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Billie Joe Armstrong Finally Responds to Criticism over Morrissey Collaboration
"I really did not have a clue"
Photo: Stephen McGill
By Allie Gregory
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong is taking a step back on some comments he made about his work with the ever-controversial Morrissey following months of backlash.
Last year, Armstrong lent his musical stylings to Moz's covers album California Son for a track called "Wedding Bell Blues." At the time, the Green Day leader called the collaboration "an honour," but he has since changed his tune in the wake of criticism concerning Morrissey's far-right ties.
Speaking with Moz's favourite publication, the Guardian, Armstrong is now saying that he wasn't aware of the Smiths frontman's allegiance to the far-right wing political group For Britain, nor his recent controversial behaviour.
"I wasn't aware until the song came out," Armstrong told the publication. "We do the song, and he was very lovely, and then the song comes out and a lot of Brits were like, 'What the hell are you doing?' I really did not have a clue."
He continued: "Hey, we've all got our Ted Nugents, right?"
While his admission doesn't quite read as a message of support for Moz, Armstrong has yet to fully denounce him either.
In the months following Morrissey's most recent scandals, Armstrong is the only the latest of many to get sucked into the controversy. Broken Social Scene's Ariel Engle even admitted that she regrets having worked with Morrissey on California Son. Billy Bragg, Brandon Flowers, Nick Cave and Damon Albarn have also made their stances on the singer (and his opinions) known.
California Son was released back in April 2019. Morrissey plans to put out a new album titled I Am Not a Dog on a Chain on March 20 via BMG.
Green Day and Armstrong just released their new album Father of All... last week. Read our review of that record here.
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Last week, Green Day's fourth studio album Insomniac turned 25 years old, and the punk vets have rolled out a slew of goodies to mark the mi...
Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Unveils 'No Fun Mondays' Solo Album
Billie Joe Armstrong spent much of his 2020 giving us his "No Fun Mondays" cover series. Now the Green Day leader is making the logical move...
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Morrissey Announces New Album 'I Am Not a Dog on a Chain'
Morrissey has just announced plans for his 13th solo album via his "Messages from Morrissey" forum on Morrissey Central. The record — due in...
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Young Fathers Win the 2014 Mercury Prize
Each year, the Barclaycard Mercury Prize celebrates Great Britain's best album, and now the 2014 winner has been announced: Dead by Young Fathers.
Young Fathers beat out fellow short-listed nominees Damon Albarn, Bombay Bicycle Club, Anna Calvi, East India Youth, FKA twigs, GoGo Penguin, Jungle, Nick Mulvey, Polar Bear, Royal Blood and Kate Tempest.
All 12 of the nominees got a bronze statue, while Young Fathers also took home the grand prize of £20,000 ($36,000).
The nominees and ultimate winner were chosen by a panel of 12 judges. The decision was made based solely on the quality of the music contained on the albums.
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Exclaim!'s Top 20 Pop & Rock Albums, Part One Best of 2018
Today (December 4), we begin rolling out the best of the best albums of 2018, and we're beginning with our Top 20 Pop & Rock Albums of the y...
Young Fathers / Algiers Venue, Vancouver BC, November 17
On paper, a tour where Young Fathers and Algiers share the bill is very exciting, to say the least. The pair of bands exceeded expectations,...
Young Fathers "Holy Ghost" (video)
After kicking off a string of summer tour dates last night (June 25) in London, Young Fathers have now shared a video for Cocoa Sugar cut "H...
Young Fathers Map Out North American Tour
Having dropped their Cocoa Sugar LP back in March, Young Fathers are now looking ahead to the fall with the announcement of a North American...
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Water and Wastewater Treatment Market Expected to Exceed $240 Billion by 2027
By: FinancialNewsMedia.com via PR Newswire
PALM BEACH, Fla., Oct. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The global water and waste-water treatment market has literally been rising over the past several years and is projected to continue to do so! "Increasing global water stress coupled with industrial wastewater disposal in aquatic ecosystems has led to a boost in the water reclamation requirements," the provider of market research reports stated in Global Recycling, "In order to curb these growing issues, the consumption of effective treatment equipment systems is likely to propel over the forecast period. The rise in industrial activities and growing contamination have further demanded the treatment of water to make it suitable for end-use purposes. People awareness toward environmental pollution is also a key driver for water and wastewater treatment market." Nowadays, declining water quality has become a global concern. It can directly influence the cost of providing water by utilities, reduce the volume of water available for use, and indirectly affect human health. Water pollution mostly occurs as a result of agriculture run-off, domestic sewage, and industrial effluents. Water treatment plants collects effluent from industrial and municipal sources and treats it to a level of purification that enables its reuse in agriculture, industry, and even as potable drinking source. One of the most significant improvements in the water industry in the recent year is the advancement in membrane technology. There is a vast array of novel membrane material used to treat and help reuse water. For instance, polymeric and ceramic membranes are well known in the industry. The use of membrane technology is increasing due to improvement in recent years that has made them affordable, efficient, and effective. As a result of all these factors, the water treatment industry witnessing boom across the globe. Active companies in the markets this week include: Evoqua Water Technologies (NYSE: AQUA), LifeQuest World Corp. (OTCPK: LQWC), Pentair (NYSE: PNR), Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), BioHiTech Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: BHTG).
A report from Meticulous Research projected that Water and Wastewater Treatment Market Projected To Be Worth $211.3 Billion by 2025, Growing at a CAGR of 6.5% from 2019-2025 however a more recent report added that The Water and Wastewater Treatment Market is expected to reach a value of $242.6 billion by 2027, at a CAGR of 6.7% during the forecast period 2020-2027. It said: "Rapid population growth and urbanization, growing demand for new water resources, rising focus on water quality and public health, increasing prevalence of water-borne diseases, rising industrial demand, and stringent governmental regulations on treating wastewater are the key factors driving the growth of the water and wastewater treatment market. The growing focus on sewage treatment in countries such as the U.S., China, and India, and the need for potable water provide significant growth opportunities for market players in the coming years."
LifeQuest World Corp. (OTCPK: LQWC) BREAKING NEWS: Lifequest Subsidiary Biopipe Global Establishes Joint Venture in the Philippines and Receives First Purchase Order for a 9,000 Gallons (35m3) Per Day Plant - LifeQuest World Corp. https://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/LQWC/overview subsidiary Biopipe Global Corp., which developed the world's only highly scalable onsite sludge and chemical free sewage wastewater treatment technology, has formally established, Bpipe Corporation, a joint venture company in the Republic of the Philippines. Simultaneously, we have received a purchase order for a 35m3/day plant which will serve as a reference plant, and we expect to ship the plant in the current quarter. Additionally, the global partnership of Biopipe Global Corporation with Abrimix (Pty) Ltd., a leader in highly efficient, and cost-effective treatment of industrial water, will also enable BPipe to pursue the industrial wastewater treatment market in the Philippines.
According to a World Bank Research Document on Philippines Sanitation Sourcebook and Decision Aid, in the Philippines only about 10% of the wastewater is treated and generates 4,200,000m3 of sludge per annum. Only 5% of the total 105.5 million population is connected to a sewage system based on a report by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ("DENR"). Mr. Freddie Canta, President of BPipe Corporation, stated, "Biopipe, with its simple on-site, no-sludge, odor free, small area footprint and scalable system will help address the challenges of sewage treatment in the Philippines. We are looking forward to partnering with the Philippine government and the private sector in their efforts of providing better sanitation to Filipinos and promoting circular economy through water reuse. The market feedback is very encouraging as we already have several requests for proposals from companies in different sectors totaling 5,884m3/day."
"The Philippines sanitation sector is at a crucial turning point," according to Biopipe Global Corp. Chief Marketing Officer , Ms. Nina F. Aquino, "due to new DENR discharge regulations and growing public pressure to clean up Manila Bay from toxic fecal coliform. Initially, we plan to market to our solutions to hotels, shopping malls, mixed-use residential and office complexes, schools and hospitals. As part of our greater global initiative, we will continue to promote the worldwide 100% reuse of treated wastewater to alleviate over pumping of groundwater and pollution of fresh water supplies. In association with WaterPhilippines and the Philippine Water Works Association Inc., Biopipe is hosting a webinar titled, "Waste to Resource: Wastewater Treatment and Reuse for Business Profitability," on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 3:30 pm (GMT +8) where leaders from various parts of the water and sanitation sector will speak on best practices to achieve economic means to wastewater reuse & recycling." Read more news for LifeQuest World at: https://www.lifequestcorp.com/news-media
Other recent developments in the markets include:
Pentair (NYSE: PNR) recently announced the release of its 2019 Corporate Responsibility (CR) Report, highlighting its corporate and community citizenship efforts to make a positive impact for its customers, employees, communities and the global environment that Pentair strives to improve through smart, sustainable solutions. Global water treatment company Pentair announces the release of its 2019 Corporate Responsibility (CR) Report.
"Our mission, to deliver smart, sustainable solutions, drives all that we do and empowers our employees to make a difference within and beyond the workplace," said John L. Stauch, Pentair President and CEO. "Through our purpose, products and people, we are focused on helping to make the world a more sustainable place. This is core to Pentair and central to our vision in building a leading water treatment company."
Evoqua Water Technologies (NYSE: AQUA), an industry leader in mission critical water treatment solutions, recently announced it has acquired privately held Aquapure Technologies of Cincinnati, a Hamilton, Ohio based water service and equipment company. This acquisition will further strengthen Evoqua's service capabilities in Cincinnati, Ohio and the surrounding region. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Aquapure Technologies serves the commercial and light industrial markets from its Hamilton-based branch. It provides its customers with a variety of water treatment products and services, including deionization, reverse osmosis, softeners and filtration systems. "We are delighted to welcome Aquapure to the Evoqua family," said Evoqua Chief Executive Officer Ron Keating. "For over 30 years, Aquapure Technologies has been very successful by delivering excellent customer service and building a reputation as a trusted partner."
Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company, is helping to prevent water shortages in the U.K. as part of its commitment to address scarcity and to make communities more sustainable and resilient. Xylem's recently published 2019 Sustainability Report, "Water for a Healthy World," highlights the digital transformation of water solutions to create water, energy and cost efficiencies for utilities and other customers.
"More than ever, utilities are seeking to conserve water and empower their customers to make smarter decisions about water usage," said Patrick Decker, Xylem president and CEO. "This project with Anglian Water, and our managed network partner, Arqiva, exemplifies the power of data and smart technology to address water scarcity issues. It's a foundational step toward a resilient and water-secure future for the region."
BioHiTech Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: BHTG), a sustainable technology and services company, recently announced that the Company has received a lease contract to install seven new food waste digesters at various Hackensack Meridian Health locations.
BioHiTech expects to complete the installations of the seven Revolution Series™ digesters in the fourth quarter of 2020. The orders were received through the Company's distribution partnership with a leading national provider of environmental and regulated waste management solutions. The new food waste digesters will help Hackensack Meridian Health reduce the environmental impact of its operations by safely disposing of food waste on-site, thereby lowering the amount of greenhouse gases emitted from traditional disposal methods. The Company's data analytics platform will also provide real-time transparency for food waste generation to help Hackensack Meridian Health in its waste reduction efforts.
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Atomic Warfare
Background and Site Selection
B-Reactor at Hanford Nuclear Reservation (photo taken by author, 2013)
In 1940 through 1941, American scientists had been conducting atomic research under the instruction of the Office of Scientific Research and Development concentrating on one specific but rare isotope to exploit for atomic weapons, U-235 (uranium). In March 1941, a research group headed by physicist Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg at the University of California produced the first submicroscopic particles of Pu-239 (plutonium) which yielded an alternative production method to the rare uranium-235.[1] After the events that transpired in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on the morning of December 7th, 1941 which resulted in the United States’ entry into World War II, the Office of Scientific Research and Development recommended the Army Corps of Engineers be brought into the secret government project to blend practical application with laboratory research. With the approval of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Manhattan Engineer District (MED) division was created within the Army Corps of Engineers and headed by General Leslie R. Groves. In his first orders of business, Gen. Groves visited the Metallurgical Laboratory (Met Lab) at the University of Chicago to confer with the nation’s leading scientists working on fission of radioactive material for use in atomic weapons. Scientists at the Met Lab confided the uncertainties of the plutonium project to Gen. Groves. Much to his dismay, “It was as if the whole endeavor were founded on possibilities rather than probabilities.”[2]
The main roadblock in the progress of this project was that facilities necessary for plutonium production did not exist and could not be built at the existing uranium production plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. In November of 1942, the DuPont Corporation was selected as the prime contractor to construct these new facilities needed. Two top DuPont officials created extensive criteria upon which a site would be selected for construction. The criteria included finding a “large, remote tract of land with a hazardous manufacturing area of at least 12 by 16 miles” along with “no towns of more than 1,000 or more people closer than 20 miles from the hazardous rectangle” and “an abundant, clean water supply along with large electric power supply and a ground that could bear heavy loads.”[3] DuPont officials Franklin Matthias, Gilbert Church and A.E.S. Hall discovered a dusty tract lying between the towns of White Bluffs, Hanford and Richland, Washington. Colonel Matthias contacted General Groves soon after, “I told him I thought we had found the only place in the country that could match the requirements for a desirable site,”[4] and land acquisition proceedings began in January of 1943. Once the land acquisition was completed, the largest worker recruitment and population boom in Richland’s history was underway ballooning to 17,500 in Richland alone. This population boom came as the result of the construction of the first large-scale nuclear reactor located in the 100-area, nicknamed the B-reactor, in the world.[5]
[1] Glenn T. Seaborg. The Plutonium Story: The Journals of Professor Glenn T. Seaborg, 1939-1946. (Columbus: Battelle Press, 1994) 350.
[2] Gerber, M. S. Legend and Legacy: Fifty Years of Defense Production at the Hanford Site. Richland, Wash.: Westinghouse Hanford Company, 1992. 5.
[3] S. L. Sanger. Working on the Bomb: An Oral History of WWII Hanford. (Portland, OR: Portland State University, Continuing Education Press, 1995) 17.
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Effects on Cities
Reasoning Behind the Bombs
America's decision to drop the bomb
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KANISHKA
The life of Kanishka, one of the great kings of ancient India, is documented by Chinese sources, inscriptions and coins.
The date of Kanishka was the subject of a two-day seminar in 1913 which fixed it at 58 A. D. The genesis of a debate among historians may never cease. The traditional date of Kanishka, 78 A. D. , is the beginning of the Saka era. Britannica has him flourishing circa 120 A. D. Other scholars have his reign starting as late as 140 A. D. Whatever the date of Kanishka, it is agreed that he ruled 23 years and that his realm included Kashmir and Afghanistan. He was a Kushan (Kuie-Shuang), belonging to one of the five tribes into which the Yue-Chi (Indo- Scythians) were divided after their occupation of Bactria.
Kanishka is thought to have been the successor of Kadphises II, the Kushan ruler who conquered parts of the Indian interior, set up a governor to rule in his name and then became a convert to Saivism. In his time Kanishka increased his domain so that ultimately it extended from Bukhara on the west to Pataliputra on the east and the Pamirs in the north to central India in the south. His capital was at Purushapura (Peshawar).
He was a patron of the arts, as were many of the great kings of ancient India, but his fame rests chiefly on his patronage of Buddhism. He expended large sums toward the construction of Buddhist monuments and convened the fourth Buddhist council at Jullundur under the leadership of his teacher, Vasumitra. The beginning of Mahayana Buddhist is thought to date from this council. The council was called because Kanishka was confused by the many different views expressed by monks who visited him daily. In the Chinese historical records is this account:
“In the 400th year after the Nirvana of Tathagata, Kanishka, king of Gandhara, at the proper time having fulfilled his destiny, his royal influence reached far, so that distant peoples adhered to him. In his spare moments amidst the affairs of government he always studied the Buddhist sutras, and daily invited one monk to enter the palace and to expound the doctrine. But because different explanations of the doctrine were held by the various sects, the king was filled with doubt, and he had no way to remove his uncertainty . . . .
“The king the issued an edict to assemble saintly and wise men from far and near. Thereupon people from the four quarters came together like the spoke at the hub . . . “The proceedings of the council were engraved on copper plates.
Kanishka was tolerant of all religions because his coins honoured Brahmanic, Zoroastrian and Greek gods — and the Buddha.
Suggested Further Reading
Narain, A. K.
From Alexander to Kanishka. — Varanasi : Banaras Hindu University, 1967.
vi, 117 p. , plates ; 26 cm. — (Department of Ancient Indian Culture & Archaeology. Monographs ; No. 1)
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Plymouth University’s Dartmouth Centre for Seapower and Strategy (DCSS) has been set up to meet the clear and growing need to raise knowledge, awareness and understanding of strategic and defence issues as they relate to maritime affairs and the use of seapower in the 21st century.
Contemporary strategic challenges – including the resilience of global networks, food and water security and the rise in global maritime trade, have highlighted the dependence of island nations, such as the UK and Ireland, on seapower to maintain open lines of communication, connectivity, and so economic prosperity and political stability.
In late 2013 the UK Chief of Defence Staff argued that UK military risks having “exquisite weapons systems” but a “hollowed out force” not fit for purpose.
In January 2014 a former US Secretary of Defence suggested that the UK was in danger of losing full spectrum interoperability with the US.
By March 2014 the UK Chief of General Staff noted tensions in Ukraine were unforeseen and ‘confound our previous assumptions about stability across Europe.’
Since 2008, Plymouth University has established a history of excellence and success at delivering educational opportunities to naval officer and NCO professional training at the Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth (BRNC). This experience is now complimented by Plymouth University’s newly created School of Government, who have expertise in strategic and defence studies as well as experience in professional military education.
The DCSS will undertake valuable teaching and research. It will also help inform and shape security policy decision-making by generating education and training opportunities, research, dialogue and debate across the maritime domain.
This independent, influential and inclusive Centre has three unique selling points:
Plymouth is Britain’s ‘Ocean City’ with a proud maritime and military history and Dartmouth hosts the BRNC, the world’s most prestigious naval college. Plymouth and Dartmouth have a unique heritage and profile in marine and maritime matters.
The Centre’s core staff are well positioned to highlight the implications of evolving links between key contemporary drivers including science and technology, business and trade, societal values and norms and changes to the strategic environment itself.
The dialogue, research and educational opportunities offered by the Centre will be of high quality, accessible and represent value for money.
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Kids send gratitude to 'Chinese uncles'
During the construction of the KKH Phase II Project, the CRBC Pakistan office provided specialized public welfare funds every year to help local disadvantaged groups, with the beneficiaries including children in the SOS Children's Villages in Pakistan, an organization that provides alternative care for children who can no longer live with their parents.
China Daily丨Updated: December 15, 2020
"Hello, dear uncles! My final grade was pretty good and ranked the 3rd in my class. Thank you a lot for your care and help..."
The opening lines are from one of more than 60 letters expressing deep gratitude that Pakistani children have written to employees of a Chinese company.
Four years ago, after completing important infrastructure projects including the Karakoram Highway (KKH) Improvement Project, Chinese engineers of the China Road & Bridge Corporation, or CRBC, went all the way to Pakistan again to join the construction of the KKH Phase II Project, introducing Chinese standards and technologies to the towering mountains on the border between the two countries.
With a total length of 118 kilometers, the KKH Phase II Project was opened to traffic in July this year. It is the backbone of the north-south passage of Pakistan's road network.
The completion of the project could boost Pakistan's economic development and further promote China-Pakistan economic and trade cooperation.
It plays an essential role in strengthening Pakistan's international trade ties with neighboring Central Asian countries and improving Pakistan's investment environment, said He Yun, an assistant professor at the School of Public Administration at Hunan University.
The SOS Children's Villages in Pakistan was built in 1982. It is a nongovernmental public welfare organization that accommodates about 160 orphans and abandoned children from Mansehra, Abbottabad, Bataclan and other regions.
Lacking financial support for a long time, most of the facilities were too old to meet the basic living and learning needs of the children there.
Genuine friendship
Li Zhihuai, then general manager of the CRBC Pakistan office, said that while constructing high-quality projects for the Pakistani people, Chinese people have also brought benefits to the local society and residents, having developed a genuine friendship with local people.
Ma Guiming, a director of the office, recalled when he first saw a 2-year-old boy named Ehsan, whose small hands left a deep impression on him.
"The back of his hands was chapped and rough, unlike the skin of a two-year-old. It hurts when looking at it," he said. "There was no hot water in the orphanage, and children could only wash with cold water in winter, so their skin turned red and even had cracks from the cold."
Soon, the office added SOS Children's Villages as a recipient of targeted assistance.
On Aug. 22, 2017, the "Love Orphans" charity donation and renovation project was launched in SOS Children's Villages.
"We renovated and decorated the orphanage's houses, equipped the orphanage with water heaters, solar panels, uninterrupted power supplies, batteries, and other essential daily necessities, and we also donated books, school supplies, etc," Ma recalled.
"Ni Hao! Xie Xie Shu Shu! (Hello! Thank you, uncles!)." A child named Amy who just received some donated books and paintbrushes, expressed her gratitude to the Chinese engineers in halting Mandarin.
Workers of the office often purchased and donated clothing, flour, rice, fruits, milk, and other daily necessities to the orphanage, played games with the children, and celebrated major local festivals together, which enriched the life of the children there.
"Children are the flowers of friendship, the bridges, and links for passing on China-Pakistan friendship, and they are the hope for the future of the country," said project director Wu Shixiang. "We hope that the friendship between China and Pakistan is higher than the mountains, deeper than the sea, and sweeter than honey."
The project office has also launched activities to help the locals, providing people from poverty-stricken families in remote areas with medical services and helping villagers build hardened roads, Wu said.
"The enthusiasm of the Chinese road builders was rewarded with sincere letters of thanks from the Pakistanis, which became the best witness for passing on the China-Pakistan friendship," he said.
China hands over 1,000 ventilators to Pakistan to fight COVID-19>
Construction firm finishes Pakistan school project>
China, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal to jointly fight COVID-19>
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders got kicked out of restaurant – Guess what happened to business
Art Morgan
The Washington Post published an op-ed from the owner of a Virginia restaurant who booted White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders a year ago. The owner says that despite the threats made to her and on her business, she’s glad she did it. She said business has never been better.
Stephanie Wilkinson, the owner of the Red Hen restaurant, said that even though taking a stand can be risky, it’s the right thing to do and it can pay off in the end.
When the incident to took place, Williamson said it was handled very respectfully. She said her staff contacted her and said they were not comfortable serving Sanders so she did what she felt was right.
Wilkinson said:
“I’ve been getting hate mail for almost a year now, ever since I asked White House press secretary Sarah Sanders to leave my Lexington, Va., restaurant, the Red Hen, last June. At the time, the country was in turmoil over the Trump administration’s heinous practice of separating children from their parents at our southern border. In our tiny 26-seat restaurant, the horror felt simultaneously immediate and far away. Faced with the prospect of serving a fine meal to a person whose actions in the service of our country we felt violated basic standards of humanity, we balked. We couldn’t do it, I took Ms. Sanders aside and politely suggested she leave. She agreed, equally politely. She may or may not have expected this day would come, but she never showed any sign of outrage, or even much surprise. We’d drawn a line; she’d accepted it.”
Wilkinson was forced to close for ten days once word got out about the encounter. The media attention was not planned and resulted in a lot of threats towards her and the business. She said “Within 24 hours, the restaurant’s phone line was hacked, my staff and I were doxxed, and threats to our lives and families and property were pouring in through every available channel. Protesters colonized the streets around the restaurant. Thousands of fake Yelp reviews torpedoed our ratings, and dozens of people attempted to lock up our tables with reservations they had no intention of honoring.”
Trump was one of the attackers on Twitter. Wilkinson said his attack only escalated things further. “A victim of ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome.’ I was an idiot, or worse, and a lousy manager. Sure, I’d 86’d Sanders, but it was my business that was going down the drain.”
Buried in all the hateful messages she was receiving she noticed something. “For every hateful message, there was one of gratitude. For every angry accusation that our actions were driven by the inability to accept Hillary Clinton’s 2016 loss, there was a note of thanks from someone lamenting Trump’s rollback of protections for marginalized people. What’s more, for every wish that our business die a painful death, there was a dollar bill or a generous check or an order for a gift certificate.”
One year later her business is doing better than ever.
“When we opened after a 10-day hiatus, our dining room was full. In the following weeks, people who had never been to the Shenandoah Valley traveled out of their way to eat with us … And the love spread far beyond our door, as supporters sent thousands of dollars’ in donations in our honor to our local food pantry, our domestic violence shelter and first responders. After nearly a year, I’m happy to say that business is still good. Better than good, actually. And besides the boost to our area charities, our town’s hospitality and sales revenue have gone up, too.”
She shares a lesson to take away from this ordeal saying: “To everyone who might be fearful about taking a stand, I say don’t be. Resistance is not futile, for you or your business.”
Lindsey Graham now under investigation, Investigator calls for resignation
Adam Schiff hits Trump with his Mueller fate – and it ain’t pretty for him
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OPOWER
Submitted by Modern DC Business Magazine, Content Partner
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011, 11:24am
OPOWER is an industry leader in Energy Efficiency and Smart Grid software. Through their patentpending approach, they have successfully converted large-scale customer engagement into a highly reliable energy efficiency program that delivers unprecedented energy savings to their utility partners. Modern DC Business recently sat down with OPOWER CEO Dan Yates and President Alex Lasky.
What does O stand for in OPOWER?
There’s no one answer: the O represents many different things to many different people, all of them positive. We love it for its openness, optimism, and limitless opportunity.
Your company provides a software solution in the cutting edge business of Smart Grid. Please explain for non-industry experts why they should get excited about Smart Grid? What does it mean to the average consumer?
Staying Fit Locally, Quit Making Excuses
Submitted by I AM Modern Magazine, Community Content Partner
It is predicted that, over the course of the present decade, Americans will be looking to spend less money on exercise options and a lot less time to it due to tighter budgets and hectic schedules. Combine that with a mostly unregulated commercial food industry that still relies heavily on inexpensive and low quality resources high in fat, salt and processed additives. Not enough time to move and poor food choices at the ready. This is our nation’s crisis with obesity, which is expected to climb as high as 85%, up from an already disheartening 60%. Prevention is possible, through awareness and a little creativity. While nutrition accounts largely for body fat content, exercise raises metabolism and muscle can fill up space previously occupied by fat cells. It’s a package deal. Making wholesome food choices (yes, it really is that easy—just do it) will give you energy to work burning fat.
Vivian Schiller of NPR | Interview by I AM Modern Magazine
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011, 8:11am
Interview originally posted on I AM Modern Magazine
Md. man starts project to raise HIV/AIDS awareness
Submitted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 23rd, 9:46 am
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — During a visit to Greece in 2009, Michael Cambetes discovered a beautiful two-story, Victorian-style home, noting that most of the houses he saw were only one story. It had been left abandoned, rusty lock and all, and Cambetes, when asking around, soon learned the owner had died of AIDS — the first AIDS-related death on the island, he was told.
"It's sad," he said. "They shun it because they think it's the next plague."
While maybe not as extreme, people in the U.S. are still fairly ignorant about the disease, Cambetes said. "HIV is still one of those hush-hush things."
He set a goal to create a project to raise HIV/AIDS awareness. "A Touch of Red" combines his love of photography — something he's done as a hobby since he was 13 (he was given a camera because he was a hyperactive kid) — with his mission to raise HIV/AIDS awareness.
2nd Annual Bio Medical Competition
Submitted by Thurman D. Jones, Jr., Founder, Patriots Technology Training Center
National Institutes of Health Co-Sponsors
National Library of Medicine, NIH Office of Communications and Public Health
NIH Office of Science Education, and the National Human Genome Research Institute
On February 7th from 5:30pm-9pm, the Patriots Technology Training Center will host its 2nd annual Bio Medical Competition at the U.S. National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, in Bethesda MD 20894. Their goal is to encourage students to further their interest in various medical fields. Please visit their website (www.patriots-ttc.org) to view the 2010 Bio-Medical Competition co-sponsored by The Library of Medicine.
Eight high school and one home school team will present a five-page research paper, brochure, slide show, one-page web site, display board, and an oral presentation on one of the medical careers listed below:
Holidays 2010 – ‘Tis the Season to Grow
Submitted by Eva Jenkins, By Eva Jenkins, Community Blogger
Thursday, December 16th, 2010, 11:54am
Year-end holiday stress on top of double-digit unemployment and an economy that threatens to relapse into recession has left many Americans feeling utterly helpless and hopeless. This makes winter 2010 a perfect season for personal growth.
We all experience key moments in both our personal and professional lives. I define a ‘key moment’ as a triggering event or situation which presents a challenge and elicits (or demands) a response. The important thing is not so much the moment itself, but how we respond to it.
Because when a key moment occurs, we make an important choice to make. Consciously or unconsciously, we will choose how we will respond. In large measure, the quality of our lives, our happiness, and our personal effectiveness are determined by that response and how we handle the challenge of a key moment.
11-Year-Old Student Hero and Local Heroes Recognized by Bank of America
Submitted by Anonymous on Friday, November 12th, 9:26 am
As part of an ongoing effort to stimulate economic vitality in Greater Washington and in communities across the nation, the Bank of America Charitable Foundation today announced $450,000 in flexible funding and leadership training to local nonprofits through its Neighborhood Excellence Initiative, bringing the bank’s total commitment in Greater Washington through the program to $3.15 million since 2004.
The initiative continues to help hundreds of the nation’s most impactful nonprofits improve their long-term viability and bolster leadership strength, retain and hire new staff, and extend the depth and reach of their services – capabilities that are integral to community revitalization and critical in the current economy when nonprofit funding is down and demand for services is up.
Maryland Terrapins vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers
Jan 16, 12:00PM
XFINITY Center College Park
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The Twenty-First Century Revolutions and Internationalism: A World-Historical Perspective
Şahan Savaş Karataşli University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Keywords: Social Revolutions, Social Movements, Internationalism, Global-political Organizations, Samir Amin
In his essay, “It is imperative to reconstruct the Internationale of workers and peoples”, Samir Amin (2018) suggested that in order to “deconstruct the extreme centralization of wealth and the power that is associated with the [capitalist world] system”, we should seriously study “the experience of the worker Internationales [...], even if they belong to the past. This should be done, not in order to ‘choose’ a model among them, but to invent the most suitable form for contemporary conditions.” In this paper, I will follow Amin’s (2018) suggestion and provide a brief examination of the past experiences of first Internationales in the nineteenth century and conditions that produced them with an eye to the present moment. By comparing the political climate of the early twenty-first century to analogous comparable periods in world history, I will argue that today we need two distinct forms of global political organizations that are modeled after the International Workingmen’s Association and the Communist League. First one should serve as a horizontal “movement of movements” that would reflect the spontaneous and creative energy of mass movements from below; the second one should serve as a hierarchically organized world communist party.
Şahan Savaş Karataşli, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
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Chocolate Cookies with Peanut M&Ms
You can't beat this classic! Simple and so good! The crunchiness of the peanut M&M candies is a wonderful complement to the chewy chocolate cookies.
More than 50,000 people are expected to attend 28 holiday parties at the White House in December 2009.
In 1843, "A Christmas Carol" was written by Charles Dickens in just six weeks.
92 volunteers from 24 states, as well as residence staff, spent 3,400 hours decorating the White House.
There are more classic movies, productions, and songs played during Christmas than any other time of the year.
The American version of St. Nicholas, or Santa Claus originally came from the Dutch version called Sint Klaas.
Electric lights for trees were first used in the White House in 1895.
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, 20 May 2012 at 10:13 AM (9311 Views)
Tonight (May 8) I ran the first session of my new D6 mini-campaign. The premise for the campaign is that we're going to pretend that it's 1996, we don't know what the prequels are going to be, and we are going to write the prequels with our campaign. The only things that are true are things that exist in the classic trilogy films, and in official D6 sourcebooks. All other continuity from after that time period is not valid.
The set-up for the campaign is this: the Republic has been engaged in a series of brushfire conflicts with various outlying non-human worlds for several years, mostly over those planets' claims of oppression and attempts at secession. These conflicts have become collectively known as the Clone Wars, owing to the fact that the ongoing disputes cause the Republic Senate to authorize the creation of a clone army, which centralizes the authority of the Republic military in the hands of the Supreme Chancellor for the first time. As the Clone Wars rage on, the galaxy is spiraling further into chaos.
In the midst of this, Admiral Bail Organa of Alderaan has dispatched a former Republic soldier (a clone trooper who was wounded in battle and discharged from the army) to the planet Chathos, where a young Anakin Skywalker has been living after being abandoned as an orphan. At age 17, Anakin is a member of a swoop gang known as the Blacktalons, and he is a capable swoop racer and mechanic. Unbeknownst to Anakin, also on the planet are Obi-Wan Kenobi and Kane Starkiller, a Jedi Knight and his apprentice, respectively. The soldier Organa sent to Chathos has instructions to recruit Obi-Wan and bring him back to Alderaan, where Organa has a mission for him to undertake.
In this version of the prequels, there is no Jedi Council, no overarching Jedi organization at all, in fact. The Jedi are few and scattered, and are more like wandering samurai than monks. They each have their own philosophies and traditions, and may not agree with one another very often, but the Republic continues to allow them to operate as wandering diplomats, spiritual advisors, and law enforcement all in one. Jedi are so rare that most people don't even believe they exist, though well-traveled people may have encountered a Jedi once, or met someone who has. In this game, the Jedi are simply individuals who follow a similar philosophy, with no one to regulate their actions but themselves. They operate on an apprenticeship system, where they pass their knowledge on to their apprentices using their own teaching techniques. When Jedi meet one another, they usually introduce themselves with a short lineage of masters and apprentices, which conveys a lot about the individual Jedi's philosophy, beliefs, skills and even standing among other Jedi. Thus, for Obi-Wan to introduce himself as an apprentice of Master Yoda carries a lot of weight with the other Jedi, as Yoda has taken very few apprentices during the nearly 800 years of his study of the Force.
In the first session, Janos Creel (human clone bounty hunter/mercenary, played by Derek Guder) is aboard a space transport, the Star Phoenix, heading to Chathos. The ship is owned and piloted by BL3K (aka Bleak, a pilot droid turned smuggler, played by Chris Tulach), who has been hired by Bail Organa to see Creel safely to Chathos. As the scene opens (and the opening crawl fades away), the Star Phoenix enters the screen, and after a moment the relative silence is shattered by laser fire, as we see the ship being pursued by two Republic starfighters and a Republic light cruiser. The Republic has blockaded Chathos, for reasons unknown to anyone by the Supreme Chancellor. Creel manages to destroy one of the starfighters and then, as Bleak pilots the ship into position, destroys the cruiser's sensor dish, blinding them. As Bleak turns the ship toward Chathos, an ion blast from the light cruiser disables the ship, knocking out Bleak and sending the ship careening into the atmosphere.
On the planet below, Anakin Skywalker (played by Dan Helmick) is performing some routine repairs on his swoop when he looks up and sees the space battle taking place in the sky above. Lost in thought, he doesn't hear a trio of his fellow swoop gang members, the Blacktalons, pull up on swoops and try to get his attention. After Anakin snaps out of it, the gang leader tries to convince Anakin to join them as they buzz the spaceport control tower, but Anakin declines, and instead opts to take his swoop and head out into the jungle to find the downed ship.
As the Star Phoenix hurtles into the atmosphere, Creel finally manages to revive Bleak and get him back in the pilot's couch. Meanwhile, the primary fuel cells have been damaged and are trailing smoke behind the ship, so while Bleak sets to righting the space transport to keep it from spinning out of control, Creel heads to the engineering section of the ship to try to manually jettison the fuel cells. Unfortunately, emergency systems have locked the cells in place, so Creel opens a crate in the cargo bay marked REPAIR DROID, revealing a blue-and-silver astromech droid inside. The droid manages to release the emergency locks on the fuel cells, and Creel pulls the lever to jettison the smoking cells into the atmosphere. The Star Phoenix, now without its primary fuel, has been righted thanks to the use of the repulsors, but it's still heading in for a crash landing. The ship plunges into the jungle, digging a furrow into the planet's surface.
Minutes later, Anakin Skywalker arrives on his swoop bike and begins looking for things to salvage. To his surprise, the ship's ramp lowers and he sees Creel standing at the top of the ramp, in full (terrifying) body armor, and offers to help with repairs. Inside, Bleak learns that the astromech droid has the designation R2-D2, and the two set about evaluating the damage to the ship. Quickly they realize that most of the damage to the ship is superficial, save for the fuel cells and the large rend in the hull above them. Anakin tells them that he can likely help them find parts back in the city. When Anakin, Creel and Bleak head outside, they are surprised to find a massive jungle cat, called a nexu, exploring the wreckage. After Creel tries to scare it off, three more creep into view, and the group finds themselves quickly surrounded. At this moment, Obi-Wan Kenobi (a human Jedi Knight, played by Logan Bonner) and his apprentice Kane Starkiller (a young, 19-year old Hapan) emerge from the jungle on the back of riding beasts. A quick skirmish ensues, but when the nexu have been driven back introductions are made, and Creel explains that he was sent to recruit Obi-Wan for a mission of great import. He shows a holorecording to Obi-Wan, in which Bail Organa explains that he wants Obi-Wan to escort his wife, Mina, on a mission of great importance.
The group decides to return to Chathos City to get parts for the ship. Chathos is a planet covered in thick jungles (think like South American jungle), and Chathos City is something like Mumbai: large, sprawling, crowded, and with a high poverty rate. Worse, Chathos City was once prosperous, and much larger than it is now, but as outer edges of the city were abandoned, the jungle grew in and reclaimed it. The remaining people crowd together in stacked hovels, though the elite upper class (consisting largely of corrupt Republic bureaucrats) does live in relative splendor. Once the group arrives, Creel goes off to investigate finding some way to get past the blockade, while Obi-Wan instructs Kane to head to the spaceport and report on any suspicious activity. Obi-Wan, Anakin and Bleak head to the Blacktalons' hideout, where they hope to retrieve the supplies they need.
Creel discovers, through a tour through the violent parts of Chathos City's slums, that there is an alien woman looking for a way off-world. She has all the proper documentation to get past the blockade, but no way to use that documentation herself (tensions between the humans of the Republic and alien species are at an all-time high, and even with her documentation she couldn't get past by virtue of her being an alien). This leads to a rooftop meeting with Zythe (a female Falleen diplomat, played by Erik Scott de Bie) where she and Creel agree to work together to get off-world aboard the Star Phoenix. Meanwhile, back at the Blacktalons' garage, the trio has arrived to find all of the Blacktalons slain, with blaster burns indicating that they were killed by Republic troopers. Anakin is devastated to find all of his friends and companions dead, and soon Kane reports back with grim information in the form of a holorecording. The recording shows a hooded, black-robed figure with a red lightsaber killing all of the technicians inside the spaceport traffic control tower; at the edge of the recording, the Blacktalons can be seen buzzing the tower on their swoops. Kane surmises that the Blacktalons were killed after witnessing the attack, and that it was Republic troopers who were soon shipped off-world that did the killing. Anakin agrees to join Obi-Wan Kenobi in heading to Alderaan to meet with Bail Organa, and after making repairs to the ship they take off, make it past the blockade without incident thanks to Zythe's documentation, and make the jump to lightspeed.
Also, I used the StarWars.com Opening Crawl Generator to create the opening crawl for this session. I'm planning on running each session as a single act in a "movie" story arc, meaning that the game is likely to run for only 9 sessions. It's a bit of a breakneck pace, but it really helped me push things along whenever there was a lull.
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SGS Acquisition Co. Ltd. v. Linsley
SGS ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED, Plaintiff,
DAVID LINSLEY; BERNARD GUARNERA; NORTHERN ZINC, LLC; STAR MOUNTAIN RESOURCES, INC.; and BROADLANDS MINERAL ADVISORY SERVICES, LTD,, Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
MARCIA S. KRIEGER CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
THIS MATTER comes before the Court pursuant to a Motion for Summary Judgment by Defendants Linsley, Guarnera, Broadlands and Northern Zinc, LLC. Star Mountain Resources, Inc. (“Star Mountain”) (#82).[1] In addition to that Motion for Summary Judgment, the Court has reviewed the briefing and exhibits submitted by the parties (#86 and #87).
I. Jurisdictional Statement
The Court exercises jurisdiction in this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Colorado law applies to the claims asserted in this diversity case.
II. Summary of Relevant Material Facts
The Court begins with a brief summary of the relevant material facts and elaborates as necessary in its analysis. Undisputed facts[2] are treated as true, and disputed facts are construed most favorably to the non-movant, SGS Acquisition Company (“SGS”).
During late 2013 and early 2014, SGS became interested in purchasing a closed zinc mine known as the Balmat mine located in upstate New York. To acquire the mine, on February 20, 2014, SGS entered into a Letter of Intent (the “LOI”) with Hudbay Minerals Inc. (“Hudbay”) to acquire all issued and outstanding shares and intercorporate debt of Balmat Holding Corporation and St. Lawrence Zinc Company (for convenience, the Court will use the term “Hudbay” to also refer to the object of the contemplated purchase). The SGS LOI provided that the sale price was $13 million, with $3 million to be paid on closing (to be financed through an initial public offering), $5.5 million when SGS decided to put the mine in production, and $4.5 million in periodic installments out of net cash flow from the mine's operations. The LOI gave SGS an exclusive 75-day window to conduct its due diligence and determine whether it wanted to proceed with the deal.
SGS told David Linsley, Bernard Guarnera, and the firm with which they were associated, Centurion Private Equity Partners (“Centurion”), about the mine being offered for sale. Apparently, SGS did not intend to operate the mine, but instead wished to sell its acquisition or ownership rights to some third party - in essence, flipping the interest in the mine for a premium sale price. It approached Centurion for assistance in finding an interested third party buyer. Centurion agreed to solicit a buyer in exchange for payment of a procurement commission. For that purpose, SGS and Centurion also entered into a “Non-Compete and Non Disclosure Agreement” (the “NDA”) which was intended to cover information about the mine learned by Centurion as a result of the arrangement.
During March and April 2014, Mr. Linsley dealt with SGS on behalf of Centurion, which focused its efforts on an entity referred to as the “Korean client.” There were many communications between Mr. Linsley on behalf of Centurion, and Jeremy Read on behalf of SGS, but by April 24, no deal had been struck between the Korean client and SGS and SGS informed Mr. Linsley that it no longer interested in dealing with Centurion or the Korean client. The 75-day exclusivity window in the LOI expired on May 2, 2014, without a sale to SGS or extension of the LOI.
On July 7, 2014, Northern Zinc, LLC (“Northern Zinc”) (an entity in which Mr. Linsley and Mr. Guarnera had some ownership interest) made an offer to purchase the Hudbay interests. Hudbay accepted the offer on July 8, 2014, and the sale closed in November 2015, with the shares being transferred to Star Mountain Resources Inc.
Contending that Mr. Guarnera, Mr. Linsley, and Centurion improperly deprived SGS of its opportunity to acquire the Balmat mine, SGS filed the instant lawsuit on October 4, 2016. SGS's Second Amended Complaint (#58) asserted five claims, all arising under Colorado state law: (i) Intentional Interference with Prospective Business Relations against Mr. Linsley and Mr. Guarnera; (ii) Intentional Interference with Contract against Mr. Linsley and Mr. Guarnera; (iii)
Breach of Fiduciary Duty against Mr. Linsley and Mr. Guarnera; (iv) Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, ostensibly against all Defendants; and (v) Misappropriation of Business Value against Mr. Linsley and Mr. Guarnera. SGS also asserted a vicarious liability “claim” against Defendant Broadlands Mineral Advisory Services (“Broadlands”) for indemnification for acts by Mr. Guarnera.[3] Mr. Linsley, Mr. Guarnera and Broadlands seek summary judgment on all claims against them (#82). The parties agree that Colorado law governs the determination of all of those claims.
III. Standard of Review
Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure facilitates the entry of a judgment only if no trial is necessary. See White v. York Int'l Corp., 45 F.3d 357, 360 (10th Cir. 1995). Thus, the primary question presented to the Court in considering a Motion for Summary Judgment or a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment is: is a trial required?
A trial is required if there are material factual disputes to resolve. As a result, entry of summary judgment is authorized only “when there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(a); Savant Homes, Inc. v. Collins, 809 F.3d 1133, 1137 (10th Cir. 2016). A fact is material if, under the substantive law, it is an essential element of the claim. See Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 248 (1986). A dispute is genuine if the conflicting evidence would enable a rational trier of fact to resolve the dispute for either party. Becker v. Bateman, 709 F.3d 1019, 1022 (10th Cir. 2013).
The consideration of a summary judgment motion requires the Court to focus on the asserted claims and defenses, their legal elements, and which party has the burden of proof. Substantive law specifies the elements that must be proven for a given claim or defense, sets the standard of proof, and identifies the party with the burden of proof. See Anderson, 477 U.S. at 248; Kaiser-Francis Oil Co. v. Producer's Gas Co., 870 F.2d 563, 565 (10th Cir. 1989). As to the evidence offered during summary judgment, the Court views it the light most favorable to the non-moving party, thereby favoring the right to trial. See Tabor v. Hilti, Inc., 703 F.3d 1206, 1215 (10th Cir. 2013).
Motions for summary judgment generally arise in one of two contexts - when the movant has the burden of proof and when the non-movant has the burden of proof. Each context is handled differently. When the movant has the burden of proof, the movant must come forward with sufficient, competent evidence to establish each element of its claim or defense. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)(1)(A). Presumably, in the absence of contrary evidence, this showing would entitle the movant to judgment as a matter of law. However, if the responding party presents contrary evidence to establish a genuine dispute as to any material fact, a trial is required and the motion must be denied. See Leone v. Owsley, 810 F.3d 1149, 1153 (10th Cir. 2015); Schneider v. City of Grand Junction Police Dep't, 717 F.3d 760, 767 (10th Cir. 2013).
A different circumstance arises when the movant does not have the burden of proof. In this circumstance, the movant contends that the non-movant lacks sufficient evidence to establish a prima facie case. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 325 (1986). The moving party must identify why the respondent cannot make a prima facie showing; that is, why the evidence in the record shows that the respondent cannot establish a particular element. See Collins, 809 F.3d at 1137. If the respondent comes forward with sufficient competent evidence to establish a prima facie claim or defense, then a trial is required. Conversely, if the respondent's evidence is inadequate to establish a prima facie claim or defense, then no factual determination of that claim or defense is required and summary judgment may enter. See Shero v. City of Grove, Okla., 510 F.3d 1196, 1200 (10th Cir. 2007).
IV. Discussion
A. Intentional Interference with Contract (Count II)
The Court begins its analysis with SGS's claim against Mr. Linsley and Mr. Guarnera for intentional interference with contract. The contract in question is the SGS LOI[4] with Hudbay.
The elements of the tort of intentional interference with contractual obligations under Colorado law are: (1) the defendant was aware of a contract between two parties, (2) the defendant intended that one of the parties breach the contract, and (3) the defendant induced the party to breach or make it impossible for the party to perform the contract.[5] Krystkowiak v. W.O. Brisben Cos., Inc., 90 P.3d 859, 871 (Colo. 2004); Lutfi v. Brighton Cmty. Hosp. Ass'n, 40 P.3d 51, 58 (Colo.App. 2001). Mr. Linsley and Mr. Guarnera essentially contend that summary judgment is appropriate on SGS's tortious interference with contract claim because SGS has not come forward with evidence to establish that they made it impossible for SGS to perform under the LOI.
Greatly summarized, the LOI called for SGS to make an initial payment of $3 million to complete the first step of the Hudbay acquisition. The sale was not consummated, and the question presented is whether SGS has produced competent evidence that would suggest that Mr. Linsley and Mr. Guarnera engaged in actions that prevented SGS from making that payment and consummating the sale. SGS contends that Mr. Linsley and Mr. Guarnera interfered with the LOI by representing to it that Centurion “was obtaining financing (and in fact the Koreans would do the deal)” and that SGS relied on those representations such that, after negotiations with Centurion fell through, they were unable to “find[ ] other financing” before the LOI expired.
Claim against Mr. Guarnera:
No evidence in the record shows any act by Mr. Gaurnera that can reasonably be construed as making any representation to SGS about obtaining financing during the SGS LOI period. According to Mr. Linsley's declaration - which SGS has not disputed - Mr. Guarnera was simply a consultant to Centurion. There is no evidence that Mr. Guarnera made representations to SGS concerning obtaining financing; rather, all such communication with Centurion was with Mr. Linsley, and at most, Mr. Guarnera was copied as a recipient on such communications. Thus, there is no showing that Mr. Guarnera ever represented to SGS that Centurion was obtaining funding with the purpose of hindering SGS's ability to perform under its SGS LOI. Accordingly, Mr. Guarnera is entitled to summary judgment on SGS's claim against him for Intentional Interference With Contract.
Claim against Mr. Linsley
As noted, above, Mr. Linsley conducted the communications with SGS on behalf of Centurion. In early March 2014, after the SGS LOI was executed, SGS, through Mr. Read, wrote to Mr. Linsley expressing SGS's interest in “selling out to the Koreans and walking away if it were made worthwhile for us.” He also advised that SGS was talking to another entity - Glencore - and that SGS's Canadian brokers were also “keen to introduce capital, ” indicating that SGS was pursuing several different sets of possible investors in addition to Centurion's Korean client. In late March, Mr. Linsley advised that the Korean client was “happy to do a deal” with SGS and requested that SGS provide a copy of the LOI, but, as discussed below, it appears that Mr. Read initially either ignored or denied that request. Following a conversation on March 27, 2014 between Mr. Read and Mr. Linsley, Mr. Read e-mailed Mr. Linsley stating that SGS needed a firm decision in the “short term” as to the structure of the deal. He acknowledged that SGS could ask for an extension of the LOI deadline with Hudbay, but that it would need justification. Mr. Read then spelled out terms of the deal that would be acceptable to SGS.
Mr. Linsley responded on April 8, 2014 by again requesting a copy of the SGS LOI, and he explained that the Koreans are “keen to do this deal” but indicated that they could not understand why they were unable to see the LOI and related documents. Between April 8 and 16, 2014, Mr. Linsley made a proposal on behalf of the Korean client, but it was rejected by SGS. By April 16, 2014, Mr. Read appeared to begin taking steps to distance from Centurion, telling Mr. Linsley that “[g]iven the huge differences between what we put on the table and apparent position of your investors, we don't think it fruitful to come back with another structure.” Although he indicated that SGS would remain open to another offer, he stated “[we] must assume that you won't be able to come up which an acceptable plan and make appropriate arrangements, which are agreeable to us in any case.”
On April 23, 2014, Mr. Read again wrote to Mr. Linsley, stating that other SGS officials had become persuaded that there were other “credible investors who are serious about investing on acceptable terms, ” and suggesting that, if Centurion wanted to do the deal, “you have to give me something in writing with which I can try to change my colleagues' view.” (At another point in the same communication, Mr. Read again emphasized that SGS had “real potential investors in place” and assured Mr. Linsley that, to the extent Centurion was “waiting for our deal to fall over… it will not.”) Mr Linsley offered to send over a proposal subject to another site visit, but Mr. Read rejected the offer. Finally, on April 24, 2014, Mr. Read wrote to Mr. Linsley indicating that SGS was no longer interested in pursuing a deal with Centurion, stating that “we want to concentrate efforts on parties that we believe will invest alongside us.”
The foregoing evidence is not sufficient to demonstrate a triable issue of fact as to whether Mr. Linsley's communications with SGS operated to prevent SGS from finding other financing. From the outset, the SGS LOI expressly represented that SGS's willingness to buy Hudbay was not dependent upon SGS obtaining financing. (Instead, it contemplated that SGS would finance the initial $3 million payment through an initial public offering.) Even during SGS's negotiations with Centurion, Mr. Read made clear to Mr. Linsley that SGS was also courting other interested investors who were themselves capable of reaching a deal. Whether Mr. Read's representations were true - that other investors did indeed exist - or simply stalking horses intending to induce Centurion into agreeing to a deal is irrelevant: Mr. Linsley can hardly be said to have intentionally interfered with SGS's deal with Hudbay ...
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Henry Sarson & Sons
January 3, 2016 T Farrell 1 Comment
Sarson’s is the leading brand of malt vinegar in Britain.
Sarson’s claimed in 1860 that the business had been established for “upwards of fifty years”, which suggests an establishment date of around 1810.
A Mr Sarson was established as a vinegar brewer on Craven Street, City Road, London, by 1822.
Premises had been removed to the corner of Brunswick Place, City Road, London by 1830.
James Sarson (born 1791) was head of the business by 1841.
Sarson’s “Pure Malt Vinegar” was being advertised in the press by 1842.
James Thomas Sarson (born 1821) had joined his father in business by 1846, and the firm began to trade as Sarson & Son.
Henry Sarson enters the business
Henry Sarson (born 1825), brother to J T Sarson, had joined the business by 1847.
James Thomas Sarson was described as a vinegar and mustard merchant in 1851. The business was relatively small at this time.
Sarson & Son branded its product as “Virgin Vinegar” from 1861 in order to indicate its purity at a time when food adulteration was rife. Most vinegar brewers added sulphuric acid to their product to decrease the necessary fermentation period.
Sarson & Son did not add caramel to darken their vinegar, unlike most brewers, so their product had a much lighter colour than its rivals.
Sarson was advertised as a high quality vinegar. It was packaged in capsulated bottles to prevent tampering, and sold through 3,523 outlets by 1871.
Henry Sarson employed 20 people, including four carmen, four van boys, three clerks, three women and six salesmen, by 1881. The business was still a relatively modest concern.
Henry Sarson & Sons; mass production
Henry Sarson’s two sons, Henry Logsdail Sarson (1861 – 1918) and Percival Stanley Sarson (1867 – 1951), had entered the business by 1892, which began to trade as Henry Sarson & Sons.
Percy Sarson was a keen businessman, with a feisty personality.
Henry Sarson retired from the business in 1893.
Henry Sarson & Sons had been converted into a private limited company by 1900.
Over one million gallons of vinegar were brewed in 1913.
In 1919 Sarsons fired an employee of 16 years service after she took her sick child to hospital.
In 1921 the company was accused of fixing the market to keep the price of malt vinegar artificially hight.
Acquisition by Crosse & Blackwell
Crosse & Blackwell acquired Henry Sarson & Sons and Champion & Slee, another large London vinegar brewer, in 1929. The merger brought together the three largest vinegar brewers in the South of England.
The Crosse & Blackwell vinegar interests were merged with those of Distillers and Beaufoy Grimble to form British Vinegar with a capital of £450,000 in 1932.
Over five million gallons (around 23 million litres) of vinegar were brewed in 1950.
The Virgin Vinegar brand name was phased out in the 1950s.
Holbrooks & Co, with a vinegar brewery in Stourport, was acquired in 1954.
A site was acquired from the Co-op at Middleton, Manchester in 1968.
Subsequent ownership
Nestle of Switzerland took full control of British Vinegar in 1979.
The London vinegar brewery was closed in 1991.
The Stourport brewery was closed in 1999 with the loss of 22 jobs. Production was relocated to the larger Middleton site.
Sarson’s vinegar was the leading vinegar brand in Britain by 1999, with around a third of the market.
Sarson’s was acquired by Premier Foods in 2002. Over 5.5 million litres of vinegar were sold every year.
Mizkan of Japan acquired Sarson’s in 2012.
Sarson’s is made from a 9.5 percent alcohol barley wine that the company brews itself. The vinegar is matured for seven days in large oak vats.
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Kodiak Maritime Museum
7,500 Years of Karluk Sockeye Salmon
It is July, the peak of summer on Kodiak Island, and salmon are returning in their millions to the island’s rivers, and to the prince of Kodiak’s rivers, the Karluk, on the southwest coast of the island. Like many Kodiak rivers, the Karluk River system supports all five species of salmon native to Alaska- pinks, chums, silvers, kings and sockeyes, but it is the sockeye, the red salmon, which have made the Karluk arguably the greatest salmon river in the world.
Sockeye, or red, salmon
The word “Karluk,” is itself derived from the Alutiiq word for salmon, “Iqaluk,” and these noble fish have been spawning in the Karluk since the retreat of the last ice age glaciers about 8,000 years ago. Archeological evidence indicates the first humans on Kodiak arrived not long after the ice went away, in skin boats from Asia by way of the Aleutians and the western Alaska coast. As evidenced by their hunting tools found near the mouth of the Karluk, these immigrants focused their food gathering efforts on the hunting of marine mammals, but as subsequent cultures evolved on Kodiak, the focus of their diet changed from seals, sea lions, and the occasional whale, to salmon.
Sockeye swim into the Karluk for six months, beginning in May, peaking in late summer, and still coming in decreasing numbers well into the fall, with stragglers as late as December. This easily obtained protein source, available fresh for half the year and handily converted to dried salmon for the fishless winter and spring months, allowed the Alutiiq people and their ancestors to divert a substantial portion of their time and energy from food gathering to the pursuit of high culture. All summer they caught salmon with nets in the lagoon at the mouth of the river and in v-shaped stone weirs they built in the river itself, which forced the salmon to pass through narrow apertures where they could be speared or driven into woven basket weirs. By the time the Russians arrived in the late 18th century, the Alutiiq at Karluk had developed a society rich in politics, art, and religion, all made possible by the easy availability of the king of fish.
The Russians of course were single-mindedly obsessed with the gathering of sea otter skins, not salmon, and despite their need for cash, viewed the fish almost exclusively as a food source for themselves and their coerced Alutiiq hunters, not as a source of capitalist wealth. While there is evidence the Russians sold some dried and salted salmon from Karluk to markets in California, they never exploited the incredible resource of the river’s sockeye run to its full potential.
Historians have long conjectured on what might have been if the technology of the hermetically sealed tin can had become available to the Russian American Company in those last years of their Alaskan venture, when the sea otters had run out and the colony was bleeding money. Instead, in 1867, ten years after the Hume Brothers began canning salmon on the Sacramento River, the Czar sold Alaska to the Americans. By the early 1870s, having already fished out the rivers in California, Yankees began canning salmon in Southeast Alaska, and in 1882 built the first cannery on Karluk Spit, where the river emptied into Shelikof Strait.
Salmon canneries at the Karluk River, 1880s.
For five years it was the only cannery at Karluk, but within a few years the spit was covered with other wooden cannery buildings, net warehouses, workshops and housing for the seasonal workers. The money to build the canneries came from San Francisco and New York, the fishermen were mainly working class Americans and recent European immigrants, and the cannery workers were Chinese. The local Alutiiq found their livelihoods where they could in this newly arrived industrial scene, as cannery workers or as fishermen working for the canneries.
In these first years of the canning industry at Karluk the extravagant wealth which might be taken from the river became apparent to the American capitalists. In 1882, 58,000 salmon were canned at Karluk, in 1887 a million, and for several years in the 1890s, more than three million fish a year were commercially harvested and canned at Karluk. The largest Karluk harvest ever was in 1901, when 4 million sockeye were caught and canned, and the largest escapement was in 1926, when 2.5 million fish made it past fishermen’s nets into the lake. (This number must be qualified by the fact that escapement was not measured at Karluk before 1920) The run declined from there, unsteadily, with good years and bad, but trending always downwards, until the nadir of the Karluk fishery in 1955, when fewer than 30,000 sockeye were caught.
Beach seining at Karluk, 1960s
Until the 1940s the fish were mainly caught with beach seines, some as long as 300 fathoms- 1,800 feet. One end of the net was anchored to the beach on the spit and the other end was towed out into the water with a steam launch, around the schools of salmon, and back to the beach, at which point the fish were loaded into carts and rolled directly into the canneries. It was a very efficient system. After the Second World War beach seines were gradually replaced with seines deployed from boats- the same kind of net, except a boat held both ends of it, which allowed fish further from shore to be captured. Fishing went on six days a week, and each year’s management of the fishery was decided in a smoky room in Seattle by cannery owners and Federal fisheries managers. Concern for the future of the run was trumped by the desire for profit.
And then in 1959 Alaska became a state, and as our local narrative has it, with the end of 80 years of cannery influenced management, the hiring a young cohort of Alaska Department of Fish and Game fish managers, and decisions based on the best available science, the salmon runs were saved. The Karluk sockeye run has been rebuilt, though not to historic levels. After a few bad years around 2010, the run this year is healthy again, with about 200,000 sockeye having escaped up river past fishermen’s nets so far this season, and 150,000 sockeye harvested.
Kodiak salmon, and especially the Karluk sockeye, have been lucky in their choice of spawning habitat. In recent years it has become apparent to fisheries scientists that rearing habitat is the single most important factor in the health of a salmon run. This would explain why hatcheries, fishing reduction, and even the elimination of fishing altogether, cannot always save a salmon run which has no clean place to mate and lay its eggs. The placing of thousands of small streams around Puget Sound into culverts since the 1960s has been blamed for the decline of a once massive silver salmon resource there, and the threat of mines in the watershed of Bristol Bay looms as an existential threat to that fishery. But with neither an encroaching population nor mineral wealth, managers and fishermen on Kodiak are cautiously hopeful that, barring unforeseen effects from climate change, salmon will live here forever.
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High School Girls Arrested in Murder Plot
High School Girls Accused In Murder Plot:
Two girls were suspended from high school on Friday after they were arrested on charges of plotting to kill a female student and dispose of her body.
Jerrica Lee Garn and Rachel Whitmore face felony charges, NBC 4's Mike Bowersock reported.
The two girls, age 15, are students at Clear Fork High School in Belleville.
The threats allegedly were both verbal and written in the form of passed notes.
The Richland County sheriff told the Mansfield News Journal on Monday that there were a series of verbal and written threats and that they were more substantiated than other threats.
No details yet on the motive.
However this is believed to be one of the suspect's MySpace. It's a "friends only" MySpace. It shows the last log in was 1/26/06 which was the night before they were arrested.
More details as they become available.
TOF to LiLO.
Posted by Trench Reynolds at 11:52 AM 14 comments:
Was lethal force justified?
Some Question Whether Deputy Was Justified In Shooting:
Some people have been leaving comments on my site asking if lethal force was justified in the police shooting of Christopher Penley. Maybe this article will answer some of those questions...
Mike Weippert received the Purple Heart after he was stabbed in the line of duty and needed more than 200 stitches on his face. Ten years later, Weippert is again being attacked, this time for his use of lethal force on a 15-year-old student.
"Twenty years on sheriff's office, 17 years on SWAT. It's a difficult situation for a lot of people," said Sheriff Don Eslinger.
The decorated SWAT member, who volunteered to talk with elementary and middle schools, isn't talking. But others are wondering out loud, why not a Taser instead of a gun?
"I understand the distance wasn't conducive to the utilization of a Taser and, plus, when I guess a firearm is pointed, a Taser is not necessarily the most appropriate means to deal with that," Sheriff Eslinger said.
Now I'm not a cop but think about it. Christopher Penley brandished an authentic looking gun. Before the standoff with police he had held another student hostage. Then when confronted by police he held the gun to his own head then raised it at police like he was going to fire. The police had no way of knowing if the gun was real or not even if Christopher Penley's father did get word to them. His dad can say it's a fake but there's no real way of knowing until the weapon is in police hands. And even if the distance was conducive to using a taser if an officer used a taser on an armed subject there's no way to guarantee the suspect wouldn't pull the trigger firing wildly.
It was an unfortunate and tragic incident but I think the police did the best job they could.
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By Gary Nisbet Peter Smith
A monumental sculptor, he was born in Dyke, Morayshire, and trained with J & G Mossman before opening a rival firm specialising in the production of granite monuments for Glasgow's cemeteries.
He became the manager of Mossman's granite workshop in 1875, and subsequently purchased the firm in 1891 soon after John Mossman 's death, and continued to operate under the firm's original name, as well as signing many monuments with his own name.
He originally set up on his own as a sculptor in granite and freestone in 1878, with premises at St James' Cross, Stirling Road, and in 1879 he moved to 8 Mason Street (now part of Cathedral Street), and lived nearby at 30 Taylor Street, where he occupied a three-room apartment together with his wife, Margaret Nicol, and their four sons, James Nicol Smith, George, Peter and Alexander.
By 1885, he had also set up a workshop at Sighthill Cemetery, and a new home at 79 John Knox Street, which he occupied until 1894, when he moved his family to 126 Montrose Street, and by which time he had already taken over J & G Mossman .
Under his direction J & G Mossman produced a considerable number of monuments for the Necropolis and other cemeteries in Glasgow, and exported monuments to others throughout Scotland and to the USA.
His important Necropolis work includes the stonework for the monument to Alexander McCall, designed by C R Mackintosh , with a bronze portrait panel by J P Macgillivray (1888) and the monument to the architect Thomas Gildard, which incorporates a bronze portrait relief by William Shirreffs (1896).
He also produced an astonishing number of Celtic crosses for the Necropolis, carved with a variety of designs and motifs, some of which were devised by major Glasgow architects. A particularly good example being the elaborately carved cross to William Craig Blackburn, which was designed by James Thomson (1903).
A good example of Smith's work outside Glasgow is the monument to James Allan in Helensburgh Cemetery, which features a huge marble roundel carved with the Agnus Dei (1891).
In 1908, he moved the firm's workshop and office to 18 Cathedral Street, which he ran until his death on 24 May 1911, after which the firm passed to his decendants, the Nicol Smith's and Pollock Smith's.
Smith was buried in the Necropolis, his grave marked with a granite monument produced by his own firm, and which survives intact.
His successors relocated the firm's premises again in 1915, to 56-60 Cathedral Street, which it occupied until 1977, when a they moved their workshop and head office out of the city to 42-4 Parkhead Road, Alloa, Clackmannanshire.
The firm still retains a showroom in Glasgow, at 284 High Street, Glasgow.
POD , 1878-1977;
Census Returns, 1881, 644-5, Book 5;
Information from J & G Mossman Ltd;
Information from Kenny Pollock Smith;
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How much emphasis is Obama going to put on veterans tonight? Check out some of the top concerns advocacy groups hope he addresses:
Fire and Forget: The Biggest Problem Veterans Still Face
Everyone visit the Obama library years from now, pull all the reporter emails on the tan suit tweet and then decide whether to laugh or cry
by pfeiffer44 via twitter 1/21/2015 1:35:37 AM
We know Pres Obama will likely mention a wounded vet at #SOTU tonight. The real question is will he focus on policy to help that vet? #IAVA
— Paul (PJ) Rieckhoff (@PaulRieckhoff) January 21, 2015
George Washington is waiting for #SOTU to start here at the Capitol, watching everyone head inside. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B71cgV4CQAA5B-B.jpg
As President Obama promotes his new Cuba policy, administration officials are stressing that the U.S. will have more influence over the island when relations are normalized. They say the U.S. can be a more effective voice for democracy and a robust civil society if Cuba is no longer isolated and citizens have access to the outside world. Those who oppose the policy say the U.S. is rewarding the Castro regime's human rights abuses. Cuba, meanwhile, appears to be attempting to lower expectations before a U.S. delegation begins talks with Cuban officials Wednesday in Havana. Read more: ow.ly
The president has said he would veto any bill from Republicans that threatens to pull apart Obamacare, and some GOP members are going after the Affordable Care Act's definition of a workweek. Under Obamacare, the traditional 40-hour workweek was shortened to 30, meaning anyone who works that amount must be offered health insurance coverage by an employer. Not surprisingly, employers across the nation support a 40-hour workweek definition, while unions oppose it. Read more about the full debate.
by Kimberly Leonard edited by U.S. News & World Report 1/21/2015 1:21:58 AM
Counting down to the State of the Union? Try your hand at some SOTU trivia, like which president started the tradition of having a hero sit in the first lady's viewing box? Get that answer (Hint: We may have given it away) and more here.
More economic complexities:
While job opportunities are growing, ratings still aren't at pre-recession levels.
Americans say they are falling behind on cost of living.
Although both Republicans and Democrats agree that inequality has grown, agreeing on what to do about it is a different story.
In Obama's speech, he'll tout progress that includes "a growing economy, shrinking deficits, bustling industry and booming energy production." In the rebuttal by Sen. Joni Ernst, she'll emphasize the other economic side: "We see our neighbors agonize over stagnant wages and lost jobs ... Americans have been hurting."
So, who is right?
Per usual, the truth is somewhere in the middle. A growing number of Americans think the economy is doing well.
But, it's still a top issue for many.
It's also true that the U.S. budget deficit is at a low.
But wages aren't really growing.
by Lindsey Cook via U.S. News Media Group edited by U.S. News & World Report 1/21/2015 1:04:00 AM
by The White House via twitter 1/21/2015 12:55:23 AM
by Andrew Soergel edited by U.S. News & World Report 1/20/2015 11:55:45 PM
Along with the economy, Obama's job rating has gone up recently. He'll likely reference the changes as fodder against the Republican-controlled Congress, which has voiced concern about Obama's willingness to use executive action to achieve his remaining policy goals.
by Lindsey Cook via U.S. News Media Group 1/20/2015 11:55:01 PM
Obama's planned remarks on cybersecurity:
“No foreign nation, no hacker, should be able to shut down our networks, steal our trade secrets, or invade the privacy of American families, especially our kids. We are making sure our government integrates intelligence to combat cyber threats, just as we have done to combat terrorism. And tonight, I urge this Congress to finally pass the legislation we need to better meet the evolving threat of cyber-attacks, combat identity theft, and protect our children’s information. If we don’t act, we’ll leave our nation and our economy vulnerable. If we do, we can continue to protect the technologies that have unleashed untold opportunities for people around the globe.”
by U.S. News & World Report 1/20/2015 11:48:42 PM
Obama's planned remarks on the fight against the Islamic State group:
"“In Iraq and Syria, American leadership – including our military power – is stopping ISIL’s advance. Instead of getting dragged into another ground war in the Middle East, we are leading a broad coalition, including Arab nations, to degrade and ultimately destroy this terrorist group. We’re also supporting a moderate opposition in Syria that can help us in this effort, and assisting people everywhere who stand up to the bankrupt ideology of violent extremism. This effort will take time. It will require focus. But we will succeed. And tonight, I call on this Congress to show the world that we are united in this mission by passing a resolution to authorize the use of force against ISIL.”
Excerpt from Obama's 2015 State of the Union:
"We are 15 years into this new century. Fifteen years that dawned with terror touching our shores; that unfolded with a new generation fighting two long and costly wars; that saw a vicious recession spread across our nation and the world. It has been, and still is, a hard time for many.
But tonight, we turn the page."
by U.S. News & World Report via U.S. News Media Group 1/20/2015 11:42:35 PM
"Defiant in the face of the new Republican majority, President Barack Obama will press Congress Tuesday night to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans, then funnel the revenue into tax cuts for others and programs to make community college and child care more affordable." Read more.
Obama will likely speak a few minutes over an hour.
Among the guests sitting with first lady Michelle Obama tonight will be Alan Gross and his wife, Judy. Alan was imprisoned in Cuba for five years before he was released on humanitarian grounds last month. His release was a part of the opening of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba, which had no official ties for more than 50 years.
by Teresa Welsh via U.S. News Media Group edited by U.S. News & World Report 1/20/2015 11:33:25 PM
Pick any two presidents to compare the most distinct words used in their State of the Union addresses with this tool.
by Lindsey Cook via U.S. News Media Group edited by U.S. News & World Report 1/20/2015 11:25:00 PM
Tonight, we'll likely hear echoes of proposals Obama has made in past State of the Union addresses that he hasn't delivered on, such as tax and energy reform goals. Check out all his past proposals and see which ones he has completed in this WSJ graphic
Will there be an 'Oh My!' moment in the State of the Union this year? Here are five things to watch for during the speech tonight.
How many times do you think Obama will say "middle class" in tonight's speech? How about "health care" or "education"? Use a tool from National Journal to submit your predictions before the speech and see how you do.
During her 2014 campaign for U.S. Senate in Iowa, Joni Ernst released one of the country's most memorable videos, in which she not only said she would make politicians squeal like the hogs on the farm where she grew up, but also that she would work to repeal Obamacare.
Ernst, who has now been in office only a few weeks, is set to deliver the Republican response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech tonight. It’s likely, however, that her message about the Affordable Care Act this time will take more of a “repeal and replace” approach – which seems to be favored among congressional Republicans, particularly given the high number of people who have signed up for insurance under the law during the second year of open enrollment.
Though Ernst has not publicly released information about what she might say, a GOP address from July 2014 offers some clues:
“We believe Obamacare is not improving health care in America, but making it worse. We need, and must demand, more individual control over our health care decisions, not less. Parents and doctors know what’s best when it comes to the health of their child, not the government. We need to start over and create real, meaningful health care reform that allows us Americans to choose the plans they want, the doctors they need, at a cost they can afford.”
by Kimberly Leonard via YouTube edited by U.S. News & World Report 1/20/2015 11:02:33 PM
(Gina Whang/Wikimedia Commons)
by Kimberly Leonard via U.S. News Media Group edited by U.S. News & World Report 1/20/2015 11:02:29 PM
President Obama begins his seventh year in office Tuesday facing a Congress where both the House and Senate are in the hands of the opposition party. He shares this in common with every other president fortunate enough to even have a seventh year in office since the 1950s.
