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Child Killed After Surgery By Two Airstrikes Against Cave Hospital in Idlib
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The last remaining hospital in the southern suburbs of Idlib and northern region of Hama, was attacked twice and put out of service on Saturday. The cave hospital, which is under 22 feet of rock, was hit at 2:30 p.m. Damascus time by a bunker buster missile and attacked again at 5:15 p.m.. Five people were killed, including a girl, who just had surgery in the morning, her parents, and another patient and companion. Two nurses were wounded, one with a severe spinal injury. Please click here for the full press release.
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“Our mission is to rehabilitate and release injured and orphaned wildlife, and provide education for the community about what to do if they find an animal,” said Kim Stroud, founder of the center.
The Ojai Raptor Center is not open to the public, so the open house events offer a rare peek at the wildlife that call the center home. On Sunday, guests can get up close to meet the resident birds, including Shytan, the golden eagle that has lived at the center for about two decades.
“Shytan severed his wing on an electrical power line when he was 1,” Stroud said. “He’s retired now, so he doesn’t do educational programs anymore. But people can still see him in our flight pen.”
The theme of this year’s open house is "Wild Wings: Identifying Birds of Prey in Flight." From noon to 4 p.m., guests can participate in silent auctions, hear Chumash stories and watch stage presentations. Activities for children will include a treasure hunt, making owls from pine cones, and other arts and crafts.
“It will be a farmers-market-like setting, with presentations going on the whole time about the different birds at our center,” Stroud said.
Volunteers will be roaming around the grounds with the center’s resident ambassador birds on their arms. Tours will also be given of the center’s flight pens.
The public can meet Riley, an Eastern screech owl who came to center from Louisville, Kentucky, after he was hit by a car, affecting his eyesight and hearing.
Guests can also meet Sassie, a red-tailed hawk that arrived with both of her wings and legs broken. When she was young, someone kept her in a small cage, where she was fed an improper diet, leading to metabolic bone disease. With a specially made harness, she underwent physical therapy five times a day for six weeks. Today, she is able to perch and move around with ease — but she will never be able to fly.
The open house "shines a spotlight on the rehab work we do,” said Lizzy Chouinard, of Ventura, a part-time staff member at the center.
“A lot of people in our community don’t even know we’re here and that we take in all wildlife," she explained. "So the open house is a great opportunity to see these wild birds up close, hear about their species and learn what they do for our ecosystem.”
The fall open house is also one of the biggest fundraisers of the year for the Ojai Raptor Center. It costs $12,000 a month to operate the nonprofit, even with 140 active volunteers, Stroud said.
“This year we hope to raise $20,000,” Stroud said. “The money will help us build one more flight pen, so that’s our goal.”
The Ojai Raptor Center wouldn’t exist without donations year-round, she said.
“We wouldn’t be able to operate without donations,” Stroud said. “We’re state and federally licensed by Fish and Wildlife, but receive no federal funds.”
Only a couple of birds living at the center are nonnative to this zone, Chouinard added.
“So almost all of our birds are birds they can see in the wild if they go around Ojai,” she said. “We want people to enjoy our open house, which is basically highlighting our work and educational programs, letting people know that we’re here and bolstering an appreciation for birds of prey.”
What: Ojai Raptor Center’s fall open house
When: Noon to 4 p.m. Sunday
Where: 370 Baldwin Road, Ojai
Admission: $5 donation requested for adults; children younger than age 10 are free. No reservations required.
Information: www.ojairaptorcenter.org/; 649-6884
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A Parent's Guide to the LGBTQ Community
Large Families
Gifted Kids
Sexual and romantic orientation, gender, and how to support your child
Rachel Gurevich, RN
Rachel Gurevich, RN, is a registered nurse, fertility advocate, author, and recipient of The Hope Award for Achievement, from Resolve: The National Infertility Association.
Medically reviewed by Aron Janssen, MD on June 29, 2020
Aron Janssen, MD is board certified in child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry and is the vice chair of child and adolescent psychiatry at Northwestern University.
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Sexual vs. Romantic Orientation
Gender Identity/Expression vs. Sexual Orientation
What Does “Fluid” Mean?
Drag vs. Cross-Dressing
Understanding Pronouns
Whether your child has recently come out to you, or you are wondering if they might one day identify as part of the LGBTQ community, you likely have a lot of questions. There is an entire language and subculture that you may not be familiar with. What does it mean to be part of the LGBTQ community? What is the difference between sex and gender? What do all the different words for sexual and gender orientations mean?
Understanding the general concepts behind gender identity and expression—and sexual and romantic orientation—is key to understanding your child or loved one. Being comfortable with the language of LGBTQ culture can help you have conversations with your child and express that you accept them as they are.
A person’s sex is a biological descriptor, usually in reference to the genitals they were born with. A person’s sex can also be referring to their genetic makeup (XX or XY, for example).
“Sex assigned at birth” is a phrase used to refer to the sex a baby was assumed to be based on their external genitalia.
Intersex refers to people who have biological and physical traits associated with both male and female sexes. Intersex is complex in that it can include a variety of sexual anatomies, reproductive traits, hormones, and chromosomes.
For example, an intersex individual may have outwardly male genitalia, but upon genetic testing, it’s discovered they have female sex chromosomes (XX). Another example, a person may be born with a combination of female and male reproductive tissue—like both a penis and a vagina.
Or, an additional example, they may have outwardly appearing female genitalia but not have internal female reproductive organs like ovaries and may not secrete estrogens as would be expected from a female.
Intersex individuals may not discover this until puberty or later in life. Sometimes, people can live a full life as an intersex individual and never know.
Being intersex is not the same as being transgender (which is further explained below.) While intersex is a biological phenomenon, transgender is an identity issue. Some intersex individual’s gender identity matches the sex assigned to them at birth—but some do not.
In the past, parents of babies with intersex characteristics were encouraged to have surgical changes made to their child in order to have them fit one specific sex or the other. This was intended to protect the child psychologically and protect them from bullying. However, when these children grew up, they may or may not have identified as the sex assigned to them after surgery. The correctional surgery was not as psychologically protective as was once thought.
The current belief on intersex children is that parents should wait until the child is old enough to say whether or not they want surgery on their reproductive or sexual organs, and until the child is old enough to share their felt gender identity.
Gender refers to the social construct of what it means to be “male” or “female.” When we talk about gender, we are referring to both society’s view of gender and an individual’s view of gender. Without looking at both aspects of gender, understanding the difference between sex, gender, and the variety of ways it can be expressed is impossible.
Every society has certain traits, looks, or values that they may assign to be male, female, or neither. As an individual, a person may associate more with one gender than another. Or, they may choose to identify with no specific gender. Or, they may move back and forth between different gender identities.
Gender identity refers to how an individual sees where they fit on the spectrum of male, female, and neither male nor female. Gender identity is internal.
This is the way a person presents themselves to the outside world. This expression may include the way they dress, their hairstyle, their chosen name, their chosen pronouns, their voice, and more.
For example, a person assigned female at birth may identify as female but choose to express themselves in dress and fashion as a male. They may have a short hair cut, for example, use male deodorants or colognes, and wear clothing typically found in the men’s section of the department store.
If you ask them, their preferred pronouns may be she, her, and hers, or she, they, and theirs, even if outwardly their clothing, hairstyle, and body language fit more closely to what our society thinks as masculine. If you ask them, they may tell you they see themselves as a woman. Their gender identity may be female, while their gender expression is male.
Another example, a person assigned female at birth may identify as male and choose to express themselves in dress and fashion as male. Like the example above, they too may have a short hair cut and wear clothing typically found in the men’s section of the department store. This person may choose personal pronouns such as he, his, and him, or they, theirs, and them. If you ask them, they may tell you they see themself as a man. Both their gender identity and gender expression are male.
Gender identity is about their inner belief about themselves. Do they consider themselves male, female, or non-binary? Gender expression is about the way they choose to aesthetically style themself or the gender people assume matches society's beliefs about gender.
Gender identity and gender expression don’t always match.
Cisgender is the word that refers to someone whose gender identity and expression match the sex assigned to them at birth. For example, a person assigned male at birth who also identifies as male and expresses themselves in traditionally masculine ways.
Transgender is the word that refers to someone whose gender identity does not match the sex assigned to them at birth. For example, a person assigned male at birth that identifies as female.
Many transgender people say they feel as if they were “born into the wrong body.” They may describe themselves as being “a man in a woman’s body” or “a woman in a man’s body.”
Non-binary refers to a person assigned male or female at birth who identifies as neither male nor female. This is sometimes also referred to as genderqueer.
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Sexual Orientation vs. Romantic Orientation
Sexual orientation refers to whom an individual feels sexual attraction towards. Romantic orientation refers to whom an individual feels romantic feelings towards, which may or may not include sexual desire.
Romantic orientation is about who a person would most likely have a deeply intimate relationship with, or who they may “fall in love” with. In contrast, sexual orientation is about who a person would want to have sex with—but this doesn’t necessarily match their romantic orientation.
Society generally assumes that sexual and romantic orientation will be the same. For example, the vast majority of people who identify as heterosexual are also hetero-romantic. Meaning, they are attracted sexually and romantically to individuals of the opposite sex or gender.
The same can be said for the majority of those who have a homosexual orientation—they are both homosexual (sexually attracted to individuals of the same gender) and homo-romantic (romantically attracted to individuals of the same gender).
However, it’s possible to have romantic feelings towards one gender and sexual attraction towards another.
For example, a person may be hetero-romantic but homosexual, meaning that they develop romantic feelings (“fall in love”) to those of the opposite gender but only have sexual attraction for individuals of the same gender.
Note that you should avoid using the phrase “sexual preference.” Sexual preference implies a person has a choice over the gender they feel sexually attracted towards. Sexual or romantic orientation acknowledges that this is just the way the person is—not something they made a decision about.
LGBTQIA+… What Do All the Letters Mean?
LGBTQIA+ is an acronym that broadly refers to the gay and trans community at large. Not every gender identity, expression, and sexual and romantic orientation are represented in the acronym—hence, the plus sign at the end. The letters LGBTQIA+ stand for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex, and asexual (or an ally), and more.
There are a wide variety of terms that are used to describe the various gender identities and expressions, sexual orientations, and romantic orientations. Here’s a beginner's guide.
Lesbian: a woman who is attracted to other females.
Gay: generally, a person who is attracted to someone of the same gender. Usually used to refer to men who are sexually attracted to men, but can also be used in reference to women who are attracted to women. The “gay community” can be used to refer to the LGBTQIA+ community at large as well.
Bisexual: a person who is attracted to two or more genders. (Males and females, or females and genderqueer, etc.)
Bi-curious: a person who is generally attracted to those of the opposite gender but may be curious about having sex with someone of the same gender.
Bi-romantic: a person who may have a romantic orientation towards two or more genders.
Coming out: the act of telling a particular individual or a group of people that you identify with the LGBTQIA+ community. Coming out of often thought of as a “one-time” event, but actually is an ongoing process over a queer person’s lifetime.
Pansexual: a person who is sexually attracted to all or any genders. Sometimes used interchangeably with bisexual, but pansexual indicates an attraction to all genders—male, female, and non-binary—while bisexual can indicate an attraction to “only two” gender identities but not necessarily all.
Pangenered: a form of non-binary gender identity, refers to someone who identifies with all genders.
Straight: a person who is heterosexual, or attracted to those of the opposite gender and sex.
Trans: a word that can be used to reference the entire transgender community.
Transman: a word that may be used by a person who was assigned female at birth but whose gender identity is male. While some may prefer to be called “male,” calling themselves transmale is a way to pay tribute to their previous sex assignment of female.
FTM, F2M: another term that can be used to indicate someone who was assigned female at birth but is a transgender male.
Transwoman: a word that may be used by a person who was assigned male at birth but whose gender identity is female.
MTF, or M2F: another word that may be used by a person who was assigned male at birth but whose gender identity is female.
Queer: formally used in a derogatory sense, queer has been reclaimed by the LGBTQIA+ community to be used in a positive way.
Queer can be used to refer to being any part of the gay community. It can also be used as a way to not specify one particular “box” within the LGBTQIA+ rainbow of identities.
In other words, an individual may not want to say explicitly what their sexual orientation is, but by calling themselves queer, they are indicating they are not exclusively straight (or heterosexual).
Questioning: a term used for someone who isn’t sure what their sexual orientation or gender identity is.
Asexual: an individual who has no sexual attraction to others. They'll likely still develop relationships or even romantic relationships, but they do not have feelings of sexual attraction. This is not a medical condition.
Aromantic: an individual who doesn’t form romantic attachments with other genders.
Ally: someone who advocates for or supports the LGBTQIA+ community, but doesn’t consider themselves to be queer or trans.
Polysexual: an individual who develops sexual and sometimes also romantic relationships concurrently with multiple partners. The open, honest decision to have sexual and/or romantic relationships with multiple people may also be referred to as polyamory or ethical non-monogamy. This is not unique or exclusive to the LGBTQIA+ community and also exists among heterosexual partners.
Demisexual: an individual who does not experience feelings of sexual attraction without first developing romantic feelings.
Same Gender Loving / All Gender Loving: a term used in the African American community for same-sex attraction, instead of the more European Greek-based term like lesbian.
What Terms Should I Avoid?
There are some terms and phrases that should be avoided and are considered offensive. An excellent resource for understanding words to avoid is GLAAD’s media reference pages. (GLAAD is the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.) They have one for general LGBTQ terms and one specific to the trans community.
Being transgender doesn’t say anything about a person’s sexual or romantic orientation. There is an assumption in society that transwomen will be attracted to men, and transmen will be attracted to women, but this is not necessarily the case.
For example, let’s say an individual assigned male at birth identifies as a transwoman and that their gender identity is female.
If this transwoman finds herself attracted to women, she may consider herself to be homosexual or lesbian—because she identifies as a woman and is attracted to the same gender. Or, this transwoman may be attracted to men. In this case, she may choose to identify as heterosexual—because she is attracted to the opposite gender. Alternatively, this transwoman may feel sexual attraction to all genders and identify as pansexual.
Just like we can’t assume a person’s sexual or romantic orientation based on their outwardly cisgender appearance, we also can’t assume what a transgender individual’s sexual orientation will be. The only way to know is if they share their orientation with you.
The term fluid can be used in the context of gender identity and sexual orientation. Fluid refers to the way a person may shift along the spectrum of gender identity or sexual orientation.
This may refer to shifts along an extended timeline—for example, someone in their teens may have one sexual orientation but later in life find themselves to have a different sexual orientation.
Alternatively, fluidity can apply on a continual basis. For example, some genderqueer or non-binary individuals may consider themselves to be gender fluid, meaning that one day they feel more female, another day they may feel more male, and another day they may feel like they are neither.
Research has found that our desire to put one orientation label on a person forever may not accurately represent the experience of all people. A person’s sexual orientation may change over time, and this may not be an uncommon experience.
For example, a person who identifies as female may exclusively be attracted to other females in her teens and 20s, but sometime in her 30s may find herself attracted to some men. This shift in orientation doesn’t mean the shift is a “choice” being made.
Gender identity and sexual orientation are more complex and complicated than an individual “being born” one way and one way only. This is what sexual fluidity refers to.
Sexual fluidity should not, however, be used to argue that a person will “grow out” of their orientation or gender identity, or used as a way to label a person’s struggle with identity or orientation as a “phase.”
Drag vs. Cross-Dressing vs. Transgender Identity
Drag, cross-dressing, and transgender expression are frequently confused with being one and the same. In fact, these are three very different concepts.
Drag has become popularized from the reality TV show RuPaul's’ Drag Race. Drag is a form of entertainment and theater where an individual dresses up in an exaggerated, highly styled way as a female or male.
Most people are familiar with drag queens, or men who use exaggerated make-up, fashion, and mannerisms to express themselves as women. There are also drag kings, which are women who use exaggerated make-up, fashion, and mannerisms to express themselves as men, though this is less common.
Being involved in drag does not indicate a person’s gender identity or sexual orientation. While the majority of drag performers are gay, there are heterosexual drag queens.
Drag also doesn’t indicate gender identity. Most drag queens identify as male, but some are transgender. While drag is a persona put on by the performer, transgender identity is a person’s expression of their true self.
Cross-dressing is the act of wearing clothing of the opposite gender or sex. Unlike drag, this isn’t necessarily a performance or form of entertainment. Cross-dressing is a form of personal expression.
Cross-dressing doesn’t necessarily indicate a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. There are straight men who enjoy wearing women’s clothing and straight women who enjoy wearing men’s clothing.
Using Proper Pronouns
Using the pronouns preferred by an individual is an important part of showing that person respect and support.
If you’re unsure of what pronouns a person prefers, ask them. If you’re unsure which pronouns to use, use the plural gender-neutral pronouns (they/theirs/them), even if you’re referring to a singular person.
Some possibilities include:
He/his/him
He/their/them
She/her/hers
She/theirs/them
They/theirs/them
Zie/Zir/Zirs/Zirself
Zie, zir, zirs, and zirself are gender-neutral singular pronouns that some prefer in the trans community. Zie is pronounced /zee/, and zir is pronounced /z-ir/, like sir but with a z.
If your child has asked you to use pronouns that differ from the ones typically associated with their sex assigned at birth, let them know you will do your best to use them as requested.
Of course, you will sometimes make a mistake and use the wrong pronouns. Changing the way you’ve referred to a person for many years isn’t easy. But making an effort to use the pronouns they request is an important part of supporting your child.
Supporting Your LGBTQIA+ Child
The day your child comes out to you is an emotional day for both of you. Whether you had a feeling all along, or the news was a surprise, the most important thing for you to do is to listen, accept them for who they are, and do your best to be there for them. By seeking out and reading this article, you are already showing supportive, loving actions.
What else can you do to support your child?
Let them know you love them as they are. Tell them you love them. Tell them you accept them for who they are. Reassure them that nothing has changed because they came out to you. You might assume that it’s obvious you would still love and support your child, regardless of their orientation or identity, but your child needs to hear you say the words. Say them, and say them often.
Use their chosen pronouns. If your child has come out to you as transgender, ask them what pronouns they want you to use. Use them. Their preferred pronouns may change over time.
Use their chosen name. Many transgender individuals change their names to match their gender identity better. Use the name they have chosen. Research has found that using a transgender teen’s chosen name reduces their risk of depression and suicidality. Using their chosen name may literally save their life.
This can be emotionally difficult for a parent since you gave them their birth name. However, when they were born, you had no way of knowing what their gender identity would be in the future. You haven’t done anything wrong. They, too, are not rejecting you by choosing another name.
Go to Pride with them. Look up when there is a Pride parade or festival in your area and go to Pride with your child. Allies attend Pride, as well as the gay community. You will be welcome there. As a parent of a queer or trans child, going to Pride to support your child will be celebrated.
Advocate for them. Sadly, bullying can be a major challenge for LGBTQIA+ children. Be their advocate. Watch for signs of bullying, and follow-up if you think your child is being mistreated.
Educate yourself on the LGBTQIA+ world. Reading this article is a start! Learn the terms, history, and culture. Your child will see your effort to educate yourself as a deep form of support.
Refer to their partner as their partner—not their “friend.” Or refer to their partner in whatever way they have asked you to. If they come home with a same-gender partner, for example, calling this person their “friend” instead of their partner or their boyfriend or girlfriend can be hurtful.
Don’t imply or say to them that it’s “just a phase” they will outgrow. Their gender identity or sexual orientation may change (see above, under “What Does Fluid Mean?”), but the odds are, it won’t change. When you indicate to your child that they will “grow out” of their current orientation or gender identity, you are unintentionally implying that who they are now is not acceptable.
Get them in a support group or get them counseling if they are struggling. The risk of suicide and depression is high in the LGBTQIA+ community. Seek out support for your child. Look for support groups, meet-ups, or gay youth groups. Get them a private counselor.
Find counseling for yourself. You can love and accept your child for who they are, but still struggle with having an LGBTQIA+ child. You may be fearful of their future or worry about the discrimination they may experience. You may grieve over what you imagine their lives to be. If you’re going to support your child fully, you need support, too.
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Religious Beliefs In Ethiopia
By Amber Pariona on April 25 2017 in Society
Holy Trinity Cathedral, an Ethiopian Orthodox church building in Addis Ababa.
Freedom of Religion in Ethiopia
The constitution of Ethiopia ensures religious freedom for its citizens. According to the US Department of State, this is widely upheld through the observance of additional laws and policies. However, people have filed reports claiming discrimination and unfair treatment based on religious affiliation. The US Ambassador has carried out discussions with the government and faith-based organizations in order to promote religious freedom. This article takes a look at the major religions in the country and their roles in the society.
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity
Ethiopia was one of the first sub-Saharan African countries to adopt the Christian religion, and its practice dates back to the 1st Century AD. The Ethiopian Orthodox religion is the most widely practiced with 43.5% of the population identifying as such. In fact, the largest and oldest Oriental Orthodox church is located here. Orthodox Christians make up the majority of the population in the northern region of the country, specifically in Tigray and Amhara. This sect of Christianity spread quickly after it was adopted by King Ezana the Great who proclaimed it a state religion in 330 AD.
Islam began to enter Ethiopia as early as the foundation of the religion. In 615 AD, the prophet Muhammad encouraged a group of Muslims to seek refuge in Ethiopia as they escaped religious persecution in Mecca in Arabia. At that time, then-King Axum protected the religious refugees and refused demands to send them back to Arabia. Today, 33.9% of the population practices Islam making it the second most common religion in the nation. Eastern Ethiopia is now the principle center for Islamic culture and most Muslims in this country are Sunni. The fourth holy city of Islam, Harar, is located here. It is a walled town of roughly 122,000 people and holds 82 mosques, 3 of which are dated back to the 10th Century.
Protestant Christianity
Protestants are the largest group of Christians who do not belong to the Orthodox Church and are made up of various sects, including Evangelicals and Pentecostals. These religious worshipers are mainly concentrated in the southern regions of the country. Many of the Protestants in Ethiopia have their roots in the American Pentecostal movement of the early 1900’s which sent missionaries all over the world. Religious conversions have grown significantly since then and today, Protestants make up 18.6% of the population.
Other Beliefs in Ethiopia
Other minority religions in the country include Waaq and indigenous beliefs, which are followed by 2.6% of the Ethiopian population, Roman Catholicism (.7%), and Judaism and Baha’i (.7% combined). The Waaq religion is a traditional, monotheistic faith followed mainly by the Cushitic ethnic group in the far eastern regions of the country. Roman Catholicism was reintroduced in the country between the 13th and 18th Centuries. Its follower grew during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia between 1936 and 1941. Judaism has existed in Ethiopia since long before Christianity and some scholars believe that Ethiopian Jews are one of the lost tribes of Israel.
Relations Between Ethiopia's Religious Groups
Unfortunately, Ethiopia experiences significant religious tension among many of the previously stated religions, particularly the three most prevalent ones. Disagreements between Muslims and Orthodox Christians are widespread though not constant. Muslims have filed reports claiming that local police are performing illegal home searches in their community in an attempt to locate terrorists. There have also recently been occurrences of Muslims burning Christian churches. Protestant Christians face opposition by both Orthodox Christians and Muslims and some killings in rural areas have been reported. Some numbers suggest that these incidences have been decreasing, others suggest that radical Islamist attacks are increasing, and still others suggest that the Orthodox Christian government has done little to promote religious tolerance.
Belief System
Share of Contemporary Ethiopian Population
1 Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity 43.5%
2 Islam (Predominately Sunni) 33.9%
3 Protestant Christianity (P'ent'ay or Pente) 18.6%
4 Waaq Worship and Other Indigenous Beliefs 2.6%
5 Roman Catholic Christianity 0.7%
Judaism, Baha'i Faith, and Other Beliefs 0.7%
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Sales of Essure birth control implant to be halted by Bayer; U.S. last to sell controversial device
(Courtesy of Bayer)
Laurie McGinley
Reporter covering health and medicine
July 20, 2018 at 8:35 p.m. UTC
Pharmaceutical giant Bayer said Friday that it will halt sales of its controversial Essure birth-control device in the United States at the end of the year, bringing to a close a protracted battle over an implant that thousands of women blame for serious health problems, including persistent pain and perforations of the uterus and fallopian tubes.
The company said Essure's removal from the market was "business decision" prompted by precipitous declines in sales in recent years. It said in a statement that it stands by the safety and effectiveness of the device, and added that women who currently have Essure in place can continue to “confidently” rely on it.
The United States is the last country where Essure is being sold. Last September, citing "commercial reasons,” Bayer announced it was ending sales outside the United States.
Essure, which is designed to cause sterilization, consists of two inch-long, flexible coils made in part from an alloy of nickel and titanium. In a procedure that takes about 10 minutes, a doctor inserts the coils through the vagina and cervix and into the fallopian tubes, which carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus. Over three months, scar tissue is supposed to form around the coils, creating a barrier that keeps sperm from reaching the eggs.
In recent years, thousands of women have reported complications including autoimmune problems, unintended pregnancies and the migration of the coils into the pelvis or abdomen. Many said the problems were so severe that they had the devices surgically removed. Bayer has been served with lawsuits representing more than 16,000 patients, the company said earlier this year.
Angie Firmalino, one of the leaders of the fight against the device, on Friday said she was "blown away" by Bayer's announcement. "It took way too long, but we won," said the 46-year-old mail carrier from Tannersville, N.Y.
Firmalino said she had the device inserted in 2009 and almost immediately began having pain and bleeding; she eventually learned that the coils had migrated to her uterus and had a hysterectomy. In 2011, she started the Facebook group “Essure Problems,” which has waged a social media campaign against the device and pressed the Food and Drug Administration to ban it. The group has 37,000 members.
Bayer said Essure sales in the United States have plummeted by about 40 percent a year in recent years. On Friday, the company attributed the decrease to several factors: a decline in the number of women using permanent contraception; increased reliance on long-acting contraceptives that are reversible, such as intrauterine devices, and “inaccurate and misleading publicity” about the implant.
The device, which was approved by the FDA in 2002, was initially hailed as a nonsurgical alternative to tubal ligation, commonly called having one's “tubes tied.” It was developed by Conceptus Inc., a California medical products manufacturer that Bayer acquired in 2013.
As reports of complications have mounted over the years, the FDA has consistently maintained, as Bayer has, that the device's benefits outweigh its risks. But the agency also has acknowledged that there have been serious problems associated with the contraceptive and ordered up additional warnings and safety studies.
In 2016, for example, the FDA required Bayer to add a “black box” — the agency's most serious warning — to the product's label. And it directed Bayer to create a three-page checklist for doctors to use in discussing potential problems with patients before implantation.
Earlier this year, patient advocates told Scott Gottlieb, the commissioner of the FDA, that many women still were not being adequately warned about the risks. In April, the agency imposed a unique restriction on the product: It limited sales to doctors who guaranteed that women were being told about the device's risks and said Bayer would be held responsible for implementing the requirement.
On Friday, in a statement, Gottlieb tried to reassure women who are using Essure without problems that they can continue to do so; those who think they are having symptoms caused by the device should talk to their doctors. "Device removal has its own risks," he added.
Some Essure opponents have long been critical of the FDA, saying it approved the device based on an inadequate study and should have moved more aggressively as safety concerns emerged.
"The FDA should have required a moratorium on sales and requested that new data be submitted in a much more timely fashion," said Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Center for Health Research, a nonprofit think tank.
On Tuesday, women protesting Essure staged a protest outside Bayer's U.S. headquarters in Whippany, N.J. to show a Netflix documentary that features Essure and other medical devices. Called "The Bleeding Edge," the film is to be released next week.
One of the attendees was Tess Schulman, a 47-year-old paralegal from Raleigh, N.C., who got the device in 2009.
She said she soon developed "strange allergies," prompting her doctor eventually to conclude that her problems were caused by the nickel in the coils. After having the device removed in 2015, she said, her fatigue and troublesome rashes quickly disappeared.
An estimated 750,000 devices have been sold, mostly in the United States.
The battle over Essure, the controversial female contraceptive device.
FDA to require 'black box' warning, but leaves Essure implant on market
FDA restricts sale of Essure, requires that women be informed of risks with device
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Venezuelan envoy rejects ‘biased’ report at UN rights body
by: JAMEY KEATEN, Associated Press
Posted: Jul 5, 2019 / 06:23 AM EDT / Updated: Jul 5, 2019 / 02:50 PM EDT
William Castillo, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, talk about the situation of human rights in Venezuela, during the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, July 05, 2019. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)
GENEVA (AP) — A top Venezuelan diplomat on Friday blasted what he called the “biased vision” of a report by the U.N. human rights chief chronicling torture, sexual abuse and extrajudicial killings in the country, and demanded it be “corrected.”
Deputy Foreign Minister William Castillo insisted the report from High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet “does not reflect the reality in our country.” He said Venezuela would heed “constructive” recommendations.
“We demand that its contents be corrected, and we urge you to act in a balanced and respectful way,” Castillo told the U.N-backed Human Rights Council through a translator.
“The content of this report is incomprehensible, dominated by a selective and biased vision,” Castillo said. “It’s a text lacking in scientific rigor, with serious errors in methodology and which seems like a carbon copy of previous reports.”
Bachelet, after presenting the report published Thursday to the council, insisted that she heard from victims on both government and opposition sides, and defended the methodology. Since taking office last year, Bachelet said, she has emphasized that staffers need to get the facts right to show balance.
Also Friday, Bachelet announced that Venezuela has freed 22 people the opposition considers political prisoners under international pressure. That brings the release of political prisoners in recent weeks to 84.
Bachelet’s announcement came as embattled President Nicolás Maduro appeared in a military celebration on Venezuela’s Independence Day, while opposition leader Juan Guaidó was expected to lead a march against the socialist leader.
The rights chief said her teams had been working on the report, which covers a period from January 2018 nearly to the present, for a long time. She insisted upon the validity of the reporting, based on hundreds of interviews and meetings with government officials, Maduro’s opponents, as well as victims, their relatives, rights defenders and many others.
She also expressed hope that the report could help pave the way toward improvements in the rights situation in Venezuela, and noted that her office now has an office in Venezuela — access not granted for many years.
She summarized her team’s findings about a “pattern of torture” under Maduro’s government, citing violations like arbitrary detention, extrajudicial killings, sexual violence and enforced disappearances.
Witnesses recounted “in every case” how special forces known as FAES “manipulated the crime scene and evidence,” the report said. “They would plant arms and drugs and fire their weapons against the walls or in the air to suggest a confrontation and to show the victim had ‘resisted authority.'”
“In many cases, FAES brought the victims to hospital even though they were already dead, apparently with the intention of manipulating the bodies and modifying the crime scene,” it added.
Venezuela’s government acknowledged nearly 5,300 killings during security operations last year alone linked to “resistance to authority,” the report said, and added that another 1,569 took place from Jan. 1 to May 19 this year.
Associated Press writer Scott Smith reported from Caracas, Venezuela.
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Brain cancer survivor from Quincy and her sister create app that helps caregivers
By Chris Burrell, The Patriot Ledger
Updated: 7:09 AM EDT May 12, 2014
It’s not easy to find the silver lining in a brain tumor, but Renee Fry-Hawker’s harrowing journey through brain surgery and recovery paved the way to a technology start-up idea, the Patriot Ledger reported.Fry-Hawker and her younger sister, Julie Fry, watched their mother struggle as a caregiver through the experience and hatched the idea: Create a web and mobile app that would help people in similar situations.From Fry-Hawker’s water-view home on a hill in Houghs Neck, they quickly fine-tuned the business plan to reach a rather sizeable market – the more than 50 million Americans who act as caregivers for elderly relatives.“Families want to help, but they don’t have the tools to help, and people are spread all over the place,” Fry said. “This app takes the best tools, provides information, and with a few clicks of a button, you can have a family meeting.”The business is called Making Care Easier,and after two years of testing and feedback from early users, it officially launched in late April. Using the app is free, and the business makes money by selling targeted advertisements and products through its online store – talking clocks, cane grips, walkers and books about Alzheimer’s, diabetes and blood pressure.But the core concept of this business is upending that innocuous – and sometimes rhetorical – question that well-meaning friends and family ask: How can I help?“Platitudes are nice, but it’s action that matters to caregivers and patients,” Fry-Hawker said. “MCE is about getting people to help you, and you really do find out who wants to do real help.”The two sisters both have graduate degrees in business, but it was the ordeal of Fry-Hawker’s brain tumor – starting in 2008 – that became the crucible for this venture.“One day I had a seizure, and they found out, ‘You have a brain tumor the size of a racquetball,’” said Fry-Hawker, who left the Midwest in 1997 to pursue an MBA at Harvard Business School and served under former Gov. Mitt Romney, first as director of business and technology and then as his deputy chief of staff.“Your life changes overnight,” she said. “They didn’t know if I would see, hear or talk. It was so large, pushing on so many parts of my brain.”Their mother came out from Pennsylvania to help, especially after surgery. Fry uprooted from Illinois to come to her sister’s aid, too.“I started realizing how much stress was on my mother. People wanted updates,” said Fry-Hawker. “She’d be crying on the phone with her friends. She was so busy helping everyone else that no one was helping her.”An infection ensued, the tumor returned and Fry-Hawker also got married and had a baby. Doctors finally gave her a clean bill of health, and the lessons learned from watching their mother sparked the daughters’ entrepreneurial spirit.Fry had spent a decade working in the eldercare industry, and they wanted to create an app that would enable caregivers of elderly people to centralize and plan, divvy up tasks, create calendars that everyone could see and update everything from medication rundowns to doctors’ appointments.One of site’s early users was James MacDonald of Needham. When his mother was diagnosed with dementia two years ago, he and his eight siblings signed up on the Making Care Easier website.“It was sad what we went through, but we had to rally around and make decisions about her care,” MacDonald said. “Seven of the nine siblings are in New England but spread apart.”They used the site to communicate with each other and decide who could shoulder what tasks.“It was a way to collaborate,” he said. “Some siblings didn’t have a lot of money but were willing to drive places.”The Making Care Easier app is also being sold to other eldercare companies and re-branded, Fry said.“This is a crowded market,” Fry-Hawker said, “but we want to do good for people and build a solid company around it.”
QUINCY, Mass. —
It’s not easy to find the silver lining in a brain tumor, but Renee Fry-Hawker’s harrowing journey through brain surgery and recovery paved the way to a technology start-up idea, the Patriot Ledger reported.
Fry-Hawker and her younger sister, Julie Fry, watched their mother struggle as a caregiver through the experience and hatched the idea: Create a web and mobile app that would help people in similar situations.
From Fry-Hawker’s water-view home on a hill in Houghs Neck, they quickly fine-tuned the business plan to reach a rather sizeable market – the more than 50 million Americans who act as caregivers for elderly relatives.
“Families want to help, but they don’t have the tools to help, and people are spread all over the place,” Fry said. “This app takes the best tools, provides information, and with a few clicks of a button, you can have a family meeting.”
The business is called Making Care Easier,and after two years of testing and feedback from early users, it officially launched in late April. Using the app is free, and the business makes money by selling targeted advertisements and products through its online store – talking clocks, cane grips, walkers and books about Alzheimer’s, diabetes and blood pressure.
But the core concept of this business is upending that innocuous – and sometimes rhetorical – question that well-meaning friends and family ask: How can I help?
“Platitudes are nice, but it’s action that matters to caregivers and patients,” Fry-Hawker said. “MCE is about getting people to help you, and you really do find out who wants to do real help.”
The two sisters both have graduate degrees in business, but it was the ordeal of Fry-Hawker’s brain tumor – starting in 2008 – that became the crucible for this venture.
“One day I had a seizure, and they found out, ‘You have a brain tumor the size of a racquetball,’” said Fry-Hawker, who left the Midwest in 1997 to pursue an MBA at Harvard Business School and served under former Gov. Mitt Romney, first as director of business and technology and then as his deputy chief of staff.
“Your life changes overnight,” she said. “They didn’t know if I would see, hear or talk. It was so large, pushing on so many parts of my brain.”
Their mother came out from Pennsylvania to help, especially after surgery. Fry uprooted from Illinois to come to her sister’s aid, too.
“I started realizing how much stress was on my mother. People wanted updates,” said Fry-Hawker. “She’d be crying on the phone with her friends. She was so busy helping everyone else that no one was helping her.”
An infection ensued, the tumor returned and Fry-Hawker also got married and had a baby. Doctors finally gave her a clean bill of health, and the lessons learned from watching their mother sparked the daughters’ entrepreneurial spirit.
Fry had spent a decade working in the eldercare industry, and they wanted to create an app that would enable caregivers of elderly people to centralize and plan, divvy up tasks, create calendars that everyone could see and update everything from medication rundowns to doctors’ appointments.
One of site’s early users was James MacDonald of Needham. When his mother was diagnosed with dementia two years ago, he and his eight siblings signed up on the Making Care Easier website.
“It was sad what we went through, but we had to rally around and make decisions about her care,” MacDonald said. “Seven of the nine siblings are in New England but spread apart.”
They used the site to communicate with each other and decide who could shoulder what tasks.
“It was a way to collaborate,” he said. “Some siblings didn’t have a lot of money but were willing to drive places.”
The Making Care Easier app is also being sold to other eldercare companies and re-branded, Fry said.
“This is a crowded market,” Fry-Hawker said, “but we want to do good for people and build a solid company around it.”
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Red Sox offer one-year deals to Ellsbury, Napoli, Drew
Jacoby Ellsbury expected to make millions in free agency
Updated: 7:24 PM EST Nov 4, 2013
AP Photo/Charlie Riedel
The Boston Red Sox celebrate after defeating the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 6 of baseball's World Series Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, in Boston. The Red Sox won 6-1 to win the series.
SOURCE: AP Photo/Charlie Riedel
Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell would like to keep the World Series champions together for another run at a title. And yet he knows that's unlikely to happen."That was felt when we got off the duck boats, knowing this was one last chance to celebrate with a million people in the city," Farrell said Monday, two days after the team's victory parade and hours before the deadline to make qualifying offers to four free agents who were key to the team's title. "Hopefully we'll be able to retain all of them. The reality is that might not work out."View: Sox celebration photosOne year after a midseason and offseason overhaul that turned a last-place team into World Series champs, the Red Sox began building for 2014 on Monday by making $14.1 million qualifying offers to free agents Jacoby Ellsbury, Mike Napoli and Stephen Drew. General manager Ben Cherington said the team decided not to make an offer to Jarrod Saltalamacchia, though he would like to re-sign the catcher."There's interest in every one of them," Cherington said. "I also think it's unlikely that every one of them will be back. ... We're going to keep the conversation going with all of them, and also with alternatives, and see where the market shapes up. In a vacuum we'd like to have all of them back."The Red Sox went from worst to first a year after dumping three of their biggest contracts — Josh Beckett, Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford — on the Los Angeles Dodgers at a savings of about $261.7 million. Instead of making a big splash in free agency last offseason, they signed mid-market players like Napoli, Drew, Shane Victorino and Koji Uehara.Cherington said the lessons learned from their successes and failures won't be forgotten."I think we have to go into this offseason with the same general mindset: to build a roster as deep as we can," he said. "The general philosophy would lead us toward a lot of the same things we were looking for last year."The oft-injured Ellsbury is expected to seek a long-term deal averaging $20 million or more. A year after missing more than half the season, he played in 134 games and batted .298 with nine homers, stealing 52 bases in 56 tries."Jacoby's a terrific player, as everyone knows. Of course we know we're a better team when he's on the field than when he's not," Cherington said, adding that if they cannot sign him they would consider moving Victorino, who won a Gold Glove in left field, to center field and looking for a corner outfielder."That would be one possibility," Cherington said. "We recognize how good he was in right field, and how valuable his defense was in right field. He's capable of doing it."Napoli and Drew might accept the qualifying offer or use it as the basis for negotiations on a multiyear contract. Saltalamacchia, who made $4.5 million this year, could still re-sign with the team at a lower salary.The Red Sox declined to make qualifying offers to infielder John McDonald and reliever Joel Hanrahan, who were not on the World Series roster. Also Monday, the team said outfielder Quintin Berry and infielder Brandon Snyder were sent outright to Triple-A Pawtucket and became free agents.Right-handers Andrew Bailey and Alex Wilson, outfielder Ryan Kalish and left-hander Andrew Miller were reinstated from the 60-day disabled list."The game doesn't stop," Farrell said. "The baseball calendar doesn't stop just because we played to nearly Halloween."Complicating Napoli's negotiations is a hip condition that prompted the team to back out of a $39 million, three-year deal that had been tentatively agreed to and instead sign him to a one-year contract for a guaranteed $5 million with performance bonuses — which he eventually earned — that brought him back to $13 million."Mike Napoli played a lot this year and was a huge part of our team," Cherington said. "We're making a qualifying offer to him, so we obviously have interest in him returning on a one-year deal for $14.1 million. He'll have an opportunity to consider that."On other topics Monday:— Koji Uehara, who inherited the closer job and was selected the AL championship series MVP, is the leading contender for the job in 2014. The Japanese right-hander, who will turn 39 in the first week of the season, is coming off a season in which he set career-highs with 73 appearances and 74 1-3 innings."I think we're completely comfortable starting next year with Koji as our closer," Farrell said. "He didn't leave here with any physical ailments. We went into this spring with the same thought, that we need to be careful with his age and his workload. And he exceeded everything."—Cherington is content heading into spring training with six candidates for the starting rotation: Jon Lester, Clay Buchholz, John Lackey, Jake Peavy, Felix Doubront and Ryan Dempster. "We could certainly envision a scenario where every one that's currently under contract is in Fort Myers. And in fact, at this point, that's what I would expect," Cherington said. "We'll see what the offseason brings."—Second baseman Dustin Pedroia has not yet had surgery on a torn ligament in his left thumb. "As far as I know, there's been no date or site set for the surgery," Cherington said. "But it certainly looks like it's headed in that direction."—Cherington said no other teams have asked for permission to interview Red Sox coaches for other jobs. Bench coach Torey Lovullo is reportedly a candidate for the managerial job with the Chicago Cubs, who are run by former Red Sox GM Theo Epstein.
Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell would like to keep the World Series champions together for another run at a title. And yet he knows that's unlikely to happen.
Looking back: Sox celebrate improbable series win
"That was felt when we got off the duck boats, knowing this was one last chance to celebrate with a million people in the city," Farrell said Monday, two days after the team's victory parade and hours before the deadline to make qualifying offers to four free agents who were key to the team's title. "Hopefully we'll be able to retain all of them. The reality is that might not work out."
View: Sox celebration photos
One year after a midseason and offseason overhaul that turned a last-place team into World Series champs, the Red Sox began building for 2014 on Monday by making $14.1 million qualifying offers to free agents Jacoby Ellsbury, Mike Napoli and Stephen Drew. General manager Ben Cherington said the team decided not to make an offer to Jarrod Saltalamacchia, though he would like to re-sign the catcher.
"There's interest in every one of them," Cherington said. "I also think it's unlikely that every one of them will be back. ... We're going to keep the conversation going with all of them, and also with alternatives, and see where the market shapes up. In a vacuum we'd like to have all of them back."
The Red Sox went from worst to first a year after dumping three of their biggest contracts — Josh Beckett, Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford — on the Los Angeles Dodgers at a savings of about $261.7 million. Instead of making a big splash in free agency last offseason, they signed mid-market players like Napoli, Drew, Shane Victorino and Koji Uehara.
Cherington said the lessons learned from their successes and failures won't be forgotten.
"I think we have to go into this offseason with the same general mindset: to build a roster as deep as we can," he said. "The general philosophy would lead us toward a lot of the same things we were looking for last year."
The oft-injured Ellsbury is expected to seek a long-term deal averaging $20 million or more. A year after missing more than half the season, he played in 134 games and batted .298 with nine homers, stealing 52 bases in 56 tries.
"Jacoby's a terrific player, as everyone knows. Of course we know we're a better team when he's on the field than when he's not," Cherington said, adding that if they cannot sign him they would consider moving Victorino, who won a Gold Glove in left field, to center field and looking for a corner outfielder.
"That would be one possibility," Cherington said. "We recognize how good he was in right field, and how valuable his defense was in right field. He's capable of doing it."
Napoli and Drew might accept the qualifying offer or use it as the basis for negotiations on a multiyear contract. Saltalamacchia, who made $4.5 million this year, could still re-sign with the team at a lower salary.
The Red Sox declined to make qualifying offers to infielder John McDonald and reliever Joel Hanrahan, who were not on the World Series roster. Also Monday, the team said outfielder Quintin Berry and infielder Brandon Snyder were sent outright to Triple-A Pawtucket and became free agents.
Right-handers Andrew Bailey and Alex Wilson, outfielder Ryan Kalish and left-hander Andrew Miller were reinstated from the 60-day disabled list.
"The game doesn't stop," Farrell said. "The baseball calendar doesn't stop just because we played to nearly Halloween."
Complicating Napoli's negotiations is a hip condition that prompted the team to back out of a $39 million, three-year deal that had been tentatively agreed to and instead sign him to a one-year contract for a guaranteed $5 million with performance bonuses — which he eventually earned — that brought him back to $13 million.
"Mike Napoli played a lot this year and was a huge part of our team," Cherington said. "We're making a qualifying offer to him, so we obviously have interest in him returning on a one-year deal for $14.1 million. He'll have an opportunity to consider that."
On other topics Monday:
— Koji Uehara, who inherited the closer job and was selected the AL championship series MVP, is the leading contender for the job in 2014. The Japanese right-hander, who will turn 39 in the first week of the season, is coming off a season in which he set career-highs with 73 appearances and 74 1-3 innings.
"I think we're completely comfortable starting next year with Koji as our closer," Farrell said. "He didn't leave here with any physical ailments. We went into this spring with the same thought, that we need to be careful with his age and his workload. And he exceeded everything."
—Cherington is content heading into spring training with six candidates for the starting rotation: Jon Lester, Clay Buchholz, John Lackey, Jake Peavy, Felix Doubront and Ryan Dempster. "We could certainly envision a scenario where every one that's currently under contract is in Fort Myers. And in fact, at this point, that's what I would expect," Cherington said. "We'll see what the offseason brings."
—Second baseman Dustin Pedroia has not yet had surgery on a torn ligament in his left thumb. "As far as I know, there's been no date or site set for the surgery," Cherington said. "But it certainly looks like it's headed in that direction."
—Cherington said no other teams have asked for permission to interview Red Sox coaches for other jobs. Bench coach Torey Lovullo is reportedly a candidate for the managerial job with the Chicago Cubs, who are run by former Red Sox GM Theo Epstein.
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You are here: Home / Politics / Govt / Huebsch sworn-in as assembly speaker
Huebsch sworn-in as assembly speaker
January 3, 2007 By WRN Contributor
Wisconsin officially has a new Assembly Speaker, sworn in by Supreme Court Justice David Prosser. "Congratulations Mr. Speaker. … Thank you. Thank you very much"
State Representative Mike Huebsch (R-West Salem) was first elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1994 and has recently served as Majority Leader, before being voted to his newest position. "It is a high honor and a humbling experience to be elected as your speaker today."
The Republican from West Salem becomes Wisconsin's 72nd Assembly Speaker, a job formerly held by John Gard, who left the legislature to run for Congress in the 8th district. Citing welfare reform, school choice and other unique ideas, Huebsch says Wisconsin has been a leader in the past and he expects to work with both political parties in this new session on issues that really matter to Wisconsin families. "Now, let's get to work … together."
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You are here: Home / Packers / A sad day at Lambeau Field!
A sad day at Lambeau Field!
August 6, 2008 By WRN Contributor
No matter what side of the fence you come down on, Brett Favre's side or that of the Green Bay Packers , Tuesday was a sad day in Packers history. For the first time in 16 years, Brett Favre won't be able to call the Packers his team. He was told as much by the Packers.
Coach Mike McCarthy said Favre didn't have the proper mindset to compete for the starting quarterback job. Both agreed that the situation had reached a stalemate and agreed that it was best if they part company. Had Favre decided back in March that he wanted to play instead of retiring, he'd still be the starting quarterback today. But his indecision is what cost him. The Packers told Favre again that they've moved on and are going a different direction. It finally registered with Favre and he's headed in a different direction.
Now that it's a done deal, just think about it. 16 seasons with the Packers, 40 come from behind wins, a franchise record 275 consecutive games started and his ownership of several significant NFL career passing records. He's coming off a season in which he led the Packers to a 13-3 regular season mark and ended just shy of the Super Bowl. Now, he's not wanted by the Green Bay Packers. There's no script for how a career ends. If there were, it certainly wouldn't be written like this. It all seems to cold.
Despite the great year that Favre had last season, there were signs that he's not the same quarterback from years past. I didn't think I'd ever see the day when it was too cold for Brett Favre, but that was the case in Chicago last December 23rd, when Favre looked like he's rather be somewhere else as the Bears buried the Packers 35-7. Then a terrible second half in the NFC championship game against the Giants, cost the Packers a chance to play in the Super Bowl.
Both sides can share some of the blame for the way this whole ordeal played out, but it's over with now. Aaron Rodgers takes over in Green Bay and Favre could be on his way to Tampa Bay. It's going to be nice to focus on football again!
Listen / Download – Mike McCarthy on long conversation with Favre. :24
Filed Under: Packers, Sports Tagged With: Lambeau Field, Titletown 2008
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You are here: Home / News / The last year shows that Ted Thompson made the right call on Favre
The last year shows that Ted Thompson made the right call on Favre
February 12, 2009 By WRN Contributor
Brett Favre has now entered retirement for the second time. Is he really done, or will he have another change of heart and force the cap strapped New York Jets to release him, leaving Favre the opportunity to negotiate and sign with the Minnesota Vikings, who may be a quarterback away from being the overwhelming favorite to win the NFC North and make a deep run in the playoffs.
The problem is, Brett Favre proved last year that Packers General Manager Ted Thompson (pictured) made the right move when refusing to play ball with Favre and sending him to the Jets, for what turned out to be one season.
Favre had his moments in New York. He got off to a good start and actually had a 6 touchdown game. But as the season wore on, Favre wore down. His arm/shoulder bothered him and he clearly lost velocity on his throws. After an 8-3 start, the Jets went into the tank and missed the playoffs.
But for Packers fans that want to continue to ride Ted Thompson for ushering their hero out of town, consider this. Over his final five seasons, in the month of December, Favre finished with 13 touchdowns and 31 interceptions. There was a time when you wanted the ball in Brett Favre's hands late in games, because he came through. But Favre no longer possessed the ability to lead the Packers not only in come-from-behind fashion, but late in the season when you need him to be better than the opposition. That just wasn't the case and Ted Thompson knew it and made the decision to move on.
Thompson's loyalty isn't supposed to be to Brett Favre, it's supposed to be to the Green Bay Packers. I understand fans are frustrated that the player that's meant everything to this franchise was pushed out to the curb. I get it, and I agree that it's a sad way to see a great players career wind down.
You may not like Ted Thompson, or the way he conducts his business. He certainly hasn't hit on every move he's made. But it was time to move on at quarterback and get Aaron Rodgers into the picture and Ted absolutely made the right call.
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You are here: Home / Crime / Courts / Rambo sentenced to life for murder of estranged wife
Rambo sentenced to life for murder of estranged wife
October 31, 2014 By WRN Contributor
A Park Falls man convicted of killing his estranged wife will likely spend likely the rest of his life in prison. William Rambo faced sentencing in the case on Thursday. He entered an Alford plea to murder charges in August, admitting there was enough evidence to convict him without admitting guilt. Police say, Rambo, 47, fatally stabbed 37-year-old Dawn Rambo in August of last year.
Rambo told Judge Ann Knox-Bauer that “I did what I did” and that he was “worse than Jodi Arias,” refering to the Arizona woman convicted of stabbing her ex-boyfriend to death. Rambo, who will be eligible for parole in 25 years, will be transferred to Dodge Correctional Institute in Waupun for his initial prison stay and evaluation.
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Chinese Steelmakers Plan Merger
Beijing Has Pushed for Sector's Consolidation to Ease Overcapacity
BEIJING -- Consolidation in China's battered steel industry took a step forward Tuesday with the planned merger of three major producers to create one of the country's biggest steelmakers by output.
Shenzhen-listed Tangshan Iron & Steel Co. said it plans to merge with Chengde Xinxin Vanadium & Titanium Co. and Handan Iron & Steel Co., both of which are listed in Shanghai, through share swaps.
The merger of the three companies, which share the same parent company, fits with the government's push to make its steelmakers more efficient, as well as to reduce pollution and energy consumption.
In recent years, China bulked up steel production to feed its booming housing market and to supply factories that were pumping out exports; the country is the world's largest producer and consumer of steel. Now, amid the global financial crisis and the downturn in demand, the government is encouraging consolidation among China's more than 1,000 steelmakers to deal with excess capacity. In November, Chinese crude steel output fell 12.4% from a year earlier, to 35.2 million metric tons. That production was 18% below October's level.
The merger comes after Tangshan Iron and Chengde Xinxin's parent company, Tangshan Iron & Steel Group, merged with Handan Iron's parent firm, Handan Iron & Steel Group, in June to form Hebei Iron & Steel Group.
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Alcatel Wins Wireless Pact in China
By Jethro Mullen
PARIS -- Alcatel-Lucent said Monday that it was chosen by China Unicom Ltd. to deploy third-generation mobile networks in 14 Chinese provinces, widening its foothold as a supplier to the Chinese operator.
The contract, obtained via Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell, the company's joint-venture with the Chinese government, adds four new provinces to the regions Alcatel-Lucent was serving as a second-generation supplier to China Unicom.
Operators in China, the largest mobile-phone market by users, have just begun to build 3G networks.
Initial deployments of China Unicom's Wideband Code Division Multiple Access, or WCDMA, network in the cities of Tianjin, Baoding, Wenzhou, Taizhou, Guiyang and Guilin are slated to be completed in May, said Alcatel-Lucent. Financial details weren't disclosed, but China Unicom said in August it plans to invest 100 billion yuan ($14.6 billion) in 3G mobile services from next year through 2010.
Alcatel-Lucent's contract provides more support for the company's decision to stick with its unprofitable WCDMA unit despite calls from analysts in 2007 and 2008 to shed the business.
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Friday, 14. October 2016. 09:52
Day four of the Autumn Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
During the continuation of the Autumn Session, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) discussed on the protection of unaccompanied migrant minors and the act of violence against women and children in the form of female genital mutilation.
Member of Delegation of the Parliament of Montenegro to the PACE Ms Snežana Jonica is participating in the session.
Parliamentary Assembly, in its Resolution 2135 (2016), adopted upon the proposal of Ms Béatrice Fresko-Rolfo, member of the Morocco delegation, clearly states that female genital mutilation is a serious violation of women’s and children’s rights. In order to eradicate this practice, a key role is played by prevention, raising of awareness and education of men and women from relevant communities, social and education services, police, judiciary system and health care workers. The Assembly called on Council of Europe member states to: recognise female genital mutilation as crime against women and children, sign and/or ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence and make and implement a set of measures with the aim of combating this harmful practice and providing support to its victims.
Within discussion on the protection of unaccompanied migrant minors, PACE called on member states to improve the protection of unaccompanied migrant minors in the European territory and to avoid them going missing. Unaccompanied migrant minors should be treated first and foremost as children, not as migrants, the participants of this discussion emphasised. In that context, the Assembly in its Resolution 2136 (2016) emphasises that all unaccompanied migrant children should be adequately registered and accommodated upon arrival, as well as provided with the access to
health care and education. At international level, PACE called on closer cooperation, including countries of origin and transit, Europol and Frontex, in order to protect children from trafficking, and provide support in connecting families in case of minor migrants separated from their parents.
In the first part of today’s session, MPs were addresses by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany Mr Frank-Walter Steinmeier and the Assembly also discussed the situation in Turkey in light of the recent coup attempt.
Autumn Session of the Parliamentary Assembly will end tomorrow by discussion the influence of demographic movements in Europe on the migration policy.
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Richard Silverman
Richard (Dick) Silverman of Westport, CT, died April 24th at home. He was 75.
Dick Silverman: third career tobacconist.pipesmagazine.com photo
Born in New York City, he grew up there, attending the Collegiate School for 13 years. After graduating from Yale University, he moved back to New York and started his career in finance at Lehman Brothers.
He earned his MBA at New York University and spent many years working for Xerox Corp., then at financial institutions in Miami, Poughkeepsie and Westport.
He settled into a third career at Chief Catoonah Tobacconists, originally opened in Ridgefield but a web-only enterprise since 2005. Dick took pride in his unique tobacco blends and his enduring relationships with customers. In 2012, he won the John Cotton Throwdown at the Chicago Pipe Show by recreating a vintage pipe tobacco blend.
He is survived by his partner of 12 years, Rona Weinstein, daughters Laura (Yale class of 1983) , Emily (Yale class of 1986) and Rebecca, sons-in-law Matthew Bartholomew (also Yale class of 1983) and Bill Levine, and five grandchildren: Elias (Yale class of 2017), Sophie, Alex, Michelle and Lucinda, as well as a sister, Liz Mark of White Plains.
He also counted Lonny, Mia, Emily and Eddie Weinstein, Dan, Lori, Evan and Ryan Warner as his family.
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Benn, Brathwaite achieve best rankings
Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Kemar Roach has broken into the top 10 of the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers for the first time in his career after steering the West Indies to a 10-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the first Test in Kingstown on Tuesday.
Roach has earned 17 rating points for his match figures of five for 95 that has moved him one place to 10th.
However, it is Sulieman Benn who has gained the most. The left-arm spinner was the pick of the West Indies bowlers, having returned match figures of seven for 83, for which he has been rewarded with a jump of six places that has put him in 24th position, his highest ranking to date.
Shannon Gabriel, the 26-year-old fast bowler from Trinidad, has also shown improvement on the table. Following his three for 75 in the match, he has climbed up six spots to occupy 60th place.
The Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen have seen Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim and West Indies opener Kraigg Brathwaite on the charge.
The Bangladesh captain followed up his 48 not out in the first innings with 116 that has lifted him eight spots to 30th. He is now the highest-ranked Bangladesh batsman, followed by Tamim Iqbal in 44th place.
Brathwaite scored 212 in the West Indies’ first innings score of 484 for seven declared, which has allowed him to vault 18 places to a career-high 48th position.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who scored 85 not out in his only innings, remains the highest-ranked batsman from either side, having moved up a spot to fifth. He now trails second-ranked AB de Villiers by 21 ratings points.
This means he can move further up the order depending how he performs in the second Test which starts in St Lucia on Saturday.
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Minister Phillip empowering residents and transforming Constituency
Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) — Residents of St. Christopher 4 (Challengers to can look back with pride and look forward with hope that the transformation of the communities and the advancement of the people will continue under a progressive and caring St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party Administration.
“We are building homes, improving infrastructure, empowering our youth, caring for our elderly and those living among us with disabilities with understanding that the mission of the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party is and will forever be, “For the Good that We can Do. The work of empowering, building and transforming lives and communities is an on-going labour of love that together we have undertaken following on the most able and inspiring leadership of Mr. Rupert Herbert, champion of the progress and friend to all,” said Minister of Information Technology, Youth Empowerment and Sports.
Mr. Phillip, the area’s Parliamentary Representative noted that it was his predecessor, the Mr. Herbert, who led the way to a brighter day in education, housing and infrastructural improvements for the people of the constituency from 1995 to 2010.
“He showed us that it was possible to be land owners and homeowners and that our children can be empowered through college education and university. And now we are standing in a new era of development that has been inspired both by the legacy of his leadership and the mission of action in the interest of all,” said Mr. Phillip at the “Conversations for Progress,” – a town hall-style meeting at the Challengers Community Center.
Mr. Phillip in referring to Labour Government’s commitment to transform lives and communities not only in St. Christopher 4 band across the island, noted that since his election over 100 homes were built and distributed in the Constituency.
“More than 400 hundred house lots have been allocated and distributed in this constituency alone for the advancement of all our people. These houses have been built in every community of this constituency as a sign that your Labour Party in government is looking after the development needs of all our communities,” said Minister Phillip, who pointed out that houses have been constructed in Half Way Tree and Middle Island due to the relocation of families from coastline that had been threatened by Hurricane Omar in 2008.
“The safety and comfort of persons living along the coastline in these communities is of grave concern to the government and much is being done to relocate them. Therefore in the next year an additional 100 homes will be available for distribution in the constituency. Persons desirous of being considered should ensure their applications are undated at the NHC. We are desirous of assisting everyone,” said Mr. Phillip.
He disclosed that in partnership with the Ministries of Sustainable Development (Lands Division) and Agriculture, over 40 acres of land have been distributed to farmers in the constituency since 2010.
“Assistance has been given and to get them going, assistance has been given to our farmers in the procuring fencing material, onsite source of water, seedlings and fertilisers, and assistance in ploughing and preparing the soil. Additional lands are being earmarked for future distribution. As a party and government, we believe in home grown self-sufficiency that offers food security to the nation and puts money in the pockets of our people,” said Minister Phillip.
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Amidst the yearly barrage of unimaginative action movies, Edge of Tomorrow is a breath of fresh air. It’s smart, funny, and full of action-packed excitement. It is a definitive summer blockbuster and is one of the best action movies of Tom Cruise’s illustrious career. Based on the graphic novel All You Need is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka, Edge of Tomorrow stars Tom Cruise as Major William Cage, who has earned his rank without ever having served a day in combat. All of that quickly comes to a change when he’s put on the frontlines of a war that threatens humanity’s entire existence. Thrust into combat, Cage is cowardly, and also comically unprepared. He fearfully fights for his life, but is quickly killed in the conflict, only to reawaken at the start of the same day. Cage is given another chance at life, with the benefit of having lived the day before and fully remembering it. This is not a gift bestowed upon Tom Cruise by the power of Scientology, nor by Tom Cruise’s near-invincibility in his films, but instead his character Cage inadvertently has tapped into a divine alien power through which he is able to re-spawn from death over and over again. Trapped In this seemingly infinite loop, Cage is able to learn from his mistakes and thereby has the power to single-handedly change the outcome of this war and save the human race from complete annihilation.
The brilliance of Edge of Tomorrow is in its execution. This is a movie that could have easily been tiresome considering it replays the same day continuously on repeat, but it’s handled in a way that makes it entertaining and engaging. It is superbly edited to keep the story moving and the laughs coming. Even as a huge fan of Tom Cruise, I had a marvelous time watching him die off again and again while thoroughly laughing at his expense. What makes it so funny is that Tom is completely in on the joke and is able to generously poke fun at himself. He is perfectly cast in this role, as it allows him to act totally crazy and completely spineless, while gradually transitioning into his usual kick-ass, cool Cruise persona. Edge of Tomorrow feels both exhilarating and original, although it is clearly inspired in part by some other films, such as the comedy classic Groundhog Day, and arguably even The Matrix trilogy. However, having these influences doesn’t take away from the film’s enormous accomplishments. To call it an action sci-fi version of Groundhog Day is only to sell it short. In fact, Edge of Tomorrow might just be the most fun you’ll have at the movies all year.
The conflict in Edge of Tomorrow is an alien invasion that is obliterating humanity. The aliens, known as Mimics, have taken over most of Europe, and with the exception of one keystone battle, have easily routed human military forces. Rita Vrataski, played by Emily Blunt, led that decisive victory at Verdun, earning herself the moniker the “Angel of Verdun” after single-handedly killing hundreds of Mimics in humanity’s first and only victory against the alien species. How was one woman able to massacre these aliens that can lay waste to an armed infantry in minutes? Well, as Cage finds out, she previously had his ability to reset in death, although she no longer possesses that power. Nevertheless, with her knowledge and skill set acquired from her nearly infinite practice, she can transform Cage into Earth’s greatest weapon.
Edge of Tomorrow is a thoroughly impressive package, complete with superb special effects, a heart-pounding musical score, and outstanding performances from its lead characters. Tom Cruise carries the film with veteran expertise, making the film fun and deeply entertaining. Emily Blunt is a powerhouse as Rita, showcasing a heroic toughness with a survivor mentality. I don’t think there are many actresses in Hollywood that could play such a role as convincingly as Blunt does here. Meanwhile, Bill Paxton is as enjoyable to watch as ever. He plays Master Sergeant Farrell, who is Cage’s cocky commanding officer that takes great pleasure in giving him a hard time. As for the aliens in the movie, they look absolutely incredible, not to mention highly original. I think they’re some of the coolest aliens I’ve ever seen, and they’re also far more threatening than your typical movie alien. They’re deathly fast and unpredictable, which makes the film’s action all the more intense. Edge of Tomorrow actually feels very much like a video game, and not just because of the respawning feature. The characters are memorable, the stakes are high, and the action is so engrossing that you feel like you’re an active participant in it. The creativity and combat at work in this film are worthy of belonging in a blockbuster game series. It rarely lets up and is an adrenaline-fueled ride from beginning to end.
I’ll admit that Edge of Tomorrow far-exceeded my expectations. It’s cool in every way imaginable, from the story and the action to the aliens and characters. It will immerse you in its desolate, doomed world that unknowingly rests on the brink of total destruction. Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt are both in top form and make this a movie you won’t want to miss. Edge of Tomorrow is certain to become an instant action classic. One that I wholly look forward to watching again and again and again.
You can read more about Edge of Tomorrow here in my Spoiler Blog!
I'm just a movie crazed dude, with a love for Tom Cruise.
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Profiteering in the War against Covid-19
May 1, 2020 May 1, 2020 No Comments on Profiteering in the War against Covid-19
Ryan Targa
“This Little Pig Stayed Home,” Toronto Star, 13 August 1917, 5.
The new year began with the threat of war after the Iranian general Qassem Soleimani was killed by a U.S. airstrike. The following month, fears about climate change were stoked by the massive fires in Australia and California. And while these events were alarming, it is strange to say that they have already fallen out of focus. Humanity has turned its attention to an even more urgent crisis – the war against Covid-19.
Although the enemy in this war lacks consciousness, its strategy to thrive at our demise has been most effective. By preying upon our need for physical interaction, the disease uses its highly infectious traits to spread. The initial surprise attack sent an ill-equipped world into panic, but having overcome this first blow, we have organized a robust war effort: hundreds of millions of people have sheltered themselves in their homes; governments and state institutions are deploying their resources; factories are being re-tooled; and healthcare workers and scientists are fighting the disease on the frontlines.
Similar to the world wars of the twentieth century, profiteering has reared its ugly head. Drawing upon my on-going research, which examines profiteering in Canada during the First World War, I would like to offer some insights into what profiteering means, how profiteering controversy unfolded in the past, and how it is re-emerging today.
Some economists have conceptualized the economy as a sphere devoid of morals, but even Adam Smith, the alleged founding father of modern economics, recognized that money and morality were inseparable. The concept of ‘profiteering’ brings the moral boundaries of profit into greater focus.
In a general sense, the term ‘profiteer’ signifies the individual or business claiming profits beyond moral acceptability, while ‘profiteering’ denotes the act itself.
Of course, perfectly calibrating the moral limitations of profit is impossible. Our moral beliefs are in constant flux, so the moral boundaries of profit must be continually re-negotiated. As a society which recognizes this impossibility, our goal is not perfection, but rather to achieve a broad enough consensus to ensure that this contradiction does not become overtly de-stabilizing.
During a crisis, the moral boundaries on profit tighten and the consensus that once existed can break down. The terminology of ‘profiteering’ is well suited to address this de-stabilization, because it can facilitate a criticism of the socio-economic system through a common-sense understanding.
Profiteering in Government Contracts
One of the ways that profiteering is taking shape during our current crisis is in government contracts.
In the scramble to obtain medical supplies, the U.S. federal government awarded a $55 million contract to Panthera Worldwide to produce N95 masks. Interestingly, the company has no prior experience producing medical equipment, has not employed anyone since May 2018, and is on the verge of bankruptcy. With so many red flags, why did the government choose this particular company? Profiteering during the Great War may provide some clues.
As the war commenced in August, 1914, there was a similar scramble to obtain supplies to equip the Canadian Expeditionary Force. The Conservative-run Militia Department used a list of patronage to distribute war contracts so that party supporters could be rewarded for their loyalty. The prioritization of patronage meant that companies received contracts even without any means of production, workforce, or prior experience. The repercussions of subordinating merit to political interests had very serious consequences.
Firstly, the costs of goods were inflated well above market prices, so much so that the Auditor General had to halt and investigate numerous contracts. Although not as extreme, it is perhaps uncoincidental to learn that Panthera Worldwide is receiving 10% over market prices for their N95 masks.
Another consequence is how the subordination of merit puts lives at risk. Many of the opportunistic manufacturers during the Great War were unable to meet their timelines, leading to a shortage of supplies. When goods were delivered, it was not uncommon for them to be rejected because of their inferior quality.
The public should also be on guard for middlemen and lobbyists brokering these contracts. Panthera Worldwide secured their order from lobbying the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It would not be surprising to learn that the company used backdoor channels to secure the deal. During the Great War, it took years of investigations to unravel the complex social networking between brokers, businessmen, politicians, and state officials. The revelations were astounding. For example, the Conservative M.P. William Garland, who ran a pharmaceutical company in Ottawa, received $9,000 for facilitating the sale of American medical supplies. In another case, a close friend of the Minister of Militia made $220,000 from connecting a few American businessmen to state officials.
“Firing the Fuse,” Grain Growers Guide, 5 April 1916, 6.
As present-day governments open the monetary floodgates, countless opportunities arise to exploit the new flows of money for political and financial gain. Government contracts should always be awarded through a system of open public tendering, not backdoor channels. In Canada, this form of secretive negotiations persists. Justin Trudeau has recently come under fire for making a deal with Amazon, but has not revealed the details of those negotiations to the public. It is unacceptable for public officials to conduct government business without transparency, especially during a period of crisis.
The people of Canada have already paid dearly in the past for profiteering in government war contracts. And for this reason, it is imperative that politicians, state officials, businessmen, health inspectors, or anyone involved in Covid-19 related contracts, is closely monitored and held accountable for their actions.
Corporate Profiteering
Amazon’s special privileges relates to another form of profiteering criticisms that does not necessarily relate to government contracts, but rather, calls into question the morality of profits in general.
A consensus is emerging on Wall St. regarding the likely beneficiaries of the Covid-19 crisis. One of the most obvious winners is Amazon, whose stock price recently soared to all-time highs. Abiding by the government-sanctioned quarantine, retail stores were forced to close, but Amazon’s facilities and delivery services have remained open for business. This has allowed Amazon to grab a massive amount of market share, and along with it, a massive spike in the company’s equity value.
The quarantine has also forced commerce and social life to transition onto digital platforms, and consequently, has allowed tech companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Facebook, to benefit.
Similar to Amazon, the advantages resulting from the quarantine has caused money to cycle from riskier equities into their stocks. Zoom Video Communications Inc., has actually more than doubled its value since January. Even streaming services, such as Netflix, has hit all-time highs in wake of the global pandemic.
On the commodities front, businesses selling household consumer goods have proved very resilient. A number of multi-national corporations seem relatively unphased for the time-being and could show signs of abnormal profits. Such upcoming prosperity was shown when companies like Procter & Gamble and Johnson & Johnson continued to increase their dividends, while countless other companies struggle for survival.
The one sector that benefits directly from the virus, rather than the quarantine, is the pharmaceutical industry. Companies, such as Moderna, have been receiving hundreds of millions of dollars in government funding to develop a vaccine. This has sent pharmaceutical stocks soaring and may very well commence a golden age for some pharmaceutical companies.
Drawing upon the experiences of the Great War, corporate profits such as those described above could warrant charges of profiteering. It did not matter to some whether a company was profiting directly from the war or just wartime conditions. Any signs of “excessiveness” immediately prompted public condemnation. For instance, The Grain Growers’ Guide denounced the Montreal Ammunition Company for issuing dividend payments equal to 750% of its stock value in less than one year. Meanwhile, a meat-packing company saw its profits surge over 10,000% between 1914 and 1917.
The opposition to any abnormal profits became so intense that it led to Canada’s first direct taxes, including a corporate profits tax and federal income tax. It should be noted that the federal government was very resistant to implementing these measures and prioritized the interests of big business. When the government eventually conceded to public pressures for taxes, they allowed corporations to evade the taxes by purchasing tax-exempt war bonds. To add insult to injury, companies even received generous interest payments from the war bonds at the public’s expense.
In light of the fact that some companies will earn abnormally high profits from the war on Covid-19, adjustments to fiscal policy may be in order. Some pundits have already begun questioning whether we should re-instate the excess profits tax used during World War Two. But there are other options to consider as well. For instance, we should ask ourselves whether it is acceptable for corporations to pay dividends or stock buy backs, while the government is spending billions to stabilize the economy through tax-free loans and grants. Considering the preferential treatment being shown to big businesses like Amazon, it should be expected that the current federal government is likely to resist penalizing them in the absence of public pressure.
Food Profiteering
“The Enemy at Home” The Grit, 4 December 1917, 1.
Another strikingly similar development to the Great War has been the outrage towards “food profiteers.”
As the quarantine loomed, consumers rushed to stores to stock up on goods. Important items, such as sanitizers, cleaning products, and toilet paper, were quickly depleted, so consumers turned to online shopping. They were shocked to find common household products and medical supplies selling between five to ten times their normal value. In some cases, it was even higher. On the Wal-Mart marketplace, a two litre bottle of hand sanitizer was selling for nearly $270! As it turns out, in the absence of purchase limits, some consumers made bulk purchases, then turned to online platforms to slowly unload their goods at exorbitant prices. This hoarding and price-gouging has prompted some media outlets to condemn these “Covid-19 profiteers,” in addition to the companies for facilitating their price-gouging.
During the Great War, consumers were similarly outraged towards food profiteers. Inflation and lowered global food output caused food prices to double on average. The public became widely suspicious of food hoarding and price-gouging. Large corporations were prime suspects, but even small family-run grocery stores and restaurants were accused of profiteering. Public pressure became was so intense by the end of the war that it was one of the leading causes behind the massive strikes that swept across the country in 1919. Consequently, the federal government was forced to distance itself from their laissez-faire political economy and experiment with price and profit controls.
