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__label__wiki	0.911942	0.911942	JGAP entertainment In this courtroom sketch, R&B singer R. Kelly, center, appears before U.S. Magistrate Shelia M. Finnegan, left, in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Friday, July 12, 2019, in Chicago. Also standing with Kelly is his attorney Steve Greenberg and an unidentified prosecutor. (AP Photo/Tom Gianni via AP) Attorney Steve Greenberg talks to reporters at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after his client R. Kelly, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Shelia M. Finnegan, Friday, July 12, 2019, in U.S. District Court in Chicago. Finnegan informed Kelly of the pending federal charges filed against him in New York. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky) FILE - In this June 26, 2019, file photo, Musician R. Kelly departs from the Leighton Criminal Court building after a status hearing in his criminal sexual abuse trial in Chicago. elly was charged with racketeering and sex-related crimes against women and girls in sweeping New York federal indictment unsealed Friday, July 12. The 18-page indictment accuses Kelly and members of his entourage of recruiting women and girls to "engage in illegal sexual activity with the singer. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky, File) FILE - In this June 6, 2019, file photo, singer R. Kelly pleaded not guilty to 11 additional sex-related felonies during a court hearing before Judge Lawrence Flood at Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. R. Kelly, already facing sexual abuse charges brought by Illinois prosecutors, was arrested in Chicago Thursday, July 11, 2019 on a federal grand jury indictment listing 13 counts including sex crimes and obstruction of justice. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool) FILE - In this June 26, 2019, file photo, R&B singer R. Kelly, center, arrives at the Leighton Criminal Court building for an arraignment on sex-related felonies in Chicago. R. Kelly, already facing sexual abuse charges brought by Illinois prosecutors, was arrested in Chicago Thursday, July 11, 2019 on a federal grand jury indictment listing 13 counts including sex crimes and obstruction of justice. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky, File) The Metropolitan Correctional Center, left, is seen Friday, July 12, 2019, within the skyline of Chicago where R&B singer R. Kelly is being held after being arrested Thursday in Chicago. Federal prosecutors in New York and Chicago have brought new sex-related charges against Kelly, who was already facing state charges in Illinois accusing him of sexually abusing women and girls. The indictment unsealed Friday in New York charges Kelly with racketeering, kidnapping, force labor and the sexual exploitation of a child. The Chicago indictment accuses him of producing sexually explicit videos of him and underage girls and paying off victims to avoid prosecution. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky) FILE - In this June 6, 2019 file photo, musician R. Kelly departs the Leighton Criminal Court building after pleading not guilty to 11 additional sex-related charges in Chicago. A U.S. Attorney's office spokesman says Kelly was arrested Thursday night, July 11 on federal sex-crime charges in Chicago. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky, File) Attorney Steve Greenberg listens to a reporters' question at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after his client R. Kelly, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Shelia M. Finnegan, Friday, afternoon in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Friday, July 12, 2019, in Chicago. Finnegan informed Kelly of the pending federal charges filed against him in New York. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky) Attorney Steve Greenberg talks to reporters at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after his client R. Kelly, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Shelia M. Finnegan, Friday, afternoon in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Friday, July 12, 2019, in Chicago. Finnegan informed Kelly of the pending federal charges filed against him in New York. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky) Friday, July 12, 2019 8:24 pm By SARA BURNETT and CARYN ROUSSEAU Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly and his entourage recruited girls and women to engage in illegal sexual activity with the singer and covered up the crimes by paying off and threatening victims and witnesses, federal prosecutors alleged Friday in indictments that could keep the Grammy winner behind bars for decades. Because they come from the federal government, the accusations add a new dimension to the allegations against Kelly, who was already facing sexual abuse charges brought by Illinois prosecutors earlier this year. One federal indictment in Chicago said Kelly arranged for a girl and her parents to travel overseas to prevent them from talking with police prior to his 2002 indictment on 21 counts of child pornography. The R&B artist allegedly later instructed them to lie to a grand jury about the case. Kelly was acquitted in 2008 of the charges, which accused him of recording a video of sex acts with the girl, who was 12 or 13 when they met in the mid-1990s. A separate indictment filed in the Eastern District of New York included charges of racketeering, kidnapping, forced labor and the sexual exploitation of a child. It said Kelly and his managers, bodyguards and other assistants picked out women and girls at concerts and other venues and arranged for them to travel to see Kelly. They also set rules the women and girls had to follow, including not leaving their rooms — even to eat or go to the bathroom — without Kelly's permission, calling the singer "Daddy" and not looking at other men, the indictment alleges. The allegations have swirled for years around Kelly, whom federal prosecutors said Friday was "emboldened by his fame and the lack of any real consequences." The charges come after two documentaries and a series of news articles about the accusations, as well as pleas from prosecutors who have urged new victims and witnesses came forward. Kelly was arrested Thursday evening while walking his dog "Believe" in Chicago. He appeared in court Friday, standing before the judge in an orange jumpsuit, with his hands clasped behind his back. The only words he spoke during the 15-minute hearing were "yes, ma'am." He will remain in federal custody at least until Tuesday, when he's scheduled for a detention hearing. Prosecutors want him held without bail. His attorney, Steve Greenberg, said the latest charges were "not a surprise" and that Kelly should be allowed to post bail. "It's the worst kept secret he was going to get charged federally, and he hasn't fled," he said following Friday's hearing. He also accused the federal government of "piling on" with the new charges and described his client as unflappable despite a series of indictments in recent months. "I'm amazed he hasn't had a complete breakdown in the face of all of this pressure," he said. He questioned if the victims referenced in the indictments were actually victims. "They've charged him in New York with enticing people and encouraging people to have sex with him," Greenberg said. "I don't think people accidentally have sex so I'm not really sure what the criminal activity is there." The New York indictment alleges that the criminal acts occurred over two decades dating back to 1999, both in the U.S. and overseas. It accuses Kelly of engaging in sexual acts with girls under 18, of having sex with a woman without disclosing that he had a sexually transmitted disease and of producing child pornography. The Chicago indictment charges Kelly with child sex crimes, including producing child pornography, and conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government. It also names Kelly's business manager, Derrel McDavid, and another employee. It says Kelly recorded himself engaged in sex acts with several minor girls and went to great lengths to recover the videos when he realized some were missing from his "collection." Kelly allegedly made some victims and witnesses take lie-detector tests to ensure they had returned all copies of the videos. Kelly's acquittal in his previous child pornography trial came after he and the girl who prosecutors said was in the video denied they were in the footage, even though the picture quality was good and witnesses testified it was them. She did not take the stand. The indictment says Kelly continued to make payments to the girl after the trial, and that Kelly also transferred the title on a luxury SUV to the girl in 2013. Darrell Johnson, a publicist for Kelly, delivered a statement at a chaotic news conference Friday in Atlanta, where he was interrupted seconds after beginning by the family of a woman who lived with Kelly in Chicago. The relatives of Joycelyn Savage pleaded to speak with their daughter. "I want to know where my daughter is," Timothy Savage, Joycelyn Savage's father, angrily interrupted Johnson. "Where is she at? Answer that question!" Johnson said he had "nothing to do" with Joycelyn Savage and that she was not being held. In an interview with "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King in March, Joycelyn Savage defended her relationship with Kelly and denied reports she was being held against her will. Kelly, whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, was arrested in February on 10 counts in Illinois of sexually abusing three girls and a woman. He pleaded not guilty to those charges and was released on bail. Then on May 30, Cook County prosecutors added 11 more sex-related counts involving one of the women who accused him of sexually abusing her when she was underage. Attorney Gloria Allred, who represents three of the victims identified as "Jane Does" in the New York indictment, predicted that long-overdue justice "will soon be done." "This is a very positive day for those who allege that they are victims of Mr. Kelly, and it is a day that I'm sure that Mr. Kelly hoped would never come," she said. Associated Press writers Amanda Seitz in Chicago and Ben Nadler in Atlanta contributed to this report. This story has been corrected to show that defense attorney Steve Greenberg, not U.S. Attorney's Office spokesman Joseph Fitzpatrick, said Kelly was arrested Thursday while walking his dog.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1729
__label__wiki	0.969968	0.969968	The Marlton Traffic Circle Elimination Project Route 70 and Route 73, Marlton N.J. John S. Flack New Jersey began using traffic circles in the 1930's as a way to join main roads, they worked well except when traffic volume increased. The first traffic circle in New Jersey was the Airport Circle in Pennsauken in 1925. Circle construction continued through the 1920's and 30's. By the 50's, circle construction ended, and existing circles started being modified to improve traffic flow. Of the 67 traffic circles built in New Jersey, fewer than 30 remain today. Route 70 was planned in 1927, with construction between 1930-1933. Originally known as state Route 40, it was re-numbered Rt. 70 in 1953. Route 70 was also named 'The John D. Rockefeller Memorial Highway', a name which never really stuck. Planning for Route 73 was also started in 1927, and constructed from 1930-1932. At the time it was known as state route S41, and became Route 73 in 1953. Bird's eye view of Marlton Circle from Spring of 1974. Soon afterward the Circle was cut in half with Route 73 running through it and traffic signals installed to improve traffic flow. Above the Circle we can see Olga's Diner, Fayva Shoes, Gino's, Rustler Steak House and a portion of the Marlton Bank. At Left center is Pettit's ARCO and in the foreground is Cherry Valley Tractor. The residence in the foreground was Mel Wurst's, who was once Marlton's Fire Chief. April, 1968 aerial view of Marlton Circle and surrounding area Aerial photo of the Circle from the Summer of 1974, soon after the modification of running Route 73 through the center was completed but not yet open to traffic. Notice Route 70 is still two lanes at the top of the photo, in the late 1970's this was widened to four lanes. Page 2 Vintage photos and start of Project photos. Page 3 September, 2009 Photos. Page 4 November, 2009 and future comparisons. Page 5 November and December, 2009 photos. Page 6 March, 2010 elevated views. Page 7 April, 2010 Photos. Page 8 Photos from first day of the Circle's elimination. Page 9 May, 2010 - Photos and a look back at 1974. Page 10 June, 2010 - Photos of Overpass construction. Page 11 September, 2010 - Photos of Overpass construction. Page 12 November, 2010 - Photos of Overpass Construction. Page 13 March and June, 2011 - Photos of completion of overpass. Hits since 05-03-2009 Now for a look into the past... 1940 aerial view of Marlton Circle area. Route 73, shown running from top left corner of photo, appears to be in the process of being widend to four lanes - notice how the top portion is wider and narrows as it gets closer to the circle. 1957 aerial view of Marlton Circle During the night of June 24, 2011 the Route 70/73 overpass was fully opened to traffic. With this the project was moving closer to completion with only minor details remaining. Follow the links below to view photos of the different stages of the project. Image of the then proposed Route 70/73 intersection issued by NJDOT in 2009.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1730
__label__cc	0.650952	0.349048	Get Your Dance On Our new Album “Get Your Dance On” is a compilation of our first 3 EPs. These separate recording sessions took place from May 2011 to Aug 2012. Our first EP, “Back to Reality” was recorded in May of 2011 at Canyon Hut Studio in Laurel Canyon CA. This studio is beautiful! Built in the garage of an amazing Laurel Canyon mansion home, this studio brings all the comfort of a home into a state of the art studio. Tim Hutton (the engineer) is the Singer of So Cal ska band The Telecasters and he really knows the So Cal punk sound. The rest of Tim’s band: Justin, Jesse and Kevin Bivona were also on hand adding keyboards and synth sections to each of the songs on the EP. We could not have had a better recording experience than this. The guys are extremely nice and passionate about music and there personalities blended perfectly with ours. Since the sessions we have played several shows with the Telecasters and will play many more. For the second and 3rd recording sessions we visited an old friend Lewis Richards at 17th Street Studio in Newport Beach, CA. Lewis is well known in the reggae rock word for his work with the Dirty Heads, Sublime, Long Beach Dub All Stars and more. We have known Lew for years and were stoked to link back up with him on some music. In Early 2012 we recorded the 3 song EP “Top of the World” at 17th Street Studio and 6 months later went back for 3 more songs. The 6 songs from 17th Street Studio along with 4 songs from the Canyon Hut Back to Reality sessions come together in the form of our 10 song LP “Get Your Dance On”. “We wanted to create a fun, energetic California Ska/Punk album that harkens back to the New Wave Ska, Rock bands of the 80’s. Get Your Dance On is A little creepy, a little poppy with a no bullshit attitude”. -rudeboyGHOST “Get Your Dance On” is available now on iTunes, Amazon, CDBaby.com etc… - Hard copies of “Get Your Dance On” and “Back to Reality” available at www.hbsurroundsound.com	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1732
__label__cc	0.563007	0.436993	Tag Archives: 9/11 Can’t this guy run for high office? June 17, 2019 kanelis2012 2 Comments The more I hear from Jon Stewart the more I like, respect and admire him. He’s a comedian, a writer, a producer. He’s also become an advocate for 9/11 first responders who have been caught in a legislative sausage grinder. Congress has until just recently failed to renew a 9/11 first responders emergency fund. A House committee recently voted unanimously to provide an extension for the fund, but only after Stewart tossed aside his prepared remarks and reamed the members for their inaction, their cowardice and their insensitivity toward those who rushed into the fire on that terrible day. Those police officers, firefighters, medical personnel and civilians are paying the price. They are dying of 9/11-related ailments. Stewart has taken up their cause. This past Sunday, Stewart appeared on “Fox News Sunday,” and was asked by host Chris Wallace to respond to those who say the federal government should cede that assistance to the states, that the cost was greater than the feds could afford. Wallace teed the question up perfectly for Stewart, who then proceeded to hit it out of sight. He responded, “What about Pearl Harbor?” He said such a notion is as ridiculous as suggesting that the military attack against the United States in December 1941 should be a “Hawaii problem.” He said that the terrorists committed an act of war against this nation on 9/11 and, therefore, that makes it an urgent national priority. I cannot stop believing that Wallace knew that his friend Jon Stewart would have a ready answer to that question and I also believe that Wallace appreciated — and likely agreed — with what his guest said in response. I am left to wonder: Why isn’t this guy, Jon Stewart, running for high public office? 9/11Chris Wallacefirst respondersFox News SundayJon Stewart Jon Stewart stands up for our heroes Forgive me for using a word that I have contended over the years has been misused, but I’m going to use it anyway. Jon Stewart is my newest hero. He stood up today for the first responders, the men and women who rushed into the Twin Towers and the Pentagon on 9/11. He sat before a House Judiciary subcommittee and excoriated the House members for failing to act to protect those heroic first responders. He spoke for millions of Americans who want the government to deliver on the promise it made 18 years ago, that it would ensure that the first responders — the firefighters, police officers, medical personnel, military members — would always have the medical protection they would require if the needs arose. The comedian, producer and writer spoke of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund that has yet to be extended. Why? Because the Senate cannot muster up the guts to do what it should do, which is provide the money set aside for the fund; the House has approved this legislation, but it goes to the Senate essentially to die. Steward acknowledged that he sounded “angry and undiplomatic” but still spoke forcefully to House members. Were they moved in any form by what Stewart said? I have no clue. They should have been moved. He berated House members for their “callous indifference” and their “rank hypocrisy” as it relates to the 9/11 victims fund. He noted that first responders have died from illnesses related directly to their exposure during those first horrific hours after the terrorist attacks. Jon Stewart put on a rare display of visceral anger coming from a celebrity who happens also to be a taxpayer, a citizen and a man whose voice needs to be heard. Will those who serve in our federal government answer the call to stand behind those who risked their lives on their behalf? Yes, those responders are the real heroes in this discussion. I want to salute Jon Stewart, too, for the courage he exhibited in giving Congress the a-chewing it deserves. 9/11House of RepresentativesJon StewartPentagonTwin Towers Our heroic warriors do not ‘die in vain’ A social media acquaintance of mine tells me that Memorial Day is a holiday he wishes “we didn’t need.” I want to offer a point of view, though, that might puzzle some readers of this blog. If it does, I will try my best to explain. My belief is that service personnel who die in conflicts that are deemed to be “politically unpopular” do not “die in vain.” I hear that kind of criticism leveled at our politicians and, to be candid, it makes my hair stand up; I bristle badly at the accusation. Yes, this nation has been involved in armed conflict that has sparked ferocious political debate here at home. In my lifetime, I suppose you could go back to the Korean War, which began just five years after the Japanese surrendered to end World War II, arguably the nation’s last truly righteous war. The fighting ended in Korea in 1953 but to this very moment, South and North Korea remain in a state of war; they only signed a cease-fire to stop the bloodshed. Vietnam ratcheted the political debate to new levels, beginning around 1966. The Vietnam War did not end well for this country. We pulled our troops off the battlefield in early 1973, only to watch as North Vietnamese troops stormed into Saigon two years later, capturing the South Vietnamese capital city, renaming it after Ho Chi Minh and sending thousands of enemy sympathizers off to what they called “re-education camps.” The Persian Gulf War was brief and proved to be successful. Then came 9/11 and we went to war again in Afghanistan and less than two years later in Iraq. We have lost tens of thousands of young Americans in all those politically volatile conflicts since Korea. Yes, there have been accusations that those warriors “died in vain.” They did not! They died while answering their nation’s call to duty. They might have been politically unpopular conflicts — but the orders that came down to our young citizens were lawful. I will continue to resist mightily the notion that our heroic military personnel died in vain. I know better than that. I only wish the critics of public policy decisions that produce misery and heartache would cease defaming the heroism of those who died in defense of the principle that grants citizens the right to complain about our government. I join my social media acquaintance in wishing away the need to commemorate Memorial Day. But we cannot … as long as young men and women answer their nation’s call to arms. 9/11Afghan WarIraq WarKorean WarMemorial DayVietnam War American Taliban is out … oh, how I wish he wasn’t John Walker Lindh became known as the American Taliban. He decided in 2000 to convert to a form of Islam, then joined the terrorists in Afghanistan. Then came the 9/11 terror attack and the start of our war against terrorism. Lindh got captured early in that fight, was charged with crimes relating to his involvement with the Taliban and al-Qaeda, convicted and sentenced to 20 years in a federal prison. He walked out of that lockup in Terre Haute, Ind., today. He will live in northern Virginia. Has this lunatic disavowed his radical views? Apparently not! That is what makes his release so troublesome, at least to me. He got out of prison a bit early because he behaved himself while behind bars. Lindh was known to read the Quran daily. He prayed per Islamic tradition. Lindh was 22 years of age when he was captured. He reportedly also has made pro-Islamic State statements while in prison. Still, the feds decided to turn this guy loose three years before the end of his term? He was accused initially of a host of crimes related to the uprising in Afghanistan in which he participated, but worked out some sort of a deal in exchange for the 20-year prison term he received. The feds have put some constraints on Lindh, trying to ensure they keep an eye on him. I’m going to presume he will be unable to leave the country and rejoin his Taliban pals. He also will be disallowed from having any non-English-language telecommunications equipment and his Internet use will be monitored carefully. There’s just something about this story that gives me the heebie-jeebies. I hope the federal authorities keep all eyes wide open on this guy and watch his every move. 9/11al-QaedaAmerican TalibanJohn Walker Lindhterrorismwar on terrorism Lying has become ‘tolerable’ among politicians? Jimmy Carter once promised that he would never lie to Americans if they elected him president of the United States. To the best of my knowledge and memory, the 39th president kept that promise. Perhaps he didn’t tell us everything in real time about sensitive negotiations with Egyptian President and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin as they crafted a comprehensive peace treaty. He might have held back on what he told Iranian leaders who held our citizens hostage for 444 days in 1979-80. I don’t believe he lied. We fast-forward now to the present day. The current president has demonstrated that he cannot tell the truth. Donald Trump lies at every level. He lies when he doesn’t need to lie. He lies when it is easier to tell the truth. He lies about matters large and small. I cannot single out the major lies he has told. They usually involve a political foe. He will say something that puts someone in a negative light. If it’s a lie, well, so be it. The petty lies are equally remarkable. He lied about his late father being born in Germany; Fred Trump was born in New York City. He lied about losing friends on 9/11; he lost zero friends, he attended zero funerals of those who died on that terrible day. Trump is lying at an astonishing pace. The Washington Post is keeping a running tabulation the falsehoods; it has passed the 10,000 mark so far and the pace is quickening. I mention all of this because Donald Trump keeps insisting that he has been “totally exonerated” regarding the Russia matter. No, he hasn’t. Thus, Trump lies even when the public record demonstrates precisely the opposite to be true. Robert Mueller’s report on his investigation into alleged collusion is clear: The special counsel could not clear Trump of obstruction of justice; nor could he prosecute him. Still, Trump lies when he says he has been “totally exonerated.” How in the world can we accept a single thing this individual says as truth? My view: We cannot. 9/11collusionDonald TrumpJimmy Carterobstruction of justiceRobert MuellerTrump's lies ‘Happy anniversary,’ you monster … you A hilarious Facebook meme came to my attention this evening. It shows a mug shot of Osama bin Laden and notes that on May 2, 2011, he was snuffed out by a team of Navy SEALs, Delta Force and CIA commandos. It wished him a “happy anniversary . . . fuer.” Wow. Eight years ago tonight, President Obama stood before the nation to tell us and the rest of the world that the “United States conducted a mission that killed Osama bin Laden.” I remember that evening quite well. My wife and I were watching TV when we got a news alert that the White House had announced that the president would make “an announcement” later in the evening. It didn’t specify the topic — quite obviously. Hmm. What could it be? Why would Barack Obama come on in the evening to make some sort of an announcement. Then it occurred to me. I blurted out to my wife, “I think they got bin Laden!” Sure enough. There it was. The announcement came. Cheers broke out in front of the White House, and in Times Square and in town squares all across the nation. “U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! Yes, it was a moment that brought joy to households across the land. The man responsible for the worst singular act of violence on U.S. soil had been killed. He was as dead as dead gets. We cheered. Sadly, though, bin Laden’s death did not signal the end of international terrorism. The fight has gone on past. It was being fought full throttle when Obama took over from George W. Bush. It was still being fought when Donald Trump took over from Barack Obama. I don’t know when we can declare victory, or even if we’ll ever able to make such a declaration. Our dedicated anti-terror network, though, did score a huge single victory when it sniffed out bin Laden, laid the groundwork for this most perilous mission and then waited as the skilled U.S. warriors carried out the order to kill this terrorist monster. It’s worth noting here today. I only hope for many more such victories as the fight goes on. 9/11al-QaedaBarack ObamaCIADelta ForceOsama bin LadenSEALs This isn’t how you MAGA, Mr. POTUS Well, Mr. President, you’ve crossed a fascinating threshold so early during your time in the only public office you’ve ever sought. The Washington Post tally of lies/misstatements/fibs/prevarications has just crossed the 10,000 mark. Are congratulations in order, Mr. President? If so, then I offer them to you. Your lying — and I’ll stick with that description for the purposes of this blog — has transcended anything many of us can remember. I’m old enough to recall how presidents have hidden the truth from us. They do so because of because of perceived national security issues that could put the nation in peril if they were to reveal the “whole truth.” The Vietnam War, the Cold War, specific crises (such as 9/11) all have produced incidences of presidents keeping certain information from the public. Not you, Mr. President. You lie at every opportunity. You lie when you don’t need to lie. You’re penchant for making things up simply is mind-blogging/blowing in the extreme. I have to wonder how you live with yourself. Oh, never mind. I know the answer to that. Your entire life prior to becoming a politician was predicated on self-enrichment. So, I gather that to further your own self you feel as though you had to lie to make yourself look better than you are . . . which I have determined isn’t all that difficult a chore. Why, you even lied about the size of one of those buildings that has your name on it, inflating it by 10 stories. You make these outrageous claims of being the “most” this or that, or the “best” at whatever you endeavor to do. One cannot categorize those as lies, per se. However, you are really and truly good at lying. Well done, Mr. President. I just want to note that lying your way through life is not going to “make America great again.” Really. That, sir, is the truth. 