... from NPR
by Lindsey Cook edited by U.S. News & World Report 1/20/2015 10:25:16 PM
Will President Obama talk about war tonight? #SOTU (He kind of has to, right?) ow.ly/HEzam
by U.S. News via twitter 1/20/2015 10:21:33 PM
So even if you care nothing about the speech: DRINKING GAME.
Rep. Massie: 'If you see someone not paying a lot of attn to the president' at #SOTU 'it's going to be me' finding hemp bill cosponsors
by stevennelson10 via twitter 1/20/2015 10:17:04 PM
Obama can blame more than just disinterest for falling State of the Union ratings. (We're looking at you, cord-cutters.) http://ow.ly/HF18z
Get smart on France's war footing following the Charlie Hebdo Paris attacks:
France, U.S. Draw Clear Lines from Paris to ISIS, al-Qaida
Will Obama follow up with similar rhetoric tonight?
by Paul Shinkman via U.S. News Media Group 1/20/2015 10:06:54 PM
President Francois Hollande aboard the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. (SIPA/AP)
by Paul Shinkman via U.S. News Media Group edited by U.S. News & World Report 1/20/2015 10:06:50 PM
Tonight the president will propose formal sick, maternity and paternity leave, which could assist caregivers and new parents. Obama to Promote Sick, Family Leave
by Kimberly Leonard via U.S. News Media Group 1/20/2015 9:50:39 PM
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., center, joined by Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., left, and Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., holds a press conference hours before the president's State of the Union Monday about the Keystone XL Pipeline bill, which is being debated in the Republican-controlled Senate despite President Obama's threat to veto it. See a gallery of the Keystone XL Pipeline's journey.
(J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
by Diana Soliwon via U.S. News Media Group 1/20/2015 9:49:15 PM
Tonight, some lucky government official will be missing from the State of the Union crowd.
Flanked by security worthy of a president and an aide carrying the codes needed to destroy the world, this person will head to an undisclosed location during President Barack Obama's speech. In the event of a fatal attack on Obama and other top government officials, this person would become president.
Although the tradition of the "designated survivor" started with the Cold War, it's become more serious since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Here's a timeline showing the officials who held the role in the past.
by Lindsey Cook via U.S. News Media Group edited by U.S. News & World Report 1/20/2015 9:45:02 PM
Care about your Internet speed? Then you'll probably care about the speech tonight. Here's why.
(Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
by U.S. News & World Report via U.S. News Media Group 1/20/2015 9:39:58 PM
Of 22 guests seated in the first lady’s box tonight, six were selected to epitomize the president’s health care agenda. They include:
- Bill Elder, a cystic fibrosis patient who speaks to “the promise of precision medicine,” a kind of research Obama hopes to expand.
- Victor Fugate, a health care worker who found health insurance on the exchange after he was laid off.
- Nicole Hernandez Hammer, a researcher and mobilizer addressing how climate change disproportionately affects the health of the Latino community.
- Larry Merlo, president and CEO of CVS Caremark, which became the first major retail pharmacy to do away with tobacco sales.
- Astrid Muhammed, a wife and mom who was able to enroll in health insurance through the marketplace despite a brain tumor diagnosis. Fully covered by insurance, she received a surgery to remove the tumor.
- Dr. Pranav Shetty, global emergency health coordinator for the International Medical Corps, who helped establish and run Ebola treatment and training centers in Liberia.
by Kimberly Leonard via U.S. News Media Group edited by U.S. News & World Report 1/20/2015 8:32:03 PM
Days after NASA confirmed 2014 was Earth’s hottest year on record, a leading climate scientist will sit with first lady Michelle Obama for the president’s State of the Union address Tuesday night. Read more on what to expect from Obama on climate change and the energy industry.
(Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images)
Create Your Own State of the Union Address
The Sunlight Foundation created a tool using language modeling that allows users to generate a random State of the Union address based on speeches by past presidents. Use sliders to indicate how much language you want from each president.
by Lindsey Cook edited by U.S. News & World Report 1/20/2015 7:42:56 PM
Gallup has released a poll comparing American sentiments in January 2008, around the lead-up to the last State of the Union before Barack Obama was elected president, to those this year. The poll shows American opinion has changed the most in the last seven years in the area of race relations. In 2008, 55 percent of Americans said they were satisfied with race relations, compared to 30 percent today.
The drop is likely driven by the recent outrage over the deaths of unarmed African-Americans – specifically Eric Garner, Tamir Rice and Michael Brown – at the hands of law enforcement, and that anger has evolved into a larger conversation about the role of racial bias in policing. While no members of Brown's family nor the families of other African-Americans involved in high-profile, police-involved deaths are listed among the president's guests for the evening despite calls from the Congressional Black Caucus to invite them, the issue of policing tactics is still expected to come up tonight. Additionally, Los Angeles Police Department Capt. Phillip C. Tingirides, who leads an effort to improve community-cop relations, and his wife will be in attendance as guests of the first lady.
by Tierney Sneed via U.S. News Media Group edited by U.S. News & World Report 1/20/2015 7:38:49 PM
Who's attending the SOTU tonight as guests of the White House? Former Cuban prisoner Alan Gross and eight lucky letter writers.
(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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News FROM March 2016
Work in progress: Audition
2016-03-28Audition
A remake of the 1999 horror by Takashi Miike, Director TBA.
When the 1999 film was screened at the Rotterdam Film Festival 2000 it had a record number of walkouts. At the Swiss premiere a member of the audience passed out and needed emergency room attention.
Work in progress: The Wall
The story is set in the middle kingdom, China and takes off when a roman legion reaches the Great Wall.
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National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE) Inspire … Then Educate
A Commitment to a Powerful Story
Embraced Pedagogy
Learning Community Model
Student Spaceflight Expts Program
Voyage National Program
To Earth and Beyond
MESSENGER Educator Fellows
Videoconference with Astronauts
Compendia of Lessons
Engaging Reading
Clarke Institute
SSEP – Real Spaceflight, Real Science: A Remarkable Look Back at Mission 1 Flight Experiment Selection
Published on March 9, 2012 by Jeff Goldstein in Program News
We have never told the complete backstory for selection of the flight experiments for Mission 1 to ISS. So here it is. It’s a pretty remarkable, very real world window on spaceflight and science. And it is a powerful teachable moment as Rebecca Mitchell, the teacher facilitator for one of the two Houston flight experiments pointed out last week.
To all teachers and administrators reading this, we’d like to invite you to put SSEP to work for your students in a whole new way. SSEP is real science and real spaceflight, all the time. It’s already engaged many students across your community, and likely has been covered by local media, so it’s objectives and program operations are familiar. The challenge—use the SSEP experience for ALL students of science across your community as a series of teachable moments, as a window on how research is really done. Shouldn’t that be a core objective of science education—an understanding of how science is actually undertaken by researchers? The challenges along the way? The journey? And you have real researchers in your community. They are the student Principal Investigators, Co-Investigators, and Collaborators that designed experiments and wrote proposals to represent your community in orbit. Think about this … your community has its own space program … and your student researchers enable it, can take pride in it, and should talk about it.
One way to put the, e.g., Fitchburg, MA, or Charles County, MD, or Houston ISD Space Program to work for you is to put your student proposing teams to work as Ambassadors. Have them visit other classrooms and other grade levels across your community, maybe visiting other schools. Have them talk about how they first noodled ideas for, and then formally designed an experiment based on the constraints of mini-lab operation and spaceflight operations to and from low Earth orbit (think about what you just read!) Have them talk about what it’s like writing a real research proposal and the proposal selection process. Have your selected flight experiment team talk about the process for loading the mini-lab, how it will get to the International Space Station, and how they will analyze their experiment samples on return to Earth.
We always think of astronauts as heroes and role models we’d like to get in front of a class. But wait a second, what about all the scientists and engineers that make spaceflight and space science possible? And what about your own student SSEP researchers? Should they not be role models and heroes to other students? There is real opportunity here for inspiration of the next generation through leveraging of the SSEP experience.
OK, now for the untold story of Mission 1 flight experiment selection. What a great set of teachable moments.
Here is how it was supposed to play out—
The Student Spaceflight Experiments Program is proud to report that there were a total of 779 proposals submitted from student teams across the 12 communities participating in Mission 1 to ISS—by far the greatest number of proposals received for a SSEP flight opportunity to date. Of those, 382 proposals were put forward for review by Step 1 Review Boards in each of the communities. Each Step 1 Review Board selected up to three finalist proposals, which were submitted to the National SSEP Step 2 Review Board. On December 13 and 14, 2011, the Step 2 Review Board met at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, reviewed all 35 finalist proposals, and selected one proposal to fly for each community, for a total of 12 flight experiments. The national press release announcing the selection of the Mission 1 to ISS flight experiments is provided in a January 5, 2012. SSEP National Blog post. It is noteworthy that the 779 proposals received reflected a total of 3,490 students fully engaged in experiment design.
Congratulations to the thousands of students and their teachers participating in the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program for the first mission to the International Space Station. Well done!
THE REST OF THE STORY (welcome to the world of REAL spaceflight): In the midst of formal selection of the Mission 1 to ISS flight experiments, NanoRacks informed NCESSE that based on recent conversations with NASA regarding payload handoff to the Russians, they had to alter an important constraint on Aquarius, the Mission 1 experiments payload. Aquarius could no longer be refrigerated during transport from Houston to Kazakhstan, and during its storage at the launch site before being placed on Soyuz 30. This had the potential to significantly impact all flight experiments given that proposing teams were designing their experiments with refrigeration in mind. All 12 student flight teams were very rapidly asked to do a careful review of their experiments in light of the loss of refrigeration. For 3 communities it was found that the flight experiment would be severely impacted. For each of these three communities, the other finalist proposals were rapidly re-evaluated by their student teams to see if refrigeration was a requirement. Luckily, for all three communities a second flight experiment was identified and NanoRacks agreed to fly two experiments for each of these communities. A total of 15 experiments are therefore flying in Aquarius to ISS, including the three secondary flight experiments. All of this was taking place against a very fast moving clock, where a list of all experiment fluids and solids flying needed to get to NASA toxicology at Johnson Space Center or risk loss of flight of the Mission 1 payload.
We notified SSEP leadership across the Mission 1 communities regarding the crisis at hand via phone calls and an email titled “Urgent Communique On Flight Experiment Selection – Houston We Have A Problem”. The experience at the local level that ensued was captured in a series of emails by Wyeth Collo, the SSEP Community Program Director in San Marino, California:
Note that times below are in EST as received by NCESSE in Washington, DC, while Wyeth is in California, 3 hours earlier.
12/14/11, 10:56 pm: NCESSE issues Communique
12/14/11, 11:20 pm: Unfortunately received. This is real science.
12/15/11, 12:07 pm: Knowing now that refrigeration is an issue, a different proposal might have been selected that does not require refrigeration. I am assuming this is not possible.
12/15/11, 1:12 am: I do understand. While many of the teams focused on refrigeration as a means of controlling growth as outlined in previous emails and postings, this change is tough so late in the game. [using a natural selection metaphor] As I tell my students… adapt, migrate or die…. migrating and dying are not options here.
Timing on this end is going to be tough since we are entering into finals, but again, we will make the necessary changes.
12/15/11, 1:35 am: I just [got] off the phone with the team leaders, two of the proposals require refrigeration on both ends of the experiment, while one needs only [on one] end. However, changing the quantity of cells initially loaded and delaying the mixing might not require refrigeration since the time from returning to earth and returning to the experiment teams is not too long. i will have the other experiment ready in the morning as soon as i get in.
12/15/11, 1:45 am: I hope for good news tomorrow. get some sleep.
12/15/11, 11:27 am: Good Morning. Do you need a written change in protocol so as to accommodate the change in refrigeration? I have all three teams working on changing their procedures. Do you need written changes sent to you for approval [of a second flight experiment] prior to [the 12 noon EST] deadline?
12/15/11, 7:42 pm: Good Evening Jeff. Today/last night was interesting and intense. When I got to school today, I had to cancel lecture and call all the kids from all three teams in. By the time they assembled, it was now 8:10 and I explained to everyone what the new rules were and if you want to play, you had to change or modify the procedures. I told them they had 45 minutes to get this done. As a teacher, watching these three groups come together and problem solve gives me hope for the future. Today was exciting and exhausting. I’m sure it’s worse for you.
I want to say thanks for the opportunity. With that being said, we want more…
I have included the Implementation plan [for Mission 2 to ISS].
This is REAL science and REAL spaceflight. It is not nice and neat. It is not predictable. Often you need to get that roll of duct tape out to save the day (watch Apollo 13, the movie). Every one of the student teams across the nation stepped to the plate in a big way that day back in December 2011. We should all be incredibly proud of them.
And … that wasn’t the end of the story. On January 30, 2012, 12:30 am EST, NanoRacks informed NCESSE that Soyuz 30, the Aquarius launch vehicle, failed a critical pressurization test (see February 1, 2012, SSEP National Blog post). On February 13, 2012, NCESSE was officially notified that in response to the failure NASA had moved Aquarius from the Soyuz 30 to SpaceX Dragon launch vehicle, launching out of Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This meant that refrigeration was restored, all 15 experiments would still fly, and SSEP would be part of history as Dragon became the first commercial vehicle to dock with ISS, heralding in a new era in space travel. All this is covered in the February 13, 2012, National Blog post.
Now you know the rest of the story (so far). You might want to get reacquainted with the experiment teams that took part in this behind-the-scenes adventure by visiting the SSEP Mission 1 to ISS Experiments page.
Countdown to Currently Scheduled Launches for the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program
Completed SSEP MissionsM - Mission, L - Launch Date, R - Return to Earth Date
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Let the revamp begin
I mentioned this on social media the other day, but in cleaning out some boxes I found a tin with some gift cards (bonus!) and, more importantly for this narrative, several thumb drives. One of those thumb drives had about 2 years’ worth of photos, neatly categorized into various folders.
That in and of itself wouldn’t be blogworthy except for the fact that many of those photos were taken at a time when I was using a free Photoshop service from Adobe to hold my photos because there was a limit on how much server space I could take up with monoblogue and the photos would have quickly exhausted it. All those photos were linked, and when that particular photo service went defunct I had a lot of dead links and no photos. (Someday I may have the same issue with another one I’ve used for several years called Photobucket as I’ve been using a legacy plan of theirs for some time – it’s been many months since I’ve added photos there, though.)
On a few articles I recreated them thanks to the Wayback Machine archive, where they were still extant, but many more were lost. I had planned on seeing if they were archived on one of my old computers but the most recent laptop had multiple hard drive issues so many of those files are gone. Fortunately I’m a pack rat so this thumb drive was a find.
Among the photos I found were some of those I used for Examiner.com slideshows. For a couple years I did articles for them, placing the teaser paragraph here on my site and directing them to the Examiner site. But now those are dead links, too. So in order to not let good writing go to waste, I may see just how many of those I can fish out of internet purgatory and bring back to life.
I’m not setting a timetable for this project, and I’m probably not going to link to posts as I do them. But since I’m promoting a TEA Party book right now, it seems appropriate to point out the first two pieces I did were accounts of meetings of the Wicomico Society of Patriots, one of the offshoots of the original TEA Party gathering. (Another was the local chapter of Americans for Prosperity.) I’m working backwards through the folders I found and those were among the events I photographed.
So if you want to take a stroll back in time (throwback Sunday?) to 2012, feel free to check out two of the WSOP meetings I attended, in their restored and enhanced glory.
Author MichaelPosted on July 7, 2019 Categories Bloggers and blogging, DC Examiner, Don't Let Good Writing Go To Waste, Personal stuffTags blogging, DLGWGTW, Wicomico County Examiner, Wicomico Society of Patriots
About that TEA Party…
My “10 from 10” post this morning regarding the 9/12 Rally back in 2009 got me to pondering where the movement has gone in the intervening years.
If you’ve been a reader around here for a long time, you may recall that I covered a significant number of TEA Party-related groups that sprung up in the local area over the next couple years. Not only did we have the TEA Parties themselves that went on in both 2009 and 2010, but also groups like Americans for Prosperity and the Wicomico Society of Patriots. They went on for a couple of years but essentially died off from a lack of interest. (On the other hand, we still have the Worcester County TEA Party and 9-12 Delaware Patriots.)
Having been involved to a limited extent with the Wicomico groups, I can tell you that some of the players who remain active have gone “establishment” to the extent they remain active in the local Republican Party. Three of those most heavily involved have served on the Central Committee – unfortunately, that’s the only election where some of the TEA Party leaders have found success. While many in the area take TEA Party values to heart, they seem to vote for the names they know.
This erosion of the brand is also reflected on a national level. I used to write quite a bit about the TEA Party Patriots and expressed hope that the TEA Party Express would bring some of its star power to the region. In the last few years, though, the national movement has suffered from infighting as well as a concerted media effort to impugn the brand. I don’t hear nearly as much from the group these days, as their function has by and large been superseded by SuperPACs that fight for specific candidates or causes.
If you consider the high point of the TEA Party as the 2010 election, where the political landscape dramatically shifted in a more conservative direction in the wake of two consecutive leftward shifts as well as the adoption of an unpopular Obamacare entitlement program, then the nadir came two years later with Barack Obama’s re-election. A conspiracy theorist could point out that the 2010 election results put the Obama campaign on high alert, meaning they pulled out all the stops to ensure re-election with a little help from a compliant media. But one could counter by noting the movement wasn’t strong enough to topple frontrunner Mitt Romney and they shot themselves in the foot by staying home on Election Day. (As it was, though, Romney did get more votes than John McCain did in 2008.)
So while you can credit TEA Party principles for winning the day in 2014, the actual movement itself seems to be receding to a low tide. Since TEA is an acronym for “taxed enough already” it’s been pointed out by the Left that taxes really aren’t that bad, at least in comparison to the rates in place for administrations from Hoover to Carter. (This is a neat little chart to see the differences.) Ronald Reagan dropped rates twice: from 70% to 50% in 1982 and eventually down to 28% with the Tax Reform Act of 1986. It had been over 50 years since the top rate was less than 50%.
But that only considers income tax. Certainly as a 100-year body of work our current rates are on the low side, but back then we didn’t have the maddening plethora of taxes and fees we do now. Some are consumption-based taxes like sales tax on goods purchased or per gallon of gasoline, while others are considered some sort of “sin” tax like additional levies on cigarettes or alcohol, a combination that Marylanders endure to a larger extent than several of their neighbors. Even speed cameras could be regarded as a sort of “sin” tax, since supposedly the only ones who pay it are the ones who are speeding well above the posted limit. (Try as they might to convince us that it’s about safety, we all know they need the Benjamins. Why else would they have to install cameras in more and more dubious “school zones”?) Nor does that consider property tax, which tends to be the preferred vehicle for raising money for the public schools. In most states where districts have taxing authority, it’s not uncommon to see a school district seek three to four additional property tax levies a decade as they strive to raise funds for buildings and operations. (Maryland is different because counties pay for their portion of school funding from their general funds, so there are no ballot issues to deal with property taxes.) To make a long story short, we still consider ourselves taxed enough already.
As far as a formal movement goes, though, for the most part we are back to where we were around 2008. There is a lot of frustration with the direction of both parties, but this time rather than a movement without a leader people are going the route of a looking for a leader for what they consider their movement – hence, political outsiders Ben Carson and Donald Trump have been ahead of the Republican field for most of this campaign. (As further proof, the other side is still believed to be behind Hillary Clinton.) Carson is cast as the Godly, principled man who would quietly and reverently lead our nation in need of healing, while Trump comes across as the brash general who would kick butt and take names, restoring America to its top of the heap status.
Conversely, those who are conservative but came up through the standard political channels have fallen out of favor this cycle. In any other cycle, we would look at governors like Rick Perry, Scott Walker, or Bobby Jindal as frontrunners – instead, all three are out of the race. In terms of political resumes, the front-runners on both sides have even less to go on than Barack Obama did, and that’s saying something.
So it’s hard to tell where the TEA Party trail runs cold. I think a number of them have coalesced behind Donald Trump despite the fact The Donald is not a movement conservative. One recent rumor is that a Trump/Cruz ticket is in the works, which would perhaps appease the true believers. Trump’s success has belied the predictions of TEA Party leaders that he will be a flash in the pan.
But it appears the days of rallies like 9/12 are behind us. Such a pity.
Author MichaelPosted on November 27, 2015 Categories All politics is local, Campaign 2016 - President, Delmarva items, National politics, Politics, State of ConservatismTags 9-12 Delaware Patriots, Americans for Prosperity, Barack Obama, gas tax increase, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Obamacare, property tax, Ronald Reagan, sales tax, speed cameras, taxation, TEA Party, TEA Party Express, TEA Party Patriots, Wicomico County GOP, Wicomico Society of Patriots, Worcester County TEA Party
Harris explains his vote for Boehner
Needless to say, many conservatives around the country are disappointed (but not surprised) that the House of Representatives they elected to be the counterweight to Barack Obama decided to elect as its Speaker an insider who has shown little fortitude in fighting for the cause of limited government.
Included in that number who re-elected Boehner as Speaker was our own representative, Andy Harris. He took to social media to explain why, but I think it’s relevant to express my thoughts on why his assessment was incorrect by dividing his statement into portions.
In November, Speaker Boehner was re-nominated by the Republican House Conference without a single opponent stepping forward. That was the appropriate time for an alternative to step forward and be considered by House Republicans.
A lot changed in two months. The House vote occurred on November 13, before Barack Obama followed through on his pledge to take executive action on immigration and before the CRomnibus bill was voted on – in fact, the idea was hatched around that time. It was his handling of these two events and unwillingness to take a stand which included any slim prospect of a government shutdown which angered a number of conservatives. Too many things were taken off the table.
So the timing argument isn’t one which holds water with me.
Today’s vote on the House floor was simply whether Nancy Pelosi or John Boehner was going to be Speaker of the House.
Wrong. There was no chance Pelosi was going to be Speaker. The idea was to bring a second ballot in the hopes that Boehner would see the light, withdraw his name, and allow a compromise candidate to emerge. As Erick Erickson wrote, fellow Ohioan Jim Jordan may have been that guy.
I hope that we can now move forward and work with the Senate to pass common-sense conservative policies. If Speaker Boehner does not deliver on his promises, a Republican House Conference can be called by 50 members and I would join in that call.
Color me extremely, extremely skeptical on that one. We have a four-year track record of a lack of leadership and of kicking multiple cans down the road. And I can already see the excuses.
Over the summer: “We can’t call a conference now – we’re in the middle of working on the FY2016 budget and it would be a distraction.”
Come next fall: “We can’t call a conference now because it would handicap our nominee in 2016. The media would have a field day.”
In 2016: “It’s too close to the election, we can’t risk the infighting and distractions.” And so on. It would be a waiting game where they would hope to outlast our side.
I have no problem standing up for conservative principles to the Speaker and Republican leadership, such as my vote against the reauthorization of the Patriot Act, as well as my votes against the Ryan-Murray budget deal and debt ceiling increases.
But you voted for the CRomnibus, while civil libertarians dislike your vote for CISPA and FISA, so both these items you cite are somewhat mixed bags on the whole.
Please know that I will continue to fight for conservative values and Maryland’s First District in the 114th Congress.
You’re not off to a good start.
I go back to something I highlighted in a previous post on this subject, which reprinted a letter from the Wicomico Society of Patriots:
I am aware that it is potentially politically dangerous for Andy Harris to vote against Boehner. If Boehner were to win anyway, then he can retaliate by removing people from their prestigious positions. Andy Harris is on the appropriations committee, one of the most powerful committees. However, we did not vote for Andy Harris so that he could protect his political power in DC. We voted for Andy Harris to stop the Obama agenda. Boehner has been completely ineffectual in stopping Obama.
Sadly. John Boehner is the kind of leader who would be so petty as to punish conservative opponents – whose constituencies are the backbone of the Republican Party – so he’s no leader at all. If only he would exhibit the same backbone to the opposition. It will be worth checking out what happens to the 25 Republicans who did not support Boehner – locally Rep. Scott Rigell, who represents the Eastern Shore of Virginia, was among those opposed.
As for Harris, the questions have to be asked: is this the first major signal of the slide toward the center exhibited by those who have become comfortable inside the Beltway? And how much of an effect will it have on his 2016 prospects? It’s early but if there’s a sentiment underneath the surface that says a more conservative alternative would get the grassroots support that is needed to overcome Andy’s financial advantage – basically, that campaign would have to begin in the next few weeks given the 2016 primary is tentatively scheduled for April 5.
It’s clear that in its current configuration the First District is a Republican stronghold as Harris won in 2012 with 63% of the vote only to breach the 70% threshold in November – yet against a completely unknown, underfunded, and outclassed opponent Harris got just 78% of the primary vote in 2014. (Harris was unopposed in the primary in 2012 and beat Rob Fisher with 67% in 2010.) So Harris does have his detractors and hasn’t faced a “name” Republican opponent since his primary win (with 43%) over then-Congressman Wayne Gilchrest and fellow State Senator E.J. Pipkin.
There’s also been the sentiment that the Eastern Shore needs “one of ours” in the House. While Harris is not a stranger to the Eastern Shore, one part of the reason we were represented by Frank Kratovil for two years was Frank’s successful case that he had “Eastern Shore values” because he lived here (albeit as a come-here who lived almost within sight of the Bay Bridge.)
Perhaps the two saving graces that Andy will have is distance from the election and the slight chance that Boehner figures out the reason we elected more Republicans to the House. But that light you might see looking toward Washington is that of a whole lot of bridges burning.
Author MichaelPosted on January 6, 2015 January 6, 2015 Categories All politics is local, Campaign 2016, Delmarva items, Inside the Beltway, Maryland Politics, National politics, Politics, State of ConservatismTags 114th Congress, Andy Harris, Barack Obama, Congress, CRomnibus, E.J. Pipkin, Frank Kratovil, Jim Jordan, John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi, Rob Fisher, Scott Rigell, Wayne Gilchrest, Wicomico Society of Patriots1 Comment on Harris explains his vote for Boehner
Back to normalcy
It’s not quite as momentous as the 1920 election, where Warren G. Harding made my title part of his post-World War sloganeering, but today the holidays are now behind us, we return to the five-day workweek, and the political world awakens from its slumber later this week as Congress returns to session. (Maryland politicians will wait another week, as the second Wednesday in January falls at its latest possible date, the 14th.) Soon we will begin to see if the solutions that were promised to the voters will be the agenda for the new sessions.
But there are other aspects of “normalcy” we are beginning to see as well, as the power brokers jockey for position in the Republican Party. Case in point: the hue and cry put up by supporters of the next-highest primary vote-getter in the process of selecting a replacement for Delegate Kelly Schulz, who was tapped by Governor-elect Hogan to be his Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation. It was up to the Frederick County Republican Central Committee to select three people for a final interview process out of the sixteen applicants, and the three they selected were Barrie Ciliberti, a former delegate from Montgomery County who finished fifth in the primary (the top three advanced); Paul Stull, a former delegate who lost to Schulz in the 2010 Republican primary, closing a 16-year run in the House, and Chris Glass, Sr.
Wendi Peters, who finished fourth in the primary, did not get the nod to move on. Her sin? Not being on a slate with Senator-elect Michael Hough, Delegate Kathy Afzali, Delegate-elect David Vogt, and Ciliberti. Instead, she was a supporter of losing Senator David Brinkley – yet she had the backing of Schulz for the seat. A Central Committee chaired by JoeyLynn Hough made the selections.
I’ve been around this block a time or two. As a member of a Central Committee, our focus in selecting replacements was on whether the new person would be relatively conservative and also electable for the next term. Admittedly, we’ve had at least one swing and miss in this regard but the County Council chose not to select our committee’s top vote-getter for a 2011 vacancy. In the instance of picking a Delegate – which we had to help Somerset County do when Page Elmore passed away in 2010 – it occurred at a time when we didn’t want to influence a primary campaign in progress, so we agreed to select his wife Carolyn to finish the term.
In Frederick County’s case, an argument could be made for the former Delegates but personally I would have preferred someone younger than their late seventies, which is the case for both Ciliberti and Stull. But ignoring the voters who picked Peters as the highest vote-getter that didn’t advance – as well as the choice of the Delegate who is leaving the seat to replace her – seems to me a slap in the face to those voters over petty politics and a disservice to the Republicans they purport to represent. It’s a battle which reminds me of the entirety of the District 36 fiasco back in 2013 when Senator E.J. Pipkin resigned.
On a national level, this is reflected in the grassroots movement to dump John Boehner as Speaker of the House. Take as an example an e-mail I received from the Wicomico Patriots:
Now it is time to engage again as Congress returns on Tuesday to swear in the members and to vote for Speaker of the House. Please call or write an email to Andy Harris encouraging him to vote for a new speaker. It only takes 29 congressmen to block Boehner’s re-election as speaker. Once he is blocked, the opportunity is there for a new person to step up.
So, Andy Harris, will you listen to the people who got you elected and take the difficult step of voting against Boehner or will you continue to follow him?
Your CRomnibus vote was very discouraging to your conservative base. Do we really think that you and Boehner will suddenly get the courage to block the funding of Homeland Security in February? Do you think that blocking funding for that is easier than refusing the whole 1000 page monstrosity called cromnibus?
No, the excuses keep coming as the can is kicked down the road over and over again. Now is the time for you to stand up and fight for us.
Please do contact Andy Harris at: (202) 225-5311. (Emphasis mine.)
And here’s my own message to the Congressman:
For too long we have heard excuse after excuse from your leadership, accompanied by the promise to fight at the next critical juncture. If the Republicans want to be the opposition party they were elected by We the People to be, then they need to show some opposition on Obamacare, on securing the border and addressing executive actions further encouraging the torrent of illegal immigration, and on spending beyond our means. Collectively, you will be painted as a “do-nothing Congress” by the President, Democrats, and media (but I repeat myself) anyway so just pass those common-sense measures and dare Obama to veto them.
In short, we want a Speaker of the House with the backbone to stand up to Barack Obama so we demand you withhold your vote from John Boehner. It’s worth pointing out that a 2016 Congressional run from a conservative member of the Maryland General Assembly is possible and doable – just as you did against a sitting Wayne Gilchrest when you were first nominated in 2008. Certainly there would be a monetary disadvantage for the challenger, but in my opinion no one should be immune from a serious primary challenge – particularly if he or she isn’t listening to the wishes of the district being represented. A poll cited by Jim Geraghty of National Review Online shows 60% of Republicans would “probably” or “definitely” replace Boehner as Speaker. Even as an Ohio native, count me as a “definite.”
These are two stories to keep your eye on in the coming days. Why do I get a sinking feeling they won’t end well for the good guys?
Author MichaelPosted on January 5, 2015 January 4, 2015 Categories All politics is local, Campaign 2016, Delmarva items, Inside the Beltway, Maryland Politics, Politics, State of ConservatismTags 114th Congress, Andy Harris, Barrie Ciliberti, Carolyn Elmore, Congress, David Brinkley, David Vogt, E.J. Pipkin, Frederick County, illegal immigration, John Boehner, Kathy Afzali, Kelly Schulz, Larry Hogan, Michael Hough, Obamacare, Page Elmore, Paul Stull, Warren G. Harding, Wayne Gilchrest, Wendi Peters, Wicomico Society of Patriots1 Comment on Back to normalcy
Leaving the resistance: a case study
This article was actually going to be about one piece of information I received, but then I got another which I can tie in. I do that every now and then.
The TEA Party movement, depending on how you determine its beginning, is somewhere between five and seven years old now. Thousands upon thousands of activists have participated in it, but in reality conditions have generally become worse in terms of its main fiscal goals.
It’s a well-documented lack of success, and perhaps that lack of reward is frustrating those who want real positive change. Take this piece I received an e-mail the other day from an area TEA Party group lamenting the writer’s Independence Day plans.
This year for the July 4th Holiday I spent it doing laundry or something mundane like that. No family gathering, no special commemoration or meditation on my part to mark this critically important day. I cannot let this happen again.
When I think of the miracle of the founding of this nation and the sacrifice made by millions to preserve it I am ashamed that it passed like another day, a long weekend. I’m sure most of you reading this didn’t abuse this important day to the extent that I did – hopefully. I serve in a position of leadership in this organization; I know better. God forgive me but God help me to do better not just next year but every day from this point on.
This organization didn’t participate in (a local) event due to lack of interest from the membership. We didn’t walk in the July 4th Parade, also due to lack of interest. The Summer BBQ will most likely be pushed out again due to lack of interest. These are perhaps less important than what we do daily to mark the miracle that is this precious nation BUT they are outward expressions of our commitment to each other, to this nation, to our God in front of others. If we don’t stand up in front of an unschooled community every chance we have, how can we hope to shift this paradigm?
I know we are all tired, exhausted, hardly able to pay our bills and take care of our families. Perhaps we are in our senior years and feel that we have paid a hefty price already. Many of us are weary from trying to inform a willingly uninformed public, legislature, clergy, education system, healthcare system, etc. I get it; I’m part of that tired and huddled mass.
If you go back on my website you’ll find numerous references to TEA Party gatherings, local meetings of an Americans for Prosperity chapter, or the Wicomico Society of Patriots – these are all groups which flourished for a brief time but then died due to lack of interest, leadership issues, or both. Some of those organizers have moved into the mainstream of politics, but many others found that activism too difficult to keep up when their family’s financial survival was at stake.
But then we have the diehards, among them the purists who will accept no compromise. That’s one lament of Sara Marie Brenner, a conservative activist who announced on her Brenner Brief website yesterday that she was taking a hiatus from her news aggregation website and radio show.
I bring this up as I’ve interviewed her for my now-dormant TQT feature as well as talked about a venture she launched late last year. While I definitely haven’t agreed with her on everything and incurred her wrath by pointing out the lack of viability of her many past and present enterprises in the new media world, I think she makes some very good points in her lengthy piece.
For one, I nearly laughed out loud when she wrote about the Ohio PAC where $7,000 or the $7,400 raised went to the leader’s own company knowing that the Maryland Liberty PAC has a similar history – the majority ($14,826.03) of the nearly $26,000 MDLPAC spent last year went to Stable Revolution Consulting. It’s one thing to collect money for a cause, but the same people who question the Larry Hogan connection with Change Maryland may want to ask about that arrangement as well.
As a whole it seems that some in the TEA Party movement can’t be happy unless they either amass power and wealth for themselves – making them little better than the big-government flunkies they decry – or refuse to compromise on one particular issue, forgetting that they may need their conservative opponent for some other pressing issue tomorrow. Brenner brings up two hot-button items of interest – Common Core and Glenn Beck’s charity effort to assist the unaccompanied minors streaming over our southern border from Central America. On these I only agree with her 50% but as I said she makes other good points.
I don’t blame Sara Marie for backing away from the fray; that’s her decision just as it was to get involved in the first place – and I wish her nothing but the best in her ventures as she follows her other passions. But we have to remember that the other side wins when we stop fighting.
It was a more hopeful tone from the other side of the TEA Party:
I hope that we will always remember that no matter what the political ideology, we must find commonalities if we are going to make any progress. I hope that we make a concerted effort to reach out in peace to at least one person over the summer that we have heretofore had disagreements. We know that the truth is on our side as long as we deliver it in peace and love.
Now if anyone would have sour grapes and wish to take their ball and go home, it might be me given recent election results. Believe it or not, though, after nearly two decades in the political game I am still learning and listening, so losing an election won’t crush or define me – it just means I retire with a .500 record. But I’m still going to participate because it’s important, if not necessarily lucrative.
The trick is getting new people into the fray to replace those who can’t go on for whatever reason. Because I have a talent for writing – or so I’ve been told – I have soldiered on with this website for going on nine years. It may not be the most useful or unique contribution, but it’s what I have.
So those who have departed will be missed. However, they are always invited back once they recharge and reload because we can always use the help.
Author MichaelPosted on July 11, 2014 Categories All politics is local, Delmarva items, National politics, Personal stuff, Politics, State of ConservatismTags Americans for Prosperity, Change Maryland, Larry Hogan, Maryland Liberty PAC, Sara Marie Brenner, TEA Party, Wicomico Society of Patriots
A call to defensive action
A snowstorm two weeks ago delayed a planned work session of the Wicomico County Council to discuss the merits of joining the Clean Chesapeake Coalition. In my original piece I brought up the potential of the entire Radical Green crew showing up at the meeting to tell us we need to toe the state’s line that the rain tax is the only way to proceed.
As it turns out, the delay brings us around to an evening meeting, beginning at 6 p.m. tomorrow night, February 4. And as the Wicomico Society of Patriots points out, other items will be on the docket as well:
You may recall that the CCC is challenging the way the state is implementing Bay cleanup efforts. They emphasize putting scarce revenue resources where they will have the most benefit to the Bay. They also question the economic sense of putting billions of taxpayer dollars into one-size-fits-all, top down, solutions that not only will have severe and documented economic impacts on our region, but they emphasize that the State’s regulatory overreach will further erode our property rights and along with it our property values.
It is strongly rumored that key members of the environmental community will be there to oppose this commitment by the county to support the work of the CCC. It is vital that you be there to make your concerns known, whether you actually speak or by virtue of your mere presence.
Also, please plan to be there for the regular council legislative session. The council will hear testimony on the $3.47 million budget shortfall, which was apparently due to overly optimistic revenue estimates by Mr. Andy Mackle’s office, and how to deal with it. Also, there will be discussion and a vote on whether to grant raises to the offices of county sheriff, county administrator, and county council.
To put things in perspective, the annual raises put together will probably not equal the $25,000 the Clean Chesapeake Coalition asks for. And I can already picture Radical Green’s argument that the budget deficit surely precludes spending the money. Honestly, I don’t mind the raises for the County Council; in fact, I would argue they should make the wage an amount more commensurate to that of a full-time worker, at least for one term. (We can reserve the declining salary idea I had for the General Assembly for a second term, since I think $40,000 a year may attract a better field of local candidates to County Council.)
Having said that, though, I think that if there’s a chance that spending $25,000 gives us a chance of being off the hook for $1 billion or so – depending on whose estimate you believe – in the long run, we should take it. Otherwise, we’re being asked to annually spend an amount of money (page 27 here) which is not that far away from the county’s total budget of around $120 million. Instead, the CCC has a rational plan to deal with the problem at its source first and see how much progress is made by that step. Granted, I would like to know that cost estimate but it’s likely to be far less than the state’s proposals.
Moreover, I think this environmental sword of Damocles hangs over our local business community and contributes to the employment shortfall which has led to the loss of revenue. Let’s face it: at the present time Wicomico County doesn’t have a lot going for it in terms of a business-friendly tax policy or infrastructure to move goods from point A to point, and B we’re hemorrhaging jobs because of these disadvantages. Obviously a great deal can be done with a change in state leadership, but local officials need to do their part as well and supporting the work of the CCC seems to be an effective step in the right direction.
So, since I cannot make it Tuesday night due to a previous commitment, consider this my open letter to County Council supporting the Clean Chesapeake Coalition and its efforts.
Author MichaelPosted on February 3, 2014 February 3, 2014 Categories All politics is local, Business and industry, Delmarva items, Maryland Politics, National politics, Politics, Radical Green, State of ConservatismTags Clean Chesapeake Coalition, Radical Green, Wicomico County Council, Wicomico Society of Patriots
Opposing a good idea
This came to me from the Wicomico Society of Patriots:
Citizens of Wicomico:
There is a county council meeting this Tuesday, January 21, at 10 a.m. that should not be missed by anyone concerned about their property rights, property values, and drastically increasing levels of taxation.
Your input is essential to let the counsel know how you feel about this county fighting back against legislation and regulation that will significantly effect our way of life here on the shore. The Septic Bill (SB236), the Phosphorus regulations, the Accounting For Growth land use regulations, and the 1.2 billion dollar estimated cost for imposing the Phase II Watershed Implementation Plan (on Wicomico County alone) are in play this Tuesday.
Several weeks ago in conjunction with a County Council meeting our County Executive, Rick Pollitt, pledged his support and that of the county in backing the work of the Clean Chesapeake Coalition. He also pledged $25,000 to help with the work of the Coalition. The Clean Chesapeake Coalition is the working group for those counties and other organizations and individuals who believe strongly that the state’s efforts at Bay cleanup, including those listed in the paragraph above, are not supported by sound science and will impose huge costs on individuals and businesses with very little if any measurable gain in the stated goal of Bay water quality improvement. The work of the Coalition is an outgrowth of the activism on the part of those Maryland rural counties who began to organize over two years ago in response to these onerous, questionable, and prohibitively expensive state mandates.
Partly in response to pressure from environmental groups, the Wicomico County Council voted to allow testimony and public comments in a future council work session prior to the council voting whether to go forward with county support for the Clean Chesapeake Coalition, or not. That work session is this Tuesday and should start around 12:30. I hope I can count on you to be there; and please pass the word.
So here’s the scoop: bowing to the same environmentalists who take the ideas “not supported by sound science” as gospel, the County Council is going to allow them to speak and try to back the county away from the $25,000 investment in the Clean Chesapeake Coalition. I’m not thrilled about dropping $25,000 on the effort, but if it saves us the $1.2 billion tab the county is supposedly on the hook for it would be money well-spent.
Obviously the same old environmentalist wackos will be there to spout their tired line that we need to pay more to make sure the Bay is pristine. They probably were tipped off to the hearing before anyone else.
I also realize that many of us work for a living; in addition, the weatherman is predicting about 4 to 8 inches of global warming, er, snow for tomorrow. For some, no big deal, but on Delmarva many freak out at the sight of a flake so proceedings may be delayed. It’s also worth pointing out that a future vote is in the offing for this so you can make your feelings known after the hearing (if it occurs) as well.
We all want the Chesapeake Bay to be a usable body of water for all those who depend on it. But the question is truly whether the additional taxes and restrictions on our freedom to develop our property as we see fit are worth a marginal improvement in water quality which could be wiped out by inaction by another state. In my opinion, the answer is no.
Update: the work session scheduled for this afternoon has been cancelled. Those environmentalists who worship Gaia may be cursing her for bringing the half-foot of snow and giving the side of common sense more of a heads-up to prepare.
Author MichaelPosted on January 20, 2014 January 21, 2014 Categories All politics is local, Business and industry, Delmarva items, Maryland Politics, National politics, Politics, Radical Green, State of ConservatismTags Chesapeake Bay, Clean Chesapeake Coalition, Radical Green, Rick Pollitt, SB236, Wicomico County Council, Wicomico Society of Patriots1 Comment on Opposing a good idea
A monoblogue year in review
Having a holiday schedule based on Wednesday holidays seems to play havoc with the news cycle, as there’s not much going on with Maryland politics right now. By the time the holiday hangover is done, it’s the weekend.
So over the next four days I’m going to provide for you a look back and look forward. As part of that, tonight’s post will be the look back, with some of the highlights of my political coverage – and a couple other items tossed in for fun as well. This is the first time I’ve tried this, so I’ll see how it goes.
The year began, as it always does, in January. As will be the case even moreso this year, political fundraising was in the news as there was a surprise leader in the gubernatorial money race on the GOP side. Another highlight of the month was a spirited and enlightening discussion of state issues at the Wicomico Society of Patriots meeting – something all too infrequent this year, unfortunately.
But the highlight of the month was my two-part coverage of the Turning the Tides conference in Annapolis. which had a plethora of good speakers and discussion. It was so good I had to post separately on the morning and afternoon events.
In February my attention was turned to several topics, particularly providing coverage of the financing and the events surrounding the Salisbury municipal elections, for which the primary was February 26th. A key issue brought up was a state mandate for the city to help pay for cleanup of Chesapeake Bay, to the tune of $19 million a year.
Another state mandate took center stage in February, as the Wicomico County Council held a Tier Map forum to find out citizens weren’t exactly enamored with the idea. As part of that I read from my written testimony on a Tier Map repeal bill, which wasn’t the only testimony I wrote – I also put in my two cents on the gun grab bill.
We also found out that month that the Maryland GOP would get new leadership following the resignation of Chair Alex Mooney.
March found me continuing my coverage of the Salisbury city elections, but only backing one candidate. More important were local developments on the state level, where the Second Amendment was a hot topic for a local townhall meeting and our county’s Lincoln Day Dinner.
But the highlight for me, by far, was my day at CPAC. That turned out to be a two-part set of posts.
As the area began to wake up from a winter slumber in April, so did the political world as it turned from the General Assembly session to the 2014 campaign. The Salisbury city elections went as expected, so I turned my attention to the race for state party chair. Interim Chair Diana Waterman ran a campaign which was at times embroiled in some controversy, but prevailed on enough supporters to make it through the lengthy grind of campaign forums (including one in Cambridge on the eve of the state convention) and win the remainder of Alex Mooney’s unexpired term. But even the convention itself had its share of ups and downs, particularly a chaotic ending and a rebuff to new media.
While that was happening, the 2014 election was beginning to take shape, with familiar names both trying their luck again and trying for a promotion. Others had interesting endorsements as feathers in the cap.
But it wasn’t all political in April. The outdoor season began with two local mainstays: Pork in the Park and the Salisbury Festival. I also found out I was immortalized on video thanks to Peter Ingemi, better known as DaTechGuy.
Those things political slowed down in May, with just a little reactionary cleanup to the state convention to begin the month, along with other reaction to the recently-completed General Assembly session. In its wake we also had turnover in Maryland House of Delegates GOP leadership.
But one prospective candidate for governor announced other intentions, leaving another to confirm what we knew all along.
On the fun side, I enjoyed Salisbury’s Third Friday celebration with some friends and stopped by to see them at another barbecue festival, too.
June began with a visit from gubernatorial candidate David Craig, who stopped by Salisbury and in the process gave me an interview. And while he didn’t make a formal tour, fellow Republican Ron George made sure to fill me in on his announcement and establish tax cutting bonafides. We also picked up a Republican candidate for an important local seat and found out political correctness pays in the Maryland business world.
A local doctor gave us his perspective on Obamacare and our area celebrated the chicken in June, too. I also learned of a special honor only a handful of political websites received.
As is often the case, our wallets became a little lighter in July. In the aftermath, we found out who David Craig picked as a running mate and welcomed both of them to our Wicomico County Republican Club meeting. I also talked about another who was amassing a support base but hadn’t made definite 2014 plans at the time.
On the other side of the coin, we found the Democratic field was pressing farther away from the center, a place the GOP was trying to court with the carrot of primary voting. Meanwhile, the political event of the summer occurred in Crisfield, and I was there.
There were some interesting developments in the new media world as well – a plea for help, a shakeup in local internet radio, and my annual monoblogue Accountability Project all came down in July.
The big news in August was the resignation of State Senator E.J. Pipkin, and the battle to succeed him. And while one gubernatorial candidate dropped out, another made his intentions formal and stopped by our Wicomico County Republican Club meeting as well. Even Ron George stopped by our fair county, although I missed him.
It seemed like the gubernatorial campaign got into full swing in September – Charles Lollar announced in an unusual location, the Brown/Ulman Democratic team came here looking for money, Ron George tangled with Texas governor Rick Perry and showed up to make it three Wicomico County Republican Club meetings in a row with a gubernatorial candidate, and Doug Gansler decided to drop by, too. On the other side, Michael Steele took a pass. I also talked about what Larry Hogan might do to fill out the puzzle.
Those up the Shore made news, too. Steve Hershey was the survivor who was appointed State Senator, and I attended the First District Bull Roast for the first time. I’ve been to many Wicomico County Republican Club Crab Feasts, but this year’s was very successful indeed.
September also brought the close of our local baseball season. As is tradition I reviewed the season, both to select a Shorebird of the Year and hopefully improve the fan experience.
October was a month I began considering my choice in the gubernatorial race. That became more difficult as Larry Hogan took an unusual trip for a businessman and Charles Lollar’s campaign worked on self-immolation, while Doug Gansler needed his own damage control.
I also had the thought of going back to the future in Maryland, but a heavy dose of my political involvement came with the tradtional closing events to our tourist season, the Good Beer Festival and Autumn Wine Festival.
Most of November was spent anticipating the Maryland GOP Fall Convention; in fact, many were sure of an impending announcement. Honestly, both may have fallen into the category of “dud.” But all was not lost, as the month gave me the chance to expound on manufacturing and share some interesting polling data.
Finally we come to December. While the month is a long runup to the Christmas holiday, I got the chance to again expound on manufacturing and come up with another radical idea for change. We also got more proof that our state government is up for sale and those who are running for governor place too much stock in internet polling. My choice is still up in the air, even after compiling an 11-part dossier on the Republicans currently in the race.
Locally, we found a good candidate to unseat a long-time incumbent who has long ago outlived his political usefulness. And the incumbent will need to watch his back because Maryland Legislative Watch will be back again to keep an eye on him and his cohorts. I’ll be volunteering for a second year,
And while I weighed in on the latest national diversion from the dreary record of our President and his party, I maintained two December traditions, remarking on eight years of monoblogue and days later inducting two new players into the Shorebird of the Week Hall of Fame.
You know, it was fun going down memory lane for 2013. But tomorrow it will be time to look forward, beginning with the local level.
Author MichaelPosted on December 28, 2013 December 29, 2013 Categories All politics is local, Business and industry, Campaign 2014, Delmarva items, Maryland Politics, National politics, Personal stuff, Politics, State of ConservatismTags Alex Mooney, Autumn Wine Festival, Business and industry, Campaign 2013 - Salisbury, Charles Lollar, CPAC2013, David Craig, Diana Waterman, Doug Gansler, E.J. Pipkin, Good Beer Festival, Larry Hogan, Maryland GOP, Maryland Legislative Watch, monoblogue Accountability Project, Obamacare, Pork in the Park, Rick Perry, Ron George, Salisbury Festival, Second Amendment, Shorebird of the Week Hall of Fame, Shorebird of the Year, Steve Hershey, Third Friday, Turning the Tides Conference, Wicomico County, Wicomico County Council, Wicomico County Republican Club, Wicomico Society of Patriots, Year in Review3 Comments on A monoblogue year in review
Going for the throat
Every so often I have to just sit and shake my head.
As I usually do when I look at Facebook, I take a look at what various groups post on their pages. Last night I spied the Wicomico Society of Patriots page and found that Andrew Langer had posted a link to a Red Maryland article claiming Matthew Adams of Somerset County was behind a fairly new blog that seemingly, in the eyes of those on Red Maryland, exists only to bash them and those who work with that group, particularly my friend Jackie Wellfonder. The Red Maryland post, written by Mark Newgent, is based on photos from this post at the MD Watch site.
So I was appalled to see over 170 comments on that Facebook post, most consisting of a running argument between Langer and various local WMSOP members including Julie Brewington, who’s had her own share of run-ins with Red Maryland leading to her naming by the blog as Maryland’s least valuable conservative player.
Yet in reading all of the blow-by-blow regarding this situation, there’s one question Mark Newgent, who’s usually a pretty good investigative reporter, missed: who is the “we” referred to in the MD Watch post? Obviously Matt Adams was there at the Hogan event and I’ll allow the allegation that he was in the Executive Committee meeting to take the unflattering photo of Jackie from behind to stand for the sake of argument, given the case put together by Mark.
But is it Matt Adams who is writing as a collective “we” of the Lollar campaign or did someone else use the photos attributed to Matt in writing the Hogan/Wellfonder hit piece, which is authored by “James”? “James” is one of the two attributed writers on the MD Watch site; the other is “Veracruz.” Other posts have no attribution. Find out who “James” and “Veracruz” are and we’ll get a long way toward solving some problems.
Lord knows I haven’t often agreed with Matt Adams on many things – for example, he was a Diana Waterman backer – but I don’t see the evidence he did anything but take the pictures and own the domain name to the administrative part of the Lollar website. I’ve figured out that the guys at Red Maryland don’t care much for Matthew Adams and Julie Brewington (and seem to have a pretty dim view of the Lollar campaign in general) but I don’t see the leap to the accusations they made in their post. We may find out the owner(s) of MD Watch have nothing to do with any campaign and just like stirring crap. If so, sad to say they did a good job.
Then again, as poorly written as that MD Watch website is I would probably hide behind anonymous pseudonyms, too. Rehashing press releases is one thing, and I often use excerpts myself. But at least I try to advance conversation with them. And, for heaven’s sake, use spellcheck and proofread!
However, I do agree with a point Andrew Langer made in the long Facebook discussion – where is Julie Brewington in condemning the Wellfonder photo, particularly given Julie’s past history with being the subject of leering, candid photos, or shots she was the subject of but thought better about later on? I get the “freedom of speech” part, but don’t act the victim then when it’s pointed at you.
When I write, I try to use facts and learned opinion in my argument. My learned opinion of the Wellfonder photo is that it was garbage and doesn’t belong in a serious discussion. If anything, I would suggest that there’s a little jealousy of Jackie in play here, since she’s rather rapidly become part of the insider GOP crowd in the state. To make fun of her size, well, I thought we got past that once we left junior high. (And yes, I’m on the portly side too. Jackie likes her Starbucks, I like my chocolate.)
Still, it’s unfortunate that there’s no shortage of bad blood these days from a few who apparently fall within the tent of Charles Lollar supporters directed at Jackie, who’s doing her best to make a living at disseminating the campaign knowledge she’s learned over the last few years. She’s starting small, running a Delegate race, and so far seems to be successful with her instincts. We’ll see how it all works out come June, both in the Delegate race she’s running and her bid for our county’s Central Committee, which wasn’t news to me. Guess I won’t be on the bottom of the ballot this time.
Red Maryland is what it is; we’ve had our differences and I’m sure they may crop up again. Personally, I have to say these two wrongs don’t make a right.
You know, I’m not from Maryland, so I didn’t really know a lot about the whole blue crab thing growing up. (But I know what a buckeye is, both the object and the food product.) One tidbit I’ve learned since moving here, though, is that a group of crabs, when caught in a crab pot, will work together in one key respect: to pull down the leader who tries to escape. Obviously that’s good for those who are looking for dinner, but Maryland Republicans seem to have this crab mentality down pat.
We can argue now, but I want to make sure that on June 25 it’s full speed ahead getting rid of the Democratic dominance in this state. I know some will protest about my choice of words and say they should have the right to defend themselves, but I think most would agree that petty crap like this has to come to a halt. Just remember who perpetuates it henceforth.
Author MichaelPosted on November 27, 2013 September 14, 2014 Categories Campaign 2014, Delmarva items, Maryland Politics, Politics, State of ConservatismTags Andrew Langer, blogging, Charles Lollar, Larry Hogan, Red Maryland Radio, Wicomico Society of Patriots5 Comments on Going for the throat
Two chances to meet
Next week local Wicomico County readers (or those within driving distance) will have a chance to help “Build A New Maryland” or “Achieve The Dream.”
First up: the Wicomico County Republican Club meeting Monday evening, where Ron George will be the third gubernatorial candidate in as many months to speak before the club. If time allows beforehand, George may drop by the club’s happy hour which will take place this month at the Cellar Door Tavern on Camden Street, just off the Downtown Plaza, from 5 to 6:30. The regular monthly meeting of the WCRC takes place at the Salisbury Chamber of Commerce on East Main Street, beginning at 7:00. Ron will get the opportunity to speak close to the top of the agenda, so be there early.
Then on Wednesday night, fellow candidate Charles Lollar comes to Salisbury to address the Wicomico Society of Patriots meeting at Brew River on West Main Street, beginning at 6:00.
Julie Brewington passed the note along to me:
It has been some time since we have formally met. It seems the state and the country are sinking further into despair. I know it’s very discouraging for liberty minded people. Once again the election cycle is rolling around and we have a chance to get involved and influence it. The good news is that we have some very promising candidates that could alter the direction of this state. I think it’s timely that we would meet again to interview the candidates for the jobs that they are seeking as public servants.
All she asks is that you e-mail her [julie.brewington (at) comcast (dot) net] to let her know you’re coming so she can give Brew River an estimate of the number coming.
It’s exciting to see this much attention paid to the Eastern Shore between the three main contenders for governor, as I’m sure David Craig is planning more visits as well.
Author MichaelPosted on September 20, 2013 September 20, 2013 Categories All politics is local, Campaign 2014, Delmarva items, Maryland Politics, Politics, State of ConservatismTags Charles Lollar, David Craig, Ron George, Wicomico County, Wicomico County Republican Club, Wicomico Society of Patriots
Upcoming jobs rally accessible to locals
In case you haven’t heard – and there’s a pretty good chance you haven’t, what with all the summer activities going on – there’s a D.C. March for Jobs coming up on Monday, July 15.
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Cathy Keim of the Wicomico Society of Patriots alerted me to a local bus which is going to the event, embarking from Salisbury at 5:30 a.m. It won’t cost riders anything but their time and may be a tipping point in killing this amnesty bill once and for all.
And note the group which is putting this together: the Black American Leadership Alliance. While it’s a fairly new group, they have managed to secure a little bit of media coverage, survived a Twitter attack, and aroused the ire of People for Against the American Way. They’ve also put together a good roster of speakers for the March for Jobs, including former Congressman Lt. Col. Allen West and Senator Ted Cruz, who was just added to the list.
Overall, they restate a good point which has been made by others – allowing those here illegally to stay without significant punishment will only intensify the competition for the lower-rung jobs many in the black community rely on. And while my long-term preference would be for all members of our society to improve themselves so that they can take on tasks requiring more skills, the reality is that we’ll always need ditch diggers and they’re not going to be paid a whole lot. At the current time many in the black community face direct competition in the job market from illegal aliens who are happy to work under the table for less money. (Anecdotal evidence also suggests illegal aliens who have been here awhile and began to move up the job chain are also worried about a new influx of even cheaper workers, sort of like how the Chinese have been aced out by even cheaper Vietnamese labor.)
But there is the emotional argument about separating families by deportation and how it wasn’t the kids’ fault the parents came here illegally. It’s how we were saddled with in-state tuition for illegal aliens; too many voters believed the sob stories and forgot we are a nation based on the rule of law.
This brings up a point somewhat unrelated to the D.C. March for Jobs, but an idea worth discussing nonetheless. While I’m normally well in line with the Competitive Enterprise Institute – citing CEI is common around these parts – I tend to disagree with them on the immigration issue. Yet they came up with this:
(T)o prevent individuals from overstaying their visas, Congress should scrap time-restricted work visas and move to a system where the IRS withholds a certain percentage of guest workers’ wages until they either naturalize or return home.
It’s part of a sequence which, to them, would also include a higher number of guest worker visas. I may not mind that either, provided those who are here illegally return home to apply for them. Somehow I don’t think all that many would take up that sort of offer, and why should they when we bend over backwards to cater to them despite their shadowy status?
But returning to the main subject of this piece, hopefully there will be a good showing of local people at this Washington event. Yes, it is very early in the morning but Cathy figures on a 2 p.m. return so there’s time for a siesta upon arrival in Salisbury.
Author MichaelPosted on July 5, 2013 July 4, 2013 Categories Business and industry, Delmarva items, National politics, Politics, State of ConservatismTags Black American Leadership Alliance, Competitive Enterprise Institute, D.C. March for Jobs, illegal immigration, Lt. Col. Allen West, People for the American Way, Ted Cruz, Wicomico Society of Patriots
Odds and ends number 71
Since it’s Super Bowl Sunday and the better part of my audience is going to be tuned into the game because the hometown Ravens are playing, I thought it a good time to clean out my e-mail box and join the celebration. (As a Lions and Browns fan, I’m watching for the commercials. Maybe someday I can have a rooting interest.)
Last week those of us in Maryland were subjected to the State of the State address by Governor O’Malley. In the footnoted version, it’s 14 pages of bilge and big government. The “official” Republican response by Delegate Andrew Serafini (the last 15 minutes here) seemed awfully tepid, so you knew others might have both barrels blazing.
Enter Change Maryland head Larry Hogan, who skewered O’Malley’s speech with a rhetorical spit:
Governor O’Malley’s slogan used to be ‘believe’ but that speech was pure make believe. The Governor continues to misuse facts to portray a false narrative of his administration’s legacy. Only Martin O’Malley could actually call a 30 percent increase in spending and a budget he has increased by $9 billion as making government smaller…The governor said he cut $8.3 billion but that’s just not true. He has increased spending every single year since he has been governor, a total of more than $9 billion. So his math is off by more than $17 billion.
He talked of making tough choices, but after 24 consecutive tax and fee hikes, the only tough choice he has to make is what can we possibly tax next?
Governor O’Malley said we have the worst traffic congestion in the nation. On this we agree. But he failed to tell you that he is the reason we are in this predicament because he diverted funds from the transportation trust fund to pay for other things, and then of what was left in the transportation budget, he only allocated a tiny amount to roads.
He talked about what he inherited. I was a cabinet secretary in the previous administration, and I can tell you that when we turned the keys over to the O’Malley administration, we had a billion dollar cash surplus in the bank, and the state was in the best fiscal shape it had been in decades.
Just six years later and by any objective measure, by any objective group, the state is in far worse shape than ever before. Businesses, jobs and taxpayers are fleeing our state in record numbers. We have fallen behind all the states in our region and most states across the country in nearly every economic indicator.
But Larry saved the best for last:
Unfortunately he checked out of this job some time ago, and is focused on his next one. His entire focus is about his national political aspirations and not about the needs of average hard-working Marylanders who continue to struggle.
I guess he means O’Malley’s future job as a consultant? Sure, he may run for the 2016 Presidential nomination and maybe try again four years later. But Maryland’s getting tired of his one-trick act.
While Hogan may or may not be running for governor, we know David Craig is. His reaction, in part:
Today Governor O’Malley offered a narrative about better choices in his State of the State Address. I share the Governor’s passion for better choices and a better Maryland. The Governor’s choices; however, have resulted in a higher tax burden for Maryland families and businesses, increased regulation, and a myriad of unfunded mandates passed on to local governments.
I would like to offer an alternative vision. We need to strive for the “Best Maryland”. The Best Maryland begins by government allowing individuals and business to lead in partnership with the State. We need to continue to improve our state, but not at the expense of the taxpayer.
We need to make pragmatic choices that balance our priorities and encourage private-sector growth and investment. The “Best Maryland” begins with an approach where our state is not dominated by one set of ideas and one set of leaders.
Is there really anything to that statement? Honestly, who wrote that?
At least with Delegates Susan Aumann and Kathy Szeliga, you have the scripted banter of a rebuttal. It’s worth pointing out that the wind turbines would be in the Atlantic Ocean, not Chesapeake Bay.
But the reaction to one portion of the State of the State address will be seen this coming Wednesday as Second Amendment supporters gather in Annapolis to protest the gun grabbing bill sponsored by Martin O’Malley. Those coming from the lower Eastern Shore to protest have an additional travel option. From the Wicomico Society of Patriots:
Things are heating up in Annapolis with two important hearings occurring on February 6th. The gun hearing will be held before the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee at 1:00 p.m. and Mike McDermott’s repeal (HB106) of the 2012 septic bill hearing will be held before the Environmental Matters Committee (House of Delegates) at 1:00 p.m.
If you would like to attend to testify on either of these issues or to protest, then you can drive up yourself or you can sign up to ride on a bus with other patriots.
Bus Option #1: Worcester Tea Party and Stop Agenda 21 are sponsoring a bus to go to Annapolis on Feb. 6th. The bus will leave WOC Park & Ride at 7:30am and Boscov’s in Salisbury at 8:15 am. Call 410 251 3585 or 410 430 7282 to reserve your seat. Also, you can email: www.worcestercountyteaparty.com or stopagenda21maryland.org for more information. Cost is $10.
Bus Option #2: Jamie Wink at Wink’s Gun Shop in Princess Anne is also sponsoring a bus to go to Annapolis. Please call Jamie at 443 783 3993 for more information about this bus trip. Cost is $20.
I think Jamie Wink would be a great monoblogue advertiser, how about you?
One important note about the proceedings:
If you are testifying: Please arrive as early as possible to sign in, the committee will take sign ins until about noon. You will be given 3 minutes to speak.
If you are submitting written testimony you must bring a copy for each of the Senators who sit on the committee (11 copies) and submit them to Committee staff before noon so they can make sure all of the Senators have the materials on their desks.
There are various parking garages in Annapolis, or you can park at the Naval Academy Stadium and ride the Annapolis Shuttle/Trolley to Lawyers Mall – The Senate Building is right across the Street.
Be prepared to spend the whole day here, whether you testify or not, what is important is that we are there in numbers to stand in opposition. We need thousands of gun owners.
They have all night. However, a little organization may be in order as those who rode the bus (and may have to return by a set time) should speak first. Also be aware that the committee chairs (Senator Brian Frosh and Delegate Maggie McIntosh) are probably going to be more of a stickler for rules and time limits from the pro-liberty side than from those wanting gun restrictions and more oppressive government.
More on SB281 from the National Association for Gun Rights:
Senate Bill 281 drastically broadens the definition of an assault weapon and constitutes one of the most outrageous assault weapon bans proposed in the country.
This bill classifies 15 different types of semi-automatic pistols as “assault weapons” as well as certain types of shotguns and rifles.
This means that if Senate Bill 281 passes these guns will be illegal to purchase or bring into the State of Maryland.
This 38-page bill also bans high-capacity magazines limiting ammunition magazines to 10 rounds.
If this bill becomes law, it criminalizes all citizens owning newly banned weapons unless they immediately register their guns with the State of Maryland.
Gun owners who don’t register their “banned” weapons would face up to 3 years in jail or a $5,000 dollar fine under O’Malley’s Gun Grab Bill.
Current law governing carry permits in Maryland makes it almost impossible to carry, yet this bill will make it even harder by requiring a new 16-hour handgun training course.
To purchase or rent a handgun, citizens will now have to pay roughly $400 dollars in fees, background checks, training courses, and finger-printing.
How many criminals will this make out of otherwise law-abiding citizens? Registration can be the first step toward confiscation.
I can almost guarantee you that a vote on SB281 (whether a floor vote or committee vote) will be part of the 2013 monoblogue Accountability Project.
But let’s not forget the federal level. I received this note from Heritage Action for America, which alerted me that they are “…looking to build a movement of conservative activists in these areas to hold Congress accountable.” I think I have enough readers all across the Shore who can fit the bill.
These readers (and many others) owe it to themselves to consider a piece by Bradlee Dean at The Brenner Brief. You probably remember Bradlee from his visit last October to the Wicomico Society of Patriots meeting, but in this case he’s speaking more about the idea of obedience to the state rather than to God, and how to reconcile the two.
Finally, the question on everyone’s mind: who will win the big game, the Ravens or 49ers? For the Move America Forward group and their troop care package competition, it’s a razor-thin margin after the 49ers jumped out to an early lead. We’ll see if the real Super Bowl follows the same pattern.
My prediction: Ravens, 30-28. Not that I much like it, but Baltimore’s shown a history of winning games they had no business winning – just ask Cleveland, Kansas City, San Diego, Denver, and New England (arguably Dallas, too.) A little karma the other way and they may have been 8-8.
But at the end I’m going to say what I have said for many years, beginning with ex-wife #1:
Me: Well, the Super Bowl is over, so you know what that means…
Spousal unit: What?
Me: (in a rising voice): Only seven days until PITCHERS AND CATCHERS REPORT!! (Nine for Orioles fans.)
Bring on the baseball season, baby. My Tigers have some unfinished business to take care of. (Sorry, Orioles. Your time will come.)
Author MichaelPosted on February 3, 2013 February 3, 2013 Categories Delmarva items, Detroit Tigers, Maryland Politics, National politics, Personal stuff, Politics, Sports, State of ConservatismTags Andrew Serafini, Bradlee Dean, Brian Frosh, Change Maryland, David Craig, Detroit Tigers, Heritage Action for America, Kathy Szeliga, Larry Hogan, Maggie McIntosh, Martin O'Malley, Mike McDermott, Move America Forward, National Association for Gun Rights, Second Amendment, Susan Aumann, Wicomico Society of Patriots1 Comment on Odds and ends number 71
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Indian Women Barred from Temple Despite Court Order Vow to Keep Fighting
April 4, 2016, 5 years ago
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Policemen patrol past Hindu devotees as they wait in a queue to pray at a temple during the Mahashivratri festival. A Mumbai court last week said it is the fundamental right of a woman to enter any place of worship that allows men access, and that the state should protect this right. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey
By Rina Chandran
MUMBAI, April 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Scores of women who were barred entry to a Hindu temple in western Maharashtra state despite a court order in their favour have vowed to carry on the fight for equal access to places of worship, with the government also backing the court’s stand.
A Mumbai court last week said it is the fundamental right of a woman to enter any place of worship that allows men access, and that the state should protect this right.
Yet villagers prevented the women from entering the temple, with police dragging away and detaining the activists briefly.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over the weekend reiterated his support for the court order.
“There is no place for discrimination in Hindu culture,” he said at a public rally. “We will implement the honourable high court’s decision in true spirit.”
The Shani Shingnapur temple in Ahmednagar in western India has barred women for centuries from the inner sanctum that is dedicated to Shani, or Saturn. It is one of a handful of Hindu temples in the country that does not allow women entry.
The fight for equal access for women has sparked similar campaigns in other places of worship and triggered a wider debate on women’s rights, with the hashtag #RightoPray trending on Twitter.
The popular Sabarimala Ayyappa temple in southern Kerala state, which denies entry to women of reproductive age, is the subject of a petition in the Supreme Court.
A separate group of women is demanding access to a landmark mosque in Mumbai.
Trupti Desai, leader of a group that has led the protest for entry in the Shani Shingnapur temple, said they would file a contempt petition against the state if it failed to do so.
Authorities at the Trimbakeshwar temple in Maharashtra, which is also the subject of protests by women for denying them access, on the weekend said it would not allow men or women to enter the inner sanctum henceforth.
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The History Of Tarmac
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We don’t tend to pay much attention unless there are potholes in the road. But without it – cars wouldn’t roll, planes wouldn’t take off, and we wouldn’t have smart driveways! Pelsall Tarmacadam take a look at this bituminous substance, in a bit more detail……
Who Invented Tarmac?
Edgar Purnell Hooley – to be precise.
In 1901, literally at the end of the Victorian era, and right in the middle of huge industrial changes, transportation links and ease were vital.
Canals formed a huge part of the industrial network, but road travel was becoming more viable. Petrol-powered cars had been around for approximately 15 years and people wanted to get places – faster! That meant the road surfaces had to be improved.
How Did The Idea Come About?
Purnell-Hooley was a county surveyor in Nottingham, who was in the course of his business one day when he noticed an un-rutted and dust-less patch of road as he was leaving the local iron works.
With his curiosity fired-up, he made enquiries, and it was revealed that a barrel of tar had burst open, and the spillage covered with slag.
Hooley immediately saw the potential and began to experiment – with a British patent for the process of mixing tar with slag being obtained in 1903.
By the middle of that year, he’d chosen a traffic-heavy spot and laid a length of his new invention along the road. This was monitored by the local paper, ‘the Newark Advertiser’, who reported it as being ‘as good today as when new’. The rest is history!
Early Surfaces
However, Edgar was actually improving on previous efforts – there had been other attempts, most notably those of John Loudon McAdam – a Scottish engineer who pioneered a type of road construction around 1820.
McAdam’s method was simple but more effective at protecting roadways than previous efforts. He asserted that massive foundations of rock upon rock weren’t needed and that just native soil alone would support the road and traffic using it,
(as long as it was covered by a road crust that would protect the soil underneath from water and weather).
McAdam’s method sufficed for a period of time, but quickly became obsolete due to its high manual labour requirement. This left the door open for subsequent improvements, including those of Edgar Purnell Hooley, whose method involved mechanically mixing tar and aggregate prior to lay-down. This was then compacted with a steamroller. The final flourish was to add small amounts of Portland cement, resin, and pitch.
Tarmac – (short for tarmacadam) is the name for the material patented by Edgar Purnell Hooley. It’s also used (rightly or wrongly), for a variety of other materials which include:
Bituminous surface treatments
Tar-grouted macadam and,
modern asphalt concrete.
and even airport aprons, “ramps”, and runways – (as in ‘the plane is on the Tarmac. Even though this is technically concrete!)
In 2014 the UK Government spent £967m on pothole repairs – enough to fix 18 million potholes a year!
The average asphalt surface drops only 40% in condition during the first 75% of its life. This means that if you maintain your asphalt over the years, it will last you a long time.