The Path Ahead
Perhaps the greatest insight my research can provide is to stress the importance of engaging the debates on profiteering. Public concern towards profiteering provides a unique opportunity to address the underlying socio-economic inequalities of our society. During periods of stability, discussions on the morality of profit can be muted and the broader public alienated. However, a crisis provides the opportunity to highlight inequalities, which are more visible from the suffering and prosperity tied to the crisis itself.
Had organized labour, farmers, reformers, and veterans remained idle during these debates during the Great War, Canada would likely feature even greater socio-economic inequalities than it already does. It was their lobbying, militancy, and mobilization against profiteering that provided crucial support for significant reforms. Even the success of the Progressive Party during the post-war period was tied to a united front against profiteering. Without this success, federal politics could be structured even more firmly around a two-party system.
I have no doubt that the war against Covid-19, like the world wars of the twentieth century, will re-shape our society. In the past, the people of Canada were not willing to tolerate profiteering during a time of crisis – the question is, will the same be said about the people today?
Ryan Targa is a PhD candidate and Adjunct Professor in the Department of History at York University. His dissertation examines profiteering controversy during the Great War in Canada, and further considers how it became a source of power for organized farmers and labour.
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Tatum v. Saul
United States District Court, W.D. Arkansas, El Dorado Division
LATONIA TATUM PLAINTIFF
ANDREW SAUL Commissioner, Social Security Administration DEFENDANT
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Pending now before this Court is Plaintiff's Request for Attorney Fees Under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”). ECF No. 21.[1] Defendant has responded to this Motion and objects to the number of hours claimed by counsel. ECF No. 22. Pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and (3) (2009), the Honorable Susan O. Hickey, referred this Motion to this Court for the purpose of making a report and recommendation. In accordance with that referral, this Court enters the following report and recommendation.
Latonia Tatum (“Plaintiff”) appealed to this Court from the Secretary of the Social Security Administration's (“SSA”) denial of her request for disability benefits. ECF No. 1. On September 25, 2019, Plaintiff's case was remanded pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). ECF No. 20.
On December 6, 2019, Plaintiff filed the present Motion requesting an award of attorney's fees under the EAJA. ECF No. 21. With this Motion, Plaintiff requests an award of attorney's fees and costs of $10, 036.54. Id. This amount represents 68.80 attorney hours at an hourly rate of $145.88 for work performed. Id. A review of the Description of Services contained in the Motion shows only 49.0 hours of attorney work performed by Plaintiff's counsel. ECF No. 21, Pgs. 5-6. Defendant responded to this Motion on December 9, 2019. Defendant objects to the number of hours claimed by counsel. ECF No. 22.
2. Applicable Law:
Pursuant to the EAJA, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A), a court must award attorney's fees to a prevailing social security claimant unless the Secretary's position in denying benefits was substantially justified. The Secretary has the burden of proving that the denial of benefits was substantially justified. See Jackson v. Bowen, 807 F.2d 127, 128 (8th Cir.1986) (“The Secretary bears the burden of proving that its position in the administrative and judicial proceedings below was substantially justified”). An EAJA application also must be made within thirty days of a final judgment in an action, See 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(B), or within thirty days after the sixty day time for appeal has expired. See Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292, 298 (1993).
An award of attorney's fees under the EAJA is appropriate even though, at the conclusion of the case, the plaintiff's attorney may be authorized to charge and to collect a fee pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1). Recovery of attorney's fees under both the EAJA and 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1) was specifically allowed when Congress amended the EAJA in 1985. See Gisbrecht v. Barnhart, 535 U.S. 789, 796 (2002) (citing Pub. L. No. 99-80, 99 Stat. 186 (1985)). The United States Supreme Court stated that Congress harmonized an award of attorney's fees under the EAJA and under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1) as follows:
Fee awards may be made under both prescriptions [EAJA and 42 U.S.C. § 406(b)(1)], but the claimant's attorney must “refun[d] to the claimant the amount of the smaller fee.”. . .“Thus, an EAJA award offsets an award under Section 406(b), so that the [amount of total past-due benefits the claimant actually receives] will be increased by the . . . EAJA award up to the point the claimant receives 100 percent of the past-due benefits.”
Id. Furthermore, awarding fees under both acts facilitates the purposes of the EAJA, which is to shift to the United States the prevailing party's litigation expenses incurred while contesting unreasonable government action. See id.; Cornella v. Schweiker, 728 F.2d 978, 986 (8th Cir. 1984).
The statutory ceiling for an EAJA fee award is $125.00 per hour. See 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(2)(A). A court is only authorized to exceed this statutory rate if “the court determines that an increase in the cost of living or a special factor, such as the limited availability of qualified attorneys for the proceedings involved, justifies a higher fee.” Id. A court may determine that there has been an increase in the cost of living, and may thereby increase the attorney's rate per hour, based upon the United States Department of Labor's Consumer Price Index (“CPI”). See Johnson v. Sullivan, 919 F.2d 503, 504 (8th Cir. 1990).
In the present action, Plaintiff's case was remanded to the SSA. ECF No. 20. Defendant does not contest Plaintiff's claim that she is the prevailing party and does not oppose her application for fees under the EAJA ECF No. 22. The Court construes this lack of opposition to this application as an admission that the government's decision to deny benefits was not “substantially justified” and that Plaintiff is the prevailing party.
Plaintiff requests a total award of $10, 036.54 under the EAJA. ECF No. 21. Plaintiff requests these attorney fees at a rate of $145.88[2] per hour for work performed. Id. Defendant does not object to this hourly rate. An enhanced hourly rate is authorized by the EAJA as long as a Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) justifies such the enhanced hourly rate. See 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(2)(A). See alsoJohnson, 919 F.2d at 504. An enhanced hourly rate is authorized by the EAJA as long as a Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) justifies such the enhanced hourly rate. See 28 U.S.C. § ...
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The Electrified 2018 Volvo S90 T8
March 2, 2018 by admin 2 Comments
T8 represents maximum power and efficiency.
The Volvo S90 T8 is a plug-in hybrid, providing about 14 miles of electric-only range.
Certainly, Volvo doesn’t have the product reach or market sales of such luxury stalwarts as Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Nevertheless, the Swedish automaker continues to make a name for itself with the vehicles it has.
For example, the 2018 S90 is its midsize sedan, delivering modern styling, advanced technologies and safety features, as well as electrification options. Our recent weekly driver was a Volvo S90 T8 Inscription, representing a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV).
Volvo offers the 2018 S90 in three trims. Unlike most other brands, the PHEV version is not marketed as a standalone model. Instead, it is this model’s top trim. First, we’ll look at all three trims and the various upgrades and packages available. Next, we’ll dissect the T8.
This Volvo’s extended wheelbase provides excellent legroom all around.
S90 T5 FWD/AWD ($48,100; $50,300)
The standard 2018 Volvo S90 Momentum comes well equipped. This sedan offers front-wheel drive or available all-wheel drive. Under the hood is a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, generating 250 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque. Paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission, this model earns a stellar EPA rating of 24 mpg in the city and 34 mpg on the highway. Opt for all-wheel drive and those numbers come in at 23/32. Both figures are impressive for a large sedan.
Here, you’ll find 18-inch alloy wheels, retractable mirrors, a panoramic moonroof with a power sunshade, and dual tailpipes. Inside, the standard model supplies leather upholstery, a 10-way power driver’s seat with lumbar support, heated front seats, zoned climate control and wood inlays. Volvo also provides a 224-watt, 10-speaker audio system, satellite radio, a USB connection, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone compatibility, and navigation. You’ll also find a semi-autonomous drive system with adaptive cruise control, lane keeping aid, rear park assist and a rearview camera.
Available packages include a T5 Momentum Plus Package ($1,000, with four-zone climate control, a 12.3-inch instrument panel display, headlight high-pressure cleaning and active bending lights) and a Heating Package ($750, with a heated steering wheel and heated front seats). A Convenience Package ($2,550) adds a power-operated trunk lid, heated washer nozzles, front and rear park assist and a 360-degree front camera.
S90 T6 AWD ($54,100, $58,600)
Move up to the T6 and Volvo adds a supercharger to its turbocharged engine. As a result, performance improves to 316 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque. With the same eight-speed transmission present, this model delivers an EPA-estimated 22 mpg in the city and 31 mpg on the highway.
This trim adds fog lights, 19-inch wheels and puddle lights. Volvo also brings in heated front seats, Nappa leather upholstery, upgraded wood inlays, rear side window curtains, a rear window sun curtain, a blind spot information system with cross traffic alert and a touring chassis.
Upgrades include the Momentum Plus Package ($700) and the Convenience Package ($2,550). The Inscription adds a Luxury Package ($3,450, with front seat backrest massage, deluxe and heated rear outboard seats, ventilated rear seats and interior upgrades.
S90 T8 eAWD ($63,650, $68,150)
The top-end T8 takes the T6 powertrain and adds a hybrid electric motor system to deliver an amazing 400 horsepower and 472 pound-feet of torque. With the same transmission present, the T8 delivers a combined 29 mpg once electric power is exhausted. Volvo says this sedan’s electric-only range is 15 to 27 miles, depending on several factors, including temperature and climate as well as your driving style.
This model features electric rear axle drive, a touring chassis, a charge connector and cord, and drive mode settings.
Upgrades include the Convenience Package ($2,550) and a Momentum Plus Package ($700, with headlight high pressure cleaning and active bending lights). Inscription models offer the Luxury Package ($3,450).
Individual S90 Upgrades
Like other luxury manufacturers, the Volvo S90 has its share of individual upgrades. And as is often common to media fleet vehicles, nearly every possible add-on was present.
For the model at hand, these items included Crystal White metallic paint ($595), 20-inch wheels ($800), rear air suspension ($1,200), head up display ($900), a Bowers & Wilkins premium audio system ($3,200) and a heated steering wheel ($300). The final price came in at $82,140.
You can drive the price higher by adding such accessory or dealer-installed items as a rear spoiler ($495) and double-integrated end pipes with a diffuser ($650). Add $200 for a charcoal headliner and another $2,610 for a rear entertainment system. These options add about $4,000 to your final price.
T8: Your Full-Fledged PHEV
Volvo’s sub-model naming convention is comprised of the letter “T” followed by a digit. It once represented the number of cylinders on a vehicle, e.g. T5 was its five-cylinder engine. Today, the nomenclature describes the variations of its 2.0-liter inline-four engine — its only internal combustion engine at the moment.
This means a T5 model is turbocharged, a T6 is supercharged and turbocharged, while a T8 builds on the T6 by adding an electric propulsion system featuring an 87-horsepower electric motor for turning the rear wheels. That’s why when you read Volvo sales material you’ll see AWD describing most all-wheel drive vehicles, while eAWD denotes the plug-in hybrid. Two very different drivetrains, but both ultimately send power to the rear wheels. All models come with an eight-speed automatic transmission, by the way.
The Volvo S90 T8 is definitely a sophisticated model, delivering various power options as you desired. There are four drive modes present — AWD, Pure, Hybrid and Power. The Hybrid mode is the default mode and is designed for everyday use. If you want all-wheel drive to kick in, then select AWD. Choose Pure and move the transmission shifter to “B” — as in battery — and the S90 will use electric power mostly until it runs out of power. For full-on performance, choose the “Power” model which supplies sporty driving.
That sporty driving means that the double-boosted gas engine and electric motor combine to maximize power, to the tune of 400 horsepower and 472 pound-feet of torque. Yes, these are incredible numbers from this sophisticated system and more proof that electrification delivers the performance boost you want.
On the road, the S90 delivers a comfortable ride, although it doesn’t match some competing models in swallowing up bumps. The available rear air suspension helps, but the 20-inch wheels seem to make the ride feel firmer.
One important matter about PHEVs is that the car still runs even if you don’t replenish the battery. The hybrid battery pack is also replenished when operating in hybrid mode as power from the engine and kinetic energy from the brakes “feed” the system. Otherwise, look for the charging port on the driver’s side of the vehicle just ahead of the door opening. It takes about three hours to replenish the battery at a public charging station, enabling approximately 14 miles of electric-only drive, depending on the ambient conditions and your driving style.
I’ve lauded Volvo in the past for its current design language, which supplies a stately appearance, especially as you move up in the model range. I’ve also heard comments from the brand faithful that they miss the traditional look. At the same time, they understand Volvo’s very survival rests on radical change. That change is here, but it is still unfolding.
The S90’s canvas is bold and elegant, with the Thor’s hammer headlights amplifying the look. Clean lines, tasteful wheel arches, beautiful wheels and minimum chrome grace this sedan. Inside, the cabin is bright and roomy, with controls sensibly placed. Leather, wood, metal and other high-end materials dress the interior.
Only in its second year, the current model’s wheelbase is 4.7 inches longer this year. Volvo offers the S90 in standard and extended wheelbase options, but the US market now gets the long wheelbase model only. That’s important because the 2018 S90 offers the most legroom in the segment. In the luxury market scheme of things, this model is considered a midsize, although its proportions seem closer to full-size models such as the BMW 7 Series and the Lexus LS.
Parting Thoughts: 2018 Volvo S90
The PHEV model isn’t for everyone, despite the power and efficiency edge. Quite frankly, the price premium may be hard for some to swallow, especially with the base model retailing for about $50,000. That said, Volvo offers three powertrain options, using various boosting techniques to deliver more power from a small engine.
Engine No. 1: 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-four gas
Engine No. 2: 2.0-liter turbo/supercharged inline-four gas
Engine No. 3: 2.0-liter turbo/supercharged inline-four gas with an electric motor
Storage volume: 13.5 cubic feet
EPA: 24/34 mpg (I4 FWD); 22/31 mpg (I-4 super); 29 mpg (PHEV)
Fuel tank: 15.9/14.5/13.2 gallons (gas)
IIHS safety rating: Incomplete
Vehicle assembly: Torslanda, Sweden
Volvo S90 Competitive Set: Audi A6, BMW 5 Series, Cadillac CT6, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Lincoln Continental and Lexus GS.
See Also — Unpackjng the 2019 Volvo XC40
Volvo S90 photos copyright Auto Trends Magazine. All rights reserved.
Filed Under: New Car Reviews Tagged With: 2018 cars, all-wheel drive, luxury, PHEV, plug-in hybrid, sedan, VOLVO, Volvo S90
Matt Keegan has maintained his love for cars ever since his father taught him kicking tires can be one way to uncover a problem with a vehicle’s suspension system. He since moved on to learn a few things about coefficient of drag, G-forces, toe-heel shifting, and how to work the crazy infotainment system in some random weekly driver. Matt is a member of the Washington Automotive Press Association and is a contributor to various print and online media sources.
Forced Induction Phenomenon: 2017 Volvo S90 — Auto Trends Magazine says:
[…] shoppers may want to delay their purchase decision for yet another reason: 2018 will also bring the S90 T8, a plug-in hybrid version (PHEV) that makes a combined 400 horsepower and 416 pound-feet of torque […]
Electric Avenue: BMW 740e — Auto Trends Magazine says:
[…] this hybrid isn’t anywhere near as fast as the Tesla Model S and is slightly behind the Volvo S90 T8. For instance, with the Volvo, the gas motor is the same size as the BMW motor. But Volvo uses a […]
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360 Deals
Posted by musiclaw
I’m not doing 360 deals… I will ask for a piece of whatever I help with, but it may be 90, or 120, or… But not 360. I always thought 360 was born from this theory of, “Well, we’re already [ruining] your record side and not making any money, so could we [ruin] the rest of your business, and take a piece of that too?”
—Michael Caplan, former long-time Sony Music executive who recently started his own indie label
As a result of the general decline of the music business in recent years, a new kind of recording contract has appeared, namely the so-called 360 Deal, also known as a 360 Degree Deal, Multiple Rights Deal, All Rights Deal, or Bundle Deal.
First, Some History
Under the terms of the traditional record deal—i.e., the kind of recording contract used before the advent of the 360 Deal—record companies did not share in any kind of income other than
income from record sales (and income from other uses of master recordings, such as use in films and TV shows).
Since the record company did not share in the artist’s income from non-record income streams—such as airplay income from ASCAP or BMI, band merchandise sales, and touring—a successful artist could make a good living from those non-record income streams alone, even when if record royalties weren’t substantial.
But the 360 Deal has changed all that.
What is a 360 Deal?
With a “360 Deal,” the record company shares in the income from record sales and some or all of the other kinds of artist income mentioned above. It varies from label to label, and
deal to deal, exactly what kinds of income the label will be entitled to share in. Most major labels today require new artists to sign a 360 Deal in one form or another. Also, artists already signed to major labels are often being asked to re-negotiate and sign a new 360 Deal. For those artists, the labels usually have to sweeten the prior deals by, for example, paying new advances, increasing the royalty rate on record sales, and so forth. Occasionally a deal for a new artist will be structured to start out as a traditional record deal, but with the record company having the right to convert the deal to a 360 Deal in the future, upon paying an additional advance that is provided for in the contract. Sometimes the label has the right to do this only if a certain benchmark level of sales has been reached. Right now, 360 Deals are in their infancy. As labels evaluate the financial results, the terms of 360 Deals are likely to evolve and change.
There Is No Standard 360 Deal
The specifics of 360 Deals vary from label to label. And even at the same label, the terms of a 360 Deal will often vary from artist to artist, because some artists have more negotiating leverage
than others.
90 Degree/180 Degree/270 Degree Deals—What are They?
In conversations about 360 Deals, you will hear someone mention a 180 Deal, 270 Deal, etc. But these terms don’t really have a standard accepted meaning yet and are often thrown around pretty loosely.
If someone uses the term “90 Deal,” they usually mean a traditional type record deal, where the label shares in only record sales income, but not music publishing income, merchandise income, touring income, etc.
In some instances, people use the term “180 Deal” to mean that the label shares in record sales income and music publishing income. The term “270 Deal” can mean that the label shares
in only record sales income, music publishing income, and merchandising income (but not touring income).
That being said, I’ve heard other people use those same terms very differently. If you’re involved in business discussions involving these terms, first make sure that everyone involved is using
these terms the same way.
Active Participation vs. Passive Participation
Active Participation. In some instances, the label’s financial participation in the various types of non-record income will be “active.” Using band merchandising income as an example: If the
label’s participation is active, it means that the label (or an affiliated company that is part of the same corporate conglomerate) operates a merchandising company which sells various bands’ T-shirts, caps, etc.
In some instances, a label will demand active rights even though it’s not set up to actually exploit those rights. For example, a label might demand active merchandising rights even if it’s not
actually involved in the merchandising business.
Passive Participation. In other instances, the label’s financial participation may be passive. Using again the merchandising example, the artist can make his or her own merchandising deal directly with a merchandising company not affiliated with the label. The label gets a share of the income but not any active operational involvement.
The practical ramifications of active vs. passive participation are discussed in more detail below in the section entitled “360 Deals–Exactly What Does the Label Take?”
What Kinds of Companies Offer 360 Deals?
1. Major labels
2. Some (but not all) independent labels
3. Large corporate concert promotion companies (primarily Live Nation)
4. Some non-entertainment companies (for example, Bacardi Rum, Guitar Hero, Verizon, and others), often in conjunction with some kind of entertainment industry company. These are
normally companies seeking to use artists to help brand their companies in a specific way.
5. Some music entrepreneurs, who sign artists to a management deal and record production deal, and then share in the artist’s various kinds of income. These deals—sometimes called “across the board” deals—have been around for a long time and are generally considered exploitative by artists’ attorneys. The terms of these kinds of deals vary tremendously.
Some Alternatives to the 360 Deal
Joint Ventures. Occasionally major labels, instead of signing an artist to a 360 Deal, will form a Joint Venture with the artist. The Joint Venture is a stand-alone company co-owned by the major label and the artist.
These Joint Venture deals are potentially much more profitable for an artist than a 360 Deal. But they are usually only used for artists who are already established and generating significant income. Even then, such deals are not common, and are becoming less and less so as time goes on.
Net Profit Deals. In the past ten years or so, some major labels have used a Net Profit Split arrangement with selected artists, rather than the traditional royalty rate arrangement. However, such arrangements have largely fallen out of favor at major labels. (Such deals are still very common at indie labels, though.)
Are 360 Deals Fair?
A lot has been written on the issue of whether 360 Deals are fair to artists. I won’t re-hash all of the arguments about the fairness or unfairness here, since those arguments are easily accessible online.
On a practical level, the real question from an artist’s perspective is whether the 360 Deal offered by a major label would be better or worse for his or her career than going in some other direction (for example, self- releasing his or her own records, or signing a non-360 Deal with a smaller company).
Does it Make Sense for an Artist to Enter into a 360 Deal?
If you are a new artist wanting to sign with a major label, most likely you will have to sign a 360 Deal. The question then becomes: When does it make sense for a new artist to sign to a major
label?
As a general rule, if you have a range of options available, it will make sense to sign to a major label only if you aspire to make and sell very commercial, mass market music (for example, pop
music). To be successful with mass market music usually requires that an enormous amount of money be invested in radio promotion, tour support, national print advertising, etc. Usually, only major labels have the financial resources and marketing power to mount that level of promotional campaign.
The Disadvantages of 360 Deals
There are two kinds of disadvantages of 360 Deals: the financial negatives and the non-financial negatives.
The Financial Negatives. The financial negatives have already been discussed above. Mainly, that you have to give the label a share of certain kinds of income which labels historically did not share in.
The Non-financial Negatives. And then there are the non-financial negatives. With a 360 Deal, especially 360 Deals those where the label’s participation is active and the label is overseeing not only your record sales, but also possibly your music publishing and/or merchandise sales and/or touring income, you are giving the major label an enormous degree of control over your career.
In the past, if an artist’s relationship with a label went sour, the artist could hope to rely on the income from other sources, such as touring and music publishing income, to survive. Though it was never easy for artists in that scenario (ask Tom Petty), but at least there was some hope of being able to survive despite bad relations with the label.
With 360 Deals though, most or all of those eggs end up in the same basket with the label. It makes it all that much easier for the label to, in effect, threaten to put a kibosh on your entire music career if you don’t ‘play ball.’
Any artist attorney who has been around for any length of time has experienced many difficult situations with labels. For example, labels refusing has refused to release an artist’s record (after it had already been recorded), but at the same time refusing to let the artist do anything with the masters. And labels frequently under-reporting record sales, and thereby cheating artists out of record royalties.
For artists’ attorneys who have experienced these kinds of difficulties (and others) with labels, the prospect of signing a 360 Deal—effectively granting a label even more control over an artist’s business and financial life than ever—is quite unappealing.
360 Deals—Exactly What Does the Label Take?
Record Sales Income. Normally, the 360 Deal contract contains the same kinds of record royalty provisions that have been used for many years in the traditional recording contract. The artist’s royalty rate will normally be in the range of 13% to 17% of the wholesale price of each record sold. This is subject, though, to various royalty exclusions and deductions stated in the contract, which have the effect of reducing the royalty rate.
Other Music Industry Income
There are numerous kinds of non-record income a label can also potentially share in:
1. Music publishing income
2. Band merchandise income (band t-shirts, etc.)
3. Miscellaneous online income (For example, an Internet fan club, the sale of platinum ticket packages, and so on.)
4. Touring income
5. Personal appearance income (i.e., non-musical appearances)
7. Literary income (for an artist who writes books)
8. Acting income
9. Miscellaneous other sources of income (in which case there is usually a usually a catch-all clause covering all such income.)
In general, the label’s share of particular kinds of income (other than record sales) will be in the 20% to 35% range, though sometimes as low as 10% and sometimes as high as 50%.
As already mentioned, it varies from label to label exactly which kinds of income the label will share in (music publishing income, touring income, etc.). The label’s percentage share of such income will vary from label to label, and artist to artist. In any given 360 Deal contract, the percentage may be one specific percentage for one kind of income, and a different percentage for another type of income. For example, the label might get a certain percentage of merchandising income, and a different percentage of tour income.
Also, in some 360 Deals, the label’s participation may be active with certain kinds of income, but passive for other types of income.
The exact percentage for any particular kind of income will be significantly affected by whether the label’s participation is active or passive. If it’s active participation, the label is at least theoretically, dedicating time and resources to managing, for example, a merchandising company. As a result, if the label’s participation is active, its percentage share of that income will be more than if a passive participation.
But there’s a wrinkle here. It’s not unusual for a label to acquire active participation rights (and hence a larger percentage share of the income), and then sign off those rights to a third party company, in which case there are then two companies getting a piece of that income. Obviously, this is not a good result for the artist.
To make matters worse, sometimes a label signs a “sweetheart deal” with a company affiliated with the label, and the deal benefits those two companies but and takes advantage of the artist. If that happens, there are not only two companies getting a share of the income, but the income is less due to the ‘sweetheart’ terms of the deal.
As a general rule, for the various reasons mentioned above, it will be in your best interests to try to make the label’s participation passive if at all possible and to try to make their percentage as low as possible.
A few additional comments:
Tour Income. Sometimes the label’s share of tour income is calculated on the artist’s gross tour receipts rather than the net. If based on the gross, the label’s percentage share is usually much lower, more in the range of 5% to 15%.
From the artist’s viewpoint, it’s very risky to give a label a share of the gross receipts (rather than the net profits) from touring. The cost of touring can be very high, and the gross receipts from a tour can be much, much bigger than the net profits. If the label’s share is based on a percentage of the gross, the label could end up receiving a disproportionately large share of the artist’s actual net profits from touring. Indeed, it’s easy to imagine a situation where the label makes a lot of money and the artist makes little, none, or even loses money from a tour.
Music Publishing. Sometimes the label will demand an active participation in the artist’s music publishing rights. This means the label will demand that the artist sign a music publishing contract with a music publisher affiliated with the label, for songs the artist writes or co-writes.
In other instances, the label will be willing to have just a passive participation in the artist’s income from music publishing.
Either way, many potential (and complicated) issues can arise. For example, will the label share in all of the artist’s publishing income? Or instead, just the publishing income earned from the artist’s own recordings (and not publishing income earned from other artists’ cover versions) And will the label have the right to exercise future options to extend the term of the publishing agreement, even after the artist is no longer signed to the label? And will the publishing agreement involve songs previously written by the artist? If so, is there another publisher who already has rights in those songs? In short, an artist’s attorney needs to meticulously address these and many other publishing-related issues when negotiating a 360 Deal.
Other Contract Issues for 360 Deals
Advances. Artists who sign 360 Deals with major labels still generally receive advances for the recording rights, as with traditional record deals. But those advances have gotten smaller and smaller in recent years as record sales have declined.
The major label may also pay a separate advance for the non-record other rights granted in a 360 Deal (for example, merchandising rights). But those advances are often quite small in comparison to the potential value of those rights.
Non-Recoupable Advances. In the past, labels would sometimes make part of their advances non-recoupable (for example, in the form of a signing bonus). In other words, the label wouldn’t have the right to subtract (“recoup”) the amount of those non-recoupable advances from future monies owed to the artist. But non-recoupable advances to new artists are becoming more and more unusual. Advances today are almost always recoupable.
Approval Rights. In a 360 Deal, the label will ordinarily want certain approval rights, to ensure that an artist’s bad business decisions or excessive expenses on tour do not reduce the amount of income in which the label is sharing.
The label will also want to make sure that the artist is not paying excessive commissions to the artist’s manager, agent, and business manager. (Those commissions are usually deducted off the top, so the higher the commissions are, the lower the net profits are that the label shares in.) Therefore, the label will sometimes include a clause in the contract putting a percentage cap on those commissions.
The label may also want right of approval over such things as the artist’s tour schedule, the artist’s selection of a booking agent, and the salaries of the ‘“merch,’” (merchandise) table employees traveling with the artist.
You can see, just looking at these approval rights issues, how intrusive and controlling a 360 Deal can potentially be.
The Risk of the Label Abusing its Power and Control. With a 360 Deal there’s always a substantial risk that the label will abuse its powers by trying to force an artist to make concessions which the artist would not have had to make in the traditional recording contract scenario of the past. For example, after the contract is signed, the label might tell the artist (subtly or not so subtly) that the label will not promote the artist’s records heavily, or will pay less tour support, unless the artist agrees to concessions in connection with, for example, merchandising rights.
Cross-Collateralization. “Cross-collateralization” is a term often found in recording contracts.
If the contract says that the label is entitled to “cross-collateralize,” it means that the label can reimburse itself for recording costs from not only record sales income, but also from other kinds of income (for example, income from selling band merchandise).
Cross-collateralization is never a good thing for an artist and is to be avoided as much as possible. Any cross-collateralized income, rather than being paid free and clear to the artist, will
be withheld by the label and used to cover recording costs and other kinds of recoupable expenses.
There is normally one exception, though, to labels’ rights to recoup recording costs from all kinds of income. Traditionally, most labels have not insisted on being able to recoup recording costs from publishing royalties. And so, artists have usually been entitled to receive those songwriter/music publishing royalties without the label taking some or all of those royalties to pay off recording costs.
This is generally still true today with 360 Deals; most major labels do not insist on cross-collateralization between record royalties and songwriter/music publishing royalties, although some are indie labels do.
Participation Period. In 360 Deal contracts, the term “participation period” means the period of time during which the label will be entitled to share in the artist’s non-record income.
With a traditional record deal, the artist was usually obligated to record for the label for a certain period of time, usually called “the term.” But the label would usually be entitled to own the master recordings after the end of the term, basically forever. The label would also be obligated to continue to pay record royalties to the artist after the end of the term.
This is still the case with 360 Deals. But with 360 Deals, there’s another issue. Namely, will the label be entitled to continue to share in the income from various non-record income streams (for
example, merchandising and touring income) even after the end of the term? And if so, for how long? And will the label’s percentage of income remain the same after the end of the term? Or,
will the contract say that the label’s income percentages will gradually get reduced each year after the end of the term, so that the label’s share of non-record income would go down to 0% after a certain number of years?
Artist’s Pre-existing Deals with Other Companies. Often an artist is already signed to a merchandising deal or music publishing contract with another company, before being offered a
360 Deal by a record company. When that’s the case, the artist, before signing the 360 Deal, must make sure that the contract doesn’t allow the label to exercise rights which have already been given to other companies. If that happens, the artist will be in breach of the 360 Deal as well as those contract(s) the artist previously signed with other companies.
Indie Labels
As mentioned above, it’s not just major labels doing 360 Deals. Many indie labels are doing so as well. But, it’s highly questionable whether many indie labels actually have the personnel, resources, and financial wherewithal to properly oversee their artists’ merchandising, touring, etc. Unfortunately, sometimes small indie labels can barely handle even their basic record company obligations as it is, (making, marketing, and selling records), let alone take on merchandising, touring, etc. And in many instances, small indie labels have so little money to invest in their bands that it barely makes sense to give them a share of any non-record income streams such as merchandising income, etc.
But if an indie label does have significant financial resources and demands a share of other income streams in order to be willing to invest substantial amounts of money in a band, there are
contractual ways to address that situation—for example, to give them a right to share in other income streams on the condition that they spend x amount of money on the band within a certain specified time frame.
Because of the daunting ramifications and risks for artists, you need to be extremely careful when deciding whether or not to enter into a 360 Deal. In some instances, it may make sense; in many other instances it will clearly not make sense.
If you decide to enter into such a deal, you will usually want to negotiate, as much as possible, substantial changes in the first version of the contract you receive from the label, in order to minimize the risks discussed above.
As with any kind of contract, the extent to which you can change the terms to your favor will depend on how much real negotiating leverage you have. In some instances, though, it may be possible, with some shrewd and creative strategizing, to increase your negotiating leverage before you even start the negotiations.
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TUESDAY, July 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults with healthy hearts probably would benefit from taking a cholesterol-lowering statin, a new study contends.
People 75 and older who were free of heart disease and prescribed a statin wound up with a 25% lower risk of death from any cause and a 20% lower risk of heart-related death, researchers reported July 7 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
"Based on these data, age is not a reason to not prescribe statins," said lead researcher Dr. Ariela Orkaby, a physician-scientist at the VA Boston Healthcare System and associate epidemiologist with Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
Statins are drugs used to prevent buildup of plaques that can narrow or block arteries, leading to heart attack and stroke.
Until recently, guidelines recommended halting statin therapy at age 75, said Dr. Mary Ann McLaughlin, medical director of the Cardiac Health Program at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.
"In 2018, the guidelines changed to say statins are a reasonable choice for those older than 75 without a life-limiting disease" like cancer or organ failure, she said.
This new study provides evidence that changing the guidelines to allow statin therapy to continue was the right move, said McLaughlin, who wasn't part of the research.
"This age group is one of the fastest-growing groups," she said. "The over-75 cohort is living even longer, and the first evidence of atherosclerotic disease or cardiovascular disease can be sudden death. There are many patients who are living very active and full lives into their late 80s and 90s these days."
For this study, Orkaby's team analyzed data from more than 300,000 veterans 75 or older who used VA health care services between 2002 and 2012. None had experienced a heart attack, stroke or other heart problem.
Of those vets, more than 57,000 started taking statins during that period. Researchers compared those who used statins against those who did not, and found that their risk of heart-related death was significantly lower.
The benefits remained for veterans at advanced ages, including those 90 or older, and also were strong among vets with dementia, results showed.
Patients on statins also had a lower risk of heart attacks and strokes, researchers said.
Because the study relied on VA data, the patients involved were overwhelmingly male (97%) and white (91%), McLaughlin noted.
But randomized clinical trials now underway will provide additional evidence about statin use in a broader mix of older people, Orkaby and McLaughlin said.
There's been an age bias in statin clinical trials, because older folks tend to have more medical problems and including them can confuse the results, Orkaby said.
"Older adults usually have more than one thing going on," she said. "It's much easier to study people in their 50s who may just have high blood pressure or just have diabetes. When you're running a big trial, you may not want to include people who are going to get hospitalized for some other issue -- for example, because they fell."
As a result, "almost all the data that exists right now for statins is in younger people, even though it's really older adults who have the highest risk of having a heart attack or a stroke," Orkaby said.
These new results indicate it's time to stop discriminating based on age alone and saying there is no data to support statin use in older folks, she said.
"We have some reasonably good data to suggest that statins could save lives," Orkaby said. "If you got to 75 and you weren't yet put on a statin, you may actually be a healthier older adult who's likely to live another 10 or 15 years. Those people may be the ones who would benefit the most from that, long-term."
The U.S. National Institutes of Health has more about statins.
SOURCES: Ariela Orkaby, M.D., M.P.H., physician scientist, VA Boston Healthcare System and associate epidemiologist, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston; Mary Ann McLaughlin, M.D., medical director, Cardiac Health Program, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City; Journal of the American Medical Association, July 7, 2020
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The Pony Rides On
Posted By Jean Mikle On February 13, 2009 @ 2:33 pm In entertainment | 34 Comments
Southside Johnny Lyon on The Pony's outdoor stage/John Cavanaugh photo
It is a fact of the concert business that nightclubs, even very famous ones, have a short shelf-life. CBGB’s is no more. The Bottom Line has shut its doors. So has the old Ritz.
Locally, such famous nightspots as The Fastlane, Tradewinds, Cheer’s and Birch Hill are no more. And yet, this weekend, Asbury Park’s Stone Pony will celebrate its 35th anniversary, a remarkable achievement.
Now, the Pony first opened its doors in 1974, under the ownership of Butch Pielka and Jack Roig. It has not been opened continuously since then, shutting down after Butch and Jack declared bankruptcy and then again after the next owner, Steve Nasar, tried briefly to turn it into a dance club called “Vinyl” in 1998. It was reborn when Domenic Santana reopened it on Memorial Day weekend 2000, shut down again this past November for roof repairs, and then brought back to life in January. If this club were a cat, it would be on about its 10th life by now, but here it is, still standing, with a new roof and different sight lines and a weekend’s worth of anniversary shows.
Railroad Earth plays there tonight, followed by Bobby Bandiera on Saturday. Bobby, who played in perhaps the most legendary line-up of Pony house band “Cats on a Smooth Surface,” also held down Wednesday nights at the club in the late 1980s. He has recently been pretty scare at the Pony, except when serving as the house band for Bruce Springsteen’s private Ranney School benefits in recent years.
When my friend Stan Goldstein and I lead tours of the rock n’roll hot spots on the Jersey Shore, the Pony remains tourists’ favorite destination. Yes, more famous acts have played at Convention Hall, and no, Bruce Springsteen did not get his start at the Pony, but he has played on its stage more times than any other. The club remains one of the most famous rock n’roll spots in the country, if not the world, and its still hanging in there, hosting national acts as well as Jersey bands trying to emulate the local heroes who have come before.
The fact that it’s still there and still vital, 35 years later, is reason enough to raise a glass and make a toast this weekend.
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Wonder Woman Writer Jason Fuchs Still Can’t Say Much on the Film
October 9, 2015 Arelis Movies, News, Wonder Woman
Jason Fuchs who’s the screenplay writer for Wonder Woman, while promoting his latest film Pan, in an interview with Crave Online was asked on his working on the Wonder Woman film.
Which he previously could not comment on his involvement and once again, he still can’t. Fuchs couldn’t even confirm he’s started working with director Patty Jenkins. All very odd, more so since the film starts production next month.
You’re working on another mythos with Wonder Woman, and she’s one of those characters they’ve been trying to make a movie about for many, many years. I was curious about how you’re approaching that especially when you have these other movies—Batman v Superman and Justice League—on either side, and making that work.
Sure. I’m sure you’ve spoken to people who work for the Marvel machine. The DC ethos when it comes to secrecy is equally intense so I wish I could say more about what I’m up to in the DC Universe but I will just say this: I have been a fan of the DC Comics since I was a kid. I was always a DC guy. I love all of the major characters in that Justice League and what’s exciting to me is that Zack [Snyder] and Geoff Johns and Warner Bros are building a DC cinematic universe that is very, very different from anything else going on in superhero genre films.
They really are taking—and this is not a secret, I think people are seeing this in the trailers that have been released for Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad—they’re taking a darker, more grounded, grander mythological approach to these stories, and so I wish I could say more but I’ve read the same things you’ve read about my involvement in that project and I sure hope it’s all true.
But have you started working with Patty Jenkins already?
Patty is directing the film but I wish I could say more about that process but hopefully the next time I see you I’ll be able to talk a little bit more.
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Covid-19 outbreak: 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew in Greece for all non-essential outdoor movement
Wednesday, 11 November 2020 21:13
A nationwide daily curfew between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. will come into force around Greece on Friday, and without exceptions, the government's relevant civil protection and crisis management deputy minister announced on Wednesday evening, the latest crackdown on non-essential movement to deflect a "second wave" of the coronavirus pandemic in the country.
Deputy Minister Nikos Hardalias said only "absolutely necessary" outdoor activity will be allowed, namely, going to and from work, health reasons and for a short walk around one's residence with a pet, for instance.
He said a continuing spike in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases, related fatalities and afflicted patients treated in hospital ICUs make the curfew necessary.
The Greek government is reportedly examining other stricter measures as well to prevent a exposure to the Covid-19 pandemic, as a “second wave” in the country over the past two months appears particularly menacing – by Greek standards – and with the latest lockdown failing to stem rising numbers, at least in the first few days since its implementation. The three-week lockdown went into effect on Saturday until Nov. 30.
The latest Covid-19 figures for Greece show acute cases being treated in hospital ICUs nearing 300, while related fatalities hover at roughly three dozen per day.
According to civil defense authorities, the number of SMS's sent to a state platform to allow for outdoor movement exceed one million alone on Sunday for the category “exercise”.
Meanwhile, super markets have been prohibited from selling items that other closed retailers specialize in, such as IT and telecoms hardware, audiovisual equipment, appliances, furniture, lighting and other home accessories (excluding light bulbs), books, board games, clothing (excluding stockings), footwear and leather goods.
The other retailers have been ordered to shut their doors during an ongoing three-week lockdown, operating only on an online basis, whereby super markets would enjoy an unfair advantage by remaining open.
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It occurs to me that no one really really knows how my rating system works. So in the hopes of standardizing music reviews if and when I start getting some freelance submissions, they have something they can follow when it comes time to decide what grade to give a particular album. So without further ado, here’s my grading system that borrows a bit from The Nihon Review:
Ratings Explained:
Masterpiece: No album is ever going to be perfect because that mark is so difficult to achieve. However, any album that gets this rating reaches very close to that mark with few flaws to muck it up in addition to knocking the reviewer’s socks off with all of its good points. It has all the hallmarks of being the best in its class as well as succeeding at transcending the medium to resonate with just about everyone.
Excellent: This album comes tantalizingly close to being a Masterpiece with only a few minute flaws that bring it down a few notches. Maybe there’s a track or two that just doesn’t resonate all that well with the reviewer, but rest assured that it doesn’t adversely affect the album too much. Any album that gets this rating is going to be competently executed and enjoyable to listen, making this a high recommendation indeed.
Very Good: At this point, you see one or two serious problems start entering the picture. Or maybe there are a lot more tiny flaws in every track that would affect how enjoyable the album is if you looked at it through a magnifying glass. An album earning this rating will still be very enjoyable and recommendable all the same though.
Good: This is the cutoff point at which the reviewer would consider recommending the album to a varied audience with few caveats. There are few more serious problems to contend with than before, but it’s not bad enough as to be able to derail the album in any way. This album will certainly be enjoyable to many people. Maybe not as many as before, but most should get decent mileage out of it even if it might not garner repeat listens.
Decent: The reviewer definitely enjoyed this album but acknowledges that there are enough serious flaws with it that would hamper the album from being more accessible to a general audience. There’s just something about it that feels sort of off in that it’s enjoyable enough… but doesn’t rise to a high level as to warrant a blanket recommendation. So yes, it is good, read the review to see if it’s your kind of thing and even if it isn’t, listen to it while staying aware of the album’s flaws.
So-so: An album that gets this rating isn’t bad… but it also isn’t good either. While the author might have liked some aspect of it, there are just too many flaws to enumerate that would make this album worth listening to. The good qualities of this album are able to equalize the bad, but only just about. This means that this album is going to be decidedly average with nothing to separate it above the top tier albums. It might not necessarily be bad, but it will definitely be a forgettable experience because nothing about that album really stands out as being either good or bad.
Not good: Listening to this album is irksome to say the least. On the one hand, maybe you can swallow the melody or the vocalist or both the melody and vocalist are actually interesting. On the other hand, its might just be insufferably boring or the vocalist doesn’t seem to be pouring their heart into the piece. Whatever the reason is, an album getting this rating demonstrates poor execution and the tracks are rife with annoying details that are painful enough that it’ll elicit a frown when you listen to it. It’s not an album that anyone aside from the most ardent fans of the genre will enjoy because the bad outweighs the good. Bad enough to be disappointing, but not enough to make you want to rage ceaselessly about it and reject it completely.
Bad: We’re not quite at a terrible album yet, but it’s getting there. At this point, all bets are off and listening to this album is going to hurt. Maybe the shrill melody is enough to give you a headache or some milder symptom but not enough to make you violently ill. Unlike the ones above it, there’s just so much to fix that you might as well not even bother and scrap it completely. Highly cringe-worthy and you’re better off looking at albums with… you know… quality to it.
Awful: This album is really digging at the dregs to come up with their material. Though filled with irredeemable qualities on the whole, this album shows a few flashes of promise here and there, only to have those promising bits lead to a dead end. You can bet that listening to this album will be hair-wrenchingly bad that it’ll be memorable, which is unfortunate since it doesn’t even have enough mercy as to put you to sleep. Maybe someone will take pity on it and like it. Just… maybe?
Worst Ever: The description should be pretty self-explanatory. This album is absolute trash. If you enjoyed it, then you’re a horrible person with absolutely terrible taste in music. There is nothing redeeming about it. Nothing.
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Absolute Pitch.
In the summer of 1763, the Mozart family embarked on the famous tour of Europe that established the young composer’s reputation as a musical prodigy. Just before they left, an anonymous letter appeared in the Augsburgischer Intelligenz-Zettel describing seven year old Wolfgang’s extraordinary abilities. The letter included the following:
‘Furthermore, I saw and heard how, when he was made to listen in another room, they would give him notes, now high, now low, not only on the pianoforte but on every other imaginable instrument as well, and he came out with the letter of the name of the note in an instant. Indeed, on hearing a bell toll, or a clock or even a pocket watch strike, he was able at the same moment to name the note of the bell or time piece.’1
This passage provides a good characterization of absolute pitch – the ability to name or produce a note of a given pitch in the absence of a reference note2. This ability, which is also known as ‘perfect pitch’, is very rare in our culture, with an estimated overall prevalence of less than one in ten thousand. People with absolute pitch name musical notes as rapidly and effortlessly as most people name colors. Yet absolute pitch is often regarded as a mysterious endowment that is available only to a few gifted individuals. This impression is strengthened by the fact that many famous musicians, such as Bach, Beethoven, Handel, Menuhin, Toscanini, Boulez, and so on, were known to possess this ability.
In contrast with the rarity of absolute pitch, the ability to judge one musical note in relation to another is very common. So, for example, most musicians, when presented with the note F and given its name, have no difficulty in naming the note two semitones higher as G, the note four semitones tones higher as A; and so on. (A semitone is the pitch relation formed by two adjacent notes on a keyboard) What most people, including most musicians, cannot do is name a note when they hear it out of context.
As someone with absolute pitch, it has always seemed puzzling to me that this ability should be so rare. When we name a color, for example as green, we do not do this by viewing a different color, determining its name, and comparing the relationship between the two colors. Instead, the labeling process is direct and immediate. Consider, also, that note naming involves choosing between only 12 possibilities; namely the 12 notes within the octave (termed pitch classes) shown in Figure 1. This should not be difficult; indeed, it should be trivial for professional musicians, who spend many thousands of hours reading musical scores, playing the notes they read, and hearing the notes they play. As another point, most people can easily identify well-known melodies when they hear them; yet the amount of information required to do this is vastly greater than is needed to name a single note. A lack of absolute pitch, viewed from this perspective, appears akin to color anomia3, in which the person can recognize and discriminate between colors, yet cannot associate them with verbal labels. So the realmystery of absolute pitchis not why some people possess this ability, but instead why it is so rare.4
Fig. 1. The pitch class circle. The notes of the traditional Western musical scale are produced by dividing the octave into 12 semitone steps. The entire scale is generated by repeating this series of note names (or ‘pitch classes’) across octaves. When people with absolute pitch identify notes by name, they are identifying the positions of the tones along the pitch class circle.
Although absolute pitch is most prevalent among highly accomplished musicians, nonpossessors have been shown to possess an implicit form of absolute pitch, even though they cannot label the notes they are judging.
The Tritone Paradox provides a good example of implicit absolute pitch. The basic pattern that produces this illusion consists of two successively presented tones that are related by a half-octave (an interval known as a tritone). The composition of the tones is such that their note names are clearly defined, but they are ambiguous with respect to which octave they are in. So, for example, one tone might clearly be a C, but in principle it could be Middle C, or the C an octave above, or the C an octave below. So when listeners are asked to judge whether a pair of such tones forms an ascending or descending pattern, there is literally no correct answer.
I found that, surprisingly, when one such tone pair is played (say, D followed by G#) some listeners clearly hear an ascending pattern, whereas other listeners clearly hear a descending one. Yet when a different tone pair is played (say, F# followed by C) the first group of listeners now hears a descending pattern whereas the second group now hears an ascending one. Furthermore, for any given listener, the pitch classes generally arrange themselves perceptually with respect to height in a systematic way: Tones in one region of the pitch class circle are heard as higher, and those in the opposite region as lower.5
There is other evidence that people who do not possess absolute pitch as conventionally defined nevertheless possess this ability in implicit form. In one study6, musically trained listeners were presented with excerpts of Bach preludes, and 30% of those without absolute pitch were able to differentiate the correct version from one that had been pitch-shifted by a semitone. Other research7, 8 has shown that people without absolute pitch tend to be fairly consistent in the pitches with which they hum or sing familiar songs on different occasions; further, when asked to sing a popular song that had been recorded in only one key, they produce pitches that are close to those in the recorded version.
Given the evidence for implicit absolute pitch, the inability of most people to label isolated notes is indeed baffling. The evidence strongly indicates that the problem is not one of long term memory for pitch, but is instead related to verbal labeling, and so to speech processing. We shall be examining this conjecture in detail below.
The genesis of absolute pitch
Given the rarity of absolute pitch, there has been considerable speculation concerning its genesis2. One view, which has been championed for over a century, is that this ability is available only to rare people who have a particular genetic endowment, and that it becomes manifest in these people as soon as circumstances allow. There are two general arguments for this view: First, absolute pitch generally appears at a very young age, often when the child has had little or even no formal musical training;second, the ability often runs in families. The problem with both these arguments is that there are alternative explanations in terms of very early childhood exposure: Babies born into families whose members have absolute pitch would frequently be exposed to pitches in association with their names very early in life, so that they would have the opportunity to develop this ability at a very young age. Nevertheless, there is an ongoing search for a DNA marker for absolute pitch, though at this writing the search has so far proved unsuccessful.
Others have taken the opposite view; namely that absolute pitch can be acquired by anyone at any time, given intensive practice. Indeed, on browsing the Web you can encounter an impressive number of offers to supply you with training programs for absolute pitch that are guaranteed to produce success. Unfortunately, however, these claims are unsupported by the scientific evidence. The one reliable report of partial success comes from Brady9 who subjected himself to a heroic regimen in which he listened to training tapes for about 60 hours, following which he obtained a score of 65% correct on a test for absolute pitch. At best, Brady’s report underscores the extreme difficulty of acquiring absolute pitch in adulthood, in contrast with its unconscious and effortless acquisition in early childhood.
There is considerable evidence that absolute pitch is associated with early musical training – and the earlier the musical training the stronger the association. In a large scale survey10, 40% of respondents who began music lessons before age 4 stated that they possessed absolute pitch, and this percentage decreased with increasing age of onset of music lessons, so that only 3% of those who began music lessons after age 9 stated that they possessed the ability. Such findings strongly indicate that the acquisition of absolute pitch involves a critical period. Although this period is generally regarded as beginning at age 3 or so, formal musical training cannot reasonably be initiated at a younger age, which leaves open the possibility that absolute pitch might be most readily acquired in infancy.
There is an intriguing parallel between the timetables associated with the acquisition of absolute pitch on the one hand, and of speech and language on the other. Lennenberg11 was the first to argue persuasively that the acquisition of speech involves a critical period. Learning a second language after puberty is self-conscious and labored; and even following many years of experience, a second language that is learned in adulthood is generally spoken with a ‘foreign accent’. Several lines of research have provided strong support for the critical period hypothesis, for both first and second languages. For example, children who were socially isolated early in life, and so were deprived of the opportunity to acquire speech, were unable to acquire normal language when they were later placed in a normal environment. The course of recovery from brain injury at different ages also points to a critical period: The prognosis has been found to be best when the injury occurred before age 6, and very poor after puberty. In other studies it was found that individuals who were given the opportunity to learn a second language in early childhood became most proficient in this language, with proficiency declining with increasing age of initial exposure to the second language, reaching a plateau with initial exposure in adulthood. The timeframe for absolute pitch acquisition, as a function of age of onset of music lessons, appears to be remarkably similar to that for the acquisition of a second language. Although there are critical periods for the development of other functions, no other critical periods have been documented that show the same correspondence, in terms of timeframe, with that for speech and language.
The case for a link between absolute pitch and speech is strengthened by consideration of tone languages, such as Mandarin, Cantonese, and Vietnamese. In these languages, words take on entirely different meanings depending on the lexicaltonesin which they are enunciated, with tones being defined both by their pitch heights as well as by their pitch contours. (In Beijing Mandarin, for example, the first tone is high and level, the second is mid-high and rising, the third is low and initially falling and then rising, and the fourth is high and falling.) This contrasts with nontone languages such as English, in which pitch is employed to convey prosody and emotional tone, but is not involved in determining the meaning of individual words. For example, in Mandarin the word ‘ma’ when spoken in the first tone means ‘mother’, in the second tone means ‘hemp’, in the third tone means ‘horse’, and in the fourth tone means a reproach. So pitches in such languages are employed to create verbal features, analogous to consonants and vowels. Therefore when speakers of Mandarin hear the word ‘ma’ spoken in the first tone and attribute the meaning ‘mother’, or when they hear ‘ma’ spoken in the third tone and attribute the meaning ‘horse’, they are associating a pitch - or a series of pitches - with a verbal label. Analogously, when people with absolute pitch identify the sound of the note F# as ‘F#’, or the note B as ‘B’ they are also associating a pitch with a verbal label.
As a further argument that absolute pitch in tone languages may be packaged in with other features of speech, the brain structures responsible for processing lexical tone have been shown to overlap with those involved in processing phonemes (i.e., vowels and consonants). For example, while the communication of prosodic features of language appears to be a function of the nondominant hemisphere (i.e., the right hemisphere in most righthanders) for speakers of both tone and nontone languages, the processing of lexical tone appears to be a function of the dominant hemisphere (i.e., the left hemisphere in most righthanders)2. So when speakers of tone language perceive pitches and pitch contours as signifying meaningful words, circuitry in the dominant hemisphere is involved. Given the evidence on critical periods for the acquisition of speech, we can then hypothesize that such circuitry is developed very early in life, during the period in which infants acquire other features of their native language. So if the opportunity to form such associations is unavailable during this critical period, these associations later become very difficult to acquire. Indeed, it has even been argued that when infants acquire nontone languages, they learn to disregard absolute pitches, since individual words in nontone languages carry the same meaning regardless of the pitch level in which they are pronounced. I and my colleagues have therefore been examining the conjecture that absolute pitch is initially acquired by tone language speakers as a feature of speech, and that its rarity in speakers of nontone languages such as English can be explained by the lack of opportunity to acquire it in infancy.
Absolute pitch and tone language
If tone language speakers use absolute pitch as a cue to differentiate the meaning of words, then we would expect them to refer to stable and precise absolute pitch templates in reciting the same list of words on different days. In one experiment 12, 13, we tested seven speakers of Vietnamese, none of whom had received any significant musical training. We handed them the same list of ten Vietnamese words to read out on two sessions, which we held on different days. Then for each spoken word, we took pitch estimates at 5 ms intervals, and averaged these pitches along the musical scale, so producing an average pitch for each word. Then for each speaker we calculated the difference between the average pitches produced by each word as it was spoken on the different days, and we averaged the signed differences across the words in the list.
Our results showed remarkable consistencies: All speakers showed averaged pitch differences of less than 1.1 semitone, with two of the seven speakers showing averaged pitch differences of less than a quarter of a semitone. So the speakers must have been referring to precise and stable absolute pitch templates in reciting the list of words.
Sound Demonstrations 1 and 2 illustrate these findings. Demonstration 1 presents two readings of the list by a male subject. The readings have been interleaved so as to enable direct comparisons between the pitches produced by each word on the different days. First we have Word 1 read on Day 1, followed by Word 1 read on Day 2. Next we have Word 2 on Day 1, followed by Word 2 on Day 2; and so on, until all ten words have been presented. Demonstration 2 presents the two readings by a female subject, interleaved in the same way.
Sound Demonstration1
Sound Demonstration 2
In our next experiment, we tested 15 speakers of Mandarin, who (with one exception) had also received little or no musical training. All these subjects had grown up in China, and spoke Mandarin as their primary language. One purpose here was to test the generality of our findings to a different tone language. A second purpose was to evaluate their consistency in reciting the word list on different days, compared to reciting it twice in succession, since on the absolute pitch hypothesis we would not expect to see a reduction in consistency with the passage of time. We generated a list of 12 Mandarin words, with each of the four tones occurring three times in the list.
We tested the subjects in two sessions, which we held on different days, but now they read out the word list twice in each session. We calculated four difference scores: Between the first readings on Days 1 and 2; between the second readings on Days 1 and 2; between the first and second readings on Day 1, and between the first and second readings on Day 2.
Table 1. Pitch difference scores produced by native speakers of Mandarin on reading out the same list of Mandarin words on different occasions. The table displays, for each comparison, the number of subjects whose pitch difference scores fell into each 0.25 semitone bin.
Table 1 shows, for each comparison, the numbers of subjects whose averaged signed difference scores fell into each ¼ semitone bin. We can see that remarkable consistencies were again obtained: For all comparisons, half of the subjects showed averaged pitch differences of less than half a semitone, and one-third of the subjects showed averaged pitch differences of less than a quarter of a semitone. And importantly, there were no significant differences in the degree of pitch consistency in reciting the word list on different days compared with reciting it twice in immediate succession. This leads to the conclusion that although the pitch discrepancies we obtained were very small, they still underestimated the precision of the absolute pitch templates that influenced the subjects’ speech.
Sound Demonstrations 3 and 4 present, for two subjects, the first readings of the word list on Day 1 and on Day 2. In each case, the two readings have been interleaved as before, so as to enable direct comparison between the pitches produced by each word on the different days. Demonstration 3 presents these readings by a male subject, and Demonstration 4 by a female subject.
These findings show that speakers of Vietnamese and Mandarin possess a remarkably precise form of absolute pitch for the tones of their language, which was here reflected in their enunciation of words. Only one of the subjects in the study had received any significant musical training. We can therefore hypothesize that this ability resulted from their early acquisition of tone language, so that they had learned to associate pitches with meaningful words in infancy. (See also The pitch of speech in tone languagefor a follow-up study showing that, in comparing two linguistic communities where Mandarin is spoken, the pitch level of speech clusters within a given community, but varies across communities.)
So far, I have been arguing for the conjecture that absolute pitch, which has traditionally been viewed as a musical ability, originally evolved to subserve speech. This leads to the further conjecture that when infants acquire absolute pitch as a feature of the tones of their language, and they later reach the age at which they can begin taking music lessons, they can then acquire absolute pitch for musicaltones in the same way as they would acquire the tones of a second tone language. In contrast, children who instead have acquired a nontone language such as English would need to learn the pitches of musical tones as though they were the tones of a first tone language. So, given the findings showing the extreme difficulty in acquiring a first language beyond early childhood, speakers of a nontone language should be at a serious disadvantage in acquiring absolute pitch for musical tones.
This line of reasoning in turn leads to the conjecture that the prevalence of absolute pitch should be much higher among tone language speakers than among speakers of nontone languages such as English. To explore this, my colleagues and I examined the prevalence of absolute pitch in two large groups of music students.14 The first group consisted of 88 first year students who were enrolled in a required course at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. These subjects all spoke Mandarin. The second group consisted of 115 first year students who were enrolled in a required course at Eastman School of Music. These were all nontone language speakers, and both their parents were nontone language speakers. All students who were invited to take the test agreed to do so, and there was no selection of subjects from within either group.
Our test for absolute pitch consisted of the 36 notes that spanned the three-octave range from the C below Middle C to the B almost three octaves above. To minimize the use of relative pitch as a cue, all intervals between successive notes were larger than an octave. The notes were piano samples that were generated on a Kurzweil synthesizer and recorded on CD. The subjects listened to the CD, and identified each note in writing.
The following sound example presents a brief test that was designed as in the experiment
Play short test for absolute pitch
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Here is a full test for absolute pitch, similar to the one we use in our experiments, together with the answers.
We divided each group into subgroups by age of onset of musical training, and in order to make meaningful comparisons we considered only those subgroups that contained at least nine subjects. Figure 2 shows, for each of the subgroups, the percentages of subjects who obtained as score of at least 85% on this test. As can be seen, both the Central Conservatory students (that is, the Mandarin speakers) and the Eastman students (that is, the U.S. nontone language speakers) showed orderly effects of age of onset of musical training – the earlier the age of onset, the higher the probability of meeting the criterion for absolute pitch.
Figure 2. Percentages of subjects who obtained a score of at least 85% correct on the test for absolute pitch. CCOM: students at the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China; all speakers of Mandarin. ESM: students at Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York; all nontone language speakers.
It can also be seen that for all levels of age of onset of musical training, the percentage of those who met the criterion was far higher for the Central Conservatory group than for the Eastman group. For students who had begun taking music lessons at ages 4 and 5, approximately 60% of the Mandarin speakers met the criterion, while only 14% of the U.S. nontone language speakers did so. For students who had begun music lessons at ages 6 and 7, approximately 55% of the Mandarin speakers met the criterion, whereas this was true of only 6% of the U.S. nontone language speakers. For those who had begun music lessons at ages 8 and 9, roughly 42% of the Mandarin speakers met the criterion, whereas none of the U.S. nontone language speakers did so. There were no effects of gender.
Figure 3. Percentages of subjects who obtained a score of at least 85% correct on the test for absolute pitch, allowing for semitone errors. CCOM: students at the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China; all speakers of Mandarin. ESM: students at Eastman School of Music, Rochester, U.S.A; all nontone language speakers.
What happens when we relax the criterion for absolute pitch? Figure 3 displays the percentages of subjects who obtained a score of at least 85% on the same test, but now allowing for semitone errors. Again, it can be seen that both the Central Conservatory and the Eastman students showed orderly effects of age of onset of musical training. And it can also be seen that the difference between the Central Conservatory and the Eastman students was even more extreme.
Recently, my colleagues and I gave the same test to 160 subjects who were first and second year students at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music15. As before, the students were tested in class, without any selection. All the subjects spoke Mandarin. Figure 4 shows the average percent correct on this test, as a function of age of onset of musical training, both allowing and not allowing for semitone errors. As can be seen, there was a large effect of age of onset of training, and in addition the overall performance level was very high. Not allowing for semitone errors, those who had begun music lessons at or before age 5 produced an average of 83% correct, and allowing for semitone errors, they produced an average of 90% correct.
Figure 4. Average percentage correct on the test for absolute pitch among students at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.
These findings support the conjecture that, when given the opportunity, infants can acquire absolute pitch for the tones of their language, so that they can later acquire absolute pitch for musical tones in the same way as they would the tones of a second tone language. In fact, the findings obtained here for the acquisition of absolute pitch in tone and nontone language speakers reflect a very similar picture, in terms of timeframe, to the critical periods inferred by linguists for the acquisition of first and second languages respectively. This supports the hypothesis that, for speakers of tone languages, the acquisition of absolute pitch during musical training is analogous to learning the tones of a second tone language. So speakers of nontone languages such as English, who do not have the opportunity to associate pitches with meaningful words in infancy, are at a disadvantage for the acquisition of absolute pitch for musical tones.
The evidence for this association with language has so far been applied only to speakers of tone languages such as Mandarin and Vietnamese, in which pitch is prominently involved in attributing the meaning of words. However, a related principle might also apply to speakers of other Asian languages such as Japanese and certain dialects of Korean. Japanese is a pitch-accent language, in which the meaning of a word changes depending on the pitches of its constituent syllables. For example, in Tokyo Japanese the word ‘hashi’ means ‘chopsticks’ when it is pronounced ‘high-low’, ‘bridge’ when it is pronounced ‘low-high’, and ‘edge’ when there is no pitch difference between its constituent syllables. In Korean, the Hamkyeng and Kyensang dialects are considered tonal or pitch accent. Pitch accent languages therefore fall somewhere between tone and nontone languages in their use of pitch to determine the meaning of words, It turns out that, as expected from the language hypothesis, speakers of Japanese perform better on tests for absolute pitch than do speakers of nontone language, but not as well as do speakers of Mandarin.16
Figure 5. Average percentage correct responses on the test for absolute pitch, among students at USC Thornton School of Music. Those in grouups tone very fluent, tone fairly fluent, and tone nonfluent were all of East Asian ethnic heritage. Those in group nontone were Caucasian and spoke only nontone language.
It might be argued that the high performance levels shown by the Chinese students was genetic in origin, rather than resulting from the acquisition of tone language. To examine this hypothesis, the prevalence of absolute pitch was evaluated amongst students at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music17. Most of the subjects were Caucasian and speakers of nontone language such as English. The subjects with tone language in their background, and were of East Asian ethnicity, were classified by how fluently they spoke a tone language. Figure 5 shows the average percentage correct for each subgroup. As can be seen, the nontone language speakers showed a very low performance level on the test. In contrast, among those with tone language in their background, those who reported that they spoke a tone language ‘very fluently’ performed very well. Those who reported that they spoke a tone language ‘fairly fluently’ performed less well, but still better than the nontone language speakers. However, the performance of those who reported that they did not speak a tone language fluently was no better than that of the Caucasian nontone language speakers. Moreover, the performance of the ‘tone very fluent’ subjects - who had their music education in the U.S. - was slightly (though not significantly) higher than that of the Beijing group we had studied earlier, showing that the high performance level of the Beijing group cannot be attributed to their country of music education.
Finally, the question still remains of why, among speakers of nontone language such as English, a few individuals with early age of onset of musical training acquire absolute pitch, whereas most others, with equivalent age of onset and duration of musical training do not do so. In one study18 we found that a group of English-speaking absolute pitch possessors displayed an unusually large memory for spoken words. We used as our measure
Figure 6. Average scores on the auditory and visual digit span tests, produced by English-speaking absolute pitch possessors and nonpossessors, with the two groups matched for age, and for age of onset and duration of musical training.
the auditory digit span, which measures how many digits a person can hold in memory and recall in correct order. We compared the performance of absolute pitch possessors on this test with that of a control group of subjects with equivalent age of onset and duration of musical training, and equivalent education level. The absolute pitch possessors substantially outperformed the nonpossessors on this test. Interestingly, though, the two groups did not differ significantly on the visual digit span.
The strong memory for spoken words found in this study could foster the development of associations between musical notes and their spoken names early in life, and so facilitate the acquisition of absolute pitch. The results of this study also point to a genetic contribution to absolute pitch in the case of nontone language speakers, since the auditory digit span has been found by others to have a genetic basis. The results also provide evidence that musical ability and language ability can go hand in hand – an argument that has also been made in other contexts.
1. Some portions of this review were first published in: Deutsch, D. The Enigma of Absolute Pitch. Acoustics Today, 2006, and Deutsch, D. Absolute pitch In D. Deutsch (Ed.). The psychology of music, 3rd Edition, 2013.
2. The portrait at the top of this entry is “The boy Mozart”, by Pietro Antonio Lorenzoni, 1763.
References for further reading
1. Deutsch, E. O. Mozart: A documentary biography. 3rd edition, 1990, London: Simon and Schuster.
2. Deutsch, D. Absolute pitch. In D. Deutsch (Ed.). The psychology of music, 3rd Edition, 2013, 141-182, San Diego: Elsevier. [PDF Document] [Web Link]
3. Geschwind, N. and Fusillo, M. Color-naming defects in association with alexia. Archives of Neurology, 1966, 15, 137-146.
4. Deutsch, D. The Enigma of Absolute Pitch. Acoustics Today, 2006, 2, 11-18, [PDF Document]
5. Deutsch, D. Paradoxes of musical pitch. Scientific American, 1992, 267, 88-95, [PDF Document]
6. Terhardt, E., and Seewann, M. Aural key identification and its relationship to absolute pitch. Music Perception, 1983, 1, 63-83.
7. Halpern, A. R. Memory for the absolute pitch of familiar songs. Memory & Cognition, 1989, 17, 572-581.
8. Levitin, D. J. Absolute memory for musical pitch: Evidence for the production of learned melodies. Perception & Psychophysics, 1994, 56, 414- 423.
9. Brady, P. T. Fixed scale mechanism of absolute pitch. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 1970, 48, 883-887.
10. Baharloo, S., Johnston, P. A., Service, S. K., Gitschier, J., and Freimer, N. B. Absolute pitch: An approach for identification of genetic and nongenetic components. American Journal of Human Genetics, 1998, 62, 224-231.
11. Lennenberg, E. H. Biological Foundations of Language. 1967, New York: Wiley.
12. Deutsch, D., Henthorn, T. and Dolson, M. Tone language speakers possess absolute pitch. Invited Lay language paper, 138th meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Columbus, Ohio 1999.
13. Deutsch, D., Henthorn T. and Dolson, M. Absolute pitch, speech, and tone language: Some experiments and a proposed framework. Music Perception, 2004, 21, 339-356, [PDF Document]
14. Deutsch, D., Henthorn, T., Marvin, E., & Xu H-S. Absolute pitch among American and Chinese conservatory students: Prevalence differences, and evidence for a speech-related critical period. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2006, 119, 719-722, [PDF Document]
15. Deutsch, D., Li, X., and Shen, J. Absolute pitch among students at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music: A large-scale direct-test study. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2013, 134, 3853-3859, [PDF Document] [Web Link]
16. Miyazaki, K., Makomaska, S., and Rakowski, A. Prevalence of absolute pitch: A comparison between Japanese and Polish music students. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2012, 132, 3484-3493.
17. Deutsch, D., Dooley, K., Henthorn, T. and Head, B. Absolute pitch among students in an American music conservatory: Association with tone language fluency. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2009, 125, 2398-2403, [PDF Document]
18. Deutsch, D., and Dooley, K. Absolute pitch is associated with a large auditory digit span: A clue to its genesis. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2012, 132, 1886, [PDF Document]
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The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) on Monday officially launched the new logo for the Qatari product.
The ministry said that the grace period for replacing the current logo with the new logo is six months from the date of the circular, and all manufacturers, producers and outlets must adhere to this.
In a video broadcast on its official Twitter account on Tuesday, the ministry explained that there are six terms for using the new logo.
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What does New York’s commitment to clean energy mean for your business?
A couple of months ago, New York’s Governor Cuomo issued a statement that the state would go 100% carbon-free energy by 2040.
This statement follows on the heels of approval by the New York Public Service Commission to implement the third stage of its Clean Energy Standard (CES). Both are part of the state’s Reforming the Energy Vision which sets as goals that by 2030 the state will see a 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels, with 70% of electricity coming from renewable sources like wind, solar, and hydro. They also list as a goal a 600 trillion Btu increase in statewide energy efficiency. By 2080, the plan envisions the State will see an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
In December 2018, the state’s Power Authority (NYPA) announced that it was investing $250 million in updating its electric grid to be more flexible to incorporate storage of electricity coming from renewable sources. NYPA already produces most of its electricity (70 percent) from hydropower.
In addition, the New York Public Service Commission has set ambitious energy storage goals of 1,500 MW by 2025 and 3,000 MW by 2030. It also sets a target for energy efficiency for the state’s investor-owned utilities to double utility energy efficiency reductions by 2025. These reductions will come in part from retiring any combustion turbine peaking units in New York City and Long Island that were built before 1990.
But what does all this mean for you and your business? For one thing, the state will be making regulatory changes to utility rates and carbon values. Commercial and industry players should expect to see incentives for switching to renewable offerings by utilities, and for using electricity during off-peak times.
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Georgians are an incredibly expressive people. Music, dance, song and poetry all play big parts in their lives.
Georgia's ancient culture is evident in the country's architecture, which is renowned for the role it played in the development of the Byzantine style. The earliest churches date to the fourth century and combine the style of Byzantine basilicas with Georgian traditions. Instead of long, rectangular structures, the Georgian churches emphasized the central area. They were usually circular with a cupola for a roof, possibly mimicking the design of eastern-Georgian homes from the same time period. The homes were built with a central roof that tapered to an open point used as a chimney.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, palaces were built with a definite oriental influence, representing Persian domination. The Russian annexation of Georgia in the 19th century brought a more European influence to the architecture. The 20th century is primarily devoted to functional, boxlike Soviet architecture, although the Georgians tended to decorate their buildings with elaborate, often eclectic metalwork.
Literature and Art - Georgia had a "Golden Age" of cultural development in the 12th and 13th centuries. It produced a great deal of artistic and literary work, much of it unique. This may be because, unlike its sister countries, the lush countryside and warm climate near the Black Sea resort area provided an easy living and ample time for contemplation.
Georgia's art and literature were relatively stagnant from this time until the early 1900s when many talented students were able to study in Paris or other Western European cities. Elena Akhvlediani (1898-1975), a romantic painter, was named a People's Artist of Georgia in 1960 for her varied works that often portrayed traditional rural life. She also gained fame as a book illustrator and theater and film designer.
Georgia's greatest contribution to the art scene from 1500 through today is actually more often seen outside Georgia. Many of the 20th century artists works are in Paris or Moscow museums. At the same time, many European artists have spent extended vacations in Georgia gaining inspiration from the beautiful countryside.
Georgia is the only country in the world known to have a National Epic, a poem that serves much as a national anthem in other countries. Shota Rustaveli's long poem, The Knight in the Panther Skin describes three heroes quests and includes testaments to the fact that love and friendship can overcome evil. Supposedly, Rustaveli was Queen Tamar's treasurer late in the Golden Age. Many of the poem's philosophical musings have become proverbs in Georgia. Even during Communist rule, the main street of the Georgian capital was named after Rustaveli.
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Hunan Goldsky Aluminum Industry High-Tech Co., Ltd ，which was founded in January 2000 and has more than 200 employees including 40 R & D staffs, total assets of RMB214.94 million，with the registered capital of RMB105 million and AA + bank credit rating，is a high-tech enterprise under Hunan Xiangtou Investment Holding Group. It covers an area of 86,667 m2
In 2000, the company took the lead in successfully introducing the “nitrogen atomization” micron spherical aluminum powder production technology, a major scientific and technological achievement of Chinese Academy of Sciences, which is featured by high technical content, safety, environmental protection, and low power consumption, and achieving the industrialized production of fine spherical aluminum powder in China, and boosting the development of downstream emerging industries, such as high-end automotive paints, new ceramic materials and solar photovoltaic products. The company now has three fine atomized spherical aluminum powder production lines and 5 classification processing lines, with an annual capacity of 11,000 tons; it can produce product series under six grades:grades in any range from 1～50μm, and also being widely used in solar photovoltaic, oil pipelines, automotive and architectural paints and other fields; the product has exported to the United States, Japan, Germany, Italy, Russia, Taiwan and other countries and regions. The company has passed the ISO9001 quality management system, the ISO14001 environmental management system and the OHSAS18000 occupational health and safety management system certification. It has developed into a specialized manufacturer of fine spherical aluminum powders with an international leading technical level, and the largest production scale and highest market share.
