved like an athlete, too. Soon he was breathing hard and sweating even more profusely. As he ran, Nine reflected on how content he was with his life. After many years as a virtual prisoner of the Omega Agency, constantly traveling the globe and killing at the whim of his Omega masters, he finally had the life he’d always wanted – a family and a normal existence. It was, he reminded himself, a far cry from the dark days working as an operative. An assassin more like it. He used to have nightmares about those days, but no more. After he’d broken away from Omega, he and Isabelle had fled France and settled on an isolated and unoccupied island he’d inherited in the Marquesas Islands, effectively getting off the grid. Their stay there had been short-lived. The onset of Nine’s heart condition and other circumstances had conspired to prompt their relocation to the main settlement of Taiohae, on the island of Nuku Hiva, elsewhere in the Marquesas group. A difficult pregnancy with Francis meant Isabelle had required ready access to medical assistance – assistance that wasn’t available on their former island paradise. And she and Nine also wanted Francis and any future offspring to receive proper schooling. So the move to Taiohae had been almost inevitable. It had worked out for the best. The couple, who married soon after they relocated, had been readily accepted by the locals and had made many good friends. Francis had also adapted well to life at school. The boy spoke French and English equally well, and could even communicate with the islanders in their native tongue. In material terms, life was treating the family pretty well, too. Some shrewd offshore investments had seen Nine increase his not-inconsiderable wealth several times over, so money wasn’t a problem. Nine was following a well worn path that took him high into the steep hills overlooking Taiohae Bay. He could just make out his wife and son down near the waterfront. Francis was playing an impromptu game of soccer with his newfound friends while Isabelle and the other mothers sat in the shade, looking on. The sweat was pouring off him as he ran up a steep incline. Sudden shortness of breath prompted him to slow to a walk. He thought nothing of it, putting it down to the heat. You’re getting old, Sebastian. Still looking down at Taiohae Bay, he noticed an inflatable craft approaching the distant waterfront at speed. It was manned by two men and appeared to have come from a floatplane Nine had seen touch down on the water a short time earlier out in the bay. He watched as the inflatable nosed up onto the beach and two men jumped out. They began walking purposefully toward where Francis and the other children played. Something about the pair bothered Nine. He couldn’t put his finger on it, but it didn’t seem right. Even from a distance, he could see the two weren’t your average tourists. Besides the dark sunglasses they wore, there wasn’t a camera, sun hat or beach towel in sight. They looked more like business executives in their white shirts and long, dark trousers. One even wore a tie. Nine found himself growing apprehensive as he continued to watch the pair closely. THE ORPHAN UPRISING (The Orphan Trilogy, #3) is exclusive to Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BFC66DM/ In ‘The Orphan Uprising’ the agency takes his son. Uh oh…Big mistake! Posted: August 10, 2015 in The Orphan Uprising Tags: international-thrillers, Kindle thrillers, orphans, spy thrillers, Taken, the orphan trilogy, thrillers, young adult In our top rating thriller novel THE ORPHAN UPRISING (The Orphan Trilogy, #3) our central character, the ninth-born orphan known as Nine, is forced out of retirement when his former masters at the Omega Agency abduct Francis, his young son. An excerpt from the novel follows. It describes the moment the former operative realises Francis is being abducted. The action takes place in the Marquesas Islands, in remote French Polynesia, where Nine and his wife Isabelle have been hiding out since dropping off the grid five years earlier. Nine is jogging high in the hills overlooking a picturesque bay in the tropical island he now calls home. These days, he exercises for the sake of his health as he has a relatively common heart condition called stenosis. The excerpt follows: The former operative didn’t know it, but he wasn’t the only one observing the two men. His spiritual master, Luang, had noticed them around the same time Nine had. The elderly monk was watching from the entrance of the temple Nine and Francis had visited a short time earlier. Like Nine, he thought the two strangers seemed out of place. Luang’s suspicions grew when the men purposefully marched up to one of the boys. He recognized the boy as Nine’s son. “Francis!” he shouted. The boy, who was now playing quite close to the temple, looked at the monk and innocently waved. Luang motioned to him with his hand. “Francis, come!” He motioned to him again. Francis suddenly noticed the two strangers approaching. They were only a few yards away. Sensing they meant him harm, he sprinted toward the kindly monk and the sanctuary of the temple. The men began running after him. Only now did Isabelle and the other mothers notice anything untoward from where they sat some distance away. Immediately concerned, they hurried to investigate. The island women began shouting at the strangers. Isabelle screamed when she realized it was Francis the men were chasing. Fear drove Francis’ legs. The terrified boy ran as if his life depended on it. He reached Luang just before the strangers could catch him. The monk took Francis in his strong, wiry arms and threw him inside the temple. “Hide!” he ordered. Francis ran to the rear of the temple and hid behind the statue of Buddha while Luang drew a long ceremonial sword from its scabbard that hung just inside the temple’s entrance. An exponent of the Muay Thai martial art, Luang was no slouch with a sword either – as the two strangers were about to find out. The first man to enter the temple was the younger of the two. Confident the monk would offer no resistance, he hadn’t bothered to draw the pistol he carried on him as he stepped inside. He didn’t even see the steel blade that slashed his arm open to the bone. Screaming in pain, the wounded man threw himself to one side just in time to avoid a second slash that would have taken his head off. Luang turned to face the second man too late to avoid the gunshot that ended his life. The monk was dead before he hit the temple’s concrete floor. The sound of the gunshot galvanized Isabelle and the other women into action. Shouting to attract the attention of menfolk in the vicinity, they started running toward the temple. In her pregnant state, Isabelle was left far behind. The women were still some distance from the temple when the older of the two men emerged with a struggling Francis under his arm. He was followed by the younger man whose wounded arm hung limply at his side. His once white shirt was blood-soaked. The older man pointed his pistol at the advancing women who by now were swearing obscenities at the pair. The sight of a pistol had no effect on the women, so he fired a warning shot above their heads, stopping them in their tracks. Only Isabelle wasn’t deterred. “Francis!” she screamed as she ran toward the men whom she now knew were intent on abducting her son. With a squirming Francis still under his arm, the older man ran off toward the beached inflatable craft, closely followed by his wounded partner. “Mama!” Francis screamed. Isabelle tripped and fell heavily. By the time she struggled to her feet, the men were already pushing their inflatable into the water. She was powerless to resist as they fired its engine into life and sped off toward the waiting floatplane. “Mama!” Francis’ plaintiff cries reached his mother, but she was powerless to help. High in the hills above the bay, Nine had started running as soon as the men began chasing after Francis. By the time they’d bundled the boy and their inflatable into the floatplane, Nine was already down at sea level and sprinting toward the waterfront. His lungs were burning and his legs felt like lead, but he ignored that. All he could think of was Francis. The previous few minutes had seemed like a nightmare to Nine. There was no obvious explanation for what he’d just witnessed. Falling back on his training, his mind worked at a thousand clicks per second as he tried to figure out what was happening and who was behind it. It could only be Omega! He figured the Omega Agency must have discovered his whereabouts. But how? And why Francis? Why not me? There were so many questions and no answers. Nine drove himself to run faster. As he neared the waterfront, he felt a searing pain in his chest. Nine knew immediately what was happening. He was having the heart attack his specialist had warned he’d have if he overdid things. Despite his condition, he had the presence of mind to note the description of the plane that was now taxiing out into deep water in preparation for take-off: it was a de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter floatplane of the type favored by the Air Command of the Canadian Forces because of its excellent search and rescue capabilities. The floatplane was the last thing Nine saw before everything went black. To read more about The Orphan Uprising go to Amazon: http://amazon.com/dp/B00BFC66DM/ Ninth-born orphan’s search for abducted son takes him around the world Tags: assassins, cia, Congo, conspiracy theories, conspiracy-thrillers, Greenland, mind controled assassins, MK-Ulta, orphans, thriller novels In The Orphan Uprising, the ninth-born orphan’s idyllic lifestyle is shattered when his young son is abducted by operatives and dispatched to underground medical laboratories for scientific testing and experimentation. This explosive conclusion to The Orphan Trilogy resumes five years after book one, The Ninth Orphan, ends. Welcome Home Soldier Reviews calls this novel “A heart tearing, mind splitting, gut churning crusade.” Having eluded his former masters at the Omega Agency and escaped his past life as an operative, Nine has married his soul mate, Isabelle. They’ve carved out a new life for themselves, off the grid, in the remote islands of French Polynesia. The contented couple have a five-year-old son, Francis, who is a chip off the old block and who has inherited his father’s unique DNA. Francis will soon have a sister as Isabelle is about to give birth to a baby girl. Their idyllic lifestyle is shattered when Francis is abducted by operatives in the employ of the Omega Agency, the shadowy organization that brought Nine into the world and once controlled every aspect of his life. The terrified boy with the unique DNA is dispatched to one of Omega’s underground medical laboratories for scientific testing and experimentation. Nine is desperate to find Francis before Omega can harm him. He soon finds he’s up against his fellow orphans – all elite operatives as he once was – who are under orders to kill him on sight. To overcome them, he must call on all his former training and skills. His search takes him around the world – from Tahiti to America, Germany, Greenland and the Congo. To add to Nine’s worries, he has a serious heart condition that requires immediate surgery. The clock is ticking and he knows he’s on borrowed time. It’s a race against the clock to find his son before Omega can harm the boy – and before his heart gives out. Here’s what Amazon reviewers are saying about The Orphan Uprising: ★★★★★ “A Finale Worthy of Your Attention” -Greg Kuhn (author & quantum physicist) ★★★★★ “Great end to a great series” -Lynelle Clark (author of ‘A Pirate’s Wife’) ★★★★ “Does not disappoint” -C9C Reviews ★★★★★ “A well-written and suspense-filled thriller” -J.B. DiNizo (author of ‘Comings and Goings’) ★★★★★ “A heart tearing, mind splitting, gut churning crusade.” -WelcomeHomeSoldier Reviews ★★★★★ “Fast paced action and an extremely thought provoking premise.” -Phoenix Book Review The Orphan Uprising is available via Amazon at: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BFC66DM/ New cover unveiled for book three in THE ORPHAN TRILOGY thriller series Posted: July 18, 2014 in The Orphan Uprising Tags: black ops, book series, conspiracies, conspiracy, conspiracy theories, conspiracy-thrillers, Goodreads, international-thrillers, spy thrillers, thriller novels, thriller series, trilogies We are pleased to announce the new cover launch for our thriller THE ORPHAN UPRISING (The Orphan Trilogy, #3). THE ORPHAN UPRISING is the sequel to THE NINTH ORPHAN, book one in this international thriller series. The storyline: Mind control fiction at its best Posted: February 22, 2014 in The Ninth Orphan, The Orphan Factory, The Orphan Trilogy, The Orphan Uprising Tags: action, action adventure, action and adventure, action thriller, adventure, assassins, coming of age, conspiracy theories, conspiracy theory, conspiracy thriller, contemporary fiction, fiction, genetic engineering, Goodreads, international thriller, kindle, kindle thriller, Listopia, mind control, mk ultra, orphans, secret societies, spy, spy mystery, spy thriller, techno thriller, trilogy Check out this Goodreads.com list of novels that have mind control as a major theme in their plots. Ranked according to Goodreads’ members votes, the books in our conspiracy thriller series The Orphan Trilogy occupy the first four places on the list! Here’s the top 10 books (ranked 1-10) on Goodreads’ Mind Control Fiction popularity list courtesy of Listopia: The Ninth Orphan (The Orphan Trilogy, #1) byJames Morcan 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 328 ratings The Orphan Trilogy byJames Morcan 4.55 of 5 stars 4.55 avg rating — 47 ratings The Orphan Uprising (The Orphan Trilogy, #3) byJames Morcan 4.44 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 68 ratings The Orphan Factory (The Orphan Trilogy, #2) byJames Morcan 4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 100 ratings Manchurian Candidate byRichard Condon 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 9,163 ratings 1984 byGeorge Orwell 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 1,133,976 ratings Scott Bloom en de Dochters van Chenchen byRosa Miller (Goodreads Author) 4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings Animal Farm byGeorge Orwell 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 1,176,284 ratings Brave New World byAldous Huxley 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 663,648 ratings The Stepford Wives byIra Levin 3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 11,056 ratings For the top 100 novels on this list go to: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/11984.Mind_Control_Fiction#13250061 Occupying first place, The Ninth Orphan is book one in The Orphan Trilogy. 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The Orphan Uprising Here’s Ms Clark’s (abridged) review: ***** Great end to a series A sad but fitting ending to a great series. It was my privilege to read all three books in this series, and what a wonderful and exciting read it was. Book 3 continued years later with Nine and Seventeen as the main characters. Isabella in her supporting role as wife, mother and sister-in-law brought the human aspect back in as their struggle continue to outrun and outwit the Omega Agency. This time the Agency’s target was Nine’s son, seven year old Francis. Abducted from his home, we once again traveled the world with Nine as he searched for his son. As always you are drawn into the plot as it unfolds with its many layers, that kept you guessing and hoping until the very end… Fast paced and well written the story meet up with the family, Isabella far advance in her second pregnancy, and Nine struggling with a heart condition when their son is abducted. It took all of Nine’s skills to search and destroy the Agency that once trained him. Now he used everything he knew against them, running against time to get his son from this diabolic group. Led by Naylor, they did everything they could to prevent Nine…This man was brutal, ruthless, and a heartless bastard with no emotions as he tried to catch Nine and Isabella, using people as he wished with no second thought. Their was no remorse as he hunts them down, his main objective to get them out of the way to go ahead with his cloning project, with Francis as his main focus… I loved the way the authors brought in each orphan as Nine and Seventeen met them, reminiscing about their youth before they did the ultimate…As always the book was filled with descriptive and in-depth scenes, interesting characters and great story line. From Tahiti, Greenland, America and to the heart of the DRC this was evident. Plotting and scheming with Drug Lords and Militia Captain’s to get the job done… Nine’s determination, skills and cunningness put him ahead of the Agency, willing to risk all to save his son. His humanity more at the forefront as he raced against his own heart problems, not willing to stop until… A great book and series I can recommend to all readers who loves a good spy thriller with all the elements of action, adventure and humanity inside to give you hours of enjoyable reads…Loved it. For Lynelle Clark’s full review go to: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BFC66DM/ For anyone interested in The Orphan Trilogy box set (3 books in 1) go to: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BGGM05U/ The Orphan Trilogy (The Ninth Orphan / The Orphan Factory / The Orphan Uprising)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1501
__label__cc	0.593307	0.406693	UPDATED: Racial tensions mar WNC holiday events Posted on December 9, 2017 December 18, 2017 by Max Hunt VANCE VANDALISM: As much of WNC was preoccupied by the snowstorm and holiday festivities across the region, several recent incidents indicate that the racial tensions that have enveloped much of the country during 2017 remain in the forefront of the news this holiday season. A building at the Vance Birthplace, above, was vandalized sometime over the weekend, as the site lay closed due to the winter weather. Photo special to Xpress Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include a statement from the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office, the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, and Asheville Black Lives Matter regarding the vandalism at the Vance Birthplace State Historic Site. The holiday season is generally a time of celebration for residents of Western North Carolina — a chance to come together and enjoy the arrival of winter, observe religious holy days and welcome a new year. In 2017, however, the political and racial turmoil that has captured headlines for much of the year is making its presence felt this holiday season, as several recent incidents across WNC illustrate. In Haywood County, attendees at the town of Canton’s Christmas parade on Dec. 7 were met with a new display that had nothing to do with the holidays. According to a resident who attended the parade and spoke on condition of anonymity due to safety concerns, the parade route down Canton’s Main Street was speckled with recruitment flyers for Identity Evropa, a white supremacist group that has ramped up its activities in the region lately. In March, Western Carolina University’s campus was peppered with the group’s recruitment flyers; on Aug. 21, incoming students at Appalachian State University in Boone were greeted by an Identity Evropa banner hung from a bridge above Rivers Street as they arrived on campus for the new semester. The Southern Poverty Law Center identifies Identity Evropa as a white nationalist group with an estimated several hundred members across the country. PARADE PROBLEMS: Attendees of the Canton Christmas parade on Dec. 7 were greeted by a display of recruitment flyers for the white supremacist group Identity Evropa along the route. Photo special to Xpress At UNC Asheville, recruitment flyers for the group were found on campus earlier this fall. Now, it appears the group has expanded to efforts to small-town holiday parades. According to Xpress’ source, the Canton Police Department has been alerted about the flyers. Flyers could still be found hanging along the parade route in Canton several days after the parade. The Canton Police Department did not respond to Xpress’ requests for comment. Efforts to reach a representative with Identity Evropa for comment were not successful. IDENTITY ISSUES: Recruitment flyers for Identity Evropa, such as those found along the Canton Christmas parade route, above, have become a common sight at university campuses across WNC in 2017. Photo special to Xpress Polarizing historic site draws graffiti Meanwhile, in Buncombe County, dawn rose on Dec. 9 to reveal more than a fresh blanket of snow at the Vance Birthplace State Historic Site near Weaverville. The side of a building was graffitied with the words, “Black Lives Matter,” according to a separate anonymous report to Xpress. The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office released the following statement regarding the incident: “Saturday, December 9, 2017 at approximately 9:55 a.m., the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office was contacted reporting vandalism at Vance Birthplace. Sheriff’s deputies went to the site and found ‘Black Lives Matter’ painted in red on the original home place structure.” The case remains under investigation, according to the sheriff’s department. Anyone with information regarding the incident is encouraged to call the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office at 828-250-6670 or Asheville-Buncombe Crime Stoppers at 828-255-5050. Sharon Smith, a member of the Asheville Black Lives Matter education committee, says no members of Asheville BLM were involved in the vandalism at the Vance Birthplace. “We are more interested in policy change than making public spectacles,” she says. The incident comes as the historic site was set to host a performance of “An Appalachian Christmas Carol,” developed in tandem with the Asheville-based American Myth Center. The program puts a spin on the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol by telling the story through the eyes of Venus, an enslaved servant of the Vance family, and other enslaved persons who lived on the site, with Zebulon Vance in the role of Ebenezer Scrooge. The Vance Birthplace posted on the afternoon of Dec. 9 that performances of “An Appalachian Christmas Carol” were rescheduled to Friday-Saturday, Jan. 19-20 due to inclement weather. East Tennessee State University’s Dr. Steven Nash, who has written extensively on Reconstruction and the history of race relations in Southern Appalachia, says the vandalism detracts from efforts like “An Appalachian Christmas Carol” to tell the story of the African-Americans who lived there. He encourages the community to consider the important role the Vance Birthplace played in local African-American history. “The African Americans who lived at the site now known as the Zebulon Vance Birthplace do matter,” says Nash. “Zebulon Vance may have been born there, but he moved away when he would have barely been out of diapers. The site is not, and cannot, be accurately and fully interpreted from Zeb Vance’s perspective.” Rather, the site speaks to the complex legacy of the enslaved people who made the farm successful. “Their lives are a central component of the daily interpretation of the site,” adds Nash. “‘Black Lives Matter’ and black history matters; so does the history of Zebulon Vance’s family and the larger historical context in which they all lived. Those histories are deeply intertwined. I would encourage people to visit the site, hear the stories of all the men and women who breathed life into that place, and ask questions.” Historic sites and monuments dedicated to Vance — who served part of his long political career as Confederate governor of North Carolina during the Civil War and espoused a white supremacist view of African-Americans throughout his life — and other Confederate officials have come under fire across the state this year. Protesters have called for the removal or recasting of Confederate monuments located on public property and universities. In several instances, protesters have defaced or attempted to remove various monuments. “It’s sad anytime something like this happens at a historic site,” says Neel Lattimore, director of communications for the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, noting that his agency is working with the police to find those responsible for the graffiti. “We should be able to express ourselves without damaging property,” Lattimore says. “We’re smarter and we’re better than this. Hopefully, we can put an end to this kind of behavior.” This is a developing story. Check back at Mountainx.com for updates. Have any tips or information regarding this story? Please contact Xpress at mhunt@mountainx.com. like14.9 K viewsCommunity NewsHistoryLocal GovernmentNewsOutdoorsPolitics & ElectionsTheaterAn Appalchian Christmas CarolashevilleBuncombe CountyCantonCanton Christmas ParadeHaywood CountyIdentity Evroparecruitment flyersVance Birthplace State Historic Sitevandalismwhite supremacistsWNCZebulon Vance About Max Hunt Max Hunt grew up in South (New) Jersey and graduated from Warren Wilson College in 2011. History nerd; art geek; connoisseur of swimming holes, hot peppers, and plaid clothing. Follow me @J_MaxHunt View all posts by Max Hunt → Theater review: ‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ at Asheville Community Theatre Shops across WNC mend items big and small 50 thoughts on “UPDATED: Racial tensions mar WNC holiday events” LOL, so Identity Europa is the culmination of years of liberal directives against mainly whites of European descent. And these people shouldn’t stand up for themselves even though the narrative now is to slowly cull the white race via government sponsored soft genocide? Welcome to reality. hauntedheadnc “…the narrative now is to slowly cull the white race via government sponsored soft genocide? ” Sorry, but you’re going to have to explain that “reality.” Alan Ditmore IE and others are right about stopping immigration, which is a threat to abortion rights like in Nicaragua, but wrong about everything else. If antiracists can’t lead the fight against immigration, racists will win. Peter Robbins With respect to this latest recontextualization of the Vance birthplace, let us not fall into the easy trap of judging yesterday’s vandalism by today’s lofty standards of morality. However we may feel about the legality of tagging, the rebels who carried out this raid acted in accordance with their consciences and did their duty as they saw it at the time. Indeed, in one gesture of self-righteous and unlawful defiance, they expressed more support for racial justice – and did so with more eloquence – than Zebulon Vance mustered in his entire life. To erase their efforts now would privilege soap bucket and squeegee over history and heritage. Besides, it’s just like the Vance Monument and all those racist street names. We would have to remove all graffiti everywhere before we could clean up one, visibly prominent instance of it, no matter how many observers that big one insults and no matter how bad it makes the community look. That’s just common sense. So, whatever becomes of the tagger, let his or her words stand forever– without judgment or condemnation – as a testament to how people who could get away with it imposed their particular vision on everyone else at an historic moment in time. That’s what Confederate monuments are all about, isn’t it? Nina Hart Thanks Peter. Well-said. Kudos Peter! To the author of this article, I’m entirely offended (and I imagine others would be too) by this coverage of “vandalism.” The taggers who wrote “Black Lives Matter” on the side of the “historic” Vance birthplace are not “vandals.” They did what they did in the name of Love. To relate this group in any way to Identity Evropa is a sign of ignorance, though perhaps unintended. This is an organization that promotes hatred and division. Until this country gets clear on Hate Speech laws we will be lost as to what is right and wrong. You can look to France for how they have accomplished this. Hate Speech should not be a first amendment right. We can only see the damage these days that allowing Hate Speech has done. And to me, the “taggers” of Black Lives Matter are artists, not vandals. To the author of this article, please think more deeply. It’s your responsibility. PS – I retract my statement on hate speech laws – it would be very dangerous to even touch the first amendment. I just want to make a distinction between the 2 groups, in this case, and in this article…. Drewbs You seriously think BLM are any different than the kkk or neo nazisor antifa?! Have u even heard their speaches or have any idea what they want? Obviously not bc u wouldnt say such a dumb thing if u did. BLM are just as racists white hating thugs as any other hate group. They just get away with it bc they are black. Pathetic Kudos Nina, especially your corrected version. Max Hunt Thank you for voicing your concerns and thoughts regarding the article, Nina. My intention was not to draw a parallel between the two instances, where the motivations were obviously different. However, as we’ve seen throughout 2017 (and really the past couple years), I would argue that the two incidents highlight the overarching tensions that have gripped discussions here in WNC and across the country over racial disparity and identity. In regards to the idea of vandalism, while one can argue the merits and motivation of the actions taken by the taggers at the Vance Birthplace, the law is fairly clear in regards to what it considers vandalism. As a reporter, my job is to report the news, not insert my personal opinion of how people should interpret this act. I prefer to allow readers to draw their own conclusions, as it appears that you have. Phillip Williams Max, as usual, a great, objective job of reporting facts. There are many writers who will never comprehend the concept of actual journalism. I always enjoy and appreciate your articles – even those I don’t completely agree with. Max – I don’t wish to engage the folks who are currently commenting, but I must say, I’d give my eyeteeth and my Granny’s paisley shawl if it turned out that the vandals were either a truckload of drunken rednecks on a dare or some leather-clad skinheads trying to wave a false flag to stir the pot yet again….. The hypothetical circumstances described in the comment above might alter how people feel about the tagggers, but they would not change the historical significance of their rebellious act. Like their ancestors in the nineteenth century, our modern-day rebels would still be lawless. They still would be morally repugnant, though acting in accordance with what they saw as their duty at the time. The words they spray-painted on the wall would still express an objective sentiment with which many, if not most, of their contemporaries agree. And they would still be imposing their own self-serving narrative on others for all time to come, regardless of the damage inflicted on the contemporary community’s shared sense of aesthetics, purpose and values. What’s past is past, as they say, and it would just be so wrong to make any critical distinctions when choosing which miscreants from our history to lionize for their infamous deeds and which to downplay. And so as we recontextualize the Vance birthplace and other monuments to the great man, let us remember that drunken rednecks or neo-fascist vandals posing as Black Lives Matter activists would still qualify as significant historical figures worthy of remembrance – at least as worthy the old Confederate and white supremacist who currently hogs the places of honor all to himself. Trying to destroy a country by soaking its soil with blood and then trying to keep an entire race in subjugation by denying its members equal rights may not be exactly the same thing as trying to deface a building by spraying paint on one side. But you have to admit it’s kinda bad. Kelly Jones Brilliant. Every word. Just because the law agrees with your personal definition of the word “vandalism” doesn’t make it anything other than your personal opinion you lying reporter, like all reporters lie when they claim there is any such thing as human objectivity. All human speech is the personal opinion of the speaker, NO EXCEPTIONS! Certainly none for “reporters”! Thank you for the enlightening treatise, Mr. Ditmore, though I’m a little confused as to how one can claim there is no objectivity, while simultaneously calling me a liar and proclaiming absolutism in the same statement. I wonder what Mr. Ditmore’s response would be if another citizen with a different political viewpoint were to spraypaint “White Lives Matter” on the homeplace of Martin Luther King or Frederick Douglass…or “The Holocaust Didn’t Happen” on the Holocaust Museum in DC – or even “EW Grove was a capitalist robber baron” on the Grove Arcade. Would such historic sites and/or public properties also be “improved” by such a paint job? Most of them, yes. In general, free paint protects the underlying surface. plus I I generally support individual will over collective will. I support individual liberty over the tyranny of the majority – but I am not so sure about “individual will” – especially when the “will” of some individuals is reminiscent of an unrestrained toddler pitching a fit. And sometimes that “will” ought to be checked – especially when it conflicts with reasonable behavior and law. You sound a bit like an anarchist to me…. I cannot speak for others, but I certainly did not condone vandalism to the Vance birthplace. I condemned this tagging as a selfish act of destructive rebellion and then, in the best traditions of the South, honored the perp with placement in the rouges’ gallery alongside Zeb himself, his fellow Confederates and white supremacists, and their later-day well-wishers who built monuments and named landmarks to remind everyone who was back in charge. I did this as a public service, since I’m sure we can agree there is nothing worse than listening to outrage whose volume has not been properly modulated. If you want, Phil Williams, to make up your own imaginary spray-paint miscreants and situate them in the Hall of Fame, be my guest. I don’t own a trademark on the idea. But do try to keep up. As Mr. Ditmore just demonstrated, irony has a way of speeding by some people, especially super-geniuses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIPr23xyoZg. As Marx spelled out, all reporters claim godlike powers of objectivity and then expect us to believe the next thing out of their mouths. Your credibility was permanently and totally blown the second you made that claim. “all reporters claim godlike powers of objectivity and then expect us to believe the next thing out of their mouths. Your credibility was permanently and totally blown the second you made that claim.” Thank you again for explaining my own motives and assumptions to me, Mr. Ditmore. For the record, I’m not claiming to do anything but my job, which is to carry out the mission of Mountain Xpress and facilitate community dialogue on local issues. “Godlike” isn’t really my style, nor is telling other people how to think (or what they think). Mr. Ditmore has a valid, if brashly stated, point. Too often, “objectivity” in journalism means merely reporting what he said and she said without any critical investigation into whether what either of them said is plausible or supported by fact. http://archives.cjr.org/feature/rethinking_objectivity.php. I notice, for instance, that the Xpress’ notion of objectivity permitted it to report, without challenge, the claim of a Black Lives Matter spokesperson that members of the group were not involved in this act of vandalism. How, if one might dig a little below the surface, does she know that? Did she gather sworn statements? Does she have windows into men’s souls? Does the group even distinguish between formal members and informal supporters? The spray-painted handiwork on the birthplace building certainly appears very similar to the “Black Lives Matter” tagging done two years ago on the Vance Monument. Examine the photos and you’ll