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A Call to Attend a Conference to Be Conducted in London On February 24, 2018
PAFD Strongly Condemns the Ethnic Cleansing in Gambella Region
in press Release — by pafd — February 2, 2016
On January 27, 2016, around 2:00 am local time, ‘special police’ from the regional administration of Gambella aided by local militia attacked Anuak civilians all over the region. Subsequently, the death of more than four dozen of Anuak civilians have been reported; and the indiscriminate massacre of unarmed Gambella civilians is said to be continuing. Moreover, the local militia close to the regional administrator attacked a prison in Gambella town and residential areas by killing more than 8 people and destroying the regional state prison.
In Gambella, the Ethiopian government arms and trains both the special police forces and the local militias. Therefore, the government is believed to have instigated the current conflict after it has suspected that the Anuak are affiliated to Gambella Peoples’ Liberation Movement (GPLM), one of the founding members of the ‘Peoples’ Alliance for freedom and Democracy’ (PAFD). The instability of the South Sudan is also said to have negatively impacted on the intra-communal harmony.
Between 13 and 16 of December 2003, in Gambella region, the Ethiopian army has massacred over 424 Anuak people, wounding further 200 and causing the disappearances of about 85 people.
Time and again, we have witnessed such profoundly disturbing crimes perpetrated by the current Ethiopian government on civilians of all regions. Since November 2015, the Ethiopian government’s forces are committing similar massacres and brutally treating unarmed Oromo civilians in various Oromia villages and towns. The Oromo civilians are peacefully protesting TPLF’s land-grabbing policies under the pretext of expanding Addis Ababa.
The regime blatantly continues committing similar massacres in Ogaden Somali, Sidama, Tepi-Mezenger, Beni-Shangul and other regions in front of the international community. Civilians and opposition groups and their supporters are arbitrarily imprisoned, continually tortured and denied legal representation. Millions of farmers are continually uprooted from their livelihoods to vacate their land for TPLF’s business. Journalists for writing the truth and all those who dare to exercising their constitutionally guaranteed rights are classified as terrorists.
Therefore, PAFD
categorically condemns the Ethiopian government’s systematic instigation of the current conflict in Gambella and urges it to stop the arming of one ethnic group to stand against their own people.
calls upon all the Gambella civilians to exercise utmost restraint; stop massacring their own brothers and sisters- instead uniting to resist authoritarian TPLF’s regime
calls upon all Gambella related democratic movements and liberation fronts to unite in unanimously denouncing the Ethiopian government’s heinous tactics of inciting conflicts between fraternally co-exited brothers and sisters.
calls upon all the international and Ethiopian related democratic forces to unite in condemning the on-going Gambella massacre orchestrated by the Ethiopian government.
calls upon all the international humanitarians and Western politicians to rethink their position whilst supporting the Ethiopian TPLF’s authoritarian regime.
call upon all foreign groups to desist from interfering in the internal affairs of the Gambella peoples.
Issued by Peoples’ Alliance for Freedom and Democracy (PAFD) February 02, 2016
Author: pafd
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Deafening Silence from Ethiopia
Resolution of the PAFD’s Public Meeting on 9th of April, 2016 in Frankfurt am Main Germany
Resolution of the First Congress Of Peoples’ Alliance For Freedom And Democracy (PAFD)
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MERCK New Report Identifies Paths to Pandemic Resilience
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A new report details potential paths to solutions to overcoming the global Covid-19 crisis and ways to prepare for or even prevent a future pandemic.
• First Findings Report summarizes collective intelligence view of 180 global science, healthcare and policy experts
• Data from sewage, genomic analysis, internet searches and mobile phones can provide early-warning signs of disease spread, according to report
• Global clinical trial protocols and privacy-protected digital contact tracing also ranked among top solutions
“There is a tremendous need for a common set of scientific facts about the virus and reliable, verified data,” said Udit Batra, member of the Merck Executive Board and CEO, Life Science. “We are aiming to establish a common baseline of agreed priorities upon which we can engage the wider scientific and innovation community to continue to build collaborative solutions to pandemics like this one.”
The Life Science business of Merck, alongside Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)’s Center for Collective Intelligence (CCI) and MIT Media Lab’s Community Biotechnology Initiative (CBI), released the results of a three-week collective intelligence exercise that concluded earlier this month.
More than 180 science, healthcare and policy experts from around the world (referred to as the “Supermind,” a term used in collective intelligence to describe a powerful combination of individual minds) collaborated to develop solutions to address the current pandemic and develop pandemic resiliency. The findings are now published in a First Findings Report on the Pandemic Response CoLab website, operated by MIT’s CCI.
The Supermind report concludes that the following should be done:
• Look at sewage, genomes, human voices and digital signatures from the Internet and other devices for early-warning signs of disease spread.
• Include and empower marginalized and vulnerable communities to make health equity possible, ensuring representation of minority groups in clinical trials.
• Create resilient supply chains.
• Consider digital contact tracing with privacy protections for pandemic suppression.
• Safely accelerate therapy and vaccine clinical trials.
• Build trust between the public, government and scientists so that scientific facts can be communicated and policies can be better adopted.
“From a contact tracing perspective, we need to unlock a way to use digital technology that protects privacy and is acceptable to all,” said Patrick Schneider, chairman of the Innovation Board at the Life Science business of Merck. “The Supermind group uncovered many ways to do this.”
David Sun Kong, director of MIT Media Lab’s CBI, said one of the biggest learnings during the Supermind problem-solving activity was the alignment among the experts that there are many mitigation strategies that could make a significant impact in controlling the pandemic even without a vaccine.
“If we could get the public to consistently and strongly apply even one of these mitigations, from wearing face coverings to having ubiquitous testing to enabling digital contact tracing, we could make significant progress,” Dr. Sun Kong said. “Sewers are an interesting place you can monitor to get as much as a seven-day lead time of when an outbreak might happen. If you understand what the genomic viral content is, you can have a baseline and any perturbations could be the early-warning sign of a brand new threat.”
The report’s results will be activated as part of a larger open science collaboration, the Pandemic Response CoLab, operated by MIT’s CCI and CBI. This platform will crowd-source promising solutions in each of the identified domains so that the global scientific and innovation community can continue the work to identify key problems related to Covid-19, propose solutions and recruit the people and resources needed to progress from idea to action.
The first challenges on face mask innovations are live on the CoLab website now. Anyone is eligible to join and propose ideas. The most promising ideas will receive recognition and mentorship support calls.
A portal of predictive modelling tools and scientific facts, powered by the bioinformatics team at the Life Science business of Merck, is available at www.pandemicresponsedata.org.
Pandemic-resilience-report-EN.pdf
For more information, please contact Karen Tiano
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About the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence
The MIT Center for Collective Intelligence brings together faculty from across MIT to conduct research on how new communications technologies are changing the way people work together. This first-of-its-kind research effort draws on the strengths of many diverse organizations across the Institute including the MIT Media Lab, the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, and the MIT Sloan School of Management. For more information, visit https://cci.mit.edu/.
About the MIT Media Lab Community Biotechnology Initiative
The MIT Community Biotechnology Initiative (CBI) of the MIT Media Lab develops tools and technologies to enable the broadest possible participation in biotechnology. Projects include the creation of low-cost enabling hardware, infrastructure for sharing, and new interfaces for artistic expression with biology. For more information, visit https://www.media.mit.edu/groups/community-bio/overview/.
About Merck
Merck, a leading science and technology company, operates across healthcare, life science and performance materials. Around 57,000 employees work to make a positive difference to millions of people’s lives every day by creating more joyful and sustainable ways to live. From advancing gene editing technologies and discovering unique ways to treat the most challenging diseases to enabling the intelligence of devices – the company is everywhere. In 2019, Merck generated sales of €16.2 billion in 66 countries.
Scientific exploration and responsible entrepreneurship have been key to Merck’s technological and scientific advances. This is how Merck has thrived since its founding in 1668. The founding family remains the majority owner of the publicly listed company. Merck holds the global rights to the Merck name and brand. The only exceptions are the United States and Canada, where the business sectors of Merck operate as EMD Serono in healthcare, MilliporeSigma in life science and EMD Performance Materials.
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Sonic Acts Festival 2015: Early Bird Passepartouts
The Geologic Imagination - 26 February until 1 March 2015 We are very excited to announce the next edition of the Sonic Acts festival: The Geologic Imagination, which will take place in Amsterdam from 26 February to 1 March 2015. The festival includes a three-days conference, masterclasses, concerts, installations, a film programme, workshops, and a book. The Early Bird Passepartouts will go on sale on Saturday 1 November 2014. Only a limited number of tickets will be available at a special Early Bird price (70 euros, 60 euros for students/CJP/65+/Amsterdam Stadspas) until 31 December 2014 or until sold out, so you will have to be quick to snap them up! Early Bird Passepartouts: (from 01-11-2014 until 31-12-2014) Regular €70,- Students / CJP / 65+ / Amsterdam Stadspas €60,- Accreditation Professionals can apply for accreditation here. You will be notified within two weeks if your application is granted. Press can apply for accreditation by sending an email to Sanne Lohof, sanne[at]sonicacts[.]com The Geologic Imagination Inspired by geosciences, Sonic Acts zooms in on planet Earth. Fundamental to The Geologic Imagination is the thesis that we live in a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene. Human activity has irreversibly changed the composition of the atmosphere, the oceans, and even the Earth’s crust. Humanity has become a geological force. Consequently, the perspective has shifted from the human at the centre of the world to the forces that act on timescales beyond the conceivable. These ideas challenge us to rethink our attachments to the world, and our concepts of nature, culture and ecology. The way we see the world, understand the systems and processes of nature, and our intentions and interactions with the planet are central to The Geologic Imagination. With the festival we examine how art and science map and document new insights, and how the changes and transformations that occur on a geological scale can become something humans can feel, touch, and experience. Sonic Acts invites artists and theorists to reflect on these transformations and make them imaginable.
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The Religious Origins of the Sanctuary Movement
Thanks to Donald Trump, the major media are being forced to cover the illegal immigration movement, such as the proliferation of “sanctuary cities” across the U.S. that attract criminal aliens, give them legal protection, and let them back out on the streets to commit more crimes. But the really taboo topic is how these sanctuary cities grew out of a movement started by the Catholic Church and other churches.
Over 200 cities, counties and states provide safe-haven to illegal aliens as sanctuary cities, the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) reports. What has not yet been reported is that the Catholic Church, which gave President Obama his start in “community organizing” in Chicago, has been promoting the sanctuary movement for more than two decades.
What’s more, in April, a delegation of U.S. Catholic bishops staged a church service along the U.S.-Mexico border and distributed Communion through the border fence. At the same time, Pope Francis said a “racist and xenophobic” attitude was keeping immigrants out of the United States.
No wonder the pope’s approval ratings have been falling in the United States. Overall, Gallup reports that it’s now at 59 percent, down from 76 percent in early 2014. Among conservatives, it’s fallen from 72 percent approval to 45 percent (a drop of 27 points).
“Few people are aware that this extreme left branch of the Catholic Church played a large part in birthing the sanctuary movement,” says James Simpson, author of the new book, The Red-Green Axis: Refugees, Immigration and the Agenda to Erase America.
Simpson says Catholic Charities, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and its grant-making arm, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, are prominent elements of the open borders movement.
The sanctuary movement has its roots in the attempted communist takeover of Latin America.
With the support of elements of the Roman Catholic Church, the Communist Sandinistas had taken power in Nicaragua in 1979. At the time, communist terrorists known as the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) were threatening a violent takeover of neighboring El Salvador. President Ronald Reagan’s policies of overt and covert aid for the Nicaraguan freedom fighters, known as the Contras, forced the defeat of the Sandinistas, leaving the FMLN in disarray. In 1983, Reagan ordered the liberation of Grenada, an island in the Caribbean, from communist thugs.
Groups like the Marxist-oriented Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) were promoting the sanctuary movement for the purpose of facilitating the entry into the U.S. of illegal aliens who were supposedly being repressed by pro-American governments and movements in the region. The U.S. Catholic Bishops openly supported the sanctuary movement, even issuing a statement in 1985 denouncing the criminal indictments of those caught smuggling illegal aliens and violating the law. Section 274 of the Immigration and Nationality Act prohibits the transportation or harboring of illegal aliens.
Two Roman Catholic priests and three nuns were among those under indictment in one case on 71 counts of conspiracy to smuggle illegal aliens into the United States. One of the Catholic priests indicted in the scheme was Father Ramon Dagoberto Quinones, a Mexican citizen. He was among those convicted of conspiracy in the case.
Through the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, an arm of the Bishops, the church has funded Casa de Maryland, an illegal alien support group which was behind the May 1, 2010, “May Day” rally in Washington, D.C. in favor of “immigrant rights.” Photographs taken by this writer showed Mexican immigrants wearing Che Guevara T-shirts, and Spanish-language communist books and literature being provided to rally participants.
An academic paper, “The Acme of the Catholic Left: Catholic Activists in the US Sanctuary Movement, 1982-1992,” states that lay Catholics and Catholic religious figures were “active participants” in the network protecting illegals. The paper said, “Near the peak of national participation in August 1988, of an estimated 464 sanctuaries around the country, 78 were Catholic communities—the largest number provided by any single denomination.”
A “New Sanctuary Movement” emerged in 2007, with goals similar to the old group. In May, the far-left Nation magazine ran a glowing profile of this new movement, saying it was “revived” by many of the same “communities of faith” and churches behind it in the 1980s.
One group that worked to find churches that would provide sanctuary to immigrants in fear of deportation is called Interfaith Worker Justice, led by Kim Bobo, who was quoted by PBS in 2007 as saying, “We believe what we are doing is really calling forth a higher law, which is really God’s law, of caring for the immigrant.”
But conservative Catholic Michael Hichborn of the Lepanto Institute says Interfaith Worker Justice is run by “committed Marxist socialists,” and that Bobo is “highly active and involved with the Democratic Socialists of America,” a group which backed Obama’s political career.
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Retired NASA Scientists Take on Pope
With the papal encyclical on climate change scheduled for a June 18 release, the liberal media can be expected to portray the Vatican document as a major step forward for the United Nations agenda of controlling and taxing the use of natural resources by governments and people. But a group of retired NASA scientists is taking on the pope directly, armed with the expertise that has come through decades of planning U.S. space missions and dealing with the most complex and difficult issues of climate science.
Their verdict: the pope is risking his moral status and his credibility.
In fact, this group is directly warning Pope Francis that if he embraces the climate agenda of the United Nations, he will be violating both scientific principles and the religious values he embodies that are supposed to be reflected in direct aid for the poor people of the earth.
But the pope is apparently counting on his status as “the most popular person on the Earth,” in the words of Dan Misleh, executive director of the Catholic Climate Covenant organization, to make the “moral” case that we live on “an abundant yet finite planet,” and that global limits to industrial growth have to be imposed on a worldwide basis.
The battle, now taking shape, will likely help determine whether U.S. sovereignty will be sacrificed in order to make possible a system of “global governance” or world government.
In a controversial decision that could backfire, Republican House Speaker John Boehner (OH) has invited Pope Francis to deliver an address to Congress in September, an opportunity he could use to push the similar climate change agendas of both the Vatican and the Obama administration.
That a research team composed primarily of retired NASA scientists and engineers has entered the debate is relatively new and particularly noteworthy. These individuals have a lot of experience in the climate change area, as a result of sending astronauts into the atmosphere and outer space and returning them to earth.
The members of the group, the Right Climate Stuff Research Team, are veterans of the NASA Apollo program that landed astronauts on the moon and returned them safely during the decade of the 1960s, according to the introduction to their letter to the pope. They maintain a website setting forth their view that there is no convincing evidence that the planet is in a “climate crisis.”
These retired scientists suggest that the pope is making a big mistake by using unreliable or untested computer models that predict a “climate disaster.” They assert, “Our strict NASA policies, based on common sense concepts of the Scientific Method, trained us to ignore projections of un-validated models for critical design or operational decisions involving human safety, and instead, base such decisions on available physical data.”
Their spokesman is Harold H. Doiron, who serves as chairman of the Right Climate Stuff Research Team. He tells the pontiff in a letter that “There is no compelling scientific or humanitarian reason for immediate enactment of world-wide CO2 emission controls, as the UN is urging you to recommend…”
What’s more, Doiron and his colleagues argue, the poor in the developing world “need unfettered access to relatively inexpensive fossil fuel energy sources to improve their quality of life,” and if higher atmospheric CO2 levels do in fact occur, they will not hinder the development of poor nations but rather result in “increased food production” that will benefit them.
Rejecting the idea of CO2 as a pollutant that should be regulated, they said, “we know that CO2 is a very special colorless, odorless and non-polluting gas designed by our Creator to be an essential chemical compound for sustaining all plant, animal and human life.”
Doiron made a presentation in Rome on April 28 as part of a Heartland Institute event designed to warn the Vatican against rushing to embrace the U.N. climate change agenda. He included a PowerPoint presentation titled “An Independent, Objective Assessment of the Human-Caused Global Warming Issue,” which refers to the U.N. agenda as “climate alarmism” based on faulty models, not actual data.
He is scheduled to speak this week in Washington, D.C. at the Tenth International Conference on Climate Change.
At his presentation in Rome, Doiron said he was a member of a Catholic parish in Texas where fellow parishioners were “praying that Pope Francis will have discernment as he looks into this global warming controversy.” On Fox News Sunday, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, a practicing Catholic, said “there are more pressing problems on Earth” for the pontiff to be addressing than climate change.
Ignoring the concerns of conservative Catholics that the church should focus on moral issues, The New York Times ran a story, “Pope Francis Steps Up Campaign on Climate Change, to Conservatives’ Alarm,” reporting that the papal encyclical “will be accompanied by a 12-week campaign, now being prepared with the participation of some Catholic bishops, to raise the issue of climate change and environmental stewardship in sermons, homilies, news media interviews and letters to newspaper editors…”
The source of this statement was Dan Misleh, who has been invited inside the Vatican to help coordinate the campaign. He previously directed the educational and outreach efforts of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development.
His group has now become part of the Global Catholic Climate Movement, whose website shows poor people walking through flood waters, hurricanes, and smokestacks, as visitors to the site are urged to “change our course,” and to pray and then act.
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The Catholic Church Has Gone Socialist
Since we published our article, “Catholic Church Captured by ‘Progressive Forces,’” it is starting to dawn on many in and out of the media that Pope Francis has come down on the side of the “progressive,” and even Marxist, forces in the world today.
Writing at the Blaze.com and commenting on the pope’s friendly meeting with Cuban dictator Raul Castro, Catholic writer Stephen Herreid of the Intercollegiate Review called the pope’s dealings with Castro and other Marxists “a new Catholic scandal” as significant and terrifying as the presence of pedophiles in the church. He wonders how conservative Catholics can continue to pay respect to a pope “intent on making friends with the enemies of religious liberty.”
Francis had a one-hour meeting with Raul Castro on May 10. The day before, Castro had greeted Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Francis will visit Cuba in September prior to his tour of the United States.
The Associated Press reported that Castro commented, after meeting with the pope, that the pontiff “is a Jesuit, and I, in some way, am too.” Castro added, “I always studied at Jesuit schools.” He also promised, “When the pope goes to Cuba in September, I promise to go to all his Masses, and with satisfaction.”
The evidence is getting too big for the major media to ignore: the pope has made common cause with the forces of international Marxism, which are associated with atheism, the suppression of traditional Christianity and the persecution and murder of Christians.
Conservative Catholics and many others are terrified of what is to come. Some fear that the Roman Catholic Church has joined the campaign for a global socialist state that could turn into an anti-Christian tyranny.
Dr. Timothy Ball, author of The Deliberate Corruption of Climate Science, told me during a recent interview, “I think the Catholic Church is regretting making him the pope. They did it because the previous pope was starting to deal with the problems of pedophilia and corruption in the money in the church. So the powerful Cardinals pushed him [Benedict] aside. It wasn’t a health matter at all. He just realized he couldn’t beat them…He [Francis] is bringing in these socialist ideas. He’s already expressed some of them—about inequities of wealth, redistributing the wealth, which are themes you’ve heard from Obama.”
Benedict had also been a strong opponent of Liberation Theology.
As Herreid put it in his Blaze column, “In a matter of months, Pope Francis has announced a desire to ‘quickly’ beatify a deceased liberation theologist bishop, reconciled with a Sandinista activist priest who once called Ronald Reagan a ‘butcher’ and an ‘international outlaw,’ and even invited the founder of the liberation theology movement, Rev. Gustavo Gutierrez, to speak on the need for a ‘poor Church for the Poor’ at an official Vatican event this week.”
In fact, this is the latest example of Francis welcoming advocates of Liberation Theology—a doctrine manufactured by the old KGB to dupe Christians into supporting Marxism—directly into the Vatican.
Francis received Gutierrez, considered the father of Liberation Theology, in September 2013, but in a private audience without photos. Then, on November 22, 2014, at the end of an audience granted to the participants of the National Missionary Congress of Italy, Francis warmly greeted him personally. Gutierrez, a Peruvian theologian and Dominican priest, is being welcomed as an official guest at the Vatican to participate in this week’s Caritas Internationalis General Assembly, whose theme is, “One Human Family, Caring for Creation.”
Caritas is a global confederation of 164 Catholic organizations. Its U.S. affiliates are Catholic Charities and Catholic Relief Services.
Herreid comments, “Neither Pope St. John Paul II nor his trusted friend and successor Benedict XVI were taken in by liberation theology. John Paul fought Communism throughout his pontificate, and Benedict was equally forceful against liberation theology’s interpretation of the traditional ‘preferential option for the poor’ as a preferential option for violent state-mandated wealth-redistribution.”
The Francis-Marxist alliance seems to confirm the predictions of the late Vatican insider Malachi Martin, who wrote penetrating books about the Catholic Church entitled The Jesuits and The Keys of This Blood. He believed that Mikhail Gorbachev, who presided over the “restructuring” of the old Soviet Union, never gave up on Marxism-Leninism but adopted the viewpoint of the Italian communist Antonio Gramsci that a worldwide communist state could only be achieved gradually. It was to be a “revolution by infiltration.” He said, “Liberation Theology was a perfectly faithful exercise of Gramsci’s principles.”
Martin wrote that “The most powerful religious orders of the Roman Church—Jesuits, Dominicans, Franciscans, Maryknollers—all committed themselves to Liberation Theology.”
In addition to Gutierrez, one of the speakers at this week’s Vatican conference is Jeffrey Sachs of the U.N.’s Millennium Project, an advocate of a global tax that could impose a cost of $845 billion from the U.S. alone. Sachs is speaking at a panel discussion on “Growing inequalities: a challenge for the one human family.”
Sachs previously appeared at a Vatican conference on “Sustainable Humanity, Sustainable Nature: Our Responsibility,” which was held from May 2 – 6, 2014. It was held under the authority of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.
A joint statement published after the close of that Vatican conference called for Sustainable Development Goals “to guide planetary-scale actions after 2015.”
It said, “To achieve these goals will require global cooperation, technological innovations that are within reach, and supportive economic and social policies at the national and regional levels, such as the taxation and regulation of environmental abuses, limits to the enormous power of transnational corporations and a fair redistribution of wealth. It has become abundantly clear that Humanity’s relationship with Nature needs to be undertaken by cooperative, collective action at all levels—local, regional, and global.”
This week’s Caritas conference includes consideration of a “strategic framework” for the years 2015 to 2019 that quoted Francis as calling on every Christian “to be an instrument of God for the liberation and promotion of the poor…”
In building “a civilization of love,” the document urges the “transforming [of] unjust systems and structures” and desires an outcome in which “Justice is attained with respect to climate change and the use of natural resources…”
Christiana Figueres, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, explained what all of this means in simple language. “This is probably the most difficult task we have ever given ourselves, which is to intentionally transform the economic development model, for the first time in human history,” she said. “This is the first time in the history of mankind that we are setting ourselves the task of intentionally, within a defined period of time to change the economic development model that has been reigning for at least 150 years, since the industrial revolution. That will not happen overnight and it will not happen at a single conference on climate change…It just does not occur like that. It is a process, because of the depth of the transformation.”
The pope’s left-wing supporters at the Catholic Climate Covenant are ecstatic over his upcoming encyclical on ecology and climate change and believe it can be the catalyst for this deliberate transformation. Dan Misleh of the Catholic Climate Covenant tells his supporters that his group is creating what he calls “an educational, inspirational video” on how to stop global warming and developing new programs to help Catholics “reduce their carbon footprint.”
Members of his climate coalition include:
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: Migration and Refugee Services
Catholic Health Association of the United States
Columban Center for Advocacy and Outreach
Conference of Major Superiors of Men
Carmelite NGO
Franciscan Action Network
National Council of Catholic Women
Leadership Conference of Women Religious
Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities
National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
Posted in History, Politics, Religion, Survival | Tagged Agenda 21, AIM, Antonio Gramsci, AP, Atheism, Barack Obama, Benedict XVI, Caritas Internationalis General Assembly, Castro, Catholic Charities, Catholic Climate Covenant, Catholic Relief Services, Christiana Figueres, Christians, Cliff Kincaid, Climate Change, Communism, Conservatives, Corruption, Cuba, Dan Misleh, Dominican, Dr. Timothy Ball, Franciscans, George Soros, Global Taxation, Global Warming, Intercollegiate Review, Jeffrey Sachs, Jesuit, KGB, Liberation Theology, Malachi Martin, Marxism-Leninism, Marxists, Maryknollers, Media, Mikhail Gorbachev, Millennium Project, Moscow, National Missionary Congress of Italy, Pedophilia, Peru, Politics, Poor, Pope Francis, Pope St. John Paul II, Progressives, Raul Castro, Religion, Rev. Gustavo Gutierrez, Ronald Reagan, Russia, Sandinistas, socialist, Soviet Union, Stephen Herreid, Sustainable Development, The Catholic Church, TheBlaze, UN, United States, Vatican, Vladimir Putin, Wealth Redistribution |
Dear Baltimore Family and Friends: Y’all Bein’ Played!
Though you have not confronted me or organized an intervention, I know many of you do not understand why I dislike Obama, vote Republican, and joined the Tea Party. Y’all think, Obama is black, we’re black — so, what is my problem?
Dad told me that grandmother, 101 years old when she passed, cried when Obama was elected. I get that and totally understand. Still, I could not go brain-dead and hop on the elect-the-first-black-president bandwagon. As a matter of fact, I was stunned by how alone I was in considering who Obama was as a candidate and what he planned to do if elected.
Democrats and the media sold Obama as America’s Great Black Hope. They protected him by hiding Obama’s anti-American friends and writings.
I learned that Obama is another standard “liberal” Democrat con artist, only more extreme; sure to continue the Democrats screwing of black folks.
For those unfamiliar with political terms, in a nutshell, “liberals” are those who believe that man can perfect himself and is capable of controlling everything. Ninety-nine percent of the time, liberals reject God’s laws and question His existence. “Conservatives” tend to be God fearing (reverencing) folks. I’m a conservative Republican.
Liberal Democrats have played blacks for over 50 years. Obama is simply their latest front man, brilliantly covered in a black skin disguise.
Now, before you go off on me, calling me an Uncle Tom and worse, please hear me out.
The recent Baltimore riots perfectly illustrate my point. Rioters expressed anger over high black unemployment, poor schools, and poverty. Well, guess who has controlled Maryland politics for the past 50 years? Liberal Democrats. And yet, they still keep playin’ blacks with their standard lie — vote for us and we’ll fix everything with our programs and block racist Republicans from keepin’ y’all down and lynching you.
Meanwhile, there hasn’t been one Republican in sight in Maryland for 50 years in a position to affect anything. (GOP governor Larry Hogan has been in office for a grand total of four months.) And yet, all the problems liberal Democrats promised to fix have gotten worse. Y’all been played. Also, how long will y’all fall for their lie that the lack of jobs is Bush’s fault? Obama has been president for six years. Y’all bein’ played!Aunt Bummie and four of her five sons were on welfare their entire lives. Theirs was a fatherless household. Only Poochie (Lawrence) her eldest, remarkably worked his way through college. Aunt Bummie and four of her sons died early.
Sleeping over from time to time, at 9 or 10 years old, I felt the depressed vibe of their household and knew their lives were tragic. I felt sorry for them. I felt their envy of my dad living with us.
When President Reagan tried to wean folks off of total government dependency, Democrats and their media buddies told blacks that Reagan was a racist mean old white man who hated blacks. That was another lie.
Don’t get me wrong, a government safety net is fine. But, addicting people to cradle to grave welfare is evil; robbing folks of pursuing their God given gifts and potential. Liberal Democrats hope to get as many folks as possible hating the rich and hooked on welfare to keep the masses voting Democrat.
A friend ranted about mean Republicans in Congress cutting food stamps for the poor. Another Democrat lie. After six years of Obama, more folks than ever are receiving food stamps (over 47 million). Remarkably, a third of the country is out of work. Many quit looking for jobs, deciding to ride Obama’s government gravy train. Come election day, they will vote Democrat. And guess who is hardest hit by Obama’s job killing policies? Black folks.
Here’s another Democrat scam. Democrats love to rant about evil Republican “draconian” cuts to welfare programs. Well, the truth is, no program ever gets less money than it did the previous year. In Washington, a cut means that Congress will not give a program as much of an “increase” as first projected.
Despite Democrat control for 50 years and government programs out the ying yang, Baltimore blacks are suffering more than ever; high school dropouts, no jobs, still murdering each other, high out-of-wedlock births, poverty, high incarcerations, and fatherless households. Even after spending trillions of taxpayer dollars fighting poverty since 1965, Democrats tell the poor and blacks they’re gettin’ screwed by rich white folks. They’re playin’ y’all.
Obama’s response to the Baltimore riots is typically liberal Democrat; more government programs and blaming Republicans.
Some of you will view Obama as your homey no matter what. It’s a black thing. I get it. But, Obama does not feel the same about you. If he did, Obama would not be flooding the country with uneducated poor illegals who suck up your welfare and your jobs.He only cares about creating new Democrat voters. He’s playin’ y’all.
Meanwhile, y’all say, what is up with Peanut (my childhood nickname)? He just “don’t” get it.
I pray that I have opened your eyes and that you will think twice before voting for another Democrat.
Love, Lloyd (Jr. Jr)
Posted in Politics | Tagged Baltimore Riots, Barack Obama, Christians, Congress, Conservatives, Democrats, Entitlements, Food Stamps, Government, Liberals, Lies, Lloyd Marcus, Media, Politics, Poor, Race, Republicans, Ronald Reagan, Scams, Tea Party, Violence, Welfare |
Gay Marriage: A Trojan Horse Movement
By: James Simpson
The Left doesn’t care about gay rights, any more than they care about civil rights, welfare rights, minority rights, animal rights or any other “rights.” According to the Left, “the issue is never the issue; the issue is always the revolution.” The various “rights” the Left has aggressively promoted over the years are merely vehicles to advance the Left’s power.
Consider: the welfare “rights” movement, founded by the notorious socialists Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven, was not established to guarantee welfare to the poor. As they said, their purpose was to pack the welfare rolls with so many beneficiaries that the government would collapse of its own weight. In the ensuing riots, they hoped policy makers would be driven to accept their socialist solution. In short, they sought anarchy, using a militant poor as their foot soldiers. They couldn’t care less what happened to the poor in prosecuting this agenda, and they said so. Doubt me? Just look at the status of the poor today. There are more people on welfare than at any time in history. And the crime and degeneracy that accompany it are epidemic.
Look at our country today. With manufactured crisis Strategist-in-Chief Obama, we are almost there, and Cloward and Piven’s intellectual descendants were out in force in Ferguson. The communist agitators seeking “social justice” for Michael Brown burned down much of the neighborhood. Do black lives matter to them? Apparently not. And they have even said so. The issue is not the issue.
Occupy Wall Street’s black anarchist organizer Nelini Stamp’s new group, Dream Defenders, popularized the slogan “Hands Up Don’t Shoot!” But prior to Ferguson there was Trayvon Martin. Working with Eric Holder’s DOJ, Stamp’s group was responsible for getting Sanford, Florida police chief Bill Lee fired. This despite the fact the FBI agreed with Lee’s assessment that there was no case against Martin’s killer, George Zimmerman. Did Stamp care about “Justice for Trayvon?” Not according to Stamp. “We are actually trying to change the capitalist system we have today, because it’s not working for any of us,” she said.
We are almost there. Well-meaning liberals and even some conservatives who support the gay marriage agenda are unknowingly committing an act of betrayal against their own country. If the gay marriage agenda wins, those other rights guaranteed by the Constitution will immediately be at risk. Obama’s “fundamental transformation” of America will be complete. Everyone in our country, including gays, will find all our rights summarily stripped. And if the gay lobby wants to see what that looks like for them, they should turn to Cuba, Russia or North Korea for their inspiration. It will not go well for them. The Left does not care about your rights. They care about one thing and one thing only: their power.
I recently gave a presentation on cultural Marxism at the National Press Club. You can watch it on YouTube, here. It’s about 35 minutes long. It was part of the latest Cliff Kincaid press conference. I have attended and reported on many of them on these pages over the years. Keynote speaker was former presidential and senatorial candidate, Ambassador Alan Keyes, a brilliant orator and Harvard-trained intellectual powerhouse who clearly explained what is at stake. His logic and legal reasoning was flawless and irrefutable. Following his act was quite a challenge. Also in attendance were Matt Barber of Barbwire, and Peter LaBarbera of Americans for Truth. But together we painted a picture of what the true gay rights agenda looks like.
Posted in Constitution, Politics, Religion, Survival | Tagged Alan Keyes, Anarchy, Animal Rights, Annise Parker, Barack Obama, Christians, Churches, Civil Rights, Cliff Kincaid, Cloward and Piven, Constitution, Cuba, Cultural Marxists, DOJ, Dream Defenders, Eric Holder, Ferguson, First Amendment, Florida, Francies Fox Piven, Gay Marriage, George Zimmerman, Homosexual, Houston, James Simpson, Justice for Trayvon, Left, Liberals, Matt Barber, Michale Brown, Minority Rights, National Press Club, Nelini Stamp, North Korea, Occupy Wall Street, Peter LaBarbera, Police, Politics, Poor, Race, revolution, Richard Cloward, Riots, Russia, Social Justice, Socialists, Texas, Trayvon Martin, Welfare Rights |
Gay marriage: a Trojan horse movement aimed at the heart of our Constitution
DC Independent Examiner
Consider: the welfare “rights” movement, founded by the notorious socialists Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven, was not established to guarantee welfare to the poor. As they said, their purpose was to pack the welfare rolls with so many beneficiaries that the government would collapse of its own weight. In the ensuing riots, they hoped policy makers would be driven to accept their socialist solution. In short, they sought anarchy, using a militant poor as their foot soldiers. They could care less what happened to the poor in prosecuting this agenda, and they said so. Doubt me? Just look at the status of the poor today. There are more people on welfare than at any time in history. And the crime and degeneracy that accompany it are epidemic.
Look at our country today. With manufactured crisis Strategist-in-Chief Obama, we are almost there, and Cloward and Piven’s intellectual descendants were out in force in Ferguson. The communist agitators seeking “social justice” for Michael Brown burned down the entire neighborhood. Do black lives matter to them? Apparently not. And they have even said so. The issue is not the issue.
The Left uses “rights” agendas to wrap itself in the mantle of righteousness and seize the moral high ground, tactically putting us on the defense in the process. But they could care less about the actual issue except in its ability to facilitate their path to power.
What is less known is that these gay couples are frequently part of the movement. They deliberately seek out businesses known for their Christian owners. They deliberately demand a service they know in advance will be refused. When the inevitable happens they use it as pretext to destroy the business and savage its owners. Doesn’t it amaze you how quickly legal groups immediately materialize to assist in the attack? The fact that they got unexpected push back through a spontaneous crowd sourcing campaign to support one pizza shop will not dissuade them from future efforts. If gay marriage is adopted, their current Nazi behavior will look like child’s play compared to what’s coming.
This is a highly organized, nationwide campaign of vilification against Christians. But even Christians are not the ultimate target. If the First Amendment can be challenged this way; if a certain group’s “rights” can trump the U.S. Constitution, and if the Supreme Court can actually issue an edict making it so, then the entire Constitution has become meaningless. This is the Left’s true agenda and it always has been. This is the Cultural Marxists’ endgame. The issue is not the issue. The issue for them has always been destroying our country to impose socialism—with them in charge, of course. In order to do that they have to strip America of its culture, its traditions, and most importantly, the most important law of the land, the U.S. Constitution.
Yesterday I gave a presentation on cultural Marxism at the National Press Club. It was the latest of Cliff Kincaid’s many conferences held there over the years. I have attended and reported on many of them on these pages over the years. Keynote speaker was former presidential and senatorial candidate, Ambassador Alan Keyes, a brilliant orator and Harvard-trained intellectual powerhouse who clearly explained what is at stake. His logic and legal reasoning was flawless and irrefutable. Following his act was quite a challenge for the rest of us on the panel. But together we painted a picture of what the true gay rights agenda looks like. This four-hour presentation will be available for viewing through Cliff’s website in a few days.
Posted in Constitution, Politics | Tagged Alan Keyes, Anarchy, Animal Rights, Annise Parker, Barack Obama, Bill Lee, Bill of Rights, Christians, Civil Rights, Cliff Kincaid, Cloward and Piven, Communist, Conservatives, Constitution, DOJ, Dream Defenders, Eric Holder, FBI, Ferguson, First Amendment, Florida, Frances Fox Piven, Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, George Zimmerman, Government, Homosexual, Houston, James Simpson, Left, Marxism, Michael Brown, Minority Rights, National Press Club, Nelini Stamp, Occupy Wall Street, Politics, Poor, Progressive, Race, Richard Cloward, Riots, Small Business, Social Justice, socialist, Supreme Court, Texas, Trayvon Martin, Welfare, Welfare Rights |
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DEATH ROW - Execution updates
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Can't answer that but California is so notorius for taking years to execute. Since I believe the media totally convicted Scott Peterson and crooked people didn't follow up on some reliable tips and evidence it's possible he may win his appeal.
The brief is here and pretty easy to read if anyone is interested. http://www.scottpetersonappeal.org/uplo ... sbrief.pdf
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Do not go gentle into that good night.
___________ Rage, rage against the dying of the light
Rumpole, FYI. Yes, re Missouri.
Executions so far in 2015.
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/execution-list-2015
I posted a handy Map now
Pro-police bikers drown out Texas cop killer's final words with revved engines during execution
By Meg Wagner | NEW YORK DAILY NEWS | August 13, 2015, 12:12 PM
Texas bikers standing in solidarity with a slain police officer muffled the final words of his killer by loudly revving their engines outside of the prison during the Wednesday night execution.
Daniel Lee Lopez — who wrote multiple letters to a judge pleading for an earlier execution date — was executed by lethal injection Wednesday.
The 27-year-old was convicted of striking and killing a Corpus Christi officer during a 2009 police chase.
A group of bikers supporting police gathered outside of the Huntsville prison before the execution. As Lopez gave his final words, the racers revved their engines in unison — a roar so loud it could be heard inside the execution chamber.
Lopez is the 10th inmate put to death this year in Texas, which carries out capital punishment more than any other state. Nationally, he was the 19th prisoner to be executed.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/texas-killer-daniel-lee-lopez-executed-article-1.2324450
Location: Fort Worth
The U.S. has six executions scheduled over the next nine days
By Mark Berman | September 29, 2015, 9:00AM
During his visit to the United States last week, Pope Francis used an address before Congress — one of the most high-profile platforms from which the pope could speak to this country and its leaders — to call for an end to the death penalty. In the two weeks following the pope’s remarks, five states plan to execute six death-row inmates, a burst of lethal activity the country has not seen in more than two years.
The executions scheduled over the next nine days seem to offer a microcosm of the death penalty as it currently exists in the United States. These cases touch on a wide range of the issues that surround capital punishment, including lethal injection drugs, mental health and possible racial biases. They are also a reminder that while executions are occurring less frequently than they have in two decades and do not take place in much of the country, a handful of states remain bastions of the death penalty.
One execution was delayed due to concerns about the lethal-injection drugs, questions raised amid an ongoing shortage of execution drugs. Two others were delayed so that the U.S. Supreme Court could debate lethal-injection drugs and the death penalty itself. One state intends to execute a female inmate, a rare occurrence in this country. In another state, activists and lawmakers are questioning whether racial bias played a role in a death sentence. Three of the people are on death row not for personally killing someone, but for having someone else carry out that crime.
More at link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/09/29/the-u-s-has-six-executions-scheduled-over-the-next-nine-days/
Parole board green-lights execution of Kelly Gissendaner despite Pope's plea
By NBC News | Sept 29, 2015 8:06PM CDT
The only woman on Georgia's death row was set to be executed Tuesday night after the state parole board declined to stop the lethal injection -- despite a plea from Pope Francis.
Gissendaner, a mother of three who was sentenced to death for the 1997 murder of her husband at the hands of her lover, had been set to die at 7 p.m. ET, but it was delayed for last-minute appeals.
The Supreme Court denied one stay of execution at 8:30 p.m. but still had another request to consider.
More at link: http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/30146761/parole-board-green-lights-execution-of-kelly-gissendaner-despite-popes-plea
This is one evil human being. In the video, it shows an old, short clip of him throwing a pitcher of water at the jury after he was convicted.
Man who killed Dallas officer to be executed
FOX4News.com | By: Michael Graczyk, AP | October 14, 2015, 9:32AM
No late appeals were in the courts for a Texas death row inmate who is facing execution for killing a Dallas police officer.
Licho Escamilla, 33, is scheduled for lethal injection Wednesday evening for the November 2001 death of Christopher Kevin James outside a Dallas club. James was among four uniformed officers working off-duty security when a brawl involving Escamilla broke out.
Escamilla, who was already wanted in Dallas for the fatal shooting of a neighbor weeks earlier, pulled out a gun and opened fire on police as they tried to end the fight.
The bullets from Escamilla's 9 mm semi-automatic handgun twice struck James, knocking him to the ground. Escamilla then calmly walked up to the officer and fired three more shots into the back of his head before running and exchanging shots with other officers, witnesses said. A second officer wounded in the gunfire survived.
Escamilla is slated to become the 24th convicted killer put to death this year in the United States -- with Texas accounting for half of the executions.
More at link (video): http://www.fox4news.com/news/32908665-story
Ohio delays executions until 2017
By Dana Ford | CNN | October 19, 2015, 7:12PM
(CNN)Ohio delayed the scheduled executions of a dozen inmates on Monday, citing difficulties getting the necessary drugs.
The next execution in Ohio is now set for January 2017, according to a release from the state's Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC).
"DRC continues to seek all legal means to obtain the drugs necessary to carry out court ordered executions, but over the past few years it has become exceedingly difficult to secure those drugs because of severe supply and distribution restrictions," the release read. "The new dates are designed to provide DRC additional time necessary to secure the required execution drugs."
More at link (video): http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/19/us/ohio-executions-delay/index.html
Death row inmate eats last meal, talks with spiritual advisor before execution
By David Harris | Orlando Sentinel | October 29, 2015, 4:26PM
RAIFORD – Jerry Correll's day has been full of lasts.
He woke up for the last time at 6 a.m.
He ate his last meal at 10 a.m. – a cheeseburger, French fries and a Coke.
He spoke with his spiritual advisor one last time for nearly two hours.
And he talked on the phone with his daughter one last time.
Correll, 59, is scheduled to be executed tonight at 6 p.m. by lethal-injection at Florida State Prison in Raiford.
The Orlando man stabbed to death his ex-wife, Susan, their 5-year-old daughter Tuesday, and Susan's mother and sister in 1985.
Susan Correll, 25, suffered stab wounds throughout her body, including some that weren't fatal, indicating Correll may have tortured her before killing her, and then had sex with her body.
Her mother, 48-year-old Mary Lou Hines, had defensive wounds, apparently from protecting Tuesday, before both were killed. Tuesday was wearing her pajamas and clutching a doll.
Susan's sister Marybeth Jones was out on a date during the initial killings. She entered through a side door and didn't see the carnage on the other side of the house. She was getting a glass of water in the kitchen when Correll attacked, dragging her to her bedroom where he stabbed her to death.
Their bodies were found on July 1, 1985, by a neighbor and Susan's co-worker.
More at link: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-jerry-correll-dead-executed-florida-20151029-story.html
Texas to execute man convicted of killing three children in house fire
By Jon Herskovitz, Reuters | Yahoo News | November 18, 2015
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas plans on Wednesday to execute Raphael Holiday, 36, who was convicted of killing his daughter and two stepdaughters in a mobile home blaze in 2000.
Holiday is set to be put to death by lethal injection at 6 p.m. local time at the state's death chamber in Huntsville. If the execution goes ahead, Holiday would be the 531st inmate executed by Texas since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976, the most of any state.
Holiday was convicted of killing Tierra Lynch, 7, Jasmine DuPaul, 5, and Justice Holiday, 1, in 2000 in a rural community about 100 miles northwest of Houston.
He was living with a woman named Tami Wilkerson, his common law wife at the time who secured a restraining order against him for sexually assaulting Tierra, according to the Texas Attorney General's office.
About six months after that, Holiday, who had attempted to reconcile with Wilkerson, returned to the house and forced the girls' grandmother at gunpoint to douse the home with gasoline, which soon ignited, it said.
After watching the house burn, he fled the scene in a vehicle and was caught after a high-speed chase with police. The bodies of the three girls were later found huddled together in the charred remains of the home, the office said.
More at link: http://news.yahoo.com/texas-execute-man-convicted-killing-three-children-house-124818779--finance.html
Georgia executes inmate convicted in 1994 murder
FOX News/AP | November 20, 2015
ATLANTA – A man convicted of killing a woman he met at a Georgia nightclub was executed Thursday after losing a last-minute round of appeals.
Marcus Ray Johnson, 50, was put to death at 10:11 p.m. at the state prison in Jackson. Johnson was convicted in the March 1994 rape and murder of Angela Sizemore in Albany.
Sizemore and Johnson met at an Albany nightclub the night of March 23, 1994, and witnesses saw them kissing and drinking heavily. They were seen leaving the bar together early the next morning.
A man walking his dog later that morning found Sizemore's body inside her SUV behind an apartment complex. She had been stabbed 41 times with a small, dull knife and sexually assaulted her with a pecan branch, prosecutors said.
More at link: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/11/20/georgia-executes-inmate-convicted-in-14-murder/
HUNTSVILLE, TX -- A Texas man put to death Wednesday for a killing 15 years ago became the busy death penalty state's first prisoner executed in 2016.
Richard Masterson, 43, was pronounced dead at 6:53 p.m., 25 minutes after the lethal injection began.
"I'm all right with this," he said. "Sometimes you have to live and die by the choices you make. I made mine and I'm paying for it."
He said he was being sent "to a better place."
At least eight other Texas death row inmates have executions scheduled for the coming months, including one set for next week.
Texas is the nation's busiest death penalty state, having carried out 13 lethal injections in 2015, which accounted for nearly half of the 28 executions nationwide.
Source: http://abc13.com/news/houston-murder-convict-becomes-texas-first-2016-execution/1166395/
Ronald Phillips execution: Ohio plans January death using 3-drug combo after 3-year pause
By | CBS News | October 3, 2016
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio plans to resume executions in January with a new three-drug combination after an unofficial three-year moratorium blamed on shortages of lethal drugs, an attorney representing the state told a federal judge Monday.
Attorneys representing death row inmates say they’ll file a new challenge almost immediately.
The development opens the way for the execution of the Ronald Phillips for the rape and murder of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter in Akron in 1993.
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I am posting this for my reference through the year. I'm probably the only one who keeps tabs.
The VA execution was heavily publicized for taking 30 min for the inmate to expire. I see where they used 3 drugs, well duh. Texas will have another one on Thursday. Texas Appeals Court refused to stop it today.
Timothy McVeigh was the first execution I waited for and watched (TV coverage). He was given the death penalty in June 1997 and was executed in June 2001. I thought it took forever but looking back that was fast. McVeigh was the first federal prisoner to be executed by the US federal government since 1963. It was televised and only three news reporters were allowed to watch. FOXNews was one of them and Shepard Smith was the observer and reporter. It was the first time I saw him on TV.
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If you click on Scheduled Executions at top of the link page, you can see others scheduled and why they weren't carried out.
Ohio needs to get its hands on this drug and try to catch-up. Oh wait, Gov. Kasich is busy today legalizing the exhumation of confederate graves across the state.
Florida executes convicted double-murderer using new drug
By Jason Dearen | Associated Press | August 24, 2017, 7:55PM ET
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — Florida on Thursday put a man to death with an anesthetic never used before in a U.S. lethal injection, carrying out its first execution in more than 18 months on an inmate convicted of two racially motivated murders.
Asay was the 24th inmate executed since Gov. Rick Scott has taken office, the most under any governor in Florida history.
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"Iraq will offer one of the biggest investment opportunities to UK companies in the first half of this century."
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The international community gathered to collectively discuss Iraq's immense investment potential in London this past week. the U.K.'s ambassador to Baghdad, H.E. Frank Baker OBE stressed Iraq's potential to become an economic powerhouse in the middle east and encouraged British companies to seriously look into business opportunities at the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC)‘s Conference in London. Mr. Baker also added, “this economic reform cannot take place without developing the country’s private sector, because that in turn will help bring about stability and prosperity. Despite all the challenges, Iraq offers one of the greatest investment opportunities in the region.” Adding that conducting business in Iraq was really only appropriate for those companies with a buccaneering spirit.” He further stressed, "Iraq will offer one of the biggest investment opportunities to UK companies in the first half of this century, but to do so, British business has to be prepared to manage the risks and to take chances.”
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The top 7 took on songs from 2010 and on. The mentor is Akon. I guess it was enough that he has released some songs in this decade to make him relevant to be on American Idol. But come on this guy doesn’t even have an official website, not to mention none of his music is even comparable to any of the artist on idol. I had my reservations about him as the mentor, it wasn’t as bad as what I had anticipated but I guarantee many people watching thought to themselves, who the heck is Akon?
Skylar Laine – Skylar opened the show with Kellie Pickler’s ‘Don’t Know How Much I Love You’. I thought this was boring and predictable. Not worthy of kick starting the show. She will probably stick around though because who else will the huge AI country fan base vote for? She’s all that’s left for them. She’s certainly good at what she does, but I don’t know if that’s enough for me.
Colton Dixon – ‘Love The Way You Lie’ was made popular by Eminem and Rihanna. He performed Skylar Grey’s original version. My wonderful AI companion that suffers through the show with me week after week is really tired of Colton and what he calls his “vapor voice.” I think when Colton actually tries to sing it sounds even worse. I cannot seem to figure out what people see in him. I thought his performance was aesthetically pleasing. But at the end of the day, what is making this kid stand out? I’m not sure.
Jessica Sanchez – This was one of my favorite performances of the night. I’ve had the amazing opportunity to see Jazmine Sullivan live and she is incredible. I must say ‘Stuttering’ is no small feat and Jessica did a phenomenal job with it. I almost preferred Jessica’s version. She told a story and there was so much beauty & grace in this performance. I got a little lost in it. It’s hard to believe that Jessica is only 16 years old and singing like that.
Joshua Ledet – Here we go again, this week I’m going to complain about Joshua and how he is a runner up to someone else that performed the same song. This time however I’m going to compare him to the actual artist, which maybe isn’t fair but we just saw Bruno Mars slay ‘Runaway Baby’ at the Grammy’s a few weeks ago and absolutely nothing can compare to that performance. Bruno is so big right now and to cover him it needs to be something extremely special & fresh. Bruno Mars is hands down one of the best performers of this era, his stage presence is out of this world… Joshua doesn’t have that yet, he didn’t even touch Bruno as far as I’m concerned.
Hollie Cavanagh – Oh Hollie, you were much less than ‘Perfect’ covering Pink. Why can’t someone help you? There are so many mentors and people behind the scenes on this show, can’t they give you a shove in the right direction? Everything from the way she dresses to her song choices are just wrong. It’s so frustrating because I know she has the biggest voice in the competition but she is completely unmarketable right now. There is no way she’s escaping the bottom 3 this week and I won’t be surprised if she is sent packing.
Phillip Phillips – Ok so Maroon 5 is so big right now & Adam Levine is entirely relevant, I thought there was no way this could go wrong. This could have been epic but does anyone know the song ‘Give A Little More’? A weird part of me would have rather seen him do “Moves Like Jagger.” Anyway back to his performance, what Phillip did with the arrangement was actually very compelling and good, but I’m assuming most people have never heard the original so it’s not something that’s going to impress the general audience. I’m not going to disagree with any of the judges critiques. My only problem is with all this comparison to Colton, why is it that no one has mentioned that every week Colton is sounding the same as well? We will see if the judges comments influence the votes for Phillip. It actually won’t be such a bad thing if Phillip falls into the bottom three this week, I think he needs a little jolt, something to kick him into gear.
Elise Testone – I’m going to have a love/hate relationship with Elise just about every week I think. I hate that she did this song. I’m biased and love Haley, so I had my mind set before the song started that this would not be ok for me. However, she fell into this song perfectly and looked very comfortable on stage. Maybe this is the direction she’s trying to go and I’m ok with that. But this performance was not a huge moment for me. Last year Haley performed it before it was even released, and was virtually heard by no one before she brought it to the Idol stage. Haley did so good that when Gaga released it, I never acknowledged it as even a Gaga song. Haley’s voice always fit better in my opinion. I’m not going to completely disregard Elise’s performance. At this stage of the game it was smart and will probably push her through to another week.
Must see performances this week are Jessica and Elise. I’m struggling with my bottom three prediction because what I feel should be the bottom three is quite different than how I think the votes are actually going to fall. But the weakest performers this week were Hollie, Skylar, & Colton. On another note, how cool was it to hear a Gotye song on Idol? If you ever get the opportunity, this is a show you have to see live. He has a few dates in California over the next two weeks so check out the dates and try to get to one if you can!
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Many of the contestants took their performances to another level this week with songs from the 80’s. The mentor was Gwen Stefani and did she look phenomenal, or what? My dear lord. Her and her bassist, and Tony Kanal were an awesome addition to the show. They had some great ideas when it came to the arrangement and they were just super cool. Here’s the breakdown on the performances this week:
DeAndre Brackensick – Yes, yes, yes. First song by him that I actually enjoyed from beginning to end. He covered Debarge’s ‘I Like It.’ A little raspy and low in sections and then he pulled out the falsetto in all the right places. The performance should have been tolerable even for people that generally don’t like him.
Elise Testone – I really wanted to hear her version of ‘Hallelujah.’ I think it would have been sick. We are so used to that song sounding angelic & soft but she could have made it into an awesome rock song with her style. Instead she did Foreigner’s ‘I Want to Know What Love I'” & I think it was slow from the start and hard to get into. The only thing remotely rememberable about the performance was the little run at the end, but even that is not comparable to what the other contestants accomplished this week. Elise is always going to be fighting an uphill battle to get votes. She has got to bring it every week to make it through. I’m thinking this one just wasn’t enough.
Phillip Phillips – ‘That’s All’ by Genesis has such a cool vibe to it. I thought the brother in law on guitar was a nice touch. I have some concerns that he is doing the same thing week after week. It’s not a bad thing, I like him and I won’t get sick of him ever. He’s one of the only contestants that has a clear cut direction, and knows who he is as an artist. But his style is most likely not the best fit for American Idol and his time is more limited than what I want to even think about. I highly doubt he will be leaving the show this week but I have a hunch that he will be encouraged to reach out of his element on next weeks performance to garner support from the masses. Now, if he will listen, who knows? He’s hell bent on staying true to himself, which is great but what would be even better if the show and him could find some happy medium.
Joshua Ledet performed Simply Red’s, ‘If You Don’t Know Me By Now’ and sadly all I can think about is this has already been done before. He does so many traditional songs and unfortunately because of all the music competition shows there are certain songs I don’t need or want to hear anymore. This happened to be one of them. Stefano Langone just did this last season on American Idol. Which even though Joshua’s performance completely out-shined and exceeded anything Stefano did last season, I’m distracted by the past. It’s such a petty thing to complain about but my point is… it’s been done. I can’t sit here and deny his talent but I do not get excited by him. There is something missing for me. The power in his voice is all there but I want more ‘wow’ moments from him like his ‘When A Man Loves A Woman’ performance.
Jessica Sanchez – This girl and her alter ego talk about puts me over the edge. But she has such a big voice and performs so well. So, if she insists on accrediting her stage presence to her alter ego, I will just have to deal with it. She did the uptempo ‘I Wanna Know’ by Whitney Houston. Personally I appreciated the change of pace from last week. Definitely not her strongest performance but the constant praise from the judges should put her through to next week. It’s tough for the girls because viewers tend to vote for the guys but I’m really hoping the girls get to stick around this season because the ones that are left are pretty darn good.
Hollie Cavanagh – I wished for something like this performance, a little more movement, energy, some excitement. She performed ‘Flashdance (What A Feeling)’ by Irene Cara. I have a hard time criticizing her because she is putting in the effort. I guess it just seemed so forced. I hope she just gets some sympathy votes because the girl is trying. If she is the one voted out I have a feeling the judges would use their save on her. She has potential, definitely the biggest voice in the competition and deserves to hang around.
Colton Dixon – ‘Time After Time’ by Cyndi Lauper seems like an odd pairing but it worked. The harmonies between him and Gwen during rehearsal were to die for, I wanted more of that. Truly the minute they announced what he was performing, I knew it was going to be in the direction of Quietdrive. Their cover is definitely worth checking out here. It used to be one of my favorites. I also thought it was cool that he credited the band for being his inspiration on the song. Very cool, I dug the arrangement and it’s one of my favorite performances from Colton.
Skylar Laine decided it’s power ballad time and performed ‘Wind Beneath My Wings’ by Bette Midler. I think this was perfect timing for a ballad. I think her high energy was getting just a tiny bit overwhelming the past couple weeks so slowing it down was smart, really great song choice. I thought it was captivating beginning to end. It showed her vocal range, it was excellent.
The highlights this week have got to be the duets. I enjoyed each and every one of them, I think they showcased the contestants talent, not to mention they were entertaining. The contestants seem much more relaxed, which doesn’t make a lot of sense to me because the viewers at home at this point are judging their every move. Stand out solo performances I would say; Joshua (even though I really didn’t dig it) and Skylar. My prediction of the bottom three is Hollie, Elise, & DeAndre. I think Phillip is a possibility for bottom three this week, but I’m having a hard time uttering the words (but it’s bound to happen sometime). If you’re going to watch anything from 80’s week just check out the duets, they are pretty darn rocking.
This week the contestants chose songs from their Idols. I loved seeing Stevie Nicks as the mentor, and getting to hear her sing in the rehearsals just melted my little heart. Anyway, back to the competition, I think it’s always fascinating to see which artists the contestants take on. What they decide to do this week gives us a chance to see what inspires their musical style and the direction that they might take after Idol. And so it begins with…
Colton Dixon – A decent rendition of Lifehouse’s “Everything.” It didn’t blow me away or anything crazy. I’m familiar with Lifehouse, but I’m assuming the general AI audience doesn’t know this song, as I think I’ve only heard it a couple times. What I find most interesting is the buzz going around saying that Idol has encouraged Colton to tone down his religion and yet he still makes it very clear that this is his favorite worship song. I can certainly respect that and think its amazing that he is so open about his faith. Not sure how that translates to a general audience, so we’ll see. With the Tim Tebow-esque ending of the song with him down on both knees, I wanted to hate it but, I felt something real. Colton is the first AI has seen with the Christian-rock music background that I can remember, which is totally cool and could definitely play into his favor.
Skylar Laine – No surprise here that her Idol is Miranda Lambert and she took on “Gun Powder & Lead.” I didn’t think the opening was very strong, I thought it was pitchy. I thought she was drowned out by the background singers and band during the chorus. She does have a lot of energy and I’m sure the live crowd felt that performance way more than we could at home. She did nothing to make this song her own and I was not thrilled by this performance. But she is a great performer and fun to watch. I’m hoping she makes it through to another week.
Heejun Han – Zzzzz … He did Donny Hathaway’s “A Song for You” and this may have been his best vocal performance of the season, but this was a total snoozefest for me.
Hollie Cavanagh – I was surprised that she chose a country artist as her Idol. Her cover of Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus Take The Wheel” was underwhelming and unusually pitchy for Hollie. They finally dressed her a little better so she has that going for her. The snow was slightly ridiculous, I get that the idea behind the song is the girl driving on an icy road, but I could definitely do without the snow. I live in the midwest, it’s the end of March, I’m over the snow, come on.
DeAndre Brackensick – I was looking forward to this because I think he had a lot of potential with Eric Benet. I had to go back and listen to the original “Sometimes I Cry” track because I don’t remember Eric Benet ever overwhelming me with his falsetto. I don’t need a falsetto throughout a whole entire song. And after awhile it starts to lose it’s value for me. When I hear it I want to feel like I’m hearing something special. DeAndre has got to be the most frustrating artist for me to watch in this competition. It’s like I hear these crazy beautiful notes come from him & sometimes they are truly unbelievable. I just think this kid hasn’t found his niche. I think he went a step in the right direction this week but he’s still lost, and sadly I don’t think he’s going to find himself before the competition ends.
Jessica Sanchez – She belts out Beyonce’s “Sweet Dreams”. She talks about Beyonce’s alter ego and divulges the information that she has her own; B.B. Chez? Ooook girl, whatever you say.
Phillip Phillips – Cannot even begin to say how ridiculously happy I am that he did not go through with a DMB song because that was all the predictions for him this week. Jonny Lang is one of my favorite artists of all time so I was super stoked to see Phillip take this on. The arrangement of the song left something to be desired. I have a hard time objectively critiquing Phillip because I am completely enamored with him. When he takes the stage, I feel him. His voice & style was perfect for this song but the arrangement warped this into more of a pop song. The original has the coolest piano runs & fills and that was lacking in this performance. So I was turned off by the way the track was arranged for Idol. I also want to see him do more with his guitar, if I don’t see any exciting guitar licks that show he can play, whats the point in him having it? I don’t know at the end of the day there is nothing this kid could do to disappoint me. I just adore and love him.
Joshua Ledet – He took on the giant, Mariah Carey and sang “Without You.” I wouldn’t go as far as saying it was flawless like the judges did. If anybody saw Kelly Clarkson from Season 1 belt this out, they wouldn’t be too impressed with Joshua’s performance. But maybe that’s just my personal opinion. When I floated around the web today to find the video to his performance I saw nothing but incredible feedback, that people were moved to tears. So good for him, maybe he’s just not my cup of tea. I couldn’t find his live performance on Youtube, but I have attached a studio version, which I am still on the fence about, I don’t know… you can tell me what you think about him.
Elise Testone – My girl Haley Reinhart was the first girl to bring Zeppelin to the Idol stage. Elise performed “Whole Lotta Love” and this was completely unexpected from her, I didn’t see it coming. I just feel like this girl is not that likable on stage. If I put on her track and don’t watch the actual performance, I totally dig it. I can’t deny that she was bringing it and she did a great job with the song. I’m not convinced it was her idea to pull the Zepp card, she said she performs it with her band, but she didn’t do anything with the performance to make me believe Zeppelin is her Idol. But either way she had a performance that was captivating, rocking and should keep her around for another week.
I really was into the group performances this week. I think Hollie excelled with the Madonna material. It would have been so much cooler this week if she did a Madonna song as her Idol choice, that would have thrown everyone off. It would have been edgy & it would have quickly changed her from boring old Pia Toscano… er, I mean Hollie to a potential contender. But that’s just a random thought I felt like throwing out.
The must see performances this week are, Elise Testone & Phillip Phillips. Nothing else, I don’t know why the judges gave five standing ovations. The bottom 3 is a bit hard. I’m going to make the strong assumption that Heejun Han is in the bottom three and out of the competition this week. Joining him in the bottom three should be DeAndre Brackensick & Skylar Laine.
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American Idol Top 13
Tis that time of year again folks. Good to be back and writing in on the American Idol action… I think. I rarely let myself suffer through the full episodes of the weeks prior to this one. I have caught enough to enlist some of my favorites from the get-go. I went social media crazy upon first glance of Phillip Phillips. He makes me swoon. I also really like Skylar Laine, and with a voice like Jessica Sanchez has, I have to put her in my top list. Overall with the contestants this year I’m displeased and truly just underwhelmed. Pretty sure I always feel this way but here goes another year…
There are so many successful singing competition shows now that each show has to really produce some interesting and just plain talented people to get people to tune in. If you don’t do that there are so many other shows to tune into to get what you’re looking for. Personality is such a huge part of being able to draw in the votes and captivating the audience when it comes to American Idol. The other shows have a lot of production behind them, where AI is still pretty stripped down. Which gives it sadly more of a karaoke feel I think. However, sometimes on the X-Factor I feel like there is this whole production for an artist that is not even relevant. The Voice probably does the best job of finding some balance and really highlighting the talent, vocally & otherwise. But I digress, we are talking about Idol here.
Who’s idea was it for the poor girls to do Whitney Houston? There’s a very small percentage of even the most successful female singers in the industry that can tackle such a great vocalist. I felt bad for the girls actually, many of them hit a brick wall this week. As for the boys Stevie Wonder is one of my favorites of all time, but his music is starting to feel a little said & done when it comes to these shows. When is someone going to give me a TV show thats going to introduce me to new music? I will just have to deal with the cards that are dealt, and so will the contestants. So how did our top 13 do? I wrote a little blip about each of them, but have not been successful in finding the performances on youtube so there are not videos to link. As a temporary solution I have linked their AI page to their names, until I can find a reliable stash of youtube videos you will just have to take my word for it if you missed the show.
The show kicks off with Joshua Ledet performing my favorite Stevie Wonder song, ‘I Wish.’ Completely forgettable, anti-climatic and not impressive. Could not even believe the judges were placing this at the top of the night. Clearly they missed Marcus Canty’s rendition on The X-Factor because he killed this song. Even though I still have my doubts and suspicions that not all of the X-Factor is done without a little technical help (i.e. I think lip-syncing could be involved) this performance on Idol did not even compare.
Elise Testone performed “I’m Your Baby Tonight” crash & burn, this was utterly painful. I needed to go back to her audition tape to figure out how she ended up on this stage. Her attitude did not help, she just looked mad which doesn’t translate well to getting viewers at home to vote for you. Her voice is unique and there is not a whole lot that this show is going to do for her. At the end of the day you’re on American Idol, and you got to roll with the punches when it comes to your song choices. You are no longer your own artist making your own decisions. She’s got to be one of the bottom girls or I’m moving to another country.
Jermaine Jones – “Knocks Me Off My Feet,” this was a snoozefest for me. I think that his voice is cool and smooth and all, but I guess I don’t feel it like everyone else does. Sadly I probably won’t appreciate him until I hear some of that Michael McCary, Boyz II Men bass. Just sayin.
Erika Van Pelt – A Whitney song was a stretch and push for her. She did “I Believe in You and Me,” I was prepared to hate this, and I’m not really saying that I didn’t hate it. It was hard to love, there were parts that were shaky but overall I was impressed with her range, probably only because I didn’t know she had it. I don’t know if there’s a lot more to uncover with this one like the judges are assuring but I do want her to stick around awhile longer so we can dig into that rasp in her voice.
Colton Dixon was so nervous for tonight but it wasn’t bad. Stevie Wonder is way out of his element and that was something the show wanted to be made known. His style was enough to make it sound like his own. He was one of my favorites of the night and he’s going to be around for a long while. He better just get used to being pushed into doing styles and genres that don’t necessarily fit in his realm, because that’s just American Idol for you.
Shannon Magrane – I was sad about this performance. There’s something about her that I can’t help but want her to do good. I think her nerves probably got to her, she’s young. She missed a big note. Did anybody really listen to her sing that in the rehearsal, it was a night and day difference. I think she’s actually capable of big things but who knows if we will actually be lucky enough to see it.
DeAndre Brackensick – I hated whatever song he did last week but doing “Master Blaster” seemed to be right in his element. The hopping around was a little distracting. He was feeling it. I guess I like his voice… but he annoys me. I will try to be more open minded but there’s not much else to say.
Skylar Laine – There is something weirdly charming about Skylar to me. She was crazy last week on stage, probably how I would look if I ever had to get up on stage and sing a song. You know she is feeling every single note. She makes everything look so darn easy and effortless. She belt out that Whitney song like she’s been singing it all her life, and you know she hasn’t because she’s a straight up country girl. I can’t believe I’m saying it but I dig her. She’s definitely one of my early faves.
Heejun Han – I hope he stays around for awhile. Is his voice spectacular? I don’t exactly think so, but he’s got a sense of humor, he makes me laugh and makes the show slightly more interesting.
Hollie Cavanagh – She slayed a Christina Aguilera song last week so we know she has a huge voice. I had no real concerns about her performing Whitney, I just knew her voice was one of the very few big enough that could pull it off. And she did, it was beautiful. I want to see her loosen up, she’s totally the Pia of this season when it comes to having the voice but lacking the strong stage presence. She’s got a big smile, but I need to see her having actual fun on stage.
Jeremy Rosado – I couldn’t even tell you what Stevie song he sang. He has a beautiful voice but it’s just not enough. Seems like a nice guy but, the end of the road is coming soon for him. I literally have nothing interesting to say about this one.
Jessica Sanchez – It takes balls to step out and decide to do “I Will Always Love You.” By far biggest Whitney song, one of the biggest ballads of all time. I kept thinking, how darn brave. She stepped out and just nailed it. I thought it was pretty much flawless beginning to end. The difficulty of this song is indescribable. My jaw dropped to the floor watching her hit all the notes. It was awesome.
Phillip Phillips – I have so much to say about this kid. No surprise here that I did most of my pre-American Idol live show research on him. Don’t get me started on the Dave Matthews comparisons because it seems to get me upset. Let’s focus on what happened tonight. Was there any other Stevie song for him to do? Does no one want to mention that he already sang this in his audition? I mean I don’t care because it was absolutely incredible. But he had an advantage, a lot of hours put in already preparing for this performance. At the end of the day for me, nothing can compare to someone that is as musically inclined as he is. He used his ear and his musical style, and he made “Superstition” into his own song. I’m so ready for the days when American idol evolves into more than just a singing competition and the contestants get some credit for picking up an instrument and making a performance more than a sing-a-long. I’m all about a musician, not just someone with a big voice. Phillip Phillip’s is my dream come true this year, my Paul McDonald but with more control over his voice. I’m ridiculously excited to see what comes from him throughout this season. He better not disappoint me!
American Idol Jessica Sanchez Phillip Phillips Skylar Laine
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Deep State Target By George Papadopoulos
Deep State Target
How I Got Caught in the Crosshairs of the Plot to Bring Down President Trump
By George Papadopoulos
How do you destroy a presidency before it has even started? What if the whole “Russian collusion” idea was the brainchild of a covert network of power - a Deep State - including American and allied intelligence services seeking to cripple the Trump administration in order to prevent any warming of relations between the U.S. and Russia?
Former Trump foreign policy advisor, George Papadopoulos poses - and answers - these questions and more in his explosive new book, Deep State Target: How I Got Caught in the Crosshairs of the Plot to Bring Down President Trump.
In Deep State Target, you'll learn:
· The terrifying details about Papadopoulos's arrest and interrogation by the FBI and the Mueller team;
· About the intricate setup at play that landed him in jail;
· That American and allied intelligence services set out to destroy the Trump presidency before it even started; and
· How operatives worked to invent a Russian conspiracy designed to damage the Trump administration.
The first casualty of the Mueller probe - the first to plead guilty and to serve a prison sentence - Papadopoulos chronicles his clandestine meetings about Hillary Clinton’s hacked e-mails, his rift with former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, what it was like to be interrogated by Mueller’s team, and how he became, in the words of Republican Congressman Mark Meadows, “the whole reason for the Trump Russia investigation.”
George Papadopoulos poses and answers these questions and more in Deep State Target:
· Details every encounter he had with the FBI and CIA during an unprecedented global campaign, including his arrest and interrogation by the FBI and the Mueller team;
· Recounts his first call with Sam Clovis, head of the Trump Campaign’s foreign policy team, during which Clovis said “We want to improve relations with Russia,” a remark Clovis later denied - and shows how it led to a spiral that put Papadopoulos on the radar of international intelligence;
· Unmasks a rogues’ gallery of infamous figures employed by agents from the U.S., Britain, and Australia, exposing the tactics and true allegiances of operatives like Joseph Mifsud, Stefan Halper, Charles Tawil, and Sergei Millian, and laying bare their astounding connections to each other; and
· Shares what really happened with Australian diplomat Andrew Downer, who he met with on May 10, 2016 in London. Did Papadopoulos actually tell him that the Russians had damaging material related to Hillary Clinton?
A book that takes us from a conference room table at the Trump International Hotel to a federal prison in Wisconsin, Deep State Target makes the best case yet that “Russian collusion” is not what it appears to be. This is a shocking account of international spy games and a disturbing eyewitness report on a secret double government - the Deep State - intent on destroying lives and a presidency.