Due to the outstanding contributions of the company in the field of fine spherical aluminum powders, it has received the recognition and support from central and local governments. In 2004, we exclusive drafted the industry standard for “Nitrogen Atomized Aluminum Powder”, which was commissioned by the National Standardization Management Committee and formally promulgated and implemented on October 1, 2007;in December 2011, the company passed the approval for project establishment by the National Standardization Management Board, being permitted exclusive drafting the national standard for “Nitrogen Atomized Aluminum Powders”. The company was recognized as New Material Industry Promotion Plan Backbone Enterprise of Hunan, and won multiple honorary titles, such as, “National Model Collectivity of Ethnic Unity and Progress” granted by the State Council, “National Spark Plan” by the Ministry of Science, “Outstanding Enterprise in Hunan” by People's Government of Hunan, the “Demonstration project of Advanced Science and Technology”，awarded as “The First High-Tech Enterprise in Xiangxi”, “Top-ten Industrial Enterprise of Xiangxi”, and “The first enterprise in Xiangxi having obtained the “Science and Technology Innovation Fund” project of the Ministry of Science and Technology by the Science and Technology Department of Hunan.In November 2011, the project of “Ultra-fine Spherical Aluminum Powder Production Technology Development and Application” won the first prize of the Science and Technology Progress Award of Xiangxi.. The brand of “Goldsky”for Fine Spherical Aluminum Powder have repeatedly won the “Product Quality Award of Hunan”, “Hunan Famous Brand Products”, and “Hunan Famous Trademark”.
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The Passing of Supreme Court Deputy President Mishael Cheshin: A Loss to the People and State of Israel
September 21, 2015 | Written By: Prof. Yedidia Z. Stern
IDI Vice President Prof. Mordechai Kremnitzer remembers Israeli Supreme Court Deputy President Mishael Cheshin, a luminary of the Israeli judicial system and warrior against governmental corruption, who regularly spent time at IDI and whose clear voice on legal issues will be sorely missed.
Mishael Cheshen participating in an IDI event in October, 2012.
There are four ways that one can serve the law: legal research and teaching representing the state in court, private-practice law, and adjudication. Mishael Cheshin was a multifaceted individual that brought all of these experiences together. He was a researcher and lecturer of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, a deputy attorney general, a private attorney and a justice, and Deputy President of Israel's Supreme Court. In all four of these roles, there was one common denominator: Cheshin's vast humanity and wisdom, which came shining through.
Mishael Cheshin was a judge with phenomenal ability to analyze the law. He was a bearer of great knowledge, loyal to justice, to the law and the values of the judicial system. And he brought out all these components together in complete harmony.
He was a judge with a sharp mind, yet he was full of heart and emotion. He espoused pearls of wisdom. As a judge, he continued in the direction of those who preceded him. But he did this in his own way, with a remarkable independence of thought. Even those who disagreed with Cheshin's opinions could not help but be impressed by their strength.
Cheshin was an uncompromising warrior against governmental corruption. His minority opinion against the decision to the close the Greek Island case will be remembered in the Golden Book of Israeli law.
Even after he stepped down from his position as a Supreme Court justice, Cheshin continued to dedicate his life to the mission of defending the Supreme Court—its independence, authority, and its ability to function—in the face of its adversaries. He supported the establishment of an appellate court to serve above the District Courts, so that the Supreme Court would be able to fulfil its role.
Cheshin regularly spent time at the Israel Democracy Institute. He was fully committed to Israel as both Jewish and democratic.
Supreme Court President Aharon Barak said of Cheshin upon the latter's retirement, "He was a great judge, one of a kind—more than remarkable!"
The Israeli public will miss Cheshin's wisdom, commitment to Israel's values, and clear voice on legal issues affecting the public agenda. With Cheshin's passing, Israel has lost one of its best sons.
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Open data and maps tell the local story of unemployment and recovery spending
Washington-based DevelopmentSeed continues to tell dazzling data stories with open source mapping tools. This week, they’ve posted a map of the local impact of unemployment and recovery spending. The map visualizes unemployment rate changes at a county level and folds in total economic recovery spending by the government under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. In the map embedded below, red corresponds to an increased unemployment rate and green corresponds to a lower unemployment rate or job growth. Counties that received less than $10 million dollars in recovery spending have a white pattern.
David Cole explains more in a post at DevelopmentSeed.org:
Over the last year, we see that unemployment dropped in 58% of counties by an average of 0.25 percentage points. On average the Recovery Act funded 31 projects at a total of $24,131,582.47 per county. Nationally this works out to about $282.66 in recovery spending per person.
Overall, it’s impossible to tell for sure how much recovery spending improved the economic situation, because we just don’t know how bad things could have been. It may be the case that without spending, this map would have a lot more red. Or maybe not. What’s interesting here is the local impact and information we are able to see from processing a few sets of open data. Check out how your county is doing compared to its surroundings. How about compared to a more or less urban county nearby?
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Open Government in California: Connecting Citizens To eServices with Social Media
Can state governments deliver more services with constrained budgets? How can social media and collaborative software be used to engage citizens and lead to better policy decisions or investments? Can open government lead to better e-government?
That’s a reciprocal relationship I wondered about earlier this year, when I visited the Social Security Administration.
My central analysis after the visit was that open government is a mindset.
Thinking about that topic brought me back to the a day earlier this year when I interviewed Carolyn Lawson about precisely these issues. Lawson is the Deputy Director, Technology Services Governance Division, Director of the eServices Office of the state of California.
Our interview is embedded below. Following is a longer discussion into the ways that California government agencies are using social media to connect citizens to e-services.
Earlier in the day, I’d reported on her talk at the Gov 2.0 Expo.
“What we have to do is open up the conversation about what it means to be a public servant,” said Lawson, kicking off the Expo’s first session. In “Navigating the Maze, Lawson offered guidance, perspective, case studies and, appropriate to the topic of social media in government, lively give and take between the audience and presenter. Lawson explored the many ways that the state of California has employed e-services and online engagement strategies, along with a simple driver: cost.
“Our workforce is furloughed three times a month,” said Lawson. “It’s really painful. Our exploding population really needs services.”
The reality of California’s budget woes come at a time when the expectation for government to be responsive online has never been higher. “Immediate access to data has become a cultural expectation,” she said.“The expectation is there now that government will be open, honest and will communicate.”
Lawson described how both the California Unemployment Office and the Department of Motor Vehicles have used social media and online platforms to deliver better services without additional cost.
“You can tweet @CA_EDD and get answers like how long until you get a check, where to go on the website or job fairs,” said Lawson. “I don’t think the creators of Twitter thought it would be a helpdesk for EDD.” That social response is paired by e-government services that enable workers to file for unemployment online. Lawson said that online applications for unemployment went up by about 1.8 million from the previous year. “What would have happened if we’d blocked that?”
California is using other online platforms and technologies to deliver services that have been affected by budget woes. California couldn’t afford to offer driver training in schools, explained Lawson. “Something had to be cut. What the DMV did, since they already had YouTube videos, is to create an entire curriculum.” The California DMV YouTube channel provides the means for every high school to watch training videos like the one below without additional cost:
“We were thinking of this a culturally relevant tool, not as a forum for expression” said Lawson. “These videos have more than nine million views. If we weren’t government, they’d be calling that viral. It’s all about being where people are.”
And, on that count, the @CA_DMV has developed an iPhone app, DMV Now.
Lawson strongly defended both the importance of the role that social media engagement plays for the California state government and its utility. “Technology is not driving Web 2.0, Twitter or Facebook.,” she said. “People are driving these services. And blocking Web 2.0 isn’t going to solve your problems.”
She made the analogy to the conversations about the telephone in the workplace in the early 20th century, or email in the 1990s. “What we do as a government when we cut off the ability to communicate through the Web 2.0 world is to remove our ability to be culturally relevant,” she said.
Adopting social software or connection technology usage that emphasize protocol over common sense can be problematic as well.
“One of the things that kills government’s ability to use social media is speaking to employees in terms of thou shalt, thou shalt not,” said Lawson. She shared a public available wiki of government social media resource that offers some best practices and frameworks for discussion or practice.
Lawson observed that California itself is still evolving in how it uses social media. “We still have many departments blocking the governor’s Twitter,” she said, alluding to Governor @Schwarzenegger’s massively popular account. The challenge, as Lawson posed it, is to show how government use of social media combines with open data initiatives. “What are we afraid of? The consequences of transparent. We were really afraid of crowdsourcing ideas to improve California IT with Ideasalce. We got beat up – but we also got ideas. We’re the government: we’re going to get beat up. You can’t take it personally.”
Lawson broadly described a cultural shift going towards open government brought about by the Obama admin, though she recognized that many efforts had gone on before. “This is being pushed through by Obama’s transparency initiatives,” she said. “It used to be revolutionary for public documents to be available in a municipal building to people walking in. No more.”
So how should an organization tackle objections that put social media age into a technology issue, rather than a management challenge? “That’s where I have my ‘activity or accomplish’ conversation,” said Lawson. “Is this that conversation about the telephone in 1920s? Or is it something that we need to do to protect our data and information? You have to get people engaged in the conversation. That took us more than a year. If you can relate behavior to behavior to technology, that’s where you have a win.”
The bottom line is that nobody has this all figured out yet, said Lawson. “You just have to work your way through it.”
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Soil Amendments Market: Opportunities And Challenges
(HomeGarden247.com, January 13, 2021 ) The global soil amendments market is estimated to be valued at USD 3.7 billion in 2020 and is projected to reach USD 6.2 billion by 2025, recording a CAGR of 10.7%. The growth of the soil amendments market is driven by strong demand for high-value crops, risk of soil degradation, and rising concerns regarding soil health. The incorporation of soil amendment in fertilizer formulations creates growth opportunities for manufacturers in the soil amendments market.
Key players in the soil amendments market include BASF SE (Germany), Bayer AG (Germany), FMC Corporation (US), UPL Ltd. (India), and ADAMA Agricultural Solutions Ltd. (Israel). Product innovations, expansions & investments, acquisitions, agreements, collaborations, approvals, and partnerships were some of the core strengths of the leading players in the soil amendments market. These strategies were adopted by the key players to increase their market presence. It also helped them diversify their businesses geographically, strengthen their distribution networks, and enhance their product portfolios. Some of the other leading players in the soil amendments market include Nufarm (Australia), Evonik Industries (Germany), Novozymes A/S (Denmark), Agrinos (Norway), T.Stanes & Company (India), Lallemand, Inc. (Canada), SA Lime & Gypsum (South Africa), Timac Agro (France), Biosoil Farms (US), Profile Products LLC (US), The Fertrell Company (US), Haifa Group (Israel), Symborg (Spain), Soil Technologies Corp (US), and Delbon (France).
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BASF SE (Germany) is a leading chemical company, which produces a wide range of products. It operates through five segments, namely, chemicals, agricultural solutions, performance products, functional materials and solutions, and others. BASF’s agriculture segment includes functional crop care, biotechnology, turf, ornamentals and landscape, pest control, and animal nutrition. The company offers soil amendment products through its agricultural solutions segment.
It operates in more than 80 countries across the globe. It has around 390 production sites in Asia Pacific, Europe, South America, the Middle East & Africa, and North America. The main subsidiaries of BASF are BASF Performance Products France S.A.S. (France), BASF Performance Products GmbH (Austria), BASF Performance Products Ltd (China), and BASF Personal Care & Nutrition GmbH (Germany). The company has 17 R&D centers in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
BASF SE is among the global players in the agrochemical industry. The company has various product segments, which cater to different industries, making it competitive in different parts of the world. In the soil amendments market, the company adopted expansions & acquisitions as its key strategies to expand its business.
FMC Corporation (US) provides solutions to growers around the world with its innovative development capabilities in the field of crop protection, plant health, and professional pest and turf management. Its two major segments include Agricultural Solutions and Lithium.
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The company offers soil amendments that are particularly based on humic acid and seaweed extracts. The major transformative acquisition of a significant part of DuPont’s Crop Protection business resulted in an extensive global reach of the company with broad product portfolios of 12 new active ingredients and 15 under development, which support the company to develop variants in the soil amendments market. Although the company has its presence across regions, the major revenues come from developed countries, which create growth opportunities for it by introducing soil amendment products and solutions.
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The Curious Case Of Christina Aguilera
By C. Barrera, Contributing Writer
Christina Aguilera has been in the spotlight many times due to her drastic musical and visual style changes that have surprised more than one. Aguilera has been praised for both her audacity and vocals, while being criticized for those exact same reasons (ex. being accused of having a negative attitude and over-singing). Through the criticism and changes, Aguilera has seen much success, but here lately, things seem to be in a strange spot with underperforming albums and a creative direction that seems unclear. The theme of her latest album “Lotus” is that she’s an unbreakable flower that rises even in the worst conditions, but is she really unbreakable?
In her debut "Genie in a Bottle" era, she was an ultra-clean, hit-making, pop princess machine fashioned after her predecessor and contemporary, Britney Spears. This design being the choice of her record label, RCA, Aguilera naturally didn’t want this. Taking advantage of increased creative freedom for her second album, she changed completely and said goodbye to the “genie.” Her music, look and even her fan base evolved to what I like to call a freedom anthem: “Stripped.” Controversial, sexually charged and yet, vulnerable, “Stripped” was an empowering album that spoke to the outcasted and ridiculed, and remains the favorite album of many (myself included). Another chameleon-like change came with "Back to Basics." “Xtina” (the moniker Aguilera took on during “Stripped) turned into Baby Jane; a classy, vintage diva inspired by the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s music that she loved. It was a risky project, but absolutely marvelous in content.
Christina turned the valve and let her creativity flow until “Bionic” was released. We all know the album was a commercial failure, and RCA likely had a lot to do with that. Some songs were total masterpieces, while others tried too hard to fit into the electro-pop mood of 2010. She was in need of a rebound. “Lotus" received mixed reviews, but fans seem to agree that it’s an extraordinary album that deserved better promotion. In conjunction, my opinion is that the album has a wonderful concept and includes both lyrical works of art and commercial songs that could've been chart toppers with proper marketing. However, the album does leave you wanting more. All of her previous albums had a theme that took you on a satisfying journey, but 80% of "Lotus" is dedicated to addressing haters and gives you a sense of paranoia. Aguilera claims to be unfazed and doesn’t care what people say, yet she sings to them in 8 songs? The other 20% are songs about sex and love (read the review by J.Says here). Fascinatingly, not only did there seem to be little interest in the project by RCA, but by Aguilera herself, which leads some to think she might be about to break ties with her label. Considering the arguable neglect of Aguilera’s music that started with the “Bionic” album, a separation might be a positive thing (she reportedly gave up her coveted spot on NBC’S “The Voice” to concentrate on her work).
Now, the main question is: what direction should Christina go in now? Right now, she gives the image of loving her shape (she’s constantly scrutinized about her weight), her music and being in a safe place. She’s so unpredictable that it’s almost impossible to foresee if she will follow a more commercial path, or maybe, what I would love the most, an experimental album in the style of “Stronger That Ever” or “Birds of Prey” (from “Bionic”). Guess we’ll have to wait and see.
--Could Aguilera’s change in producers be at the center of her successes and failures? Read her portion of “5 Artists Who Are Only as Good as Their Producers”
--To see other “Curious Case” articles, click Aguilera’s photo above.
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Kennedy v Cordia (Services) LLP
Andrew Lothian and Caroline Coyle take a look at the Supreme Court decision of Kennedy (Appellant) v Cordia (Services) LLP (Respondent) (Scotland) [2016] UKSC 6 and its implications for employers and the insurance industry.
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The pursuer, Tracey Kennedy was employed as a home carer by the defender, Cordia (Services) LLP which is wholly owned by Glasgow City Council and provides home care services on its behalf. On the evening of 18 December 2010 she visited a homebound sick person with a colleague. There had been a large snowfall that evening, and severe wintry conditions involving snow and ice lying underfoot had lasted a number of weeks. They went by car and having parked it proceeded on foot down a public footpath. Ms Kennedy lost her footing, fell and was injured. She alleged:
There was no risk assessment to cover ice and snow;
There was no provision of personal protective equipment;
She had no guidance from her employer as to what was suitable workwear;
She was given no anti-slip attachments for her footwear which, if provided, she would have worn; and
Her training was inadequate.
The crucial issue was:
Had her employers failed in their common law duty to take reasonable care to provide the right equipment to her and failed in their statutory duties under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (“the Management Regulations”) and the Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 1992 (“the PPE Regulations”)?
Hearing at first instance
Lord McEwan found the defender liable under both sets of regulations and also liable at common law. He focused the blame on the failure to provide safe footwear in the face of an obvious and continuing risk. The case was appealed to the Inner House.
On appeal to the Inner House
The appeal court in allowing the appeal made a number of crucial observations:
It criticised the reliance on the evidence from a health and safety expert, relied on by the pursuer. The court made the point that health and safety was not a recognised body of science and the witness’s frequent expressions of opinion did not constitute expert evidence. The report was held to be inadmissible.
The Management Regulations did not impose a duty to take precautions and when interpreting the PPE Regulations a distinction fell to be made between work-related risks and other risks to which a worker might be exposed. The risk in this case was not materially different to that to which any member of the public was exposed. The regulations therefore did not impose on the employer a duty to provide the pursuer with PPE aimed at reducing the risk of her slipping on snow and ice.
This decision was a welcome relief to employers and their insurers. It seemed that common sense had prevailed, emphasising there must surely be limits to the responsibilities of employers, especially when the activities they are engaged in are those which we also encounter in our normal day to day lives and are clearly capable of making a reasoned assessment for our safety.
The Supreme Court unanimously allowed Ms Kennedy’s appeal. Lord Reed and Lord Hodge (with whom Lady Hale, Lord Wilson and Lord Toulson agreed) gave the judgment of the court.
Reliance on the health and safety expert’s evidence was allowed and credence given to his evidence base on his experience and qualifications in health and safety. While not able to comment on areas of law, his evidence on factual matters was useful and considered relevant.
The Management Regulations require a suitable risk assessment to be done, and the PPE Regulations require suitable protective equipment to be provided to employees who may be exposed to a risk to their health or safety while at work. Both duties were held to have been breached by the employers.
Emphasis was placed on the employer's knowledge of the risk. They had years of experience showing them that home carers suffer such slipping accidents each year.
The fact that anti-slip attachments were available for footwear which would have been suitable to reduce the risk of home carers slipping and falling on ice was important in highlighting the employer's lack of guidance.
At common law the court was not of the view that the appellant was like an ordinary member of the public out walking in extreme weather. The difference highlighted was her contractual obligation to go out and perform her duties even if the weather or road/pavement conditions were hazardous. This risk to her was held to be sufficient that her employers should have conducted a proper risk assessment, especially given the history of accidents which the employers were aware of.
Two main issues arise from the judgment which are worthy of comment:
First, what would have been the position had the accident occurred after the introduction of section 69 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (ERRA) on 1 October 2013? And;
Secondly, what are the wider implications and effects of this decision across the personal injury spectrum?
With reference to ERRA, if the accident had occurred in today’s climate the pursuer would not have been able to rely on the breach of the regulations as establishing separate causes of action. We knew though already that pursuers and claimants would seek to use the wording of the regulations as evidence of good practice when it came to considering whether there was liability on the part of the employer at common law.
The Supreme Court’s judgment confirms the likelihood of this approach being followed, and indeed may take the position somewhat further. It seems that the Supreme Court’s position can be summarised by this passage in the judgment where the court stated at paragraph 64 that:
The expansion of the statutory duties imposed on employers in the field of health and safety has given rise to a body of knowledge and experience in this field, which … creates the context in which the court has to assess an employer’s performance of its common law duty of care.
It is likely to be argued by pursuers and claimants that the requirements of the regulations will still form the basis of what the court believes an employer must do to protect his employees at common law. It would seem to be the court’s intention to emphasise that the common law now has to be viewed as having in some way absorbed the duties of the regulations. These common law duties include the requirement to carry out a risk assessment (paragraph 110), to seek out knowledge of risks which are not obvious (paragraph 111), and to inquire into possible means of reducing risk (paragraph 112).
Parliament’s best intentions, that the effects of the ERRA would be to reform health and safety law may, at least in part, have potentially been thwarted by this decision.
However, the point remains that the higher the duty imposed by the regulations, the less likely it is that that duty will be absorbed into the common law. The point is a key one when considering strict liability duties which would otherwise have applied under regulations.
Further, employers are still protected from liability where with reasonable diligence and inquiry the risk was still unforeseeable.
The wider implications of this decision for insurers should not be underestimated. Slipping cases are notoriously very difficult for employers’ liability insurers. This decision may expose a variety of employers across local authorities, health organisations and charities to a barrage of claims where their employees are required to walk outdoors, over uneven ground, in conditions of snow and ice.
Finally, we need to consider whether the admissibility of evidence from a health and safety expert in this case should be seen as encouraging more widespread use of this type of expert. The Supreme Court accepted that this particular expert armed with results of his research could assist the court based on specialised knowledge and experience.
It does not necessarily follow that the bar for the involvement of experts has been lowered more generally. The Supreme Court noted that many judges would be able to decide this type of issue themselves without expert input. And the jurisdiction in which the case is progressing may also be relevant: the close control over the use of experts under the Civil Procedure Rules in England and Wales may well be a key factor.
For further information please contact Andrew Lothian Head of Casualty and General Insurance in Scotland on 0131 474 2305 or Caroline Coyle Associate, Professional Support Lawyer on 0141 228 8132.
By Andrew Lothian & Caroline Coyle
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Nivå aspires to collaboratively develop the field of landscape architecture. Our work is site-specific and always begins with local conditions; we aim to make a poetic and playful contribution to a broader spatial tradition within landscape architecture. In each project, we work to establish meaningful relations between analysis, concept, and material expression—from concept to completion, we aim to produce contemporary landscape architecture that lasts. We generally work with commissioned projects, but even pursue these aims through educational activities and studies.
Place-Specific Landscape Architecture
All of Nivå’s projects are based upon robust analyses. We always take local conditions as our starting point: that our proposals come from our interpretation of the specificities of a given place is evident in the finished space. Analyses and studies thereby constitute a natural part of our practice, acting as the basis upon which decisions are made about how cultural preservation environments or large-scale open greenspace will be treated in a design.
A Spatial Tradition
The acts of framing that we perform as landscape architects produce spaces; in the long run, such spaces constitute the durable expressions of landscape architecture. This includes the large-scale structural frames, that between them frame our experience of the city—its rhythms and sequences—but also the subtle frames provided by vegetation, topography, or built elements, which produce parks. Beyond working with design concepts or furniture, it is these acts, rather, which form the basis of our discipline.
A Poetic and Playful Contribution
The character and atmosphere of a space can provoke feelings and create memorable experiences. Poetry and playfulness in the design of the urban and rural landscape create an extra dimension of experience within our everyday lives, compelling us to stop and to stay for a moment, or making us think or feel more deeply. The playful and the unexpected disrupt the realities we found ourselves within, helping us to create positive associations in relation to the places where we live.
Landscape Architecture as an Expression of the Present
We take great care to take into account the marks that we leave on the histories of each place that we work with. Beyond their current popularity, citizen dialogue processes provide a way to understand the needs of users: they allow answers to emerge from the place itself, and constitute an important element in contemporary landscape architecture practice. Nivå aspires to make clear the importance of public spaces to the public. To influence the present, we must actively take part in the public discourse surrounding landscape architecture; through lecturing and coordinating courses within art and architecture programs, we also develop the field in a range of new and innovative directions.
From concept to finished space
Our aim is to see the design process to fruition in each project. In the translations from idea to sketch to design drawing, both the analysis and the concept are incrementally developed. To keep a red thread alive throughout a project is a challenge. Nivå has amassed a great deal of experience across a range of built projects, combining technical expertise with design skill. We have also collaborated with a range of partners in order to see projects to completion—in such project teams, landscape architects often play a coordinating role, and thus gain insight over the entirety of a process.
Brunkebergstorg
Brunkebergstorg is located on the Brunkeberg´s ridge, where the city’s grid structure meets and changes direction. The square has not the shape of a classic square, but more “a place that has become”. Under the square there is a parking garage. The aim with the restoration has therefor been to create a central meeting point in the city with a well thought- out design that combines the history of the square with the modern, expanding city. The increased number of human beings and movement across and along the place was an important aspect. In the surrounding area, a combination of a range of new activities have created new life in the square. Next to the eastern facade there is space for the restaurant’s outdoor seating.
The design is inspired by the detail work on the façade of the city bank, with its soft moldings in stone. The furniture is composed by four large and softly rounded forms of terrazzo planted with trees, accompanied by circular furniture around the fountains which meets the strict floor-covering. The design meets the needs of formal and informal seating for all ages, shading trees, seasonal shifts, light and water and experiences in the form of carefully processed materials. All the materials we’ve used on the square are durable over time and provide an experience of elegance and solidity that, along with the chosen design language, correspond and contrast to the architecture in the surroundings, and adds a contemporary, playful and poetic atmosphere.
Norrtälje Harbour
Norrtälje Harbour links the city of Norrtälje to the sea through the insertion of housing, commercial activities, and inviting and attractive public spaces. The proposal clarifies the city’s connection to seafaring, bathing, and fishing cultures, reinforcing Norrtälje’s identity as a key node within Stockholm’s archipelago. The design takes the archipelago landscape as its point of departure, aiming to reconnect Norrtälje with its history by emphasizing harbor and the rail line functions, as well as the city’s role as a seafaring, bathing, and resort destination. Roslagstorget’s entrance continues the archipelago theme through the use of modulated concrete that is cast on site and integrates rocky outcrops, reflecting ponds, and sculptural dwarf pines.
The quayside is treated primarily with industrially patterned concrete (again, poured on site). Mobile furniture is attached to tracks, promoting flexible use. The square Bryggtorget is treated as a contiguous wooden deck. A large-scale relief pattern transects the square, leading visitors towards the water and bathing facilities. Behind the adjacent harbor sheds, housing, a hotel, and public premises are proposed. The park is inspired by the archipelago’s gravel and sand landscape, with its characteristic, stark vegetation. The undulating sand dunes invite sunbathing and other activities. Concrete edgework holds the sand in place, and in the water a series of small, floating islands are proposed.
Spegeldammsparken
Located in the municipality of Solna, Järvastaden is one of Stockholm’s many new urban neighborhoods. Spegeldammsparken was planned with the aim of creating a collective space capable of giving this new area a sense of identity. The park’s extensive, stylized design explores and plays with the relation between built elements and more unruly vegetation. Spegeldammsparken is conceived of as a classical city park, albeit of a new type. An undulating lawn, the core of the design, is transected by two strategic axes, resulting in a highly legible form. Where the gently rolling landscape meets these axes, sharp, wavelike incisions are produced, a design language that is also picked up in the fencing surrounding the park. A reflecting pond is located in the center which treat the integration of storm water into the park as well as demonstrate the biological processes behind it and gives the park an educational dimension.
In the park there are three pavilions and long benches to provide the choice of relaxing in either shade or sun. The park also accommodates two playgrounds: one for infants, and one which provides a more protected, teenage “hang-out” space, set slightly apart from the play area. The site’s northern boundary provides space for car boot sales and vegetable markets, and the square that adjoins the park provides spaces for alfresco dining, interfacing with the park via a series of traditional perennial flower beds.
Fredriksdalskajen
Fredriksdalskajen (the Fredriksdal Quay) is located at Hammarby Lake in Stockholm. The quayside project is one of the last phases of a major urban development project, Hammarby Sjöstad, which has been evolving since the late 90s. The quay has a long history as an industrial harbour, and some of the port activities remain after the reconstruction. The industrial character is the foundation for the design. Functions needed on the dock are solved using products derived from port and industrial environments, but further developed for the site. The quay is designed so that pedestrians and bicyclists can co-exist with a new group of recreational visitors on the site, as well as car users and port operators. Fredriksdalskajen is north facing, but thanks to the long wooden pier in the north-east, the area’s most sunlit location can be utilized for sun-bathing and picnics. Two big swings act as an eye catcher and centrepiece on the square, from which visitors have a vast view of Hammarby Lake. The recurring arc shapes are inspired by the concrete arches in the adjacent bridge from the 1920s.
Värtaterminalen
The Värtan ferry terminal play a part in the development of the new residential district in Norra Djurgårdsstaden, Stockholm. The lack of parks in the area was one of the reasons the roof of the terminal building was designed as a public park and will serve as a local node as well as a transit point. The terminal consists of three roof terraces close to the sea. A varied topography of greenery with stairs, ramps and cozy corners, invite passengers, staff and visitors for a stroll or relaxing moments, while enjoying the view of the ferries, the archipelago, and the city skyline. A restaurant on the top of the terminal function as a meeting point for visitors.
The design of the roofs is inspired by the surrounding Stockholm archipelago, a vast and windy environment. The large scale and transparency of the space lay the foundation for the simple and uniform design that emanates from a central strolling path which is flanked of long cohesive spaces, coated with high waving grass types. Every terrace level has its own color-palette and is captured in the blooming components which create a characteristic space that varies throughout the seasons. The urban meadow and the mix of different plants and species are planned so that the vegetation will stabilize and sustain for a long period of time. The roof will, on the account of its unique environment, be a different type of park and a new landmark in the urban development – both architecturally, recreationally and environmentally.
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Using Kinect in the Classroom
At Little Angels School we have been trialing the use of Kinect in our classrooms.
Kinect is a motion sensing input device originally developed by Microsoft for the Xbox 360 video game console. It basically enables users to control and interact with the Xbox 360 without the need to touch a game controller, through a natural user interface using gestures and spoken commands.
A version for Windows was released in 2012 and we feel that Kinect for Windows offers real possibilities in the areas of engagement and creativity for our pupils.
We originally bought the Xbox 360 with Kinect only to find that the commercial games available were unsuitable for our pupil profile. Still believing in the huge potential of the Kinect for our setting we researched further and to our delight we have found several people who have developed applications suitable for our pupils. We have are in the process of trying out these applications and have had really interesting results.
Little Angels School is part of a small, but ever expanding, group of schools which are trialing the use of Kinect in a Special School setting. More information on what has emerged so far can be found on this wiki.
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STORIES: The Newsletter of the Open Space Institute - US, Dec. 2004
Peggy Holman peggy at opencirclecompany.com
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STORIES, The Newsletter of the Open Space Institute (US)
Issue 7, December, 2004
Purpose of the Newsletter
The purpose of the newsletter is to make our stories available to each other
so that we continue to learn and grow. We hope they will serve you for
education, examples, connection and pleasure.
This newsletter is intended for the use of friends and members of the Open
Space Institute (US). It may be reproduced in any useful way with
acknowledgement. When copying, please include the
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1 -- Editor's Note
2 -- Stories
3 -- December Stillness
4 -- Announcements
5 -- Coming Events
6 -- Open Space Training
In the northern hemisphere, we are now in the season of winter solstice,
with long, dark nights and short days, the sun often overshadowed by rain or
snow clouds. I've been enjoying the dark, venturing out for damp or foggy
walks-but I soon return to the fire. And I find that, like my Scandinavian
ancestors, I want to light candles at night and in the early morning, to
make a small circle of light in the darkness.
The news of the season is dark as well-war, and acts of terror, and the
horror of tens of thousands of people, homes and livelihoods swept away by
earthquakes and tsunamis in southeast Asia. In the midst of these days of
chaos and darkness, the stories that you may read below come to me with the
grace of lighted candles on a winter day.
I find myself moved and inspired by what people are doing with everyday
tools: the gift of appreciation, which helps us discover shared values and
wishes, and the simple ritual of opening a larger space, a space which
welcomes diverse points of view and makes room for our creativity. This
issue is devoted specifically to combining Appreciative Inquiry and Open
Space in working with organizations. And these stories are representative
of the many ways that we are growing, learning, bringing together all the
best methods we know, on behalf of our clients, our communities, our lives
I appreciate Peggy's good work in gathering these stories for our pleasure.
I think you will enjoy hearing about the candles your friends and colleagues
are lighting!
Joelle Lyons Everett
This issue, devoted to stories about Open Space and Appreciative Inquiry
contains the "rough cuts" of the November 2004 issue of the Appreciative
Inquiry Practitioner. For your reading pleasure:
http://www.openspaceworld.org/tmnfiles/newsletter0412AIP.htm
Emerging in Appreciative
Space...................................................................Peggy
Open Space as
Appreciative........................................................................Harrison
An Open Invitation to the
Appreciative.........................................................Diana
Cross-Cultural Integration: Mobilizing the Grass
Roots..................................Sharon King
Engaging Strategy with Apprecitive Inquiry and Open
Space.........................Larry Peterson
Liberation & Communication: Tapping the Wisdom of the
Collective.............Christine Whitney Sanchez
Rapid High-Participation Strategic
Planning...................................................Sallie Lee,
Debbie Morris, and Birgitt Williams
Learning to Lead: A School for
Executives....................................................Diane Gibeault
A Wealth Creating Dynamic Duo: AI and
OST.............................................Anne Stadler
Unicef in the Former Yugoslavia: Annual
Retreat...........................................Carla Vliex
Constructing the Future Together - Appreciative Space
Launch.....................Kaj Voetmann and Sara Inés Gómez
Open Space and Appreciative Inquiry
Together...Online..............................Gabriel Shirley
There is no peace on earth:
But still
A star hangs low against the black December sky,
Catkins hang on winter-bare red branches,
Cold, silent waiting holds the world.
A friend holds my eye with a steady smile,
A fire on the hearth holds back the winter darkness,
A child, playing by the hearth, sings snatches of a song.
What use, against the darkness,
One fire, one smile?
One child, one star, one song?
There will be peace on earth:
--Joelle Lyons Everett
THE OPEN SPACE WORLD MAP
The OS world map tracks the spread of Open Space Technology (108 countries
presently). In addition, it provides space for everyone working with Open
Space (estimated to be more than 10 000) in all of those countries. All are
invited to include themselves in this Map. Inclusion is self selected,
conferring neither title, nor certification nor endorsement through others.
Expenses are covered through fees that are structured so that nobody is
excluded by reason of cash. The Map is a service of Michael M Pannwitz.
Curious? Please visit:
http://www.openspaceworldmap.org/
WORLD-WIDE OPEN SPACE RESEARCH PROJECT
What has been the effect of Open Space in the world? That's what we want to
find out. Information on how you can participate coming soon....
Open Space on Open Space in the U.S.
November 2005 (dates TBD)
Participants in the first 2004 U.S. OSonOS thought it would be a good idea
to have another, probably in November and probably in San Antonio Texas.
Stay tuned at this address for more information:
http://www.openspaceworld.org/network/wiki.cgi?OpenSpaceOnOpenSpaceInUS
Open Space on Open Space - international
Stay tuned to this address for more information:
http://www.openspaceworld.org/wiki/wiki/wiki.cgi?OpenSpaceOnOpenSpace
Until the site is ready, contact Judi Richardson judir at accesswave.ca
For the most current information on Open Space training resources, visit
http://www.openspaceworld.org/wiki/wiki/wiki.cgi?OpenSpaceTraining
STORIES is published occasionally, online, by the Open Space Institute (US).
To subscribe, contact Peggy Holman, usa at openspaceworld.org
To submit your story, contact Joelle Everett, jleshelton at aol.com
Peggy Holman
Open Space Institute (US)
Bellevue, Wa 98006
www.openspaceworld.org
To subscribe to the open space listserv,
visit http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
For Open Space products,
http://www.openspaceworld.org/wiki/wiki/wiki.cgi?OpenSpaceBooksAndVideos
To donate to the OSI-US,
visit http://www.openspaceproducts.us/payments.html
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Some C2C companies have problems. • Provide a brief summary of C2C business model • Provide an introduction for the history of C2C development • Identify and analyze the innovations in TaoBao’s C2C platform • Examine specific technological, economic, and commercial issues that relate to online business • Make a comparison between the TaoBao and Amazon. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. C2C is a network, not a program or initiative –it is coordinated, purposeful connections between schools, businesses, community resources and people to improve our education outcomes. The product is an energy storage device that operates safely and highly efficiently in tough […]. Part B South Reconsiderations PO Box 45300 Jacksonville, FL 32232-5300 Correspondence/Files for Active Cases. C2C Patents works with technical experts to establish the economic value of technology features within complex products and guides lawyers in the discovery of that value. Important Updates It is with regret that we must suspend the. 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Click2Clear (C2C) Click2Clear (formerly the Bahamas Electronic Single Window) is a new initiative implemented by The Bahamas Government to facilitate one access point for traders and businesses within The Bahamas that is connected to various government agencies. Increasingly, consumers use the internet as a vehicle for pre-purchase information gathering. So the term C2C means ecommerce business between individuals. berikut definisi-nya : Business to Business (B2B). are Great West Casualty Co. Airbnb provides its services in around 65000+ cities, with total guests 200,000,000+, castles 1400+, counties 191+. Responsible for establishing a network of key distributors/ Retailers – Amazon, ETD, Tmall (China), CCNM (Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine), Healthy Planets. C2C is a source of communication for companies to Customers, and a way to solve Customers’ problems through a community effort. 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Office of Graduate Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 3-138, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 T (617) 253-4860 | F (617) 253-5620 | Contact: [email protected] It describes Taobao’s strategy to increase its market share. 4 members: Greem, Atom, Pfel and 20syl. The business unit head at an e-commerce company is sensing the disintegration of his team. Compose 2 Compete is your sole point of contact for planning, concept design and process optimization. View Hubert Mahcupyan's business profile as Quality Uniforms - Competitive Prices at C2C Uniforms Inc. Exclusively online retailers include Newegg. C2C Outdoor is an out-of-home (OOH) agency providing clients with a single source for strategy, negotiation and activation of their OOH campaigns. C2C Trading Platform is an e-commerce resource dedicated to buying and selling distressed credits. We support bold risks, big dreams and never giving up. 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As the development of globalization, consumerism, and trading has continued, there has been a lot of talk about four models for business B2C (Business to Consumer), B2B (Business to Business), C2C (Consumer to Consumer) and C2B (Consumer to Business). abbreviation for business-to-consumer: describing or involving the sale of goods or services…. Responsible for managing a global C2C team of 7 Credit Analysts/Controllers and achieving AOP results in a portfolio of Central & Western Europe (Germany,. Compose 2 Compete is your sole point of contact for planning, concept design and process optimization. With the UCI publicly available, OCF is further simplifying C2C connectivity. A wide variety of b2c options are available to you. Collections Agencies. B2C, ticari firmaların müşterilerine İnternet ortamından yaptıkları satış işlemleridir. Consumer to consumer, or C2C, is the business model that facilitates commerce between private individuals. 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Unlike B2B, these customers don't use the traded offering to step up their offering or to resell it to make profits. C2C, which stands for Corp-to-Corp or Corporation-to-Corporation is an agreement that takes place between two business entities. This post is adapted from an article published in People Matters. B2C (business-to-consumer) marketing is a broad term that refers to the approach of selling goods, products, and services to consumers. The best thing businesses can do when disaster strikes is to (safely) keep trading. The Taste of Zigs Zag Marketing. See full list on study. Flyers, Rackcards, Door Hangers, Any type of print media you can think of, we can help design and get printed. While technical specifications and potentially biased selling points can be gleaned from corporate web sites, online brand communities are becoming essential conduits for the customer-to-customer (C2C) sharing of product information and experiences. B2C is another business model, where a company sells goods directly to the In B2B the business relationships last for long periods but in B2C, the relationship between buyer and seller lasts for a short duration. Business administrators must have a highly transferable set of knowledge, skills and behaviours, adding value and contributing to the efficiency of an organisation. What is B2C marketing?. Special file for compatibility with C2C v2. Check out C2C on Amazon Music. The company offering the service might gain direct access to. Exclusively online retailers include Newegg. Business C2C abbreviation meaning defined here. loans in 1996, but it was not until the end of the 1990s that it became common to. C2C Training Ltd are a niche and national training provider, specialising in the emergency service and security sectors. 5 B2C模式电子商务网站的企业类型. Part B South Reconsiderations PO Box 45300 Jacksonville, FL 32232-5300 Correspondence/Files for Active Cases. 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The rising popularity of Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C), Business-to-Business (B2B), and Business-to-Consumer (B2C), e-commerce websites and growing trend of online gaming are other factors expected. C2C means it is between 2 corporations (many H1s do this term, but US Citizens and Green Card holders can do it as well if you they own their own business) W2 can be used for full-time or contract positions. C2C_Strategic_Business_Case_23. Most innovative business models belong to the Business-to-Business (B2B), Business-to-Consumer (B2C), and Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C) categories. Find contact's direct phone number, email address, work history, and more. What Is the Meaning of the C2C Business Model? Chron. Its offices are in Jacksonville, Florida, and it has employees throughout the nation. C2C Innovative Solutions, Inc. Holmes Complete 2 Compete (C2C) No Place Like Holmes! 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Part B South Reconsiderations PO Box 45300 Jacksonville, FL 32232-5300 Correspondence/Files for Active Cases. The airline ticket website priceline. C2C Consulting | 17 followers on LinkedIn | C2C Consulting is a company based out of Canada. Welcome to the official Marketplace information source for assisters and outreach partners. Consumer to consumer, or C2C, is the business model that facilitates commerce between private individuals. C2C Business Strategies is staffed with resources for M&A. About 21% of these are Website Design, 2% are Software Development. com is an example of a c2b e-business consumer-to-consumer, or c2c, e-business models enable consumers to behave as buyers, what is c2b? - definition & examples than in a traditional business-to-consumer e-commerce: definition, business model. 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There is a lack of collaboration among his team members; employees are more concerned about their goals rather than team or organizational goals. Business English. Ecommerce can be further broken into four main categories B2B, B2C, C2B, and C2C. What would be the taxes if I incorporate a consulting business with myself as the only employee (federal? Illinois? Social Security?)?. You own your own business. , it lets businesses sell to consumers and consumers sell to consumers. is trucking company providing freight transportation services and hauling cargo. C2C Service Hotline. Competitive salary. country music artists to London, Glasgow, and. We are a family owned and operated business, not a franchise, dedicated to serving you. The development of the information infrastructure of global internet networks has led to changes in the ways of doing business and the emergence of the electronic market. A B2B marketplace facilitates exchange among organizations, whereas a B2C or C2C marketplace facilitates transactions involving consumers. C2C Economics also assists clients with the valuation, transfer, and structuring of intellectual property portfolios in non-litigation business settings such as bankruptcy. With the UCI publicly available, OCF is further simplifying C2C connectivity. "Corp to Corp" (C2C) implies that as an alternative to paying you, a person, you'll need to have an LLC or corporation that another business will pay for your services. Posts about C2C written by calesblogforbus156. As a business reliant on a paper based CMS, like most other TOCs at the time, the business struggled with challenges around. uk/business-recovery-grants. Amongst them, the vertically integrated, servitization (or XaaS) and off-site construction business models are likely to be developed in the next five years. Shop Business. The dedicated team at C2C DB Systems has been successful, not only in providing defence solutions to its domestic clients, but also to the customers worldwide. These businesses have custom, enterprise ecommerce platforms that work directly with other businesses in a closed environment. Comply-to-Connect, or ‘C2C,’ is changing all of that. We have been in business for over 20 years. 4 times World DMC Champions, they use their turntables as real instruments. of C2C Landscaping. Start a B2B2C business starts with just a few key partners to test it and. Online C2C company sites include Craigslist, Etsy, and. C2C (Customer to Customer), sometimes also Consumer to Consumer or Citizen to Citizen. 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Responsible for sales (B2B/B2C) & marketing of C2C’s Natural Health Supplement Products - "Refine Naturals" Brand in both N American & International Markets (e. The emergence of such platforms gives researchers the unique opportunity to investigate the evolution of such platforms by focusing on the growth of both buyers and sellers. Items ordered from C2C Retail World LLC may be subject to tax in certain states, based on the state to which the order is shipped. A C2C peer-to-peer money transfer app created by Nordic Financial Institutions Swish enables private individuals to quickly, simply and securely send money to other users in real time by. ” Originally launched in 2013, it brings U. eBay is the most popular C2C online. This program will give you the stepping stones to change and will guide you to your new blueprint for your soul. Business Profile C2C Resources, LLC. C2C Resources, LLC. Electronic commerce is becoming increasingly important in business, but lack of intention to purchase has become a main barrier in the development of electronic commerce. C2C is a comprehensive set of whole-school and classroom planning materials for single-level and multi-level classes. The platform is a marketplace where the largest and most diversified stressed asset investors come into contact with credit sellers of every kind. 電子商務經營模式是指電子化企業（e-business）如何運用資訊科技與網際網路，來經營 企業的方式；簡略歸納出B2B（Business to Business）、B2C（Business to Consumer）、C2B（Consumer to Business）、C2C（Consumer to Consumer）、O2O（Online to Offline）五種經營模式。. This programme will be of benefit to your employees, whether working independently or as part of a team, and will support them to develop, implement, maintain and improve. Capgemini Poland’s Business Services unit is at the forefront of innovation in areas such as HR Services, Finance & Accounting, Supply Chain, Intelligent Automation and Business Transformation. C2C Business Plan. com is an example of a c2b e-business consumer-to-consumer, or c2c, e-business models enable consumers to behave as buyers, what is c2b? - definition & examples than in a traditional business-to-consumer e-commerce: definition, business model. Powerful APIs to share pricing, product, customer, shipping, and other data with By running your B2B and B2C storefronts on one Magento Commerce instance, you can leverage the same responsive, mobile-first design and. No matter what the future holds, she insists it will involve helping children. As the development of globalization, consumerism, and trading has continued, there has been a lot of talk about four models for business B2C (Business to Consumer), B2B (Business to Business), C2C (Consumer to Consumer) and C2B (Consumer to Business). As opposed to customary plan of action whereby a client needs to go to the physical store to bu. Business Process Transformation; Technology Transformation; R&D Services. We provide additional profits, additional discounts for supporting platform, investment& loan service between individuals and deposit service of cryptocurrency (Staking wallet). ) is a company of dynamic and experienced Engineers in construction technology. C2c Wildfire Inc was founded in 2003. Business Contacts. C2CSmartCompliance is always looking for new organizations and individuals to partner with. The dedicated team at C2C DB Systems has been successful, not only in providing defence solutions to its domestic clients, but also to the customers worldwide. The rising popularity of Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C), Business-to-Business (B2B), and Business-to-Consumer (B2C), e-commerce websites and growing trend of online gaming are other factors expected to drive the in-app advertising market growth. Sektor ecommerce B2C (business to consumer) adalah model bisnis yang lazim dilakukan di pasar ecommerce. 6 B2C电子商务网站分类. Customer-to-customer (C2C) e-commerce is titled to be the future of e-tail in India and expected to fill the consumption gaps in the country. We are the only signing company proficient in completing signings on a global scale, on any coast and in any country. We help professors, staff, graduate students, and recent university graduates around the world start commercial ventures. If your employer is part of the c2c Travel to Work scheme, create a c2c account or login, then follow the link to order a Smartcard. The airline ticket website priceline. T or F: A business-to-business (B2B) market is considerably larger than a business-to-consumer (B2C) market. WiFi Security Camera & NVR. New business models will provide profits in a world of dirt-cheap transactions. In this paper we focus on the institutional trust mechanism of C2C online auction. en The business to business (B2B) part of this market is the most significant, the fastest growing and the most profitable, though the other market segments, B2C (business to consumer) and C2B/C (consumer to business or consumer) are also significant, and of potential strategic importance, for. C2C Solutions – Associates and Partners. The report highlights objectives, missions, core business values, and niche markets of leading participants operating in the global C2C E-Commerce industry. C2C is a source of communication for companies to Customers, and a way to solve Customers’ problems through a community effort. The Houston Business Journal features local business news about Houston. Guidance on how to attend Vendor/ Client Interview Calls. Its magnetic base quickly clamps to any magnetic surface for easy setup. Botnet members may be referred to a zombies and the botnet itself may be referred to as a zombie army. C2C business and Bangladesh 1. The inspiration for this C2C dragonfly blanket came from Lorri who asked to have the popular dragonfly stitch turned into a corner-to-corner blanket. Some C2C companies have problems. Jackson County Cradle to Career (C2C) is the network of education and community leaders working together to achieve common goals in education. Founded in 2007 as a print and online publication, C2C Journal is now primarily an online magazine publishing original commentaries, stories, reviews and investigative reports. But trust building is also a main problem faced with C2C auction sites. click2clear (c2c) 4 Sep 2019 Click2Clear (formerly the Bahamas Electronic Single Window ) is a new initiative implemented by The Bahamas Government to facilitate one access point for traders and businesses within The Bahamas that is connected to various government agencies. Business & Money. C2C - Consumer-to-Consumer [Back to top] C2C is a young institution of commerce; yet it has become a popular growing trend. With the UCI publicly available, OCF is further simplifying C2C connectivity. Sellers on these marketplaces actively promote their virtual store at the same time promoting the marketplace business. Binance Blog. This assay with specific monoclonal antibody to type II collagen primary cleavage site recognizes the α-chain fragments containing an approximate 9 amino acid sequence from the carboxy terminus of the three-quarter length piece produced by collagenase cleavage (MMP-1, MMP-8, MMP-13) of type II collagen. Buyer to Consumer site fills in as an arbiter between the customers and offers a chance to sell or buy merchandise straightforwardly. It refers to the exchange of products or When writing, please remember that in its short form - B2C - the number '2' represents the word 'to' in 'business-to-consumer. Our goal is to offer attainable work for your personal and professional life. Business Owner. The C2B model is the reverse of the B2C. C2C Air quality information with a focus on Adams Road_RevA 07082019. Enhanced mobile integration within a secure lightweight platform. "C2C" stands for "Challenge to Challenge" The Legend of Korra studios enter partnerships ― Netflix announced comprehensive business alliances with anime studios NAZ (ID: INVADED, Infinite. Business Models of E-Commerce | B2B B2C C2C C2B B2G G2B G2C | e-Commerce Business - to - Business (B2B):- A website following the B2B business model sells it. But before we completely lose sight of the distinction, here's a table detailing similarities and differences of B2B and B2C engagements. While technical specifications and potentially biased selling points can be gleaned from corporate web sites, online brand communities are becoming essential conduits for the customer-to-customer (C2C) sharing of product information and experiences. Categorized under Business Management Consultants. Another benefit is that many small businesses can obtain a higher profitability over a C2C compared to a physical store because of the reduction of overhead costs when conducting an e-business. Learn more. C2C’s services are provided under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). There are plenty of retail brands out there like Starbucks, Anthropology, and GoPro making a huge impact, but what about the B2B companies on Instagram? Instagram isn't limited to only companies that target consumers directly. * Story text is in English, French, Turkish, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Arabic, Saudi Nejdi Dialect, German and Italian. Sharing knowledge, information, local resources, facilities and good practice. Individuals searching for a suitable opportunity to work and earn can choose this route. Cradle to Cradle Certified™ is a globally recognized measure of safer, more sustainable products made for the circular economy. Management Accounting & Performance management What sort of information will management be interested in for the purpose of controlling their business?. With use in more than 320 facilities across six continents, HAL, Inc. B2B Business 2 Business B2C Business 2 Client C2C Client 2 Client C2B Client 2 Business C sometimes means customer hope this helps Report Inappropriate Content Message 2 of 2 (503 Views). Jack and Cindy Bock started business in 2006 after a tough decision to step away from his father’s machine shop. The consumer-to-consumer (C2C) business model (or online marketplace) BlaBlaCar is one of a growing number of consumer-to-consumer (C2C) businesses. 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Quali strategie di marketing vengono applicate nel settore B2C? B2C: Business to Consumer. The College Life to Corporate Life Initiative (C2C) was created to develop the human resources of Alpha Phi Alpha and cultivate mutually beneficial relationships with corporate partners resulting in rewarding career opportunities for the members of Alpha Phi Alpha and increased critical mass of diverse talent for its corporate partners. Senior administrators have a vital role to play in ensuring the smooth-running of a business or organisation, and this is especially true in the hospitality industry where customer service and efficiency are so important. Related Fee(s) Processing fee 1% of C. As opposed to customary plan of action whereby a client needs to go to the physical store to bu. "The purpose of business is to create a customer, the business enterprise has only two-and only two-basic functions: MARKETING and INNOVATION!" Unknown (What's in YOUR Marketing and Innovation Toolboxes?). 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Business intelligence tools and reports to surface insights for faster growth. C2C Network. Relationship between O2O, B2C and C2C. Founded in 2007 as a print and online publication, C2C Journal is now primarily an online magazine publishing original commentaries, stories, reviews and investigative reports. C2C is dedicated to ecommerce, the number "C" refers to customer. According to a recent LinkedIn Report on workplace learning, business impact is the No. pdf from BUSINESS MISC at Ewha Womans University. Once placed, you can adjust where the camera is aiming by moving it with your hand. No business-to-consumer (B2C) company could survive — never mind thrive — without doing some kind of marketing. Although C2C e-commerce was developed last, as explained by Sami I Makelainen in From B2C to C2C e-Commerce, the C2C system was being implemented a long time before the internet. View live train status and departure information boards for all UK train stations with Trainline. It proves you can communicate with the fluency and sophistication of a highly competent English speaker. Опубликовано: 7 сент. C2C is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy, and we’ll only use your personal information to provide information for and administer your membership. At C2C we know the benefits that come from working better together and when everyone knows the role they can play to build a resilient and thriving future for all. This study compares the effects of B2C and C2C sharing in an internal sharing scenario where an incumbent firm can extend into the sharing business. The product is an energy storage device that operates safely and highly efficiently in tough […]. Business to business, business to consumer, consumer to consumer:. We are currently seeking new partners in the following areas: Software Product Resellers. C2C Innovative Solutions, Inc.
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Three media innovations to watch during (and after) COVID-19
News | Three media innovations to watch during (and after) COVID-19
Like any other industry, media organisations around the world are trying hard to adapt to the shockwave created by the spread of COVID-19: confined journalists rearranging their homes into makeshift news desks, newsrooms doubling down on efforts to combat disinformation while, at the same time, keeping their audiences informed with timely and quality news. They also strive to provide them with enough elements to understand, and sometimes challenge, their governments’ responses to the rampant disease.
To tackle this whole new set of unprecedented challenges, technological innovation has come in handy for media outlets that were able to leverage it in time. Here are three technological innovations news organisations should keep a close look at during and even after the crisis.
Automated journalism
At the beginning of March, as the disease was reinforcing its grip on European countries, the Swedish daily newspaper Aftonbladet partnered with the startup United Robots to assemble an automated system that helps reporters monitor 21 regional health authorities. Aftonbladet journalists are alerted about incoming automated stories through a dedicated Slack channel; they can then tweak them before publishing their final copies on a live feed specially dedicated to the coronavirus crisis.
Likewise, the agency RADAR, which acts as an automated newswire for media clients across the United Kingdom, publishes daily updates on the spread of the virus for 150 areas. On March 12, a RADAR editor tweeted that the agency managed to generate 149 automated stories on COVID-19, only within an hour of the numbers being released.
That being said, even though they come from a reliable source, any data input should be questioned critically and every automated story checked before publication. Failure to do so could result in the same embarrassing situation experienced by The Los Angeles Times in 2017: after records were updated in a geological database, the newspaper's automated software for seismic alerts, Quakebot, warned its readers about an earthquake that actually took place 92 years ago.
Advanced data visualisations
In the second week of March, The Washington Post published a data visualisation that became so popular and impactful that the news organisation decided to translate it into 13 other languages. According to a Washington Post journalist, this article, which that was developed by Harry Stevens, may even be the newspaper's most read online piece. Steven's visualisation piece features four simulations that correspond to four potential responses to a viral disease: a free-for-all, an attempted quarantine, a moderate distancing, and an extensive distancing scenario. To illustrate the efficiency of each scenario, Stevens programmed 200 dots to bounce around a frame while 1 of them is infected and starts spreading the disease, which is being transmitted when two dots come into contact. Eventually, all the dots recover, but what this data visualisation demonstrates is the effectiveness of extensive distancing in any attempt to 'flatten the curve,' in other words keeping the number of patients as low as possible over time.
In another ambitious data visualisation published by the New York Times on March 22, the comings and goings of millions of Chinese were put on display through a compelling scroll down narrative, from the very offset of the epidemic in a seafood market in Central China up until the stage it turned into a global pandemic and reached the United States. To realise How the Virus Got Out, a team of journalists and designers compiled data released by three telecom and Internet providers in China to map out mobile phone usage at this time. They then put them side by side with estimates of the number of coronavirus carriers, along with information on air traffic.
At the same time, Evan Peck, assistant professor in computer science at Bucknell University, warned of a few caveats that can be associated with visualising the spread of the disease: among them, the uncertainty around hard figures when it comes to the number of people infected by COVID-19 (not everyone is getting tested) and the risk that any visualisation could become quickly out of date due to the rapid evolution of the virus.
In a context like this, there is an individual responsibility to either keep the data updated or don’t share it
Evan Peck, assistant professor at Bucknell University (Twitter)
Automated fact checking
Confronted with a tremendous surge in fake news in the wake of COVID-19, news organisations and individual fact checkers are teaming up to debunk them on a massive scale. Regrouped within the Trusted News Initiative, the BBC, the Agence France-Presse, Reuters, The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Hindu, and CBC/Radio-Canada are collaborating with Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter as well as with the European Broadcasting Union, First Draft and the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism to set up a shared alert system on 'harmful coronavirus disinformation.' Also, the Poynter Institute used its own International Fact-Checking Network to kick-start the #CoronaVirusFacts Alliance, which brings together a group of more than a 100 fact checkers in 45 countries to update a database of debunked fake news on the disease.
Yet, while many fact checkers are grappling with the continuous flow of disinformation distributed online, advanced computing techniques may come in handy to distinguish right from wrong. At the University of Waterloo, for instance, a team of researchers is achieving high results when employing deep learning algorithms to compare claims published in posts or stories with other information found in similar materials.
Furthermore, the Reporters' Lab at Duke University is developing Squash, a program that is able to fact check live videos of speeches and debates that are slightly delayed and presents its conclusions in an informative box at the bottom of the screen. As debate is raging among news organisations on whether they should broadcast President Trump's misleading live addresses, maybe this could be an acceptable option.
Samuel Danzon-Chambaud is an Early Stage Researcher on the JOLT project, which has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 765140.
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OYSTER-SHELL COPROLITES; A STRATIGRAPHIC MARKER IN THE SMOKY HILL CHALK (UPPER CRETACEOUS) OF WESTERN KANSAS
Kansas Academy of Science, Transactions 11(Abstracts):12.
Copyright © 2001-2009 by Mike Everhart
LEFT: Oyster shell concentrations from the Smoky Hill Chalk (Late Coniacian) of Gove County, Kansas. Scale = mm
ABSTRACT: Elongate ovoidal fossil structures composed almost entirely of broken shell fragment attributable to the epizootic oyster Pseudoperna congesta occur within a limited stratigraphic interval in the lower Smoky Hill Chalk Member, Niobrara Chalk of Western Kansas. More than seventy of these shelly structures have been examined to date. The structures average 42 mm in length by 26 mm in width and are less than 10 mm thick at the center. The stratigraphic interval containing these structures is a laminate olive gray chalk, approximately three meters in thickness which lies between Marker Units 4 and 5 in the composite section of Hattin (1982). The interval also corresponds to the lower portion of the biostratigraphic zone of Spinaptychus n. sp. proposed by Stewart (1990). Chalk in this area is of late Coniacian age and was deposited about 85 million years ago. Although these structures are similar in shape to some of the sand filled shrimp burrows that are found as fossils in the Mooreville Chalk of Alabama, there are significant differences. These shelly structures may be the coprolites from an as yet unknown predator that fed on colonies of oysters in the Western Interior Sea during the late Cretaceous. Nodules found in the Cretaceous (Turonian) of Greenland containing pieces of Inoceramid shell have been interpreted as coprolites of the shell crushing shark Ptychodus by Hoch (1991). Regardless of their origin, the stratigraphically limited occurrence of these structures is a useful marker for determining the relative age of fossils found in the lower Smoky Hill Chalk.
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The Smoky Hill Member of the Niobrara Chalk of western Kansas was deposited as marine sediments in the Western Interior Sea that covered the central United States during the late Cretaceous period, 82 to 87 million years ago. The formation lies conformably between the Fort Hays Member of the Niobrara Chalk and the Sharon Springs Member of the Pierre Shale, and is about 180 meters (600 feet) in thickness (Hattin, 1982). It has been a haven for fossil hunters for over a hundred years and has been the source of many spectacular marine fossils. Unfortunately, most of the fossils taken from the chalk during this time were not associated with good stratigraphic or locality data, and their relative scientific value is therefore somewhat diminished.
Early workers attempted to divide the formation on the basis of the fossils which had been found in it. Logan (1897) referred to the entire Smoky Hill Member as the "Pteranodon" Beds. Williston (1897) further sub-divided the Pteranodon Beds into the "Hesperornis Beds" and the "Rudistes Beds" on the basis of the marine bird, Hesperornis, found in the upper chalk and the rudist, Durania maxima, found in the lower chalk. Williston (1897) also commented that "I need not call the attention of future collectors to the importance of locating the horizon of specimens more accurately than has been done before." Despite that admonition, few collectors in the chalk since then have been able to document the stratigraphic location of their finds.
More recently, several authors have attempted to describe the stratigraphic sequences within the Smoky Hill Chalk. Others, such as Bardack (1965) and Stewart (1978, 1988, 1990) have added observations on the biostratigraphy, noting where certain species were or were not found. Hattin (1982) published the most complete description to date of the stratigraphy and invertebrate biostratigraphy of the Smoky Hill Chalk, dividing the chalk on the basis of 23 distinct marker units. Stewart (1990) incorporated these marker units into his interpretation of the vertebrate biostratigraphy of the Smoky Hill Chalk. Considered together, these works represent the beginnings of a reliable methodology for determining the actual horizon for fossils collected in the chalk. Problems are encountered when Hattin's (1982) Marker Units are not readily visible or identifiable in some exposures. Stewart's (1990) biostratigraphy relies on the collection and accurate identification of vertebrate and invertebrate fossils, some of which are not easily found in all localities. Additional work is needed to further describe and refine the details of the stratigraphy, and to determine the temporal ranges of the vertebrates and invertebrates. This paper provides an additional and reliable marker to the stratigraphy of the lower section of the chalk.
During 1990 and 1991, intensive collecting was done in the lower one third of the Smoky Hill Member, Niobrara chalk of western Kansas in an attempt to validate both Hattin's (1982) stratigraphy and Stewart's (1990) biostratigraphy. As a result, small, oval fossil structures or masses consisting predominantly of broken shells of the epizootic oyster, Pseudoperna congesta, were collected from a limited stratigraphic interval (Everhart and Everhart, 1992). Over three hundred of these oyster shell containing structures from 5 separate localities have been examined to date.
The strata which produces these shell filled structures is approximately 4 meters in thickness and is located at an elevation of between 35 and 39 meters (115-128 feet) above the base of the Smoky Hill member in the composite section of Hattin (1982). The interval is roughly bounded by Marker Unit 4 and Marker Unit 5 as proposed by Hattin (1982) and is probably of late Coniacian age. If the average deposition rate of 0.036 mm per year (2.5 cm / 1 inch per 700 years) suggested by Hattin (1982) is valid, then the depositional period that contains these structures would have lasted about 100 thousand years.
This picture shows an outcrop of the Smoky Hill Chalk in Gove County, KS. where Marker Unit 4 and Marker Unit 5 are both exposed. They occur near the dividing line between the biostratigraphic zones of Protosphyraena perniciosa and Spinaptychus n. sp.. This elevation also marks the approximate boundary between the upper-most Coniacian and lower-most Santonian ages of the late Cretaceous.
Biostratigraphically, these shell masses are found in association with the large bivalves Volviceramus grandis and Platyceramus platinus, and are several meters below the first occurrence of the bivalve Cladoceramus undulatoplicatus. The proposed marker interval also corresponds with the lower portion of Stewart's (1990) Zone of Spinaptychus n. sp and lies just above his Zone of Protosphyraena perniciosa. The actual dividing line between these two biostratigraphic zones is still being defined and some overlap is expected.
Typically, these shell masses are shaped as elongate, flattened ovals. The structures average 42 mm in length by 26 mm in width and are usually less than 10 mm thick at the center. Generally, the shell masses are found lying on the surface of the chalk where they have weathered out. Typically, they are completely eroded from the chalk, and do not appear to be connected with other fossilized material. The lower side is always smooth and convex, with longitudinal striations on about 25% of those examined. The upper surface is rough (eroded?) in texture and is composed of a compacted mass of randomly arranged, sharp edged shell fragments. No preferential sorting of the fragments has been noted.
LEFT: Upper and lower views, and a cross-section of a fairly typical oyster shell structure (30 mm x 51 mm - 10 mm thick). Click her for a larger version of the cross-section.
(LEFT: upper side of an oyster shell concentration. Scale in mm) These structures are made up almost entirely of shell fragments from the epizootic oyster Pseudoperna congesta with single, small pieces of juvenile inoceramid shell occurring in less than 20% of the shell masses examined. The oyster shell fragments contained in these masses are fairly uniform in size within each of the individual masses and are sharp edged and angular.
In overall shape and size, the structures resemble some of the fossilized shrimp burrows (Thalassinoides) that are found in the Mooreville Chalk of Alabama. There are, however, significant differences. The burrows are composed of compacted sand and other bottom debris that was winnowed from the sediments while the cavity was occupied by the shrimp. Hattin (1991, personal communication) believes that the shell structures are also similar to the fossilized burrows that occur just below the Smoky Hill Chalk - Fort Hays Limestone contact, and the Thalassinoides burrows in the Dakota Sandstone and Carlile Shale. However, the shell structures found in the Smoky Hill Chalk show no evidence of sorting and contain none of the bone fragments, teeth or other debris that would be expected if they had been the result of winnowing of benthic sediments.
According to Hattin (1982), the stratigraphic interval in which the structures occur is a laminated olive gray chalk that shows little or none of the bioturbulation that would be expected if conditions in the sediments had been conductive to burrowing invertebrates such as shrimp. It is likely that the bottom muds were oxygen poor during most of the depositional period and would not have supported even a moderately diverse community of burrowing invertebrates.
The size and appearance of these fossil structures strongly suggests coprolitic origin. Stewart (personal communication, 1990) initially proposed that these oyster shell structures are coprolites. They are contemporaneous with the well preserved, spiral shaped coprolites of presumed shark origin described by Stewart (1978). If the masses are, in fact, coprolites, then they would offer direct evidence of selective predation on the prolific oyster communities that utilized the large inoceramid bivalves (V. grandis and P. platinus) as substrates. These bivalves apparently offered the only hard stands in an otherwise soft mud bottom and can be found with as many as four generations of oysters coating the outer surfaces of both valves (Hattin, 1982).
Kauffman (1972) reported on evidence of Ptychodontid shark tooth marks on inoceramid shells. However, no such remains were found in the study area. Hoch (1991) has interpreted the numerous oblong nodules found in the late Turonian mudstones of Greenland which contain inoceramid fragments as coprolites of Ptychodontid sharks. While the author has also found a few shelly masses consisting of thin layers of small inoceramid fragments, there is insufficient evidence at this point to conclude that these structures may also be coprolites.
The numerous fossilized remains of the Pseudoperna congesta communities attached to inoceramid bivalves and other invertebrates indicate that these oysters were the most common epizoans of the period. As such, they would have represented a readily available food source and it is likely that both vertebrate and invertebrate predators were feeding on them.
Additional work needs to be done to determine if evidence of damage attributable to predation can be found on the fossilized remains of the oyster colonies. Some damage to small inoceramid shells has been found which suggests feeding on the attached oysters. This may not be conclusive, however, since the shell material contained in the masses may consist of primarily the upper, free valve of the oyster, or the damage to the oysters may have been overgrown by succeeding generations.
In proposing such a predator-prey relationship, the question remains as to the identity of the predator. The pavement toothed shark, Ptychodus sp., is regarded as a shell crushing predator but as yet no coprolitic material has been positively associated with the remains of this genus in the Smoky Hill Chalk or elsewhere. In addition, Ptychodus teeth are found in pre-Niobrara deposits and at least one species (Ptychodus mortoni) is extant in the fossil record up to Hattin's Marker Unit 10 (Stewart, 1990). Pseudoperna congesta is found throughout the Smoky Hill Chalk. This is in contrast to the limited stratigraphic occurrence of these shell-filled masses.
Modern fishes such as rays and drums, as well as some other marine fish feed on oysters and shellfish. According to Schäfer (1972), the North Sea Wolf fish, Anarhichias lupus and A. minor feed on gastropods, lamellibranchs and crustaceans, and ingest the calcium carbonate shell material along with the soft bodies of their prey. The coarse and sharp edged fragments that result from the grinding of the heavy shells pass unchanged through the intestinal canal and are eliminated as feces. Schäfer (1972) concludes that the fish has no acidic gastric juices to cause even partial dissolution of the shell material. He further states that this is apparently an adaptation to the extremely large quantities of ingested calcareous material which would neutralize gastric juices unless they were produced in excessive quantities.
Martinichthys is a rare and relatively obscure plethodid which was first described by McClung (1926) and recently re-described by Taverne (1999). Earlier workers, including Cope (1877) and Hay (1903), had mistakenly assigned the fragmentary and enigmatic remains to the genus Protosphyraena. This genus occurs only in the lower Smoky Hill Chalk, has been found only in Kansas, and is found only in the interval between Marker Units 4 and 5 (Everhart and Everhart, 1993). This genus is represented, at best, by a two fragmentary skulls (KUVP 497 and KUVP 498) and associated vertebrae, and by more numerous, isolated rostra in the collections of the University of Kansas, the Sternberg Museum of Natural History, and the author's personal collection.
While these rostra differ in shape, size and surface markings, they all show what appears to be wear on the anterior end. McClung (1926) first noted that the anterior ends of all of his rostra specimens appeared to be beveled at an angle. In the watery mud environment of the Late Cretaceous sea bottom, this sort of wear could only have been caused by the fish persistently grinding or pounding the end of its snout against some hard or abrasive surface. The only such hard substrate on the sea bottom during this time were the inoceramid bivalves and the colonial oysters that covered them, and the rudist, Durania maxima. The evidence for this kind of a predator-prey relationship is, at best, circumstantial but continues to be the subject of further investigation.
Regardless of the exact origin of these structures, their limited stratigraphic occurrence is a useful marker in determining the relative age and temporal relationship of other vertebrate and invertebrate remains found in the lower chalk.
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Martinichthys: A Mystery Fish from the Smoky Hill Chalk
Notes of the occurrence and distribution of the rare plethodid fish, Martinichthys
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The pandemic has created the most competitive digital landscape the world has ever seen. Whether for your company or for yourself, it’s never been more crucial to build your personal brand. To sell yourself to a world of customers reluctant to spend, one thing is for certain: Your branding must be relentless, authentic, and powerful.
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Berlusca's Back
Lest anyone think that the fight for the (so-called) "Catholic vote" ceases at the water's edge, think again.
With a much-more-compressed calendar than here in the States, it's election season in Italy....
Yes, again.
Following last month's collapse of the center-left government of Romano Prodi, parliamentary elections are on for mid-April, with the twice-married, twice ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi helming a resurgent Italian Right -- and taking on Rome's departing Cardinal-Vicar, the influential Camillo Ruini, in the process:
[Berlusconi] is launching a "shock" electoral campaign that yesterday involved reaching out for the Roman Catholic vote over the issue of abortion, in response to a rebuff by powerful church figures.
The billionaire opposition leader said he backed an initiative for a United Nations "moratorium on abortion" similar to the death penalty moratorium passed in a non-binding resolution by the UN general assembly.
By entering such highly charged territory - polls show Italians strongly in favour of keeping the 1978 law that legalised abortion - aides said Mr Berlusconi was not just seeking to re-establish his Catholic credentials following an implicit attack by Cardinal Camillo Ruini, vicar of Rome.
Mr Berlusconi's controversial statement, aides said, was part of an overall "shock" campaign strategy that would soon also include strong statements on crime and immigration....
Mr Berlusconi's new centre-right Party of Freedom has negotiated important electoral pacts with two long-standing but not always co-operative allies - Gianfranco Fini, leader of the conservative National Alliance, and the separatist Northern League's Umberto Bossi.
By agreeing later this year or next to merge his National Alliance into the Party of Freedom, Mr Fini is lining himself up as the natural successor to the 71-year-old Mr Berlusconi should he win the elections, as opinion polls indicate, and leave the post of prime minister in mid-term.
But Mr Berlusconi has failed so far to reach a deal with another important ally, Pier Ferdinando Casini, head of a small centrist Catholic party and rival to Mr Fini over future leadership of the centre-right.
Mr Casini's refusal to relinquish his party's symbols and enter the polls within the Party of Freedom was given unexpected public support from Avvenire, a Catholic newspaper whose director, Dino Boffo, is close to Cardinal Ruini.
[The official house organ of the Italian bishops] Avvenire yesterday reiterated its fear that, as both the left and right of Italian politics sought a return to a bipolar system, Catholic voices would be "condemned . . . to semi-irrelevancy, assimilated and silent".
Supporters of Romano Prodi, the prime minister whose centre-left government collapsed last month, say he was seriously undermined by a growing intrusion into Italian politics by certain church leaders over social and ethical issues.
In the 2006 elections, Berlusconi's most memorable platform plank was a "chastity pledge" for the duration of the campaign. He narrowly lost to Prodi's bloc.
To date, no encore has been announced. He's courting Catholics, after all... not fundamentalists.