see that both efforts use all capitals and that the second “T” in “MATTERS” is crossed just below the first in both instances. The heart shape on the birthplace effort also would appear to suggest a mindset at least somewhat sympathetic to the cause. I’m guessing that’s not the sort of detail a malevolent impostor would risk capture by tarrying to add. I would actually be very surprised if this tagging were not the work of someone who was trying, if misguidedly, to advance the group’s agenda. But, more to the point, I wouldn’t let people speculate about it without evidence. Thank you for your thoughts, Mr. Robbins, and suggestions as to how I can do my job better in the future. I understand your and Mr. Ditmore’s concerns, and apologize if my efforts to report on the incident are insufficient or biased in your eyes. I do the best I can with the resources and time alotted to me. As I noted in the original online post, this is a developing story, and I am trying to follow it to the best of my ability. Ms. Smith was asked to offer a comment on the incident in her capacity as a member of the local BLM movement. She obliged us. As neither the Sheriff’s Department nor other entities looking into the incident have provided evidence that would contradict her statement, I feel it would be irresponsible to offer speculation on the veracity of her claims without supporting evidence. Commenters and the community are always free to form their own opinions. Thank you for contributing yours to the conversation. Aye Lordy, Max – seems a man can’t win for losing when you are up against such self-proclaimed experts in journalism, humor and handwriting! They are ‘way too clever for the likes of me, anyhow. Your article provided direct quotations from the parties directly concerned – BLM, the Sheriff’s Department, the State personnel connected with the historic site, and a Professor with some apparently relevant insights – looked pretty darned objective to me – at least in that I couldn’t tell that you were playing favorites with either side of the issue, or inserted your own passions, sympathies, leanings or prejudices. Of course, I never know when these other commentors are being serious or just being “provocative” – I reckon I am too thick to “get” any intended satire, I suppose, being one of those creatures who pretty much tries to say what he means instead of playing word games. And as for Mr. Robbins’ zinger about “Super Geniuses” – which appears to have been directed at me – I don’t believe that I have ever claimed to be smahtah than anyone else. Whereas Mr. Robbins’ comment from “A Modest Proposal for the Vance Monument” seems to speak for itself – “And I’m sorry, Phil Williams, if I come across as too smart. We all have our faults, and I’ve struggled with that one all my life” Thank you for your comments, Phil, and for contributing to the conversation. I understand that as a reporter, I’m held to a high standard to produce the best content I can. I try to meet that challenge to the best of my ability, in the context of the fast-moving world of modern journalism. That certainly doesn’t mean I can’t do better, and I appreciate members of the community offering their ideas and analysis of my work, as it helps me to become a better journalist. I hope my future work will reflect my efforts to take such critiques into consideration. I will continue to update this story as more information comes to light. Here’s another tip, Max: don’t bury the lede. The story was the vandalism. And here’s another piece of advice one of my professors in journalism school used to proffer: “If your mother says she loves you, check it out.” I checked out that expression online just now, and come to find he didn’t make it up himself. Finally, I suspect, Phil Williams, that Alan Ditmore was pulling your leg when he extolled the protective benefits of spray paint on historic houses. Possibly not; he can speak for himself. But I thought he ran rings around you when, coyote-like, you set your verbal trap for him, and I felt he deserved a shout-out for his efforts. I always appreciate wit. I’ll leave it to you to figure out whether I myself was joking on an earlier thread when I apologized for my apparent brilliance. I’m sure everyone has an opinion about that. One of my criticisms of you, Peter, has been that you often read a bit much into statements – and, lawyer-like, you are doubtless a far more nimble “arguer” than I could possibly be. I did not try to set a “verbal trap” for Mr. Ditmore – I asked him what I thought was a direct question – no trap there – I just wanted to know what his thoughts were – and, according to you, he must have given a frivolous answer. And nobody really answered it – unless Mr. Ditmore was indeed being serious. My honest guess is that most folks who don’t think graffiti on the old Vance Place is a big deal would most likely NOT think it “art” or acceptable expression if a memorial not connected with the Confederacy or slavery were vandalized – even if that vandalism did not take the form of epithets or racist symbols. I also think that his calling Mr. Hunt a liar was in extremely poor taste, even if meant in jest. Mr. Hunt and I do not agree regarding several aspects of Vance, Southern history, or the Civil War – and probably on several political issues, but I find his writing interesting and sincere. I assume that your comment about “listening to outrage whose volume has not been properly modulated” was directed either at the article or at me – I would only ask you to point out where either the article or I voiced any outrage…unless you consider calling vandalism what it is a passionate display of temper. Seriously? You made a great show of not engaging with the other commenters on the thread and then you complain that only Alan Ditmore answered a query that was addressed solely to him? I won’t answer your attempted analogy because you were so rude to everyone. But you might reflect on whether Martin Luther King and Zebulon Vance led parallel lives when it comes to civil rights (or any other civic virtue), as well as whether the slogan “Black Lives Matter” sits the same way with folks as a neo-Nazi counterpart. That’s not inconsistency; that’s evaluating the circumstances on a case-by-case basis, as them lawyers say, and placing the resulting balance of values on a continuum. I agree, as I said before, that Mr. Ditmore was over the top in the way he criticized Max. But Max, too, was out of line when he responded sarcastically to Alan, and I do love to take the side of the underdog. Journalists have more power than average people, and sometimes they have to bite their tongues. It’s one of the disadvantages of the trade. More importantly, I’m not sure that Max understood what I said at all. I didn’t say or even imply that his article lacked objectivity or displayed bias. Just the opposite. I said that too much emphasis on objectivity can undermine other values in journalism, like digging for the truth and putting people on the spot when they are saying something dubious. The same point is made, much better than I could, in the Columbia Journalism Review article to which I linked. The ongoing debate about this tension is especially important these days — when for the first time journalists have to figure out how far they can go in calling out a President who really is a pathological liar and not just a strategic one like Nixon or some other more traditional scoundrel. I suspect that Mr. Ditmore was getting at some fancier line of philosophical reasoning that may start, I think, with Kant and the subjective turn. (I don’t know for sure; I ditched most of that class to work on the student newspaper.) And with that, I really am done. The last word, if you want it, is yours. I can really have the last word? Well, to quote Dickens’ Ebenezer Scrooge, “Thank’ee kindly” – but I am afraid I will believe that when I see it! I must say, getting called rude by your good self is quite an achievement! So – if the last word really and truly is to be mine, I will use it to wish you the compliments of the season and a prosperous New Year! And a nimble all-ey ga-roo to you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL0lPcNwRqQ. When I see posters like the one for ‘Identity Evropa’, well-designed and printed, and in large numbers, I wonder who is paying for them. The SBI should be keeping an eye on this group and their source of funding. An IE Member IE is entirely funded by membership dues and the donations of hardworking Americans, unlike many leftist groups, funded by Soros. Stick to immigration law and leave monuments alone IE! You are right on exactly one issue, stopping immigration, QUIT DIGRESSING! Grant Millin There is no defense of the Identity Evropa people, but they seem to be using flyers and banners that do not damage property. The Vance birthplace is a State of North Carolina historic site. It just adds to the problem of what to do about historic sites with ties to slavery when people go with destruction of property. My problem with Max Hunt’s story about WNC social movements was that when I watched the WLOS reporter’s video of the September Charlottesville solidarity rally at the Vance monument what I guess were black clad ANTIFA people they were yelling at APD officers saying, “Black lives matter, blue lives don’t!” I hope someone still has access to the reporter’s video because the bulk of the attendees were there in quiet solidarity with signs that shared important but nonviolent messages. I think Max’s stories on the Chemtronics Superfund site were important as are other things he writes. I understand the following story was an effort to show a range of alternative to common Dem and GOP politics. The ANTIFA folks would stand in front of the people as though the ANTIFA message was the group message. Individual ANTIFA folks would start chants that were designed to raise the sense of antagonism. Racism and racism are things to get antagonistic around, but what is better than what folks like Trump have to offer? Free speech in a liberal democracy is ideally about sense-making… like the MLK model. One white apparent ANTIFA person had a communist revolutionary flag with a red star and AK-47 on him like a cape. He can do that, but like spray painting the Vance home with graffiti it doesn’t up the ante to better civilization. Also despite our problems the US has a long history of anti-fascism. The ANTIFA folks on the video at least of that day showed a display of ludicrous thinking and action, not anything to point to as cogent, ethical leadership. I also agree it is time to rename the Vance monument. But who in WNC history has a 180 background to Vance that is worthy of going on this iconic device? Destroying the Vance monument would be the easy alternative… just like driving our to Weaverville with a spray paint can is easier than generating something transformative on the WNC justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion front in a nonviolent manner. https://mountainx.com/news/local-activists-strive-for-social-change/ The Vance property was not destroyed, it was improved, by the citizens who own it, just as you might repaint your own house, the Vance painters painted their own house, as is their right. The taggers, like all taggers, also helped make nearby housing more affordable and helped prevent gentrification and speculation. IF YOU PICK UP LITTER, THEY’LL RAISE YOUR RENT! Holidays can only be improved by political graffiti and would totally suck without it, I would die of boredom! The word “mar” in the headline is a total lie, as reporters always lie. “The site is not, and cannot, be accurately and fully interpreted from Zeb Vance’s perspective.” So, uh, why call it the Vance Birthplace? Why not rename it the Vance Slaveholding Household or the Vance Family Estate and Slave Quarters, so as to promote a more accurate and full interpretation? You can’t fool folks with misleading advertising and then blame them for being tricked. Kudos Peter. Better yet, we could call it the Old Mountain Place and pursue the social-history theme without any Zeb baggage at all. Everybody wins! Or we could sell it with unlimited unit density in return for 10% AFFORDABLE HOUSING! MorningGlory The names of national parks, forests, reserves, etc. are created by Congress in the law that creates the park and can only be changed by another act of Congress. I imagine it’s pretty similar at the state level. So, the people to talk to would be your representatives :) Tsalagisister Never known a mountain pale faced person able to see their own flaws…ever.. After all…land development and racism are how this backwoods tourist mecca keeps those rich pale faced afloat. We’ve known this since 1838. ,expect empathy from elitists and be disappointed. Leave a Reply to An IE Member × Submit student art, writing this week for 2020 Kids Issues Give!Local 2019 wraps up banner year for grassroots fundraising From CPP: Independent monitor for hospital merger going public in big way Asheville Archives: Residents lament the state of city sidewalks, 1889 Asheville Archives: Residents tackle animal homelessness, 1957-76 Asheville Archives: City residents dream big in 1920 News in brief: Police chief, HCA monitor announces community meetings Buncombe employees blast administration over insurance changes Woodfin greenway design seeks $958K in extra county funds Council to consider updated climate emergency resolution Buzzy Collective Multiple Choice? 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__label__wiki	0.952179	0.952179	HomeBollywood Jacqueline to Train for Action in Her Next There has been speculation that the film, which also stars Sushant Singh Rajput, may be co-produced by Karan Johar and Salman Khan. Press Trust of India \| August 17, 2016 23:39 IST (Mumbai) This image was posted on Instagram by Jacqueline Fernandez Jacqueline will be seen opposite Sushant Singh Rajput She was last seen in Dishoom Her next release is A Flying Jatt with Tiger Shroff Jacqueline Fernandez is gearing up to train for action sequences for her next film, which will be helmed by Tarun Mansukhani. After Dostana, Tarun is back with an untitled film featuring Jacqueline and Sushant Singh Rajput in the lead. "It's a fun film, a different kind of action film. It's interesting. I will definitely be training for action. I am excited about doing this film. Tarun will be directing a film after eight years," Jacqueline told PTI. There has been speculation that Tarun's comeback may be co-produced by Karan Johar and Salman Khan. "I think it's Dharma Productions. I don't know. I haven't found out about it (Salman co-producing the film)," the 31 year-old Kick actress said. Jacqueline will be seen next in Remo D'Souza's A Flying Jatt opposite Tiger Shroff. The movie releases August 25. jacqueline fernandez sushant singh rajput jacqueline fernandez a flying jatt tarun mansukhani RelatedStories Karan Johar 'Honoured To Receive Padma Shri Alongside Kangana Ranaut' Viral: Salman Khan Snatches Phone From Fan Trying To Take Unauthorized Selfie Jacqueline Fernandez Eating The Desi Breakfast Dish Poha Is Just So Relatable Disha Patani On Working With Salman Khan In Radhe: 'Never Imagined I'd Get Another Chance To Work With Him' Viral: Salman Snatches Phone From Fan Trying To Take Unauthorized Selfie Karan Johar, Akshay Kumar And Katrina Kaif At The Vogue Power List 2019 Viral: Shah Rukh Khan Carrying Gauri's Train Is Couple Goals Set High Team Lust Stories At The International Emmy Awards 2019 Red Carpet	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1506
__label__cc	0.674323	0.325677	Opinion Feb. 12, 2016 May 5, 2016 Three Lessons Ed-Tech Startups Can Learn From Innovator Sal Khan Betty Hsu Not surprisingly, there are many things that we can learn from Sal Khan, founder of the extremely successful ed-tech non-profit Khan Academy. Recently, I saw a video interview with Sal Khan. It was interesting, because Sal touched upon three things that really resonated with me: 1.The Importance of Persistence Ed-tech startup journeys take time. You can spend months (really, years) working on something, and ultimately, have it not work out. That’s just part of the risk that comes with ed-tech entrepreneurship. It can be difficult to continue persevering when things aren’t working out quite the way you had hoped, but sometimes, persistence does really pay off. Sal describes how he was turned down by funder after funder until he was about to give up, when he suddenly received an investment out of the blue that completely transformed his startup journey. 2. The Power of Connection When it comes to teaching and learning, there’s nothing more important (I think!) than the connection that exists between a teacher and a student. Sal talks about how his life was transformed by a few wonderful teachers who really listened to him and encouraged him to pursue his passions. As ed-tech entrepreneurs, we need to keep this connection at the heart of our design work, because the objective when developing any new technology tool or product should be to help facilitate and support this core connection between teachers and students. 3. The Joy of Learning And finally, Sal talks about how important it is to cultivate curiosity and a joy of learning. In the video, he’s talking specifically about the students that he’s worked with, but I think this is a true statement for ed-tech startup founders, too. Launching a startup is an amazing learning experience, but sometimes it can also be frustrating and exhausting. Having a genuine interest and curiosity in doing the day-to-day work of a startup founder, in learning new skills, and in trying new strategies, will really help you persevere if/when you hit any rough patches along your startup journey. Here’s the full interview with Sal if you want to check it out. Also, you can read more about Sal Khan and his startup journey in these Education Week articles: Lectures Are Homework in Schools Following Khan Academy Lead The Rise of the Tech-Powered Teacher Khan Academy: Rise and Backlash What do you think? Let me know @professorword on Twitter. Why a Startup Business Plan Is Still Worth Writing The Risks of Ed-Tech Entrepreneurship Learning to Speak ‘Tech’ as a Non-Technical Co-Founder Finding the Technical Know-How to Build Your Great Startup Idea Education Business Plan Competitions: Crafting the Perfect Pitch Five Tips for Ed-Tech Startups Entering Business Plan Competitions Betty Hsu is a co-founder of online vocabulary improvement company ProfessorWord. Betty is a blogger for The Startup Blog, where entrepreneurs chart their efforts to launch and build ed-tech companies and describe the challenges they face in securing funding, finding customers, and growing their businesses. E-mail Betty@professorword.com Definitive Proof That I Met the President Finding, Pitching, and Prospering Through a Startup Incubator Feedback is Like Hugging a Fuzzy Teddy Bear	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1511
__label__cc	0.709621	0.290379	Northbridge Common \| Privacy Policy Our action plan Like many websites, we use Google Analytics on our site. We do this so that we know how many visitors we receive, and which pages at our site they are most likely to visit. The data collected is anonymous. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect and track data. You can find out more here about how Google uses the data it collects. You can also click here to opt-out of Google Analytics tracking on our site. This will last until you clear your browser cookies. We use invisible reCAPTCHA in our contact and membership forms to prevent spam bot submissions. This involves setting and reading a cookie in your browser, and collecting data about the content and activity in the browser window. Using the reCAPTCHA is subject to Googles privacy policy and terms of service. Northbridge Common acknowledges the Whadjuk people of the Nyoongar nation as the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and hold our events and we pay our respects to their elders past, present and future. Copyright ©️ 2019 Northbridge Common. Site by Mark Robertson.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1515
__label__wiki	0.775025	0.775025	Archive for March 23rd, 2010 Liquorice, Rape and Dead Toddler edited by Tungsten The Best of New Zealand Sweets from Hell Let’s Poison Some of Them Aussie ‘Loudmouths’ “The huge family-owned Darrell Lea company has issued a recall notice for all 185g bags of the company’s yoghurt-coated raspberry liquorice and yoghurt-coated mango liquorice in at least 1100 Australian shops.”A report said. Aussies found the sweets were contaminated with lead. Lots of it! It’s not known whether they’re gonna blame it on the Chinese. Darrell Lea management are seeking advice from Fonterra. Former soccer club manager jailed for molesting boys Grant Williams, 70, a former Petone soccer club manager, was sentenced to prison for four years and eight months for raping little boys over a period of about 30 years. He had pleaded guilty last month to 15 charges of molesting 7 boys aged under 16 between 1962 and 1990. Williams worked at the club until 1990, even though he had a previous conviction for molesting a young boy from 1979. Lab experiment ends in surgery for severe burns This one is a hard call. What do you call a school where a lab experiment goes so horribly wrong? Both the headmaster and science teacher ought to be chemically castrated for this near-fatal farce. A high school student is undergoing surgery after suffering severe burns from a technology class assignment gone wrong this morning. The year 10 student from , southwest of Auckland, was airlifted to Middlemore Hospital in south Auckland about 9.45am after being splashed with burning methylated spirits. Fire Service northern communications centre shift manager Scott Osmond said the student appeared to have 50-60 percent burns. “Anything over 20 percent is horrendous in the case of burns,” he said. College deputy principal Mark Nickerless said the spillage happened, when a group of four students tried to fuel a power boat model in their technology class. “We’re talking to as many people as we can to find out exactly what happened, and we’ve called in occupational safety and health people,” he told NZPA. “It’s certainly not what normally happens in a technology class.” Two other students in the group received minor injuries, and the other wet his pants due to the shock. Liberty Rose Templeman’s Murderer: Get out of Jail Card There are lots of similarities between white South Africans and New Zealanders. Disrespect for life of others is the common denominator. “The mother of murdered teen Liberty Rose Templeman said she could have “slapped the face” of the father of her killer, who was sentenced to life imprisonment today with a minimum of 11-1/2 years in jail before being eligible for parole.” A report said. “It’s not only disrespectful of the deceased but also the surviving victims [family and friends]… Can somebody please explain to us why they think Libby’s life is only worth a 11-and-half-years.” Rebbecca Templeman said outside the court “that man [Herman Kriel, the murderer’s father had] smirked” when his son got such a light sentence. Yet another Toddler is Killed in a Driveway We know NOT of any country in the world, other than new Zealand in which so many toddlers are killed or near-fatally injured in driveways by reversing cars. A toddler was killed by a car reversing down a driveway in Wairoa in northern Hawke’s Bay, new Zealand. “The two-year-old was hit by the vehicle just before six o’clock last night. It was being driven by a family friend who had been visiting the child’s home.” A report said. Woman woken by intruder and raped Rape is as common in New Zealand as common cold. Despite the reports to the contrary, most of women [and men] are raped by complete strangers. The most common type of rape is a home-invasion rape. At least 91 percent of the rapes in this country are NOT reported. In the latest reported incident, a woman was woken by an intruder and raped in her in New Plymouth home early Monday morning. “The woman had been asleep on her own when she awoke to find the intruder in the bedroom of her home in the suburb of Marfell sometime between 3am and 5am, Detective Sergeant Debbie Gower of New Plymouth police said.” NZPA reported. The victim received minor injuries during her two-hour ordeal. Kiwi Who Raped and Murdered Marie Davis Posted in Liberty Templeman, Marfell rape, Tourist Deathtrap, Wairoa \| Tagged: child molestation, Darrell Lea, Dead Toddler, Grant Williams, Herman Kriel, Liquorice, New Zealand, rape, Waiuku College \| Leave a Comment »	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1518
__label__cc	0.614611	0.385389	NIOO's science of the week (2) We are yet to grasp the impact of the 'eternal summer' state that many people in developed societies live in nowadays, and already climate change seems to be tipping our sense of seasonality even further into the abyss. So what will it do to our immune system and our food security, not to mention the key industries relating to them? And how can biodiversity help to increase the resistance of ecosystem productivity to climate extremes? Those are the topics of two new papers (co-)authored by NIOO-researchers that were published this month. Seasonal mismatches Light at night. Jet lag. Shift work. Typical factors of our modern lifestyle that involve a mismatch between our own rhythm and 'circadian' biology. Now imagine an even more seismic shift, as evidence continues to amass that seasonal patterns and ecological interactions are disrupted by global climate change. The extent to which organisms can adapt to this changing seasonality depends at least partly on genetic programming. But there's much we don't fully understand, including the need to 'reprogramme' tissue functions between (subjective) winter and summer states in order to generate internal rhythms that approximate a year. So how are these rhythms affected by the fact that many people in developed societies now live in a state that mimics eternal summer, thanks to our increasingly precise control over our living environment? Marcel Visser, the NIOO's head of Animal Ecology, is one of the authors of an article in Proceedings of the Royal Society B that asks precisely this question. Better understanding First, argue Visser and the other authors, we need a more accurate understanding of the way in which our 'internal timekeeping' actually works. We use outside 'cues'such as changes in day length, temperature and rainfall, but these are notoriously vulnerable to changes in the environment. In the equatorial areas from which man is thought to have evolved, there is little variation in day length. Seasonal clues are provided mainly by rainfall patterns. So it wasn't until humans radiated out to higher altitudes during the Pleistocene that marked annual rhythms in day length and ambient temperature became important. This suggests a deeper molecular, cellular and pysiological basis for seasonal time-keeping, writes Visser. Humans "probably possess much of the ancient molecular and cellular machinery characteristics of other seasonal species." Direct evidence for this is scarce, as it would involve isolating people from all outside influences for prolonged periods of time. But even today, it is clear that human reproduction is not spread evenly across the year. Sickness & health There is also a clear link between sickness - both mental and physical - and the seasons. Evidence from Japan, for instance, suggests that suicide rates tend to peak in late spring/early summer rather than when the days are becoming shorter and the weather gloomier. And of course the occurrence of infections and epidemics has a strong seasonal component. That's partly because our immunity - e.g. cytokine production, bacterial killing activity, response to vaccination - tends to be subject to seasonal variation too. Mosquitos and other bringers of "vector-borne" diseases are influenced by seasonality as well. In some cases - e.g. Lyme disease and avian malaria - it is already clear that they are being enhanced by climate change. The effect of disrupted seasonality on the dynamics of infectious diseases is therefore "one important area for future research", write Visser and his co-authors. Meanwhile, the health of ecosystems is also at stake, with the "the desynchronization of key seasonal interactions among wild species" causing potential disruptions. Think for instance of the mismatch that can occur between seasonal coat colours and the annual duration of snow cover due to climate change. In many cases, crop production and livestock viability could ultimately be impacted by seasonal disruption with grave consequences for our food security. At the same time, there is some evidence supporting increased or accelerated adaptation. Bee-emergence, writes Visser, "keeps pace with advanced plant-flowering, at least under current climatic conditions and for generalist plant–pollinator interactions" according to recent studies. An important lesson here is that the more species-rich communities are - i.e. the more biodiversity they have - the more likely they are to buffer the negative consequences of global warming. This increased resilience is also the topic of a recent paper in Nature co-authored by NIOO-researcher Martijn Bezemer. Looking at the increasing frequency of climate extremes worldwide, Bezemer and the other authors say evidence of this was inconclusive until now, with early experiments suggesting that grassland plant communities changed less during droughts and recovered more quickly after but later experiments yielding "mixed results." The researchers describe how they conducted 46 experiments that manipulated grassland plant diversity, including "a broad range of climate events"- both wet and dry, short and prolonged. Across all these studies and all these climate events, there was a dramatic difference in productivity between low- and high-diversity communities: in the case of the former there was a 50% loss of productivity, but in the case of the latter it was only 25%. Restoring biodiversity These findings, Bezemer and the other authors suggest, seem to put the key to defending vulnerable ecosystems against climate change at least partly in our own hands. After all, monocultures are rare in nature while much industrial agriculture depends on them. "Anthropogenic environmental changes that drive biodiversity loss thus seem likely to decrease ecosystem stability", the authors write. At the same time, restoration of biodiversity seems likely to increase it again, "mainly by changing the resistance of ecosystem productivity to climate events." NIOO's science of the week	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1526
__label__cc	0.648183	0.351817	Gardens can be havens for soil animals in towns and cities Soil Animal Days 2019: Fewer ants but more millipedes, woodlice still on top The fifth edition of the Dutch Soil Animal Days saw earthworms almost grab top spot thanks to the wet autumn weather. But at the end of the day, woodlice once again emerged as the most-observed soil animal in Dutch gardens. Nearly 1000 'citizen scientists' sent in their observations this year. And a surprisingly high number of people tried to do something in return for the vital services these soil creatures provide for us. People can't live without healthy soil full of soil life, yet it's not something you hear about very often. With today's announcement of the results of the 2019 Soil Animal Days, we're breaking the silence. "After five years", says lead researcher Gerard Korthals, "it's now clear that gardens and parks are important havens for common soil animals in the city, and even balconies can be of value. If they're maintained in a soil animal-friendly way." So how is all that indispensible soil life doing in our cities and towns? Every year around World Animal Day, researchers led by the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) and the Centre for Soil Ecology (CSE) try to fill in the gaps in our knowledge by enlisting the help of citizen scientists. This year's results are now available: Animated infographic Who's on top? In the Soil Animal Top 3 for 2019, woodlice are once again the number one. But not for all garden types: in green gardens and schoolyards they've been overtaken by earthworms, and in paved gardens they're neck-and-neck with spiders and their relatives. In the Top 3, arachnoids and earthworms are now in joint second place, while snails are in third place having apparently recovered after a bonedry season the previous year. One of the most striking findings of 2019's soaking wet Soil Animal Days is that ants were not spotted as often: only in less than 60% of gardens. In 2018, ants did very well: thanks to the warm, dry weather they were still quite active in the autumn. Meanwhile, centipedes were not easy to find in many places, but more millipedes were reported even though they're not so common. That's a good sign! Raining cats and dogs... and soil animals? For our citizen scientists, the wet weather during the 2019 Soil Animal Days was quite a challenge, but most soil animals didn't mind. With an average of 43 soil animals reported per participating garden, numbers were up and noticeably higher than the average over the past five years (37.5 soil animals per garden). During the Soil Animal Days, many people in the Netherlands enthusiastically search their gardens, parks, schoolyards or balconies. 