“Revealing. Unfolds like a spy thriller. [An] insider account of a seemingly central piece of the special counsel investigation.” - Publishers Weekly
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: George Papadopoulos is a former adviser to President Trump and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson. A University College London graduate, past Hudson Institute analyst, and career oil, gas and policy consultant. He became the first person to plead guilty in the Mueller Investigation when on October 5, 2017 he conceded that he had lied to the F.B.I. about a conversation with a professor during which he was told that Moscow had “dirt” on Hillary Clinton and “thousands of e-mails,” according to court records. Papadopoulos was sentenced to 14 days in jail, fined $9,500 and ordered to complete 200 hours of community service and one year of probation after serving his sentence.
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RIP: Geraldine Ferraro Vice Presidential Acceptance Speech
Geraldine Ferraro, the first female vice-presidential candidate, picked by Minnesota’s own Walter Mondale as his running mate for his 1984 presidential run, died this morning, according to the Associated Press. Found at YouTube from EVGINC.
Remembering the Twins’ 1987 World Series
Minnesota Twins 1987 World Series Championship Ring
Updated 2/24/2019: I updated this post to fix missing videos and added a few more.
With the Minnesota Twins celebrating the 20th anniversary of the team’s first World Series championship, I have, of course, been reminiscing.
In 1987, I was living in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where I attended Coe College.
I was a Twins fan as a kid and I played baseball daily in both Little League and during summer pickup games. The players I watched included:
Harmon Killebrew,
Tony Oliva,
Bert Blyleven,
Jim Kaat,
Bill “Soup” Campbell,
Dave Goltz,
Jerry Koosman,
Dan Ford,
Larry Hisle,
Lyman Bostock,
Butch Wynegar,
Roy Smalley and
Ken Landreaux
But my favorite player was, of course, Rod Carew. In 1977 I watched him flirt with a .400 batting average.
To this day, he was the best hitter I’ve ever seen. I go crazy watching the current Twins–or most current Major Leaguers, for that matter–bunt because Carew was such a master at it. He was also a master at stealing home.
Not Winning Enough
While I got to watch many talented baseball players, I never got to see the Twins in post-season play. In ’69 and ’70, they made it to the American League Championship Series, but I was five. The only World Series appearance the team had made was in 1965, when the team was four years old.
The Vikings, however, were perennial winners during my childhood. The young Vikings team had advanced to Super Bowl IV, but that was before I started following sports.
I started watching them when I was nine years old, 1973, the year they drafted outstanding running back Chuck Foreman.
The year before, the Vikes traded several players and two draft picks to reacquire quarterback Fran Tarkenton. Those two additions helped the Vikings win their first nine games of 1973, finish the season 12-2, and advance to Super Bowl VIII, where they lost to the Miami Dolphins.
The Vikings returned to the Super Bowl twice more after the 1974 and 1976 seasons, but lost both of those as well. They would have played in the Super Bowl after the 1975 season, were it not for the cheating Dallas Cowboys.
During the early eighties, the Vikings had some average seasons but in 1987 came within an inch of the Super Bowl when Redskins corner Darrell Green knocked the pass out of Darrin Nelson‘s hands to deny the Vikes a last second touchdown.
So during my childhood, my professional sports memories are filled with losing and not quite winning enough.
From 1980 to 1986, the Twins never finished better than third place; in 1986, they finished sixth in a seven team division. It was tough, therefore, to be a Twins fan during my college year; particularly because my annoying Chicago classmates were merciless in their teasing me over the Twinkies.
Then came 1987.
At that time, while at college, I also managed a restaurant and did some freelance copywriting. During the World Series, I visited with a copywriter for one of the top advertising agencies in Cedar Rapids, trying to make a name for myself and pry my way into the advertising business.
“How ’bout them boys from St. Louie?!?” he said to one of his coworkers, as I followed him to his office. I bit my lip.
It was interesting being in Cedar Rapids at that time because half of the town was rooting for the Cardinals and half was rooting for the Twins.
I tried, but couldn’t take off work from the restaurant for many of the games of the series, so I was reduced to asking customers the score, then dashing home to watch the highlights on CNN and devouring a copy of the Cedar Rapids Gazette in the morning.
I did managed to find someone to work my shift for Game Seven.
My girlfriend, who was also from Minnesota, and I watched the game at our apartment. We watched a nail-biting game featuring a remarkable eight inning pitching performance by Frankie “Sweet Music” Viola and a ninth save by closer Jeff Reardon for the win and the championship.
The elation over my Twins world championship was due as much to the relief that we’d finally won as it was to the joy of winning itself.
You have to understand the context.
No modern Minnesota sports team had ever won a championship. We were always getting a sniff of the ultimate victory, but never the taste.
In baseball, the Twins lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1965. Four times the Vikings played in a Super Bowl game and four times they lost. In 1961, the Minnesota Gophers football team lost to Washington in the Rose Bowl.
Long before the Timberwolves, the Minneapolis Lakers won three NBA championships before the team moved to Los Angeles, but I wasn’t born yet, so it doesn’t count.
Losing the big one was not merely confined to sports, though.
My state was a two-time loser in presidential politics as well. In 1968, former Minnesota Senator and then-Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey lost the presidential race to Richard Nixon. Again in 1984, former Minnesota Senator and former Vice President Walter Mondale lost to Ronald Reagan.
Add to that the economic uncertainty of the time (Black Monday occurred on the first off-day of the series), and you have not just the winning of a championship but the relief and redemption of an entire state.
I didn’t get to enjoy the subsequent parade but I did watch it from afar. This is someone’s home movie of the parade. There there is no sound.
This is a tribute that was shown yesterday:
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Update: IHPC, Others, Place CAM, Integrative Practices/Care in US Health Reform Legislation
Summary: US Senator Bernie Sanders (Ind.-VT) and the Integrated Healthcare Policy Consortium (IHPC) have placed "licensed complementary and alternative medicine providers and integrative health practitioners" in the Kennedy-HELP bill's definition of health professionals. This is not the only mention of "complementary and alternative medicine," or "integrative care" or "integrative practitioners" in the bill however. The Samueli Institute's vice president Brian Thiel guides us to other mentions in the Kennedy-HELP draft legislation. These are in sections the establish a "wellness council" and on the medical home. Small steps, maybe; but signs of prospective integration into US healthcare policy. Do you know of other similar advances? Let me know.
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IHPC: Persistence in relationship building lead to results
The steps indicated here may seem small, if what one seeks is a significant transformation of US medicine during the current iteration of US health reform planning. Yet there are undeniable signs showing up of the potential inclusion of integrative medicine, integrative practices and licensed complementary and alternative medicine practitioners in federal health policy in the United States. Credit the persistence in relationship-building of such groups as the Integrated Healthcare Policy Consortium (IHPC) and allies such as US Senator Bernie Sanders (Ind.-VT), Tom Harkin (D-IO) and Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) for making it so. Of course, the legislation has a long way to go.
1. Integrated Healthcare Policy Consortium and Sanders team to place licensed CAM in US Senate-HELP bill
US Senator Bernie Sanders - agent of change
US healthcare's table may formally have a few new chairs if the definition of "health care professionals" offered by US Senator Bernie Sanders remains in a US health reform package. The inclusive language change, promoted by the Integrated Healthcare Policy Consortium inserted ‘‘licensed complementary and alternative medicine providers and integrative health practitioners" in the definition of health professionals included in the healthcare workforce. As of June 24, the language that begins at the bottom of page 445 pf the Kennedy-HELP Committee's Affordable Health Choices Act reads:
"(2) HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.—The term ‘‘health professionals’’ includes— (A) dentists, dental hygienists, primary care providers, specialty physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychologists and other behavioral and mental health professionals, social workers, physical therapists, public health professionals, clinical pharmacists, allied health professionals, chiropractors, community health workers, school nurses, certified nurse midwives, podiatrists, licensed complementary and alternative medicine providers, and integrative health practitioners [bold added]."
IHPC's executive director Janet Kahn, PhD
Janet Kahn, PhD, IHPC's executive director, shares with the Integrator that she was told by Sanders' staff that the amendment passed unanimously on a voice vote. The staffer noted to Kahn that "(IHPC's) message has gotten to all the members of the HELP committee, Democrats, Republicans and Independent." Among the IHPC's key backers are the National Certification Commission for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, American Massage Therapy Association, National Center for Homeopathy, Bastyr University and a group of acupuncture and Oriental medicine colleges.
Comment: Senator Sanders' support of integrative practices goes back many years, including a statewide conference on complementary and alternative medicine he hosted in January 1996 when the public dialogue was just beginning. All of Vermont's leading healthcare authorities basically had to show and rub elbows with the unwashed, given Sanders' clout in the state. IHPC's Kahn happens to be a Vermont resident and associated faculty at the medical college at the University of Vermont, which helped IHPC's effort. The entire integrative practice community owes a note of thanks to the IHPC for hanging in there - and perhaps increased participation! Of note here: the chiropractors, US health care's limbo profession, has secured a place in the list on its own, not surprisingly. A note to members from the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians announced plans to seek to get their profession independently mentioned as well.
2. Samueli Institute's Thiel: Other CAM and integrative care/integrative practice references in the Kennedy-HELP
After interviewing Samueli Institute's vice president Brian Thiel on the progress of whole systems wellness in health reform language (see Samueli Institute's Thiel on Wellness Provisions in US Senate Health Reform Legislation, July 10, 2009), I asked Thiel if he knew of other places in the bill where "integrative medicine" or "complementary and alternative medicine" or anything related were mentioned. He wrote back with a short but "not necessarily exhaustive list."
Inclusion in Medical Homes
In SEC. 212 (page 260). GRANTS TO ESTABLISH COMMUNITY HEALTH TEAMS TO SUPPORT A MEDICAL HOME Under "Eligible Entities" for receiving these grants, the draft legislation states that the "State of State-designated entity" which would receive the grant must:
"ensure that the health team established by the entity includes a multidisciplinary, inter-professional team of providers, as determined by the Secretary; such team may include specialists, nurses, nutritionists, dieticians, social workers, behavioral and mental health providers, licensed complementary and alternative medicine practitioners [bold added]."
Samueli Institute's Brian Thiel
The "requirements for health teams" in the same section also includes the need of the priospective grantee to offer a "whole-person orientation" and "coordinated and integrated care" among these diverse practitioners (page 260, line 25). In the same section on page 262, the prospective grantee is also required to include practitoners across a wide spectrum including "integrative health care practitioners." The language reads:
"(F) provide local access to the continuum of health care services in the most appropriate setting, including access to individuals that implement the care plans of patients and coordinate care, such as integrative health care practitioners [bold added]."
Integration into the responsibilities of the National Prevention,
Health Promotion and Public Health Council
In SEC. 301. NATIONAL PREVENTION, HEALTH PROMOTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH COUNCiL. This section, which the Samueli Institute and Thiel were involved in shaping, proposed the development of a whole-systems, broad-based, multi-agency wellness council. (See Samueli Institute's Thiel on Wellness Provisions in US Senate Health Reform Legislation.) The mention of "integrative health care" is listed in the first paragraph, which describes the Council's "Duties."
"DUTIES.—The Council shall— (1) provide coordination and leadership at the Federal level, and among all Federal departments and agencies, with respect to prevention, wellness and health promotion practices, the public health system, and integrative health care [bold added] in the United States." (page 348)
Further down in the same section, the bill describes the responsibility of the Council to develop a NATIONAL PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION STRATEGY. The components of the strategy are many. The report, to be filed by July 1, 2010, would include the requirement to:
"(4) make recommendations to improve Federal efforts relating to prevention, health promotion, public health, and integrative health care practices [bold added] to ensure Federal efforts are consistent with available standards and evidence."
Notably, Thiel was not yet aware of the Sanders changes, which suggests that there may yet be other mentions, and certainly are of chiropractic, which is already more thoroughly included in federal policy than most of the licensed disciplines considered CAM.
Comment: Thank you, Brian and the Samueli Institute for being on top of things! I am not sure who may have been speaking to the Senators and their staff to have placed this language, though I was informed by Nancy Gahles, DC, CCH, RSHom, president of the National Center for Homeopathy, that she was aware that the medical home language was under consideration. (If any of you know more, let me know!) Certainly, "integrative care" Or "integrative practices" are phrases that can easily be used to describe care which integrates, but does not necessarily include integrative medicine or complementary and alternative healthcare practitioners or modalities. The phrase creates an opening; and regardless of its inclusiveness, is a positive sign of a direction in the movement the medical home movement is taking. Do let me know if any of you know of additional language in this or other bills.
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About ACIR
We promote innovation and commercialization around the world
ACIR works with innovators, companies, organizations and governments to help them successfully move their innovations into the market. With our network of national and international partners, including some of the top universities in the United States, our services include everything from creating frameworks for building a national innovation infrastructure and drafting interactive curricula on entrepreneurship to conducting practical workshops on how to successfully pitch to funders and create winning presentations for grants and competitions.
ACIR provides innovation infrastructure analysis, market review and technology commercialization assessments, international commercialization assistance, incubator management training as well as workshops on SBIR funding, technology analysis methodologies, refining value propositions, creating the ideal business pitches and targeting your market and your customer.
Ecosystem Building: Nexus Startup Hub
Regional Connectivity & Ecosystem Building: South Asia Connect
Promoting Women's Entrepreneurship
Ecosystem Building: Nexus Startup Hub (Ongoing)
Nexus is an initiative by the U.S. Embassy in India to showcase American best practices in incubation and to support the growing Indian entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem. ACIR was brought in to create a central hub (Nexus) for entrepreneurs, innovators, government agencies, industry players and funding organizations to come together and collaborate to promote Indian startups and strengthen the local entrepreneurial ecosystem.
The Nexus Incubator offers selected startups unparalleled access to networks of industry and government partners as well as training from top commercialization experts, an extensive mentor network and access to both private and public fund managers specializing in supporting startups. In just over 3 years, more than 95 startups have graduated from the program and raised millions of dollars in outside funding, creating hundreds of jobs and closing deals with numerous Indian and U.S. companies.
Due to its success, ACIR’s Nexus team is now working with several Indian states to help them create or revise their incubation and startup programs, and is included in the national Government discussions on startup policies.
If you are looking for an experienced group with proven, on-the-ground experience to help you build and strengthen a national or regional innovation ecosystem, give ACIR a call.
To increase the economic impact of entrepreneurs beyond their home countries, the South Asia Connect program was born. The Nexus incubation and training model was expanded to support entrepreneurs in the surrounding countries of Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
The mission was to create a network of regional entrepreneurial leaders, combine the expertise of ACIR with regional best practices, and then use the collaborative networks for regional and global startup acceleration. The participating entrepreneurs got access to new business opportunities, built market-fitted strategies, and a connection to an international community in India and the surrounding regions. The program included training for the leaders and startups in their home countries and at Nexus in New Delhi, networking events for business development and connections to private and public stakeholders to help the startups grow and succeed. Interested in similar “train the trainer” impact programs for your region? ACIR can make it happen.
“The South Asian Connect program is more than just an entrepreneurship program. It quickly targeted challenge areas of startups and trained the entrepreneurs on how to deal with them. Team work, skilled training, 1-1 mentoring, collaborative learning and useful networking are some of the key elements that make this training world class.” Pritom Chowdhury, Bangladesh Entrepreneur
While there are more women than ever starting and leading businesses, female entrepreneurs still face some unique challenges. Lack of funding, networks of successful mentors, social expectations and education in business skills have been listed as primary obstacles to women starting and growing their businesses.
Whether it’s supporting “traditional businesses” like art, handicrafts and services, or more technology-based startups, ACIR can provide the content, experts and curricula to create in-depth, impactful programs focusing on women. One initiative conducted through Nexus was the Aspiring Women’s Program, which focused on female university students.
The program took the participants through a series of experiential learning sessions to understand the potential of their business ideas and how to take those innovative ideas and create a viable business. In addition to the workshops in India, the most promising startups were sent for two weeks to Austin, Texas, one of the top startup centers in the United States. There at the University of Texas, the women networked with local students and entrepreneurs to explore commercial opportunities in both the Indian and U.S. markets.
We will be happy to answer any of your questions and discuss your project in more detail.
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GUARDIOLA LINKED TO CHELSEA: Do you think Pep will succumb to Roman's advances this time?
As most of us a reading in the various press formats this morning, Roman Abramovich is trying to lure Pep Guardiola to Stamford Bridge ...
Latest, Rumours
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As most of us a reading in the various press formats this morning, Roman Abramovich is trying to lure Pep Guardiola to Stamford Bridge for the second time. Will he be successful this time?
For a couple of weeks now it has seemed that Guardiola had already lined up his next move after announcing that he will be leaving Bayern Munich this summer. It's being widely reported that Manchester City have offered him a deal of around £15m for three years.
So what of Roman Abramovich and this new attempt to try and muscle in on any deal for the Spaniard before anything is signed? Well, the fact that Guardiola has expressed his concerns about the turnover of Managers under our Russian owner doesn't help. If you also consider that he has turned him down once before then we might have more luck hitting the Jackpot at a casino than trying to get him!
So why Guardiola? Why now? Well it's clear despite the fact that we love him, Jose Mourinho's last few weeks and subsequent departure from Chelsea has left a toxic atmosphere in the dressing room, the board room and in the stands with a very public display from some of our supporters.
You never get anything like that from Guardiola. There is no drama, there is no histrionics and he eludes a calm demeanour which is something that everyone at the club could do with especially the Owner who for the second time has seen the club being dragged through the press on various occasions for varying reasons.
Tactically astute and a great man manager which he has proven in two big leagues, Guardiola now fancies the challenge of the toughest league in the world - The Premier League. However, as we know it's one thing to be managing a club that only has one or two challengers to your title every season, to then come to a league with at least five or six genuine contenders to make a realistic challenge. Add to that the fact that the so called lesser teams are investing monies you wouldn't dream of ten years ago and you discover pretty quickly that there is no easy games anymore. You need to work hard to earn three points because if you don't you will get found out as Chelsea have this season.
According to reports Roman Abramovich has offered Pep Guardiola whatever he wants to come in and take over. First and foremost the financial package will be huge to outbid City, then consider what Pep would ask for and you would have to believe that would be total control of transfers which is something that Roman may not be too keen on but would obviously agree to bring him here. The Spaniard has already stated publicly that Chelsea need TEN players which is a substantial amount, especially if he is referring to potential first team signings.
After this season it's clear that there is a time for change at Chelsea. Would Pep Guardiola consider himself to be the man to oversee a clear out with free reign to bring in the players he chooses for the start of a new era at Stamford Bridge?
My own personal opinion is that I would take him here in a heartbeat. What about you?
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About CQR
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Friends of CQR
CQR at Evanston Public Library November 10
October 24, 2018 October 24, 2018 by CQR
Michael Blades
John Milas
Natalia Nebel
R. Craig Sautter
Steven Carrelli
Marjorie Skelly
Richard Huffman
Please join us November 10, 3-5 pm at the Evanston Public Library.
Contributors will include:
Marjorie Skelly, whose 2015 book of essays, stories and poems, The Unpublished Poet, was endorsed by former Indiana Poet Laureate Norbert Krapf. Winner of first place wards from Poets and Patrons, the Jo-Anne Hirshfield Poetry Memorial Contest and the Palatine Public Library, she has three times reached finalist status in the Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mike Poetry Contest in Chicago. She has taught poetry writing at Harold Washington Library and poetry and fiction writing at Eisenhower Library.
John Milas is an MFA student in Purdue University’s creative writing program. He grew up in central Illinois before serving in the United States Marine Corps on active duty. His writing can be found in Superstition Review,Hypertext Magazine, Chicago Quarterly Review and elsewhere. Learn more at johnmilas.com.
Natalia Nebel is a writer and translator (Italian to English) whose fiction, book reviews, interviews and translations have been published in a variety of literary journals, including Fifth Wednesday Review, Burnside Review, Great Lakes Review, Free Verse, Prague Review, TriQuarterly, Another Chicago Magazine, New City and Chicago Quarterly Review. She’s also a Pushcart Prize nominee and most recently was nominated for the AWP First Journal award in both the essay and short story categories. In her free time she’s a co-curator for the reading series Sunday Salon Chicago.
Michael Blades is the Division Chair for English and the Arts at Zion Benton Township High School, following a stint of 15 years teaching high school English in both Evanston and Chicago. A native Evanstonian, Mr. Blades cut his literary teeth in the second floor children’s section of Evanston’s former library. He is excited to read his only published work in his hometown, before retiring back to his house in Skokie to assist Jennifer in laundering the piles created by his children: Owen, Leta, and Louise.
Richard Huffman completed undergrad work at Eastern Washington University. His graduate studies in Sociology and Creative Writing were completed at San Jose State University. His short stories and articles have been published in Catamaran, The Reed, phren-Z, The Chicago Quarterly Review, the newspaper Good Times and elsewhere. He has written a gritty Western Historical novel and is working on a novel about race relations and love’s vagaries in the aftermath of the Viet Nam war. He is a Viet Nam Vet., was an active participant in The Black Panthers movement in the ’60s and ’70s and was kicked out of his high school’s creative writing class for an “unsavory” story. He now lives in Santa Cruz with a dachshund of questionable character.
R. Craig Sautter is author, co-author and editor of 10 books including three histories of U.S. presidential conventions and elections. For the past three decades, he’s taught classes in philosophy, politics, history, literature and creative writing at DePaul University in Chicago and philosophy at Miami Dade College during the winters. For several years he was a poet-in-residence for the public schools of three counties of Upstate New York, and for the Illinois Arts Council he conducted creative writing classes with over 20,000 K-12 students. He was the 47th president of the Society of Midland Authors and served two terms on the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Advisory Board.
Steven Carrelli is a visual artist and writer living in Chicago. He earned an MFA in Painting from Northwestern University, and he teaches in the Department of Art, Media and Design at DePaul University. Carrelli’s paintings and drawings have been exhibited nationally in numerous solo and group exhibitions and have appeared in regional and national publications. His work is included in the collections of the Illinois State Museum, Elmhurst College, the City of Chicago, Northwestern University, and DePaul University, among others. His writing has also appeared in Crab Creek Review.
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Thailand Tourist Visa Fee Waived
Thailand has extended a tourist visa fee waiver through 4 March 2010. Middle East and UAE tourists may travel to Thailand without paying the visa fee during this time. Thai Consul General said the Thai government is temporarily waiving the tourist visa fee because of an increase in the number of applications for tourist visas.
Pasan Teparak said applications for a tourist visa from the Middle East increased 11.5% this year. The number of visa applications averaged 1,200 per month between 5 March and 4 June this year compared to 1,000 for the same period last year. Teparak said anyone applying for a singly entry tourist visa (from countries allowed visa on arrival) at designated immigration checkpoints in Thailand will be exempt from the tourist visa fee until 4 March 2010.
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Le Corbusier Center
The Le Corbusier Center, home to the Heidi Weber Museum, was the final building designed by Le Corbusier, one of the seminal architects of the twentieth century. He was born Charles-Edouart Jeanneret in a small city in eastern Switzerland in 1887. He would shape the Modernist movement in architecture with his International Style, and his influence can be seen in cities throughout...
Victoria and Albert Museum, built in 1872, is the oldest museum in Mumbai. It has now been named as Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum. Here you discover the history of Mumbai through archaeological relics, maps and photographs. The museum also contains artifacts like clay models, costumes, finely shaped silver, copperware etc. Some of the most valuable articles relating to industrial and agr...
This is the tallest freestanding structure in the world. Walking on the glass floors 113 stories above the ground is exhilarating-like walking on air! The sky pod raises you another 33 stories up. Timings: Daily 9AM-11 PM Admission: C$ 21 [Adults] C$ 14 [Children] Address: 301 Front St. W Tel: 416/868-6937 Website: www.cntower.ca ...
Established in 1926 to exhibit cars, the Forum was renovated to form a platform where various concerts and trade fairs are held today. It can host up to 10,000 people at one time and is facilitated by a restaurant which alone can seat up to 250 guests. Address: Julius Thomsens Plads 1 (at Forum Metrostation) Telephone: +45 32 47 20 00 {loadposition upload_im...
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To Heart: Bonds of Friendship (Vol. 3)
RIGHT STUF ANNOUNCES JUNE 26 RELEASE OFTO HEART, VOL. 3: BONDS OF FRIENDSHIP
Fully restored video, more mini-episodes & introduction of favorite character!
GRIMES, IA, March 19, 2007 – Anime producer The Right Stuf International is pleased to announce the release of TO HEART, Vol. 3: Bonds of Friendship on June 26, 2007.
This third of four volumes features episodes 8-10, plus the next two “mini” episodes (“omake”) found on the Japanese DVD release. Additionally, To Heart, Vol. 3 marks the introduction of robot-girl “Multi,” whose extreme popularity in Japan elevated the character to an almost iconic status.
Based on one of Japan’s most popular games, To Heart follows childhood friends Akari and Hiroyuki, and their classmates, as they deal with life’s everyday – and not-so-everyday – dramas. This tale of love, relationships and friendship has been a fan favorite since its 1999 Japanese television debut. Perceptive American fans may recognize the series from its numerous “cameos” in the best-selling Comic Party anime. Available to U.S. audiences for the first time ever, Right Stuf’s release of To Heart features a complete video restoration of the entire 13-episode series.
In To Heart, Vol. 3: Bonds of Friendship:
Episode 8: “A Tranquil Time”
Midterms are fast approaching, so everyone’s getting together at Akari’s to study! Except… Masashi gets called away at the last minute, and Shiho’s sick with a cold. So Hiroyuki and Akari suddenly have the house and the whole day to themselves!
Episode 9: “Where The Heart Is”
The Cultural Festival is here, and everyone’s excited, except for Tomoko. As the Student Rep for Class 2-B, she’s in charge of the café they’re going to hold, but the other students keep changing plans behind her back. Is the café doomed to failure before it even opens?
Episode 10: “Dreaming Smile”
There’s a new girl in school – and she’s like no one you’ve ever seen! Multi has charming eyes, bright green hair and the strangest metal ears. She’s a prototype maid robot, and she’s been sent to Hiroyuki’s school for a final field test. But no one expected things to end up like this!
Special Mini Episode 3
The girls’ personalities are all mixed up! Have they lost their minds, or is it Hiroyuki that’s nuts?
Lesson for the day: A rich girl and a maid robot make interesting fishing companions.
For more information about To Heart, visit the series site at toheart.rightstuf.com.
TO HEART, VOL. 3: BONDS OF FRIENDSHIP
Vol. 3 of 4
Pre-Book: 5/29/2007
Runtime: Approximately 75 minutes, Dolby Digital Stereo, Color
Genre: Drama / Romance
Suggested Rating: 7+
Format: DVD (English, Japanese, English Subtitles, English On-Screen Translations)
Catalog#: RSDVD0703
UPC#: 7-42617-0703-2-7
Bonus DVD content includes:
Reversible cover, translation notes, line art gallery, character bios, scene access, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo audio for English and Japanese dialogue, English subtitles, plus English on-screen translations.
Cover image is located at
http://outgoing.rightstuf.com/sleeves/rsdvd0703.jpg TO HEART © 1999 AQUAPLUS / KSSABOUT THE RIGHT STUF INTERNATIONAL
Founded in 1987, The Right Stuf International was one of the first players in the U.S. Japanese Animation (“anime”) industry. Right Stuf works to promote knowledge of its own products as well as information about the anime/manga industry, in general. On the production side, Right Stuf is dedicated to creating the highest quality products and chooses to focus on a limited number of anime titles each year. With a product line ranging from anime classics like Astro Boy, Kimba and Gigantor to the most modern comedies and dramas, such as His and Her Circumstances, Gravitation, Comic Party, Shingu, Ninja Nonsense and To Heart, Right Stuf produces quality anime for fans of all ages. For more information, visit www.rightstuf.com
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10215 SW Hall Boulevard Tigard, OR 97223
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All professionals at Dermatology Associates maintain the highest levels of accreditation and pursue ongoing education to stay abreast of the latest trends in the medical field. Read on to learn more about our staff's experience and training.
Scott A.B. Collins, M.D.
Dr. Collins has been in practice in the Portland area since 1993 and with Dermatology Associates since 2000. Dr. Collins limits his practice to the treatment of advanced skin cancer. He is an expert in Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology.
University of California, San Diego: BA Biochemistry & BA Sociology, Magna Cum Laude
Baylor College of Medicine – Doctor of Medicine (with Honor)
Residency in Dermatology – Baylor College of Medicine
Mohs Micrographic Surgery Fellowship – Oregon Health & Science University
Dr. Collins devotes hundreds of hours per year volunteering for several national committees that help to determine policies impacting Dermatologic care as well as national payment policy. He and his lovely wife also spend significant time volunteering for the Deschutes Land Trust in Central Oregon. Most of his free time is spent outdoors. He stays in shape by lifting weights and running and is passionate about mountain biking. He also enjoys doing all the maintenance that is needed to keep his house and cars in great shape.
Dr. Collins grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Eric Hester, M.D.
I enjoy going to my clinic every day, getting to know patients of all ages, and helping them manage a variety of skin diseases to promote their overall wellness. I consider my role in the patient-physician relationship a privilege and appreciate being a part of my patient’s lives.
Dr. Hester has been in practice with Dermatology Associates since 2007.
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado – Bachelor of Arts, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Colorado – Doctor of Medicine
Chief Resident, Department of Dermatology – Oregon Health and Science University
Residency in Dermatology, Department of Dermatology – Oregon Health and Science University
Fellowship in Dermatoepidemiology (National Institutes of Health funded) – University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
Dr. Hester has three daughters who keep him busy most evenings and weekends with their variety of sports and extracurricular activities. While not in clinic, he enjoys backpacking, hiking, running, snowboarding, reading, and spending time in Central Oregon.
Gretchen Vanderbeek, M.D.
“I love being a dermatologist. I get to spend every day helping people with problems that vary from skin cancers to severe rashes to teenage acne and more. It can be deeply difficult for many people to bare their body for examination and I feel profoundly honored with my patients’ trust every day. I take pride in tailoring treatment regimens that are custom-fit to each person’s priorities. There are many mysteries in dermatology and I look forward to spending the rest of my career finding these and solving them in collaboration with my patients..”
Dr. Vanderbeek has been in practice with Dermatology Associates since 2012.
Reed College, Portland: B.A. Biology
Oregon Health & Science University – Doctor of Medicine
Clinical Research Coordinator, Oregon Health Science University – Clinical Research Program
Dr. Vanderbeek grew up in Aurora, Oregon and spent her summers bossing around her younger brothers and swimming in the river. She grows roses and tomatoes with love and enthusiasm if not expertise. She does a lot of weeding but enjoys NOT weeding even more. She lives in hope that someone will discover breakthrough medical developments in a hot cup of tea - black with milk and sugar please. She has two children who keep her very, very busy.
Andrew M. Lin, M.D.
"Dermatology is an expansive and complex specialty that includes medical, surgical, and cosmetic elements. Therefore, I approach each patient as I would a family member in order to help formulate a specific treatment plan that works for each individual. It is truly a pleasure to work with everyone at DA, who all share the same passion for quality patient care!"
Dr. Lin has been in practice since 2017 and joined Dermatology Associates in 2019.
Columbia University – Bachelor of Arts, Neuroscience & Behavior
University of Michigan Medical School – Doctor of Medicine (Distinction in Research Honors)
Residency in Dermatology, Department of Dermatology – University of Michigan
Dr. Lin is a native of Los Angeles, California. After many years in the Midwest and the East Coast, he is proud to call Oregon home. In his spare time, he enjoys hiking and exploring the PNW with his wife and their yorkie-mix Patrick. He is passionate about tennis, basketball, snowboarding, and rooting for his Michigan Wolverines (Go Blue!). While his family has been in the tea business in Taiwan for more than a century, he has recently taken up coffee brewing as a new hobby.
Scott Maury, PA-C
Scott Maury received his undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in 1998 and received his Master’s degree in Physician Assistants Studies from Rosalind Franklin University in Chicago in 2002. Scott knew from the moment he graduated PA school that dermatology was his ideal specialty to practice medicine. Scott has 18 years of experience in dermatology working in Chicago, St. Louis, and Sonora California prior to settling here in Portland.
Scott joined Dermatology Associates in 2016.
Scott has two young children that keep him on his toes most evenings and weekends with bike riding, art projects, sports, and general kid-friendly mayhem.
Scott enjoys cooking, eating and traveling with his family. He also enjoys playing golf, watching movies, MLB, and college football.
Tim Carrasco, PA-C
Tim received his undergraduate degree from San Jose State University in business, his MBA from Santa Clara University, and his Master’s in Physician Assistant studies from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He spent his first year in Orthopedics, and his second and third years as a first assistant in open heart surgery. For the past 16+ years he has been in dermatology and his last practice was with Dr. Diane Baker prior to joining DA. Tim enjoys the challenges and variety in dermatology and the relationships he builds with patients and coworkers/colleagues.
Tim is married and gets his kid interactions by serving the pediatric patients in dermatology. He loves live music; especially Folk, Americana, and Bluegrass and loves playing the mandolin and guitar. He enjoys being outside in the mountains or warm water beaches, sun protected of course, and his activities include hiking, fly fishing, kayaking and golf.
Amy Berry, ANP
Amy Berry graduated from Marquette University in 1997 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing. She moved to Washington DC and worked as an Oncology nurse for two years. Amy spent the next two years working as a nurse at the National Institutes on a Bone Marrow Transplant unit.
In 2002, Amy attended graduate school at the University of Maryland, Baltimore and became an Adult Nurse Practitioner. Amy’s clinical area of interest in graduate school was Dermatology, in particular she enjoys the visual nature of the specialty. In 2003, she moved to Portland and started working with Dr. Diane Baker in her private Dermatology practice and research center. Amy joined DA in October 2020 and is excited to work with the team at Dermatology Associates.
Amy enjoys spending her free time with her husband, two young boys, parents and Stella (an energetic 100 lbs. Swiss Mountain dog). Her hobbies include arts-crafts, cooking and cake baking.
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A Matter Of Life… And Death was released in 1987 on Columbia.
The Ten Commandments Of Love
Jody Like A Melody
Tanya Montana
If Only Your Eyes Could Lie
Need A Little Time Off For Bad Behavior
Southern Star
Wild Irish Rose
In 1987, the David Allan Coe/Billy Sherrill partnership was still running strong, as evidenced by A Matter of Life and Death. Like many of Coe’s recordings, this one is a concept record, full of “dedications and meditations.” The inspiration behind its making was the passing of Coe’s father, Donald Mahan Coe, the return home (on the day of his father’s funeral) of his 16-year-old daughter from living with her mother for the majority of her life, and the birth of his and Jody Lynn’s two children, Tyler and Tanya Montana. Coe and Sherrill are particularly suited to each other on recordings like this. They serve to curb each other’s excesses and rely on making sure the right songs come out of the mix, representing the emotional intention of the set rather than burying those songs under production or hyperbole. This set yielded some of the strongest Coe songs of the 1980s (and that’s saying something): “Jody Like a Melody,” “If Only Your Eyes Could Lie,” and “The Ten Commandments of Love.” And “Southern Star,” with its searing lyric and screaming guitar solos, is among his most under-recognized, poetic tomes worthy of being recorded by .38 Special or Lynyrd Skynyrd. Sherrill’s sequencing is brilliant, and each song seems to segue into another, creating a kind of impressionistic narrative. Interestingly, this record sounds so outside the new traditionalist mold dominating Nash Vegas at the time that it was quickly lost to oblivion — despite the fact that it’s a true traditional country record in the most strident use of the term. This is a fine if forgotten album. Coe may have had some hits, but it’s records like this that make one wonder if there wasn’t a conspiracy to marginalize him and make him fail. Coe is a brilliant songwriter well into the 21st century, and deserves to be lauded along with the likes of Nelson and Jennings and Kristofferson and Newbury — and even Cash.
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French program celebrates Francophonie Day
March 30, 2016 March 30, 2016 Meagan Falcon 0 Comments
There are more than 220 million French speakers worldwide and the select few at Del Mar College honored the gastronomy of the French-speaking countries by celebrating Fête de la francophonie on March 23 in the Foreign Languages Lab inside the Coles Building on East Campus.
Fête de la francophonie, also known as the International Francophonie Day, is the holiday of the French Speaking World. International Francophonie Day is celebrated on March 20 every year throughout the world to commemorate the signing on March 20, 1970, of the Niamey Convention, which resulted in the grouping together of French-speaking states. The day is celebrated in the 77 member countries of the International Organization of “La Francophonie.”
Del Mar College’s French program celebrated the holiday by inviting Sophie Garnier, owner of BonnA-Petit, and her son Christopher Garnier to show students how to make delicious French cuisines. Some students brought their own homemade cuisines like ratatouille.
Contributed photo/Javier Morin
Sophie Garnier, owner of BonnA-Petit, and her son Christopher Garnier demonstrate to students how to make their own homemade mayonaise on March 23 in the Foreign Languages Lab.
“We taught students how to make homemade mayonnaise, Garnier said. “We wanted to come and help and share the love and culture of France.”
Garnier was born in Paris, France and grew up with the French culture. She came to Corpus Christi to share the amazing culinary pleasures France has to offer.
“My son is a student at Del Mar College pursuing in the surgical technician program,” she said. “I thought what a great day to share our culture together for all his peers.”
Christopher Garnier loves and appreciates his cultural roots.
“I’m fortunate and grateful to have grown with the French culture my whole life,” he said. “I think what Del Mar College’s French program is doing is a wonderful opportunity for other students to grasp and understanding of the French arts.”
Javier Morin, associate professor of Spanish, explained how important it was that the French program hosted the event.
“We wanted to help celebrate the importance of the French culture, but we also wanted to let Del Mar know that we have a French program since it has been so long since we have had one,” Morin said.
According to Morin, Del Mar College was without a French program for two years until this past fall semester.
Chloe Swan Rybalka is a French II student in the program at Del Mar College. She described how wonderful the Del Mar College French program’s Fête de la francophonie was to students.
“I think people need to utilize the opportunities a lot more and understand that what the French program is doing is giving us an opportunity to learn a new language.”
Rybalka’s love for French goes beyond that of a usual student. She doesn’t just want to learn the language for her future career as a detective, but to also get in sync with her French roots.
“Learning French has helped me become closer to my family who lives in France. My father grew up in a small town called St. Jean de Luz. The town is located in the south of France right near the Spanish border near the Basques. Some of my relatives don’t speak English, so to finally speak French back to them is awesome.”
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Meagan Falcon
Meagan Falcon is currently a double major in Digital Media and Journalism at Del Mar College. She has been a writer for the paper since Fall 2014. In Spring 2015, she then became the Foghorn’s Web editor only to rise up in Fall of 2015 as the Associate editor as well as being the Web editor. Her job as Web editor is to manage all of the Foghorn’s social media. She maintains and keeps active the paper’s Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and website. You can reach Meagan at mfalcon@foghornnews.com and follow her on Twitter @meaganfalcon.
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IN INGLESE: BFI London Film Festival announce new XR commission, LAIKA, directed by Asif Kapadia
As part of BFI London Film Festival’s new immersive programme LFF Expanded, the LFF and StoryFutures Academy today announce an exciting new XR commission, LAIKA, directed by the Academy Award and BAFTA winning Asif Kapadia (Senna, Amy, Diego Maradona). Telling the story of the first Space Dog, LAIKA is Asif Kapadia’s first foray into immersive and XR filmmaking, and is a collaboration with award winning animation studio Passion Pictures (Doctor Who: The Runaway, The Lost Thing, Love, Death & Robots: Zima Blue.)
Presented by the BFI London Film Festival and commissioned by StoryFutures Academy, the UK’s National Centre for Immersive Storytelling run by the National Film and Television School (NFTS) and Royal Holloway, University of London, with support from the BFI Film Fund (awarding National Lottery funding) and Film4. £30m is raised each week by National Lottery players for good causes throughout the UK.
Asif Kapadia will discuss LAIKA’s work in progress at the public unveiling of The Expanse, the bespoke virtual exhibition space created to house the LFF Expanded programme, on Thursday 8 October. LAIKA is due for final completion in 2021.
LAIKA is the iconic story of planet Earth’s first voyager into space, an unwanted and unloved stray who survived the streets of Moscow to become the most famous dog in the world. Adapted from Nick Abadzis’ 2007 graphic novel of the same name, at its heart LAIKA is a tragic tale of love, deep humanity and a space race mission that heralded the age of information and technology we now live in. Through the medium of animated VR this story, co-written by Asif Kapadia and Nick Abadzis, will take viewers on Laika’s heartbreakingly beautiful journey, fully immersing the audience in Laika’s point of view, to see for themselves how a small dog played such a pivotal part in modern history.
Director Asif Kapadia, who recently participated as a member of the jury for the Venice International Film Festival’s Venice XR Expanded programme, said: “I love the story of LAIKA because it is simple, extraordinary, unique and epic. From the moment I first read Nick Abadzis’ fantastic graphic novel, I’ve wanted to find a way to bring it to the screen and animated VR is the perfect medium to adapt his beautiful work. In my opinion, VR works best when it is rooted in something real and my ambition is for viewers to believe they are really there with Laika, on Earth, during training and finally in space. I hope this film encourages a wider audience, young and old, to experience a new form of cinema and technology through the telling of Laika’s momentous journey.”
Asif is working with a multi-disciplinary team of collaborators from StoryFutures Academy, Passion Pictures and beyond, bringing together expertise from live action filming, animation and immersive content-making.
LAIKA will be a Passion Pictures and Sheep Thief Films Production, in partnership with StoryFutures Academy. The project will be produced by Asif Kapadia, Jack Arbuthnott and Rebecca Gregory-Clarke and will be executive produced by Katie Grayson, Debbie Crosscup and Andrew Ruhemann for Passion Pictures.
BFI London Film Festival Director, Tricia Tuttle said: “As part of our XR programme LFF Expanded, the Festival will be finding ways in the coming years to support artists who are innovating and experimenting with immersive storytelling. Through this partnership with StoryFutures Academy and the team at the NFTS, we have had the opportunity to work with Asif Kapadia, a filmmaker whose ambitious big screen film work consistently dazzles and impresses, as he starts to work in a new form. We can’t wait to see where he goes with LAIKA and to share the project with audiences in the future. A thank you too, to the National Lottery players who continue to help us support projects like LAIKA.”
NFTS Director and Co-Director of StoryFutures Academy Jon Wardle said:
"From the moment Asif came along to the StoryFutures Academy Lab we knew it would be brilliant to work with him. He was intrigued by virtual reality, but above all he was excited about LAIKA’s story and saw the potential that VR offers to bring it to life in a completely new way. It’s fantastic that StoryFutures Academy, working with the BFI London Film Festival can provide the opportunity for filmmakers like Asif to learn about new technology and test its boundaries so he can expand his incredible storytelling talents within this new medium."
James Bennett, Co-Director of StoryFutures Academy added:"LAIKA is testament to the impact the investment in immersive technologies and storytelling made by the UK government is having. By bringing world-leading talent like Asif Kapadia to the emerging medium of Virtual Reality, StoryFutures Academy is helping creative leaders shift the dial in what is possible in this exciting new platform. Asif’s journey into VR is one of hundreds we’re enabling and we hope his project will inspire many more."
BFI CEO Ben Roberts, BFI London Film Festival Director Tricia Tuttle and the BFI London Film Festival team, will unveil The Expanse, the bespoke virtual exhibition space housing LFF Expanded, to the public on Thursday 8 October at 7:30pm. The launch will include a pre-recorded interview between Asif Kapadia and LFF XR & Immersive Programmer Ulrich Schrauth, discussing the new film commission and looking at how immersive technology is being harnessed to expand narrative storytelling.
The 64th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express presents LFF Expanded: the Festival’s new dedicated strand of XR and Immersive Art programmed by Ulrich Schrauth (LFF XR & Immersive Programmer). Using cinema as a jumping off point, LFF Expanded will be an expansive space for programming, featuring Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality. The Expanse, the bespoke virtual exhibition space will also include live immersive performance and a series of talks and events as well as an opportunity for audience members to connect with each other in the virtual auditorium space. The LFF Expanded programme will feature bold, innovative creators from around the world who use a range of creative techniques to ensure audiences are not in front a work of art, a film or a performance, but in the middle of it, stepping into a new dimension of storytelling. LFF Expanded will be open throughout the BFI London Film Festival (7-18 October 2020) and the programme is accessible for free, to audiences both in the UK and internationally, to explore the virtual space through a range of entry points.
For full details on the immersive LFF Expanded programme and how to connect: www.bfi.org.uk/london-film-f...
The BFI London Film Festival
BFI London Film Festival is Britain’s leading film event and one of the world’s best film festivals. It introduces the finest new British and international films to an expanding London and UK-wide audience and attracts significant international film industry participation. LFF is a compelling combination of diverse films, red carpet glamour, friendly audiences and vibrant exchange. LFF provides an essential profiling opportunity for films seeking global success; promotes the careers of British and international filmmakers through its industry and awards programmes and positions London as the world’s leading creative city.
For full programme and further information please visit:
www.bfi.org.uk/london-film-f...
photo credit - L-Passion Pictures: Early concept artwork for ‘Laika’ directed by Asif Kapadia
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Peace and Justice for All Sentient Beings
Common Sentience is an alternative electronic news magazine which analyzes issues facing the environmental, animal, and peace and justice movements. Deep ecology puts the general interests of the Earth's inhabitants above the special interests of energy corporations. The animal rights movement recognizes the right of all sentient beings to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The peace movement works to stop wars before a nuclear holocaust removes mammals, birds and trees from the face of the Earth. Our mission is to move human society away from a consumer culture based on ecological destruction, toward a culture which works to meet the needs of all sentient beings.
As the name Common Sentience was inspired by Tom Paine's 1776 revolutionary pamphlet Common Sense, we draw inspiration from the inscription on the Liberty Bell: "Proclaim liberty throughout the land, unto all the inhabitants thereof." We are radical in the sense that we examine the roots of social, economic and ecological problems. When people compromise fundamental values in the attempt to arrive at a "win-win" situation, it is the majority of the Earth's creatures who lose.
In the spirit of deep ecology, which recognizes the interconnectedness of all sentient beings, Common Sentience is published only on the World Wide Web, both as an alternative to cutting forests and as a way to relate ideas by the use of links to other pages. On most computers, links appear as underlined text, typically in blue. Clicking on a link will display another page, or bring up a window with email or other information. Clicking the "back" button at the top of the new window returns to the page previously clicked.
Common Sentience is an independent electronic magazine. Unsigned articles are the original work of the editor, copyright © 2000-3 Marc Bedner. Puffin community photograph copyright © 1999 Marc Bedner. Permission is granted to noncommercial websites to post articles, provided acknowledgment is given with a link to the page on which the article appears, or to the Common Sentience home page. Opinions expressed are protected by Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and by the guarantees of freedom of speech and freedom of the press in the Constitution of the United States. Links to other sites represent the views of those sites. Excerpts from other works are either public domain, or covered by 17 USC 107, which allows "the fair use of a copyrighted work ... for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting."
Years ago I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on earth. I said then, and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element I am of it; while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.
— Eugene V. Debs,
statement to the court which convicted him of violation of the Espionage Act for opposing U.S. participation in World War I
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Who is the Project for the New American Century?
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled (in Bush v. Gore): "the individual citizen has no federal constitutional right to vote for electors for the President of the United States," it was merely confirming the fact that the policy of the U.S. government policy is not set by its citizens. Even if Bush had won the 2000 election, the true policymakers are not elected, and in many cases not even appointed by elected officials. One of the major groups setting foreign policy, especially in the Middle East, is the Project for the New American Century (PNAC).
Founded by William Kristol, editor of the News Corporation's Weekly Standard, PNAC has become a major influence on the military policy of the U.S. government through two of its leading members, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz and Defense Policy Board member Richard Perle.
Patriotic Wars in U.S. History
The September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center has been compared to 1941, but a more apt comparison is 1914. The loss of innocent life on a single day is comparable to Pearl Harbor, but the nature of the terrorist attack, and the waging of war against other countries with no connection to the terrorist attack, are reminiscent of the assassination of the Archduke of Austria which started the First World War. In 1914 Austrian patriots held the entire Serb nation responsible for the act of a single terrorist. As Russian patriots came to the defense of their fellow Slavs in Serbia, patriots in Germany, England, France, the Ottoman Empire, and eventually the United States joined the war.
As the USA was about to enter the First World War, Emma Goldman described patriotism in the following words: "Conceit, arrogance, and egotism are the essentials of patriotism. Let me illustrate. Patriotism assumes that our globe is divided into little spots, each one surrounded by an iron gate. Those who have had the fortune of being born on some particular spot, consider themselves better, nobler, grander, more intelligent than the living beings inhabiting any other spot. It is, therefore, the duty of everyone living on that chosen spot to fight, kill, and die in the attempt to impose his superiority upon all the others."
Ten reasons why animal activists and peace activists should work together
War and animal exploitation are two expressions of the same cultural orientation toward domination rather than cooperation.
We believe that human and non-human animals deserve the same compassion and respect. We must care about the human children who will be terrified, killed, injured, displaced, and orphaned by war.
Peace activists are compassionate people who might over time be convinced to extend their compassion to non-human animals.
Wartime constraints on civil liberties have already and will continue to jeopardize our ability to work for animals.
If we ever wish to gain the support of a critical mass of people, the animal liberation movement cannot afford to remain estranged from social justice movements.
The United States military practices vivisection on a massive scale, testing conventional, chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons on animals.
Military attacks on urban spaces terrify, kill, injure, displace, and bereave companion animals.
Military attacks on rural locations terrify, kill, and bereave farmed animals.
Bombs and biological weapons destroy habitats and poison the environment upon which all animals depend for sustenance.
Bullets, bombs, and biological weapons don't distinguish between human and non-human animals.
A Veteran's View of "Supporting our Troops"
I can sympathize with these young men and women, I can grieve for them and their families, but I cannot, and I will not, condone any actions they take that result in the death of another human being. However, I can support them in their battle to hold on to their humanity, as they struggle to resist giving in to the dehumanizing machines of war, as they struggle to return to us physically and psychologically intact, as they struggle to come back to us as brothers and sisters, husbands and wives, sons and daughters. I can guarantee to them that my support for their well-being will run deeper and truer than the superficial rhetoric of those who have sent them off to war.
War in the Gulf: An Environmental Perspective
As the the younger Bush Administration, with the support of the U.S. Congress, moves toward escalation of the bombing of Iraq into full-scale war, it is time to review the Gulf War launched by the elder Bush. As the 1991 Gulf War was entering its second week, the Political Ecology Group issued an Action Paper analyzing the war from an environmental perspective.
While the article focused on the effects of the war on humans, news reports at the time were beginning to show also the massive loss of marine wildlife resulting from oil released into the Gulf by military action. As U.S. energy policy has not fundamentally changed for decades, much of this article reads as current news. An abridgement of the action paper is presented here not just as history, but also as a warning of the likely consequences of a new war in Iraq, under consideration by the current Bush Administration.
Eternal Treblinka
The rapid U.S. military takeover of Iraq was, indeed, a Blitzkrieg ("lightning war"), to use the term coined by the Nazis. Like the U.S. military today, the Nazis used the latest in military technology to press their advantage.
As Charles Patterson points out in Eternal Treblinka, the Holocaust also required nonmilitary technology. A chapter of the book, The Industrialization of Slaughter, is subtitled The Road to Auschwitz through America. While the automobile industry is often credited with the invention of assembly-line technology, it actually began with slaughterhouses. After taking the assembly line from the slaughterhouse to the auto assembly plant, Ford went on to support fascism. The transmission of the assembly line from the slaughterhouse to the automobile industry led to Blitzkrieg and gas chambers.
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CA History
California Life Science History
The following includes select facts from life science history, both global and California-state specific, that help explain the origins of the state's life science industry. Please note that these facts are part of a much larger state-specific history database that will be launched in the near future. In the meantime, we encourage you to learn about the scientists behind the discoveries, the entrepreneurs, companies, philanthropists, political leaders, and significant events, institutions and companies that are the foundation of the life science industry in the state of California.
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1848 -- American Association for the Advancement of Science was founded.
American Association for the Advancement of Science, founded in 1848, marked the emergence of a national scientific community in the United States, and was the first organization established to promote the development of science and engineering at the national level and to represent the interests of all its disciplines. Today, the AAAS serves nearly 300 affiliated societies and academies of science and publishes the peer-reviewed general science journal Science.
1859 -- Charles Darwin published "The Origin of Species."
In 1859, British naturalist Charles Darwin published "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life" in which he postulated his theory of evolution that explained how the diverse of species on Earth evolved from a simple, singled-celled ancestor.
Darwin's theory of evolutionary selection holds that variation within species occurs randomly and that the survival or extinction of each organism is determined by that organism's ability to adapt to its environment. Darwin's theory of evolution remains the foundation of modern biology.
1865 -- Gregor Mendel, the father of modern genetics, presented his laws of heredity.
Gregor Mendel, an Augustinian considered the father of modern genetics, conducted crossbreeding experiments with pea plants between 1856 and 1863. Through this work, he established many of the rules of heredity.
"In 1859 I obtained a very fertile descendant with large, tasty seeds from a first generation hybrid. Since in the following year, its progeny retained the desirable characteristics and were uniform, the variety was cultivated in our vegetable garden, and many plants were raised every year up to 1865. (Gregor Mendel to Carl Nägeli, April 1867).
1868 -- University of California was founded.
When it first opened its doors in 1869, the University of California (UC) had just 10 faculty members and 38 students. Today, UC has ten campuses at Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara and manages three U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories: the Lawrence Berkeley laboratory, the Livermore laboratory, and Los Alamos laboratory. UC researchers are pioneers in agriculture, medicine, technology, and the environment, and thousands of California jobs plus billions of dollars in revenues can be traced back to UC discoveries. Many of the state’s leading businesses were either based on technology developed by the university, were founded by faculty or alumni, or are headed by UC graduates.
The University of California's five medical centers support the clinical teaching programs of UC's medical and health sciences schools and receive more than 120,000 inpatient discharges, 239,000 emergency room visits and more than 3.3 million outpatient visits each year. The centers provide a full range of health care services in their communities and are sites for the development and testing of new diagnostic and therapeutic techniques. Collectively, these centers comprise one of the largest health care systems in California and one of the two largest Medi-Cal providers in the state.
1879 -- University of Southern California was founded.
University of Southern California (USC) was established in 1879 when Judge Robert Maclay Widney formed a board of trustees and secured a donation of 308 lots of land from three prominent community leaders — Ozro W. Childs, a Protestant horticulturist; former California governor John G. Downey, an Irish-Catholic pharmacist and businessman; and Isaias W. Hellman, a German-Jewish banker and philanthropist. The gift provided land for a campus as well as a source of endowment, the seeds of financial support for the nascent institution. (Photo: Judge Robert Maclay Widney)
In 1885, USC’s College of Medicine, the first in Southern California, was established, and in 1897 the college began offering courses in dentistry. A century later, Alfred Mann gave $112.5 million to establish the USC Alfred E. Mann Institute for Biomedical Engineering, and in 1999, USC’s medical school received a $110 million gift and was renamed the Keck School of Medicine of USC. (Photo: Alfred E. Mann)
Today, the University of Southern California is one of the world’s leading private research universities. The Health Sciences campus, northeast of downtown Los Angeles, is home to the Keck School of Medicine of USC, the School of Pharmacy, three major teaching hospitals, and programs in Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy and in Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy.
1887 -- Marine Hospital Service Hygienic Laboratory (National Institutes of Health) was founded.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) traces its roots to 1887, when a one-room laboratory was created within the Marine Hospital Service (MHS), predecessor agency to the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS). The MHS was established in 1798 to provide for the medical care of merchant seamen -- charged by Congress with examining passengers on arriving ships for clinical signs of infectious diseases, such as cholera and yellow fever, to prevent epidemics.
During the 1870s and 1880s, scientists in Europe presented compelling evidence that microscopic organisms were the causes of several infectious diseases, and MHS officials closely followed these developments. In 1887, Joseph Kinyoun, a MHS physician trained in the new bacteriological methods, set up a one-room laboratory in the Marine Hospital at Stapleton, Staten Island, New York. Kinyoun called this facility a "laboratory of hygiene" in imitation of German facilities, and within a few months, he identified the cholera bacillus and used his Zeiss microscope to demonstrate it to his colleagues as confirmation of their clinical diagnoses (Photo: courtesy of the NIH Almanac).
1891 -- Throop University (Caltech) was founded.
Throop University (Caltech) was founded in 1891 by Pasadena philanthropist Amos Throop, and under the guidance of astronomer George Ellery Hale, the first director of the Mount Wilson Observatory, it was transformed into a leading institution for engineering and scientific research and education.
By 1921, Hale was joined by chemist Arthur A. Noyes and physicist Robert A. Millikan who guided the school (renamed the California Institute of Technology) on its current course. For the next 76 years, Millikan and his successors -- Lee DuBridge, Harold Brown, Marvin Goldberger, and Thomas Everhart -- led the Institute to preeminence in the scientific community. During this time programs were added in geology, biology, aeronautics, astronomy, astrophysics, the social sciences, computer science, and computation and neural systems.
During the 1930s, Caltech was renowned for its strength in Drosophila genetics, work pioneered by Thomas Hunt Morgan who came to Caltech in 1928. Morgan's Division of Biology attracted several scientists who would later become Nobel Prize winners, including George Beadle (1958 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine) and Max Delbrück (1969 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine).
Today Caltech, led by David Baltimore, 1975 Nobel Prize winner in physiology or medicine for his discovery of the enzyme reverse transcriptase, is one of the leading institutions in the nation for engineering and scientific research and education.
1891 -- Stanford University was founded.
Stanford University was founded in 1891 on land acquired by former California Governor Leland Stanford, a lawyer, pioneeer and entrepreneur who was inspired by the Ivy League schools. In addition to land, the Jane Stanford, Leland's wife who succeeded him after his death in 1893, provided a $11 million endowment to support the construction of the new university. (Photo: Leland Stanford)
The Stanford School of Medicine can trace its history to 1858, when Samuel Elias Cooper founded the Far West's first medical school in San Francisco. In 1908, Stanford Trustees accepted Cooper Medical College as part of the University, and in 1953 the Trustees made built a new Stanford Medical Center on the main campus that was dedicated in September 1959. (Photo: Cooper Medical College 1892)
In 1951, the Stanford Research Park was created in response to the demand for industrial land near university resources and an emerging electronics industry tied closely to the prominent electronics department at Stanford. Stanford Research Park is now home to more than 150 companies in electronics, software, biotechnology, and other advanced technology fields. A number of top law firms, financial service firms, strategic consultants, and venture capital companies are also located in the Park. Research and development and service companies now occupy some 10 million square feet in more than 160 buildings.
Today, Stanford is one of the world's leading institutions in medical education, research, and patient treatment and care, the center is home of the Stanford School of Medicine, the Stanford University Hospital, the Stanford University Clinic, and the Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford.
1902 -- The Biologics Control Act was established.
The Biologics Control Act, established in 1902, had major consequences for the Hygienic Laboratory. It charged the laboratory with regulating the production of vaccines and antitoxins, making it a regulatory agency four years before passage of the 1906 Pure Food and Drugs Act. The danger posed by biological products that had emerged from bacteriologic discoveries resulted from their production in animals and their administration by injection. In 1901, thirteen children in St. Louis died after receiving diphtheria antitoxin contaminated with tetanus spores. This tragedy spurred Congress to pass the Biologics Control Act, and between 1903-1907 standards were established and licenses issued to pharmaceutical firms for making smallpox and rabies vaccines, diphtheria and tetanus antitoxins, and various other antibacterial antisera. (In 1972, responsibility for regulation of biologics was transferred to the Food and Drug Administration).
The Marine Hospital Service (MHS), established in 1798, was reorganized in 1912 and renamed the Public Health Service (PHS). The PHS was authorized to conduct research into noncontagious diseases and into the pollution of streams and lakes in the U.S. During World War I, the PHS attended primarily to sanitation of areas around military bases in the U.S., and when the 1918 influenza pandemic struck Washington, physicians from the laboratory were pressed into service treating patients in the District of Columbia because so many local doctors had fallen ill.
1913 -- City of Hope was founded.
City of Hope began in 1913, when a group of volunteers, spurred by compassion to help those afflicted with tuberculosis, established the Jewish Consumptive Relief Association (JCRA) and raised money to start a free, nonsectarian tuberculosis sanatorium. After several fundraisers, the JCRA put a down payment on 10 acres of sun-soaked land in Duarte, where they would establish the Los Angeles Sanatorium a year later. The original sanatorium consisted of two canvas cottages.
Today, City of Hope is designated comprehensive cancer center, the highest recognition bestowed by the National Cancer Institute, and is a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, with research and treatment protocols that advance care throughout the nation.
1918 -- Spanish Influenza Pandemic.
It is estimated that between 25 and 40 million people died from the the influenza outbreak that began in 1918, swept across America in a week and around the world in three months. In all, between 500,000 and 700,000 Americans --civilians and soldiers-- died from the influenza, more than were lost in World War I, II, and the Korean and Viet Nam wars combined. In Arkansas, the flu killed about 7,000 people, several times more than the state lost during World War I.
By late September, 1918, influenza was present throughout the West Coast. Within two weeks of the first reported outbreak in Massachusetts, over 35,000 people throughout California, had contracted influenza. According to state officials, influenza was most prevalent in the southern part of California but the death toll was high across the state. In early November, the number of reported cases peaked at over 115,000. Because officials were overwhelmed by the pandemic and unable to keep accurate records, the real number of cases was probably much higher than reported. The disease peaked in the fall. Influenza remained prevalent throughout the state during the winter and spring of 1919. The disease did not begin to disappear from California until the summer of 1919.
Additional information about the Spanish influenza pandemic, including audio interviews, photographs, teacher guides and more can be found through the The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918-1919: A Digital Encyclopedia, PBS's The American Experience, and Centers for Disease Control, National Vaccine Program Office.
1924 -- The Scripps Metabolic Clinic was founded. The Scripps Metabolic Clinic, a predecessor of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), was founded in 1924 by philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps. TSRI's modern beginnings date to the 1955 establishment of Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, when a major portion of the Clinic's limited reserves were committed to the construction of a new research facility and to the recruitment of top biomedical scientists. In 1961, Frank Dixon was recruited to La Jolla from Minnesota with four other young scientists, forming the core of what would later become The Scripps Research Institute.
Today, TSRI, one of the country's largest, private, non-profit research organizations, stands at the forefront of basic biomedical science, a vital segment of medical research that seeks to comprehend the most fundamental processes of life. In just three decades the Institute has established a lengthy track record of major contributions to the betterment of health and the human condition.
The Institute has become internationally recognized for its basic research into immunology, molecular and cellular biology, chemistry, neurosciences, autoimmune diseases, cardiovascular diseases, virology and synthetic vaccine development. Particularly significant is the Institute's study of the basic structure and design of biological molecules; in this arena TSRI is among a handful of the world's leading centers.
1931 -- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) founded.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) was founded in 1931 by Ernest Orlando Lawrence, winner of the 1939 Nobel Prize in physics for his invention of the cyclotron, a circular particle accelerator that opened the door to high-energy physics.
Today the Berkeley Lab, located on a 200 acre site in the hills above the University of California's Berkeley campus, is the oldest of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Laboratories. The Lab is managed by the University of California, and has an annual operating budget of more than $500 million and a staff of more than 3,500 employees, including more than 500 students.
The Lab is organized into 17 scientific divisions and conducts research across a wide range of scientific disciplines with key efforts in fundamental studies of the universe; quantitative biology; nanoscience; new energy systems and environmental solutions; and the use of integrated computing as a tool for discovery.
1933 -- Thomas Hunt Morgan was awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his chromosome theory of heredity.
Thomas Hunt Morgan pioneered the new science of genetics through experimental research with the fruit fly (Drosophila), laying the foundations for the future of biology. On the basis of fly-breeding experiments he demonstrated that genes are linked in a series on chromosomes and that they determine indentifiable, hereditary traits.
In 1928, Thomas Hunt Morgan transferred to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to organize work in biology, and five years later he was awarded the 1933 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his chromosome theory of heredity. (Photo: © The Nobel Foundation)
1937 -- The National Cancer Institute was created.
In 1937, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) was created with sponsorship from every Senator in Congress, and was authorized to award grants to nonfederal scientists for research on cancer and to fund fellowships at NCI for young researchers.
Today, the NCI, part of the National Institutes of Health, is the federal government's principal agency for cancer research and training.
1944 -- Joseph Erlanger was awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Joseph Erlanger, native of San Francisco and graduate of the University of California (B.Sc.), was awarded the 1944 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Herbert Spencer Gasser for their discoveries relating to the highly differentiated functions of single nerve fibres. (Photo: © The Nobel Foundation)
Erlanger's chief research was done in the fields of electrophysiology and the physiology of the circulatory system. In 1922, in collaboration with one of his former pupils, H. S. Gasser, Erlanger adapted the cathode-ray oscillograph for the study of nerve action potentials and this led to the work for which Erlanger and Gasser were given the Nobel Prize.
1944 -- Public Health Service Act was established.
The 1944 Public Health Service Act defined the shape of medical research in the post-war world. The entire NIH budget expanded from $8 million in 1947 to more than $1 billion in 1966, now fondly remembered as "the golden years" of NIH expansion. The 1944 PHS Act authorized NIH to conduct clinical research, and after the war Congress provided funding to build a research hospital, now called the Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland. The Center which opened in 1953 with 540 beds was designed to bring research laboratories into close proximity with hospital wards in order to promote productive collaboration between laboratory scientists and clinicians.
The NIH today, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research and is composed of 27 Institutes and Centers, providing leadership and financial support to researchers in every state and throughout the world.
1946 -- Stanford Research Institute was founded.
Stanford Research Institute, now known as the SRI International (SRI) was founded in 1946 by the trustees of Stanford University following several decades of cooperation between members of the Stanford community and local business executives. SRI became independent of the university in 1970, and changed its name to SRI International in 1977.
Today, SRI is one of the world's leading independent research and technology development organizations. SRI has been responsible for major advances in networking and communications, robotics, drug discovery and development, advanced materials, atmospheric research, education research, economic development, national security, and more. The nonprofit institute performs sponsored research and development for government agencies, businesses, and foundations. SRI also licenses its technologies, forms strategic alliances, and creates spin-off companies.
1947 -- Transistor was invented at AT&T's Bell Laboratories.
The transistor, the invention that marked the dawn of the information age, was invented by John Bardeen, William Shockley and Walter Brattain at AT&T's Bell Laboratories. Bardeen, Shockley and Brattain were awarded the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics for their discovery of the transistor effect.
Transistors have become an invisible technology that is part of almost every electronic device. Every major information age innovation was made possible by the transistor and its application can be found all around us. (Photos: © The Nobel Foundation)
1947 -- The Laboratory of Experimental Oncology was founded.
The Laboratory of Experimental Oncology (LEO) was founded in 1947 as a collaborative effort between the city of San Francisco, The National Cancer Institute, and the UC School of Medicine. The LEO was created with the full support of Surgeon General Thomas Parran, and was an outlying entension of the NCI. LEO was designed for clinical research and filled this need until a large national clinical center opened in Bethesda in 1953.
During its five years of operation (1947-1953), LEO investigators produced 124 scientific papers, based upon 605 "experimental treatments" conducted on 467 cancer patients admitted to the lab's experimental ward. By the time the lab closed in 1953, 90% of these patients had died, and 82% were autopsied as part of the laboratory's program.
1951 -- Stanford Research Park was founded.
The Stanford Research Park, the nation's first high-tech research park, was created in 1951 in response to the demand for industrial land near university resources and an emerging electronics industry tied closely to the School of Engineering. The first lessee of the Stanford Research Park was Varian Associates. Stanford graduates and professors have founded Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Cisco Systems, Yahoo! and may other advanced-technology companies.
Today, Stanford Research Park encompasses 700 acres (283 hectares) and is home to more than 150 companies in electronics, software, biotechnology, and other advanced technology fields. A number of top law firms, financial service firms, strategic consultants, and venture capital companies are also located in the Park. Research and development and service companies now occupy some 10 million square feet in more than 160 buildings.
1952 -- University of California Radiation Laboratory (Livermore) was founded.
The University of California Radiation Laboratory, now known as the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) was founded in 1952 as part of the UC Berkeley Radiation Laboratory on the one-square-mile site of a World War II naval air training station. The creation of the Laboratory was triggered by the detonation of the first Russian atomic bomb in 1949 and fear of Soviet advances toward a hydrogen bomb. In 1958, after the death of E. O. Lawrence, the Livermore Lab was renamed Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
In 1963, the Atomic Energy Commission launched its first biomedical and environmental research program at Livermore to study the effects of radiation on humans. Today, Livermore is one of the world's premier scientific centers, where cutting-edge science and engineering in the interest of national security is used to break new ground in other areas of national importance, including energy, biomedicine, and environmental science.
1953 -- Double helix structure of DNA was revealed.
The double helix structure of DNA, the hereditary molecule is revealed by two scientists, James D. Watson and Francis Crick. This is one of the key discoveries of the century. Watson and Crick shared the 1962 Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine with Maurice Wilkins for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nuclear acids and its significance for information transfer in living material.
Rosalind Franklin, whose work contributed to the discovery, died before this date and the rules do not allow a Nobel Prize to be awarded posthumously. (Photos: © The Nobel Foundation)
1954 -- Linus Carl Pauling was awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Linus Carl Pauling of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) was awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his research into the nature of the chemical bond and its application to the elucidation of the structure of complex substances.
Pauling's early interest lay in the field of molecular structure and the nature of the chemical bond, inspired by papers by Irving Langmuir on the application of the Lewis theory of the sharing of pairs of electrons between atoms to many substances. In 1925, Pauling was appointed to the Staff of Caltech, and during the 1930s Pauling was among the pioneers who used quantum mechanics to understand and describe chemical bonding.
In 1963, Pauling was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, making him the only person to have won two undivided Nobel Prizes. (Photo: © The Nobel Foundation)
1958 -- Integrated circuit was invented.
Jack Kilby, an engineer at Texas Instruments shows only a transistor and other components on a slice of germanium. This invention (7/16-by-1/16-inches in size), called an integrated circuit, revolutionized the electronics industry. Kilby was awarded the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physics for his invention of the integrated circuit. (Photo: Jack Kilby courtesy of Texas Instruments)
Jack Kilby went on to pioneer military, industrial, and commercial applications of microchip technology. He headed teams that built both the first military system and the first computer incorporating integrated circuits. He later co-invented both the hand-held calculator and the thermal printer that was used in portable data terminals. Mr. Kilby officially retired from TI in 1983, but he maintained a significant involvement with the company throughout his life.
1958 -- George Wells Beadle awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
George Wells Beadle of the California Institute of Technology was awarded the 1958 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Edward Lawrie Tatum for their discovery that genes act by regulating definite chemical events. (Photo: © The Nobel Foundation)
Beadle, a Nebraska native, might have become a farmer if one of his teachers at high school had not directed him towards science and persuaded him to go to the College of Agriculture at Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1931 he was awarded a National Research Council Fellowship at the California Institute of Technology, and in 1946 he became Professor of Biology and Chairman of the Division of Biology, where he remained until 1961 when he was elected Chancellor of the University of Chicago and, in the autumn of the same year, President of this University.
1959 -- Salk Institute was envisioned.
The Salk Institute was initially envisioned by Jonas Salk, M.D., the developer of the polio vaccine, in 1959, but it was not until 1962 that construction on the Salk Institute for Biological Studies began.
Today, the Salk Institute conducts its biomedical research in 24 laboratories with a scientific staff of more than 850. Although not a degree-granting institution, the Salk has trained more than 2,000 scientists, many of whom have gone on to positions of leadership in other prominent research centers worldwide. Five of the scientists trained here have won the Nobel Prize. Four of the Institute's current resident faculty members and three nonresident fellows are Nobel Laureates.
1961 -- President John F. Kennedy expanded the U.S. Space Program
Listen to President John F. Kennedy's speech in his historic message to a joint session of the Congress, on May 25, 1961 declared, "...I believe this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth." This goal was achieved when astronaut Neil A. Armstrong became the first human to set foot upon the Moon at 10:56 p.m. EDT, July 20, 1969. Shown in the background are, (left) Vice President Lyndon Johnson, and (right) Speaker of the House Sam T. Rayburn. The expansion of the U.S. Space Program resulted in the development of a wide range of technology with enormous benefit to human and animal kind. (Photo: courtesy National Aeronautics & Space Administration)
1969 -- Man walked on the moon.
In July of 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, American astronauts, made history by becoming the first men to walk on the moon. Listen to Neil Armstrong's first words as he steps onto the lunar surface (66 kb .wav file). Photo: Courtesy of the National Aeronautics & Space Administration)
An important benefit of the Apollo Lunar Program and other NASA programs is the ever-growing pipeline of technology that improves human and veterinary healthcare diagnostics and therapeutics.