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Stephanie Dowrick (born 2 June 1947) is an Australian writer, Interfaith Minister and social activist. She is the author of more than 20 books of fiction and non-fiction, five of them best-sellers.[1] She was a publisher in Australia and the UK, where she co-founded The Women's Press, London.[2]
2.1 Publishing and The Women's Press
2.2 Psychotherapy
2.3 Writing
2.4 Spirituality
4.1 Nonfiction
4.2 Fiction
4.3 Children's
Stephanie Dowrick was born in Wellington, New Zealand, on 2 June 1947.[3] Her mother, Estelle Mary Dowrick (née Brisco, daughter of 7th baronet Sir Hylton Musgrave Campbell Brisco), died in 1955.[4][5]
As a child, Dowrick went to a number of primary schools, then to Sacred Heart College in Lower Hutt for her secondary education, leaving school at the age of 16.[6] Dowrick left New Zealand in 1967, lived for some months in Israel, then lived in Europe from 1967–1983, mainly in London, but also from 1970–71 in West Berlin.[7] She became a Roman Catholic at the age of nine after the death of her mother and her father's remarriage. As an adult she was for many years a member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).[4]
Since 1983, she has lived in Sydney with her family.[8][9]
Dowrick was an Adjunct Fellow with the Writing and Society Research Group at the University of Western Sydney,[10] where she graduated with a PhD degree in 2008.[11] She was ordained by the New Seminary, New York, where she graduated in 2005.[12][13]
Publishing and The Women's Press
Dowrick was an editor and publisher at George G. Harrap and Co., London,[14] the New English Library,[14] and Triad Paperbacks.[15]
In 1977, Dowrick co-founded the independent feminist publishing house, The Women's Press, from her home in East London,[16][17][2] which was financially backed by entrepreneur Naim Attallah.[14]
The Women's Press was "a political press" explicitly linked with the Women's Movement.[2][14] Along with Virago publishers, founded by Australian Carmen Callil, The Women's Press was the largest feminist publisher in the English language during the key period of the second wave of the women's liberation movement, largely considered to have run from 1969 to the mid-1980s.[18]
Among the first books published by The Women's Press in 1978 were titles by Alice Munro (Lives of Girls and Women),[19] Sylvia Townsend Warner (Lolly Willowes: or, The loving huntsman),[20][21] and Michèle Roberts (A Piece of the Night).[22]
The Women's Press published other influential 20th-century feminist writers, including Alice Walker,[23] whose Pulitzer Prize-winning The Colour Purple "transformed African-American literature",[24] Janet Frame,[25][26] Andrea Dworkin,[27] Lucy Goodison, Joanna Ryan, May Sarton, Susan Griffin and Lisa Alther.
Dowrick was Chair of The Women's Press Board of Directors from 1989 to 1997.[28] She was later Chairperson of The Women's Press,[29] before its amalgamation with Quartet Books.
Dowrick was the first winner of Women in Publishing's Pandora Award in 1981.[30]
Dowrick worked for Allen & Unwin, Sydney, from 1989 to 1992, as their founding part-time Fiction Publisher.[31]
Dowrick had a small private psychotherapy practice for many years.[32]
From 1983, writing became Dowrick's primary work.[33] Her books includes fiction and non-fiction for children and adults.
Dowrick's first novel, Running Backwards Over Sand (1985),[34] was autobiographical in part with the book's protagonist Zoe Delightey's mother dying at an early age. [35][36]
In a review of Choosing Happiness (2006), The Age newspaper wrote: "Dowrick's gift is to bring the sacred into the mundane."[37] Everyday Kindness (2011) was described in The Sydney Morning Herald as "the practical expression of her spiritual ethic."[38]
Dowrick's more explicitly spiritual books include Seeking the Sacred (2010),[39][40] and In the Company of Rilke, a scholarly spiritual study of the work of the European poet, Rainer Maria Rilke.[41]
Dowrick has been described as a "pioneering individual" in interfaith, post-denominational spirituality.[42] Her spiritual journey has included Buddhism, Judaism and Christianity,[43][44] and her influences include Ven Thich Nhat Hanh, Dom Bede Griffiths, Thomas Merton, and Irish poet John O'Donohue.[43]
In June 2005, Dowrick became one of Australia's first Interfaith Ministers.[44] She trained at the New Seminary, New York, an interfaith seminary founded in 1979 by Rabbi Joseph Gelberman.[45][44]
Since 2006, Dowrick has led an interfaith spiritually inclusive congregation in Sydney, Australia.[46] Since 2000, she has led retreats in New Zealand.
Dowrick has contributed to Australia's literary and media culture over many years.[47]
She is a literary journalist and columnist for Fairfax Media on issues of ethics and social justice,[48] feminism,[49] spirituality,[50] and refugees in Australia.[51]
She has appeared as a regular guest on ABC Radio on a range of programmes including Life Matters,[52] The Spirit of Things,[53] All in the Mind,[54] and Tony Delroy's NightLife. From 1995 to 2004, she was "On the Couch" presenter on ABC Radio National's Life Matters. From 2001 to 2010, she was the "Inner Life" columnist for Good Weekend Magazine (The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age).
She was an ambassador and well-being presenter for Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA).[55][56]
She is an ambassador for the International Women's Development Agency (IWDA).[57]
Pandora Award, Women in Publishing, 1981[30]
Nautilus Silver Award, Choosing Happiness (Psychology/Personal Growth), 2009[58]
COVR (Coalition of Visionary Resources) Award (Best in print – General Interest/How to winner), Creative Journal Writing, 2010[59]
Nautilus Grand/Gold Award, Heaven on Earth (Religion/Spirituality category)[60]
Land of Zeus, Doubleday, New York; New English Library, London (1974)
Why Children? co-edited with Grundberg, Sibyl. Harcourt Brace, Jovanovich, New York; The Women's Press, London (1980)
After the Gulf War, For Peace in the Middle East, co-edited with Kettle, St John. Pluto Press, Sydney (1991)
Speaking with the Sun: New Stories by Australian and New Zealand Writers, co-edited with Parkin, Jane. Allen & Unwin, Sydney (1991).
Intimacy and Solitude: Balancing Closeness and Independence, William Heinemann Australia, Melbourne; The Women's Press, London (1992); W.W. Norton & Co, New York (1994); revised edition, Random House, Sydney; The Women's Press, London (2002).
The Intimacy and Solitude: Self-Therapy Book, William Heinemann Australia, Melbourne; The Women's Press, London (1993); published as The Intimacy and Solitude Workbook, W.W. Norton & Co, New York (1994).
Forgiveness and Other Acts of Love, Viking Penguin, Melbourne; W.W. Norton & Co, New York; The Women's Press, London (1997)
Daily Acts of Love, Penguin Books, Melbourne (1999)
The Universal Heart: A Practical Guide to Love, Viking, Melbourne (2000); Michael Joseph, London (2002).
Every Day A New Beginning, Penguin, Melbourne (2002)
Living Words: Journal Writing for Self-Discovery, Insight & Creativity, Viking, Melbourne (2003).
Free Thinking: On Happiness, Emotional Intelligence, Relationships, Power and Spirit, Allen & Unwin, Sydney (2004)
Choosing Happiness: Life & Soul Essentials, Allen & Unwin, Sydney (2005); Tarcher/Penguin, New York (2007).
Creative Journal Writing: The Art and Heart of Reflection, Allen & Unwin, Sydney (2007); Tarcher/Penguin, New York (2009).
The Almost Perfect Marriage: One-Minute Relationship Skills, Allen & Unwin, Sydney (2007)
In the Company of Rilke (incl. original translations by Burrows, Mark S.) Allen & Unwin, Sydney (2007); Tarcher/Penguin, New York (2009).
Seeking the Sacred: Transforming Our View of Ourselves and One Another, Tarcher/Penguin, New York; Allen & Unwin, Sydney (2010).
Everyday Kindness: Shortcuts to a Happier and More Confident Life, Allen & Unwin, Sydney (2011); Tarcher/Penguin, New York (2012).
Heaven on Earth: Timeless Prayers of Wisdom and Love, Tarcher/Penguin, New York; Allen & Unwin, Sydney (2013).
Running Backwards Over Sand Viking Penguin, Melbourne, London (1985).
Tasting Salt Viking Penguin, Melbourne, London (1997).
Katherine Rose says no! Random House, Sydney (1995).
The Moon Shines Out of the Dark Allen & Unwin, Sydney (2012).
^ Morris, Linda. "The milk of human kindness", The Sydney Morning Herald, New South Wales, 21 January 2012.
^ a b c Women Writing: Views & Prospects 1975–1995, Panel Session: Publishing: Fact and Fiction, National Library of Australia.
^ Sleeman, Elizabeth. The International Who's Who of Women 2002 pp 149
^ a b Dowrick, Stephanie. Intimacy and Solitude: Balancing Closeness and Independence, William Heinemann Australia, Melbourne; The Women’s Press, London (1992); W.W. Norton & Co, New York (1994); revised edition, Random House, Sydney; The Women's Press, London (2002).
^ "INTIMACY AND SOLITUDE by Stephanie Dowrick". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
^ Jane Tolerton. Convent Girls, Penguin Books Australia, 1994
^ Dowrick, Stephanie. Running Backwards Over Sand, Penguin Books Australia, 1985.
^ "Intimacy and Solitude - Stephanie Dowrick - 9781760111472 - Allen & Unwin - Australia". Allenandunwin.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
^ Robinson, Roger; Robinson, Nelson (1998). The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature. Oxford University Press. p. 33. ISBN 9780195583489. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
^ Cosic, Miriam (26 February 2011). "Incandescent Ivor Indyk turns down the heat". The Australian.
^ Dowrick, Stephanie. Rainer Maria Rilke : bearing witness 2008, University of Western Sydney
^ Kirkwood, Peter. Interfaith pioneer's search for the sacred, Eureka Street, Volume 22 Issue 23 (Nov 2012)
^ Collins, Paul. Believers: Does Australian Catholicism Have a Future?, UNSW Press, 2008, pp 62
^ a b c d Eagleton, Mary; Emma Parker, eds. (2015). The History of British Women's Writing, 1970–Present: Volume Ten. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 84. ISBN 9781137294814.
^ Munro, Craig; Sheahan-Bright, Robyn (2006). Paper Empires: A History of the Book in Australia, 1946-2005. University of Queensland Press. p. 97. ISBN 9780702235733.
^ Sydney Morning Herald, 6 January 1979; The Age (Melbourne) 10 February 1979
^ Eagleton, Mary, and Emma Parker, eds, The History of British Women’s Writing 1970–Present, Vol. 10, Palgrave MacMillan, 2016.
^ Munro, Alice (1978). Lives of girls & women. London: The Women's Press. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
^ Townsend Warner, Sylvia (1978). Lolly Willowes: or, The loving huntsman. London: The Women's Press. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
^ Waters, Sarah (2 March 2012). "Sylvia Townsend Warner: the neglected writer". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
^ Roberts, Michèle (1978). A piece of the night. London: The Women's Press. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
^ Walker, Alice (1983). The Color Purple. London: The Women's Press. ISBN 9780704339057. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
^ Edemariam, Aida (23 June 2007). "Free spirit". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
^ Frame, Janet (2001). An angel at my table : the complete autobiography. London: The Women's Press. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
^ Wallace, Arminta (31 March 2001). "An Angel At My Table by Janet Frame (The Women's Press, £10 in UK)". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
^ Dworkin, Andrew (1981). Pornography : men possessing women. London: The Women's Press. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
^ Talbot, Mary (1995). Fictions at Work: Language and Social Practice in Fiction. Routledge. p. 164. ISBN 9781317896579. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
^ Dowrick, Stephanie (28 February 1998). "Big, but not big enough". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
^ a b Field, Michele (19 December 1981). "Pink pigs and pandoras battle sexism in the publishing industry". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
^ Munro, Craig, & Robyn Sheahan-Bright, eds, Paper Empires: A History of the Book in Australia, 1946–2005, University of Queensland Press, 2006.
^ Wright, Katie., The Rise of the Therapeutic Society, New Academia Publishing, 2011.
^ The Age (Melbourne), 12 October 1985
^ Dowrick, Stephanie (1985). Running Backwards Over Sand. Viking Press.
^ Woolsey, Marijke; King, Susan (1991). Dear Mother: an anthology of women writing to or about their mothers. London: The Women's Press. ISBN 9780704343450.
^ Matthews, David (1987). "Australian Book Review" (87–97). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
^ Scobie, Claire."Choosing Happiness: Life & Soul Essentials", The Age, 28 January 2006.
^ Scobie, Clare. 'On the path to transformation', The Sydney Morning Herald, New South Wales, 13 November 2010
^ "Stephanie Dowrick: Seeking the sacred", Life Matters, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 8 November 2010.
^ Dowrick, Stephanie. In the Company of Rilke, Allen & Unwin, 2009.
^ Kirkwood, Peter. The Quiet Revolution: The Emergence of Interfaith Consciousness, ABC Books, 2007.
^ a b Dowrick, Stephanie (2010). Seeking the Sacred: Transforming Our View of Ourselves and One Another. New York: Tarcher/Penguin.
^ a b c "Compass: The Quiet Revolution Episode 2 - Pioneering City". ABC. 22 July 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
^ Fuhrman, Victor. "The Wisdom of Rabbi Joseph Gelberman". Beliefnet.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
^ Kohn, Rachael (23 October 2013). "The Spirit of Things: Day by Day These Things I Pray". ABC. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
^ Interview with Stephanie Dowrick in Wilson, Ruth. A Big Ask: Interviews with Interviewers, New Holland, 2000.
^ Dowrick, Stephanie, "Politicians quick to speak up but strangely silent over those truly in need", The Sydney Morning Herald, New South Wales, 8 September 2016.
^ Dowrick, Stephanie, 'Gender alone can’t make us to support Peta Credlin', The Sydney Morning Herald, New South Wales, 14 December 2016.
^ Dowrick, Stephanie, "Ten timely reforms for institutional Christianity", The Sydney Morning Herald, New South Wales, 15 December 2015.
^ Dowrick, Stephanie. "Will Malcolm Turnbull exercise the greatest privilege he has as PM?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
^ "Forgiveness", Life Matters, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 25 December 2007.
^ "Transcending Difference Together", The Spirit of Things, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 12 December 2010.
^ "Self Help Obsession?". Radio National. 26 August 2005. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
^ Muir, Stephanie (24 March 2011). "Australian athletics legend Raelene Boyle talks to breast cancer sufferers". Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
^ "Brisbane 'Living well beyond breast cancer' forum". Breast Cancer Network Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
^ Walker, Kylie; Wilden, Necia (20 September 2005). "Espresso: Chefs share". The Age. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
^ Belknap, Mary. "The Nautilus Library". Nautilusbookawards.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
^ Coalition of Visionary Resources, Best in Print – General Interest/How To
^ Belknap, Mary. "2014 GRAND/GOLD Winners". Nautilusbookawards.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
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Spring Spectacular
Warren Carlyle Scratches Another Goal from His Bucket List: Working with the Rockettes
By: Ellis Nassour
British-born director/choreographer Warren Carlyle says, "Every day I pinch myself. It’s a wonder I’m not black and blue. I still can’t believe it’s not the dream I spent my life dreaming."
British-born director/choreographer Warren Carlyle says, “Every day I pinch myself. It’s a wonder I’m not black and blue. I still can’t believe it’s not the dream I spent my life dreaming.”
He’s gone through several breathless months leading up to two recent huge openings: working with director Scott Ellis as choreographer for Roundabout’s smash revival of Cy Coleman and Adolph Green and Betty Comden’s On the Twentieth Century; and Radio City Music Hall’s New York Spring Spectacular – running through May 3, for which he’s director/choreographer.
The last five years have been filled with great career rewards, including winning Tony and Drama Desk Awards. “It has been an immensely satisfying working on Broadway,” Carlyle says. “My life’s so wonderful, I’m truly blessed to be here and doing what I love. Winning the Tony was a really big deal; and working at Radio City Music Hall with the world-famous Rockettes is a big deal. I come to the Christmas Spectacular every year and cheer them. Those things make a difference in my life.
“Radio City is a magical place,” he continues. “It’s the perfect place to create this family spectacle and love letter to the city.” Referring to the Hall’s enormous stage with its four elevator platforms, he adds, “It’s been fun for me to paint on this giant canvas. It’s very different from Broadway and what I’m used to. It’s like being a kid on Christmas morning!”
Carlyle says the experience is the culmination of a life-long dream. “I’m accomplishing my goals. My bucket list’s getting shorter, yet I feel like I’m just beginning.”
He has high praise for his cast beyond the 36-strong troupe of high-kickers. Tony winner Laura Benanti “is just incredible. She’s a superstar. Her voice is beautiful. She’s funny, smart, and sexy. I’m excited she’s returning [from TV] to the New York stage in this way.” Emmy-winning choreographer Derek Hough’s “success isn’t by accident. He’s not only charismatic and talented, but a hard worker. Everyone knows he can dance [Dancing with the Stars] but the surprise might be that he can really sing. He and Laura have wonderful chemistry.”
The show produced by award-winning film powerhouse Harvey Weinstein and Madison Square Garden [Finding Neverland] under creative director Tony winner Diane Paulus [Finding Neverland; recent Hair and Porgy and Bess revivals] and Randy Weiner’s auspices for an estimated $25-million is “inspired by the magic of Spring – a time when people fall in love,” is a 90-minute, high-energy whirlwind musical celebration [with a 28-piece orchestra under music supervisor Patrick Vaccariello] “about the energy, people, passion, and promise” that make New York City so spectacular.
“‘Spectacular’ became our go word,” laughs Carlyle. “We wanted to find something spectacular in every location we chose to stage.”
You can see where the money was spent. There’re the haute couture costumes and the immersive design which places the entire audience in Grand Central Station waiting for trains to depart on an adventure involving animatronic versions of the Statue of Liberty, Jose de Creeft’s Central Park bronze Alice in Wonderland sculpture, and the literary lion guardians of New York Public Library voiced by such stars as Whoopi Goldberg, Tina Fey, and Amy Peohler]. The eye-popping opening number [staged by Mia Michaels [Finding Neverland; TV’s So You Think You Can Dance] has the Rockettes as commuters in costumes Sally Bowles would wear at the Kit Kat Club just as she exited a spaceship from Mars or made the winning shot at a Knicks game.
Spain is not the only place where it rains on the plains – in a dazzling sequence, Hough and Carlyle replicate Gene Kelly’s showstopping moment in the film classic Singin’ in the Rain.
The state-of-the-art technology includes 3-D, wristbands that light up to single special effects such as the Met’s Degas dancers leaping off the canvas and materializing onstage, moving LED screens, and acrobatic flying. A fashion sequence has the Rockettes on the runway in creations by Diane von Furstenberg, Isaac Mizrahi, and Zac Posen.
Though it’s all hard to ignore, it’s the cast that adds the needed human touch. In addition to Benanti and Hough, there’s veteran TV and stage star Lenny Wolpe and one of Carlyle’s featured dancers from After Midnight, Jared Grimes.
[Trivia: Wolpe, a vet of Bullets Over Broadway, The Drowsy Chaperone, and, among many others, Wicked, played Max Detweiler during the run of the 1998 Sound of Music revival that starred Rebecca Luker and later, in her Broadway debut, Benanti.]
Regarding the Rockettes, Carlyle notes that the season’s dancers are a balance of those who’ve danced with the troupe and newbies. Auditions for the show and rehearsals began in August. “It’s been endless, a lifetime.”
Carlyle admits he was concerned about the vast size of the Music Hall with its 6,000 seats plus seats dwarfing the human element. “I knew this year would be a big learning curve for me and that’s one of the things I really worked at. If I felt we had a problem, I found a different way to approach it. Often, I was able to solve that by pumping up the number by adding more people.”
In addition to the Spring Spectacular, Carlyle worked with director Scott Ellis on the smash Roundabout revival of On the Twentieth Century. “Two openings within days of each other were rather challenging,” he admits. “I loved the show and working with Scott. Can there be a better show for this time of year when we’re emerging from that horrible winter? It’s fun, and Kristin, Peter, Andy, and the entire wonderful cast are loving it. It’s perfect musical comedy – and the fact that I could make a show dance that has traditionally never danced was exhilarating.”
As for how Warren Carlyle, 40, came to be a choreographer-director, lay it on those Golden Age Hollywood musicals. When he was 10, his working-class parents outside Norwich, northeast of Cambridge, took him to the city to see Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Top Hat.
“That’s how I got hooked,” he laughs. “I was mesmerized. It became my dream to dance. Fred, so debonair in top hat, white tie, and tails, flower in lapel, and cane. He was so smooth, he made it look so easy. That huge Irving Berlin ‘Piccolini’ sequence with hundreds of people, or so it seemed, singing and dancing! I was on the edge of my seat. From then on, I was enamored with Hollywood musicals.”
While still in high school, Warren Carlyle became obsessed with tap. In spite of what he was achieving in sports, where he excelled in swim and track, the addition of dance to his extracurricular repertoire proved quite strange to his mates. “I was bullied. It was awful, hurtful, and tough, but I discovered the best way to handle it was to ignore it. Somehow I had the mind to find my inner strength to do my own thing.”
Carlyle says he knew exactly what that was. “In my mind, I was already out there doing it. I studied, danced, and performed.” It didn’t come as a shock to his parents when, upon graduating high school, he announced he was London-bound to attend ballet school. “I couldn’t wait,” he notes, “I had to go!”
He began dancing right out of university. Carlyle came up the ranks choreographing such musicals as Scrooge, the Sondheim revue Moving On, Pageant and The Goodbye Girl.
His first West End job came in 1989, when he was cast as Alonzo in the West End company of Cats. “I am very tall, which I considered an asset,” he explains. “Since I towered over everyone, choreographers put me in the back or middle.” He loved dancing but felt the urge “to take a leap forward.”
Then, he was hand-picked by Susan Stroman to be her associate choreographer on Trevor Nunn’s 1997 Royal National Theatre production of Oklahoma, starring Hugh Jackman.
“I not only knew who Susan was,” he notes, “but had long wanted to work with her. It was quite the honor to be chosen as her assistant. It went beyond that. I was inspired by her, and still am. She’s generous beyond belief. She taught me everything I know. She’s the master. If there’s one person who changed my life, it’s Susan.”
“Warren has a great passion for theater,” observes Stroman, “and comes armed with a tremendous knowledge of stage craft. He knows how to get the best out of people, always garnering their trust and respect. I’m so pleased with all his deserved success.”
“Working with Warren is a complete joy in every way,” says Jackman. “We became great friends during Oklahoma! It was clear even then that Warren had big dreams, and a real joie de vivre. He was a born choreographer/director, and everyone knew he was going places.”
It turned out to be New York and Broadway, where Carlyle followed Stroman to assist on The Producers and the subsequent Broadway revival of Nunn’s Oklahoma!
“I loved what I was doing, but wanted to be more creative,” he says. The short-lived adaptation of A Tale of Two Cities marked his Broadway debut as director/choreographer.
Jackman chose Carlyle to helm and choreograph 2011 Back on Broadway. “Warren has a way of bringing out the best in me and everyone around him,” states Jackman. “His energy is infectious. Warren has the rare ability of having confidence in his vision and the extraordinary ability to listen to everyone around him. He pushes everyone to be their best.”
City Center Encores! artistic director Jack Viertel chose Carlyle to direct and choreograph the concert production of Finian’s Rainbow. They worked closely to retool the staging for Broadway, which earned Carlyle a DD choreography nomination.
Three years ago, Viertel met with Jazz at Lincoln Center artistic director Wynton Marsalis to discuss reimagining Duke Ellington’s revues of the late 20s at Harlem’s legendary nightspot, the Cotton Club. That led to Carlyle helming and choreographing Cotton Club Parade for the inaugural co-production of City Center’s Off-Center series.
“It sounded exciting since I’d always been a huge fan of the Duke’s,” states Carlyle. “There’s nothing like his music. It’s so rich that it’s language to me; and so evocative that I as I listen choreography pops through my head.”
There was the mega success of the seven-week 2012 holiday engagement on Broadway of John Rando’s production of Joseph Robinette, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul’s musical adaptation of the cult film A Christmas Story, which he choreographed.
Carlyle explains he develops ideas “by spending lots of time thinking about what I’m going to do before I do it. I work for hours alone because Mom taught me never to go to someone’s home empty-handed. So, I never walk into a meeting without having something to offer. I feel an obligation to bring ideas – a piece of music, a sketch, a video of an idea I’ve worked up.”
Cotton Club Parade was the seed for the expanded, enhanced, and rechristened After Midnight. Carlyle won Tony and DDs for his choreography.
In the end, Warren Carlyle has never doubted what brought him across the pond. “It was all about Broadway’s dancers. The very best are here. I wanted to be surrounded by dancers who are so much better than I am so I could absorb it all. I’ve achieved that in spades.”
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DOCUMENT: Investigation
Roger Stone's Russian Hacking "Hero"
Trump loyalist communicated with "Guccifer 2.0"
http://thesmokinggun.com/file/roger-stone
MARCH 8--In the months before Election Day, a longtime confidante and political consultant for Donald Trump was in contact with the Russian hacking group that U.S. intelligence officials have accused of illegally breaching the Democratic National Committee’s computer system and the e-mail accounts of Hillary Clinton campaign officials in a bid to aid Trump, The Smoking Gun has learned.
The contact between Roger Stone, the Trump associate, and the Russian influence operation came via private messages exchanged on Twitter, according to a source. Stone’s contact was with “Guccifer 2.0,” an online persona that U.S. officials say was created by Russian government officials to distribute and publicize material stolen during hacks of the DNC, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and Gmail accounts used by Clinton staffers like John Podesta, the campaign's chairman.
Though “Guccifer 2.0” maintained that he was a lone “hacktivist” committed to “fight all those illuminati,” a U.S. intelligence assessment concluded with “high confidence” that the G.R.U., Russia’s military intelligence service, was operating the “Guccifer 2.0” persona, which communicated through Twitter, a WordPress blog, and a series of burner e-mail accounts.
Asked if he had exchanged private Twitter direct messages with “Guccifer 2.0,” Stone said in a text, “don’t recall.” In reply to a question about whether anyone else had access to his Twitter account, Stone--who has called “Guccifer 2.0” his “hero”--said, “Numerous people who work for me have access to my twitter feed.”
Stone said he thought his “entire communication” with “Guccifer 2.0” “was on twitter for the world to see.” The “brief exchange was public,” Stone contended. The 64-year-old Stone, who revels in his reputation as a dirty trickster, added he was unsure that the “Guccifer 2.0” on Twitter “is really him.” With the exception of “Guccifer 2.0” replying to one Stone tweet and directing a second tweet at the Republican operative, their Twitter accounts reflect no public back-and-forth communication.
Stone has mocked assertions that Democrats were targeted by Vladimir Putin’s government, saying that Clinton and her supporters could not admit being hacked by “one person” because that “didn’t look sinister enough.”
The “@GUCCIFER_2” Twitter account was used by the hackers to publicize material stolen in the DNC, DCCC, and Gmail incursions. The account also hyped the publication of Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s e-mails on Wikileaks and retweeted calls for support for Julian Assange, the Wikileaks founder holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. In late-July, “Guccifer 2.0” began following Stone, the only Trump World figure among the small group followed by the hackers.
Beginning in mid-June, for nearly four months TSG had intermittent contact with “Guccifer 2.0” via the “@GUCCIFER_2” Twitter account and several e-mail accounts (from which hundreds of stolen documents were transmitted to the site).
In late-August, TSG asked “Guccifer 2.0” about contact with Stone. After wondering, “why r u asking?,” “Guccifer 2.0” then accused TSG of receiving reportorial guidance from federal investigators: “the fbi’s tracing me, reading my dm [direct messages] and giving u hints. no?” When further pressed, “Guccifer 2.0” said, “i won’t comment on my conversations with other ppl.” The self-professed “freedom fighter” added, “why r u so interested in stone? he’s just a person who wrote a story about me. or i don’t know some important stuff?”
“Guccifer 2.0” surfaced on June 15, a day after The Washington Post reported that the DNC had been hacked and that security experts concluded that the Russian government was behind the intrusion.
In an e-mail to TSG, the hackers wrote, “Hi. This is Guccifer 2.0 and this is me who hacked Democratic National Committee.” After bragging that the DNC hack was “easy, very easy,” “Guccifer 2.0” noted that, “The main part of the papers, thousands of files and mails, I gave to Wikileaks.” Attached to the introductory e-mail were an assortment of documents stolen from the DNC’s servers.
While “Guccifer 2.0” subsequently shared additional documents with TSG and other reporters (and posted stolen material to the WordPress blog), the most damaging DNC material appeared on Wikileaks in late-July, days before the Democratic National Convention opened in Philadelphia.
After “Guccifer 2.0” took credit for the DNC attack--as well as the provision of stolen goods to Wikileaks--the FBI opened a criminal investigation into the hack. As part of the probe being run out of the bureau’s office in San Francisco, agents have obtained detailed records for the “Guccifer 2.0” Twitter and WordPress accounts, according to two sources. It is unknown whether the account records were obtained via search warrant or grand jury subpoena, or whether federal agents have gathered enough evidence to seek an indictment against “Guccifer 2.0” or, perhaps, individuals connected to the online persona.
Records obtained from Twitter and WordPress--both of which are headquartered in San Francisco--would include IP addresses from which the accounts were accessed. But barring an operational security mishap, those IP logs likely lead to an assortment of proxies spread across Europe. “I took all the measures so that they won't track me!” Guccifer wrote in one e-mail to TSG.
Stored Twitter records, however, would include tweets and direct messages, according to the company. “Guccifer 2.0” also used ever-changing e-mail accounts (he corresponded with TSG from three addresses, including an encrypted ProtonMail account).
The FBI also has an ongoing counterintelligence investigation that is examining possible links between several Trump loyalists, including Stone, and Russian officials. That investigation, aided by a multiagency working group including CIA and National Security Agency officials, has involved the review of intercepted communications and financial records, according to press reports.
Responding to media reports about the counterintelligence probe, Stone recently told the pro-Kremlin RT network that he had read that a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court had approved the wiretapping of his phone calls and the monitoring of his e-mail accounts. “I don’t know if that’s true. I’m told that there’s a grand jury convened,” said Stone, who did not specify where he had learned about the supposed interception of his communications.
Among the Trump associates being investigated by the FBI, Stone has known the 45th president the longest. For more than 30 years, Stone has worked, on and off, for Trump as a lobbyist, strategic advisor, and political consultant. Stone, who urged Trump to run for president in 1988, 2000, and 2012, wrote in 2011 that the real estate developer was a “middle class phenomenon,” adding that, “The higher your level of education the more likely you are to loathe Trump.”
Like Trump, Stone is vain, vindictive, and prone to declarations untethered to the truth. Both men are protégés of Roy Cohn, the reptilian attorney whose career initially blossomed at the elbow of Senator Joseph McCarthy and ended in disbarment weeks before his death from AIDS in 1986.
Stone began working for Trump’s presidential campaign months before the Republican candidate famously descended Trump Tower’s escalator in June 2015. Two months after Trump’s announcement, Stone--who had clashed with campaign manager Corey Lewandowski--was gone. Stone told reporters he quit, while Trump said he fired the veteran consultant, who was paid a total of $50,000 for his campaign work, Federal Election Commission records show.
Though no longer on the campaign payroll, Stone eventually resumed contact with Trump, according to numerous media reports describing Stone as an informal advisor to the Republican candidate (whose campaign was briefly chaired by Paul Manafort, a former partner of Stone’s in a Washington, D.C. lobbying firm).
Four months after Stone quit/was fired, he got Trump to agree to an interview with Alex Jones, the crackpot conspiracy theorist. During that notorious December 2015 Skype conversation--broadcast live on Jones’s Infowars program--Trump told the loony host, “Your reputation’s amazing” and pledged, “I will not let you down. You will be very, very impressed, I hope.” Sitting at his Trump Tower desk, Trump also saluted Stone as a “patriot” and “tough cookie” who “has been so loyal and so wonderful.”
In light of Stone’s relationship with Trump (whom Stone paid a congratulatory Trump Tower visit in December), some of the operative’s campaign pronouncements have come under close scrutiny by federal investigators. Especially since Stone appeared to have an inside line on upcoming Wikileaks e-mail dumps.
During an August 8 speech, Stone said, “I actually have communicated with Assange” and then referred to a Wikileaks “October surprise.” Stone subsequently stated that while he had never met or spoken to the Wikileaks founder, the men had a “mutual friend” who served as an “intermediary.”
Days after Stone’s speech, he told Jones that he had been the victim of a hack targeting “My personal accounts, my business accounts, my political work, a number of my bank accounts have been accessed.” Stone claimed that the hack occurred “as soon as it became publicly known that I was in communication with Julian Assange.”
When asked about Stone’s claim that he had a “back channel communications with Wikileaks,” a spokesperson for Assange issued a flat denial: “Wikileaks has had no contact with Roger Stone.”
On August 21, Stone tweeted that it would soon be Podesta’s “time in the barrel.” Stone’s Twitter predictions became more precise in the days before Wikileaks began publishing the contents of Podesta’s Gmail account on October 7. On October 1, Stone declared that “Wednesday @HillaryClinton is done.” Two days later, Stone tweeted that he was confident that “my hero Julian Assange” would soon “educate the American people.” In an October 5 tweet, Stone reported that, “Payload coming” and included the hashtag “Lockthemup.”
Stone also went on Jones’s show on October 2 to declare that, “I’m assured the motherlode is coming Wednesday.” He added, “I have reason to believe that it is devastating.” Stone also claimed that Assange was fearful that “the globalists and the Clintonites are trying to figure out how to kill him.”
Though Stone missed the Wikileaks release date by two days, Podesta told reporters that it was a “reasonable conclusion” that “Mr. Stone had advanced warning and the Trump campaign had advanced warning about what Assange was going to do.” During his October 11 remarks, Podesta added, “I think there’s a reasonable belief that Mr. Assange may have passed this information onto Mr. Stone.” For his part, Stone dismissed Podesta’s collusion charge as “categorically false.” When asked by a TV interviewer if he was being used to pass information to the Trump campaign, Stone replied, “No. I’m using them to write a blog that more people read than watch MSNBC.”
Like many of his supporters, Trump repeatedly promoted the Wikileaks disclosures during the campaign’s final months (and mentioned them at all three presidential debates). A few days into the month-long drip of Podesta’s 55,000 e-mails, Trump called the stolen material “incredible,” “unbelievable,” and “big stuff.” On October 10, Trump told a Pennsylvania audience, “Wikileaks. I love Wikileaks.” A day later he gushed to Bill O’Reilly, “Wikileaks is amazing.”
On October 7, one of the presidential campaign’s most consequential days, The Washington Post published the 2005 “Access Hollywood” video showing Trump having a lewd conversation about grabbing women “by the pussy.” About two hours after the video’s uploading, Wikileaks posted its first installment of the Podesta e-mails. That Friday afternoon also saw the release of a statement from the Department of Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence about Russian efforts to “interfere with the US election process.”
The joint statement reported that the U.S. intelligence community was confident that the Russian government “directed” the hacking of the DNC, Podesta, and other Clinton campaign officials. Charging that “only Russia’s senior-most officials could have authorized these activities,” the statement noted that the distribution of hacked material via “Guccifer 2.0” and the web site DC Leaks was “consistent with the methods and motivations of Russian-directed efforts.”
Like “Guccifer 2.0,” DC Leaks first appeared online last June and was used to house the correspondence of Clinton campaign officials who fell for a spear phishing e-mail. TSG learned of the DC Leaks site in a late-June e-mail from “Guccifer 2.0.” The hackers falsely claimed DC Leaks was a Wikileaks affiliate and later provided a reporter with a password allowing access to a protected part of the web site.
While Stone’s prescient comments about Podesta’s “time in the barrel” and the Wikileaks “motherlode” have justly prompted scrutiny by federal agents (and suspicious Democratic officials), the Trump associate’s contact with “Guccifer 2.0” is worthy of even closer review. Because while Stone’s claim of a “back channel” to Wikileaks rests solely on his shaky credibility, his admiration for “Guccifer 2.0”--Russian operatives peddling purloined goods--is well documented.
In an August 13 Twitter post, Stone called “Guccifer 2.0” a “HERO.” After the “@GUCCIFER_2” Twitter account was banned in response to the distribution of a spreadsheet containing the private phone numbers and e-mail addresses of hundreds of Democratic officeholders, Stone called the punishment “Outrageous!” and wondered, “why are those exposing the truth banned?” When Twitter restored the “Guccifer 2.0” account, Stone exclaimed, “Thank You, Sweet Jesus. I’ve prayed for it.”
While “Guccifer 2.0” was briefly bounced from Twitter, Stone declared that the “Clintonistas” needed to “censor their critics to rig the upcoming election.” Stone’s reference to “Guccifer 2.0” as a Clinton “critic” came after published reports had already identified “Guccifer 2.0” as a G.R.U. invention. Additionally, multiple cybersecurity firms had by then issued reports concluding that the DNC breach was the handiwork of Russian government hackers.
Stone’s declaration that “Guccifer 2.0” was his hero came about a week after Breitbart.com published a story by Stone which excoriated Clinton for accusing the Russian government of hacking the DNC. Declaring that Clinton’s “dishonest blame-casting is so dangerous,” Stone blasted the Democratic nominee for using “rhetoric that poses a dangerous threat to out democracy and even world peace.”
Stone then identified the “real culprit” as a lone operator using the handle “Guccifer 2.0.” While the exploits of “Guccifer 2.0” had been widely reported for nearly two months, Stone wrote that “our pathetic press patsies” had mindlessly opted to “keep repeating Hillary’s spin” about a Russian cyber attack. Stone, you see, took claims from “Guccifer 2.0” that he was just a Romanian guy with a laptop at face value. “The DNC being hacked by one person didn’t look sinister enough,” wrote Stone, who has no tech expertise or history of analyzing hacking methodology. “Time for the victim card! Blame the Russians! Blame Putin! Blame Trump!”
Stone’s piece on Breitbart--which was then still being run by Stephen Bannon--contended that “common sense” dictated that “if Russia were doing what Hillary says they were doing they simply would have gone straight to Wikileaks” with the stolen DNC documents. Which, of course, is exactly what “Guccifer 2.0” said was done, a fact Stone neatly avoided.
After posting the Breitbart story to his personal web site, Stone tweeted out a link to his 100,000-plus followers along with the claim that, “Roger Stone shows Russians didn’t hack Hillary.”
Despite Stone’s shoddy reporting and harebrained analysis, his piece was a hit with at least one reader: “Guccifer 2.0.”
In an August 12 tweet, the hackers wrote, “@RogerJStoneJr thanks that u believe in the real #Guccifer2.” This was Russia’s military intelligence agency saluting a Trump associate for his work as a signal booster when it came to the fiction that “Guccifer 2.0” was a Romanian laptop warrior battling the Illuminati. The G.R.U. was likely equally pleased when--the following day--Stone rushed to the defense of his “HERO” when Twitter briefly banned the “@GUCCIFER_2” account.
On August 16, Stone posted a link to a story he authored about how the presidential election could be “rigged against Donald Trump” through the manipulation of electronic voting machines. This piece of fantasy stirred “Guccifer 2.0” to reply directly to Stone’s tweet.
“paying u back,” wrote “Guccifer 2.0.” The hackers then retweeted Stone’s tweet on the “@GUCCIFER_2” Twitter account.
During the course of the presidential campaign, Stone, like Trump, denied that Russian agents were behind the coordinated attacks on the Democratic party and the Clinton campaign. It could have been anyone, they reasoned, from China to a fat guy on a couch.
But following a two-hour briefing on January 6 by the director of national intelligence and the heads of the FBI and CIA, Trump grudgingly conceded Russia was the culprit. “I think it was Russia,” was the best Trump could muster at a January 11 press conference.
Stone, however, is less convinced. Days after Trump’s classified briefing and the release of an intelligence assessment that identified “Guccifer 2.0” as a G.R.U. asset used to distribute hacked material, Stone dismissed accounts of “a massive Russian conspiracy.” In a blog post, Stone blamed “Clinton Cohorts in the media,” among others, for mounting a distraction campaign aimed at vilifying Russia and inciting a “global conflict.”
In mid-January, Stone even claimed that he was “poisoned to stop me from exposing the ‘Russian Hacking’ LIE” before a congressional committee. During an Infowars appearance with Jones, Stone said that he became extremely ill before Christmas and suffered “over 14 days of high fevers, delirium, night sweats, I had lesions on my chest and my face. I had extreme diarrhea. I had vomiting that could not be stopped with medication.”
The “general consensus” of doctors, Stone claimed, was that he was poisoned with polonium or a substance with the characteristics of the radioactive agent (which was famously used to kill Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko). Stone told Jones that “the conjecture of all the doctors” was that he did not receive “a large enough dose to kill me.” He went on to spin a conspiracy theory involving George Soros, David Brock, and enemies in the “Deep State” who manufactured “this Russian fraud.”
Jones said it was a “stroke of luck” that Stone did not drink the “full potion,” thus dodging a poisoning death. It remains unclear, however, if the polonium survived its encounter with Stone.
Trump’s presidential campaign and ascendancy to the White House have provided Stone with something of a late-career resurgence. While he relishes media pieces describing him as “Possibly The Most Dangerous Man In Politics,” Stone has long been marginalized in top-tier Republican circles. Stone, who splits his time between rentals in Manhattan and Ft. Lauderdale, has recently been limited to handling smaller campaigns in south Florida.
Running on the fumes of dirty tricks dating to Richard Nixon’s Committee for the Re-Election of the President, Stone has pivoted from being a political consultant to a media firebrand peddling books and other merch.
In the process, Stone has become a darling of the alt-right thanks to his nonstop disparagement of members of the Obama, Bush, and Clinton families. He is pictured in one of the most popular right-wing memes of the campaign season, a Photoshopped reworking of a poster for the Sylvester Stallone movie “The Expendables.” Stone, one of “The Deplorables,” is seen flanking Trump along with the candidate’s sons, Jones, Rudolph Giuliani, Milo Yiannopoulos, and Pepe the Frog.
Stone has delighted the Breitbart and Infowars crowd with a stream of misogynistic, racially charged Twitter slurs. He has called a TV commentator a “stupid negro,” a former Clinton cabinet member a “disgusting lesbian dwarf,” and labeled former Rep. Michele Bachman a "tranny" with a "mincing, lisping husband."
In a Twitter tirade this weekend, Stone called one female detractor a “stupid ignorant ugly bitch” and told a journalist, “go fuck yourself, u talentless asswipe.” These comments prompted author J.K. Rowling to tweet, “This man is an advisor to the leader of the free world. This guy, right here. #rogerstone.” Stone, no doubt, was thrilled to be upbraided by the creator of Harry Potter, who has nearly 10 million Twitter followers.
When confronted about his online antics, Stone has described the slurs as “intemperate” and “two-martini tweets.” But Stone offers no apologies, because smearing is like breathing for him.
An aging bottle blonde with an overbite and a suspicious hairline, Stone is a dandy who enjoys discussing his Anderson & Sheppard threads and the proper top hat to be matched with a morning suit. He is partial to vintage Jaguars and Citroens and his Instagram feed reflects his fondness for playing dress up.
That Stone has succeeded in marketing himself to the coarse Infowars and alt-right crowd is a testament to his talents as a chameleon and world-class media manipulator.
In 1996, Stone was forced to resign a top post with Bob Dole’s presidential campaign after the National Enquirer reported that he and his wife Nydia, now 69, had placed numerous ads online and in swingers magazines seeking single men and couples for group sex. One ad described Stone as a bodybuilder and included a shirtless photo of him with a black bar over his eyes. His wife is pictured topless in an accompanying image.
Stone initially denied placing the ads, claiming that they were the work of a “very sick individual.” But years later he admitted to The New Yorker that the ads were authentic, and described himself as a “libertine.”
Undaunted by the Dole disaster, the Stones continued swinging. In a December 2006 post on the Dark Cavern web site, the couple advertised for a male partner who “must be 22-40, lean, muscular and hung like a horse.” The ad, which included Stone’s Hotmail address, offered a graphic description of Nydia’s body and the notation that “Obidient husband shares her cunt.” Respondents were directed to “Contact me/us with a photo of face/body/meat.” The Stone ad was found on a meetup page for Florida swingers.
Dark Cavern (motto: “We unite black and white”) is dedicated to facilitating and chronicling sexual encounters between “black studs” and white women (usually while the husband looks on). The site offers recaps from couples about “going black” and has a section where “wives and studs” can suggest “new ways to humiliate the wimp hubbies.”
The news that one of their beloved “Deplorables” once advertised for “huge hung black Cock” might not go over well in alt-right circles, where masculinity, virility, and racial prominence are prized. In fact, there is a favorite pejorative used by Breitbartians when they sense that someone is weak, effeminate, or a supporter of someone other than Trump. If only Pepe & Co. knew there was a real-life cuck in their midst.
Since Stone has been banned from many cable TV programs, his relationship with Jones--and access to the conspiracy theorist’s large audience--has become central to his ability to maintain his profile and sell his slipshod books about the Bush crime family, LBJ’s plot to murder JFK, and Bill Clinton’s war on women. Stone and Jones even jointly marketed a Bill Clinton “RAPE” t-shirt (now marked down to $9.99 on Stone’s online store) and a Clinton rape whistle (available for just $6.99 in the Infowars shop).
Stone’s latest tome, a 363-page slog about Trump’s march to the White House, is titled “The Making of the President 2016.” Stone stole the book’s title from the late journalist Theodore White, whose four-book series chronicled the 1960, 1964, 1968, and 1972 presidential elections.
Stone’s grave robbing is not limited to White, who died in 1986. He also publishes an “International Best and Worst Dressed” list, an annual compilation made famous by Richard Blackwell, who died in 2008. Stone, whose bio lists him as “Men’s Fashion Editor” of The Daily Caller, a political web site without a fashion section, this year named Yiannopoulos, Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle, and conservative commentator Tomi Lahren to his best dressed list. Oddly, many of those on Stone’s worst dressed list also double as his political enemies: Hillary Clinton, David Brock, Michael Moore, and Lena Dunham. And, of course, CNN political commentator Ana Navarro, whom Stone has delighted in denigrating on Twitter as “fat,” “stupid,” “borderline retarded,” and an “entitled diva bitch.”
While Stone promoted his books and merch during the 2016 campaign, he was also operating a pro-Trump Super PAC called the Committee to Restore America’s Greatness. Launched in December 2015--four months after Stone left the Trump campaign--the PAC promised to target Trump’s GOP rivals, particularly Senator Marco Rubio.
Upon learning of Stone’s PAC, Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski branded it a “Big league scam.” Stone responded on Twitter, saying that he was “a volunteer” and was “uncompensated” by the PAC, which had just started to solicit donations.
But Stone did not volunteer for long, according to Federal Election Commission records. Beginning in March 2016, two Stone companies were paid a total of $159,000 by the PAC for consulting services and “voter fraud research and documentation.” The PAC, which was terminated last month, raised about $500,000.
Stone’s PAC paid $141,000 to Jensen & Associates, a two-lawyer personal injury firm in Costa Mesa, California. The firm is run by Paul Rolf Jensen, 58, an anti-gay activist and Obama birther who has previously represented Stone. FEC filings report that the payments to Jensen’s firm were for “legal and accounting” services provided to Stone’s PAC.
In 2008, weeks after The New York Times reported that Eliot Spitzer was ensnared in a prostitution investigation, Stone claimed responsibility for tipping off the FBI about the New York governor’s weakness for hookers. The claims of Stone, a Spitzer nemesis, were detailed in a letter that was signed by Jensen and purportedly sent to the FBI in late-2007. A copy of Jensen’s letter somehow found its way to a Miami Herald reporter, who noted that while the missive was addressed to the FBI, the names of the supposed recipients were blacked out. Which, of course, would make it difficult to determine whether the letter was actually sent.
Jensen’s letter stated that Stone learned about Spitzer paying for hookers from a call girl he met at a Miami strip club. The letter noted that Spitzer “did not remove his mid-calf length black socks during the sex act.” This tawdry detail, now lodged in the public record as if it were demonstrably true, reads like a trademark Stone fabrication, an allegation spoon fed to the media in a bid to humiliate a political adversary.
Stone’s tendency to exaggerate his accomplishments--and to take credit for things he did not do--once prompted GOP consultant Ed Rollins to say, “I don’t think you’ll find anyone in the business who trusts him. Roger was always a little rat.” Stone last year called Rollins a “talentless buffoon” and, in an appearance on Jones’s show, charged that Rollins was running a pro-Trump PAC that was a “scam” and a “fraud.”
What Stone forgot to mention was that the Trump campaign--at Lewandowski’s direction--had, weeks earlier, sent the FEC a “disavowal letter” stating that both the Stone and Rollins PACs were not authorized by Trump. When Lewandowski was fired by Trump last June, Stone rejoiced since his ex-partner Manafort was taking over as campaign manager. After Lewandowski was deposed, reporter Matt Labash wrote in The Weekly Standard, “Stone called me, singing ‘Back In The Saddle Again.’”
In addition to his Super PAC, Stone also formed Stop The Steal, a tax-exempt organization that, due to Internal Revenue Service rules, could raise and spend unlimited amounts, but was barred from supporting (or opposing) a specific candidate. Stop The Steal, Stone explained, was initially formed to help safeguard against Republican Party insiders denying Trump the party’s nomination. The group subsequently alleged that the Clinton campaign was
plotting to steal the general election--a warning echoed by Trump and Jones--and claimed to be arranging for independent exit polls to be conducted on November 8.
Stop The Steal, IRS records show, raised about $40,000. While the group has not been disbanded, visitors to stopthesteal.org are redirected to Stone’s personal web site.
For an organization purportedly dedicated to preserving the sanctity of the voting process, Stone’s group made a series of odd expenditures in December:
* Stop The Steal paid $4000 to Steven Gray, a North Little Rock, Arkansas resident, for “fundraising expenses.” Gray is the best friend of Danney Williams, 31, who claims to be Bill Clinton’s illegitimate black son (a story that Stone and Jones have vigorously pushed). Williams and Gray appeared together at a press conference before the final presidential debate in Las Vegas in mid-October. After announcing his intention to file a paternity suit seeking a DNA sample from Clinton, Williams was asked how he paid for the Nevada trip. Williams, a jobless ex-con, and Gray replied that they had saved their own money and raised other funds from neighbors. When a journalist asked Williams about his relationship with Stone--who wrote about Williams in his 2015 book “The Clintons’ War on Women”--Williams replied, “I don’t have no relationship with Roger Stone.” Stone’s new book includes an undated photo (seen at right) of him posing with Williams.
* On December 27, Stone’s group paid $3500 to Kristin Davis for “fundraising expenses.” Davis, 41, is a twice-convicted felon who has served prison time for running a high-end prostitution business and then for selling controlled substances. Davis, a close friend of Stone’s, ran for governor of New York in 2010 at Stone’s urging and claimed that she once supplied hookers to a rough sex-loving Spitzer. Released from federal custody in May 2016, Davis will remain on probation until 2018. The former pimp/pusher gave birth to a son in late-September (she says she was impregnated while serving the final portion of her sentence in a halfway house). Davis has declined to identify the father of her son, Carter Stone Davis. But she has said that Stone is one of the baby’s two godfathers. Davis and Stone are pictured below.
* Stop The Steal paid Alejandro Vidal $5000 for “fundraising expenses.” Vidal, a 31-year-old Floridian, is the founder of Freenauts, a hip-hop group whose catalog consists of raps about the “Clinton Crime Cartel,” the “Bush Crime Family,” and Williams’s plight. The group’s video for “Justice for Danney Williams” was released two days before the final Clinton-Trump debate and was heavily promoted by Stone, Jones, and their cohorts. Vidal’s web site reports that he helps produce Stone’s weekly “Stone Cold Truth” radio show.
* A Virginia PR firm headed by Stone pal Christian Josi was paid $3500 by Stop The Steal (and another $3000 by Stone’s PAC). In his Trump book, Stone credits Josi with running “the Clinton Rape T-shirt campaign for me,” a “crude guerilla tactic” that “Alex Jones then kicked off into the stratosphere.” Josi’s tasks apparently included running the “@ClintonRapeTee” Twitter account, which included a link to clintonrapeshirt.com (which redirected visitors to Stone’s online store).
Stop The Steal and Stone’s PAC also paid a total of $14,000 to Andrew Miller, a veteran Stone henchman who ran Davis’s gubernatorial campaign. Miller, who started as Stone’s chauffeur, has moved to California, where, along with his wife (another Stone crony) he is operating a medical cannabis firm that cultivates and delivers product to clients in Anaheim and Yorba Linda. Stone and Miller have talked about developing “Tricky Dick,” a pot strain that would honor Richard Nixon, who was born in Yorba Linda. Like Assange and “Guccifer 2.0,” Nixon is another of Stone’s heroes.
Stone has been surrounded for years by a ragtag coterie of operatives who execute the boss’s astroturfing and smear campaigns. One Stone sidekick was convicted of smuggling 19 illegal aliens into the country via a 25-foot cabin cruiser he piloted from the Bahamas. The man got his sentence reduced by providing federal agents with “valuable information concerning individuals involved in narcotics trafficking and alien smuggling,” according to court records.
While competitors like Rollins, Mike Murphy, Steve Schmidt, and Karl Rove handled high-profile GOP campaigns, Stone and his troupe mucked around with sleazier pursuits. When a south Florida TV reporter began probing Stone’s operation, Miller published a story on his Broward County news blog that claimed an unidentified “peeper” was on the prowl. The item was accompanied by an artist's sketch of the newsman. A pending lawsuit accuses Stone of smearing a Libertarian Party candidate in an election mailer labeled “SEXUAL PREDATOR ALERT.” The piece included a photo of the pol, his home address, and the warning that the man was a “sick twisted pervert” who was a danger to children.
A typical stealth Stone operation occurred in early-2015, just before the launch of the Trump campaign.
A proposal to pay $500 million for nearly 50,000 acres of land in the Florida Everglades was backed by environmental activists. But the taxpayer-funded purchase was not supported by the land’s owner, the U.S. Sugar Corporation (which, years earlier, had retained Stone to help kill a one-cent sugar tax earmarked for Everglades restoration).
While the land purchase had the support of actual Floridians, some of the opposition was manufactured by Stone, who stayed in the shadows. Tea Party Miami joined with a new outfit, Florida Citizens Against Waste, to oppose the land deal. The tea party group--which claimed a membership in excess of 26,000--was a shell operation founded by Stone’s longtime executive assistant. Florida Citizens Against Waste was fronted by another Stone crony and launched a web site at stopthelandgrab.org that urged citizens to join a protest outside the South Florida Water Management’s Palm Beach office. Signs would be provided, the group noted, and there would be “Free lunch afterwards.”
The “protesters” that subsequently showed up one Thursday morning were actually 50 members of a Broward County acting group who were paid $75 each (and learned of the gig via a Facebook post). Contacted by a Palm Beach Post reporter, a U.S. Sugar spokesperson said the firm had no involvement with the rally.
[Two months after Stone & Co. staged the Palm Beach protest, Trump announced his presidential campaign in front of a Trump Tower audience that was papered with dozens of extras who were paid $50 to cheer, wear “Make America Great Again!” t-shirts, and hold signs (which were provided).]
The Everglades land purchase was eventually rejected by state Republican leaders. Florida Citizens Against Waste--victorious in its public debut--quickly disappeared, as if there was no further need to ferret out governmental profligacy. As for the group’s web site, it sat dormant for a spell before ultimately redirecting visitors to rogerstone.net, one of Stone’s personal web sites. But in the last month, traffic was rerouted to a new url, floridiansagainstwaste.org. The web site urges the defeat of a new piece of Everglades legislation being pushed by Joe Negron, the moderate Republican who is president of the Florida Senate. Negron’s legislation is opposed by U.S. Sugar.
Following his two-martini tantrum this past weekend, Stone received a 12-hour timeout from Twitter for violating company rules regarding abusive behavior. Stone, of course, decried the wrist slap as a move by the “Censorship brigade” at Twitter to “stymie free speech. Shameful!” Jones, a one-man force multiplier, quickly jumped to Stone’s defense. “If they silence him,” Jones tweeted to his 580,000 followers, “We're all in danger of loosing our voices.”
Since unspooling his tales about a) being hacked after revealing his purported “communication” with Assange and b) his miraculous survival after a polonium attack, Stone has frequently spoken about how patriots like him and Jones are under siege by the “Deep State,” the shadow government that purportedly is seeking to undermine Trump’s authority and legitimacy.
During one Infowars appearance, Stone disclosed that he was being harassed by the Internal Revenue Service. Stone said that he was being accused of failing to pay his 2014 taxes, which he denied. Jones replied that the IRS audit of his pal was “all part of a war,” adding that, “They’re pulling out all the stops.”
According to a series of federal tax liens filed by the IRS in Florida, Stone and his wife owe nearly $1.5 million in unpaid taxes. Several of the liens, which cover six separate years, were filed in Dade County when the Stones resided in Miami Beach. The most recent lien, recorded in mid-2014, was filed in Broward County since the couple had relocated to a rented home in Ft. Lauderdale. The liens remain active in both counties, where no satisfaction or release documents have been docketed.
In Stone’s estimation, investigations into campaign hacking are a “witch hunt.” Likewise, those calling for an examination of ties between Trump associates and Russian government figures are engaging in “the new McCarthyism.” It must be difficult for Stone, one of Roy Cohn’s golden boys, to make those claims with a straight face.
Like Trump, Stone is a master of distraction who prefers to avoid accountability, especially when someone else can be blamed. It would not be surprising if Stone chalked up the lagging sales on his new book to a conspiracy hatched by Jeff Bezos and Obama holdovers at the CIA.
As federal agents continue to probe “Guccifer 2.0” and the Russian influence operation, Stone assures reporters that his vindication is near. Of course, this is coming from a man who has long counseled clients under siege to “Admit nothing. Deny everything. Launch counterattack.” (7 pages)
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Ivormadom Temples: Partha Sarathy and Someshwaram
The place is noted for one of the most sacred place for funeral in Kerala – Iver Madom. The name ‘Iver Madom’ literally means ‘the abode of five’. The legends says that this is the place where Pandavas, after Kurukshetra war, got relief from their mental agony by doing prayers and Bali Tarpanas and Bharathapuzha is believed to have cleansed them of all their sins and restored their mental strength. Thus the place is connected with Pandavas, who is believed to have erected the Lord Krishna Temple dedicated to Parthasarathy here. Even now, hundreds of people come to Ivor Madom Sree Krishna temple and do the last rites and Bali Tarpanam to those departed souls dear to them. Pampadi is located on the Southern banks of Nila and is accessed by bridge from Lakkidi.
The eldest among the Pandavas, Dharmaputra is said to have erected a Lord Siva Temple also on the northern banks of the river and is known as Someshwaram. This shrine is located on the Northern banks of the River. The main deity Lord Siva is consecrated in Rowdra Bhava and is facing east. Sub-shrine of Ganesha is close to the main sanctum and Sri Ayyappa and Nagas are located outside the main shrine. The entry to the main shrine is a little elevated with a cute narrow passage. The sanctum in the form of Vatta Sreekovil is gold plated. Murals of deities adorn the outer wall of the shrine. There is no flag-mast in this temple. The other side of the paddy field has three more Siva lingas consecrated beneath a big peepal tree. The Siva lingas - Kothakurussi Appan, Kirathamoorthy and Vetekarappan, are more than five feet tall and are facing west.
On the banks of River Bharathapuzha or Nila, km from Ottappalam
50 km from Thrissur
5 Km from Thiruvilwamala Temple
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Follow the Money: The Knights of Columbus and Anti-Marriage Politics
Moments ago, the Equally Blessed coalition of four Catholic organizations who support full equality for LGBT people issued a new report (PDF:1.3MB/38 pages) detailing heavy financial involvement of the Knights of Columbus in various anti-marriage initiatives across the U.S. The Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal organization similar to the Masons which defines itself as a charitable organizations, has developed a solid reputation for funding a large number of social support and genuinely charitable works.
But since 2003, the Knights has become an increasingly political organization, pouring almost $6.3 million directly to anti-marriage efforts since 2005. In addition, the Knights spent more than $9.6 million in what the report classifies as indirect support for fighting same-sex marriage, including such areas as educational, theological and spiritual programs to support the position of marriage as one-man/one-woman. For example, the Knights has contributed $1.5 million to the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which has mounted legal challenges to marriage equality on the grounds that it infringes upon the religious liberties of those who oppose it. Other recipients of what the report calls indirect support for anti-marriage efforts include the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family ($6.3 million), the Federalist Society ($130,000), Morality in Media ($150,000), and the Howard Center for Family, Religion and Society ($75,000) which sponsors the World Congress of Families.
As for the direct contributions to anti-marriage fights, the Equally Blessed report indicates that the Knights was a major contributor to ballot measures in California, Kansas, Florida, Arizona, Washington, Maryland and Maine. The Knights became involved in anti-marriage fights in 2005 when they donated $100,000 to DOMA, Inc, which was fighting for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage to the Kansas Constitution. The Knights was not just the largest single donor to DOMA, Inc., their donation made up 80% of the total $126,000 raised by DOMA. That proposed amendment passed in April 2005 by 70% to 30%.
In 2008, with marriage amendments on the ballot in four states, the Knights stepped up its game considerably. In 2008, the Knights contributed $1,150,000 to ProtectMarriage.com out of a total of $39 million raised to strip California’s gays and lesbians of their rights to marry. The Knights also contributed $200,000 to support Florida’s successful fight in Amendment 2, and $100,000 to pass Arizona’s Prop 102. The Knights also contributed $250,000 in a failed effort to promote a constitutional convention to impose a marriage equality ban.
The Knights has also given significant resources to state Catholic Conferences and other organizations to run public relations campaigns against marriage equality. In 2008, at the same time that the Knights contributed $1.7 million directly to state battles to ban same-sex marriage, they contributed an additional $500,000 to the National Organization for Marriage. With those expensive state-level campaigns over in 2009, NOM became the recipient of $1,430,000, the single largest grant that the Knights have made to date for anti-marriage efforts. NOM, in turn, donated almost $2 million to the effort to turn back marriage equality in Maine. That same year, the Knights contributed $169,000 to Family Institute of Connecticut Action to air “religious freedom” ads on local media in their fight against same-sex marriage. (That year, the state legislature modified their marriage laws to conform with a 2008 state Supreme Court mandate requiring Connecticut to provide same-sex marriage.)
The United States Catholic Conference of Bishops naturally have also been the beneficiaries of the Knights’ largess. Beginning with a $50,000 grant to the USCCB in 2007, the Knights have poured almost $1.2 million to the USCCB’s coffers through 2010. That is in addition to some $300 to state level Catholic organizations.
The report from Equally Blessed was based on the Knights’ IRS-990 tax filings through 2010. Because the Knights have exercised their rights to delay filing their 2011 tax returns until November 15, 2012, the report does not include Knights expenditures for that year. But by examining the campaign filings of marriage opponents Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington campaigns, Equally Blessed was able to tabulate that the Knights have contributed over $635,000so far, with allocations ranging from $250,000 in Washington and Maryland to just $1,135 for Maine.
The report only covers donations made by the national Knights of Columbus. It does not include donations made by individual Knights chapters across the U.S. The full list of donations for direct fights against marriage equality shown below are taken from Table 1 of the report. The report also includes a separate table showing donations for indirect support for marriage quality fights.
100,000 DOMA Inc. for constitutional amendment to ban marriage equality in Kansas
25,000 Various state-level marriage protection initiatives
150,000 PA Catholic Conference for marriage protection initiative
50,000 MA State Council for marriage protection initiative
50,000 Family Institute of Connecticut for marriage protection initiative
50,000 US Catholic Conference of Bishops for National Pastoral Initiative for Marriage
1,150,000 ProtectMarriage.com to support Proposition 8 in California
500,000 NOM to support the mission to be a national resource for marriage-related initiatives
275,000 Connecticut Catholic Conference to promote a constitutional convention for a marriage equality ban
200,000 Florida Family Action to pass Marriage Protection Amendment
100,000 YesForMarriage.com to pass Proposition 102 in Arizona
50,000 Catholic Conference for the “Future Depends on Marriage” campaign
35,000 NJ Catholic Conference to produce DVD for nationwide use to oppose marriage equality
1,430,000 NOM to support the mission to be a national resource for marriage-related initiatives
418,000 US Conference of Catholic Bishops Ad Hoc Committee for Defense of Marriage
169,000 Family Institute of Connecticut Action for “religious freedom” ads
50,000 Stand for Marriage Maine to ballot initiative to overturn legalization of marriage equality
25,500 Family Institute of Connecticut for administrative costs
15,000 NJ Council to support pro-marriage rally
722,150 USCCB Ad Hoc Committee for Defense of Marriage
250,000 Preserve Marriage Washington
250,000 Maryland Marriage Alliance
134,000 Minnesota for Marriage
1,135 Protect Marriage Maine
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Review: The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston
The Lost City of the Monkey God is the story of the recent discovery of ancient ruins in Honduras. It's a book about archaeology and adventure, but also a book about the past and the future.
The story starts when Douglas Preston attaches himself to a wealthy hobbyist who hopes to find a mythical lost city - Ciudad Blanca, also sometimes known as The City of the Monkey God. That city was mentioned in the chronicles of early conquistadors, and its myth had grown over time.
Early in the 20th century, another hobbyist funded several attempts to discover it, including one which claimed to have resulted in success, but which kept the coordinates secret. Reportage about those attempts would inspire other wannabe adventurers for nearly a hundred years.
The attempts and efforts which resulted in this book were different from previous ones: they used lidar technology to scan four sections of the jungle where the city was suspected of being, based on research of the records left behind by other people who claimed to have found it. When lidar revealed patterns that suggested human construction, in the deepest jungle, expeditions went out to find the ruins on the ground.
There are some aspects of the story of the discovery that might be a little troubling. The "dancing with the devil" that the organisers decided to do (hiring a criminal with good connections to support their efforts in Honduras in the early stages) makes for uncomfortable reading. Then, once the expeditions become more serious and involve reputable scientists, the criticisms flung against their work by a charlatan who uses the language of social justice campaigners as a weapon are utterly depressing. Especially since said charlatan is a disreputable self-promoter, guilty of everything he accuses the expedition of: it's a sad example of the way social justice theories have become weaponised, used not to bring about improvements, but as a tool to attack individuals, heavily used by con artists and trolls to fire up angry insta-mobs.
I was a little worried that the book would be either boring, or over-sensationalised. Fortunately, it was neither. Douglas Preston managed to breathe excitement into a non-fiction account where the reader would know the outcome before picking up the book. He brought the landscapes and the people vividly to life, while taking care to write factually and objectively about everything that was found, and everything that happened before and after the discovery. More importantly, when later chapter deal with diseases, he quickly and efficiently summarises things in ways that were eye-opening to the point of feeling like new information to me. It's a highly readable, interesting book - and even educational!
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What is it to be a Black Japanese American? What should I tell you? What should you know?
Por Mariko Fujimoto Rooks / 3 Set 2020
Every story has a point, a narrative, and a conclusion, but when I sat down to write this I couldn’t come up with any of those things. In part, I think it’s an occupational hazard of being mixed. Everyone’s understanding of self changes over time, but being mixed is often the lens through which I see this change and complexity in my own life. Blackness gives me access to a community, a history, and a world that is beautiful, joyful, powerful, and glorious. It also means I experience a great deal of pain and trauma that non-Black JA folx do not have to carry. It means I can experience painful alienation within the Black community. It means that many other less privileged folx in that community experience violence that I do not. Being a Buddhist JA also generates similar complex experiences, albeit with different stakes and different kinds of violence. So does being mixed when being mixed is different than being Japanese American and Black altogether. So does being female, and so does being queer. As a result, I’ve decided to share a few stories that I feel embody these ever-changing complexities.
I can’t remember a time when the Japanese American community was not present in my life. Though I was born in the Bay Area, I was three years old when my parents moved our family back to Los Angeles so that I could attend Nishi Center (Nishi Buddhist Temple’s pre-school). My Sansei mother was raised in LA, and returning also meant attending Senshin Buddhist Temple every Sunday, as well as a whole host of other JA activities like Sansei Baseball and several ill-fated attempts at JA basketball. In my formative years, I did not have to wonder whether my name, my religion, and my culture were valid and important. No place is perfect, but Nishi was pretty close.
This is not to say that my Japanese American Buddhist education in the early 2000’s is not a product of its time. I unquestioningly colored in the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria n Nishi kindergarten as we learned about Columbus. I didn’t realize I was perpetuating Indigenous erasure and genocide — issues that had yet to be foregrounded in the Japanese American community in the ways that are so necessary for the dismantling of racism and settler colonialism. Even using land acknowledgements at the beginnings of meetings and events would go a long way (though not far enough) in recognizing that the land we have fought so hard to preserve against gentrification. Little Tokyo and other Japantowns, all of the spaces we consider “ours,” are only made possible because the Tongva people who were there before us were wiped from our history despite still existing today.
Photo credit: Dylan Nishi, 2017
When I left Nishi for public elementary school, I was pretty miserable. Like many other children, I felt the discomfort of being “othered” throughout my childhood. Having a Japanese American name, lunch, and extracurricular activities were often more a source of embarrassment than they were of pride. It will always be extraordinarily difficult to explain what being raised in an intergenerational ethnic enclave community is like if you haven’t experienced it. How can I, at seven, articulate that even if the activities we do in the JA community aren’t actually Japanese in origin, they represent a powerful part of our history and help us understand, live, and heal today?
On top of that, I also feel some Black growing pains within the JA community itself. I became revolted with my body in the way that is only produced by gendered anti-Blackness. I was constantly thinking about slavery, King, and the Black scientists and inventors in my chapter books. I started picking up on the anti-Black comments that older community members made in my presence. My hair began to change and gained a more Black texture and curl pattern, and my mother and I were at a loss of how I could treat it properly. I’ve always been a lil bit of a butch queer, but that’s kind of hard to articulate at 9 when everyone else wants to wear pink tank tops from Justice and Claire’s. I once asked one of my former counselors at LABCC (Los Angeles Buddhist Coordinating Council) camp what they remembered about me during this time. They responded that my hair would get crazier every day of sleepaway camp. I think about this a lot, and how much that represented who I am, how I felt, and how the community saw me at this time.
This changed drastically when I started high school. In college, I took a class called Afro-Asian Formations of Race with Prof. Daniel HoSang and, for the first time, was truly able to articulate my high school experience. In the class, we discussed how “Blackness” and “Asianness” as racial categories have been built together and in relation to each other. One of the early works we read was Claire Jean Kim’s paper on racial triangulation.1 While this is an older work and has therefore been, in my opinion, justly and thoughtfully critiqued over the years, the main gist is this:
White people “valorize” Asian folx in relation to Black folx: Asian folx are considered smarter and more intelligent, more capable of professional and academic success, etc. This is the basis for the “model minority” myth.
White people also present Asians as foreign and unassimilable to both white and Black folx on cultural and racial grounds. The idea that all Asians are presumed to be foreign-born or “fresh off the boat,” and the exotification of Asian goods, people, and culture; all of these things are part of it.
It’s worth noting that the cultural “othering” of Black Americans is, to a certain extent, impossible, because of the erasure + homogenization of Black folx during slavery.
In high school, this triangulation was placed on my body, my mind, and my intellectual labor. When I received good grades or spots in high-level AP classes, it was “obviously” because I was Asian American. When I spoke out or dissented or felt anger or sadness, I was gaslit and tone-policed for being Black. I attended a typical Obama-era “post-racial” public high school, where “colorblind” teachers who "didn’t see race” policed Black and brown students of color for intellectually curious behaviors. Those same behaviors were lauded in white male students and in students who “acted” and “performed” whiteness.
I watched for years as this coding of Black students as loud, rude, and dumb destroyed investment in classes and instructors. This was compounded by the fact that “progressive” teachers used their “liberal” political stances to undermine and gaslight students who dared to be dissatisfied. I had extensive privilege that shielded me from the worst of this: my father is a college professor, I was academically capable of getting into Yale at a school where most were not, and I’m also Japanese American. However, I was just as patronized and tone policed as soon as I would challenge the presented curriculum because my challenges were inherently more threatening; they defied Asian stereotypes, confirmed Black stereotypes, and ultimately were policed. It was so bad that as I write this, I refuse to place my high school experiences in present tense for fear that they will again become real.
It was at that point that the Japanese American community became much more urgently essential to my identity and sanity. I was able to go from a hypercompetitive space that denied my identity, history, and lived trauma to programs like Kizuna or Jr. YBA (Youth Buddhist Association). These spaces and the wonderful people who made them possible allowed my thoughts, being, and personhood to be affirmed in ways that I so desperately needed. I was drowning; learning about community organizing and JA history kept me afloat.
Of course, all things must come to an end. Things became somewhat awkward when I decided to go to school at an Ivy League East Coast school. While friends and community members were thrilled (and as expressed, I literally would not have made it through high school or into college without them), it was sometimes tough to be different in a community that thrives on collectivity. It is tough to have a college experience that doesn’t revolve around NSU and Culture Night, good boba runs, and lots of Asian Americans. Additionally, my acceptance also changes my role in the community; I am growing up. Some people are not sure what to do with me; others decide they are going to be threatened. Both (often unknowingly or unconsciously) also enact anti-Black violence in that process. It’s impossible to know how much misogynoir interacts with people’s personal experiences and ideologies, but you know it when you feel it. In short, I went to college just a little bit heartbroken by leaving, but also because I didn’t feel I could stay.
Ultimately, college gave me exactly what I needed. Yale has a particularly strong Black community — one of the main reasons I chose the school — and for the first time I am able to really and truly be Black on my own terms. This includes big adjustments and personal reflection. My proximity to Blackness means that I am normally one of those most oppressed by colorism and anti-Black alienation in JA spaces. However, that isn’t the case when I’m in a room full of Black people. I laugh and I cry. I protest, a lot. I stay up late through fall, and then through winter. I miss 85 Degrees. I’m mad when I realize how cheap dorm supplies are at Daiso. I’m exhilarated by first loves and first snows. Sometimes life feels like the Gilmore Girls, and other times I am vehemently reminded that it is not. I find it tough to explain the pressure and violence of being Black at an elite, predominantly white institution, and it is something that I don’t think younger JA folx really hear, realize, or truly think about when I talk about college.