9/11Donald TrumpTrump liesWashington Post Waiting for the right candidate to challenge Trump I do not yet have a favorite candidate I want to challenge Donald John Trump in the next presidential election. I am waiting for that candidate to present himself or herself. I do know this: The president’s unfitness for the office he occupies is becoming more obvious damn near each day he sits behind that big desk in the Oval Office. This latest gambit of considering whether to set illegal immigrants loose on the streets of “sanctuary cities” to punish congressional Democrats who oppose him on his desire to build The Wall along our southern border is just the latest example. Donald Trump lies when he doesn’t need to lie. I watch clip after clip of his lying throughout the 2016 presidential campaign and I simply am aghast. I am appalled that he eked out an Electoral College win to become president. I am astonished that his lying didn’t disqualify him at one of countless points along the campaign trail. He lied about seeing and hearing “thousands of Muslims” cheering the collapse of the Twin Towers on 9/11; he lied about “helping” clear the rubble from Ground Zero after that tragic event; he lied about how he built his company from scratch. This is the most untrustworthy man ever to hold the office of president. His personal insults demean the office. He mocks individuals with physical disabilities. He insults individuals’ physical appearance. Donald Trump foments hate against Muslims, against Latinos, against those seek to enter this country from “sh**hole countries.” He denigrates others’ contributions to our national life. He infamously disparaged the heroic service during the Vietnam War of the late Sen. John McCain. This won’t surprise anyone who reads this blog regularly, but my mind was made up about one aspect of the 2020 election the moment it became clear to all of us that Donald Trump would win the 2016 election. There could be no way in this entire galaxy I could support this individual’s re-election. My task now is to await to see who arises from the thundering horde/herd of candidates seeking to get the nation’s attention. My statement that my preference would be for someone to arise from the middle — or perhaps the back — of the crowd to establish himself or herself as a frontrunner. I just do not yet know who will step forward. I want my 2020 presidential vote to be for someone who presents a positive vision for the future of this country. I want it to be in favor of someone who can correct the hideous course on which the Liar in Chief has taken us. I truly would hate casting my vote only as a statement against the presidency of Donald Trump. I do not want to hold my schnoz while casting my ballot. However, I am able to do so . . . if that’s what it takes. 2016 election2020 election9/11Donald TrumpJohn McCainMuslims ‘No president has worked harder’ This isn’t a huge leap, so I feel comfortable in presuming that Donald Trump is angry over the revelations about all that “executive time” he takes in the White House. That has to explain the Twitter messages he fired off declaring how “no president has worked harder than me” at making America great again and all the myriad tasks associated with being president of the United States. He bellowed something about the “mess” he inherited in January 2017. How he has restored the military, repaired the Veterans Administration, dealt with “endless wars,” stopped the North Korean nuclear threat . . . and on and on. No president has worked harder than this guy? Hmm. Let’s see about that. I wonder if his work ethic exceeds that of, say, Abraham Lincoln, who served while the country was killing itself during the Civil War; or when Franklin Roosevelt was trying to win World War II after the Japanese attacked us at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; or when John F. Kennedy had to face down the Soviet Union’s missile threat in Cuba; or when George W. Bush had to respond to the 9/11 terror attacks. Donald Trump would have us believe he has worked “harder” than those previous presidents? And what about the results of all those issues Trump has tackled? North Korea is still developing nukes; we’re still at war in Afghanistan and Iraq; the VA work remains undone; the military was just as strong when Trump took office as it is now. It is typical Trumpian hyperbole, exaggeration and — dare I say it — outright lying. 9/11Abraham LincolnCuban Missile CrisisDonald Trumpexecutive timeFDRGeorge W. BushJFKsocial mediaTwitterWWII Twitter use? Sure, why not? ‘Fake News’ epithet? Unacceptable January 26, 2019 kanelis2012 Leave a comment I have learned to accept that Donald Trump is going to use Twitter to express himself whenever he wants. I don’t like it, but that’s his way of communicating, so I’ll let that aspect ride. What I cannot let stand is his continual use of the term “fake news” to describe media with which he disagrees. He said this regarding the Davos economic summit, which he decided to skip because of the partial government shutdown: Last time I went to Davos, the Fake News said I should not go there. This year, because of the Shutdown, I decided not to go, and the Fake News said I should be there. The fact is that the people understand the media better than the media understands them! C’mon, Mr. President! Knock off the “fake news” epithet. He throws that term out whenever he describes media outlets that report news he finds objectionable, which is another way of saying he dislikes media that report the news accurately. Moreover, the president of the United States is the uncrowned king of fake news. He foments lies continually. He has continued to speak untruths about current events, about his political foes, about the media. He promotes “fakes news” whenever he opens his trap and says things such as: Barack Obama was ineligible to run for president because he wasn’t a U.S. citizen; he witnessed thousands of Muslims cheering the collapse of the Twin Towers on 9/11; millions of illegal immigrants voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016; the “caravan” of refugees fleeing Central America contained many “Middle Eastern” terrorists intent on killing Americans. That’s just a sample of what I am talking about. The president is the master of “fake news.” For him to accuse the media of promoting “fake news” is just, well, another example of Donald Trump’s penchant for prevarication. 9/11Barack ObamaDonald Trumpfake newsHillary Clintonillegal immigrantsTwin Towers	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1734
__label__wiki	0.648541	0.648541	Pietro Conte It. Iperrealismo; Fr. Hyperréalisme; Germ. Hyperrealismus; Span. Hiperrealismo. The term is derived from the Ancient Greek hyper (“beyond”) and the late Latin realis (from the ultimate traceable word res, “thing”). Introduced in 1973 as the title of an exhibition at Belgian art dealer Isy Brachot’s gallery, it firstly denotes the practice of creating paintings and sculptures so meticulously detailed as to give beholders the illusion of being dealing with actual reality instead of just its representation. In contemporary visual culture and media studies, Hyper-realism has become more and more topical as a result of the diffusion of new media and technologies which provide a previously unattainable degree of life-likeness and truthfulness. The cultural dream (or nightmare) of human-made images capable of perfectly simulating reality could be easily traced back to classical antiquity, as the legendary account of the contest between Zeuxis and Parrhasius (which was to be retold over and over again from the Renaissance down to modern times) paradigmatically shows. Yet the longue durée of this story reached a crucial turning point only in the 1960s, when artists such as Chuck Close, Robert Bechtle and Richard Estes started painting canvases which looked almost indistinguishable from photographs. Despite their mimetic accuracy, however, these artworks could not be regarded as mere attempts to perfectly mirror actual reality, if only because they still remained – just as photographs – two-dimensional. But as soon as Andy Warhol’s Brillo Box paved the way to Duane Hanson’s and John de Andrea’s hyper-realistic sculptures, the age-old question came up again of how far can an artist go in replicating reality to the last detail. At that time, the traditional, Platonic depreciation of illusory artworks had already found its contemporary version in Husserl’s banishing of hyper-realistic artefacts from the realm of high art. Taking the commonplace example of wax figures, the founding father of phenomenology critically reflected on those pictures that try to conceal their pictorial character, thus challenging aesthetics both as the science of perception and as the theory of art. As for the former, what is at stake is the possibility of clearly distinguishing between a real object or person and the corresponding image: when realism turns into Hyper-realism, similarity turns into identity, with the result that a picture can be perceived as if it were the real thing or the living being depicted. As for the latter, the course of argument seems faultless: i) talking about art means talking about images; ii) images must clearly exhibit their representational character; iii) hyper-realistic images do not, then they actually are not images, and thus they cannot even be considered art. Any excessive similarity between the depicting picture and the depicted reality seems to obscure the “unreality” of the picture itself: as Husserl (1904-1905: 43-44) clearly states, in front of a wax figure we indeed know that it is a semblance, but we see a human being. This tension between knowing and seeing is crucial to understand the contemporary criticism of illusionistic artefacts as raised in so different research fields as art history, Gestalt psychology, and analytic philosophy, with reference invariably being made to wax puppets. While Ernst Gombrich (1959: 60) argues that unpleasantly lifelike dummies overstep “the boundary of symbolism” in which genuine artworks are expected to dwell, Rudolf Arnheim (1959: 72) maintains that a wax replica of a museum guard aims to be regarded as a real human being belonging to actual reality, not to the iconic sphere. By focussing on this very same example, Kendall Walton (1984: 4) enumerates wax figures among the most complete instantiations of those contemporary “transparent pictures” which fool the onlookers by means of their hyper-mimetic qualities. Despite such a widespread criticism, the last decades have witnessed an ever-growing production and diffusion of hyper-realistic artworks all over the world, from the United States to Europe, from China to Japan and Australia. Artists the calibre of Robert Gober, Ron Mueck, Kiki Smith, Vanessa Beecroft, Maurizio Cattelan, John Isaacs, and Tomoaki Suzuki have taken advantage of the specific properties of particular materials (from traditional wax to the more “technological” silicone, fiberglass, and polyester resin) to reach a redundant level of verisimilitude and adherence to reality. This trend in the visual arts raises the question why such hyper-realistic figures should be considered as a genuine form of art, whereas ordinary wax figures à la Madame Tussauds – although being materially indiscernible from their much more appreciated (and valuable) counterparts – should not. A first clue to answer this question already came from Julius von Schlosser’s seminal History of Portraiture in Wax, which can still be regarded as the standard work on artistic Hyper-realism. Towards the end of the essay, as a kind of theoretical conclusion, Schlosser clearly states that the unaesthetic, spooky quality of a hyper-realistic figure can stem only from the fact that the material has not been brought to life, either because the artist has failed in some way, or simply because there has been no artist involved. From this perspective, there is no theoretical reason to exclude a priori Hyper-realism from art. The all too simplistic identification of Hyper-realism with a passive, almost mechanical reproduction of reality was also strongly criticised by Jean Baudrillard. In his famous essay On Seduction, the French philosopher reversed the common way of interpreting illusory artworks by claiming that if there is any trompe-l’œil miracle, it never resides in the “realist” execution: “Miracles can never take place in a surplus of reality but exactly in its inverse, in the sudden failure of reality and the vertigo of being swallowed up in its absence. […] The trompe-l’œil does not attempt to confuse itself with the real. Fully aware of play and artifice, it produces a simulacrum by radically questioning the principle of reality. Release from the real is achieved by the very excess of its appearances. Objects resemble too much what they are, and this resemblance is like a second state, their true depth. It is the irony of excess reality” (Baudrillard 1979: 58). The Contemporary Scenarios: Computer Graphics, Virtual Reality, Immersive Environments In the very last decades, Hyper-realism has become a more and more topical issue in research areas extending far beyond the field of visual arts, as is the case of media, game, and presence studies. The challenging landscape of contemporary image production and consumption is characterized by an ever-increasing blurring of the distinction between real world and iconic world. Subjects immersed in and interacting with virtual environments are no longer visual observers in front of images clearly separated from actual reality: they become experiencers living in a quasi-world that provides multisensory stimuli and allows sensorimotor affordances, thus eliciting in the user an intense feeling of being embodied into an independent and self-referential world. This transformation of images into environments undermines the dominant paradigm of Western image theories based on the notion of representation: virtual reality technologies give access to alternative, perfectly coherent worlds that do not necessarily refer to actual reality. According to Vilém Flusser (1990), what is radically new in the development of these technologies is that they enable an assimilation of image and imagination. Yet this unprecedented ability to give possible worlds a concrete existence is counterbalanced, in simulated virtual environments, by what Lambert Wiesing (2010: 98) has called “an artificial retraction of the assimilation achieved”: unlike surrealist phantasies, digital simulations possess material properties and are therefore subject to an artificial physics which can (but does not have to) be the same of extra-pictorial reality. What remains constant is the “production of presence”, as Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht (2004) puts it: the experiencer feels as if being immersed into a virtual world which obeys a logic of transparent immediacy (Lombard and Ditton 1997; Bolter and Grusin 1999) and promotes a perceptual illusion of non-mediation. The question as to how to precisely define notions such as “presence”, “immersion”, and “absorption” is currently at the centre of a heated debate, and scholars have begun to address this issue from different disciplinary perspectives. So-called presence studies have played a pioneering role by focussing on how remotely operated machinery (Minsky 1980) and virtual reality technologies (Held and Durlach 1992) can convey a sense of being in a place other than the actual, physical location. More recently, contributions in art and media history and theory have focussed on 360° illusionistic environments in the attempt to extend the notion of “immersion” not only to contemporary virtual environments, but also to the Roman frescoes of Pompeii villas, to medieval cathedrals, panoramas, planetariums and imax cinemas (Grau 2003). On the contrary, Gordon Calleja has proposed to replace the rather equivocal concept of “immersion” with “incorporation”, sharply distinguishing between those systems which simply provide users with a feeling of being-there and those which actually recognize users and directly react to their actions. If “immersion” seems to suggest a unidirectional plunge into a virtual world, “incorporation” implies a twofold, bidirectional process: “The player incorporates (in the sense of internalizing or assimilating) the game environment into consciousness while simultaneously being incorporated through the avatar into that environment” (Calleja 2011: 169). From this perspective, Hyper-realism is not at all a necessary attribute of immersion, for incorporation can well be provided by non-realistic (e.g. cartoon-like) virtual environments. Further discussion about Hyper-realism can be found in robotics engineering and computer graphics with regard to the so-called Uncanny Valley effect, a hypothesis according to which the more androids or digital characters look like real human beings, the more they seem familiar, until a point is reached at which the likeness level will be so high that the affinity level will suddenly steep down. Androids thus pose a question which immediately calls to mind the wax figures, since the uncanny effect they elicit is due to a similar kind of mismatch: on the one hand, they are too similar to human beings not to be perceived as real human beings, but on the other hand some of their features – first of all the lack of movement or its mechanicalness – unveil them as artefacts, not real people. Conversely, their being motionless immediately reveals them as simple dummies, but such disclosing is contrasted by Hyper-realism, which succesfully strives to let them be perceived just like real human beings. Since its original formulation by Masahiro Mori in 1970, the Uncanny Valley hypothesis has been subjected to numerous criticisms and reformulations. Nevertheless, numerous studies seem to offer empirical support to the hypothesis that the uncanny experience is due to a peculiar “framing effect” (Bartneck et al. 2007), “mismatch” (Green et al. 2008), or cognitive dissonance between different and conflicting apprehensional acts. R. Arnheim, The Robin and the Saint: On the Twofold Nature of the Artistic Image, “The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism”, 18/1 (1959): 68-79. C. Bartneck et al., Is the Uncanny Valley an Uncanny Cliff?, “Proceedings of the 16th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN”, 2007: 368-373, accessed February 26, 2018, DOI: 10.1109/ROMAN.2007.4415111. J. Baudrillard, On Seduction (1979), in Selected Writings, ed. by M. Poster, Cambridge, Stanford University Press, 1988: 49-165. J.D. Bolter, R. Grusin, Remediation. Understanding New Media, Cambridge-London, MIT Press, 1999. G. Calleja, In-Game. From Immersion to Incorporation, Cambridge-London, MIT Press, 2011. V. Flusser, A New Imagination (1990), in Writings, ed. by A. Ströhl, Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 2002: 110-116. E. Gombrich, Art and Illusion. A Study in the Psychology of Pictorial Representation (1959), London, Phaidon, 2001. O. Grau, Virtual Art. From Illusion to Immersion, Cambridge-London, MIT Press, 2003. R.D. Green et al., Sensitivity to the Proportions of Faces that Vary in Human Likeness, “Computers in Human Behavior”, 24 (2008): 2456-2474. H.U. Gumbrecht, Production of Presence: What Meaning Cannot Convey, Stanford, Stanford University Press, 2004. R. Held, N. Durlach, Telepresence, “Presence”, 1/1 (1992): 109-112. E. Husserl, Phantasy and Image Consciousness (1904-1905), in Phantasy, Image Consciousness, and Memory (1898-1925), Dordrecht, Springer, 2005: 1-115. M. Lombard, Th. Ditton, At the Heart of It All. The Concept of Presence, “Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication”, 3/2 (1997), accessed February 26, 2018, DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.1997.tb00072.x. M. Minsky, Telepresence, “Omni Magazine”, June 1980: 45-51. K.L. Walton, Transparent Pictures: On the Nature of Photographic Realism, “Critical Inquiry”, 11/2 (1984): 246-277. L. Wiesing, Artificial Presence. Philosophical Studies in Image Theory (2005), Stanford, Stanford University Press, 2010.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1743
__label__wiki	0.540246	0.540246	James Gray supports cuts to Severn tolls Published: Thursday 7th September 2017 North Wiltshire MP James Gray spoke up in support of the decision to scrap the Severn tolls during Wales questions yesterday morning. Mr Gray highlighted that this would not only benefit Wales, but also companies based in counties such as Wiltshire who conduct business in Wales on a regular basis. “The scrapping of the Severn tolls is a huge benefit to businesses across Wales. Does my right hon. Friend agree that it is also of vast benefit to businesses in places such as Wiltshire, where HGV operators have been paying £20 a time to get across the Severn? All of sudden, they will be able to do business in Wales much more profitably.” The Secretary of State responded that “My hon. Friend has rightly recognised that scrapping the Severn tolls is a significant boost not only to the south Wales economy, but to the economy of the south-west of England. He welcomed it along with the South Wales chamber of commerce, Business West and many others. It seems that the only people who have not welcomed the scrapping of the Severn tolls are the Labour party and the Welsh Government.” A decision such as this will not only promote more business in Wales, but may also encourage Welsh companies to do business across the border.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1747
__label__cc	0.645602	0.354398	" The Worst Music I've Ever Heard!" Recently, I was reminiscing( not in tempo, unfortunately) about my early experiences as a jazz listener. What has never ceased to amaze me is how many people can hear great music and just LOATHE it with passion. You might say, " Maybe they need to give it a chance..." No, they've given it a chance, they've listened for an hour or more , and they would rather be forced to watch reruns of " Joanie Loves Chachi" than listen to jazz music. Two separate yet similar experiences come to mind. I remember sitting out on the playground on my street with some friends. Someone had brought what we used to call a " boom-box"( those of you born before 1990 will remember). We were listening to the music of the 80's on the radio: Def Leppard, Duran Duran, a band called Midnight Star (anybody remember that song Freakazoid?), and so on. And then someone started tuning the dial to different radio stations, and all of a sudden, ever so faintly, some jazz leaped forth from the massive speakers. I proudly proclaimed, " I know this,it's Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie from Live at Massey Hall. I love this!" And I started sing along with the Bird solo on All The Thing You Are. My friends immediately looked at me with disgust, as if I had told a foul joke involving a Priest, a Rabbi, and a 12 year- old stripper. "You LIKE this CRAP?" and immediately they changed the station, back to some superior sounding Quiet Riot. I began to protest, but my friends defensively blocked the boom-box. As the lilting strains of " Come On Feel The Noize" floated with the summer air, I hung my head low and walked back into my house. I also remember an incident from the same era in which a concert was performed at Harper's Choice Middle School during a special afternoon assembly. The band was a quartet of African-American men. The instrumentation was piano, bass, drums, and tenor saxophone. I remember that the saxophonist and band leader informed the young audience that the music they were about to hear was jazz, gospel, and R&B influenced. The band performed for an hour: I had not witnessed many professional concerts at this young age, and this concert was very impressive to say the least. I really got caught up in the energy of the music. The tenor player took lengthy, emotive solos and he would bend his body to the side on occasion, say, if he had played a particularly sour blues note. I was in a trance: I recall thinking that this was the greatest music I had ever heard. (Now, I imagine if I heard this band today, I would probably not be affected in the slightest. But at age 12, this might as well have been The John Coltrane Quartet featuring McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones.) The concert ended. Still kind of in a happy trance, I returned to Mr. Zigenfuss' math class, sat down at my desk, and said openly and with vulnerability, almost to the point of tears, to anyone within earshot, "Wow, that was really great music. I've never heard music like that from a live band." One of the tall, popular boys immediately disputed my testimony with, "You LIKED that CRAP?" And so, even as an adult and a somewhat professional musician and educator, proud as I am to be interested and involved in jazz and creative music, I always have experiences like these weighing on my conscience. How can music so unquestionably amazing and beautiful be so HATED? Like Art Blakey said, " Maybe WE'RE wrong..." In the onset of the 1990's, I was doing my steady weekend solo piano gig at the Omni Inner Harbor in Baltimore ( ironically named in that it was at least 10 blocks away from the Inner Harbor). I will admit that since I was alone and, most of the time, no one paid any attention to me, I used the job to practice. I might play songs I didn't know well, or maybe I would noodle around certain harmonies, or maybe try to compose something spontaneously. I certainly had a repertoire, albeit meager, since I had only recently decided to make an attempt to be serious about jazz piano as a career option. One night I was playing, well, practicing a tune called "Night Dreamer" when an old woman, maybe in her seventies, sidled up to the piano and said to me, "That is THE WORST MUSIC I HAVE EVER HEARD!" I blankly stared at her as she slithered into the night and silently argued, "But, it's Wayne Shorter's Night Dreamer..." OK, not everybody gets it the way jazz fans do. But what about simple politeness? Especially in the case of a live performer, to approach him or her and toss insults so casually? When they say " Don't Shoot The Piano Player," that also implies don't shoot him down with rudeness and harshities! ( I made up a word: Harshity ( noun) -the opposite of " nicety". Don't look it up cause it's not there...yet...) You might think maybe only the solo pianist gets harassed. I used to think that as well: I had this theory that as long as there were at least two performers, then dissidents would leave you alone. Nevertheless, I was onstage in a sold out 2500- seat theater in Lisbon, Portugal back in the autumn of 1999. Cassandra Wilson had taken time out after a handful of songs to introduce the band. The room was quiet and attentive. Without warning, a lightning bolt of protest broke the calm: an angry male voice with a heavy Portuguese accent cried out, "THIS EES THE MOST BORRINGG MUSIK I HAVE HEARRD EEN ALL OF MY LIFE!" Ironically, everyone applauded, because the Portuguese natives didn't understand what the disgruntled man had shouted. Cassandra didn't skip a beat. "Thank you, we love you..." she announced, as if the man had yelled something totally the opposite. Would this insane Portuguese putz have shouted at the Lisbon Symphony Orchestra? Would he have voiced his displeasure in such a manner at a Quiet Riot concert? ( In the latter case, any shouting would probably be drowned out by everyone else shouting and " feeling the Noize...") What is it about jazz, whether it's me at age 20 fiddling on the ivories in a hotel lobby, or Cassandra Wilson at the height of her powers, to illicit such strong negativity? My favorite heckler experience occurred in the late summer of 1994. My father had hired me and vocalist Heidi Martin to perform twice for something called the Hospice Cup Regatta, a charity event, held near Henderson Harbor in upstate New York. A local bassist and drummer were hired to round out the band. We played standards while people ate buffet meals on soft paper plates. Mostly the people just ignored us, but we were enjoying our music. I was playing on some kind of keyboard. I was very excited at that time because in a few weeks after the Regatta, I was headed off with saxophonist Gary Thomas for my first tour of Europe. So while we were playing somewhat recognizable standards, I was getting geared up to play with Thomas. If you are familiar with Thomas' music, you will understand that he has a very modern and complex melodic and harmonic language. This language has made a huge impact on my playing, and this was reflected in all of my solos during the Regatta performances. So you can imagine that if one of the Regatta-goers would have ignored their soggy potato salad for a few minutes and actually listened to what we were playing, they might have been a little confused. But as I said, they were ignoring us, so I went about my business of trying to play "The Days of Wine And Roses" as jaggedly as possible. So at the mid-point of our second performance, immediately after a highly chromatic rendition of "Star Eyes", a white-haired, slightly bald, thin man wearing glasses approached the bandstand, which was probably right next to the soggy potato salad tray. " Can you guys play Mack The Knife, something like that?" He seemed like a kindly old man. I offered " Why, I think I can get through that tune..." Angrily, with an evil eye beaming into my skull, he grunted "....BECAUSE WHAT YOU WERE PLAYING WAS BULLSHIT!" I kind of gasped..." Uh, ok..." I stammered. The old man shook his head and walked away. " I'm sorry , but...what you were playing was BULLSHIT!" and then he was gone from view. I tried to maintain my composure. " OK, let's play Mack The Knife, then." But I couldn't do it. I was frozen with rage. I was shaking. " OK, let's take a break." So I got up from the keyboard, paced around outdoors for a few minutes, and then planned my retaliation. I walked right towards the old man, who was sitting with his younger family members at a table. " Excuse me, sir", my fists were clenched,"You have the right to your opinion, but you have NO right to speak to me that way." Seated but still powerful, the devil eye reappeared and bore a hole right through me. "WHAT YOU WERE PLAYING WAS BULLSHIT! BULLSHIT!", he cried in a ghostly voice. Out of nowhere comes my father. " Jack, you're drunk" my father states. " If you don't sit the fuck down and stop bothering my son, I'm going to take you outside and kick your ass!"