1969 -- Victor McKusick published "Mendelian Inheritance in Man".
Victor McKusick, widely acknowledged as the father of medical genetics, spent his career studying the genetic basis of diseases and disorders with the belief that such an understanding could lead to new methods of diagnosis and treatment. He studied, identified, and mapped genes responsible for inherited conditions such as Marfan syndrome and dwarfism (specifically in Amish communities). In 1969, he proposed the idea of mapping the human genome, over 30 years before the Human Genome Project was established.
McKusick, a graduate of Johns Hopkins (M.D. 1946), spent his entire career there and founded the Division of Medical Genetics in 1957, the first research center and clinic of its kind. In 1969 he published the 1st edition of his book "Mendelian Inheritance of Man", one of the most comprehensive collections of inherited disease genes. In 2002, McKusick received the highest scientific honor in the U.S., the National Medal of Science.
1969 -- Max Delbrück was awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine.
Max Delbrück of the California Institute of Technology was awarded the 1969 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Alfred D. Hershey and Salvador E. Luria for their discoveries concerning the replication mechanism and the genetic structure of viruses. (Photo: © The Nobel Foundation)
Delbrück's interest in biology was aroused in Berlin in 1932 when he became an assistant to Lise Meitner at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institutes. In 1937, Delbrück moved to the U.S. when he received a fellowship at the Rockefeller Foundation, and soon thereafter joined Caltech because of its strength in Drosophila genetics. In 1947, following an instructorship in the Physics Department at Vanderbilt University, Delbrück returned to Caltech as a professor of biology where he remained for the rest of his career.
1971 -- NASDAQ Stock Market was founded.
NASDAQ Stock Market was founded as the world's first electronic stock market by the National Association of Securities Dealers. The NASDAQ system, created by the Bunker Ramos Corp. allowed the financial community, for the first time, to determine which market offered the best price on a given security.
1971 -- President Nixon declared war on cancer creating the Cancer Centers Program of the National Cancer Institute.
On Dec. 23, 1971, the National Cancer Act of 1971, enacted by President Richard Nixon as part of the nation’s war on cancer, established the Cancer Centers Program of the National Cancer Institute. The National Cancer Act, "The War on Cancer," gave the NCI unique autonomy at NIH with special budgetary authority. The annual budget of NCI, called the bypass budget, be submitted directly to the president, bypassing traditional approval by the NIH or the Department of HHS required of other NIH institutes.
1973 -- Recombinant DNA was perfected.
The modern era of biotechnology begins when Stanley Cohen of Stanford University and Herbert Boyer of the University of California at San Francisco successfully recombined ends of bacterial DNA after splicing a toad gene in between. They called their accomplishment recombinant DNA, but the media preferred the term genetic engineering. (Photo: Courtesy Stanley Cohen)
Boyer and Cohen's achievement was an advancement upon the techniques developed by Paul Berg, in 1972, for inserting viral DNA into bacterial DNA. Cohen's research at Stanford was with plasmids—the nonchromosomal, circular units of DNA found in, and exchanged by, bacteria, while Boyer's was restriction enzymes produced by bacteria to counter invasion by bacteriophages.
1974 -- Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) was enacted.
John N. Erlenborn, the ranking Republican on the House Committee, was responsible for bringing the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to a floor vote, and is one of the ERISA’s "Founding Fathers." Together with Senator Jacob Javits (R-NY), Senator Pete Williams (D-NJ) and Congressman John Dent (D-PA), Erlenborn crafted provisions and participated in negotiations that were instrumental to the enactment of ERISA which was - and remains - the single most important legislation governing employee benefit plans in the United States creating a growing source of new capital. (Photos: Jacob Javits and Pete Williams courtesy U.S. Senate Historical Office).
1975 -- Monoclonal antibodies were produced.
In 1975, Georges Köhler and César Milstein, showed how monoclonal antibodies can be generated by isolating individual fused myeloma cells.
The 1984 Nobel Laureate in Medicine was awarded jointly to: Niels Jerne, Georges Köhler and César Milstein for theories concerning the specificity in development and control of the immune system and the discovery of the principle for production of monoclonal antibodies. (Photos: © The Nobel Foundation).
1975 -- David Baltimore, Renato Dulbecco, and Howard Martin Temin awarded the 1975 Nobel Prize in Medicine.
Caltech President David Baltimore, former Caltech faculty member and Salk Institute researcher Renato Delbucco, and Caltech alumnus Howard Temin (Ph.D. 1960) were awarded the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning the interaction between tumour viruses and the genetic material of the cell. (Photos: © The Nobel Foundation)
1976 -- Genentech was founded.
Genentech was founded by venture capitalist Robert Swanson and biochemist Dr. Herbert Boyer. In the early 1970s, Boyer and geneticist Stanley Cohen at Stanford University pioneered recombinant DNA technology.
Within a few short years Swanson and Boyer invented a new industry - biotechnology. In 1980, Genentech issued its Initial Public Offering (IPO) and raised $35 million with an offering that jumped from $35 a share to a high of $88 after less than an hour on the market. This event was one of the largest stock run-ups ever, and that event set the stage for future biotechnolgy industry offerings.
1976 -- La Jolla Cancer Research Foundation (Burnham Institute) was founded.
The Burnham Institute was founded in 1976 by William (Bill) H. Fishman, M.D., Ph.D., and his wife Lillian Fishman, M.Ed. as the La Jolla Cancer Research Foundation (LJCRS) located in San Diego. The Institute was originally focused on oncodevelopment -- the study of developmental biology in conjunction with oncology, as a means to better understand the elusive and deadly nature of cancer.
In 1979, the Institute received a two-year planning grant from the National Cancer that helped the Institute relocate on five acres donated by the Whittaker Corporation in Torrey Pines in close proximity to the University of Southern California at San Diego and the Salk Institute. In 1981, the Institute was designated as a Cancer Center for Basic Research by the National Cancer Institute.
In 1996, The Burnham Institute was named to honor the generosity of Roberta and Malin Burnham and their family, and to reflect its broadening scientific foundation. In 1999, The Del E. Webb Center for Neuroscience and Aging, which focuses on diseases such as stroke, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, was established, solidifying the expansion of research. Today, The Burnham Institute continues to evolve as a premier basic science institute, embodying the vision of its co-founders and contributing to the health and well being of the world.
1977 -- First human gene was cloned.
Walter Gilbert induced bacteria to synthesize insulin and interferon, and Frederick Sanger published the complete sequence of phage FX174. The 1980 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry was awarded jointly to Frederick Sanger and Walter Gilbert for "for their contributions concerning the determination of base sequences in nucleic acids, and to Paul Berg for his fundamental studies of the biochemistry of nucleic acids, with particular regard to recombinant-DNA.
Gilbert and Sanger independently developed different methods to determine the exact sequence of the nucleotide building blocks in DNA. The investigations of Berg, Gilbert and Sanger have given us a detailed insight into the chemical basis of the genetic machinery in living organisms (Photos: © The Nobel Foundation).
1978 -- Hybritech was founded.
In 1978, Hybritech was founded by cancer researcher Ivor Royston and lab technician Howard Birndorf of the University of California, San Diego, becoming San Diego's first biotechnology company. Hybritech issued its Initial Public Offering in 1981 and raised $12 million, and $33 million in a secondary offering in 1982. The company was acquired by Eli Lilly in 1986.
Importantly, Hybritech's recruitment of experienced management and scientific talent became the foundation of numerous other San Diego biotechnology companies, including Gen-Probe, Genoptix, Gensia, IDEC Pharmaceuticals (Biogen Idec), Immune Response, Ligand, Nanogen, Neurocrine Biosciences, Viagene (Chiron), and more.
1980 -- U.S. Supreme Court ruled man-made organism patentable.
Diamond v. Chakrabarty, the U.S. Supreme Court upholds five-to-four the patentability of genetically altered organisms, opening the door to greater patent protection for any modified life forms.
In 1972, Mohan Chakrabarty, a microbiologist, filed a patent application, assigned to the General Electric Co. for a human-made genetically engineered bacterium capable of breaking down multiple components of crude oil. Because of this property, which is possessed by no naturally occurring bacteria, Chakrabarty's invention was believed to have significant value for the treatment of oil spills. The application asserted 36 claims related to Chakrabarty's invention of "a bacterium from the genus Pseudomonas containing therein at least two stable energy-generating plasmids, each of said plasmids providing a separate hydrocarbon degradative pathway.
Opinions: Chief Justice Warren Burger delivered the opinion of the Court, in which justices Potter Stewart, Harry Blackmun, William Rehnquist, and John Paul Stevens joined. William Brennan filed a dissenting opinion, in which Byron White, Thurgood Marshall, and Lewis Powell joined.
1980 -- Bayh-Dole Act provided for university technology transfer.
H.R.6933, Public Law: 96-517, December 12, 1980. A bill to amend title 35 of the United States Code. This Act known as the Bayh-Dole Act provided for the legal transfer of research and technology originating from U.S. universities and federal laboratories to private companies for commercialization. Technology transfer offices are now common in universities and federal laboratories and are the technology foundation for numerous biotechnology and medical device companies. (Photos: Birch Bayh and Robert Dole courtesy U.S. Senate Historical Office)
1980 -- AMGen (Applied Molecular Genetics) founded.
Founded in 1980 with George B. Rathmann as its CEO, Amgen (Applied Molecular Genetics) pioneered the development of novel and innovative products based on advances in recombinant DNA and molecular biology. In 1983, Amgen issued its Initial Public Offering of 2,350,000 shares at $18 per share and raised $40 million leading the way for other biotech IPO's. More than a decade ago, Amgen introduced two of the first biologically derived human therapeutics EPOGEN® (Epoetin alfa) and NEUPOGEN® (Filgrastim), which became the biotechnology industry's first blockbusters.
Today, Amgen is a Fortune 500 company whose business has expanded to serve patients around the world in supportive cancer care and the treatment of anemia, rheumatoid arthritis, and other auto-immune diseases such as psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis.
1981 -- Roger W. Sperry was awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine.
Roger Sperry of the California Institute of Technology was awarded the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries concerning the functional specialization of the cerebral hemispheres. (Photo: © The Nobel Foundation)
In 1954, Sperry was recruited to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) as Hixson Professor of Psychobiology where he performed his groundbreaking experiments with Joseph Bogen, MD and many students including Michael Gazzaniga. Sperry’s research with "split-brain" cats led to the discovery that cutting the corpus callosum is an effective treatment for patients suffering with epilepsy.
1983 -- Orphan Drug Act was created.
The Orphan Drug Act encouraged the research and development of drugs for rare or "orphan" diseases defined as a disease or condition that affects fewer than 200,000 Americans.
The Orphan Drug Act provided for financial incentives to help companies recover the cost of developing much needed therapies for small patient populations. The FDA estimates that more than 11 million patients in the U.S. and millions more around the world, have benefited from this legislation.
1984 -- Alec Jeffreys and technician Vicky Wilson discovered minisatellites leading to the development of genetic fingerprinting.
In 1984, geneticist Sir Alec Jeffreys, and technician Vicky Wilson at the University of Leicester in England discovered minisatellites leading to the development of genetic fingerprinting. The new technology was first used in 1985 to resolve a disputed immigration case that confirmed the identity of a British boy whose family was from Ghana.
In 1988, Colin Pitchfork was convicted of murdering two girls in 1983 and 1986 in Narborough, Leicestershire, England after his DNA samples matched semen samples taken from the two dead girls. Jeffreys' work in this case convicted the killer, but also exonerated Richard Buckland, a suspect who otherwise might have spent his life in prison. In 1994, Jeffreys' was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to genetics.
1984 -- Robert Bruce Merrifield was awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Robert Bruce Merrifield a graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles (Ph.D. 1949) was awarded the 1984 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his development of methodology for chemical synthesis on a solid matrix. (Photo: © The Nobel Foundation)
It was Merrifield's work at Rockefeller University, where he was an Assistant for Dr. D.W. Woolley, that profoundly influenced his career. The two worked on a dinucleotide growth factor that Merrifield had discovered in graduate school and on peptide growth factors that Woolley had discovered earlier. These studies led to the need for peptide synthesis and, eventually, to the idea for solid phase peptide synthesis in 1959.
1990 -- Human Genome Project was established.
The U.S. Human Genome Project was established -- a 13-year effort coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health. The main goals of the Human Genome Project were to provide a complete and accurate sequence of the 3 billion DNA base pairs that make up the human genome and to find all of the estimated 20,000 to 25,000 human genes. The project, originally planned to last 15 years, was expected to be completed by 2003 due to rapid technological advances.
1990 -- BayBio was founded.
BayBio, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in San Francisco, was founded by a consortium of universities, public officials, educators, and bioscience executives to foster a regional climate supporting the bioscience industry in Northern California.
1993 -- Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) was founded.
Biotechnology Industry Organization is the world's largest organization to serve and represent the biotechnology industry. BIO's leadership and service-oriented guidance have helped advance the industry and bring the benefits of biotechnology to people everywhere.
1993 -- Kary B. Mullis was awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Kary B. Mullis of La Jolla, CA and a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley (Ph.D.) was awarded the 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for contributions to the developments of methods within DNA-based chemistry, specifically for his invention of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method. (Photo: © The Nobel Foundation)
PCR allows scientists to quickly replicate small strands of DNA, greatly simplifying the sequencing and cloning of genes. First presented in 1985, PCR has become one of the most widespread methods of analyzing DNA. Notably, PCR requires the heat-stable enzyme Taq (Thermus Aquaticus) which originated from hot springs located in Yellowstone National Park.
1995 -- Edward B. Lewis was awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine.
Edward B. Lewis, Caltech graduate (Ph.D. 1942) and former faculty member, was awarded the 1995 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard and Eric F. Wieschaus for their discoveries concerning the genetic control of early embryonic development.
Lewis joined the Caltech faculty in 1946, and in 1956 was appointed Professor of Biology and in 1966 Thomas Hunt Morgan Professor of Biology. His most important discoveries concerned homoeotic genes, the genes that tell undifferentiated cells of an embryo where and how to form the different tissues and organs of the body. (Photo: © The Nobel Foundation)
1995 -- Southern California Biomedical Council was founded.
Southern California Biomedical Council (SCBC), was founded with support from Rebuild LA (RLA) under its second president, Linda Griego, and incorporated in 1995 as a non-profit (c) 6, membership-based, California trade association. SCBC promotes and supports biomedical and biotechnology research, development, and anufacturing in the Greater Los Angeles region for economic development and job creation.
1997 -- Paul D. Boyer was awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Paul D. Boyer of the University of California at Los Angeles was awarded the 1997 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with John E. Walker for their elucidation of the enzymatic mechanism underlying the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). (Photo: © The Nobel Foundation)
In 1965, Boyer became Director of the newly created Molecular Biology Institute (MBI) at UCLA, and it was in the 1970's that Boyer and his team recognized the first main postulate of what was to become the binding change mechanism for ATP synthesis, and soon thereafter the other two main concepts of the mechanism were revealed. He has said that his key insight--that most of the energy was needed to release tightly bound ATP--came to him in a flash when he let his mind wander during a dull lecture he was attending.
1998 -- Louis J. Ignarro was awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Louis J. Ignarro of the University of California School of Medicine was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology of Medicine with Robert F. Furchgott and Ferid Murad for their discoveries concerning nitric oxide as a signalling molecule in the cardiovascular system. (Photo: © The Nobel Foundation)
Ignarro joined UCLA in 1985, and is currently professor of pharmacology at the UCLA School of Medicine's department of molecular and medical pharmacology.
1999 -- The Buck Institute for Research opened its doors.
The Buck Institute, named for Marin County philanthropists Leonard and Beryl Buck, opened its research facility in 1999, and was the first independent institution in the United States to respond to a call from the National Institute of Medicine to establish ten centers to study aging.
Dr. Leonard Buck was a pathologist at the University of California, San Francisco; Beryl Buck was trained as a nurse. Prior to her death in 1975, she asked that the Buck estate be used, in part, "to extend help toward the problems of the aged." The Institute is built on approximately 488 acres of land on Mt. Burdell in Novato, California, 25 miles north of San Francisco.
The Institute’s first significant scientific finding was reported in Science in 2000, when faculty members Simon Melov and Gordon Lithgow demonstrated the first successful use of a drug to extend the lifespan significantly in an animal. The research involved a novel catalytic antioxidant which nearly doubled the lifespan of the nematode worm C. elegans and supported the role of oxidative stress as a major determinant of lifespan.
2001 -- Human Genome Project draft sequence was published.
The February 16 issue of Science and February 15 issue of Nature contained the working draft of the human genome sequence (U.S. Human Genome Project). Nature papers included initial analysis of the descriptions of the sequence generated by the publicly sponsored Human Genome Project, while Science publications focused on the draft sequence reported by the private company, Celera Genomics.
2001 -- K. Barry Sharpless was awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
K. Barry Sharpless, of The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA, was awarded the 2001 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his work on chirally catalysed oxidation reactions. (Photo: © The Nobel Foundation)
Sharpless currently holds the W. M. Keck professorship in chemistry at The Scripps Research Institute.
2005 -- The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine was established.
In 2005, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine ("The Institute" or "CIRM") was established with the passage of Proposition 71, the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative. The statewide ballot measure, which provided $3 billion in funding for stem cell research at California universities and research institutions, was approved by California voters on November 2, 2004, and called for the establishment of a new state agency to make grants and provide loans for stem cell research, research facilities and other vital research opportunities.
2005 -- Robert H. Grubbs was awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Robert H. Grubbs, a professor at Caltech, shared the 2005 Nobel Prize for Chemistry with Yves Chauvin (France) and Richard R. Schrock (USA) for the development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis. This method has produced powerful new catalysts used in the custom synthesis of pharmaceuticals.(Photo: © The Nobel Foundation)
In 1978 Grubbs joined Caltech and in 1990 he became the Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry. Gribbs was a co-founder of Materia, a startup to produce catalysts. In 2008, Materia merged with Cargill to form Elevance Renewable Sciences to produce specialty chemicals
2006 -- Andrew Fire was awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Andrew Fire of Stanford Univeristy School of Medicine was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Craig Mello for their discovery of RNA interference - gene silencing by double-stranded RNA. (Photo: © The Nobel Foundation)
In 2003, Dr. Fire accepted a position at the Stanford University School of Medicine, where he currently holds the title of Professor of Pathology and Genetics.
2007 -- The National Institutes of Health established the Human Microbiome Project.
In 2007, the Human Microbiome Project (HMP), a $150 million initiative, was established by the National Institutes of Health with the mission of generating resources that would enable the comprehensive characterization of the human microbiome and analysis of its role in human health and disease.
The HMP is the collection of all the microorganisms living in association with the human body, including eukaryotes, archaea, bacteria and viruses. Bacteria in an average human body number ten times more than human cells, for a total of about 1000 more genes than are present in the human genome.
2007 -- BP Energy Biosciences Institute was founded.
BP Energy Biosciences Institute established with $500 million ten year grant to a consortium including researchers at the QB3 facility at the University of California, Berkeley, the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley Lab in Berkeley, the Joint Genome Institute in Walnut Creek, and the University of Illinois which will provide agricultural support.
The institute will focus on three key areas of energy bioscience: 1) Developing new biofuel components and improving the efficiency and flexibility of those currently blended with transport fuels; 2) Devising new technologies to enhance and accelerate the conversion of organic matter to biofuel molecules, with the aim of increasing the proportion of a crop which can be used to produce feedstock; and 3) Using modern plant science to develop species that produce a higher yield of energy molecules and can be grown on land not suitable for food production.
2010 -- The Eli and Edythe Broad CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research opened.
The Eli and Edythe Broad CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research opened its doors. The center was established in 2006 with a gift from Eli and Edythe Broad, and support from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine USC’s stem cell research center will host world-class scientists who are harnessing the power of stem cell biology to treat neurodegeneration; hearing loss; blood, heart and kidney disease; osteoarthritis and bone fractures; and cancer.
Eli Broad is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist. Broad founded and sold two Fortune 500 companies in different industries: KB Home and SunAmerica.
2014 -- BD acquired CareFusion for $12.2 billion.
BD and CareFusion announced a definitive agreement whereby BD acquired CareFusion for $58.00 per share in cash and stock, or a total of $12.2 billion, to create a global leader in medication management and patient safety solutions.
Under the terms of the transaction, CareFusion shareholders received $49.00 in cash and 0.0777 of a share of BD for each share of CareFusion, or a total of $58.00 per CareFusion share based on BD’s closing price as of Oct. 3, 2014.
2015 -- Sanford-Burnham announced $100 million gift from San Diego developer Conrad Prebys.
Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute announced it received a gift of $100 million from prominent San Diego developer, philanthropist, and Sanford-Burnham honorary trustee Conrad Prebys. This is the largest donation ever made by Prebys and will be used to further implement the Institute's 10-year strategic vision to accelerate the delivery of innovative new treatments that will have a tangible impact on improving human health.
In recognition of Prebys’ contribution, The Institute will bear his name, along with the other Institute namesakes T. Denny Sanford and Malin Burnham.
2016 -- $200 million gift launched the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC.
In May 2016, technology entrepreneur Larry Ellison announced the donation $200 million to establish the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC, a new center in Los Angeles that will combine interdisciplinary research with the holistic prevention and treatment of cancer. The building will house interdisciplinary cancer research laboratories focused on scientific discovery and innovation.
2016 -- USC received $25 million gift to name USC Tina and Rick Caruso Department of Otolaryngology.
In Sept. 2016, USC Trustee Marc Benioff ’86 and his wife, Lynne, gifted $20 million toward construction of the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC, a new center in Los Angeles that combines interdisciplinary research with the holistic prevention and treatment of cancer.
In recognition of the gift, the lobby of the Ellison Institute was named in honor of Marc Benioff’s late father, Russell Benioff. A pioneer of cloud computing and chairman and CEO of Salesforce, Marc Benioff has served as a member of the USC Board of Trustees since 2010.
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Why Isn't This A Film? - Sidetracked
What have we got here then?
Sidetracked is a detective thriller from Swedish author Henning Mankell. It features the now-famous character of Kurt Wallander, an investigator with the Ystad police department in the Swedish province of Skåne.
OK fine. What’s it about?
The core plot follows Wallander as he investigates several murders of high profile figures in the Skåne area. The murders are singled out as being different by their extreme brutality and meticulous planning - the perpetrator seems to act fast and without mercy and, Wallander soon discovers, has a penchant for scalping his victims.
Interesting. Is there something more?
At the same time as the murders start, Wallander finds himself troubled by the suicide the same day of a young girl in a rape field. As Wallander struggles to forget the apparently anonymous girl he must also deal with a visit from his daughter and the ageing process catching up with his sometimes-distant father.
Save me the trouble then – is it any good?
In short, I was blown away by this, the first Mankell book I've read. Wallander is a compelling character and Mankell's prose is bare and uncompromised in its completeness. The mystery is intriguing until the point where you discover the murderer, at which point it becomes incredibly tense but none-the-less brilliant. The most I have enjoyed a police procedural in some time. Possibly ever.
The one problem I had with it was the cast of detectives that surround Wallander. Anne-Britt Hoglund and Svedberg were fairly distinct and memorable but the others all seemed to merge together into a collection of very similar people, differentiated by not very much. It's a small qualm though.
What are its chances of being made as a film?
Sidetracked was adapted into a direct-to-TV film in Mankell's native Sweden in 2001 where it starred Rolf Lassgård as Wallander. More recently, the BBC series Wallander adapted six of Mankell's books (including Sidetracked) into feature length adaptations with Kenneth Branagh taking the role of the detective. The Swedish version is not available in the UK.
Perhaps with the success of the BBC TV series, now isn't the right time for a bigger film adaptation. Having said that, the success of fellow Swedish author Steig Larsson's posthumously published Millenium series has put Swedish literature on the map and with Mankell's book arguably better than Larsson's, perhaps now is the time for Hollywood to come calling. I'd certainly be in the queue.
But who'd star in it?
Branagh certainly looks as though he makes a very good Wallander and he does fit my image of the character. If the book was to be adapted with Hollywood money behind it, producers would probably look to a fairly big American name to take it on. George Clooney is the right age but doesn't fit Wallander's dishevelled aesthetic. DiCaprio and Damon are both too young. Josh Brolin would probably do a good job if he can show a less gruff, more human, side to his persona. Having said all that: if a film was to be commissioned, I wouldn't rule out Branagh being at the top of the wish list.
A strong female side-kick to play the part of Anne-Britt is definitely needed. Much younger than Wallander, Kate Beckinsale would fit the bill along with anyone from Samantha Morton to Rebbeca Hall to Natalie Portman. Likewise, any of the currently rising youngsters would no doubt do a great job as Wallander's daughter Linda. Think: Emily Blunt, Emma Stone or (whisper it) even Rooney Mara in a bit of Swedish literature casting crossover!
Will it be any good?
There shouldn't be any way something like this can fail. If it does, someone needs to have words.
Anything else I should know about it?
Wallander from the BBC is out now on DVD and Blu-ray. Henning Mankell's next novel in the series of books, The Troubled Man, is due to be released in March 2011 in the UK. It will be the last Wallander mystery.
Why Isn't This A Film? is a regular Film Intel feature which takes a book (you know... one of those things with pages in, doesn't project on to a screen, makes small rustling noises), comic, video game or graphic novel and assesses its adaptation prospects. One day this feature will get something right and we will win something major and valuable. Possibly.
Film Intel article for Friday, October 08, 2010
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Submarine - Blu-ray Review
'one of the best made, sharply observed, beautifully shot, endlessly endearing romances I have seen in a long time'
I had pre-judged Submarine. It's difficult not to. It is very clearly an Indie with a capital 'I'. It features an Indie boy and an Indie girl who, I thought, would probably potter around doing Indie things, circling a plot that was so Indie it may as well not exist, whilst affecting Indie personality traits that called for them to wear geek-chic duffel coats for no obvious reason. I was entirely wrong. Well, apart from the duffel coats.
Submarine is actually one of the best made, sharply observed, beautifully shot, endlessly endearing romances I have seen in a long time. It may be an Indie with a capital 'I' but it has none of the possibly negative connotations that brings with it. It is directed impeccably by Richard Ayoade, who follows in the footsteps of Gareth Edwards (last year's Monsters) as having charged into film-making with little care for the fact that he shouldn't be this good at it and that British-made films typically aren't a whole lot like this. And he's done it with duffel coats.
In my defence, I am not the only one who misjudged Submarine. Take the film's own synopsis, for example, which states that Oliver Tate's (Craig Roberts) two objectives are to 'lose his virginity before his next birthday, and to extinguish the flame between his mother and an ex-lover'. The second of those might become true - as Oliver tries to keep his mother (Sally Hawkins) from having an affair with hip psychic Graham (Paddy Considine) - but the first never is. The film is about Oliver - fifteen and awkward - trying to find his way in a relationship with Jordana (Yasmin Paige) and whilst sex may (or may not) feature, it is never the only subject of Oliver's pursuit or, really, of his often hilarious narration.
Whilst his narration is exemplary, really Oliver treads a line that brings him dangerously close to being unlikable. He's a literate, pretentious, swat with faux-cool hipster inflections that are summarised in a scene where he lists the things he's tried in order to make himself more of an individual. For all that though he is disarmingly innocent and his pursuit of Jordana is honest and full of an endearing integrity. Jordana too is not perfect. She's occasionally too brash to like and initially appears a more 'full of herself' version of Oliver. She's not though. Nor is Oliver as much of a bumbling misfit as he appears. They're imperfect characters, cautiously eyeing each other up and, eventually, deciding which imperfections they can cope with in each other, which they can iron out, which they can actually see in themselves. It's a perfect arc. I was hooked. I approached the third act not wanting to imagine any situation which didn't lead to them being together in the final reel.
Technically too the film is a marvel of smart, teenage-savvy, scripting ('Chips says that if a girl won't get it on with you on New Year's Eve, then you may as well cut it off' Oliver narrates, 'I'm beginning to think that we may grow apart') and beautiful photography. The blu-ray transfer is flawless. Ayoade's shot composition is constantly arresting. It comes with a level of almost mocking self-awareness but it doesn't let that get in the way of presenting a beautiful vista at sunset or a firework display in isolated night time.
For summary - and by way of lazy comparisons - when you think of Submarine, don't think of all the false prejudices mentioned above. Think perhaps of a better shot, better scripted (500) Days Of Summer, with more heart, more humour and better characters; re-located to Wales with added duffel coats. You can't get much better than that really.
Submarine is out on Blu-ray and DVD in the UK on Monday 1st August 2011
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'loses the feel of its creativity by the final moments, but it’s quite a pleasant ride' - Bitchin' Film Reviews, 3/4
Film Intel article for Thursday, July 28, 2011
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BRENT 28 July 2011 at 10:53
I have heard nothing but good things about this and have ben waiting impatiently for it to reach my shores!! I hope that it is one that doesn't slip under the radar and not play here because generally if that happens it then isn't widely avaliable on DVD either.
Must be one of the few films you have 5 starred this year?!
Will definitely be a big shame if it doesn't make it over there. I think the five starers this year (going by UK release date) have been this, THE KING'S SPEECH and BLUE VALENTINE so yes, pretty lofty company.
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artgenève 2015
January 28 - February 1, 2015
The gallery has always attached particular importance to the curatorial aspect of its activities and our intramuros program has often been marked by the meeting of two personalities in the form of a “conversation”.
It was as a result of visits from the workshops of Jack Youngerman and François Morellet that it seemed to us pertinent to think of a project associated with some of their most recent works as we were struck by potential affinities.
Contemporary contemporaries – and in their 89th year they are friends of very long standing. Indeed, Morellet and Youngerman met in 1952 while the second lived in France and was the companion of the actress Delphine Seyrig. Both of them set up a vocabulary against the dominant positions at that time, by endeavoring to produce a form of abstraction that had been deprived.
This project is therefore above all the expression of a friendship between two artists who set up a vocabulary at a very young age against the dominant positions of the time, focusing on a form of creation of ” a rather radical abstraction. Using basic shapes, round formats and squares – sometimes on the tip – or triangular, straight or curved, the two artists predetermine their compositions to eliminate the arbitrary and develop their pieces serially, with a spatial approach enough similar. Other elements bring them closer together: the scale ratios and the wall are comparable, as is the presence of symmetry.
In Switzerland, where the history of geometric abstraction has been constantly renewed, it seems pertinent to us to present this dialogue between two major artists whose work gives a sense of almost jubilant accomplishment.
François Morellet and Jack Youngerman were born in 1926, the first in Cholet, the second in Saint-Louis (Missouri). Their works are featured in numerous public collections and among the exhibitions and retrospectives that have been devoted to Youngerman include the Guggenheim Museum in New York in 1986 and the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill in 2005 and Morellet, the Brooklyn Museum in New York in 1985 and at the Center Pompidou in Paris in 2011.
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The Bubbling Up of Dissent by the Left From Beneath Their Fascist Cancel Culture
It's damaging to our country when people are forced from their jobs, their clubs or their associations with others because they express ideas that bother other people. I know there’s nothing in the law or the Constitution that prevents it from happening. I’m simply saying it’s a bad thing when it does happen, especially when we make it such a common event. The most damaging effect will be to make people fearful about expressing themselves at all. Fortunately, I harbor no such fear.
A healthy society has no trouble dealing with the presence of extreme or even absurd ideas as part of the public discourse, because better ideas usually rise to win the day when there’s an open and honest debate. The problem with our present society-takes-care-of-it approach to speech punishing is that the loudest and most aggressive factions get to decide which speech is acceptable. And the political left, those who deny creating this present fascist style stifling atmosphere are getting nervous now that it has turned on them.
Today, Harper's Magazine printed a letter to be featured in a future issue that I found interesting, considering who signed it. This open letter on open debate is signed by a wide range of notable people (100) including, Gloria Steinem, CNN's Fareed Zakaria, Noam Chomsky, leftist scumbag Matthew Yglesias, David Brooks, my former teacher Wynton Marsalis, J.K. Rowling, Francis Fukuyama, and Salman Rushdie among other artist, journalist and scholarly elite. It's an interesting read, even with the ridicules attempt to pin censorship on the right, and you may find the entire list of signatures surprising.
Fear of the mob or true concern?? You decide. Here's The Full Text. A Sample below.
"The free exchange of information and ideas, the lifeblood of a liberal society, is daily becoming more constricted. While we have come to expect this on the radical right, censoriousness is also spreading more widely in our culture: an intolerance of opposing views, a vogue for public shaming and ostracism, and the tendency to dissolve complex policy issues in a blinding moral certainty......"
"Editors are fired for running controversial pieces; books are withdrawn for alleged inauthenticity; journalists are barred from writing on certain topics; professors are investigated for quoting works of literature in class; a researcher is fired for circulating a peer-reviewed academic study; and the heads of organizations are ousted for what are sometimes just clumsy mistakes. Whatever the arguments around each particular incident, the result has been to steadily narrow the boundaries of what can be said without the threat of reprisal. We are already paying the price in greater risk aversion among writers, artists, and journalists who fear for their livelihoods if they depart from the consensus, or even lack sufficient zeal in agreement......"
"It is now all too common to hear calls for swift and severe retribution in response to perceived transgressions of speech and thought. More troubling still, institutional leaders, in a spirit of panicked damage control, are delivering hasty and disproportionate punishments instead of considered reforms......."
The left knows they have unleashed a monster. And the monster is driving the wagon.
Some of the most influential and important ideas in human history started out as radical, and out-of-the-mainstream. But because people were not afraid to express them, even in the face of sanction, they eventually changed history for the better. Is it no longer possible for that to happen because the Twitter mob won’t stand for it?
And do mainstream journalists really believe in free expression? Or do they really love limits on free expression, as long as they get to be the enforcers??
[Harper's Mag]
[DMF Center for the Study of Regressive Proglodyte Policy]
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Labels: Creepy Leftist, We're Just Here To Help
Now here's a culture I would be more than willing to cancel ...
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_Voting Perspectives
Bill Fortenberry
___ I have previously written several articles encouraging Christians to vote for a third party candidate in this year’s Presidential election, and as with every article, I have received a flurry of comments from people who agree with me and from those who do not. With this series, however, the response from those who disagree has been particularly vehement. This, of course, caused me a great deal of pain and motivated me to try to learn why this particular series had proven to be so divisive, but I just could not figure it out. Then I was asked to review an article by Randy Alcorn of Eternal Perspectives Ministries, and that’s when it hit me. The reason that the responses to this series have been so heated is that those who disagree with me have been viewing my position from a perspective that is radically different from my own. With that realization firmly in mind, I began preparing the following response to Mr. Alcorn’s article.
My goal in writing this response is not to convince people to change their positions on this issue, but rather to help Christians on either side to understand the perspective of the other. As you read this try not to focus so much on what I have said but rather on why I have said it. Try not to determine whether my statements make sense from your own perspective, but rather if they make sense from mine. Then, I would ask that you follow the links at the end of this article and read again all of my previous articles with that same goal in mind. Perhaps you will find this exercise to be as rewarding as I have.
Mr. Alcorn’s article is available on the Eternal Perspective Ministries website under the title, “Election 2012 Part 5: Is it Wrong to Vote for the Lesser of Evils? Shouldn’t We Instead Vote for a Third Party Candidate?” Mr. Alcorn introduced his article with a series of three questions accompanied by a set of possible answers to each of them. When I read these questions, I was struck by the fact that my answers were not among the ones which he provided. Here are Mr. Alcorn’s questions along with my answers.
The first question was, "In this presidential election, what does your vote mean to you?" Mr. Alcorn provided six possible answers to this question. My answer, however, is that my vote means to me the same thing this year that it always does. My vote is another opportunity to obey God - nothing more and nothing less.
The next question was, "Do you view voting like choosing a marriage partner ... choosing a school or job ... or like choosing a seat on the bus?" Once again, my answer was not among the possibilities that Mr. Alcorn provided. I view voting like choosing whether or not to obey God.
The third of Mr. Alcorn's questions was, "What will you do in this election?" My answer to this question is, rather predictably by now, that I will obey God by voting in favor of the candidate for whom I believe that He would have me vote.
Mr. Alcorn's answers to his own questions are obvious from the format of his article. To him, voting means choosing the better of the two most viable candidates. He views voting as similar to choosing a seat on a bus, and he will vote for whichever of the two major candidates he believes will do the most good for the most people.
When our answers are compared, it becomes obvious that Mr. Alcorn and I are approaching this election from two vastly different perspectives, and this difference of perspectives plays itself out in the pragmatic justifications that Mr. Alcorn presented in the remainder of his article.
The first of these justifications was his statement that, "To vote for the lesser of evils is to vote for less evil." This justification makes perfect sense from Mr. Alcorn's perspective on voting. If our vote for the next President is similar to choosing a seat on the bus, then it is obvious that he is correct in saying that a vote for less evil is a vote for more good. After all, choosing a seat on a bus that is less toward the back of the bus is the same as choosing a seat that is more toward the front of the bus. Mr. Alcorn's statement makes so much sense when viewed from his perspective that those who share his perspective often find themselves unable to even consider any other possibility.
From my perspective, however, Mr. Alcorn's statement is completely illogical. I view voting as a decision to obey or disobey the instructions of God. From that perspective, to vote for the lesser of two evils would be just as much an act of disobeying God as a vote for the greater of two evils. This is the same view that is displayed in James 2:10. "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all." When God gives us a set of instructions to follow, we cannot say that less disobedience is the same as more obedience.
We can illustrate this view with the same comparison that Mr. Alcorn used. Imagine that I have received a set of instructions that tells me to choose a seat within the first five rows of the bus. When I arrive at the bus, I find that the only seat available in the first five rows is next to a man who is extremely overweight and who looks and smells as if he hasn't bathed in over a month. There is a seat in row six, however, that is next to a very well dressed and groomed businessman. If I choose to sit in row six, I may try to justify that decision by thinking, "At least I did not sit in row ten,” but in reality, there is no difference between the two. Disobeying my instructions by sitting in row six is just as evil as disobeying by sitting in row ten. This is exactly what is taught in James 2:10. Violating just one part of God's Law is just as bad as violating all of God's Law.
This difference in our perspectives is highlighted even more in Mr. Alcorn's second justification. He introduces that justification with the statement, "There's something very flawed in the argument that 'choosing the lesser of evils is always evil.'" The flaw to which Mr. Alcorn was referring is that every candidate is an evil choice to some degree because every candidate is a sinner. Once again, this statement makes perfect sense from Mr. Alcorn's perspective on voting. His view of voting as a choice between the better of only two viable candidates is essentially an assessment of each candidate's value. First he assesses each candidate's ability to win, and then he assesses how closely the values of the top two candidates line up with the values of the Bible.
This method allows Mr. Alcorn to choose the most valuable candidate of the current election season in the same way that sports associations choose the most valuable player for a given season of sports. It would make no sense at all for a player from a losing team to win the MVP award even if he is a better player than any one on the winning team. In almost every case, the first requirement for winning the MVP award is to be on a winning team. This makes sense because the most valuable player is not the best player but rather the player who leads his team to victory. From Mr. Alcorn's perspective, the same thing is true of political candidates. He is voting for the most valuable candidate, and the first requirement of that title is the ability to win.
My perspective on voting, however, leads me to a different conclusion. I do not view my vote as a choice for the most valuable candidate but rather as a choice to obey God or not to obey God. Therefore, I decide who to vote for by first identifying the candidates for whom my vote would not cause me to violate God's instructions and then determining which among those candidates is the best choice for our nation.
The difference between this aspect of our perspectives can be illustrated very well from an event in our nation's history. In 1972, the Socialist Workers Party nominated Linda Jenness as their candidate for the Presidency. At the time of the election, Ms. Jenness was only 31 years old and did not meet the minimum age requirement for the President. She was still permitted to run, however, and she was on the ballot in 25 states. The candidacy of Ms. Jenness proves that an individual can be a candidate for the office of the President even if he does not meet all of the Constitutional requirements for that office.
Now, let's apply this fact to our discussion on voting perspectives. The candidacy of Ms. Jenness proves that, even though it is highly improbable, it is still possible that we might see a day when neither of the candidates from the two major parties meets the Constitutional requirements for the office of the President. Mr. Alcorn's choice in such a situation would still be limited to the two candidates from the major parties. In order to vote for the most valuable candidate, he would have to determine which of these two, unqualified candidates is the least unqualified and cast his vote accordingly. My perspective, on the other hand, would preclude me from voting for either of the two majority candidates. I view voting as a choice between obedience and disobedience to the instructions of God. God's Word teaches that we are to obey the law of the land unless it contradicts the Law of God, and therefore, I must exclude any candidate from my consideration who fails to meet the requirements established by the Constitution. It is only after excluding the unqualified candidates that I am able to utilize a values based assessment of the remaining candidates in order to cast my vote.
This same principle applies to the current election in that my perspective on voting requires me to first eliminate from consideration any candidate that fails to meet God's requirements for political leadership and only then to assess those candidates based on their value. One of those requirements can be found in II Samuel 23:3 where God said, "He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God." Since God requires that rulers fear Him, it is imperative that I eliminate from my consideration any candidate which fails to meet that requirement just as I would refuse to consider voting for a candidate who fails to meet the requirements of the Constitution.
Mr. Alcorn stated his final justification as, "What I want to do is make a difference with my vote." This is consistent with his decision to vote for the candidate that he thinks can accomplish the most good for the most people. When the election is viewed from the perspective of voting for the most valuable candidate, the idea of casting a vote that does not make a difference is completely anathema. From Mr. Alcorn's perspective, those who vote for a third party candidate are refusing to perform their duty as American citizens.
But from my perspective, whether or not my vote makes a difference is wholly inconsequential. I do not view voting as a decision between the better of the two most viable candidates. I see voting as another opportunity to obey God. Whether or not I think that my vote will actually make a difference in the future of our nation does not change the fact that I should obey the instructions of my Lord.
This philosophy can be found throughout the Scriptures, but I think that one of the best examples of it can be seen in John 21:17-22. In this passage, we read of Jesus commanding Peter to feed His sheep and telling him that he would die a martyr's death in his old age. When Peter heard that, he turned and saw John and asked the Lord what John would do in his life. Jesus answered, "If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me." Peter had been instructed to do something for the Lord, but instead of focusing on obeying God's instructions, he began focusing on other people. This earned him a sharp reprimand from Christ. It was not his place to worry about the future of someone else. Peter's only responsibility was to follow the command of God.
The same thing is true of our responsibility in this election. It is not our place to worry about how our vote will affect the future of our nation. The Bible tells us in Proverbs 21:1, "The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will." In Psalm 105:25 we see that it was God who caused the Egyptians to turn against the children of Israel, and in Psalm 106:46, we find that it was God who caused the Israelites to find pity in the eyes of their captors. God is in full control of the future of our nation, and it is His vote that will decide whether we fail or whether we prosper. Our only responsibility is to fear Him and keep His commandments as we are clearly instructed in Ecclesiastes 12:13.
I pray that you have found this article to be enlightening, and whether you agree with me or not in the area of third party voting, I trust that you at least have obtained a better understanding of my perspective. It pains me to see brothers and sisters in Christ viciously attacking each other over this election, and I hope that, in reading this article, Christians on both sides will have found reason to temper their rage with understanding. The Bible says in Proverbs 27:17, “Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.” In this election cycle, let us both strive to use our disagreement to sharpen our minds with well reasoned discourse and not to dull them with vain epithets of contempt.
The Lesser of Two Evils
A Biblical Strategy for Voting
A Duty to Principle
Pragmatism or Principles?
The Real Mitt Romney
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Student Pulse is now Inquiries Journal
Our name changes as we usher in the next era of development for the journal
Beginning in June 2016, Student Pulse is undertaking an exciting transition to a new name: Inquiries Journal.
We’ve been planning this change since late 2015 to better reflect the ways in which Student Pulse has changed since its inception in 2009. Most importantly, we believe that the new masthead and name will better serve our readers and those who choose to publish in our journal: both students and professionals alike.
The central purpose of Inquiries remains unchanged: to provide students at the undergraduate level and above an accessible way to participate in serious discourse within a range of core academic disciplines.
However, as the journal has developed and grown over the past seven years, our network of contributors has steadily grown to include academics in all stages of their careers, from undergraduates at the beginning of their path to graduate students, newly minted PhDs, and tenured professors alike.
We realized some time ago that the name Student Pulse, while having served us well, was becoming somewhat of a drawback in this time of growth at the journal.
For one thing, with the broadening of our contributor base, the name Student Pulse was no longer an accurate way to describe all of those who publish in the journal.
Secondly, we came to realize that the word Student, as a central fixture of the name, was providing the wrong first impression to both readers and potential contributors. It was never our intention to qualify the work that we publish through the connotation that our name conveys.
We believe that work published in the journal should speak for itself.
Rather, we want the work that we publish to speak for itself. While indeed most of the contributions you will find here are written by undergraduate and graduate students, we don’t want anyone to take their ideas less seriously merely because they happen to be students. And that is the most important reason why we are making this change.
Inquiries Journal will continue to provide the same quality and diversity of ideas that fueled the growth and popularity of Student Pulse over the years. But the goal of the new name is to make sure that we do so in a way that presents these ideas on an equal playing field without any implied qualifications.
Over the coming days and weeks, you will see these changes reflected first and foremost on our website and at our new url: http://www.inquiriesjournal.com. All of our existing articles and issues will be redirected to this new domain in a way that will make the transition seamless. You will also see these changes reflected in our social media pages.
All existing submissions will continue uninterrupted, while previously published articles will appear under the new masthead with a notation reflecting the name of the original publication.
We hope that this change will help us usher in the next stage of growth and development for the journal, and we thank you — our readers and contributors — for the support you gave Student Pulse over the last seven years.
Here’s to the next seven.
- Dustin Turin
Publisher & Founder of Student Pulse
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Smith creates ‘climate of fear’
Posted on October 23, 2007 by Bob Pitt
By James Tweedie
Morning Star, 23 October 2007
HOME Secretary Jacqui Smith appeared before the Commons home affairs committee on Monday for questioning on government plans to extend detention without trial for terror suspects.
The government is considering increasing the limit the current 28-day limit to 56 days – or even to an indefinite period with judicial oversight.
It is also examining the use of phone tap and other “intercept” evidence, imposing “enhanced” sentences for non-terrorist offences committed for a terrorist purpose and broadening the definition of terrorism to include acts carried out for racial and ethnic as well as political aims.
Ms Smith told MPs that the “time is right” for extending the maximum period beyond 28 days. But she admitted that there had not yet been a case where longer than the current four-week limit has been required.
Committee chairman Keith Vaz warned that extra detention power could disproportionately affect Muslims. “The worry about this is that we then stigmatise whole communities and, in my view, that is the road to ruin,” he said.
Human rights campaign Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti also warned that Britain was heading for a state of “permament emergency”.
“The Home Secretary’s revelation that the case has not been made for extending pre-charge detention will be met with considerable surprise,” she said. “There has been so much posturing by so-called experts that few people have remembered to ask for the hard evidence before any change is made.”
Fellow campaigners Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a briefing paper on counter-terrorism measures yesterday, entitled UK: Counter the Threat or Counterproductive? HRW associate Europe and Central Asia director Benjamin Ward said: “Locking up suspects without charge for months at a time is wrong in principle and wrong in practice. It violates the basic right to liberty and risks alienating British Muslims.”
The HRW paper pointed out that less than half of those detained under counter-terrorism powers have been convicted. It says:
“Adopting powers that allow terrorism suspects – many if not most of whom would doubtless be British Muslims – to be detained without charge for months at a time would be deeply damaging to the government’s efforts to win ‘hearts and minds.’ Judicially supervised pre-charge detention without time limits would amount to the reintroduction of internment, a policy widely acknowledged to have alienated communities in Northern Ireland.”
Mr Ward noted that Counter-terrorism Minister Tony McNulty has acknowledged that “the rules of the game haven’t changed” on civil liberties. “The government is finally saying the right things about human rights and security, but the proof will be in the policy,” he said. “If the government is serious about playing by the rules, it should shelve extended pre-charge detention.”
Campaign Against Criminalising Communities spokesman Les Levidow added: “The analogy with Northern Ireland is entirely correct. That is why we have always called detention without trial internment. It’s punishment without trial. The proposals to extend pre-trial detention and introduce post-charge questioning by police are designed for political harrassment.”
“These powers have been disproportionately targeted against Muslims. Clearly, the political aim is to intimidate these communities,” Mr Levidow continued. “These powers are not needed to protect us from violence. They are part of the government’s political aims of suppressing freedom of speech and creating a climate of fear.”
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POPE SPEAKS OF CHRISTIAN UNITY, RELEASES DOVES FOR PEACE
VATICAN CITY, JAN 25, 2004 (VIS) - Pope John Paul, addressing the thousands of faithful assembled in St. Peter's Square to pray the Angelus, reflected on the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and the World Day of Leprosy and greeted the young people of Italian Catholic Action who, in the New Year, traditionally come to St. Peter's Square on their "Caravan of Peace" to conclude the Month of Peace.
Before the Angelus, the Pope noted that "today, feast of the conversion of the Apostle Paul, concludes the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity during which, in every corner of the world, Christians prayed together for the full realization of their unity according to the will of the Lord, 'Ut unum sint, that they may be one'. Christ's ardent invocation in the Cenacle continues to remind Christian communities that unity is a gift to welcome and develop in an ever deeper way." He underscored that "Christian unity has been a constant concern of my pontificate and continues to be a demanding priority of my ministry." Christ's wish "is an imperative that obliges us, the strength that sustains us, a salutary rebuke for our lethargy and narrow-mindedness."
After reciting the Angelus, the Holy Father pointed out that "this afternoon, in the basilica of St. Paul's-Outside-the-Walls there will be the traditional ecumenical celebration for the closing of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. I invite everyone to unite themselves spiritually to this event."
He also underscored that today is the World Day of Leprosy and invited the faithful to pray for those with Hansen's disease.
John Paul II was then joined at his study window by two young people from Catholic Action of Rome who represented the thousands of ACR members gathered in St. Peter's Square. They read a message of affection to the Pope, thanking him for his commitment to world peace and then, joined by the Holy Father, they released two white doves, one of whom refused to fly away and sat calmly on the window sill. In off-the cuff-remarks, a visibly delighted Pope thanked the young people for their words and told them he too loved them.
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ISLAMIC-CATHOLIC COMMITTEE ASKS PRAYERS FOR PEACE
VATICAN CITY, JAN 24, 2004 (VIS) - The Islamic-Catholic Liaison Committee, which held its ninth meeting in the Vatican January 19-20 on the theme "Human Dignity and Humanitarian Rights in Armed Conflicts," issued a press release today in which the members appealed "for continuous prayer for peace" and affirmed "that justice and peace are the basis of relations and of interaction among human persons."
Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald, president of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue and head of the Vatican delegation, and Prof. Hamid bin Ahmad AL-Rifaie, president of the International Islamic Forum for Dialogue in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia head of the Islamic delegation, signed the communique.
The document stated that the theme of the meeting "was treated from a religious point of view according to the teaching of our two religious traditions." In addition to an appeal for prayer for peace, the press release appealed for "an immediate end to all conflicts, including all forms of armed conflict, as well as forms of aggression against the security and stability of peoples. We affirm the rights of peoples to self-determination, so that human life be spared, especially that of innocent people, children, women, the elderly and the disabled.
"We appeal for the full respect for humanitarian law and for the rights of civilians ... and prisoners during armed conflict, ... for the preservation of infrastructures, ... for respect for the sacred character of places of worship and for their protection in time of war and in peace. We affirm the right to religious freedom and the practice of our religions according to their peculiarities."
"We are convinced," concludes the document, "that violence generates violence, and that this vicious circle should end. We declare that dialogue is the best way for treating conflicts and wars and for realizing justice and peace among human beings and societies."
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MESSAGE FOR THE 51ST WORLD DAY OF LEPROSY
VATICAN CITY, JAN 25, 2004 (VIS) - On the occasion of the Fifty-first World Day of Leprosy, which takes place today, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Ministry, sent a message to bishops who have been entrusted by their episcopal conferences with this pastoral ministry and to all those who are involved in the fight against leprosy.
Cardinal Lozano recalls that "according to data published at the beginning of 2003 by the World Health Organization and referring to 2002, 620,000 new cases of leprosy were reported: 48,248 in Africa; 39,939 in the Americas; 4,665 in the East Mediterranean; 520,632 in South East Asia (of which 78% were in India); 7,154 in the Western Pacific, and 34 in Europe."
Notwithstanding this data, "the successes obtained in recent times in the treatment of Hansen's disease have provided grounds for satisfaction and have generated hope that a definitive solution will be achieved over the next five years, and at the same time have led international and national health care institutions to launch a new approach to the effects of this pandemic."
The president of the council for health care ministry affirms that "scientific research, pharmacological forms of treatment, improvements in conditions of hygiene and community medicine, acting together can finally foster the uprooting of this disease, which has accompanied the history of mankind for many years. This is a praiseworthy action that can certainly be supported."
In terms of practical conclusions, as regards doctrine, "we should encourage and accompany scientific research by pointing out to specialists the contents, at the level of values, that must be respected in every individual aspect of epidemiological, biological and pharmacological research so that the unity and the dignity of the person is not lost from sight, above all in experimentation. The ethical criteria that guide good clinical practice constitute moral principles that must be respected always and everywhere so that no person, above all if he or she is gravely ill, can be used a mere instrument of research."
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ARTISTS MUST REFLECT GOD WITH THEIR WORK
VATICAN CITY, JAN 25, 2004 (VIS) - After praying the Angelus today, John Paul II received in the Clementine Hall a group from the Artistic and Cultural Formation Center from Poland whose purpose is to "promote creativity in life, especially among young people" and to help poor and underprivileged youths.
The Pope attended a brief break-dancing performance and then made some remarks. After recalling that "in man, the artist, the image of the Creator is reflected," the Holy Father affirmed: "I say this also so that all artists present here are conscious that this reflection of God implies a great responsibility."
"Above all," he continued, "responsibility for one's self and for one's own talent," received by God, must "not be wasted but developed" in order "to serve one's neighbor and society with it. ... This is the second dimension of the responsibility of artists - the commitment to shape the spirit of societies and peoples. In this perspective," he affirmed, "the third dimension of responsibility is discovered. ... Artists are responsible not only for the aesthetic dimension of the world and of life but also of the moral dimension. If artists are not guided by good in creativity, or even worse , are lead toward evil, they are not worthy of the title of artist."
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VATICAN CITY, JAN 26, 2004 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed Fr. Edgar Hernando Tirado Mazo, M.X.Y., former superior general of the Institute for Foreign Missions of Yarumal and currently pastor of St. John the Baptist of Vitichi in Bolivia, as apostolic vicar of Tierradentro (area 2,087, population 57,000, Catholics 53,000, priests 22, religious 29), Colombia, elevating him at the same time to the dignity of bishop. The bishop-elect was born in Medellin, Colombia in 1939 and was ordained a priest in 1970.
On Saturday January 24, it was made public that the Holy Father:
- Appointed Bishop Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa of Tainan, Taiwan as metropolitan archbishop of Taipei (area 4,590, population 7,100,819, Catholics 82,903, priests 302, religious 708) , Taiwan and apostolic administrator of the Kinmen Islands, Quemoy and Matzu. He succeeds Archbishop Joseph Ti-kang whose resignation from the same archdiocese and as apostolic administrator of the Kinmen Islands, Quemoy and Matzu the Holy Father accepted upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Bishop Bosco Lin Chi-Nan, auxiliary of the diocese of Kaohsiung, as bishop of Tainan (area 2,780, population 1,927,836, Catholics 16,473, priests 66, religious 129), Taiwan.
- Appointed Msgr. Luigi Cantafora, pastor of the parish of St. Dominic in Crotone, Italy, as bishop of Lamenzia Terme (area 915, population 139,750, Catholics 139,300, priests 70, permanent deacons 21, religious 110), Italy. The bishop-elect was born in Scandale, Italy in 1943 and was ordained a priest in 1969. The Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese presented by Bishop Vincenzo Rimedio upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed the following prelates as members of the Pontifical Council for Culture:
Cardinals Frederic Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, archbishop of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dionigi Tettamanzi, archbishop of Milan, Italy, Polycarp Pengo, archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, Francis Eugene George, archbishop of Chicago, U.S.A., Francisco Javier Errazuriz Ossa, archbishop of Santiago de Chile, Chile, Lubomyr Husar, major archbishop of Lviv of the Ukraines; Archbishop Michael Louis Fitzgerald, president of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue, Bishop Mark Benedict Coleridge, auxiliary of Melbourne, Australia and Bishop Fabio Duque Jaramillo of Armenia, Colombia.
- Appointed the following as consultants to the Pontifical Council for Culture: Msgr. Peter D. Fleetwood, secretary general of the Council of Episcopal Conferences of Europe (C.C.E.E.); Professor Pedro Morande of the Pontifical Catholic University of Santiago de Chile, Chile; Professor Nurukyor Claude Somda of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Alfredo Augusto Garcia Quesada, Peru; Leon Zeches, director of the Catholic daily newspaper "Luxemburger Wort," of Luxemburg; Manuelita Nunez, Culture director for the Episcopal Conferences of Panama; Maria Eugenia Diaz de Pfennich, international president of the World Union of Catholic Womens Organizations - UMOFC, Mexico; Agnes Adjaho Avognon, Cotonou, Benin; Annie Lam Shun-Wai, president of the Association of the Catholic Press in Asia, Hong Kong.
- Appointed Archbishop Angelo Amato, secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, as consultant of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.
- Appointed Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Ministry, as his special envoy to the celebrations of the XII World Day of the Sick which will take place in Lourdes, France on February 11, 2004.
- Appointed Msgrs. Laszlo Kiss-Rigo, director of the Superior Council of Catholic Schools in Hungary, and Gyorgy Udvardy, vicar general and pastor in Szent Ersebt, Hungary, as auxiliary bishops of the archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest (area 1,543, population 2,930,000, Catholics 1,258,000, priests 358, religious 872, permanent deacons 17), Hungary. Bishop-elect Kiss-Rigo was born in 1955 in Budapest, Hungary and was ordained a priest in 1981. Bishop-elect Udvardy was born in 1960 in Balassagyarmat, Hungary and was ordained a priest in 1985.
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VATICAN CITY, JAN 26, 2004 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:
- Four prelates from the Episcopal Conference of France on their "ad limina" visit:
- Archbishop Andre Vingt-Trois of Tours.
- Bishop Maurice Le Begue de Germiny of Blois.
- Bishop Hubert Barbier of Bourges.
- Bishop Bernard Nicolas Aubertin, O. Cist., of Chartres.
- Bishop Renato Boccardo, secretary of the Pontifical Council of Social Communications, accompanied by family members.
- Archbishop Antonio Mennini, apostolic nuncio, Holy See representative in the Russian Federation.
On Saturday January 24, the Holy Father received in separate audiences:
- Archbishop Alfio Rapisarda, apostolic nuncio in Portugal.
- Two prelates from the Episcopal Conference of France on their "ad limina" visit:
- Bishop Jacques Perrier of Tarbes and Lourdes .
- Fr. Jean-Paul Soulet, diocesan administrator of Perpignan-Elne.
- Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.
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POPE ADDRESSES "ALARMING" LACK OF PRIESTS IN FRANCE
VATICAN CITY, JAN 24, 2004 (VIS) - Pope John Paul met with French bishops this morning from the provinces of Toulouse and Montpellier as they conclude their "ad limina" visit, and focused his talk to them on their concerns for the future of the clergy in France "and the especially alarming situation your country is going through" with the low number of priests and priestly vocations.
He told the prelates that he "easily understands how you can feel demoralized in the face of this situation, ... but I invite you to hope and to an ever more resolute commitment in favor of the priesthood." He noted that "the crisis the Church is going through is in large part due to the repercussions ... of social changes, new forms of behavior, the loss of moral and religious values and a widespread consumeristic attitude."
The Pope urged the bishops to clarify and then communicate the image of a priest as a man whose sees the priesthood as "great and beautiful" and demonstrates "enthusiasm for the mission of the Church." A priest's calling is to serve his fellow man and it is here that he will find "joy and equilibrium."
A risk for priests in modern society, said the Holy Father, is that "of neglecting their spiritual life or allowing it to become weak. ... The heavier the burden, the more important it is to be close to the Lord in order to find in Him the grace necessary for their pastoral service and their welcome by the faithful."
He asked the bishops to be close to their priests and priests to be close to each other "in order to develop their priestly fraternity and pastoral collaborations." Priests must have a healthy, active community life in order to sustain each other in their ministry and in problem solving. "Participation in a priestly association is a precious aid" in this regard.
John Paul II then spoke of the "essential dimension" of priestly life, "celibacy and chastity," saying this is a much misunderstood concept and too often is seen as an "impediment" to service. "I invite priests to be diligent in the face of worldly seductions and to regularly make an examination of conscience in order to live ever more deeply in fidelity to their commitment which conforms them to Christ, chaste and totally dedicated to the Father." Young priests must be accompanied, he said, and suggested having them accompanied by older, wiser priests and perhaps even "appropriate psychological and spiritual aids."
"Growing de-Christianization is the major challenge at the moment," the Holy Father said in concluding remarks, "and I ask you to underscore this, mobilizing all the priests of your diocese in this regard." What is urgent is "the evangelization of a world that not only does not know the basic aspects of Christian dogma, ... but has in great part lost even the memory of the cultural elements of Christianity."
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HOLY FATHER TO RECEIVE CHARLEMAGNE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE
VATICAN CITY, JAN 24, 2004 (VIS) - Yesterday afternoon Holy See Press Office Director Joaquin Navarro-Valls announced that "the city of Aquisgrana has conferred on His Holiness John Paul II, in an extraordinary and single fashion, the Charlemagne International Prize as a recognition of his personal commitment and that of the Holy See in favor of unity among the peoples of Europe on the basis of the values rooted in the common human nature and efficaciously promoted by Christianity. The Holy Father feels honored to accept this prize which will be conferred on him on March 25 in the Vatican."
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THE MEDIA AND THE FAMILY: A RISK AND A RICHNESS
VATICAN CITY, JAN 24, 2004 (VIS) - Pope John Paul's Message for the 38th World Communications Day, which will be celebrated on May 23, 2004 on the theme "The Media and the Family: A Risk and a Richness," was made public today, the feast of St. Francis de Sales, patron of journalists.
Following are exceprts from this annual Message which was published in English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and German:
"The extraordinary growth of the communications media and their increased availability has brought exceptional opportunities for enriching the lives not only of individuals, but also of families. At the same time, families today face new challenges arising from the varied and often contradictory messages presented by the mass media. The theme chosen for the 2004 World Communications Day - "The Media and the Family: A Risk and a Richness" - is a timely one, for it invites sober reflection on the use which families make of the media and, in turn, on the way that families and family concerns are treated by the media.
"This year's theme is also a reminder to everyone, both communicators and those whom they address, that all communication has a moral dimension. ... People grow or diminish in moral stature by the words which they speak and the messages which they choose to hear."
"Thanks to the unprecedented expansion of the communications market in recent decades, many families throughout the world, even those of quite modest means, now have access in their own homes to immense and varied media resources."
"Yet these same media also have the capacity to do grave harm to families by presenting an inadequate or even deformed outlook on life, on the family, on religion and on morality. This power either to reinforce or override traditional values like religion, culture, and family was clearly seen by the Second Vatican Council. ... Communication in any form must always be inspired by the ethical criterion of respect for the truth and for the dignity of the human person.
"These considerations apply in particular to the treatment of the family in the media. On the one hand, marriage and family life are frequently depicted in a sensitive manner, realistic but also sympathetic, that celebrates virtues like love, fidelity, forgiveness, and generous self-giving for others, .... yet at the same time make an effort to separate right from wrong, to distinguish true love from its counterfeits, and to show the irreplaceable importance of the family as the fundamental unit of society.
"On the other hand, the family and family life are all too often inadequately portrayed in the media. Infidelity, sexual activity outside of marriage, and the absence of a moral and spiritual vision of the marriage covenant are depicted uncritically, while positive support is at times given to divorce, contraception, abortion and homosexuality."
"Conscientious reflection on the ethical dimension of communications should ... ensure that these powerful instruments of communication will remain genuine sources of enrichment."
"It is not so easy to resist commercial pressures or the demands of conformity to secular ideologies, but that is what responsible communicators must do."
"Public authorities themselves have a serious duty to uphold marriage and the family. ... Instead many now accept and act upon the unsound libertarian arguments which advocate practices which contribute to the grave phenomenon of family crisis and the weakening of the very concept of the family. Without resorting to censorship, it is imperative that public authorities set in place regulatory policies and procedures to ensure that the media do not act against the good of the family. Family representatives should be part of this policy-making."
"The media should not appear to have an agenda hostile to the sound family values of traditional cultures or the goal of replacing those values, as part of a process of globalization, with the secularized values of consumer society.
"Parents, as the primary and most important educators of their children, are also the first to teach them about the media. They are called to train their offspring in the "moderate, critical, watchful and prudent use of the media" in the home. When parents do that consistently and well, family life is greatly enriched."
"In view of their great power to shape ideas and influence behaviour, professional communicators should recognize that they have a moral responsibility not only to give families all possible encouragement, assistance, and support to that end, but also to exercise wisdom, good judgement and fairness in their presentation of issues involving sexuality, marriage and family life.
"The media are welcomed daily as a familiar guest in many homes and families. On this World Communications Day I encourage professional communicators and families alike to acknowledge this unique privilege and the accountability which it entails."
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Check out K-fashion at Dongdaemun fashion show
http://www.homestaykorea.com/?document_srl=139331
The stereotype that all fashion shows are only for expensive brands will be broken at a new style of fashion show in Dongdaemun, the spot well-known for shopping among fashionistas.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and the Council of Fashion Designers of Korea (CFDK) are co-hosting a series of fashion shows every Saturday on the fifth floor of LOTTE FITIN.
Under the theme “Enjoy small luxury with fashion designers,” this Saturday fashion parade will offer more than just new designs. This will be a good option for customers looking for something trendy but inexpensive to get the whole picture of Korea’s fashion trends.
Subin, a member of the girl group Dal Shabet, takes to the catwalk for a fashion show held in Dongdaemun on August 17 (photo: Jeon Han).
The designs shown on the catwalk on August 17 were not that fancy and flamboyant, but items people can wear in public places, such as at school, work, or on the street.
This may sound boring and uninteresting for those into household-name fashion designers featuring stunning, extravagant works.
However, this would be the best option to take a peek into today’s fashion trends among ordinary people in Seoul, while it provides a chance for promising young designers to demonstrate their creative ideas and artistic talents at the same time.
At the Dongdaemun fashion show on August 17, the models dressed in works by designer Han Ji-sook parade down the catwalk. The designer says “The point of my collection of today you should look closely at is the chic and fashionable combination of black and white (photo: Jeon Han).
“This would be a great opportunity for up-and-coming designers,” said designer Han Ji-sook who put her collection on the runway for the August 16 and 17 shows. “Many fashion-conscious foreign shoppers are coming to Dongdaemun for shopping. Some prefer clothes with high-quality fabric and fashionable design, while others just look for good bargains to get the best bang for their buck.”
“Some people easily fall into the preconception that designer brands are expensive and unfit for public wear, but there is now a trend toward more affordable and suitable-for-everyday-wear designs like ‘fast fashion,’” said Jang Yong-yun, an executive of EMERZENCY.
This Dongdaemun fashion show will continue every Saturday at 7:00 p.m. with no admission charge until January 2014. There will be a series of special events as well, including a show offering a glimpse of future trends which will catch on in upcoming seasons, a model contest for the public, and an exhibition displaying designers’ sketches which will help fashion designers and consumers communicate with each other.
[Source: Korea.net]
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Home Analysis Five Electoral Systems that make even less sense than the Electoral College
Five Electoral Systems that make even less sense than the Electoral College
–Daniel Lansberg-Rodríguez and Tom Ginsburg, University of Chicago Law School
[reprinted from www.foreignpolicy.com]
Grousing about our arcane and nonsensical Electoral College, and calling publicly for its end, have by now become time-honored election season traditions in the United States. This year, even the Russians, themselves no paragons of functional democracy, have gotten in on the fun. Admittedly, the U.S. system is problematic, as Electoral College math dictates that Americans living in the battleground states, and no one else, will play the deciding role. On at least four occasions, including the 2000 election, this system has produced a president who failed to carry the popular vote yet won the office anyway.
The fact is that, despite the griping, the Electoral College is not going anywhere anytime soon. Originally put in place (in part) to protect the rights and interests of slave states, who might otherwise have been hesitant to join the Union, it has survived as long as it has because smaller states still value these protections. And there are more than enough small states to block any attempt at a constitutional amendment to dissolve the College — particularly since of the three required majorities for doing so, only one, the House of Representatives, is actually dependent on population.
Yet despite these weighty burdens, United States voters can take solace in the fact that they do not bear them alone. And while culturally engrained notions of exceptionalism may lead some Americans to the patriotic presumption that “our” arcane and ridiculous electoral system must be the worst in the world (if only by virtue of it being “ours”), it’s a pretty big world out there. When it comes to picking leaders, there are a few systems that are even crazier than America’s. [To read the rest of this post go here]
Author: Daniel Lansberg-Rodriguez and Tom Ginsburg Filed under: Analysis
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The Lebanese electoral system shall keep the balance between the sects and the religious peace in the country. As seen among all Arab countries with christian minorities, the system has to prevent an “overrun” of the parliament by one secterian group. Refering to the number of Maronite chairs in the parliament: This has historical reasons. Maronites are the largest christian sect in Lebanon, which also provides the president of the country.