Now, I feel like I am starting to appreciate and understand the JA community for all it is and all it is not. If nothing else, I think that the JA community understands that everyone grows and changes. I was so worried that I’d be forever left out if I disappeared for a couple years, but I’ve found that isn’t the case at all. People come and go to find and lose themselves, but we can always come back. Over the past few months, in part because quarantine relocated me to Los Angeles, I’ve been able to return home, on my own terms, in so many ways. In particular, examining how JA Buddhism and other non-Western religions can be used to imagine alternative systems to policing, punishment, and labor exploitation has been an extraordinary and deeply comforting intersection upon which I’ve balanced. I don’t know what will happen in the future or how my relationship with the community will continue to change. I do know that, no matter what, it will always be there if we continue to nourish, invest in, and create space for ourselves.
1. Claire Jean Kim figure: Kim, Claire Jean. "The racial triangulation of Asian Americans." Politics & Society 27.1 (1999): 105-138.
*This article originally appeared in the “Diaspora” issue of Yo! Magazine, an online zine celebrating and exploring Japanese American stories, food, and culture.
© 2020 Mariko Rooks
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Mariko Fujimoto Rooks is a rising senior at Yale, where she double-majors in the History of Science, Medicine, and Public Health and Ethnicity, Race and Migration and is additionally enrolled in the combined BA/MPH program at the Yale School of Public Health. At Yale, she writes for JookSongs, Yale's Asian American spoken word group, and is a two-time All-American nominated water polo player. Mariko is also a member of the national USA Water Polo Diversity and Inclusion Task Force, and will serve as the next JACL Eastern District Council Youth Representative. She is also the Arts and Intersectionality Lead for Changing Womxn Collective, a literary journal and arts platform designed for and by womxn and non-binary BIPOC women and femmes. Raised in Culver City, California, Mariko is also a longtime member of Japanese American community institutions such as Kizuna, Senshin Buddhist Temple, and LABCC's Camp Morningstar.
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Women in Refrigerators - 7 Most Important Women Characters Killed to Hype a Male Character in Comic books
Aleksandar Mishkov/ published 5 years ago
Aside from few comic books written specifically for female characters such as Wonder woman, Cat Woman, Black Widow, Raven, Supergirl, and Ms. Marvel, most female characters in comic books end up as dead, all in order to hype the male character
In the world of comics and superheroes, men are usually the heroes. Women, on the other hand, are mostly seen as secondary heroes, or as means to support the primary character. Men usually can fly, fight with heroic mannerism and escape every death scenario. Women, not so much. Aside from few comic books written specifically for female characters such as Wonder woman, Cat Woman, Black Widow, Raven, Supergirl, and Ms. Marvel, most female characters in comic books end up as dead, all in order to hype the male character, or give him a sense for fighting and revenge. The phenomenon, called “Women in refrigerators” have become a popular term to describe a situation in which a female character has been killed just so male superheroes can look more prominent. Here are seven most important women characters that were killed to fuel the stories of the male hero.
Alex Devitt
Alex is the original woman in refrigerator, as she was the first one that was used for fueling the story of the male superhero. The comic book writer Gail Simone noticed that females in comics are misused, and they rarely help defining the story. She decided to kill the main female character, and use the term “Women in refrigerators” for the first time. The event occurred in Green Lantern #54. In the comic, Kyle Rayner, or the Green Lantern returned home and found a note to look inside the fridge. In the fridge, Kyle found the mangled remains of girlfriend, which fueled his desire for revenge and defined the story onward in the comic book.
If Alex was the first, Gwen Stacy is probably the most famous death in comics, since she appears in one of the most popular comic books, Spiderman. In the comic book, Stacy was dropped off the Brooklyn Bridge by Spidey’s nemesis, Green Goblin. When Spiderman tried to save Stacy, her neck snapped and she lost her life. The event gave Parker the angst and hunger to battle the Goblin. What is interesting though, is that in the movies, Mary Jane was the one dropped off the bridge and Spiderman actually saved her.
This death also occurred in Spiderman. Notice a pattern there? Some people call Black Cat the marvel version of Catwoman, as she is also an acrobatic cat dressed burglar. And she is also a love interest for Spiderman in the comics, but it is more of a shameless flirt than huge love. However, she is used to fuel a story in Spiderman, where she is described as a woman that was raped by a drug dealer, and she was also raped in college. The dark side of the events made Spiderman eager to fight, and the mini-series of the white-haired Black Cat surely gets the nod for one of the more interesting stories.
Linda Park is the victim of plain old Professor Zoom, who wants Flash to understand tragedy and become a better hero. The writer of the comics, used Linda Park to fuel the understanding of tragedy for Flash. Linda Park was Flash’s wife, and Zoom injects tragedy into the story by killing off Linda, all while he makes sure that she aborts the twin fetuses she carries. And while in alternative comic books Flash traveled back in time and saved Linda and their children, one comic specifically kills off Linda. In the fight with Professor Zoom, flash creates a sonic boom which injures Linda.
Wasp has been part of many Marvel stories, but her Ultimate Wasp story is used specifically fuel a story. And what is more interesting, she does not fuel the wrath of her husband Ant-man, but of Captain America. In the Ultimate Wasp 10 story, six issues into the story, Wasp gets in a fight with her husband who hits her. After she shrinks, he uses spray to attack her, and even orders a gigantic ant attack on her. Wasp survived, but she was hospitalized, and the act fueled Captain America’s anger who tracked down Ant-man (then a fugitive) and beat the crap out of him.
One of the most popular ninja women in comic books, Electra was created in the 80s for the purpose of the Daredevil story. She was killed in Daredevil #181. Back then, she served as Kingpin’s top assassin, and she was tasked to kill Foggy Nelson, a partner of Matt Murdock (the alias for Daredevil). For Murdock’s sake (who was also her lover), she spared the life of Foggy. Bullseye, another top assassin for Kingpin, took the opportunity and killed Electra just so he can stay No.1 assassin. She was impaled by a sai by Bullseye, and she managed to crawl back to Daredevil’s doorstep where she died in his arms. The event fueled Matt Murdock’s desire for revenge. Elektra first appeared in issue #168 as the college love interest of Murdock.
One of the most famous “Women in refrigerators” is Maria Castle, the wife of Punisher. Her story was specifically used to explain the backstory of Punisher, and how he became the vengeful killer we all know and adore. In his past, Punisher, known as Frank Castle was a special forces officer married with Maria, the mother of his two children. He was a target of many criminals, but the worst thing happened when his family was gunned down during a picnic. The event, in which his family lost their lives, completely and emotionally destroyed Frank, who then became the Punisher. The event is even more horrific in the 2004 movie, the Punisher, where almost all of his family is brutally killed at the gathering, not just his wife and children, but cousins and relatives as well.
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Home NEWS Transportation “Mekkah Metro” Marks A Green Hajj For Pilgrims
“Mekkah Metro” Marks A Green Hajj For Pilgrims
By Arwa Aburawa www.greenprophet.com
A high speed train to Mecca in Saudi Arabia will cut down on carbon emissions during hajj this year, but its reach is limited.
Every year, around three million Muslims from across the world prepare for the spiritual journey of a lifetime. Many will have been saving up for the trip for years and will be prepared to travel thousands of miles to reach their destination: Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform the hajj.
As one of the five pillars of Islam, every Muslim who has the financial and physical ability is encouraged to make the pilgrimage to Mecca which is Islam’s most holy site. The question is can this spiritual pilgrimage, which leaves behind a trail of waste and carbon emissions, really be transformed into something more green?
Progress Towards A ‘Green Hajj’
The concept of a ‘Green Hajj‘ has already been discussed here at GreenProphet following the UN-backed Muslim Seven Year Plan which announced plans to encourage Muslims to be more environmentally friendly. Although there was talk of printing Qur’ans on sustainably sourced paper, reducing energy consumption at mosques and places of worship, many were cynical as to whether these plans would ever materialize. However, this year for the first time ever, pilgrims will be able to reduce their carbon footprint during hajj by travelling between Mecca’s holy sites via a very green form of public transport- the train.
From this November 2010, the high speed train will be able to transport 130,000 passengers between the holy sites which will help reduce the number of vehicles on the roads and make hajj journeys more eco-friendly. Sadly, only pilgrims from Saudi Arabia and the Arab Gulf states will be able to purchase tickets and make full use of the trains this year. (My auntie and her family are going to hajj this year from the UK and I was going to ask her for a blow-by-blow account of using the metro but I guess that won’t be happening.)
Reducing Congestion and Pollution
The Mekkah Metro, as its been dubbed, is only in the first stages and is operating at 33 percent of its total capacity. It will be fully operational by hajj season 2011 and will carry around 500,000 passengers by then at the rate of 72,000 passengers an hour in a single direction. By the final stage in 2012 the metro, which has elevated tracks to avoid busy roads, will be able to transport up to two million people. This rail network is expected to reduce traffic by approximately 30,000 cars- so not only will it reduce congestion but it will also cut the noxious emissions which cars release.
The introduction of the train network is clearly an important step towards making hajj more environmentally-friendly but there is still a lot more to be done. It is estimated that 100 million plastic bottles are left behind every year after the hajj season and food packaging is still a big issue that needs to be tackled alongside the carbon emissions of the travellers. Although the flora and fauna around the two holy sites in Saudi Arabia are protected by a hima, a middle-eastern form of environmental protection, more is needed before a truly ‘Green Hajj’ is realized.
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Title: Wealth
Subject: Globalization, Gold (color), Economic inequality, Sricity, Social stratification
Collection: Wealth
Wealth is the abundance of valuable resources or valuable material possessions. This includes the core meaning as held in the originating old English word weal, which is from an Indo-European word stem.[1] An individual, community, region or country that possesses an abundance of such possessions or resources to the benefit of the common good is known as wealthy.
The modern concept of wealth is of significance in all areas of economics, and clearly so for growth economics and development economics yet the meaning of wealth is context-dependent. At the most general level, economists may define wealth as "anything of value" that captures both the subjective nature of the idea and the idea that it is not a fixed or static concept. Various definitions and concepts of wealth have been asserted by various individuals and in different contexts.[2] Defining wealth can be a normative process with various ethical implications, since often wealth maximization is seen as a goal or is thought to be a normative principle of its own.[3][4]
United Nations definition of inclusive wealth is a monetary measure which includes the sum of natural, human and physical assets.[5][6] Natural capital includes land, forests, fossil fuels, and minerals. Human capital is the population's education and skills. Physical (or "manufactured") capital includes such things as machinery, buildings, and infrastructure. Qatar is the wealthiest country in the world per capita.[7]
Amount of wealth in the world 2
Philosophical analysis 3
Economic analysis 4
Sociological treatments 5
Wealth and social class 5.1
The upper class 5.1.1
The middle class 5.1.2
The lower class 5.1.3
Distribution 5.2
Wealth in the form of land 6
Anthropological views 7
The interpersonal concept 7.1
Accumulation of non-necessities 7.2
Control of arable land 7.3
The role of technology 7.4
For definitions of "wealth," see also The Wealth of Nations and Max Weber, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.
Adam Smith, in his seminal work The Wealth of Nations, described wealth as "the annual produce of the land and labour of the society". This "produce" is, at its simplest, that which satisfies human needs and wants of utility. In popular usage, wealth can be described as an abundance of items of economic value, or the state of controlling or possessing such items, usually in the form of money, real estate and personal property. An individual who is considered wealthy, affluent, or rich is someone who has accumulated substantial wealth relative to others in their society or reference group.
In economics, net worth refers to the value of assets owned minus the value of liabilities owed at a point in time. Wealth can be categorized into three principal categories: personal property, including homes or automobiles; monetary savings, such as the accumulation of past income; and the capital wealth of income producing assets, including real estate, stocks, bonds, and businesses. All these delineations make wealth an especially important part of social stratification. Wealth provides a type of individual safety net of protection against an unforeseen decline in one's living standard in the event of job loss or other emergency and can be transformed into home ownership, business ownership, or even a college education.
'Wealth' refers to some accumulation of resources (net asset value), whether abundant or not. 'Richness' refers to an abundance of such resources (income or flow). A wealthy individual, community, or nation thus has more accumulated resources (capital) than a poor one. The opposite of wealth is destitution. The opposite of richness is poverty.
The term implies a social contract on establishing and maintaining ownership in relation to such items which can be invoked with little or no effort and expense on the part of the owner. The concept of wealth is relative and not only varies between societies, but varies between different sections or regions in the same society. A personal net worth of US $10,000 in most parts of the United States would certainly not place a person among the wealthiest citizens of that locale. However, such an amount would constitute an extraordinary amount of wealth in impoverished developing countries.
Concepts of wealth also vary across time. Modern labor-saving inventions and the development of the sciences have vastly improved the standard of living in modern societies for even the poorest of people. This comparative wealth across time is also applicable to the future; given this trend of human advancement, it is possible that the standard of living that the wealthiest enjoy today will be considered impoverished by future generations.
Industrialization emphasized the role of technology. Many jobs were automated. Machines replaced some workers while other workers became more specialized. Labour specialization became critical to economic success. However, physical capital, as it came to be known, consisting of both the natural capital and the infrastructural capital, became the focus of the analysis of wealth.
Adam Smith saw wealth creation as the combination of materials, labour, land, and technology in such a way as to capture a profit (excess above the cost of production).[8] The theories of David Ricardo, John Locke, John Stuart Mill, in the 18th century and 19th century built on these views of wealth that we now call classical economics.
Marxian economics (see labor theory of value) distinguishes in the Grundrisse between material wealth and human wealth, defining human wealth as "wealth in human relations"; land and labour were the source of all material wealth. The German cultural historian Silvio Vietta links wealth/poverty to rationality. Having a leading position in the development of rational sciences, in new technologies and in economic production leads to wealth, while the opposite can be correlated with poverty.[9][10]
Amount of wealth in the world
The wealth of households amounts to USD 241 trillion (2013) and is estimated to increase by 40% in five years. The U.S. net worth of $100 trillion and Switzerland's USD 0.51 million/inhabitant are the highest numbers in the world.[11]
The Credit Suisse Wealth Report (mid-2013) estimated that, once debts had been subtracted, an adult required just USD 4,000 in assets to be within the wealthiest 50% of world citizens. However, at least USD 75,000 was needed to reach the top 10%, and USD 753,000 to belong to the most wealthy 1%.[12]
Tim Harford has asserted that a small child has greater wealth than the 2 billion poorest people in the world combined, since a small child has no debt.[13]
Philosophical analysis
In Western civilization, wealth is connected with a quantitative type of thought, invented in the ancient Greek "revolution of rationality", involving for instance the quantitative analysis of nature, the rationalization of warfare, and measurement in economics.[9][10] The invention of coined money and banking was particularly important. Aristotle describes the basic function of money as a universal instrument of quantitative measurement – “for it measures all things […]”– making things alike and comparable due to a social "agreement" of acceptance.[14] In that way, money also enables a new type of economic society and the definition of wealth in measurable quantities. In the Roman Empire, just as in modern colonialism, the main force behind the conquest of countries was the exploitation and accumulation of wealth in quantitative values like gold and money. Modern philosophers like Nietzsche criticized the fixation on measurable wealth: "Unsere ‘Reichen' – das sind die Ärmsten! Der eigentliche Zweck alles Reichtums ist vergessen!" (“Our 'rich people' – those are the poorest! The real purpose of all wealth has been forgotten!”)[15]
"Savings" redirects here. For the concept of non-expenditure of income per unit of time, see Saving.
In economics, wealth (in a commonly applied accounting sense) (sometimes savings) is the net worth of a person, household, or nation, that is, the value of all assets owned net of all liabilities owed at a point in time. For national wealth as measured in the national accounts, the net liabilities are those owed to the rest of the world.[16] The term may also be used more broadly as referring to the productive capacity of a society or as a contrast to poverty.[17] Analytical emphasis may be on its determinants or distribution.[18]
Economic terminology distinguishes between wealth and income. Wealth or savings is a stock variable, that is, measurable at a date in time, for example the value of an orchard on December 31 minus debt owed on the orchard. For a given amount of wealth, say at the beginning of the year, income from that wealth, as measurable over say a year is a flow variable. What marks the income as a flow is its measurement per unit of time, such as the value of apples yielded from the orchard per year.
In macroeconomic theory the 'wealth effect' may refer to the increase in aggregate consumption from an increase in national wealth. One measure of it is the wealth elasticity of demand. It is the percentage change in the amount demanded of consumption for each one-percent change in wealth.
Wealth may be measured in nominal or real values, that is in money value as of a given date or adjusted to net out price changes. The assets include those that are tangible (land and capital) and financial (money, bonds, etc.). Measurable wealth typically excludes intangible or nonmarketable assets such as human capital and social capital. In economics, 'wealth' corresponds to the accounting term 'net worth'. But analysis may adapt typical accounting conventions for economic purposes in social accounting (such as in national accounts). An example of the latter is generational accounting of social security systems to include the present value projected future outlays considered to be liabilities.[19] Macroeconomic questions include whether the issuance of government bonds affects investment and consumption through the wealth effect.[20]
Environmental assets are not usually counted in measuring wealth, in part due to the difficulty of valuation for a non-market good. Environmental or green accounting is a method of social accounting for formulating and deriving such measures on the argument that an educated valuation is superior to a value of zero (as the implied valuation of environmental assets).[21]
Sociological treatments
Wealth and social class
Social class is not identical to wealth, but the two concepts are related (particularly in Marxist theory), leading to the combined concept of Socioeconomic status. Wealth refers to value of everything a person or family owns. This includes tangible items such as jewelry, housing, cars, and other personal property. Financial assets such as stocks and bonds, which can be traded for cash, also contribute to wealth. Wealth is measured as “net assets,” minus how much debt one owes. Wealth is a restrictive agent for people of different classes because some hobbies can only be participated in by the affluent, such as world travel.
Partly as a result of different economic conditions of life, members of different social classes often have different value systems and view the world in different ways. As such, there exist different "conceptions of social reality, different aspirations and hopes and fears, different conceptions of the desirable."[22] The way the various social classes in society view wealth vary and these diverse characteristics are a fundamental dividing line among the classes. According to Richard H Ropers, the concentration of wealth in the United States is inequitably distributed.[23] Actually, the richest 1 percent of the nation's families own 33 percent of the nation's wealth. In 1996, the United States federal government reported that the net worth of the top 1 percent of people in the United States was approximately equal to that of the bottom 90 percent. Cross-nationally, the United States has greater wealth inequality than other developed nations.
The upper class
Upper class encompasses the top end of the income spectrum relative members of society as a whole. Since they have more wealth and privacy, the upper class has more personal autonomy than the rest of the population. Upper class values include higher education, and the wealthiest people the accumulation and maintenance of wealth, the maintenance of social networks and the power that accompanies such networks. Children of the upper class are typically schooled on how to manage this power and channel this privilege in different forms. It is in large part by accessing various edifices of information, associates, procedures and auspices that the upper class are able to maintain their wealth and pass it to future generations.[24] Usually, people of the upper class participate as partisans in elections and have more political power than those of lower classes due to their abundance of resources and influence.
The middle class
Middle class encompasses the individuals who fall in between the upper and lower class relative to their financial situation. Generally, the population of America associates themselves as middle class. Lifestyle is a means for which individuals or families decide what to consume with their money and their way of living. The middle class places a greater emphasis on income : unlike the upper class, the middle class measures success and potential in the form of money [relative pennies] rather than influence and power. The middle class views wealth as something for emergencies and it is seen as more of a cushion. This class comprises people that were raised with families that typically owned their own home, planned ahead and stressed the importance of education and achievement. They earn a significant amount of income and also have significant amounts of consumption. However, there is very limited savings (deferred consumption) or investments, besides retirement pensions and home ownership. They have been socialized to accumulate wealth through structured, institutionalized arrangements. Without this set structure, asset accumulation would likely not occur.[24]
The lower class
Those with the least amount of wealth are the poor. Most of the institutions that the poor encounter discourage any accumulation of assets.[24] Lower class members feel more restrictive in their options due to their lack of wealth. This could lead to complications in solving their personal dilemmas, as predicted by the Class Structure Hypothesis. There are many societal standards and designs intentional sabotage and short comings to explain the persistent state of yearning and want the lower classes generally experience with their lower quality and quantity of assets. Typical causes are persistent unethical/harmful mentalities and criminal tendencies : misguidedly similar to the upper class is some cases.
Although precise data are not available, the total household wealth in the world, excluding human capital, has been estimated at $125 trillion (USD 125 x1012) in year 2000.[25] Including human capital, the United Nations estimated it in 2008 to be $118 trillion in the United States alone.[5][6] According to the Kuznet’s Hypothesis, inequality of wealth and income increases during the early phases of economic development, stabilizes and then becomes more equitable.
About 90% of global wealth is distributed in North America, Europe, and "rich Asia-Pacific" countries (not including India),[26] and in 2008, 1% of adults were estimated to hold 40% of world wealth, a number which falls to 32% when adjusted for purchasing power parity.[27]
In 2013, 1% of adults were estimated to hold 46% of world wealth[28] and around $18.5 trillion was estimated to be stored in tax havens worldwide.[29]
Wealth in the form of land
In the western tradition, the concepts of owning land and accumulating wealth in the form of land were engendered in the rise of the first state, for a primary service and power of government was, and is to this day, the awarding and adjudication of land use rights.
Land ownership was also justified according to John Locke. He claimed that because we mix our labour with the land, we thereby deserve the right to control the use of the land and benefit from the product of that land (but subject to his Lockean proviso of "at least where there is enough, and as good left in common for others.").
Additionally, in developed countries post-
Many older ideas have resurfaced in the modern notions of ecological stewardship, bioregionalism, natural capital, and ecological economics.
Anthropological views
Anthropology characterizes societies, in part, based on a society's concept of wealth, and the institutional structures and power used to protect this wealth. Several types are defined below. They can be viewed as an evolutionary progression. Many young adolescents have become wealthy from the inheritance of their families.
The interpersonal concept
Early hominids seem to have started with incipient ideas of wealth, similar to that of the great apes. But as tools, clothing, and other mobile infrastructural capital became important to survival (especially in hostile biomes), ideas such as the inheritance of wealth, political positions, leadership, and ability to control group movements (to perhaps reinforce such power) emerged. Neandertal societies had pooled funerary rites and cave painting which implies at least a notion of shared assets that could be spent for social purposes, or preserved for social purposes. Wealth may have been collective.
Accumulation of non-necessities
Humans back to and including the Cro-Magnons seem to have had clearly defined rulers and status hierarchies. Digs in Russia at the Sungir Archaeological Site have revealed elaborate funeral clothing on a man and a pair of children buried there approximately 28,000 years ago. This indicates a considerable accumulation of wealth by some individuals or families. The high artisan skill also suggest the capacity to direct specialized labor to tasks that are not of any obvious utility to the group's survival.
Control of arable land
The rise of irrigation and urbanization, especially in ancient Sumer and later Egypt, unified the ideas of wealth and control of land and agriculture. To feed a large stable population, it was possible and necessary to achieve universal cultivation and city-state protection. The notion of the state and the notion of war are said to have emerged at this time. Tribal cultures were formalized into what we would call feudal systems, and many rights and obligations were assumed by the monarchy and related aristocracy. Protection of infrastructural capital built up over generations became critical: city walls, irrigation systems, sewage systems, aqueducts, buildings, all impossible to replace within a single generation, and thus a matter of social survival to maintain. The social capital of entire societies was often defined in terms of its relation to infrastructural capital (e.g. castles or forts or an allied monastery, cathedral or temple), and natural capital, (i.e. the land that supplied locally grown food). Agricultural economics continues these traditions in the analyses of modern agricultural policy and related ideas of wealth, e.g. the ark of taste model of agricultural wealth.
Industrialization emphasized the role of technology. Many jobs were automated. Machines replaced some workers while other workers became more specialized. Labour specialization became critical to economic success. However, physical capital, as it came to be known, consisting of both the natural capital (raw materials from nature) and the infrastructural capital (facilitating technology), became the focus of the analysis of wealth. Adam Smith saw wealth creation as the combination of materials, labour, land, and technology in such a way as to capture a profit (excess above the cost of production).[8]
National wealth
Happiness economics
Productivity improving technologies (historical)
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Climate Change Impact - Part 2 - Southern Bangladesh
Sat, Aug 12 2017 08:50 | Bangladesh, Climate change, crop, evaporation, impact, Precipitation, Temperature, water demand | Climate Change, Climate Scenarios, Climate Data
Part 2: Example – Southern Bangladesh
This posting is based on a study of the impact of climate change on Southern Bangladesh. It examines current climate related problems which include storm rainfall, drought duration and sea level rise. It concludes that the main changes in climate in the region will be increases in temperature, storm rainfall, sea level and drought severity. Average rainfall will remain similar to the present.
The project area is shown in the following map. It covered 13 Upazilas in southern Bangladesh. The total population of the project areas was 17.6 million. In some Upazalis the population density was more than 1000 people per square kilometre; about the average for Bangladesh.
Figure 1 Map of project area
The project tackled three areas of vulnerability: roads, cyclone shelters and markets. In terms of climate vulnerability, a significant factor in the project area was the fact that much of the it was only a few metres above mean sea level.
Climate data were obtained from three main sources shown in the following table.
Table 1Sources of climate data used in report
National Climatic Data Centre (part of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration of the USA)
Daily values of rainfall, maximum and minimum temperature.
Climate Explorer, a site run by the Netherland Meteorological Service.
Monthly values of temperature and rainfall.
TuTiempo, a weather site run by a Spanish company.
Daily values of temperature, rainfall, wind speed, atmospheric pressure, relative humidity.
Other data analysed included sea levels (from the Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL)) and Cyclone intensity (from the ‘Joint Typhoon Warning Center’ web site.)
The observed climate data were analysed and some of the conclusions were:
Annual rainfall in the project area is reducing. For the period 1947 to 2015 the annual average is 2072 mm/year and it is falling by 1.3 mm each year.
The monsoon rain, defined as the rainfall in the three wettest consecutive months in a year, is not decreasing.
The monsoon season starts earlier with the wettest month being June in recent years but July in earlier years.
The average temperature in the project area, based on the period 1890 to 2015, is 26.1 °C. It is increasing slowly and over the 125 years rose by 0.35 °C.
Sea level data were obtained for 6 stations in the project area or from nearby sites in the Bay of Bengal. The data were downloaded from www.psmsl.org. Most sites had around 20 years of data but one had 60 years. The conclusion was that sea levels were rising at 4 mm a year but in places the settlement of the sediments in the delta gave an apparent increase of more than 10 mm a year.
Data on cyclones were analysed for the Northern Indian Ocean, an area which encompasses the Bay of Bengal, using the Accumulated Cyclone Index. The data covered the period 1972 to 2014. It showed that cyclone energy was increasing by 1% a year – though there was a lot of inter-annual variability. Additional analysis of this data showed that the increase in energy was mainly related to an increasing number of storms – the energy in individual storms showed little increase. Cyclones are a major problem in the study area and in one incident it is estimated that 300,000 people were killed.
In many countries, you are given a lead as to where to go for climate projections. For example, certain climate models might have been shown to perform well or special models might have been developed. In the case of Southern Bangladesh, I could find no such guidance. I therefore decided to evaluate the accuracy of different climate models. In this case I established a set of criteria related to both temperature and precipitation. For the period of available data, the simulation of the climate models was compared to observed values. The criteria included absolute values (some models are biased having values which are consistently higher or lower than observed) and relative values (based on trend and seasonal variation). There were 8 criteria in all; temperature and precipitation, monthly and annual, bias corrected and uncorrected.
From this analysis, a few points stood out:
Average monthly values were more accurately simulated than annual time series.
Temperature was more accurately simulated than precipitation.
No model scored consistently higher than others on all criteria.
Some models were highly rated for temperature or precipitation but poorly for the other one.
Four models were selected for more detailed analysis. These were:
NOAA GFDL-CM3, had the best average accuracy when all criteria were considered.
MIROC-ESM-CHEM, was ranked 2nd overall.
CESM1-CAM5, was ranked 5th overall. The model ranked 3rd was from the same source as model 1 and it was decided against using two models from the same source.
MPI-ESM-LR, was ranked 6th based on all criteria but it was never lower then 11thon any criteria. This means it was less likely to produce a ‘bad’ projection.
The following chart shows the monthly simulated and observed average temperature. Value for five models are shown – the four retained as the best overall and the model which was best for this criterion. As can be seen all models performed well on this criterion.
Figure 2 Observed and projected monthly temperature
The next chart shows the simulated and observed annual precipitation for the study area. This supports the statement above the annual values and precipitation are not as accurately simulated as temperature.
Figure 4 Observed and projected annul precipitation
For the projections, the highest value of RCP (RCP 8.5) was used. There were two reasons for this. Firstly, as the value associated with the maximum change in climate, it represents an outer envelope of projections. Secondly, the lower values of RCP assume a more stringent agreement on emissions than the ones achieved so far.
The next chart shows the projected change in average monthly temperature for the period 2040-2060 relative to 1985-2015. Whilst there is a range of projections, about 0.6 °C, the model are generally consistent in projecting a lower temperature increase during the rainy season, May to September, than for the rest of the year.
Figure 4 Projection of monthly temperature in 2050
The chart for annual precipitation shows much less consistency among the models. For each model, there are two traces – a faint one for annual values and a heavy one for the 10-year moving average. The range of value suggest the change could be from minus 150 mm to plus 150 mm. For comparison, the observed annual rainfall is around 2000 mm/year.
Figure 5 Projection of annual rainfall
The projection of other parameters was also considered.
The same models were used for the projection on maximum daily rainfall in each year (RX1 projection from the ETCCDI set). This showed that intense rainfall would increase. All four models were consistent in projecting this increase. As the precipitation is that for the whole area of the model cell which most closely corresponded the study area, the difference in absolute values is likely to be due to difference in model cell size.
Figure 6 Projection of annual maximum daily rainfall
The study area is a rural area where agriculture is important. To study the impact of climate change on agricultural productivity the projections of projections of variables such as temperature, humidity and others were used to calculate changes in potential evapotranspiration. These values along with precipitation projections were used with a simple irrigation model to show the change in water demand. This shows that annual water demand is likely to increase from 600 mm/year to 800 mm/year for the mid-century
Figure 7 Projection of unsatisfied crop water demand
The main changes in climate in the region will be increases in temperature, storm rainfall, sea level and drought severity. Average rainfall will remain similar to the present.
Calculating the Impact of Climate Change - Part 1 - Introduction
Sat, Aug 12 2017 07:58 | Africa, Asia, Climate change, Europe, impact, Pacific, RCP | Climate Change, Climate Scenarios, Climate Data
Part 1. Background
It is widely accepted that the climate is changing, and will change more in the future, as a result of human activity. I have carried out many studies where I have quantified the impact of changes to climate. These have been in Europe, Asia, the Pacific and Africa. This posting is an introduction. Other postings will examine specific studies.
There is widespread acceptance the climate is changing and that humans are driving, at last part of, the change. As a consequence, it is normal for infrastructure projects to examine the potential impact of climate change and then adjust the design to take account of it. This involves developing a quantified timeline of the changes.
So, in this and a series of following posts I am going to describe how to quantify the impact of climate change based on my experience in many parts of the world: Europe, Asia, the Pacific and Africa.
The purpose of these posts is two-fold:
Firstly, to pass on my experience to others who are required to quantify climate change.
Secondly, and unashamedly, to advertise my skills and experience.
This post is introductory. Following posts will be more detailed and specific.
NASA lists the projected impacts of climate change[1]as:
Change will continue through this century and beyond
Temperatures will continue to rise
Frost-free season (and growing season) will lengthen
Changes in precipitation patterns
More droughts and heat waves
Hurricanes will become stronger and more intense
Sea level will rise 1-4 feet [0.3 to 1.2 m] by 2100
I have examined all these types of impact – and a few more.
A climate model represents the earth as a series of cells (or boxes).
These cells are of the order of 100 km by 150 km horizontally and have around ten levels of atmosphere and a similar number of levels of the ocean.
The models simulate the interaction between each of the model cells about once every hour.
The execution time of climate models is of the order of 1 minute of computer simulation for one day of simulation. Typically, a model will simulate the climate for a period of more than 200 years and the execution time will be a few months.
The above figures are a generalisation for global climate models and individual models will have different values for the above parameters. In particular, regional models, which on represent part of the earth’s area, will have a finer grid.
Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs)
The whole purpose of climate models is to calculate the changes in climate due to human activity and if these are found to have negative consequences, to evaluate mitigation options. The changes in human activity can lead to an energy imbalance – with more energy being absorbed by the earth than is radiated back into space. The best-known factor is the production of Carbon Dioxide, which allows more energy in to the earth’s atmosphere than out of it, but others include the effect of soot particles in the atmosphere and changes to the reflection of radiation.
Exactly what humans will do to the atmosphere in the coming century is unknowable so four possible trends have been considered. These are known as Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs). They are labelled by the associated energy imbalance in watts per square metre at the end of this century: RCP 2.6, RCP 4.5, RCP6.0 and RCP 8.5. The first of these would occur if humans severely curtailed their emission of greenhouse gases. The last of the four assumes a future with little or any limitation of emissions.
The use of RCP values was introduced in 2013. Before that the equivalent was SRES (Special Report on Emissions Scenarios) values. Some of the studies I worked on used SRES values.
Downscaling
As stated above, global climate models work at a grid size of the order of 100 km side. (The phrase ‘of the order of’ is used as there is variety of scales between different models.) However, it is sometimes necessary to consider areas that are smaller than this, for example a specific length of proposed road. Going from a model cell to the specific area is known as ‘downscaling’. In theory, there are two methods: dynamic and statistical. However, the ‘dynamic method’ effectively requires a climate model with a reduced grid size developed for a specific study which in all but a few cases is impracticable.
The alternative, known as the ‘statistical’ method or the ‘delta method’, assumes that the changes in climate projected for a model cell apply uniformly over the whole cell. For example, assume that a model cell projects a temperature increase of 2°C but that the observed temperature within the area of the cell is from 9°C to 15°C. The projection will be that that in all locations the increase will be 2°C.
This method places reliance on observed climate data. Source of such data will be discussed later.
Source of climate projections
For climate projections, I use almost exclusively the Climate Explorer site (https://climexp.knmi.nl) run by the Netherland’s Meteorological Service. The only exception has been in a few cases when ‘pre-digested’ projections were provided by the client.
Use of the web site is free and if you sign up it facilitates use by ‘remembering’ your previous selections.
In terms of projections I use mostly two sets of projections:
Monthly CMIP5 scenario runs
Annual CMIP5 extremes
The acronym ‘CMIP5’ refers to the ‘Coupled Model Inter-comparison Project Phase 5’.
The ‘scenario runs’ part of the site has output from climate models under four groups: Surface variables, Radiation variables, Ocean, Ice & Upper Air variables, and Emissions. In most cases for impact analysis it is the variables in the first group that are important. These include temperature and precipitation.
The ‘extremes’ part of the site has a second set of projections. These were developed by the Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices (ETCCDI). Values are provided for 31 variables. These include maximum daily precipitation, number of frost days (when the minimum was zero or below), number of ice days (when the maximum was zero or below) and growing season length.
Selection of climate projections
The climate explorer site has projections for more than 20 climate models. In addition, some models are run for multiple ‘experiments’ in which slightly different but credible model parameters are used. So, which one to use?
In some cases, there might be guidance on the choice of climate models, for example from previous studies. Often however a decision has to be made on which models to use. What I have often done is to compare the simulated climate model output with observed values. This is rarely simple. For example how do you choose between a model which is biased (with values consistently higher or lower than observed) but which represent the inter-annual variation with a different model which is less biased but does not represent annual variations?
Sources of observed climate data
The best source, if available, is from the meteorological and hydrological services in the country you are working in. For various reasons that is not always possible. Sometimes, for example, the meteorological service requires payment which the project has no funds for. Other sources of data include:
The Climate Explorer site (https://climexp.knmi.nl) mentioned above. This has monthly data on precipitation and temperature.
The National Climatic Data Center (https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/datasets). This site has daily data on precipitation and temperature.
The Climatic Research Unit (http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/data). This has a range of data including monthly temperature and average values of several meteorological variables on a 10’ grid.
Quantifying how the climate will change is but the first step to estimating the impact of climate stage. For example, for the impact on water resources it necessary to run a hydrological model with, firstly, observed climate data and, secondly, projected climate data.
Climate change impact studies
The following is a list of the climate change impact studies to be covered in other posts.
Southern Bangladesh. The impact of climate change on rural communities including temperature and rainfall changes and the effect of sea level rise.
Tonle Sap is a shallow lake/wetland in Cambodia. The hydrology is complicated as at times the lake receives water from the Mekong river and at times discharges to the river. A model of lake levels was developed which calculated changes in level due to climate change.
The Mekong River Basin. A hydrological model was developed for the whole of the Mekong basin from the Himalayas in China down to the final flow measuring station in Cambodia. A hydrological model was used to estimate changes in flow due to climate change.
Great African Lakes. The three ‘Great’ lakes (Lakes Victoria, Malawi and Tanganyika) are important for their fisheries. Data on lake temperature was decoded and the impact of climate change on water temperature was estimated.
Hydrology of the Tagus river basin. The Tagus (Tejo/Teju) is one the most developed major river basins in Europe. A water resources/hydrological model of the basin was developed and the impact of climate change evaluated.
Road flooding in Vanuatu. The impact of climate change on road flooding and rural economy was studied.
Road flooding in Samoa. Data from different sources were combined to estimate flooding at different elevations. The impact of climate change was also studied.
Road flooding in Kyrgyzstan. In this case flooding was but one of the potential problems the other one being icing during winter months. Again, the impact of climate change was studied.
Variation of climate change in Zambia.
The Yesilirmak Basin in Northern Turkey is highly developed for hydropower and irrigation. It was projected that average flows would decrease and, equally importantly, the seasonal distribution would change. At present, as a result of snow melt, the peak flow is in early summer at the start of the irrigation season; in future the peak flow will be in December.
The Kagera Basin flows through 4 countries (Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Tanzania) before entering Lake Victoria. An extensive data base of flow, rainfall and climate was available this was sufficient for a hydrological model, HYSIM, to be calibrated. It was concluded that the increase in evaporation and in precipitation would to some extent cancel each other out.
[1] https://climate.nasa.gov/effects/
The Canary in the Coal Mine
Sat, May 14 2016 08:27 | Climate Change, Climate Scenarios, Climate Data
In days of yore, coal miners would take a caged canary into the mine with them as the birds were more sensitive to poisonous gases than humans; if the canary died then the miners got out – alive.
‘Climate sceptics’ have long accused ‘climate activists’ of (to continue the metaphor) breeding highly sensitive canaries and looking for dangerous coal mines. Up to now I’ve studiously respected this site's motto as being a place where ‘numbers count’ and stayed out of debate. After a recent paper on ‘vanishing islands’ in the Solomon Islands archipelago I felt I had to comment. I was partly spurred on to do this by a guest post by David Middleton on the wattsupwiththat.com web site.
The paper in question is “Interactions between sea-level rise and wave exposure on reef island dynamics in the Solomon Islands” (Albert et al, Environmental Research Letters, Volume 11, Number 5). The headline message of the paper was
“..we present the first analysis of coastal dynamics from a sea-level rise hotspot in the Solomon Islands [and] have identified five vegetated reef islands that have vanished.”
That message got widespread coverage. At breakfast this morning in my hotel in Dhaka (Bangladesh) a fellow guest (a curriculum development specialist – nothing to do with climate) asked me if I had heard of the seven (sic) islands which had disappeared.
The total land area of the Solomon Islands is 27,990 km2 (World Bank figure). The area of 5 islands which have disappeared is given in the paper as 160,310 m2. Why did the authors use square metres? Why not hectares or square kilometres? More usual surely for an island? Perhaps it was because 160,310 m2 is 0.16 km2; that is 0.0006 % of the total area of the Solomon Islands.
OK. We are talking about canaries in coal mines so perhaps they are justified in a little sleight of hand. Let’s look further.
Their introduction starts:
“How islands and the communities that inhabit them respond to climate change and particularly sea-level rise is a critical issue for the coming century. Small remote islands are viewed as particularly vulnerable.” The authors do acknowledge a role for wave action but this is seen as secondary to sea level rise.
The following table is taken from the paper.
Area (m2) of the 5 islands which have disappeared
Rapita
Rehana
Kakatina
Zollies
What the table shows is that there was significant loss of area between 1947 and 1962. The loss was 41% in that period. Expressed in m2 per year the rate was 4100 m2/year for the period 1947 to 1962 and 1800 m2/year for the remainder of the period. I recognise that defining two years just because they have data might bias the answers but when the rate in the second period is less than half that in the first period it is hard to accept that loss of island area is due to increasing sea levels.
Let’s now take a look at sea level rise. The following chart shows sea levels from two sources. The first is from the Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level and covers the period 1975 to 2015. Levels were measured at two locations with a short, 5-month, overlap. The second record from 1992 to the present is from the University of Colorado Sea Level Research Group and is based on satellite altimetry.
The PSMSL record has a rate of rise of 2.7 mm/year. The University of Colorado gives a rate of 5.9 mm/year much less than 7 mm/year quoted in the paper; the difference in rate is in part probably linked to the recent drop in sea levels due to the El Nino effect. One drawback of these data is that they do not cover the whole period 1947 to the present used for analysis of the area of the islands.
In January of this year I was in Samoa – looking at the impact of climate change on roads. There it is something to be concerned about. On both of the two main islands there are few inland roads but they do have roads all the way round each of the islands. In places these roads are on a narrow coastal band and barely above the current high tide level. So, a modest increase over the next decade or so could have serious consequences. While there I prepared estimates of sea levels from 1948 to 2014. These, together with the PSMSL figure for Solomon Islands are shown on the next chart.
The amplitude of the sea level estimates is higher for the Solomon Islands than for Samoa but they show a similar trend. I’ve also plotted a quadratic trend line through the Samoa data when shows that for the early period sea levels were more-or-less constant but in recent decades have been rising more rapidly.
In other words, if sea levels in the Solomon Islands have followed a similar trend to Samoa, the most rapid loss of area coincided with the least change in sea level.
I mentioned above that I am working in Bangladesh. At the northern end of the Bay of Bengal the 2 metre contour is 100 km from the coast. A typical spring tide has a range of 4 metres. In that part of the country most agricultural land is behind embanked polders and when they are overtopped the land becomes saline. So creeping sea level rise has a real impact there.
The paper that is the basis of this posting has, of course, succeeded in the author’s terms; it has got wide publicity for the potential impact of climate change. But whether describing the disappearance of five small islands, whose total area is that of 20 soccer pitches, has advanced climate science is a moot point.
Glabal Sea Level Rise
Sat, Apr 9 2016 06:05 | accelerating, CSIRO, Global sea level rise | Climate Change, Climate Scenarios, Climate Data
The average rate of sea level rise from 1880 to 2013 is 1.6 mm/year
The rate of sea level rise is not constant. It is increasing at 0.014 mm/year/year.
Superimposed on the rising sea levels is a cyclical component with a periodicity of about 50 years which is synchronous with the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation.
CSIRO Estimate
Sea levels have risen more than 100 m since the end of the last ice age and they are still rising. This post looks at the rate of rise over the last century or so and, based on sea level data, and answers the question "Is the rate of level rise increasing?",
The CSIRO provide one of the main estimate of global mean sea levels (Church, J. A. and N.J. White (2011), Sea-level rise from the late 19th to the early 21st Century. Surveys in Geophysics, doi:10.1007/s10712-011-9119-1.). The data run from 1880 to 2013. They are available as monthly or annual values. The annual values have been analysed here.
This chart shows the CSIRO sea level data. The data are in millimeters relative to an arbitrary datum. The data show that global sea levels have risen by just over 200 mm in the period 1880 to 2013. Plotting a trend line through the graph gives an average rate of rise of 1.6 mm/year. This is 160 mm century, much less than most of the climate change projections.
The above chart gives just one rate of sea level rise - the one for the whole period. So what if we look at year-on-year sea level change.
Year-on-year rate of sea level rise
The next chart plots the difference between the value of sea level in the given year and the value in previous year, for each year from 1981 to 2013. So, the first value is the difference between sea level in 1881 and in 1880, and so on. Looking at the chart there is a lot of year-to-year variation, from minus 17 mm/year to plus 21 mm/year. A trend line through the data shows that the rate of sea level rise has increased, by 0.0141 mm/year/year. That means the underlying rate of sea level rise was 1.9 mm/year higher in 2015 than it was in 1880. In other words, the rate of sea level rise is increasing.
Smoothed rate of sea level rise
One way of observing underlying trends more clearly when the data have a lot of year-on-year variation is to use a moving average. This takes the average of the values of the data for a number of years before and after each point plotted. As the data are so variable a long period has been used for averaging, 31 years. The first point plotted is for 1896 and is the average of the sea level from 1881 to 1911, the next is the average from 1882 to 1912 and so on.
This chart confirms that the rate of sea level rise is increasing but not in a uniform way. From a peak of 1.66 mm/year in 1900 to fell to minimum of 0.51 mm/year in 1920. It then rose to another peak of 2.2 mm/year in 1946 before falling to to a minimum of 1.33 mm/year in 1978. The rate of sea level rise then increased again to another peak of 2.84 mm/year 1997.
The trend line on the chart gives a slightly different value for the rate at which the rate of sea level rise in increasing, 0.0117 mm/year/year, to that in the chart above. This is due to effect of the averaging.
Cyclical component to sea level rise
The final chart plots the difference between the rate of sea level rise and the trend line. This is described as the detrended rate of sea level rise. For example, the peak in 1946 was 2.20 mm/year, the value on the trend line for that year was 1.63 mm/year so the value plotted was the difference between them 0.57 mm/year.
This chart shows that the rate of sea level rise has two components. The first is the underlying increase in the rate of sea level rise, this is 0.0141 mm/year/year as seen in the first chart. The second is a cyclical component with an amplitude of plus or minus 0.6 mm/year and a periodicity of around 50 years.
And the orange line? Climate scientists have detected a number of cycles in observed climate data. One of these is called the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO). It is based on sea temperatures in the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean. When the values of this oscillation are plotted along with the detrended rate of sea level rise they show a high degree of synchronicity. It cannot be argued that the AMO causes the variation in the rate of sea level rise. On other hand, it could be argued that both phenomena share an unknown forcing agent.
SEA LEVELS - PACIFIC ISLANDS
Mon, Oct 19 2015 08:08 | Climate Change, Climate Scenarios, Climate Data
There is concern that sea level rise might threaten the existence of some small island communities.
Since the early 1990s the Australian Bureau of Meteorology has been running the Pacific Sea Level Project. The continually monitor sea level, air temperature and water temperature among other parameters. Given the motto of this site “Where numbers count” this is something of which we fully approve.
Figure 1 shows the location of the monitoring sites.
Figure 2 shows a schematic layout of a typical station.
In a recent update of our web site
“www.climatedata.info/impacts/sea-levels/pacific-islands/
... we plot the values of sea level for a twelve stations in the network. The data of these stations were summarised by the following figure 3.
Two factors are very evident. Firstly sea levels are rising: a trend line through the average of all stations gives a rate of rise of 5 mm/year. The second very noticeable feature is the way in which sea levels were influenced by the strong El Nino of 1997.
Since I since first set up the web site I have looked at the impact of climate change on rural roads in Vanuatu. This was one of the photos I took – on the island of Ambae. It shows clear signs of coastal erosion with dead tree stumps up to 50 metres out to sea. Such erosion is common on the south coast of that island and the sea was encroaching by about 3 metres every year. However given that the problem is localised to one side of the island the reason is unlikely to due to sea level rise.
The above photo was on the south-east side of the island. This one was on the north coast. Here there is no sign of erosion – indeed vegetation seems to moving close to the sea.
The National Geographic web site recently carried an article with the “a growing body of evidence amassed by New Zealand coastal geomorphologist Paul Kench, of the University of Auckland's School of Environment, and colleagues in Australia and Fiji, who have been studying how reef islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans respond to rising sea levels. They found that reef islands change shape and move around in response to shifting sediments, and that many of them are growing in size, not shrinking, as sea level inches upward. The implication is that many islands—especially less developed ones with few permanent structures—may cope with rising seas well into the next century.”
Figure 6 show the equivalent of figure 3 but for sea temperature. They are plotted as variation about the mean to show trends more clearly. This plot also shows the influence of the El Nino with a drop in sea temperature. A trend line through the average sea temperature shows an increase of 0.011 C per year.
The average sea temperature for the twelve islands is given in the table below. The range is from 25.4 °C to 30.5 °C.
Mean Sea Temperature - °C
Figure 7 is complementary to figure 6 and shows air temperature for the 12 islands and the moving average for the mean of all twelve islands.
This shows that, as expected, islands further from the equator have larger seasonal variation in air temperature. They also show a very low rate of increase in temperature for islands; the annual rate is 0.018 C per year.
MODELLING THE INFLUENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON TONLE SAP WETLAND
Tue, Oct 13 2015 10:49 | Climate change, Model, Ramsar, Wetland | Climate Change, Climate Scenarios, Climate Data
Tonle Sap wetland and the influence of climate change
Model of Tonle Sap
Tonle Sap is the largest lake in South-East Asia and is a wetland of international importance and is recognised by the Ramsar convention. Like most wetlands its area varies significantly through the year, from 2000 km2at its lowest to ten times that figure at its largest. The bed of lake is close to sea level and its maximum level is normally only 10 m above sea level. The channel from the lake to the Mekong can flow in either direction. When levels in the lake are higher than those in the Mekong water flows out of the lake toward the Mekong (generally from October to April) and for the rest of the year it flows in the opposite direction.
The following map shows three significant locations for level and/or flow measurement. Levels in the lake are recorded at Kampong Loung.
Figure 1 - Important measuring sites related to the model of Tonle Sap
Levels and flows in the Mekong are measured at Kampong Cham and in the channel connecting the lake to the Mekong at Prek Kdam.
Figure 2 - Level measurement on the Mekong at Kampong Cham
Figure 3 - Level measurement on Tonle Sap River at Prek Kdam
The next chart shows the level at Kampong Cham and in Tonle Sap Lake. Two features are worth noting:
there is approximate synchronicity in the timing of the two sets of levels but with peaks in the Mekong generally being a bit earlier than those in Tonle Sap
the range of levels in the Mekong, about 15 m, is higher than in the Lake, about 7 m.
As the water levels are recorded relative to local data it is not possible to know from this graph the relative levels between the two measuring locations.
The next chart shows the flow at Prek Dam in the Tonle Sap River. During the period of October to April water flows from the lake to the Mekong. During the rest of the year the flow is toward the lake from the Mekong.
Figure 5 - Flow in Tonle Sap River at Prek Kdam
The above data sets, levels in the lake and the Mekong and flow via the Tonle Sap channel give us many of the important elements for a model of Tonle Sap. However there are a number of other important factors. These are:
Flow into the lake from surrounding rivers
The relationship between depth, volume and area of the lake
Precipitation on the lake
Evaporation from the lake
There are four usable records of flow into the lake. There are shown on the following map and comprise he flows records at Battombong (Stung Sangker), Kampong Kdey (Stung Chikriang), Kampong Chen (Stung Staung) and Pursat (Stung Sen). There are other level records but they do not have an accurate rating curve linking levels and flows.
Figure 7 - Relationship between Level and Volume in Tonle Sap Lake
The curves on the chart were fitted using Excel. In the case of the flood area the relationship is:
Area = 30.061(Level)2+ 1094.1(Level) + 716.69
Where the surface area of the lake is in square kilometres and level is in metres.
The equivalent relationship for volume is:
Volume = 0.914(Level)1.883
...where the volume of the lake is in cubic kilometres.
The final elements for a model of the lake, rainfall and evaporation were based on average values taken from climate stations around the lake. For each daily time step the volume of rainfall and evaporation were based on the amount in millimetres multiplied by the area of the lake. The model also included a further loss mechanism. As Tonle Sap contracts in size during the October to April period water evaporates from the exposed soil which, given there is little rain in this period, becomes very dry. When, later, Tonle Sap again expands the water flows from the lake over land which has been dry for, in some cases, several months. This water then sinks into the voids in the soil. The model applied this loss cumulatively. If the area of Tonle Sap was expanding the loss was equivalent to the total evaporation during the period of expansion at that point in time. The maximum loss by this mechanism was 200 mm. Once the lake started contracting then the loss from this component was set to zero.
The basic formula for the lake model was:
Volume[t+1] = Volume [t] + Inflows – Outflows
The model operated on a daily time step and was developed as an Excel file.
The inflows were: flow from local rivers, flow via the Tonle Sap channel and rainfall on the lake. During calibration it was found the estimate of local inflows based on the above method (adjusted in proportion to the drainage area) overestimated the inflow by a factor of two. A preliminary analysis suggested two reasons for this. One is that the area used refers to the area of the Tonle Sap ecosystem which might be larger than the drainage area upstream of the level measuring point. The second is that the gauging stations receives water from the upland parts of the drainage basin and therefore exaggerates the average runoff. Since the contribution from the surrounding rivers is small compared to the contribution from the Mekong through the Tonle Sap channel this parameter is not of great importance to the overall accuracy of the model.
The values of the four parameters a, b, c and d were obtained by using the ‘Solver’ add-in of Excel. ‘Solver’ adjusts each of the four parameters to see how they change the accuracy of the model. In this case the accuracy of the model is defined as the sum of the squares of the errors in the estimation of the levels in Tonle Sap Lake.
The value of ‘d’, relating to the direction of flow, was 0.59. In reality this parameter is compensating for some hydraulic factors not included in this model. A full solution of the equations would take account of the inertia of the water in the Tonle Sap channel; in simple terms when the relative levels in the lake and the Mekong change they first have to stop the river flowing in one direction before they can increase its flow in the opposite direction.
The values of parameter ‘b’, 3.98 m, which allows for the difference in the datum at Kampong Cham and at Prek Kdam is compatible with Figure 4of water levels at the two sites above.
Another factor not included this model is the time delay between changes in relative water levels. To have included a hydraulic model would have required information on the channel shape and dimensions and a whole project on its own.
The next chart shows the simulated and observed flow of the Tonle Sap channel.
Figure 8 - Simulated and observed flow in Tonle Sap River
At first sight this does not look encouraging. In particular the peak inflows are not well represented.
However examination of the current meter gaugings carried out in 2008 to 2010 suggests a reason. The following chart is for the ‘out’ period only; that for flows in the other direction is very similar. It shows that for mid-range levels there is a reasonably consistent relationship between flows and levels but at low levels and high levels, when the flow direction is changing, the relationship is unclear. In the case of the following chart levels from 6 to 8 metres can be associated with either increasing flow, as in 2009, or falling flow, as in 2010. The flow associated at that level can also vary from 1,000 m3/s to almost 20,000 m3/s.
Figure 9 - Current meter gaugings in Tonle Sap River
This suggests that the calculation of actual flow values at Prek Kdam might not be consistent and that to simulate them might be as much a case of simulating peculiarities of the flow calculation as of representing the underlying flow patterns.
It should also be noted that the simulation of flows in the Tonle Sap channel is not an end in itself. The overall objective is to simulate water levels in Tonle Sap Lake. The following chart shows that very simulation.
Figure 10- Simulated and observed levels in Tonle Sap Lake
As can be seen the simulation is generally accurate. Many of the peaks of water level are slightly underestimated but otherwise it is good. The correlation between observed and simulated levels is 0.967.
Projected levels
In a separate part of the project flows of rivers within Cambodia and the whole of the Mekong were simulated using the HYSIM rainfall/runoff model (http://www.watres.com/software/HYSIM/). The hindcast values of all climate models reported on in the IPCC Technical Assessment Report of 2012 were analysed and the models rated on 4 factors: representation of observed monthly temperature, representation of observed monthly rainfall, representation of monthly temperature anomaly, representation of monthly precipitation anomaly. It was concluded that the MIROC model was most
appropriate for Cambodia.
Using the calibrated hydrological model and the climate projections, flows were projected for a 30 year period centred on 2045.
The following chart shows the observed (or more strictly, simulated using observed meteorological data) and projected levels.
Figure 11 - Observed and projected water levels in Tonle Sap Lake
The following table shows the change in the level of Tonle Sap Lake for different return periods.
Projected 2045
1-in-10
1-in-100
The work described above was performed while the author was working for SweRoad under a contract providing support to the Ministry of Rural Development of Cambodia, financed by the Nordic Development Fund and supervised by the Asian Development Bank. Any views expressed or those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the other parties.
Mon, Oct 12 2015 10:46 | Climate change, global isostatic adjustment, ice age, post glacial redound, Sea level | Climate Change, Climate Scenarios, Climate Data
Sea levels have been rising since the maximum of the last ice 20,000 years ago. The rate of sea level rise is regarded as an indicator of climate change. The change in sea levels is driven by two factors: the thermal expansion of the sea water as it warms and the melting of ice over land.
Long Term Sea Level Change
During an ice age, ice covers are large areas around both poles. The amount of water in the ice caps is such that sea levels are markedly reduced. Levels 20,000 years ago, at the maximum of the last ice age, were 140 m lower than they are today. Until about 7,000 years ago the rate of rise was about 100 mm/decade. Since then rate of rise has averaged 10 mm/decade.
Estimation of Sea Level Change
Global sea levels have traditionally been estimated from tide gauges. As can be imagined they show fluctuations of several meters due to tide and wave action. Identifying sea level changes of a few millimetres a year against this background “noise” is problematic. Since 1993, data are available from satellites. There are two other factors which add to the difficulty of estimate changes in sea level. The first is the way the earth has reacted to the melting of the ice caps. Where major ice melt has taken place, in northern Europe and North America for example, land levels have risen; the post glacial rebound (PGR). Conversely where sea levels have risen and encroached on previously dry areas, land levels have fallen under the increased weight of the oceans; glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA). (Some sources use the two terms interchangeably) These changes typically average around 4 mm/decade but can be higher in some locations. The second factor is the influence of atmospheric pressure. The changes in pressure can be seasonal and modify levels by 1 metre; often an allowance is made for these pressure difference by applying what is called “an inverted barometer.” As can be seen the adjustments to be made to sea level are of a similar order of magnitude to change in sea level itself. It is generally considered that the rate of change of sea level cannot be accurately estimated for periods of less than 10 years.
Sea Level Change
Figure 1 shows the sea level changes from 1807 to 2001 using two estimates based on tide gauges (Jevrejeva et all and Church at al). There is broad agreement between the two estimates. The Jevrejeva record show that sea levels fell for the first half of the 19th century. This suggests that the low temperatures recorded in Europe in this period may have been representative of global temperatures. It also follows the Dalton minimum of sunspot activity.
Figure 2 shows a composite record from the two tide gauge estimates and satellite based data from the TOPEX/JASON satellite system. To harmonise the two data sets the satellite data were adjusted to give the same average for the period of overlap. The graph also shows the rate of rise per decade. This was based on subtracting the difference in level for pairs of months 10 years apart. Over the last century or so the rate of rise has fluctuated from -20 mm/decade up to 40 mm/decade. The increase since 1880 has been around 250 mm.
Whilst at first sight the rise in sea level seems almost constant looking at the estimates of the rate of sea level rise shows that this does fluctuate. To clarify this the following graph, figure 3, shows the rate of rise in twent-year periods.
This appears to suggests that there is an underlying increase in the rate of sea level rise of about 0.015 mm/year/year and a fluctuation about this trend of ± 1 mm year.
ZHOU AND TUNG
Wed, Dec 12 2012 08:50 | AMO, ENSO, J. Zhou, K. Tung | Climate Change, Climate Scenarios, Climate Data
In a recent posting I said I would be commenting on a paper by Zhou and Tung (Zhou, J., and K. Tung, 2012: Deducing Multi-decadal Anthropogenic Global Warming Trends Using Multiple Regression Analysis. J. Atmos. Sci.doi:10.1175/JAS-D-12-0208.1, in press.)
When I came across this paper I had mixed feelings. The paper says very similar things to those have I have been saying since January 2012: that the underlying rate of temperature increase is less than IPCC models assume, due to the influence of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO). I was pleased to get further corroboration in a peer reviewed paper. On the other hand I was peeved as a paper I submitted earlier this year was not accepted.
Their approach is similar to that of Foster and Rahmstorf.
Forster and Rahmstorf developed a multiple linear regression model using total solar radiation, aerosols, ENSO and a linear trend as independent variables and 5 alternate temperature records as the dependent variable. The period analysed was 1979 to 2010; the only period common to all 5 temperature series. They concluded that for that the period the underlying temperature trend was 0.014 to 0.18 °C per year. The paper was welcomed in many quarters as countering the claim that the rate of temperature increase had had been falling off or even stationary for the last decade or more of that period.
The Zhou and Tung paper adopts a similar approach but they have substituted the ENSO with the AMO. They conclude that the rate of temperature increase since the start of the 20th century, which they ascribe to anthropogenic effects, has been less that that estimated by Foster and Rahmstorf. They give 0.0068 °C for the 100 year trend, 0.0080 °C for the 75 year trend, 0.0083 °C for the 50 year trend and 0.0070 °C for the 25 year trend. These figures are about half of those of Foster and Rahmstorf.
They consider the suggestion of Booth et al that the AMO is anthropogenic and reject it.
My own equivalent figures are 0.0050 °C per year from 1856 to the present, 0.0067 °C for the 100 year rate and 0.011 for the 30 year rate. These values are similar to those of Zhou and Tung with one exception: I get an accelerating rate of increase which reflects the growing concentration of GHGs.
The conclusion of both their work and mine is the same: climate models, which simulate all the increase in temperature as anthropogenic and driven by GHGs, are overestimating the increase in temperature by a factor of two. A corollary to both sets of ideas is that if, as seems likely, the AMO is regular then it is likely to restrict temperature increase for the next few decades while the AMO is decreasing.
AMO AND ANTHROPOGENIC AEROSOLS
Thu, Nov 15 2012 08:43 | Aerosols, AMO | Climate Change, Climate Scenarios, Climate Data
It has been pointed out that the model I described in my earlier post (Climate and the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation) ignored anthropogenic aerosols. Here I look at the effect of adding these into the model.
The data used were downloaded from http://data.giss.nasa.gov/modelforce/Fe.1880-2011.txt. They were used in J. Hansen, et al. (2007) "Climate simulations for 1880-2003 with GISS model E", Clim Dyn, 29: 661-669 and J. Hansen, et al. (2011) "Earth's energy imbalance and implications, Atmos Chem Phys, 11, 13421-13449.
Figure 1 shows the individual components.
The individual components are:
WMGHGs – Well mixed greenhouse gases
O3 - Ozone
StrH2O – Stratospheric H2O
ReflAer – Reflective Aerosols
AIE – Aerosol indirect effect
BC – Black carbon
SnowAlb – Snow albedo
StrAer – Stratospheric Aerosols (Volcanoes)
Solar – Solar irradiance
LandUse – Land Use.
To run a regression model with these 10 parameters plus the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) would be nonsense. This would be particularly so since many of the components are highly correlated; the regression coefficient between WMGHGs and AIE is 0.98 for example. So I aggregated them into 4 groups. The first three (WMGHGs, O3 and StrH2O) I grouped as GHGs. Stratospheric aerosols and solar were treated separately. This gave 3 parameters which had exact equivalent in the original 4-parameter model. The fourth parameter was the sum of all the other components. The aggregated parameters are shown on Figure 2.
The fifth and final parameter was the AMO.
For temperature I used the HadCRUT3 global data set. I am aware that this has been superseded by the version 4 but for consistency with the earlier posting I am sticking to it.
The accuracy of the two models was almost identical. This can be seen on figure 3.
In terms of accuracy, the 4-parameter model (for the period 1880 to 2011) explained 89.3% of the variance and the 5-parameter model explained 89.5%, confirming the similar accuracy of the two models.
The comparison of observed and calculated temperatures does not describe how the values were actually calculated. Figure 4 shows the effect of each component on temperature.
In the above the use of ‘-5’ refers to 5 parameter model and ‘-4’ to the original 4 parameter model. The main differences between the models are:
The effect of GHGs is larger in the 5-parameter model, the difference being largely due to the effect of the anthropogenic factors.
Solar effects are slightly higher in the 5-parameter models.
The effect of volcanoes is minimal in both models.
The influence of the AMO is virtually identical in both models.
The coefficients for the 5 independent variables were:
Since the all parameters, except for AMO, are expressed as W/m2 and if the forcing sensitivity is close to the accepted value of 3.2 W/m2/°C then each coefficient should have the value 0.3125 °C/W/m2 (that is 1/3.2). In this case the parameters for GHGs and solar irradiance are close to that value. That for volcanoes is much lower than expected. The parameter for combined anthropogenic effects is also lower than expected but has wide error bands so the ‘expected’ figure is within the 95% range.
Considering the critical period from 1976 to 2005, which had the largest increase, the observed temperature increases were as given in the table below.
Considering the period of rapid temperature rise, the original 4-parameter model suggested that 49% of the rise was due to GHGs, the equivalent figure for the 5-parameter model is 59%.
These findings are consistent with those reported in Zhou, J., and K. Tung, 2012: Deducing Multi-decadal Anthropogenic Global Warming Trends Using Multiple Regression Analysis. J. Atmos. Sci. doi:10.1175/JAS-D-12-0208.1, in press. I will discuss this paper in another posting.
The conclusion remains as before. It is not clear whether the AMO is the ‘heart’ of the system and is driving global temperature or whether it is the ‘pulse’ and is an indicator another driver. What is clear that global temperatures reflect changes in the AMO but the AOGCMs used by the IPCC do not consider the AMO. In particular the AOGCMs simulated reasonably accurately the large temperature increase from 1976 to 2005 but attribute all the increase to GHGs. As a consequence, as pointed out in this and previous postings, and some recent peer-reviewed papers, temperature increases in the coming decades are likely to be lower than the IPCC projections.
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January 31, 2018, - 10:57 am
Trump’s State Of The Union & the Gross, Sweaty Kennedy Response
A few words about President Trump’s State Of The Union address, last night. Methinks the liberal media wasn’t listening to the same speech I heard. It was one of the most moving, Reaganesque speeches I’ve heard in years (with a few objectionable exceptions). And then there was the sweaty Kennedy Jr. response, which had echoes of Nixon in the famous Nixon-Kennedy Debate.
Last night, I heard Donald Trump hit all the right notes. Whoever wrote that speech, did a masterful job. The naysayers in the media who called it divisive and “too long” are the same ones who did verbal Lewinskys after every Obama yawnfest. For a “long” speech, I thought it went by very quickly because it was so good and so well-delivered by Trump.
The President spoke of the economy he revved up with tax cuts . . . something Ronald Reagan did in his first term, but not in the first year (not even close). He talked about all the pay raises, manufacturing jobs and plants coming back to America, and the Detroit comeback (which I’ve seen firsthand, though Detroit has a long–decades-long–way to go). Trump talked about our veterans getting choice in healthcare, about eliminating the ObamaCare individual mandate–a statist tax that crushes America’s middle class. He spoke of many, many things he’s done to make America great again . . . or at least on our way there.
Trump talked about American sovereignty and how he wants to stop foreign aid to countries that disrespect us in the U.N. That’s a policy that’s long overdue. I’m glad he reinforced America’s right to recognize Israel’s capital and the eternal capital of the Jewish people, Jerusalem. Trump talked about our “defeat” of ISIS. And, yes, it is true that ISIS has lost almost all significant ground in Syria and Iraq, but it is strong throughout the world with its random terrorist attacks targeted against Westerners. So ISIS is not defeated. Not even close.
To me, the most moving parts were the recognition of the “Lenny Skutniks” (so named because Ronald Reagan was the first President to use the State of the Union to highlight special Americans who were his guests in the House balcony–the heroic Lenny Skutnik jumped into the freezing Potomac River in the dead of winter to rescue Americans whose plane had just crashed there).
I was most moved by Ji Seong-ho, the North Korean defector and amputee who escaped on his crutches and now helps others defect. He is a true survivor and a hero. His story moved me to tears. What an incredible person! No, he’s not American, but he is in spirit.
And although I feel that any American who goes to North Korea “for a tour” is stupid–and then vandalizes some banner there on top of it, making the person even more of a moron who took an incredible risk with very bad odds–I felt very bad for the parents of Otto Warmbier. You could feel their pain and their tears brought at least one to my eye.
I was also moved by the grieving parents of the two girls who were murdered by illegal aliens in MS-13. But I felt that the message might have been lost on even the President, as he then pushed for “a path to citizenship” for the so-called DREAMers of DACA. There were only supposed to be 600,000 or so left on DACA, and Republicans hadn’t even been considering citizenship for them. Now Trump wants to expand it to the 1.8 million–many of whom are not covered by DACA (because they have significant criminal behavior in their records or because of other important negative factors)–and put them at the front of the line. Uh, no thank you.
I also hated his pimping of “paid leave” for parents. No. You want to have kids, that’s your choice. Don’t put it on employers to raise your family. That hurts small businesses the most and forces them to cut jobs. We are not Europe. Stop trying to be like that Madonna-obsessed soon to be Dar-al-Islam. You just bragged about cutting taxes and regulations, bringing jobs back to America, and improving our economy. Paid leave does the opposite of all these things. It’s a job-killer, a business killer, an innovation killer. Period.
I wanted to believe in and agree with Trump’s statement toward the end of the speech: that we have American values that make us strong and make us able to come back from and beat anything. I’m not so sure about that anymore. I don’t think all of America stands for the same thing. In fact, I think there are far too many in our midst who are self-hating and don’t identify with “American values” of “liberal democracy.” They think everything America does is the worst and want us to fall.
And speaking of that . . . there were the Democrats–the hags in Black, the Blacks in African garb (who nevertheless prefer this “sh-thole” country to the ones from which they were sold into slavery by Muslim Arabs), and other bitter-looking shrews (female AND male). Who could miss the things they did NOT stand up for or even give a tiny bit of applause: giving veterans healthcare choice–nope they don’t want that; not telegraphing our plans to the Taliban in advance–I guess the Dems want them to know and to bomb our military personnel to oblivion or to many missing limbs and deformities; allowing Americans who are dying, to try experimental treatments immediately, without government obstacles–Let Them DIE! say the Dems, so no clapping for that either; jobs back in America–the Dems want Americans unemployed and dependent on them for handouts, I guess.
I noted the behavior of the uber-annoying, pretentious, arrogant-ette Debbie Dingell-ing (or as some of my friends call her, Dingellberry; but I prefer what this most self-indignant woman on Earth is: just a dingaling). When Trump spoke of Detroit’s comeback and all of the plants that are moving to Michigan, she just sat there in her ugly Black mourning garb. Um, her district is filled with auto plants and auto suppliers and union workers breaking their backs on the line, every single day. And also, many of them who are unemployed and looking for work. I guess she wants them at home on welfare. Whatta bitch. But, then, anyone who’s ever met her has known that about her for years. Tell me something I didn’t know.
One other thing: I found it odd and a bit unsettling that Melania Trump arrived with her own motorcade, separate and apart from the President. I get that she’s upset about the Stormy Daniels stories, but she knew whom she was marrying. His personal life isn’t exactly a secret. You’re married to the guy, he’s the President and the chief of the Free World. Do the classy thing and ride in his limo, lady. You weren’t on my ballot. He was. When you’re in the same town going to the same event at the same time, don’t do some silly feminist “Time’s Up–My Own Limo” move to embarrass your husband publicly to the world or make some other feminist statement. This isn’t The Real Housewives or the Grammies. This is serious business.
SWEATY KENNEDY
And then there’s that sweaty, strange redheaded kid the Democrats rounded up and corralled away from some frat house, for their response. I have news for them: Millennials don’t care about the Kennedys and Camelot. They don’t remember them. Sorry. This Frankennedystein with the high forehead and Jay Leno jaw didn’t cut it. He wasn’t ready for prime time. Yeah, I get that this guy–Joseph Kennedy–is the grandson of Robert Kennedy. But nobody south of 70 cares. Just sayin’. And by the way, this is America. We got rid of royal families and inheritances of power in 1776. And we got rid of it again when we rejected (for a second time) the second Clinton who wanted to be Prez.
And his delivery was awful. He sounded like he was on the verge of tears with every sentence. I couldn’t tell whether he was shrieking or lecturing me or a combination of both. Either way, I didn’t like this young Kennedy–who, in his late 30s, has never worked a day in his life–telling me anything about the world. Stick to what you know: a lavish Martha’s Vineyard compound. And that’s all you know.
Was that white saliva coming out of both corners of his mouth or just the logical ravine of the sweat dripping from his forehead on its way down. Ah, so that’s what they mean by trickle-down economics. The stuff coming out of the sides of his mouth reminded me of a villain in the movies who has just taken a cyanide pill to avoid being captured by the good guys and facing justice. Like I said, this guy was assuming the role of Nixon in that debate against JFK, this guy’s great-uncle. And Nixon had nothing on him, in the facial sweat gland department. “Sweaty Kennedy”–it sounds like a new hipster garage band.
Finally, I note they had this guy standing on some sort of stage with an audience–a stage and an audience that resemble that of Saturday Night Live. And his performance did look like a bad, humorless SNL parody of some politician wannabe.
So, to sum up: Trump, Presidential and moving. Kennedy, a sweaty mess–Camelot is over. America is becoming great again. To the extent it can be at this point.
Another thing (yeah, I’m like Columbo): I noted that the unemployed halal Donut King, Chris HAMAS Christie, now has a job. The beached whale was on ABC News last night along with his fellow liberal “Republican” beached whale-ette, Meghan McStain, trashing the speech. Um, who didn’t win a single state for Prez? And who won? I rest my case. Go get a donut, sore loser. This guy couldn’t even get hired in New York sports talk radio. But ABC News bailed him out. Soooo typical.
Tags: State of the Union, Trump
Welcome back, and a grand slam in her first AB since reentering the lineup folks. That’s our Debbie.