( Sometimes it helps in a pinch to have a father from Brooklyn to defend you now and then.) At that point, the gig was declared over and in my view, there were no winners. Heidi and I drove back to Washington, D.C. in a very quiet mood. But this was not the last that I heard from Drunk Jack. Six months later, out of the blue, I receive a letter from upstate New York, from this crazy old man with devil eyes. The letter went something like this: Dear George, I am writing this letter to ask for you to forgive me for my behavior during your performance at the Hospice Cup Regatta. I was very drunk that afternoon and I did not mean the awful things I said to you. I have had alcohol problems for many years and have proved to be an embarrassment to my family and friends. I hope you will find it in your heart to forgive me for my shameful behavior. Your music is wonderful. I wish you the best of luck in your career. Jack, you crazy drunk, wherever you are, I forgive you. And I'm sorry you never got to hear my Gary Thomas-inspired version of Mack The Knife. Ephross August 7, 2010 at 9:56 AM Priceless stories. Thank you GC. Steve Provizer August 7, 2010 at 10:07 AM I think it's pretty common to-if not hide your jazz taste from your teen pals-at least not to share it. If you're lucky, you meet a kindred spirit along the way, which I luckily did. We mourned Trane's death (alone) together. Bill Milkowski August 7, 2010 at 10:38 AM Beautiful story...nice resolution. You need to submit this to Jazz Times or somebody. It's a well-written piece worthy of payment. They have a section in the mag (occasionally) called First Person. I'll be that editor Lee Mergner would be interested in running this. Just a thought. George Colligan August 7, 2010 at 11:25 AM Bill, I'm always interested in doing something worthy of payment. How do I contact Mr. Mergner? Maybe I'll look on the website. Can you vouch for me? I've never submitted anything like that. Although I did write some hate mail to Stan Lee at Marvel Comics for allowing the writers of the X-Men to kill Jean Grey during the Phoenix Saga of 1980. That probably doesn't count. DGS August 7, 2010 at 1:02 PM George -- excellent article, as usual. This reminds me of the story about the premiere of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, for the Diaghalev ballet in Paris. The audience was incensed and threw rotten fruit, jeered, etc. Jean Cocteau stood up and jeered back at them, declaring the piece a work of genius and telling the audience members they were idiots. What I always wondered was, In order to have thrown rotten fruit, the audience had to have brought it with them, right? Which means they never wanted to give the music (or the ballet) a chance to begin with. Your junior high school friends obviously were the same way, reacting that way to Bird after 10 seconds (unless they were reacting to the less than perfect sound quality. :-)) Regardless of people's opinions (and refusal to open up their minds to new experiences), civility is the only thing that keeps us from killing each other on a wholesale basis. We need more of it for sure. Andy. I appreciate what George is trying to do here, but I have a few issues with it: (I'm a jazz pianist who has had similar experiences). 1) In two of the anecdotes he was using the gig to practice. On some level, that's kind of arrogant. He wasn't hired to practice. He was hired to contribute to an experience for other people, and he failed to do that to such a degree that someone called him on it. It really isn't up to him to decide that a gig isn't "important". That's kinda unprofessional and I would never hire him no matter how good he is if I knew he had that attitude. Being a pro musician doesn't mean that you care about music more than anyone else; if that were true there couldn't even be a music business. It exists because people do care passionately about music -- to the point where they will get violent if the music is pissing them off. It's nice that George forgives the drunkard, but the apology is off target; it should be "I'm sorry I ruined your experience at that party with my distortions of music you love." (Btw, re the Lisbon anecdote: the Stravinsky story shows that people will indeed get loud and rude at "respectable" venues. And who is Cassandra Wilson that she's exempt from being boring? Fortunately, she has the class to "return blessing for cursing"). 2) Jazz is not inherently better, more beautiful, deep or meaningful than any other music. So get over the amazement/dismay that few people relate to it the way we do. It meets our needs in vital ways, but that doesn't mean it must for anyone else. That inner need is met in uncountable ways for other people, including religion, all the other arts, sports, sex...whatever. 3) It's not always bad to get a loud negative reaction to what you're doing (as long as it doesn't involve assault :). In these stories, George got dumped on for pushing well beyond someone's comfort zone. That's valuable information. A wise artist takes that and thinks about it long and hard -- not necessarily to avoid doing it again; rather to understand more deeply how one's art affects others, and the means and ends of one's art in the large and small picture. Pissing people off is a perfectly honourable artistic goal; when it happens, you really want to analyze the data. George Colligan August 7, 2010 at 10:36 PM Dear Anonymous....if that is your real name..... I have my own issues with your critique of my story. First off, when I say practice, I meant it in a tongue-in-cheek way. I meant more that I would play tunes that I was not as comfortable with while no one was listening, which was 95 percent of the time. And all jazz pianists spend time on those gigs "working their stuff out." I was in a hotel lobby 4 hours a night, between two to four days a week, for a few years. I'm not just playing everything like a robot every time. Anonymous, are you really a jazz pianist? If you read interviews with other jazz pianists,or any other jazz musicians for that matter, or if you know any really good players, you'll know that a certain amount of early gigging consists of "working it out on the bandstand." You make it sound like I was practicing Hanon exercises, or scale fingerings, which is just simply not true. And I don't appreciate you calling me arrogant. How can you assume that I didn't think these gigs were important? I have earned the respect of my peers, even back then when I could barely play, because I was responsible, and I always gave 100 percent to the music, regardless of the pay or the situation. I've made 3000 dollars for half a concert and I've played gigs where I LOST 500 dollars.And everything in between. And I pretty much treat them all the same way- show up on time, learn the music, try to make the band sound good, etc..... I have paid plenty of dues: I don't know your background, sir, but you can't even imagine the kind of sacrifices I have made to be a professional musician. And I certainly don't appreciate you implying that I'm unprofessional because of some gigs I did in the 90's when I was first learning to play. WTF? I would never apologize to that drunk asshole. He was totally rude. My father hired me to play whatever we wanted . No one said, "you have to play IN THE MOOD for 20 minutes and then play STRING OF PEARLS for 10 minutes." And you make it sound like I was totally butchering the songs on purpose which was most certainly not the case. I was playing the way that I play. To some, Charlie Parker at his best sounds like cacophony. That's what happened in this case.(I'm not saying I'm as great as Charlie Parker, I'm just trying to explain what happened.) We were doing our job according to what my father asked us to do. And you also don't understand sarcasm. The last sentence of the article is a joke. 2) I never said jazz is better than any other music. That's ridiculous. I like a lot of different music. My question was If I like it, why do so many people not like it? And I also said in the article " Not everybody gets it the way jazz fans do." So I stated clearly that I have resigned myself to this truth, that it is not and never will be super popular. My complaint is people insulting me while I'm playing, which, if you've ever been on a gig, you will know is annoying to say the least. 3)I said initially that some of these experiences weigh on my conscience as I play in different settings. I am very aware of the audience. But to some degree, we as artists have to be true to ourselves. Jazz musicians are not like people that play in Top 40 bands every weekend. We are trying to come up with our own way of doing things, not be a human jukebox. I realize that this is why we jazz musicians might sit at home many a weekend. But I am really really lucky to have been able to play with artists who have pursued their own way of doing things DESPITE the protests from the small minded such as Drunk Jack. And these people have found their audience in places like Europe and Japan and Australia, and I've been all over the world with these kinds of musicians, which is something that Top 40 bands almost never do. "Pissing people off is a perfectly honourable artistic goal" Man, that has never been a goal of mine, why would I want my music to piss people off? I want people to like it, but I'm hoping they'll see it my way. Good art communicates but the audience has to give the artist the respect to express what they are thinking and feeling. The blues came out of people who were enslaved, forced to serve other people's bidding. The Blues gave them an outlet to tell THEIR inner story. The Blues were not about singing so that they "contribute to an experience for other people". It was not entertainment, it was ART. I accept that art doesn't always work in some situations. Anonymous, and anybody else who is reading my fledgling blog, I am sorry if this comment seems like too harsh a rebuttal, but I'll admit I'm a little defensive these days. I just don't like to be criticized by somebody that has no idea what I'm talking about and calling me arrogant and unprofessional and saying I had a bad attitude. I'm willing to have contrary opinions here but there needs to be some boundaries. Anonymous, I think you crossed the line. h.e. August 7, 2010 at 11:58 PM G, anyone who uses anonymous as their name can't stand behind their word(s)...sounds like they identify with the folks u are sheddin' some light on here and he wants to validate being rude and mouthy... what did he say ... (Pissing people off is a perfectly honourable artistic goal; when it happens, you really want to analyze the data.) something weird here... but to the point he's missing it...you blog was about why do people feel so at ease and free to be rude and highly negative toward musicians playing Jazz music...and that is another blog...get to it!!!! JCrow August 8, 2010 at 7:30 AM Hey George, I'm enjoying your blog so far, thanks for taking the time to write. I've definitely been in similar situations with less than polite audience members. I get the feeling that a lot of people think we're just trained monkeys ready to dance for their entertainment. Generally if someone requests a song that I don't want to play, I'll just stare at them blankly and repeat, "I've never heard of that song, Take 5 by Dave Brubeck? Nah, never heard of it. Who's Dave Brubeck?" :) Secondly, as someone that has a blog. I LOVE it when people get all upset and write things to me. I was writing on my blog a year about a year ago about mixing my album and mentioned we had to splice an ending from an alternate track and some guy wrote to me and told me I wasn't a 'real jazz musician' and that 'real jazz albums don't have any edits or splices'. That shit is HILARIOUS! Enjoy the shit talkers, you know what's REALLY up. -JC I don't know who said it, but I feel it's an appropriate quote "You don't have the right to an opinion. You have the right to an INFORMED opinion!"....;) Nice Blog btw. phats navarro August 8, 2010 at 7:46 AM How can you question the reputation of Anonymous? He has written some of the most beautiful melodies in the history of music! Mike Clark August 8, 2010 at 11:57 AM George for Chrissake keep the hit hat on 2 and 4 so that good Republicans and John Birchers like Anonymous won't get upset First of all, I would like to thank you for posting a thoughtful well written blog and not just a rant like so many out there. To get back to the original question I think this blog presents as to why people don't really like jazz is an extremely hard one to answer. Of course with everyone having different life experiences everyone's reason for liking or disliking something will inevitably be different. I think an overriding factor is the multitude of sounds that the word "jazz" has come to incorporate. It has been around for so long that everyone has a different opinion of what they expect to hear when told they will be listening to "jazz". I think this may be an important factor in the examples you stated above. Maybe the lady from the solo set had only heard Errol Garner and upon hearing those "haunting" Wayne melodies was thrown off. Obviously the drunk man, by requesting Mack the Knife, had his preconceived notions. So I think any performance billed as "jazz" is probably never going to please everyone there. But why do people feel the need to yell at the perform? Maybe cause they spent money and expected something else, or maybe it's just their own arrogance. They possibly feel that they need to educate the performer on what should be being played. I don't think everyone is like this though. At the clubs alcohol definitely plays a part in giving someone the confidence to go up to a performer and belittle them, just as it gives greasy dudes the confidence to try to pick up women. I've seen you play on number of occasions in New York City and must say your extremely talented. On a personal note I found this blog encouraging in that these type of experiences even happen to musicians of your caliber. I myself am nowhere near (and probably will never be) the level of capability you and the musicians you play with are at. I'm just another kid that moved to NYC and left after giving it a go and not really succeeding. But, after moving back to my midwestern city have been able to work and have run into the same type of people (can you say rednecks). So thanks for reminding me that this type of shit goes on everywhere and happens at all levels. Keep blogging. You are arrogant especially in all the stuff you wrote. Get off your high horse please. George Colligan August 8, 2010 at 7:40 PM I will, Mr. Anonymous. Thanks for pointing that out. Maybe you'll enjoy my latest post (re: Duke Ellington and Jimmie Lunceford) more than the last. I'm just getting started, so hopefully you and other readers will give me a chance. If not, there are plenty of other blogs out there. Keep in mind, from this point on, if I feel like someone is posting something that is over the top offensive or attacking me personally, I reserve the right to delete the comment. I didn't think I was going to have to deal with this so early in the proceedings, but it's my blog so I don't think I should have to have people calling me names on a site which at this juncture is a labor of love. I welcome dissent, just don't be a jerk about it. And I'll do the same. Sometimes I get pretty worked up over things, but my goal with this site is CIVILIZED INTELLECTUAL DISCOURSE. And even if I might be critical, I want it to be fair fighting, NOT name calling. Cool? I hope so. Now, on to my interview with the great Lonnie Plaxico... Kerry August 9, 2010 at 8:56 AM I can't wait to read this interview! so much more interesting than unfounded attacks on your character. mshilansky August 9, 2010 at 9:20 AM Maybe you could interview Anonymous. Dave Bittner August 9, 2010 at 1:00 PM In college I worked as a singing waiter on the Bay Lady, a lunch and dinner cruise ship in the Baltimore inner harbor. It was a great learning experience, working with the live bands, the first time I'd ever really been in that environment with talented professional musicians. (Can I count the times you played in the pit band for CHS drama productions, George?) We had a little cabaret show we performed nightly, with set lists drawn up by the band leader. During dinner the band would play standards. One night I noticed a passenger out on the stern deck, eating her dinner alone, leaning against the rail. "Is there a problem I can help you with?" I asked her. "You can make that horrible singer stop!" she said. "There's no way I can eat with that noise ruining my appetite." The singer, for the record, was a fabulous performer with a silky smooth voice and effortless technique. But something about her rubbed this passenger the wrong way, and the passenger had a strong emotional reaction. Who knows what baggage she brought with her that night. Most live performers have experienced someone come up after a show bursting with praise, unable to contain themselves, having enjoyed the show to an extreme degree, seemingly more than anyone else in the audience. Somehow they were touched and moved by something we did in a deep, meaningful way, and experienced true bliss. So I guess it's not unexpected that occasionally we'd trigger the opposite extreme. Ronan Guilfoyle August 10, 2010 at 12:30 PM Hi George We've never met but we've a lot of mutual friends in the music. Just discovered your blog and have really enjoyed reading all of your posts. I started my own blog because I felt there wasn't enough blogs out there written by working musicians, writing about the music - your blog really helps to redress that. In relation to this post, I don't think jazz is alone in receiving the 'worst music I ever heard' treatment - music is so personal and the backgrounds and experiences of listeners is so varied it's impossible to know what people are hearing when they listen to music. As a teenager with an evangelical streak as far as jazz was concerned I quickly learned to keep my opinions to myself! But I also noticed that others got similar abuse for liking music that was very different to jazz. As Homer Simpson says 'Rule No. 1 of the schoolyard is NEVER voice an opinion until you're sure everyone else agrees with you!' One final thing regarding comments - on Blogger you can moderate your comments before they're published, which is something I discovered on my own blog after several weird emails from 'anonymous' kinds of people. I almost never decide not to publish a comment unless it's obviously emanating from a crazy person, a stalker or it's spam. Another thing I won't do is publish anything from an anonymous source. If someone has an opinion let them identify themselves and stand over it. Look forward to reading more! Daniel Freedman August 11, 2010 at 5:38 PM Love reading intellegent writing about the music. 95% is pure drivel. Thanks George Luke Janzen August 11, 2010 at 11:13 PM Long strings of commentary seem to follow you wherever you go, George. First Facebook, and now your blog. You're a buzz magnet. Ever think of getting into publicity? :P Looking forward to studying with you again in the fall... Ian Carey August 20, 2010 at 10:30 AM Late to the party, but this was great, and brought back many memories of my own (which are either painful or humorous or both, depending on my mood that day). My favorite was playing at a venue which had "jazz" in their name, and being asked at the break by a waitress, "Uh, can you guys play something jazzier? We usually have jazzier jazz." zibalatz August 21, 2010 at 9:53 PM hey dude, absolutely loving the blog. you may not remember me but we met briefly in montreal during the jazz festival this summer- i'm an alto player with kalmunity, where you and kendrick scott sat in. i hadn't realized that you played with gary thomas' band! i am a huge fan of his- discovered him through osby, who's my #1 guy. anyway, it's great to learn this as i thought i detected a bit of that sort of influence in your playing when you sat in, and even told someone that the bass line you started up on one tune was particularly cool and "very steve coleman-esque, which is wild because i don't think they're related but george has clearly done his homework". amazing to see that i was wrong and that you are in fact related to that circle- the approach is undeniable. rocket9 August 22, 2010 at 11:30 PM If you are talking about free jazz, I can understand people not getting it.It took me a short time to "get" and ultimately love Ornette and Ayler and others but I can see why some people never make the jump. It's difficult. But how they can listen to say, a standard from Duke's orchstra with a lovely solo by Hodges, and not dig it? I got into jazz via the Basie band and all those great bluesy riffs. Then in my adolescence, I discovered Miles electric stuff, fusion (chick corea and Weather Report and Mahavishnu Orch.)Guess what? The younger generation coming up didn't get soaked in blues based music like I did in the 60`s..Muddy Waters, the blues based British invasion, the Robert Johnson box set on Columbia that sold a million copies. There;s something in being able to feel the blues (IMO) that prepares you for the jazz experience. I think it was Wray Downes who told me that! He was in my small town of Sault Ste. Marie and we had a long chat during a break about why "I" liked jazz since I was seemingly a long haired head banger best suited for a Black Sabbath concert..hee hee.. I think people just love to feel the beat. A lot of music hammers the beat out so that everyone can feel it easily but I almost always think it oppressive and soul-less. Not always as I do like some Mississippi hill country blues that employs that kind of metronome thing. Anyway, some not very coherent thoughts on jazz. It's a beautiful music with so many styles taht I don't understand why some people can't find pleasure in it. For some people. music is purely functionary. I need to dance. I want to bop my head. I want to cry in my beer to a country tune. All good and worthy things. But jazz can supply you with those things as well but perhaps you need to put a little more time into exploring it and thus appreciating it. Sadly I don't waste much time with people who aren't interested in it. I am not an evangelist.Life is too short and I need to get back to Louis playing "West End Blues" or Miles and group playing "Freedom Jazz Dance" or .... 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__label__wiki	0.66005	0.66005	Guillermo Klein at the Village Vanguard Guillermo Klein When we study jazz history, there is talk of legendary venues: The Cotton Club, The Palomar Ballroom, Minton's Playhouse, The Five Spot, The Plugged Nickel, etc...Of course, one of those places that still thrives today is the Village Vanguard. Located on 7th Avenue South right in the heart of Greenwich Village, this famous club has been a hot ticket since the mid 30's. I've only performed here a handful of times over the years, but I've seen a lot of great music there. I must say, in some ways, the Vanguard, like many famous places, can underwhelm at first glance: it's pretty small, the dressing room is the remnants of a working kitchen, and the proprietor (Lorraine Gordon, widow of Max Gordon, the founder) can be quite gruff to the customers. And yet, the sound of the room is great, and it carries a lot of cache to get a booking there. Furthermore, it's one of the few clubs where you can still book an entire week, which means it's possible to develop the music over six nights, which is what the masters did back when there were a plethora of performing opportunities. Los Guachos A friend convinced me to come down to the Vanguard and see pianist and composer Guillermo Klein y Los Guachos. "Guachos" is apparently Argentinian slang for "buddies". Klein is Argentinian and lives and teaches there currently, although he did live in Boston as a Berklee student, and also lived in New York and Barcelona previously. I actually saw his big band when they used to play at Small's in the mid 90's. Klein's music is extremely unique: he's doing things with a large ensemble that I guarantee you've never heard before. Klein is an accomplished pianist, but he doesn't use his band to showcase any sort of pianistic virtuosity. He leads his men from the piano, while letting the many other formidable soloists in his band take the spotlight. One of Klein's trademarks is his isolation of rhythm as a thematic element, much like classical composers like Steve Reich, John Adams, and maybe, dare I say, Beethoven? Bill McHenry The night started with a piece called "Human Feel" that really seemed blatantly minimalist: a large repeated phrase in 3/4 that implied smaller groupings of 5 within it, and then shifting to more of a 6 feeling, and then back to the 5 groupings. It's as if Klein is orchestrating his piano improvisational vamps for the large band, which consisted of two trumpets, trombone(occasionally 2 trombones when trumpeter Diego Urcola doubled on valve trombone), three saxes, electric bass, guitar, drums, percussion(although impressively, the percussionist picked up a trumpet on occasion), and of course, Klein on piano.The next piece, called "Juana", had a suspended chord vibe, and featured an amazing solo by tenor saxophonist Bill McHenry; it began with one note, very intensely, and then he tapered down with some contrasting rapid firings, and then brought the energy back up again with lyricism. Jeff Ballard "Mariana", the next tune, I found to be distinct in that it combined some very brooding harmony, and a possibly romantic sentiment, with a 5/4 rhythm that had a syncopated backbeat. This 5/4 rhythm served as sort of a rhythmic M.C. Escher painting, in that you can hear the melody in 5, or in 6, depending on how you focus your attention. Drumming master Jeff Ballard is an expert in endeavors such as this, and his navigation of the rhythmic labyrinths of Klein's compositions makes it all seem effortless. This is what was so compelling about this piece is that the oddness of the meter wasn't the only thing happening; it's only one element. Most of the music that was performed was new, however, I did recognize one piece from Klein's 2008 release Filtros; the seemingly 7/4 "Muila" is another rhythmic illusion, where it seems as though the band is riding the metronome at various speeds, but actually, the perceived metric modulations are all created by the notation, with the quarter note staying constant. The band was super tight in it's execution of all of these difficult ideas; this was a Sunday night, so obviously, they had five previous nights to solidify things. I was told that Los Guachos only plays about once a year now; with that in mind, it speaks to the level of virtuosity throughout the band. Miguel Zenon Other standout soloists were alto saxophonist Miguel Zenon, (who is a tremendous bandleader and composer in his own right), Urcola (who is a great trumpet player, but played one of the best valve trombone solos I've ever heard!), and Chris Cheek on baritone saxophone. Taylor Haskins, who is a wonderful improviser, held down the lead trumpet chair with precision and confidence; he has the high chops, but a beautiful, dark sound, not that sort of bright "screechy" lead sound that we tend to associate with that sort of thing. Virtuoso guitarist Ben Monder, strangely, did not have any solos.