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merial rabies vaccine side effects
For pre-exposure prevention of rabies, you will need to receive a total of 3 shots. WHAT VERORAB IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR Pharmacotherapeutic group: rabies vaccines. Vet students): vaccination should include only the regular rabies vaccine (not HRIG). Thats because they may start within a week but can last much longer. Rabies is a uniformly fatal disease. This monograph has been modified to include the generic and brand name in many instances. relationship to Imovax Rabies vaccine exposure. The ePub format uses eBook readers, which have several "ease of reading" features Keep track of any and all side effects you have after receiving this vaccine. Usually such reactions can be successfully managed with anti-inflammatory, antihistaminic, and antipyretic agents. taking. Side effects of the rabies vaccine include: Soreness, redness, swelling or itching of the area where the shot is administered (occurs in 34% to 70% of instances) Headache, nausea, abdominal pain, muscle aches or dizziness (occurs between (occurs in 5% to 40% of instances) injection site reactions (pain, swelling, itching, or redness), problems with balance or eye movement, or. We aimed to report results of the first-in-human proof-of-concept clinical trial in healthy adults of a prophylactic mRNA-based vaccine encoding rabies … Check for outbreak alerts in your area at: Outbreak-Alert.com Imrab-3 is a rabies vaccine that is recommended for the vaccination of horses against rabies. Severe reactions are extremely rare. A. Generating an ePub file may take a long time, please be patient. Becoming infected with rabies is much more dangerous to your health than receiving this vaccine. This article will address causes for vaccine failures, side effects … It can be used before or after exposure to the rabies virus, as a primary vaccination or as a booster dose. In the United States, the number of reported rabies cases in cats exceeds the number of cases in dogs. Inject 1 mL subcutaneously into healthy ferrets. It is used to preventrabies virus infection after being exposed to the virus. Background: Vaccines based on mRNA coding for antigens have been shown to be safe and immunogenic in preclinical models. Imovax Rabies Vaccine is an immunization used to prevent rabies in people who have been bitten by an animal or otherwise exposed to the rabies virus. Vaccination and Immunization Safety Information. Live Canarypox Vector. For the most part these are minor (for example, a sore arm or low-grade fever) and go away within a few days. not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal The vaccine strain vCP65 in Purevax Rabies is a ‘carrier’ canarypox virus that has been given a gene that makes it able to produce part of a rabies virus called ‘glycoprotein G’. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. PUREVAX Recombinant FeLV — canarypox-vectored recombinant vaccine is recommended for the vaccination of healthy cats 8 weeks of age and older as an aid in the prevention of disease due to feline leukemia virus. Most rabies vaccines do not contain thimerosal. It happens when some dogs' immune systems are overloaded and unable to deal with the vaccine(s) appropriately. What about serious side effects? Company: Merial Rabies Vaccine. Types. A rabies vaccine reaction can cause serious problems, but any vaccine has the potential to cause a reaction. SWD. In fact, side effects of rabies vaccines in cats are very rare. The absence of any mention of the potential risks and side effects of both the vaccine and the immune globulin is the only major weakness of the article. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. See additional information. You should not receive a booster vaccine if you had a life-threatening allergic reaction after the first shot. In Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs (Sixteenth Edition), 2016. DESCRIPTION: PUREVAX ® Feline Rabies contains a nonadjuvanted lyophilized suspension of a recombinant vectored rabies vaccine plus a sterile water diluent. Once initiated, rabies prophylaxis should not be interrupted or discontinued because of local or mild systemic adverse reactions to rabies vaccine. You may notice problems with Find patient medical information for Rabies Vaccine Adsorbed Injection on WebMD including its uses, side effects and safety, interactions, pictures, warnings and user ratings. You may report vaccine side effects to the US Department of Health and Human Services at 1-800-822-7967. Call your doctor at once if you have rare but serious side effects, such as: This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Approach to management of suspected rabies exposures. Listed below are vaccines licensed in the United States and side effects that have been associated with each of them. Other products for companion animals include these world-class brands: This vaccine is given as an injection (shot) into a muscle. The vaccine strain vCP65 is a recombinant Canarypox virus expressing the glycoprotein G gene of rabies virus. When you receive a booster dose, you will need to tell the doctor if the previous shot caused any side effects. The vaccine is also rarely a cause of the severe allergic reaction, anaphylaxis. Serious side effects from vaccines are extremely rare. The rabies vaccine works extremely well to prevent rabies but has a fairly high rate of side effects such as sore arm, nausea, vomiting and dizziness. These rabies vaccine side effects usually disappear within a few days. In fact, in some cases the reactions or side effects can be worse than the disease they are being used to prevent. It can be used for pre- and post-exposure immunisation. It is not known whether Imovax rabies vaccine passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing baby. Copyright © 2020 by RxList Inc. RxList does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. This is tricky when our personal beliefs come into conflict with the legal system. No one has ever died from the current rabies vaccine. How to store VERORAB 6. The following additional adverse events have been Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. ©1996-2020 RxList, Inc. All rights reserved. Consult your doctor before breastfeeding. It may also be used to prevent rabies infection before being exposed to the rabies virus, for people who are at a high risk of being exposed to rabies due to their work (i.e., veterinarians), travel, or hobbies. reactions are reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is General information. As a consequence, the vaccine stimulates active immunity against rabies virus in cats. Because these The ePub format is best viewed in the iBooks reader. © Imovax Patient Information is supplied by Cerner Multum, Inc. and Imovax Consumer information is supplied by First Databank, Inc., used under license and subject to their respective copyrights. A booster dose as often as every 6 months to 2 years may be required for person at highest risk for exposure to rabies virus, such as persons who work with rabies virus in research laboratories or vaccine production facilities, veterinarians and staff, and animal control and wildlife officers. Anaphylactic reaction, serum sickness type reaction, The delayed reactions are not so clear. Mild reactions, including a slight fever, lethargy, decreased appetite, and localized swelling at the vaccination site may start within hours after vaccination and usually subside within a few days. Imovax may interact with chemotherapy or radiation cancer treatments, cyclosporine, sirolimus, tacrolimus, basiliximab, efalizumab, muromonab-CD3, mycophenolate mofetil, azathioprine, leflunomide, etanercept, or steroids. We are experimenting with display styles that make it easier to read articles in PMC. dermatitis allergic, pruritus (itching), edema, Paresthesia, neuropathy, convulsion, encephalitis, Asthenia, malaise, fever and chills (shivering), When they do happen, they include slight fever, lethargy, decreased appetite and a localized swelling at the vaccine site. If experienced, these tend to have a Less Severe expression. Killed Virus. A variety of events are associated with the onset of Guillain-Barre syndrome, including vaccinations and vaccines. rRabies. pain, swelling, itching, or redness where the shot was given; Serious systemic anaphylactic or neuroparalytic reactions I thought the article “Approach to management of suspected rabies exposures”1 was extremely helpful and practical. This post starts with 11 side-effects of the rabies vaccine in dogs, and also discusses the pros and cons of vaccinations in general. You will receive this injection in a doctor's office or clinic setting. problems with balance or eye movement, trouble speaking or swallowing. occurring during the administration of rabies. RxList does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Hence, my obvious question is, what are the respective risk and side effects I should disclose to patients before administrating the vaccine and the immune globulin? fever, vomiting, skin rash, joint pain, general ill feeling; tingling or a prickly feeling in your fingers or toes; weakness or unusual feeling in your arms and legs; or. A temporary, low-grade fever may be observed in some dogs. What are the risks and the side effects associated with my dog receiving ONCEPT? Common side effects of Imovax Rabies Vaccine include: Tell your doctor if you have a serious side effect of Imovax Rabies Vaccine including: The usual dose of Imovax for pre-exposure vaccination is six intramuscular injections, or 5 doses of Imovax plus one injection of Rabies Immune Globulin (RIG). The second shot is usually given 7 days after the first, followed by a third shot 2 or 3 weeks later. Tell your doctor all medications and supplements you are Merial is a world-leading, innovation-driven animal health company providing a comprehensive range of products to enhance the well being of animals. Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat. Last reviewed on RxList: 8/4/2020 Description: Rabies vaccine is an inactivated virus vaccine that is used for active immunisation against rabies.It promotes immunity by inducing an active immune response. 4. Vaccine timing: Day 0, 3, 7, 14 (& sometimes 28) Rabies prevention is a serious matter and it is very important that vaccines be given on schedule. Purevax Rabies is a vaccine. Any vaccine can cause side effects. Keep in mind that getting vaccinated is much safer than getting the diseases vaccines prevent. This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. As with any medical intervention, there are always some inherent risks associated with vaccinating cats. After inoculation, the virus expresses the protective protein, but does not replicate in the cat. the display of certain parts of an article in other eReaders. I thought the article “Approach to management of suspected rabies exposures” 1 was extremely helpful and practical. Rabies 3 Year. Company: Merial Rabies Vaccine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. already built in. The first dose of vaccine administered is considered your . Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. was started in 1967. Fortunately, reactions to vaccines are very uncommon in cats. Merial, Ltd. has released a new rabies vaccine for cats, apparently in response to veterinarian and owner concerns about the safety of added adjuvants, substances that are intended to increase the immune response mounted by a cat after receiving a vaccine. For post-exposure immunisation, it is often used in conjunction with rabies immunoglobulins as it takes about 7-10 days for the specific antibodies to develop. As dog owners, it is up to us to make the best medical choices for our pets. Post-exposure in a non-vaccinated person is the same as the pre-exposure regimen. Vaccines work by ‘teaching’ the immune system (the body’s natural defences) how to defend itself against diseases. VERORAB is indicated for the prevention of rabies in children and adults. Their use is thus not recommended by the World Health Organization. identified during postapproval use of Imovax Rabies vaccine. Usually, such reactions can be successfully managed with anti-inflammatory and antipyretic agents, such as ibuprofen or acetaminophen. Vaccines are just a part of our business at Merial. There may be slight redness and swelling in the arm for 1-2 days, where the injection was given. SIDE EFFECTS. The use, or overuse of vaccines is being carefully evaluated by veterinary researchers and clinicians the world over. The virus is grown in a stable cell line, inactivated, and mixed with a safe and potent adjuvant. Occasionally there are other side-effects such as a mild raised temperature, muscle aches or feeling sick (nausea). Do the benefits of the rabies vaccine outweigh the risks? Imovax should be given during pregnancy only if prescribed. Based on observations made during administrations, dogs do not react to the vaccine in a way that would suggest the vaccine is any more painful than a traditional injection. These soon pass without leaving any problems. Q. for rabies (e.g. 5 dose, 10ml vial. Medical Editor: John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP. Merial Brands There's more to Merial than vaccines. Once initiated, rabies prophylaxis should not be interrupted or discontinued because of local or mild systemic adverse reactions to rabies vaccine. These delayed reactions remain controversial as to whether t… Possible side effects 5. For example, if 1 million doses of a vaccine are given, 1 to 2 people may have a severe allergic reaction. These are the swine influenza vaccine, oral poliovirus vaccine and rabies vaccine. Imrab-3 DOSAGE: Aseptically inject 1 mL (1 dose) subcutaneously or intramuscularly into healthy cats or dogs; 2 mL into healthy sheep, cattle, and horses. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. It is not known whether this vaccine is harmful to a fetus. A. Rabies Vaccine, Pcec (PF) Suspension For Reconstitution Side Effects by Likelihood and Severity COMMON side effects. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. If they do not subside within this time frame, call your veterinarian. Side effects of the rabies vaccine After having the rabies vaccine, some people have temporary soreness, redness and swelling at the injection site for 24 to … Cats need to have a rabies vaccine to protect them, especially if they are outdoors and have the potential of having personal contact with other animals that could be affected with the rabies virus. Our Imovax Rabies Vaccine Side Effects Drug Center provides a comprehensive view of available drug information on the potential side effects when taking this medication. Rabies vaccine was for a long time prepared from infected brain tissue, and neurological complications were likely to occur in as many as one in 300 cases. Imogam Rabies - HT Rabies Immune Globulin (human) is an immunization used to prevent rabies in people who have been bitten by an animal or otherwise exposed to the rabies virus. Common Side Effects of Rabies Vaccine In Dogs 1. Other times they only show up weeks later. Post-exposure vaccination is 2 injections in a person who has had the pre-exposure vaccinations. Imovax Rabies: Rabies vaccine belongs to the class of medications called vaccines. Vaccines made from nerve tissue are used in a few countries, mainly in Asia and Latin America, but are less effective and have greater side effects. Learn more about vaccine safety. injection site hematoma, Read the entire FDA prescribing information for Imovax (Rabies Vaccine) ». Grill AK. It is preventable if World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines f … The absence of any mention of the potential risks and side effects of both the vaccine and the immune globulin is the only major weakness of the article. Q. 11; Reactions after vaccination with HDCV have been observed. DESCRIPTION: IMRAB ® 3 contains the same virus strain that is used in the Pasteur Merieux Connaught human vaccine. However, like any medicine, this vaccine can cause side effects but the risk of serious side effects is extremely low. Further information 1. The human diploid cell rabies vaccine (H.D.C.V.) A canarypox vector has been modified, using recombinant technology, to produce expression of desired antigens capable of stimulating a protective immune response to rabies.
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It happened again. Someone did something very cool (two someones, actually), and the news started to spread online. As it did, the judgments started to fly.
When 20-somethings Kristy Shen and Bryce Leung realized what little their carefully saved half-million dollars would buy in the heated Toronto housing market, they stepped back and re-evaluated their plan. “What do we really want?” they asked themselves.
One thing they knew for certain was that they were not interested in having a big, burdensome mortgage. Their solution? Nix the home ownership idea (at least for now), live modestly, and invest every spare penny.
Now in their 30’s, Kristy and Bryce have quit their jobs and spend most of their time travelling and living on the $30,000 to $40,000 a year that their investment portfolio generates.
While I’ve always been a fan of real estate and it’s served me well over the years, I applaud their introspection and thoughtful approach. Rather than give in to social and family pressure they questioned their paradigms and carved out their own track. (“If you’re a renter,” Kristy’s parents insisted, “you’re a loser.”)
Is this scenario for everyone? Not at all. But it does demonstrate one lifestyle and a way to get there that would appeal to some.
Sean Cooper, on the other hand, had something quite different in mind. For him, home ownership was at the very top of his goal list, but with a twist – as soon as possible, he wanted to be mortgage-free. As soon as possible.
After scrimping and saving his down payment, Sean bought a house in 2012 for $425,000 with a $225,000 mortgage. Then, for just over 3 years, he lived in the basement of his new home while renting the upstairs, he worked full-time as a pension analyst as well as part-time as a freelance writer and as a supermarket clerk, rode his bike everywhere, brown-bagged his lunch, ate dinner at home… you get the picture.
Last November, at the age of 30 and after three years and two months of living frugally while laser focused on his goal, he celebrated having paid off his home debt by burning his mortgage in front of cheering friends.
Not everyone who heard the news was cheering. I read a lot of negative comments after his story was featured that likely arose from jealously and resentment. This one comment I found particularly sad:
“People who achieve extreme do it to bring people down. Why is this even a news story? To make people feel bad. You do this to elevate yourself to make yourself feel better by demeaning others… Telling people about this does not help anyone, because it is done to hurt people.”
Seriously? Sean Cooper made huge sacrifices for more than three years and then shared his story to “make people feel bad”? That sounds flat out ridiculous. Maybe, just maybe, his story instead serves as an example of one path to debt-free home ownership.
Here’s the thing. When it comes to living an incredibly fulfilling life, thankfully, one size does not fit all. What worked for Sean was not the answer for Kristy and Bryce.
Some people aspire to head to post-secondary education and they thrive in that environment. In The Way Success Works: How to Decide, Believe, and Begin to Live Your Best Life, I write about a group of students from the University of Waterloo who dreamed up an innovative product and launched their company, Suncayr, with great success. For them, pursuing a degree provided a inspiring environment and an exciting future.
For others, it’s simply not their calling.
Take for example, 20-year-old Jake Heilbrunn. After an unfulfilling first semester of college that left him feeling stressed, anxious, and unhappy, he knew he had to make a change. Pushing his fears aside and diving into the unknown, he left school for a four month backpacking adventure through Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. His soon to be released book, Off the Beaten Trail, chronicles his adventures and is destined to be a bestseller. His life has completely changed since he made the decision to follow an unconventional path.
Has he faced criticism? Sure. Just like Kristy, Bryce, Sean, the Suncayr team, and anyone else who has followed their heart as opposed to the crowd, Jake met with plenty of resistance. But deep down, they all knew they were on the right track, and you will too. Ultimately… that’s what really matters.
Often it’s the most important people in your life — think good friends and family — who are the sharpest critics. They love you and don’t want to see you fail! But remember… you have a unique combination of talents, abilities, interests, and passion that no one else possesses. You’re set up for success! Dream big, dream outside-the-box, and let the stories you hear of others’ unique accomplishments inspire you to live your best life!
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Egypt: Navy ship attacked by gunmen
Suspected Islamists attack Egyptian Navy.
Egypt: Navy ship attacked by gunmen in Mediterranean
Gunmen have attacked an Egyptian navy ship in the Mediterranean Sea, state media say, leaving five servicemen injured and eight more missing at sea.
The vessel reportedly caught fire in the assault, some 70km (45 miles) off the northern port of Damietta.
Four boats were used in the assault by “terrorists” and 32 attackers were arrested, the military said.
The Egyptian navy frequently intercepts migrant smugglers and drug traffickers off its Mediterranean coast.
The army is also facing an Islamist insurgency in the restive Sinai Peninsula, where jihadists have stepped up attacks against police and soldiers since the overthrow of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi last year.
However, direct attacks on Egyptian naval vessels are unusual.
The group behind the latest attack has not yet been identified.
‘Air force deployed’
According to Reuters, four gunmen were killed after they opened fire at the navy vessel from a fishing boat on Wednesday.
Local media reported that the Egyptian air force had been deployed to deal with the attackers.
Those captured were being interrogated, the military said.
The attack came after a car bomb was found outside a fast-food restaurant in the coastal town of El-Arish, in the Sinai Peninsula, late on Tuesday.
Security officials said they were evacuating residents when the bomb exploded.
One interior ministry official, speaking to AFP, said the bomb had been detonated remotely by police in a controlled explosion, and that some people were injured by shattered glass.
“We blew up the car remotely. There was a half a tonne of explosives,” Hani Abdel Latif said.
The latest attacks come several days after Egyptian jihadist group Ansar Beit al-Maqdis pledged allegiance to Islamic State (IS) militants, who have taken control of large parts of Syria and Iraq.
Ansar Beit al-Maqdis – or Champions of Jerusalem – has been behind a string of attacks on military and police targets in its stronghold in Sinai.
A three-month state of emergency was declared there last month after 31 soldiers were killed in two separate militant attacks near El-Arish on 24 October.
In a separate development on Wednesday, Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi signed a new law allowing for the extradition of foreign nationals sentenced or charged in Egypt.
It is believed the law may pave the way for the release of three non-Egyptian Al-Jazeera journalists, including Australian Peter Greste, who have been held for almost a year.
Source: bbc.co.uk
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UN Envoy to Yemen Says Momentum to End the War is Building
November 22: The U.N. envoy for Yemen said Friday the momentum to end the country’s devastating five-year war is building, pointing to a nearly 80 percent drop in airstrikes nationwide in the last two weeks, a strengthened cease-fire in the key port of Hodeida, and the beginning of the kind of leadership needed to restore peace to the Arab world’s poorest nation.
Martin Griffiths told the U.N. Security Council that developments since infighting between the internationally recognized government and separatists in Yemen’s south in August “are beginning to produce results.”
In possibly the most important sign “that something is changing,” he said the dramatic reduction in airstrikes compared with the two previous weeks indicated “a reduction in the tempo of the war, and perhaps a move towards an overall cease-fire.”
Gria by Houthi Shiite rebels, which the group announced on Sept. 20, “has been sustained for a second month in a row.”
The conflict in Yemen began with the 2014 takeover of the capital, Sanaa, by Iranian-backed Houthis who control much of the country’s north. A Saudi-led coalition allied with the internationally recognized government has been fighting the Houthis since 2015.
Fighting in Yemen has killed thousands of civilians and created the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, leaving millions suffering from food and medical care shortages and pushing the country to the brink of famine.
The Associated Press reported last week that Saudi Arabia and the Houthis are holding indirect, behind-the-scenes talks to end the war mediated by Oman in the Gulf nation, quoting officials from both sides.
In his video briefing, Griffiths cited evidence of the leadership required to end the war in the Nov. 5 power-sharing agreement between Yemen’s government and southern separatists brokered by Saudi Arabia in the capital Riyadh.
“The prospect of a break-up of the state was real and frankly terrifying,” he said.
Griffiths said that during 86 days of negotiations leaders from both sides sat together and agreed to work for a greater cause and the Saudi leadership “praised them for their courage rather than criticizing them” for the length of time to reach a deal.
“It should serve as a catalyst to move Yemen swiftly towards settling this conflict through political means,” Griffiths said.
The U.N. envoy said there are also “continued positive signs” in implementing last December’s agreement on Hodeida, Yemen’s major port and most important entry point for international aid.
Griffiths cited this month’s agreement with the government on a new way to deposit taxes and customs fees for commercial oil and gas shipments that averted a crisis and allowed fuel ships to enter Hodeida.
He said the parties “have also strengthened their adherence to the cease-fire” in Hodeida by establishing a new “cease-fire enhancement and de-escalation mechanism” that reduced the number of security incidents in the Hodeida region by 40 percent. And he said the creation of five joint observation posts has led to an 80 percent reduction in security incidents in Hodeida city.
At the same time, Griffiths also expressed concern at increasing restrictions on the movement of U.N. personnel overseeing implementation of the Hodeida agreement.
U.N. deputy humanitarian chief Ursula Mueller told the council there has been “an alarming increase in violence and harassment targeting humanitarian workers” in areas controlled by the Houthis, as well as continuing attacks in the country.
She pointed to artillery shelling that hit a market in Saada two days ago, reportedly killing and injuring dozens of civilians, an attack that badly damaged a hospital in the town of Al Mukha in Taizz governorate two weeks ago, and reports of fishermen killed by airstrikes, shells landing on civilian homes and sites hosting displaced Yemenis, and land mines exploding and killing and injuring civilians.
“Despite these and other incidents, there are also some signs of progress,” Mueller said. “In October, there were fewer civilian casualties than any other month this year, while September was the year’s deadliest month for civilians.”
Britain’s U.N. Ambassador Karen Pierce, the current Security Council president, told reporters after closed consultations that followed the open meeting that council members welcomed the Riyadh agreement and believe “it’s an important step towards progress.”
There is “very strong support” from the council for Griffiths’ efforts to pave the way for the Yemeni parties to come together and “reinvigorate the inclusive, wider political process.”
Source: Associated Press via Star Tribune
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Twenty years on from Redondo’s sensational backheel at Old Trafford
On April 19 some 20 years ago, Real Madrid enjoyed one of their most glorious nights in the Champions League as they travelled to Old Trafford to take on holders Manchester United in the quarter-final.
Los Blancos had secured a 0-0 draw in the first leg at the Santiago Bernabeu and required a score draw or away win to progress.
“Few people were betting on us,” recalled Savio, who started the game that ended with a 3-2 win thanks to Fernando Redondo‘s backheel.
“One hundred years will pass and that move and that match will still be remembered.”
It was the 52nd minute of the match and Real Madrid were leading 2-0 thanks to a Roy Keane own goal and a strike from Raul.
“It was an exhibition, a perfect match tactically, physically and technically,” recalled the Brazilian winger.
The best moment came as Redondo, with his ability to break down the lines with his one-on-one skills, broke down the left flank and before reaching the corner, he beat Henning Berg with a sublime and unexpected back-heeled dribble.
He arrived at the touchline and after taking a breath and freezing time, a pass to Raul was pulled out of his sleeve so that the number seven could score into an empty net.
“For me the best thing about the goal is not the backheel, really, but the pass to Raul, the calmness to look up and wait for the moment,” Redondo recalled at a LaLiga event.
“It’s a very nice goal, yes, a move you don’t forget.”
Fernando Hierro, who was unable to play that game due to injury, remembers the moment as if he had experienced it on the same pitch at the Theatre of Dreams.
“People talk about the backheel, but what I like most is the understanding with Raul and the pause and the pass he gives to leave him alone to score,” Hierro explained.
“The fact that while playing that game, a midfielder has the nerve to hold on and pass is impressive. It’s a great play.”
Raul‘s two goals made the headlines at Old Trafford, but over the years it is Redondo‘s performance and the Argentinian’s imposing display that have stayed in the minds of both the fans and the players who took part in that tie.
Vicente del Bosque, who had been in charge of the team for four months, will never forget it.
“Redondo is surely the player with the biggest personality we’ve ever had, he was the team’s thermometer,” del Bosque joked, looking back.
“He was an inspiring player for us, he influenced the team’s play a lot and liked to play alone in the middle, he was capable of that.
“In fact, Redondo played more alone in midfield that day than ever before.”
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Supreme Court Opens Gates for Non-Lawyers to Practice before Consumer Forums
Justice Dalveer Bhandari
In a landmark judgment in C. Venkatachalam Vs. Ajitkumar C. Shah, the Supreme Court held that an 'agent' appointed by a party can plead a case before the Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, even though he may not be an advocate. The Supreme Court upheld the judgment of the Bombay High Court which allowed non-advocates to appear and practice before the Consumer Forums. The bench comprising Justice Dalveer Bhandari, Justice M.K. Sharma and Justice Anil R. Dave also suggested a mechanism whereby non-lawyers could be accredited to appear before the Consumer Forums as representatives, on a regular basis. The relevant extracts from this important judgment are reproduced hereinbelow;
12. A two-judge Bench of this Court on 21.2.2007 referred these matters to a larger Bench in view of the importance of the matter. The order dated 21.2.2007 reads as under:
"The basic issue involved in these appeals is whether a person under the purported cover of being an "agent" can represent large number of persons before the forums created under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (In short the `Act') and the Rules made thereunder. According to the appellant Rule relating to agents cannot be used to by passing stipulations under the provisions of the Advocates Act, 1961 (in short the `Advocates Act'), more particularly under Sections 29, 31 and 32. Rule 2(b) of the Consumer Protection Rules, 1987 (in short the `The Rules') defines an `agent' as under:
"agent means a person duly authorized by a party to present any complaint, appeal or reply on its behalf before the National Commission."
Similarly, Rule 14(1) and 14(3) also deal with the acts which an agent can undertake. Learned counsel for the respondents has submitted that in Civil Appeal No. 2531 of 2006 (R.D. Nagpal Vs. Vijay Dutt & Anr.) this Court has accepted the stand that even a Doctor is authorised by a party can cross examine the complainant. So far as individual cases are concerned, it may not present difficulty. But the question is whether somebody who is not a legal practitioner, can represent large number of parties before their forums thereby frustrating objects mbodied in the Advocates Act. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the appellants that a large number of persons who are otherwise not entitled to appear before the forums are doing so under the garb of being agents. As the matter is of great importance, we refer the same to a larger Bench. Papers may be placed before Hon'ble the Chief Justice of India so that necessary orders can be passed for placing these matters before the appropriate Bench."
13. Hon'ble the Chief Justice of India has referred these appeals before a three judge Bench.
14. It is imperative to properly comprehend the objects and reasons of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 in order to deal with the controversy involved in the case.
"Statement of Objects and Reasons - The Consumer Protection Bill, 1986 seeks to provide for better protection of the interests of consumers and for the purpose, to make provisions for the establishment of Consumer Councils and other authorities for the settlement of consumer disputes and for matters connected therewith.
2. It seeks, inter alia, to promote and protect the rights of consumers such as-
(a) the right to be protected against marketing of goods which are hazardous to life and property;
(b) the right to be informed about the quality, quantity, potency, purity, standard and price of goods to protect the consumer against unfair trade practices;
(c) the right to be assured, wherever possible, access to an array of goods at competitive prices;
(d) the right to be heard and to be assured that consumer interests will receive due consideration at appropriate forums;
(e) the right to seek redressal against unfair trade practices or unscrupulous exploitation of consumers; and
(f) right to consumer education.
3. These objects are sought to be promoted and protected by the Consumer Protection Council to be established at the Central and State level.
4. To provide speedy and simple redressal to consumer disputes, a quasi-judicial machinery is sought to be set-up at the district, State and Central levels. These quasi- judicial bodies will observe the principles of natural justice and have been empowered to give relief of a specific nature and to award, wherever appropriate, compensation to consumers. Penalties for non-compliance of the orders given by the quasi-judicial bodies have also been provided."
15. Mr. Santosh Paul, learned counsel appearing for the appellants argued these appeals and also submitted the written submissions. He submitted that ordinarily right to practise has been given only to advocates who are enrolled with the Bar Council of a State. Section 29 of the Advocates Act, 1961 recognised advocates as class of persons entitled to practise the profession of law. Section 29 reads as under:
"29. Advocates to be the only recognized class of persons entitled to practice law - Subject to the provisions of this Act and any rules made thereunder, there shall, as from the appointed day, be only one class of persons entitled to practise the profession of law, namely, advocates."
16. Section 32 of the Advocates Act, 1961 deals with the power of court to permit appearances in particular cases where court can permit any person not enrolled as an advocate. Section 32 reads as under:
"Power of Court to permit appearances in particular cases - Notwithstanding anything contained in this Chapter, any court, authority, or person may permit any person, not enrolled as an advocate under this Act, to appear before it or him in any particular case."
17. Section 33 of the Advocates Act, 1961 says that no person shall, on or after the appointed day, be entitled to practise in any court or before any authority unless he is enrolled as an advocate. Section 33 reads as under:
"Advocates alone entitled to practise - Except as otherwise provided in this Act or in any other law for the time being in force, no person shall, on or after the appointed day, be entitled to practise in any court or before any authority or person unless he is enrolled as an advocate under this Act."
18. According to Mr. Paul, analysis of these provisions lead to clear conclusion that only advocates can act, plead and argue before the Consumer Forums.
19. He placed reliance on the following judgments of this court :-
20. In O.N. Mohindroo v. The Bar Council of Delhi and Others 1968 (2) SCR 709, the court held as under:-
"The object of the Act is thus to constitute one common Bar for the whole country and to provide machinery for its regulated functioning. Since the Act sets up one Bar, autonomous in its character, the Bar Councils set up thereunder have been entrusted with the power to regulate the working of the profession and to prescribe rules of professional conduct and etiquette, and the power to punish those who commit breach of such rules. The power of punishment is entrusted to the disciplinary committees ensuring a trial of an advocate by his peers. Sections 35, 36 and 37 lay down the procedure for trying complaints, punishment and an appeal to the Bar Council of India from the orders passed by the State Bar Councils. As an additional remedy section 38 provides a further appeal to the Supreme Court. Though the Act relates to the legal practitioners, in its pith and substance it is an enactment which concerns itself with the qualifications, enrollment, right to practise and discipline of the advocates. As provided by the Act once a person is enrolled by any one of the State Bar Councils, he becomes entitled to practise in all courts including the Supreme Court. As aforesaid, the Act creates one common Bar, all its members being of one class, namely, advocates. Since all those who have been enrolled have a right to practise in the Supreme Court and the High Courts, the Act is a piece of legislation which deals with persons entitled to practise before the Supreme Court and the High Courts. Therefore the Act must be held to fall within entries 77 and 78 of List I. As the power of legislation relating to those entitled to practise in the Supreme Court and the High Courts is carved out from the general power to legislate in relation to legal and other professions in entry 26 of List III, it is an error to say, as the High Court did, that the Act is a composite legislation partly falling under entries 77 and 78 of List I and partly under entry 26 of List III."
21. In Harishankar Rastogi v. Girdhari Sharma and Another (1978) 2 SCC 165, the court held as under:-
"Advocates are entitled as of right to practise in this Court (Section 30(i) of the Advocates Act, 1961). But, this privilege cannot be claimed as of right by any one else. While it is true that Article 19 of the Constitution guarantees the freedom to practise any profession, it is open to the State to make a law imposing, in the interest of the general public, reasonable restrictions on the exercise of the right. The Advocates Act, by Section 29, provides for such a reasonable restriction, namely, that the only class of persons entitled to practise the profession of law shall be advocates. Even so, is it not open to a party who is unable for some reason or other to present his case adequately to seek the help of another person in this behalf? To negative such a plea may be to deny justice altogether in certain cases, especially in a land of illiteracy and indigence and judicial processes of a sophisticated nature. That is precisely why legislative policy has taken care to provide for such contingencies. Sections 302, 303 and 304 of the Criminal Procedure Code are indicative of the policy of the legislature. I do not think that in this Court we should totally shut out representation by any person other than the party himself in situations where an advocate is not appearing for the party...."
22. Mr. Paul appearing for the appellants also gave reference to international law and conventions to strengthen his submissions that only advocates enrolled with the respective Bar Councils alone can practise in the Consumer Forums and the agents cannot appear. He submitted that practice under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 requires extensive legal skills which only a trained legal practitioner possesses and he alone can discharge those functions. He submitted that the agents have no legal training to handle complicated legal matters pertaining to consumers and hence the agents cannot be permitted to practise law before the Consumer Forums.
Historical perspective of the consumer movement
23. The consumer movement had primarily started in the West. We can trace history of the consumer movement from the judgment of the leading case Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Company 1893 (1) Q.B. 256. In this case first time Manufacturers' liability for minimum quality standard for product was established.
24. For the first time in 1856 a select committee recommended that a cheap and easy remedy, by a summary charge before a magistrate, should be afforded to consumers who received adulterated or falsely described food. This suggestion was taken up in the Merchandise Marks Act, 1887. Section 17 of the Act provides as follows :
"That a person applying a trade description to a product was deemed to warrant that it was true, so that a false trade description constituted breach of both criminal and civil law."
25. In a leading English case Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932) A.C. 562, where the consumer claimed to have suffered injury as well as result of drinking from a bottle of ginger-beer containing a decomposed snail. Over a strong dissent the majority held that the manufacturer would be liable. The case did not herald strict liability but it facilitated more claims than were provided under the nineteenth century approach. Lord Atkin enunciated the manufacturer's duty of care in the following words:
"..........the preparation or putting up of the products will result in an injury to the consumer's life or property, owes a duty to the consumer to take that reasonable care."
26. This theory of strict liability already exists under the Consumer Protection Act, 1961.
27. The organized English consumer movement started after the Second World War. The Labour Party for the first time gave slogan of "battle for the consumers" in Parliament. In the decade of 1960, number of legislations were introduced in Britain for the protection of the consumers. The Consumer Safety Act, 1978 was enacted.
28. The consumer movement in the United States of America developed in the beginning of the 19th century when in Donald C. MacPherson v. Buick Motor Company 217 N.Y. 382, 111 N.E. 1050 the New York Court of Appeal observed that a car manufacturer had to compensate a consumer who had been injured when one of the car wheels collapsed because of defect. The court held that the manufacturer had been negligent because the defect could have been discovered by reasonable inspection. In 1972, the Consumer Product Safety Act was enacted.
29. Paul S. Boyer, a distinguished author, in his article on "Consumer Movement", published by The Oxford Companion to United States History, 2001, has mentioned about the modern consumer movement. The relevant following extract is instructive and is reproduced as under.
"The modern consumer movement arose in the Progressive Era, as citizens concerned about unsafe products and environmental hazards used lobbying, voting, and journalistic expos is to press for government protection. In the same vein, the Consumers Union (1936), publisher of Consumer Reports, tests products for safety, economy, and reliability, to give consumers an objective basis for choice. .......Such socially engaged consumerism actually had long historical antecedents, including Revolutionary Era patriots who had boycotted English tea and textiles and abolitionists who had refused to purchase goods made of slave produced cotton. Consumer activism revived in the late 1960s, flourished in the 1970s, and, despite a conservative backlash against government regulation, survived in diminished form in the 1990s. A byproduct of 1960s social activism, consumer advocates insisted on citizens' rights to safe and reasonably priced goods and services and to the full disclosure of product information. The lawyer Ralph Nader gained fame for Unsafe at Any Speed (1965), which detailed safety hazards plaguing General Motors' (GM) Corvair automobile. Using $425,000 won in an invasion of privacy suit against GM in 1970, Nader founded numerous consumer groups, nicknamed "Nader's Raiders," that pursued legal challenges to unsafe products and demanded greater government protection for consumers. The formation of the Consumer Federation of America (1968), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (1970), and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (1972) attested to the movement's success but also to its regulatory and legalistic bent. Focused on consumers' rights, the modern movement downplayed the power of consumers to effect social change."
30. Ralph Nader played an extremely important role in consumer movement in the United States of America. A note appears in "America in Ferment : The Tumultuous 1960s - Ralph Nader and the Consumer Movement.' An extract is reproduced. It reads :-
"Ralph Nader has been called the nation's nag. He denounced soft drinks for containing excessive amounts of sugar (more than nine teaspoons a can). He warned Americans about the health hazards of red dyes used as food colorings and of nitrates used as preservatives in hot dogs. He even denounced high heels:
"It is part of the whole tyranny of fashion, where women will inflict pain on themselves ... for what, to please men."
Since the mid-1960s, Ralph Nader has been the nation's leading consumer advocate."
31. Ralph Nader is an extraordinary example of total devotion to the cause. It is men like him who leave an imprint and make history. Consumer movements all over the world have taken great inspiration from Ralph Nader.
32. Every year 15th March is observed as the World Consumer Rights Day. On that day in 1962 President John F. Kennedy of the United States called upon the United States Congress to accord its approval to the Consumer Bill of Rights. They are (i) right to choice; (ii) right to information; (iii) right to safety; and (iv) right to be heard. President Gerald R. Ford added one more right i.e. right to consumer education. Further other rights such as right to healthy environment and right to basic needs (food, clothing and shelter) were added. Unfortunately, in most of the countries these rights are still not available to the consumers. In India 24th December every year celebrated as National Consumer Rights Day.
33. The General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a set of general guidelines for consumer protection and the Secretary General of the United Nations was authorized to persuade member countries to adopt these guidelines through policy changes or law. These guidelines constitute a comprehensive policy framework outlining what governments need to do to promote consumer protection in following seven areas:
(i) Physical safety; (ii) Protection and Promotion of the consumer economic interest; (iii) Standards for the safety and quality of consumer goods and services; (iv) Distribution facilities for consumer goods and services; (v) Measures enabling consumers to obtain redress; (vi) Measures relating to specific areas (food, water and pharmaceuticals); and (vii) Consumer education and information programme.
34. Though not legally binding, the guidelines provide an internationally recognized set of basic objectives particularly for governments of developing and newly independent countries for structuring and strengthening their consumer protection policies and legislations. These guidelines were adopted recognizing that consumers often face imbalances in economic terms, educational levels and bargaining power and bearing in mind that consumers should have the right of access to non hazardous products as well as the importance of promoting just, equitable and sustainable economic and social development.
Indian perspective
35. It was in this background that the Indian Parliament had enacted the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. The declared objective of the statute was "to provide for better protection of the interests of consumers." It seeks to provide a speedy and inexpensive remedy to the consumer.
36. The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 is one of the benevolent social legislations intended to protect the large body of consumers from exploitation. The Act has come as a panacea for consumers all over the country and is considered as one of the most important legislations enacted for the benefit of the consumers. The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 provides inexpensive and prompt remedy.
37. The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 is dedicated, as its preamble shows, to provide for effective protection of the rights of the consumers. According to the Statement of Objects and Reasons, it seeks to provide speedy and simple redressal to consumer disputes. The object of the Act is to render simple, inexpensive and speedy remedy to the consumers with complaints against defective goods and deficient services and for that a quasi-judicial machinery has been sought to be set up at the District, State and Central levels. The Consumer Protection Act has come to meet the long-felt necessity of protecting common man from wrongs for which the remedy under the ordinary law for various reasons has become illusory.
38. The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 was amended in the years 1991, 1993 and in 2002 to make it more effective and purposeful.
39. To effectuate this objective, a provision has been made in Chapter II of the Act for the constitution of `the Central Consumer Protection Council' and `the State Consumer Protection Councils." The purpose as indicted in section 6 is to "promote and protect the rights of consumers" against the "marketing of goods and services which are hazardous to life and property; the right to be informed about the quality, quantity, potency, purity, standard and price of goods or services, as the case may be, so as to protect the consumer against unfair trade practices; the right to be assured, wherever possible, access to a variety of goods and services at competitive prices; the right to be heard and to be assured that consumer's interests will receive due consideration at appropriate Forums; the right to seek redressal against unfair trade practices or restrictive trade practices or unscrupulous exploitation of consumers and the right to consumer education."
40. A perusal of Chapter II clearly shows that the statute seeks to protect the `consumer' of goods and services in every possible way. It aims at providing a speedy and inexpensive remedy. Any interpretation of the provisions of the 1986 Act and the rules framed thereunder must promote this objective of the enactment.
41. In furtherance of the declared objective of protecting the consumer against exploitation as well as providing an inexpensive and speedy remedy, the competent authority has framed Rules which enable the party to appear either personally or through an `agent'.
42. The issue is - Do the Rules permit a party to have an `Agent' for merely presenting the papers on its behalf or can the Agent even act and argue?
Maharashtra Consumer Protection Rules, 1987
- Rule 2(b) defines an Agent to mean "a person duly authorized by a party to present any complaint, appeal or reply on its behalf before the State Commission or the District Forum."
- Under Rule 4(7), the parties are obliged to either appear personally or through "authorized agent." If "the complainant or his authorized agent fails to appear before the District Forum" it may "in its discretion either dismiss the complaint for default or decide it on merit." Similarly, "where the opposite party (defendant) or its authorized agent fails to appear on the day of hearing, the District Forum may decide the complaint ex parte."
- A perusal of the provisions show that while the advocates have not been debarred from pleading and appearing, the parties have been given an option to either appear personally or be represented by "duly authorized" agents. Every advocate appointed by a party is an agent. However, the agent as contemplated under the rules need not necessarily be an advocate.
- The provision in the Rules promotes the object of the statute. It is meant to help the consumer to vindicate his right without being burdened with intricate procedures and heavy professional fees.
- In the very nature of things, the disputes under the 1986 Act can involve claims for small amounts of money by way of compensation. Engagement of advocates in all such matters may not be economically viable. It is equally possible that the claim may involve professional expertise. To illustrate: A person may sue a hospital for medical negligence. Or an Architect for a faulty design. Or a building contractor for defective work. In such cases, a professional like a doctor, architect or an engineer may be more suitable than an advocate. Thus, both the parties have been given an option to choose from an advocate or any other person who may even be a professional expert in the particular field.
43. Such an interpretation is not only literally correct but also promotes the declared objective of the statute. It helps the claimant and the defendant equally. It does not violate any provision of the Advocates Act.
44. The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 was amended in the year 2002, in pursuance to the United Nations resolution passed in April, 1985 indicating certain guidelines under which the Government could make law for better protection of the interest of the consumers. Such laws were necessary, particularly in the developing countries to protect the consumers from hazards to their health and safety and to provide them available speedier and cheaper redressal of their grievances.
45. The amended Act 62 of 2002 reads as under: "Amendment Act 62 of 2002.
- The enactment of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 was an important milestone in the history of the consumer movement in the country. The Act was made to provide for the better protection and promotion of consumer rights through the establishment Consumer Councils and quasi-judicial machinery. Under the Act, consumer disputes redressal agencies have been set up throughout the country with the District Forum at the district level, State Commission at the State level and National Commission at the National level to provide simple, inexpensive and speedy justice to the consumers with complaints against defective goods, deficient services and unfair and restrictive trade practices. The Act was also amended in the years 1991 and 1993 to make it more effective and purposeful."
46. In the developed countries the consumer movement has been going on for several decades in which the trader and the consumer find each other as adversaries.
47. The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 was enacted with the object and intention of speedy disposal of consumer disputes at a reasonable cost, which is otherwise not possible in ordinary judicial/court system.
48. In the book on Administrative law, its distinguished author M.P. Jain has brought about the distinction between the Court and the Tribunal. According to him Courts are bound by prescribed rules of procedures and evidence and their proceedings are conducted in public. The lawyers are entitled to appear before them and the judge in the open Court hears the case and decides it by giving reasons for a judgment. The courts are totally independent of the executive will, whereas, the Tribunals are not ordinarily governed by the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure and the Evidence Act, except to the extent it is indicative in the Act itself. There is also a significant difference between the Court and the Tribunal with regard to the appointment of Members. The object of the constitution of a Tribunal is to provide speedy justice in a simple manner and the Tribunal be should easily accessible to all.
49. According to the celebrated book on `Administrative Law' by Wade, the other object of constituting a Tribunal is to create specialist Forum which would include specialists in the field to adjudicate efficiently and speedily the matters requiring adjudication in that field and that commands the confidence of all concerned in the quality and reliability of the result of such adjudication.
50. The Consumer Protection Rules, 1987 also defines the expression `agent' in the same manner.
51. The appellants submitted before the High Court that the complainant may appear through its authorized agent, but, that doesn't mean that authorized agent is empowered to act, appear or plead on behalf of the party before the State Commission or the District Forum as a lawyer. According to the appellants (Bar Council of India and advocate), the agent appointed by the complainant is empowered only to present any complaint, appeal or rely on behalf of the party to the complaint before the Consumer Forum by physically remaining present on the date/dates of hearing. This contention was rejected by the Division Bench of the High Court.
52. According to the judgment of this Court in Harishankar Rastogi (supra), a non-advocate can appear with the permission of the Court. The Court may, in an appropriate case, even after grant of permission withdraw it if the representative proves himself reprehensible. It is only a privilege granted by the Court and it depends entirely on the discretion of the court.
53. The learned counsel for the respondent has drawn our attention to Rule 9 of the Maharashtra Consumer Protection Rules, 2000 which provides for procedure for hearing appeals. He also referred to sub-rules 1 and 6 of Rule 9 which reads as under:
"9. Procedure for hearing appeal –
(1) Memorandum shall be presented by the appellant or his authorized agent to the State Commission in person or sent by registered post addressed to the Commission.
(6) On the date of hearing or any other day to which hearing may be adjourned, it shall be obligatory for the parties or their authorized agents to appear before the State Commission. If appellant or his authorized agent fails to appear on such date, the State Commission may, in its discretion, either dismiss the appeal or decide it on the merit of the case. If respondent or his authorized agents fails to appear on such date, the State Commission shall proceed ex-parte and shall decide the appeal ex- parte on merits of the case."
54. The clear interpretation of the Rules is that the authorised agent appointed by the (consumer) complainant may appear before the Consumer Fora. The Consumer Fora may, in its discretion, either dismiss the appeal or decide it on the merit of the case. In this view of the matter, it is abundantly clear that the authorized agent of the complainant can act and plead before the State Tribunal otherwise the complaint is liable to the dismissed. 55. The learned counsel for the respondents submitted that non-advocates are permitted to appear in various Forums including Income Tax Tribunal, Sales Tax Tribunal and Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practises Tribunal, therefore, wherever the legislature has accorded the permission to the persons other than advocates, who appear before these Tribunals can act and appear according to the object of the Act and legislative intention.
Legislative intention
56. We deem it appropriate to briefly deal with the importance of gathering legislative intention while interpreting provisions of law.
57. In Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England, Volume I, published in the year 2001 (Edited by Wayne Morrison), it has been observed as under:-
"The fairest and most rational method to interpret the will of the legislator is by exploring his intentions at the time when the law was made, by signs the most natural and probable. And these signs are either the words, the context, the subject matter, the effects and consequence, of the spirit and reason of the law."
58. A Constitution Bench of this Court in R.M.D. Chamarbaugwalla and Another v. Union of India and Another AIR 1957 SC 628 has laid down that in interpreting the statute the legislative intent is paramount and the duty of the Court is to act upon the true intention of the legislature.
59. In Anandji Haridas & Company Private Limited v. Engineering Mazdoor Sangh and Another (1975) 3 SCC 862, this Court laid down that as a general principle of interpretation where the words of a statute are plain, precise and unambiguous, the intention of the Legislature is to be gathered from the language of the statute itself and no external evidence such as parliamentary debates, reports of the Committees of the Legislature or even the statement made by the minister on the introduction of a measure or by the framers of the Act is admissible to construe those words.
60. In another Constitution Bench judgment in Kartar Singh v. State of Punjab (1994) 3 SCC 569, this Court has observed that though normally the plain ordinary grammatical meaning of an enactment affords the best guide and the object of interpreting a statute is to ascertain the intention of the legislature enacting it, other methods of extracting extracting the meaning can be resorted to if the language is contradictory, ambiguous or leads really to absurd results so as to keep at the real sense and meaning.
61. In District Mining Officer and Others v. Tata Iron and Steel Company and Another (2001) 7 SCC 358, a three Judge Bench of this Court has observed:
"A statute is an edict of the legislature and in construing a statute, it is necessary to seek the intention of its maker. A statute has to be construed according to the intent of them that make it and the duty of the court is to act upon the true intention of the legislature. If a statutory provision is open to more than one interpretation, the court has to choose that interpretation which represents the true intention of the legislature."
62. In Bhatia International v. Bulk Trading S.A. and Another (2002) 4 SCC 105, a three Judge Bench of this Court has held as under:-
"The conventional way of interpreting a statute is to seek the intention of its makers. If a statutory provision is open to more than one interpretation then the Court has to choose that interpretation which represents the true intention of the legislature."
63. It is the bounden duty of the courts to discern legislative intention and interpret the statutes accordingly. The instant case Act and Rules have made specific provisions by which the agents have been permitted to plead and appear on behalf of the parties before the Consumer Forums. Therefore, to interpret it differently would be contrary to legislative intention.
68. Shri Gupta also dealt with the disciplinary aspect of the matter. He submitted that in the appeal filed by the Bar Council, considerable emphasis on discipline and ethics was expressed by the learned counsel for the Council. During the course of hearing, a reference was made to the Regulations as framed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (For short, `National Commission') under the Act with the approval of the Central Government in 2005. The Regulations actually appear at page 52 of the Bar Act (Professional's - 2010 Edition).
69. A perusal thereof shows that the Regulations appear to have been framed by the National Commission in exercise of the power conferred by section 30A with the previous approval of the Central Government. The footnote indicates that these were published in the Gazette of India dated May 31, 2005.
70. Specifically, Regulation 16 inter alia makes provision to ensure that the agents do not indulge in any malpractice or commit misconduct. The relevant part provides as under:-
"(6) A Consumer Forum has to guard itself from touts and busybodies in the garb of power of attorney holders or authorised agents in the proceedings before it.
(7) While a Consumer Forum may permit an authorised agent to appear before it, but authorised agent shall not be one who has used this as a profession: Provided that this sub-regulation shall not apply in case of advocates.
(8) An authorised agent may be debarred from appearing before a Consumer Forum if he is found guilty of misconduct or any other malpractice at any time."
71. Mr. Bharat Sangal, learned counsel appearing for the respondents submitted that Maharashtra Consumer Protection Rules, 2000 defines `agents'. The authorized agents can appear on behalf of complainant in consumer fora.
72. Mr. Sangal also submitted that when the legislature permits the authorized agents to appear, then they cannot be restrained from appearing before the consumer fora.
73. Mr. Sangal also submitted that the authorized agents can't be said to practise law. He further submitted that there are many Forums and Tribunals where non-advocates are permitted to appear, therefore, there is no merit in restraining the agents from appearing before the Consumer Fora.
74. Reliance was placed on the judgment in the case of Lucknow Development Authority v. M.K. Gupta (1994) 1 SCC 243. This court observed that the provisions of the Act have to be construed in favour of the consumer to achieve the purpose of enactment as it is a social benefit oriented legislation. The primary duty of the court while construing the provisions of such an Act is to adopt a constructive approach subject to that it should not do any violence to the language of the provisions and is not contrary to the attempted objective of the enactment. In other words, according to the purpose of enactment the interest of the consumer is paramount.
75. In Laxmi Engineering Works v. P.S.G. Industrial Institute (1995) 3 SCC 583 this Court observed thus:
"10. A review of the provisions of the Act discloses that the quasi-judicial bodies/authorities/agencies created by the Act known as District Forums, State Commissions and the National Commission are not courts though invested with some of the powers of a civil court. They are quasi-judicial tribunals brought into existence to render inexpensive and speedy remedies to consumers. It is equally clear that these forums/commissions were not supposed to supplant but supplement the existing judicial system. The idea was to provide an additional forum providing inexpensive and speedy resolution of disputes arising between consumers and suppliers of goods and services. The forum so created is uninhibited by the requirement of court fee or the formal procedures of a court. Any consumer can go and file a complaint. Complaint need not necessarily be filed by the complainant himself; any recognized consumers' association can espouse his cause. Where a large number of consumers have a similar complaint, one or more can file a complaint on behalf of all. Even the Central Government and State Governments can act on his/their behalf. The idea was to help the consumers get justice and fair treatment in the matter of goods and services purchased and availed by them in a market dominated by large trading and manufacturing bodies. Indeed, the entire Act revolves round the consumer and is designed to protect his interest.
The Act provides for "business-to-consumer" disputes and not for "business-to-business" disputes. This scheme of the Act, in our opinion, is relevant to and helps in interpreting the words that fall for consideration in this appeal."
76. In Indian Photographic Company Limited v. H.D. Shourie (1999) 6 SCC 428 the court has held that a rational approach and not a technical approach is the mandate of law.
77. In Dr. J.J. Merchant and Others v. Shrinath Chaturvedi (2002) 6 SCC 635 it is observed as under:-
"7. ...One of the main objects of the Act is to provide speedy and simple redressal to consumer disputes and for that a quasi-judicial machinery is sought to be set up at the district, State and Central level. These quasi-judicial bodies are required to observe the principles of natural justice and have been empowered to give relief of a specific nature and to award, wherever appropriate, compensation to consumers. Penalties for non- compliance with the orders given by the quasi-judicial bodies have also been provided. The object and purpose of enacting the Act is to render simple, inexpensive and speedy remedy to the consumers with complaints against defective goods and deficient services and the benevolent piece of legislation intended to protect a large body of consumers from exploitation would be defeated. Prior to the Act, consumers were required to approach the civil court for securing justice for the wrong done to them and it is a known fact that decision in a suit takes years.
12. ...It should be kept in mind that legislature has provided alternative efficacious, simple, inexpensive and speedy remedy to the consumers and that should not be curtailed on the ground that complicated questions of facts cannot be decided in summary proceedings. It would also be totally wrong assumption that because summary trial is provided, justice cannot be done when some questions of facts required to be dealt with or decided. The Act provides sufficient safeguards."
78. In Common Cause, A Registered Society v. Union of India and others (1997) 10 SCC 729, the Supreme Court held thus:
"The object of the legislation, as the Preamble of the Act proclaims, is "for better protection of the interests of consumers".
During the last few years preceding the enactment there was in this country a marked awareness among the consumers of goods that they were not getting their money's worth and were being exploited by both traders and manufacturers of consumer goods. The need for consumer redressal fora was, therefore, increasingly felt. Understandably, therefore, legislation was introduced and enacted with considerable enthusiasm and fanfare as a path-breaking benevolent legislation intended to protect the consumer from exploitation by unscrupulous manufacturers and traders of consumer goods. A three-tier fora comprising the District Forum, the State Commission and the National Commission came to be envisaged under the Act for redressal of grievances of consumers..."
79. The agent has been defined both in the Consumer Protection Rules, 1987 and under the Maharashtra Consumer Protection Rules, 2000. The agents have been permitted to appear before the Consumer Forums. The appearance of authorized agents is not inconsistent with section 33 of the Advocates Act, 1961.
80. The legislature in its wisdom has granted permission to the authorized agents because most of the cases before the Consumer Forums are small cases of relatively poor people where legal intricacies are not involved and great legal skills are not required, which may be handled by the authorized agents.
81. The other reason is that a large number of litigants may not be able to afford heavy professional fees of trained advocates, therefore, authorized agents have been permitted.
82. It is the bounden duty and obligation of the Court to carefully discern the legislative intention and articulate the same. In the instant case we are not really called upon to discern legislative intention because there is specific rule defining the agents and the provisions of permitting them to appear before the Consumer Forums. The agents have been permitted to appear to accomplish the main object of the act of disposal of consumers' complaints expeditiously with no costs or small costs.
83. In our considered view the High Court was fully justified in observing that the authorised agents do not practise law when they are permitted to appear before the District Forums and the State Commissions.
84. In the impugned judgment the High Court aptly observed that many statutes, such as, Sales Tax, Income Tax and Competition Act also permit non-advocates to represent the parties before the authorities and those non-advocates cannot be said to practise law. On the same analogy those non- advocates who appear before Consumer fora also cannot be said to practise law. We approve the view taken by the High Court in the impugned judgment.
85. The legislature has given an option to the parties before the Consumer Forums to either personally appear or be represented by an `authorized agent' or by an advocate, then the court would not be justified in taking away that option or interpreting the statute differently.
86. The functioning, conduct and behaviour of authorized agents can always be regulated by the Consumer Forums. Advocates are entitled as of right to practise before Consumer Fora but this privilege cannot be claimed as a matter of right by anyone else.
87. When the legislature has permitted authorized agents to appear on behalf of the complainant, then the courts can't compel the consumer to engage the services of an advocate.
88. However, at this stage we hasten to add that the National Commission being aware of a possibility of misuse of the right by an agent had framed Regulation 30-A of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, wherein certain restrictions on the right of audience and also certain precautions to rule out any misuse of liberty granted has been taken by way of framing Regulation 16. Reference is made to Clauses 6 and 7 thereof. We may extract the aforesaid provisions for ready reference:
"16. Appearance of Voluntary Consumer Organization:
(6) A Consumer Forum has to guard itself from touts and busybodies in the garb of power of attorney holders or authorized agents in the proceedings before it.
(7) While a Consumer Forum may permit an authorized agent to appear before it, but authorised agent shall not be one who has used this as a profession: Provided that this sub-regulation shall not apply in case of advocates."
89. These provisions are enacted for providing proper guidelines and safeguards for regulating appearance and audience of the agents. The aforesaid regulation in our considered opinion is a reasonable restriction on the right to appear by an agent. Such reasonable restrictions as provided for are to be strictly adhered to and complied with by the Consumer Forum hearing cases under the Consumer Protection Act so as to rule out any misuse of the privilege granted. In terms of the said regulation and other regulations as provided and framed by the National Commission and as approved by the Parliament of India, the Consumer Forum has the right to prevent an authorized agent to appear in case it is found and believed that he is using the said right as a profession. The Consumer Forums being empowered with such Regulations would be in a position to judge whether the agent appearing before it is in any manner exercising such privileges granted for any ulterior purpose.
90. In the foregoing paragraph, it has been indicated that many statutes and Acts in India permit non-advocates to represent the parties before the authorities and forums.
91. In other jurisdictions also, non-advocates are permitted to appear before quasi-judicial fora or subordinate courts. In most of these jurisdictions, specific rules have been framed for the regulation of qualifications, conduct and ethical behaviour of the non-advocates appearing in these fora.
92. In most jurisdictions, the statutes or court rules impose some form of restrictions on appearances of non-advocate representatives in quasi-judicial fora or subordinate courts. Restrictions on non-advocates agents vary significantly in terms of their specificity, but most forums have rules granting them some discretion in admitting or refusing the appearance of a non-advocate representative. Brief summary of Rules pertaining to Non-Advocates in different jurisdictions
- Congressional legislation neither grants nor denies the right to have a non-attorney representative in quasi- judicial proceedings.
- The individual fora (administrative law courts) are allowed to create their own rules for non-attorney representatives.
- Several administrative law courts/fora allow non-attorney representatives to appear if they meet certain qualifications.
93. In addition to administering Social Security Retirement and Disability payments, the Social Security Administration (SSA) handles disputes arising from Social Security Payments or the lack thereof. If a current or former recipient of social security believes that he has been wrongfully denied some or all of his benefit amount, he may first apply for reconsideration.
94. According to SSA Rules, any attorney in good standing is allowed to represent a claimant before the ALJ and Appeals Council. A non-attorney is allowed to represent a claimant if the non-attorney:
(1) Is generally known to have a good character and reputation; (2) Is capable of giving valuable help to you in connection with your claim;
(3) Is not disqualified or suspended from acting as a representative in dealings with us; and
(4) Is not prohibited by any law from acting as a representative.
95. SSA rules also restrict the amount that any representative of claimant (attorney or non- attorney) may receive for the services rendered by him.
96. The US Tax Court adjudicates disputes over federal income tax. Taxpayers are permitted to litigate in many legal forums (such as a district federal court), but many choose the Tax Court because they may litigate their case without first paying the disputes tax amount in full.
Non-Attorney Representation
97. Tax Court Rules state that all representatives must be admitted to practice before the Tax Court in order to appear in proceedings on behalf of a taxpayer. To be admitted, a non- attorney must pass a special written examination and obtain sponsorship from two persons who are already admitted to practice before the Court.
98. Representatives before the Court are instructed to act "in accordance with the letter and spirit of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct of the American Bar Association." Representatives may be disciplined for inappropriate conduct and may be suspended or banned from appearing in the Court.
Court of Appeals for Veterans' Claims
99. The Court of Appeals for Veteran's Claims reviews decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals, which adjudicates disputes pertaining to Veteran's benefits.
100. A non-attorney may represent claimants if (1) he is under direct supervision of an attorney or (2) he is employed by an organization that the Secretary of Veteran's Affairs has deemed is competent to handle veterans' claims. However, if the Court deems it appropriate it may admit non-attorney representatives to represent the claimants.
South Africa The Equality Court
101. The Equality Court hears complaints pertaining to unfair discrimination, harassment and hate speech. The court rules allow parties in this court to be represented by lawyers and non- lawyers. However, the rules also require the judge of the court inform a party accordingly if he is of the opinion that a particular non-attorney representative "is not a suitable person to represent the party."
102. There are two kinds of courts in England that are similar in structure and function to the consumer courts in India: Magistrate Courts and Tribunals.
103. Magistrates' Courts are lowest level of court in England and Wales and deals with minor civil and criminal offences. There are also specialist courts within the Magistrates' Courts system, such as the Family Proceedings Court and the Youth Court. Under statute, a party may only be represented in a Magistrates' Court by a "legal representative". A "legal representative" is a person who has been authorized by a government-approved regulator to perform "reserved legal activities."
104. England and Wales also have a fairly complex system of tribunals that hear special complaints. These tribunals are similar to US administrative courts in that they are allowed to create their own procedural rules that regulate representation. For instance, the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal permits non-attorney representatives to appear if they meet certain requirements elaborated in Section 84 of the Immigration and Asylum Act, 199. Other tribunals may follow different procedures.
105. There is no bar for small claims court. A non-attorney may appear as a representative without prior authorization from the court. He may, however, be dismissed at the judge's discretion.
(1) Non-attorney advocates do not appear to be bound by any code of conduct. But they may be dismissed by a judge if they judge disapproves of their conduct.
(2) The judge may disqualify a non-attorney from appearing in court if the judge "has reason to believe" the non-attorney "has intentionally misled the court, or otherwise demonstrated that he is unsuitable to exercise [the right to be a representative]. The statute specifically mentions that the judge may disqualify a representative for conduct done in previous judicial appearances.
(3) The court rules and relevant legislation do not appear to prescribe a limit to the number of appearances a non-lawyer can make before the small claims court. However, the statute allows a judge to discipline a non-attorney representative for conduct in previous judicial proceedings. This suggests that if a judge believes a non-attorney is making frequent appearances before a small claims court and charging in appropriate fees, the judge may disqualify the non-attorney from appearing in a particular case.
106. State Governments in Australia have their own court systems and also specialized courts to deal with certain subject matter. In the State of Victoria, statutory law states that only lawyers may appear in court as representatives with a few exceptions. A non-attorney may represent a party in a cause of action for a debt or liquidated demand if the non- attorney is in the exclusive employment of the aggrieved party. Also, the statute mentions that a non-attorney representative may appear if empowered by some other piece of legislation.
107. New Zealand has a large number of tribunals that are similar to India's consumer courts and seek to provide quick and easy dispute resolution. There appears to be a strong preference in tribunals for the parties to represent themselves; professional lawyers are rarely allowed to appear as representatives. Two tribunals are discussed below, but New Zealand's other tribunals should function similarly.
Disputes Tribunal
108. The Disputes Tribunal hears civil complaints that concern amounts less than $15,000. Parties subject to proceedings are generally required to represent themselves. However, the Tribunal may permit a representative to appear on a party's behalf under certain special circumstances. Representatives may only appear with specific authorization from the Tribunal and cannot be lawyers.
109. In order to ensure smooth, consistent, uniform and unvarying functioning of the National Commission, the State Commissions and the District Forums, we deem it appropriate to direct the National Commission to frame comprehensive rules regarding appearances of the agents, representatives, registered organizations and/or non-advocates appearing before the National Commission, the State Commissions and the District Forums governing their qualifications, conduct and ethical behaviour of agents/non- advocates/representatives, registered organizations and/or agents appearing before the consumer forums.
The National Commission may consider following suggestions while framing rules
110. The Commission may consider non-advocates appearing without accreditation - A party may appoint a non-advocate as its representative provided that the representative –
(1) is appearing on an individual case basis
(2) has a pre-existing relationship with the complainant (e.g., as a relative, neighbour, business associate or personal friend)
(3) is not receiving any form of direct or indirect remuneration for appearing before the Forum and files a written declaration to that effect
(4) demonstrates to the presiding officer of the Forum that he or she is competent to represent the party.
(a) The National Commission may consider creating a process through which non- advocates may be accredited to practice as representatives before a Forum.
(b) Non-advocates who are accredited through this process shall be allowed to appear before a Forum on a regular basis
(c) The accreditation process may consist of –
(1) an written examination that tests an applicant's knowledge of relevant law and ability to make legal presentations and arguments
(2) an inspection of the applicant's educational and professional background
(3) an inspection of the applicant's criminal record
(d) the National Commission may prescribe additional requirements for accreditation at its discretion provided that the additional requirements are not arbitrary and do not violate existing law or the Constitution.
(a) A representative who wishes to receive a fee must file a written request before the Forum
(b) The presiding officer will decide the amount of the fee, if any, a representative may charge or receive
(c) When evaluating a representative's request for a fee, the presiding officer may consider the following factors :
(1) the extent and type of services the representative performed (2) the complexity of the case
(3) the level of skill and competence required of the representative in giving the services
(4) the amount of time the representative spent on the case; and
(5) the ability of the party to pay the fee
(d) If a party is seeking monetary damages, its representative may not seek more a fee of more than 20% of the damages Code of Conduct for representatives - The National Commission to create a code of conduct which would apply to non- advocates, registered organizations and agents appearing before a Forum. Disciplinary Powers of a Forum (a) The presiding officer of a Forum may be given specific power to discipline non-advocates, agents, authorized organizations and representatives for violating the code of conduct or other behaviour that is unfitting in a Forum (b) In exercising its disciplinary authority, the presiding officer may –
(1) revoke a representative's privilege to appear before the instant case (2) suspend a representative's privilege to appear before the Forum (3) ban a representative from appearing before the forum (4) impose a monetary fine on the representative
111. We direct the National Commission to frame comprehensive Rules as expeditiously as possible, in any event, within three months from the date of communication of this order. The copy of this judgment be sent to the National Commission.
112. On consideration of totality of the facts and circumstances, the view taken by the Division Bench of the Bombay High Court in the impugned judgment cannot be said to be erroneous and unsustainable in law. Consequently, these appeals being devoid of any merit are accordingly dismissed.
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Individuality and Encounter. By Clark Moustakas. Howard A. Doyle Publishing Co., 116 pages, 1968, $2.95.
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Taking his reader on a journey into the nature of human relationships in his slim volume, Individuality and Encounter, Clark Moustakas leads one to an encounter with the particular individuality of Moustakas himself. He divides his book into sections having to do with individuality, identity, loneliness, solitude, sensitivity, encounter and “heuristic research.” Moustakas does not write about his thoughts and feelings. Rather he writes as though impressing them upon the page, so that we can then view them and see for ourselves what this man is. He succeeds in large measure, avoiding the pitfall he refers to: “The identity of a person is not a thing to be analyzed and explained, but a substance to be sensed, and a process to be felt in its ever-changing expression.” There is, however, always an inherent error in any form of creative expression which is true of all who will share their creations with others. They must continue their work past the moment of original inspiration; that moment serves only as a catalyst which, sets into motion the process of the sharing of one with another.
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THE PRETORIA MILITARY RADIO CONTROLLED FLYING CLUB
A BIT OF HISTORY:
Since our humble beginnings at 68 Air School (68 AS) - then known as School for Logistic Training (SLT) - (located in Lyttleton in Centurion) when the author started off with the implementation of radio-controlled flying as a recreational sport some 22 years ago way back in 1996 - basically to get the aircraft maintenance trade related students who were undergoing courses at SLT truly passionate towards aviation and also to give them an opportunity to actually put the theory they were being taught in the classrooms into practice (especially for the aircraft mechanic trade) as well as for numerous other technical aspects of aircraft maintenance as a whole, radio-controlled model flying has truly risen from its infancy days in the military and grown into a full-blown sporting code with the Pretoria Military Sports Club (PMSC). As there were no facilities available at the time, we started off by scraping a runway to the west of- and parallel to the south-western fence line of the technical area on the southern side of 68 AS, but after a short few months we soon realized that this was seriously risky due to the fact that we were flying directly within AFB Swartkop's (AFB SWKP)circuit as well as causing serious distractions and a number of near-collisions for the motorists using the adjacent Hans Strydom Rd (running from east to west and lying to the south of said flying site) who were watching our low flying antics during approaches across the road.
It was then decided to rather make use of the civilian radio-controlled flying clubs in the vicinity per agreement with the relevant Club Committee, and we then migrated to the old Irene Radio Flyers' premises which was - at that time - situated to the north-west of Centurion Licensing- & Roadworthy Department's current facilities in Nellmapius road (west of the DENEL Group's Kentron/Eloptro facilities). It was quite a hectic time as we had 35 active members on the sport order, some of them even driving radio-controlled cars on the dirt runways inbetween model aircraft operations. We operated so intensively at the time that we received a letter from the Centurion Licensing- & Roadworthy Department requesting us to trim down on our activities as we were driving the people in the main building "mad" on Wednesday afternoons, as we had no choice as to approach right over the main building in order to line up for landing from the south on the main dirt runway of the old Irene Club.
We then diverted to Rosslynn Aero Modellers' (RAM) old facility (then located north-west from Rosslynn industrial area to the north-west of Pretoria on the Pretoria/Brits road) where we could fly undisturbed. After approximately another year's flying, the members suggested that we find a venue closer to 68 AS, as RAM proved to be too far to travel to for some members, especially members living in the Witwatersrand area. The author then moved to Centurion at that time and joined White Hills Radio Flyers (WHRF) club, and after some negotiations with their committee, the Wednesday afternoon activities were migrated to their current premises to the west of Wierdapark on the Knoppieslaagte road, as it was far from any residential areas, shopping centers, busy roads or businesses.
BIRTH OF THE PRETORIA MILITARY RADIO-CONTROLLED FLYING CLUB (PMRCFC):
However, as soon as we moved over to WHRF, word spread like wildfire throughout the South African National Defense Force (SANDF) units in the Pretoria area, and we quickly started to become a "problem" for the WHRF Committee on a Wednesday afternoon, as our membership grew rapidly in numbers, causing us to have more models flying on a Wednesday afternoon than what WHRF would have over weekends. We did - however - have no choice but to continue making use of WHRF for about a further two years until we decided to start investigating the possibility of obtaining our own facilities preferably located on military premises (for security reasons), and within the Pretoria area, and it also simultaneously became obvious and quite clear that this "informal club" will not only have to find its own venue, but will also have to be "officialized" and managed accordingly as a formally structured radio-controlled flying club, leading to the long process that was to follow to get our sport recognized as an official sporting code within the SANDF.
During the latter half of 2002, when a definite need was identified to accommodate not only South African Air Force (SAAF) members in the sport (which was then still recognized as a leisure sport) on a Wednesday afternoon during sport parades, but to also accommodate members from all the other arms of service within the SANDF- (as well as a number of civilian members) and also due to the fact that the popularity of the sport suddenly skyrocketed and numbers grew rapidly, it was then - with the much-appreciated help of an old friend in the form of Lt Col Werner Dillman - the Sport Officer of Air Force Base Waterkloof (AFB Wklf) - that we applied with the PMSC to have our sport affiliated and approved as an official sporting code within the SANDF.
This process took quite a while to complete, and eventually during 2003, final approval was granted and Radio-Controlled Flying became part of the current bouquet of some 42 sporting codes currently approved and acknowledged within the SANDF, and was also officially registered as the Pretoria Military Radio-Controlled Flying Club (PMRCFC) with the now-obsolete RAF PR Mk 19 Rolls Royce Griffon-engined Spitfire in the picture to the top-left of this page as the-then official PMRCFC emblem.
OBTAINING OUR OWN "NEST":
Meanwhile, the concrete slab (marked as area A on the aerial photograph & originally built as a "hard-stand" area and engine ground testing bay for 60 Squadron's fleet of Boeing 707 aircraft) located directly south of the now-disbanded 60 Sqn's existing facilities across to the southern side of runway 06-24 at AFB WKLF, was identified as a very preferable, ideal and indeed absolutely excellent location for the execution of radio-controlled model aircraft flying activities and the "paper war" to obtain this area as "home base" facility for the PMRCFC was started, as this was ideal due to the vast open area with basically NO trees or bushes for approximately 500m IN ALL DIRECTIONS surrounding this 75 x 150m concrete slab that is connected to runway 06-24 by a 50m wide- & approximately 350m long taxi strip- truly making this a radio-controlled flying runway extraordinaire as this "runway" is located directly in line with the prevailing wind direction (usually blowing on heading 330 from the north, and -150 from the south)! The ideal "nest" for the PMRCFC had - at last - been located and secured for the PMRCFC's use on Wednesday afternoons.
It was - however - only during August of 2005 (after another lengthy session of correspondence between the PMRCFC and the relevant role players at AFB Wklf and with the help of the current Vice Chairperson- and Chief Flying Instructor Fsgt Johan Groenewald) that we managed to obtain all the necessary written consents and subsequent permission and relevant authorizations from the Chief Air Traffic Control Officer (CATCO)-, the base flying safety officer- (BFSO), the Air Wing Commanding Officer (AIR WING CO)-, as well as the Commanding Officer (CO) of AFB Wklf to continue with our model flying activities on our new venue.
Following several months of negotiations and submitting and re-submitting documents, the go-ahead was eventually obtained with all the necessary safety arrangements being in place with the resident role players of AFB Wklf. So, during August 2005, we eventually started operations from our very own facilities, from then on visiting WHRF only on the 1st Wednesday after the 15th of each month to render the members the opportunity to braai, as we could not do so at our new facilities due to the close proximity of military installations and the accompanying danger of a runaway veld fire, being surrounded by grass veld.
The membership of the PMRCFC currently exists of quite a number of members having been recruited into- and started-off in the sport with us as a club, as well as having been trained by our very own instructors. We also recently went through the compulsory exercise of registering our facilities (with the help of Mr Bob Skinner from South African Model Aircraft Association [SAMAA]) with the SAMAA, the South African Civil Aviation Authority - SACAA), as well as with the Aero Club of South Africa which means we are now fully legal and -registered (the first time ever in history that an official SAMAA-registered radio-controlled flying club had been registered with a military airfield as their official location) with the new emblem depicting the North-American F-51D Mustang tail no: 325 which was used by 2 Squadron SAAF during the Korean conflict in the early 50's & on display at the SAAF Museum at AFB Swkp.