Alfredo from Puerto Rico on January 31, 2018 at 11:12 am
Alfredo you couldn’t be more right buddy. Now where did I put my glass of Cuban rum…LOL!
Ken B on January 31, 2018 at 11:41 am
Also nice to have you back Debbie.
Ken B on February 1, 2018 at 8:56 am
I am soooooo sick of these pretentious “movements” (BLM, metoo), not because horrible things don’t happen, but because I am sick of hearing about how “racist” we are, and how Trump caused all of this. Do I agree with Trump on everything? No, but he is not the demon the media makes him out to be.
mindy1 on January 31, 2018 at 12:39 pm
Welcome back to the fray, Debbie!
I fell asleep watching the speech, so I really appreciate reading your critique.
(Alas! I also slept through the super blue moon lunar eclipse.)
John Robert Mallernee on January 31, 2018 at 12:53 pm
Hi Debbie:
What bothered me the most about the SOTU speech was the behavior of the Democrats. There are things we can and should expect Democrats and Republicans to agree on, but there were few, if any indications from the Democrats.
The most scary thing was when the President acknowledged his directive to move our U.S. Embassy to Israel to Jerusalem. The Republicans gave the President a rounding ovation. The Democrats sat on their hands.
Deb! This is merely the execution of a law passed by Congress in 1995. Here’s the House roll call on that law:
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1995/roll734.xml
Here’s the Senate roll call on that law:
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=104&session=1&vote=00496
Nancy Pelosi voted in favor of moving the embassy. Why wasn’t she standing? Dick Durban voted for moving the embassy. Why wasn’t he standing? John Lewis voted for it. Why wasn’t he standing? Mikulski, Hoyer, Feinstine all voted for moving the embassy. I didn’t see them standing.
In 2008, Barack O’Bama told the AIPAC national convention: “… Jerusalem must remain the capital of Israel and it must never be divided.” Where was he last night?
Thanks to these politicians and so many like them on the Republican side, I didn’t have any great expectations that President Trump would move the embassy to Jerusalem when he made the pledge in 2016. Did you?
When the announcement came, AIPAC’s response was ridiculously muted. It went something like: “ER… uh… well… ya know, we always said that was something that should be done.”
Ya know! Perhaps I forgot that Trump’s campaign pledge carried with it his natural thirst to build swanky buildings in red-hot real-estate districts. Who knows whether that made him more determined! All I know is that even the most Israel-flag-waving Democrats in Congress sat on their hands when the President mentioned it during the speech. THAT was a very bad scene.
Fran Tarkenten’s voice keeps ringing in my ears: “What’s going on here!”
There is NO Santa Claus (aka “TINSC)
There is NO Santa Claus on January 31, 2018 at 1:06 pm
The only thing that bothered me was the “pathway to citizenship”. I would like to know what this means. Does this mean learning English and being sufficiently educated without a criminal record? Does it exclude terrorists? Does it mean being pro American? Or does it mean “just give me your name and address so we know where to send you your citizenship papers, along with our complimentary voter registration papers”. We better make sure it is not the latter.
Jerry Doegen on January 31, 2018 at 2:18 pm
I did not see the speech, but during the day some Democrats, including my CongressBITCH, Jan Schakowsky, said they were going to boycott the speech. Unfortunately in my district there are too many voting morons to get rid of her.
David Makowsky on January 31, 2018 at 3:09 pm
Excellent discussion, Debbie!
Jim2 on January 31, 2018 at 3:20 pm
This is a terrific assessment of the President’s SOTU speech. And, indeed, some of the most powerful moments in the presentation were those with ordinary people as emblematic of the American spirit. I was not aware that Ronald Reagan was the first President to introduce the idea, starting with Lenny Skutnik. And whoever came up with that brilliant idea in the Reagan administration deserves some kudos. All of the people’s stories were moving in their own ways, and I too could feel my eyes tearing as Ji Seong-ho raised his crutches in triumphant victory.
The Partisan Democrat response to the President’s achievements was shameful, but predictable, even though by refusing to applaud such things as lower unemployment, making America safer, the American flag, and so forth, they were actually conveying the message that they hated those things.
The speech itself was beautifully written for the most part. Based on its style, I’d conclude that Steven Miller was the principal writer, with plenty of Donald Trump’s own suggestions included. Miller is known to be able to “channel” Trump’s personal speaking style and spars very effectively against anti-Trump media pundits. But I’ve personally watched Trump up close on his presidential campaign trail during one of his visits to my city and found him to be a skilled speechmaker. (He spoke well about a variety of issues without any notes or teleprompter during that visit.) So, most likely, Trump had a hand as well in the crafting of the speech.
Ralph Adamo on January 31, 2018 at 4:29 pm
Watching the reactions and behavior of the anti-Trump people makes me shudder to think what would happen if they ever gained absolute power in this country. It would make the horrors of the French and Russian revolutions, and their aftermaths look like a children’s party.
I admire Trump’s economic policies, and also think he made many good points in his speech. Having said that, I would feel better if the Commission on Election Fraud hadn’t been abandoned. It is astonishing that Trump and the rest of the Republicans have decided not to go after fraud committed by millions of people. And then there’s Iran.
Little Al on January 31, 2018 at 4:33 pm
Not abandoned. The work on election fraud has been rolled into the DHS which, as I understand it, has subpoena powers the commission lacked.
Raymond in DC on February 2, 2018 at 3:15 pm
Why did they put Kennedy in front of that car? It reminded me of his great uncle and Chappaquiddick.
BigKitty on January 31, 2018 at 6:47 pm
Yeah the optics for the Kennedy rebuttal were all jacked up. The car thing was just the cherry on top of that failed sundae.
Ken B on January 31, 2018 at 7:22 pm
Wow, The Return of Little Al almost made me get off this bus two miles before my stop. How do you say you have been missed in English? Hope his health is good.
Y’know, I was thinking, when Debbie said “gross, sweaty, and Kennedy,” that’s actually hilariously redundant.
Alfredo from Puerto Rico on January 31, 2018 at 7:10 pm
Finally as an alien I can understand a lot of the objection to ObamaCare at least in terms of the individual mandate seeing it described as “a statist tax that crushes America’s middle class.”
Australia’s scheme for funding healthcare has what it calls Medicare to cover a portion of the fees charged by medical providers, i.e. doctors, against about 5700 items of service on the schedule. That is universal at 2% of net taxable income although those on less than about USD15000 pa are exempt.
Services charged by hospitals for an admission (accommodations, theatre fees etc) are a different question and are paid for out of normal tax revenue, if admitted as a public patient which choice is open to anyone and all.
However one can wait years to be admitted for elective surgery with choice of doctor(s) often made by the hospital so the option to elect to be admitted as a private patient is also there for all, and in private hopspitals that is the only option.
One is billed direct by the hospital but many people who desire this option elect to take out private insurance to cover the very large charges which might ensue.
Nevertheless many do not so choose and to provide an incentive to do so, and thus relieve the strain on demand for taxpayer funded hospital cover, Australia also charges an additional levy on taxable income which is just another tax.
However unlike the Obamacare charge it is subject to an income tax threshold whereby if one earns under about about USD70K one pays nothing whereas above that one pays just 1% on a sliding scale up to 1.5% for households on above roughly USD105K. For families the thresholds are double these levels and increase. Thus low and middle income earning families are protected from the Obamacare style tax if they choose to stay with the public option.
Weird indeed that Obamacare couldn’t even think of something along these lines to not hit the middle class.
Oscar on January 31, 2018 at 7:23 pm
When will you be back on Twitter, Debbie?
G: I will post on that to address it. Thanks for asking. Please stay tuned. DS
guy on January 31, 2018 at 9:34 pm
Welcome back Schlussel, I missed reading your OT writings on realistic pertaining to the real world of human nature. But nonetheless though, I think that President Trump gave s great speech in the State of The Union to Congress, a tad better than last years.
He was right about the economy on how it’s incentivizing that everyone is lifting themselves back up (I can speak from experience Ms. Schlussel and everyone that I’m benefit from the “Trump hump”, where I’m back in the labor market with a new job) and no longer being dependent and/or on welfare. Both you’re right and he’s right Debbie that the manufacturer jobs returned back to your native Michigan from Mexico earlier this month, and that everyone is looking for a new job, etc.
And another thing is the “MS 13” gangs, mainly of illegal aliens where I read a story about nearly a year ago in Suffolk County, New York (not too far from where I’m currently located) that they killed two Black girls (not a hate crime, there wasn’t any criminal citation proof of such), where the girls parents attended the SOTU to see our President give the speech, et al!
Sean R. on January 31, 2018 at 9:44 pm
Nailed it Deb. A+
#1Vato on January 31, 2018 at 10:26 pm
Good take on the blacks. We owe them nothing. They demand reparations because they know America is the land of opportunity to rip whites off.
Primetime on January 31, 2018 at 11:19 pm
Welcome back, Debbie. Excellent analysis as usual.
JeffE on January 31, 2018 at 11:29 pm
I thought it was the greatest speech since Ronald Reagan.
I’ve waited a lifetime for a President who made us feel proud of country and what it means to be an American.
Trump is that President. I can live with the few liberal throwaway lines in his speech because they have no chance of becoming law.
The Democrats hate him so much they will NEVER consider any rational policy on immigration and family leave.
Debbie has been shadow banned from Twitter. Lots of people say far worse and they’re still in good standing.
That says a lot more about Twitter than it does about her and she still has her website. They can’t censor what they don’t like on it.
A good review of Trump’s SOTU. He’s not Reagan but people are warming up to him. He genuinely loves and cares for America, even if I don’t agree with him on everything.
And his classless opponents? When you can’t stand up and applaud real American heroes, nothig more need be said.
NormanF on February 1, 2018 at 5:50 am
The media’s coverage of Trump’s SOTU did seem like something out of Bizarro World, didn’t it? Some even thought Nancy Pelostic Surgery had the look of someone who was just eating a bug that somehow got into her mouth.
As to Stormy Daniels, one wonders if she’s a vassal of the Deep State that is so obsessed with facilitating a coup against a duly elected President and government. I’m sure Larry Flynt paid her to crawl out of the woodwork, given his own desire to have Trump overthrown and his long-standing drive to take out anyone – either in office or running for it – with an ‘R’ and/or ‘C’ next to their name while not touching the most reprobate of Democrats (i.e. Bill Clinton). Or if not Flynt, any number of Hillary’s allies.
It is evident that the #MeToo movement is at its core anti-male, especially given an event to counter SOTU staged by fat slob Michael Moore in which he ranted about how now was the time to fight to end so-called “white male privilege.” That obsession amongst the Left may well also have something to do with the drive to promote, glorify, and further spread transgenderism we are now seeing at this time – totally motivated by a disdain for our culture and our heritage and for the Judeo-Christian underpinnings of society (the same motivation for Democrats’ “open borders” drive to flood this country with more illegals and Muslims – not any “compassion” for either group).
I did notice, after the “Sweaty Kennedy” caption, the rest of this excellent article was justified center instead of left. In terms of positioning (as someone who knows about graphics and a bit about web page formatting), it strikes me as somewhat odd. But the points are still salient.
Concerned Patriot on February 1, 2018 at 6:28 am
Having my morning coffee and joint to the valuable comments added during my sleep time last night.
Excellent all around, concise, stellar commentary by NormanF, and I think I could do a lot of listening to CP if we were having Cuban cigars, and he wanted to talk about formatting. I did a weeee bit of formatting, working with graphics, text boxes, etc., back in the all too early days of desk top publishing.
Keep it coming, folks, good to see the core members of Debbie’s ‘family’ here, always great commentary, as I begin my sixth year on this web site.
I’m off to read Debbie’s commentary on the ONE story I have managed to avoid for days, Melania’s outfit. But because Debbie has decided to put it up on her site, now I HAVE to read about it. GRRRRRRRR!!!
Alfredo from Puerto Rico on February 1, 2018 at 9:16 am
I was also reading the part of “The Donald’s” advocacy of paid family leave, and couldn’t help but remember an article on Debbie’s site from 2016 in which that plank was one thing advocated by First Daughter Ivanka – one of several ways she has his ear on certain policies. And she ain’t exactly rock-ribbed conservative, herself.
Concerned Patriot on February 1, 2018 at 12:57 pm
Welllll, my extremely long winded post about Melania’s pantsuit didn’t make it up, but I will affirm what CP said here. I remember that article well. She, despite a quite beautiful face, and her husband, are liberal Democrats, no secrets, no disguises. We knew we were getting a possible mixed bag with Trump as president, but . . .
A(NYBODY)
B(UT)
C(LINTON)!!!
Alfredo from Puerto Rico on February 1, 2018 at 1:01 pm
Instead of Jay Leno, I thought Kennedy looked more like Conan O’Brien’s illegitimate love child.
And AMEN to everything else!
Sean M on February 1, 2018 at 1:19 pm
Yeah Sean this Kennedy looks like Carrot Top and Chelsea Handler had a baby…LOL!
Ken B on February 1, 2018 at 2:15 pm
Speaking of Conan O’Brien and Carrot Top, don’t look for Saturday Night Live to do anything funny with Joe Kennedy’s speech, even though the laughs would be easy to generate.
If I were writing for SNL, I’d have Joe Kennedy foaming at the mouth in a never-ending flow, which his sycophants ignored that and applaud wildly for statements that don’t even qualify as clap-trap. (The special effect would be done by hiding tubing under the actor’s makeup and pumping foam through the tubes at both sides of Kennedy’s mouth.) Toward the end of the sketch, the foam would be pouring onto the floor at the feet of the audience as they give him a standing ovation. Then to close the sketch out, CNN pundits would be praising Joe Kennedy, saying how his “foaming at the mouth” was evidence of his passion and conviction for attacking President Trump.
Instead, SNL will find some stupid, unfunny way to attack Trump.
Ralph Adamo on February 1, 2018 at 3:11 pm
It is good to see you back. President Trump generally made his points well, and I suspect that the television audience got it. As for Melania Trump, she needs to realize that part of being a #Flotus is supporting The President of the United States. Public displays of being miffed are inappropriate in such situations. However, Melania Trump seems to be genuinely likeble and gracious, unlike Michelle Obama.
As for Joseph Kennedy, he looked like someone who belonged in adult daycare.
Worry on February 1, 2018 at 4:50 pm
Excellent post Debbie and once again it’s nice to have you back. I stayed up to watch President Trump’s SOTU speech mainly because I just wanted to see how he’d do. Some people like style and others like substance. I like both and he pulled them off bigly. The only thing that I didn’t like was the part about the so-called DREAMers and DACA. Before any talk of citizenship for these people the Southern border wall and immigration reform should be priority.
As to the ridiculous behavior of the Dumbocrats it was beyond pathetic but expected. If you can’t even stand and clap for what’s positive for the average American (tax cuts) or our fine Veterans most of which who will never be the same again then that’s all that needs to be said about you. What I really wanted to say about the clowns in the Congressional Black Caucus would get me banned here so I’ll just move on.
Speaking of moving on the Kennedy rebuttal was a total joke. Joey wasn’t ready for primetime and it showed. Did he eat the trick foaming donut and have a shot of niacin before he came out. He looked shaker than when Governor Jindal gave his response to Obola’s first SOTU. I guess only a Democrat can look foamy, weepy and sweaty at the same time. In any event President Trump did an good job and continues to make the dopey Dummycrats and liberals heads explode. Is he perfect(who is) heck no but he’s a hell of a lot better than the PIAPS would’ve been.
Well, while I await a rather long winded post I put up yesterday to (perhaps) make it through the spider web, let’s try this.
Anyone remember the drama at the Wellstone Memorial? Funeral mass? That was pure political theatre. So, this, which I did not watch, and would not have even if there WERE a TV in this empty house, was a long time coming.
Beware the Demmicans and Republicrats, statists ALL.
Nope. Hateful tone throughout. Post and responses.
Lisa on February 2, 2018 at 9:23 pm
Fine speeches are nice but Democrat majorities for perpetuity probably won’t result in anything fun and really that’s all that Trump’s amnesty deals have secured.
Never seen a party celebrate its own demise with such gusto.
Just give them a flag to wave and it’s off to the races.
When Ryan looks positively exuberant you know something is wrong.
Mochizuki Koga on February 3, 2018 at 11:10 am
On the DACA thing, there is no reason to give voting rights i.e. citizenship to them, even if they want to legalize them as a part of any deal on the wall, chain migration & merit based immigration
However, his problem here – for now – is the GOP Senate. You have the AZ Snow Flakes – both Flake & McCain opposing an end to DACA, and backed by Lindsay Graham, Bob Corker and probably Collins & Murkowski. The president ought to be – on the RNC front – purging the legislative party of these RINOs, but hasn’t shown any interest in this. Bannon was at least doing a good job here, until he blew it by showing a pathetic lack of judgement in trusting Michael Wolff.
On ISIS, I think it’s a question of terminology. While various Islamic groups in other places in the world did declare affiliation to ISIS, they’re not a part of it: ISIS is just the jihadist group in Iraq & Syria that has been reduced to zero. It’s true that other Jihadist groups worldwide – like Hamas, Hizbullah, Boko Haram, Lashkar e Toiba, Abu Sayyaf in Philippines, Jemiah Islamiah & Lashkar Jihad in Indonesia – are continuing the Jihad in their countries, and some of them have declared allegiance to ISIS, some to al Qaeda, and others are still freelance.
I think sooner or later, the president will have to reiterate what he said in Dec 2015. When discussing the recent attacks in New York, they bring up the lottery (for the Uzbek) and chain migration (for the Bangladeshi). Yet, what’s the only thing common to Uzbekistan & Bangladesh, aside from both being in Asia? One word: they’re both Muslim countries. And neither was on the travel ban list – something that’s now ended, so that ‘refugees’ from those countries can restart entering the US.
The family leave thing – I’m not a fan of it, but w/ more and more automation, I think it’s headed towards becoming a moot point anyway. What I found more disappointing was no attempt to address entitlement reform – which is the biggest portion of the budget. On this one, if Conservative Republicans become more in number in both the House & Senate, they ought to revisit that in either 2019 or 2021.
Infidel on February 3, 2018 at 8:54 pm
The hot news story, after the President’s SOTU address, is the FISA warrant story, so allow me to share my unique “conspiratorial” take on the story. If you’ve been following the story, you know that the Republicans have presented evidence called the “FISA memo” in the media that supports that the DOJ and the FBI committed fraud that was ultimately intended to benefit Hillary Clinton’s campaign against Donald Trump. And the Democrats have, in response, claimed that the FISA memo is a “nothingburger” and a “big yawn.”
Based on my analysis of the FISA memo and both arguments, however, I’ve concluded that both the Republicans and the Democrats will likely prove to be right! How could that be, you say?
Allow me to explain. While there is no question that the DOJ and the FBI participated in a fraud on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) to surveil Carter Page, a U.S. citizen, the Deep State is not so foolish as to engage in such fraud without having all bases covered, and that includes the FISC who issued the FISA warrant. The Deep State has long ago stacked that deck with judges possessing not an ounce of integrity and are always ready to act on behalf of the Deep State when called upon to do so.
In the end, the entire case against the DOJ and the FBI, just two government agencies under the control of the Deep State, rests with the FISC that agreed to rely on two sources as a basis for the eventual issuance of the warrant: the dossier authored by a foreign agent, Christopher Steele, and a Yahoo News report that Steele gave to Yahoo News. (Though some may argue otherwise, the fact is ironclad that Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe testified before the Committee that but for reliance on Christopher Steele’s 35-page “dossier,” the FISA warrant would neither have been sought nor obtained.)
But common sense should tell everyone that a FISC with any integrity and intellectual honesty would never rely solely on such flimsy “evidence” as a Yahoo “news” article to “corroborate” the claims made in the so-called “dossier.” A real FISC Court with any integrity and intellectual honesty would demand that the DOJ present proof that both the “dossier” and the Yahoo article were legitimate sources of information before granting the FBI the right to conduct surveillance activities of a private citizen who was not even charged or suspected of committing any crime.
But this FISC did not perform its job, and merely rubber-stamped the DOJ’s and the FBI’s request. This is a red-flag that the fraud extends beyond the DOJ and the FBI.
Thus, I can predict here and now that if a full investigation is ever conducted going all the way up to the FISC, the FISC, if called upon, will be fully prepared to affirmatively state that although the “dossier” and the Yahoo “news” article were considered in the decision to approve the warrant, the “support” was considered “holistically” and was not dependent on those sources. In other words, the FISC is fully prepared to state that the warrant would have been approved without the “dossier” and the Yahoo “news” article regardless of the fact that the DOJ and FBI would not have sought the warrant without them!
Courts do this sort of thing all of the time when a flagrant judicial “error” has been made. Courts do not like to admit that they were wrong, let alone that they failed to properly do their jobs under the law. And no judges are going to admit that they felt pressured into approving the warrant. Thus, if called to the carpet, the FISC will go into ass-covering mode, just as the DOJ and the FBI have already done and continue to do.
This is why I conclude that the Republicans are right about the fraud, but the Democrats are also right that this case will, nonetheless, amount to a “nothingburger” and a “big yawn.” I still hope that I’m wrong about the Democrats’ claim, but my natural skeptical self tells me that justice will not prevail and that the truth will be silenced. After all, you can’t very well have a Secret Society if they can’t keep any secrets like this one.
I believe Trump’s pledge to allow a path to citizenship for 1.8 million illegals is a ploy to demonstrate the fanaticism and malevolent intentions on the part of the Democrats, as he insists that Congressional approval and funding to build a wall must be obtained for this to happen. He’s betting on the Democrats’ refusal to comply with this very reasonable – nay, vital – quid pro quo. He must be aware that granting citizenship and voting rights to so many Third World illegals is a virtual guarantee that Democrats will achieve permanent hegemony over our government. Certainly, the Democrats know this, and are doing everything they can to ensure that this occurs. As I say, Trump is betting that Democrat approval would not be forthcoming, and he is, of course, correct.
commonsense on February 8, 2018 at 12:29 pm
Excellent points on the SOTU. I enjoyed the speech and the amazing guests. When I saw Nancy Pelosi sitting there, she looked like she was in mourning.
Carol B on February 11, 2018 at 3:38 pm
Trump and Jared needed money. No legitimate bank would loan them a penny. They went to Russia begging. Russian contacted Deutsche Bank and expressed a willingness to guarantee the loans that Trump and Kushner were looking for. Russia demanded that Trump conspire with it to elect him POTUS thereby insuring relief from US sanctions. Trump agreed BIGLY. Deutsche Bank extends credit. Vlad hires trolls to hack various key states. Trump wins election via the Electoral College. Within one month of inauguration, Trump Administration calls for the removal of sanctions against Russia. Any questions?
DisgustedAtYouPeople on February 13, 2018 at 9:59 pm
The proof is in the policies….Trump bombs Syria….arms Ukraine…pressures North Korea…trying to get a fair deal with Iran….all against Russia’s wishes……Hillary was against sanctions when she was SOS…the Kremlin tries to help Hillary stop a movement in the USA to elect Trump…Hillary/Kremlin fails…. So who is right?
DisgustedAtYouPeople on February 13, 2018 at 10:06 pm
Damn right Gun Control. An AR-15? For what. What is its purpose you foolish NRA clones. Disgusting.
The army uses an M-4. The AR-15 is basically the same as an M-4. Why are they purchaseable? Republicans are just bad people. No way around it. Bad
Mueller Mueller Mueller Mueller Mueller!!!!!
Republicans look like complete fools. Repealing smart and solid executive orders. NRA is trash too
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Eowyn Wilcox McComb
A Talk About Marriage and Adam and Eve
Lucas Cranach the Elder Adam and Eve oil on paired panels 1530
This talk isn't about art in any particular way, but since I've posted a talk at church I gave two years ago about Vincent Van Gogh here and got some supportive responses, I thought I would post the talk I just gave at church about marriage. Since my religion and my marriage play a large role in my artistic psyche, I think this blog is the right place to post this meditation, even if there aren't any paintings or painters (except for myself) referenced this time. Although the art critic/writer Rebecca Solnit does get a lengthy quote. . . So maybe there is more oblique art content than I first thought.
So, without further ado:
Why Marriage Between a Man and Woman is Ordained of God: for Joy
By Eowyn Wilcox McComb, presented in the RidgeCreek Ward, Murray, UT on January 24, 2018
In Plato’s Symposium, Aristophanes tells an origin story that goes something like this:
In the beginning, when the gods made humans, they made them with two faces, four hands, and four legs. And they made them in this form: man-woman, and sometimes man-man, or woman-woman. Humans became powerful, intelligent, and strong, so much so that the gods began to fear that their creations would rise up and try to overthrow them. So the gods met together and came to a decision: they would take the humans and split them apart, weakening them and leaving them lonely and desperate, restlessly wandering the world seeking their lost other half. Some of the broken humans longed so intensely for the rest of themselves that they became ill with loneliness, and sickened, and some even died. This story is the origin of the concept of ‘soul-mates.’
Aristophanes’ myth is perhaps one of the earliest stories to attempt to explain the passion that drives us together towards marriage. That marriage needs an explanation makes one stop to think. Most cultures have an origin story about the beginning of humanity, and most of those origin stories center on the creation and union of a man and a woman. On a physical level, this makes sense---in mammalian species there needs to be a male and female member in order to procreate and have offspring. But this does not require marriage, or loyalty, or fidelity. While some animals, like swans or many wolves, are monogamous and mate for life, many other animals, like mice or ducks, are promiscuous, sometimes violently so. So why do we humans practice marriage? Why do we have ancient origin stories about soul mates?
In “The Family: A Proclamation to the World,” President Gordon B Hinckley and the first presidency of this church proclaimed that “the family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan.” How do we know this principle to be true except through the scriptures? When God gives us a commandment he wishes us to follow, he usually gives us a story about that commandment so that we better understand it. And what story is more archetypal on the subject of marriage than the story of Adam and Eve? Aristophanes had one story about how soul-mates came to be. We have another.
Adam and Eve’s story is of marriage and true love enduring. Let us turn to Genesis chapter 2, where I will paraphrase the story told there, and we can consider together the implications of Adam and Eve’s choices, and what we can learn from them:
In the beginning, some time after God made the world, he made a garden with a river that ran through it, which he called Eden, and in it he “formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul,” named Adam. Adam lived in harmony with the plants and the animals in Eden, which was a place of surpassing beauty. All of his needs were met for him, because Eden had every good fruit and vegetable. God gave Adam two tasks: to keep the garden and to name the many living beings within it. But something was lacking---there was a need that Adam had that was not met, and he did not know it. God saw this and “caused a deep sleep to fall over Adam, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; and the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh.” God gave Adam and his new wife two commandments: first, that they should “be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth” (Genesis 1:28), and second, that while they could eat freely of any tree in the garden, they should never eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for they would “surely die.” And while Adam and his wife kept the second commandment, the first commandment they could not keep, for they were innocent and ignorant and did not know how to keep it.
Now Lucifer disguised himself as a snake and came into the garden and spoke to Eve. The art critic and writer Rebecca Solnit wrote in her essay “As Eve Said to the Serpent”: “I always thought Eve and the serpent must have conversed at greater length than Genesis records. That the most crucial conversation in Judeo-Christian theology is between a woman and a beast suggests that the voices that count are not always those of the fathers. . . That talking and eating were Eve’s decisive acts suggests a kind of intellectual and corporeal exchange with her surroundings, a willingness to take in the new and the risky. Imagine Eve as one of the few scientists to discuss the long-term consequences of her acts before she began her apple-eating experiment. Imagine what she and the snake might have had to say to each other about becoming symbols and scapegoats, about how they would be represented and misrepresented, about what joys would rise like seafoam from the storms of history ahead, about what kind of places they would encounter and what it would take to make those places seem like home or Paradise.” Eve had not yet gained her name: “The mother of all living.” She had to make her risky decision first, all alone. After she spoke with the serpent, she realized that she needed to gain knowledge to ever progress or change or fulfill that paradoxical first commandment she had been given. She was the first human to desire knowledge, and the first to risk everything she had and lose her innocence to gain it. I have found through observation and reading and personal experience that gaining knowledge rarely makes life easier----it complicates our decisions and makes them a great deal harder-----but is worth every sacrifice for how it enriches life and opens avenues of thought and inspiration that were closed before.
So Eve partook of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, fruit described as “good for food, and... pleasant to the eyes, and... to be desired to make one wise” (Genesis 3:6). And she was not selfish. She loved her husband, and offered him the fruit, and he ate it also, and “the eyes of them both were opened.” And so Adam and Eve fell from grace and were banished from the garden, and given toil and sorrow and pain for their punishment. And what we know of as time began, and children were born, and with their work came achievement, and with their loss came gain, and with their sorrow came joy.
For “Adam fell that man might be; and men are, that they might have joy.” I find it striking that in that famous scripture I just read, 2 Nephi 2:25, it is Adam who is named, and blamed, for the Fall, and not Eve. I think there is a reason other than gender-bias at work in making Adam responsible: we often focus on the difficulty, riskiness, and profundity of Eve’s choice, but we rarely focus on the great sacrifice Adam made when he chose to follow her and partake of the fruit himself. In one action, Adam gave up his home in the garden and his ability to walk and talk with God face to face----all to follow his wife into exile and spend the rest of his life working for the privileges he gave up to be with her. Is this not powerful? Adam knew God---he spoke to God----and yet he willingly gave up God’s presence out of loyalty to his wife. Adam’s example is complex: he chose his marriage before God, and yet his choice fulfilled God’s wish and commandment that he should “cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh” (Genesis 2:24).
While I often identify strongly with Eve as a fellow woman facing the necessity of making choices that rarely affect only myself, and who often has to resort to subversion to be able to act or speak in a world that strongly favors men-----still, when it comes to my own marriage, I identify more strongly with Adam. Eve made a choice without Adam that affected the direction of his life. This put him in the position of being forced to make his own choice, but one of reaction, rather than action. My marriage has followed a similar pattern: when I met Ryan he was finishing his master of bio-science at Keck Graduate Institute in Claremont, California. He had already made significant life-decisions about his education and his career path, and he had also made the crucial decision to go very deeply into debt to achieve those goals. And those decisions he had made without me changed the path of my life after we got married. His debt affected us every day as we gave up (among other things:) meat and cheese, the internet, going out, new clothes or new anything, heating, and finally our car in our efforts to make ends meet. I learned to cook beans from scratch and bake bread to save money. I sewed my own clothes out of sheets and fabric that I found at the thrift store. I learned to make art in tiny spaces, with only a desk and a bookcase and an easel in a corner of the room as my studio. I had chosen not to pursue a Master of Fine Arts after I finished my Bachelor of Fine Arts at Art Center College of Design because I was afraid the debt would cripple my career as an artist. That decision I made turned out not to matter: Ryan’s career path led us out of the neighborhood I’d lived in all my life and the city where I had all of my career opportunities. Similarly, Adam had to sacrifice his comforts, his home, and his standing with God to follow his wife into banishment and hard work that he had probably never expected and in the beginning, surely didn’t know how to do. Why did he do it? Why did I do it? For love, for true love. For the chance to have joy together. In Moses 5:10, Adam reflected on his decisions and: “Blessed God. . . saying: Blessed be the name of God, for because of my transgression my eyes are opened, and in this life I shall have joy.” And Eve, reflecting on her own decisions in the next verse said: “Were it not for our transgression, we never should have. . . known. . . the joy of our redemption.”
The paradox of Genesis is that Eve and Adam disobeyed in order to obey. Lehi explains the importance of Adam’s choice to follow Eve in 2 Nephi 2: 22-23: “…Behold, if Adam had not transgressed he would not have fallen, but he would have remained in the garden of Eden.” And I would add here: remained there alone. “And all things which were created must have remained in the same state in which they were after they were created; and they must have remained forever, and had no end. And they would have had no children; wherefore they would have remained in a state of innocence, having no joy for they knew no misery; doing no good, for they knew no sin.”
Let me return again to 2 Nephi 2:25: “Adam fell that man might be; and men are, that they might have joy.” Here, in one sentence, is laid out the plan of salvation and God’s purpose for us: We exist for joy, to be joyful. Teryl and Fiona Givens wrote in their book The God Who Weeps that “in a universe limited by the economy of the essential, joy is proof of surplus” (35), and perhaps, if you take this idea one step further---proof of God. For what other reason does joy exist except that God intends us to have it? What purpose does joy serve except to crown our lives and give purpose to everything else----all the suffering we have to endure in order to achieve and recognize joy at last. What other proof of love is there, than that it gives us joy? And what better proof that God loves us, than that his purpose for us on this earth, is to learn to cultivate and understand and have for our own selves----joy?
Marriage is one way to increase and multiply the joy in our lives. Love is the greatest source of joy, and marriage is, at its best, a test of true love and a way to develop more pure love and gain more joy. All the sacrifices I have made for Ryan are worthwhile because I love him, and that love gives me joy and the love he returns gives me strength to bear, or at least attempt to bear, our burdens. The love we have for each other is a choice, and is thus fragile, strengthened by time and sacrifice. The hardships we have faced together and will face together in the future are the special alchemy that transforms our love into a solid substance that binds us: true love. This said, I would like to assure you all that true love is not limited to marriage---love and joy are something all of God’s children can and do enjoy, through any and all relationships based in love. Any time we love a person, a place, an animal, a thing----we are following God’s path towards joy.
For after all, "which is the greatest commandment in the law? Jesus said. . . Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it: thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets” (Matthew 22:36-40). If we love, we are following God’s way, and are sure to achieve joy at last. The more love we have, the more joy we will be given. Of this I can and do firmly bear my testimony.
I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Reading - John Constable: A Kingdom of His Own, by Anthony Bailey
I’ve been reading this recent biography of the English landscape painter Constable (the first new biography in over 160 years) with a great deal of pleasure. It is a slow, precise book, much like the painter and his paintings which it describes. Best of all, to me, is the feeling on finishing the book that I like Constable as a man as well as I like him as a painter----a rare feeling when finishing an artist’s biography (I certainly didn’t feel that way reading the biographies of Gaugin, Giacometti, Suzanne Valadon, and even Bonnard----books which made me think less of them as people, even though I enjoy their artwork).
Constable was born in 1776, a year of revolutions, but his own revolution was a small and overlooked one: trying to make truthful, realistic, lively paintings of the eastern English landscape where he grew up. He spent his life in struggle to realize his aims, without much support outside of his middle-class farming-milling family and a few loyal friends. What struck me most while reading was how much waiting he had to do in his life: he was 24 when he officially became an art student at the Royal Academy, 26 when he first exhibited a painting, 34 when he had his first exhibition sale, 40 when he finally married his beloved Maria Bicknell (who he met when she was 12----she was 28 when they married at last, against the opposition of her family), and 53 when he finally got elected a full fellow of the Royal Academy. Sadly, the things he waited so long for didn’t last long, aptly proving the Latin lines that Constable had engraved on the side of the tomb he eventually shared with his wife: Alas! From how slender a thread hangs / All that is sweetest in life. He and his wife had only 12 years together before she died from tuberculosis, and Constable himself died from heart failure when he was only 61, leaving seven children and a range of beautiful landscape paintings as a legacy.
The other thing that struck me was Constable’s struggle with his art. He was a slow painter, exhibiting only half as many paintings as his peers generally did at most exhibitions throughout his life, and reworking his paintings over many months and even years. He was rarely satisfied with his efforts, feeling that nature was greater than art could ever be, and yet he kept trying to capture a shadow of it on his canvases. He wrote to a friend early in his art career about his “conviction of the truth of Sir Joshua Reynold’s observation that ‘there is no easy way of becoming a good painter.’ It can only be obtained by long contemplation and incessant labor.” Constable’s ideas about art were unusual for his time, focusing on ordinary subjects rather than the extraordinary. He wrote: “We derive the pleasure of surprise. . . in finding how much interest the art, when in perfection, can give to the most ordinary subjects.” He also said that, “Painting is but another word for feeling.” Feeling was something even the most critical of his critics acknowledged that he had in his paintings (despite their being ‘freckled,’ ‘pockmarked,’ ‘rough,’ and ‘crude’), although the melancholy darkness that lingered in the clouds and woods of some of his work wasn’t very popular with either critics or the populace at large.
His integrity, his kindness to his children, his ability to paint even while melancholy, his abiding love for his work----all these things endeared him to me, even though I already admired his artwork from seeing it many years ago at the Huntington Library in a visiting show of his ‘six-footers.’ I remember their freshness, the feeling of air and sky, the vividness of their colors and details, how life-like they felt. Now I only like him more, and admire his very original cloud studies in particular only more and more as time goes by.
John Constable Cloud Study oil on paper on board 1822
On Imperfection
Christiane Pflug Still Life with Flowers and Tea Pot tempera on canvas 1957
I have been thinking of the issue of skill in art. When I think back on previous years spent wandering the galleries and contemporary art exhibitions at museums in Los Angeles, I observed much fetishization of “finish.” I would describe it as a certain smoothness of surface, a feeling of professionalism about all aspects of the painting or sculpture, a light irony of tone. It is not what makes me thrill when I look at artwork. When I was reading a book of Denise Levertov’s poems, I came across one that describes how I do feel when I look at artwork that feels genuine to me, real---like Van Gogh, or Christiane Pflug:
Since I must recover
my balance, I do. I falter
but don’t fall; recalling
how every vase, cut sapphire, absolute
dark rose, is not indeed
of rarest, of most cherished
perfection unless flawed,
offcentered, pressed
with rough thumbprint, bladescratch, brown
birthmark that tells
of concealed struggle from bud to open ease
of petals, soon
to loosen, to drop and
be blown away.
The asymmetrical
tree of life, fractionally lopsided
at the trunk’s live-center
tells where a glancing eye,
not a ruler
drew, and drew strength
from its mistake.
The picture of perfection
must be revised.
Allow for our imperfections,
welcome them,
consume them into its substance.
Bring from necessity
its paradoxical virtue,
mortal life, that makes it
give off so strange a magnetic
shining, when one had thought
darkness had filled the night.
You Must Change Your Life
I finished reading Rachel Corbett’s You Must Change Your Life, a double-biography of Auguste Rodin and Rainer Maria Rilke, and enjoyed it. Since it is a double-portrait, with many other artists and writers making appearances, it lacks the depth of a singular biography. What it lacks in depth, though, it makes up for in breadth, charting the intersecting courses of a wide variety of artists and writers at the turn of the century and seeing how they enriched and frustrated and haunted each other. Most of her portrayals are sympathetic, although I don’t know how it could have escaped Corbett’s attention that Gwen John was a real artist in her own right, not just a love-struck student mistress of Rodin’s, as she describes her in a single throwaway sentence.
My favorite parts of You Must Change Your Life are where she explores the creative growth of her two main protagonists, like this excerpt where she writes of Rilke’s developing poetic ideas:
“Inseeing described the wondrous voyage from the surface of a thing to its heart, wherein perception leads to an emotional connection. Rilke made a point of distinguishing inseeing from inspecting, a term which he thought described only the viewer’s perspective, and thus often resulted in anthropomorphizing. Inseeing, on the other hand, took into account the object’s point of view. It had as much to do with making things human as it did with making humans thing.”
She peppers her text liberally with wonderful quotations from Rilke’s letters and poetry and Auguste Rodin’s sayings. It is worth reading the book just to come across quotes that resonate as strongly as Rilke describing an artist as being “like a worm working its way form point to point in the dark.” Or Rodin declaiming: “There is nothing ugly in art except that which is without character.” I think the quote that felt closest to my own feelings as I read was Rilke’s comment in a letter: “I yearn so strongly: to be a real person among real things.” I sometimes think that desire for the real is the driving force behind most art. It is the wonderful, terrible, quixotic attempt to capture some essence of life, some feeling of self, some of the texture of reality.
The Value of Painting
Giorgio Morandi Flowers watercolor on paper 1958
“The value of painting is found in the individual way of seeing things: the rest doesn’t count.”
--Giorgio Morandi
Vincent Van Gogh: A Fool for Glorying
Vincent Van Gogh Blossoming Almond Tree oil on canvas 1890
In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints there are no paid clergy. The lay members take turns with all of the teaching, including giving talks in sacrament meeting on spiritual subjects. This past Sunday was my turn, and my husband’s, and we spoke on the subject of love and patience in the family. When I received our assigned subject, I immediately thought of Vincent and Theo Van Gogh. Here is my talk:
If you were able to go back in time to the mid-1860s to a small town named Zundert in Holland, you might have seen two young boys walking together through the fields and woods, gathering flowers and grasses, confiding secrets, hunting bird’s-nests, playing games, and in the winter, ice-skating on the frozen ponds or sledding across the snow under the dark, leafless trees. The elder brother, an awkward, red-headed boy, was named Vincent Van Gogh; his younger, slighter and fairer brother was named Theo. These long childhood afternoons and evenings were the beginning of an ardent bond that lasted their entire lives until their deaths a mere seven months apart at age 37 and 35.
Theirs is a remarkable story of enduring patience and love. The masterpieces that may come to your mind when you think of the name Vincent Van Gogh: the brilliant yellow sunflowers, the cypresses, the irises, the mysterious starry nights, the golden, waving wheat-fields, the serene lavender bedroom, the sunburnt portraits of peasants, and the tortured self-portraits of a troubled man----it is likely that not a single one of these paintings would have been made without Theo Van Gogh’s love, encouragement, and support.
Vincent Van Gogh Sunflowers oil on canvas 1889
To explain this, we should return in our minds to those two boys, whose love for each other was adoring and fervent. They shared the parsonage where their pious parents eked out a modest living with three sisters and a much younger brother. As the oldest, much was expected of Vincent, and when he was in his teens, his father got him a job with his namesake uncle Vincent, an art dealer in the Hague who became very successful selling prints of famous artworks to decorate the walls of middle-class Dutch homes. Vincent worked hard, and in the summer of 1872, he received permission to visit home and resume his long walks and talks with his favorite younger brother, Theo. During one of their long rambles in the countryside, the two brothers pledged to always support each other and write to each other often, a promise they kept until death. After Vincent returned to work, his uncle sent him to the English branch of the Goupil and Co. gallery. Vincent was an awkward, intense young man, described later in life by his brother as having “something in the way he talks that makes people either love him or hate him.” As the months dragged on, Vincent felt unfulfilled by working at the gallery, and possibly seriously depressed. One of his sisters described his depression, how, “intensely serious and uncommunicative, (he) walked around clumsily and in a daze, with his head hung low. . . He was a stranger to himself.” Concerned by his behavior, Vincent’s uncle transferred him again, this time to the Paris branch of the gallery, where Vincent quickly lost his job and came home to familial accusations of “shame and scandal.” Theo was sent back to Paris to take his place.
This was only the first of many failures that dogged Vincent through his twenties. He attempted to become a teacher and failed; he tried to woo his widowed cousin, only to be firmly rejected. He worked at a bookshop, but only briefly. He told his father he would like to emulate him and enter the priesthood. Skeptical, his father arranged for a tutor so Vincent could try to get admitted to the university to study theology. But nothing came of it. Desperate, Vincent attempted to become an evangelist, a sort of missionary to the coal miners in the Borinage, a bleak and desolate region of southern Belgium. His parents were convinced that Vincent would “spoil everything by his eccentricity, his queer ideas and views on life.” And after a mere six months the Church Council withdrew their support from Vincent because of his “almost scandalous excess of zeal.” He had given his possessions away to the poor and lived in a shed even smaller than the tiny shacks the miners dwelled in. Stranded, desolate and alone, Vincent did not want to go home. His parents had already threatened to institutionalize him in an insane asylum, frustrated with his erratic and intense behavior and alarmed by the trail of failures he left in his wake. Instead, destitute and almost starved, he began to draw in earnest, at the age of 27, using pieces of charcoal and cheap sheets of paper. His artwork saved him. He wrote to Theo: “How rich art is, if one can only remember what one has seen, one is never empty of thoughts or truly lonely, never alone.”
Vincent Van Gogh Pine Trees in the Fen pen and ink on paper 1884
Theo was his only supporter. He had always thought his brother would make a good artist, and even though Vincent’s first attempts at drawing were heavy and clumsy, Theo promised his brother financial support to get the training and materials he needed to become an artist.
This was the beginning of one of the shortest and most remarkable careers of any painter in all of art history. Vincent remained dependent on Theo for financial and emotional support for the rest of his life. He attempted to return his brother’s kindness with his own devotion to his work, mailing stacks of paintings and drawings back to his brother that would eventually become some of the most valued masterpieces in the world.
Vincent Van Gogh Olive Trees with the Alpilles oil on canvas 1889
What can we learn from the relationship of these two brothers? What can they teach us about love and patience in our own families?
First, to increase love, there must be an increase in communication. The bond between the two brothers was born out of the intense, intimate conversations they shared as children, and was cemented by the almost one thousand letters Vincent wrote to his brother over the course of his adult life. The letters, described by the writer Proust as some of the greatest literature in history, are full of vulnerable emotion, voluble opinions, wide-ranging ideas and recommendations. They are, in short, the record of a soul, bared to his brother. To love someone, you must know them, and accept them for who they truly are.
But when you know someone so well, you also know their weaknesses, their faults----you become vulnerable to disappointment, and also hurt feelings. That is why to continue to grow in love you must also practice forgiveness. Both Vincent and Theo were often disappointed by the others’ limitations. Theo was disappointed in Vincent’s poor relationship with their parents, and Vincent was disappointed that Theo, though a successful art dealer, never sold a single one of his paintings. Vincent chafed at being dependent, and mild, gentle Theo struggled to support Vincent, his family, and all the other artists whose work he showed and championed. The brothers sometimes fought, but they also forgave each other. In Luke 6:37-38, Christ tells us to “judge not, and ye shall not be judged; condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned; forgive, and ye shall be forgiven; give, and it shall be given unto you. . . for with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.”
Why did Theo keep forgiving Vincent, even when he overspent Theo’s money and sent him argumentative, demanding letters, even when he failed to become independent, or to reconcile with those he offended? Why did he stay loyal to him when his own parents no longer believed in their wayward son? Perhaps the answer lies in the answer that Jesus gave to Simeon and the Pharisees when they condemned the woman who “washed his feet with tears.” Christ said, “Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much; but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little” (Luke 7:47). Vincent was a passionate and ardent man, a man who loved art more than anything, and who shared that love with Theo. Perhaps Theo was able to forgive him his failings because he understood that Vincent’s weaknesses as a person were also his strengths as an artist: his stubbornness, his persistence, his intensity, his originality. For as it says in 1 Corinthians 1:27-28, “ God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; and base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen. . .” Like the apostle Paul, Vincent Van Gogh was “a fool in glorying.” His humility born of difficult experiences and persistent loneliness, his similarly humble subject matter, his direct and powerful way of painting are what give his artwork enduring beauty, reality, and power. In Ether 12:27 God promises, “I make weak things become strong.” When we are humble, and accept our own and other’s limitations, then there is a true chance for forgiveness, and the chance that we, too, may have our weaknesses transformed into strengths.
Finally, most importantly, we learn from Theo and Vincent’s example to never give up on those we love. As Shakespeare wrote in his (CXVI) 116th sonnet: “Love is not love / which alters when it alteration finds, / or bends with the remover to remove: / O, no! It is an ever-fixed mark, / that looks on tempests and is never shaken; / it is the star to every wandering bark, / whose worth’s unknown, although his height be taken. / Love’s not Time’s fool, though rosy lips and cheeks / within his bending sickle’s compass come; / love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, / but bears it out even to the edge of doom.” Theo and Vincent surely bore their love out to the edge of doom. Vincent dreamed of starting a utopia of artists in southern France. But his dream failed when the painter Gaugin made plans to leave the famous yellow house they shared in Provence after only a brief few months’ stay. Distressed and depressed, Vincent’s mind failed him, and on Christmas Eve, 1889, he cut off part of his left ear, delivered it to a prostitute with the words, “take this in memory of me,” and returned home to collapse on the bed in a pool of his own blood. Gaugin took one look at him and fled, leaving Vincent to wake in the hospital on Christmas Day injured and alone. As soon as Theo heard, he rushed to Vincent’s side, proving Proverbs 17:17 that “a friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” In one fateful swoop Vincent lost his friend, his yellow house, and his health. He checked himself into the St. Remy asylum, where he had sad, lucid periods where he painted canvases all day which are now among his most loved, interspersed with episodes of illness and what he described as “mental torture.” Putting on a brave face for his brother, he wrote to Theo: “Considering my life is spent mostly in the garden, it is not so unhappy.”
Vincent Van Gogh Irises oil on canvas 1889
Yet Vincent was dead less than a year later. A phrase he wrote in a letter to Theo is almost a premonition: “There’s nothing sad in this death, it goes its way in broad daylight with a sun flooding everything with a light of pure gold.” The true circumstances of Vincent’s death may never be known. The facts, however, are these: one morning in late summer in the year 1890, Vincent walked out into a sunny wheat field to paint. A few hours later, he stumbled back to the hotel where he was staying, a bullet in his stomach and an unfinished letter to Theo asking for more art supplies in his pocket. Were his persistent feelings of failure and the fear that his illness was growing worse enough to push him to the desperate act of suicide? Or had his local tormentor, a teenage boy, shot him by accident with a borrowed gun? The gun was never found. Vincent’s easel, his still-wet painting, his last palette-----were also never found. And so Vincent Van Gogh died in a tiny rented room in Auvers, attended by Dr. Gachet, and his brother Theo, who had rushed from Paris to his side in time to hear Vincent’s last words: “The sorrow will last forever.”
Theo prepared for Vincent’s burial. He placed one of Vincent’s old palettes on his coffin, hung the walls with Vincent’s blazingly colorful canvases, and filled the room with the sunflowers so beloved by his beloved brother. A handful of artists gathered and said farewell to a man who was, like Christ, “a man of sorrows,” and “well acquainted with grief.”
Vincent Van Gogh Wheatfield with Cypresses oil on canvas 1889
Theo’s health had been delicate for a long time, but his brother’s death shook him to his core, and he collapsed soon after the funeral he had so lovingly arranged. His family interned him in an asylum in Holland, where he died at the end of January in 1891. His grieving wife arranged for his body to be brought back to France and buried beside his older brother under the rolling yellow wheat fields they both loved so much. The legacy of love and patience that Theo bore his brother did not die with him, though, because his wife Jo Van-Gogh-Bonger, kept all of Vincent’s artwork and his letters, and after not many years had passed, Vincent’s paintings rose to fame, and became, as Vincent so ardently desired, “a consolation” for many “broken hearts.”
I am grateful for the love and patience my family has shown and continues to show to me, especially for the abiding love and immense patience Ryan gives me every day. I am also grateful for all the times in my life I have been able to see in person the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh, a truly great artist.
If All This. . .
Jean-Baptiste Simeon Chardin Still Life, Flowers in a Vase oil on canvas 1760-63
"If all this now strikes you as beautiful to the eye, it is because Chardin found it beautiful to paint; and he found it beautiful to paint because he thought it beautiful to the eye."
--Marcel Proust
What is Art For?
Paul Cezanne Still Life with Apples and Biscuits oil on canvas 1877
"The work of the artist is to see into the life of things, I suppose what the scientist Rupert Sheldrake would call 'morphic resonance'---the inner life of the thing that cannot be explained away biologically, chemically, or physically. I'd call it 'imaginative reality.' The reality of the imagination leaves nothing out. It is the most complete reality we can know. The artist is physical; and it is in the work of true artists, in whatever medium, that we find the most moving and poignant studies of the world that we can touch and feel, whether human or natural. When Cezanne paints an apple or a tree, he doesn't paint a copy of an apple or a tree, he paints its reality,m the whole that it is, the whole that is lost to us as we walk past it, eat it, chop it down. It's through the artist, who lives more intensely than the rest of us, that we can rediscover the intensity of the physical world.
But not only the physical world. The earth is not flat, and neither is reality. Reality is continuous, multiple, simultaneous, complex, abundant, and partly invisible. The imagination alone can fathom this, because the imagination is not limited by the world of sense experience. It's not necessary to be shut up in oneself, to grind through life like an ox at a mill. Human beings are capable of powered flight. Our dreams of outer space are only a reflection of the inner space we could occupy if we knew how. Art knows how. At the same time as art is prizing away old, dead structures that have rusted, almost unnoticed, into our flesh, art is pushing at the boundaries we thought were fixed. The only boundaries are the boundaries of our imagination. We need art to remind us of that. . .
Time is not ended yet, and there will be no end to the question 'What is art for?' perhaps because we never stop asking the question, 'What are we for?'
We are restless, searching creatures---poignant in our smallness, triumphant in our determination not to be small. It is all these things---our determination, our aspiration, perhaps our inevitable failure---that art relays back to us. But art is more than a recording angel. It is the creative force that marks out our humanness, the creative force that seeks to bind together all the separations that we are."
--excerpted from the very interesting essay What is Art For? by Jeanette Winterson.
Still Life and Silence
Pieter Claez Still Life with Wine Glass and Silver Bowl oil on panel 1635
I have been reading about Pieter Claez, and thinking about the silence of still life paintings. Still Life is the quietest of genres: an entrance to the world of objects, observations of the things around us, those mute possessions that are always still, yet not without experience, which is a kind of living. Claez's almost monochromatic paintings with their solemn, silvery-golden light are the direct predecessors, I think, to similarly spare and remarkably silent paintings by Chardin, Peale, and Morandi.
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin Still Life with White Mug oil on canvas 1764
Raphaellle Peale Still Life with Cake oil on canvas 1816
Giorgio Morandi Natura Morta 1946
From Spring Almost to Summer
Still Life with Sunflowers graphite on paper 2016
Waiting at the Gate watercolor on Arches paper 2016
April was a busy, stormy month, full of setbacks, sadness, and some happy conversations and outings, and it has taken me some time to add my most recent watercolor and drawing to the website, but they are there now. My dear rat Whitman passed away, and it has been lonely and quiet without him. My husband took me and Gia (our dog) camping for the first time, and she was like a puppy again in the wildflowers. I have been reading about Paula Modersohn Becker and fairy-tales, and thinking about the lives of women. We planted seven trees, mostly flowering dogwoods, in a cemetery last week to shade the lonely white houses of the dead.
This next month will be busy, too, with a trip home planned, a rather large painting I have been working on for several months that I hope I will finish, and some new drawings and paintings I am starting now. The sun has come back, and the wind, and the trees are green when I walk under them. It is spring. . . It is almost summer. . .
To Barbara: I apologize for not responding to your comment sooner. I don't have internet access at my apartment, so I go out and borrow some once a month or so to update this website. I am also not quite certain how to respond to comments using this website platform, and don't have your e-mail, so I thought I would write a note to you here in case you come back to read again. Thank you for your interest, and for your kindness. I apologize on the gallery's behalf; they should have been polite enough to e-mail you back and let you know I haven't shown with them since before I moved north last year. If you do need anything, feel free to e-mail me at thegiftofasher@yahoo.com.
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The Jungle Book Movie Review
This movie did my childhood justice.
When I saw the previews for the this movie, a bunch of hope washed over me. I know a lot of people don't like the idea of movies being remade, (and rightfully so after a bunch of failures), but this was one movie I was really looking forward to. When done right, a movie can be remade to look better and capture those old feelings. Having a live action film for arguably one of the most well known children stories, (and Disney movies), when I was growing up had some pretty big shoes to fill.
The story line was straight to the point and didn't try to do too much. I'm glad Disney didn't try to change anything with the plot because anything else would have ruined it in my opinion. The main thing I was focused on was the graphics and the cinematography as a whole. It really didn't let me down and this movie looked really, really, really great. And that's what I loved the most about it, it told the exact same story with a better back drop.
You really couldn't ask for more.
Everyone pretty much killed their roles. I was quite impressed with young Neel Sethi, he did a tremendous job in this movie and he didn't come off as one of those annoying kids that simply whined and complained the whole entire time. He actually had a wide range of emotions and it all paid off in the end. Everyone who was hyped to be in this movie served a critical role in their parts, and they all killed it. My favorite parts were very close and although I love Christopher Walken very much so, Bill Murray as Baloo stole the movie right along with young Neel.
Although the story ended the way it did, (if you haven't seen it then I'm not going to ruin it for you), there's still a couple of different places that they could go with the sequels. This movie was done pretty great overall and I'm actually looking forward to at least the next installment, whenever it should come out. Overall I give this movie a solid A; it was great to watch and I'll watch it a couple of more times, but it still is second best compared to the original in my eyes.
If you've seen this movie then I'm curious to hear what you have to say about it. Leave it in the comments below and I'll definitely get back to you.
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The End of Fast Fashion – Introduction/What is Fast Fashion?
On the June 9th 2010 acclaimed fashion designer, Vivienne Westwood, made an appearance on BBC London Radio to plea with shoppers to refrain from buying clothes for six months (Milligan, 2010). Westwood’s was inspired by James Lovelock’s The Vanishing Face of Gaia in which Lovelock explains problems relating the effects of industrialisation on the climate (Jones, 2009). Westwood operates at the centre of the fashion industry; a scene which thrives on the current neo-liberal consumerist paradigm. Very little thought has traditionally been given to the environmental and socio-economic impacts of this industry. However, as the nature of the consumer changes and as ethical, social and economic/resource pressures continue to mount these areas can no longer be ignored.
The global fashion and luxury sector generated revenues of £8,139 billion in 2008 while the UK fashion industry directly contributed some £21billion to the UK economy in 2009 and some £16billion through supporting industries (British Fashion Council, 2011). In the UK, the fashion industry has nearly a million employees and is the 15th largest industry alongside food and beverages. It is also a key area in providing opportunities for future generations (British Fashion Council, 2010) (Fashion United, 2010). Yet unlike the food industry, there is little legislation about product labelling and supply chain transparency (Siegle, 2008). The recent fast fashion trend has also raised the rate of textile consumption and waste (Massey, 2007).
“…the culture of “fast fashion” encourages consumers to dispose of clothes which have only been worn a few times in favour of new, cheap garments which themselves will also go out of fashion and be discarded within a matter of months.” (Select Committee on Science and Technology, 2008)
The textile industry was once big business in the UK but change in the nature of fashion companies also brought change in the structure of employment in the industry. Firms like Nike and Gap began outsourcing production at an early stage and by the early 1990s most fashion production had moved to the Far-East. Companies now focused on design, marketing and building brands not manufacturing products. Nike was a perfect example of this way of business. Factories were outsourced; margins squeezed and previous mark-ups of 100% became 400% as companies concentrated on brand building (Klein, 2001). At the same time, fashion retailers in the UK started to face pressure from supermarkets prompting a move to “high fashion, low cost items” (Ethical Fashion Forum). Just basing factories in the far-east was not enough. In order to maximise store visits and thus sales, the traditional Spring/Summer, Autumn/Winter calendars were no longer deemed adequate and mid-season collections were created to keep customers returning to shops (Ethical Fashion Forum).
Many of the industry changes are linked to a hyper-consumer lifestyle based on a neo-liberal marketplace actively encouraging consumption but ignoring the financial and ecological value of well-maintained ecosystems. Up until recently, environmental and social impacts of the industry had been hidden away from the public by relocating production to developing countries. Any externalities[1] produce by fashion could be buried, denied or simply ignored due to distance and the lack of ownership of foreign based factories.
Globalisation has aided the rise of fast fashion and allowed it to churn out an increasing number of styles at a pace never seen before. Shifting production aboard to the Far-East enabled companies to take advantage of cheap oil and much cheaper labour. Moreover, at a time when Western Economies were tightening regulations around environmental issues, foreign companies used the promise of jobs (economic growth) to keep working standards low in places like China and The Philippines (Klein, 2001). Companies such as Topshop[2] and Esprit now restock their stores with new products every four to six weeks. In the case of Zara, new stock enters as often as twice a week while “some fashion houses may offer as many as 18 collections a year”, a feat that puts enormous strain on factories (Barrie, 2010) (Ethical Fashion Forum). Zara is owned by Inditex, a Spanish conglomerate which also owns Massimo Dutti, Pull & Bear, Bershka, Stradivarius, Oyosho, Uterqüe and Zara Home, with net sales of 11,084€ million in 2009, the ecological impacts are significant (Inditex, 2010). To make matters more pressing, the Inditex model is also used in other establishments such as Mango, Primark and Uniqlo –attracting younger customers by adapting to the changes in lifestyles and attention spans brought about by mobile communications and social media (Barrie, 2010). Nonetheless, the conditions which allowed these enterprises to blossom are now causing problems.
[1] An externality arises from the production of goods and/or services where people or companies do not take full account for the activities related to that production. These can take form of the Co2 emitted from factories or the destruction of rain forests to make way for monoculture plantations.
[2] Topshop’s parent company, Arcadia which owns Dorothy Perkins, Miss Selfridge, Topman and Wallis, also refuses to join any ethical standards organisations (Crewe, 2008)
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chickens, council, Urban Agriculture
The City of Harare has maintained that it will not relax city by-laws on the rearing of chickens in residential areas.
Speaking to Harare News, Harare Town Clerk Tendai Mahachi maintained that the city will stick to the stipulated By-Laws of 25 chickens per household. The town clerk cited health consequences that the city may encounter if the regulations are ignored. He said the City is commissioning a study to ascertain the implications of rearing chickens in large quantities in residential areas. But until that process is done, residents are encouraged to observe the current by-laws.
“We have to consider the health of the people first. Experience has shown that chickens carry diseases which can have fatal consequences to a large section of the population, as they spread fast,” said Mahachi.
Debate on chicken rearing has reached fever pitch as some residents argued that the city is being insensitive to the plight of its residents and they need this kind of venture to help them augment their meagre earnings.
The Centre for Applied Legal Research (CALR), which has done wide research on chicken products, says that as much as 20 percent of poultry products eaten in Harare and adjacent towns are raised in urban environments. CALR attributes this to the rise in demand for meat products.
“What has been missing is information related to the conditions in which these chickens are reared. In Asia several thousand people died of bird flu virus, and we don’t want it to happen here. In our case, we might have to contend with an increase in diarrhoeal diseases as hygiene standards are compromised,” contested the Town Clerk.
According to the Public Health Department, Harare City By-Laws section 25 allows residents to keep up to 25 chickens on residential stands, unless special license is obtained from the city health department,
Dr Prosper Chonzi, the City Health Director, explains that the by-law does not ban chicken rearing but sets standards that should be met by residents. The by-law states, “No person shall keep any poultry other than in a poultry house, the floor of which shall be constructed of impervious materials, with a runway enclosed with wire netting or other suitable material. No fowl run shall be nearer than 3 metres from the stand boundary, or nearer than 6 metres from any premises (house) used for human habitation. Every poultry house shall be kept thoroughly clean and free from decaying food, vermin, and filth of any kind. No person shall keep poultry which by reason of continued crowing, quacking, clucking, gobbling or like noise tends to destroy the comfort of the neighbourhood. No person shall keep any poultry in such a manner or in such numbers that they tend to injure the health or destroy the comfort of any person.”
Dr Chonzi stated that “The by-laws also states that, it is acceptable to kill one or two a day for home consumption but slaughter for commercial purposes must be done at a registered chicken abattoir. Offal and feathers are not to be discarded into the sewage system, but be buried within the owner’s yards. Chickens should have fresh water and suitable food available at all times. Clean, dry grass bedding or wood shavings must be provided and this should be changed regularly.” Dr Chonzi went on to say that given the nature of housing patterns in the capital, environmental issues associated with keeping huge number of chickens should be given top priority as these have the potential to cause major diseases.
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Joining the Shrine
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Michael Hambrecht
Any who know me, know that I wasn't really interested in bodies like the Shrine, Grotto, Tall Cedars of Lebanon, or even the High Twelve Clubs. It’s not that I had anything against these other Masonic bodies, it’s that I wanted to spend my time working in the York Rite bodies and some in the Scottish Rite first. That part hasn’t changed. What has happened is a different story.
I became a Master Mason back in April 2016. Sometime after that my Mom started asking me if I was ever going to be a Shriner. I remember telling her, “I don’t have any desire to be a clown or drive around in little cars, so probably not. But maybe someday.” She said, “ok”, but she never stopped asking. She even began to tell me why she wanted me to join, because of their Children’s Hospitals. My response was, “Yes they do that but I can just donate to that. I don’t have to join.” Finally in late 2017, she said, “If you join, I’ll pay your dues for it as long as I live.” I said, “Okay, if it’s that important to you. Let me think about it but I think I will. For you.”
Well, as usually happens life and other things got in the way of doing anything about it. In February 2018, my Father, a new Mason, her husband of 53 years passed away. This was pretty devastating to the whole family and had a profound effect on us. I now had other things, including my Freemasonry to think about and work on. As with all things like the loss of a spouse, it had an extra profound effect on my Mom. She actually never let it show. So I had no idea how much until she passed in December 2018, only a mere 10 months almost to the day that my Dad did. To say this shattered me would be an understatement, but I have persevered with the help of my Brothers.
Now when she passed, it turned out that she and my Dad left my sister and I some money. Enough to make some long term decisions. One that still took me some time to make-- Should I join the Shrine? I spent quite a bit of time going back and forth about it. I still really hadn’t decided on her offer. I spoke to quite a few Brothers about this. Some Shriners and others not.
I had decided that I would do it one day soon, maybe next year. A Brother of mine told me that they were planning a ceremonial, the initiation, on June 8th (last passed), if I was really interested. I immediately asked for a petition, for two reasons, 1st my birthday is June 7 and 2nd, June 9th was my Mom’s Birthday. It seemed like a sign. As soon as I turned in the petition, I began to get excited for it. After I was informed that my petition had been voted on and accepted, I was really excited. Not just because I was joining something new but because I was doing this for Mom.
On June 8th, I went through the ceremonial and got my Fez. I owe this to my Mom for giving me a reason to consider joining this, but honestly, I am now a member not just for her but for all of the Children we help every year at the Shriner’s Hospitals. I listened to many stories about what's been done and what Brothers do every day for these children and their families. I have finally learned a little more about the charitable side of Freemasonry. I can’t explain the feeling but I want you to know it’s not the financial side of charity I am talking about. It is the dressing as clowns to make children smile. It is driving little cars, motorcycles or trucks to let people see us. It is talking to a burn victim’s family and offering them hope. It is talking to the family of a child with bone issues or the child with cleft lip and or pallet issues and offering them hope. I realize I am mentioning hope but the charity of caring enough to speak with these families, caring enough to volunteer to get them to and from the hospitals and caring enough to do this, without asking anything from those families, just so they can hope and their child can be healed. I am glad I did this but I am sorry I didn’t do it when my Mom was alive to see me do it. She knew how right this was to do.
~MH
Bro. Mike Hambrecht was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason on April 20, 2016 in Village Lodge #274 F & AM in Burton, Ohio. Currently he is a member of Triandria Lodge #780, where he is Junior Deacon and Lodge Education Officer, and a member Lake Shore Lodge #307. He is also a member Willoughby Royal Arch Chapter #231, where he is Scribe, Ohio Royal Arch Chapter of Research, where he is Secretary, Windermere Council of Royal & Select Masters #113, Eagle Commandery #29, where he is Standard Bearer, Scottish Rite Valley of Cleveland, and more recently a Noble of the Al Koran Shrine. He also serves on the Grand Lodge of Ohio’s Education Committee. He works in the IT field and has a wife, daughter, two dogs, and two cats.
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Paschal Dobbins July 22, 2019 at 5:27 AM
Brother, I feel your pain. My dad passed in January 2005. Mom in September 2005. I became an orphan at age 49.
I joined Tripoli last year. I enjoy being active with my local Shrine club. I don't know how active I'll ever be with "main group", but I love being active at the community level with the local group.
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History of Ancient Egypt
Egyptian civilization still catches the imagination with its phenomenal stability - 3000 years of civilization, more than the Western culture has existed.
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Early settlers of the Nile Valley
Some 60,000 years ago the Nile River began its yearly inundation of the land along its banks, leaving behind rich alluvial soil. Areas close to the floodplain became attractive as a source of food and water...
60000BC - 5000BC
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Predynastic Egypt
By 4000 BC Neolithic villagers had begun to build dikes and a canal network to control the Nile for irrigation. As population grew, a central authority was required because this necessary work involved many communities...
6000BC - 3100BC
Geography of Ancient Egypt
The history of ancient Egypt was played out on the north-south axis of the Nile river. From the earliest history, this area had two major areas – Lower Egypt or the Delta in the north and Upper Egypt in the south...
Basic Patterns of Egyptian Society
Unlike Mesopotamia and the Middle East, where an original river-valley basis to civilization ultimately gave way to the spread of civilization throughout an entire region, Egyptian civilization from its origins to its decline was focused on the Nile...
Egyptian Society and Economy
Although most Egyptians were virtual serfs and subject to forced labor, class stratification was not rigid, and people of merit could rise to a higher rank in the service of the pharaoh. The best avenue of advancement was education...
The kings of the Third through the Sixth Dynasties - the period called the Old Kingdom or Pyramid Age (about 2755-2255 BC) - firmly established order and stability and the essential elements of Egyptian civilization...
First Intermediate Period
The 7th dynasty ushered in a new age. For about a century and a half, known as the First Intermediate Period (c. 2200-2050 BC), civil war raged among contenders for the throne. Outsiders raided and infiltrated the land...
Middle Kingdom
Egypt was rescued from anarchy by the pharaohs of the 11th and 12th Dynasties, who reunited the country and ruled from Thebes. Although the Middle Kingdom is sometimes dated to include all of the 11th Dynasty (thus covering the timespan 2134-1784 BC),...
Second Intermediate Period
Following the Twelfth Dynasty, Egypt again was racked by civil war as provincial governors fought for the pharaoh's throne, the period therefore being called the Second Intermediate Period (c. 1800-1750 BC)...
New Kingdom or Empire
With the unification of the land and the founding of the 18th Dynasty by Ahmose I, the New Kingdom (1570-1070 BC) began. Once again, however, the reunification of Egypt came from Thebes, the Hyksos were expelled, and a single kingship was established...
Reforms of Amenhotep IV (Akhenaton)
The earliest gods of Egypt had been nature-gods. As the great Pharaonic State arose, the impressive figure of the sovereign profoundly influenced religion; the forms of the State passed over into human conceptions of the gods, and the Sun-god, the...
Third Intermediate Period
The 21st through 24th dynasties are considered the Third Intermediate period, a span of more than 350 years, with rulers at Sais, Tanis, and Bubastis in the Nile delta. The Amon priesthood at Thebes had become so strong that the high priest was able...
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Egypt enjoyed a brief Indian summer of revived glory during the Twenty-Sixth Dynasty (663-525 BC), which expelled the Assyrians with the aid of Greek mercenaries. The revival of ancient artistic and literary forms proved sterile, and after attempts to...
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The occupation of Egypt by the forces of Alexander the Great in 332 BC brought an end to Persian rule. Alexander appointed Cleomenes of Naucratis, a Greek resident in Egypt, and his Macedonian general, known later as Ptolemy I, to govern the country...
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The Egyptians were much less skilled in mathematics than were the Mesopotamians. Their arithmetic was limited to addition and subtraction, which also served them when they needed to multiply and divide...
During the Old Kingdom Egyptian religion had no strong ethical character. Relations between humans and gods were based largely on material considerations, and the gods were thought to reward those who brought them gifts of sacrifice...
Because of their impressive, enduring tombs and temples, the Egyptians have been called the greatest builders in history. The earliest tomb was the mud-brick mastaba, so called because of its resemblance to a low bench...
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Egyptian art was essentially religious. Tomb paintings and relief sculpture depict the everyday activities that the deceased wished to continue enjoying in the afterlife, and statues glorify the god-kings in all their serenity and eternity...
In Egypt, as in Sumer, writing began with pictures. But unlike the Mesopotamian signs, Egyptian hieroglyphs ("sacred signs") remained primarily pictorial. At first the hieroglyphs represented only objects, but later they came to stand for ideas and...
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Home Community Lori Matsukawa, JACL Japanese American of the Biennium
Lori Matsukawa, JACL Japanese American of the Biennium
N.A.P Staff
Lori Matsukawa has been selected as one of two “Japanese Americans of the Biennium” by the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Normally, this prestigious national award is presented at the Sayonara Banquet of the JACL National Convention. Due to COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings, the announcement was made during the online JACL National Council Meeting on Aug. 16.
The Seattle JACL nominated Ms. Matsukawa for her lifetime of community dedication and engagement. As a journalist for more than 40 years, she expanded human-interest news stories to issues affecting JA, API, and people-of-color (POC) communities.
Lori’s award winning series, “Prisoners in their Own Land” (2017), told the JA WWII experience. It is regarded as a breakthrough storytelling lesson that examines the impact of the JA removal and incarceration from a before, during, and after perspective.
Lori ensured that the full story was told. For example, while she covered the notable story of the valiant WWII JA veterans, she also highlighted the lesser known story of the JA resisters of conscience (you can draft me if you let my family free) and “no-no boys” (Their answers to a loyalty questionnaire: Are you willing to serve on combat duty wherever ordered? Do you swear unqualified allegiance to the US and forswear any form of allegiance to the Emperor of Japan?)
Lori was instrumental in establishing both the Japanese Cultural and Committee Center of Washington and the Seattle Chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association. She has been a mentor and role model for many aspiring young POC journalists. Lori served on the boards for the Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) and the Seattle JACL.
Congratulations, Lori!
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Buyi Zama, Who Plays Rafiki in The Lion King – Interview Via BWW
June 17th, 2012 | Author: admin
The Lion King is currently playing on tour in Greenville, SC. The Lion King tour is looking forward to bringing the show to Houston, Texas for the third time from July 10 to August 12, 2012.
On the morning of June 14, the charming and personable Buyi Zama, who plays Rafiki, took some time out of her demanding performance schedule to talk to me about playing Rafiki all over the world, the wax figurine of Rafiki at Madam Tussauds Las Vegas and some siggestions for everyone with dreams and aspirations. Here is the glimpse of the Musical review by David Clarke at broadwayworld.com
Buyi Zama as Rafiki in The Lion King
As a child, you never saw yourself as a performer. Is there a unique and interesting story behind how you came to be in the beloved and well known and musical, The Lion King?