944 participants also helped out with the scientific part this year by handing in their results, covering 185 gardens across the country. Grading gardens Those who did were given a grade representing the 'soil animal-friendliness' of their own garden. Those grades varied wildly this year. There were also grades per general type of garden, indicating its potential to be a haven for soil animals. With an average of 8.8 out of 10 based on all participating gardens, that potential is definitely there. Green gardens and tiny forests raked in the highest scores in terms of their potential: 9.2. Fifth anniversary So are there any conclusions to be drawn after five years of Soil Animal Days in the Netherlands? Gerard Korthals and his fellow soil researcher Ron de Goede answer in the affirmative. "Green and half-green garden, and parks and public gardens, are eldorados for earthworms, snails, spiders and woodlice in particular." These groups of soil animals are found in more than 80% of the gardens belonging to one of those types. Another conclusion is that the weather is indeed an important factor when it comes to the survival and level of activity of soil animals. In 2017, arachnoids came out on top after a wet season while in 2018 - a dry year - there were lots of woodlice and few slugs. "We can conclude that in dry years, in particular, the type of garden and the way in which it is maintained are key factors for the survival of soil animals in the city." Don't ask what soil animals can do for you... To mark the fifth edition of the Soil Animal Days, we published a festive booklet looking at some of the most unusual and surprising soil animals: Ondersteboven, with the velvet mite as our special 'ambassador'. The booklet is sent to anyone who tells what they are doing for soil animals, in return for all the services they provide for us. Like turning autumn leaves into food for next year's plants, purifying our water and suppressing pathogens. The most popular options to do something in return were (1) treating soil animals to a 'soil animal snack' by not removing dead leaves, and (2) refraining from using chemical pesticides and fertilisers. In addition, many people came up with creative suggestions such as not winterising their gardens, and letting children discover soil animals. Are you near a garden or park in the Netherlands and would you like to take part? The next edition of the Dutch Soil Animal Days will be from 25 September-7 October 2020! With more than 300 staff members and students, the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) is one of the largest research institutes of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). It is the organiser of the annual Soil Animal Days together with the Centre for Soil Ecology (NIOO & Wageningen UR). Soil animal experts from NIOO, Wageningen UR and VU Amsterdam have drafted the soil animal chart, and IVN, Stichting Steenbreek and NL Greenlabel are supporting partners. This year, the Soil Animal Days were also held in cooperation with NIBI (Netherlands Institute of Biology) as part of the nationwide Biology Week, and they were part of the annual national Science Weekend: quite an ecosystem! Organiser & science information officer Froukje Rienks, NIOO-KNAW, tel. +31-6-10487481 / +31-317-473590, f.rienks@nioo.knaw.nl Organiser & soil expert Dr. Gerard Korthals, Centre for Soil Ecology (CSE), tel. +31-317-473400 / +31-6-12882710, www.soilecology.eu, g.korthals@nioo.knaw.nl Soil researcher Dr. Ron de Goede, Wageningen UR / CSE, tel. +31-317-485048, ron.degoede@wur.nl Illustrations: see images/downloads on the left (soil animal photographs courtesy of Theodoor Heijerman) Website: www.bodemdierendagen.nl Results on the map: www.bodemdierendagen.nl/resultaten Results to discover in detail: www.bodemdierendagen.nl/editie/2019/ Festive booklet: Ondersteboven (64 pp., 15 x 15 cm), order for free via this link (in Dutch) Embedded video for Gardens can be havens for soil animals in towns and cities 1Pissebed.jpg 2Regenworm.jpg 2Spinachtige.jpg 3Huisjesslak.jpg Soil Animal Days 2020 Soil Animal Days 2018: Woodlice back on top, slugs deterred by drought	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1527
__label__wiki	0.508413	0.508413	Tag Archives: Estrogen The Dangers of Using K-Cups for Your Morning Cup of Joe You might want to stick with your traditional coffee machine. BY MACAELA MACKENZIE February 24, 2016 Women’s Health Opinions on having a morning cup of joe from a disposable coffee pod tend to be pretty divisive—you either love K-Cups or hate ‘em. But as of this week, personal opinions no longer matter for residents of one German city. Hamburg has officially banned all coffee pods (including K-Cups) from government buildings, citing their negative environmental impact, according to CNN. But is your Keurig brew really that bad? Well, kinda. Here are four real concerns about getting your caffeine fix from a coffee pod. 1. They Produce a Ton of Waste Those little cups may not seem like a big deal, but think about how often you have to empty the Keurig bin at the office—those babies pile up fast. For every six grams of coffee, you’re looking at about three grams of waste—much less efficient than sticking with a more traditional brew. To put it in perspective, in 2014 Mother Jones estimated that we disposed of enough K-Cups to wrap around the world 10.5 times. Damn. 2. They Aren’t Biodegradable Since they contain more than one type of material, K-Cups are extremely difficult to recycle. In an effort to be more eco-friendly, Keurig has promised to make their cups recyclable—but not until 2020. Until then, you’ll have to separate the aluminum top from the plastic cup yourself and then find a special recycling service. 3. They Contain Aluminum The fact that K-Cups contain aluminum is also not great for the environment. Even if all that aluminum doesn’t end up in a landfill (and that can pile up with some serious speed), recycling aluminum produces some toxic byproducts that have to be buried in a landfill anyway. Not a problem you have to deal with if you’re using an old-fashioned coffee filter. 4. They Could Pose a Hazard to Your Health K-Cups have been confirmed to be BPA-free and made of “safe” plastic, but some studies show that even this type of material can have harmful effects when heated. When you come into contact with these plastic chemicals, they can act like estrogen in your body, throwing your hormones out of whack. source: www.womenshealthmag.com Categories: coffee, diet \| Tags: BPA, coffee, Estrogen, hormones, plastic \| Permalink. 4 Surprising Foods Packed With Estrogen — The Chemical Linked to Obesity and Sexual Dysfunction Many otherwise healthy foods contain high levels of estrogen. It is no secret that our bodies and our environment are swimming in estrogen. Puberty is occurring as early as eight years old in children and recently babies in China have developed breasts. Frogs and fish are becoming “intersex” and losing their male characteristics from excreted estrogens in the environment and waterways. In England, the Daily Mail ran a feature on the phenomenon of women’s bra cup sizes increasing independent of their weights, likely because of environmental and livestock chemicals. The website Green Prophet speculated that women in the Middle East are not yet experiencing cup inflation because their environments have not become similarly estrogenized. While many people are fans of big boobs, the larger issue of feminized women, men and wildlife should be a wakeup call. Estrogen is blamed for everything from breast and prostate cancer and other hormone-linked conditions to obesity, sexual dysfunction, dropping sperm counts and depression and mood disorders. In studies of women given prescribed hormone drugs, estrogen was linked to lung cancer, ovarian cancer, skin cancer, gall bladder cancer, cataracts urinary incontinence and joint degeneration. Most of us know we unwittingly get synthetic estrogens (endocrine disrupters) from plastics like BPA, petroleum based products, detergents, cosmetics, furniture, carpeting, thermal receipts and on our food from agriculture chemicals like pesticides, herbicides and fungicides (a good reason to buy organic). But we also get a lot of “natural” estrogens from foods we may eat every day. While these “phytoestrogens” are not as bad as synthetic chemicals, women who are plagued with PMS, fibrocystic disease and water retention, or who are at risk for breast cancer and men who do not want to be feminized may want to use them moderately. Here are some “good” and “bad” foods that have more estrogen than you may realize—or want. 1. Flax Flax and especially flax meal has the image of being a healthy superfood. But when you look at a list of the top phytoestrogen-containing foods, flax and flax products are at the very top. A hundred grams of flax packs an astounding 379,380 micrograms of estrogen compared with 2.9 micrograms for a fruit like watermelon. Flax is now widely found in baked goods like bread, bagels and muffins, snack foods, cereals, pasta, drink mixes and used in poultry, swine, beef and dairy cow feed. It became a popular alternative to fish oil which had been promoted to improve mood, the immune systems and to prevent heart attacks and strokes, especially as concerns about mercury risks in some fish surfaced. A tablespoon of flaxseed oil, which contains alpha-linolenic acid (also found in walnuts and some oils) is “worth” about 700 milligrams of the omega-3 found in fish oil says the Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide. Flax also provides fiber, a substance lacking in our over-processed diets. But there is another reason it may not be the superfood it appears besides its estrogen wallop. Like so many edible plants today, genetically modified versions of flax are rampant, spreading and rarely labeled. Buyer beware. 2. Soy What is the second highest phytoestrogen-containing food in most lists? Soy, which packs 103,920 micrograms of estrogen per 100 grams. Low in calories and with no cholesterol, soy has been a mainstay protein of many cultures for centuries and is considered nature’s perfect alternative to meat by many vegetarians and vegans. It has been hailed as a “good” estrogen that could prevent breast cancer and serve as an alternative for hormone replacement therapy, traditionally made from pregnant mare urine. Yet the bloom has partially fallen off soy’s rose. Its possible cancer prevention properties were called into question after some animal studies and groups like the American Cancer Society found themselves defending its moderate use. Like flax, unlabeled GMO soybeans dominate the market and have been linked to sterility and infant death in hamsters. 3. Other Legumes and Common Health Foods Other “healthy” foods like flax and soy may have more estrogen than you think. Legumes like chickpeas (garbanzo beans) red beans, black-eyed peas, green peas and split peas are also estrogenic and black beans pack 5,330 micrograms of estrogen per 100 grams. Hummus (from chickpeas) has 993 micrograms of estrogen per 100 grams. How about the “healthful” seeds we think of as mingled in trailmix? Sesame and sunflower seeds are among the highest of all estrogenic foods. While their seeds are not a staple of most people’s diets, their oils are widely used in processed and prepared foods. A site for women suffering from the estrogen-linked endometriosis advises against sunflower oil as well as safflower, cottonseed and canola oils and recommends only olive or grapeseed oil. Other ingredients that can amount to a side dish of estrogen are alfalfa sprouts, licorice and the flavorings red clover and fennel, sometimes found in teas. Food ingredients in personal care products can also have estrogenic effects. Tea tree oil found in some shampoos, soaps and lotions can enlarge the breasts of boys reported ABC news. And sore and tender breasts have also been reported from using a shampoo with pomegranate. 4. Animal Products On most lists of products containing estrogen, animal products like milk and beef are at the very bottom. Milk, for example, is said to provide 1.2 micrograms of estrogen per 100 grams. Unfortunately, most “research” that assures the public that hormones used in meat production or milk production (like Monsanto’s rBGH) result in less estrogen are funded by Big Ag. Two features betray the Big Ag-funded research —it claims there is no difference between hormones that occur “naturally” in the human body and synthetic hormones, and it claims there are no residues of the latter. If synthetic hormones are so safe, why would we mind residues? The European Union disagrees about the dangers and boycotts US beef, which is swimming in the hormones oestradiol-17, trenbolone acetate, zeranol and melengestrol. As for “no residues,” a scientific paper called “Detection of Six Zeranol Residues in Animal-derived Food by HPLC-MS/MS,” disputes the claim. Zeranol, an estrogen-like drug widely used in US livestock production is especially controversial. “Our laboratory has reported that long-term exposure to either Z [zeranol] or E2 [estradiol-17β] can induce transformation of human breast epithelial MCF-10A cells,” says a 2009 paper in Anticancer Research.Translation: it can contribute to breast cancer: “The proper evaluation of the safety of Z [zeranol] is of both public health and economic importance.”Another paper reports “breast irritation” in people exposed to nothing but the clothing of those working around zeranol. This is an ingredient used in US meat? A paper which appeared in Science of the Total Environment examines the outbreak of precocious puberty and breast development of children in Italy and Puerto Rico in the late 1970s and 1980s and attributes the symptoms to zeranol-like “anabolic estrogens in animal foods.” In both occurrences, the symptoms disappeared when the hormone-laced food was removed. Zeranol is found in meat, eggs and dairy products “through deliberate introduction of zeranol into livestock to enhance meat production,” says the paper. It is “banned for use in animal husbandry in the European Union and other countries, but is still widely used in the US. Surprisingly, little is known about the health effects of these mycoestrogens, including their impact on puberty in girls, a period highly sensitive to estrogenic stimulation.” Martha Rosenberg is an investigative health reporter and the author of “Born With a Junk Food Deficiency: How Flaks, Quacks and Hacks Pimp The Public Health (Random House).” SOURCE: www.alternet.org Categories: Uncategorized \| Tags: diet, Estrogen, flax, hormones, seeds, soy \| Permalink.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1528
__label__cc	0.576203	0.423797	Scary Games to Play at Night By: Gerri Blanc Updated April 12, 2017 moon image by vashistha pathak from Fotolia.com Fun Night Games for Teens Whether you’re planning a slumber party or simply want to scare yourself to sleep with a few friends, you can play some scary nighttime games that will surely give you a few nightmares. Don’t forget to remind yourself while playing a game at night that “it’s only a game; it’s only a game…” Perfect for a slumber party, “Bloody Mary” allows you and a few friends to call upon the spirit of an evil murderess to present herself to you in a mirror. To play the game, go into your bathroom, either alone or with a friend or two, and close the door. After you turn off the lights, chant the phrase, “Bloody Mary” three times in a row. On the third chant, you may see a face in the mirror looking back towards you. At that point, you may feel inclined to flee the bathroom. Try to stay in the room as long as you can; whoever stays in the room longest wins the game. Scary Story Contest Before you begin the game, write on slips of paper or index cards phrases that typically start a traditional scary story. Examples include “It was a cold, windy night…” or “As the fog rolled in towards the abandoned mansion…” Write enough index cards for every person who plays. When you’re ready to play the game, turn off all the lights and light a few candles. Assemble everyone into a circle and have the first volunteer pull an index card out of a hat or bowl. The person then has to come up with a scary story within one minute of reading the index card and tell the story to the group. Each person in the group takes turns making up a scary story. Whoever tells the scariest story, eliciting the most screams, wins the contest. Nighttime Scavenger Hunt If hosting a sleepover, first decorate your backyard with some fake tombstones and cobwebs. Then, come up with clues that will lead your group to a destination that unravels a mystery you’ll create. You can write the first clue within a letter that tells the group a scary story, such as a murder. Phrase the clue in a clever way, like a riddle. For instance, if you want the group to find the next clue under a flower pot, write something like: “I sit in the sun and bask all day, and hold something that will wilt away.” Place each clue near an object that the previous clue indicates. Equipped with only a flashlight, the group has to find the remaining clues until they end up finding the murdered person—you. When they are close to finding you, pop up out from behind something and scare them. Castle of Spirits: Bloody Mary Party 411: Halloween Party Games Activity Village: Halloween Graveyard Hunt Gerri Blanc began her professional writing career in 2007 and has collaborated in the research and writing of the book "The Fairy Shrimp Chronicles," published in 2009. Blanc holds a Bachelor of Arts in literature and culture from the University of California, Merced.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1529
__label__cc	0.556839	0.443161	Troubleshooting the Tomee SX-3 Wireless Controller for the PS3 By: Jennifer Moore Updated September 15, 2017 How to Fix a DLNA Error on the PlayStation 3 Tomee SX-3 USB cord Instructional pamphlet The Tomee SX-3 wireless controller is a non-Sony made wireless game controller for the PlayStation3, used to control PS3 games without wires connected to the console. Because Sony firmware version 3.5 disallows the use and functioning of non-Sony made USB accessories such as the Tomee SX-3, consoles with this firmware installed will not recognize the Tomee SX-3 controller as a compatible controller. Turn on the PS3 and connect the controller via the USB cable. Select “XMB” on the PlayStation3 screen. Select the “Settings” option. Choose “Manage Bluetooth Devices.” Expect to see a message that says, “The Bluetooth device has not been registered” if the PS3 has not previously paired with the Tomee SX-3. Select “Yes” to register the controller and press the “X” button on the controller. Ensure that the controller is in “Pair” mode and wait for the PlayStation3 to scan for Bluetooth devices. Expect a successful scan to list the Tomee SX controller. Press the “X” button again when it lists the device. Enter the controller’s Bluetooth passkey, found on the controller’s instructional documentation, to complete the pairing process. Move the cursor to the on-screen “Enter” button and press the “X” button. Move the cursor again to the on-screen “OK” button and click the “X” control button. When you see the confirmation page, the SX-3 has been paired correctly with the PlayStation3. Disconnect the USB cord and use the controller wirelessly. Open the battery compartment cover on the back of the Tomee SX-3 controller and replace the AAA batteries with new ones. Replace the battery cover. Charge the controller by plugging it into the USB connector on the PS3 and turning the console on. The PS3 needs to be on to charge the controller. Check the USB cable connection to the PS3 if it does not appear to charge. Make sure it is fully inserted. Turn off the PS3, remove the connector and blow compressed air in both connectors to remove any dust that might be interfering. Recharge the controller for an hour to see if there is a difference. Connect the controller to a PC via its USB charging cable. Play a PC game with the controller to make sure it is operating in every other way. Disconnect the controller from the PC. Place the controller receiver within view of the controller. Turn on the PlayStation3. Slide the power switch to off and turn it on again. Make sure the power indicator light turns on. Wait a few seconds for the controller to connect to the receiver. Expect the receiver LED light to turn on. Try to use the controller wirelessly. Playstation Lifestyle: PS3 Firmware 3.50 Restricts Unlicensed Controllers Jennifer Moore began writing in 2006, specializing in Web content, blogs and forum postings. She is a graduate from the most prestigious university in Mexico, Universidad de Las Americas, with a B.A. in international relations, later obtaining a U.S. teacher's degree and an additional CompTIA A+ certification in computer technology. Moore has written for My Mexico Living, BoomersAbroad and various other websites.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1530
__label__cc	0.689275	0.310725	How the Numed Business Model Works Jan 30/2018 By JACK ALLEN, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES AND MARKETING For over forty years Numed has provided health imaging solutions across the United States and continues to rapidly grow, especially in the past few years. Through this enormous growth period the Numed model has overcome challenges and allowed the company to maintain positive relationships with its partnering hospitals. In this post we will discuss Numed’s model, its history, its uniqueness and how the company is preparing for the future. How has the Numed model significantly evolved and adapted throughout its history? Numed started in 1975 with one employee servicing two hospitals in Denton, Texas. From a single mobile nuclear medicine unit Numed has progressed to a complete multi-modality diagnostic imaging company. The business model developed for nuclear medicine has been expanded and adapted to include MRI, CT and PET/CT. Although Numed has been providing equipment service internally for its nuclear medicine segment for over thirty years, its equipment service capabilities have also been broadened to include MRI, CT and PET/CT. As part of the natural evolution from a nuclear medicine focused company to a multi-modality focused company Numed is also a multi-vendor company in that services can be customized to include customer specific equipment and platform requirements. Numed has always been a customer-centric company, originally dealing primarily with the smaller community hospitals and facilities in a tightly defined region of the US, that base has been expanded to include large urban and suburban hospitals and facilities from coast to coast and border to border. Numed has also established relationships and partnerships with a number of GPOs, IDNs and HMOs. These relationships provide Numed with opportunities and a mechanism to reach a broader customer base in need of alternative and creative imaging and equipment service solutions. Driven by strong and focused leadership, dedicated personnel, and an informed and loyal customer base, Numed is able to quickly adapt to changes without compromise to quality or care. What makes Numed’s model unique and how does that create a competitive advantage? Being able to quickly adapt the Numed model regardless of modality or engineering services required to meet the specific and unique needs of its customers is what gives Numed an extraordinary industry advantage and a formidable competitive edge. In support of its model, Numed continues to offer comprehensive expert assistance in the areas of marketing, reimbursement, engineering support, regulatory compliance and training. Value and dedication to patient care distinguish Numed as the leader of quality diagnostic imaging. As stated on the Numed website, “Our industry knowledge is your competitive edge.” With over forty years of experience in the healthcare industry and, more specifically, diagnostic imaging, Numed’s experience far surpasses that of any of its competitors. Numed’s model is successful because of its simplicity and ability to adapt to changes at a macro- or micro-level. Macro-level meaning broad scope or sweeping changes to the healthcare industry whether that be regulatory, reimbursement, technological or economic; micro-level meaning changes unique to a customer or community including departmental and budgetary, staffing, leadership and ownership. Historically, what is or has been the greatest challenge to the business model? Working within the ever changing regulatory and budgetary hurdles as well as the changing technological landscape has always been a challenge. However, while working within these constraints, Numed has been able to adapt its service offerings to provide choices that allow medical providers to maintain quality care and convenience for patients. How did Numed overcome this challenge? Whether it be technological changes and advancements, regulatory changes with regard to service constraints and the transfer of information, or sweeping changes to reimbursement, Numed has always been able to quickly adjust without compromise to its relationships with its customers, service quality and most importantly, patient care. Numed dedicates whatever resources are necessary to adapt and ensure the company continues to move forward in a positive direction, especially with regard to its future and how that future might impact customer relationships. How is the Numed model preparing for future growth? Numed stands as a trusted partner in achieving diagnostic imaging excellence and operational efficiency for any size healthcare facility. As the recent shift in focus to a value-based healthcare system begins to impact rural clinics as well as urban and suburban hospital systems, Numed is able to customize solutions for each of its partners to better serve their communities, operate more efficiently and produce positive and manageable outcomes. Whether improving its internal information technology systems to remain current, compliant and competitive or exploring new business opportunities Numed continues to be proactive rather than reactive. Always willing to change and adapt, Numed strives to anticipate and affect its future in a positive way. Reluctant to jump on any healthcare fads, Numed listens to its customers and responds to their specific needs with real-world solutions. This operational philosophy has been successful for over forty years and should continue to breed success in what Numed sees as a bright and promising future.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1537
__label__cc	0.638643	0.361357	9/11 Conspiracy AIDS Denialism MMS and the Fake Clinical Trials MP Media Buck’s Podcasts Skeptical Talks About Myles Support Myles My Experience Giving a ProGMO Talk at Skeptics Events Posted on April 18, 2017 in Blog, GMO // 11 Comments For decades now, organisations like Greenpeace, GM-Freeze, and Friends of the Earth have done a fantastic job convincing the population that GM-food is harmful to humans. To do this, they have quoted scientific literature that claims GMOs have been shown, among other things, to cause cancer, leukaemia, and stomach inflammation; but is there really any truth to these claims? What do the papers these organisations are promoting really say, and do they have any flaws? Or, in actual fact, are GMOs going to kill us all? Over the past year, I have been giving a talk to various skeptical and humanist groups across the country trying to answer these questions. To do this, I critiqued several highly referenced anti-GM papers, looking past their veneer of good science and discovering what they really say about GMOs and the organisations who promote them. My talk, essentially, was an amalgamation of my work here online fighting pseudoscience and scaremongering, and was heavily based on the following blog posts… Fact Checking the London March Against Monsanto Protesters – Liz O’Neill of GM-Freeze Is Glyphosate “Probably Carcinogenic to Humans” ? Fact Checking The London March Against Monsanto Protesters – The World Health Organisations U-Turn on Glyphosate Bad science in the paper “long term toxicity of a Roundup herbicide and a Roundup-tolerant genetically modiﬁed maize” Drinking Roundup Herbicide Makes Men Live Longer Bad science in the paper ‘Hematotoxicity of Bacillus thuringiensis as Spore-crystal Strains Cry1Aa, Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac or Cry2Aa in Swiss Albino Mice’ Bad Science in the Paper ‘a Long-Term Toxicology Study on Pigs Fed a Combined Genetically Modified (GM) Soy and GM Maize Diet’ The talk was not, as I am sure most of you would think, designed to convince people that GMOs are safe. Instead, it was designed to hammer home the fact that the ability to genetically modifying an organism is simply a tool and that every GMO must be evaluated on its merits. The talk itself was split up into four sections, with the first being an introduction to myself, and what exactly is and is not a GMO. The second section was a quick crash course on how to perform an animal study, followed by the third section where I pointed out glaring errors in these highly referenced anti-GMO papers. In the final section, I discussed the dangers of painting each GMO with the same brush and how this can lead to people suffering and even dying. I made a big deal about how my presentation was only about the anti-GMO literature which I consider to be the cornerstone of the anti-GMO movement, and not about the ethics or economics of GMOs and nor was it going to be about any particular company. I often started my presentation by saying how ridiculous it would sound if someone told you not to go and buy a Nintendo Wii because they disagree with the business practices of Sony (who make the PlayStation), yet how many times do you hear people saying “I’m against GMOs because of Monsanto”. A picture of me giving a cut-down version of my talk at QED taken by Al Johnston Overall, my talk received a lukewarm response and was poorly attended compared to my previous lectures on AIDS Denialism. This really took me by surprise, as I presumed a talk focusing around the science of a technology that is so very often deliberately made out to be the boogieman, as well as an in-depth explanation on how some papers quoted by large organisations who oppose GMOs were flat-out fraudulent, would be perfect for skeptics in the pub. I was also shocked by the number of people in attendance who held dogmatic, almost conspiratorial, views on GMOs, yet still called themselves a skeptic, with no irony. It truly was fascinating seeing the same people who scoff at those who don’t believe in anthropogenic climate change shoot me evil looks when I said in my talk that “anyone who tells you that there is something inherently dangerous about the act of genetically modifying an organism either doesn’t know what they are talking about, or are lying to you”. I was also confronted by a fair number of people who were clearly vehemently opposed to GMOs and were, therefore, quite hostile towards me. One such person approached me as I was having a conversation with a fellow attendee and handed me a page from a newspaper. He then said something along the lines of, “There ARE people who think GMOs are dangerous” before waiting for my response. I quickly read the article, which was nothing more than an opinion piece and had very little to say on the subject before ending with the cliché line which I now almost instinctively roll my eyes at, about how some scientists are worried about the technology. I handed it back to him and said how the views of this one reporter are not the same as those shared by the scientific community, and that it brings nothing new to the table. You could tell by his expression that this old man was obviously taken aback by what I said, and truly thought he had a trump card. He then began to murmur something that I could not quite hear before looking me square in the eyes and saying, “You are spreading propaganda”. He then left before the question and answer section started. This would not be the last accusation of spreading propaganda, as a few months later the same thing happened again. This time, a man approached me literally seconds after my talk had ended and, before I had a chance to finish the first sip of my drink, asked (in an irate tone) why I had neglected to mention the fact that Monsanto were paying me to give these talks. Before I had the chance to answer him, he suggested that I should put a disclaimer on my website letting people know who I work for. When I was eventually able to get a word in edgeways, I told him that I didn’t get paid to give these talks and I don’t, nor have I ever, worked for Monsanto. You would think that would make him pause for thought, but he was still pushing for me to essentially publish my curriculum vitae on the front cover of my website, as if my employers have anything to do with my out of work activities. For the record, my employer is aware of my online activity and they have told me (not that they had to) that in no circumstances am I allowed to link my work online to them. Next, the man (who was showing no signs of becoming less irate) began to repetitively tell me that my presentation was biased and, you guessed it, that I was spreading propaganda. One thing that I noticed happened repeatedly in the Q&A sessions was that I was asked many questions that had nothing to do with GMOs. Looking back, I think this really speaks volumes about the lack of basic knowledge on the subject, but at the time I found myself irritated by people who were unable to separate the technology from a specific company or from industrial farming in general. This made for some really boring Q&A sessions because there are only so many ways you can say “that is not a specific GMO problem”. One particular Q&A session was excruciating when, for about fifteen minutes, I gave the same guy the same response, followed by a brief explanation as to how his concern with GMOs are not really about GMOs. It got so bad towards the end that the compere actually jumped in and tried his hardest to explain, before abruptly calling the Q&A to an end. Overall the Q&A sessions were a little hit and miss with some like the one above being painfully boring, whereas others where thoroughly enjoyable. People were asking me thought provoking questions that encouraged debate among everyone in the room; however, there were two separate instances where I came face to face with the kind of crazy you only see in the YouTube comments section. The first was by a woman who interrupted me whilst I was answering her question on the safety of GM-crops on the market with “all the scientists are bought”. I froze for a few seconds, not knowing how to react to something so absurdly stupid. I told her that what she has said was ridiculous and moved on to the next question, as I felt replying to such a moronic statement would be a waste of my time and everyone else’s in that room. The second time I came face to face with crazy was at the end of my final talk down in Winchester. Although we did have a few technical difficulties, I believed it was well received. However, I could not help noticing a small group of women at the front of the auditorium who were constantly writing things down and giving me disapproving looks during my talk. I thought nothing of it at the time, but at the Q&A session, you could tell that they thought of me as the antichrist who wanted nothing more than to release a dangerous monster into the wild. Most of their questions were classic “gotchas” and statements easy to dismiss, but right at the end, one of them decided to throw in her two cents and explain her reason for being against GMOs. She said that genetically modifying something and “forcing it” (her words, not mine) to take in foreign DNA is rape! She kept repeating herself, saying that this is nothing more than rape because the plant does not have a choice in the procedure. This monologue she delivered must have lasted for 5 minutes – the whole time she repeatedly accused scientists of raping nature. As she was doing this, the disapproving murmurs from the rest of the audience were getting gradually louder. When she finally finished her tirade and looked at me for a response, I calmly said, “I think you are wrong” which got an applause from the audience! Looking back, I don’t think I was quite prepared to meet the raw vitriol that some people have towards GMOs, and I was genuinely shocked at how prevalent it was within the skeptical community. Now, I know it sounds as if I am being overly critical of the people who attended my talk, and perhaps I am. The truth is that the people who I believe hold outdated anti-science views on GMOs were in the minority, as the majority of the people I met seemed to be open to the possibilities that GMOs have to offer, and were fascinated to find out just how low the bar had been set for organisations pushing the narrative that GMOs are dangerous. Overall, it was an enjoyable experience, but I did finish thinking that a fear and distrust of GMOs is so ingrained into our society that it’s going to be a long time before we look back and think “what the hell were we playing at” and use this technology to its full potential. About Myles Power (722 Articles) My name is Myles Power, and I run the educational YouTube channel, powerm1985. I spend what little free time I have sharing my love of SCIENCE! through home experiments, visiting sites of scientific interest, and angrily ranting at pseudoscience proponents. 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__label__wiki	0.700578	0.700578	Gertrude Lochner Narrator: Gertrude Lochner Date of Interview: November 10, 1978 Place of Interview: Narrator’s home, located at 6724 Dempster Street, Morton Grove https://mymortongrove.