( I asked him why after the concert, and he jokingly replied," Hey, you're right! Why didn't I?) I was actually quite impressed with the penultimate tune of the evening, which featured beautiful singing in Spanish by Klein. This first set ended with Klein's orchestration of the first movement of an Albert Ginastera Piano Sonata, which finally showcased off Kliein's pianistic ability, as well as his arranging skills. Urcola told me that they had recorded all the new music during the week, so I urge you to keep an eye out for the next recording from Guillermo Klein y Los Guachos. Rainer Schnelle May 10, 2011 at 8:22 AM You seem to have problems spellings this musician's name consistently. Other than that I enjoy your posts very much. With particular interest I was reading your articles about James Williams because I was a student of his in the seventies at Berklee. Very nice guy. We were pretty much the same age but I was just getting into Jazz so I was really flattered when he showed real interest getting to know what I was doing after I played some strange pattern from the Slonimsky book which I had just practiced and didn't really know what to do with it. George Colligan May 10, 2011 at 9:10 AM I think I fixed the spelling. I welcome edits, cause Lord knows I have to steal time to do these things...... Ryshpan May 15, 2011 at 11:48 AM George, we must have seen the same set. Thanks for naming the tunes (I didn't catch them all) and for the analysis. Michael Seiwert June 2, 2011 at 4:38 AM Thank you so much for this extensive and informative concert review which made me discover this great artist and his wonderful music. Your blog articles are very much appreciated, please keep up your great work ! Muốn đặt tên ngắn nhưng nghĩ mãi không ra! 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__label__cc	0.584897	0.415103	Journal of Comparative Cultural Studies in Architecture Journal Portfolio Editorial Bord IVA- Verlag upcoming issues: Earthern constructions in Austria Sustainable Architecture in Nusantara Submission of a manuscript Manuscripts must be submitted either in English or German, and must be original, unpublished work that is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts should be submitted in either MS word or as a plain text file. The manuscript will be subject to peer-review by two referees (see below) Manuscripts should be sent as an attachment to: office@jccs-a.org bornberg@buta.jccs-a.org Preparation of a manuscript Length and format: The manuscript must be provided in a text format, using word (.doc, .docx) or .txt using 12 pt letters. There are no limits according the length of papers, but usually a paper should have between 30 000 and 40 000 characters including spaces. Currently the journal is bilingual, i.e. English and German. 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__label__cc	0.577919	0.422081	JAMES J. JIMMERSON, ESQ. MICHAEL C. FLAXMAN, ESQ. News/Press Room The support staff of Jimmerson Law Firm consists of a diverse group of highly trained professionals who are dedicated to ensuring that all work conducted of behalf of our clients is completed in a thorough, cost effective manner. Our staff takes pride in their work and adheres to strict confidentiality guidelines. Professionalism is paramount at Jimmerson Law Firm, and our administrative staff, accounting office, and office services department all employ structured procedures within an organized environment. This type of teamwork guarantees time efficiency, which ultimately manifest itself in a superior work product and “top-notch” service to our valued clients. Our administrative staff has been trained extensively on our “state-of-the-art technology, which enhances our ability to provide legal support to the firm’s attorneys. 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__label__wiki	0.91118	0.91118	Michael Jackson Immortalized at the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Prince, Paris and Blanket carry the torch. January 27, 2012 Los Angeles Life and Style 1 Comment Written by Margie Anne Clark Hollywood, Calif. – Michael Jackson’s star power shined bright as luminaries, fans and family members alike gathered on Thursday to honor the memory of the King of Pop in front of the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, ushering in a new era of Jackson’s legacy and his extraordinary contributions to the world of music and dance. “For me, and I think I speak for him as well, this right here is his lifetime achievement award,” said Jackson’s oldest son Prince, standing tall and proud in front of throngs of fans and media beneath Southern California’s sunny blue sky as fans cheered from the grandstands of closed-off Hollywood Boulevard. His voice strong, firm and steady, Prince added, “This is what he strived to get, and this is what we are giving him now today.” Prince, Blanket and Paris Jackson carried the torch of their superstar dad, literally in his footsteps, immortalizing him with their their father’s signature sparkling glove and dancing shoes imprinted in cement not far from Michael Jackson’s star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. The star-studded event marked the kick-off of Cirque du Soleil’s Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour opening tonight at the Staples Center (January 27-29) in Los Angeles. Joining the ranks of stars paying homage to the late icon were Justin Beiber, Smokey Robinson, Quincy Jones, comedian Chris Tucker, along with Glee cast members and Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush who emceed the festivities. Amid cheers, Bieber, introduced by Paris, took to the stage, reflecting his late great predecessor, aptly singing his own a cappella rendition of Jackson’s youthful hit song of the 1970’s Rockin’ Robin. “He was more than an entertainer, he was an inspiration,” said an exuberant Bieber, who said he wished he could have met his pop star idol in person. Michael Jackson’s children were accompanied by their grandmother, Katherine Jackson and uncles Tito Jackson and Jackie Jackson, former members of the famed Jackson 5, enjoying the festivities as much as the fans. Along with Bieber’s performance and other celebrity appearances, the event featured a colorful preview of Cirque du Soleil’s Michael Jackson The Immortal, with fedora and feather clad troupe members showcasing an electrifying medley of Jackson’s unforgettable hits. Ticket Information for Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour can be found by visiting the Cirque du Soleil website at http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/michael-jackson-tour/tickets.aspx Access Hollywood's Billy Bushalong with Glee cast membersBlanket and Paris JacksonCirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson The Immortal Worldcomedian Chris TuckerGrauman's Chinese Theatre in HollywoodJustin BeiberLos Angeles Life and StyleMichael Jackson's star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.PrinceQuincy JonesSmokey Robinson Previous PostMichael Jackson’s Children, Family set to honor the King of Pop at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in HollywoodNext Post‘Bones’ panel discussion slated at Paley Center for Media One thought on “Michael Jackson Immortalized at the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Prince, Paris and Blanket carry the torch.” Pingback: Michael Jackson Immortalized at the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Prince, Paris and Blanket carry the torch \| Los Angeles Life and Style	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1756
__label__wiki	0.840728	0.840728	Beto O'Rourke 2.0 looks a lot like Beto O'Rourke 1.0 Updated 4:44 PM ET, Wed May 15, 2019 (CNN) - Remember Beto O'Rourke? The Democratic presidential candidate who launched his run for the White House with a glossy Vanity Fair cover announcing that he was "born to be in it"? Well, O'Rourke is actually hoping to put some distance between that old O'Rourke and all that baggage of white male privilege that came along with it. And the new O'Rourke is ... well, that part is still being figured out. On ABC's "The View," O'Rourke said that he was more aware of some of the missteps he made, including the Vanity Fair comments, his road trip and flippant comments about his wife shouldering much of the parenting burden. "There are things that I have been privileged to do in my life that others cannot," he said. "And I think the more that, I travel and listen to people and learn from them, the clearer that becomes to me." Doing more national press, including an upcoming CNN Town Hall in Des Moines next week is part of his new approach. But still, parts of his new strategy look a lot like the old strategy. Beto 1.0 was a fervent believer that the banalities of his life (visit to the dentist, pumping gas, driving a car) should be broadcast to the world. Beto 2.0? Check out that hot-as-fire livestream of O'Rourke getting a haircut. Beto 1.0 didn't have much policy. Beto 2.0? Samesies. What aren't the same are O'Rourke's poll numbers and the buzz around his candidacy. While he has been able to hire some of the most experienced staffers in Democratic politics, his bid has lost its luster, even as O'Rourke has campaigned vigorously all across the country. At least some of the decline can be traced to South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg who also occupies the "white Obama" lane, but is younger, gay and served in Afghanistan. O'Rourke's candidacy always rested on the shaky proposition that he could convince a broad swath of Democratic voters that a lost Senate race was really a win. He argued that he could win in places such as Wisconsin and Michigan and in red counties, because he almost won in Texas. (A new Quinnipiac poll out of Pennsylvania shows him losing to Trump by 2 points as others either tie or beat Trump). Recounting his Senate race, and how he lost by 2.6%, and how he talked to voters, no matter their party, has been central to his stump speech for weeks. With arms flailing, O'Rourke would tick through a wish list of Democratic priorities on health care, immigration, education and the economy. As he showed on The View, he can be an articulate hype man for Democratic Party values. But, as he also showed on The View -- and has on the stump -- he is not as articulate at answering a more fundamental question about his candidacy: who he is and why he is here? With his thin record as a public servant, O'Rourke has instead relied heavily on his personality. After months and months on the campaign trial, as his rivals release bold policy initiatives and talk about their records, O'Rourke's personality can only take him so far. He can't move onto something else when his very existence is his argument for running.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1760
__label__cc	0.554173	0.445827	International Journal of Applied Linguistics and Translation Home / Journals / Arts, Literature & Linguistics / International Journal of Applied Linguistics and Translation / Article Analyzing the Perspectives and Strategies in Localizing Software in Kiswahili Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2019, Pages: 15-20 Received: Apr. 5, 2019; Accepted: May 29, 2019; Published: Jun. 12, 2019 Views 47 Downloads 7 Rufus Karani Munyua, Centre for Translation and Interpretation, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya Tom Olali, Department of Kiswahili, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya Computer software and the Internet has now become a worldwide commodity and unlike before when the market was limited to major languages such as English, it has now grown to include even smaller languages such as Kiswahili. This has been made possible through translation and localization of software products and Applications so that firstly, people can access those products and Applications in the language that they understand better and secondly, the products and sites are packaged in the form that is acceptable by the target culture. In order to deliver properly localized products and Applications, the role of the localization translator as an expert in linguistic and cultural mediation is crucial. This paper looks at perspectives and strategies employed by localizers to localize some of Google software products and Internet sites. This is done from the point of view of Translation Studies and particularly from the communicative-functional approach to translation. The paper looks into the linguistic, mechanical, cultural and other translatorial dimensions to translations that play out to facilitate the communicative function of Google’s software products that have been localized in Kiswahili. 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__label__cc	0.686602	0.313398	UK SME manufacturing sector buoyant The latest MHA Manufacturing and Engineering Report confirms UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) manufacturers remain optimistic and confident about future growth, despite the uncertainty surrounding Brexit, rising production costs and skill shortages. The manufacturing and engineering survey - compiled by MHA, the UK-wide group of accountancy and business firms and supported by Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking in association with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers – reveals a buoyant sector that’s not letting political and economic uncertainty drag it down. Businesses are not only predicting future growth; over half are confident about the future, they’re making themselves more efficient in order to counter price rises and are looking for ways to bridge the skills gap. Respondents identified their main business growth drivers as increased customer demand (18%), diversification (14%) and a wider product range (13%) and viewed the Eurozone a distant threat (39% considered it a competitor). China was thought to be a competitor by 21%. When considering rising production costs, firms believe this will be as a result of the increasing cost of raw materials (72%), wage costs (66%), volatile energy prices (47%) and changes in the cost of components (43%). To counter this, 52% say they have included lean manufacturing/ engineering principles in their future business strategies and 28% would opt for lean manufacturing processes (used to tackle recruitment issues too). When looking at productivity barriers, 27% cite poor factory/plant infrastructure, 26% low skills levels, 23% staff shortages and 22% lack of investment. Growth barriers were identified by a few; 19% said recruiting appropriately skilled staff could hold them back, 11% cited working capital constraints and 10% the global economy. To counter this, 41% say they will invest in existing staff, offering training, benefits and production bonuses and 22% will update machinery. Of those planning to recruit, 73% will look for production staff, 11% design/research & development people and 8% sales and marketing. The biggest concern for 34% of businesses is finding employees with the right skills. Of those struggling to recruit, 50% cannot find skilled machinists/technicians, 27% semi-skilled staff and 22% graduate engineers. This further highlights the call from businesses for the government to implement tangible initiatives that will expand skills’ training for the future work-force at all levels of education. Research and development is equally high on the agenda, with 89% of respondents investing in this area. Yet, MHA is concerned that almost half of these firms, 48%, failed to apply for R&D tax credits, saving themselves thousands of pounds. Chris Barlow, Head of the Manufacturing Group at MHA, comments: “This survey gives great insight into what’s happening within this sector at a ‘grass roots’ level. Yes, there are concerns over the rising cost of materials, the unpredictability of the pound and a continuing crisis around the skills shortage, but businesses are demonstrating their resilience. Brexit uncertainty is not necessarily having the impact some would lead us to believe what our respondents agree on is that they need greater support from the Government over automation and forging better links with local schools, colleges and universities to improve the talent pool.” Dave Atkinson, Head of Manufacturing, SME, Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, continues: “The findings of this report put a spotlight on the current sentiment, issues and opportunities that Britain’s decision-makers face. Manufacturing has never been more important to the success and growth of the British economy and this is even more significant in the coming months and years as the impact of leaving the EU emerges and the landscape for our clients’ changes.” Matthew Rooney, Engineering Policy Adviser at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, concludes: “We are pleased to once again work in partnership with MHA to produce this year’s Manufacturing and Engineering Report. “Although the risks of Brexit loom large this year, the Report shows that companies in the UK are still optimistic about the future. Indeed, the development of the Government’s Industrial Strategy, along with Sector Deals, present exciting opportunities for innovation in the manufacturing industries. “The Report also highlights that skills shortages are an ongoing concern in the industry. The Institution will continue to work with companies to promote engineering as an attractive career path for young people to ensure the country has the skills required to thrive in a competitive globalised world.” Chesterfield manufacturers rebrand and invest in their futures Four of Chesterfield’s leading manufacturing companies have been rebranded, following a major integration into their parent company.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1767
__label__wiki	0.790267	0.790267	MarkZepp Predator Hunting Calls and Videos Coon Squallers Jackets, Leather Goods and Yeti What They're Sayin' The Run Of My Life The Run of My Life! Some of you I have known for many years, since I was a skinny kid and ran through the middle of town and the back country roads of the towns where major coon hound, beagle and bird dog events were being held, way back in my early years at Wick Outdoor Works when I lived the life of a gypsy. Some are from my “van” days, when I headed west to hunt coyotes, disappeared from society for two years, and bought an old video camera out of a paper in Idaho and began filming my adventures. Some are new friends, and for all of you, this is the story behind The Run of My Life! Late last year, Dr.Naseer Nasser gave my life back to me after a six hour heart procedure fixed an irregular heartbeat that had for several years, left me heavily medicated and overweight. Early this Spring, Dr. Neelam Patel weaned me off of several medications which instantly made me feel better and then told me I needed to lose weight. As this was happening I got an e-mail from a co-worker by the name of Warner Smith. Most of you have not been lucky enough to ever meet Warner. In truth, we were never big buddies when we worked together in Tucson, Arizona, but when Tri-Tronics was purchased by Garmin, Warner and Gary Williams and I formed a bond or “brotherhood” over the next couple of years as we transitioned into full time Garmin employees. If you have won a sponsorship prize from Tri-Tronics in the past 10 years or from Garmin Tri-Tronics in the past 3 years, Warner Smith is the guy that has helped put those contracts together with the dog registries and organizations to ensure that coon hunters, bird hunters, beaglers, retriever, K-9 and working dog folks across the country got the best prize sponsorships available after winning or participating in a major or worthwhile event. Although we did not start off as buddies, one thing is for sure, I have always highly respected Warner because he is just so damn humble. While many folks are like the character Uncle Rico, in one of my all time favorite movies, Napoleon Dynamite, Warner is the real deal. You would never know he played Division I football on a full scholarship to the University of Arizona or for the NFL Colts, because he just doesn’t bring it up or brag about, as many of us would do. But after you know him a bit and he brings up a little of his past, you just can’t help but listen to his sports stories as he nonchalantly talks about different teammates and stadiums and adventures. When the U of A was damn good during the Dick Thome and “Desert Swarm” years, that big red headed Warner was in the middle of it. Anyway, as I was beginning to feel good and my health was improving daily, I got an e-mail from Warner that said, “I’ve been diagnosed with ALS, aka Lou Gehrig’s disease. I really don’t have any information to offer. I need to take a couple of days to absorb this news and process this with my family. I will work from home this week.” At 41 years old, with a wife, Becky, and a four year old daughter, Carlee, our buddy, Warner Smith, was diagnosed with ALS. Major issues going on in my life at that moment suddenly seemed insignificant, small and petty. “What is the right thing to do in a situation like this?” I asked myself. I really did not know and still am not sure. Warner has a great attitude and is working everyday as if nothing is wrong, fighting the good fight, just as you would expect a former All American, tough offensive lineman, husband and father to do. The next day, I cut the top part out of a “Team Realtree” hat that Dodd Clifton down in Columbus, Georgia had given to me, to ensure that I had a good sun visor and that heat could easily escape my head, put on a pair of hiking boots and Cabela’s shorts and an old t-shirt and began “running” . Two miles at sixteen minutes per mile is where I started, and it damn near killed me. Several months, many bottles of Ibuprofen, four pairs of new running shoes and hundreds and hundreds of miles later, got me down to twelve minute miles for fifteen mile stretches through the countryside. Alone, out on the road, step after step, mile after mile, I cleared my head, lost fifty pounds and figured out many things that have eluded me the past few years but are truly important in life. One of them is to try to do something for everybody’s buddy, Warner Smith. With that in mind, Steve Smith from Garmin and I have made a decision to earn some college money for Warner’s 4 year old daughter, but we cannot do it without your help. Money earned and donated will be put into a fund which will help pay for college courses for Warner’s daughter years down the road from now, when it is her time to begin to leave her mark and a bright spot on the world. So, I hope you will join me in heart, spirit and if possible, a donation as I head to St. Louis , Missouri on October 19th, 2014 for “The Run of My Life” , a 26.2 mile Marathon. That’s a long way for an old, semi- fat guy like me, but with your help, I am sure I can make it. Steve Smith is going attempting a half Marathon that same day. If you can send .50 cents, it will be appreciated and no amount is too small. A Foundation or 5013c, with a board to oversee it is presently being set up for these donations. Please make any checks payable to: Carlee Smith College Fund @ Mark Zepp 11935W, 710N An article out of The Arizona Star by highly respected sports writer Greg Hansen is included below. Hansen: Ice Bucket Challenge gives ex-Cat warm feeling Warner Smith Warner Smith, a former Arizona Wildcats offensive lineman, high school official and outdoorsman, has been diagnosed with ALS. 2014-08-21T19:00:00Z2014-08-21T20:45:38ZHansen: Ice Bucket Challenge gives ex-Cat warm feelingGreg Hansen Arizona Daily StarArizona Daily Star August 21, 2014 7:00 pm • By Greg Hansen Greg Hansen Many of Warner Smith’s ol’ Desert Swarm teammates are doing the Ice Bucket Challenge, but it’s not about being macho or getting some Facebook time. Most of the ex-Wildcats end their challenge with the same message: “Get well, Warner.” The Ice Bucket Challenge is about fighting a horrific disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Warner Smith has ALS. You would never know it to look at Smith or to hear his perpetually cheery voice. He looks much the same as he did as a first-team All-Pac-10 guard in 1994, pictured in Sports Illustrated kneeling in front of the open-pit mine in his hometown, San Manuel. Smith is an outdoorsman of note, recently home from a hunting trip to South Africa, and before that fishing’s Bassmaster Classic and before that some hog hunting in Texas and on and on. He has been one of Tucson’s leading high school football and basketball referees for the last seven years and is a part of the chain-gang crew when his old team, the Arizona Wildcats, are at home. “I’m pretty much full-go,” he says. He works for Garmin, a GPS engineering and software firm, is married and, he laughs, “I’ve got a 4-year-old redheaded fireball at home. Charlee keeps me smilin’. ” <;p>ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, isn’t a smilin’-type disease. It attacks your neuromuscular system and cripples you. There is no known cure. At 41, Warner Smith knows what he is getting into. He has chosen to dig in and take his cuts. Nagged by cramps in his lower left leg, Smith visited an orthopedic specialist last spring, believing the discomfort was related to some old football injuries. The doctor told him it wasn’t related to football at all. Smith looked at the doctor’s face. “I knew it wasn’t good,” he remembers. By May, he was diagnosed with ALS, one of 5,600 Americans so diagnosed each year. “It took a few days to get off the mat; I was feeling miserable about it,” he says. “But I came to the realization that time is precious and I can’t waste any of it. I know all about Lou Gehrig. It’s better for me to get this in the open and deal with it. I’m good.” Smith checks the ALS website most days and is encouraged by the numbers: a week ago, the Ice Bucket Challenge raised $10 million for ALS research. By Wednesday it was at $30 million and rising. A year ago, ALS raised $1.9 million, total. Now it seems to make that much every 24 hours. On the surface, the Ice Bucket Challenge is fun. TV anchors get doused with freezing water and turn it into promotional footage. Football coaches do it to help in team-bonding. Michael Jordan did it this week. So did the U.S. Ryder Cup golf team. But ideally, the challenge isn’t for famous people (or some guy down the street) to get wet as much as it is to donate to ALS research. Smith’s doctors told him that the beat-ALS medicine he uses to diminish leg cramps and allow him a good night’s sleep has been developed in the last few years. If that’s not encouraging, what is? And then there was this development: While desperate to get full and effective treatment, Smith encountered difficulty gaining access to leading ALS experts. His former Desert Swarm teammates, especially Joe Smigiel, Charlie Camp and Eric Johnson, got involved. They called former UA coach Dick Tomey. Could he help? “Early the next morning, I saw the Hawaii area code on my cellphone and knew it was Coach Tomey,” Smith says. “I told him I was frustrated. He said, ‘I’ll take care of it.’” Tomey called UA coach Rich Rodriguez and together they connected the dots. In a few days, Smith had an appointment with Dr. Katalin Scherer, the Arizona Medical Center’s associate professor of neurology, and a ranking expert in ALS research. Each of Smith’s appointments is a four-hour process. The fight has begun. “As I look back now, when I was a 17-year-old kid from San Manuel, I realized that I made the right choice to attend Arizona,” he says. “My support system at the UA kicked in 20 years after I played my last game there.” ALS specialists have told Smith that the disease is thus far slow moving. Beyond that, it’s anybody’s guess. Some with ALS live a bare two or three years. Others can live 10 and even 20 years. Smith says he has begun to knock off some “bucket list” items, one of which was hunting wildebeest and oryx in South Africa. He won the Arizona (hunting) lottery, successfully drawing a permit to hunt bull elk for the first time next month. And as the days go by, watching the Ice Bucket Challenge donations to ALS grow and grow, Smith doesn’t dwell on the grim prognosis. “There aren’t many people in America who aren’t aware of the fight against ALS any longer,” he says. “A lot of people are freezing to give me a warm feeling.” Rick Wiley / Tucson Citizen 1994 Warner Smith, right, a first-team All-Pac-10 guard in 1994, says his support system includes former Desert Swarm teammates and coach Dick Tomey. Copyright © 2010 MarkZepp.com. All Rights Reserved.