Is that a question? (Laughs) I never saw myself… (Pauses) I used to sing. I used to sing all the time, but anything other than just singing, I never saw myself as that. And, I thought everyone could sing, so I didn’t think it was anything special. So, yeah! (Pauses) My audition, I was hanging out on with a friend, so I didn’t really plan to audition for Lion King. And, they gave me a job for some reason. I don’t know. I still think they’re going to find out one day that I’m not really trying to do it; I was just at the right place at the right time and they were desperate enough to give me a job.
Rafiki is a fan-favorite character. What has been like playing this role all over the world?
You know, what’s great about Rafiki is that no one understands her, but everyone understands her at the same time. (Pauses) Me included. (Laughs) Because she is a mysterious being, you know. She is half baboon, half woman. She is just wise woman. I mean, I sing in a language that most people don’t understand wherever I’m at, except when I performed in South Africa where they understood each and every word. Everywhere else we don’t understand her, but they just get the character. They get what I’m about. They get what the character is about. And, that’s partly, or mostly, I think, because (Pauses) emotions have no language. People are actually able to let go of trying to analyze everything, and they just feel. So when you get to use that part of you, which is feelings, you enjoy something more. It’s just like when you love someone and you can’t put it in words, only because you feel it and you can’t explain it.
While playing Rafiki in Las Vegas, Madame Tussauds commissioned a wax figurine of you in the Rafiki costume. What was that experience like?
Buyi Zama stands next to the wax figure of the Rafiki character
Um! (Laughs) Firstly, maybe I’m weird, but whenever things like that happen, I always just think, “Aw, that’s not me. They’re not doing this becuase… It’s just something that they want to do. It’s not… (Pauses) It’s not real.” I never believe those things, even though they are happening for real. (Laughs) I guess that’s the weird part of me. Because… (Pauses) I mean, when I was there to unveil the thing, I was, “Why is everyone taking so many pictures? It’s this wax thing. It’s not me, of course. It’s Rafiki.” And also, I think there is that separation, of course, between me and Rafiki. I always just think that Rafiki upstages me all the time. (Laughs) She’s that strong. (Pauses) It is mostly about Rafiki. It’s never me. I just bring her to life. That’s all.
Rafiki displays incredible strength in the show, always believing in Simba and being a good mentor to Simba. Do you share this personality trait or any other personality trait with the character you portray?
Yes. I basically believe in everyone, in my life. I feel that I always want to see the best out of people, be it my family, my friends. You know, I always look for that good part of them, and I want that to be seen by everyone else. People spend enough time doubting themselves. Yes, for that, and taking care of everyone and having everyone come to me for advice, I guess Rafiki and I share that. We’re there to help.
In your opinion, what is it about The Lion King that makes it appeal to such diverse audiences?
I think because it’s a good versus evil story, and, you know, people always want good, being good, to outshine evil, of course, to win. And everyone can identify with it. It’s a family story. It’s a family show. It’s one of those family shows that you can take the whole family [to]. And everyone, you know, the dad’s will identify with Mufasa, and the mother’s with Sarabi. And, you know, being part of a community is what The Lion King is about. Everyone can identify. I think that’s what it is. (Pauses) And, also, it’s more than just, as much as we would think that it’s just about animals, it’s a human story. (Pauses) You know, it’s very human. It goes to that part of ourselves—it’s that emotional center, again; you get to that part. And, the puppets! (Laughs) They make it amazing. People feel like they’re part of the story because they see how everything works. They feel like they, you know, are backstage. They see the gazelle wheel, and they see that, you know, of course, this thing is attached to these wheels that look like a bicycle, but they’re still able to use their imagination. You know, they’re not just limited just to what we want to show them, they also feel like they see how things work. That’s why.
Now that you have established yourself as a musical theatre actress, is there now a dream role that you’d love to play?
See, this is the thing; I wish I had played another role then I would be dreaming of playing Rafiki. (Laughs) But now, I think I’m playing my dream role. Even though I didn’t plan it. I didn’t ever… it’s just this is where it started for me. It just started big! So, (Pauses) I mean, I was in the ensemble a long time ago, when I started. You know, I was having fun then. But then they gave me Rafiki. They believed in me more than I believed in myself. Which is why I always try to make people believe in them[selves]. People never stop and see their potential, and I think I did not see mine. I didn’t know that I could do what I do, until someone else saw it in me and believed in me. Now, I always try to spark that in people and just encourage them. So, you know, this is my dream role, and, of course, I’m living my dream because I travel. That’s all I can ask for, really. (Pauses) You know. That’s it. I don’t know if I… Let me think. I’ve never actually [thought] about it. Maybe when I see you, after the show, I will know. (Laughs) But, I think I’m playing my dream role. (Pauses) Yeah. People tell me I’m pretty funny (Pauses). Sometimes! (Laughs) People tend to laugh around me, so maybe I should get into some comedy. I don’t know. (Laughs) But, I don’t know. I don’t know if there’s a role that I’d like… I don’t know. It hasn’t been written yet.
Read the complete interview {Via BroadwayWorld.com}
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Taps to Riches: Climb your way up to good fortune
by Connor Rice
With a general score of 4.4 on Android, Taps to Riches is quite a popular and interesting game. In essence, this is a city-building game, but you’ll be doing a lot more than mindlessly placing buildings on an online board. You will be learning about putting your life together and building a business from the bottom.
At first, you are an ex-villain who paid his duty to society and now is free to work on his dreams. Your character’s big dream is to build an empire and become a real estate tycoon. So, you start with buying a few lands where you will build structures that will produce money for you. With the profit you get out of this initial investment, you will be able to buy more land and extend your domination over the city, until finally, you get to own the entire city.
The gameplay
While it may seem like a boring tap-and-build game, Taps to Riches is so much more. Your job is to make sure you implement the best business strategy so you can optimize your profits. You have to learn how to think like a big investor and how to invest in businesses that will bring you more and more money. The main rule is: the more you invest in a building, the more money it will bring you back. This means that each building must be maintained and upgraded if you want your customers to be happy with your services.
To make sure everything goes according to plan, you will have to hire advisors. This will help you unlock bonuses and interesting features that, in the end, will increase your wealth. Also, you can collect BizBots if you want to increase the value of your business and increase the building speed.
The interesting part with Taps to Riches is that, once you finished building and developing one city, you can always move to the next one. You can have hundreds of cities wherever you want (on the beach, in the mountains, or on exotic islands). If you know how to exploit the local resources, your city will be an attraction for tourists and other investors.
We absolutely loved Taps to Riches and the idea behind it! Besides being extremely vivid and exciting, the game is a great business educator and can teach you a lot about how to run a business.
Dream League Soccer Hack for iOS & Android
Well, if you’re a soccer fan, then you should consider installing Dream League Soccer Hack on your mobile devices! You never know when the possibility of some free times shows up in the middle of the day and it’s always helpful to have your favorite game around.
The video game was released in February 2016 and can be installed on both iOS and Android devices. Since then, it got pretty popular all over the world, but this was to be expected with players like Diego Costa and Aaron Ramsey on the cover. For instance, on Google Play store, the game already got over 50 million downloads and a general score of 4.5. Users everywhere find it addictive and fun to play, with a solid gameplay and an interesting action.
Keep in mind that anyone can download and install the game, but if you are prepared to invest some real money, you can get the upper hand.
If the word soccer is in the title, then the game must be about soccer right? Well, yes there is soccer, but it’s also a bit more than that since this is an association football game. Dream League Soccer Hack allows you to be the manager of your own team and see the game and the glamor from behind the scenes. Your main purpose is to create your own dream team and attract famous players on your side.
You start as the manager of Dream FC (a random team of players), where you can change the kit, the boots and, more important, the name of the team. Your initial team is formed out of no names who you can train to become someone or trade for better players. In the end, you will be able to even hire legends like Aaron Ramsey in your team.
As a rookie manager, you start in the Academy Division and move your way through divisions 3, 2, and 1 up to Junior Elite. The final goal is to reach the Elite Division where the best players are making a show out of every game. You also have to complete your goals per season so you can be the best club in the game.
Once you move past Elite Division, it’s time to play your chance for the International Cup, in the Allstars XI division. This moves you up to the Allstars Cup and finally, you’ll get to play the First Touch United where you play against pros.
Great features that make the game amazing
One feature you’ll love in Dream League Soccer Hack, is the graphic detail and the smooth movement. Every player is well-designed and everything around looks extremely life-like showing that the developer paid close attention to every detail. Even more, the soundtrack is absolutely amazing for a soccer game and it will completely immerse you in the atmosphere.
Another feature that makes everything quite great is the fact that you can recruit real-life professional footballers, listed in the FIFPro. You also get to have your own stadium that you can name as you like and, as you grow, you get to upgrade it with various gear.
FIFA 17 Mobile Free Coins and Points
FIFA 17 Mobile is the new hype in the mobile gaming world and both fans and newbies can enjoy a new and improved version designed exclusively for mobile platforms. Formerly known as FIFA Ultimate Team or FUT the new installment in the FIFA series comes with new features, Modes, and graphics which may be a bit misleading. To help you out we put together a list with the most helpful tips and tricks so take a look below and let us know what you think.
#1: Daily practice via warm up & drills
Even though you’re used to the FIFA general gameplay, you should still consider including the daily warm up in your list of activities. Not only it will keep you on your toes and ready for action, but it will also give you FIFA 17 Mobile free coins and points of experience. This way, you’ll have enough coins to open new missions sooner than later.
There is also a drills section where you get to improve your skills so you shouldn’t ignore it; especially if you’re a beginner.
#2: Don’t skip the tutorial mode
Who likes to play a game following the tutorial? Well, we are not such big fans of the tutorial mode, but if you want some extra FIFA 17 Mobile free coins and points we suggest you take it to the end. On top of that, you’ll get some precious tips and tricks which you might’ve missed in the previous versions.
#3: Don’t ignore the Live Events section
Another way to earn FIFA 17 Mobile free coins and points is to keep an eye on the Live Events section. The first rewards are quite fat and they will decrease as you advance. Still, you also have the chance of getting cards which are great for improving your game.
#4: Make use of the Attack Mode
FIFA 17 Mobile comes with a new mode called the Attack Mode. While in this mode, you can play against players from all over the world (you have the possibility to challenge them). The best part is that you don’t have to win to get rewards; you just have to perform admirably. So, if you score and you make a good game, you’ll still get plenty of rewards.
#5: You don’t have to play every game
FIFA 17 Mobile is equipped with an AI mode that will play the game for you if you’re not in the mood to interact. It won’t be your best game but in some cases it is the recommended option. Keep in mind that the AI has a great aim which makes it great in the aforementioned Attack Mode.
Shadow Fight 2 Hack for iOS, Android & Windows
Shadow Fight 2 Hack is a silky-smooth fighting game with several interesting modes and RPG elements. The mobile version is freemium and you can download it for the most popular mobile platforms: iOS, Android, and Windows.
As you may be already aware, Shadow Fight 2 Hack is actually a sequel to the popular Facebook game (browser-based), with in-app purchases. While the game is wildly popular on Android with over 100 million downloads and a general score of 4.6 there are several complaints about the freemium version. The game is specially designed to not allow users to move on with the action until they buy something using real money. This may be a powerful turn off since many people are not interested in spending real cash in mobile games. Still, if you can move pass this impediment, Shadow Fight 2 Hack is a really great game!
The entire action is depicted in 2D but this doesn’t make the game less sophisticated or interesting. The main purpose is to fight your way through glory using a classic formula: 3 matches against opponents generated and controlled by a computer.
The unique element that makes this game interesting and visually attractive is the unusual representation of the fighters – as shadows. You are basically a shadow figurine fighting another shadow against a well-represented background. The contrast is appealing and creates a mystic world that fits right into the sub story. The story talks about a warrior became a shadow after an ancient evil was released. Now he is fighting for his life and his main purpose is to defeat all the obstacles this evil put in his way to closing the Gate of Shadows.
As you advance in the game, you’ll learn different fighting styles (a few dozen of Martial Arts techniques) and you get to increase your weapon arsenal. Weapons can be bought or earned in the game but there is no limit when it comes to lethal guns/ swords or armor sets. In the end, your main purpose is to defeat your enemies and mean bosses to reach the Gate of Shadows. The great part is that the game is specially designed for a touch surface so you won’t have issues with finding and using the available controls.
Features we loved
Yes, Shadow Fight 2 Hack is an awesome game, and here is why:
The graphic interface – the contrast between the fighting shadows and the beautiful images in the background is absolutely amazing! Even more, the animations and the entire movement are silky-smooth creating beautiful fighting scenes that you usually find in high-quality movies.
The storyline is intriguing and attractive – you start the game by learning that the shadow hero is fighting for his life and soul after being enslaved by an ancient evil. I mean who doesn’t like this kind of stuff?
The 2D representation – it may seem old-school, but it is also classic and somehow elegant. All big fighting games implement this style and they are not wrong since it allows the user to understand complicated movements at a whole new level.
You get to customize your hero’s arsenal and armor – as you go into the game, you earn a wide range of weapons which will make the action more interesting.
Fallout Shelter: Rebuilding the world as you like it
Fallout Shelter appeals to one of the darkest futures of humanity and transforms it into a possibility to rebuild the world as you would like it, but underground. This freemium game was developed by Bethesda Game Studios with a bit of help from Behaviour Interactive and works on iOS, Android, and Windows.
The gameplay & Features
The story is quite dark as it starts with how the world is facing an impending disaster and our only salvation is represented by the underground shelters built to protect the human race. However, things get a bit more cheery when you are named the Vault overseer over one of these shelters and you get to be the leader of a small community.
Fallout Shelter is a simulation of the real life as you will have to make sure everyone is happy and they have everything they need. For this, your job is to build various rooms underground where to plant food and offer entertainment for your community. If people are happy, your community will grow and you will have more people to assign to various tasks like working in various resource-generating buildings. You also can train people into becoming skilled in a certain career.
Fallout Shelter will increase your management capabilities as you will be the leader of a quite vocal community. Your job is to make sure there are enough resources (food, power, or water) and this can be tricky at some times. However, management is not your only responsibility. You also have to protect the community you create from threats outside the Vault. This requires having trained troops ready for battle which means more people in your community. The people you are managing are called dwellers and there are 2 ways to get more of them:
Wait for them to come to you from the outside (wastelands) – usually, the more great rooms you have, the more will come. If you need more people and fast, build a radio room.
Play matchmaker and let them make babies
Unlike other freemium games, Fallout Shelter doesn’t offer the possibility to speed up time with real money. It only offers the possibility to buy tools and other items that are necessary to building various rooms
In the end, Fallout Shelter is quite a complex game and requires your constant attention and focus. It can be a bit addictive, but it’s also fun and exciting!
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Your Best Guess
Stockton ARC
ARC is bringing another exciting new show to Stockton on Thursday 14th June with Your Best Guess – written and performed by critically acclaimed theatre-maker Chris Thorpe and Portuguese theatre company mala voadora.
About Your Best Guess:
Your Best Guess is about the plans we make for the things that don’t happen: the birthday cake for someone who never turns up, the celebratory shirts for the team that lost, and the wedding clothes that stay in the box.
It’s stories and songs about all these and more. Because we all do it, from lovers to governments, from musicians to town planners to the kid who’d rather be anywhere but here. It’s what life is really. Making the best plans you can. Making the best guess at what is going to happen and making the objects that will help you through it.
Spend an evening with two old friends, talking about family, interspersed with stories of dead rock stars, abandoned projects, space missions, and maybe a song
This is a show about what happens to those objects when the future we expected doesn’t happen. It’s intimate, funny, sad and real.
Your Best Guess’ two week UK tour was made possible by ARC’s commitment to bringing exciting, innovative shows to Teesside, and in this case, the whole country.
Annabel Turpin, Chief Executive of ARC, said: “Your Best Guess was by far the best show I saw at the Edinburgh festival this year, and I really wanted to bring it to the UK. I approached mala voadora and booked a two week tour to make it viable for them to perform here.”
Chris Thorpe is considered to be one of the theatre world’s leading lights and has a huge following within the industry. He was a founder member of Unlimited Theatre and still works and tours with the company. He is also an Artistic Associate of live art/theatre company Third Angel.
Chris Thorpe explains: “I’m so excited that some of the work I’ve made with mala voadora over the past few years has finally got to the UK. The fact it’s come about because Annabel and ARC are excited about the show makes it even better because ARC’s one of my favourite venues. This show is about what we do to keep faith in ourselves in uncertain times and I can’t wait for it to meet people over here.”
A co-production of Porto City Hall Council for Culture, Culturgest and mala voadora, with support from Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and funding from DGARTES.
Written by Chris Thorpe (previous ARC performances include Am I Dead Yet with Unlimited Theatre and I Wish I Was Lonely with Hannah Jane Walker)
Directed by Jorge Andrade
Performed by Chris Thorpe and Jorge Andrade
Your Best Guess is at ARC on Thursday 14th October at 7pm.
All theatre performances at ARC are priced on a Pay What You Decide basis, which means you don’t have to pay until after you have seen a show. To book tickets: https://arconline.co.uk/book-tickets?n=4507&sid=24000
Running time: 1hr (approx)
This performance will be BSL interpreted
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Blue Haze - Harry Brioche
112.5 x 74cm , Framed oil on board, Harry Brioche
Harry considers himself a self-taught artist despite attending Maidstone College of Art.
Following an ultimatum by his college lecturers to conform with the institutions style and methods of painting or leave, he ultimately decided to go it alone. Harry went on to carve out a highly successful career as an illustrator and graphic designer with his company Tom Dick and Harry, working with world renowned brands including Dr Martens, Coca Cola and BAE Systems.
"The landscape is almost incidental, my main objectives are to try and capture the atmosphere and 'spirit' of a place. Ultimately it is the mood and light within the
painting which becomes the central theme. As an artist I paint subjects that inspire me, and bring me, and hopefully others pleasure."
Harry’s work is regularly exhibited at the Mall Gallery in London through the NEAC, ROI and the RBA annual exhibitions. He has a full calendar of national and international exhibitions and shows planned for the forthcoming year.
With his total commitment and passion for his art, and the creation of such beautiful pieces it is no surprise that his original paintings now hang in private and corporate collections around the world. Harry is undoubtedly assured of continued success and longevity.
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Plato and Aristotle
Plato (left) and Aristotle (right), a detail of The School of Athens, a fresco by Raphael. Aristotle gestures to the earth, representing his belief in knowledge through empirical observation and experience, while holding a copy of his Nicomachean Ethics in his hand, whilst Plato gestures to the heavens, representing his belief in The Forms.
Vishnu Sharma
Vishnu Sharma was an Indian scholar and author who is believed to have written the Panchatantra collection of fables. The exact period of the composition of the Panchatantra is uncertain, and estimates vary from 1200 BCE to 300 CE. Some scholars place him in the 3rd century BCE
Ban Zhao
Ban Zhao (2st century), courtesy name Huiban, was the first known female Chinese historian. She completed her brother Ban Gu's work as he was imprisoned and executed in the year 92 BCE. because of his association with the family of Empress Dowager Dou. It was said her works could have filled eight volumes. Apart from being interested in history, she also had great interest in astronomy and mathematics.
Ban Gu
Ban Gu, courtesy name Mengjian, was a 1st century Chinese historian and poet best known for his part in compiling the Book of Han. He also wrote in the main poetic genre of the Han era, a kind of poetry interspersed with prose called fu. Some are anthologized by Xiao Tong in his Selections of Refined Literature in the 6th century. Compiler of the Bo hu tong.
Bessarion
Bessarion was one of the most learned scholars of his time. Besides his translations of Aristotle's Metaphysics and Xenophon's Memorabilia, his most important work is a treatise directed against George of Trebizond, a vehement Aristotelian who had written a polemic against Plato, which was entitled In Calumniatorem Platonis ("Against the Slanderer of Plato"). Bessarion, though a Platonist, was not so thoroughgoing in his admiration as Gemistus Pletho, and he strove instead to reconcile the two philosophies. His work, by opening up the relations of Platonism to the main questions of religion, contributed greatly to the extension of speculative thought in the department of theology. His library, which contained a very extensive collection of Greek manuscripts, was presented by him in 1468 to the senate of Venice, and forms the nucleus of the famous library of St Mark's, the Biblioteca Marciana. Most of Bessarion's works are in Migne, Patrologia Graeca, vol. 161.
John Argyropoulos
John Argyropoulos was a Greek Renaissance scholar who played a prominent role in the revival of Greek philosophy in Italy. It is well known that students hailing from different parts of Europe came to see and hear him at those classes, when he taught Greek and philosophy courses. Leonardo da Vinci probably attended the lectures of Argyropoulos[16] He was a member of the Byzantine delegation to the Council of Ferrara-Florence and left a number of Latin translations, including many of Aristotle's works.
Gaza's translations were superior, both in accuracy and style, to the versions in use before his time. He devoted particular attention to the translation and exposition of Aristotle's works on natural science. Gaza stood high in the opinion of most of his learned contemporaries, but still higher in that of the scholars of the succeeding generation. His Greek grammar (in four books), written in Greek, first printed at Venice in 1495, and afterwards partially translated by Erasmus in 1521, although in many respects defective, especially in its syntax, was for a long time the leading textbook.
Johannes Cocceius
Johannes Cocceius theology was founded entirely on the Bible, and he encouraged the study of the original text. In one of his essays he contends that the observance of the Sabbath, though expedient, is not binding upon Christians, since it was a Jewish institution. His major was his Lexicon et commentarius sermonis hebraici et chaldaici (Leiden, 1669), which has been frequently republished. His theology is fully expounded in his Summa Doctrinae de Foedere et Testamento Dei (1648). As an exponent of federal theology he was tacitly influenced by his teachers in Bremen, Matthias Martinius and Ludwig Crocius.[1] His collected works were published in 12 folio volumes (Amsterdam, 1673-1675).
Benito Arias Montano (or Benedictus Arias Montanus), Spanish orientalist and editor of the Antwerp Polyglot, was born at Fregenal de la Sierra, in Extremadura, in 1527. He is the subject of an Elogio histórico by Tomás Gonzalez Caral in the Memorias de la Real Academia de la Historia
Sir Walter Elliot
Sir Walter Elliot, Born in Edinburgh, studied at the East India College in Haileybury and joined the Indian Civil Service at Madras in 1821 and worked on till 1860. In 1874 he wrote on the contributions of Thomas C. Jerdon to the journal Nature, however this was not published for want of space. He also produced a work on ethnobotany Flora Andhirica in 1859 which give the Telugu names for various plant species in the Northern Circars, north of the Godavari delta area. He also collected plants and his herbarium was gifted to the Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh.
Austin Tappan Wright
Austin Tappan Wright was an American legal scholar and author, best remembered for his major work of Utopian fiction, Islandia. He was the son of classical scholar John Henry Wright and novelist Mary Tappan Wright, the brother of geographer John Kirtland Wright, and the grandfather of editor Tappan Wright King.
John Henry Wright
John Henry Wright was an American classical scholar, born at Urumiah, Persia. He was the son of missionary and oriental scholar Austin Hazen Wright. He edited Collignon's Manual of Greek Archæology (English translation, 1886) and A History of All Nations (24 volumes, 1902). He was associate editor of the Classical Review, editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Archaeology, and associate editor of the Classical Quarterly.
Colonel James Tod
Lieutenant-Colonel James Tod was an English officer of the British East India Company and an Oriental scholar. He combined his official role and his amateur interests to create a series of works about the history and geography of India, and in particular the area then known as Rajputana that corresponds to the present day state of Rajasthan, and which Tod referred to as Rajas'han.
Harold Frederick Stewart
Harold Frederick Stewart was an Australian poet and oriental scholar. He is chiefly remembered as the enigmatic other half of Ern Malley. Stewart's work has been associated with James McAuley and A. D. Hope, belonging to a neo-classical or Augustian movement in poetry, but his choice of subject matter is different in that he concentrates on writing long metaphysical narrative poems, combining Eastern subject matter with his own metaphysical journey to shape the narrative. He is usually described by critics as a traditionalist and conservative but described himself as a conservative anarchist.
Bernard Lewis, FBA (born May 31, 1916) is a British-American historian, scholar in Oriental studies, and political commentator. He is the Cleveland E. Dodge Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University. He specializes in the history of Islam and the interaction between Islam and the West, and is especially famous in academic circles for his works on the history of the Ottoman Empire.
Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan
Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan, scion of a Mughal family was known to be the principal founder of 'modernist Islamic thought'. A known advocate for scientific and modern education to Muslims he renounced the Islamic orthodoxy of Waliullah but his rational interpretation of Islam, which was contrary to the fundamentalists views on controversial issues like Jihad, polygamy and animal slaughtering was rejected by his contemporary Muslim intellectuals. Ultimately, he succumbed to the pressure of fundamentalists and "agreed not to express his views on Islam through his writings"
Leo Allatius
Leo Allatius was a Greek scholar, theologian and keeper of the Vatican library. His works are listed by Johann Albert Fabricius, in Bibliotheca Graeca (xi. 437), where they are divided into four classes: editions, translations and commentaries on ancient authors works relating to the dogmas and institutions of the Greek and Roman Churches historical works miscellaneous works.
Alexander Dunlop
Alexander Dunlop, 16th of that Ilk, son of James, He held the lands of Dunlop from 1670-1683. Another champion of Presbyterianism. The accounts of the Dunlop family in Burke's Peerage and Baronetage (16th ed.) and in J. G. Dunlop's The Dunlops of Dunlop (1939), give some detail of the early Carolina colonist, Alexander Dunlop's life to 1685.
Herbert Feith
Herbert Feith was an Australian academic and world leading scholar of Indonesian politics. Feith was guided by a strong sense of social justice, human rights and worked with international peace movements. In Melbourne he assisted Indonesian asylum seekers who faced persecution under the Suharto regime, and was active in a range of campaigns. With Amnesty International, he negotiated to free political prisoners in Indonesia. He practiced voluntary simplicity and was renowned as an inspiring lecturer and teacher
Hanna Petros
Hanna Petros was an Iraqi Assyrian composer and a scholar. He wrote numerous books and treatises over oriental music, Iraqi Maqams and Syriac hymnody. He is also established a renowned conservatory in Baghdad. Hanna Peros' main attention was concentrated on oriental music, he composed and performed pieces in Iraqi Maqams and Syriac sacral music. He also left many literary works on that field most notably the Principals of Music Theory and The Book of National Anthems.
Hayashi Shihei
Hayashi Shihei ( August 6, 1738 - July 28, 1793) was a Japanese military scholar and a retainer of the Sendai Domain. His name is sometimes misread (according to the Sino-Japanese reading) as Rin Shihei. He complained of the lack of organized drill exercises, and stressed the importance of choren, or teamwork drill, rather than mere individual martial training. He gave a lot of technical descriptions about shipbuilding, cannons and other military designs. He published these thoughts in his work titled Kaikoku Heidan (i.e. Discussion concerning military matters of a maritime nation), printed without permission of the bakufu in the year 1791. The printing blocks were confiscated soon afterwards. Another famous work is Sangoku Tsuran Zusetsu (Illustrated Description of Three Countries), printed 1786.
Ken'ichi Yoshida
Ken'ichi Yoshida was a Japanese author and literary critic in Showa period Japan. His debut as a writer was in 1935 with a translation of Edgar Allan Poe's Memorandum (Oboegaki). Legend had it that, due to his Cantabrigian education, albeit brief, Yoshida conceived in English more than in his native Japanese.
Hayashi Jussai
Hayashi Jussai was a Japanese neo-Confucian scholar of the Edo period. He was an hereditary rector of Edo's Confucian Academy, the Shohei-ko, also known at the Yushima Seido, which was built on land provided by the shogun. The Yushima-Seido, which stood at the apex of the Tokugawa shogunate's educational system; and Jussai was styled with the hereditary title "Head of the State University"
Wani (Japanese: Wani, Wani Kishi ) is a semi-legendary scholar who is said to have been offered as a tribute to Japan by Baekje of southwestern Korea during the reign of Emperor Ojin. He used to be associated with the introduction of the Chinese writing system to Japan.
Benimadhab Barua
Benimadhab Barua was a Bengali Indian scholar of ancient Indian languages and law. He was a prominent educationist and writer. Benimadhab was a prolific scholar. Some of his works include the following: In English A History of Pre-Buddhist Indian Philosophy A Prolegomena to the History of Buddhist Philosophy (1918) A History of Pre-Buddhistic Indian Philosophy (1921) The Ajivikas (1921) Prakrit Dharmapad (which he wrote jointly with Shailendranath Mitra)
Anagarika Dharmapala
Anagarika Dharmapala (17 September 1864 - 29 April 1933) was a leading figure of Buddhism in the twentieth century. Most of Dharmapala's works are collected in Return to Righteousness: A Collection of Speeches, Essays, and Letters of the Anagarika Dharmapala. (Edited by Ananda Guruge. Colombo: Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs, 1965).
Vidurupola Siri Piyatissa Mahanayaka Thera
The latter part of the nineteenth century witnessed the birth of Ven. Vidurupola Siri Piyatissa Thera who was later to become a great scholar of Sri Lanka. The Thera later to become the Mahanayake of the Udarata Amarapura Nikaya was born on June 15, 1880 in the village of Vidurupola in the Badulla District.
Chunnakam Kumaraswamy Pulavar
Chunnakam Kumaraswamy Pulavar was a well known Sri Lankan Tamil scholar and poet from Maylani village in Chunnakam township in Jaffna peninsula in the British held Ceylon now known as Sri Lanka. Scholarly contributions - Tamil Pulavar Charithram (History of Tamil poets), Ilakkiya Sol Aharathy (Dictionary of classical terms), Neethi Neri Vilakkam (An explanation of the judicial process), Megathootha Karikai and Raguvamsa Charitha Amirtham (Both religious works). Besides the above, he also published some of the Tamil classics, with his explanatory notes and comments. He was also a Sanskrit scholar.
Henry Steel Olcott
Olcott was the first well-known American of European ancestry to make a formal conversion to Buddhism Olcott is considered a Buddhist modernist for his efforts in interpreting Buddhism through a Westernized lens. Olcott was a major revivalist of Buddhism in Sri Lanka and he is still honored in Sri Lanka for these efforts. Olcott has been called by Sri Lankans "one of the heroes in the struggle of our independence and a pioneer of the present religious, national and cultural revival".
Martin Wickramasinghe
Martin Wickramasinghe (May 29, 1890 - July 23, 1976) was a Sri Lankan novelist. His books have been translated into several langues. The search for roots is a central theme in Wickramasinghe's writings on the culture and life of the people of Sri Lanka. His work explored and applied modern knowledge in natural and social sciences, literature, linguistics, the arts, philosophy, education, and Buddhism .
Wellawattearachchige Abraham Silva
Wellawattearachchige Abraham Silva was born in Wellawatte, Colombo. W. A. Silva was a best selling author of Sinhala literature.
Bai Juyi
Bai Juyi was a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty. Many of his poems concern his career or observations made as a government official, including as governor of three different provinces. Bai Juyi was also renowned in Japan. Bai Juyi has been known for his plain, direct, and easily comprehensible style of verse, as well as for his social and political criticism. Besides his surviving poems, several letters and essays are also extent.
Cai Yong
Cai Yong was a Chinese scholar of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was well-versed in calligraphy, music, mathematics and astronomy. One of his daughters was the famous Cai Wenji. Due to the turmoil in China in the decade after his death, much of his work had been lost. However, Cai Yong had apparently entrusted the bulk of his library to his protege Wang Can, and it is through his collection that Cai Yong's work can be found in compilations like the Book of Later Han. Few items of his work survive today.
Cao Cao was a warlord and the penultimate chancellor of the Eastern Han Dynasty who rose to great power during the dynasty's final years. As one of the central figures of the Three Kingdoms period, he laid the foundations for what was to become the state of Cao Wei and was posthumously titled Emperor Wu of Wei. Cao Cao was an accomplished poet, as were his sons Cao Pi and Cao Zhi. Cao Cao was also a a patron of poets such as Xu Gan.[9] Of Cao's works only a remnant remain today. His verses, unpretentious yet profound, helped to reshape the poetic style of his time and beyond, eventually contributing to the poetry styles associated with Tang Dyanasty poetry.
Du Fu
Du Fu was a prominent Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty. Along with Li Bai (Li Bo), he is frequently called the greatest of the Chinese poets. His greatest ambition was to serve his country as a successful civil servant, but he proved unable to make the necessary accommodations. Criticism of Du Fu's works has focused on his strong sense of history, his moral engagement, and his technical excellence.
Haji Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah
Haji Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah, known as Hamka (kampung Molek Sungai Batang Agam Regency, West Sumatra February 17, 1908 - Jakarta July 24, 1981) was a prominent Indonesian author, ulema and politician. Other than his activities in the religious and political sectors, Hamka was also a journalist, a writer, and a publisher. Since the 1920s, Hamka was working as the journalist of several newspaper such as Pelita Andalas, Seruan Islam, Bintang Islam and Seruan Muhammadiyah.
Huang Yuanyong
Huang Yuanyong (15 January 1885 - 25 December 1915) was a renowned Chinese author and journalist during the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China Huang made significant contributions to journalism and literacy in China, particularly as an innovator in both journalistic methodology and writing style.
Kang Youwei
Kang Youwei (March 19, 1858-March 31, 1927), was a Chinese scholar, noted calligrapher and prominent political thinker and reformer of the late Qing Dynasty. He led movements to establish a constitutional monarchy and was an ardent Chinese nationalist. His ideas inspired a reformation movement that was supported by the Guangxu Emperor but loathed by Empress Dowager Cixi. Before becoming a journalist Huang immersed himself in writing literature, as classical Chinese literature was still popular in the late Qing dynasty. He was known for writing fluently, with major use of rhetoric and allusion.
Liang Qichao
Liang Qichao (February 23, 1873 - January 19, 1929) was a Chinese scholar, journalist, philosopher and reformist during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), who inspired Chinese scholars with his writings and reform movements. He died of illness in Beijing at the age of 55. Liang passed the Xiucai degree provincial examination at the age of 11. In 1884, he undertook the arduous task of studying for the traditional governmental exams. Liang Qichao was the "most influential turn-of-the-century scholar-journalist," according to Levenson. Liang showed that newspapers and magazines could serve as an effective medium for communicating political ideas.
Mohammad Natsir
Mohammad Natsir (17 July 1908 - 6 February 1993) was a Islamic scholar and politician. He was Indonesia's fifth prime minister. Natsir wrote extensively on Islam, totaling 45 books and hundreds of articles. He viewed Islam as an intrinsic part of Indonesian culture and was disappointed by the Sukarno and Suharto governments' handling of the religion. Natsir published 45 books or monographs and several hundred articles dealing with his views of Islam.
Shao Young
Shao is considered one of the most learned men of his time. Unlike most men of such stature in his society, Shao avoided governmental positions his entire life, but his influence was no less substantial. He wrote an influential treatise on cosmogony, the Huangji Jingshi ( Book of supreme world ordering principles) Shao was a member of a group of thinkers who gathered in Luoyang toward the last three decades of the 11th century. This group had two primary objectives. One of these was to draw parallels between their own streams of thought and that of Confucianism as understood by Mencius.
John Clark Marshman
John Clark Marshman, Indian scholar and philanthropist. 1827 - an abridged version of Carey's 'Dictionary of the Bengali Language'; 1832 - a 'Guide Book for Moonsiffs, Sudder Ameens, and Principal Sudder Ameens, containing all the Rules necessary for the conducts of Suits in their Courts' 1835 - a 'Guide to Revenue Regulations of the Presidencies of Bengal and Agra' 1842 - 'The History of India from remote Antiquity to the Accession of the Mogul Dynasty'. 1859 - 'The Life and Times of Carey Marshman and Ward 1863-1867 - 'History of India from the Earliest Period to the Close of Lord Dalhousie's Administration' published in three volumes.
Moulana Hameed Uddin Husami Aqil
Moulana Hameed Uddin Husami Aqil was an Indian Islamic scholar. He died on 12 March 2010 at Hyderabad. He was a member of the Muslim Personal Law Board.
Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje
Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (8 February 1857 - 26 June 1936) was a Dutch scholar of Oriental cultures and languages and Advisor on Native Affairs to the colonial government of the Netherlands East Indies (now Indonesia). Snouck, who was fluent in Arabic, through mediation with the Ottoman governor in Jeddah, was examined by a delegation of scholars from Mecca in 1884 and upon successfully completing the examination was allowed to commence a pilgrimage to the Holy Muslim city of Mecca in 1885. He was one of the first Western scholars of Oriental cultures to do so.
Judith Gautier
Judith Gautier (25 August 1845, Paris - 26 December 1917) was a French poet and historical novelist, the daughter of Theophile Gautier and Ernesta Grisi, sister of the noted singer and ballet dancer Carlotta Grisi. She was an Oriental scholar and her works dealt mainly with Chinese and Japanese themes. She was a member of the Academie Goncourt (1910-1917).
Bhaskar Anand Saletore
Bhaskar Anand Saletore (1902-1963), better known as B. A. Saletore, was a well known Indian historian from Mangalore, Karnataka. Salatore was a polyglot. His works spanning several books and hundreds of articles cover a wide range of subjects including ancient Indian history. During his early years he was guided by world famous historians like H. Heras and L.D. Barnett. In the 1930s, he wrote a well known book Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire, a book that includes the much debated topic of the origin of the Sangama brothers and the origin of the empire itself. This book was his PhD. thesis while at the University of London. The work contains a bibliography of 55 pages, running to thousand and odd books and articles
Maulana Shah Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddique
Maulana Shah Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddique was born in the month of Ramadhan, on 3 April 1892 (15 Ramadhan 1310), in Meerut, India and was raised in a family that was pious and devout. From youth, his father, Muhammad Abdul Hakim and his mother were a source of guidance and education in the teachings of Islam. He was a great Sufi, writer, poet, orator and scholar of Islam and modern sciences, and was known for his spiritual guidance and promulgation of the message of hope and peace.
Abdur Razzaq
National Professor Abdur Razzaq (1914 - November 28,1999) was a noted scholar, academic, educator and intellectual in Bangladesh . To acknowledge his unique status as a teacher, the Government of Bangladesh honored him with the distinction of National Professor in 1975. In 1973, the University of Delhi honored him with a Ph D.
Sheikh Abu Bakr Effendi
Sheikh Abu Bakr Effendi (1835-1880) was a Osmanli qadi who was sent in 1862 by the Ottoman sultan Abdülmecid I at the request of the British Queen Victoria to the Cape of Good Hope, in order to teach and assist the Muslim community of the Cape Malays Abu Bakr was born in ancient province Shehrizur in Kurdistan .
Aryabhatta (476-550 A.D.) was born in Patliputra in Magadha, modern Patna in Bihar, India . His greatest contribution has to be zero and invented the value of pi=3.1416 . He even computed the circumference of the earth as 24835 miles which is close to modern day calculation of 24900 miles. He goes as far as to explain the eclipse of the moon and the sun, day and night, the contours of the earth, the length of the year exactly as 365 days. His other works include algebra, arithmetic, trigonometry, quadratic equations and the sine table.
Carter Godwin Woodson
Carter Godwin Woodson (December 19, 1875 - April 3, 1950)[1] was an African-American historian, author, journalist and scholar . Woodson was one of the first scholars to study African American history. A founder of Journal of Negro History . Dr. Woodson has been cited as the father of black history.
Epifanio de los Santos y Cristobal
Epifanio de los Santos y Cristobal, sometimes known as Don Panong or Don Panyong (April 7, 1871 - April 18, 1928) was a noted Filipino historian, literary critic,art critic, jurist, prosecutor, antiquarian, archivist, scholar, painter,poet, musician,musicologist,philosopher,philologist,bibliographer,translator, journalist,editor, publisher, paleographer, ethnographer, biographer, researcher, civil servant, patriot and hero. "Great among the Great Filipino Scholars" , died in office on April 18, 1928.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (1888-1958) was initially opposed to Aligarh school of Islam, which according to him was against the "international Islamic unity and sovereignty of Turkish Caliph over Indian Muslims" . He was one of the most prominent Muslim leaders to support Hindu-Muslim unity . He was posthumously awarded India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna .
Shumei Okawa
Shumei Okawa (Okawa Shumei, December 6, 1886 - December 24, 1957) was a Japanese nationalist, Pan-Asian writer and Islamic scholar. After World War II, Okawa was prosecuted as a class-A war criminal by the Allies. Okawa was transferred from the jail to the Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital, a famous mental hospital, where he completed the first Japanese translation of the entire Quran.
Motoori Norinaga
Motoori Norinaga (21 June 1730 - 5 November 1801) was a Japanese scholar of Kokugaku active during the Edo period. He is probably the best known and most prominent of all scholars in this tradition. Norinaga's most important works include the Kojiki-den (Commentaries on the Kojiki), made over a period of around 35 years, and his annotations on the Tale of Genji. Norinaga also made vital contributions to establishing a native Japanese grammatical tradition, in particular the analysis of clitics, particles and auxiliary verbs.
Muhammad Al-Ameen Ibn Muhammad Al-Mukhtaar Ibn 'Abdil-Qaadir Al-Jaknee Ash-Shanqeetee
Muhammad Al-Ameen Ibn Muhammad Al-Mukhtaar Ibn 'Abdil-Qaadir Al-Jaknee Ash-Shanqeetee (1907-1973) was a Muslim scholar from Mauritania. He has authored some books, which include: - Adwaa-ul-Bayaan fee Tafseer-il-Qur'aan bil-Qur'aan - printed [This is his tremendous voluminous work on Tafseer of the Qu'raan] - Al-Mudhakkirah fee Usool-il-Fiqh - printed [A small treatise on the Principles of Fiqh] - Adab Al-Bah-th wal-Munaadhara - printed [Etiquettes for Researching] , etc .
Swami Rama Tirtha
Swami Rama Tirtha (October 22, 1873 - 27 October 1906[1] at Murli, Gujaranwala (now in Pakistan) ), also known as Swami Ram, was an Indian teacher of the Hindu philosophy of Vedanta. Among the very few great Vedantic scholars He is the one who emphasized on indian independence. He was among the first notable teachers of Hinduism to lecture in the United States
Tatsukichi Minobe
Tatsukichi Minobe (Minobe Tatsukichi, May 7, 1873 - May 23, 1948) was a Japanese statesman and scholar of constitutional law. His interpretation of the role of the monarchy in the pre-war Empire of Japan was a source of considerable controversy in the increasingly radicalized political environment of Japan in the 1930. Following the surrender of Japan after World War II, Minobe was active as an advisor in the creation of the post-war Constitution of Japan, as well as an advisor to the Privy Council .
Tirumular
Tirumular (also spelt Thirumoolar etc., originally known as Sundaranatha) was a Tamil Shaivite mystic and writer, considered one of the sixty-three Nayanars and one of the 18 Siddhars. Legend has it that Tirumular was a travelling Shaiva saint and scholar from Kailash who used his yogic powers to transmigrate into the body of a southern cowherd, Mulan. His main work, the Tirumantiram (also sometimes written Tirumanthiram, Tirumandhiram, etc.), which consists of over 3000 verses, forms a part of the key text of the Tamil Shaiva Siddhanta, the Tirumurai.
Baron Tsuda Mamichi
Baron Tsuda Mamichi (25 July 1829 - 3 September 1903) was a Japanese statesman and legal scholar in the Meiji period. After his return to Japan in 1868, Tsuda wrote the Kaisei Kokuho ron (On Western Law), which was the first book in Japanese on the subject. He was recruited by the new Meiji government and helped in the first codification of Japanese laws.
Vincent Gordon Harding
Vincent Gordon Harding (born July 25, 1931) is an African American historian and a scholar of religion and society. An activist as well, he is best known for his work with and writings about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Writings Chapter 1 Widening the Circle: Experiments in Christian Discipleship African-American Christianity: Essays in History Martin Luther King: The Inconvenient Hero ., etc
Hirata Atsutane
Hirata Atsutane was a Japanese scholar, conventionally ranked as one of the four great men of kokugaku (nativist) studies, and one of the most significant theologians of the Shinto religion. His literary name was Ibukinoya. Little is known of his early life, but Hirata was a student of the Neo-Confucianism of Yamazaki Ansai (1619-1682) in Edo. He later turned towards Daoism as found in the works of the Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi, and towards Shinto as per the works of Motoori Norinaga, founder of the kokugaku movement.
Hitoshi Igarashi
Hitoshi Igarashi was a Japanese scholar of Arabic and Persian literature and history and the Japanese translator of Salman Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses. He completed his doctoral programme in Islamic art at the University of Tokyo in 1976, and was research fellow at the Royal Academy of Iran until the Islamic Revolution in 1979. After Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for the death of "the author of the Satanic Verses book, which is against Islam, the Prophet and the Qur'an, and all those involved in its publication who are aware of its content", he was stabbed to death repeatedly in the face and arms by an unknown assailant on July 11, 1991 in his office at the University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki,[2] where he was an associate professor.
Zawgyi
Zawgyi (12 April 1907 - 26 September 1990), born in Pyapon, Irrawaddy Division, real name U Thein Han , was a distinguished and leading Burmese poet, author, literary historian, critic, scholar and academic. He was one of the leaders of the Hkit san (Testing the Times) movement in Burmese literature searching for a new style and content before the Second World War,[1] along with Theippan Maung Wa, Nwe Soe and Min Thu Wun. His first hkit san poetry,Padauk pan (Padauk flower), was published in Hantha Kyemon pamphlet
John W. Dower
John W. Dower (born 21 June 1938 in Providence, Rhode Island ) is an American author and historian. Dower was the executive producer of the Academy Award-nominated documentary Hellfire, A Journey from Hiroshima, and was a member of the Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars, sitting on the editorial board of its journal with Noam Chomsky, and Herbert Bix The Bombed: Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japanese Memory, Diplomatic History 19, no. 2 (Spring 1995) Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II (1999; W. W. Norton) Empire and Aftermath: Yoshida Shigeru and the Japanese experience, 1878-1954.
John Evelyn (31 October 1620 - 27 February 1706) was an English writer, gardener and diarist. Evelyn's diaries or Memoirs are largely contemporaneous with those of the other noted diarist of the time, Samuel Pepys, and cast considerable light on the art, culture and politics of the time (he witnessed the deaths of Charles I and Oliver Cromwell, the last Great Plague of London, and the Great Fire of London in 1666). Over the years, Evelyn's Diary has been over-shadowed by Pepys's chronicles of 17th-century life.[1] Evelyn and Pepys corresponded frequently and much of this correspondence has been preserved.
Kunio Yanagita
Kunio Yanagita as a Japanese scholar who is often known as the father of Japanese native folkloristics, or minzokugaku. He depicted some facets of Japanese society by analyzing the famous folk tale Momotaro. His methodology was followed by many ethnologists and anthropologists. Yanagita revealed that the distribution of dialects for the word snail forms concentric circles on the Japanese archipelago.
DAVID M. LAMPTON
David M. Lampton (born 1946) is George and Sadie Hyman Professor of China Studies at Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He is Director of China Studies at SAIS. He is Former President of the National Committee on United States-China Relations in New York City. He currently serves on the Board of Advisors for the National Bureau of Asian Research. On June 17, 2010 The National Bureau of Asian Research and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars awarded Lampton the inaugural Scalapino Prize, an award established in honor of renowned Asia scholar Robert A. Scalapino.
Masao Maruyama
Masao Maruyama (Maruyama Masao, March 22, 1914 - August 15, 1996) was a leading Japanese political scientist and political theorist. His expertise lay in the history of Japanese political thought, to which he made major contributions. The major work of his retirement years was a three-volume commentary on Fukuzawa Yukichi's Fukuzawa's principal work Bunmeiron no Gairyaku, based on a lengthy seminar he conducted with a small working group. This was published in 1986, as Reading 'An Outline of a Theory of Civilisation',by Iwanami Shoten. Besides, he contributed several more noteworthy as well as controversial works on Japanese culture or the process of translation in modern Japan.
Devin deweese
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Maung Htin Aung
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Bruce Cumings
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Max Payne is a video game produced by Rockstar North and developed by Remedy . Max Payne can be classified in the genre third person shooter (TPS Third Person Shooter ). The game for Microsoft Windows was published on 25 July 2001 , after 11 December and 17 December 2001 respectively, the outputs are versions for PlayStation 2 and Xbox . In July, 2002 has been released of the video game for Mac OS , was released in May 2012 version of the game for PlayStation 3 downloadable from PlayStation Network for a fee, free for PlayStation Plus and 14 June 2012 was published a version of the game for Smartphone which has as its operating system Android , which you can download for a fee. You can play with Linux using WINE and can be downloaded for a fee from Steam .
Since its release the game has been a great success with audiences and critics; was produced a sequel, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne , released in 2003 , while a third installment, Max Payne 3 , was released in May 2012 . The soundtrack was done by Kärtsy Hatakka and Kimmo Kajasto .
The game’s plot follows the lines of the literature ” Noir “and” Hard Boiled . ”
the protagonist is Max Payne , a district police officer of the City of New York , who one evening, back home, he discovers that his wife Michelle and her newborn daughter were massacred by criminals under the effect of a new synthetic drug, the Valkyrie. He moved to the DEA and with the support of his friend Alex Balder and BB, begins an undercover mission in order to discover who is behind the trafficking of this powerful drug. It takes three years to find the tracks that seem to lead to Jack Lupino, a criminal mafia clan affiliated to Punchinello. BB informs Max to meet with Alex to the metro station of Roscoe Street, but the protagonist comes across some thugs trying to kill him. After being eliminated, Max finds his friend Alex, but this is gunned down by a pistol shot by an unidentified killer just when Alex was going to reveal the name of the likely traffic manager of the Valkyrie. Payne will be held responsible for the murder by the police of New York and vice-prosecutor Jim Bravura who hunts, unaware of his undercover work.
Has become the target of both the police that the Mafia, Max starts to fight for survival and for his revenge, by addressing only the main exponents of the New York underworld and their most trusted henchmen, like the brothers Joey and Virgilio Finito or other dangerous criminals in business with the main antagonists of Max Payne , as the killer Rico Muerte, which is led by the much more powerful Angelo “Don” Punchinello (the boss who controls the underworld of New York ), which is in some way involved in drug dealing. The initial slopes leading to a seedy motel, owned by Lupino, and Vincent “Vinnie” Gognitti a criminal who abused young girls and ring carrying out business in the same Lupino. Gognitti is the new target of Payne spanning two entire buildings to go and kill him in the face-to-face with Vinnie, Max shoots the boss seriously injuring him and only after a long chase over the rooftops and on the trains of New York, after killing all the henchmen Gognitti be able to reach it and shot, leaving him dying in an alley. The same Gognitti directs the officer to Ragnarock night club run by Jack Lupino, who became insane because of the Valkyrie (shot himself in the head with one of his subjects for the sake of seeing his brains splatter against the wall) and gave himself for evocations and rituals occult. At the local Payne collides with Lupino and his men, killing them. Soon after he meets Mona Sax, Sax’s twin sister Lisa (wife of Angelo Punchinello) from which he learns that the man he killed has to do very little with his affair behind which there is Punchinello in person, which manages exchanges of Valkyrie. Then the woman, to seal an apparent close alliance, offers him a glass of whiskey, which is, however, a diluted dose of Valkyrie. Max passes out and his mind is altered, having the impression of seeing the whole place is whirling in a green background.
Here Max is leading a nightmare in which he relives the tragedy of his wife and his daughter in the house through its dreamlike images deformed: walk on traces of blood exposed in the dark to get to discover that the murderess of his wife and his daughter was himself, as he was not able to protect them.
Having recovered from the nightmare, he finds himself in the basement of the hotel where Lupino ran his round of drugs and prostitution, tied to a chair. Before him is Frankie “Bat” Niagara (commissioned by Punchinello to kill him), which at that time was holding a baseball bat, and that innervositosi for an application made to him by teasing Max (asked if the last name “Niagara” was due to incontinence) gives him three blows. Before you finish the job, the criminal decides to go to the bar to go to the bathroom and drink a beer. Meanwhile, the protagonist is freed from the ropes, breaking the chair to which he was tied. Socket then the baseball bat that Frankie had left there, he decided to “play hide and seek” with the criminals, killing them all and taking all the weapons they need. It then goes to the bar, where it kills the remaining goons and finally Frankie.
On leaving the local meets Vladimir Lem, a boss and Russian arms dealer, the main opponent of Punchinello; Max had previously glimpsed at the edge of a black Mercedes, when two bombs exploded in the hotel where he lived Lupino. The Russian proposes to Max Alliance, in an attempt to break down Punchinello and his drug ring; on the advice of Vladimir, Max must therefore be docking at the port of Brooklyn, to take possession of the cargo ship “Charon” carrying a cargo of weapons, killing the captain of the ship, Boris Dime, once in the service of Vladimir past and now on the side of the enemy (Punchinello). Payne kills Dime and takes the arsenal he needs to continue his revenge.
The same evening at Punchinello call for a face to face meeting: the place is the restaurant “Casa di Angelo” that Punchinello is the owner. Obviously, the Don does not occur, in contrast, the building is full of explosives, and Max will have to cross it to get to the sewer access, the only way out now practicable to that restaurant, where there are other criminals to atterderlo hired by Punchinello to prevent escape of Max, the protagonist will have to take out.
Out of that hell in flames, Payne is then picked up by Vladimir Lem and accompanied to the estate of Punchinello, the place where you can finally settle accounts with the Don. Here Max has to face, as well as another large group of well-armed criminals, the “Trio”, the three men of confidence of Punchinello, assassins extremely cruel and dangerous: Vince Miller, Pilate Providence, known as “Big Brother,” and Joe “Pan” Salem (listed in the order in which they appear in the chapter “The Angel of Death” of the house of Punchinello). Killed these three fierce killer, and after finding the body of Lisa Sax (killed by her husband), Max finally goes to confront the mob boss. But when the officer opens the door and Don tries to abbonirselo, enter three men who kill Punchinello. They are agents in the service of a mysterious woman, who waits in the previous room with a dozen armed men.
So Max discovers that even Punchinello was at the top of the drug trade, but it was only in business with the true manager, the woman, the same as Payne called home the day of the murder of his family, and the same now, you in front of him. Now trapped by agents of the woman, he was injected by this, a powerful dose of Valkyrie. Prior to joining overdose and lose consciousness, Max feels to order his men to bring it to Cold Steel. He will live another nightmare similar to the above: the trail of blood in the darkness that leads him to a huge pool of blood with the cradle in the midst of so many candles is compared as a journey of no return to hell.
Having recovered, reaches this place out of town, which is a steel mill in which the underground, protected and strengthened as a real bunker, the Valkyrie is produced. With the advantage that his enemy believe it died for the dose of Valkyrie, he manages to break into steelworks and to continue the investigation, which brings to light new details about Valkyrie.
Max discovers that in fact this is not an ordinary illegal trade between mafiosi: the drug is part of the so-called “Project Valhalla”, a long and expensive military project, which began in 1991 during the Gulf War , with the aim of increasing the resistance to pain and physical power of the infantry United States. The plan was canceled in 1995 for lack of funds and because it was considered dangerous to the health of American troops, but the equally mysterious woman continued the search. Max’s wife, Michelle, who worked at the District Attorney’s Office, accidentally discovered documents on “Project Valhalla” and, to avoid that the whole thing was uncovered, he was ordered his murder and that of her daughter.
In the meantime, you can activate the self-destruction of the entire building, which explodes the instant Max manages to get out, just in time to see that all the evidence that could prove, at least in part, his innocence was lost in ‘ explosion. At this point, the protagonist stops to follow the professional ethics of the agent and began his own personal revenge against those who ruined his life.
Payne also realizes that BB is a traitor (Max himself asking whether the two letters mean Ugly Bastard) in cahoots with the Horne and that it was he who killed his friend Alex envy. BB gives Max a meeting in the parking lot of the Choir Communications for 2.30am. This is obviously a trap, and Max is forced to face other enemies that are part of the criminal organization of BB along the many levels of the garage. At the end succeeds in killing BB
Then you will be contacted by Senator Alfred Woden part of the organization known as the “inner circle.” Woden invites the protagonist to the place where he would be held a riunone of the Circle and here he reveals the true identity of the mysterious woman: this is Nicole Horne, president of the Aesir Corporation (insurance company used as a front to hide his real trades). The senator wants to hire Max to eliminate the woman, promising in return to fix his situation and rehabilitate him. But as soon as Max is introduced to the rest of the Circle, takes an ambush by men of Horne who enter the room shooting. Payne is saved by jumping from the window but Woden and will leave the other severely wounded.
Max finds all the clues that Woden has voluntarily left in the rooms later and after taking some ‘time he went to the headquarters of the Aesir Corporation. Here you will face the entire army staff Horne, killing several armed men and overcoming various alarm systems and defensive barriers. At one point, the protagonist finds Mona Sax, licensed by Horne to kill him, but she decides not to do so. However some enemy agents came up, and Mona, to protect Max, was killed. When Payne recalls the elevator where the Sax had been hit, the woman’s body has disappeared. Meanwhile Horne tries to reach the ‘ helicopter on the roof of the skyscraper of the Aesir Corporation. Max chases after her, and as she gets on the plane, shoot the supports of the radio tower atop the building. The big antenna falls on the aircraft, which explodes, killing Horne and his men remained. The landing platform gives way and the helicopter falls from the skyscraper. Meanwhile the police arrive, arresting Max and takes him away. There is thus restores the scene in which the story had begun.
Anyway, the protagonist remains impassive and quiet. He eventually made his revenge and can indulge in a smile, knowing that Woden would keep his word.
The view of the game is in third person, with the camera behind the protagonist who moves into a three-dimensional environment; the story is revealed after each chapter completed with panels similar to comics . Many of the objects that are found in the levels can be destroyed, and firing on the walls you can see pieces of the wall fall. In the second chapter you can also move boxes and other light objects simply bumping. The weapons range from melee (such as pipes and baseball bats) pistols (single or double Beretta and the Desert Eagle ), a shotgun and a sawed-off shotguns , machine guns in Ingram , up to rifles sniper , grenades and Molotov cocktails .
Finally, the game developers have attributed to Max Payne a new move, the ” bullet time “: the player can decide, especially in the most challenging scenes, to slow down the moves of Max, sliding them to the” slow motion “, but this mode is not is infinite: it is a bar that is downloaded progressively with use and can be recharged a little ‘time killing enemies of Max. This ability allows you to overcome the most difficult moments of the game, even taking into account that Max is not able to suffer many hits before dying (unlike some enemies, enhanced by the drug , may also require entire magazines of bullets to be deleted) and analgesics (the equivalent of medkit) are not so often.
In Max Payne 2 bullet time has been changed, making it easier to recharge the bar and slowing down more and more action by using it for a longer period (and while the first episode is coming out of the bullet time mode when petered out a magazine , the second player can recharge faster: in the middle of the action slowed, Max performs a swing at “normal” speed & charge “on the fly” (decreasing the realism, but increasing the chances of survival); if you have reached the maximum slowdown offered by the bullet time, Max charging while we are witnessing a wraparound animation that sees the ” camera “revolve around, while moving in slow motion).
Because of its contents sometimes impressive and violent, especially during the comic, Max Payne has been banned for children under 16 years. However, in the game there is a function, the “Filter violence” that allows you to remove the blood and mature content, including all the comics that are not shown. You can password-protect these options.
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With the help of superstar quarterback Tom Brady, the New England Patriots have recently been a dominant force in the National Football League (NFL). Indeed, in a span of 15 years, the Patriots have won five Super Bowl titles. The franchise has just become the first NFL team to purchase its own airplane for team travel.
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John Maeda Leaves RISD to Chair eBay Design Advisory Board
Posted On December 10, 2013 Education, Business
SAN JOSE – eBay Inc. has appointed John Maeda, a leading graphic designer, computer scientist, artist, educator and former president of the Rhode Island School of Design, as the chair of the newly-created eBay Inc. Design Advisory Board.
In this capacity, Maeda will work with product development and design teams across eBay Inc.’s PayPal, eBay Marketplaces and eBay Enterprise business units. He will help evolve the company’s overall design thinking to create products and experiences that drive deep consumer engagement and loyalty. Maeda will report to eBay Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer John Donahoe.
In a separate announcement, Maeda said he is leaving his post as president of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) to become a design partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in January 2014 in addition to his role at eBay Inc.
“In today’s technology-driven commerce environment, design thinking is critically important at the intersection of business and technology to create seamless experiences consumers love,” said eBay Inc. CEO John Donahoe. “John Maeda is a recognized leader and innovative thinker in this space, who firmly believes in the power of art and design to help transform the 21st-century economy. John will be instrumental in helping us evolve our design thinking capabilities to deliver differentiated commerce products and experiences.”
On joining eBay Inc., Maeda said: “I am passionate about revealing art and design’s role in innovation, and eBay Inc. is an exciting opportunity to drive design innovation in the commerce revolution.”
Maeda has served as president of RISD since 2008. While there, he led the movement to transform STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) to STEAM by adding art. Maeda previously served as associate director of research at the MIT Media Lab and is currently on the boards of Sonos, Quirky, and Wieden+Kennedy, and on the Davos World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on New Models of Leadership. Maeda received the AIGA Medal in 2010 and is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
Born in Seattle, Maeda completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at MIT and studied in Japan at Tsukuba University’s Institute of Art and Design to complete his Ph.D.
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As an international swimmer, Penny Heyns established herself as the world’s greatest female breaststroker of the 20th Century by becoming the only woman in Olympic history to win both the 100 and 200 meter breaststroke events in Atlanta 1996, bronze in Sydney 2000 and by breaking a total of 14 individual world records during her career. She is the only breaststroker, male or female, in the history of swimming, to hold world records in all three possible distances, the 50m, 100m & 200m events.
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THE SEARCH FOR THE REMAINS OF FRENCH EXPLORER SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN
The father of Quebec archaeology, Rene Levesque in the catacombs of the Basilica de Quebec, in 2005. Photo by Robert J. Galbraith.
Story and photos by Robert J. Galbraith.
Quebec City archaeologist, René Lévesque believes he is on the verge of finding the lost burial crypt of Samuel de Champlain – the ‘Father of New France,’ that for the last 370-years has been lost somewhere beneath the cobbled streets of Old Quebec City.
Lévesque was twelve years old, in 1937, when he first heard of the missing tomb while on a school excursion to Old Quebec City.
“A lecturer giving a speech at the foot of Champlain’s monument told us that Champlain was lost somewhere beneath our feet, not far from where we stood,” explained the 80-year-old Lévesque.
A Statue of Samuel de Champlain out side the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec city. Champlain’s remains are believed to be buried not far from the statue.
The next day he looked at the tumbled ruins of Champlain’s Fort St-Louis, hidden from view under the landmark boardwalk, metres away from the famous statue. “Ever since that day, it has been my life-long passion to find him.”
The exact location of Champlain’s grave and crypt were lost after the chapel that enclosed it burned down in 1640, five years after his death on Christmas Day, at the age of 65. Since then, other structures were built over the site and then the city streets were widened in 1830, erasing any memory of the exact location.
During this time, there were many rumours that the crypt may have been found during the street construction and then secretly dumped at a landfill in the port area. But Lévesque disagrees with this theory, saying that since the body would have been encased in a bronze or lead casket, with markings identifying it as Governor of New France, “The chances of this are very slim at best. It would have been difficult to keep such a secret.” So Lévesque believes that it remains nearby, just waiting to be found.
As we sat in a café on rue Buade, just meters from the area where he expects to find Champlain, Lévesque proclaimed that, “Quebec City is the Rome of North America,” because of its architectural and historical heritage.
Lévesque, a retired geography teacher, is not the first person who has tried to find the missing crypt. When Quebec nationalism was going through resurgence in the 19th century, a number of Catholic priests hypothesized where the remains might lie, publishing brochures explaining their reasons and location. But all the suppositions were met with a dead end.
Archaeologist Rene Levesque inside the stunningly beautiful Basilique-Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Québec.
Over the years of searching, Lévesque has run into a number of his own setbacks. After some arm-twisting with the cultural authorities, he was allowed to open a copper-encased casket found under a basement crawl space of Notre Dame Basilica. Upon opening the coffin, it was instead found to contain the remains of a 19th-century Jesuit. In another instance, an associate under Lévesque’s direction, accompanied by a television news crew, dug through the wall of a café and ended up in the basement of a Chinese restaurant.
Because of these past follies, some archaeologists look at Lévesque’s claim with scepticism, considering his quest fruitless. Even the local media has painted him as somewhat of a fanatic, a man obsessed with his search. But Lévesque, smitten with Champlain fever, just shrugs off the critics while keeping his sharp eye trained below the history-strewn subterranean world of Old Quebec City.
“Lévesque was one of the first people to conduct archaeological studies in Quebec, and has drawn popular attention to it,” says Louise Pothier, archaeologist and project manager for exhibitions at Pointe-a- Calliere Museum, in Montreal. “He is a pioneer, and, you can’t see this man without taking into fact all his background and knowledge,” she said. “Intuition and experience are very important in the field of archaeology, and will never be replaced by words we read in books. He has a sixth sense when at a site, something you just can’t learn.”
Marcel Moussette, a professor with the department of history at Laval University in Quebec City, considers Lévesque “a very intelligent and gifted man, but he does not go deep into analysis of material and preparing final documentation.”
The Basilique-Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Québec.
Moussette doubts that Lévesque’s search will provide very much information on Champlain or early history, even if he discovers the lost crypt. “What do we do with it? Will it really contribute to our knowledge? I don’t think it will,” said the professor-archaeologist. “Lévesque was archaeology in Quebec, but times have changed and Lévesque has been left behind, especially with his search,” stated Moussette.
The history of world archaeology is fraught with broken dreams as well as fantastic discoveries. The 1922 discovery of King Tutankhamun’s treasure-laden burial vault by British archaeologist, Howard Carter in Egypt’s’ Valley of the Kings is one find that continues to enthral the world.
Carter, who had been searching for the site for years, discovered the lost burial crypt of the Egyptian ‘Boy King’ after being told by the top Egyptologists that his search was in vain and that the ‘Valley of the Kings’ had been exhausted of all its finds. Regardless of the critics of the time, Carter kept searching and eventually found the ‘mother of all archaeological discoveries,’ at a time when everyone else in the field had given up searching and packed away their shovels and trowels.
Place d’Armes in the heart of Quebec’s Old City.
Lévesque and a handful of close associates who have contributed to the quest, have narrowed down the search area to less than a hundred square meters, over which cafés, restaurants, gift shops and Quebec’s Notre Dame Basilica stand. The location is believed to be within an area bordered by rue Sainte Anne, rue Buade, rue du Trésor, and rue du Fort. He is hoping that with the ongoing search and the help of ground x-raying and sonar equipment, he will soon be able to ascertain whether cavities beneath the zone contain the casket and remains of Champlain.
“With the help of the sensors we have found the original stone walls of the Champlain Chapel. On the x-ray view screen we can pinpoint a large rectangular form just inside the walls. This is what we are hoping is the crypt, with the casket inside” said the soft-spoken, white haired archaeologist. “We have never had so much hope.”
The immediate area surrounding the suspicious stone form is black earth, everything else is solid bedrock and unsuitable for any burials. This encourages Levesque that he is close on the verge of discovery.
Backing up his supposition and the technology, is an eyewitness account from the former proprietor, who once owned the business now resting above the suspected crypt. During the basement expansion of his business in 1932, a work crew came upon a large stone chamber, which the owner believed was a lost and forgotten burial crypt.
The proprietor explained to Levesque that he had asked the province that an archaeologist come to investigate the stone and mortar structure. But before the archaeologist showed up, the workers had finished the job and cemented up a new wall. “He saw what he believed was the crypt while excavating for the expansion,” says Levesque. “He knew enough to understand that he had come across something that could be very important to the history of the city and North America.”
The church Notre-Dame de Victoires stands on the site of Champlain’s first settlement, l’Habitation, in the lower city.
Lévesque, who speaks eight languages, is not only a walking history book on the early history of Quebec, but he is a true diplomat to his cause, and wears his love of Quebec City and his province on his shirt sleeve. Local residents stop him on the tourist-filled streets, shaking his hand and enthusiastically asking him if he is closer to finding Champlain. He is treated like an archaeological rock star, the pioneer of modern Quebec archaeology.
But the search has been hard on Lévesque, who says he receives no funding from provincial or municipal coffers. “I feel like an archaeological beggar. I spent $2000.00 of my own money on the search last year,” he explained. “We don’t want to find Champlain for the money; we want the money to find Champlain.”
With the coming 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec, in 2008, Lévesque believes that there should be some government money allocated to the search for the remains of the man who founded the city back in 1608. “We should be looking for the ‘Father of New France’, besides the grandiose and profitable tourism projects the province is undertaking. I seem to be the only one yelling about Champlain.”
Regardless, the devoted separatist and sentinel of history believes it is part of his nationalist duty as a Quebecois patriot, to find the remains of the great explorer and cartographer.
Separatist slogan, Quebec Libre, translates as Free Quebec.
“All the people in Quebec City want to know about Champlain. He would be a great role model, someone who would instil nationalist pride in our young people, and a new-found pride in our French heritage.”
***Footnote—Rene was a good friend of mine and a huge inspiration and I miss him so much. Even though he was a staunch separatist, he never forced his views upon me but instead let me decide myself. If all separatists were of a similar demeanor, Quebec might be a nation of its own at this time. He was an ‘old school archaeologist’ with an exceptional talent and understanding of the province and its history. To this day, I regret missing his funeral but his perseverance and dedication drives me on as an amateur historian. If anyone knows his family, can you please ask them to contact me as I have a number of photos of Rene in the field, or should I say, under the field. I wish he was here now to help me with my thoughts and as a companion in this field of knowledge. He was a great Quebecois and an even better person. RJG
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Released by: Unearthed Films
Released on: October 20th, 2020.
Director: Herman Yau
Cast: Anthony Wong, Danny Lee, Emily Kwan, Julie Lee
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The Untold Story – Movie Review:
Based on infamous true events that took place near main land China back in 1978, The Untold Story chronicles the tale of Wong Chi Hang (played by Anthony Wong, best known for his role in Hard Boiled), who we first meet at a mahjong game gone wrong, resulting in Wong beating and then burning the other player. A short time later and a mother and her two sons find some body parts washed up on the score. A team of local police officers, led by Danny Lee (who played Inspector Li in the Killer), a man who really enjoys the company of hookers, is begrudgingly signed to the task of investigating the crime.
Around the same time, Wong takes over the Eight Immortals Restaurant, his former employer now nowhere to be found. The more the police look into the events and backgrounds of the parties involved the grislier and more suspicious the events get and all fingers seem to point in the direction of the restaurant and its unusual new owner. After looking into it further, it turns out that the former owner of the restaurant and his entire family has disappeared, and Wong doesn’t have any legal documents proving that the restaurant was ever legally signed over to him.
As the cops start to close in, Wong starts eliminating anyone who might have any dirt on him, his newly acquired restaurant giving him the perfect way to get rid of the bodies he leaves in his wake, including restaurant employee Pearl (Julie Lee), who he brutally rapes.
The Untold Story bounces between oddball humor when the cops are interacting, and brutal horror in a uniquely manner that borrows from films like Silence of the Lambs and Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. The subplot where female tomboy cop Bo, played by Emily Kwan, is flat out goofy and seriously at odds with the darker side of the film, resulting in some really unexpected and occasionally quite jarring shifts in tone. It’s odd, you really wouldn’t see a film like this made in North America. At times it’s very funny and at others, incredibly disturbing, the rape scene and the final murders really standing out as seriously messed up. The gore effects are generally pretty well done too, with only the occasional severed body part looking fake and rubbery. Yau’s direction is good, he paces the film nicely, and production values are solid across the board with the film benefitting from a good score and some solid cinematography as well.
Not for the squeamish (the contents and subject matter of The Untold Story earned it a CAT III rating due to the graphic portrayals of violence towards children, rape, and general bodily mutilation), this film allows Wong to delve into his character’s dark side and bring a true human monster to life for the audience in a performance so convincing that he was awarded with the Best Actor award in the 1993 Hong Kong film awards. His performance here is, in a word, excellent. He’s clearly completely committed to the part and he really just goes for it, coming close to chewing the scenery a couple of times but never quite going over that line. It is, ultimately, his performance that makes the picture work as well as it does. The supporting cast members are fine, Danny Lee standing out, but it really is Wong’s show and the movie is at its best and at its most memorable when he’s on screen doing his thing.
The Untold Story – Blu-ray Review:
The Untold Story arrives on region A Blu-ray in an AVC encoded 1080p high definition transfer framed at 1.78.1 widescreen and taking up just over 27GBS of space on a 50GB disc. It’s a good transfer, improving on the DVD (which came out in 1999!) considerably, as you’d hope. The picture is clean, showing very little print damage but retaining the expected amount of natural film grain. Colors are reproduced well, skin tones look good and black levels are solid if maybe a step away from reference quality. There are no noticeable issues with major compression artifacts (you might spot a few minor ones in some of the darker scenes) and the picture is, thankfully, free of any obvious noise reduction or edge enhancement problems.
Audio options are offered in Cantonese and Mandarin language options in 16-bit LPCM 2.0 Stereo with removable subtitles provided in English only. No problems here, the audio sounds fine, with both tracks properly balanced and demonstrating a decent amount of depth. There are no problems with any hiss or distortion worth noting.
Extras on this release include a new commentary track featuring Bruce Holecheck and Art Ettinger. They start off by talking about the different titles that the film is known under, the stylized format used in the prologue, the importance of this era in Hong Kong filmmaking not just in the horror genre but in other genres as well, their own experiences getting exposed to Cat III films as well as the specifics of the rating itself, the impact of the Cat III boom on the Hong Kong film industry and the popularity of these films, details on the home video release history of The Untold Story (including mention of the German release on DVD that came with a set of chopsticks!), the use of 'daffy cop humor' in the picture, other pictures that the cast members were involved in, the significance of Julie Lee's presence in the film, the use of rape in this and other Hong Kong Cat III movies and the importance of Danny Lee's contributions to cop movies. As the track goes on, they also cover the importance of Dr. Lamb to the Cat III horror pictures, notes on the case that inspired the film, the way that police brutality is depicted in the movie, background details on Yau's career, Wong's performance (including his use of real vomit in the movie!) and career and lots more. It’s a good track with a lot of information in it. These guys have solid chemistry together and have a very conversational delivery style that makes it easy to listen to.