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/lochner-gertrude.m4a Gertrude Lochner’s grandfather came to this area (not yet known as Morton Grove) about 1846 and settled near other friends from Germany, the Gabel and Dilg families. Gertrude’s father moved to a new house located on the north side of Dempster Street after marrying her mother, Gertrude Witty of Niles Center (now Skokie). This original homestead was located where the Prairie View Community Center is today and was later moved to its present location at 6734 Dempster Street (alongside of the Lochner’s Greenhouse). On this property, Ms. Lochner’s parents farmed, and in the interview she talks of onions being grown as their main crop contracted to Vaughn’s and their pickles being sold to Henning’s Pickle Company. The farm consisted of thirty acres. The Lochners also ran a vegetable stand off of Dempster (before their house was moved down) and Gertrude remembers working at the stand with her sister and her brothers. Next to the vegetable stand, the family also had a refreshment stand known as the “Rest A Bit” where they sold hamburgers, hot dogs and ice cream. After the Lochner farm had been sold, there was only approximately five or six acres left. Since the Lochners could not farm on this any longer, Gertrude’s two brothers came up with the idea of the greenhouse. They felt the only way they could build the greenhouses was to do the work themselves and they did it in the height of the Depression. The Lochners have been in business for more than fifty years and throughout the majority of that time, Gertrude ran the store end of the greenhouse business. GL: Gertrude Lochner Q: Could you tell me your grandparents’ names? GL: Okay, now my grandparents’ names on my father’s side was Michael Lochner and then Theresa Baumann was the maiden name of my grandmother on my father’s side. Q: And on your mother’s side? GL: On my mother’s side it was Witty. Peter Witty was her father’s name, and her mother’s name was Gertrude Loch before she was married. (laughs) Q: How interesting. GL: Sort of a coincidence, of course. Q: What were your parents’ names? GL: Now my father’s name was Michael Lochner also, and my mother’s name was Gertrude. Gertrude Witty before she was married. Q: Do you know why your grandparents came over to the Unites States? GL: I know why my mother’s parents came over. They didn’t want their sons to be, as they said, under the Kaiser’s [Wilhelm} rule. You know, the Kaiser at that time was a pretty bad actor, I guess. Pretty strict guy, you know. (laughter) And that’s why they really came — to get away from that military thing in Germany. Q: It was more or less a political thing? GL: Yes. He didn’t like that his son should be, you know, whatever they had to do in the Army or however they handled it. Q: Were there any financial reasons? Maybe they were not doing so well? GL Oh, no, they were doing very well. They had a grocery and meat market over there. They had a business. And they were doing very well. In fact, my grandmother had eight thousand dollars sewed in her skirt when she came over. That was a lot of money in those days. GL: You know how they wore those great big woolen skirts? She had all this money sewed in her skirt — thought it would be protected, you know. (laughs) Q: Did they ever pass down any stories about the boat trip over here? How long it took them? GL: I think it took them six weeks. Q: Do you know where they landed when they got over here? GL: Well, I believe they landed in Columbus, Ohio. I think that’s the first place they lived — Columbus, Ohio. Q: Then they moved on down this way. GL: That’s my mother’s parents. GL: And then they moved into Chicago. After they left Columbus, they farmed in the “Baumanville” area, which is now Lincoln, Lawrence, Western there. Q: Your mother was born here, though? GL: No, no. My mother was born in Germany. Q: Oh, so she came over with them? GL: Yes, she was about eight years old when she came over. Q: How about your father’s parents. GL: My father’s parents, they came, well . . . now my grandfather was born September the 5th, and he was eight years old when he came here, so that was 1836 about? Is that how that would figure out? I think he was about ten years old when he came. That is my father, my father’s father, Michael Lochner. Grandpa Lochner, he was eight years old when he came here. Q: And you don’t know why they left? GL: No. I guess some of their friends were here already. Some of their friends were already in this area. In this immediate area, and I think it was the Gabels and the Dilgs — they were his friends. And then he came right here to Morton Grove. That’s my Great-Grandpa Lochner. Q: He knew the Dilgs and the Gabels from Germany? GL: Yes, oh, yes. They were their friends from Germany, and they came right here to Morton Grove, which wasn’t Morton Grove then, of course. Q: Right. GL: Now this is my great-grandpa I’m talking about, you know. That far back. Yes. Q: So the name Michael tends to be in the family? GL: The name? Oh, we got a lot. We got so many I can’t even count them. (laughter) Q: As we go along, if you say Michael Lochner, maybe be specific about which one … GL: Yes, I’ll tell you which Michael. (laughter) Q: How did your mother and father meet? GL: Well, after my mother left this “Baumanville” area, then they settled over at what was Tessville then. And she used to see him in church at St. Peter’s Church. Q: Catholic Church? GL: St. Peter’s Catholic Church. She saw him in church and she liked him just from seeing him. (laughter) Q: Love at first sight. GL: Then when she really met him was at the church picnic. He took her for a ride up the river here, the Morton Grove River, the North Branch River. A boat ride. (laughs) Q: How romantic. Then jumping back just a little bit, once they were married, what did your parents do? GL: They farmed. Q: Both of them. Did your mother do anything on the side? Sewing or anything? GL: Oh, well, everybody done their own sewing for the family. Yes, sure. All your own sewing, your own canning. Q: But she didn’t have another job or career other than on the farm? GL: Oh, no, just on the farm. That’s all. Q: Could you tell me the names of your sisters and brothers? GL: My sister was the oldest. Her name was Helen. Helen Hoffman — that’s Evelyn Permer’s mother. Then was I. Then my brother, Michael, and then Richard, my partner here in business. Richard. That’s us. (laughs) Q: Did your father’s brothers also come over here? GL: Oh, they were all born here. My father was born right down here. They had thirteen acres right down here where that bicycle path is. That’s where their home was. Q: Maybe you could give me boundaries of what you owned? GL: I really don’t know. That part I don’t remember. No. I know they had this here. This was always in the family — these thirty acres here. And then those thirteen acres down there, you know, where the bicycle path is. And then they had some land once upon a time in the old part of Morton Grove, but I don’t know, I don’t remember anything about that. I just know that he had some there once. Q: Okay, then a little personal data on yourself. If you could tell me when your birthdate is? GL: Yes. My birthday is May the 28th. Would you like to know the year? (laughs) Q: It’s up to you. GL: Oh, I don’t care. It’s so easy to remember, I’ll tell you — 1900. Q: That is easy to remember. (laughter) And where was your birthplace? GL: In Buffalo Grove. My grandfather also owned a farm out in Buffalo Grove at that time, and our folks thought they’d like to go into different farms. There was more cattle, so they moved out there for about seven years, and that’s where I happened to be born. And then they moved back here. They didn’t like that kind of farming anyway. Q: It’s funny. I really thought you were born in Morton Grove. GL: Yes, well, because everybody does, and rather than make it complicated, I tell them I was. (laughs) Q: So then when you moved back here from Buffalo Grove, where did you live? GL: Well, right here always. Q: This was your family homestead? GL: This is the home. Yes. Q: I was just going to ask you what you remember about the physical aspects of the home, but we’re sitting right here. (laughs) GL: Well, it’s been remodeled twice. But the main part is there. Like those — what do you call those things that hold it up? Beams or what do you call that? Q: Foundation basically. GL: The foundation part is still the original. The wood trim here — no. Well, that isn’t the original. That was changed when we remodeled about forty years ago or more — fifty or whatever. Q: Moving from your early childhood throughout the years, what were your household chores here? Just in the house, not on the farm. GL: Well, just in the house? Oh, well, we had to do all things like help with the dishes and, then I had to help raise Richard, my brother. (laughs) Q: Was there anything in particular that was Gertrude’s job? (laughter) GL: I had to push him around in the buggy, you know. Stuff like that there. (laughs) Q: I hope he’s been grateful ever since. GL: Oh, yes. Yes, he’s been quite a guy. Q: When you moved back here to Morton Grove, do you know what year it was? GL: It must have been 1906 or ’07 when we moved back. Q: What did you do for water supply here in the home? GL: We had the well. Q: And a cistern? GL: Cistern, oh, yes. Cistern and a well. Q: Do you have any other recollections of your family life here as a child growing up? Was there anything in particular about the home? GL: Well, I’ll tell you, years ago everybody had their really beautiful home life. There was a lot of love years ago. Q: Very close. GL: Yes, and understanding. You played a lot of cards. Almost every night in the winter we played cards. (laughs) See my sister and I got to be such good players, and when we went to the card parties, we’d always get first prize. (laughs) We wouldn’t always play right just so we wouldn’t get first prize. (laughter) See, they used to play cards years ago, you know. And you’d move from one table to the other. Progressive or whatever you call it. And then you’d go up and you’d pick your prize. It wasn’t the same thing for every table. Then, of course, the guy who got first prize, he’d have the pick of whatever was there. Q: So in other words, to keep it a little less embarrassing, you didn’t win all the time? GL: We tried not to win too much. (laughter) Q: That’s good. Other than your family life here, it was basically a farm family life? GL: Yes. Q: Did everyone work in the fields? GL: Oh, yes. We’d come home from school, and we were mud. We went most of our life up to St. Peter’s in Skokie. You’d come home from school, you’d take off school clothes, you’d go out in the field and work. Q: Where were the locations of your fields? GL: Right here. Q: Surrounding this whole house here? GL: Well, yes. It went from here to the corner to the fish place over there, what used to be Weller’s, and then back. It was a section right here. Q: What kind of crops did you raise? GL: Well, mostly onions and some pickles, too. And then, of course, some grain for the cattle. You had to — couple of cows and then hogs. Q: Did you have a lot of vegetables? GL: Oh, yes. Oh, sure. We had all of that. Q: Was there anything in particular that you had to take care of in the fields? GL: Well, mainly the onions. That was our big crop. You had to weed them, and you had to harvest them. That kept you going for quite a few months. Q: Did your father sell these different foods to stores in different towns or did he go to Chicago to sell them to the market? GL: No. The onions were on contract to Vaughn Seed Company. They had a warehouse down here where Vegetable Grower’s is now. The onions were taken there, and then the pickle factory was over there, too — Henning’s. Q: So you would take the pickles in? GL: Yes. Pickles. Q: Oh, that was easy for him. GL: Yes, he never done truck gardening. Q: He never shipped out anything by train? GL: No. Q: Many people have told me that they would take their farm goods to Chicago to the markets. GL: Oh, yes. That’s what it mostly was — truck farming and they would go to Chicago. Q: Did your father ever go or did you ever go to the market day that was in Niles Center? GL: Oh, yes. Well, I don’t know if I went, but he always went every — well, whenever he’d go, they’d buy our two pigs for our winter pork, you know. (laughs) Two or three pigs. He’d go over there to get them every year. Whenever that time of the year was — I don’t know. Q: Everybody seems to remember market day in Niles Center. GL: Oh, yes. Q: It must have been a gala event. GL: Well, I suppose. I don’t think I ever went. I don’t remember that I did. Q: How about a vegetable stand? Didn’t you mention to me that you had a little stand right in town? GL: Oh, yes. We grew vegetables to sell on the stand, but other than that, we didn’t do truck gardening. Q: Where did you have the vegetable stand? Right out here off of Dempster? GL: Then we lived up there where that big building — the Prairie View Community Center is. Yes, that’s about where our house was. Right around there. Q: It was not here then? GL: It wasn’t here. No, it was up there at that time. Q: When did you move in this house then? GL: Well, this is the same house. We moved it down. Q: Oh, you did? GL: Yes, this house was moved down here. Yes, see when my grandfather died, this was his farm. So when he died, then the property was sold to a real estate company. And being that we lived here all the time, my father wouldn’t sell, and the rest of his sisters and brothers, of course, didn’t want the property here, because what did they want property here for? They didn’t live here. So they sold, but the real estate company settled with us for a piece of land down here. Then they didn’t want the house. They also gave us the house. They said, “Take it and go!” So that’s what we did. (laughs) Q: Oh, what a nice deal. GL: So then we moved it down here. See years ago, there used to be quite a bit of house moving in this area. Q: Oh, that’s interesting. GL: Yes. We didn’t have to even go on the road. We just moved it right through the field down here. Q: How did they move it? Do you remember? GL: Well, with horses on some kind of a roller thing, you know. Oh, we were down here in less than a day. Q: The vegetable stand that was down there by the community center, did you work there? GL: Oh, sure. Q: Do you remember what you sold anything for? GL: Well, we sold it for — the price? No, that I wouldn’t remember. And I had a picture of it here, and that girl that was here taking that other — she wanted to know if she could have some of the pictures, so I left her to have them. She’s going to return them, of course, but I now I don’t have them to show you. Anyhow, this was where we sold the vegetables from, and then we also had a little refreshment stand here. Q: What did you sell there? GL: Well, we sold hamburgers, hot dogs, ice cream cones . . . Q: Right next to it? GL: Yes, yes. Q: [Looking at photo of vegetable stand] Is this your barn back here? GL: Yes, that is the barn back there. Q: Look at that! Nothing around there. Oh, look at the car. GL: See, I had a nice picture of that, the Rest-A-Bit, we called it. Our vegetable stand was called the Rest-A-Bit. Q: (laughs) And I imagine you got a lot of people that did. GL: This was even before this elaborate set-up here. This was just selling off of a table. Q: That’s how you originally started. GL: Yes, selling vegetables. See, now this is Richard. See, that’s corn there and cabbage. And this is my sister, Helen, Evelyn’s mother. She was already married then, but she just came up here to get on the picture. She was visiting home here. Q: [Looking at old photo of house and surrounding land] It looks so barren around here. GL: Yes, without the greenhouse yet. Now this is the house when it was up there yet, before it was moved down here. Q: It’s a different angle though. GL: This is before it was moved down here. This is the kitchen over here. Q: And here’s where the addition is coming out here? GL: Yes, the addition comes out over here. GL: I mean that porch. That front part there. The front room there wasn’t on it when we lived up there. See, this was the front . . . Q: You just keep adding to it. GL: . . . then we just added that porch. Q: Are those chickens I see? Q: What kind of farm animals did you have? GL: Well, just cows. Q: Cows and chickens. GL: Yes. Chickens, and my mother raised geese and… Q: What did you do for your milk and butter? Did you make those at home? GL: We had two cows. Q: You did it all yourself? Q: Did you ever sell any of that to the stores? Q: The eggs? GL: Oh, yes. We used to sell eggs on the street here. We had a sign out. Sold eggs on the street. Yes, oh, we had customers for eggs. They’d come every week. Q: But your dad never raised any livestock or anything for profit? GL: No, not on this farm. Buffalo Grove he did, but not here. This is too small a farm for that. Q: What’s that? It looks like hay? GL: That’s oats and that’s how they stacked it. See, then after a while, the threshers came through, and then we threshed here. See, this is the threshing machine there. This is how the oats is bagged then, how it came. Then the hay — the straw you used for bedding your animals. Q: Do you know approximately how many acres you had? GL: Oh, yes. Thirty acres. Q: Thirty acres? GL: Yes, this is thirty acres here. Now the Buffalo Grove farm was eighty-five acres. But on thirty acres, you can’t raise cattle. But out here they raised cattle. That was up on Dundee Road — just about where that golf course is now. He had eighty-five acres out there — my grandfather. That’s where I was born. (laughs) Q: How about farming tools? Were there anything other than the hoe and the rake you used? GL: Well, yes. You had a machine that cut — right here it is. I’ll show it to you. See, right there. Now, that’s how you cut oats. See that’s the oats cutting. It was pulled by horse. That’s about the biggest thing you had, you know. Then you had a plow that was pulled by horse. And you had to go in back of it and hold it. It looked like it was a rough job, that plowing. Because, you know, you stumbled around. Q: The girls worked in the fields as well as the boys? GL: Oh, yes, well, my sister and I were the oldest. We were working out there all the time. But it was necessary. Q: Who were some of your neighbors around here when you were growing up on the farm? GL: It was the Frenches over here where the telephone company is. Then our next neighbor was at the corner, Clara Burkhardt [?], which is Dilg’s relatives. One of the sisters married a Dilg, so that’s how they’re related. Q: Did they have children around your age that you all grew up with? Q: You mentioned briefly about the pickle factory over there off of the tracks. Was that Henning’s? GL: That was Henning’s. Q: Do you remember anything in particular about that? Did you ever go with your father when you sold the pickles? GL: Well, I suppose I did, but I don’t remember anything about it. Q: Did your father belong to any farm organizations? Like the Cook County Truck Gardeners and Farmers Association? GL: I doubt it because he wasn’t a truck gardener. Q: He just did it for his own use? GL: Yes, so I don’t believe he did belong to any of these organizations. Q: When did you build the greenhouses here? Did your father build them? GL: No. Richard and they done all their own work, too. Richard and Mike — my brother, Michael. Q: What year was that? GL: That was during the height of the Depression. Now, let me see — it must have been . . . (pauses) . . . oh, I suppose it was around 1930, ’32, somewhere in there. Q: And they decided that was going to be their business venture? GL: Well, we had to, because when the farm was sold, there was only five acres here or six. You couldn’t farm on five or six acres. From our previous experience selling the vegetables and things, my mother also raised a lot of flowers — that was her part of it. And judging from all the flowers we sold, we figured it might be a good idea. You had to do something, so that’s how that idea was born. Q: Were there always these greenhouses — were there ever more? GL: Well, no, this is it. And we built them in the height of the Depression, and everybody thought we shouldn’t do it. Oh, they thought we’d never make it, because that’s when Poehlmann failed. We didn’t pay attention. We went ahead and we done it anyhow. You have to do something. Q: Did you sell wholesale or retail? GL: Oh, always retail. And the only way we could build is if we done it ourself. And our boys — my brothers — they built the whole thing themselves. Q: That’s great. GL: Lord and Burnham, who were up here in Des Plaines, they believed in us, I guess, and they let them use their surveying instruments and all. And they trusted us, too. There was so little business then for any — nobody was building. It was such a bad time. Nobody was building anything, and then I guess they thought they’d take a chance on us not paying them, because there wasn’t much of a better way to do business in those days. But anyhow, we made it go, and they got paid. (laughs) Q: We mentioned Poehlmann’s. Did anyone in the family ever work over there before you built? Q: Do you remember going in Poehlmann’s? GL: Oh, yes. I don’t remember too much about it. I know I was in there. Oh, that was a big operation. Q: Sounds like it was huge. GL: The biggest in the world. Q: Yes. I also read some newspaper articles about a different problem — that town people were complaining about the soot that was coming out of their chimneys. Do you remember anything about the soot? GL: Well, I remember that people were complaining. Q: You were a little removed from it. GL: It didn’t bother us here. It didn’t come this far. Q: Jumping back a little bit in time and to your schooling. Where did you go to grade school when you were little? GL: Well, between Golf School and St. Peter’s in Skokie . . . Q: How many years did you go to Golf? GL: I started at Golf School and I finished at Golf School. And in the meantime, I went to St. Peter’s at Skokie, so I went most of my years at St. Peter’s in Skokie. Maybe two years at Golf and the rest of the years at St. Peter’s, which would be like six, I suppose. Q: How did you get to St. Peter’s? GL: Oh, we walked. Q: You walked from here over to St. Peter’s? GL: Oh, yes, yes, yes. (laughs) We got there early, too. (laughter) Q: Did you start a day ahead of time? GL: You’d almost think you’d have to, wouldn’t you? The way it is nowadays, I don’t think these kids would make it in one day. Q: Well, you could cut through the fields, though. GL: Oh, no. You had to walk on the road, which was almost like going through the field. It wasn’t much better. It wasn’t a highway. Oh, no, not while we were going to school. (laughs) Q: You didn’t have a horse or buggy? GL: No, we walked and then finally we got a bicycle. (laughs) As strange as it may seem, we never missed a day, my sister and I. Q: Even in the winter? GL: We maybe missed a day on account of weather, but I mean for being sick. But the kids that lived closer to the school, they were always in school with stockings around their neck because they were always having a sore throat. (laughs) Q: And you were the ones walking all that way! GL: That’s what they done years ago. If you had a sore throat, they wound your stocking around the neck to keep warm, to keep the throat war, I guess. (laughter) But, strange as it may seem, we never missed a day on account of being sick, my sister and I. Not from a cold anyhow. Not from that kind of thing, so I guess it was good for you. Q: Do you remember any teacher in particular that you took a fancy to? Anybody that sticks out in your mind? GL: Well, yes, at the Golf School there was a teacher named Mrs. Bixby. B-I-X-B-Y, and she was a very wonderful person. And I had her when I went there for the last year. I graduated from Golf School. And she was a very wonderful person, and she had all those eight grades. She had what they called a primer class. Primer — it was like kindergarten. So she had eight grades and the primer. All in one room, you know, and she was really a wonderful person. Then, of course, when I went to St. Peter’s, I had so many teachers there, because I went there much longer. I don’t remember any one especially. Q: I realize St. Martha wasn’t started until 1919 or so. Was there a reason why your parents sent you to St. Peter’s rather than to Grove School? That would have been closer. GL: Well, they wanted us to have a religious education. GL: And, it seemed like it was a hard thing, but everybody done it. Like the Gabel girl, she lived even farther, and we’d all walk, she’d always stop here and pick us up because she was older when we were quite young. And then we walked. Everybody done it. Everybody walked far years ago. Q: Did your parents belong to St. Martha then? GL: Oh, yes, as soon as they organized here. Sure. Q: Do you remember what your major interest was when you were going through grade school? GL: Crocheting. (laughter) Everybody, was crocheting. Q: Did they teach you in school? GL: No. You didn’t learn it in school. That was everybody’s pastime, crocheting. GL: Well, maybe not so much when I was going to grade school, but later. That was a regular crocheting era then. Everybody was crocheting. By the time we got home and by the time you done your homework and helped. And then on Sunday, you had to go to church, of course, and so you didn’t have much time off really for any hobbies. Q: Do you remember any games you would pay on the playground or in recess? GL: Well, I don’t remember too much about the games. I suppose it was hopscotch. Q: So you palled around with the Gabel girl? GL: Yes. I had friends from Skokie, you know. There weren’t many young people up here then. Q: Was it considered a little bit out of the way from the main part of Morton Grove where you lived? GL: Yes, the main part was right down there on Lincoln Avenue, between . . . Q: Where the village hall is now. GL: Yes, that was the main part. This was the outskirts really. Q: Did your mother use a midwife when she had you children or was there a doctor? GL: Well, she had both. Q: Who did your family see in town here? GL: Dr. Sintzel in Skokie mostly. And then there was a Dr. Drostenfels in town. He came after Sintzel. Q: How about Dr. Klehm in Skokie? Did you ever use her? GL: Oh, yes. We had Dr. Klehm. Q: How were they notified when someone was ill? GL: Not everybody had a telephone even then. I know one time when my mother got terribly sick one night. It was during the fly, when the flu was so bad. My sister and I took a lantern and walked down. GL: We took a lantern and we walked down there and had him call a doctor. And I think it was during that flu epidemic. We called Dr. Klehm. She was our doctor then. The snow was so bad she didn’t know how she’d get here. She couldn’t come through, and she said if we could get somebody to bring her, she could come. We called my cousins Fred Heinz in Skokie, and he brought her. They were in the automobile business right there across from St. Peter’s. GL: Yes. And he bought her up — and that’s what saved her life. She said she would never have lived through the night if she couldn’t have seen her. Fred Heinz was the only one we could think of. There might have been someone else, but, at the time, he was the only one we could think of, because he was out in all kinds of weather. Those mechanics, you know how they are. GL: And he lived right there, too, where Dr. Klehm lived. In that same block. Oh, I can still see her. She was quite a big woman. Not extra big, but she was, well, as big as I am, and I don’t think of myself as small. She was, I think, even a little bigger than I am. Q: Did your mother have any special home remedies she used on you kids when you got sick. GL: Well, goose grease. (laughs) Goose grease. Q: I’ve heard that so much! That must have been terrible. Did she rub it on your chest? GL: Yes, well, you know that goose grease lying on bread was good. It was. Even eat some today if it had it. Q: Oh, Gertrude, I don’t know. (laughter) It doesn’t sound good. GL: Oh, you don’t know what you missed. (laughs) No, it really was. But, of course, we didn’t live on it, but we had it once in a while. After you roasted the goose and with all that flavor in roasting with salt and pepper. It was a good spread for bread. Q: Okay, how about on the chest? GL: Well, on the chest, of course, you didn’t have all that salt and pepper and stuff in it. (laughter) Q: Did it break up congestion? GL: Well, I don’t know. I suppose it helped some, like, for instance, that medicine plant that we got out there in the greenhouse . . . Q: Aloe? GL: Yes. I mean that cures, you’d be surprised of all the things it cures. Mainly people use it for burns. It just takes the sting right out and it never swells, never does anything. Q: Did she ever mix up any of her own concoctions? GL: No, I don’t think so. Not that I remember. People used like a lot of honey and lemonade. I remember hot lemonade with honey or peppermint tea. Q: Hot lemonade with honey sounds good. GL: Yes, that was a pretty good cold remedy. Q: Now we’re going to get to the section on entertainment and recreation. What you did for fun here in town. Did you ever go to any of the dances in town? GL: No, never went to dances, no. our entertainment was more or less people coming to our house and we going to their house. Q: More of a close-knit type of gathering. Q: How about Dilg’s Tavern? Did you ever go in there for shopping? GL: Oh, we went in there. They used to sell ice cream in there. They used to sell everything there. We used to go for ice cream sodas and stuff like that there. And thread and . . . Q: Was that the main place where your mother shopped? GL: We shopped down in the Loop. Well, when you wanted anything years ago, you went to the Loop. Q: Did you take the train down there? GL: Yes, you took the train. If you wanted little things like thread, needles, hooks, eyes and stuff like that, they’d have it by Dilg’s. There was very, very few places you could buy anything around here. You’d have to go to the Loop. Q: Did you ever go into Glenview for anything? GL: Years ago? Well, to Rugens. Well, no not really. Except we had relatives up there. We used to go visit our relatives. Q: Nothing other than that. Q: It was just mainly Morton Grove and Niles Center? GL: Nothing other than that, except we went to Rugens store. They’re one of the old stores there, and everybody shopped at Rugens. So, we’d go there for Christmas. They had Christmas candies and stuff and Christmas trees for all that stuff we went to Rugens. Q: How about picnics? Did the church ever sponsor a picnic? GL: Oh, yes, they had a picnic and dinners . . . Q: Morton Grove Days picnic? GL: Yes, dinners. You know, they’d give church dinners, chicken dinners and in the fall they’d give like a Schobermesse dinner, you know. About twice a year the church gave a dinner. Q: How about when the Morton Grove Days celebrations were started in the ‘20s over by the library? GL: Oh, yes, everybody went to the Morton Grove Days. Q: Those were big deals? Q: Where’d they have the picnics when they had them? GL: The church picnics? It wasn’t really a picnic. It was more like a church dinner and a raffle right on the grounds. It wasn’t exactly a picnic. And I don’t think we ever had church picnics. Q: Did the Morton Grove days have a picnic? GL: Well, the festival. Picnic, festival, whatever you call it. Yes. Oh, sure, they had like a week or whatever. Over here at St. Paul, down here what is Harrer Park now. Or in that area anyhow. Q: Do you remember the movie house down on Ferris Avenue? GL: Oh, yes. We used to go there once in a while. (laughs) Q: Tell me a little bit about that. How much was admission? Do you remember? GL: A ten-cent. Q: And what kind of movies were they? Of course, black and white. GL: Oh, yes, black and white. Q: Someone said they had a piano player there. Is that true? GL: Oh, yes, they did. Yes, this woman — now what was her name? I knew her; I knew the name. I can’t remember it now. I think it was Anderson. Q: Where did she sit? Up in front? GL: Up in front, yes, where she could see what was going on, but then she played whatever happened (laughs). She played with whatever the thing was on the screen. (laughs) Q: How about sports? Was Richie involved in any sports or the baseball teams? GL: Well, there wasn’t much of that years ago. Now kids are playing every kind of ball game now. There’s so many games, there ain’t days enough to play them in. there’s more kinds than there are days. But those days, it wasn’t much of that. It was just more or less — either they were people who were more semi-professional or else you just didn’t play. It was a group that played, and you went to see them. Watch them play on Sundays. But it wasn’t that everybody just played like the kids do now. Q: Have you ever heard any stories about the gravel pit that was behind Poehlmann’s where the guys used to go swimming? GL: Yes, I guess they used to. Yes, nature’s own [skinny dipping], they called it, huh. (laughs) Q: I’ve heard a lot of things they called it. I guess girls weren’t allowed. GL: Well, I guess not. No. and they wouldn’t even want to get near it. They were different in those days. (laughs) Q: Yes. How about the river down here? Did you have a lot to do with the river, go fishing and skating? GL: My father was raised right on that river. They had like about two acres that was open, that was cleared, no trees. And so they sloped right into the river, their property. Yes, they were on the river all the time. They even caught a sturgeon there, a sixty-pound sturgeon. It was during my father’s time. Q: Really? As kids did you go sledding and skating on the river there? GL: Oh, yes, we went skating there. Q: Do you remember Hobo Island? G: Well, I heard about it. Just from hearing about it, that’s all. Q: Someone told me that your grandfather used to remember Indians? GL: Yes, there were some Indians. My father even did. But they were like about along the river, but near the church. Beckwith Road area up here. There were still some when he was young yet. They lived there in dug-outs or whatever. Q: Did your family own a part of the land when the railroad came through? Did they sell part of that to the railroad? GL: I really don’t know, but they were right up against the railroad. Could be. Q: Then who bought out that land? The forest preserve? GL: Oh, after while? Yes. Q: So all this land on the other side of Dempster was once . . . GL: . . . what was my father’s homestead there where he was born, no, then the county bought it in like about . . . Q: What happened to that house? GL: Well, that house, they let my grandparents live in it until as long as they lived. When my grandfather died, somebody bought it, and they moved it over here. Before too many years it burned down one night. It was right over here someplace. Right where about where the Bethany Terrace is. It was right around in there where that is. My grandfather’s old homestead. They moved it from here to over there. Somebody bought it and it was right around that area, and we saw it burn that night. Q: How about holidays? Do you remember anything in particular about Christmas here? GL: Oh, I tell you, Christmas was a beautiful thing when we were young. It was different than it is now. You had Kris Kringle. And then you’d close the door. See, we had rooms and everything wasn’t open like this. Every door was closed by a little door, like here, for instance. Then a couple of days before Christmas, the door would close, and then the tree would be decorated and the toys would be brought in. Then you’d look through the key hole and that. They’d put it so you could see a little something of the toys. When we were young, my grandfather, Grandpa, still lived down here. And then my aunt would dress like in white. She looked like an angel. I don’t know what it was supposed to represent then — an angel or whatever. Then when Christmas Eve came, of course, they’d know about what time she’d be coming, then we’d all start singing “Holy Night” and all those songs. Then, all of a sudden, there’d be a rap on the door. The door would open — there’d she be standing then. All in white. And then she’d point — she never talked, because we’d recognize her voice, you know. Q: Oh, she was disguised? GL: Yes, she was disguised. Her face was covered with some little veil. And then she’d point with a ruler or stick or whatever, a long like thing, to whose — this is yours. She’d point to whoever the person was getting that particular toy. Oh, it was a beautiful thing, Christmas years ago. Q: Did you have candles on your tree? Q: Wasn’t that dangerous? GL: I guess so. Q: Because today they’re so flammable when they dry out. GL: Oh, sure, it was dangerous, but that was the only thing there was. Q: You made your own decorations for the tree? GL: Well, most of it. A lot of it. We had some beautiful things, too, that we bought. Q: Now what were your grandparents doing when they still lived across the way from you? Were they farming? GL: Well, my grandfather retired kind of early. They were only in this country for a couple of years and his father died, and he was the head of the house. He had to support and take care of the family. He was only like fourteen years old. They didn’t really farm. I don’t know just what he did. See, years ago, they cut wood for that railroad for burning for power. Q: For fuel. GL: For power or whatever. This was all wooded evidently. That’s how they made their living — by cutting wood and