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1769
__label__wiki	0.611436	0.611436	GDPR Information Community & Leisure RIBA award contender One of the twenty one schemes that have been shortlisted for the regional RIBA award in Northern Irelands is Corriewood Private Clinic, designed by McGurk Architects. The Architects’ Journal has stated that “last year just six projects in the region made the shortlist for the honours, also known as the Royal Society of Ulster Architects Design Awards, which are the first step on the road towards the RIBA Stirling Prize. RSUA director Ciarán Fox said: ‘This year’s shortlist takes in a wonderful range of project types and budgets, ranging from a distinctive house for £100,000 in Belfast to a £75 million hospital in Omagh. There are also a number of fine examples of conservation of our historic built environment, which add so much to the character of the region.’ ‘Conditions for architects working in Northern Ireland have remained challenging over the last year but there is growing appreciation among clients and policymakers in the region that investing intelligently in design quality delivers tangible benefits to a project and to society.’ He added: ‘The judging panel have decided to visit as many projects as possible because it is not until you’ve experienced a building and met with the client that you can get a true sense of its merits.’ The 21 finalists also make up the longlist for the Liam McCormick Prize – Northern Ireland’s building of the year award. The regional winners are due to be announced on 18 May at the Whitla Hall, Queen’s University Belfast, and will be put forward for the RIBA National Awards, with the recipients named in June. Those collecting national awards will then be considered for the 2018 RIBA Stirling Prize.” To view more about Corriewood Private Clinic, click here. ⟵RIBA Awards 2018 entry Q&A with Sinead McGurk⟶ Copyright © 2019 McGurk Architects	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1774
__label__wiki	0.96114	0.96114	Verlander to start All-Star Game Astros ace named the AL starting pitcher; Becomes fifth ASG starter in franchise history HOUSTON, TX - Astros RHP Justin Verlander today was named as the starting pitcher for the American League squad in Tuesday night’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH. This will be Verlander’s second career All-Star Game start and his first as a member of the Astros. Prior to this year, four other Astros hurlers have started in the All-Star Game: RHP J.R. Richard (1980); RHP Mike Scott (1987); RHP Roger Clemens (2004); LHP Dallas Keuchel (2015). Verlander, who also started for the AL in the 2012 All-Star Game, has been named to eight All-Star teams in his career (2007, 2009-13, 2018-19), becoming one of just 20 pitchers (19 Hall of Famers) to earn that distinction. In 2019, he has once again been one of the most dominant pitchers in the game, posting a 10-4 record in 19 starts with a 2.98 ERA. His current 0.81 WHIP is the best in the Majors and would be one of the lowest in history for a starting pitcher. He also has a ML-best .168 opponents batting average, allowing just 76 hits in 126.2 innings pitched. Verlander also ranks among the ML leaders in innings (4th, 126.2) and strikeouts (153, T-3rd). FOUR STARS FOR TEXAS With Verlander given the starting nod, four Astros players will now start in this year’s All-Star Game, more than any other MLB club this season and the most in franchise history. The Astros have six 2019 All-Stars overall, which is also the most of any club this season and matches the most in club history (2017-18). Joining Verlander in this year’s starting lineup will be OF Michael Brantley, 3B Alex Bregman and OF George Springer, all of whom were voted as starters. RHP Gerrit Cole and RHP Ryan Pressly were also named as 2019 All-Stars. BREGMAN RETURNS FOR HR DERBY For the second consecutive season, Alex Bregman will take part in the T-Moblie Home Run Derby, which will be tonight at 7:00 p.m. CT, televised live on ESPN. For the first time, the winner of the derby will receive a $1.0 million prize. In 2018, Bregman became the first Astros player ever to be named as MVP of the All-Star game after his go-ahead, 10th-inning home run helped lead the AL team to a dramatic, 8-6 win. The 90th MLB All-Star Game will be played on Tuesday, July 9 at 6:30 p.m. CT and will be televised live on FOX. Read more: Houston Astros MLB announces starting lineups, pitchers for 90th All-Star Game in Cleveland	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1776
__label__wiki	0.616094	0.616094	SDN, Only as Good as its Applications Wednesday Sep 19th 2012 by Arthur Cole It's likely that the handful of SDN application endeavors already will soon be joined by a plethora of commercial developers ready to get in on the action. Software Defined Networking (SDN) is poised to remake datacenter network environments the same way virtualization remade the server farm. As far as big deals go, then, SDN is pretty huge. Enterprises should, if all goes as planned, gain the ability to deploy, alter and demolish network environments at the drop of a hat − just in time for the dynamic data onslaught brought on by cloud computing, mobility and social networking. With any software platform, however, success or failure rarely depends on the environment itself, but on the applications residing within. Judging by the major dollars that top vendors like VMware and Cisco are pouring into SDN and the OpenFlow protocol that powers it, it's likely that the handful of application endeavors already on board will soon be joined by a plethora of commercial developers ready to get in on the action. That's part of the reason why Big Switch's recent Floodlight release has drawn so much buzz. As a Java-based OpenFlow controller, third-party developers now have a convenient means to create and implement enterprise-grade applications that will span both the physical and virtual layers of SDN infrastructure. A key component in the controller is its Apache license, which is intended to ease the transition from research and development settings to full commercial operations. Already, there are a number of application development efforts from organizations like OpenFlowHub. Some are fairly obvious, like the Open vSwitch and RouteFlow projects, which look to build software-based versions of traditional networking hardware components like, well, switches and routers. These are likely to form the basis for much of the network dynamism and abstract-layer engineering that will drive SDN deployments. On the more esoteric side, there are apps like FlowScale, which looks to divide and distribute traffic flows across multiple switch ports. This should push much of the load-balancing and network coordination functions to a Top of Rack switch while at the same time placing control plane functionality onto software, allowing enterprises to cut costs and increase flexibility for high-traffic environments. Other development environments include Mirage, which backers describe as an exokernel used to build high-performance applications for cloud and mobile environments. The platform uses OCaml language to incorporate Linux or Mac OS X code into the Xen hypervisor, where it can easily be deployed on popular clouds like Amazon EC2. The platform provides syntax extensions and libraries to simplify network, storage and concurrency development tools, and provides an easy mechanism to map to OS constructs for production compilation. It's way too early to tell which of these, plus others either on or heading to the drawing board, will rise to the top of the heap to become the "killer app" for SDN. But it is safe to say that without the tools to implement the kinds of advanced network topologies that SDN promises, networks will continue to be one of the primary limiting factors in the drive toward universal, cloud-based dynamic infrastructure.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1779
__label__cc	0.50573	0.49427	More Affordable Housing * Create Jobs * Stop Climate Change Read the MORE NYC Plan Why Housing Costs are So High Better NYC Political Impact MORENYC Blog Support MORE NYC Contact MORE NYC Sign Petition to Support MORE NYC Program About MORENYC Press About MORE NYC Home /Issues /Why Housing Costs are So High Context: Why Housing Costs are So High in New York CIty The problems of inequality and urban displacement of working families in New York City is a microcosm of the problems that have transformed cities across the nation. New York has some unique advantages in responding to those challenges, which makes it an ideal place to begin reversing those trends, but the story is similar across urban America. During the last century, suburbanization and predatory “urban renewal” were designed to displace lower-income communities from the core of the City; in fact, Manhattan had 700,000 more residents a century ago than it does today. That suburbanization was abetted by automobile and real estate industries with an interest in promoting sprawl, as well as political figures like Robert Moses who championed that movement for their own political interests. A 1929 Regional Planning Association blueprint laid out the vision of a city where people (as well as manufacturing) would be emptied from the urban core to be replaced by commercial buildings. 750,000 manufacturing jobs were also lost through the process that turned lower Manhattan into almost solely a commercial and financial center. While the physical wrecking ball to residential neighborhoods was largely stopped by civic leaders like Jane Jacobs, the tools they developed to stop Moses and his allied suburbanization forces included new tools like zoning restrictions and historic preservation land marking, which would have their own unanticipated effect in undermining working class New York. The scarce supply of new housing meant soaring prices and the economic displacement of working class families replaced the physical displacement of the earlier part of the century. Between 1980 and 1999, Manhattan permitted an average of just 3,120 units per year; fewer new homes meant that between 1970 and 2000, the median price of a Manhattan housing unit increased by 284 percent in constant dollars. Historic land marking also became a kind of neutron bomb zoning—preserving the buildings but driving out the working class communities that had once lived in the core of Manhattan out. People living in Manhattan’s historic districts are now almost 74% wealthier than those outside them. Three-quarters have college degrees compared to 54 percent of those outside and they are 20 percent more likely to be white. “The well-heeled denizens of historic districts convincing the Landmarks Preservation Commission to stop taller structures,” argues economist Edward Glaeser, “have become the urban equivalent of those restrictive suburbanites who want to mandate five-acre lot sizes in order to keep out the riffraff.” While construction costs are higher in New York City than other places, Glaeser estimates that condo costs are more than twice the physical cost of building them, driven largely by zoning, height limits and other political restrictions. At the same time, under the pressure of higher energy prices and an increasing desire, especially among younger workers, to live in walkeable urban areas, the demand to live in urban areas like New York has increased. A recent study by CEOs for Cities found that there is a $3000 increase in price for every one-point increase in a home’s Walk Score – which rates a place’s walkability on a score from one to one hundred. So the new professional class inherits the old buildings once inhabited by working class New York and low-income workers inherit long, painful commutes—on average, the greater New York area has the longest commute in the country (35 minutes compared to the national average of 25). Based on that demand and limited new supply of new housing in New York City, soaring housing prices have spilled out to northern Manhattan and the transit-accessible parts of Brooklyn, Queens and even parts of the Bronx, leading to gentrification that undermines remaining pockets of affordable housing and working class communities. There is a crisis of affordability for renters, both in New York City and across the nation. The professional class in the City continues to grow without the City keeping up with housing needs, thereby forcing the displacement of existing low-income renters. The Bipartisan Policy Center has found that across the country, there is already a chronic shortage of rental housing for low-income families; there are over 10 million households living in extreme poverty and only 3.7 million rental housing units that are affordable for them. And it’s estimated that there is a need for at least 3 million new rental apartments in the next ten years to satisfy the expanding renter demand at all income levels. Without significant action, the housing situation for lower-income residents will just continue to worsen. MORE NYC * Contact info@morenyc.org * 917-854-0279 MORENYC- the Metropolitan Organization for the Real Expansion of New York City - works to expand the population and built environment of New York City in order to create jobs, lower housing costs and save the environment by encouraging more people to live in an urban environment of lower per capita energy use. Read more about About MORENYC Related News Clips The quiet, massive rezoning of New York Freezing NYC growth: High price of landmark lunacy Uncanny Valley: The Real Reason There Are No Skyscrapers in the Middle of Manhattan Zoning redirected growth to low-income communities Related Research Resources Balancing the "Zoning Budget" Argues that NIMBY-style support for downzonings can be reduced by creating an overall "budget" for available housing-as-of-right and create incentives for pro-development forces to lobby against down-zonings. Including Inclusionary Zoning Dissertation about history of inclusionary zoning in NYC	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1781
__label__cc	0.599607	0.400393	Improper Nouns If you think about it, there is little that is more tightly connected with your identity, your persona than the name you carry. For most of us this is an inheritance from our parents, and we live with their gift, grudgingly or otherwise, throughout our life. Some of the braver of us change our names legally, when we think that another moniker would suit our character better. In Moldova names are also important. Your first name tells others something about your parents and their preferences, and possibly about conditions prevailing at the time of your birth. Those born in Soviet times were likely to bear slavonic first names such as Svetlana or Veaceslav. Only the brave would call their offspring by traditional Romanian names such as Catalin or Alina. The clever could hedge their bets by using Vlad (Tepes or Lenin?) or Bogdan (a name of Slavonic origin but widely used in Romania as well). Surnames also have meaning, although this can refer both to recent and more distant ancestry. Those whose names end in “escu” would typically have had an ancestor from the old ‘Tara Romaneasca’ in the south of modern Romania. “Eanu” endings would indicate origins in other part of greater Romania, often being very specific in their description (e.g. “Dobrogeanu” for a native of Dobrogea). Name endings in “iuc” or “enko” reveal some form of Ukrainian ancestry, just as “in(a)”, “ev(a)” and “ov(a)” reveal Russian forebears. Sometimes names can be very reveling, although sometimes they can be highly misleading. One of the most ardent supporters of the Russian / Soviet cause that I have ever met carries a purely Romanian name. Similarly I have met very pro-western Moldovans whose first and last names could be straight out of Dostoevsky. That is the nature of the Moldovan fault line between the Slavonic and Latin worlds. One particular issue I want to highlight pertains to the use of names in identity documents. After the Soviet (Re)occupation in 1944, Russian became the official language and cyrillic the official script. The names of the people of Moldova were transliterated into cyrillic for the purpose of issuing Soviet internal passports. Three problems arose: 1. There are several Romanian sounds and letters which cyrillic does not handle well. For example, the latin letter “h” has to become “kh” or “g” in cyrillic. Hitler became Gitler, hamburger became gamburger etc. Also, there is Romania’s “ă” which in English is kind of a grunt while in Russian transliteration becomes a very different sound “eh”. 2. The Russian passport officials were pretty careless. The surname “Ciobanu” (Shepherd) for instance, was variously recorded as “Ceban”, “Cioban” etc, and similar mistakes were made with first names, e.g. the Romanian “Tudor” becoming “Fiodor”, “Feodar” etc. when transported into Cyrillic. 3. There are no second names in Russian. Instead there are patronymics, such that, e.g. Maria Ramona Lungu becomes Maria Octavianevka Lungu. When Moldova became independent in the early nineties and reinstated the Latin script, a second round of linguistic bloodletting took place as the names were all rewritten back into something possibly resembling their original forms. The end result is that many people have discrepancies in their identity documents. Very frequently birth certificates, identity cards, passports, marriage certificates and death certificates can contain various forms of the same name, written in two different scripts. This makes life difficult for those who wish to apply for new documents, or who would like to obtain a visa to travel in Europe, as invariably they need to clean up the mess that has been made of their names first. And that is not an easy process. It involves lots of queueing, lots of fees and lots of dealing with disinterested public officials. Here’s my point: Why can’t parliament make everyone’s life easier by enacting a law which makes the various forms of names legally equivalent, obviating the need to revise identity documents. Then it wouldn’t matter if you had “Dimitrie” on your passport and “Dimitrii” (in Cyrillic) on your birth certificate. Public officials would just look up an annex to the law which lists the equivalent names. Of course, there would need to be controls to prevent identity thefts and frauds (e.g. use of personal identification numbers to check that the two names belonged to the same person), however I believe that these could be put in place relatively easily. There are votes in anything that makes it easier for citizens to go about their personal business. AIE, please take note. Posted by Zimbru at 9:50 AM Misha and Vova The Humanist Party's Manifesto Sound advice from Constantin Tanase The Referendum, Mocanu & the AIE	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1782
__label__cc	0.576636	0.423364	Molly moon movie youtube Molly moon movie youtube. Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism 2019-02-11 Monday, February 11, 2019 4:01:45 PM Alphonso Trailer Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism And this movie being made 2 years ago when I found out stunned how I had no idea of it before. She is the president of an environmental charity called. Working together, the two successfully pull off the robbery, but later form a plan to return the jewels. The charity is dedicated to spreading awareness about how to care for the environment and natural resources. And then she must find the friends she has lost from her hypnotic journey. Other authors in attendance include: Pete Johnson, Thomas Bloor, Barbara Mitchelhill, Megan Rix, Piers Today, Tamsin Cooke, Peter J Murray, Kaye Umansky, Vivian French, Alan Temperley, Michael Lawrence, S. Molly moon y el increible libro del hipnotismo HD Although the movie is likely to entertain kids who enjoy their villains obvious and their jokes scatological there's a scene in which the villain is waist deep in sewage , Molly Moon isn't going to hold the attention of older tweens used to a certain level of sophistication in their live-action family movies. She is 10 years old and cares a lot about the environment. Her acting felt very natural and she was really pulling out how I imagined Molly. She fakes being ill so that she can study the book better. She is a very inspiring girl. Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism Movie CLIP You're quite the artsy one, aren't you? He orders her to use her talents to steal some rare jewels from a bank for him. The plot sputters and starts, shifting from an orphanage-based tale to a fish-out-of-water-in-the-heart-of-London adventure midway through. He also reveals that he had intended to take Molly with him when he was adopted, but had not been able to hypnotize his parents. Adderstone left to become a pilot, and Edna is now an Italian chef. However, when they return, they find Ms. She reveals some the places in London that she enjoyed visiting with her family when she was a kid. Who is Soulja Boy playing in the Molly Moon movie All artists are credited for their work. Why is it so easy to root for an orphaned character? With Nockman's help, Molly and Rocky get the orphanage back into a livable condition, and get the sweet-natured , the orphanage maid, to run it along with Nockman. The charity is dedicated to spreading awareness about how to care for the environment and natural resources. And I really don't see why, when the movie was barely 1 hour and a half, when 2 hours could've covered the book page by page. The story focuses on an orphan who stumbles on a magic book granting her the powers of hypnotism; there's some slapstick violence, as well as baddies who have a gun, characters who get injured from trips and falls, and some bullying among the orphans. He theorizes Molly must have obtained the book and learned hypnosis, and formulates a plan. Keep sending them through and tagging MollyMoon Happy Hypnotising Molly Moon fan Erya is from Spain. The other children were really natural at their scenes, when we know how hard is for children to act, the younger, the hardest. Using her ability, Molly wins a large sum of money from a local talent competition, by hypnotizing the crowd into believing that she is a talented singer and dancer. Título original: Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism Cast: Raffey Cassidy, Anne-Marie Duff, Emily Watson, Dominic Monaghan, Joan Collins, Lesley Manville, Gary Kemp, Sadie Frost, Celia Imrie, Ben Miller ha casi me olvido no se olviden porfis de darle like comentar y suscribirse a mi canal para así subo mas videos se los agredeceria de corazon. New Trailer Molly Moon and The Incredible Book of Hypnotism Based On The Best Selling Book This movie is about a young orphan girl who just happens to come across a hypnotizing book. Molly Moon Molly Moon and Petula by Molly Foster How do Molly Moon and Petula appear in your imagination? As a stand-alone movie, it felt harmless, but fun and enjoyable. She eventually hypnotizes her way to the starring role in a variety show, even though anyone not hypnotized in the audience knows she can't sing, dance, or act. She hypnotizes her way onto a London show and becomes rich and famous. Are you a young campaigner or have a story to share? You can also follow her on Instagram eryaescribe. All goes as planned with the robbery until she finds Rocky, who much to her surprise has also learned hypnosis. After he's unexpectedly adopted and taken to London, Molly uses her new powers to run away to the big city. The older children, once close, have fought amongst themselves, and the younger children have hidden themselves away upstairs, too scared of the older children and the rats they think are living in the orphanage to venture down into the kitchen. Dear Molly Moon fans from all corners of the world… good luck with your new 2019 resolutions and be wonderful. And after watching it, I can see why. Before leaving, she buys a large gold pendulum, where the mysterious professor from the library learns about her, after he bought some anti-hypnosis glasses. He tracks her all the way to London and takes her dog. Adderstone and Edna to be nice to all children. On the website there is a page dedicated to the artistic interpretations of Molly Moon fans from all over the world. Molly doesn't always make the safest choices running away, etc. Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Christopher Rowley-directed movie via subscription can be a challenge, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off. We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism' on each platform. In order to get it back, she must help him steal the plunder from some robbers just after they robbed the richest bank in London of all its jewels. It is the first instalment in the Molly Moon six-book series. She is 10 years old and cares a lot about the environment. But she loses her best friend due to her lack of attention yowards him. Those familiar with the books -- is it a good interpretation of the story? Now, Molly has come back to return it. Recently she reviewed the Molly Moon books. But when Molly discovers a special book at the library that endows her with the ability to hypnotize anyone, she becomes so obsessed with using it that she lets Rocky down. In essence, she becomes a brat, and with that transformation, the audience basically stops caring about her. Having no choice, Molly agrees. In order to get it back, she must help him steal the plunder from some robbers just after they robbed the richest bank in London of all its jewels. Send a message via social media or use the message form at the bottom of the page. On Saturday 24th March Georgia will run the following sessions and book signings: Sessions: 10. Miss Adderstone runs the orphanage in a very dictatorial way. Send a link via social media — links can be found below. 