It was decided on this emblem due to the fact that it is more military aviation-wise historically correct - especially for the PMRCFC as a club within the military- and which is now proudly being sported as the official PMRCFC emblem as the official letterhead on all correspondence from the club itself, as well as in embroidered badge form on our member's clothing. A giant slightly-altered version has also been embroidered on the back of some of the member's winter jackets, accompanied by the normal-sized club badge on the left chest which will shortly be accompanied by a beautiful set of embroidered pilot's wings, similar to the wings depicted on the solo certificates shown later on in this article.
But - alas - we endured there with NO water-, or ablution facities up to August 2012, when we moved over to Mobile Deployment Wing's (MDW) facilities, and managed to obtain the flightline to the west of the hangars @ MDW as our new home, which included water- & ablution facilities close by, as well as having had a smallish pre-fab building allocated as a clubhouse to us by the then OC: AFB Swkp: Col (now Brig Gen) Eddie Crous, & we also managed to convince him that we need to paint the outlines of our runway, taxi ways, as well as flightlines for better discipline for the pilots whilst being on the ground, as well as to aid them in developing their precision landing skills, as they now had a runway threshold for which to aim for on touching down during their short-final approaches on the runway itself, & not landing anywhere which - in itself - posed a serious safety problem at the time, as anyone would take-off from anywhere in any direction whichwver the wind might be blowing that particular day!!
We made use of this facility for approximately two years, even flying there on Sundays, but it was - however - as a direct result of a civilian chopper taking a shortcut over Snake Valley one Sunday morning & almost having a mid-air collision with one of our model aircraft, that we were formally instructed by the Chief Air Traffic Control Officer (CATCO), that it would be better to move over to the flightline on the premises of the South African Air Force (SAAF) Museum on the main (western) side of AFB Swkp, for flying safety's sake, as it would place more that enough space between us & the civilian aircraft transiting along the length of the Ben Schoeman highway (& taking a short cuts to Lanseria International Airport over our designated flying area @ MDW).
So we unintentially ended-up having the "best radio-controlled model aircraft flying site in the world", as our home base (& as can be seen on the photo on the left, the home of the PMRCFC was also registered on Google earth by the Chairperson).
Up to date the PMRCFC has only gone from strength to strength and the member numbers escalated as members of the other Arms of Service (S.A. Army, -Navy and -Military Health Services) also joined up. We've had several forms of radio-controlled model flying activities at our facilities since then, with the likes of well-known model pilots like Neville Wright, Zane Mannell, Chris Freeman, Dean Grobbelaar, Boet Denysschen, Francois Diedrichsen and Neil van der Walt who flies their hi-tech, hi-speed gas turbine-powered jet models at the PMRCFC from time to time, as well as some very large models flown by the likes of Andr� Beukes or Dirk Visser - to name but a few. Mr Gert de Klerk (retired Lt-Col who initiated-, but have since handed over the organizing & hosting of the annual "Warbirds Weekend" fly-in event to the PMRCFC), is also an active member with the PMRCFC. We've had 15 pilots with some 25 aircraft on our flightline (that is actually the correct name to be used when operating model aircraft, as the well-known "pitts" is actually the correct word only to be used at radio-controlled model car race track facilities) at times which is quite impressive for a Wednesday afternoon, and clearly indicates that the PMRCFC as a club is definitely going from strength to strength as time progresses.
Since those early days we were not to be stopped at all, as we currently still maintain the highest levels of flight safety (possibly within the whole model aviation fraternity in the whole of the RSA, or even the world) due to the fact that we firstly have to obtain clearance from the Air Traffic Controller (ATC) on duty in the AFB Swkp control tower prior to commencing with any flying activities on a Wednesday afternoon from 11:30, and after having obtained the necessary clearance and briefing from the ATC's, we ALWAYS have a competent member manning the 2-way radio whilst he/she keeps a lookout for any full-size aircraft in the vicinity as the ATC's are to occupied at times to timeously warn us of any full-size aircraft that might be transiting out airspace in which case we just shout the command "EVERYBODY DOWN!", after which every pilot flying at the time IMMEDIATELY dives his model aircraft down to grass-top level and then either lands as quickly as possible in quick succession-, or keeps on flying low (whilst watching the full-size aircraft the whole time) until said aircraft has exited our airspace in order to avoid any incidents at any costs. This procedure is also followed on command from the ATC's at times when they deem it necessary for us to stop our model flying activities for a brief moment whilst flying activities of the full-sized aircraft becomes a bit to "hectic" for their liking.
CREATING A LEGACY:
We have also used to make our mark in the Military sporting environment as we were high in demand to render "flypasts" during opening ceremonies for sporting days, or even to render model flying displays at such sporting days, but as always, we are in constant radio contact with the ATC's at all times.
These activities have the advantage to render some exposure to our sport, and many a current member has joined us as a direct result of these activities.
We have even at times flown virtual "aerial support missions" for the - now disbanded - Pretoria Military Paintball Club (PMPBC) during enactments of "hostage" scenario's under strict control of their Chairperson Fsgt Frikkie Geyser at the opening ceremonies - of especially - AFB Wklf sport days.
All these activities had the added advantage that Radio-Controlled Flying as an official SANDF sporting code has been awarded the most improved and promising sporting code of the year award for three consecutive years from 2005 - 2007.
Although most of our members are South African Air Force (SAAF) members, but we also sport some S.A. Army-, and Military Health Services members as well. We also accommodate approximately 20 civilian participants at the club, with these "civvies" regularly joining us on a Wednesday afternoon.
We've also had the privilege of having some turbine-powered jets gracing our skies from time to time, as well as some large/giant scale models mainly due to the fact that our main runway is so enormous and that we have a minimum of approximately 500 meters of flat, open terrain in almost all directions (except towards the west) around our facility. Although we mainly started off with powered fixed-wing aircraft at first, we also cater for quite a number of electric-powered models as well as the odd glider, a number of park flyers, and some model helicopter enthusiasts as well (our youngest civilian pilot being 7 years old and usually accompanies his Dad after school - regularly kicking dust into the rest of the older resident model pilot's eyes)
Our facilities are also more than ideally suited for the flying of giant-scale models, and a number of well-known pilots have complemented us on the excellent open flying area sporting more than sufficient landing space, especially on the main runway, being almost parallel to 02-20: AFB Swkp's main runway) which we are privileged to use every Wednesday afternoon, especially with the added advantage that the wind is usually blowing straight from the north-west down our main runway towards the south-east 99% of the time.
Due to the fact that we are directly operating within operational military airspace from military facilities with military aircraft sharing the airspace with us whilst executing military missions funded by taxpayers, it entails that all model flying activities are ALWAYS conducted under very strict supervision from the Club Chairperson who is also one of the PMRCFC's Flight Safety Officers (FSO), and new members (as well as before the commencement of each day's flying) are thoroughly briefed and sensitized concerning the strict flying discipline that has to be applied, as well as the absolute critical essence to respond immediately to any command given by the FSO, and that ANY model pilot not adhering to commands (such as for eg. to fly low and then to land immediately as quickly as possible), WILL be grounded for the rest of the afternoon's flying - irrespective of the rank or age of the perpetratoR!
AT PMRCFC FLYING SAFETY IS ABSOLUTE NO: 1 PRIORITY AT ALL TIMES.
Amongst our ranks, we also sport a number of highly-competent instructors who have trained quite a number of "raw" student model pilots who have all successfully completed their solo flights and were awarded their individual solo certificates. Our instructors are currently practicing the SAMAA-approved flying test in order to be rated by SAMAA as official flying instructors - preferably still before the end of this year. The quickest solo was done within three weeks, but this success can mainly be ascribed to highly-realistic computer simulation training for at least one and a half, to two hours at a time every day - a true testimonial to passionate commitment at its best!
We have - as yet - not had any official competitions nor SANDF inter-unit leagues, but are planning to regularly have competitions as soon as there are more clubs within the SANDF in future, but we've had in-house competitions twice each year in the form of the Pretoria Military Sport Club's (PMSC) Gauteng Regional Sport Day, promoting healthy sportsmanship and camaraderie inbetween members, and have also had various accounts were members have engaged in World War 2-style Air Combat Maneuvers (ACM) - at their own risk and expense off-course - under strict supervision from the on-duty FSO - which has also caused the loss of the odd model aircraft in the process, but it is all seen as part of the "military" aspect of flight training at the PMRCFC.
INTO THE FUTURE:
The PMRCFC has also been aided by one of our resident members, Mr Gert de Klerk, (initiator of the annual Warbirds weekend which he started way back in 2000), to present this prestigious fly-in event annually on the flightline of the SAAF Museum at AFB Swkp, He handed the reigns of the Scale Warbirds over to the PMRCFC PMRCFC completely, due to our sound military foundations and origin, as he is aging and would not like to have this fine tradition to vanish into the blue once he cannot do it any more, and the PMRCFC has been running this annual event quite successfully as from 2016.
So, to all you "civvies" ou there, please do not attempt to phone the Chief of the SA Air Force on a Wednesday afternoon (especially when you pass AFB Swkp on the R101 "old Jhb road") to enquire why the SAAF has now resorted to operating radio-controlled model aircraft from AFB Swkp, as this will only be the members of the PMRCFC practicing their sport and gracing the skies with their aerial antics from their "base of operations" from the western side of AFB Swkp @ the SAAF Museum.
May the PMRCFC go from strength to strength and may it also become another institution destined to become a proud tradition within the SANDF as well as serving to stimulate the interest of many a prospective aviator than can be of service to our beautiful country's military- or civilian aviation sectors for decades to come!
For any further information, feel free to contact Warrant Officer Class 2 Johan Kr�ger during office hours (07:00 to 15:30) on (012) 672-3782, or on Facebook @ Pta mrcfc.
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A new brand image of Sesobel’s chocolates and sweets products is announced
As part of the “alfa 4-Life” CSR program
Beirut, Lebanon, 3rd of December 2014: As part of the “alfa 4-Life” CSR program, and in support of Sesobel’s chocolates and sweets products, the launch of a new brand image for these products was announced today. The event, which was held at the Smallville hotel in Badaro, was attended by alfa CEO and Chairman, Mr. Marwan Hayek, Sesobel President and Director-General Mrs. Fadia Safi, in addition to executives from alfa, managed by Orascom Telecom, and Sesobel, as well as media representatives and interested parties.
Hayek To begin with, Hayek pointed out in his speech that “the launch of this project, which will last for a year, coincides with the International Day for persons with special needs on December 3, a symbolic occasion which is valued by alfa”. He added, “Hence was this initiative, through which we hope to contribute in ensuring the continuity and sustainability of Sesobel and its production of chocolate and sweets so that it can remain competitive in a market marked with competition”. Hayek assured that “today’s initiative is a continuation of our cooperation with Sesobel for the past years.” He added: “Society needs such associations, as without them it would be empty of human meaning”. He finally hoped that Sesobel will continue to love giving and from alfa, he wished that the association continues to love life.
Safi In her speech, Safi said, “Our collaboration with alfa is not fortuitous, but rather a journey of several phases in which the company contributed to the development of our programs to serve our cause”. She added, “838 young girls and boys with special needs benefited from our services this year in the fields of rehabilitation, education, and health. This is in addition to more than two hundred people who benefited from the permanent training center”. She went on to say, " ‘brotherly love’ is our motto for this year, a motto that embodies alfa’s loyalty and commitment to us”.
Moukarzel Then the President of the Graphic Designers Union in Lebanon, Ms. Rita Moukarzel, gave details about the new brand image of these products as well as the redecoration of the points of sale.
About alfa
alfa is the first Lebanese mobile network owned by the Republic of Lebanon and managed by Orascom Telecom, Media and Technology (OTMT). alfa capitalizes on the vast know-how and international expertise of OTMT in order to deliver quality and professional solutions for the mobile sector in Lebanon. On October 25, 2011, alfa was the first mobile operator to launch 3G+ mobile broadband services in Lebanon. In a new technological achievement, alfa has become the first operator that launches 4G-LTE commercially in Lebanon on May 15, 2013. alfa currently serves 1.9 million subscribers and its network covers 99% of Lebanon. For more information, please visit: www.alfa.com.lb
About Orascom Telecom Media and Technology
OTMT is a holding company that has investments in companies with operations mainly in Egypt, North Korea, Pakistan, Lebanon and other North African and Middle-Eastern countries. The activities of OTMT are mainly divided into its GSM, media and technology and cable businesses. The GSM activities include mobile telecommunications operations in Egypt, North Korea and Lebanon. The media and technology division consists of OT Ventures/Intouch Communications Service and the OT Ventures Internet portals and other ventures in Egypt, including LINK Development, ARPU+ and LINKonLINE. The cable business focuses on the management of cable networks.
"Alfa 4-life" CSR Program
Lebanese mobile network
Media and Technology (OTMT)
Mr. Marwan Hayek
Mrs. Fadia Safi
Ms. Rita Moukarzel
Orascom Telecom
Sesobel’s chocolates and sweets products
Smallville hotel in Badaro
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The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes Volume 5 of 7
By Lincoln, Abraham
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Lincoln, A. (n.d.). The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes Volume 5 of 7. Retrieved from http://www.self.gutenberg.org/
Excerpt: Sydney Spring. My dear sir, your letter introducing Mr. Faree was duly received. There was no opening to nominate him for Superintendent of Public Instruction, but through him Egypt made a most valuable contribution to the convention. I think it may be fairly said that he came off the lion of the day--or rather of the night. Can you not elect him to the Legislature? It seems to me he would be hard to beat. What objection could be made to him? What is your Senator Martin saying and doing? What is Webb about?
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College Preparation, Curriculum, School Climate, Student Support, Teacher Support
Education & Intelligence Series
January 19, 2007 Jim Zellmer 2 Comments
Charles Murray posted three articles this week on Education and Intelligence, a series that generated some conversation around the net:
Intelligence in the Classroom:
Our ability to improve the academic accomplishment of students in the lower half of the distribution of intelligence is severely limited. It is a matter of ceilings. Suppose a girl in the 99th percentile of intelligence, corresponding to an IQ of 135, is getting a C in English. She is underachieving, and someone who sets out to raise her performance might be able to get a spectacular result. Now suppose the boy sitting behind her is getting a D, but his IQ is a bit below 100, at the 49th percentile.
We can hope to raise his grade. But teaching him more vocabulary words or drilling him on the parts of speech will not open up new vistas for him. It is not within his power to learn to follow an exposition written beyond a limited level of complexity, any more than it is within my power to follow a proof in the American Journal of Mathematics. In both cases, the problem is not that we have not been taught enough, but that we are not smart enough.
What’s Wrong with Vocational School?
Begin with those barely into the top half, those with average intelligence. To have an IQ of 100 means that a tough high-school course pushes you about as far as your academic talents will take you. If you are average in math ability, you may struggle with algebra and probably fail a calculus course. If you are average in verbal skills, you often misinterpret complex text and make errors in logic.
These are not devastating shortcomings. You are smart enough to engage in any of hundreds of occupations. You can acquire more knowledge if it is presented in a format commensurate with your intellectual skills. But a genuine college education in the arts and sciences begins where your skills leave off.
In engineering and most of the natural sciences, the demarcation between high-school material and college-level material is brutally obvious. If you cannot handle the math, you cannot pass the courses. In the humanities and social sciences, the demarcation is fuzzier. It is possible for someone with an IQ of 100 to sit in the lectures of Economics 1, read the textbook, and write answers in an examination book. But students who cannot follow complex arguments accurately are not really learning economics. They are taking away a mishmash of half-understood information and outright misunderstandings that probably leave them under the illusion that they know something they do not. (A depressing research literature documents one’s inability to recognize one’s own incompetence.) Traditionally and properly understood, a four-year college education teaches advanced analytic skills and information at a level that exceeds the intellectual capacity of most people.
Aztecs vs. Greeks:
How assiduously does our federal government work to see that this precious raw material is properly developed? In 2006, the Department of Education spent about $84 billion. The only program to improve the education of the gifted got $9.6 million, one-hundredth of 1% of expenditures. In the 2007 budget, President Bush zeroed it out.
But never mind. A large proportion of gifted children are born to parents who value their children’s talent and do their best to see that it is realized. Most gifted children without such parents are recognized by someone somewhere along the educational line and pointed toward college. No evidence indicates that the nation has many children with IQs above 120 who are not given an opportunity for higher education. The university system has also become efficient in shipping large numbers of the most talented high-school graduates to the most prestigious schools. The allocation of this human capital can be criticized–it would probably be better for the nation if more of the gifted went into the sciences and fewer into the law. But if the issue is amount of education, then the nation is doing fine with its next generation of gifted children. The problem with the education of the gifted involves not their professional training, but their training as citizens.
We live in an age when it is unfashionable to talk about the special responsibility of being gifted, because to do so acknowledges inequality of ability, which is elitist, and inequality of responsibilities, which is also elitist. And so children who know they are smarter than the other kids tend, in a most human reaction, to think of themselves as superior to them. Because giftedness is not to be talked about, no one tells high-IQ children explicitly, forcefully and repeatedly that their intellectual talent is a gift. That they are not superior human beings, but lucky ones. That the gift brings with it obligations to be worthy of it. That among those obligations, the most important and most difficult is to aim not just at academic accomplishment, but at wisdom.
Joanne has notes [more], along with Nicholas Lehmann, who comments on Murray’s The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life. Technorati search. Clusty Search on Charles Murray. Brad DeLong posts his thoughts as well.
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larry winkler says:
These articles really do justify a response. I’m just going to comment on the first part, I’ve not read much of his other comments, but right now, it is sufficient just to look and his first statements because they quickly assess his intelligence (which I believe should be numbered below 0).
Charles Murray is writing his opinion for the Wall Street Journal, it seems, but I don’t know what his relationship is to this organization, and what his support is at the “paper”. If anyone knows, please tell me.
First conclusion. I don’t know if Murray is above or below average at the WSJ but I am absolutely certain he is INCOMPETENT (though perhaps no more or less than other WSJ opinion makers, and the people who believe them).
I’ll pull two critical quotes from his introduction and briefly comment on them. That should remove any doubt you have that my assessment of him is true. Later, in further posts, as I have time, I’ll look of some of his other asinine comments.
First, the two quotes.
“Half of all children are below average, and teachers can do only so much for them. ”
“Today’s simple truth: Half of all children are below average in intelligence. We do not live in Lake Wobegon.”
The answer to these obvious statements? He’s almost exactly telling the truth, but a little off depending. But he’s incompetent (an absolute statement of his intelligence), because he believes statements make some important point.
You can quote any and all the statements below and be absolutely certain you will be tellng the truth.
1) About half the medical doctors in the U.S. are below average
2) About half the MIT graduations are below average.
3) About half the teachers teaching in Madison schools are below average.
4) About half of the principals of Madison schools are below average.
5) About half of Wisconsin public schools spend above the average cost per student.
6) About half the top 1% of all graduating seniors from Madison Public schools are below average.
7) Everybody is below average on some measure.
8) Everybody is above average on some measure.
Murray and people like him don’t know (and more likely, don’t care to know) this so-simple-any-child-can-and-understand fact.
Average is a property of a sample of people or things based on some measure or assessment.
Average is most often calculated as the sum of all the scores in the sample divided by the number of scores. This more accurately called the sample MEAN.
The MEDIAN of a sample is that value which exactly divides (partitions) the sample into two equal subsample sizes.
For any of these statistical values to make sense the test or assessment must spread the scores. That is, if you ask all graduating seniors what 1+1 is, all will say 2. This is a lousy test for discriminating between seniors, so all bets are off on the meaningfulness of the sample MEAN or MEDIAN.
(To complicate matters somewhat, the word “average” in educational contexts is sometimes used as a shorthand for the sample MEDIAN, rather than the sample MEAN. So, if you bother to read the literature, you need to isolate what “average” means in that context.
For example — I believe I read this somewhere on the ACT test site — the “average” ACT score is set to 20, which is the standardize score for the MEDIAN of the “raw” scores for that year.
By the way, do you see the other implication — if my memory is correct? If your son got a 24 on the ACT in 2000, and your daughter got a 24 on exactly the same test in 2006, it doesn’t mean they “scored” the same, because the sample of students in 2000 was different than the sample of students in 2006).
Now, the sample MEAN will partition the sample into equal sized subsamples, if the sample is exactly spread into a bell curve (the Gaussian distribution or Normal curve). Otherwise, the MEAN (or average) will be higher or lower than the MEDIAN. That is why each of my absolute truths begin with the word “about”. In practice, this means that the MEAN (average) will almost NEVER exactly split a sample of scores into 2 equal partitions (be the same as the MEDIAN), because a sample will almost never exactly fit a bell curve.
In fact, if the distribution of scores made by the test creates a highly SKEWed set of scores (that is, the distribution of scores has a big “hump” on one side, and a long tail on the other — plotting the scores as a frequency distribution), then the sample MEAN will not even come close to partitioning the sample of scores at about 50% on one side of the average and 50% on the other).
The key points you need to know: 1) what is being measured, 2) how valid and reliable the test is, 3) how well the test distributes the set of scores, 4 what the sample we’re talking about is, and 5) what the statistic being used is?
Let’s illustrate Murray’s asininity a little further.
Say, sample is all Madison children under the age of 5, the test is 10 questions of the form: 1+1=, 1+2=, ….
The policy decision from the results of this test will be, for those children who are at the lowest 25% on this test, we will label them unintelligent (stupid) and that we all agree that we will not waste taxpayer resources educating them. It is clear, of course that their IQ’s are too low to bother with them. We also might want to consider forbidding them to have offspring because we want to ensure the human race gets smarter and not dumber.
I have little doubt that Murray would agree to most of these policy decisions because it’s consistent with his knowledge and logic.
However, I would hope most readers would object to this test as unmeaningful, because, as you would argue, you can’t draw any of these conclusions because, for example, newborns and most kids below 3 will never get any answers correct. They’ve never had the opportunity to learn this material. It’s not a fair test.
This same assessment applies to all discussions regarding intelligence, capacity to learn, and predictions of success. Where there is little opportunity to learn whatever is being assessed, no measure is valid and fair.
But, an assessment that is fair and accurate with absolute certainty is that if a person who has a high school diploma, and is likely to be college educated (even from an Ivy League school (they’ll take anyone with money and connections) and makes a lot of money and writes columns for the Wall Street Journal) and makes the statements that Murray has made and those who equally believe what he says, then, it is proof beyond all reasonable doubt that he is INCOMPETENT. He and others like him have had the opportunity and formal education to know these basic quite critical ideas, and they were unable and unwilling.
It’s just 1+1=2.
Mea Culpa! I didn’t pay attention to the last statement, but this gives me another opportunity.
“Mr. Murray is the W.H. Brady Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.”
Just wonderful.
This shows the importance of knowing the sample over which statistics and labels are applied.
Mr. Murray is a SCHOLAR! at American Enterprise Institute. So, by AEI’s own admission, he’s the cream of the intellectual crop that AEI has to offer. That must mean that the other employees at AEI are even dumber than he is.
As I said, “average” is all about the sample your comparing within; and so is the word “scholar”.
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SEFER TORAH (PENTATEUCH), MANUSCRIPT SCROLL ON PARCHMENT, ASHKENAZ: CA.1270
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Scroll (23 in. x 158 ft, 4 in.; 585 mm x 48.26 m). Ink on parchment, in a thirteenth-century Ashkenazic square script. Eighty-six membranes, containing 257 columns written in 48 lines; ruled in hardpoint; four later (ca 17th-18th century) replacement membranes [Ex. 27:9- Lev. 3:17]; text arranged according to the vavei ha‘amudim format. Some erasures or patches with corrected text in later hands. Sewn with giddin (sinews); stitched in characteristic medieval Ashkenazic configuration; occasional defects in sewing between membranes, some repaired by vellum patches on verso, The verso of the scroll immediately preceding and following the replaced section with a widely diffused reddish brown stain; other soiling and staining commensurate with age.
Ephraim Caspi, “Gvilim Nisraphim be-Shabbat Rosh Hodesh” Yerushatenu, vol 7, Bnai Brak: Makhon Moreshet Ashkenaz, 2014, pp. 231-251.
Jordan Penkower, New Evidence for the Pentateuch Text in the Aleppo Codex. Bar-Ilan University Press: Ramat Gan, 1992 (Hebrew);
___________, “A Sheet of Parchment from a 10th or 11th Century Torah Scroll: Determining its Type among Four Traditions (Oriental, Sefardi, Ashkenazi, Yemenite)”, Textus 21 (2002), pp. 235-264;
Yossi Peretz, The Pentateuch in Medieval Ashkenazi Manuscripts, Tikkunei Soferim and Torah Scrolls: Text, Open and Closed Sections and the Layout of the Songs, PhD thesis, Bar-Ilan University: Ramat-Gan 2008, pp. 249-282 (Hebrew);
___________, “Traditions in the writing of “The Song at the Sea’ in Ashkenaz,” in Yisrael: Mehkarim be-Lashon le-Zikhro shel Yisrael Yeivin, Jerusalem: 2011, pp. 179-203 (Hebrew);
___________, “Nusah ha-Ottiyot be-Sifrei TorahAshkenaziyim mi-Yemei ha-Beinayim,” in Minhat Sapir, 2013 (Hebrew);
___________, “Traditions of layout concerning the poem of "Ha'azinu" in medieval biblical manuscripts from Ashkenaz,”, in Zer Rimmonim (International Voices in Biblical Studies,) SBL, Atlanta: 2013, pp. 355-374 (Hebrew);
___________, “Traditions in the division of Open and Closed sections in Medieval Ashkenazic Codices,” JSIJ, (forthcoming);
___________, “Scribal Techniques for Writing the Lines Preceding the ‘Song of the Sea’ and ‘Haazinu’," in Qunteres, 3, 2012, pp. 35-59 (Hebrew).
THE OLDEST COMPLETE ASHKENAZI TORAH SCROLL EVER OFFERED AT AUCTION
The prevailing form of the book in antiquity was the scroll. Ancient texts were copied onto specially prepared animal skins, then sewn together to form longer rolls. Even with the later development of the codex (manuscript in book form), Judaism has continued to maintain the scroll format for the liturgical recitation of its most sacred text, the Torah, containing the Five Books of Moses, also known as the Pentateuch.
Torah scrolls from antiquity are virtually nonexistent, with only a handful of surviving fragments known to scholars. And even from the later medieval period, the vast majority of textual witnesses which have survived to the present are in codex form. This is especially true in Ashkenaz, the region centered in the Rhine River Valley, and encompassing parts of present day Germany and France, where Jewish communities began to spring up between the 7th and 11th centuries. There are some 82 extant Ashkenazic codices of the Hebrew Bible which may be dated to the 13th century (33 actually dated and another 49 presumed). Torah Scrolls from this period are much scarcer, and only a handful have survived to the present, mostly as fragments. When it comes to complete Ashkenazic scrolls, available records indicate that there may be only one, and perhaps two, complete Ashkenazi scrolls which may be considered coeval with the present lot and which may, on paleographic grounds, be deemed as having emanated from the milieu of 13th century Ashkenaz.
Since a Torah scroll has no punctuation, vowel signs, signatures, colophons, or date, identifying the origin of a particular scroll is a notoriously difficult undertaking. Scholars are able, with varying degrees of success and accuracy, to conjecture at both the geographic origin of a Torah Scroll as well as its approximate date of creation, by an impressionistic approximation of the scribal hand. Such examination of the present scroll has unequivocally resulted in the dating of the scroll on paleographic grounds to the thirteenth century.
More recently, however, scholars have begun to successfully date and localize these scrolls by applying rigorous methodological tools to conduct a thorough analysis of the scribal variants distinctive to a particular region or group. Textual variants, the presence or absence of certain “open” and “closed” section divisions, the layouts of the two biblical “songs” as well as occasional halakhic references may help to ascertain when and where certain customs or practices obtained. Over the past two decades these techniques have been refined by a cadre of dedicated scholars, including Professor Jordan Penkower and most recently by Doctor Yossi Peretz, who have demonstrated in their respective writings that the medieval manuscripts of the Pentateuch as well as the few Torah Scrolls which survive from that period can be typologically categorized by their geographical area of origin; this is accomplished by comparing the incidence of the above features to both, the very few other known exemplars of early scrolls, and even more importantly, to the numerous dated and localized codices of the Pentateuch. For the purposes of this type of research, the benchmark comparison is to the Aleppo Codex, (10th century, Tiberias) universally recognized as the most accurate recension of the Masoretic text of the Hebrew Bible.
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGING
One of the challenges of this type of comparative analysis has always been the tendency of later scribes to “correct“ the work of their predecessors, reflecting shifts in the development of halakhic understanding of the ancient traditions surrounding the writing of the Torah. These well-meaning efforts to achieve a more “accurate” Torah Scroll have all too often yielded the unintended consequence of rendering the original scribal traditions unrecognizable. Fortunately, technological advances in multispectral imaging (a non-invasive, non-destructive form of computational photography which can enhance difficult-to-read text using an extended light spectrum) are now capable of peeling back these accreted layers of later scribal interference and revealing the original scribe’s work with renewed clarity. These processes have successfully produced dramatic results in such important manuscripts as the Magna Carta, Codex Sinaiticus, and the Dead Sea Scrolls. The entire series of multispectral images of the present scroll by Professor Gregory Heyworth of the University of Mississippi, is available upon request.
Thus, scholars have been able to discern that in addition to the distinctive thirteenth-century Ashkenazic square script, the present scroll includes many features, which attest to its extremely early date, its specifically Ashkenazic character, or both. These include:
TEXTUAL VARIANTS
As is the case with other very early Ashkenazic sources, there are several spelling variants in the present scroll. Most of these are instances in which the presence or absence of a letter yields either a plene (malei), or defective (haser) spelling. In addition there are a few other examples in the present scroll of the traditional early Ashkenazic orthography, not found in most non-Ashkenazic sources. It cannot be overemphasized that these variants are by no means errors or omissions, but rather that they represent an authentic Ashkenazic textual tradition, descended from earlier, even pre-Ashkenazic sources.
PARSHIYOT PETUHOT, SETUMOT, U-SEDUROT (SECTION DIVISIONS)
The present scroll has parshiyot not found in the Aleppo Codex; conversely, there are parshiyot in the Aleppo Codex which are not included in the present scroll. There are also some instances where parshiyot which are “open” in the Aleppo Codex are “closed” in this scroll; and vice versa. Finally, the present scroll has at least three instances of parshiyot sedurot, an exceedingly rare type of section division only found in medieval scrolls and codices. These differences in section divisions, as compared to the Aleppo Codex, have been shown by Dr Peretz to be an important determinative factor, attesting to the early Ashkenazic origins of the scroll.
BIBLICAL POETIC SONGS
Likewise, as noted above, analysis of the two poetic songs included in the Pentateuch, "The Song at the Sea" (Shirat-ha-Yam: Ex. 15) and "The Song of Moses" (Ha’azinu: Deut:32), including the arrangement of the final two lines (29-30) of the Song at the Sea, as well as of the lines which precede and follow both songs, are also indicative of the scroll’s early age and Ashkenazic origins.
TAGIN (CROWNS OR TITTLES)
The original practice of ornamenting some two thousand specific letters in the Pentateuch, by the addition of from one to seven strokes, stems from a tradition embodied in Sefer Tagey. Widely known throughout the medieval Jewish world, as early as the ninth century in Babylonia, in Ashkenaz, a version of the Sefer Tagey is included in the late 11th- early 12th century Mahzor Vitry. The current practice of placing tagin of three strokes (called zaynin or daggers) on only the letters shin, ayin, tet, nun, zayin, gimel, tzadi, (shatnez getz), became widely practiced only at a later date and in the present scroll, these strokes were indeed added by a later hand.
CHARACTERISTIC ASHKENAZIC LETTERFORMS
The scribes of medieval Ashkenaz created extremely distinctive renderings for the Hebrew letters: gimmel, heh, heth, lamed, peh, tzadi, kuph, and shin. The distinctive appearance of these letters, as written by the original scribe, has in some cases, prompted erasure and overwriting by a later hand.
ANOMALOUS LETTERS
In addition to the crowning of letters with tagin, early kabbalistic traditions called for a Torah Scroll to contain certain anomalously formed letters. Though the most commonly recognized of these is the Peh Lefufa or (spiral form of the letter peh), there are, in the present scroll, examples of anomalous forms for several other letters in the Hebrew alphabet. Some of these kabbalistic letterforms have been overwitten.
VAVEI HA-AMUDIM
The scribal tradition in which the biblical text is painstakingly arranged so that all but six of the text columns in a Torah Scroll begin with the letter vav, has its beginnings in late 12th or early 13th century Ashkenaz, and the present scroll is the earliest example of this layout in a complete, rather than a partial, scroll. The vavei ha-amudim format requires that the remaining six columns begin with the letters formed by the mnemonic beyah shemo (bet, yod, heh, shin, mem, and vav). The deciphering of that mnemonic differs by geographical area, with our scroll comporting to the specific Ashkenazic configuration. For details on vavei ha-amudim as well as a detailed analysis of the remaining distinctive characteristics of the present scroll, including a comparison to other known early Ashkenazic bible texts, and an evaluation of the scroll’s accuracy vis-à-vis the Aleppo Codex, see the complete report of Doctor Yossi Peretz, available upon request.
Unlike all Torah Scrolls today, the scribe of the present scroll left a small space at the end of each biblical verse, a practice not uncommon in medieval Ashkenaz.
RADIOCARBON DATING
Finally, by means of the latest highly reliable radiocarbon dating techniques, scientists are now able to further bolster the results heretofore acquired by paleographic examination or comparative analysis alone. Using advanced Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, radiocarbon dating has established that the window for the creation of the present scroll lies between 1245-1292 CE (2 sigma) and 1265-1282 CE (1 sigma) with the center of the ranges falling between 1269-1273 CE. The complete radiocarbon dating report, by Dr. Hong Wang, Director of Geochronology, University of Illinois, is available upon request.
The dating of the present scroll relies on all of the aforementioned approaches: paleographic examination by leading scholars of Hebrew manuscripts; rigorous comparative analyses of orthographic variants and “open and closed” sections; and state-of-the-art scientific imaging and testing methods. All lead to the ineluctable conclusion, that the present scroll was penned in the second half of the 13th century in the broad geographic area known as medieval Ashkenaz.
The present scroll comprises 86 membranes of which four contiguous membranes (containing the biblical text of Exodus 27:9- Leviticus 3:17) were replaced at some point after the original writing of the scroll ca. 1270. Both immediately before the first replaced membrane, and immediately following the fourth replaced membrane, the parchment bears several large, dark stains created by an unknown liquid. Forensic tests conducted to determine the composition of these discolored areas proved inconclusive. Nevertheless, in view of the evidence recently published by Dr. Ephraim Caspi concerning the violent circumstances which occasioned the severe damage to the Erfurt Torah Scrolls, it may not be unreasonable to speculate that the replacement of four contiguous membranes in this scroll, might not have been compelled by the perpetration of some similarly heinous act of anti-Jewish persecution.
The present scroll is a truly remarkable survivor. It is one of, if not the earliest, complete Ashkenazic Torah Scroll written in the thirteenth century. When paired with the latest available scientific methods of multispectral imaging and comparative analysis of both the text and layout of the scroll, this SeferTorah provides the earliest and best baseline reference with which to compare all later examples of Torah Scrolls written according to Ashkenazic tradition over the next eight centuries.
Sotheby's gratefully acknowledges the information provided by Doctor Yossi Peretz (Mikraot Gedolot Haketer, Bar-Ilan University and Orot Israel College, Elkana) and Shlomo Zucker (Hebrew University) for providing information which aided in the cataloging of this lot. Their respective reports detailing specific characteristics of this scroll are available upon request. We also express our gratitude to Professor Gregory Heyworth, Director of the Lazarus Project, University of Mississippi, who conducted the multispectral imaging of the present scroll.
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Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, Kirsten Dunst, Emma Stone, and Alfred Molina Join 'Spider-Man 3'
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12:09 AM Tony Falcone
First Look At Brandon Routh And Tom Welling's Reprisals Of Superman From CW's 'Crisis On Infinite Earths'
Its been a while since we've gotten to see Superman on the big screen, with Henry Cavill's time as the character still up in the air, we've only had a brief cameo of from the big blue boy scout in Shazam! to keep us satisfied. Thankfully CW seems to be well aware of this Superman drought, as they're providing us with not one, but three different Clark Kents from alternate universes in their upcoming crossover event Crisis On Infinite Earths. Months ago the big news that Brandon Routh, who played Kal-El in Superman Returns and has since found a place at CW as The Atom, would be playing a Kingdom Come version of the character. And in some more shocking news, we found out Tom Welling would also be returning as his version of Clark from Smallville.
Now with pretty much all the big announcements out of the way, the network has begun to give us a look at what both actors will look like as their versions of the character. Its important to note that Routh won't actually be playing the exact version of Clark that he played in Returns, as that was of course a continuation of Christopher Reeves' version. He will instead be playing an adaption of the older version of the character from the Kingdom Come storyline of the comics, which is evident in the suit that includes the black Superman symbol as well as the grey temples in his hair.
Welling on the other hand is playing the exact version of Clark Kent that he did in Smallville, and will be accompanied by his version of Lois Lane played by Erica Durance. Lex Luthor actor Michael Rosenbaum was apparently offered to return for the event as well, but ultimately declined due to personal reasons and lack of information about the script. Its unknown whether Welling will actually finally suit up fully as Superman in Crisis On Infinite Earths, having never worn the suit throughout the entirety of Smallville back when he was just known as "The Blur".
The Arrowverse of course already has its own version of Superman played by Tyler Hoechlin, so its been clear for some time that Smallville took place in an alternate universe despite them both being CW shows. There's other big cameos from actors who have played DC characters in the past including voice actor Kevin Conroy as an older version of Batman, the original Robin Burt Ward from the 60s series, and Ashley Scott as Huntress from the Birds of Prey CW series. There's also been rumors that Lynda Carter could be making a surprise appearance as a version of Wonder Woman, but this has yet to be confirmed.
So what do you think of Routh and Welling's returns to the Superman role? Are there any other versions of characters you'd like to see appear? Let us know below!
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Mafia movie fans and cinephiles have been waiting for the release of Martin Scorsese's upcoming project The Irishman, which unites heavy hitter De Niro, Pacino, Keitel, and Pesci together for the first time on screen. But thing haven't exactly gone smoothly with the movies release, with issues over the movies cinematic release as well as the extensive technology used to de-age the actors all leading to years of delays. Well after the long wait its finally happening, and The Irishman will be hitting theaters and Netflix this November just in time for the award season. The new trailer gives us not only a better idea of the film's plot and relationship between its characters, but also shows off the controversial de-aging used on the main stars.
Below is the second trailer for The Irishman:
The first trailer for The Irishman released a month ago didn't get nearly as positive a reaction as this one, with some even being concerned Scorsese may have a flop on his hands. Thankfully this trailer seems to be a lot of those doubts at rest, and shows off the relationship between each of the characters. We know De Niro will be the main lead of Frank Sheeran who is hired as a hitman for the Bufalino crime family, led by Russell who's played by Pesci. The story is told for Sheeran's perspective as he recounts his life and what he did for the Bufalinos. We also see Pacino as Jimmy Hoffa, as labor leader who De Niro is assigned to take out.
The Irishman reunites Scorsese with Pesci and De Niro who he worked with on Goodfellas and Casino, but marks the first time the director works with Pacino. Other big names involved are Harvey Keitel, Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale, Anna Paquin, and Stephen Graham amongst others. The movie is already getting great buzz after its first screening for critics last night, with the de-aging technology being complemented and the film hailed as one of Scorsese's best in years. There's a strong chance we could see the movie make a big mark at the Oscars this year if this praise continues and with so many big names involved.
So what did you think of the new trailer for The Irishman? Does the de-aging technology bother you? Let us know below!
Sony And Disney Agree To Deal That Will See Spider-Man Return To The MCU With A Movie Set For July 16, 2021
No this isn't a joke or a prank, the news that Spider-Man fans never thought they'd get has finally arrived. After a month of frustration and disappointment over the standoff between Sony and Marvel that would see Tom Holland's Peter Parker written out of the MCU, peace has finally be restored. Marvel Studios and Sony have a agreed to a deal that will see them collaborate on the upcoming third film that now has an official release date of July 16, 2021. Not only will the third film now be a part of the MCU, but Spider-Man has also been confirmed to appear in another Phase 4 MCU movie that has yet to be revealed.
The story itself courtesy of Deadline almost reads as fan fiction, as the chance of both sides ever coming to a deal was looking very slim, but they seemingly did just last night. Both Sony and Disney had been public about moving on in their own separate direction, with the MCU working to focus on many of their other characters, and Sony hoping to incorporate Holland's Spider-Man into their own Venom cinematic universe. This still might be the case with the deal seemingly only being temporary and much shorter than the first Spider-Man deal, and Sony eventually still wanting the character to themselves for their own planned shared universe.
This deal does allow Marvel Studios to give their version of Spider-Man a proper conclusion, rather than having the character suddenly disappear after being so key to their last phase of films. Far From Home of course ended with a major cliffhanger with Mysterio having revealed Peter's identity to the world, so getting to see that explored in the MCU and what implications it causes is much more interesting than seeing it play out in a basically all new Sony universe. This also allows the references to Tony Stark, appearances from Happy Hogan and other Marvel heroes, as well as the events of Endgame to be referenced and used in the third movie.
Its also been revealed that Jon Watts, director of both Homecoming and Far From Home will be returning for the third film. There had been rumors Disney and Sony were in a bidding war for Watts' services, with Sony wanting him to finish the trilogy for their own planned third film, while Disney wanted him to direct another one of their MCU properties. Its still unknown which future movie Spider-Man will be appearing in, but some rumors have suggested it may be in the planned Fantastic Four reboot, a group Spidey crossed paths with often in the comics, or a yet to be announced Avengers team-up. Its possible the MCU could also now be more tied into the Venom-verse than we initially thought, with each universes movies referencing the others and allowing Holland's Peter to co-exist in both.
So what do you think of the news of Sony and Disney coming to a deal? Or you happy with what we're getting or do you wish it was longer? Let us know below!
1:31 AM Tony Falcone
Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige Developing A New 'Star Wars' Movie For Disney With Kathleen Kennedy
Kevin Feige's name has been in headlines more than usual lately, with his name having come up in all the back and forth between Disney and Sony over the rights to Spider-Man on screen. Feige is of course known as the mastermind behind the MCU, a producer who worked his way up from working on the original Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy to becoming the architect behind one of the biggest franchises in the world. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that yet another Disney owned franchise finely came knocking on Mr. Feige's office door, and thats none other than Star Wars.
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Feige is attached to an all new Star Wars film thats in the works over at Disney. This project will be separate from the current trilogy which is coming to an end this year with Rise of Skywalker, and also will have to relation to the upcoming Star Wars films by Rian Johnson or the one being written by D.B. Weiss and David Beinoff (Game of Thrones). Its unknown what this project will actually be about but it will likely also focus on new characters as the franchise looks to move on from the Skywalker saga.
Feige's involvement make come as a surprise to some Marvel fans who are surprised to see him crossover into another franchise, but he will still remain the head of Marvel Studios and for now isn't taking on a bigger role at LucasFilm. Kathleen Kennedy who has assumed a similar position to Feige's MCU role and the overseer of the Star Wars films has taken some criticism in the last few years, specifically with fans frustration over the direction of the new trilogy, and lack of creative control given to directors working on their projects. Bringing Feige on board should be a relief to fans who know he has already proven he has a way for crafting cinematic universes, and will hopefully see his impact felt in other upcoming Star Wars projects.
Reports have also suggested Feige already has a big name star lined up to star in the project, and that it may be an actor he has already worked with in the MCU. Feige's passion for Star Wars as a fan apparently drew him to eventually get involved in a project with them and ultimately led to this partnership with Kennedy. The Star Wars films have been not only distancing themselves from the Skywalker saga, but also any prequel or spinoff films following the disappointing performance of Solo: A Star Wars story. The franchise has instead turned to Disney+ for many of their projects such as The Mandalorian and the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series, so we can expect all of these new projects to be completely new stories with all new characters just set in the Star Wars universe.
So what do you think of Kevin Feige's involvement with Star Wars? Do you hope he'll take on a bigger role at LucasFilm? Let us know below!
11:51 PM Tony Falcone
Jeffrey Wright Joins 'The Batman' As Commissioner Gordon; Jonah Hill In Talks For Villain Role
Things have been pretty quiet as far as casting for Matt Reeves' upcoming reboot The Batman, with the only confirmed cast member being Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne himself. Now after months of rumors and speculation, we finally have two names we can add to that list; Jeffrey Wright (Westworld) and Jonah Hill (Wolf of Wallstreet). Wright will be taking over the role of Jim Gordon, the commissioner of the Gotham Police Department who works closely with Batman. Hill's role is still under wraps, but rumors have suggested the actor will probably be playing the classic Batman villain The Riddler.
Wright's casting as the new Commissioner Gordon confirms that Reeves' version of Batman will have no connection to the previous Ben Affleck one. Some rumors had circulated that The Batman could be a prequel to Affleck's DCEU caped crusader, but its pretty clear Wright is not playing a younger version of J.K. Simmons' Gordon from Justice League. Simmons casting was one of the most heavily praised of the DCEU, so it'll be a shame to see him go after only one portrayal of the character. Wright has many credits to his name including roles in Source Code, Casino Royale, Westworld, and Boardwalk Empire, with a recent gig ironically in the MCU as the voice of The Watcher in the upcoming What If? series on Disney Plus.
Prior to Wright's casting there were rumors that Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad), Jamie Foxx (Django Unchained), and Mahershala Ali (Moonlight) were up for a role in the movie, with the assumption being it was also for Gordon. Ali of course has taken on the role of Blade for Marvel, while Esposito has also recently been rumored to join the MCU in a mystery role. Its unknown how important Commissioner Gordon will be to the plot of The Batman, but its likely he'll be pretty key given that he's the second casting announcement. Gordon is just one of many well known supporting characters in the Batman universe including Robin, Lucius Fox, and of course Alfred, all of whom have yet to be cast or confirmed to be appearing in the movie at all.
As for Jonah Hill's casting, the actor is reportedly still in negotiations over his salary for the part and things could still fall through. He had been rumored to be in the running to star in the movie months ago, but this is the first official confirmation of his involvement. While early fan speculation was that he would be playing The Penguin, a character rumored to be the movie's main villain, Collider's Jeff Sneider reports he's actually in talks to play The Riddler. Riddler was also rumored to be a part of the movies plot which will apparently feature many members of Batman's rogues gallery. Riddler was brought to the big screen by Jim Carrey in Batman Forever, but hasn't been in a Batman film since, despite several rumors of him appearing during Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy.
So what do you think of the casting of Wright and Hill? Were there other actors you would've preferred in these roles? Let us know below!
Amazon's 'The Boys' Season 2 Casts Goran Visnjic And Claudia Doumit Along With Other Returning Characters
This summer brought us one the most surprising and dark takes on the superhero genre in Amazon's The Boys, and it shouldn't be a surprise that a second season is already in the works given the show's success. Following all the crazy events of season 1, the show-runners still have many questions left to answer and plot lines to continue. While we know most of the original cast will be returning including several members of The Boys and The Seven, we now know some of the new faces that will be joining in on the madness and what characters they will be playing.
For those who haven't seen the show, there will be some major spoilers for Season 1 ahead. As well all know the first season ended with some pretty major cliffhangers, the biggest being the death of one of the heads of Vought Madeline Sitwell (Elisabeth Shue) after it is revealed she has been keeping secrets from Homelander (Antony Starr). We also get the big reveal that Billy Butcher (Karl Urban)'s wife never actually died during childbirth, and she has given birth to a raised the son of Homelander. Meanwhile The Boys including Hughie (Jack Quaid), Mother's Milk (Laz Alonso), and Frenchie (Tomer Kapon) are all now on the run after being rescued by Starlight (Erin Moriarty) from a vengeful A-Train, who has seemingly overdosed on ComboundV.
That's obviously a lot to take in, and there's several different directions the show can take and decisions these characters can make. We know that Homelander will most likely be the clear main antagonist of Season 2, but we also know he has created several super terrorist around the world using ComboundV. We also don't know if Homelander will still be loyal to Vought or The Seven, or if the team even will exist now with the possible death of A-Train (Jessie T. Usher). Fans have already speculated The Deep (Chace Crawford) could be getting a redemption arc at some point switching sides against Vought ala Steve Harrington from Stranger Things, but as far as we know the character still is in Ohio.
One of the returning names recently confirmed is Malcolm Barrett (Timeless) as Vought marketing employee Seth, who was revealed to have had a tragic sexual encounter with a supe in the support group Billy and Hughie visit. Some of the new characters being introduced are Victoria Neuman played by Claudia Doumit (Timeless), who will be a young congresswomen. Its likely she'll play a role in the on going argument over having superheroes join the military from season one, and how the reveal of the super terrorists has affected this. Meanwhile yet another Timeless alum Goran Visnjic will play Alistair Adana, the head of a mysterious church. We've already seen how religion has played a role in the world of The Boys as shown through Ezekiel and the way Vought used it to make supes believe their powers were god given rather than made in a lab. This will likely play into that and possibly more of Starlight or even Homelander's past, or could just be a whole new organization introduced to the show.
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Discovering Baunei
Baunei and surrounding
Golgo plateau
Exploring the Supramonte
On bicycle
Hotel in Baunei and S. Maria Navarrese
Guesthouse and Mountain Huts
Portu Cuau
The ancient “Montes Insani”
Capo Monte Santu
Due to its particular “wedge-like” promontory shape jutting out to sea, Capo Monte Santu is very exposed to coastal currents. Its waters are therefore rich in nutrients and, consequently, fish. This makes it a favourite destination for scuba divers who, around these parts, can also explore the remains of the merchant ship “Levante”, which tragically sank in 1963, on the seafloor of Portu Cuau (pictured).
The “Levante”, a merchant ship owned by “Compagnia Marittima Sarda”, hired for the occasion by “Piero Rossi Traffici Maritime” of Genoa, set off from the Ligurian port with a crew of thirteen on 17 January 1963, with Tunis as its destination. After a short stop in the North African port, it cast off on 21 January and set a course for Marseille. Along the Sardinian coast it encountered terrible weather, with force 9 seas and 150 km/h gusts of wind. Poor visibility, less than 200 metres, perhaps caused the ship’s commander, the 61 year old Genoese Angelo Macciocco, to make a mistake and, in the night between the 23 and 24 January 1963, the “Levante” went crashing against the rocks of Portu Cuau, without even having the time to launch an SOS. The thirteen-man crew had no chance of survival. Only one of the unfortunate sailors was Sardinian, the 31 year old Ignazio Zedda from Cagliari; the other crew members were from Liguria, Tuscany and Sicily.
News of the dramatic shipwreck was announced by a young herdsman from Baunei, Giovanni Cabras, who saw the mast of a ship protruding from the water when he looked out from over the cliff on the following morning. Around the ship was only death and desolation, corpses at the mercy of the waves and the remains of the ship tossed against the rocks. “Among the waves agitated by a strong wind - the front page of “L'Unione Sarda” newspaper reported on 27 January 1963 - the herdsman noticed two white spots that had attracted his attention. Leaning over (...) he could see that they were the bodies of two men. Some wreckage was floating next to them. Among the rocks he could see the
carcass of a ship. Having realised what had happened, Giovanni Cabras immediately headed towards the village and, after an exhausting walk of more than ten kilometres, went to the police station and told the commander what he had seen: <<I saw two men on the rocks. They look dead. I saw them this morning. There is a sunken ship nearby>>”.
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John Willmott
Place: Epping Forest, Walthamstow
Source: www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
John Willmott was found in a hollow in Epping Forest with head injuries at 9pm on the Tuesday 22 May 1934.
He was found in a shallow hollow on the edge of a bare patch known as 'The Plain'.
He was taken to Whipp's Cross Hospital with a fractured skull where he died shortly after. His post-mortem stated that there was a large area in which his skull had been smashed on the left side above the ear. It also stated that there were a number of trifling injuries on the backs of his hands and fingers which, in view of their distribution, were interesting. His cause of death was given as injury and haemorrhage around the brain.
It was noted that he was not found in a remote or hidden recess of Epping Forest, but in a small patch of wood near Walthamstow which at the time had not been more than a few yards away from a spot where a crowd of young people had been shouting and laughing at play, and playing cricket.
It was thought that he had been battered to death some time between 7pm and 9pm and the police later said that they wanted to hear from anyone that had seen him between 5.30pm that day and 8.55pm.
It was further noted that there were no bushes shielding the hollow from The Plain where the youths were playing cricket, or from the busy Woodford Green to Walthamstow Road, which was only 250 yards away. It was also noted that between The Plain and the road, there was a pond on which children had been rowing boats until about 9pm.
A man said that he had seen a car draw up on the Tuesday evening near the spot where John Willmott was found and saw three men get out and walk slowly into the forest. He said that one of them appeared to be carrying something under his coat and that another had been wearing woollen gloves. He said that he then saw a second car pull up and saw a woman get out of it and walk into the forest. It was also said that the make of one of the cars was known.
Some of the youths that had been playing cricket nearby said that they saw a man that answered John Willmott's description in the company of a woman near to the place where he was found. The police later said that they had satisfied themselves that John Willmott had gone into the forest with a woman.
It was also reported that another witness had seen John Willmott in a neighbouring pub drinking with a woman.
A resident of Wood Street in Walthamstow said that he had seen a shabbily dressed man peering through some bushes near the place where John Willmott was later found staring at a man and a woman that were sitting on some grass, and it was said that the man that the woman was with coincided with the description of John Willmott, and that the time of her sighting also corresponded with the approximate time of the murder.
His wife said that John Willmott had promised to be home early that night and that she had kept waiting tea for him. She said that he was ever so happy when he had left home. She said, 'He would come home by the Rising Sun and would get out of the tram there and change into a bus. I simply cannot understand it. No one could have wished him any harm. He did not have much money with him. He was terribly knocked about'. His wife also added that John Willmott had told her that someone was trying to frame him about some woman who was expecting to have a baby. However, she said that she didn't go into details with him as he had told her that he had not and that she believed him.
John Willmott's father said that John Willmott had come home on 21 May 1934 at about 10.20pm and said that there were three men following him and that he had come in to get out of the way. However, his father said that he then went out with John Willmott for some way but didn't see anyone.
At the first inquest, the pathologist noted that John Willmott's injuries could have been caused by a fall although it was also thought that his skull fracture had been caused by some blunt instrument.
However, the police also said that evidence from the autopsy also supported their view that John Willmott had put up substantial resistance against his assailant and that he had actually engaged him in a battle of fisticuffs.
It was also noted that John Willmott had himself recently stated that he had been being followed and had also recently added that more or less seriously that he might be attacked. He had also said to his wife, after telling her that somebody was trying to 'knock him about', had said, 'You'll know one day'. He had also said to her, 'There is someone trying to frame me, and will knock me down one day'.
After his body was first buried, it was later exhumed from Chingford Mount Cemetery on the night of 15 June 1934 for further analysis. It was also noted that the exhumation was carried out without the knowledge of John Willmott's relatives and that it had taken three hours. It was also noted that the group of people that watch the coffin be dug up had been sworn to say nothing of what they had seen. It was said that the operation could be seen from The Avenue in Chingford where it overlooked the graves, and that the coffin was brought up and then covered with a black cloth and placed in a special hearse and then hurried to a secret destination for examination.
It was thought that the purpose for the exhumation was to ascertain beyond all doubt whether John Willmott had had any alcoholic liquor before his death.
It was also reported that an amazing theory that John Willmott had died as the result of an accident, and was not murdered, was discounted by the police, and it was thought that the second post-mortem would prove the police point of view. After the second post-mortem the pathologist said that John Willmott's injuries 'could well be accounted for if this man had dived from a considerable height with his hands extended as in the case of a diver'. The pathologist said that the injuries to John Willmott's hands were not those of a man that had been putting his hands up to protect himself against the blows which must have been of great violence that caused his head injuries and also said that from their distribution, were not caused during the course of a fight, because the knuckle areas had escaped damage. The pathologist said that the most reasonable explanation for his injuries was that John Willmott had dived from a considerable height and that he had not been murdered.
Another doctor said that he was of the opinion that John Willmott had committed suicide by jumping out of a tree. However, when his wife heard that statement at the inquest she burst into tears and said, 'He would never do that'. She was then assisted out of the court in a state bordering on collapse.
During their investigation, the police said that they were anxious to get in touch with a woman acquaintance of John Willmott who he had been seen with before on several occasions in the Woodford district and who was known to have arrived there by tramcar from London. The police described the woman as about 30 years of age, about 5ft 6in tall, with a thin face, dark hair an wearing a brown coat, greenish frock, a small brown hat, brown shoes and stockings and who had appeared to be of a fairly smart appearance. She was also said to have been wearing a prominent ornament in her hat, the shape of an aeroplane propeller.
It was initially thought that John Willmott had been in the company of a woman and that he had been attacked by a jealous husband or lover.
The police said that they were also trying to get in touch with another woman acquaintance of John Willmott to whom he had given a gold dress ring set with opals and four small diamonds valued at about £1 5s in April 1934.
It was also noted that the police had received a number of anonymous communications, including one that said, 'Rosie knows ------', in which ------ represented a local place name. The police said that they were interested in finding out who Rosie was and whether she had been the woman in the black coat and tight-fitting hat that had been described by one or two other people.
The police also said that they thought that John Willmott had been the victim of blackmail.
He was a sign-writer from Inman's Row in Wood Green.
An open verdict was returned at his second inquest on 22 June 1934.
see Western Morning News - Friday 22 June 1934
see Nottingham Journal - Friday 25 May 1934
see Sheffield Independent - Wednesday 23 May 1934
see Sheffield Independent - Friday 22 June 1934
see Daily Herald - Saturday 16 June 1934, (includes picture of John Willmott)
see Western Gazette - Friday 08 June 1934
see Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Friday 25 May 1934
see Nottingham Evening Post - Saturday 26 May 1934
see Chelmsford Chronicle - Friday 22 June 1934
see Lancashire Evening Post - Friday 25 May 1934
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Book Review - "Don't Tell The Newfoundlanders"
My dad's parents were both Newfoundlanders and came to Canada sometime before 1921 (Teena found that they were married and living in Toronto in a 1921 Toronto census. One day I hope to have an exact date they came over). It sounds a little funny now to say that somebody came to Canada from Newfoundland but remember Newfoundland was not part of Canada then.
Yes, there is Newfie blood running through my veins. It is because of this that I always read when something about Newfoundland hits the news.
I never really thought much of how Newfoundland came into Confederation, except that they held a vote, becoming a province of Canada won and on March 31 (my birthday) 1949, they became the country's 10th province. Don't Tell the Newfoundlanders tells the true story of how Newfoundland came to join Confederation.
The true story, drawn from official documents and hours of personal interviews, of how Newfoundland and Labrador joined Confederation and became Canada''s tenth province in 1949. A rich cast of characters--hailing from Britain, America, Canada and Newfoundland--battle it out for the prize of the resource-rich, financially solvent, militarily strategic island. The twists and turns are as dramatic as any spy novel and extremely surprising, since the "official" version of Newfoundland history has held for over fifty years almost without question. Don''t Tell the Newfoundlanders will change all that.
This is a fascinating book about the years of wheeling and dealing between Great Britain and Canada about how to move Newfoundland into Canada. The title of the book says it all. All the dealing between the two countries was done without Newfoundland's knowledge, in behind closed door meetings and top secret communications. Entire communications of these top secret documents are used in the telling of this story. It surprised me how many letters started with the words "Top Secret".
Although it had its own government during the 1800s, Newfoundland was still considered a colony of Great Britain. In 1907, Newfoundland was granted Dominion status. Due to a severe debt load caused by loans taken during World War I to fight for the British Empire and the world wide great depression, Great Britain made a deal to extend credit to Newfoundland on the basis that Newfoundland would lose its government and control over its own destiny and once again become a colony of Great Britain. The people of Newfoundland lost their power to vote and had to depend solely on the decisions made by a "Commission of Government" and its governor, solely appointed by Britain.
From 1933 'til the moment in 1949 that it came into Canada, there were no elections in Newfoundland. Don't Tell the Newfoundlanders tells the story of how both England and Canada used this lack of government to their advantage to come to a great deal for both countries and a bad one for Newfoundland.
I know Newfoundland has had a raw deal in many areas with Canada. Its hydro deal with Quebec and Canada's supporting Quebec in this has always rubbed me wrong but the end of the book tells much more.
The last chapters deal with the vote itself in Newfoundland's referendum to bring Newfoundland into confederation or to bring back responsible government. Confederation won by a narrow 52% to 48% margin, but the author, Greg Malone, puts forth a case that the vote not only was rigged but responsible government actually won and the people were lied to. This part was a little too "conspiracy theory" for me but he makes not too bad of a case.
This is a very interesting book that I learned a lot from. It's definitely worth a read and should be mandatory reading for Newfoundlanders and their descendants.
Labels: Books Read in 2014, Canadian Book Challenge 7, Reading Canadian History
John Mutford said...
You have me intrigued by his conspiracy theories. Actually, I wouldn't be shocked or surprised either way.
Am I correct in assuming Smallwood doesn't come off in the most flattering of lights?
Swordsman said...
Actually Joey comes off well as a great campaigner and spokesman for Newfoundland to join Canada. He is one of the few pro-confederation people that Malone doesn't have much of problem with.
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The picture shows two views of this Old Revere Beach Massachusetts Advertising Souvenir Green Glass Mug. The glass is not dated like many but these were a popular souvenir item in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The glass has a green color with a pattern and a gold painted scroll ring lower section. There is a star pattern on the bottom. This glass is similar to ruby glassware that was available at the same time. It is marked as follows:
SOUVENIR OF REVERE BEACH
The glass measures 2-3/4'' tall. It is in near mint condition as pictured. For Historical reference, below here is a History of Wonderland at Revere Beach in Massachusetts:
Revere Beach faces Massachusetts Bay, five miles north of Boston. Its hard sand shore forms a great crescent along the blue ocean for miles, sloping away gradually out to sea, creating an ideal bathing beach. With the Nahant and Winthrop peninsulas framing the horizon, the distant lighthouses and the steamers passing far out to sea, the scenic panorama viewed from the beach by day or night is unsurpassed, described an ad in a 1912 booklet advertising Revere Beach. (Peter McCauley, Memories of Revere Beach 1989). Kevin M. Carey wrote a poem about the history of Revere Beach. This poem summarizes the historical events of this beach quite well.
In 1895 the Massachusetts legislature ordered the taking of nearly three miles of private seacoast land on what is now Revere Beach Reservation. The Metropolitan Park Commission was entrusted with the land in 1896. Charles Eliot, a little known landscape designer, was chosen by the Park Commission, to design Revere Beach Reservation for the best use by the public. Charles Eliot was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard University and trained under the supervision of Frederick Law Olmstead, whose works include New York's Central Park and the grounds of the United States Capital in Washington D.C.. Eliot stated in November of 1896 that ''We must not conceal from visitors the long sweep of the open beach which is the finest thing about the reservation.'' It is entirely appropriate that the beach as we know it begins at a traffic rotary known as Eliot Circle, wrote Anthony Moccia, in Peter McCauley's Memories of Revere Beach book.
The Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad was the largest single factor in the development and growth of Revere, states George Clarke, in The Story of Revere Beach. Popularly know as The Narrow Gauge, that operated from Lynn to East Boston. Prior to 1896, its road bed followed a path that traced the crescent shape of the coastline. The train operated along Railroad Avenue, which today is named Revere Beach Boulevard, then it was removed and relocated four hundred yards to the west. The MBTA currently runs its Blueline along the same roadbed. In its heyday, passengers would patronize the train from stations all along the resort area. The Point of Pines, Oak Island, Revere Street and Bathhouse were just a few. Old timers can still remember their anticipation of a day at the beach, beginning with the sooty smell of soft coal burning as it energized the little engines that carried the Narrow Gauge to its destination. ''During World War II a number of men from Revere were stationed on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu. To their surprise, the coaches of the railroad taking them to their barracks and around the island, were from none other than the Old Narrow Gauge. These cars were sold and shipped thousands of miles from Revere to the Hawaiian Island for duty during the War.''
For more than a century, beginning each year from Easter time until Labor Day, visitors from all over the world were entertained at Revere Beach. In the early years, they walked, bicycled or took horse drawn carriages. Later on, it was convenient to reach via the Narrow Gauge, automobile and thousands would come by ferry. ''Revere Beach was the place to go to be entertained, have fun or to just relax and enjoy a day at the beach,'' observed noted Revere Beach historian Peter McCauley, during a recent showing of his slide show about Revere Beach. Many of today's baby-boomers are the children of those who fell in love at the Oceanview or Wonderland Ballrooms. Boomers themselves can still vividly remember the Virginia Reel, Wild Mouse, Dodgems and other rides and amusements.
From all over New England, families would vacation at cottages, hotels or even in tents high up on Beachmont Hill. They came to enjoy the Coney Island of the East, Revere Beach. The Boulevard boasted rides, dance halls, movie theaters, carousels, rollercoasters and all kinds of special attractions. Bluebeard's Palace, Nautical Gardens, The Pit and the Himalaya were just a few. Hotels and restaurants lined the beach. The Pleasanton Hotel, The Strathmore, The Metropolitan and The Point of Pines Hotel were just four of the most noteworthy. President Theodore Roosevelt delivered a speech from the Pines Hotel, according to Jeffery Pearlman, in the Revere Beach Audio Tour, Revere, Fleetwood, 1990.
Over the years crowds have enjoyed fine food and dining at many of Revere Beach's eating establishments. The Driftwood, Barney Scheff's, The General Edward's Inn, The Skipper and The Paul Roger House, all featured the finest in seafood. Fast food outlets included Joe and Nemo's, Howard Johnson's, Rudolf's Pepper Steak, Danny's and of course the world famous Kelley's Roast Beef. A day at the beach was always an opportunity to enjoy frozen custard at Mary Ahearn's or Kohr Bros. At Mary O'Neil's you could get a hot dog and orangade! For pizza, the choice seemed endless; Bianchi's, Bill Ashes, Anna's, or the place downstairs at the Nautical were always just great. There was always something for everyone at Revere Beach. On hot summer nights, whole families would sleep right on the beach for relief from the day's heat. Summer after summer millions of vacationers would come to the ocean resort area to enjoy its natural beauty and to be entertained.
From 1900 until 1988, Revere Beach was well known for its fine dance pavillions. These included the Ocean Pier Ballroom, The Beachcroft, Nautical Gardens, The Frolic, Wonderland and The Oceanview Ballroom.
Many people will also remember the Crescent Gardens Ballroom, Spanish Gables and Moorish Castle. Among the famous bands and musicians that performed for dancing were Paul Whiteman, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Guy Lombardo, Louie Prima and others. During the 1930's, dance marathons were held at Revere Beach, (McCauley, Revere Beach Chips, 1979). Couples would dance for forty five minutes of every hour, from June until October, until the end of the contest. It was not uncommon to see people dancing for more than 1800 hours. Prizes would be awarded to winners, sometimes more than $2000.
Roller coasters thrilled many beach goers during all the years of Revere Beach's prominence as New England's playground; The Tickler, The Thunderbolt, Derby Racer and the Jack Rabbit were just four. Dragon Gorge and the Thompson Scenic Railway were also early favorites. Two of the most famous on Revere Beach were The Lightning Roller Coaster and The Cyclone.
The Lightning was built by Harry Davis and Harry Travers, both accomplished coaster designers. The all steel coaster was the most terrifying of its time. The only straight and level track along the ride was at the station. Its steep grades and banked curves made it the most unique coaster in the world. Because of its excessive maintenance costs, high taxes, insurance and the Depression of the early 1930's, it only operated for a few years.
The Cyclone Roller Coaster was the world's most famous. It was built in 1925 at a cost of $125,000. This all wood coaster was built by Harry Travers. Its first vertical drop was 100 feet and riders experienced the thrill of the ride at speeds of 45 to 50 mph. It was the world's fastest and largest coaster measuring 3600 feet of track. The Cyclone operated for almost 50 years, ceasing in 1969.
Carousels provided thousands of children and adults with endless hours of music along the boulevard. Hurley's Hurdlers, the Rough Riders, The Teddy Bear Merry Go Round and of course, The Hippodrome Carousel, were all magical places to visit.
The Hippodrome originally built in 1903, had a platform that displayed three Carousel horses abreast; it was later extended to showcase five abreast making it one of a kind. The organ music of the two Gavioli organs can still be heard with the memory of this majestic carousel which operated until May 1973.
Wonderland Park, Revere Beach's Mystic City by the Sea, was America's foremost self contained amusement park. Conceived in 1905, it opened in 1906. Some people believe it to be the inspiration behind the Disney theme parks of today. The similarities are striking.
Wonderland was built on 25.9 acres of land known today as the Wonderland Dog Track. Because of the success of Revere Beach Boulevard, three men worked together to create Wonderland. John J Higgins, a commercial real estate broker and Floyd C. Thompson, a visionary with interest in amusements parks, combined their talents with those of another important figure in Wonderland's history; Major Thomas D. Barroll. Major Barroll had a very distinguished military career and had many skills as an entrepreneur. During this career, he had developed many ties to the Boston financial community. Without this critical financial support, Wonderland would have remained just a dream Major Barroll became Wonderland Park's Managing Director and Chairman of the Board. The centerpiece of Wonderland Park was a beautiful lagoon and part of an elaborate and exciting ride. The ride was called Shoot The Chute; it was one of the most unique in all the world. Passengers would be lifted in their gondolas to the top of a steep grade. Once at the top, the gondola would be dropped down the water slide and back down into the huge lagoon. Like Disney’s theme parks, parades occurred daily. There were international cultural exhibits, demonstrations, educational displays and also scientific exhibits such as the infant incubators at the park's full service hospital.
Wonderland Park existed for just six years. In 1911, because of their aggressive approach to out do previous exhibits and the unpredictable New England weather, its operators suffered great financial difficulty and had to close down. After many years Wonderland reopened as Wonderland Dog Track in 1935. This was noted by Edward and Frederick Nazzaro in Revere Beach's Wonderland Mystic City by the Sea.
Revere Beach has a glorious history. For almost one hundred years generations of New Englanders flocked to this coastal resort area. Today, except for the world famous Kelley's Roast Beef and a few pizza places, everything else has been removed from the boulevard. This chapter in Revere Beach's history has come to an end. We enter the next century just as we had the last, reminded of Charles Eliot's observation that ''We must not conceal from visitors, the long sweep of the open beach which is the finest thing about the reservation.''
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Advances in carbon dating could help solidify biblical timeline
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J-P Mauro - published on 03/21/20
Fine-tuning our methods for dating artifacts could lead to greater accuracy.
When an archaeologist makes a discovery, they rely on a method called Carbon-14 dating that can give us a reasonable estimate of when in our history the artifact in question was created. Carbon dating can somewhat accurately place an organic object’s history by measuring the deterioration of the Carbon-14 isotope in the object, based on the element’s half-life.
Labmate-online describes the process:
The half-life of carbon is 5,730 years, which means that it will take this amount of time for it to reduce from 100g of carbon to 50g … Similarly, it will take another 5,730 years for the amount of carbon to drop to 25g, and so on … By testing the amount of carbon stored in an object, and comparing to the original amount of carbon believed to have been stored at the time of death, scientists can estimate its age.
Now, reports Phys.org, a new paper from Cornell University has highlighted the importance of refining our techniques, in order to gain a more accurate view of humanity’s timeline. The paper, which appeared in the March 18 issue of Science Advances, suggests that fine-tuning the science could change our understanding of Mediterranean, Greek, and Egyptian history, including the history of the area of the world where the majority of the biblical narratives took place.
The study noted that the deterioration of the Carbon-14 isotope occurs when it is subjected to cosmic radiation, the prevalence of which fluctuates throughout history. In order to calibrate the process to account for these fluctuations, experts examine tree rings, which can show how much carbon the tree took out of the air in a given period. As they discover more samples for the calibration, a single Northern Hemisphere calibration curve has been developed to help aid in dating.
The paper, however, calls into question the accuracy of this curve, as they have recognized that the growing season plays a part. In the winter, trees take less carbon out of the air than they do in summer, and this factor could skew the test results.
In an area of the world like the Middle East, where humans have been active for thousands of years, even a discrepancy of 50 years could disrupt a timeline. Where the team has adjusted for such factors, they have found that the timeline they’re trying to complete is much more in line with the evidence they have discovered.
“Getting the date right will rewrite and get our history correct in terms of what groups were significant in shaping what then became classical civilization,” the authors wrote. “An accurate timeline is key to our history.”