supplying it to the railroad. Q: Anybody mischievous around here on Halloween? GL: Well, they used to do things like turning over the little outhouses and putting the buggies up on the roofs and stuff like that. Oh, yes, they were mischievous. (laughs) Q; You said you were involved in St. Peter’s. Did they have any women’s organization when you belonged to St. Peter’s Church that your mother was involved in? GL: Well, not over there she wasn’t, but St. Martha she was. They had the Woman’s Club, the Altar and Rosary and the Woman’s Club. Q: Were your parents important in helping to organize St. Martha? GL: Yes, when St. Martha was organized, Father Schmidt, the first priest here, he came. It was the first place he came to, and my father hitched up the horse and the buggy and he took him around to all the different ones. We were very much involved. And then my father took him around to meet all the different people, because there weren’t many here that belonged to . . . Q: To organize? GL: Yes, to organize. Q: So then you remember the church when it was in the store front on Lincoln Avenue? GL: Oh, yes. I even played the organ there. (laughs) Not very good. Q: Did you sing, too? GL: Oh, sure, yes. Not very good, but everybody lived through it. (laughter) Nobody quit. (laughs) Q: Did your mother help make the linens that were used for the altar? GL: No, not actually helped with it, but she helped with all the things that were done to make money to do this stuff, you know. Like the chicken dinners, whatever, the bazaars. She helped to raise the funds to do these things. Oh, yes, she was active in them. Q: Did they have bazaars at that time? GL: Yes, bazaars. Church dinners were the biggest thing, I believe. Q: Women in town would make the dinners? GL: Oh, yes, they’d work. They’d put on some terrific dinners twice a year, like in the fall and then in the summer. Chicken dinner in the summer. Then like a harvest fest kind of dinner in the fall. She was a very active member. Q: We’ve said that the streets weren’t paved yet at that time. How was Dempster as a road? Was it as wide as it is today? GL: Oh, no. Well, it was very wide, though, when they paved it. I remember the first stretch of concrete that was poured here was over on Church Street. They had like about one mile. That was when they were in the experimental stage. Everybody went to see it. Miracle. (laughs) But it was the first. It wasn’t a concrete world like it is now. It was then a concrete world like it is now. Oh, was that something! There was ribbon cutting and everything when the first mile opened over on Church Street. I guess that area was Evanston, Skokie, or . . . Q: Was Dempster ever planked? GL: I don’t think that Dempster was ever planked. Not in my time. Q: Was it pretty bad when it rained out here? GL: Oh, yes it was mud. You know how anything hardens when you use it a lot, drive on it, but when it rained, it was mud. Q: Do you remember when your family got their first car? What kind of car it was? GL: That was a Model T. It was like about 1916. Q: Were you one of the first ones around here to have a car? GL: Yes, I think we were. Q: Did you learn how to drive right away when you got the car? GL: Well, not right away. Q: Were you sixteen years old at that time? GL: I must have been. Yes, I was about sixteen. My father drove, and then my sister after a while. My sister, Helen. She was a much better chauffeur than I was, but I finally learned, too. (laughs) Q: Are you familiar with a bus route? GL: Well, there was a pretty early bus route here on Dempster Street. I don’t remember when it was, but it was quite early. We had buses here quite early. Not during my school days, though, but quite early for buses. Not all the towns around here had buses when Morton Grove did, though. Q: When you were growing up as a child did your family speak German? GL: The first couple of years, because it made my grandfather so happy when us kids would talk German. So we talked the first couple of — but my sister, she could talk English and German when she was even one year old. Q: Helen? GL: Yes, Helen. (laughs) Well, not fluently. But she could say words and little sentences in both English and German. (laughs) Q: It must have pleased him. GL: Yes, just to please Grandpa more or less. Q: What early newspapers did your family read? GL: I think there was a Chicago Herald, but I know we always had the Tribune delivered when it was published. Q: Right. Did they ever read the Abendpost? It was a German newspaper. GL: I don’t know. I didn’t see it around much, but they may have had it. Q: How did most news travel in town? How did the word get around if something was happening? GL: You mean the local news? GL: Well, I suppose — maybe the butcher. You had a butcher who came from door to door those years in a wagon. He’d come with his wagon and with the meat in it. Q: You picked out your meat and brought it home? GL: Yes, and he came maybe two or three times a week, and maybe he brought the news. I really don’t know. Q: Who was the butcher? GL: Henry Loutsch. He was our butcher. I suppose there was somebody before him, but I don’t know. The only one I remember is Henry Loutsch. Q: How about law and order in town? Do you remember who the policeman was? GL: I don’t suppose we always had a policeman, but the one we did have years ago was on foot. I don’t think he had much to do. (laughs) There wasn’t much violence those years. Q: What would be the crime if anybody was in trouble? Too much drinking? GL: Well, I suppose. I don’t remember any . . . Q: I would think it would be in the center of town if any trouble was going on with the taverns. GL: Yes, it had to have been down there. Q: Was anyone in the family involved in the volunteer fire department? Q: In World War I, was anyone involved in that? Any friends or family? GL: My uncle served in World War I. John Lochner. Q: Do you remember the dedication of the monument which is over by the library right now? That doughboy statue? Were you at that? GL: I may have been, but I don’t remember. Q: Do you remember the different roadhouses along Dempster during Prohibition here in Morton Grove? GL: Oh, yes. They were popular here in Morton Grove. Q: Well, what are some of the ones you remember? GL: Well, there was The Dells and there was the Lincoln Tavern and then The Bridge. Q: Did you ever go in any of them? GL: No, no. What was the big one that Charlie Kremp had. There was like a high, exclusive one. Now that was along the river. What was the name? The Wayside Inn! GL: That was a high-class one. That was the exclusive one. GL: Wayside Inn? I don’t know, but it was along the river. I think it was off of Dempster here this way. North of Dempster, but I don’t know just where it would have been. That was class, the Wayside Inn. Yes. Q: The elite. Q: Do you remember any interesting stories about these roadhouses? Did they all have booze? Q: Under the table? GL: Sure, during Prohibition. Oh, yes. Q: Were any of the places ever in trouble with the law? GL: Well, I suppose, yes. Who was that big gangster during Prohibition? He was… Q: Al Capone? GL: . . . connected here. Was it Al Capone? Might have been. They had connections here with those roadhouses, taverns. Q: Do you remember the airport in Morton Grove? GL: Oh, it was right here, the first one. Right next to us here. Q: Right over here? GL: Yes, that was the airport. Q: Now people have been saying across from Val’s Tavern. GL: Well, there, too, yes. Q: And I heard someone else say off of Lehigh, which would be right here. GL: Oh, yes. This whole thing was airport here. Q: Did you ever go up for a ride? GL; Oh, yes. I had three rides. Q: Did you? GL: Three rides in those old, sitting up there in those open airplanes. There was a pilot down here. His name is Walter Meyer. We knew him kind of well because my brother took flying lessons from him. GL: My brother, Richard. And it looked so safe and so simple. Q: How did it feel once you got up there? GL: I don’t know, I think I was too scared to death to feel. Q: Never opened your eyes. (laughs) GL: You sat right out there in the open. Of course, you didn’t stay up long. Five minutes, and you were back down again. Q: They didn’t go that high, though, did they? GL: No, not so high. Q: Did a lot of people come out on Sundays to watch them? GL: Oh, yes. Oh, sure, the policeman was there. People would come and watch. Q: Did they charge to go up in the planes? GL: Yes, but I think it was, if I remember right, it was three dollars a ride, if I remember right. (laughs) Q: Sounds like a lot of fun. GL: Oh, it was a lot of fun. Q: Were there every any accidents? GL: Well, no, not until Walter Meyer was killed. Q: How was he killed? GL: He collided in mid-air. I think I got the story right. Q: Was he killed here? GL: Well, in this area, up, out, you know, something like maybe like forty or fifty miles from here, thirty or forty miles. Q: He collided? GL: The few planes that were in the sky those years, he collided with a plane up there. Q: That’s kind of freakish to happen. GL: You’d go up time after time after time after time. He was a good pilot, but that’s how things happen. Q: During the Depression years, did it have any particular effect on your family life here? Did you find it hard financially or were you basically living off your farm and it didn’t affect you as much? GL: Well, I’ll tell you. On the farm years ago, you always had a Depression. (laughs) Q: You either made it or you didn’t. GL: Yes, it depends on how the weather was. For two years we were rained out. We didn’t have a crop at all. That was before Depression or after, whatever. On a farm, you always had Depression. There wasn’t much difference. Q: Because you had to watch the weather. GL: Well, I mean you had no control over the weather, of course. I know for a couple of years, one right after the other, two which made it really hard. You didn’t have a crop. You know, everything rotted. Onions, which were out main crop, but we didn’t have a crop at all for two years. Q: How long did the onions have to stay in the ground? GL: Well, I know you planted the seed as soon as you could get in the ground, which was in March, I suppose. March or April it was. And then I think you start to harvest them around in August. Q: Did a lot of farmers grow onions because of Vaughn’s over there? GL: Yes. Like Geweke up here — they were the onion kings. Family of Gewekes. They were called the onion king. Q: The soil was that conductive to growing onions? GL: They went into it in a big way. They had a lot of property and they went into it in a big way. Q: Where did they live? Off of Waukegan? GL: Well, yes, they lived right over there about where Abt is. In fact, one of their houses is still up there. Q: Down further, across from Handyman. GL: Yes, up in that area. Q: Did you lose out in the bank in Morton Grove also like so many other people when that failed? GL: No, we didn’t have any money in the bank. (laughs) We weren’t stockholders or anything. I think I had two hundred dollars there, and I don’t know whether I got it back or not. I don’t remember. (laughs) Q: And nobody in your family worked on the W.P.A.? Q: When Poehlmann’s collapsed, was that big talk in town when they went under during the Depression? GL: It was quite a tragedy. I remember going through and seeing Mr. Poehlmann sitting there and seeing his place being sold out. Q: Which Poehlmann was it? GL: August. That’s the only part I remember. We drove through town, and he was sitting there across the street by one of those buildings, and seeing all the people going — I guess they had an auction, I suppose, or whatever. It was really sad to have been so up, you know. They were such wealthy people and people who were so involved in everything. And then to see all that be taken away from you. Q: Have you ever heard any other reason other than the Depression as to why that business failed? GL: No, not really. You hear different things, but I don’t know. Q: Do you know when those greenhouses came down? Did they tear them down during the Depression? Do you remember that? GL: Well, I suppose they were town down as soon as he closed up there. I just don’t recall. Q: Then when World War II came around in the ‘40s, were any family members involved in that? GL: No, we just happened to escape for some reason or other. They were maybe too old or too young or whatever. Q: Did that have any effect on your life back here at home? The rationing of different foods? GL: Well, yes. You couldn’t get what you wanted, but like I say, on a farm, you’re always in a Depression. Q: Did you find your farming profits going up because you were selling more during the war or did it just not affect you as much? GL: I don’t remember that part of it. I don’t know. Q: Do you remember hearing the bombing of Pearl Harbor on the radio? GL: No, I don’t remember, no. Q: How about the reaction of different Germans — this community was basically German. Was there a particular reaction? GL: The only thing I remember (laughs), my father, who was village clerk here in Morton Grove then and who worked with different things because of the war, like maybe, for instance — I don’t know what it was, but it was like book work or something. And Bill Kirscht, who was a trustee in (laughs) the village, and they were both good citizens, they went downtown on a train one time, and they were talking German, because they liked to talk German. And there was one guy from Golf got up and wanted them put off the train. (laughs) Q: Because of all this happening during the war. GL: Because they were talking German. Q: Really. Q: Was it a big scene or fighting? GL: Well, I don’t think it got to be a big scene, but anyhow he wanted them put off the train because they were talking German. That’s the only incident that I can remember. Q: Who is Medard Lochner? GL: That was my father’s uncle, my grandfather’s brother. Q: So it was really your grandfather that came to this area. He was one of the first ones to come to this area at all. It was in the eighteen, what, forties, fifties? GL: He was born September the 5th, 1836, and he came here when he was eight or ten years old. Then it would have been like ’46 about. Q: Now your grandparents came to this area, right, as children? GL: As children. Q: So it’s your great-grandparents that brought your grandparents here. GL: It’s my great-grandparents. Q: They’re the ones that really settled the area. GL: Oh, yes. It’s the great-grandparents. Q: Do you know their names? I know that’s going back. GL: Well, I don’t really know, but I have no doubt it was Michael. (laughs) I’ll bet it was Michael. Q: We’re almost fifty percent sure on that. (laughter) As far as your own career, you worked on the farm, and then you’re into the greenhouse. GL: Yes, and I’ve been more or less running the store part ever since, which is now like fifty years or more. (laughs) And I’m still running it. I’m still the big mouth over there. (laughs) Q: That’s incredible. Women’s lib. (laughs) Do you remember when you got your first telephone in your family? Was that a big event for you? GL: Well, it was a big event. It must have been . . . (pauses) . . . now let me see. It must have been like about 1918. Around or a little sooner than that — maybe 1916. Q: How about electricity? What did you use in your home before you got electricity? GL: I suppose we had the lamps. I don’t remember that part, but then they had gas. They had these little mantles, you know. They were about this big — as soon as you’d slam a door, they’d fall to pieces, you know. They’d collapse. (laughs) Q: What did you do when you were a child and your mother wanted to keep something cold? GL: We had a cellar, and it was fairly cold down there. Q: For the milk and everything? Q: I’m always interested in the different conveniences that we have today that you didn’t have then. How did she do the washing? GL: Well, we had a machine that you had to work by hand. It wasn’t on the board. You had to work it by hand with a pull, you know, like — and I guess they washed pretty good, too, as far as that goes. Q: Did she make any of her own soap? GL: Oh, yes, she made her own soap, too. And she canned like about six hundred quarts of stuff every year. Yes. Q: So you were never wanting for food, that’s for sure. GL: Well, no, because you canned your own. You canned when you had it from the farm or when it was cheap to buy. You’d always buy like a couple of bushels of peaches in the fall when you’d get them for a couple of dollars a bushel. And then a lot of the stuff like tomatoes and beans and all that sort of thing you’d have yourself. Q: How about politics in town? Was anybody in the family actively involved in politics? GL: Well, my father was village clerk for I think forty-five years. Yes. Otherwise, not. No, that’s all. Q: Did your father’s brothers all stay in the area here? GL: Oh, no, none of them did. No, they all stayed around Chicago area, except one went to Cleveland. Q: And the rest settled. What was in Cleveland? GL: He done pretty well there. He got to be head of a department with the May Company. He went there when he was just a — you know, nobody went to high school, of course, or anything like that during their time. And even my time, because the nearest high school we had here was Carl Schurz down there. GL: So I guess he left when he was about seventeen years old. He headed off for Cleveland and he got in with the May Company. He was one of the buyers there. He got to be quite a successful businessman. Q: So to this day, there’s Lochners in Cleveland? GL: Well, yes, I think he’s got one son there yet. I believe so, yes. Q: Do you ever remember the ice cream wagon coming around? GL: Yes, I remember it. Q: How about civic organizations in town? Was there a girls’ club? GL: No, there was nothing like that. The only would be like the church group, you know. Then one time, we had a little bowling group get together. You know, we bowled through the church. I played basketball for a couple of years. (laughs) Q: Did you? They had a girls’ team? GL: (laughing) Yes, we played down here at Grove School. They had a place downstairs, you know. We were all girls from the church. Everything you done mostly was from the church. Q: Well, it was a good way of getting people together at the church, and people clustered around it, so that was good. GL: Yes, we played basketball I know for a couple of years. Then we started — see the Lutheran church down here had two bowling alleys. Q: Jerusalem? GL: Yes, it’s gone now. The building is gone. The Jerusalem church down here. And that’s where we started to bowl. None of us knew how to bowl. Some took two hands and threw it (laughter). And then we finally got a little more expert at it, then we went to Des Plaines and bowled. Q: Oh, then you were big shots. (laughter) GL: (laughing) Yes, then we went to Des Plaines. And I’ll bet they were glad when they saw us, when they had to play against us, because they always won. (laughs) Q: Well, of course, when you know you can’t win . . . GL: They always won, so they were better than we were. (laughs) Q: Well, we’ve just about covered everything. GL: They were the better bowlers up there. They were at it longer. Q: Is there anything in particular that you liked best about Morton Grove or about living here in the area? GL: Well, I think it’s the best place on earth as far as I’m concerned. I wouldn’t want to live anyplace else. Q: It’s always been your home and your family’s home. GL: Yes, yes. I have no desire to go anyplace. They can have Florida, they can have Wisconsin — well, I like Wisconsin once in a while. (laughs) Maybe for a week or two or three. No, I have no desire to go anyplace else. Q: What do you think about all the changes that are happening? All the building they’re doing now? GL: Well, see the way I’m situated here, if I don’t want to look across the street and see all that goings on over there, I look east and I see the woods, and I wouldn’t know if anything ever changed. Q: You’re smart, Gertrude. GL: I can have my choice. I can look out, I can look east and it’s the was it used to was. I look over there and then it’s different. And I don’t know which I like best. I think I like them both. Q: When we were going over different things, you said that your grandparents before they came over had a store in Germany. Q: Now is that a family tradition? Had there always been general stores? GL: Well, no, it just happened to be one of the things he done for a living. I don’t think it was a tradition though. Q: Do you still have relatives in Germany? GL: Oh, I suppose so. Q: But no one you keep in contact with? GL: No, no one in contact with. Q: Do you know from where in Germany they came? GL: Yes, now my mother came from Kruft along the Rhine, and the town nearer that people know better is Andernach. That’s a bigger town. But it’s still on the map because I’ve got some German friends who go there all the time. I was visiting there one time, and they had a big map of Germany and they allowed me where Kruft was. See, it’s a little town, but they never change names over there, they said. See, like here, Lincolnwood was Tessville. Now Kruft is Kruft and it stays that way. So it’s still there. I saw it myself on the map. That was where my mother was, then my grandfather, my Grandpa Lochner, he came from Wurzburg, Bavaria, around the Bavaria area. Here’s the name of it here. Q: W-U-E-R-Z-B-U-R-G. Yes, I think you did a pretty good job at that. This is what Evelyn [Gertrude’s niece] had given me when they came to interview you that time, and I wanted to ask you about this. When you told me about the Dilgs and the Gabels here, you have that the three families put their names in a hat to divide the land. Is that true? GL: Yes. See, evidently they must have just bought this whole section here or whatever, you know. Those things were sold in sections, I suppose. And then the three women, they put their — this was my grandmother and I guess it was Mrs. Dilg and Mrs. Gabel, then the women had to pull the name out of the hat as to what section was going to be theirs. Q: And that was that. GL: That was that. And my grandmother drew this part here. Then the Dilgs and Gabels drew over in there. So if she’d have drew different, if she’d have drew over there, we wouldn’t be on Dempster. We’d be on Waukegan Road. Q: So now these stories have been passed down to you kids like this, GL; Yes. Q: Here you said six to eight weeks, huh? I wonder what made them come from Columbus down to this area? GL: Well, that I wouldn’t know. They didn’t have anyone here or I suppose they wanted to go to Chicago. You know, they came to Chicago. Q: Maybe they did. Maybe they heard that there was more land available out this way. GL: Yes, I suppose he wanted to come. It was cheap. They farmed then in that “Baumanville” area. When he came to Chicago, that was all prairie there yet. And he had enough money to buy like, I don’t know, thirty or forty or fifty acres there. But people discouraged him. Said, “Chicago. Oh, don’t put your money here. Chicago’s never going to come out here.” And he had enough money, because, like I say, they came, they had a lot of money when they came from Germany. It was a lot of money in those days, you know, eight thousand dollars. And he could have bought, oh, a lot of land down there, but they said, “Oh, that’s never going to be anything. Don’t put your money here.” (laughs) Q: Did they ever mention how much it cost them for the boat trip over? GL: No, not to me. Q: Now here it says — how much did you say she had sewn in her skirt? GL: She had eight thousand dollars sewn in her skirt. Is that what it says there? Q: Eight thousand? That’s a lot of money. GL Yes, that was a lot of money in those days. Q: They must have been well off. GL: Well, yes. Oh, they were well off. They didn’t leave Germany because they were looking for better fields or better pastures. Q: No, evidently not. GL: No, they just left Germany because he didn’t like that regulation of that Army thing for his sons. See, they had how many? Four or five sons. Q: Oh, so many sons had to go in the Army? GL: Yes, he didn’t want that. He didn’t like that, the way they operated, the way the Kaiser (laughs) . . .. He didn’t like that Kaiser thing there, but I suppose it was better than it was later when Hitler took over. But I guess the Kaiser wasn’t too goo either, huh? I mean he was pretty powerful . . . Q: No, I guess not. GL: Yes, I guess he had a lot of power, too. So that’s why they really left. I’ve got the picture if you want to see it. Or have you got time? Q: Yes, I’d love to see it. GL: I’ve got the picture of their place over there. Q: Yes, let me take a look. (TAPE STOPPED AND RESTARTED) GL: [looking at photographs] See, I used to always read these, I used to like mystery stories. And I thought one day I’d win that thousand dollars and I wanted to look intelligent, so why I looked that way. I wasn’t going to smile or nothing, because that’s the picture I was going to have put in the paper. Only I never won the thousand dollars, but I got ten dollars once, and I got five. (laughter) Now that’s my cousins. These are the Heinz’s. But now that ain’t Fred, though. That’s Harry. (laughs) Q: Yes, you can see a resemblance in the eyes. GL: So now this is my brother Mike and Richard. That’s when we lived up there, and this is my grandparents when they celebrated their Golden Wedding. That’s Mike and that’s Katherine. And then this is my grandmother when she was in her nineties. She lived long, too. Q: This is Michael’s wife? Michael that lived to be 102 — your grandfather? GL: Yes, this is Michael. That’s husband and wife there. Q: How long did your grandfather live? GL: Eighty-five. Q: She lived to be what? GL: Ninety — just about ninety-five. Q: Have you always grown just house plants in your greenhouse business here or was it bedding? GL: Well, no. Mostly bedding. Like now we got seven thousand poinsettias out there. Then at Easter we got a lot of Easter lilies. The green plants we didn’t grow. We just sell them; we just handle them. Once in a while we grow some. [looking at photos] Now this is my father at one of the village meetings. That’s my father there. They’re discussing something there. That’s just a picture. See, now this is on the river down there. That’s where we’re skating on the river. Q: Boy, that’s an oldie. GL: Now that’s a big threshing machine there. Q: Did you own your own machines? GL: No. that’s my father and mother standing in front of the house here. Q: Threshing machine. 1915. What’s this? 1950. GL: And that’s down here on the river. That’s my sister and my cousin. Q: Skating on the Morton Grove River. Where is this? GL: Well, it’s just down here by the bridge. Q: Oh, yes. On the other side. GL: See that’s the house when it was up there before it was remodeled. Q: Yes. Look at those pumpkins you have in the front here. And squashes. GL: And this is my father and Max Finke. You heard of Max Finke and Fred Huscher, didn’t you? GL: They always used to come to visit him when his birthday was. So these are all pictures that you wouldn’t be interested in unless you’ve got a lot of time. Q: Just explain it to me, and pass them on. I love looking at them. GL: Now that’s when my father was a hundred years old. That’s us — my sister and Richard and me. This is in Columbus now, about fifty years, it almost was fifty years to the day that they left for Columbus, and we drove out there one time, my mother and dad and I. and so we never was there in fifty years, but she knew the park that they lived across from. And the park was still there, and this was their house. Only instead of it being a home, it was a two-flat now. Q: But she only remembered the park? GL: Yes. And by remembering the park, she knew. Now this was my mother’s home, and see, this is where their store was in Germany. And this is where the store was in this front part of the house. It was part of the house. Q: How old is Richie? GL: Richard is ten years younger than I am. He’s sixty-eight. Now that’s my Grandmother Lochner when she was around ninety. Q: Boy, you have pictures here. GL: Oh, I got a whole bunch of those pictures. Q: Oh, this is cute. I love looking at these do you still have get-togethers at the house here at Christmas and all that. GL: Not any more. Now when my mother and dad were living yet, I had people come here quite a bit. I always had a Christmas party. On Christmas Day I always had like my aunt and uncle who were single and lived over in Skokie, then my brother and his wife Betty, and my uncle who lived in Chicago who lived alone. But now I don’t any more. Q: What did all the other brothers and sisters do? Did any of them go into business? GL: Well, I only had another brother — one more brother. Q: How about Helen then? GL: Helen got married and she . . . Q: Raised her family. GL: Yes, they lived over here and her husband had, was in another line, you know. And my brother, Mike, he started out with it, but he didn’t like it, so he left. He went into the like black dirt business, selling black dirt. Q: Selling it. GL: Then he’d buy property and sell it and like that, you know. Then when the dirt was all off, he’d sell it, and he got himself into a pretty good business there. Q: See I was under the impression that maybe your father had built the greenhouse. GL: No, no. Richard and I built it, and we run it. But it was his property, though, you know. It was on his property. Q: How was business that first year when you opened in the middle of the Depression? GL: Well, we didn’t expect too much. We were never discouraged, because we didn’t expect too much. Although we had people that bought from us anyhow with the vegetables and that, you know, they came and bought the flowers then, too. My mother’s the one who grew the flowers, and we sold more flowers than we did vegetables, so that’s what gave us the idea of why not start a greenhouse. We had to do something, you know. You’re sitting on, you’re here on five acres of land, six, well, you had to do something. You couldn’t farm, so . . . Q: Did you grow all different kinds of flowers? GL: Well, at first we used to grow cut flowers. We used to grow mums. Q: Carnations. GL: No, not carnations. Just mums. That was the only cut flowers we grew. And we were the kind that stuck, you know. We didn’t get discouraged. We didn’t give up. Q: I think that’s really remarkable. GL: We stuck through the thick and thin of it. Q: Yes. That’s great. So it’s just you and Richie back here working now. Are any of the kids . . . GL: Yes, Richard’s son, jack, he’s here with us. But his son, Dick, he didn’t care about it, so he didn’t like this kind of — too much work, you know. It’s a lot of work in a greenhouse. GL: He didn’t like this kind of business. Q: Well, you’ve got a beautiful place here, Gertrude. Posted in InterviewsTagged Dr. Drostenfels, Dr. Klehm, Gertrude Lochner, Great Depression, interview, Morton Grove Days, Morton Grove Historical Society, Morton Grove Public Library, Poehlmann Brothers, RoadhousesBy My Morton Grove Previous PostPrevious Walter Lindemann Next PostNext Raymond Harrer	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1546
__label__cc	0.638024	0.361976	Which browser is safest? The browser wars are back and this time you win 16 Jul 2012 58 Adobe Flash, Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Privacy, Vulnerability Previous: How Facebook catches would-be child molesters by analyzing relationships and chat content Next: 18 months later, and Facebook Profile Viewer rogue apps still successfully tricking users by Chester Wisniewski Several media organizations have recently reported that Chrome has bypassed Internet Explorer in worldwide browser market share. Here at Sophos, we don’t keep track of that sort of thing, but we have seen a major change in browser marketing over the last 24 months. The browser makers are selling security. Microsoft has been promoting Internet Explorer 10’s security chops, which will ship later this year with Windows 8 and will reportedly be made available to Windows 7 users as well. The new version of IE will be a full 64 bit application on 64 bit Windows, increasing the difficulty of bypassing exploit mitigation techniques like ASLR. IE 10 also introduces a new setting called Enhanced Protected Mode (EPM). EPM adds several new sandbox-like technologies and introduces the concept of plug-in-free browsing. Mozilla is preparing to launch Firefox 14 any day now with its own set of security-enhancing features. Firefox will now default to using HTTPS for search queries submitted to Google. This is a great improvement for privacy and it appears that the Firefox developers are exploring similar features for other search engines. My favorite new Firefox feature is the “Click to Play” plugin preference. If you enable this feature (plugins.click_to_play under about:config), websites containing content such as Flash or Quicktime will be blocked by default, to prevent drive-by exploitation. If you wish to see the video, you simply click on the box to enable the plugin. Chrome 20 was released last month, and attempts to get a grip on malicious extensions being distributed on Facebook and other sites. The latest version of Chrome will no longer allow extensions to be loaded from any web page other than the Chrome Web Store. Additionally, Google has begun screening applications submitted to the official Web Store. It is a bit shocking that Google wasn’t doing any screening before – but better late than never. The Google Chrome team are now bragging about Chrome 21 including a fully-sandboxed version of Adobe Flash for all versions of Windows. (Adobe released a sandboxed version of Flash for Firefox in June. The differences between the Firefox and Chrome sandboxes is unclear.) With the browser developers trying to gain market share and using security as a competitive advantage, we all win. Security doesn’t need to be annoying or difficult and when implemented elegantly is an advantage. Hopefully the developers of Java are listening and will try to catch up with Adobe, Microsoft, Mozilla and Google. 