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__label__wiki	0.623572	0.623572	Marrakech - News Marrakech Biennale 2016: Places The Biennale mainly spans across five historical locations in the medina of Marrakech. Palais El Badii Badi Palace is a ruined palace in Marrakech, Morocco. Commissioned by the Arab Saadien Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur, somewhat after its accession in 1578, its construction was funded by a large ransom paid by the Portuguese after the Battle of the Three Kings. There are several large pavilions on the site, which are believed to have been used as summer homes. The largest on the site is known in Arabic el Koubba Khamsiniya, which translates to “The Pavilion Fifty,” named after its area is about 50 cubits or that it once contained 50 columns. Palais El Bahia The Bahia Palace is located in the medina of Marrakech along the northern edge of the district Mellah or Jewish quarter. Although the exact dates of the construction of the palace are unknown, the building was in use between 1859 and 1873 and was completed by 1900. The palace is quite large and covers nearly eight hectares in the project consist of a series of walled gardens, pavilions, and buildings of the court at different scales. Musée Dar Si Saïd A monument to Moroccan mâalems (master artisans), the home of Bou Ahmed’s brother Si Said is a showcase of regional craftsmanship. It now houses the Museum of Moroccan Arts. Pavillon de la Menara The name menara derives from the pavillon with its small green pyramid roof (menzeh). The pavilion was built during the 16th century Saadi dynasty and renovated in 1869 by sultan Abderrahmane of Morocco, who used to stay there in summertime. Citernes de la Koutoubia The Koutoubia Mosque is the largest mosque in Marrakesh located in the southwest medina quarter. The artists will be located in the plaza adjacent to the mosque and the cisterns which are two underground water tunnels that were used for irrigation. These tunnels have been rehabilitated and will feature artists works in them especially in the format of film. Khalid Art Gallery Khalid Art Gallery is becoming an institution in Marrakech. Located on Dar el Basha in a traditional Riad, the Art Gallery (perhaps more accurately defined as a shop) is bursting with some of the most sought after Moroccan antiques and exquisite artisanal products that Marrakech has to offer. My Art Guides Editorial Team Palais El Badii, one of the venues of the 6th Marrakech Biennale Palais El Bahia, one of the venues of the 6th Marrakech Biennale Citernes de la Koutoubia. Photo courtesy Amine Kabbaj	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1786
__label__wiki	0.522759	0.522759	Educator, advocate, teacher-leader, mentor, life-long learner Nicole Naditz, 2015 ACTFL National Language teacher of the Year SWCOLT Work Samples CCSS and 21st Century Skills About Nicole Naditz, M.ed, NBCT, Google Certified Teacher Nicole has taught French to grades 3 through 12, including AP French Language for most of her career since 1993. From 2004-2007, she served as a PAR/BTSA full-time Consulting Teacher. In this state-funded program, she provided mentorship and support to newly credentialed teachers in BTSA (Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment) across all subjects and grade levels while also serving as the support provider and primary evaluator of teachers referred to PAR (Peer Assistance and Review) due to not meeting standards. Her work with both the beginning and referred teachers focused on supporting teachers to develop and implement rich, rigorous, research-based and standards-aligned lessons designed to support the learning needs and interests of all students. Nicole is very active in professional organizations. She serves as president, webmaster and advocacy chair on the board of the Foreign Language Association of Greater Sacramento. She is a key member and of the Leadership Team of the Capital World Language Project and she served on the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages interview committees for the first National Foreign Language Teacher of the Year in 2005 and for the Florence Steiner Leadership in K-12 Education Award in 2007. In 2014, she was named to ACTFL's Public Relations Committee for the new "Lead With Languages" advocacy program and was also invited to join an ACTFL Focus Group examining how technology can enhance opportunities for students to practice and develop their interpersonal communication skills. At the state level, Nicole was invited to join the Subject Matter Advisory Panel for Languages Other than English in 2004 (California Commission on Teacher Credentialing), which worked to develop the assessments for teaching candidates seeking credentials in world languages and also to develop the program standards for university teacher preparation programs. She is the founder of the Read Around the World Program which brings students to local libraries to facilitate a special, multi-lingual reading hour for area children and organizes additional opportunities for students to experience languages and cultures outside of the classroom. She has presented on a variety of topics at local, state, regional, national and international conferences since 1999 and has received several grants for study in France and Canada. Nicole's teaching and teacher leadership have been recognized by numerous organizations, including several that recognize excellence across the curriculum (not exclusively world language instruction). Grand Prize winner of the Jane Ortner Educating Through Music Award, Nicole was also named an Outstanding Teacher by both the Foreign Language Association of Greater Sacramento and the California Language Teachers' Association and was a finalist for the California League of High Schools Educator of the Year in Region 3. In addition, Nicole achieved National Board Certification in 2003 (renewed in 2013) and earned her M.Ed in 2006. In 2012, she was named San Juan USD Teacher of the Year, Sacramento County Teacher of the Year and was one of 12 finalists for California State Teacher of the Year. That same year, she also became a Google Certified Teacher. In fall of 2013, CLTA selected Nicole to represent California as a candidate for Southwest Conference on Language Teaching's Teacher of the Year. Nicole was named SWCOLT Language Teacher of the Year in 2014 and was subsequently selected as the 2015 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year. She was also one of five teachers nation-wide (representing all subjects and grade levels) selected by National Geographic to appear in their promotional video for their new Geo-Educator community. This selection was based on Nicole's demonstrated expertise in developing students' understanding our interconnected world. In March 2014, she was named runner-up in the Hilton Teacher Treks competition (in partnership with the Institute on International Education)--a program that receives hundreds of applications from teachers in grades K-12, across all subject areas. In the award letter, the judges stated that she finished in the top 1% of candidate submissions. She was awarded $1500 to spend for instructional materials. In order to enhance her ability to harness the best Web 2.0 and mobile applications to support language proficiency and production, she chose to start building an in-class lab of portable, wifi-enabled devices by purchasing iPod Touches with the award money. She currently teaches French at Bella Vista High School in Fair Oaks.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1787
__label__wiki	0.589433	0.589433	Facts So Romantic On Ideas How Should Society Judge a Defendant with a Brain Tumor? Posted By Brian Gallagher on Feb 27, 2017 Charles Whitman used this campus tower as a sniper’s perch \| Phil Roeder/Flickr After a visit from one of his patients in March, 1966, the psychiatrist Maurice Heatly noted, “This massive, muscular youth seemed to be oozing with hostility as he initiated the hour with the statement that something was happening to him and he didn’t seem to be himself.” That patient was Charles Whitman, a 25-year-old former Marine who had recently been honorably discharged. He told Heatly, who was on staff at the University of Texas Health Center, in Austin, that he’d been “thinking about going up on the tower [on campus] with a deer rifle and start shooting people.” Several months later, he did just that, killing 14 people, and wounding 31, before being shot dead by the police. You might suspect this repulsive behavior to be the product of a completely deranged personality, but up until his death Whitman maintained some semblance of rationality, self-reflection, and compassion. For example, it’s both chilling and touching to read his suicide note, which he wrote the night before the shooting and not long after he killed his wife and mother. “I cannot rationally pinpoint any specific reason for doing this,” he wrote. “I don’t know whether it is selfishness, or if I don’t want her to have to face the embarrassment my actions would surely cause her. At this time, though, the prominent reason in my mind is that I truly do not consider this world worth living in, and am prepared to die, and I do not want to leave her to suffer alone in it. I intend to kill her as painlessly as possible”—“I love her dearly.” (“Similar reasons,” he wrote, “provoked me to take my mother’s life also.”) He also expressed his perplexing wish that some of his money be donated, anonymously, to a mental health organization to help prevent tragedies like the one he would shortly commit. Guilty?: Charles Whitman, in 1963, posing for the UT yearbook photo.Austin Public Library / Wikicommons “A hundred years from now we may be able to talk about brain function in a deterministic way, even if there’s not such a clear obvious organic issue.” If a patient today complained about the sorts of feelings and thoughts Whitman expressed to his doctors—and he had seen at least five—he would probably have his brain examined. Literally. That is, he would have an MRI to look for abnormalities. Whitman, of course, wasn’t afforded the opportunity, as MRI machines didn’t exist yet. At his autopsy, investigators found a brain tumor the size of a pecan. Some neurologists think it contributed to if not determined his behavior that day, disrupting his emotional processes, perhaps by pressing up against the amygdala, which affects the brain’s fight-or-flight response. You might then wonder whether he was responsible—or should be held responsible—for his actions. Given medicine can now pinpoint brain abnormalities, how is neuroscience changing our notions of responsibility? It’s a question we recently put to the Columbia University clinical psychiatrist Carl Erik Fisher—who works in the Division of Law, Ethics, and Psychiatry—in our Ingenious interview. He responded that he often taught the example of a mild-mannered man whose behavior in midlife changed dramatically. Notably, he became very interested in sex, at one point making advances toward his daughter. Once a brain tumor was discovered and removed, his behavior returned to normal; once the tumor regrew, the behavior returned. “When you think in a really rigorous way about psychic determinism and the role of the brain in creating behavior, it’s not clear that example is any different from anybody else,” Fisher says. “If the locus is in their brain, then what makes their responsibility any more or less than someone who has a tumor? A hundred years from now we may be able to talk about brain function in a deterministic way, even if there’s not such a clear obvious organic issue.” How will the justice system handle this? “The thing that’s interesting to me about the courts is that we are seeing deep philosophical ideas—like free will and responsibility—being put into forced-choice scenarios where you have to say, ‘guilty’ or ‘not guilty,’” Fisher says. “We don’t have all the information; there’s no consensus about what the best model for free will or the best theory of punishment is. But, at a certain time and a certain place, someone has to render a judgment. So, how do we do that? What is our mechanism? What is our process for thinking through those sorts of ethical and philosophical issues when we have to, even understanding that we don’t have all the information and there may not be a right answer?” Brian Gallagher is the editor of Facts So Romantic, the Nautilus blog. Follow him on Twitter @brianga11agher. Image credit: Phil Roeder / Flickr 5 Comments - Join the Discussion 045: Power Energy through time 5 Languages That Could Change the Way You See the World I went to my neighbor’s house for something to eat yesterday.Think about this sentence. 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__label__wiki	0.7268	0.7268	Resume Reading — For Kids, Learning Is Moving Culture Psychology For Kids, Learning Is Moving Children’s brain development is fueled when they find their own way. M.R. O’Connor By M.R. O’Connor September 22, 2016 When Jon was born prematurely at 26 weeks, he weighed around two pounds and had trouble breathing on his own. For two months he lived…By M.R. O’Connor When Jon was born prematurely at 26 weeks, he weighed around two pounds and had trouble breathing on his own. For two months he lived in an incubator and eventually grew into a healthy baby and toddler. At age 4, he had two epileptic seizures. About a year later his parents began to notice that Jon couldn’t remember things that happened in his daily life. He didn’t recall watching TV or what happened at school or what book he read. Jon’s IQ was normal, he could read and write, and did well at school. He could remember facts but not episodes from the past. By the time Jon was 19, he couldn’t find his way anywhere. He didn’t remember familiar environments, or where his belongings were kept, or routes from one place to another. The cause of these strange impairments was revealed when neuroscientists used magnetic resonance techniques to look at his brain. They discovered that his hippocampus, the bilateral brain region deep in the temporal lobe, was abnormally small, about half the size of a healthy hippocampus. It seemed that the lack of oxygen to his brain as an infant, known as hypoxia, and the subsequent convulsions, had caused severe damage to the cells in this specific structure and stunted its growth. SEAT OF LEARNING: The brain’s hippocampus, critical to spatial cognition and memory, is shaped by kids’ experiences—exploring environments and navigating space.Wikipedia Jon, whose real name has not been made public to protect his privacy, has been the subject of research papers since the 1990s. His medical case illustrates the extraordinary function that the hippocampus plays in human life. It not only enables us to build cognitive maps of space so we can remember places and navigate, but shows that these cognitive maps are the locus of our memories of the past, what’s called episodic memory. “The hippocampus evolved to do spatial navigation,” explains Nora S. Newcombe, a professor of psychology at Temple University. “One conjecture is that at some point in our evolutionary history, it was hijacked for the purpose of episodic memory because its neural architecture was appropriate.” Spatial cognition and memory have deeper importance to humans beyond daily survival: They inform our sense of self. Memories of the past are like pillars of our identity; we use them to build narratives about our lives. These stories inform our actions and choices, and create a framework for imagining our possible futures. Also in Psychology An Rx for Doctors By Clayton Dalton Every physician remembers their first bad case. Mine went like this. One morning, a man came into our emergency department with back pain. He had recently undergone repair of an aortic aneurysm, a kind of ballooning of the vessel at...READ MORE New research is shedding light on how the hippocampus develops in infancy and childhood, a time in which circuits are maturing, and new cells are firing and encoding space to create cognitive maps. It turns out that kids’ experiences—exploring environments, navigating space, self-locomotion—can influence how the hippocampus develops. “This is very exciting because the maturation of the brain is often considered dependent on time and a genetic program,” says Alessio Travaglia, a researcher at New York University’s Center for Neural Science. “What we’re showing is that the development of the brain is not a program, it’s about experience. So if I am a baby in New York City or in a desert or a forest, the experiences I’m facing are different.” News of such plasticity is both fascinating and alarming. It comes at a time when pediatricians are warning that children are given less time and freedom to play, and are more sedentary than ever before. For over a century, the absence of memory in individuals like Jon has given scientists a method for studying memory. Perhaps the most famous case of amnesia in the scientific literature is H.M., an epileptic who, in the 1950s, at the age of 27, had part of his temporal lobe removed and lost his ability to acquire and recollect episodic memories. It was H.M.’s case that led scientists to identify the hippocampus as the source of episodic memory. Fascinatingly, each of us is like H.M. and Jon. We are amnesiacs when it comes to our first years of life. We can’t recall events before the age of 2 and our memories are typically sketchy and unreliable until the age of 6. This strange phenomenon is called infantile amnesia, followed by a period of childhood amnesia, and its presence in humans as well as other species, from rats to primates, has been a mystery for decades. “Everyone thinks the first two years are so important. But if we can’t remember them, how are they important?” says Newcombe, Principal Investigator of the Spatial Intelligence and Learning Center at Temple University. “There are some answers but if we can’t answer it crisply, that tells us we don’t really understand anything about the brain.” Everyone thinks the first two years are so important. But if we can’t remember them, why are they important? Sigmund Freud, who coined the term infantile amnesia, explained it in terms of repression: The brain was hiding the desires and emotions of infancy from the adult psyche, which could be accessed through psychotherapy. Subsequent explanations for infantile amnesia sought to debunk his idea, and posited that children’s capacity for long-term memory was made possible by their acquisition of language. But other species who have also been shown to have a period of infantile amnesia never develop language, casting doubt on the idea. In 1978, neuroscientists Lynn Nadel and John O’Keefe published a landmark book called The Hippocampus as a Cognitive Map. It presented the theory that this seahorse-shaped place in the brain is where rats, humans, and other animals create representations of their environment. These cognitive maps provide the basis for spatial memory, orientation, and navigation. Significantly, the spatial memory system stores episodes and narratives from our autobiographies. Indeed, memories of our experiences are infused with a spatio-temporal context. When we recall something that happened long ago, we engage in mental time travel and visualize the “where” and “when” of the past. The theory was supported by O’Keefe’s earlier discovery that the rat hippocampus contained neurons that he called place cells, which fired when the animal was in a new or familiar environment. Different place cells, active in different parts of an environment, create cognitive maps. The finding would win O’Keefe a Nobel Prize in 2008, and scientists have since discovered other critical cells in the hippocampus used for spatial memory and navigation. Some of these include head-direction cells, which discharge in relation to which way our head is pointed on the horizontal plane, and grid cells, which fire as we roam an environment, building a coordinate system for navigating. The firing of these cells is spurred by movement, exploration, and the experience of novel and familiar environments. There’s evidence that the richness and complexity of the environment influences the quantity of neurons and subsequently the volume of the hippocampus. In 1997, for instance, researchers found that mice exploring enriched environments—paper tubes, nesting material, running wheels, and rearrangeable plastic tubes—had 40,000 more neurons than a control group. These additional neurons resulted in an increase in hippocampal volume of 15 percent in the mice, and significant improvements in their performance on spatial learning tests. The researchers concluded that a combination of increased numbers of neurons, synapses, and dendrites led to the animals’ enhanced performance on the tests. ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT: As researchers continue to uncover the importance of play and exploration in the formation of kids’ brains, studies show that kids are becoming more sedentary.Stephanie Rausser / Getty Images Nadel says it was during the writing of the book that he became interested in the developmental story of the hippocampus. Unlike other parts of the brain that are relatively mature at birth, the hippocampus matures at different times in different animals. “We had the theory of what the hippocampus did,” he says. “But what would it mean if the hippocampus didn’t work? The short answer is amnesia.” Nadel’s line of thought had brought him to a neurobiological explanation for infantile amnesia. Essentially, children like Jon can’t retain memories because they lack a fully developed hippocampus. Nadel published a paper presenting this hypothesis in 1984. With co-author Stuart Zola-Morgan, he proposed that episodic memory is only possible after an organism’s brain is capable of place-learning, and that infantile amnesia is a period during which the hippocampal memory system for space hasn’t yet emerged. Today, Nadel says this hypothesis is too simplistic in both its definition of infantile amnesia and in its description of the maturation process in the hippocampus. But development itself and its relationship to memory has become a key in issue in neuroscience in the past 30 years. Is the brain hard-wired to develop a system of spatial and episodic memory, or does it have to learn from experience? “I think the field is still grappling with these issues, and we’re not exactly sure,” says Kate Jeffery, a behavioral neuroscientist who did her postdoctoral research with O’Keefe and studies hippocampal cells. But, she explains, the research to date suggests a fascinating process in which head-direction cells come online in the brain first, followed by place cells and then grid cells. So while components of the cognitive map are innate to the mammalian brain, it seems to undergo a period of acquiring spatial knowledge that may impact how well the hippocampus functions later on. In 2010, two different research teams showed how this occurs in rats by putting electrodes into freely moving, pre-weaned rats to record individual neurons firing in the hippocampus. The teams, one at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and the other from University College London, recorded hundreds of head-direction cells, place cells, and grid cells starting from day 16. The teams discovered that all three of the cell types were present in the young rats a few days after they opened their eyes, before they began to leave the nest and explore their environment. But of these cell types, only the head-direction cells were fully mature. It took several weeks of exploring the environment until the place cells and grid cells became adult-like. From this data, the teams concluded that spatial learning continues to improve long after the components of the cognitive map are in place. Children today spend significantly less time playing in outdoor environments than previous generations. Combined research into primate and child behavior has given neuroscientists the greatest clues about how this same process might occur in children’s brains. The Swiss neuroscientists Pierre Lavenex and Pamela Banta Lavenex have proposed that around two years of age the CA1 region of the hippocampus, important for differentiating objects in long-term memory, begins to mature and counteract against infantile amnesia. Over the subsequent years of toddlerhood, the dentate gyrus, a remarkably plastic region of the brain that undergoes neurogenesis—the creation of new neurons—into adulthood, matures and supports the creation of new memories. By the age of 7, there is a strong relationship between a child’s hippocampal volume and their episodic memory—the larger it is, the greater the ability to recall details of an event. That is precisely the age at which childhood amnesia seems to fully dissipate. “The hippocampus isn’t a structure that isn’t there one day and then appears the next,” says Nadel. “But there is a gradual emergence of its functions; it’s the maturation of the network and the connections between those parts that give you long-term episodic memory.” This past summer a group of researchers at New York University’s Center for Neural Science published findings that showed how susceptible the development of the hippocampus is to learning. The team chose two different developmental ages in infantile rats, postnatal day 17, which roughly corresponds to the age of 2 years in humans, and postnatal day 24, which roughly corresponds to between 6 and 10 years of age. By measuring the levels of molecular markers in the hippocampus they showed how experience of the environment positively impacted the maturation of the hippocampus. Then by increasing or decreasing the level of these molecules, they manipulated the rat hippocampus to speed up memory retention or lengthen the window of infantile amnesia. The researchers believe that infantile amnesia is due to a critical period—a window of plasticity when environmental stimulation actively shapes the brain. “Critical periods are when the system is particularly sensitive—if it doesn’t receive the right stimuli, it is stunted,” says Travaglia, an author of the study. “For humans, the assumption is that the brain needs the right stimulation in this critical period too. It’s a development window critical for learning a memory. And without that stimulation there will be cognitive and memory costs.” In addition to the environment itself, another important source of stimulation to the hippocampus may be self-locomotion. In early 2016, Arthur Glenberg, a professor of psychology at Arizona State University, proposed a hypothesis that infantile amnesia starts to dissipate when children begin crawling and walking. Once babies begin moving through space rather than being carried passively, he and his co-author Justin Hayes proposed, the brain’s place cells and grid cells start firing and aligning themselves to the environment, encoding the spaces being explored and ultimately building the scaffolding of episodic memory. Glenberg’s research for the past two decades has focused on the embodied theory of cognition, the idea that cognitive processes—both conscious and unconscious—are not disconnected from the body, as suggested by the philosopher René Descartes. Instead, the fact that we have legs, arms, eyes, ears, a motor system, and an emotional system underlie both our experiences of the world and our thinking. “It makes no sense for a faculty like cognition to have evolved without consideration of the body,” says Glenberg. “We’re not computers, we’re biological systems. We’re not programmed, we’re evolved. We should consider human cognition as flowing from the cognition of other animals.” The notion that embodiment could contribute to solving the puzzle of infantile amnesia came to Glenberg spontaneously during a conference on childhood development. And there is intriguing evidence to supports his hypothesis. In 2007, a group of researchers in England found that the onset of crawling in 9-month-old babies was associated with a dramatic cognitive leap: more flexible and sophisticated capacity for memory retrieval. Researchers have also shown in mice that exercise and self-locomotion improved spatial learning and increased neurogenesis. The age of self-locomotion seems to matter less than the degree of exploration children engage in; Dutch researchers found in 2014 that by the age of 4, children with a greater degree of exploration throughout childhood had a higher capacity for spatial memory and a positive correlation to fluid intelligence—solving problems, identifying patterns, and logic. What Glenberg’s idea doesn’t fully explain is why there is such a large gap between the start of self-locomotion in the first year of human life and the reliable retention of memories around age 6. He proffered that a child needs an abundance of experience exploring space and building complex cognitive maps to develop a fully functioning hippocampal memory system anywhere near the sophistication of an adult’s. “Your 10-month-old knows his way around the apartment but would not have much luck getting from the apartment to the park,” says Glenberg. “It takes an awful lot of experience walking around to develop this complex set of cells that are related enough they can serve as a good substrate for memory.” We’re not computers, we’re biological systems. We’re not programmed, we’re evolved. Newcombe, whose talk at a conference inspired Glenberg’s hypothesis, says that while speculative, Glenberg’s idea pushes the science in the right direction. For her, one of the most fascinating implications of hippocampal plasticity is how this understanding might improve medical treatment for children with disabilities that severely limit their mobility. Could giving a child an apparatus for self-locomotion during the critical period result in positive cognitive skills later on? One 2012 study showed how infants with severe motor impairment who were trained to use custom-made carts to move scored higher on cognitive and language tests than a control group. A 7-month-old child with spina bifida increased his cognition and language skills in the study at a rate greater than his chronological age. Children today spend significantly less time playing in unstructured activities and outdoor environments than previous generations. One study found that between 1981 and 1997, free playtime decreased by almost 25 percent; another, focused on preschool-age children in Seattle, found they were sedentary for 70 percent of their day. So while the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends at least two hours of physical activity a day, most children engage in significantly less. The new insights into the relationship between hippocampal development, infantile amnesia, and spatial cognition show that, in addition to combating problems such as obesity and ADHD, children need opportunities to explore and build cognitive maps because their cognitive health—the part of our brain intricately responsible for our very sense of self through time—depends on it. An abundance of data shows that decreased hippocampal volume is associated with addiction, PTSD, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer’s disease. There is also alluring evidence that intelligence itself is intertwined with the brain’s spatial cognition aptitude. In September, Nature reported on a 45-year study of 5,000 “mathematically precocious youth[s],” and found a correlation between the number of their patents and peer-reviewed journal articles, and their scores on spatial-ability tests. “I think it may be the largest unknown, untapped source of human potential,” David Lubinski, one of the study’s directors, told Nature. More and more, it seems that infantile and childhood amnesia are periods in which our brains are preparing to lay the foundation for learning through experience. While we can’t remember these earliest experiences, they shape us as human beings. “This is a part of a big enterprise of understanding the human mind and brain and its development,” says Newcombe. “It has vast implications.” M.R. O’Connor is the author of Resurrection Science: Conservation, De-Extinction and the Precarious Future of Wild Things. She is currently writing a book about navigation, space, and memory. Vargha-Khadem, F., et al. 