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UAE Security Forum 2019: Reshaping the Future of the Horn of Africa
This report is based on the presentations and discussions during the UAE Security Forum 2019, “Reshaping the Future of the Horn of Africa,” held on December 12, 2019 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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On December 12, 2019, the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington held its fourth UAE Security Forum, “Reshaping the Future of the Horn of Africa.” Convened in Abu Dhabi, the forum brought together a diverse group of policymakers, officials, researchers, and representatives from nongovernmental organizations to analyze the long-term implications of the renewed international interest in the Horn of Africa. In particular, discussions focused on the growing influence of Gulf countries as they build strategic relationships in a region of critical importance.
Over the past decade, the Horn of Africa’s strategic location and promising signs of economic development have attracted the attention of Gulf Arab states and other foreign powers like China, the United States, and Turkey. Maintaining security in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, at the mouth of the Red Sea, is imperative to ensuring freedom of navigation in a vital shipping lane for international trade and preventing attacks and disruptions to the regional and global economy. Grasping the political and economic significance of the Horn of Africa, international and regional players are investing in agriculture and port infrastructure, while increasing their military presence and diplomatic outreach.
The competition for influence raises risks in a fragmented region that is struggling with weak institutional capacity, insecurity, massive population displacement, and poverty. Ethiopia and Sudan, two key countries for the Horn of Africa’s stability, are going through political transitions that make them particularly vulnerable to outside interference. Somalia is still facing deep instability and serves as a cautionary tale on how external rivalries can negatively impact fragile states. However, deepening foreign engagement in the region can create opportunities for increased economic and political cooperation, as the recent formation of a Council of Arab and African States bordering the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden illustrates. On January 6, foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Djibouti, Eritrea, Sudan, Somalia, Egypt, and Yemen met in Riyadh to sign a charter that establishes the foundations of a sustained regional dialogue about investment strategies, foreign interference, and security in vital commercial waterways.
Speakers and discussants at the UAE Security Forum mentioned this initiative as a promising path toward mutually beneficial relationships and a common vision of prosperity and stability around the Red Sea. They also highlighted the potential of big infrastructure projects, such as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Discussions emphasized meaningful ways to support Ethiopia’s and Sudan’s transitions, suggesting rapid measures to improve the economy in both countries and address the specific demands of an emerging generation. Participants concurred about the need to coordinate stabilization efforts in Somalia and avoid conflicting interests, even more so given the parliamentary elections expected in 2020, which would be the first to be held with popular participation since 1969. Finally, several participants pleaded for the creation of a new multilateral system in the region that would build on the successful international anti-piracy campaign off the coast of Somalia.
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Key Findings and Recommendations
Regional and international players have increased their engagement in the Red Sea and Horn of Africa in the past decade. Driven by economic opportunities and security concerns, this engagement by external powers presents both challenges and opportunities in a region that is struggling with state fragmentation, insecurity, massive population displacement, and poverty.
Ongoing transitions in Ethiopia and Sudan will deeply reshape the geopolitics of the Horn of Africa. These transitions make these key countries particularly vulnerable to outside interference. External players must have a deep appreciation of the complexity of each situation and engage carefully and constructively to avoid destabilizing the region.
Removing Sudan from the United States’ list of state sponsors of terrorism and engaging it in a debt relief program are just a start to support for a sustained, democratic transition in that country. The international community should also look for more creative measures, such as fostering confidence among banks and businesses to invest in Sudan.
Somalia continues to face deep instability, and Somali leaders should look for internal solutions. Talks should not be limited to the government in Mogadishu and the federal member states but should include al-Shabab.
Somalia serves as a cautionary tale on how external rivalries can negatively impact fragile states. The country is scheduled to have its first popular parliamentary elections since 1969 in 2020. Gulf countries should be cautious not to turn the suffrage into “a bidding war” among themselves by injecting large sums of money into the process.
Efforts to increase regional integration and economic cooperation within the Horn of Africa itself, and with Gulf countries, should be advanced. Big infrastructure projects, such as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, could play a positive role, if broad regional consensus is reached on such projects. The recent establishment of a Council of Arab and African States bordering the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden is also a promising step in the direction of further interregional dialogue.
Regional and global powers should cooperate rather than compete in the region. The successful anti-piracy campaign off the coast of Somalia could serve as a model for a multilateral architecture.
Political leaders from the Horn of Africa and external actors should acknowledge the depth of transformation that is sweeping across the region. Changes are driven by a better-educated, politically aware, and connected generation that is demanding government accountability and a healthy state-society relationship. Supporting this emerging generation with economic opportunities and increased political participation should be the focus of Gulf long-term engagement.
For more information on the UAE Security Forum, visit www.uaesf.org.
Introductory Remarks and Morning Keynote
Session I – Growing Global and Regional Competition in the Horn of Africa
Session II – Gulf-Horn Ties: The Road Ahead
December 12, 2019 Abu Dhabi, UAE
For the fourth consecutive year, AGSIW convened the UAE Security Forum, where U.S., UAE, and regional partners gathered to find creative solutions to some of the region’s most pressing challenges.
Gulf Strategic Interests Reshaping the Horn of Africa
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Transcending boundaries with Swamiji
Ahmedabad Mirror / Updated: Jul 10, 2015, 02:00 IST
Documenting a relation that transcends languages and is a curious mix of science and spirituality, former president APJ Abdul Kalam’s latest book, Transcendence: My Spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji, is one of- a-kind for its content and its numbers. Not only is the book slated for release in the US and the UK likely by the end of this year, its opening print ran one lakh copies, a first of its kind for the publication company.
The book, released officially on June 28, documents Dr Kalam’s experience with Pramukh Swami, the spiritual leader of Swaminarayan sect’s BAPS. Divided into four parts, the first is about the former president’s meetings with Pramukh Swami, the second is about BAPS , the third explains the relation between science and spirituality while the final part is about eminent spiritual leaders.
POPULAR AUTHOR AND SUBJECT
Interestingly, publishing house Harper- Collins, printed one lakh copies of the first edition of the book, that too within two months of receiving the manuscript. “We take a year at least to complete the process from editing to print. But for this book, we wrapped up things in two months because the manuscript was clean and we didn’t want to delay things,” said PM Sukumar, CEO of Harper- Collins Publishers India Ltd.
On the record number of first edition copies, he said, “Dr Kalam is renowned and hugely popular as an author. And with Pramukh Swamiji being the spiritual leader of BAPS that is spread across the world, we felt there would be interest not only in the general public but among the devotees, too. “There has been a lot of interest in the book. And through our sister companies, we will make the book available in the UK and the USA, probably by the year end, as BAPS’ centres are spread across the world.”
SHARING HIS JOURNEY
“I wrote this book to record my experiences with Pramukh Swami, my reflections on his work and the transformation that I experienced in his fellowship. I see in Pramukh Swami a true embodiment of transcendence,” writes the scientist, chronicling the 14- year-long spiritual journey of the duo from diverse backgrounds. As per sources, Dr Kalam even spoke to his elder brother about the possibility of writing the book, and was encouraged to share his tale of spiritual discovery with a man he holds in higher esteem than his mentors.
A BAPS volunteer, said, “Dr Kalam is renowned for his work in the field of science and as an author, too. But Transcendence is the first space in which he has written about the spiritual aspect of his life.” The volunteer, who was present when Dr Kalam when he went to Sarangpur to personally present the book to Pramukh Swami and read excerpts, said, “It was the first day of the month of Ramzan, and Dr Kalam had said meeting Pramukh Swamiji was his pilgrimage. He even said he would have walked from Ahmedabad to Sarangpur to meet his mentor if possible.”
ACOMPLETE BEING
In the book, co-authored by Arun Tiwari, Dr Kalam has woven in vignettes from life in relation to his interactions with Pramukh Swami, after a meeting in 2001. Seeking Swami’s guidance at all difficult turns in life, the former president has also written about when he discussed Vision2020 with the spiritual leader, asking for his opinion. And Pramukh Swami had said, “Along with your five areas to transform India add a sixth one – faith in God.”
“That helped the eminent scientist realise that a man is incomplete without spiritual growth. He put into words what he had learned and understood in these years of association,” the volunteer added. Pramukh Swami is the fifth spiritual successor of Bhagwan Swaminarayan and spiritual leader of Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, popularly called BAPS.
The socio-spiritual organisation affiliated to the United Nations is involved in endeavours related to spirituality and human welfare. The organisation has facilitated building of over 1,100 temples across the world, with more than 3,900 centres, 950 sadhus, 55,000 youth volunteers and millions of followers worldwide. Harper Collins has been in India for 22 years and functioning as an independent publication house since 2013.
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The Enemy Axe Gig Over Illness
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 09 June 2014
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Picture: The Enemy - Strawberry Fields Festival 2013 - Day 2 - Leicestershire, United Kingdom - Saturday 10th August 2013
British rockers The Enemy have scrapped a Monday night (09Jun14) concert in Staffordshire, England because frontman Tom Clarke is too ill to perform.
The singer has been struck down with a "serious" stomach ailment and has been advised by medics to rest up, prompting the Away From Here hitmakers to cancel their show at The Sugarmill in Stoke-on-Trent.
In a Twitter.com post on Monday evening, the apologetic stars write, "Regrettably we're sorry to announce that Tom's very unwell and won't be able to perform tonight in Stoke.
"Tom's been suffering for most of the tour with a serious and painful stomach condition and today the doctor has said he can't perform. The shows will be rescheduled as soon as Tom is well enough again.
"So far the tour has been beyond anything we expected. We'd like to thank you all for your support, and ask for your understanding. We'll keep you updated with Tom's condition."
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Achim Steiner speech at European Environmental Bureau’s Annual Conference
Moving forward from Rio
Remarks by Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) at European Environmental Bureau's Annual Conference
Brussels, 1 October 2012
Honourable Delegates,
Thank you for inviting me to address the Annual Conference of the European Environmental Bureau (EEB).
May I also thank the European Commission and member states for their continued and long term support to UNEP and very positive engagement in the Rio+20 process—not least in the area of an Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development and UNEP's work on taking forward the inclusive Green Economy.
As we meet here in Brussels, governments are meeting in New York for the 67th session of the UN General Assembly under the Presidency of Vuk Jeremic of Serbia.
Before them are the outcomes of the Rio+20 Summit which were adopted by the UN General Assembly 66.
These are now subject to a variety of processes, some which should conclude by December and others such as the development of a set of Sustainable Development Goals and the reform of Economic and Social Council that will take perhaps two or so years.
We all share to a greater or lesser degree a sense of frustration that Rio+20 did not deliver all of the opportunities that it could have done.
But I believe that many here also share a sense of optimism that if the decisions taken by Heads of State in June are vigorously and determinedly implemented with a sense of urgency, we may see a new, perhaps more intelligent, response to the implementation of sustainable development in a world of now over seven billion people.
UNEP is already moving forward on the outcomes in partnership with governments, colleagues in the UN system, civil society, local authorities and business in those areas that are ripe for fast action.
Some actions, including as they relate to the strengthening and upgrading of UNEP including universal membership and strengthened resources can in many ways only be taken forward when hopefully the 67th session of the UNGA adopts the relevant resolutions.
2020 Chemicals Target
At Rio+20, governments re-affirmed their commitment to the 2020 target on the sound management of chemicals that was originally set at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002.
I mention this because perhaps this may have not been upper most in some peoples' minds today when considering the outcome of Rio+20—but it should be.
Two weeks ago, UNEP hosted the 3rd session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management.
Here governments, industry and NGOs took stock of what has-- and what has not-- been achieved and at the end renewed commitment to the Quick Start Programme (QSP) of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management for which UNEP serves as the secretariat.
Specifically, delegates agreed to extend the life of the QSP's trust fund and we look forward to additional financial contributions aimed at assisting developing countries realize their ambition in terms of sound chemicals management.
In support of SAICM; the 2020 target; the transition towards an inclusive Green Economy and the strengthening of the science policy interface, UNEP released the Global Chemicals Outlook in advance of the chemicals conference.
It provided Green Economy-style analysis on the costs to economies of inaction in respect to chemicals.
For example it underlined that the estimated costs of poisoning from pesticides in sub-Saharan Africa now exceeds the total annual overseas development aid given to the region for basic health services, excluding HIV/AIDS.
Between 2005 and 2020, the accumulated cost of illness and injury linked to pesticides in small scale farming in sub-Saharan Africa could reach USD $90 billion.
Spotlighted too where sound management has and is paying dividends.
Indonesia introduced as early as the1990s an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programme that helped farmers to reduce the use of pesticides by over 50 per cent and increase yields by approximately 10 per cent
Economic gains from implementing the country's 2001-2020 national IPM programme are estimated to be equivalent to 3.65 per cent of Indonesia's GDP in 2000
Predicted benefits over a 19-year-period include the avoidance of over 20,000 cases of acute poisonings among rice farmers, a total accumulated GDP gain equivalent to 22 per cent of Indonesia's GDP in 2000, and an increase in household income by up to 5 per cent.
It is important in the many potentially transformational outcomes of Rio+20 not to lose sight of the many other commitments that have been agreed over the past four decades since the Stockholm UN Conference on the Human Environment that also gave birth to the Environment Programme of the UN—UNEP in short.
Rio+20 was not about some new shiny coins, but about polishing many old all too often neglected ones and above all finding more holistic, intelligent ways of recalibrating sustainable development in order to finally start truly implementing it.
As you know Rio+20 gave the green light to multilateral work on the inclusive Green Economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication.
It was decided that it represent an important tool for achieving a sustainable century.
In many ways what Rio+20 did in respect to UNEP was to provide a license to respond to interests of countries to develop the concept of an inclusive the Green Economy further and to respond in partnership with others to specific country requests and needs.
In some countries the issue of how a Green Economy can accelerate and scale-up poverty eradication will be paramount.
In others, for example countries in the European Union, Japan and North America, the Green Economy will and indeed is manifesting itself in ways that reflect their national imperatives in terms of resource efficiency for example and decoupling economic growth from environmental footprints.
So in short the inclusive Green Economy will express itself as series of nationally led processes and an exchange of ideas across the international community where nations learn from one another in order to realize sustainable development.
In the spirit of our theme here today, UNEP is already taking forward this issue. For example we have just launched the Partnership for Action on a Green Economy
It is building upon and indeed will expand upon the existing green economy advisory services that are supporting over 20 developing countries across sectors of relevance to them—be it agriculture, transport or the built environment.
New elements of PAGE include improved capacity building, increased sharing of UNEP's expertise with interested countries, green economy policy development and scientifically-rigorous analysis.
The partnership is with the International Labour Organization which is evolving national initiatives on green jobs and indeed tomorrow morning an event of the ILO and UNEP takes place in the European Parliament on green employment opportunities.
UNEP is also looking to engage with other UN agencies including the UN Industrial Development Organization and their green industries initiative.
This is important, because UNEP may have initiated the idea and provided a great deal of analysis on what a transition to such an economy can look like, but we cannot and would not wish to implement all its aspects on the ground.
Above all, we are the environmental programme of the UN and a way of catalyzing a UN-system wide response to the challenges and opportunities of our time.
So PAGE is essentially a supportive framework for UNEP to continue and to scale-up the provision of knowledge and expertise and engage in partnerships like the Global Green Knowledge Platform.
10 Year Framework of Programmes for Sustainable Consumption and Production
In Rio Heads of States gave the go ahead for the 10 Year Framework of Programmes for Sustainable Consumption and Production and requested UNEP to act as Secretariat of the 10YFP.
UNEP has also been asked to establish and administer a Trust Fund to support Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) implementation in developing countries.
Currently we are in many ways putting in place the institutional architecture to take the 10YFP forward including: --Developing the Global SCP Clearinghouse-- This will be the information platform of the 10YFP to exchange knowledge, expertise, tools and build networks and establish open or private working works around specific SCP themes.
The pre-launching of the Clearinghouse is planned in mid-November during the UN General Assembly.
Consultations for developing countries and launching the 10YFP programmes -- we are planning to start a consultation process with governments and major groups on what they envision as a 10YFP "Programme", what they expect from the programmes and how they could contribute
National Focal Points -- The 10YFP requires identification of national focal point. The Secretariat will be sending a letter to all governments requesting nomination of these focal points.
10YFP Branding and communication strategy—the 10YFP for SCP does not exactly trip of the tongue for most people!! Sometimes the importance of connecting with the public and others as a recipe for success is forgotten in a bureaucracy.
So we are at an advanced stage of producing a communication strategy, including development of logos and an attractive, understandable and accessible website.
The outcomes of Rio+20 have also provided an opportunity to reflect on the links and mutually supportive aspects of SCP and the inclusive Green Economy in order to ensure we do not duplicate efforts.
In short, and for historical, political and perhaps ideological reasons there has been a firewall between these two areas which rationally makes little sense.
The International Resource Panel, supported by the EC and other country partners, is looking to develop the scientific analysis on decoupling food production and consumption from food waste and food loss.
Agri-food is one of the sectors under the 10YFP for SCP and an area that resonates across continents, countries and communities not least as a result of evidence that 30 or 40 percent of food is wasted or lost around the globe.
In order to galvanize action and engage the public and business on SCP, UNEP is planning to soon launch an international campaign on food waste dovetailing with existing initiatives by the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization on food loss in developing nations.
We consider such a campaign can also support ideas and directions under the decision at Rio+20 to develop a suite of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—considering the way this issue unites farmers and consumers, supply chains and supermarkets, hoteliers and restaurants North and South.
Food waste and food loss is a food security issues and for many a moral one -- given the fact that every apple or sheaf of wheat wasted or lost also represents a waste of chemicals, fertilizers, land, water and energy, this is very much an environmental sustainability theme too.
UNEP would be delighted to secure your support for this, from financial support to expertise and ideas.
Massively reducing food waste and food loss is a very emblematic example of how globally, nationally and regionally societies can boost resource efficiency while also tackling food security.
EC Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik should be applauded for the establishment of the Resource Efficiency Transition Platform of which UNEP is part and which supports the ambitious Horizon 2020 initiative.
Managing waste in all its forms is very much part of this transition as are improvements in the management of food including goals to, by 2020 drive a 20%
reduction in the food chain's resource inputs and an aim that disposal of edible food waste should have been halved in the EU by the same date.
the SDGs do represent a real opportunity of uniting the agendas of developing countries with the responsibilities and impacts of developed ones.
In short, the SDGs can be a global framework that could make every nation accountable on how collectively as a group of over 190 countries we all move forward to deliver a sustainable century.
But I would not underestimate the challenge of delivering meaningful SDGs by 2015 to compliment the Millennium Development Goals—a challenge that is more political perhaps than practical.
I am sure that the EC's set of similar goals, developed just before Rio+20, can provide some interesting and intellectual direction to the discussions in New York over the coming months and next few years.
The UN System Task Team on the Post 2-15 Development Agenda has been requested to provide support to the open ended working group of member states on the SDGs and UNEP has been requested to contribute.
There are many areas where I consider UNEP to have a unique valued-added here, not least in the systematic assessment of achieving internationally agreed goals as a result of our work on, for example, the Global Environment Outlook-5 report unveiled just before Rio+20.
Other areas include green economy indicators, looking beyond Gross Domestic product as a measure of wealth and ecosystems through, for example, The
Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity.
UNEP is, along with many other UN bodies and the World Bank, working closely with the UN Statistical Commission to identify new approaches for measuring progress.
The Statistical Commission's work is drawing on a range of assessments and pilot projects ongoing across the globe.
Inclusive Wealth, which is based on the World Bank's Adjusted Net Saving indicator, is developing a more inclusive indicator of national wealth, covering not only produced capital, human capital, and natural capital, but also critical ecosystems
UNEP and the UN University's International Human Development Programme at Rio+20 presented findings from an Inclusive Wealth Index (IWI) looking at several countries including Brazil.
Other pathways towards a new indicator include:-
The EU effort to go "Beyond GDP" - launched in November 2007 with the aim of coming up with a broader set of macro-level indexes other than GDP and provide information on how economic growth affects its own foundation (stock of all assets)
There were many other positive outcomes from Rio+20.
During the summit over 30 governments and institutions including Brazil, Denmark, Switzerland and UNEP announced a new global International Sustainable Public Procurement Initiative (SPPI) aimed at scaling-up the level of public spending flowing into goods and services that maximize environmental and social benefits.
Studies indicate that sustainable public procurement, which represents between 15 and 25 per cent of GDP, offers a tremendous opportunity towards green innovation and sustainability.
This initiative compliments and supports the EC's pioneering and rapidly evolving Green Public Procurement initiative currently now moving into areas such as procurement of waste water infrastructure.
Perhaps I can mention just one more in detail where we are also 'moving forward'.
Corporate Sustainability Reporting
What has become known as the 'Group of Friends of paragraph 47' represents an enormous opportunity to build greater transparency of companies' environmental, social and governance foot prints.
And in doing so generate increased possibilities for, for example, pension funds to choose—you may say reward—and thus invest in those companies reaching for far higher sustainability standards.
Not for sentimental reasons but for bottom line ones—there is increasing evidence that companies who adopt higher environmental, social and governance policies are actually better managed and represent a lower risk and a higher return over the medium to long term.
UNEP through its UNEP Finance Initiative and relationship with the Global Reporting Initiative has been supporting corporate sustainability reporting since the Rio Earth Summit of 1992.
It has delivered progress—Bloomberg estimates that around 25 per cent of the companies it surveys incorporate varying levels of sustainability reporting alongside financial accounts: But 75 per cent do not.
Rio+20 has given fresh impetus and energy towards bringing more companies on board as a result of the announcement by Brazil, Denmark, France and South
Africa to take up this challenge.
With the support of UNEP and the Global Reporting Initiative, these Group of Friends of paragraph 47 aim to bring more nations on board and deliver a road map by the end of this year.
Only last week the UNEP Deputy Executive Director Amina Mohamed was in India as part of Moving forward from Rio.
The event was part of a review and a discourse towards a new and more ambitious and inclusive set of corporate reporting standards called G4 developed by GRI and scheduled for launch in May 2013.
I am sure these standards will support the ambitions of companies North and South, small and large to be part of this new momentum on corporate sustainability reporting.
Meanwhile UNEP has initiated and is finalising a joint project in cooperation with the Global Reporting Initiative which will raise awareness and build capacity in developing countries.
The project looks to also partner with the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs and, the UN Global Compact. The project would build upon the efforts of the Group of Friends and beyond.
As for UNEP and the outcome by heads of state calling for it to be strengthened and upgraded, again we will have to in many ways wait for the final decisions in New York.
But I get a sense that there is a positive aura around this issue among member states and indeed support not only for the issue of universal membership but also for increased resources from the UN regular budget.
When UNEP was established 40 years ago, its share of that regular budget was around 1.15 per cent—today it is 0.27 per cent.
Returning UNEP's share of the regular budget to the levels of the early 1970s seems to be a rational way of proceeding and my sense is that many support this direction.
UNEP is also in deep reflection on how to work with governments to elevate the role and the relationship of major groups with the UNEP secretariat and the UNEP Governing Council.
Honourable delegates, ladies and gentlemen,
Rio+20 may seem remote to those eking out an existence, surviving floods and droughts, fighting daily to find a morsel of food for themselves and their families.
Yet it did mark to my mind a fresh sense of understanding that sustainable development without environmental and social improvements is unsustainable.
Indeed perhaps the false tradeoffs between economic development and environmental and social sustainability could, as a result of Rio+20, be consigned to the history books.
UNEP looks forward to continue to work closely with the EC, the member states of the European Union and this Continent's institutions like the EEB, the private sector and civil society as we take Rio+20 into the implementation phase.
Moving forward from Rio is one of the themes here today—it was at the centre of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment a couple of weeks ago in Arusha, Uganda.
It is a key part of the UN GA deliberations and it will shape the discourse and decisions at the upcoming meeting of the UNEP-administered Convention on Biological Diversity meeting taking place in Hyderabad this month.
It will also be at the centre of the annual High Level Meeting between UNEP and the EC taking place here in Brussels in just over one week's time.
There we look forward to accelerating and scaling up action and cooperation with the Directorate General of Environment but also evolving and maturing our relationships and cooperation with the Directorate Generals of Development Cooperation and Climate to Research.
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Equality or bust for post-2015 global development goals – UN rights experts
A group United Nations human rights experts today called* for the post-2015 development agenda to be urgently refocused on equality, social protection and accountability. The statement came as UN Member States will discuss this week in New York how to shape a new set of global development goals.
"As we enter this crucial phase we must not forget the failures that have left nearly one billion hungry and poverty still rife. The rise of inequality has severely undermined the achievements of the Millennium Development Goals," the independent experts said.
"Future goals must be sensitive to who benefits and at whose expense, and must go beyond blunt, aggregate targets that allow us to pick the 'low-hanging fruit' and ignore the most vulnerable groups, while leaving systemic injustices untouched," they stressed.
The UN Open Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals meets from 22 to 24 May to discuss the contours of a set of post-2015 targets to succeed the Millennium Development Goals.
The experts called for the post-2015 agenda to include: stand-alone and cross-cutting goals for eliminating inequalities; a goal on the provision of social protection floors; and a double accountability mechanism to hold countries to account for their commitments at national and international level.
"Political commitments are a stepping stone towards the fulfilment of legally binding human rights, and should therefore be as universal and ambitious as possible," they underscored.
"Development targets that pay no attention to which groups are being left behind are just like economic growth targets – they can be met without having any real impact on ensuring a more equal and just world," the experts warned.
Inequality takes various forms, from income divides to unequal political access, and originates in a variety of factors, such as gender, ethnicity, disability, legal status, caste, skin color, language and economic status. The richest 1 per cent of the world's population now own 40 per cent of global assets, with the bottom half holding just 1 per cent of global wealth. Meanwhile, over the past decades inequality has also risen within most countries, in nearly every region of the world.
"Inequality is self-reinforcing," the experts said. "Inequality itself often triggers social problems that further marginalize groups that are left behind and neglected, while unequal access to wealth allows runaway resource use by the wealthy, leading to environmental degradation and climate change, whose impacts fall disproportionately on the most vulnerable."
"Making equality a cross-cutting priority would mean every new goal will confront head on the systemic injustices that drive inequalities, from institutional discrimination against minority groups to uneven investments in social services in different regions of a country," they noted.
The experts identified social protection as an indispensable part of the policy toolkit for tackling inequalities, to ensure that the post-2015 agenda leaves no group, community or region behind.
"As many as 80 per cent of families today have no access to social protection, despite clear evidence that social protection systems can contribute significantly to reducing poverty, creating social cohesion, realizing human rights and protecting people from shocks such as food price spikes," the UN experts said.
"The right to social protection is absolute," they emphasized, warning that the post-2015 agenda should not subsume social protection under employment goals. Rather, the creation of social protection floors should be a goal in itself, prioritising provision for the most disadvantaged and marginalised groups.
In their view, "the post-2015 agenda should link to the International Labour Organisation's Recommendation 202 on social protection floors, and help establish a funding mechanism for supporting the establishment of developing countries' social protection schemes."
As the first strand of a 'double accountability mechanism,' the UN experts urged States to establish independent monitoring bodies with civil society and public participation to ensure that the next round of commitments made at the global level are fulfilled.
"Progress should also be monitored on an international level by existing intergovernmental institutions in a process similar to the Universal Periodic Review system employed, since 2007, by the UN Human Rights Council," they said.
The experts emphasised the importance of reliable, disaggregated data for setting and monitoring targets on inequality, social protection and other areas, highlighting the need to account for gender, age, disability and demographic factors (e.g. rural and urban, informal and formal settlements), as well as including criteria such as access to basic rights and services, in addition to income inequality.
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The experts: Verene SHEPHERD, Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent; Alfred de ZAYAS, Independent expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order; Magdalena SEPÚLVEDA, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights; Olivier De SCHUTTER, Special Rapporteur on the right to food; Cephas LUMINA, Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights; Frank LA RUE, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression; Anand GROVER, Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health; Gabriela KNAUL, Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers; François CRÉPEAU, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants; Pablo De GREIFF, Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence; Puvan J. SELVANATHAN, Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises; Rashida MANJOO, Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences; Catarina de ALBUQUERQUE, Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation; Kamala CHANDRAKIRANA, Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice; Surya Prasad SUBEDI, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia.
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Top-level description Records of the Office of the Chief Economist
Records of the Office of the Chief Economist
WB IBRD/IDA DEC
1946 - 2003 (predominant 1972 - 1993)
Records created by the Office of the Vice President (later Senior Vice President), Development Economics and Chief Economist (DECVP) comprise the bulk of the records in Fonds 14. Prior to the creation of DECVP in 1987, responsibility for directing economic research to provide insights into the development process rested with the persons serving as the Economic Adviser to the President in the 1960s and early 1970s, and later with the offices of the Vice President, Development Policy (VPD) and the Vice President, Economics and Research Staff (VPERS) whose records are part of this fonds. Files for both approved and rejected research projects in planning and development policy, population and human resources, industry and trade, and sector studies that were maintained in the offices of VPD, VPERS, and DECVP are included in this fonds.
This fonds also contains a small volume of records of the Bank's Economic Development Institute and records of the Bank's representatives to international organizations concerned with the development process: the Berne Union, the Paris Club, and U.N. organizations at Geneva, Switzerland. Also included are records of economist Bela Belassa who served from September 1966 to May 1991 as consultant to the Economic Advisers to the President, VPD, VPERS, and DECVP.
The following officials served during the period 1964 to 2003 in predecessor organizations or positions whose functions became part of DECVP in the 1987 Bank reorganization and as DECVP following that reorganization:
Economic Advisers
Irving Friedman: 1964 - 1970
Hollis B. Chenery: 1970 - 1972
Vice President, Development Policy (VPD)
Hollis B. Chenery: November 1972 - February 1982
Vice President, Economics and Research Staff (VPERS)
Hollis B. Chenery: February 1982 - August 1982
Anne Krueger: August 1982 - December 1986
Benjamin B. King (Acting): January 1987 - May 1987
Vice President and Chief Economist (DECVP)
Stanley Fischer: 1988 - 1990
Lawrence Summers: 1991 - 1993
Michael Bruno: 1993- 1996
Joseph E. Stiglitz: 1997 - 2000
Sir Nicholas H. Stern: 2000 - 2003.
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Telecom giant Bharti Airtel divests stake in Seynse Technologies
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Indians More Climate Conscious than Peers Across the World says IET Survey
Bangalore, India: New research from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has shown that 96% of adults in India think that climate is changing, and that human activity is solely or partly responsible.
The research, which forms a part of the IET’s Green Preferences Survey, to which over a 1,000 Indians responded also found that 45% of adults in India believe that we can avoid the worst effects of climate change, only by making radical changes to how we live our lives. 58% of respondents said that other generations will experience noticeable change because of climate change, while 39% said the effects would be felt in their generation.
In terms of trade-offs when presented with choices of what they would be willing to do, respondents in India said:
57% are most likely to opt for the eco-wash cycle in a washing machine, compared to 32% in China and 36% in the UAE
Those in India are far more likely to choose a holiday destination in their own country (36%) in order to reduce their carbon footprint, compared to the UK (12%), USA (11%) and Australia (9%)
When asked the trade-off between flying or spending more money taking the train to their holiday destination, those in India were more open to the idea of spending more and taking the train (43%), along with China (49%) and Germany (46%)
James Robottom, Sustainability and Climate Change Lead at the IET, said, “It’s great to see that respondents in India are aware that radical action is needed. However, positive progress comes at a price – short-term financial gains are always attractive, but long-term investment must be the goal. Our survey has shown that respondents from across the world are aware that change is needed, and they know what can be done – but they often require practical reasons to make that change. It’s essential that there is a collaborative approach, through national and international policy and messaging across businesses and industry sectors.”
Shekhar Sanyal, Country Head and Director, IET India said, “India has always been committed to reducing the impact of climate change. So, it is no surprise that the survey reflects this as well. Earlier this week, the Honourable Prime Minister of India announced that India is set to not only attain, but exceed the targets set by the Paris Agreement for climate resilience. Through our throught leadership platforms, we look forward to working with the ecosystem players to strengthen this approach.”
The IET’s Green Preferences Survey surveyed adults across Australia, China, Germany, India, the Middle East, the UK and the USA. It reveals public perceptions around making changes and trade-offs to reduce emissions, as well as understanding where the public believes responsibilities lie and what our greatest barriers are to being more sustainable.
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UAPB’s Pyburn named SWAC WBB Co-Player of the Week
Published by ASN at December 2, 2020
Southwestern Athletic
Tyler Pyburn
SWAC Communications
Andrew Roberts, Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Alabama A&M’s Dariauna Lewis and Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Tyler Pyburn its SWAC Women’s Basketball Co-Players of the Week for outstanding performances during the opening week of competition.
Lewis (Omaha, Neb.) delivered an outstanding season opening performance as AAMU upset No. 11 (Mid-Major) Troy 80-69. In 26 minutes of play she scored 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting which was highlighted by a double-double with 10 rebounds. She also went a perfect 5-of-5 from the foul line and added a blocked shot.
Pyburn (Blooming Grove, Texas) was a key contributor for Arkansas-Pine Bluff during the Lady Lions dominating victory over Arkansas State, 85-68. She scored a career-high 23 points in UAPB’s win over the Sun Belt Conference foe, ending a 13-game losing streak against the Red Wolves. Pyburn had career highs in field goals made (nine) and three-pointers (five) while shooting 56.3 percent from the field (9-16) and 50 percent from the three-point line (5-10).
Other Notable Performances:
Southern’s Genovea Johnson led all scorers while recording a career high 21 points and five rebounds against Kansas State of the Big 12 Conference.
Alcorn State’s Kirdis Clark produced double-digit scoring efforts in opening games at Southeastern Louisiana and Wichita State. She led the Lady Braves in three statistical categories against the Shockers tallying 11 points, eight rebounds, and four assists. She added 12 points, three assists, and three steals in her senior campaign debut at SLU while averaging 11.5 points and 5.0 rebounds through two games.
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Sarat Babu
Fellow in 2015 for Materials Innovation
Materials Innovation
Sarat’s work spans the disciplines of Art, Design, Craft, Technology, Science, Engineering, Manufacturing and Medicine and it is where these overlap that innovation he finds has the most significant impact;. In spite of using such innovative technologies in his work he still finds he turns to the ‘tradition methods of making and interpretation, to provide a real way to enable the powerful subtlety of these approaches to embrace, navigate and form with the complexity of new process’. Through the microscopic, he looks at how shape and form at a miniscule level can affect the macroscopic for altering the properties a material has to dynamically texture or produce a disassociated tactile experience.
His work is one which uses new material technologies, particularly new innovations in sintering technology which allow for lasers to be used directly on materials or used on metallic powders to form metallic structures. Already recognized for the diversity of its potential, one technique he has pioneered, microkinetics, has recently been commercially used in a medical context as a patented soft tissue replacement for those with osteoporosis. It is based on his research at Imperial College London and made possible through a Confidence in Concept award at the Royal Marsden and Institute of Cancer Research Funds. Microkinetics is one strand of his work, a diverse range of materials capable of changing their physical property. Other works use complex material engineering to create surfaces constructed from hundreds of thousands of individual fibres to create a bespoke service for each user. It can be responsive to touch for example or to the impact of pressure meaning that each audience has an individual observation of the work. His most current and un-exhibited work uses pioneering research into sintered metals and microarchitecture to produce materials which are ultra light and yet capable of incredible strength. Incredibly, his medical background has informed this technique so it is not just applicable for external use, but has the potential of osseointegration, making them capable of use inside the human body. He wants to inform the general public by showcasing these innovations, raising their profile and increasing interest to generate further research and application, for both practical and design aims.
http://www.sarat.co
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There will be a lot of huffing and puffing, but there will be no blowing in of the house
In November this year, an extraordinary matter made its way to the news following a petition that stirred a debate regarding the terms and conditions of the reappointment or extension in the service of the chief of army staff (COAS). The three-day long hearing of the case in the Supreme Court garnered unprecedented attention surrounding a matter which had never before been debated upon so publicly.
The complexity of the matter increased further as legislative voids regarding the terms and conditions came to the fore. While the Supreme Court allowed the extension of the COAS’ tenure for six months, it ordered the government to legislate to address the legal lacunae.
While mainstream TV news channels attempted to appear objective in their coverage of the events as these unfolded, and the situation as it developed, it failed to answer questions that for long had not been asked. However, social media commentaries, reporting and coverage of the issue reflected the medium’s ability to allow millions a platform to form their free opinions and make their voices heard.
As the government hints at reaching out to the opposition regarding the legislative aspect of the issue, the opposition largely remains cautious. Experts believe that while there will be a lot of huffing and puffing, there will be no blowing in of the house. While experts predict that the opposition is likely to work towards granting parliamentary approval regarding the legislative aspect of the matter, various opposition elements may work in accordance with selfish interests in securing the most out of the current situation.
Nothing much has changed. Or has it? Will this episode that manifested during the last week of November ever translate into a more meaningful democratic debate is something no political pundit is willing to forecast.
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Imagine if we ignored the stock market… The coming ‘reckoning’ in America… Goldman: Dollar’s reserve status in jeopardy
We recently read with interest an essay from Corey McLaughlin, editor of the Stansberry Digest.
He penned a sharp look at the American economy today… and left us with questions about what is likely to happen next.
He writes about a startling prediction from Stansberry Research founder Porter Stansberry… and how to be among the first to hear it today at 10 a.m. Eastern time. All you have to do is sign up in advance – which you can do by clicking here.
Then read on to get Corey’s insight…
The Coming ‘Reckoning’ in America
By Corey McLaughlin
Imagine if we ignored the stock market…
That doesn’t mean to stop investing in stocks or using the stock market as a wealth-generating tool.
Instead, imagine if we simply stopped using the Federal Reserve-juiced benchmark S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Nasdaq – or whatever your preferred index is – when it comes to gauging the true story about our nation’s economic health and the health of all our people.
If we do that – and ignore anything about “new highs” while roughly half of Americans don’t have jobs, people are rioting in the streets, and our leaders continue to fumble around Washington – the world suddenly looks, sounds, and feels a lot different.
Just like that, America’s financial reality is not what it seems. And through this lens, we might want to consider alternatives to the traditional ways of making, protecting, and growing money in this country.
How might we show what’s really going on for most Americans?
You could calculate a measurement like this in a lot of different ways. But one that we track closely is the percentage of income owned by the richest 10% in this country. And as you can see, it has never been higher in the past 120 years than it is today…
Now, this doesn’t track what everyone is doing with their money once they get it…
But the point is, the richest people in this country have been increasingly getting a larger share of our wealth pie since the late 1970s… while most Americans have struggled with low wages and next to no savings.
As opposed to the continued new highs of the stock market indexes, this “income share of the richest 10%” chart is one that you don’t want to see hit new all-time highs – if you’re expecting a mostly peaceful, prosperous society.
Because at times like these in history, the frustrations of the American public have tended to boil over…
When the gap between the rich and the poor is large and continuing to grow, an unexpected, panic-inducing event – like say, a pandemic – can spark trends of violence, political and financial upheaval, or even war.
For instance, in the wake of the panic of 1907, our nation saw the creation of the Federal Reserve in 1913… Shortly after, most Americans saw their wages fall in half.
It happened in 1933 after newly elected President Franklin D. Roosevelt passed an executive order to restrict gold ownership… Almost every American saw the value of their savings and their wages fall immediately by around 30% – setting off the worst aspects of the Great Depression, and leading to violent insurrections in Washington.
And it happened most recently in 1971, when the U.S. dollar came off the gold standard… This began the financial crisis of the 1970s, which lasted a decade and spawned domestic terrorism all across the country.
Today, that same sort of event is happening with the pandemic and the government’s response…
The solution of the Federal Reserve, the Department of the Treasury, and Congress to our country’s ills is massive money-printing. These are literally digital dollars that we may never actually see… (In fact, we’ve recently seen stores around our headquarters in Baltimore that are short on actual currency.) And each round of stimulus “creation” has been more unprecedented than the previous one.
In 10 days in March, the Fed created trillions of dollars of free “fake money”… more than it had created in the previous 30 years before the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009.
And this week, another huge round of “juice” – that is to say, debt kicked down the road to future generations to pay for programs brainstormed by the economists of the Fed and approved by politically motivated members of Congress – is being introduced.
The price tag could be anywhere from $1 trillion proposed by Republicans in the Senate to $3 trillion suggested by Democrats in the House.
Direct deposits and extended unemployment benefits might ease some panic in the short term. But do they really help the health of our country in the long term? The simple answer is “no”…
The U.S. dollar has lost 95% of its value since 1913, when Congress passed the Federal Reserve Act and “modern” central-bank policy began. Since then, the Fed has only increased its interventions over time.
Unless someone takes their stimulus check and literally wins a state lottery, this means the “wealth gap” between the rich and poor will keep growing…
Those with fewer dollars to their name get relatively poorer every time a new one is created… and more frustrated whether they know it or not.
This isn’t new, of course. The wealth gap in the U.S. has been growing astronomically over the years…
Even before we all started living in a pandemic economy, the gap between America’s richest and poorest families had more than doubled from 1989 to 2016…
Middle-class incomes have grown at a slower rate than those of the rich for the past 50 years…
And the highest-earning 20% of families in the U.S. made more than half of all U.S. income in 2018.
All someone needs to do is drive around, or take public transportation, and look at what’s happening on the streets in cities and towns all over this country.
Here in my town of Baltimore, for just one example, you can drive down just a single street and be in front of the beautifully landscaped lawn of a million-dollar house one minute… then drive a few blocks down the road and be staring at rampant homelessness and rows of graffiti-covered, boarded-up rowhomes.
The wealth gap today is greater in America than in any of the other six major industrialized Group of Seven (G7) nations – that is, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Canada, Germany, and France – according to data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
As Stansberry Research founder Porter Stansberry has said for years, while this may be good in the short term for the portfolios of folks with access to Wall Street, this type of American economy is largely unsustainable…
These problems will catch up with everyone’s wealth eventually, no matter how well-off or where you live, rich or poor.
And Porter has said for years that 2020 would mark a pivotal time for America…
Before knowing any of the specific players or events involved today, like the COVID-19 spark, he said 2020 was the year when the country would truly face the consequences of decades of debt creation and misplaced government interventions.
He has written books on this idea, noting these periods of crisis and converging financial, societal, and political factors have happened roughly every 30 to 40 years – with the last one coming in the 1970s. In the book America 2020, Porter wrote about this year…
America is in for some major changes to our economy, our country and our very way of life over the next few years, the way you live, the way you work, travel, retire, invest; everything is going to change, some of it in ways most people would never expect.
Today, Porter says we’ve reached a tipping point for a “reckoning”… And he and his company are showing subscribers and individual investors how best to prepare for it.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed a lot about our economy and markets. And the government has tried to paper over these problems with endless money-printing, socialist policies, and creating growing debt… future generations be damned.
When this reckoning comes due, somebody has to pay… And don’t think for a second that a massive amount of wealth won’t be lost or gained. That’s why it’s so critical to prepare for the inevitable fallout of what we’re talking about today.
Porter has been urging subscribers to do that for years, just like he did in advance of the financial crisis in 2008 and 2009… including the blowups of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and General Motors.
Then, in March, as stocks were cratering, Porter called the bottom in the stock market almost to the day. And he also predicted we’d reach new highs by the end of the year, which the tech-heavy Nasdaq already has.
And now – as this wild year continues and the Fed continues to create money out of thin air – you should pay attention to the “reckoning” that Porter sees coming.
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Investors no longer represent a captive audience as they did in the 1940s, and “bond vigilantes” will sniff out a devaluation scheme in advance, driving interest rates higher and punishing the value of the dollar and the buying power of citizens. Of course, if the Fed were to take the dangerous, inflationary tack, it would be a lovely time for holders and hoarders of gold and cryptocurrencies.
The Chasm Grows Deeper and Wider
Our nation is a financial, cultural, and demographic pressure cooker. And the coronavirus has caused this pressure cooker to explode – sending shrapnel into the pillars of American society. If you think the virus has upended your life so far… just wait until you see what’s coming next. Things are unlikely to “go back to normal” anytime soon – if ever. What happens next will determine who gets rich in America… and who gets left behind.
And here are a few of the other stories we’re reading…
U.S. Is About to Unveil the Ugliest GDP Report Ever Recorded
The U.S. economy ground to a halt for almost the entirety of April. Now the world is about to find out the depth of that contraction.
The World’s Covid Resurgence
Remember the stories blaming America’s virus resurgence on states reopening too fast and praising other countries for crushing the virus with lockdowns? Well, flare-ups are now occurring in several countries that recently eased their lockdowns and travel restrictions. Victory declarations anywhere are premature.
Spike in gold puts dollar’s reserve status in question: Goldman Sachs
“Combined with a record level of debt accumulation by the US government, real concerns around the longevity of the US dollar as a reserve currency have started to emerge,” the analysts wrote.
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Kavanaugh and the Revenge of the Clinton Gang
By Steven J. Allen
Hillary Clinton watchers agree: If she’s cackling, she’s lying.
Hillary cackled this week in response to a comment by Brett Kavanaugh. Accused of being an attempted rapist or perhaps a serial gang-rapist, Kavanaugh called the charges “a calculated and orchestrated political hit,” fueled in part by “revenge on behalf of the Clintons and millions of dollars in money from outside left-wing opposition groups.”
Predictably, opponents cited his remarks as evidence of Kavanaugh’s paranoia and lousy temperament. Late-night comedian Stephen Colbert mocked the nominee, translating his comment as conspiracy theory: “I will be a non-biased and impartial judge, just an umpire calling balls and strikes being secretly thrown by George Soros and Hillary Clinton.”
“Call it the Manchurian Victim conspiracy theory,” wrote Amanda Marcotte of Salon.
Hillary weighed in during a forum sponsored by The Atlantic. Editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg noted that, “In his extraordinary presentation in the Senate, Brett Kavanaugh said that the, quote, political hit job, end quote, directed at him was being done on behalf of the Clintons, among other people. Your response?”
As the audience chortled, Clinton burst out in her trademark guffaw or, as The Atlantic reported, “a deep belly laugh.”
“I mean, really, yes. It deserves a lot of laughter,” she said. “. . . I told someone later, ‘Boy, I’ll tell you, they give us a lot of credit.’ Thirty-six years ago, we started this against him . . . in high school apparently.”
Get it? For the Clintons to have had a role in framing Kavanaugh, they would have had to start when he was in high school. Never mind, according to Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s account, she never mentioned the Kavanaugh accusation, even in private conversations, until 2012. That’s the year in which Kavanaugh was put forth by The New Yorker and Planned Parenthood as the top Republican contender for a Supreme Court seat.
There does seem to be an element of Clinton revenge in these proceedings. As a prosecutor in the 1990s, Kavanaugh helped lead the effort to expose Bill Clinton’s abuse of women. Today, two Clinton operatives are key figures in the anti-Kavanaugh campaign: Brian Fallon and Ricki Seidman.
Fallon worked previously for Obama’s attorney general, Eric Holder, for Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and for Hillary Clinton as her 2016 presidential campaign press secretary. Fallon in April pitched the idea for Demand Justice, which fights Trump judicial appointments, at a meeting of the Democracy Alliance, an organization funded by mega-rich donors such as George Soros and Progressive Insurance chairman Peter Lewis.
Fallon said he expected Demand Justice to raise over $10 million this year. This summer, the group aired a reported 3,200 ads opposing Kavanaugh.
Last week, Fallon tweeted: “If Senate GOP ignores Dr. Blasey Ford and tries to muscle an attempted rapist onto the Supreme Court . . . [t]hey will pay dearly this November.” He added, ominously: “Kavanaugh will not serve for life.”
Demand Justice is funded by the Sixteen Thirty Fund, founded by former Clinton Administration staffer Eric Kessler. Kessler heads Arabella Advisors, which, as I previously reported, will manage half of the national portion of the settlement between the NFL and protesting players. Between 2012 and 2016, Sixteen Thirty Fund received over $2 million from Soros’s Open Society Policy Center.
Then there’s Seidman, who’s coaching Ford. Seidman was a top Justice Department official in the Clinton Administration. She was a senior investigator for Investigative Group International, founded by Terry Lenzner, chief private eye for the Clinton political machine. Dick Morris, once Bill Clinton’s chief strategist, called efforts at political espionage by Lenzner and the Clintons “a kind of secret police going on here,” “absolutely chilling.”
Seidman worked on the 1987 effort to defeat the nomination of Robert Bork, who was defamed by Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) as a would-be segregationist and killer of women and by Senator Howell Heflin (D-Ala.) as a possible atheist and near-communist and person with a “strange” lifestyle.
In 1991, Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee, then, at the last instant, out of the blue, accused of sexual misconduct. Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist William Safire described her role:
Ricki Seidman, aide to that defender of womanhood, Senator Ted Kennedy, and James Brudney, aide to Senator Howard Metzenbaum, were tipped off by the legion of liberal activists digging for dirt that Professor Hill harbored a secret grudge against Judge Thomas. They called her and persuaded her to file the accusation that the reassembled Bork Brigade thought would surely bring him down. As the chosen instrument of the conspiracy to scare the nominee into withdrawing, Ms. Hill was assured by new and old friends that it could all be done from ambush; that her name would never be used publicly, or even made known to her target. . . . Thus was she manipulated into presenting a series of stories, each more vile and specific than the last, with the extensive help of some of the highest-priced legal talent and advocacy groups in Washington.
Safire noted that Hill was caught lying repeatedly. To back up her claims, she relied on a sham polygraph examination. Thomas supporters produced a “parade of former aides showing that the pattern of the accused’s life runs to the contrary.”
History repeats itself as tragedy, then as farce, or maybe the other way around. What has happened to Kavanaugh is farce. We’ll see if it ends in tragedy.
Photo Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images
About Steven J. Allen
Dr. Steven J. Allen (J.D., Ph.D.) is vice president and chief investigative officer of the Capital Research Center in Washington, D.C., and author of the forthcoming book Revolt of the Deplorables. He served as press secretary to U.S. Senator Jeremiah Denton (R-Ala.) and as the senior researcher in Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign.
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Resection and primary anastomosis versus...
Resection and primary anastomosis versus Hartmann’s operation in emergency surgery for acute mechanical obstruction due to left-sided colorectal cancer
Ekinci O., Gapbarov A., Erol C. I. , Beyazadam D., Eren T. T. , Alimoğlu O.
Cilt numarası: 1 Konu: 1
Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12262-020-02387-5
Dergi Adı: Indian Journal Of Surgery
In cases of obstructed left-sided colorectal cancer, Hartmann’s operation or resection and primary anastomosis are alternative
surgical methods. Our aim was to compare the outcomes of the two different surgical techniques performed in emergency cases.
Obstructed left-sided colorectal cancer patients operated on between 2011 and 2018 were evaluated. Demographics, preoperative
laboratory results, American Society of Anesthesiologists scores, types of operative procedures, intraoperative findings, and
surgical outcomeswere recorded and analyzed. p < 0.05was accepted as statistically significant. Among the 68 patients included,
46 (67.6%) were men, and 20 (32.4%) were women with a mean age of 64 SD13.9 (range: 35–89). Hartmann’s operation was
performed in 50 (73.5%) patients, whereas resection and primary anastomosis without the creation of a proximal ostomy were
carried out in 18 (26.5%) patients. There were no differences between the two groups in comparison to the American Society of
Anesthesiologists scores and the laboratory results except creatinine (p > 0.05). Creatinine levels were higher in the Hartmann’s
operation group (p < 0.05). Tumors were found to be more commonly located in the descending colon in the resection and
primary anastomosis group and in the sigmoid colon in the Hartmann’s operation group (p < 0.05). Postoperative complications,
length of hospital stay, and mortality rates were similar (p > 0.05). Since there were no significant differences between the use of
either Hartmann’s operation or primary anastomosis regarding postoperative complications and mortality rates, primary anastomosis
may be preferred to Hartmann’s operation to avoid the need for a second intervention in emergency surgical cases of
obstructed left-sided colorectal cancer.
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Leslie Zeitler
Depression, Suicide
Adversity: Mother died by suicide when Leslie was 15
Advocacy: Writes and speaks about the challenges faced by survivors of loved ones’ suicides
“I may not change a whole culture, but I am working on changing my part of the world. And if that makes a positive difference for others, I’ve done something right.”
At a time when a child would need support and understanding, Leslie felt isolated. When she was 15 her mother, who had battled with depression, died by suicide. “At the time, there was a great degree of silence around this issue,” says Leslie. It was a situation compounded by the fact that her mother was Chinese and the culture tends to consider suicide shameful. “So we ‘lost face,’” Leslie says. “It was better to keep it a secret and not talk about it.” In the Chinese community, and in the greater American community at large, there were limited mental health resources for her mother. After her suicide, likewise, there was little help available for child survivors. It took many years for Leslie to work through the pain of her mother’s death, begin talking about the suicide, and forgive her mother. And then tragedy struck again, as an aunt took her own life in 2004.
Leslie has now dedicated herself to making sure survivors of suicides have resources available to them and that they aren’t isolated. She speaks to individuals and community groups and shares her story in her blog. Through the blog, she plans to compile resources to help others cope with the grief and confusion that follows suicide, with the ultimate goal being to end suicide completely. “I think there’s a different way we need to look at suicide and depression,” Leslie says. “Much of the previous research appears to have focused on the negative or tragic sequelae of people who have survived the loss of loved ones to suicide. What I want to know is, how do we support resilience for kids, families, and communities when this kind of tragic loss occurs.” Leslie wants to make it OK to openly discuss having survived the loss of loved ones to suicide. “There is such a huge taboo on the subject of suicide. After my mom died, I really needed another survivor’s perspective, someone who had grappled with the complexity and pain of grieving: anger, sorrow, compassion, forgiveness. I needed someone who would have said, ‘It’s possible to survive this, and while I don’t have all the answers, I do have some suggestions.”
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Los Angeles supervisors approve 'sobering center' in Skid Row
Los Angeles' Skid Row is seen in this undated file photo. (KABC)
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles County supervisors have approved initial funding for a "sobering center" in the city's Skid Row.
The center will be located at a former mental health center on Maple Avenue. When up and running, it will be able to handle about 8,000 visits a year.
It's an attempt to divert homeless alcoholics away from jail and emergency rooms and toward treatment.
It will be placed in a county-leased building and will be run by the Department of Health Services. Establishing the center will cost $2 million. Maintaining it will cost $3.4 million a year.
Portland, Oregon established a similar center with various degrees of success, but this is the first of kind for Lois Angeles' skid row.
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The Generations
May 6, 2018 January 4, 2021 by
Dating Habits Of 5 Generations
How Millennials Are Redefining Marriage
Generations X,Y, Z and the Others
Spartan Shield
On the Cusp of Adulthood and Facing an Uncertain Future: What We Know About Gen Z So Far
Dating and Relationships in the Digital Age
How Dating Has Changed Through The Generations
Is the secret to lasting love to take it slow? As in really, really slow? These changes have prompted hand-wringing among some experts who speculate that hookup culture, anxiety, screen time, social media and helicopter parents have left us with a generation incapable of intimacy and commitment. But Dr. Fisher takes a more generous view, and suggests that we could all learn a thing or two from millennials about the benefits of slow love. It may be that they value it more. Fisher, a senior research fellow at the Kinsey Institute. The millennial cohort is roughly defined as those who were born in the s to the early s — although there is some debate about the boundaries. Millennials, due in part to their digital savvy, already are credited with significant changes in how we live, work and interact.
This payment is made in recognition of the harm that these removals caused. Recipients of the Scheme can also request a personal apology from a representative of the NSW Government. The Stolen Generations Reparations Scheme provides ex-gratia payments to living Stolen Generations survivors who were removed by, committed to, or otherwise came into the care of the New South Wales Aborigines Protection or Welfare Boards under the Aborigines Protection Act , up until the Act was repealed on 2 June The Funeral Assistance Fund provides one-off payments to individuals who meet the eligibility requirements above and who were living on 2 December the date that the NSW Government announced the establishment of the Funeral Assistance Fund.
Only 29 percent did in the s, followed by 49 percent in the s, and then 58 percent in , according to a study in the Archives of.
This generation is radically rethinking straight sex and marriage, but at what cost? In Part One of a two-part series, Rolling Stone goes under the covers in search of new approaches to intimacy, commitment and hooking up. Ryan gets this. Neither of them had had an open relationship before, though it was something that Leah had contemplated. For his part, Ryan was unfazed. He was therefore surprised when the first thing Leah gave him after the move was a book called The Ethical Slut, considered to be a primer on how to handle a non-monogamous relationship.
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Stay up-to-date with the latest research findings from the Institute for Basic For at least three generations, the rearrangement lay silent, with carriers living normal The kind of genetic analysis that allowed for this chromosome change and its.
The digital era has helped fuel a surge in mobile and online dating among younger, tech-savvy generations. In fact, almost half of Americans today between the ages of 18 and 29 years old report having used a dating site or app to find a partner. For the millions of people around the world diving into the world of digital dating, there are dozens of online dating platforms to choose from. Increasingly though, many of these brands are controlled by a single company. Forget traditional face-to-face interactions—online dating has emerged as the most popular way couples are meeting today.
Though the volume of users is increasingly large, the number of companies in the space continues to narrow. The largest in this space, Match Group, has gone all-in on online dating, acquiring some 20 companies throughout its brief history. As a result, Match Group now has an impressive 45 dating services in its growing roster. This strategy has also led to operating margins that rival those of Big Tech companies like Facebook or Microsoft.
See our new article: Millenials, The Mystery Generation. These are Western Cultural Generations. Japan and Asia and portions of Europe will have their own generational definitions based on major cultural, political, and economic influences. Note: Dates are approximate and there is some overlap because there are no standard definitions for when a generation begins and ends.
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Announcement: Generation Equality Forum postponed As the situation surrounding COVID evolves, the number of people around the world affected by this disease continues to increase. In light of this crisis, the Generation Equality Forum will be postponed until the first half of The new dates will be announced in the coming months. About the Forum Voices from civil society Generation Equality campaign. The Generation Equality Forum is a civil society—centred, global gathering for gender equality, convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France.
Kicking off in Mexico City, Mexico, and culminating in Paris, France, in the first half of , the Forum will launch a set of concrete, ambitious, and transformative actions to achieve immediate and irreversible progress towards gender equality. The year marks a milestone moment for accelerating implementation of global commitments to gender equality.
It is the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and the adoption of its landmark outcome, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action , a visionary agenda that set out how to remove the systemic barriers that hold women back from equal participation in all areas of life, whether in public or private. Despite the commitments made in Beijing to take strategic, bold action in 12 critical areas of concern, and some ensuing progress in these areas, not a single country today can claim to have achieved gender equality.
The Generation Equality Forum presents a vital moment in this mobilization. It is a civil society—centred, multi-stakeholder global gathering for gender equality, fundamentally rooted in the same logic that made the momentous advance of the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action possible twenty-five years ago.
This is the power of activism, feminist solidarity, and youth leadership to achieve transformative change.
Author contributions: P. We report a method for dating ancient human samples that uses the recombination clock. We show that this method provides age estimates that are highly correlated to radiocarbon dates, thus documenting the promise of this approach. By studying the linear relationship between the dates of Neanderthal admixture and the radiocarbon dates, we obtain, to our knowledge, the first direct estimate of the historical generation interval of 26—30 y. The study of human evolution has been revolutionized by inferences from ancient DNA analyses.
Key to these studies is the reliable estimation of the age of ancient specimens.
The Stolen Generations Reparations Scheme provides ex gratia payments of (the date that the NSW Government announced the establishment of the.
With single parenting and cohabitation when a couple shares a residence but not a marriage becoming more acceptable in recent years, people may be less motivated to get married. The institution of marriage is likely to continue, but some previous patterns of marriage will become outdated as new patterns emerge. In this context, cohabitation contributes to the phenomenon of people getting married for the first time at a later age than was typical in earlier generations Glezer People in the United States typically equate marriage with monogamy , when someone is married to only one person at a time.
In many countries and cultures around the world, however, having one spouse is not the only form of marriage. In a majority of cultures 78 percent , polygamy , or being married to more than one person at a time, is accepted Murdock , with most polygamous societies existing in northern Africa and east Asia Altman and Ginat Instances of polygamy are almost exclusively in the form of polygyny. Polygyny refers to a man being married to more than one woman at the same time.
The reverse, when a woman is married to more than one man at the same time, is called polyandry.
While certain age groups may be less vulnerable to the health effects of COVID, no group has zero chance of contracting COVID and the global pandemic affects everyone of all ages and all walks of life. However, reports suggest that there are generational differences in how people are responding to this public health crisis. According to a poll conducted by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, while older people are more susceptible to complications from the virus, it is younger people who are the most concerned about someone in their home become sick.
News reports suggest a “millennial vs boomer” divide, implying that boomers are the ones taking things seriously while millennials are out partying, but this likely stems from a misunderstanding of the actual ages of various generations.
Exploring the unknown through successive generations of low power and low in: Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE),
Avery Welvaert , Copy Editor February 19, There are a variety of expectations and dynamics that have changed from the generations of Baby Boomers and Gen X to the generations of Millenials and Gen Z. Dates include hanging out casually and watching Netflix. On special occasions, couples will go out, generally for dinner. Dates are inspired by ideas on social media such as the applications Pinterest and Vsco. Through social media, relationships are highly romanticized.
However, teens tend to have high ideals with low expectations; a lot of these date ideas will fail to be executed. These expectations portrayed in the media are rarely ever met, and teens continue to fantasize over them without actually manifesting them into reality. Loyalty is another significant issue faced by teens in relationships. Although cheating is a common thing that couples of all ages face, Gen Z has continued this trend at a different level.
With relationships starting at young ages, it is harder for young teens to stay committed among strict social standards. In addition, social media and technology provides necessary tools to make cheating dangerously easy. Dating norms differ according to sexuality as well.
Subscriber Account active since. That’s according to Amy Nobile , the year-old founder of dating concierge service Love, Amy. Nobile founded the company in April as a side hustle, after finding “the love of her life” on Bumble post-divorce and helping her friends navigate their way through dating apps. From wardrobe consultations to photoshoots for dating app profiles, people of all genders, sexual orientations, and generations come to her for dating app help.
Nobile told Business Insider she mostly sees two types of clients.
Courtship is the traditional dating period before engagement and marriage (or known to prior generations has seen its last days and the next closest thing is.
Three-in-ten U. Pew Research Center has long studied the changing nature of romantic relationships and the role of digital technology in how people meet potential partners and navigate web-based dating platforms. This post focuses on the patterns, experiences and attitudes related to online dating in America. The margin of sampling error for the full sample is plus or minus 2.
The data were collected via a telephone survey of 2, U. Recruiting ATP panelists by phone or mail ensures that nearly all U. This gives us confidence that any sample can represent the whole U. To further ensure that each ATP survey reflects a balanced cross-section of the nation, the data are weighted to match the U. Here are the questions used for this report, along with responses.
The share of Americans who have ever used an online dating platform has gone up across marital status groups, but the increase has been most pronounced among those living with a partner. In addition, there were some changes in question wording between these surveys. Please read the methodology section for full details on how the survey was conducted.
Among the never-married, younger generations are more likely than older generations to have used online dating services.
For many, the answer is a dating site or app. Nearly a quarter of people have used or are currently using online dating services. For young and middle aged adults years old , this number increases to a third.
Among the never-married, younger generations are more likely than older generations to have used online dating services. For example, 65%.
Researchers and popular media use the early s as starting birth years and the mids to early s as ending birth years, with to a widely accepted defining range for the generation. This generation is generally marked by elevated usage of and familiarity with the Internet , mobile devices , and social media , [4] which is why they are sometimes termed digital natives. Members of this demographic cohort are known as millennials because the oldest became adults around the turn of the third millennium A.
In August , an Advertising Age editorial coined the phrase Generation Y to describe teenagers of the day, then aged 13—19 born — , who were at the time defined as different from Generation X. Millennials are sometimes called Echo Boomers , due to them often being the offspring of the baby boomers , the significant increase in birth rates from the early s to mids, and their generation’s large size relative to that of boomers. American sociologist Kathleen Shaputis labeled millennials as the Boomerang Generation or Peter Pan Generation because of the members’ perceived tendency for delaying some rites of passage into adulthood for longer periods than most generations before them.
These labels were also a reference to a trend toward members living with their parents for longer periods than previous generations. A study by professors at Brigham Young University found that college students were more likely to define “adult” based on certain personal abilities and characteristics rather than more traditional “rite of passage” events. What young people today are seeing is that approach has led to divorces, to people unhappy with their careers … The majority want to get married […] they just want to do it right the first time, the same thing with their careers.
Oxford Living Dictionaries describes a millennial as “a person reaching young adulthood in the early 21st century. The Pew Research Center defines millennials as born from to , choosing these dates for “key political, economic and social factors”, including the September 11th terrorist attacks , the Great Recession , and the Internet explosion.
CNN reports that studies often use — to define millennials, but sometimes — He identified the birth years of —, based on the upswing in births after and finishing with the “political and social challenges” that occurred after the September 11th terrorist acts.
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NEURONAL GROUPINGS AND CONNECTIONS
DEGENERATION AND REGENERATION
Early in the development of the nervous system, a hollow tube of ectodermal neural tissue forms at the embryo’s dorsal midline. The cellular elements of the tube appear undifferentiated at first, but they later develop into various types of neurons and supporting glial cells.
The Neural Tube
The embryonic neural tube has three layers (Fig 2–1): the ventricular zone, later called the ependyma, around the lumen (central canal) of the tube; the intermediate zone, which is formed by the dividing cells of the ventricular zone (including the earliest radial glial cell type) and stretches between the ventricular surface and the outer (pial) layer; and the external marginal zone, which is formed later by processes of the nerve cells in the intermediate zone (Fig 2–1B).
Two stages in the development of the neural tube (only half of each cross section is shown). A: Early stage with large central canal. B: Later stage with smaller central canal.
The intermediate zone, or mantle layer, increases in cellularity and becomes gray matter. The nerve cell processes in the marginal zone, as well as other cell processes, become white matter when myelinated.
Cell Differentiation and Migration
The largest neurons, which are mostly motor neurons, differentiate first. Sensory and small neurons, and most of the glial cells, appear later, up to the time of birth. Newly formed neurons may migrate extensively through regions of previously formed neurons. When glial cells appear, they can act as a framework that guides growing neurons to the correct target areas. Because the axonal process of a neuron may begin growing toward its target during cell migration, nerve processes in the adult brain are often curved rather than straight.
Neurons vary in size and complexity. Motor neurons are usually larger than sensory neurons. Nerve cells with long processes (eg, dorsal root ganglion cells) are larger than those with short processes (Figs 2–2 and 2–3).
Schematic illustration of nerve cell types. A: Central nervous system cells: (1) motor neuron projecting to striated muscle, (2) special sensory neuron, and (3) general sensory neuron from skin. B: Autonomic cells to smooth muscle. Notice how the position of the cell body with respect to the axon varies.
Schematic drawing of a motor neuron. Note that the neuron gives rise to many dendrites, of to one axon. The myelin sheath which covers the axon is produced by oligodendrocytes in the central nervous system and by Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system. Note the three motor end-plates, which transmit the nerve impulses to striated ...
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The Rise of the Cheap Smartphone
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Moore’s Law observes that over the history of computing, processing speeds have doubled every two years. Whether such an exponential rate of growth is permanently sustainable is subject to some doubt, but what is irrefutable is that the pace of technological change that anyone alive today has seen has never before been observed in the course of human history. Almost everyone over the age of 30 in an advanced economy remembers when they got their first mobile phone; however at that point few would have dreamed or imagined that by 2012 more people around the world would have access to a mobile phone than to a toilet, potable water or electricity. If, within a few years, the majority of consumers in emerging markets are going to have access to or possession of smartphones, that is going to have profound implications for mobile finance and commerce ecosystems.
<span style="color:#660033";>Getting Smarter
Apple wasn’t the first company to bring a combined cell phone and handheld computer to market (though they may have been the first to run with the concept), but so ubiquitous has the smartphone become in developed markets over the past few years that it is sometimes easy to forget that it was only eight years ago last week that Apple unveiled the iPhone to the world. Increasingly, however, consumers in developing markets are turning to smartphone devices, taking advantage of plummeting prices and cheap mass market models, often from China, to get online access as well as access to voice telephony.
Estimates from BNY Mellon already suggested that 2014 saw more smartphones sold in emerging markets (not including China) than in developed markets, and project only modest growth in the developed smartphone market (which is already almost saturated), but growth of around 40% for emerging markets outside of China by 2017. To put these figures in a little more context, Gartner reported that in Q3 of 2014 global mobile phone sales were flat, but sales of smartphones grew by 20% while feature phone sales dropped by 25. According to Gartner’s estimates, by 2018 nine out of ten phones will be smartphones. If this comes to pass, it is potentially going to require a substantial rethink about the delivery of mobile financial services to consumers in developing markets, where up until now the feature phone has dominated.
<span style="color:#660033";>A Blank Canvas
As Mondato Insight discussed last week, the transition to smartphones is already being seen in those markets where mobile money has put down the deepest roots, as evidenced, for example, by M-Shwari offering loans for the purchase of smartphones. What is less clear, however, is what mobile money technology and platforms will look like in a market where smartphones predominate. Some clues, however, may be garnered from looking at Myanmar, a country that due to its own peculiar history seems set to leapfrog even the feature phone phase of telecom development, and charge headlong into the world of the smartphone.
Mondato Insight spoke to Tom Newton-King, Head of Mobile Money for Ooredoo Myanmar about the development of the smartphone market in a country that has been described as a sandbox for the development of mobile financial services. Although it still only has a mobile penetration rate of somewhere between 10% and 20%, surveys have suggested that a remarkable 95% of the country’s mobile customers are smartphone users. In fact, Mr. Newton-King reported that he has never actually seen anyone in Myanmar using a feature phone. Moreover, a feature phone user would find themself unable to use their mobile device on Ooredoo’s U900 network in Myanmar, as the spectrum isn’t supported by basic handsets.
<span style="color:#660033";>Made in China
Driving the growth of smartphones is, of course, China from where brands less sophisticated and less well known than Huawei and Xiaomi are driving sales “frugal but feature-rich”, according to The Economist) and, in Myanmar at least, are both pervasive and available for as little as US$30. Over a short period of time this of course establishes a secondary market, where these models may be purchased second-hand for $15, further expanding the reach of the handheld computer into the hands of those of meager financial means. (It should be noted, however, that Huawei, and other Chinese companies such as Oppo are marketed, and often seen, as higher-end products than Xiaomi and other more obscure manufacturers).
Chinese manufacturers are not the only kids on the block when it comes to the cheap smartphone, however. To much fanfare, Google launched the Android One device in India, though sales have been somewhat disappointing. Samsung recently launched the “Galaxy Grand Max”, a lower-end smartphone, though one that is initially only available in the company’s South Korean home market, in what is seen as an effort to reverse the decline in its market share, largely at the hands of the aforementioned Chinese manufacturers. The Nokia 220 was launched at Mobile World Congress 2014 with a sticker price of US$40, while Mozilla’s ZTE Open C starts at a mere US$25. Nokia have since announced the 215 model, with prices starting at US$29. Competition is getting fierce and prices are plummeting, though some observers point out that turning a profit is not easy in this sort of cut-throat market.
<span style="color:#660033";>2020 Vision
Garner’s estimate of 90% smartphone ownership in 2018 is largely born out by the observations of Mr. Newton-King, who sees smartphones being two to three years away from being pervasive in African markets. Smartphone arrival, however, is likely to have a transformative impact on the world of digital finance and commerce, and potentially raise the specter of USSD becoming an obsolete technology, or one that exists largely as a back-up in support of over-the-top apps. Smartphone applications hold out the potential to bypass or solve many of the problems associated with low active usage in mobile financial services, such as poor or non-intuitive user experience, problems with vernacular languages that are not supported and as well as offering easier technical solutions to ensure the security of the transaction.
Whether USSD becomes a thing of the past in emerging markets where mobile money has already taken root to one degree or another will largely depend on the approach of MNOs. Furthermore, how much other emerging markets can learn from Myanmar will depend on the degree to which mobile money products that are developed there overcome the hurdles of consumer adoption, acceptance, and active usage.
It has been predicted that the key to significant adoption and scale in mobile money will be where it converges with social media, and no single market is there yet: many markets in Southeast Asia are big on social but low on payments, while the opposite is often the case in Africa. The relative ubiquity of smartphones in Myanmar and its unique opportunity to build an ecosystem from scratch mean that it may hold important lessons for the rest of the world in how to reach scale and develop a mature ecosystem in a relatively short period of time.
Smartphones hold out the potential for market leading MNOs to expand their market share, but will also create space for traditional financial institutions and third party over-the-top players to enter into the digital finance space. This sort of increased competition will undoubtedly be a good thing for consumers, offering choice and an enhanced user experience. The big question, of course, remains whether MNOs will be willing to take the risk and apply the lessons of Myanmar and elsewhere, or whether the control offered to them by USSD means that they will be in no rush to let go. Only time will tell, but the clock is ticking.
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