58 comments on “Which browser is safest? The browser wars are back and this time you win” I was toying with upgrading to win 8 until I heard a number of unfavourable reports from friends, and nothing positive from anyone. Still persevering with Vista, which falls over if I try and install IE 9. Chrome seems about the fastest, user friendly browser available for non 'geek chic' users like me. With AVG free and Spybot S&D in tandem, seems pretty much attack proof. Incidentally, whilst Microsoft's spell check is going bananas, 'unfavourable' is spelt with a 'u' in England (where the language was born) – geddit y'all? Chester Wisniewski says: I think if you choose English (UK) in your language preferences it is smart enough to figure that out. I have mine set to English (Canada) and it knows the strange mix of British and American English we use here. Technically, you could probably say that English was born across the Channel, somewhere on the North Sea coast, in roughly the region where the Dutch/German border is today. IIRC, the "u" in "favourable" is a comparatively recent insertion, and wouldn't have been there during the language's nascent period. To the best of my knowledge, the Americans took "favor" with them on the Mayflower, and never got around to Frenchifying the spelling later, as they were busy with other tricky linguistic stuff, such as working out what to call maize. (They settled on the word "corn", which wasn't inaccurate but _was_ undeniably confusing 🙂 Oh…on a related security matter….darn! Can't think of one. Are you saying that "favour" is an exception? From what I read in the Wikipedia, the -our endings came into the English language with the Norman conquest of England, which they date at 1066. Before that it was either -ur or -or. It says the Webster's 1828 dictionary is given much of the credit for the -or endings in the USA. Mr Oh says: Haha. You call moving from Vista to Win 8 an upgrade? Rifleman says: I know nothing about Win8, except I got real sick of MS coming out with a whole new OS in progress every few years. About the time they get most of the bugs worked out, they release a new half-baked OS. Anyway, to me, anything is an upgrade from Vista, even XP. Upgrade to Windows 7 from Vista and looking better than 8 at the moment. Far better!!! bob3160 says: Nothing wrong with Windows 8. You've just been listening to the wrong friends. It's faster, lighter and more secure. It certainly put Vista to shame. I've even been able to run some of the old 16 bit games which I had to shelve after installing Windows 7. If you hurry, you can even insure getting Windows 8 for less than $40.00. Win7 was noticably lighter and fast installing, but won't run a lot of my older software. I would think with the RAM, processing power, and OS capabilities available these days, they'd be able to create a backwards compatible environment for even the old DOS sims. I hated vista enough, myself, to go back to XP64, but recently had to upgrade to 7 to use the hardware features on my Mar2012 LGA2011 build. I usually wait until at least one service pack is out. I must say, Win7 is stable, had every driver I needed, and is easy to install and set up on a hot build (I do a lot of CAD/CAM, I don't know how it performs on a modest build). Most of my problems with it so far, are more along the lines of interface annoyances. They're coming out with 8 pretty fast though, so I have to wonder if there's a serious flaw somewhere in 7. Back to the subject at hand, I used to associate mozilla software with spyware, so I shy from them. I'm coming to associate google with spyware, so i shy from them. I'm using IE9, and I dislike it enough that I'm looking for something else. I don't know much about AVG, but the S&D folks have saved me enough time and trouble to send them money every so often. Safari isn't even worthy of a mention! haha Not true. Safari and Opera are worthy, but I can't cover every single browser and still have time for lunch 🙂 Safari and Opera have been making lots of improvements as well. Are you going to update it or leave it as is? @vhz93 says: I thought Safari was a major security breach when installed on Windows? ddddddd says: Indeed, it also causes massive performance problems and thrashing of my hard drive, just uninstalled it immediately. Same thing BTW for iTunes, it had a major security problem left unfixed for years. It was used in Syria to spy on people. Erinn says: You titled the article which Browser is safest, yet to fail mention Opera. Maybe it should be re titled Which Browser is most popular. Hopefully lunch will over soon. Thanks, keep us up to date. I'm looking for a new browser, and though the ones featured are currently at the bottom of my list, the info on what is happening with them is still very useful. And thanks for using a comment moderation sytem I'm registered with, it's easier to keep track of a few usernames and PWs than a lot. I'm using google chrome an can not get into one of my favorite games in facebook. i have contacted zgyna days ago with no response. IE is even worst for the loading problems i'm having. my flash player is up to date an history has been cleared. i'm at a loss i have asked many people about how to fix this to no avail. thank you for your time an site @Spider_Dan21 says: The fix is simply install and use Firefox 😛 Delete your Facebook account. End of problem. Opera…..? Opera's security is actually quite great. Sandboxing, "click to play" like plugin loading, etc. Opera Mini is more concerning as it surfs through Opera's proxy servers, but that doesn't mean they are spying on you. Isar says: I switched to Opera, and am loving it. And Espen is right: why isn't it mentioned here? The reason I switched was that I read if you turn on Opera's Turbo feature, it adds a level of security, and makes it harder to be tracked. What I've ended up with is a much faster surfing experience. The speed change was quite dramatic. Mind you I was using the latest version of IE for Windows XP (premium), which is quite old. IE was constantly crashing, freezing, and self-closing. All that has changed. Wish I'd known about Opera a long time ago; would have had a lot more hair 🙂 My favorite is IE9, I'd use it full time if it had an HTTPS Everywhere option/plugin. Chrome and Firefox (I'm currently using Waterfox, a x64 Firefox variant) crash a lot and use up to much RAM. fffffffffffffff says: Try Firefox Aurora, it uses less RAM than any other alternatives, and is Faaaaaaast! And BTW, IE9 using little RAM is only an illusion, it uses a lot more than it seems to because a lot of it is loaded 24/7 in the OS already. Since IE became embedded in the operating system, it has been the least secure browser for 2 reasons. With ActiveX it has a larger attack surface (adding plugins to any browser increases their attack surface also). A compromise of the browser is a potential compromise of the operating system as well. ActiveX is disabled by default in IE 10 for internet tabs. I won't defend Microsoft's other choices, but the ActiveX threat is largely mitigated. Let’s hope we can get David Rice at Apple to keep plugging away at the Apple hierarchy to make a super safe browser out of Safari. opti says: i use opera. everything feels stupid still chome for banking and checking bills; but only because so many 'secure' sites refuse to acknowledge opera as a contender Sponebob says: i WANT to go to Chrome because I am a huge Google fan but there are two reasons I cannot. 1) There is no drop-down rss feed reader for chrome. In firefox, I simple att a new rss feed in the toolbar and ,wa-lah, drop down rss feed with auto update. 2) There is no "gmail manager" add on. cs2012 says: Being a fan of a company? Srsly? I thought fanboyism was already dead and superseded by common sense viverra says: There are several good gmail add-ons with varying degrees of management capabilities. I'm currently using "simple mail checker for gmail", because it has excellent notification options for multiple accounts. I don't use them, but I believe there are several rss feed add-ons as well. I usually avoid the OS/DE (operating system/desktop environment) browsers as a means of compartmentalizing. I don’t use Konqueror in KDE. I don’t use Internet Explorer with Windows. And I wouldn’t use Chrome with Chrome OS. I use Firefox and it’s my favorite browser. I switched to it from Internet Explorer last year, and I’d never go back. Safari is ok, but I think it’s just too basic and un-customizable. The Green Wizard says: I use Opera since 1998, and I had only once troubles with banks, I send them a very unpleasing email and eventually they changed their way of selling IE. I use for security reason Comodo Dragon, it's based on chrome with more security….that's what I was told. I use FF because of NoScript. Chrome sorta has one but I find it harder to use. IE doesn't have one at all, I don't see how anyone could surf without it. wolsonjr says: Opera since about 3.0. Have others on hand and use them occasionally, but Opera is my 90% on several Linux and several windows @greeneyedsouls says: Opera, at home. It's quite amazing and had tons of features long time before Chrome and Firefox. It's the best out there. what about TOR browser(s)???… Use Tors! Problem solved.! mrssmith says: I use Comodo Dragon too for the reason given above I keep trying Opera but probably don't spend enough time with it I use IE for sites [to do with work] that won't function with Dragon Sushi Dude says: In response to the last sentence… what does Java need catch up on? Most attacks that involve Java do not actually exploit a vulnerability in the latest version Java as they are Trojans. They ask the user for permission to run on the system. I don't know which browser is safest. I use Firefox most of the time. Every browser has flaws & in the 16 years I've been using the Internet, the one thing I've learned, is there is no such thing as a safe browser. One reason being, the browser is man made, (how many man made products are free of flaws) the other is the one "extension" of the browsers that doesn't get enough attention, the user at the keyboard. I haven't used Chrome for the simple personal reason, that I do not want to give Google any more power than they already have. I do not like the way the Internet has turned into a place where corporations (Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Adobe, Sun etc,) control so much of the way our computers interact from the keyboard commands to the webpages. If they can just get Chrome to stop crashing all the time… I use 3 browers at work. 3!!!! Why? because all of them do have their own issues. Speed is a non-issue. I can go to one site on Internet Explorer with no problems and Opera could not load it without several refreshes. Or I would use firefox for one page but then it would freeze on another. Sometimes its the server running the site thats the problem, not your browser. there is no safest browser. mittfh says: At work I tend to use all three browsers installed: * Internet Explorer for the information management system we use – even the latest release is still optimised for IE 7 (although IE 8 and 9 are supported in Compatability Mode) * Firefox for most 'net surfing * Chrome for Webex webinars by the supplier of our IMS – they refuse to run in IE. At home, a mixture of FF and Chrome (although since I've acquired a Raspberry Pi, I'll probably start using Midori as well!) – FF for almost everything (at least in part due to the huge number of extensions and tab grouping), with Chrome for if something starts misbehaving in FF (and for Google+ since, unsurprisingly, there are more extensions relating to that social network for that browser than FF). Oxfordshire Bob says: Well, according to an article I read on Security Focus at the start of this year, Google has more security flaws in their TWO main products, than the whole of Oracle and then all of Microsoft's products combined. I used Chrome ONCE – and never will again. I use IE9, FF, and Opera. Most of the time Opera. I am a Techy Geek with a strong security background. Most of the time the problems are not the browser, but the organic interface, and then all the additional plug-ins said organic interfaces install, and their bad habits. At the end of the day, the only SECURE system is one in 100 cubic meters of concrete at the bottom of the ocean with no cables attached. After that, we have to educate USERS who still think computers are only for geeks…. Mason Graham says: I have the latest version of Chrome 20 and have yet to have an issue with loading an extension from a non-Chrome Web Store location. e.g. userscripts.org. I understand downloader beware, however I have posted personal scripts that only assist myself and others with an online game we play. One beauty of Chrome was not having to have GreaseMonkey to load the script(s). To date no issues. Internaut says: I can’t believe that there are people who are willing to fork out a couple of hundred dollars for yet another Windoze O/S. Remember DOS? MS never got that right, and had buggy insecure Windows 3.1, Win95, 98, 2000 Millennium, XP, Vista, Windows 7 and now MS is convincing the gullible to hand off another $300.00 a pop for another kick at the can? Of course, to get it, one will need to upgrade RAM, their CPU, and new Office, new browser, new security, and slumber along nervously waiting for the first Service Packs, security patches, bug fixes, updates and upgrades. I can appreciate a choice of browsers, but it’s more about keeping up with the Gates’s than providing a secure Internet experience. Browsers are built and upgraded to work with the latest Windows O/S’s, sharing each others bells and whistles. What I’m seeing in the browser war is each are implementing the most popular public built apps in to their browsers and changing the version numbers – much like MS does with Office – change the icons, buttons locations, mess around the visuals and re-sell it as something new and great and, very necessary if you want to keep up with the Gateses. New browser? When ever any new software is released, it goes through a secondary beta test – every ‘upgrade’ to a new version, is a end-user beta test. Then there are the numerous security patches, bug fixes, updates, and need to upgrade to a new anti-everything software, learn a new email program, and lest we forget the upgrade to another insecure, buggy, expensive Windows O/S. I’ll wait until the public is done beta testing Windows 8 and the browsers have settled back down before I throw money away just to brag I have the latest statusware. The sky is not falling! Lean on the “Upgrade Later” key. You mentioned the Firefox feature "about:config plugins.click_to_play" How do I install it? Have looked under tools and add on manager and have yet to find a way to access it. I use a mac for work and home but am not a professional computer expert and would appreciate your help. Thank you. Type about:config in the address bar, go, and click past the warning screen. Then, search for plugins.click_to_play, and change it’s value to “true” by double-clicking it. @shivabeach says: for gods sake when will flash go away? I cant even use Firefox to watch videos any more. Please make it go away! omgitshim says: Palemoon…………A 64 bit souped up firefox…Can't beat it demonchild says: And where is Safari in all this mix??? Not all of us are window zombies, and still use older Power Mac's and Laptops. I got Comodo dragon browser safest best browser ever so many security features o a chrome base browser, also use there antivirus can now get 30 day trail and their pc cleaner had no problems u b mad not to try it i been using it for months now very fast and safe excellent parent control Marcia Jones says: Thank you, Chester for this site. I learned a lot by reading all the comments and the answers to the comments. DarkHorse73 says: Why does no one ever include additional programs in these comparisons, like Comodo’s browsers, Dragon (based on Google Chrome) or IceDragon (based on Mozilla’s Firefox), or their Internet Security program? They have a ton of other security related programs on their website. Many of them for free, too. (comodo.com). You can’t cover every possible browser, so more often than not we have to choose the top 5 most popular. 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__label__cc	0.736119	0.263881	Every City has a Story to Tell A venture started with an aim to promote the magnetic essence of all Indian cities Kaapi with Nammur Bengaluru and its boulevards full of bustling cafes, bring conversations & stories, photographs and memories A bit of Bengaluru The story of Bengaluru captured in merchandise that speaks of its history & its dynamic evolution over the years Beer, because why not? We are partners in crime to Bengaluru's rampant pub culture and brewed gold, care to join us? Everything Bengaluru Nammur elegantly captures the essence of the city's nature and nurture - from being a fitness driven community to being the beer capital of the country About Nammur 'Nammur' wants to tell a story, filled with tales; about the when, the where, and the what. We believe in the magic a good story can bring forth and our merchandise and souvenirs are a representation of these stories of our city. The idea is to create a certain spirit collectively in the hearts of the city folks, making them connect with each other and the environment we live in. These stories in time will tell the story of India and what makes it incredible. About Bengaluru Right from the good weather and canopy roads to the spirit of technology, we bring you the Garden City of India in small collectibles you can wear, drink from, write on, store in, pin up and more. If you love the city, take a little bit of it home with you. Together, let's celebrate the spirit of Bengaluru! Tune in to the story of Bengaluru with Nammur merchandises and souvenirs to know, feel and love the city better. A bit of Bengaluru to call your own! From the Garden City to becoming the Startup Capital, namma Bengaluru is known for many things. It is also the first Indian city to have its own logo, a unique identity that personifies all things Bengaluru. Our weather is pleasant, and our people warm and welcoming - that's why when you visit us, we don't want you to return empty handed. Instead, we want you to take a bit of Bengaluru back with you. So whether you like to jot down your rants and raves, or grab a cold one while you take a trip down memory lane, we have the perfect souvenirs for you. T-Shirts - Kids	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1554
__label__wiki	0.677873	0.677873	Online Sequencer Forums › Off Topic › Forum Games The Last Game Thatoneshadowking Giant scaly fire breathing cat 115 Posts: 05-03-2019, 11:14 AM (This post was last modified: 05-03-2019, 11:15 AM by Thatoneshadowking.) YOU JUST DID IT WRONG Do you want to burn, or do you want to listen? The Last Game - by Frank - 11-06-2018, 04:46 PM RE: The Last Game - by Kirbyderp - 11-06-2018, 04:48 PM RE: The Last Game - by Pricerocks - 11-06-2018, 08:49 PM RE: The Last Game - by Firebolt391d - 11-06-2018, 08:56 PM RE: The Last Game - by LucentTear - 11-07-2018, 04:04 AM RE: The Last Game - by Kirbyderp - 11-07-2018, 04:13 AM RE: The Last Game - by LucentTear - 11-07-2018, 01:05 PM RE: The Last Game - by UTComposer - 11-08-2018, 12:37 PM RE: The Last Game - by Darksky951 - 11-08-2018, 01:54 PM RE: The Last Game - by JHXC - 11-08-2018, 06:31 PM RE: The Last Game - by DERP SONGZ - 11-08-2018, 06:37 PM RE: The Last Game - by Frank - 11-08-2018, 09:19 PM RE: The Last Game - by A Rusty Teakettle - 11-08-2018, 09:28 PM RE: The Last Game - by cane118 - 11-09-2018, 05:23 AM RE: The Last Game - by JHXC - 11-09-2018, 10:36 AM RE: The Last Game - by Floofler - 11-10-2018, 03:45 PM RE: The Last Game - by Jojo Reference - 11-13-2018, 12:54 PM RE: The Last Game - by Setherdo21 - 11-13-2018, 01:24 PM RE: The Last Game - by UTComposer - 11-14-2018, 05:12 AM RE: The Last Game - by NotAnAesthete - 11-14-2018, 06:17 PM RE: The Last Game - by Frank - 11-16-2018, 07:36 AM RE: The Last Game - by HyperPotato31 - 11-16-2018, 08:35 AM RE: The Last Game - by Alex! - 11-16-2018, 11:58 AM RE: The Last Game - by MysticSwe - 11-19-2018, 09:36 AM RE: The Last Game - by NotAnAesthete - 11-19-2018, 11:00 AM RE: The Last Game - by Grimtin10 - 11-21-2018, 02:05 PM RE: The Last Game - by Tests - 11-21-2018, 02:06 PM RE: The Last Game - by Thatoneshadowking - 01-08-2019, 11:54 AM RE: The Last Game - by Thatoneshadowking - 01-08-2019, 02:31 PM RE: The Last Game - by Vulminous_music - 01-09-2019, 09:17 AM RE: The Last Game - by Xlikeseek - 01-09-2019, 09:19 AM RE: The Last Game - by Guest - 01-14-2019, 03:13 PM RE: The Last Game - by Julesvpraag - 01-17-2019, 11:44 AM RE: The Last Game - by HyperPotato31 - 01-18-2019, 03:21 PM RE: The Last Game - by Doublepower - 01-19-2019, 12:03 AM RE: The Last Game - by A Rusty Teakettle - 01-23-2019, 09:18 AM RE: The Last Game - by Jojo Reference - 01-23-2019, 09:35 AM RE: The Last Game - by Pricerocks - 02-02-2019, 10:01 AM RE: The Last Game - by Doublepower - 02-02-2019, 09:10 PM RE: The Last Game - by Kurtch - 02-04-2019, 04:24 PM RE: The Last Game - by Alex! - 02-24-2019, 01:51 PM RE: The Last Game - by Ourobius - 02-26-2019, 09:17 AM RE: The Last Game - by The One Person - 02-26-2019, 09:26 AM RE: The Last Game - by Jimbo - 02-26-2019, 10:53 AM RE: The Last Game - by Sosasees - 02-28-2019, 09:21 AM RE: The Last Game - by CaptainPresto - 03-10-2019, 04:44 AM RE: The Last Game - by EricXr - 03-10-2019, 08:26 PM RE: The Last Game - by Firebolt391d - 03-13-2019, 11:20 AM RE: The Last Game - by gazx - 04-02-2019, 05:58 PM RE: The Last Game - by fox - 04-04-2019, 12:40 AM RE: The Last Game - by cane118 - 04-09-2019, 01:39 PM RE: The Last Game - by Singlepower - 04-29-2019, 06:07 AM RE: The Last Game - by BaroqueMIDI - 06-15-2019, 01:43 AM RE: The Last Game - by Franz_Lyfeld - 06-15-2019, 01:44 AM RE: The Last Game - by TheSilentGamer - 06-15-2019, 05:19 AM RE: The Last Game - by Gr8Studios_Music - 07-14-2019, 10:24 AM RE: The Last Game - by Bob99 - 07-24-2019, 03:39 AM RE: The Last Game - by Gr8Studios_Music - 08-21-2019, 01:28 PM RE: The Last Game - by RasPazGD - 01-05-2020, 06:10 AM RE: The Last Game - by Liu Catlin - 01-05-2020, 06:10 AM RE: The Last Game - by Instantly Meatified - 01-05-2020, 06:13 AM RE: The Last Game - by BaroqueMIDI2 - 01-14-2020, 04:56 AM RE: The Last Game - by ChaosTheProtogen - 01-19-2020, 11:08 PM -------------------- Private Messages User Control Panel Who's Online Search Forum Home Online Sequencer -- News -- Events -- Online Sequencer Discussion -- Collaborations -- Suggestions ---- Completed Suggestions -- Bug Reports ---- Completed Bug Reports Off Topic -- General Discussion -- Forum Games -- Introduce Yourself -- General Music Composition	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1559
__label__wiki	0.869261	0.869261	Productivity for Salesforce customers Scalable platform for enterprises Data protection, privacy, and control Single-tenant cloud deployment Try Quip for Free Get started with any use-case Quip for Customer 360 Quip for Sales Productivity for Sales Teams Quip for Service Productivity for Service Teams Pricing 1-415-830-5754 Sign In Quip Blog How Pop-Up Magazine uses Quip By Molly Graham Pop-Up Magazine is a live magazine, created for a stage, a screen, and a live audience. Writers, documentary filmmakers, photographers, radio producers, and illustrators perform new stories, in a variety of media, live at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco. Pop-Up was one of Quip's earliest customers. They used the product this spring, planning their Song Reader Issue, a collaboration with McSweeney's and Beck. We asked Douglas McGray, Pop-Up Magazine's editor-in-chief, how Pop-Up used Quip and which of the features the group found most useful. Tell me about Pop-Up Magazine. What is your team like? All of us who work on Pop-Up Magazine do other things. I write for magazines (New York Times Magazine, New Yorker, etc) and radio (This American Life, Studio 360). Derek Fagerstrom and Lauren Smith are creative directors. Derek is the managing editor of Zoetrope All-Story, and Lauren worked with Todd Oldham for a number of years, and together they owned The Curiosity Shoppe. Evan Ratliff, our story editor, is a writer (New Yorker, Wired, National Geographic, etc) and the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Atavist. Dave Cerf, our tech director, was an interface designer at Apple who now does interesting work with film and sound. Maili Holiman, our designer, is creative director of Sunset Magazine. We don't have an office. When we get together to work, it's at kitchen tables, bars, coffee shops. Most of the time we're working remotely, and collaborating in a bunch of different ways. How did you and your team use Quip? We pass a lot of projects back and forth, and make a lot of lists, and gather ideas from a wide network of contributors, and write down pretty much every idea we have ourselves. We try and pack a lot into a 100-minute show, and do things we haven't done before, so there's a lot of "What about this? What about that?" Quip, for us, was kind of like a big whiteboard, where we could add, comment, sort, and refine, and keep track of everything. I like to experiment with new tools, so I was eager to give it a try. What were the most useful features of Quip? It's pretty slick on a phone. And you can get mobile alerts whenever anyone edits a document, including the changes, so you can track stuff at a glance, you don't have to open a document unless you have something to add. Also, there's a running status update that tells you who has seen each change. It turned out to be a nice way for us to work independently without feeling disconnected. What did your planning process look like before you used Quip? How did using Quip change your process? It didn't change our process as much as it reflected the way we like to work. The running alerts and "read by…" notifications cut down on email, which was nice. Did anything surprise you about using Quip? When I first heard about Quip, I figured it could be a really useful tool for collaborative work. And it was. But I found I liked using it to write other things, too. It's thoughtfully minimalist. A clean, distraction-free page. Molly Graham IT Ops Quip Private Cloud Download Quip Developers/API Start Using Quip Today Quip is a Salesforce Company ©2020 Quip	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1561
__label__wiki	0.840206	0.840206	UNC frat member found guilty of providing alcohol to student who died last year Higuchi After an hour of deliberations, a Weld County Court jury on Thursday convicted a University of Northern Colorado fraternity member of providing alcohol to a 19-year-old student who died after jumping off a balcony at a fraternity party last April. Kyle Riley, 23, seemed dazed after the verdict at 11 a.m. Thursday. He remained at the defense table, staring straight ahead while trial watchers and jurors filed out of the courtroom behind him. The jury convicted him of one count of providing alcohol to a minor, a misdemeanor charge punishable by six to 18 months in jail. Weld County Court Judge Michele Meyer will sentence him in August. Additionally, Riley will lose his driver’s license for six months, per Colorado Department of Revenue rules. Ross Higuchi drank at the April 15, 2011, party at a Delta Tau Delta fraternity party and charged off a second-floor balcony. Higuchi died days later from his injuries. Riley was his “big brother” in the fraternity and told police he was the one who provided the alcohol to Higuchi, going so far as to provide a receipt for the alcohol to police. Higuchi was a freshman majoring in sports medicine. He had pledged the fraternity earlier in the fall. Weld Deputy District Attorney Sarah Bousman told a jury of five men and two women Thursday in closing arguments that this was a crime with overwhelming evidence and a confession. “(The detective) asked, ‘Who provided Ross Higuchi with alcohol?’ And the defendant said, ‘I did,’ ” Bousman told jurors. “Is there any chance this is a false confession? What are the chances of someone taking responsibility for something he didn’t do when the stakes are so high? His little brother was injured from a fall. … Why say that if you didn’t do it?” She said Riley provided several shots and a bottle of wine to Higuchi after they had attended an initiation ceremony into the Delta Tau Delta fraternity that day. Bousman said Riley, acting in his capacity as Higuchi’s “big brother,” provided him six to nine shots of whiskey and vodka and a bottle of wine. She said Riley told police that he purchased the alcohol at a local liquor store, and detailed how much Higuchi drank. Defense attorney Bill McAdams, however, said there was a gap in time where Higuchi wasn’t accounted for. At one point in the night, there was a champagne toast that Higuchi took part in. Police didn’t know about the toast until the trial. “One hour before, Ross Higuchi was fine,” McAdams said. “After, he was acting and talking crazy. Something must have transpired in that hour… How much champagne did Ross Higuchi drink? … There were 80 people present, they were taking part in the champagne toast, and it was bring your own beer. Everyone knew there was alcohol and minors there, and alcohol was being provided to minors. This is an ongoing tradition.” He said police decided to pin the charge on Riley when several others should have been charged, as well. “Mr. Higuchi had some degree of responsibility, … but the whole system is broken,” McAdams said. “The system is the problem. The fraternity system at UNC and colleges across America. That’s the problem.” UNC spokesman Nate Haas said the Delta Tau Delta was sanctioned after the party, put on “inactive status” in the last academic year, meaning the fraternity couldn’t hold any functions. After meeting a series of conditions, the fraternity has since regained its active status for the next academic year, but frat leaders will have to meet with UNC officials regularly, especially before any official functions. At those meetings, Haas said, the members will have to discuss their safety and responsibility plan for the events. McAdams and Riley declined to comment about the verdict; Higuchi’s parents also declined to comment.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1565
__label__cc	0.545855	0.454145	Breher, Katharina (2) Arlt, Christiane (1) Bogert, Annika (1) Frisch, Jasmina (1) Hahn, Benjamin (1) Hettich, Philip (1) Krasňanský, Michal (1) Maile, Fabian (1) Majdak, Vjekoslav (1) Miller, Alina (1) Bachelor Thesis (10) Master's Thesis (8) English (18) (remove) no (18) (remove) Myopia (3) Adjustment Process (1) Affliliate Marketing (1) Agency Theory (1) Choroidal thickness (1) City Development (1) Comparison metrics (1) Optik und Mechatronik (6) Internationale Betriebswirtschaft (3) Augenoptik und Hörakustik (1) 18 search hits Visual consequences of Albinism (2015) Breher, Katharina Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to provide a comprehensive literature review about albinism as an inherited metabolic disorder of melanin synthesis along with those related conditions impacting the visual system. As such, it addresses eye care emphasizing the visual consequences of albinism along with diagnostic and treatment options. Methods: Background knowledge about ocular development is given as well as information about etiological biochemical and genetic processes. The current classification, clinical findings and their assessment and management options are presented based on recent results of research. In conclusion, two case reports are described as examples of visual care options. Results: Melanin plays a big role in the retinal and chiasmal development. Melanin biosynthesis can be disrupted by different genes in various ways which leads to the current classification of albinism. Clinical findings include fundus hypopigmenta-tion, nystagmus, iris transillumination, photophobia, foveal hypoplasia, excessive chiasmal decussation, reduced visual acuity, high astigmatism (with-the-rule), strabismus and decreased stereopsis. Treatment options to improve visual acuity, fixation and binocularity are (tinted) prescription lenses and contact lenses, low vision aids, surgical procedures and vision therapy. Medication and supplementa-tion for increased pigmentation are currently being tested on mice. Conclusions: Albinism is caused by genetic mutations resulting in ocular and cutaneous hypopigmentation. It establishes various phenotypes that require different therapy approaches in order to improve vision and therefore quality of life. Validation of a measuring device constructed on bases of the principle of the center of rotation of the eye (2014) Hahn, Benjamin Ophthalmic lenses are ideally measured in accordance with the center of rotation of the eye. Therefore a measuring device was constructed due to this principle to measure lenses with a focimeter. In this work that measuring device was validated. Lenses of ± 4 dpt in spherical and aspherical design were measured across a field of 9x9 measuring points being at 5° distance from each other. This corresponds to a field of view of 40°. The measurement points in x- and y- direction were theoretically calculated to validate the measurement results. Regarding angles of incidence up to 20° it was supposed that the main optical aberration depends on a change in the sagittal and tangential sphere powers which is also defined as astigmatism. Therefore the calculation presents the tangential and sagittal oblique sphere powers depending on the different angles of the line of vision. On average the measurement results and the calculated data of the spherical designed lenses coincide quite good (correlation at 0,98), the systematic deviation of both values on average is 0.01 dpt and the random error (standard deviation) amounts 0.03 dpt on average. The minimum deviation is -0.06 dpt and the maximum is 0.09 dpt. Common focimeters have a measuring inaccuracy of up to 0.06 dpt (Diepes, Blendowske 2002). Therefore the quality of the measured data should be reliable. The aspherical designed lenses were compared to the spherical designed lenses. With increased angles of incidence the astigmatism of the aspherical lenses leads to lower values than the astigmatism of the spherical lenses The evaluation of a new iPad Aniseikonia Test (2015) Krasňanský, Michal Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the validity of the iPad Aniseikonia Test for measurement size lens-induced aniseikonia. The iPad Aniseikonia Test is a new computer-based test designed for measuring aniseikonia in vertical direction. The iPad Test uses red-green anaglyphs. Methods Aniseikonia was induced in 21 subjects by means of afocal size lenses. Resulting aniseikonia was measured in vertical direction by the iPad Aniseikonia Test. The measurement was performed in dark condition with appropriate correction of refractive error. All subject were patients with normal vision with no anisometropia or other ocular problem. Results: Afocal size lenses of known magnification were used to induce aniseikonia. 