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__label__wiki	0.729855	0.729855	New Letters >On the Air >Hall, Rachel > Rachel Hall Interviewed by: Angela Elam Catalog Number: 20180323, 20170728 Listen: NEWLETTR_20180323_Hall Published in various anthologies and literary magazines, including New Letters as the Fiction Prize winner of 2004, Rachel Hall discusses her first book, a collection of interconnected short stories called Heirlooms. Chosen by Marge Piercy as the 2015 winner of the G.S. Sharat Chandra Prize for Short Fiction from BkMk Press and winner of the 2018 Philip McMath Post-publication Book Award, it is based on her own family's history and wartime papers and photos. The book follows a Jewish family through the French Resistance and the Holocaust, tracing their lives from Palestine, to France, and eventually to Missouri in the United States. While at the National Archives at Kansas City, Hall reads from this collection and reveals why she chose to write this as fiction rather than memoir. Click here to view the photos Rachel Hall discussed during this interview. \| Subject Matter: Family, Memory, History, The Holocaust, World War II \| Interview Year: 2016 \| Genre: Fiction \| Awards: G.S. Sharat Chandra Prize for Short Fiction, Alexander Cappon Prize for Fiction \|	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1792
__label__cc	0.5486	0.4514	The president of the EU says religion must play a role in the operation of the European political structure Herman Van Rompuy who is president of the European Council, made up of 27 member states of the European Union (EU), says that the EU must be a union of values and that it needs spiritual and religious input into the daily operation of this major political structure as called for by the Lisbon Treaty, the constitution for the EU. Article 17 of the Lisbon Treaty calls for continuing consultations between the leaders of the EU and all religious organizations which is something that the Vatican in Rome has been trying to achieve for decades. Even before the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty consultations were taking place and recently more than two dozen Christian, Jewish, and Moslem leaders met with the presidents of the European Parliament, the European Commission, and the leadership of the 27 member states that is called the European Council. A clause in the Lisbon Treaty that calls for religions influence on the direction of the EU is a page out of Bible prophecy for the last days. With the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty the 27 member states of the EU were able to elect a president that could lead this major political structure into the future. A clause in the treaty, Article 17, actually calls for religion to have a role in the direction that the EU and its leadership will take in our world today. EU leaders have met with and will continue to meet with religions leaders for their input in the operation of the EU and its role in global governance. This report is, as I stated, a page out of Bible prophecy for the last days. The prophets Daniel and John both wrote of the revival of the Old Roman Empire and its role in the last days. Daniel revealed in Daniel 7:7 that the ten horns represent the Revived Roman Empire and John in Revelation 17:12 also speaking of the ten horns said they will come to power in the last days. A closer study of the ten horns indicates that the EU is at least the infrastructure for the Revived Roman Empire. Revelation 17 details the fact that religion, the false church, that religion is a major player in the Revived Roman Empire during the seven year Tribulation period. A clause in the Lisbon Treaty calling for a religious influence in the operation of the EU is indeed setting the stage for Bible prophecy to be fulfilled. Posted by James at Tuesday, September 28, 2010 ▼ Sep 28 ( 1 ) The president of the EU says religion must play a ...	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1795
__label__wiki	0.942227	0.942227	Schools act as havens for girls fleeing FGM, marriage in Uganda by Sally Hayden \| @sallyhayd \| Thomson Reuters Foundation Tuesday, 6 February 2018 00:01 GMT Girls sit in the yard at Kalas Girls Primary School, Amudat District, Karamoja, Uganda, January 31, 2018. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Sally Hayden About our Women's Rights coverage We focus on stories that help to empower women and bring lasting change to gender inequality FGM, which involves the partial or total removal of external genitalia, became illegal in Uganda in 2010 but continues in secret By Sally Hayden AMUDAT, Uganda, Feb 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Gertrude had barely hit puberty when her father agreed to marry her to an older man in exchange for 30 cows so she did something unusual in her Ugandan tribe - she ran away to school. An aunt came after her and convinced her to return home but the 12-year-old was beaten and locked in a hut for three days by the rejected husband so she escaped and fled again, taking refuge in a school in Uganda's northeastern Karamoja region. "I'm very scared, I cannot even go out of this place," Gertrude, whose name has been changed for her safety, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation, while sitting in a schoolyard in Amudat. Gertrude is one of about 12 girls living in government-sponsored and church-funded Kalas Primary School to escape child marriage or female genital mutilation (FGM). It's one of three schools in Karamoja designated by district officials to act as havens for girls fleeing child marriage and wanting an education, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), which works in the region. A 12-year-old girl shows scars she received when relatives beat her after she tried to escape from a marriage to a much older man, at Kalas Girls Primary School, Amudat District, Karamoja, Uganda on January 31, 2018. Thomson Reuters Foundation / Sally Hayden FGM, which involves the partial or total removal of external genitalia, became illegal in Uganda in 2010 but continues in secret, according to officials and police. It is performed on as many as 95 percent of girls from the ethnic Pokot tribe to which Gertrude belongs, according to UNFPA. Once girls have been cut, they're deemed ready for marriage and taken out of school - but FGM causes health problems and can be fatal. The Karamoja region is one of the poorest in the east African nation. More than 90 percent of people are illiterate, according to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics. Aid workers and villagers told the Thomson Reuters Foundation that many families would rather their daughters care for animals and help with housework until they marry than go to school. Sister Magdalene Nantongo, the headmistress of Kalas Girls Primary School, Amudat District, Karamoja, Uganda, poses for a photo on January 31, 2018. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Sally Hayden PROTECT THE GIRLS Sister Magdalene Nantongo, headmistress of Kalas Girls Primary School, is working with the police to ensure girls who come to her are protected from families trying to get them back. "They're on tight security," Nantongo said, gesturing to the high fencing surrounding the school, a rarity in this part of Uganda because of its cost. The school also has a permanent watchman, and teachers will call the police if they perceive any threats to students. Of the school's 600 students, about a dozen are afraid to go home, although that number fluctuates, said Nantongo who has worked at the school for six years. One has been living in the school for six years. The girls' stories are somewhat similar. Joy, 12, a shy girl who looks away and fidgets as she talks, became the fourth wife to an older man in 2017. She lasted a week before running away. Irene, a smiling teenager wearing a green, flowery skirt and yellow rosary beads, was due to be a fifth wife. She escaped at night about a month ago and walked throughout the night to reach the school which she had heard about from other girls. "I want to learn," she said, although she worries her family will struggle without someone to carry out her housework. The girls, all of whose names have been changed for their safety, said they dream of being nuns, teachers, and nurses and don't want their futures curtailed by being married so young. For although primary and lower level secondary education is free in Uganda, enrolment and completion rates in the Karamoja region are lower than the rest of the country. Of more than 23,000 girls aged between six and 12 registered with Karamoja's Moroto district, less than a quarter were in school as of July 2015, according to data from the district's education office. This compares with 86 percent nationally, according to the Education Policy Data Center. Only 13 percent of girls completed primary education versus more than 40 percent nationally. An implement used for performing female genital mutilation (FGM) on young girls in Karamoja, Uganda on January 31, 2018. Thomson Reuters Foundation / Sally Hayden Close to the Kadam Mountains, where many Pokots live, another school with less resources struggles to keep girls safe. Nasimyu Mwanamis, the headteacher of Katabok Primary School, said without a fence there's no way she can protect female students from families who want to illegally cut or marry them. "Fence the school so we can keep the remaining ones," she said. "By fifth class you won't see any girl. They fall victim to FGM, early marriages." Between November and January there were 77 cases of FGM recorded on the nearby mountain but no prosecutions, according to Apollo Bakan James, director of Vision Care Foundation, which works with Pokot communities to raise awareness about FGM. Back in Kalas Primary School, Nantongo has stuck up signs with messages like "virginity is healthy", "success goes with time", and "say no to sex". Nantongo said new girls struggle to fit in as it is the first time in a school setting for most of them but she's hopeful they will adapt quickly as they are keen to learn. "They fear, they become shy, but some are doing well," she said. (Reporting by Sally Hayden, Editing by Belinda Goldsmith; Please credit the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, women's rights, trafficking, property rights, climate change and resilience. Visit http://news.trust.org) EXPLORE MORE Women's Rights NEWS Dutch airline KLM under fire after breastfeeding mother told to cover up INTERVIEW-Bolivia declares gender killings a national priority Head of U.S. Planned Parenthood groups departs, cites differences over abortion Violator or enforcer? Philippine harassment law puts president in spotlight	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1796
__label__wiki	0.733684	0.733684	Genealogical Resources 123 → Next The Andrew Courtney Campbell, Jr. Memorial [editorial] Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 14 Feb 1918, p. 4 ... Announce Engagement of Helen L. Gerould Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 24 Apr 1913, p. 7 Helen Louise Gerould, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Gerould, 1200 Judson avenue, Evanston is engaged to Robert Wells Lazear of Denver. Mr. Lazear is [the son] of Mr. and Mrs. George C. Lazear, 718 Emerson street, Evanston. No date has been set.... Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 24 Apr 1913, p. 7 Helen Louise Gerould, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Gerould, 1200 Judson avenue, Evanston is engaged to Robert Wells Lazear of Denver. Mr. Lazear is [the son] of Mr. ... Approve filtration plans in Evanston Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 20 Mar 1913, p. 2 Mayor Paden casts deciding vote in a tie on acceptance of water filtration plant specifications in Evanston. 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__label__wiki	0.853117	0.853117	The Future of Cars And The Challenge For The Nigeria Economy By Obrimah Blog Last updated Apr 5, 2018 This week’s article is an exert from the magazine “Car & bike” Nigeria’s economy is based mostly on income from the oil and gas sector. That may no longer be sustainable in the next eight years. According to Stanford economist Tony Seba, global oil business will end as soon as 2030. In less than a decade consumers will find it difficult to search for petrol pumps, spares and even mechanics who have the knowledge of internal combustion engines. There has been a lot of talk about fossil fuels going extinct and though there are companies like Shell who have demonstrated that the true potential of fuel based cars remains untapped, there’s no denying that electric cars are going to have a significant impact on the way the transportation business will function. In a study released recently, Tony Seba talks about the revolutionary changes soon to be wrought by electrification of the transportation. The study published by Stanford University says that fossil-fueled cars will vanish within eight years and the people who want to buy cars will have no choice but to invest in electric vehicles or vehicles working on similar technologies. Tony says that this is because the cost of the electric vehicles; which includes cars, buses and even trucks will decrease and this will result in the collapse of the petroleum industry. Titled ‘Rethinking Transportation 2020-2030’, the study details how people will ultimately switch to autonomous electric vehicles, as they will eventually be ten times cheaper to maintain than cars that run on fossil fuels and have a near-zero marginal cost of fuel. He goes on to mention that electric vehicles will have a life span of 1 million (16,09,344 km) miles and in comparison, fossil fuel based cars have a lifespan of just about 2 lakh miles (3,21,000 km approximately). He goes on to suggest that in less than a decade consumers will find it difficult to search for petrol pumps, spares and even mechanics who have the knowledge of internal combustion engines. Finally, he says that modern-day car dealerships will disappear by 2024 as the long-term price of oil falls to $25 USD a barrel. He even says that there will be a ‘mass stranding’ of existing vehicles. According to Seba “We are on the cusp of one of the fastest, deepest, most consequential disruptions of transportation in history. Internal combustion engine vehicles will enter a vicious cycle of increasing costs. What the cost curve says is that by 2025 all new vehicles will be electric, all new buses, all new cars, all new tractors, all new vans, anything that moves on wheels will be electric, globally.” The Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) has come a long way since 1910. But the biggest challenge now has been to control the air quality. Reduction of CO2 and NOx levels as also hydrocarbons have made engineers innovate and we, therefore, have engines today which are not only fuel efficient but also environment-friendly. “Our research and modelling indicate that the $10 trillion annual revenues in the existing vehicle and oil supply chains will shrink dramatically. Certain high-cost countries, companies, and fields will see their oil production entirely wiped out. Exxon-Mobil, Shell and BP could see 40 per cent to 50 per cent of their assets become stranded,” says Professor Sebastian in his report. That’s a big claim but not one without fact. We’ve already heard countries like Norway moving towards pushing out cars with an internal combustion engine in the next decade. In fact, India too is looking at introducing norms which will see phasing out petrol and diesel cars by 2032. It’s simple to explain how quick this will happen with the example of Digital cameras. With the advent of digital cameras, the ones working on the film were phased out almost immediately. It was swift and brutal and we expect something like this to happen to cars. Car companies like Audi, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and even Volvo have already started working on autonomous technology and electric cars and probably the ‘no internal combustion engine scenario’ has been already envisaged by them. It, frankly, scares us a bit because we are after all petrol heads. As electric cars take center stage, it looks like we might have to coin a new word for people like us as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_2tlnf6y_k Nigeria – which way to go? The need to develop our gas reserves industry The need to develop the solid minerals industry The need to expand agricultural production – Food security and export production is therefore critical in the next eight years. The next series will look at initiatives in the agricultural sector and the roles of various agencies to increase food production in Nigeria. https://auto.ndtv.com/news/petrol-and-diesel-cars-will-vanish-in-8-years-study-1696406 Cars'FutureTechnologies Marriage And Home Workplace Spirituality and Spirituality in the Workplace: Are They Mutually Exclusive?	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1799
__label__cc	0.746355	0.253645	OneRun One World, One Community, OneRun OneRun, Inc. Kenneth R. Bereski II What Inspired OneRun? Bryan Huberty Spencer West Founded by three Miami runners witness to the events at the 2013 Boston Marathon, OneRun, Inc. was formed to provide ongoing care for the victims of these horrific attacks on all we hold dear. As the Boston Marathon bombing and other national tragedies become just news stories from the past for most, OneRun seeks to remind the world that the effects of these events still carry on and that the global communities support is always needed for this ongoing healing process. We aspire to be a light in the darkness for those who suffer at the hands of others. Embracing the goodness within the running community and giving hundreds of runners a unique opportunity to give back to their communities, OneRun offers an opportunity for everyone to be involved by fundraising for the victims of these tragedies, past, present and future. We believe in the inherent goodness of humanity, in doing our part to make the world a better place and in giving others the opportunity to do the same. OneRun, Inc. is a FL non profit, and 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. All proceeds from our fundraising efforts will be donated to the One Fund Boston and the National Compassion Fund. Copyright ©2019 - OneRun, Miami, Florida, USA - All rights reserved.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1801
__label__wiki	0.544233	0.544233	John Foxx interview First of all, I’d like you to tell me what do you plan to do in your Spanish show. I’ve read you’re coming with Hannah Peel and Serafina Steer…, but, are you gonna play only Foxx & The Maths staff? New stuff? Old stuff? We‘ll play new songs from the two Maths albums, "Interplay" and "The Shape of Things", also some "Metamatic" material and some of the songs I wrote for Ultravox. Hannah and Serafina have really made a difference –they’re so ferocious and beautiful -, everything sounds like Technicolor. We also use projections by Jonathan Barnbrook and Karborn. Jonathan is one of the best graphic artists in Britain, and he is making a film of all the songs on "Metamatic". Karborn is a young VJ who produces fascinating video work. So it’s a total immersion in noise and light. In 2007 you made a tour playing “Metamatic”, which is something very fashionable these days: lots of people play in its integrity albums that they never played before and, generally, for larger audiences. What moved you to do this? Aren’t you afraid of nostalgic experiences? I think we did this to reclaim the territory, since there seem to be a number of artists who were emigrating toward it. I’m not at all interested in nostalgia: it’s an illness. It’s a kind of death. Success can also become a sort of illness, because you begin to imitate yourself and therefore become ridiculous. Why should anyone attempt to imitate themselves as a young man, often a foolish young man? You have to be blind, vain and terribly insecure to do this. There is absolutely no point in looking backwards when there is still so much to investigate. I think you and Gary Numan still feel close, but, what do you think of the evolution of the musicians and bands from your generation? Any particular case that you specially respect? Yes. Gary has always felt exactly the same about the past: he simply wants to move on. We both feel a great urgency about the things we still need to do. I’ve always had great respect for him and his work. Very few artists can move beyond their own particular generation, and he has clearly done this , more than once. I think Simple Minds are still relevant, they have also stayed away from nostalgia. They consistently made some of the most interesting and powerful music, and Jim is a truly great lyricist, so I hope they continue. The Pet Shop Boys have been doing interesting things in theatre and film. That’s about it. Most of the others are either dead or seem content to be relegated to a particular period in the past, which is fine... if you enjoy it. How would you react if you knew that somebody offered to change a ticket for one of your concerts for sex? (It recently happened with the sold out Kraftwerk concerts in the MOMA) What kind of sex? When and why did you discover Benge? What are his more important contributions to your way of making and thinking music? Benge is from an Art school background, very like mine, so we communicate very well. Our approach is experimental. We set out to make an abstract album like Cluster or Emeralds, but the machines began to make rhythmic arpeggios and these led into songs. We simply followed what that big Moog modular system gave us. It was a true man / machine collaboration. One of Benge’s albums, "Twenty Systems", was reviewed at the same time as one of mine. I enjoyed the purity of it, and realized he felt the same way about synthesizers: we want to discover what they can really sound like. You see, when synthesisers arrived, everyone tried to make them sound like something else, like orchestras, for instance. Then digital instruments quickly swept them away, so there was very little time to explore them properly. Then modern sound systems arrived and suddenly you could begin to hear, even feel, what these original analogue instruments could really do, but by then everyone had thrown them away. So now they have become like some lost Amazonian jungle: you hear mysterious legends of a forgotten civilisation. That is what Benge and I went to explore, and "Interplay" and "The Shape of Things" is what we managed to bring back. What’s your opinion, in general, about digital music and mp3? They are ingenious, original inventions. A new, much more efficient way of making, distributing and accessing music. New inventions always carry great benefits and unforeseen consequences. All kinds of music are now available instantly, and this is wonderful. The only problem is Apple now own the means of distribution. This kind of power usually brings certain problems. I don’t know if you’ve read Simon Reynold’s “Retromania”, a book about the centrality of nostalgia in the pop culture of today. Do you agree with the idea that popular music has forgotten about looking to the future, even to the present? Simon is one of the more perceptive commentators on the state of music, and to some degree he has a point. Yet this using of previous cultures has always occurred. It’s not necessarily connected with nostalgia. The Beatles and the Rolling Stones did this with American pop music and The Blues: they remade it according to their own desires and abilities and almost accidentally came up with something unique. Classical composers built their music on folk melodies and traditional church music. Each generation will inevitably choose elements from the past to incorporate into their music, but later they must transcend this in some way, to move beyond mere pastiche, so it becomes their own and therefore also the grammar of their particular era, or generation. It’s a necessary evolution. As Picasso said: "Bad artists copy, good artists steal". What do you think about the current electronic scene, in general? It’s very interesting and very much alive. I particularly like some of the things from New York and other urban areas in America: Xeno and Oaklander, Soft Moon and Matthew Dear. Crystal Castles have hybridized Electronic Dance music with punk attitude and Skrillex has repurposed every era of dance music into a new form, as if Bart Simpson got a computer. Tara Busch sings like Doris day and Karen Carpenter against a storm of wild Moogs. Clint Mansell is making marvelous music for movies such as "Moon" and "Black Swan", even David Lynch is making electronic dance records, while Emeralds are making outstandingly beautiful abstractions. This side of the Atlantic, The Knife and Robyn and Jori Hulkkonen and others are operating in a very healthy Scandinavian scene. In Britain, you have Gazelle Twin and The Horrors, with Benge and Burial and a few others on the outer edge, and a complex and fast moving dance scene, then all kinds of interesting hybrids, as different genres adopt and adapt electronics. I guess Hannah Peel and Serafina Steer would be part of that, with their beautiful, surreal and eccentric songs. It’s a very rich area, I think far richer than anything else, at the moment. Do you like Dubstep as a new urban British kind of sound? Oh yes. I always enjoyed real Jamaican Dub, and that Lee Perry way of making music, Dub was actually the first EBM – all modern understanding of bass comes from that music-, bass that you can feel like an erotic earthquake. Dub has recently come to mean something very electronic in Britain, and is even closer to classic Acid and 90’s Rave and Euroelectro in America, where it’s got so big that Hip Hop is feeling the pressure. Have you watched the film “Drive”? In some ways, for me is very John Foxx: that kind of urban poetry. A man, a girl, the city… Wasn’t that interesting? It felt like a direct illustration of some of the more violent songs – "Drive", "A Million Cars" and "From Trash", for instance. A Man, A Woman and a City: What else is there? In those three words you have almost the entire history of Cinema and modern literary fiction. Certainly all of Film Noir. I’ve read (in another Spanish interview last year, in Rockdelux magazine) that you planned to make an album called “Electricity And Ghosts”. Have you advanced in this idea? Could you tell me anything about it? Ah, this is a very personal project. I made it slowly, because it took me some time to understand what was happening. Several disparate things came together: I made some recordings of empty rooms overnight. There were some surprising movements and sounds. Around the same time, I was recording piano in my home. Very simple, minimal pieces. When I listened back I noticed lots of faint background sounds: someone walking upstairs, voices and passing vehicles outside, birdsong, and so on. At first I thought I had to record again, in a studio, to get rid of these extraneous sounds. But then I began to enjoy them, and realized how strange the act of recording actually is. It makes a sort of ghost of the moment, a shadow that can still be there long after we are gone. This momentary ghost will most likely live far longer than we will. Just as family photographs do. Through this, many other connections arrived. An odd fact: I learnt that almost every inventor of modern media was also interested in spiritualism, in fact the reason they began to investigate media was to see if they could communicate with the spirit world by scientific means, receiving and transmitting voices in the air. And they succeeded. These inventions became what we now know as television and radio, yet we still use the word Medium to describe them. I also began to realize that our civilisation has more ghosts than any other, yet we seem completely unaware of this. How else can you describe the way we constantly see and hear the dead moving and speaking?: Charlie Chaplin, President Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Dali, Buñuel, Hitler, The two World Wars, Guernica, Dresden, Hiroshima Einstein, Warhol, Kurt Cobain, and thousands more. They haunt us, we have thousands and thousands of ghosts and they visit us in our own homes at night, every night. So, in response to some of these thoughts, I decided to leave those simple piano recordings with their background ghosts. Then I made more recordings, sometimes using the empty rooms as a sort of rhythm background. Then I found old cassettes