Carried over from the old Tai Seng DVD release are separate archival commentary tracks, one with Anthony Wong and the second with Herman Yau. Wong’s track, delivered in English and moderated by Miles Wood, starts with a talk about how he got into acting and then goes on to cover trying to resemble the real life person on which the movie was based, how he feels most Cat III scripts are generally pretty bad, working with Yau on the shoot, Danny Lee’s performance and his tendency to take charge, what it was like shooting some of the gore sequences, the influence of his acting teacher on his work in this picture, his popularity in the west and his thoughts on the picture overall. Yau’s track, also delivered in English and moderated by Wood, covers the real life events that inspired the film, how he came to direct the project, working with the cast and crew on the picture, what went into getting the props ready for the gore scenes, the camerawork featured in the picture, why the infamous rape scene was shot and cut the way it is and how important it was not to sexualize it, how shooting scenes with real meat and organs can result in a terrible smell, the use of humor in the picture and plenty more. If you haven’t heard these tracks before, they’re both well worth your time.
Unearthed also provides the film's score as an isolated audio track, also in 16-bit LPCM 2.0 format, which is a nice touch.
Also worth mentioning is the inclusion of Category III The Untold Story Of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema, a feature length documentary that runs just over eighty-three-minutes in length. This documentary is comprised of interviews with academic and critic Sean Tierney, critic and producer Bey Logan, director Daniel Chan, Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival Deputy Director Mike Hostench, curator and critic James Mudge, academic and author Calum Waddell (who also directed the documentary), actor Gan Kwok-Leung, director Godfrey Ho, actor Anthony Wong and actress Josie Ho. This thorough examination of the Cat III movies covers the different classifications ratings and specifically what makes a Cat III film earn that rating, the different films that are now associated with the Cat III rating, early films that played a part in the movement including some Shaw Brothers pictures, the big players in front of and behind the camera, the importance of T.F. Mau's Cat III films and some of the politics behind them and contributions from other studios like Golden Harvest. We also get overviews on some of the more memorable Cat III films that have been made over the years like the Sex And Zen films, the Erotic Ghost Story movies, Chinese Torture Chamber Story, The Untold Story and its sequels, Ebola Syndrome, Dr. Lamb, the Men Behind The Sun films and Naked Killer to name just a few as well as a look at the work from Cat III legends like Amy Yip, Anthony Wong, Herman Yau, Simon Yam and the influence of the Hong Kong handover to its film industry, more recent Cat III films among other topics. It's pretty interesting stuff and nicely put together, covering pretty much all of the bases you'd hope it would cover.
On top of that, we also get Cantonese Carnage: An Interview With Rick Baker that runs just over thirteen-minutes. He talks about starting the Eastern Heroes fanzine and then, subsequently, the video label and store and the popularity of the Cat III films that he had a hand in bringing to audiences in the UK. He also talks about dealing with censorship problems, how the Cat III films were always the most popular even if the quality wasn’t always there, the success of a Naked Killer boxed set release that they put out, the importance of Anthony Wong and Simon Yam to the Cat III market, some of the more important Cat III films from the era, dealing with the BBFC on certain releases and what’s happened to the Cat III movies in the last decade or so.
Also found on the disc is a Q&A With Herman Yau in which, over seven-minutes, he speaks about the differences in the markets for some of his films in regards to the Hong Kong audiences and the mainland China audiences and the economic influence of those differences, the censorship issues that existed between Hong Kong and mainland China and what might happen to HK cinema as mainland China usurps the territory.
Rounding out the extras on the disc are two different trailers for the feature as well as bonus trailers for Famine, House Of The Flesh Mannequins, Nightwish, The Song Of Solomon and The Unnamable as well as menus and chapter selection options.
As to the packaging, Unearthed Films provides a slipcover with this release and, inside the Blu-ray keepcase alongside the disc, we also find an insert booklet containing a two-page essay on the film by Art Ettinger that provide a bit of background on the movie as well as his own thoughts on the film. Good stuff.
The Untold Story – The Final Word:
The Untold Story remains one of the more notorious Cat III pictures, and for good reason as it’s pretty brutal in spots. While tonally this one is all over the place, Wong’s insanely intense performance makes it one for the record books and Unearthed Films has done a very nice job bringing it to Blu-ray with a solid presentations and a whole lot of extra features both old and new. Highly recommended!
Click on the images below for full sized The Untold Story Blu-ray screen caps!
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Jack J - 11-10-2020, 04:56 PM
So good to see this is finally out on bluray. Hopefully this isn't a super limited release!!
Ian, you mention English subtitles but not whether they're newly translated in proper English, or if the label went the cheap-skate way and went for the the old wonky HK subs. I certainly hope they're new.
Ian Jane - 11-10-2020, 05:01 PM
They're probably new, I don't have the old disc to compare it to anymore but they weren't full of any wonky translations.
And so far as I know, it isn't a limited release.
Originally Posted by Ian Jane
I'm looking for a smiley to "like" your reply but I guess this is old-skool so I'll just have to say "thanks".
Bruce Holecheck - 11-10-2020, 07:08 PM
Originally Posted by Jack J
Slipcase and liners are limited to the first pressing, but beyond that it'll be available.
Jack J - 11-11-2020, 12:12 AM
Originally Posted by Bruce Holecheck
Hi Bruce. Cool, thanks!
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RTI application should be filed to the authority which holds the information
The applicant filed an application under RTI Act with the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) seeking the copy of photographs and signature taken by FSL in a case. The Public Information Officer (PIO) informed the appellant that the case was examined by FSL on the directions of the High Court of Delhi and the photographs were prepared by the official of Finger Print Bureau, Delhi Police. As per practice, the laboratory does not provide any copy of examined documents but the same can be obtained from the concerned High Court or Investigating Agency. The First Appellate Authority (FAA) noted that the case was pending in the High Court of Delhi and that the report has already been submitted to the Court, the information cannot be disclosed as per RTI Act as disclosure of information sought attracts restrictions against disclosure given in the above provisions of law.
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During the hearing, the appellant and respondent admitted that the High Court of Delhi is already seized of the subject matter. The Central Information Commission (CIC) rejected the appeal and advised the appellant to obtain the information from the Court after following the procedures laid down for obtaining such information.
Citation: Mr. Indur Bablani v. Forensic Science Laboratory, in File No: CIC/AD/A/2012/000928
RTI Citation : RTIFI/2012/CIC/440
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Bring Me The Horizon Issues Studio Update
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Bring Me The Horizon are currently in the studio recording their new album due out in late summer.
The band issued a recording update via Twitter:
“We’re in the middle of recording! Drums done! Guitars halfway! vocals & bass started.”
Bring Me The Horizon In The Studio, Comments on New Album
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Bring Me The Horizon are currently at Studio Fredman in Västra Frölunda, Sweden with producer Fredrik Nordström (In Flames, Hammerfall) recording their third album due out in August.
Frontman Oli Sykes comments: “2009 was one hell of a year — non-stop for us, really! Our second album, ‘Suicide Season’, has taken us further than we ever thought was possible. I think we found our unique sound with that album and the next is going to be using ‘Suicide Season’ as a base, but pushing it further in every single way imaginable. It’s happening with Fredrik Nordström again, since he made us sound so amazing last time.”
Guitarist Jona Weinhofen states: “We’ve spent the last few months writing new material for the third album and we are stoked as hell on what we’ve penned! This will also be my first recording with the band and I’m definitely excited to be working on something new and so different to my previous works.”
“We’ve taken in a broad array of influences during the writing period and I think it will show on this album more than ever before. Fans can expect new ideas, experimentation and more adventurous production. We’ve really focused on our song structures and keeping the songs catchy and listenable. But don’t freak out! It’s still the BRING ME THE HORIZON you know and love, and there will be plenty of heavy, fast riffing and plenty of breakdowns to keep your fists pounding and your heads banging!”
Bring Me The Horizon Releasing ‘Suicide Season’ Deluxe Edition in April
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Bring Me The Horizon will be releasing a Deluxe Edition of their 2008 album, “Suicide Season” on April 13.
The set will include three discs — the original album, 14 remixed tracks, and a DVD with four music videos, including a never before seen live show from Mexico City.
A trailer for the release can be seen below:
The band is currently working on their third studio album — it is scheduled to be released later this year via Epitaph.
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Bring Me The Horizon ‘Suicide Season’ Deluxe Version Due Out in March
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Bring Me The Horizon will be releasing a deluxe version of their album “Suicide Season” on March 30th via Epitaph. The deluxe set will include the original “Suicide Season” record, “Suicide Season: Cut Up!”, which features 10 bonus remix tracks, and a DVD with production and live concert videos – including the band’s 2009 full set in Mexico City.
News Tour Dates
Bring Me The Horizon Plan June U.S. Shows
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Bring Me The Horizon are planning a few U.S. shows prior to their summer trek on Warped Tour. Dates confirmed thus far include:
Jun 21 Fresno, CA @ Starline
Jun 22 Bakersfield, CA @ Jerry’s
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London Visitors' Bus Wheel
I don't know how old this wheel is, but I imagine some of the bus routes have probably changed since this was made. This wheel is 5.75 inches in diameter and made of a coated, stiff cardboard. It's in excellent shape.
There isn't much to say about this wheel except for one thing: it was distributed by Wimpy Burger! I am a huge fan of Dudley Moore and Peter Cook's 1967 film Bedazzled. In it, Moore plays Stanley Moon, a hapless loser who works as a short order cook in the hot and greasy kitchen of a Wimpy's. He ends up selling his soul to the Devil, played by Peter Cook, in the hopes that he can win the love of Margaret, the blue-eyeshadowed waitress he works with. It's probably my favorite movie. I highly recommend it. It's hysterical and absolutely perfect!
What I don't like is that awful Ziggy-esque character on the back. Gack.
The Wheel of Musical Knowledge
The 1940s must have been a golden age for wheel production. Here's another one. It's the Wheel of Musical Knowledge, by someone with the rather grand name of Royal C. Mathewson. It's 9 x 10 inches and in good shape. In real life, the color is a bit bluer than the photographs are. We actually have two of these and, remarkably, each came with its original envelope. In real life, the envelope is not as blue as the photo shows. Go figure. If there were ever instructions on how to use this thing, we don't have them.
I like this this wheel for its elegant and simple design. If someone were to design this today, it would be a garish plastic thing covered in pictures of pop stars. And it would have advertising on it.
Speaking of original envelopes, you may recall the star finder from July 16th. I found the original envelope for that one today, so I've pasted it below.
George Washington: A Memorial Chart of His Life
Here is yet another Rossig wheel, this time on the life of George Washington. It's the same size as the others: 10 inches. It's also in good shape, mostly. There's a tear on the outer disc.
You can choose a topic and then get out either your magnifying glass or microscope to read the text in the little windows. (Let me just pause here to complain that my iPad's auto-fill suggests "Windows" instead of "windows". WTF?)
I actually had to use a macro lens to catch the red text. I include some examples here. Did you know ol' George "maintained" over 300 "employees" at Mt. Vernon? (Hey, he didn't get to be America's First Millionaire by paying people to work for him.)
Century Almanac
This is obviously a reproduction, but I still like it. They may have overdone it on the neon orange. The reverse side of the orange disc was printed over by mistake. I am curious to know who produced this reproduction. Maybe it was a souvenir of some living history park or a museum in Washington D.C. See the reference in the tiny copyright notice?
This is 7.5 x 7.75. It's in near perfect shape. It's only marred by the ink stain on the back.
General Mills Larrometer
Here is a feed calculator for the diary farmer, produced by Larro Feeds. This is from the 40s and is seven inches wide. It's not in very good shape, although the grommet is good. I found out just how bad this really is when I found one on eBay where the discs are yellow and white!
The photos below don't show just how dark and soiled this wheel is.
Speed & Horsepower Estimator
Here's a handsome little wheel. It's just over four inches in diameter and is made of a stiff and slightly shiny cardboard. The copyright says 1959 but this wheel is like new. I like the color and type on this one.
I'm not sure what this was really used for. I'm going to go out on a limb and say it's for estimating speed and horsepower. I guess my real question is: who would use this and why?
Radio Quiz Master!
Here's a fun wheel. It's in somewhat delicate shape and is a mysterious 9.25 by 9.5. Not quite square. Just look at the bright colors, the spotlight, the studio audience and the enormous microphone! It's too bad the microphone has been lost.
This is from the mid1940s and someone definitely had fun with this. It's well-used.
Magic Radio Chart
Here's a rather weak offering from the WPA. If you own a radio, then why do you need this wheel? This would be improved by including the types of programming one might find on each station. In spite of not being magic in any way, this wheel is not without its charms.
"Fascinating, Amusing, Educational, Different Programs -- By-Ways of the Ether World." That's great! The reverse side highlights other forms of amusement New Yorkers might find. Live Reptile Exhibits!
This measures three and seven eighths by nine and three sixteenths. What gives? It's in fair shape. I don't know if the brad is original or a repair from an owner.
Mike Profit Aide
I don't know who this Mike character was. I'm sure he knew his twines and cordages, but he didn't know squat about making appealing wheels. Aside from the three angled windows on the left, this one is pretty dull. I couldn't even bring myself to rephotograph the front, which was cut off.
This is about three or so inches across. I don't know. Maybe this would be okay if it weren't gold colored. I mean, it's not like Cleveland Mills was in The Cordage City or anything.
Wyeth's Bewon Elixir
I'll bet no doctor or pharmacist today receives any drug company advertising like this! I have no idea how old this thing is. It's 7.25 by 6 inches and in very good shape. John Wyeth & Brother, Incorporated was formed in 1899 and lasted over a hundred years before being gobbled up by Pfizer.
I I like the offset disc and the offset text. However, there isn't really any reason other than novelty for this information to be presented in wheel form. The numerals on the dial make reference to a table on the back. But you get the identical information when you dial the number on the front.
I know Pablo/El Lobo will appreciate the pun in the elixir's name: vitamin B1 or Bewon!
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Francis Vigo
Title: Francis Vigo
Subject: George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, Vincennes University, Vigo County, Indiana, Vigo (disambiguation), John Angel (sculptor)
Collection: 1747 Births, 1836 Deaths, American Fur Traders, American People of Italian Descent, Financiers of the American Revolution, Indiana Educational History, Indiana in the American Revolution, Italian People of the American Revolution, Patriots in the American Revolution, People from Mondovì, People from Vincennes, Indiana, Spanish People of the American Revolution, Vincennes University
Statue by George Rogers Clark National Historical Park
Mondovì, Italy
March 22, 1836 (aged 88–89)
Vincennes, Indiana
Buried at
Greenlawn Cemetery, Vincennes, Indiana
Francis Vigo (born Giuseppe Maria Francesco Vigo) (December 13, 1747-March 22, 1836) was an Italian-American who aided the American forces during the Revolutionary War and helped found a public university in Vincennes, Indiana, USA.
Born in Mondovì, Italy, he served with the Spanish Army in New Orleans. In 1772 he established a fur trading business in St. Louis. In 1783 Vigo moved to Vincennes and operated a fur trading business there.
American Revolution 1
Post-War years 2
Vigo often aided American forces during the Revolutionary War, most famously as an informant to Post Vincennes to inspect and report on the conditions there, but was captured by American Indians and turned over to Lt-Gov Henry Hamilton, who had recaptured Vincennes for the British Crown. Vigo was a Spanish citizen and thus, in 1778, considered a non-combatant, but Hamilton was suspicious of Vigo and held him on parole until the French citizens of Vincennes, led by Father Gibault, demanded that he be released at the threat of cutting off local supplies to Fort Sackville.
Hamilton released Vigo on the condition that he would not "do any thing injurious to the British interests on his way to St. Louis." True to his word, Vigo travelled down the Wabash, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers to St. Louis before returning to Kaskaskia[1] to inform Col. Clark of the British hold on Vincennes, which prompted Clark to retake the town in 1779.
In addition to his services as a patriot and spy, Vigo was the foremost financier of the American Revolution in the Northwest. When Clark arrived with Continental promissary notes of paper, Vigo exchanged them evenly for hard coin. The American dollar traded poorly among the French citizens, and soon became worthless. Vigo was never repaid during his lifetime, and would recollect that the term douleur to the French signifies grief or pain.[2]
Post-War years
Francis Vigo statue
In the 1790s Vigo traded with American merchants on the East Coast of the U.S.
In 1801, Vigo petitioned the U.S. Congress for a donation of land to establish the Jefferson Academy in Vincennes. In 1806, Vigo was named one of the original trustees of the now renamed Vincennes University.
From 1790 to 1810 he was a colonel in the Knox County Militia[3] before resigning, citing age and infirmity.
In 1818 Vigo County, Indiana was established[4] and named for him.
After he was royally feted during a visit to Terre Haute, the Vigo County seat, on July 4, 1834, Vigo revised his will to provide money to purchase a large bell for the Vigo County Courthouse, should he ever be compensated by the United States for services rendered during the Revolution.
Vigo died 22 March 1836, while living in the home of Jean Baptiste and Elizabeth (Martin) LaPlante, in Vincennes. It was not until 1875 that his estate was allowed payment for $8,016.00, the amount he had used to fund Clark's aborted campaign to take Fort Detroit. This was the only expense the government would officially recognize, but it came with $41,282.60 in interest.[5] As Vigo had no blood-related descendants, however, the government only had to pay for the expenses requested in Vigo's will (which included a bell for the courthouse in Vigo County).
^ Law, pg 29
^ Law, pg 50. Law adds, "The above anecdote I had from the Colonel's own lips."
^ "Francis Vigo Papers, 1751-1873, Collection Guide" (PDF). Indiana Historical Society. 2003-06-27. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
^ Vigo County :: Home
^ Somes, 129
Commager, Henry Steele and Richard B. Morris. The Spirit of Seventy-Six. The story of the American Revolution as told by its participants. Castle Books. HarperCollins Publishers. ©1958. LCCN 67-11325 ISBN 0-7858-1463-9.
Law, Judge. The Colonial History of Vincennes Harvy, Mason & Co. 1858. ISBN 1-55613-199-2
Somes, Joseph Henry VandeBurgh. Old Vincennes Graphic Books, New York. 1962. LCCN 62-18417.
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, National Park Service
"Francis Vigo Papers, 1751-1873, Collection Guide", Indiana Historical Society
Francis Vigo Papers On Line, Indiana State University
Francis Vigo Gravesite
Francis Vigo at Find a Grave
Articles with dead external links from October 2012
American fur traders
Financiers of the American Revolution
Indiana educational history
Indiana in the American Revolution
Patriots in the American Revolution
Spanish people of the American Revolution
Italian people of the American Revolution
American people of Italian descent
People from Mondovì
People from Vincennes, Indiana
Madrid, Andalusia, Portugal, European Union, Barcelona
European Union, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Canada
Indiana, Vincennes University, Knox County, Indiana, Indianapolis, American Football
Piedmont, Italy, Province of Cuneo, France, Napoleonic Wars
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park
Indiana, United States, National Park Service, Illinois, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Indiana, Ball State University, Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana State University, National Collegiate Athletic Association
Terre Haute, Indiana, Indiana, Indianapolis, Vermillion County, Indiana, Parke County, Indiana
Spain, Portugal, Moaña, Galicia (Spain), France
John Angel (sculptor)
Rice University, Alexander Hamilton, Gothic architecture, Smithsonian Institution, Yale University Library
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Apical Meristem
Title: Apical Meristem
A meristem is the tissue in most plants containing undifferentiated cells (meristematic cells), found in zones of the plant where growth can take place.
Meristematic cells give rise to various organs of the plant and keep the plant growing. The Shoot Apical Meristem (SAM) gives rise to organs like the leaves and flowers, while the Root Apical Meristem (RAM) provides the meristematic cells for the future root growth. The cells of the shoot and root apical meristems (SAM and RAM) divide rapidly and are considered to be indeterminate, in that they do not possess any defined end fate. In that sense, the meristematic cells are frequently compared to the stem cells in animals, which have an analogous behavior and function.
The term meristem was first used in 1858 by Karl Wilhelm von Nägeli (1817–1891) in his book Beiträge zur Wissenschaftlichen Botanik.[1] It is derived from the Greek word merizein (μερίζειν), meaning to divide, in recognition of its inherent function.
In general, differentiated plant cells cannot divide or produce cells of a different type. Therefore, cell division in the meristem is required to provide new cells for expansion and differentiation of tissues and initiation of new organs, providing the basic structure of the plant body.
Meristematic cells are incompletely or not at all differentiated, and are capable of continued cellular division (youthful). Furthermore, the cells are small and protoplasm fills the cell completely. The vacuoles are extremely small. The cytoplasm does not contain differentiated plastids (chloroplasts or chromoplasts), although they are present in rudimentary form (proplastids). Meristematic cells are packed closely together without intercellular cavities. The cell wall is a very thin primary cell wall.
Maintenance of the cells requires a balance between two antagonistic processes: organ initiation and stem cell population renewal.
1 Meristematic zones
2 Apical meristems
2.1 Shoot apical meristems
2.2 Root apical meristems
2.3 Intercalary meristem
2.4 Floral meristem
2.5 Apical dominance
2.6 Diversity in meristem architectures
2.7 Role of the KNOX-family genes
3 Primary meristems
4 Secondary meristems
5 Indeterminate growth of meristems
6 Cloning
Meristematic zones
Apical meristems are the completely undifferentiated (indeterminate) meristems in a plant. These differentiate into three kinds of primary meristems. The primary meristems in turn produce the two secondary meristem types. These secondary meristems are also known as lateral meristems because they are involved in lateral growth.
At the meristem summit, there is a small group of slowly dividing cells, which is commonly called the central zone. Cells of this zone have a stem cell function and are essential for meristem maintenance. The proliferation and growth rates at the meristem summit usually differ considerably from those at the periphery.
Meristems also are induced in the roots of legumes such as soybean, Lotus japonicus, pea, and Medicago truncatula after infection with soil bacteria commonly called Rhizobium. Cells of the inner or outer cortex in the so-called "window of nodulation" just behind the developing root tip are induced to divide. The critical signal substance is the lipo-oligosaccharide Nod-factor, decorated with side groups to allow specificity of interaction. The Nod factor receptor proteins NFR1 and NFR5 were cloned from several legumes including Lotus japonicus, Medicago truncatula and soybean (Glycine max). Regulation of nodule meristems utilizes long distance regulation commonly called "Autoregulation of Nodulation" (AON). This process involves a leaf-vascular tissue located LRR receptor kinases (LjHAR1, GmNARK and MtSUNN), CLE peptide signalling, and KAPP interaction, similar to that seen in the CLV1,2,3 system. LjKLAVIER also exhibits a nodule regulation phenotype though it is not yet known how this relates to the other AON receptor kinases
Apical meristems
The apical meristem, or growing tip, is a completely undifferentiated meristematic tissue found in the buds and growing tips of roots in plants. Its main function is to begin growth of new cells in young seedlings at the tips of roots and shoots (forming buds, among other things). Specifically, an active apical meristem lays down a growing root or shoot behind itself, pushing itself forward. Apical meristems are very small, compared to the cylinder-shaped lateral meristems (see 'Secondary Meristems' below).
Apical meristems are composed of several layers. The number of layers varies according to plant type. In general the outermost layer is called the tunica while the innermost layers are the corpus. In monocots, the tunica determine the physical characteristics of the leaf edge and margin. In dicots, layer two of the corpus determine the characteristics of the edge of the leaf. The corpus and tunica play a critical part of the plant physical appearance as all plant cells are formed from the meristems. Apical meristems are found in two locations: the root and the stem. Some Arctic plants have an apical meristem in the lower/middle parts of the plant. It is thought that this kind of meristem evolved because it is advantageous in Arctic conditions.
Shoot apical meristems
The source of all above-ground organs. Cells at the shoot apical meristem summit serve as stem cells to the surrounding peripheral region, where they proliferate rapidly and are incorporated into differentiating leaf or flower primordia.
The shoot apical meristem is the site of most of the embryogenesis in flowering plants. Primordia of leaves, sepals, petals, stamens and ovaries are initiated here at the rate of one every time interval, called a plastochron. It is where the first indications that flower development has been evoked are manifested. One of these indications might be the loss of apical dominance and the release of otherwise dormant cells to develop as axillary shoot meristems, in some species in axils of primordia as close as two or three away from the apical dome. The shoot apical meristem consists of 4 distinct cell groups:
The immediate daughter cells of the stem cells
A subjacent organising centre
Founder cells for organ initiation in surrounding regions
The four distinct zones mentioned above are maintained by a complex signalling pathway. In Arabidopsis thaliana, 3 interacting CLAVATA genes are required to regulate the size of the stem cell reservoir in the shoot apical meristem by controlling the rate of cell division.[2] CLV1 and CLV2 are predicted to form a receptor complex (of the LRR receptor like kinase family) to which CLV3 is a ligand.[3][4][5] CLV3 shares some homology with the ESR proteins of maize, with a short 14 amino acid region being conserved between the proteins.[6][7] Proteins that contain these conserved regions have been grouped into the CLE family of proteins.[6][7]
CLV1 has been shown to interact with several cytoplasmic proteins that are most likely involved in downstream signalling. For example, the CLV complex has been found to be associated with Rho/Rac small GTPase-related proteins.[2] These proteins may act as an intermediate between the CLV complex and a mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), which is often involved in signalling cascades.[8] KAPP is a kinase-associated protein phosphatase that has been shown to interact with CLV1.[9] KAPP is thought to act as a negative regulator of CLV1 by dephosphorylating it.[9]
Another important gene in plant meristem maintenance is WUSCHEL (shortened to WUS), which is a target of CLV signalling.[10] WUS is expressed in the cells below the stem cells of the meristem and its presence prevents the differentiation of the stem cells.[10] CLV1 acts to promote cellular differentiation by repressing WUS activity outside of the central zone containing the stem cells.[10] STM also acts to prevent the differentiation of stem cells by repressing the expression of Myb genes that are involved in cellular differentiation.[2]
Root apical meristems
Unlike the shoot apical meristem, the root apical meristem produces cells in two dimensions. It is covered by the root cap, which protects the apical meristem from the rocks, dirt and pathogens. Cells are continuously sloughed off the outer surface of the root cap. The center of the root apical meristem is occupied by a quiescent center, which has low mitotic activity. Evidence suggests the quiescent center does function as the zone of initials. Infrequent division of initial cells in the quiescent center is the source of cells for the root apical meristem. These initial cells and tissue patterns become established in the embryo in the case of the primary root, and in the new lateral meristems in the case of secondary roots.
Intercalary meristem
In angiosperms, intercalary meristems occur only in monocot (in particular, grass) stems at the base of nodes and leaf blades. Horsetails also exhibit intercalary growth. Intercalary meristems are capable of cell division, and they allow for rapid growth and regrowth of many monocots. Intercalary meristems at the nodes of bamboo allow for rapid stem elongation, while those at the base of most grass leaf blades allow damaged leaves to rapidly regrow. This leaf regrowth in grasses evolved in response to damage by grazing herbivores, but is more familiar to us in response to lawnmowers.
Floral meristem
When plants begin the developmental process known as flowering, the shoot apical meristem is transformed into an inflorescence meristem, which goes on to produce the floral meristem, which produces the familiar sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels of the flower.
In contrast to vegetative apical meristems and some exflorescence meristems, floral meristems are responsible for determinate growth, the limited growth of the flower to a particular size and form. The transition from shoot meristem to floral meristem requires floral meristem identity genes, that both specify the floral organs and cause the termination of the production of stem cells. AGAMOUS (AG) is a floral homeotic gene required for floral meristem termination and necessary for proper development of the stamens and carpels.[2] AG is necessary to prevent the conversion of floral meristems to inflorescence shoot meristems, but is not involved in the transition from shoot to floral meristem.[11] AG is turned on by the floral meristem identity gene LEAFY (LFY) and WUS and is restricted to the centre of the floral meristem or the inner two whorls.[12] This way floral identity and region specificity is achieved. WUS activates AG by binding to a consensus sequence in the AG’s second intron and LFY binds to adjacent recognition sites.[12] Once AG is activated it represses expression of WUS leading to the termination of the meristem.[12]
Through the years, scientists have manipulated floral meristems for economics reasons. An example is the mutant tobacco plant "Maryland Mammoth." In 1936, the department of agriculture of Switzerland performed several scientific tests with this plant. "Maryland Mammoth" is peculiar in this sense that it grows much faster than other tobacco plants.
Apical dominance
Apical dominance is phenomenon where one meristem prevents or inhibits the growth of other meristems. As a result the plant will have one clearly defined main trunk. For example, in trees, the tip of the main trunk bears the dominant meristem. Therefore, the tip of the trunk grows rapidly and is not shadowed by branches. If the dominant meristem is cut off, one or more branch tips will assume dominance. The branch will start growing faster and the new growth will be vertical. Over the years, the branch may begin to look more and more like an extension of the main trunk. Often several branches will exhibit this behaviour after the removal of apical meristem, leading to a bushy growth.
The mechanism of apical dominance is based on the plant hormone auxin. It is produced in the apical meristem and transported towards the roots in the cambium. If apical dominance is complete, it prevents any branches from forming as long as apical meristem is active. If the dominance is incomplete, side branches will develop.
Recent investigations into apical dominance and the control of branching have revealed a new plant hormone family termed strigolactones. These compounds were previously known to be involved in seed germination and communication with mycorrhizal fungi and are now shown to be involved in inhibition of branching.[13]
Diversity in meristem architectures
Is the mechanism of being indeterminate conserved in the SAM's of the plant world? The SAM contains a population of stem cells that also produce the lateral meristems while the stem elongates. It turns out that the mechanism of regulation of the stem cell number might indeed be evolutionarily conserved. The CLAVATA gene CLV2 responsible for maintaining the stem cell population in Arabidopsis thaliana is very closely related to the Maize gene FASCIATED EAR 2(FEA2) also involved in the same function.[14] Similarly, in Rice, the FON1-FON2 system seems to bear a close relationship with the CLV signaling system in Arabidopsis thaliana.[15] These studies suggest that the regulation of stem cell number, identity and differentiation might be an evolutionarily conserved mechanism in monocots, if not in angiosperms. Rice also contains another genetic system distinct from FON1-FON2, that is involved in regulating stem cell number.[15] This example underlines the innovation that goes about in the living world all the time.
Role of the KNOX-family genes
Genetic screens have identified genes belonging to the KNOX family in this function. These genes essentially maintain the stem cells in an undifferentiated state. The KNOX family has undergone quite a bit of evolutionary diversification, while keeping the overall mechanism more or less similar. Members of the KNOX family have been found in plants as diverse as Arabidopsis thaliana, rice, barley and tomato. KNOX-like genes are also present in some algae, mosses, ferns and gymnosperms. Misexpression of these genes leads to formation of interesting morphological features. For example, among members of Antirrhinae, only the species of genus Antirrhinum lack a structure called spur in the floral region. A spur is considered an evolutionary innovation because it defines pollinator specificity and attraction. Researchers carried out transposon mutagenesis in Antirrhinum majus, and saw that some insertions led to formation of spurs that were very similar to the other members of Antirrhinae,[16] indicating that the loss of spur in wild Antirrhinum majus populations could probably be an evolutionary innovation.
The KNOX family has also been implicated in leaf shape evolution (See below for a more detailed discussion). One study looked at the pattern of KNOX gene expression in A. thaliana, that has simple leaves and Cardamine hirsuta, a plant having complex leaves. In A. thaliana, the KNOX genes are completely turned off in leaves, but in C.hirsuta, the expression continued, generating complex leaves.[17] Also, it has been proposed that the mechanism of KNOX gene action is conserved across all vascular plants, because there is a tight correlation between KNOX expression and a complex leaf morphology.[18]
Primary meristems
Apical meristems may differentiate into three kinds of primary meristem:
Protoderm - lies around the outside of the stem and develops into the epidermis.
Procambium - lies just inside of the protoderm and develops into primary xylem and primary phloem. It also produces the vascular cambium, a secondary meristem.
Ground meristem develops into the cortex and the pith. It produces the cork cambium, another secondary meristem.
These meristems are responsible for primary growth, or an increase in length or height, which were discovered by scientist Joseph D. Carr of North Carolina in 1943.
Secondary meristems
There are two types of secondary meristems, these are also called the lateral meristems because they surround the established stem of a plant and cause it to grow laterally (i.e., larger in diameter).
Vascular cambium, which produces secondary xylem and secondary phloem. This is a process that may continue throughout the life of the plant. This is what gives rise to wood in plants. Such plants are called arborescent. This does not occur in plants that do not go through secondary growth (known as herbaceous plants).
Cork cambium, which gives rise to the periderm, which replaces the epidermis.
Indeterminate growth of meristems
Though each plant grows according to a certain set of rules, each new root and shoot meristem can go on growing for as long as it is alive. In many plants, meristematic growth is potentially indeterminate, making the overall shape of the plant not determinate in advance. This is the primary growth. Primary growth leads to lengthening of the plant body and organ formation. All plant organs arise ultimately from cell divisions in the apical meristems, followed by cell expansion and differentiation. Primary growth gives rise to the apical part of many plants.
The growth of nitrogen fixing nodules on legume plants such as soybean and pea is either determinate or indeterminate. Thus, soybean (or bean and Lotus japonicus) produce determinate nodules (spherical), with a branched vascular system surrounding the central infected zone. Often, Rhizobium infected cells have only small vacuoles. In contrast, nodules on pea, clovers, and Medicago truncatula are indeterminate, to maintain (at least for some time) an active meristem that yields new cells for Rhizobium infection. Thus zones of maturity exist in the nodule. Infected cells usually possess a large vacuole. The plant vascular system is branched and peripheral.
Under appropriate conditions, each shoot meristem can develop into a complete new plant or clone. Such new plants can be grown from shoot cuttings that contain an apical meristem. Root apical meristems are not readily cloned, however. This cloning is called asexual reproduction or vegetative reproduction and is widely practiced in horticulture to mass-produce plants of a desirable genotype. This process is also known as mericloning.
Propagating through cuttings is another form of vegetative propagation that initiates root or shoot production from secondary meristematic cambial cells. This explains why basal 'wounding' of shoot-borne cuttings often aids root formation.[19]
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Scofield and Murray (2006). The evolving concept of the meristem. Plant Molecular Biology 60:v–vii
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Diagnosis - Brain Function / Coma / Persistant Vegetative State / Locked In Syndrome / Awakenings
Maggie’s Powerful Story Raises Troubling Questions about How People with Serious Intellectual Disabilities are Diagnosed and Cared For
by APFLI | Apr 29, 2016 | Diagnosis - Brain Function / Coma / Persistant Vegetative State / Locked In Syndrome / Awakenings, Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive | 0 comments
Comment: I saw this myself even in the early 1970s (before “vegetable” became a diagnosis) when some of our trauma and coma patients unexpectedly started to respond when we talked to and cared for them as if they were fully awake. We were surprised and humbled when we saw some of these so-called “hopeless” patients recover and resume their lives. N. Valko RN, 1 May 2016]
As the tragedy of Terri Schindler Schiavo’s death by starvation illustrates, euthanasia advocates have long been quick to dismiss as worthless the lives of those people with intellectual and physical disabilities they label with the dehumanizing term “vegetative.”
Even as Canada explicitly targets people with disabilities through legalized active euthanasia; and the campaign to expand the states in which assisted suicide is legal in the U.S. continues, iconoclastic physicians are instead demonstrating the potential to communicate with and provide assistive technology and rehabilitative services to this stigmatized population.
In an article from the May 6, 2016, Newsweek Magazine entitled, “Given the right stimuli, brain activity in patients in persistent vegetative states can bear similarity to non-injured people,” author Don Heupel highlights two separate but related issues related to serious brain injuries.
The first problem is the large number of patients whose brain injuries are misdiagnosed.
The second is that these improper diagnoses lead to patients who could greatly benefit from therapies being denied these services on the mistaken basis that they would not work. What is worse, countless numbers of these patient’s erroneous diagnoses have meant an early death.
The Newsweek article focuses on Maggie Worthen, a young woman who was set to graduate college in 2006 when she suffered a massive stroke.
Her mother was given the grimmest of predictions that she could never recover, and was pushed to remove a ventilator, forgo feeding and hydration, and even donate her organs. Her mother resisted.
According to the article,
About two weeks after the stroke, Maggie regained the ability to breathe on her own. And after another two weeks, she was strong enough to be transferred to a brain rehabilitation facility. With a tracheostomy helping to keep her airway clear and a feeding tube in place, Maggie received intensive physical, speech and occupational therapy each day.
Nurses were able to help her sit up in a wheelchair. But when she remained unresponsive and failed to show any outward signs of progress two months later, she was labeled “vegetative,” a diagnosis that disqualified her from insurance coverage for future rehabilitation.
Her parents and close family believed Maggie was trying to communicate with them, but were dismissed as being in denial or having wishful thinking. However, “one doctor questioned Maggie’s diagnosis and arranged for her to be transported to Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. There, she was enrolled in a clinical trial aimed at understanding how the severely injured brain recovers.”
While under the new care, Maggie was asked simple questions while the neurology team observed brain activity with the use of high-tech imaging. This trial yielded remarkable results.
According to Heupel, “The responses showed, without a doubt, that Maggie was still conscious.” This proper diagnosis enabled Maggie to qualify for rehab where she was eventually able to be in regular communication for the last year of her life. Up to her death in 2015 at age 31 from pneumonia, Maggie was able “to communicate through an assistive device that let her use eye movements to control a computer cursor to select words and predetermined questions.”
Heupel writes
Dr. Joseph Fins, chief of the division of medical ethics at Weill, says Maggie’s experience and that of others like her raise troubling questions about how people with serious brain injuries are diagnosed and cared for. “Patients like Maggie are routinely misdiagnosed and placed in what we euphemistically call ‘custodial care’ where they have no access to any treatments that might help them recover or give them a chance of engaging with others,” says Fins, even as research suggests that 68 percent of severely brain-injured patients who receive rehabilitation eventually regain consciousness and that 21 percent of those are able to one day live on their own.
Dr. Joseph Fins interviewed Maggie’s family along with over 50 other families in similar situations. Almost all their stories shared a common thread – that the injured person was immediately “written off” and families were asked to make “what he calls ‘premature’ decisions about their loved one—such as whether to withhold or withdraw care or to consent to organ donation.”
The article confirmed that this is not an isolated incident. According to the article
[O]ne recent study that found one-third of patients brought to Canadian trauma centers for severe brain injury died within 72 hours following the injury—and nearly two-thirds of those deaths were caused by life support being withdrawn, and not because the trauma progressed to brain death.
“Many patients, probably thousands, have had their food and fluids cut off and died, based on what we now know may well have been mistaken assumptions that they had lost all capacity for consciousness,” Burke J. Balch, director of NRLC’s Powell Center for Medical Ethics, commented.
“This article along with recent studies have shown that modern medicine is coming up with ways to communicate with aware patients who have routinely been dismissed as ‘vegetative,’ much as today eye movements and blinks are used to communicate with some patients with paraplegia.”
This is a problem requiring two sets of solutions. The first problem, misdiagnosis, is theoretically the simpler of the two. In the article, Adrian Owen, a neurologist at Western University in Ontario, Canada recommends using an electroencephalogram (EEG), test which uses electrodes attached to the scalp to directly measure activity of the brain. Heupel explains,
EEG tests have shown that they can demonstrate consciousness undetectable in a bedside test. And because the technology is portable, cheap and doesn’t require a patient’s active participation, Owen sees it becoming a broad screening tool—and a way to make sure patients get the help they need to recover. While neuroimaging can’t prove a lack of consciousness, it can prove consciousness, which can be life-changing.
As for the second issue of treatment, new strides are being made with astounding success daily. The article highlights amazing stories in addition to Maggie’s. Treatment ranging from deep brain stimulation, to off-brand uses of simple sleeping medicines to “reboot” brain activity, to the use of MRI’s and visualization to achieve communication have all begun to gain more widespread use.
Heupel notes
These findings have laid the groundwork for developing computerized devices powered completely by the mind, called brain computer interfaces, that could someday allow for constant communication. “In the meantime,” says Owen, “there are questions we need to ask right away, such as, ‘Are you in any pain?’”
The article closes by quoting Dr. Schiff:
“There are a lot of people out there who could be helped but aren’t…. All patients should be treated as if they too have that same potential for recovery.”
[NRL News April 29, 2016, Jennifer Popik, J.D., Legislative Counsel, Powell Center for Medical Ethics at the National Right to Life Committee,
http://www.nationalrighttolifenews.org/news/2016/04/maggies-powerful-story-tb1-raises-troubling-questions-about-how-people-with-serious-intellectual-disabilities-are-diagnosed-and-cared-for/#.VyY0ZXn2ZYc ]
Jahi McMath: Brain Death Cases Similar to Oakland Teen Found Throughout State / Is it Really ‘Brain Death’?
Company Gets Approval for Trial of Drug That Could Reverse “Brain Death” in Patients
Last Stand
Court Says Disabled Patient Can be Starved to Death Against His Will, Just Like Terri Schiavo
How One Brain Came Back From Unconsciousness
Mom Who Refused Brain Surgery and Gave Birth in a Coma is Improving, Baby Headed Home (2014)
Sleeping Pill Awakens ‘PVS’ Patients (2006)
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Until the world cuts emissions from agriculture and forestry, climate change goals can’t be reached Reviewed by MACAÚBA on terça-feira, agosto 13, 2019 Rating: 5
Food Global warming Low-Carbon
Until the world cuts emissions from agriculture and forestry, climate change goals can’t be reached
A UN report found about 25%-30% of food globally is lost or wasted. Reducing this can significantly lower emissions, and ease pressure on agricultural systems.
We can’t achieve the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement without managing emissions from land use, according to a special report released today by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Emissions from land use, largely agriculture, forestry and land clearing, make up some 22% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Counting the entire food chain (including fertiliser, transport, processing, and sale) takes this contribution up to 29%.
The report, which synthesises information from some 7,000 scientific papers, found there is no way to keep global warming under 2℃ without significant reductions in land sector emissions.
Land emissions
The land plays a vital role in the carbon cycle, both by absorbing greenhouse gases and by releasing them into the atmosphere. This means our land resources are both part of the climate change problem and potentially part of the solution.
Improving how we manage the land could reduce climate change at the same time as it improves agricultural sustainability, supports biodiversity, and increases food security.
While the food system emits nearly a third of the world’s greenhouse gases – a situation also reflected in Australia – land-based ecosystems absorb the equivalent of about 22% of global greenhouse gas emissions. This happens through natural processes that store carbon in soil and plants, in both farmed lands and managed forests as well as in natural “carbon sinks” such as forests, seagrass and wetlands.
There are opportunities to reduce the emissions related to land use, especially food production, while at the same time protecting and expanding these greenhouse gas sinks.
But it is also immediately obvious that the land sector cannot achieve these goals by itself. It will require substantial reductions in fossil fuel emissions from our energy, transport, industrial, and infrastructure sectors.
Overburdened land
So, what is the current state of our land resources? Not that great.
The report shows there are unprecedented rates of global land and freshwater used to provide food and other products for the record global population levels and consumption rates.
For example, consumption of food calories per person worldwide has increased by about one-third since 1961, and the average person’s consumption of meat and vegetable oils has more than doubled.
The pressure to increase agricultural production has helped push about a quarter of the Earth’s ice-free land area into various states of degradation via loss of soil, nutrients and vegetation.
Simultaneously, biodiversity has declined globally, largely because of deforestation, cropland expansion and unsustainable land-use intensification. Australia has experienced much the same trends.
Climate change exacerbates land degradation
Climate change is already having a major impact on the land. Temperatures over land are rising at almost twice the rate of global average temperatures.
Linked to this, the frequency and intensity of extreme events such as heatwaves and flooding rainfall have increased. The global area of drylands in drought has increased by over 40% since 1961.
These and other changes have reduced agricultural productivity in many regions – including Australia. Further climate changes will likely spur soil degradation, loss of vegetation, biodiversity and permafrost, and increases in fire damage and coastal degradation.
Water will become more scarce, and our food supply will become less stable. Exactly how these risks will evolve will depend on population growth, consumption patterns and also how the global community responds.
Overall, proactive and informed management of our land – for food, water and biodiversity – will become increasingly important.
Stop land degradation
Tackling the interlinked problems of land degradation, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and food security can deliver win-wins for farmers, communities, governments, and ecosystems.
The report provides many examples of on-ground and policy options that could improve the management of agriculture and forests, to enhance production, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and make these areas more robust to climate change. Leading Australian farmers are already heading down these paths, and we have a lot to teach the world about how to do this.
We may also need to reassess what we demand from the land. Farmed animals are a major contributor to these emissions, so plant-based diets are increasingly being adopted.
Similarly, the report found about 25%-30% of food globally is lost or wasted. Reducing this can significantly lower emissions, and ease pressure on agricultural systems.
How do we make this happen?
Many people around the world are doing impressive work in addressing some of these problems. But the solutions they generate are not necessarily widely used or applied comprehensively.
To be successful, coordinated policy packages and land management approaches are pivotal. Inevitably, all solutions are highly location-specific and contextual, and it is vital to bring together local communities and industry, as well as governments at all levels.
Given the mounting impacts of climate change on food security and land condition, there is no time to lose.
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More "Suspicious Packages" Sent to Clintons, Obamas, and Possibly Others
Posted by Melissa McEwan at Wednesday, October 24, 2018
[Content Note: Bombs; threats of violence; terrorism.]
The Clintons and the Obamas have reportedly received suspicious packages similar to the one received by George Soros, which turned out to be an explosive device.
I had a few thoughts on Twitter:
It's important to note that Trump has used stochastic terrorist strategies against Hillary Clinton since August 2016, when he bellowed at a rally: "If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although, the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, I don't know."
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) October 24, 2018
Of course there won't be a direct line between people who commit these acts and Trump. That's the entire fucking point of stochastic terrorism. It's about creating an environment in which *someone* will be moved to violence, while maintaining distance and refusing accountability.
It's also important to note that Trump didn't put targets on their backs. Soros, the Obamas, and the Clintons have been targeted by conservative extremists using campaigns rife with eliminationist language for decades (in the Clintons' case). Trump just exploited and amplified that existing hatred.
There are reports that a similar package was sent to CNN headquarters, which has been evacuated. It is thought to be related to the devices sent to Soros, the Obamas, and the Clintons.
Additionally, there is a report that another one was intercepted on its way to the White House. As of this writing, I have not seen any confirmation that package is thought to be similar or related. Which doesn't mean it isn't; I just haven't read that, unlike the others.
Naturally, the report that a package, related or otherwise, has been sent to the White House, too, is underwriting arguments that Trump bears no accountability. Whoooooooops that is not how it works.
As evidenced by the long history of dictators done in by the very violence that they endorsed and used to oppress.
Even if Trump is a target, he is not absolved of his own responsibility in creating the environment in which this is happening.
People get hurt when dehumanization and eliminationism become normalized. That's why decent people don't do that.
UPDATE: Reuters is now reporting "that there was no suspicious package addressed to the White House."
So, the only related "suspicious packages" have gone to: George Soros, the Clintons, the Obamas, and CNN. All routine and sustained targets of Trump's incendiary rhetoric.
UPDATE 2: Another "suspicious package" has been sent to a Florida office building where the office of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is located. The building has been evacuated. No details at the moment whether this package is considered similar and related to the others.
UPDATE 3: CNN's Jake Tapper reports: "The package with an explosive device sent to CNN's NY offices today was addressed to former CIA Director John Brennan, according to city and local law enforcement officials." Brennan has been a frequent critic of the Trump Regime, and Donald Trump revoked his security clearance in August.
UPDATE 4: A suspicious package has been found outside a California building in which Sen. Kamala Harris' office is located. The building has been evacuated.
UPDATE 5: Law enforcement officials have told NBC that the return address name on the packages sent to Soros, the Clintons, and the Obamas is "Debbie Wasserman Schultz." Which, in addition to trying to blame DWS of harming fellow Democrats, also suggests that the package sent to her office is indeed related.
UPDATE 6: A suspicious package was intercepted on its way to former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, too.
UPDATE 7: The package intended for Holder (or perhaps a second package) was apparently the package that arrived at Debbie Wasserman Schultz's office — because, as mentioned in Update 5, her name and address were used as the sender's info. Holder's address was incorrect, so it was "returned to sender."
So, suspicious packages have been sent to: George Soros, the Clintons, the Obamas, John Brennan, Kamala Harris, and Eric Holder, with Debbie Wasserman Schultz's information used to implicate her.
UPDATE 8: Law enforcement has cleared the package reported at the building in which Senator Kamala Harris' office is located. Tom Winter at NBC News: "Per a statement from Sen. Kamala Harris' office and local police there is NO suspicious package at the Senator's office in San Diego and the item police did check out was not addressed to her and was found to not be a device of any kind."
UPDATE 9: Another package was sent to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo: "Feds wouldn't disclose during the press conferences exactly what was in the package, but said 'it was consistent with the other packages.'"
UPDATE 10: Tara Palmeri at ABC News: "Suspicious package intercepted by Capitol Hill police was addressed to Democratic California congresswoman Maxine Waters, according to three sources."
UPDATE 11: Law enforcement has cleared the package sent to Cuomo. Via the New York Post: "'A device has been sent to my office in Manhattan, which we were just informed about,' Cuomo said at a press conference outside CNN's Columbus Circle headquarters. But police later said his office didn't receive a bomb — it was actually an envelope that said 'From Proud Boys' and contained the thumb drive inside."
It sounds to me like the Proud Boys (or someone pretending to be the Proud Boys) exploited what is happening to try to intimidate Cuomo, who recently ordered state police to investigate the Proud Boys, a patriarchal, white supremacist group.
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Home / news / Nigeria, UK sign MoU for return of looted assets
Nigeria, UK sign MoU for return of looted assets
Olasubomi August 30, 2016 news
Abubakar MalamiNigeria, UK sign MoU for return of looted assets
Malami said the agreement reflects the willingness of both countries to continue cooperation and mutual support.
The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the British Government on the modalities for the return of Nigerian looted assets.
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr Abubakar Malami, on Tuesday, August 30, signed the MoU in Abuja on behalf of the Nigerian government.
The move followed the agreement reached at the London anti-corruption summit in May.
Malami said the agreement reflects the willingness of both countries to continue cooperation and mutual support, adding that both companies recognise that they have a mutual interest in ensuring that returned assets are not at risk of being misappropriated again.
"And that both countries recognised they have obligations toward their own citizens for providing such assurances. That both countries recognised the importance of ensuring that the highest possible standard of transparency and accountability are applied for the return of assets." he said.
He assured the international community that all funds recovered will be judiciously utilised for projects that will benefit poor Nigerians.
Speaking on the agreement, leader of the UK delegation, British Minister of State for Immigration, Robert Goodwill, said that the MoU provides the mechanism by which monies could be returned.
"Our ability to recover and return stolen assets should send a clear message to all who may seek to habour such assets that there is no safe haven in the U.K, Goodwill said.
"We are keen to do this as soon as the necessary legal process allow. As outlined at the summit, we will be taking steps to accelerate the procedures for identification and confiscation of illegally acquired assets.
“Forty jurisdictions, including British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies announced that they will automatically share beneficial ownership information relating to companies, trusts, foundations, Shell companies and other relevant entities and legal arrangements. It is important that everyone can see how returned assets are used to benefit Nigerians. We have therefore agreed in this MoU to be fully transparent about this."
He said that the UK is as committed as Nigeria in ensuring that beneficial ownership of assets is made available to relevant authorities so they know who the real owners of assets held in the UK are.
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In order to promote the development of the tourism industry in the United States, Victoria again issues tourist vouchers
Launched on December 11, a total of 40,000 coupons will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis.
According to the Australian Net compilation report, a new round of travel coupons in Victoria, Australia, will be launched on Friday (11th), and a total of 40,000 coupons will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis.
"Herald Sun" reported on the 10th that in order to start Victoria's tourism industry, Victoria began to introduce regional travel vouchers on the 12th, and the second round of applications opened at 10 am on the 11th. Each consumer voucher is worth 200 Australian dollars, and people can redeem for rewards before January 22, 2021, and can also use consumer vouchers for holiday trips booked in advance. The second round of consumption coupons will be used from January 27 to April 1, 2021.
Victoria Tourism Commissioner Martin Pakula said: "In the first round of consumer vouchers, I expect demand may exceed supply. That's why we issued a total of 120,000 consumer vouchers. If anyone misses the first round They are obviously still able to grab consumer coupons in the second and third rounds."
The President of the Victorian Tourism Council, Felicia Mariani, welcomed the move, saying that the distribution of consumer vouchers in batches will continue to stimulate tourism in the off-peak season when it is most needed. She said: "This is exactly when Victoria needs to take such stimulus measures. In addition, it is also a great thing to expand beyond the accommodation sector to attractions and tours, because this is another part that is missing from other plans. . Consumer vouchers can be spread more widely on the Internet, thus encouraging more spending."
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Death #1: At Death’s Door
Title: Death #1: At Death’s Door
Publisher/Year: Vertigo, 2003
Artist: Jill Thompson
Writer: Jill Thompson
For those who have not already heard of it, it's a story of Gaiman's Death, telling events at the same time as Sandman: Season of Mists from Death's perspective (and Despair and Delirium). It's entirely in black and white and is drawn in a very manga style (complete with SD — severely distorted — versions of the Endless).
Overall... well, a substantial portion of the book is a retelling of Sandman: Season of Mists. Some of it is from a different perspective, but actually quite a lot of it, substantial chunks of it, are just taken straight from the original but redrawn in manga style. This is one of my favorite Sandman stories, so I certainly didn't mind reading it again, but I was expecting a bit more original content.
In the new content, though, there are definitely some great moments, and Death is really about as well-written as she is in Gaiman's own work. Delirium has lots of typical Delirium moments (although she doesn't seem to reach her trademark level of giddy profundity nearly as often here), and the other Endless are all well-handled. Well, with the possible exception of Despair... I can't really point at anything exactly wrong, but she doesn't feel quite right. Mostly, I think she's just not quite dark enough.
The art style, which is really the main attraction here, is going to be a definite matter of taste. People who like the manga style and SD characters (severely distorted, usually meaning characters drawn child-like with utterly exaggerated expressions) will love this. Personally, I really prefer the standard US comic style, and absolutely loved the artwork in Sandman: Season of Mists, but this was amusing and different as a change. In small quantities at least. I think I've now had my fill of it for a while. I doubt I'm ever going to be a huge fan of manga in this style; my artistic preferences have always run towards realistic or at least more traditionally artistic, like the standard Sandman art.
Don't expect exceptional brilliance at the level of Sandman or the other two Death miniseries, but recommended for fans of the series. Particularly recommended if the idea of cute little Endless screaming at each other with giant sweat drops and hitting each other with things sounds hilarious.
Yes, I know that this isn’t actually a trade or graphic novel, but since I have written reviews of the rest of the Sandman and Death series, I thought I would add this into the mix. Well worth adding to your collection.
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Once Upon a Time in Mexico
February 15, 2010 By Simon R. Leave a Comment
We all gotta start somewhere. Robert Rodriguez, one of the few mainstream directors who could hold his own opposite Quentin Tarantino, began his career with an extremely low-budget film called El Mariachi. He soon followed that with 1995’s Desperado. And while neither film was a cinematic masterpiece (I reviewed the former and latter), they were interesting and somewhat compelling character pieces focusing on a somewhat mysterious wandering mariachi who had a guitar case full of guns and squared off against local drug kingpins. The third in the Mariachi trilogy, however, is a different story (har!) altogether.
Before I get to the meat of the review, though, take a moment to read the IMDB plot summaries of each.
El Mariachi: A traveling mariachi is mistaken for a murderous criminal and must hide from a gang bent on killing him.
Sounds interesting enough, right? Simple, effective, and to the point.
Desperado: A gunslinger is embroiled in a war with a local drug runner.
Again, this seems like a decent storyline with room for some good conflicts.
Once Upon a Time in Mexico: Hitman “El Mariachi” becomes involved in international espionage involving a psychotic CIA agent and a corrupt Mexican general.
Wait a second…hitman? International espionage? psychotic CIA agents and corrupt military officials? If brevity is the soul of wit, this movie has its work cut out for it.
Antonio Banderas reprises his role as El Mariachi once again. He's ready to bust some heads, but not even he knows why.
I have no problem with thinking big. In fact, some of my favorite movies are epic in scale. But big just for the sake of big is usually a recipe for failure. Unfortunately, like George Lucas cluttering up Star Wars with all sorts of meaningless characters and contrived conflicts in Episode I, Robert Rodriguez took a perfectly good character and transformed his (presumably) final chapter into a mess of politics and poorly-executed government intrigue. The result is a movie that wanders from character to character, in which the Mariachi himself is almost an afterthought. Meanwhile, the storyline is so convoluted that it becomes a chore to try and keep up with it all. “Mexico” is a film that strives for too many things and ultimately succeeds at almost none of them.
With the two previous films there was no doubt about who the central character was: the Mariachi. In the third film we have a handful of characters to follow: Agent Sands (Johnny Depp, giving it his level best), the aforementioned “psychotic CIA agent;” Billy (Mickey Rourke), a convicted felon who is trying to right past wrongs; Ajedrez (Eva Mendez), a double-crossing government agent, Barillo (Willem DaFoe), the drug kingpin who is trying to stage a coup and take over the government…and oh yeah, El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas doing an excellent job considering what he has to work with), the mysterious guitar-playing gunslinger who doesn’t actually have much to do with anything. In fact, it’s as if Rodriguez, who reprised his role as writer and director, constructed a plot about drug kingpins, double agents, government takeovers, and international espionage and then realized he had to find a way to fit his Mariachi character into it somehow.
Mickey Rourke and Willem Dafoe, tackling issues and taking names.
Even the shootouts and gunfights–Rodriguez’ bread and butter, and a hallmark of the Mariachi films–are kind of a mess. One that takes place inside a cathedral, with the Mariachi defending himself against a small horde of nameless Bad Guys, is stylistically impressive but emotionally empty. The same can be said for another gunfight in the middle of a crowded street later in the movie, as if Rodriguez knew he had to throw in some violence even though it doesn’t serve much of a purpose for the overall story. But perhaps the worst transgression of this movie is its treatment of what little there is of the Mariachi character. The Mariachi from the first two films plays by his own rules, and does what needs to be done. The Mariachi in Once Upon a Time in Mexico is a government agent who is ostensibly going after the killers of his wife and daughter, but is mostly content to do what he is told by shady operatives. Worse yet, Rodriguez turns the Mariachi into a parody of himself: at one point Antonio Banderas literally rides his guitar case like a surfboard down a flight of stairs. Worse yet, near the end of the film one of the men in his mariachi band pulls out a remote control and literally drives his guitar-case-on-wheels through the streets and underneath a truck, at which point it explodes and kills all the men inside. I understand Rodriguez’ tongue-in-cheek style, but this is cinematic buffoonery.
There are a few redeeming qualities to be found here, despite the movie’s myriad flaws. Agent Sands is one of the more interesting characters I have seen onscreen in quite a while, and the plot does have its share of compelling intrigue and backstabbing. It’s just not very well put together, and doesn’t make for a fitting entry into the Mariachi franchise.
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2nd Ammendment Fact Sheet
Posted on July 17, 2014 1 Comment
The amendment that guarantees all the rest
Way too much misinformation abounds regarding the Constitutionally Guaranteed right for US Citizens to Keep and Bear Arms. I hope this list of US Government facts regarding the use of Firearms in America will help you clear up the question when one of those “Anti Gun” people starts foaming at the mouth and claiming it is the gun that causes crime. Here we go:
Gun control is a steady aim
Guns are used 2.5 million times a year in self-defense. Law-abiding citizens use guns to defend themselves against criminals as many as 2.5 million times every year—or about 6,850 times a day. So you could easily say that each year, firearms are used 80 times more often to protect the lives of honest citizens than to take lives.
Even anti-gun Clinton researchers concede that guns are used 1.5 million times annually for self-defense. According to the Clinton Justice Department, there are as many as 1.5 million cases of self-defense with a firearm every year. The National Institute of Justice published this figure in 1997 as part of “Guns in America”—a study which was authored by noted anti-gun criminologists Philip Cook and Jens Ludwig.
Concealed carry laws have reduced murder and crime rates in the states that have enacted them. According to a comprehensive study which reviewed crime statistics in every county in the United States from 1977 to 1992, states which passed concealed carry laws reduced their rate of murder by 8.5%, rape by 5%, aggravated assault by 7% and robbery by 3%
One of the nation’s leading anti-gun medical publications, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), found that the Brady registration law has failed to reduce murder rates. In August 2000, JAMA reported that states implementing waiting periods and background checks did “not [experience] reductions in homicide rates or overall suicide rates.”
Concealed Carry v. Waiting Period Laws. In 1976, both Georgia and Wisconsin tried two different approaches to fighting crime. Georgia enacted legislation making it easier for citizens to carry guns for self-defense, while Wisconsin passed a law requiring a 48 hour waiting period before the purchase of a handgun. What resulted during the ensuing years? Georgia’s law served as a deterrent to criminals and helped drop its homicide rate by 21 percent. Wisconsin’s murder rate, however, rose 33 percent during the same period.
Twice as many children are killed playing football in school than are murdered by guns. That’s right. Despite what media coverage might seem to indicate, there are more deaths related to high school football than guns. In a recent three year period, twice as many football players died (45 deaths)from hits to the head, heat stroke, etc., as compared with students who were murdered by firearms (22 deaths) during that same time period.
Criminals don’t care about gun free zones
More guns, less crime. In the decade of the 1990s, the number of guns in this country increased by roughly 40 million—even while the murder rate decreased by almost 40% percent. Accidental gun deaths in the home decreased by almost 40 percent as well
CDC admits there is no evidence that gun control [laws] reduces crime. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has long been criticized for propagating questionable studies which gun control organizations have used in defense of their cause. But after analyzing 51 studies in 2003, the CDC concluded that the “evidence was insufficient to determine the effectiveness of any of these [firearms] laws.”
Gun shows are NOT a primary source of illegal guns for criminals. According to two government studies, the National Institute of Justice reported in 1997 that “less than two percent [of criminals] reported obtaining [firearms] from a gun show.”(10) And the Bureau of Justice Statistics revealed in 2001 that less than one percent of firearm offenders acquired their weapons at gun shows.
Several scientific polls indicate that the right to keep and bear arms is still revered—and gun control disdained—by a majority of Americans today. For example:
* In 2002, an ABC News poll found that almost three-fourths of the American public believe that the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects the rights of “individuals” to own guns.
* Zogby pollsters found that by a more than 3 to 1 margin, Americans support punishing “criminals who use a gun in the commission of a crime” over legislation to “ban handguns.”
* A Research 2000 poll found that 85% of Americans would find it appropriate for a principal or teacher to use “a gun at school to defend the lives of students” to stop a school massacre.
A study claiming “guns are three times more likely to kill you than help you” is a total fraud. Even using the low figures from the Clinton Justice Department, firearms are used almost 50 times more often to save life than to take life.(15) More importantly, however, the figure claiming one is three times more likely to be killed by one’s own gun is a total lie: Researcher Don Kates reveals that all available data now indicates that the “home gun homicide victims [in the flawed study] were killed using guns not kept in the victim’s home.” In other words, the victims were NOT murdered with their own guns! They were killed “by intruders who brought their own guns to the victim’s household.”
Gun-free England is not such a utopia after all. According to the BBC News, handgun crime in the United Kingdom rose by 40% in the two years after it passed its draconian gun ban in 1997. And according to a United Nations study, British citizens are more likely to become a victim of crime than are people in the United States. The 2000 report shows that the crime rate in England is higher than the crime rates of 16 other industrialized nations, including the United States
Of the 2.5 million times citizens use their guns to defend themselves every year, the overwhelming majority merely brandish their gun or fire a warning shot to scare off their attackers. Less than 8% of the time, a citizen will kill or wound his/her attacker
As many as 200,000 women use a gun every year to defend themselves against sexual abuse.
Self Defense is a natural right given to us by God NOT Government.
Armed citizens kill more crooks than do the police. Citizens shoot and kill at least twice as many criminals as police do every year (1,527 to 606). And readers of Newsweek learned that “only 2 percent of civilian shootings involved an innocent person mistakenly identified as a criminal. The ‘error rate’ for the police, however, was 11 percent, more than five times as high.”
Handguns are the weapon of choice for self-defense. Citizens use handguns to protect themselves over 1.9 million times a year.(27) Many of these self-defense handguns could be labeled as “Saturday Night Specials.”
Concealed carry laws are dropping crime rates across the country. A comprehensive national study determined in 1996 that violent crime fell after states made it legal to carry concealed firearms. The results of the study showed: States which passed concealed carry laws reduced their rate of murder by 8.5%, rape by 5%, aggravated assault by 7% and robbery by 3%;(29) and If those states not having concealed carry laws had adopted such laws in 1992, then approximately 1,570 murders, 4,177 rapes, 60,000 aggravated assaults and over 11,000 robberies would have been avoided yearly.
Vermont is one of the safest five states in the country. In Vermont, citizens can carry a firearm without getting permission . . . without paying a fee . . . or without going through any kind of government-imposed waiting period. And yet for ten years in a row, Vermont has remained one of the top-five, safest states in the union—having three times received the “Safest State Award
In Florida concealed carry helps slash the murder rate in the state. During the fifteen years following passage of Florida’s concealed carry law in 1987, over 800,000 permits to carry firearms were issued to people in the state. FBI reports show that the homicide rate in Florida, which in 1987 was much higher than the national average, fell 52% during that 15-year period—thus putting the Florida rate below the national average.
Do firearms carry laws result in chaos? No. Consider the case of Florida. A citizen in the Sunshine State is far more likely to be attacked by an alligator than to be assaulted by a concealed carry holder. During the first fifteen years that the Florida concealed carry law was in effect, alligator attacks outpaced the number of crimes committed by carry holders by a 229 to 155 margin. BUT the 155 “crimes” committed by concealed carry permit holders are somewhat misleading as most of these infractions resulted from Floridians who accidentally carried their firearms into restricted areas, such as an airport
We are not subjects to be ruled we are law abiding citizens
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Film depicts lost story
October 1, 2008 12:00 am by Kianta C. Key
Spike Lee’s, “Miracle at St. Anna” is a film that most African-American movie buffs have been waiting for. Clint Eastwood’s two films based on World War II, “Flags of Our Fathers” and “Letters from Iwo Jima,” overlooked the African-American soldiers in the war. “Miracle at St. Anna’s” is a victory for black war heroes and manages to provide tons of thrills with entertainment.
Based on James McBride’s novel of the same name, the movie is set in the 1980’s, when a postal worker named Hector Negron (Laz Alonso) commits a murder after watching a John Wayne war movie on television. After his arrest, Hector won’t talk, but a reporter finds a clue about Negron’s past hidden in his apartment.
The film then flashes back to 1944, in Tuscany, Italy as Negron and three other members of the 92nd Infantry, make their way through the Italian countryside fighting what one character refers to as “a white man’s war.” The rest of the cast of main characters is introduced at this point, Staff Sgt. Aubrey Stamps (Derek Luke), a college-educated stoic devoted to his service; Sgt. Bishop Cummings (Michael Ealy), furious at the world and a loose cannon, with no loyalty to the country he’s fighting for; and Pvt. Sam Train (Omar Benson Miller), a starry-eyed oversize simpleton who befriends an young Italian boy (Matteo Sciabordi) who is the only survivor of the St. Anna Massacre. After being hung out to dry by a white superior officer they find solace in an Italian village.
With the Germans headed toward their way, the four soldiers mingle with the crowd and discuss the racism that seems to be non-existent in the country. As they wait for help and gather information from a captured German soldier, a traitor lurks within the crowd. The same clue the reporter found in Negron’s apartment holds the key to their survival.
Outside of the conflicts involving race and society, another dramatic focal point is the war of wills between Stamps and Cummings. These two play out their adaptation of the Negro-versus-Nigger debate that has echoed through many decades of black american life, though this one would be more convincing if Ealy, a dynamic actor, had projected his anger more in period, with a little less of today’s “thug” recklessness.
There are various intricacies in plot and character development as well as a few motivation elements that are not ironed out. Train, who is also called “Chocolate Giant” by his Italian counterparts, has a few “Simple Jack” moments that slow down the movie but add a Spike-Lee type of humor. However, the lack of predictability and typical-circular plots are exactly what make this movie phenomenal.
The film’s spectacular cast was led by John Leguizamo, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Valentina Cervi, Pierfrancesco Favino, Michael K. Williams, and the versatile Kerry Washington.
Lee does quite a fine job in crafting a heartrending tale. One of the most moving scenes in the movie is when the Italian village gathers in the church to pray, while black soldiers and a German soldier are doing the same in different parts of Italy. The scene reflects the notion that even though languages make be looked upon as barriers, the meaning of the words are all the same.
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Op-Ed: Chick-fil-A Clear About Traditional & Biblical Purposes, not LGBTs
TOPICS:anti-equalityanti-lgbt companychick-fil-adan cathygay newslgbt newsmarriage equality
Posted By: The Rainbow Times September 21, 2012
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Columnist– [UPDATED]
Ok, so I was really offended when Chick-fil-A was donating millions of dollars to anti-LGBT organizations. Then the whole debacle turned national when Boston Mayor, Thomas Menino, decided to write a letter to Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy after the fried chicken president stated that he was “guilty as charged” for opposing anything other than the marriage between a man and a woman as stated in the Bible.
That pretty much sent everyone into a frenzy. It was war. Those who love fried chicken and those who don’t. Or, better yet, it was war between an anti-LGBT company and its supporters v. LGBT community members and allies. In Chicago, according to the Chicago Phoenix, Alderman Proco Joe Moreno promised to”block Chick-fil-A’s plans to build a new restaurant in his LGBT-friendly and trendy Northwest Side ward.” That was followed by more Mayors joining the fight against Chick-fil-A and more anti-gay chain followers (especially Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee) celebrating a Chick-fil-A day to support the anti-gay chain. But, wait. The 360 degree turn has arrived. Yes, now Chick-fil-A has released a statement, according to the Los Angeles Times, in which they surprisingly had apparently decided to stop donating to anti-LGBT groups. Are you shocked yet? If not, it gets better. Well, it is the same Chicago Alderman who reported through the LAT that “Executives agreed in recent meetings to stop funding groups opposed to same-sex unions, including Focus on the Family and the National Organization for Marriage.” A recent NBC story reports that once they received the OK to build the store in Chicago, the chicken company Godly officials said their stance is the same as it was before, when they were giving monies to anti-LGBT organizations.
As with anything that does not seem to come from the heart but is motivated by finances and greed, the chain’s previous stance to Alderman Proco Joe was not unclear, but plain false. I tend to believe Alderman Joe over the chicken company haters. The company’s true colors were clear, but not their apparently misguided words to the Alderman. Applying pressure from the right, the angry hate-filled conservative “Christians” were up in arms after reading the Alderman’s statements, reported by the Washington Post. The WP story pretty much states that the company released other statements that are unclear as to where they stand when it comes to marriage equality and the LGBT community. Yet they opted to give a very good answer to their flip-flopping stance saying to the WP that “its corporate giving had for many months been mischaracterized.” Mischaracterized? Really? It is simple: either you stop donating monies to anti-gay organizations or you don’t. It’s not complicated, unless it’s time to play Chicken games at Chick-Fil-A.
That was before former Governor Huckabee called the “Christian” company about their “so called” change of heart. As NBC reported, “In a message posted on [Huckabee’s] website Friday afternoon,” the former governor said he spoke personally with Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy, who gave him a statement saying, ‘There continues to be erroneous implications in the media that Chick-fil-A changed our practices and priorities in order to obtain permission for a new restaurant in Chicago. That is incorrect. Chick-fil-A made no such concessions, and we remain true to who we are and who we have been.'”
Chick-fil-A’s website, prior to the Huckabee statement, stated everything but their stance on marriage equality and the LGBT community, while preaching about the “commitment that God had entrusted” them with. Is that commitment selling fried chicken, giving monies that foster hate towards marginalized groups in society, or preaching from a greasy pulpit about what God deems to be right or wrong? Frankly, they never changed their hate-filled stance. They just wanted company growth, success and money. In all of this mess, however, their credibility suffers. What is Chick-Fil-A and who are the people who run the company? Hypocrites?
They seem to have wanted to say just about anything to have that store open in Chicago, and it is not because they care/d about the LGBT community. If they did, they would have mentioned us in the press release that they so proudly show on their website and would not have released that statement to Huckabee. After all, the four-page release pretty much states all about their corporate giving and family-oriented approach (conveniently forgetting all of the monies given to hate groups) in the traditional, conservative way that Truett Cathy (who started the chain) did by “applying biblically-based principles to managing his business.” That sounds like an unexpected left hook to the jaw. And, they would not have released that low statement to Huckabee and another to Alderman Joe.
Chick-fil-A is playing with fire. Chick-fil-A is playing with money. Chick-fil-A wants to continue to make money at other people’s expense. Chick-fil-a is already raising monies against LGBTs and marriage equality , thus promoting and supporting anti-LGBT hatred via hidden organizations and events. Chick-fil-A did not take a stance for equality. Chick-Fil-A plays with people’s lives and endangers LGBT people and youth through donations to groups that promote hatred towards us. In my book, I, my family and friends — and everyone else we speak to who is an ally or has some humane bone in their bodies and practices true love of “thy neighbor” –will continue to boycott Chick-fil-A. Why? They are despicable cowards who hide behind money and power — and simply put, they deserve it.
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