5 measurements were taken in each subject, ranging from zero to 7 % magnification. When using the regression analysis, the slope of the fitted line significantly differs from 1. The average slope of regression line is 0,58. Conclusions: Only moderate accuracy was found for tested target size and orientation. In all cases the iPad Aniseikonia Test underestimates the level of aniseikonia. However for gross assessment of anisometropia in clinical practice it could be successfully used. Further study with different target size should be addressed. The effect of the optical design of multifocal contact lenses on choroidal thickness (2018) Purpose: Recent studies found a reduction of myopia progression with multifocal contact lenses, however, with yet unclear mechanism. This raises the hypothesis that the addition zones of the multifocal contact lenses induce myopic defocus on the retina, which consequentially leads to choroidal thickening and therefore inhibited eye growth. We tested the effect of the optical design of multifocal contact lenses on choroidal thickness. Methods: 18 myopic students wore four different contact lenses ((1) single-vision lens corrected for distance, (2) single-vision lens with +2.50 D full-field defocus, (3) “Multifocal center-distance” design, addition +2.50 D, (4) “Multifocal center-near” design, addition +2.50 D) for each 30 minutes on their right eye. Automated analysis of the macular choroidal thickness, vitreous chamber depth and eccentric photorefraction were performed before and after each contact lens. Results: Choroidal thickness and vitreous chamber depth showed no significant differences to baseline with none of the contact lenses. Choroidal thickness increased the most with the “Multifocal center-distance” and the full-field defocus lens, followed by the “Multifocal center-near” and the single-vision contact lens (+2.1 ± 11.1 μm, +2.0 ± 11.1 μm, +1.6 ± 11.3 μm, +0.9 ± 11.2 μm, respectively). The “Multifocal center-distance” design showed an overall more myopic refractive profile than the other lenses. Changes of vitreous chamber depth occurred in anti-phase to these of choroidal thickness. Conclusion: Multifocal contact lenses have no significant influence on choroidal thickness and after short-term wear. Therefore, it is assumed that it is not the main contributor to the protective effect of multifocal contact lenses in myopia control. Silicone Hydrogel Orthokeratology for the Correction of Low Myopia (2010) Bogert, Annika Aim Patrick J. Caroline and Mark P. Andre first reported about soft lens orthokeratology in 2005. In a number of articles in the past five years, they reported about their research on this topic and their new findings. The aim of this study was to continue the research of Patrick J. Caroline and Mark P. Andre and to collect more information about the outcome of the technique. Methods Ten subjects with low myopia from -0.25 D to -1.25 D and a refractive astigmatism from plano to -0.75 D were fitted with a -10.00 D CIBA VISION AIR OPTIX® NIGHT&DAY® silicone hydrogel contact lens and were told to wear the lenses over night and everted. Corneal topography and refraction measurements were taken after one night, one week and one month of contact lens wear. Results Eight out of ten subjects finished the study, six female and two male. The mean age of the subjects was 23.9 years. With the eight subjects who finished the study, the mean change in subjective refraction was about +1.00 D in the sphere and +0.22 D in the cylinder, with maximum changes of +1.75 D sphere and +0.75 D cylinder. The mean apical power change, measured with the topographer, was 1.11 D. Changes in K - readings ranged from slight corneal steepening in both of the meridians to 0.23 mm of corneal flattening in the horizontal meridian and 0.27 mm of corneal flattening in the vertical meridian. Corneal eccentricity decreased about 0.65 on average. The main complaints and problems were the high minus power and the decentration of the contact lens and the occurrence of ghosting at night. Conclusion The results of this study show that everted wear of a high minus silicone hydrogel contact lens can lead to orthokeratology - such as changes in corneal topography and subjective refraction. These changes range from plano to +1.75 D sphere and +0.25 D to +0.75 D cylinder but are unpredictable and vary from subject to subject. Additional studies regarding the contact lens decentration and the unpredictability of the outcome need to be done to optimize the process. Measurement of Dynamic Visual Acuity with Augmenting Landolt Rings (2015) Vujko Muždalo, Nataša Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation of measured visual acuity (VA) both static and dynamic obtained with static and dynamic measuring tests, as well as, response time to visual stimulus and analysis of its influence on dynamic visual acuity. The aim was to compare the results gathered for the three age groups and analyze the possible differences. Methods The test groups consisted of 75 subjects between 10 and 60 years old, categorized in three age groups. The measurements of static and dynamic visual acuity and reaction time were conducted. The set of nine tests (five with radial magnification speed and four simulating driving condition at 72 km/h and 130 km/h) was designed in order to measure dynamic visual acuity and the set of two tests for reaction time measurement. Results Compared to static visual acuity in both tests, the results obtained with measurements of dynamic visual acuity resulted in lower values depending on Landolt ring size and magnification speed of animation. In average, the dynamic visual acuities in tests with different magnification speeds were lower than static by 0.4 visual acuity units, or 31% and the average of dynamic visual acuity after subtracting motoric component (reaction time) was for 0.2 visual acuity worse than static or 15%. In the second test simulating driving conditions at 72 km/h the average drop in dynamic visual acuity was 33% while at 130 km/h average drop for younger and middle age groups was 37% and for older group was 44% and after subtracting motor component values for 72 km/h speed simulation average drop in visual acuity values was 23% for all three groups; for 130 km/h speed simulation younger and middle aged group average drop of visual acuity was 20% and with older group it was 24%. Conclusion The tests used in this study were simple and fast and revealed significant difference between static and dynamic visual acuity and influence of reaction time on dynamic Nataša Vujko Muždalo Abstract 2 visual acuity values. It is hoped that this thesis will be a positive contribution in testing and training of dynamic visual and sensory response skill with drivers, sportsmen and people with visual-motor dysfunction. Keywords: Dynamic visual acuity (DVA), static visual acuity (SVA), reaction time (RT), motoric component, dynamic visual acuity test, reaction time test, radial increase in size Influence of Physiological Factors on Stereopsis (2015) Majdak, Vjekoslav A good stereopsis (depth perception) is needed in everyday life, regardless whether a person is a professional driver or chef. Good estimation of distance, and of what is further and what closer, could mean the difference between a crushed and a whole car or between a bloody and a healthy finger. The main theme of this Master thesis is detect and quantify major factors in depth perception. Do the younger estimate the depth better than the older; do they have better depth perception with greater or smaller pupil distance; does depth perception depend on gender; what happens with stereopsis when vision is fogged by +0,5 and +1,0 D? These are the questions dealt with in this Master thesis. To answer these questions measurements were made on 51 subjects (mean age 45,0 +/- 13,32 years) of whom 25 were women, mean age 45,5 +/-13,55 years (12 with PD<62 mm, mean and 13 with PD>66 mm) and 26 men, mean age 44,4 +/- 13,34 years (13 with PD<62 mm and, 13 with PD >66 mm). Each of these four groups was further divided by age (one in range 20 to 35 years and second in range 50 to 65 years). The measurements were made with a few assumptions. The first assumption was that stereopsis is in direct correlation with visual acuity, the second assumption was that persons with bigger interpupillar distance have better stereopsis, and the third assumption was that with age the stereopsis ability decreases. The measurements were done with modified Frisby–Davis test expanded from four geometrical shapes to twenty-five circles. The stereopsis was measured with full refractive correction at 4,5 and 3,0 meters. Later, stereopsis was measured with fogging with +0,5 and +1,0 D at the 4,5 and 3,0 meter distances. Statistically there is no correlation (or very weak) between stereopsis and the visual acuity for whole group of 51 test persons, but if only young test persons are taken in consideration, the correlation becomes significant, r(20)=0,566, p=0,009 at 4,5 m and r(20)=0,456, p=0,043 at 3,0 m and that matches the assumption. Stereopsis is in no or weak positive correlation with pupil distance r(51)=0,059, p=0,679, which is in total contrast to the assumption. Stereopsis is in positive correlation with age at 4,5 meters measuring distance, r(51)=0,371, p=0,007, which corresponds to assumption. In addition, stereopsis is better in females than in males by 32,5%. Based on the results it can be concluded that the stereopsis is in negative correlation with age, in positive correlation with visual acuity, females have better stereopsis than males and statistically, the correlation between stereopsis and pupil distance (PD) has not been proved. The most important conclusion is that the decreased visual acuity brings significant fall of stereopsis. A deficit in refraction of -0,50 D decreases stereo acuity by about 90% (nearly 2x) and a deficit of -1,0 D decreases stereo acuity by about 220% (about 3x). Keywords: Stereopsis, stereo acuity, depth perception, pupil distance (PD), visual acuity (VA). FoCoSi - Follicular-like Conjunctivitis associated with Siliconhydrogels (2015) Wyss, Michael Abstract 1.1 Purpose The purpose of this study is to prescribe follicular-like conjunctivitis associated with Siliconhydrogels (FoCoSi) in silicone hydrogel contact lens wearers as a novel subtype of the well prescribed contact lens induced papillary conjunctivitis (CLPC). 1.2 Methods 1211 patients who wore silicon hydrogels were included in this prospective, nonrandomised, single center study. Subjective symptoms and clinical signs were evaluated for daily wear (DW) and continuous wear (CW) populations for several (Lotrafilcon A, Lotrafilcon B, Senofilcon A, Galyfilcon A) silicon hydrogel lens types. CCLRU and other specifically developed grading scale were utilized for evaluation. Grading of 2 and above was rated as clinically significant. Statistical evaluation was performed for eyes rather than subjects. 1.3 Results The clinical presentation of FoCoSi could be confirmed and showed an incidence of 3.8%. Lotrafilcon A followed by Senofilcon A on a CW modality presented, with a risk ratio of 2.49 and 1.53 respectively, the highest affinity for developing FoCoSi. Fluorescein positive spots showed the closest correlation with subjective symptoms reported by patients and divided FoCoSi into an active and dormant form. Besides Protein, Lipid deposition on the contact lens surface and air pollution like Ozone or fine and ultrafine particles seems to be important factors in developing FoCoSi, whereas mechanical irritation played a minor role. 1.4 Conclusion FoCoSi is a novel and relevant subtype of CLPC. Further studies should be performed to validate these findings and clear up several questions about the aetiology of FoCoSi and CLPC. Keywords: Giant papillary conjunctivitis (GPC), contact lens-induced papillary conjunctivitis (CLPC), follicular-like conjunctivitis associated with siliconhydrogels (FoCoSi) Fitting Soft Multifocal Customized Contact Lenses for Myopia Control (2019) von der Heide, Andreas The increasing prevalence of myopia throughout the industrialized world in recent decades has caused costs and problems for the eye health. Changed lifestyle and behavior are the main causes. For the pathogenesis of myopia, the amount of time spent outdoor and near activities play an important role. Various options for the treatment of myopia have been described as effective in the literature. Normal single vision glasses and contact lenses can only provide clear vision, but do not reduce myopia progression. Orthokeratology shows a slowing of axial growth, but has an increased risk of infectious keratitis. Low-dose atropine (0.01%) is currently the best pharmacological option. It proved safe, effective and showed the least rebound effect with negligible side effects. Other options for the treatment of myopia include special glasses, behavioral changes and prolonged outdoor exposure (to prevent the onset of myopia), as well as other methods. An increasingly important myopia management option is multifocal contact lenses, that provide a peripheral treatment zone producing myopic defocus. Such myopia control lenses are available as customized or as daily or monthly lenses. Children benefit from wearing contact lenses more than just having refractive error correction and myopia control, they have a better self-esteem and improved quality of life. The numerous findings on the safety and efficacy of soft multifocal distance center contact lenses in children to reduce the progression of myopia suggest that this modality should be considered as a main treatment option. Less, but similar to orthokeratology, when wearing soft lenses there is a risk of developing potentially serious complications such as microbial keratitis. The introduction of child-appropriate risk minimization strategies, and patient and parent education with regular monitoring is essential and leads to successful contact lens wear. This literature review summarized the actual knowledge about myopia management, prevalence, etiology and the visual and healthy consequences of myopia. The three currently most important strategies for slowing the progression of myopia are soft multifocal distance center contact lenses, Orthokeratology and low-dose atropine ophthalmic drops. Factors of Success for Share Repurchases: What factors have to be given to ensure that share repurchases create long-term shareholder value? A critical View (2014) Hettich, Philip This paper deals with the question of which factors have to be given for successful share repurchases that create long-term shareholder value. Center of the thesis is the agency theory and its influence on share repurchases. Based on theoretical findings success factors for share repurchases are derived and then verified by case studies. The main drivers for a successful share repurchase elaborated by this paper are a suitable long-term executive compensation, an independent board of directors and a shareholder structure without a majority shareholder. Additionally the findings show that tying repurchases to certain share price thresholds improves the quality of share repurchases. Evaluation of Scanpath Comparison Metrics for Static and Dynamic Tasks (2015) Rothe, Colleen Purpose Automated scanpath comparison metrics should deliver an objective method to evaluate the similarity of scanpaths. The aim of this thesis is an evaluation of seven existing scanpath comparison metrics in static and dynamic tasks in order to provide a guidline that helps to decide which algorithm has to be chosen for a special kind of task. Methods The applicability of the algorithms for a static, visual search task and a dynamic, interactive video game task as well as their constraints and limitations were tested. Therefore, binocular gaze data were recorded by using the eye tracking system The Eye Tribe (The Eye Tribe ApS, Copenhagen/ Denmark). Objective task performance measures from 21 subjects were used in order to create scanpath groupings for which a relevant effect of dissimilarity was to be expected. Objective task performance measures such as task performance time were statistically evaluated and compared to the results gained by the comparison metrics. Results Four of the algorithms being used successfully identified differences for static and dynamic tasks: MultiMatch, iComp, SubsMatch and the Hidden Markov Model. ScanMatch was very sensitive for the static task but not applicable to the dynamic task whereas FuncSim was suitable for dynamic but not for static tasks. Eyenalysis failed to detect any effect. Conclusion The applicability of scanpath comparison metrics depends on the state of the task, respectively on the kind of experimental set up. In future, the application area for eye tracking will expand and an improvement of automated scanpath comparison metrics is therefore required. Evaluation of Alternative Powertrains for German Automotive Suppliers (2013) Winter, Jessica The present thesis deals with alternative powertrains, focusing on electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles and which of those alternative powertrains is considered as sustainable for the future. It explores the question, which alternative powertrain is worthwhile investing in for German automotive suppliers. The aim is to clarify which of the two powertrains is already established on the market and what the future prospects of those powertrains are. The question here is evaluated based on the analysis of current literature as well as through the use of a SWOT analysis and the use of the scoring model. As a result it is clear that there is a need for alternative powertrains and the entire automotive industry invests a lot in the development and research of alternative powertrains. According to the German Federal Government, one million electric vehicles should be on German roads by 2020. With pure electric vehicles, however, the goal will be difficult to reach. Therefore, there is a lot of vested interest in the development of hybrid vehicles on the market. It shows that the hybrid vehicle has considerable advantages over the electric vehicle and the hybrid vehicle is already seen as a transitional solution for pure electric vehicles. The hybrid vehicle is also already established in the market and has better chances on the market in the future. Therefore, it makes sense for German automotive suppliers to invest in hybrid vehicles and to focus on this market, since there the chances of success are greater and the future potential of this market is higher. Determination of stereoacuity thresholds and their inherent test retest reliabilities at various eccentricities with a monitor-based two-rod-test (2016) Frisch, Jasmina Purpose To determine the stereo threshold and inherent variability with a monitor-based two-rod test at various eccentricities of the visual field. Additionally, to evaluate the duration of this procedure. Subjects and methods A pilot trial was conducted in five ophthalmologically normal subjects (2 male and 3 female) aged 21 – 23 years. Two black rods on white background, which appeared under an angle of 1° were presented in a viewing distance of 5.0 meters. The right rod was stationary, whilst the left rod appeared under a stereoscopic parallax, with an either proximal or distal displacement to the image plane. Threshold determination was assessed at seven eccentricities of the visual field by a staircase method. Eccentricities were 0° centrally, 5° to the right and left, 10° to the right and left and 15° to the right and left of the visual field. Proximal and distal displacement as well as the sequence of eccentricities were presented in random order. Stereo acuity was measured in two different sessions for four subjects and in five different sessions for one subject. For all sessions the duration was recorded. All sessions were separated by a time interval of at least 24 hours and no longer than 7 days. Evaluation was made by Wilcoxon test and Kruskal Wallis test at the 95% confidence level (CI) and the median was assessed for all thresholds. Results Stereo acuity declines with increasing eccentricities of the retina similar to visual acuity. While at 0° eccentricity thresholds were found to be lowest with (median) 5.0 seconds of arc (‘’) and the CI (0.5’’, 30.5’’) for all measurements, they increased to 112.2’’ at 15° eccentricity to the left in proximal displacement. Distal it was 19.9’’ centrally and 112.2’’ to the right at 15° eccentricity with CI (0.5’’, 30.5’’) for all measurements. Repeatability of the threshold determination was found to be best at 0° eccentricity with proximal displacement showing the exact same result in the repetitive session and poorest repetition was found at 15° eccentricity to the left with distal displacement. Distal repeatability was worse than proximal. Median and CI of duration time was 5.3 (3.2, 8.3) minutes. Conclusion Stereo acuity thresholds are repeatable however increase with increasing eccentricity. Repetitions of the threshold determination do not vary considerably. The duration of these measurements indicates the monitor-based two-rod test as a fast procedure, that can be applied in future studies. The test program is limited by an imperfect algorithm and the stereoscopic images evoke cues, this should be reworked. Cultural Heritage Marketing in Heidenheim (2019) Röder, Johannes The present study deals with the topic how a town can use its cultural heritage or, more precisely, its industrial culture as a means to market itself as an innovative business location and to foster a more pronounced sense of civic cohesion among residents. Economic theory suggests that, nowadays, traditional location factors such as access to resources and a performant infrastructure are less important than in the industrial age. Recently, factors like a city’s potential to generate and retain human and creative capital have emerged. Accordingly, the economic and social role of cities has shifted – from a place where workers lived and manufactured goods towards a deeply interwoven ecosystem of knowledge-intense value creation. The question at the root of the present study is how Heidenheim’s rich industrial cultural heritage can be used as a future-pointing source of power for rebranding the town. This rebranding concept has to be developed according to the town’s role in past, present and future, thus creating actual economic and societal value. Industrial culture bears branding potential and is closely related to various aspects of modern life and work. The study examines possibilities to create awareness for these relations connecting past, present and future. Their relevance shall be emphasized in order to establish both points of orientation and authenticity of place in times when macroeconomic and societal trends are difficult to predict. Ideally, residents shall be given a sort of local identification to hold on to, and potential investors and entrepreneurs shall be encouraged to sustainably experience the innovation-based DNA of Heidenheim. Therefore, the study searches for a value proposition that takes into account the points mentioned above on terms of an innovative theoretic framework. As a result of this thesis, precise suggestions for the implementation of a new branding strategy based on the conceptual guidelines developed in this study will be proposed to the municipality of Heidenheim and, in addition, an interface using principles of virtual and augmented reality will be introduced. Clinical Effect of Tear Layer Thickness on Corneal Edema During Scleral Lens Wear (2015) Arlt, Christiane Purpose: Although the frequency in which practitioners are fitting scleral contact lenses is increasing, the recommendation for proper tear layer depth (thickness) varies amongst experts. The main goal of this paper is to clinically verify the effect of varying tear layer depths on induced corneal edema during lens wear. Methods: Ten subjects with healthy eyes were fitted with scleral lenses on their right eye. Each of them was fit with two different lenses: one with an apical clearance of 200 μm and another with an apical clearance of 600 μm. They wore the lenses for 8 hours on two different days, with at least a one week wash-out period. Lenses were applied at 8 a.m. on each of the testing days. Pachymetry measurements were taken one day prior to lens wear at 4 p.m., on the day of wear prior to lens application, and after removal of the lenses at 4 p.m. Measurements were collected using both the Pentacam® HR Corneal Tomographer, as well as the Visante Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomographer (OCT). The apical clearance was measured using the Visante OCT at two intervals during the test day: immediately after application of the lens and immediately prior to the removal of the lens. Results: In this study, there was found to be no significant difference in corneal edematous response during lens wear between the two test groups. The study shows that the eyes with the lenses have a statistically significantly thicker cornea compared to the non-lens-wearing eye after wearing either lens for 8 hours, lying within clinically and physiologically acceptable limits. Conclusion: Our clinical results do not correlate with current theoretical calculations, which predict a greater amount of corneal swelling with increasing tear layer thickness. It has to be evaluated if the effect on corneal edema changes with longer wearing periods, larger samples or other influences. Key words: scleral (contact) lens, corneal edema, pachymetry, tear layer thickness, vaulting, apical clearance Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in Affiliate Marketing (2018) Maile, Fabian This research looks into the question of where and how Artificial Intelligence and Big Data can be usefully implemented into Affiliate Marketing. By consulting relevant literature and qualified experts, this work identifies 6 areas, where Artificial Intelligence can be beneficial. These areas were found to be Affiliate Recruitment, Affiliate Management, Product Data Feed Optimization, Tracking, Attribution and Forecasting. The implementation of Artificial Intelligence in these areas revealed 3 advantages to the Affiliate Marketing channel: Saving of time, support of decision-making, and incentivizing of publishers. While a more detailed study of this research topic would be necessary for validating the results, the findings show that the implementation of Artificial Intelligence technology can help a business gain competitive advantage. Application Analysis of Diversity Marketing: Localization of General Trend (2016) Miller, Alina This paper describes an application analysis of one important topic of diversity marketing – gender marketing. With the help of two surveys and content analyses in two different media sectors – television and print media – the general trend of gender representation in advertising could be located. While most survey respondents are still using characteristics for males and females which were shaped by traditional gender roles, most of them believe that the roles from the 1950s are outdated and that the media should adapt to the changes in societies in regard to gender roles. However, the content analyses have shown that the marketers have already adapted and are primarily presenting the viewers contemporary images of men and women instead of the stereotyped ones from the 1950s. The only issue that has not changed yet is the color coding which starts to differentiate between males and females since childhood. The findings of this paper suggest that the perception and the reality do not always correspond with each other and that, although the adoption of the change of gender roles is advancing, it is still not completed yet. Analysis of the Structural Formal Elements of Adjustment Process offered by German Companies in Baden-Württemberg (2014) Vogel, Ellen This paper aims to provide essential information about the formal aspects of the adjustment process companies in Southern Germany utilize to adjust their employees to new surroundings. In particular, it shall be investigated and defined what formal aspects are and when firms apply them. Literature shows that companies do implement language courses, intercultural trainings or provide further information about the host country before a stay abroad. Nevertheless, the phases during and after the assignment are not taken into account with the required importance. Additionally, since national culture can be broken down into different layers, the organizational culture as one layer was analyzed, too.By conducting a quantitative research among companies in Baden-Württemberg, this paper shows the different approaches for dealing with a stay abroad. Scientific literature about the topic of adjustment of globally assigned workers shall help emphasizing the need of a deeper cultural insight. Furthermore, by attempting to explain the organizations’ culture, a better understanding of the chosen training methods shall be created. Definitions in the beginning helped to understand the concept of culture, the notion and the phases of adjustment. Almost all collected data has been accessed either through JSTOR (a digital library founded to help academic libraries or publishers) or similar databases, through the companies’ websites or through the survey results it selves.The results of this research show that the phase before the stay abroad is organized well. Companies offer pre-departure training, but during and after the expatriate time a lack of support is being observed. The firms obviously underestimate the necessary help needed during the assignment and in the return phase, which is why the thesis attempts to fill this gap. Through the organizational culture, described on the companies’ webpages the author was able to draw a conclusion to the applied training methods, which results in a consistent overall picture of the described firms. Companies from the automotive sector had the highest return rate in the survey, which is why particular attention was paid to it.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1569
__label__wiki	0.61986	0.61986	Subscribe to via Email By Web Desk on July 13, 2019 Pandit oligarchy and Occupation: A historical perspective By Ramzy Baroud on July 3, 2019 Africa and Palestine: A Noble Legacy That Must Never Be Betrayed By Web Desk on July 2, 2019 ‘Kus Bani Koshur Crorepati’: using entertainment as soft power By Umair Rashid on June 13, 2019 Remembering Shujaat Bukhari By Web Desk on June 12, 2019 Reimagining and revisiting the history of Kashmiris Added on June 12, 2019 Web Desk Ancient , History , Jammu and Kashmir , Kashmir , Medieval , Modern , Relearn Syed Suhail Yaqoob It was a routine discussion on sociology. Within the time it converged to political discussion. Kashmiri’s restrained discussions often converge to politics and we have become habitual to it. It is our oppressed history that has converted us habitual to politics. We have seen worst kinds of abuses; both physical and psychological. Invaders like Dulchu have constantly pried on this patch of land called Kashmir. It is a wonderful region dotted with rivers, stitched with forests and gardens of every kind. Poets and writers wonder about its charm and natural beauty. Kashmir’s alternative name is ‘paradise’ on earth. It is exactly from the usage of specific words that politics start. By describing Kashmir as Paradise, the writers have taken away the nationalistic rights of Kashmiri people. In religious language, a paradise is a place where everyone can come, live and share with other inhabitants. A curious point to note here is that it is Kashmir as a place that is described as so-called paradise, not its inhabitants. Barring few writers we are described as dirty, filthy and cheaters. Abu’l-Fazl in his book ‘Aine-Akbari’ counseled his generations that we should never be trusted. He forgot his own king’s treachery when he called Yusuf Shah to Delhi for talks and imprisoned him there. Biscoe went further and defined us lazy, niggards and Zulum-parast. He forgot that British (whom he considered as fertile minded) were the people who sold us for mere 75 lakh rupees. We have thousands of examples like these. Kalhana Pandit said that we can never be conquered by force and history has proven it. His book Rajtarangni is full of stories of our past heroes who went down even to Sri Lanka with armies. The world used to shake at the marching sound of kings of Kashmir. Who can forget the exploits of Lalitdatiya, Awantiwarman and noble rule of Budshah? We have like these thousands of examples hidden from our people intentionally. We know a lot about Che Guevara but little about Maqbool Bhat. His flight from Central Jail was no less than a wonder. Realising that Kashmir can never be subjugated by force, the writers either intentionally or without intention coined the worst that remained part of our literature. An idea about it can be gauged from the convergence of our research. It is focused on the ‘other world’ rather than life on earth. Their aim was to break the spirit of Kashmiri people. And the attack was on history and literature. Our history is full of mystical and metaphysical writings. On reading the history of our people we get an idea that we have always kept aloof from material pursuits and remained engrained in otherworldly things. This is totally a lie. Passivity and aloofness towards life were deliberately pushed in the books to help imperialists and their nefarious agenda. Unfortunately, the very people who made social revolutions in Kashmir like Sheikh-ul-Alam were described as being passive to life. Careful and detailed analysis of books and the creation of Rishi-Culture related to him shows that he was very active in life and believed in both materialistic pursuits and spiritualism. We shall not forget that he was a changed person when he left the cave. Similarly, our heroes who would have paved way for improvements in our culture were either kept hidden from us or their speeches were twisted to help imperialistic designs. There are few books which tell us that the first workers’ revolution happened in Kashmir in the 19th century much earlier than it happened in Europe. Few tell us there was Subhan Hajam who fought against prostitution in Kashmir and also there are less who tell us that there was Tazi-Chak who was a nightmare to Mughals. Many less will write that our rule stretched from Bengal to Bukhara. The writing of our revolutionary poets is kept hidden from our generations. We now hardly find the writings on Mehjoor, Abdul-Ahad Azad and Rasul Mir, the legendary poets. We are given doses of Sheeren- Farahad love story but not Heemal-Nagrai’s love story. Every imperialist country makes sure that inhabitants forget their history, culture, and ethics and remember other’s heroes rather than their own. This is exactly what has happened to Kashmir. As if this was not enough, our culture is also corrupted. Long oppression gives rise to superstitions of every kind. Superstitions prevail over the entire Kashmiri society. Some days are considered auspicious compared to others. People refuse to marry on certain days. Also, people refuse to buy luxurious goods owing to something called Nazar (the evil eye). Europe and other countries have reached an unprecedented level of production and consumption. They never get blown away by the so-called Nazar. Many people believe in a fatalistic ideology. The ideologies like Kismat or Tawakal were deliberately introduced to make people fatalistic towards life. These ideologies believe in waiting for some good to come rather than the strength of arms and work to make things happen. The idea in the enlightenment period in Europe was to make sure that people disown all superstitions and believe in consistent hard work and struggle. Not only superstitions pervade our society but also every attempt was made to make us lethargic and lazy. Pheran, the traditional cloak of Kashmir, is being dubbed as a part of our culture. If anyone rationally thinks over merits and demerits of this very cloth, he or she shall never wear it. This very thing impedes the body movements, presents Kashmiri people like a bag of sacks, gives a sensation of cold around and disturbs the growth of the body. We have been carrying around 2 kg of cloth on our bodies unnecessarily for a long time and the so-called elites have dubbed it as our culture. Some people believe that Akbar deliberately introduced it to reduce the manliness of Kashmiri people. Not only this very cloak reduces manliness but also it encourages dirtiness. Most people like to wear a black cloak with the expectation that it will not be washed many times. In the 19th century, Kashmir people launched a movement to discard Pheran. Unfortunately, the movement did not found support among the masses. The dress has a peculiar influence on the mindset of an individual so the adage goes ‘Clothes maketh a man’. Perhaps religion is the most sensitive issue to talk about in contemporary Kashmir. It can lead anyone in hot water. If we compare the period of early Islam to present day Islam in Kashmir, there seems to be a lot of distance between them. In early Islam, the focus was on creating a better society based on justice, constant activism, and creation of a better man or woman. Islam encourages no superstition whatsoever. It encourages the use of faculty, encourages science, literature, and art. Islam discourages laziness, staying idle and dumb bodies. It discourages lavishness and spendthrift. Today in the garb of being ‘Spiritual persons’ people have exploited common masses. Today a simple marriage ceremony costs lakhs of rupees. It is no wonder that thousands of girls have remained unmarried due to costly marriage system. When dowry lost its prevalence in society, cunningly it is provided using different language. People have termed dowry with Shookh (love of parents for girls). In the garb of love for girls, dowry is quietly accepted. These evils have crept into religious institutions as well. It is no wonder that we are likely to spend lakhs on religious ceremonies rather than proving a help to the poor. In early Islam, Masjids were simple with no lavishness whatsoever, but a poor man was always provided food and necessary items. We have adored every religious place with marbles and luxurious items but we are leaving thousands of our fellows in poverty and destitution. And from mosques, our leaders talk about removing poverty and destitution. Poverty is the worst sin in society. We have thousands of orphans and thousands of widows without necessary living. Post-script: Yes, indeed we need an overhaul of our society. It must start with writers who have kept hidden our accomplishments in history. R. L. Bhat says that essential aspects of our culture of Kashmir were ignored by official historiographers. We must encourage new perspectives on Kashmir’s history. Not only history, but social revolution is also a must for Kashmir. We must throw away things that encourage superstition, lavishness when poverty is around, check laziness and being dirty and encourage the high spirit. This is one of the hopes for our better future. *Syed Suhail Yaqoob is a Ph.D. scholar in the Dept. of Economics at Aligarh Muslim University. He can be reached at suhail029@gmail.com Disclaimer: Views expressed are exclusive personal and do not necessarily reflect the position or editorial policy of Oracle Opinions. by Web Desk ↑ Oracle Opinions	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1571
__label__wiki	0.944999	0.944999	Difference between revisions of "Aftimios Ofiesh" ASDamick (talk \| contribs) Latest revision as of 20:57, February 24, 2012 (view source) Angellight 888 (talk \| contribs) m (cat.) [[Image:Aftimios Ofiesh.gif\|right\|frame\|Aftimios Ofiesh]] {{orthodoxyinamerica}} '''Aftimios Ofiesh''' (1880-1966, né Abdullah Aftimios Ofiesh, names sometimes spelled variously as "Oftimios," "Ofeish," or "Ofiesch") was an early 20th century Orthodox [[bishop]] in America, serving under the auspices of the [[Church of Russia]]. He held the title ''Bishop of Brooklyn'' from 1917 until April of 1933, when he married, thus deposing himself from the episcopacy. He is perhaps best known in our day as being the source of numerous lines of succession of ''[[episcopi vagantes]]'' and led the [[American Orthodox Catholic Church]] for most of its existence. He died in 1966. '''Aftimios Ofiesh''' (1880-1966, né Abdullah Aftimios Ofiesh, names sometimes spelled variously as "Oftimios," "Ofeish," or "Ofiesch") was an early 20th century Orthodox [[bishop]] in America, serving as the immediate successor to St. [[Raphael of Brooklyn]] under the auspices of the [[Church of Russia]]. He held the title ''Bishop of Brooklyn'' from 1917 until April of 1933, when he married, thus [[deposition\|deposing]] himself from the episcopacy. He is perhaps best known in our day as being the source of numerous lines of succession of ''[[episcopi vagantes]]'' and led the [[American Orthodox Catholic Church]] for most of its existence. He died in 1966. ==Life== Following the untimely death of St. [[Raphael of Brooklyn]] in 1915, Archimandrite Aftimios (Ofiesh) was elected to serve as his replacement in caring for the Arab Orthodox faithful in America under the [[Church of Russia]]'s canonical authority. He was consecrated by Archbishop [[Evdokim (Meschersky) of the Aleutians\|Evdokim (Meschersky)]] as an [[auxiliary bishop]] in 1917 with the title of ''Bishop of Brooklyn''. In 1923, in recognition for his work in America, he was elevated by Metropolitan [[Platon (Rozhdestvensky) of New York]] to the rank of [[archbishop]]. Following the untimely death of St. [[Raphael of Brooklyn]] in 1915, [[Archimandrite]] Aftimios (Ofiesh) was elected to serve as his replacement in caring for the Arab Orthodox faithful in America under the [[Church of Russia]]'s canonical authority. He was consecrated by Archbishop [[Evdokim (Meschersky) of the Aleutians\|Evdokim (Meschersky)]] as an [[auxiliary bishop]] in 1917 with the title of ''Bishop of Brooklyn''. In 1923, in recognition for his work in America, he was elevated by Metropolitan [[Platon (Rozhdestvensky) of New York]] to the rank of [[archbishop]]. In 1924, in the canonical chaos of American Orthodoxy following the onset of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, the Arab Orthodox faithful split into two factions, one which wished to go under the canonical authority of the [[Church of Antioch]] and another which wished to stay faithful to the [[Church of Russia]]. The former group was organized by Bishop [[Victor (Abu Assaly) of New York]], thus beginning the official presence of the Church of Antioch on American soil. One of the groups which now traces itself to Aftimios characterizes the situation differently: "We are not under and do not have a patriarch as head of this Church since the ethnic patriarchal orthodox bodies all turned their backs on this Church and use the marriage of Abp. Aftimios as the reason, although most had already refused to recognize this Church and its authority in the New World."[http://www.theocacna.org/whoweare.htm] The biography by Ofiesh's widow Mariam claims that Aftimios fully intended to function as a married bishop, having that intent even before he met Mariam. Whatever the case, relations between the small jurisdiction created by Aftimios and the mainstream Orthodox Church were not regularized following his marriage and ''de facto'' deposition from the episcopacy. Since that time, numerous and still multiplying lines of succession of ''[[episcopi vagantes]]'' continue to persist which all trace their roots to Aftimios (mainly through Ignatius Nichols), many of whom regard him as a [[saint]].[http://www.romanorthodox.com/sanctuary/staftimios.html][http://www.byzantinecatholicchurch.org/saintoftimios.html] Some of those bishops are married men, as well, which is a continual stumbling block to their unity with the mainstream Church, which has for centuries maintained a celibate episcopacy. {{succession\| before=St. [[Raphael of Brooklyn]]\| title=Archbishop of Brooklyn\| title=Archbishop of Brooklyn<br>([[OCA\|Metropolia]])\| years=1917-1933\| after=[[Emmanuel (Abo-Hatab) of Brooklyn\|Emmanuel (Abo-Hatab)]]}} ==Book== [[Image:Mariam Ofiesh grave.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|The grave of Mariam Namey Ofiesh]] Ofiesh, Mariam Namey . ''Archbishop Aftimios Ofiesh (1880-1966): A Biography Revealing His Contribution to Orthodoxy and Christendom''. Sun City West, AZ: Abihider Co., 1999. (ISBN 0966090810) Ofiesh, Mariam Namey. ''Archbishop Aftimios Ofiesh (1880-1966): A Biography Revealing His Contribution to Orthodoxy and Christendom''. Sun City West, AZ: Abihider Co., 1999. (ISBN 0966090810) The book by Aftimios's widow, while including a great deal of historical information, is not mainly a scholarly work but is rather a biography aimed toward the exhoneration of her late husband. One of its primary themes throughout is that Aftimios's marriage to Mariam was justified and that the canonical tradition of celibacy for Orthodox bishops is "man-made" and should be abolished. The book by Aftimios's widow, while including a great deal of historical information, is not mainly a scholarly work but is rather a biography aimed toward the exoneration of her late husband. One of its primary themes throughout is that Aftimios's marriage to Mariam was justified and that the canonical tradition of celibacy for Orthodox bishops is "man-made" and should be abolished. :'''Note:''' Though many of these groups use names which are very similar to mainstream groups, they are usually not affiliated with them in any way. [http://www.geocities.com/theocacna/ American Orthodox Catholic Church], a.k.a. "The Holy Eastern Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church in North America (THEOCACNA)" "American Orthodox Patriarchate" (other websites: [http://www.theocacna.org/ theocacna.org],[http://www.theocacna.us/ theocacna.us]) [http://www.geocities.com/theocacna/ American Orthodox Catholic Church], a.k.a. "The Holy Eastern Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church in North America (THEOCACNA) "American Orthodox Patriarchate" (other websites: [http://www.theocacna.org/ theocacna.org],[http://www.theocacna.us/ theocacna.us]) [http://www.apostle1.com/ American Orthodox Church], a.k.a. "North American Orthodox Church," "Western Orthodox Church of America," "Orthodox Catholic Church of the Americas," "American Orthodox Catholic Church" (not affiliated with THEOCACNA) [http://www.apostle1.com/ American Orthodox Church], a.k.a. "North American Orthodox Church," "Western Orthodox Church of America," "Orthodox Catholic Church of the Americas," "American Orthodox Catholic Church" (not affiliated with THEOCACNA; operated by convicted pedophile and registered sexual offender Alan Stanford [http://www.pokrov.org/display.asp?ds=Convicted&id=41], [http://ind-movement.org/people_st_sz.html]) [http://www.americanorthodoxchurch.com The American Orthodox Church] affiliated with the Athonite Benedictine Monks [http://www.americanorthodoxchurch.org The American Orthodox Church] (also [http://www.athonitebenedictinefathers.info Athonite Benedictine Fathers] and [http://www.ukrainianorthodoxcatholicchurch.com/ Ukrainian Orthodox Catholic Church]) affiliated with the Athonite Benedictine Monks :[http://www.athonitebenedictinefathers.com/ The Athonite Benedictine Fathers] :[http://www.americanorthodoxchurch.com/tradition.html The Athonite Benedictine Fathers] [http://www.taac.us/ The Ancient Apostolic Communion] (TAAC), formerly [http://www.coccsynod.us/ The Coptic Orthodox Catholic Church] (COCC)[http://www.taac.us/index.php?title=Why_we_are_no_longer_Coptic][http://tasbeha.org/content/community/index.php?board=12;action=display;threadid=2606] :[http://netministries.org/see/churches.exe/ch26884 Athonite Benedictine Monks of Deming, NM] [http://www.taac.us/ The Ancient Apostolic Communion] (TAAC), formerly [http://www.coccsynod.us/ The Coptic Orthodox Catholic Church] (COCC)[http://www.taac.us/index.php/Why_we_are_no_longer_Coptic][http://tasbeha.org/content/community/index.php?board=12;action=display;threadid=2606] [http://www.aicuk.org.uk/ The Anglican Independent Communion in the British Isles & Europe] (AICUK) *[http://www.ante-nicenechurch.org/ AnteNicene Episcopal Church of Christ] (AECC), a.k.a. "The Primitive Episcopal Church" [[Category:Bishops]] [[Category:20th-century bishops]] [[Category:Bishops of Brooklyn]] Latest revision as of 20:57, February 24, 2012 Aftimios Ofiesh Orthodoxy in America American Orthodox Timeline American Orthodox Bibliography Byzantines on OCA autocephaly Ligonier Meeting ROCOR and OCA Saints - Bishops - Writers Antiochian - Bulgarian OCA - Romanian - Moscow ROCOR - Serbian Ecumenical Patriarchate: Albanian - Carpatho-Russian Greek - Ukrainian Palestinian/Jordanian Christ the Saviour St. Herman's St. Tikhon's St. Sava's St. Sophia's St. Vladimir's Assembly of Bishops AOI - EOCS - IOCC - OCEC OCF - OCL - OCMC - OCPM - OCLife OISM - OTSA - SCOBA - SOCHA Amer. Orthodox Catholic Church Brotherhood of St. Moses the Black Evangelical Orthodox Church Holy Order of MANS/CSB Society of Clerks Secular of St. Basil Aftimios Ofiesh (1880-1966, né Abdullah Aftimios Ofiesh, names sometimes spelled variously as "Oftimios," "Ofeish," or "Ofiesch") was an early 20th century Orthodox bishop in America, serving as the immediate successor to St. Raphael of Brooklyn under the auspices of the Church of Russia. He held the title Bishop of Brooklyn from 1917 until April of 1933, when he married, thus deposing himself from the episcopacy. He is perhaps best known in our day as being the source of numerous lines of succession of episcopi vagantes and led the American Orthodox Catholic Church for most of its existence. He died in 1966. 4.1 Writings 4.2 Groups claiming succession from Aftimios Ofiesh Following the untimely death of St. Raphael of Brooklyn in 1915, Archimandrite Aftimios (Ofiesh) was elected to serve as his replacement in caring for the Arab Orthodox faithful in America under the Church of Russia's canonical authority. He was consecrated by Archbishop Evdokim (Meschersky) as an auxiliary bishop in 1917 with the title of Bishop of Brooklyn. In 1923, in recognition for his work in America, he was elevated by Metropolitan Platon (Rozhdestvensky) of New York to the rank of archbishop. In 1924, in the canonical chaos of American Orthodoxy following the onset of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, the Arab Orthodox faithful split into two factions, one which wished to go under the canonical authority of the Church of Antioch and another which wished to stay faithful to the Church of Russia. The former group was organized by Bishop Victor (Abu Assaly) of New York, thus beginning the official presence of the Church of Antioch on American soil. In 1927, Aftimios was commissioned by the Russian diocese in America to form an English-speaking "American Orthodox Catholic Church," which, despite Aftimios' leadership and vision, only lasted for six years. During this time, however, Aftimios consecrated three bishops for his new jurisdiction, Sophronios (Beshara) of Los Angeles, Joseph (Zuk) for the Ukrainians[1], and Ignatius (William Albert) Nichols in September of 1932 as his auxiliary bishop of Washington.[2] Additionally, in 1931 the Society of Clerks Secular of St. Basil, a Western Rite group, was established under the auspices of this diocese and subsequently led by Nichols.[3] In 1932, Archbishop Aftimios was invited to come to St. Mary's Syrian Orthodox Church in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to arbitrate a dispute regarding the transfer of its priest, Fr. Constantine Abou-Adal. When Fr. Constantine left St. Mary's in November of 1932, the parish was without a pastor, and so Archbishop Aftimios served in that capacity until February of 1933, organizing a choir and Sunday School at the parish. During this time, he met and became involved with one of St. Mary's parishioners, Mariam Namey, then subsequently married her in a civil ceremony in April of 1933.[4] Aftimios in mantiya Reports vary at this point as to what happened regarding Aftimios' episcopacy. According to the parish records of St. Mary's, he "was retired" and lived in nearby Kingston until his death in 1966. With the withdrawal of support for the American Orthodox Catholic Church, it lost its canonical status. According to the book Orthodox Christians in North America (1794-1994), however, Aftimios "resigned his episcopacy and married."[5] One of the groups which now traces itself to Aftimios characterizes the situation differently: "We are not under and do not have a patriarch as head of this Church since the ethnic patriarchal orthodox bodies all turned their backs on this Church and use the marriage of Abp. Aftimios as the reason, although most had already refused to recognize this Church and its authority in the New World."[6] Whatever the case, relations between the small jurisdiction created by Aftimios and the mainstream Orthodox Church were not regularized following his marriage and de facto deposition from the episcopacy. Since that time, numerous and still multiplying lines of succession of episcopi vagantes continue to persist which all trace their roots to Aftimios (mainly through Ignatius Nichols), many of whom regard him as a saint.[7][8] Some of those bishops are married men, as well, which is a continual stumbling block to their unity with the mainstream Church, which has for centuries maintained a celibate episcopacy. The grave of Aftimios Ofiesh Following his death in 1966 at age 85, Aftimios was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery across from St. Mary's Orthodox Cemetery in Wilkes-Barre. His widow Mariam subsequently wrote his biography, published in 1999. St. Raphael of Brooklyn Archbishop of Brooklyn (Metropolia) Emmanuel (Abo-Hatab) — Primate of the American Orthodox Catholic Church Sophronios (Beshara) Orthodox Christians in North America (1794-1994), chapters 4 and 5 History of St. Mary Orthodox Church (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) History of the American Orthodox Church (one of the groups which traces its roots to Aftimios) The Quest for Orthodox Church Unity in America, by Archim. Serafim (Surrency) The grave of Mariam Namey Ofiesh Ofiesh, Mariam Namey. Archbishop Aftimios Ofiesh (1880-1966): A Biography Revealing His Contribution to Orthodoxy and Christendom. Sun City West, AZ: Abihider Co., 1999. (ISBN 0966090810) Archbishop Aftimios Ofiesh, from THEOCACNA (see below) The Life of Archbishop Aftimios Ofiesh, from THEOCACNA A Basis for Orthodox Consideration of Unity, from the Orthodox Catholic Review, 1927 (PDF also includes header and footer information from one of the below groups, as well as numerous bracketed insertions) Groups claiming succession from Aftimios Ofiesh Note: Though many of these groups use names which are very similar to mainstream groups, they are usually not affiliated with them in any way. American Orthodox Catholic Church, a.k.a. "The Holy Eastern Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church in North America (THEOCACNA) "American Orthodox Patriarchate" (other websites: theocacna.org,theocacna.us) American Orthodox Church, a.k.a. "North American Orthodox Church," "Western Orthodox Church of America," "Orthodox Catholic Church of the Americas," "American Orthodox Catholic Church" (not affiliated with THEOCACNA; operated by convicted pedophile and registered sexual offender Alan Stanford [9], [10]) The American Orthodox Church (also Athonite Benedictine Fathers and Ukrainian Orthodox Catholic Church) affiliated with the Athonite Benedictine Monks The Athonite Benedictine Fathers The Ancient Apostolic Communion (TAAC), formerly The Coptic Orthodox Catholic Church (COCC)[11][12] The Anglican Independent Communion in the British Isles & Europe (AICUK) AnteNicene Episcopal Church of Christ (AECC), a.k.a. "The Primitive Episcopal Church" Belarus Autocephalous Orthodox National Church Byzantine Catholic Church, Inc. (Independent Jursidiction) Celtic Anabaptist Communion (CAC) The Continuing Episcopal Church (CEC) l'Eglise Gnostique Catholique Apostolique (EGCA) The Evangelical Catholic Church (ECC) The Grail Church (Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ) Holy Byzantine Catholic Orthodox Church Holy Orthodox Catholic Patriarchate of America (HOCPA), a.k.a. "Orthodox Church of America," "Standing Episcopal Conference of Orthodox Bishops" Iglesia Ortodoxa Bieolorrusa Eslava (Argentina) Igreja Ortodoxa Bielorrussa Eslava (Brazil) International Free Catholic Communion Mision Ortodoxa en Chile (Chile) Old Catholic Church of North America (OCCNA) Orthodox Church of the Far Isles (OCFI) Orthodox Order of the Missionaries of Mercy, a.k.a. "The St. Mary Institute," "Catholic Weddings Without The Hassle" The Pilgrims Guardianship Roman Orthodox Church (ROC), "Roman Orthodox Benedictine Congregation" (ROBC) Russian Orthodox Church in America (ROCIA) Spiritis Church, "The True Original Church" The International Free Protestant Episcopal Church (TIFPEC) Tridentine Catholic Church (TCC) United American Orthodox Catholic Church (UAO) See also Episcopi vagantes. Retrieved from "https://orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Aftimios_Ofiesh&oldid=106597" 20th-century bishops Bishops of Brooklyn Categories > OrthodoxWiki > Articles in a series Categories > People > Clergy > Bishops > Bishops by city > Bishops of Brooklyn Categories > Places > Orthodoxy by country > Orthodoxy in America	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1573
__label__wiki	0.657867	0.657867	Patricia Brennan Kim Cass Kate Gentile PI81 – Release date: May 31, 2019 stretch goal taut pry zoom romp phasic haze ramps ssgg Be irreparable mind aortal cicatrix Phalanx Ambassadors is the latest release from pianist/keyboardist/composer Matt Mitchell, whom Will Layman in PopMatters calls “the most complete and well-integrated improvising pianist of the last 15 years.” He also called his prior release, A Pouting Grimace (Pi 2017), “brilliant and varied… animated by breathtaking compositional imagination and startling arrangements.”Phalanx Ambassadors similarly features works that burst forth with intricate detail, featuring precise execution of multi-layered rhythmic material, adventurous harmonic exploration and otherworldly melodies. While rigorously structured, the music also leaves ample room for intertwining improvisation. If Pi Recordings has a “house pianist,” Mitchell would be it. Not only is this his fourth release as a leader for the label, he’s also appeared on seven other critically-acclaimed Pi releases from Steve Coleman, Dan Weiss, Jonathan Finlayson and Anna Webber, not to mention his work with the likes of Tim Berne, Dave Douglas, John Hollenbeck, John Zorn, and Linda May Han Oh, among many others. The reasons are obvious: Mitchell is almost uniquely capable of tackling such a huge range of musical material. Indeed, it seems as if he thrives on fresh challenges, both from other musicians, but especially of his own device. Phalanx Ambassadors is no exception. As guitarist Miles Okazaki said: “With Matt’s music there is just an incredible shitload of information. It seemed to be an endlessly branching decision tree, where any momentary lapse of concentration would just leave you lost in the wilderness. Anyone who’s seen Matt play can relate how he seems to have trained himself to reach and maintain extreme levels of focus, navigating multiple streams of information that would clog the synapses of two or three competent players.” Mitchell called this “pretty definitively the most challenging music I’ve ever written for a band, ever,” which given his prior output, is saying a lot. Nevertheless, the music retains its melodicism, with episodes of shimmering finery and swinging, albeit sometimes off-kilter, grooves. Pianist Cory Smythe, a long-time admirer who is best known as the pianist for the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) and collaborations with drummer Tyshawn Sorey said of the music: “How is he managing to make so much dissonance — harmonic and rhythmic — gleam? His pieces all seem to set out to accomplish something by way of an almost cartoonish (in the best, most fanciful, clangorous way) profusion of parts, gears, levers. It comes at you like paragraphs of musical information all leading, ultimately, to a kind of epiphanic conclusion.” The eponymously-named band – with Mitchell on piano and keyboards, Okazaki on guitars, Patricia Brennan on vibraphone and marimba, Kim Cass on bass, and Kate Gentile on drums — rehearsed for eight months in advance of their first performance in 2016, evidence not just of the music’s difficulty, but of the shared commitment to this music from each of the band’s members. Along with producer David Torn, the musicians descend into the maelstrom that is Mitchell’s idiosyncratic sound world, creating music that eludes all genre boundaries and conventions. In 2011, a conversation with my brother Andrew centered around the term “stretch goal” as a term from the business world. Despite the apparent utility of the word in that world, we found it to be hilarious and naturally I titled the piece I was working on at the time thusly. And, as so often happens with such small moves, I decided it was useful and it became part of the ethos of a group of pieces. The nature of the piece, now the first piece on this album, is indeed such that the melody involves stretches of various sorts in the extreme in order to play correctly on any instrument, and in turn the learning of the piece itself at the proper tempo until recently indeed comprised a stretch goal: an extremely difficult task with a long arc towards completion often requiring on some level a thorough assessment of one’s own abilities. Pushing one’s own technical limits on an instrument can be part of a musical stretch goal, as it indeed has been for hundreds of years. Pianists contend with Beethoven’s Hammerklavier and Xenakis’s Evryali; improvisers have Tatum, Coltrane, and Holdsworth as forebears. The pieces on this record indeed require virtuosos to execute, and verily this band has them in the presences of Miles Okazaki, Patricia Brennan, Kim Cass, and Kate Gentile. Individual parts aside, these pieces are band stretch goals. The melodic/contrapuntal, textural, and rhythmic tasks that the ensemble must tackle as a unit are a huge part of why the premiere in 2016 came two years after the completion of the seventh and final piece of the set, and why I chose to wait until December 2018 to record the music – in other words, after I composed and recorded A Pouting Grimace. This takes time and extreme dedication on everyone’s part, both individually and collectively, to a degree that is extremely rare to find. The stretch goal aspect of learning these pieces is actually secondary to the goal of writing unencumbered by real world expectation and limitation. Feeling free to construct music out of time and space and then worrying later about the “how.” There is indeed joy in the construction, the nuts and bolts of how all seven pieces are related in macro and micro ways: the interrelated rhythmic approaches within a common length of 396 beats for each piece, the anagramming and encoding of pitch material, the relationships between events, and counterpoint. But this is all means to an end, as it always is for me, with the goal being to access and occupy heretofore un-accessed spaces, both within the composed corners of the pieces and the terrain yet to be mapped and remapped via improvisation, ideally redefining and reframing familiar spaces and creating new ones each with each listen and performance. Incorporating improvising in the pieces was another set of problems to solve, usually dictated by the pieces themselves. You have the “opening credits” — thank you Miles, for the observation — of stretch goal, exploding out of the gate with a drum solo and moving backwards through the customary order of appearances; the collective five-way digressions and glosses interrupting the extended band counterpoint on phasic haze ramps; the marimba, Mellotron, and fuzz guitar doppelgängers to the vibes, piano, and guitar solos on mind aortal cicatrix. Other flavors include the dual percussion tracks, semi-freestyle guitar harmonics and vibes coloration on ssgg, and the opening drum set improvisation and closing additive layered Prophet-6 solos on be irreparable. The music of Phalanx Ambassadors represents an apex for me in all these respects. One musical project necessarily informs the next one, and with this music I strove to remove all constraints to the extent it made sense to me, and also in many ways it didn’t make sense, until it did. And that is one recurrent goal for me in creating music such as this: to try and make something that will continually and variably make sense, even as it sometimes doesn’t until it does. I think that has happened with Phalanx Ambassadors. – Matt Mitchell, April 2019	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1575
__label__cc	0.517541	0.482459	African Studies and African Country Resources @ Pitt: Statistical Databases PASSPORT for International Data PASSPORT is our most useful database for exporting comparative international country level data into Excel. Passport [GMID] - Country and Consumers Database Passport from Euromonitor contains demographics and a wide variety of data for many countries worldwide ranging from population to literacy to financial and social or lifestyle data. It's a good source for comparative data as it draws data from the UN, World Bank, IMF, and OECD, as well as national statistical sources. PASSPORT was formerly known as GMID or the Global Market Information Database. PASSPORT GMID - Countries and Counsumers is also a marketing database and tool that contains data and narrative reports on global trade, economic environment, consumer market sizes, market data & forecasts, consumer lifestyles, companies and brands, and business information sources. For the US,UK, Germany, and France it provides full-text market research reports for specific products/industries. Other International Data Databases AccessUN The premier index to United Nations documents including Official Records, masthead documents, draft resolutions, meeting records, UN Sales Publications, and the UN Treaty Series citations. Includes some other documents. UNdata: United Nations Common Database Searches over 60 million UN data records. Guide to Finding International Statistics When researching international statistics it is helpful to know what kind of statistics you need and what organizations collect that data. For a single country (or city data) check the country's statistical abstract. When comparing multiple countries, it is best to get all similar data from the same source. Use the PDF's table to determine who collects the type of data you need. international statistics 2013 revised American Sources of Data These are selected resources for national data. Since 1878 this authoritative and comprehensive annual summary and sourcebook of U.S. statistics has complied demographic, social, political, and economic statistical information. It also serves as a guide to sources of more detailed information both in print and on the Web. Data sources include the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and many other Federal agencies and private organizations. Includes some international coverage. Provides easy access to the full range of official statistical information produced by the Federal Government without having to know which Federal agency produces it. Links to over 100 agencies that provide data and trend information on such topics as economic and population trends, crime, education, health care, aviation safety, energy use, farm production and much more. FDSYS provides free online access to information published by the US federal government through the US Government Printing Office (GPO), formerly known as GPO Access. General Social Survey (GSS) Provides information on societal trends in the US and compares the US to other countries. Statistical Insight Statistical Insight (Lexis-Nexis) provides online access to three important statistical indexes: the American Statistics Index (ASI), Statistical Reference Index (SRI), and the Index to International Statistics (IIS).The service allows users to search summaries of statistical publications, then link to the full-text of selected publications on Statistical (Lexis-Nexis) and government Web sites. Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Brings together data from more than 100 sources about many aspects of criminal justice in the United States. How to Find Data and Analysis How to locate data and analysis reports in Passport. Step 1: Enter the Passport database. Near the top of the page, look for the Search the Full Tree box. This option allows you to browse the content of the database by category and topic. Step 2: Click Go. You should now see a list of results with two separate categories: Industries, which is listed first, and Economic and Consumer Topics, which follows it. Tip: You can use the + and - to expand and shorten the lists. Step 3: Select your topic. For example, to find information on smart phones, follow this path (see image to the right --->) Economic and Consumer Topics -> Digital Consumer -> Possession of Digital Devices -> Possession of Smart Phone. Tip: You can also Type a specific category or topic to filter the available items. Step 4: Once you have selected your topic, scroll to the bottom of the page to select Next. Step 5: You will now need to select a geography. You can choose the world, regions, or individual countries. For example, to find the USA, you can use the + next to North America. You may also use the search box above the geographies. In the illustration below, when you type China, you will see the options available. Step 6: Click Search. Tip: Data or statistics are on the left, analysis is on the right. For more information on viewing and manipulating statistics, watch Understanding and Manipulating Passport's Data. For more robust ways to screen and filter analyst reports, watch Finding Topic Pages. How to Use and Manipulate Data How to Understand and Manipulate in Passport. When you enter Market Statistics, you will see a table similar to the one shown below. The table elements are identified in the image. For an overview on how to manipulate data, watch Getting to Passport's Data and Analysis. How to Use Topic Pages How to Find Topic Pages Passport topic pages can be found by hovering your mouse over the categories found in top navigation menu. On the results page, you can see various articles and analyst coverage along with the latest research. The boxes, or quick links,may have different content based on your topic. The image below shows the boxes for Business Dynamics. If you select content in a box, the Go button in the box will turn blue and be clickable. In the image below, the Dashboard content is selected and is now clickable. For more ways to ask your question, please visit Ask Us/FAQs Most city data (statistics) has to come from offical government websites of the city or country or from statistical abstracts and handbooks of the individual country. Most international organizations and databases generally provide only country level data. Encyclopedias like the Encyclopedia Britannica Online are useful forescriptions of cities and their statistics. Country Information and Statistics The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. Provides up-to-date information and news on the countries of the world.; includes some statistics and very good Country Reviews. Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Provides data and forecasts about political, economic, and business climates of various regions and up to 200 countries. Provides detailed statistics and surveys of over 250 countries and territories as well as a comprehensive directory of over 1,650 international organizations. Archival online yearbooks from 2006 on. The European Union collects a large number of statistics about its member countries. OECD i Library Click the statistics tab at the top of the page for information on 30 member developing and developed economies. Once there, browse on the left to view tables by country. Statesman's Yearbook Online This database is a dictionary of entries on world leaders, cities, and institutions. It includes SOME city data and profiles, (Tokyo, Bombay, Chicago…) lots of country info, statistics and narrative. Archival online yearbooks back to 1864. Paper copy in Hillman reference JA51 S79 Information on current U.S. policy issues, and well as specific country information. Country profiles can be found by typing "Background Notes" in the search box. Google Scholar is often helpful for finding articles on your topic. Some articles will contain statistical content. << Previous: Religious/Islamic Databases Next: Statistical Web Links >>	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1576
__label__wiki	0.595582	0.595582	Ruling favors gun safety ad PHOENIX, May 20, 2014—A controversial gun-safety ad campaign is about to return to Phoenix, after the city lost its attempt to censor the project sponsored by a gun-safety training group, TrainMeAZ, LLC (www.trainmeaz.com). The Goldwater Institute’s Scharf-Norton Center for Constitutional Litigation, which represented Alan Korwin and TrainMeAZ, LLC, was granted summary judgment for its client earlier this month by the Arizona Court of Appeals, preventing Phoenix from blocking the ads. Phoenix had forced them down a mere nine days after they were posted under contract more than three years ago. The ads, which were placed inside city bus shelters, feature a large red heart with the words “Guns Save Lives” and the line “Educate Your Kids,” with contact information for TrainMeAZ.com. City officials at the time told Alan Korwin, owner of TrainMeAZ, that the message was too controversial and had garnered a complaint, and so had to be removed or changed. In court, the case revolved around the city’s changing standards and the ad’s accompanying small text, designed to motivate bus riders to go to the website and sign up for real firearms-safety training. Details of the case, including a timeline of events leading up to the censorship, all the court papers, the text of the ad, and photos of the ads on city streets, are available at www.trainmeaz.com under the “newsroom” button. “We are enormously gratified that the Arizona Court of Appeals protected the First Amendment rights of all Arizonans by striking down the City of Phoenix’s arbitrary decision to forbid ‘Guns Save Lives’ advertisements at City bus stops,” said Clink Bolick, lead attorney for The Goldwater Institute. “The city’s rules require ads to ‘adequately display’ a commercial advertisement. The rules are enforced in haphazard fashion, so that people cannot know which ads will be allowed or censored,” Bolick pointed out. “The court ruled unanimously that the city failed to follow its own rules, given that the ads were designed to encourage viewers to visit a commercial website for firearms training.” “Gun-rights advocates nationwide are fond of saying the Second Amendment protects the First Amendment, which is totally true,” Korwin said. “In this case, however, it’s the other way around—free speech and the First Amendment have protected our right to keep and bear arms, and in particular, our right to train our selves and our precious families in real gun safety.” Read the narrow, unanimous, 17-page decision here: http://azcourts.gov/Portals/0/OpinionFiles/Div1/2014/CV%2012-0878.pdf This entry was posted in Journalism News and tagged ads, advertisement, court ruling, gun safety, lawsuit, Phoenix, TrainMeAz by Valley of the Sun SPJ. Bookmark the permalink.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0126.json.gz/line1581

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