of people I knew, talking, some of whom are no longer alive. I edited out their voices but used the incidental background sounds I discovered in these glimpses of a vanished background world. I also bought a crystal radio and tuned into some other mysterious sounds…So you end up with a surface of a domestic piano recording but underneath this is a sort of subtext or shadow of other moments, glimpses of everyday life. I like to imagine if Satie had made recordings of his works in 1900, with all the faint background sounds of his apartment and the Paris streets. How fascinating that would be to listen to now. In the end, I suppose, it’s an attempt to acknowledge and understand this infinitely mysterious act of recording for what it really is: a bizarre alliance of electricity and ghosts. I’ve just interviewed Jim Kerr some weeks ago and he told me he was hitch-hiking around Europe when young, which is something I think you made too. He was also very into krautrock and European culture and he always has recognized the first Ultravox as one of his biggest influences. My impression is that maybe in the punk years, most British bands had a kind of insular mentality. The best ones were the ones which looked towards the Continent, that David Bowie kind of thing... I would like to know your impressions about that… Jim is absolutely right. Like him, I hitch hiked around Europe every Summer when I was about 16 to19 years old. I went to Paris, Munich, Barcelona, Venice and into Jugoslavia. These adventures changed my attitude to life and culture completely. We saw a completely different way of life from our grey, narrow, industrial world. The desire to be connected to Europe was crucial to me - and all my work - from then on. At that time, America was such a powerful culture, but all those marvelous images and music seemed to swamp and disable our own. Most bands even sang with fake American accents when I was young. I disliked this, without quite knowing why, until I realized that this imitation implied that our own culture was inferior to the one being imitated. I must say at this point, that I’m not at all anti-American, I gained a great deal from its culture, but I was deeply curious to discover what European music might have sounded like, if this tidal wave from America had never happened. So I consciously removed The Blues, Jazz and other American elements from what I was writing and listened to Satie, Flamenco, Dub, Chanson, Bach, Vivaldi and German and French electronic and experimental music, just to see what would happen. Mixing all these elements I arrived at what I’d imagined one might hear from a neon jukebox on a Central European Motorway Service station in some parallel future. That was "Metamatic". What do you remember of your previous concerts in Spain? Oh, I remember them with great pleasure. You see, Spanish art was a formative influence – Picasso. Buñuel, Dali, Miro - what brilliant artists. I also enjoyed Spanish guitar and the ferocious beauty of Flamenco. Borges was one of my favourite writers (though I know he is from Buenos Aires, his culture, language and references are Spanish). When I arrived here in 1966 I came to find this country that had such a central influence on European art and culture, and I wasn’t disappointed. You have a truly unique country, completely unlike any other. Arriving again, much later, as a musician, you can imagine how pleased I was to find that some of my records had been well received. You have released lots of music in the last years, you design, make visual projects, educational things… Would you consider yourself as a kind of modern renacentist? I simply try to work in everything I find interesting. It’s a great luxury to be able to do this. You have worked with people from very different generations: Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie, Steve Jansen, Mira Aroyo… How would you evaluate the evolution of synthpop since you started? And… do you think the mentality of people, of musicians, towards that music changed very much or is it basically the same? Musicians and other artists have the same function they have always had: to live out some kind of adventure and by doing this, to transmit the real stories of our time. We often do this accidentally, out of naivety, as much as deliberately. In that sort of world, the immediate can seem to have as great a value as the long term. Of course, we’d all like to be of some long-term value, but time will be the real judge. As it is for every generation and every era. Your favourite artist of all time? Four: Leonardo Da Vinci, J.M.W. Turner, Picasso and Jack Kirby. Your favourite artist of this time? Banksy. He’s really a brilliant cartoonist. He uses walls instead of newspapers, yet his work appears across all media. Very clever. Very funny. Which famous person would you most like to have met? Marcel DuChamp. I would have liked to take him to London and New York, to show him how almost every modern artist is still stealing and repeating his experiments. How he would laugh. Any musician/ band that you would specially like to produce? Erik Satie. A guilty pleasure? It’s a very, very long list. This interview was made by email on 2oth April and used for the article "El fantástico señor Foxx", published in La Luna de Metrópoli- El Mundo on 25th May. More on John Foxx here.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1803
__label__wiki	0.779162	0.779162	INTERVIEW: Savage Sister 1) Thanks to television in my youth ("Wonder Years") and teens ("Boy Meets World"), I am aware of the brothers Savage, but who is the Savage sister? 1. I used to watch Wonder Years and Boy Meets World when I was young, too. Lots of Savage brothers going on in both shows, but only one Mr. Feeny! Savage Sister is actually an indirect reference to a film by Ingmar Bergman called "The Silence". The movie is about two sisters stuck in a hotel room, forced to dig up their resentful relationship between each other. The elder sister, who is struck by illness, is morally proud and critical of her younger sister. The younger sister is restless and sexual, and feels burdened by having to take care of her elder sister. I love the ambiguity and self-reproach of the film. It never takes a side for either sister. I have a strong intrigue for women, they genuinely fascinate me. So, I think that is why the name felt correct. "Savage" as an implication of unpredictability (both good and bad) and "Sister" as more of a collective indication of women rather than an indication of family ties. It's funny because the name took on this meaning for me only a while after I thought of it, instead of the other way around. 2) If you had to pick one band name to choose other than your own, but then the band name you chose would make you a cover band for that band, which name would you choose and why between: He's My Brother, She's My Savage Sister (you'd be covering He's My Brother, She's My Sister) / Twisted Savage Sister (Twisted Sister, like Dee Snider) / Savage Sister Hazel (Sister Hazel was a real band, I swear!) or The Pointer Savage Sisters? 2. You know, it's funny you ask that because some of my former band members made fun of me for the name, saying it was too close to Twisted Sister or Savage Garden. I didn't even think about Sister Hazel! It's hard to choose from such great options, but I think a Pointer Savage Sisters cover band would be amazing, simply to cover "I'm So Excited" in a dream pop/shoegaze way. 3) Other than being really cold and having good pizza, what is Chicago like? 3. Hahaha, cold and pizza, that's all the great windy city has to offer! Seriously though, Chicago is just such a unique city, especially in the context of America. It's not quite as overwhelming as New York and it's not quite as laid back as Los Angeles. It strikes a nice balance. There are so many people here who are genuinely into the arts and that's such a healthy thing. As such, while the music scene doesn't necessarily swell and boil over with amazing talent, it still consistently thrives. A lot of great ambient, dream pop and shoegaze bands to be found here. Hell, Kranky Records is based out of Chicago, so that should tell you something. One of the best aspects of Chicago to me, personally, is the record store culture. People here love them some records! You always hear about record stores closing, but Reckless Records here in Chicago just keeps expanding! As they should, it's a great place to get your music fix. 4) Do you find that more and more bands have female vocals in the umbrella known as shoegaze? 4. I was thinking about that the other day, actually. Women have taken a delightful front seat in regards to most dreamy music, including shoegaze. I mean, I think it's great. The more lady energy the better. For me, it was never in doubt that I would have a female singer. I may have written and produced all the music on the debut album, but the female vocals are essentially the most important part. They express the wistful romance and intimate fantasy that I was going for. It's not even as much about the lyrics as the feeling in how she chooses to sing the words. I think Chloe does a fantastic job of that. 5) Your debut full length album, self-titled, is out June 18th. Will that have a physical release? I'm crossing my fingers for vinyl full length, plus the option of a double vinyl where the second record contains your EPs or even better would be a vinyl of the new full length then your other EPs included as a special bonus cassette. (I love cassettes and records, but CDs are okay) 5. I would love to do a physical release, but I feel like I need to test the waters a bit and see what the demand is like. If enough people want a vinyl or cassette of the debut, I can absolutely work on getting something like that out there. As most people know, it's sort of an investment to do runs of vinyl and tape, so I want to make sure the audience is there to want them in the first place. Wow, you thought this double vinyl thing through! I could include the EP in something like that. I'm also working on putting together a b-sides collection, which will come out some time later as we piece it all together. For now bandcamp will be the main source to download your copy of the album. 6) Your music on Band Camp is free to stream, but costs money to download. This is exactly how I feel that music should be presented: because then people have the option to sample it and if they like it, they will give you their monies. Is this also your intention? 6. Yeah, I agree with you. You can always stream the music for free if you really don't want to pay for it, but for those who are particularly struck by the music, they will pay that little amount to have the song forever. It seems weird, but paying for music kind of legitimizes it more in the mind of the listener. They made an effort and gave of themselves to obtain these songs, so they will appreciate the music more, I feel. Bandcamp is a fair platform and that's why I'm so in love with using it. 7) Final thoughts, concerns, forgotten television shows, etc...?? 7. As far as forgotten TV shows...Garth Marenghi's Darkplace! It's a satire of '80s supernatural hospital dramas! Just want to sincerely thank everyone for the support so far. I'm really excited to see where the band goes from here. Also, I'd like to spotlight two groups from my hometown (St. Louis, MO): Golden Curls is a duo that makes very dreamy, glittery electro pop, it's great stuff. Jake Leech makes ambient soundscapes. He recently released an album on Already Dead Tapes. In case you wanted to link Golden Curls and Jake Leech: http://goldencurls.bandcamp.com/ https://soundcloud.com/jakeleechmusic http://alreadydeadtapes.bandcamp.com/album/ad077-jake-leech-brightest-night-to-memory	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1806
__label__wiki	0.836053	0.836053	Music Review: slowthai "I WISH I KNEW" (BONE SODA) Too often in music, I feel like we lose sight of why certain things are the way that they are and seemingly always have been. I spend a lot of time talking shit about the radio, but the fact is the concept of building an album off of a single song is a decent enough approach that it has worked for me throughout my upbringing and even now someone will submit a single song to me, a SoundCloud link, which makes me excited for another song or entire album. "I WISH I KNEW" kicks off with this song called "R.I.P." and as far as songs go, it's a banger. I still remember the first time I put this EP on. I was getting ready to clean, so I put my laptop on my desk in the living room and then walked over towards the kitchen to get cleaning supplies. I had it turned up to 100 and pressed play. From the kitchen I heard the song "R.I.P." and just thought, "Holy fuck this is good". I was fully prepared to turn this EP off in favor of something else if it turned out to be boring. When I get these songs via SoundCloud I love the fact that I can "like" and "repost" them. It gives them my nod of approval in a way. It can let everyone know how much I enjoy it without really saying anything-- just letting the music speak for itself. The song "R.I.P." hooked me into this EP, but songs like "IDGAF" got me to stay and, well, obviously write a review and not just like/repost (Which I also did) Music is reaching a scary time, I think. People had podcasts now where they simply pay parts of songs and talk about why they like or dislike them. The art of the written word seems to be getting lost. But I do enjoy the fact that a link can be tweeted and garner as much approval as four paragraphs. It's just about finding that balance. For me, slowthai finds that balance between in your face songs and ones which aren't quite as abrasive. If you're familiar with this site (with me) you know I don't listen to what the radio calls hip hop. But slowthai, yeah, these songs are what you should be listening to if you think the radio feeds you hip hop because it doesn't. But then again, sometimes I feel like people who listen to Drake simply could not handle this. Either way, these are the songs you should be pumping from the speakers in your trunk. Lyrically and musically, slowthai is just the total package. Stream/more info: https://soundcloud.com/bone_soda/sets/slowthai-i-wish-i-knew	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1807
__label__cc	0.635779	0.364221	Home >> January 2019 Edition >> The Current State of Space Situational: A Space Data Association Focus The Current State of Space Situational: A Space Data Association Focus By Dr. Mark Dickinson, Chairman, Space Data Association Space Situational Awareness (SSA) is absolutely critical for safety of flight — SSA always been important, helping satellite operators determine the precise location of other objects in space, thus reducing the risk of collision. As space gets more and more crowded, this is becoming increasingly challenging. Ensuring the correct SSA tools and processes are in place is more important now than ever before. The State of SSA According to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), there are 4,857 satellites currently in orbit, representing an increase of 4.79 percent when compared to the number in orbit in 2017. When you consider the number of mega constellations due to launch in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) in the near future, that number is set to become even more challenging. Indeed, a recent study by the University of Southampton has estimated that mega constellations will increase the risk of collision by as much as 50 percent. Any collision in any orbit could be extremely detrimental for not only the objects involved, but for the entire space environment. The debris from such a collision would add to an already growing problem in space and further increase the risk of collision. It is in all of the industry’s interests — commercial and military/agency government — to do everything possible must be done by commercial and military/agency/government actors to prevent such from occurring. There are a number of SSA tools on the market, including the Space Data Center (SDC) that is run and operated on behalf of the Space Data Association (SDA). However, over the past few years, the SSA landscape as far as the capabilities of these tools has not substantially progressed, even though the environment has become more and more challenging. The result is that the existing flight tools are not nearly accurate enough for today’s spatial environment. However, many satellite operators are content to remain with the status quo. To some degree, it is easy to see why — there are a number of free tools available that seem to be accurate enough and, in certain circumstances, they seen to be quite adequate — why pay the amounts necessary for more accuracy? Existing systems are certainly good enough... to a certain degree. In LEO, they are generally good enough for most circumstances. That said, in lower altitudes, space weather continues to be challenging to predict and in higher altitudes, debris is problematic. The most significant problems with current systems is their inability to track small objects and the lack of precise and actionable data. Even debris as small as 20 cm. can cause catastrophic debris-generating collisions. Current services can only track objects in size down to around 1 meter for collision warnings in the geostationary (GEO) arc. Currently, operators receive collision warnings even when there isn’t a risk of such occurring because the data is not accurate enough to result in accurate forecasts. Even if the operator believes the satellite does need to be precisely moved, knowing where to move without actually impeding the situation is difficult to accomplish. This means that quite often, no action is taken. If warnings were more accurate, such should lead to less frequent, but actionable, collision warnings. This would save time and money for the operator in terms of not having to review inaccurate warnings. The space environment would be far safer by ensuring genuine collision risks are flagged in time to avoid unnecessary maneuvers being performed. The Space Data Center The Space Data Center uses a combination of owner operator and other freely attainable data to deliver accurate collision warnings. While for the future environment, even this data needs to become much better as described above — and as of this writing, this information is probably the most accurate data source currently available. The inclusion of owner operator data brings precise and timely location information and SDA members can also enter future maneuver information. This means it is possible to spot any issues that could arise from those actions, especially when two operators are looking to perform maneuvers at the same time. For the most part, military and government satellite operators rely solely on freely attainable data. There are exceptions and the SDA has a few of these organizations sharing data with the SDC. Military operators are generally far much more cautious about sharing data than operators within the commercial environment. While that is understandable, given the sensitive nature of their operations, it is absolutely critical that all operators share their data for the improvement of SSA capabilities. The SDA and SDC are setup with a framework that enables data sharing, even given all of those considerations. Data is shared within the SDC but other operators do not have access to each other’s data and are only alerted when there is a risk of collision. Commercial Operators Many commercial satellites are owned by operators that are members of the SDA. This means they are sharing owner operator data with the SDC, helping improve the accuracy and timeliness of the data the organization holds. It also means these operators obtain warnings from the SDC whenever there is a potential issue. However, there are still a large number of commercial operators who are not members of the SDA, which has two major consequences. First, those operators are not getting the benefit of the shared owner operator data that will help determine any potential risks of collision. Second, it means that we aren’t getting data from those operators to further increase the accuracy of this important catalog. If all satellite operators were to join, the SDC could be far more accurate regarding the available data concerning satellites. Of course, this doesn’t solve tracking debris; however, it would definitely be a step in the correct direction. The Future of SSA As the space environment continues to evolve, the need for accurate SSA will become more and more crucial for all involved in the space industry. While it is clear that we need to get better at ensuring accurate and actionable data, even for small items of debris, there are some immediate actions all operators should undertake: • Development of, and adherence to, space standards, best practices and established norms of responsible behavior • Reliance on STM systems that always seek the best, most actionable and timely collision avoidance data, techniques and important mitigation strategies • Collaborative, mutual and transparent sharing of key satellite operations information elements, including planned maneuvers, spacecraft characteristics and RF information • Adherence to station-keeping boxes, authorized RF levels and national, international and organizational space debris and RFI mitigation policies and practices. The best way to ensure SSA’s success is by joining the SDA and sharing data with the SDC. www.space-data.org/sda/ After completing a Ph.D. in High Energy Astrophysics (University of Durham) in 1997, Mark joined the Vega Group as a software engineer working on various defence and space systems. In 2000, Mark joined the Satellite Operations department at Inmarsat as part of a team developing that company’s new satellite control system. In 2005, he became manager of the Satellite Operators Support Group and, in 2009, became the Director of Satellite Operations. In 2013, Mark was appointed Vice President of Satellite Operations. In this role he is responsible for the operation of Inmarsat’s fleet of geostationary telecommunication satellites, as well part of the team defining the specifications and following the development of Inmarsat’s future satellites. Mark represents Inmarsat at the Space Data Association (SDA) and is currently the organization’s Chairman. The SDA is a non-profit association that brings together satellite operators who value controlled, reliable and efficient data-sharing critical to the safety and integrity of the space environment and RF spectrum. The SDA was founded by commercial satellite operators for the benefit of the satellite community.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1810
__label__wiki	0.905386	0.905386	Currently viewing the tag: "Charmaine Gooden" Fashion writers should beware of unconscious gender biases On April 4, 2018 · In What's new By AMANDA POPE Leading thinkers and writers discussed how journalists’ critical examination of the plus-size industry, diversity and gendered assumptions can drive social change in the fashion industry (Amanda Pope/RJRC) Journalists who write about fashion must constantly test themselves for unconscious biases that shape their coverage, the senior curator of the Bata Shoe Museum recently told more than 100 Ryerson University fashion and journalism students. Elizabeth Semmelhack, who is also an adjunct professor at the Ryerson School of Fashion, said the traditional gendered approach to fashion writing tends to implicitly view fashion as a frivolous and feminine preoccupation. In fact, fashion has throughout history been a major economic driver, she said, noting that demand for clothing underpinned the early textile industry. “Fashion is gendered. We all wear clothing, but we have assumptions about dress that are invisible, and we need to change the dialogue,” Semmelhack said during a March 27 panel discussion on the use of fashion journalism as a tool for cultural criticism and a driver of social change. “Rethinking fashion journalism: It’s about more than the clothes” was organized by the Ryerson Journalism Research Centre and Ryerson’s Centre for Fashion Diversity and Social Change. Semmelhack, whose research ranges from the rise of sneaker culture to the history of high heels, said that shoes from non-Western cultures, such as the tiny shoes associated with Chinese foot binding, often prompt questions from members of the public who visit the Bata collection. Western stereotypes about fashion are less likely to be questioned, however. For example, gendered assumptions are so deeply embedded that people seldom wonder why only half of the population – women – wear heels: “There has always been a presumption that women love shoes and are known as the ‘shoe-aholic.’ My research has proven that men were the first to wear heels and now it is becoming common knowledge because fashion journalists are reporting on it,” she said. “The fact that a man can’t put on a pair of heels and wear them to a board meeting without stopping traffic says something to me about assumptions that we have that we’re not even comfortable with seeing, let alone addressing.” Ben Barry, associate chair of the Ryerson School of Fashion and director of the Centre for Fashion Diversity and Social Change, said fashion journalists have driven social change by starting a dialogue about diversity, equity and inclusion. “Fashion journalists have asked, ‘Who is not represented on the runway? Who is not represented in magazines? Who cannot fit into these clothes?’” Barry said. “They have written stories about this and created a dialogue about this. As a result, people have tweeted about these stories, commented on these stories and the industry has started to respond.” Barry, whose research explores the intersections between gender, fashion and consumption, said fashion journalists play a powerful role as the link between the industry and consumers, activists and government. Major changes in the industry have often been driven by fashion journalists who have examined what’s happening in fashion, have voiced critiques and have exposed issues off the runway. The panelists noted, however, that there are topics that still need more critical examination. Natalie Atkinson, an arts and culture freelancer who writes a regular column for the Globe and Mail, said fashion critics have a role to play in driving change in the plus-size part of the industry. The topic is under-reported she said, and both fashion critics and consumers must push for more variety in plus-size clothes. “It’s a commercial problem, it’s a problem of commerce,” Atkinson said, noting that people think all plus-size men and women are made the same. “They’ll buy something that doesn’t fit any of them well but doesn’t fit too badly instead of demanding that something fits them well.” Charmaine Gooden, a freelance beauty and health journalist, said the lack of diverse voices remains a problem in fashion journalism. “I’m just looking forward to hearing more voices from different cultures,” Gooden said. “Indigenous voices, Muslim voices telling me what really matters to you…having your platform to say it so that I can hear it straight from you.” Atkinson concurred, noting that newspaper newsrooms are still limited when it comes to presenting diverse writers who deal with fashion and fashion issues. She pointed to a piece she wrote for the Globe about the history of the Cowichan sweater, which adapted the centuries-old Coast Salish knitting tradition to become, arguably, Canada’s first cross-cultural fashion garment knit by the Indigenous Peoples. Atkinson said she felt the story should really have been written by an Indigenous person: “I’m less comfortable writing about things that I’m not on the inside of. I’m more interested in writing less and listening more. Even though I’d done a lot of research around it, I felt like there was a perspective that even I couldn’t understand if I’m not on the inside. I’m hoping there will be more people stepping aside (to allow for more diverse voices),” she said. Barry urged aspiring fashion writers in the audience to question their gendered assumptions about fashion and to dig deeper for context. “Fashion journalists need to challenge their assumptions and ask, ‘Why do we assume and why do these practices exist?’ and not just accept them as existing,” Barry said. “That’s when fashion connects to this much larger culture where then we examine the history, we examine the sociology and we examine the structures in power … Then hopefully we’re able to actually move culture through fashion journalism.” As an example of how gendered assumptions shape coverage, Barry pointed to research by Allyson Stokes, who is an assistant professor at the University of Waterloo in the faculty of knowledge integration. In The Glass Runway, Stokes reports that male designers tend to be portrayed as geniuses who come up with incredible creations while the work of female designers is discussed in terms of their efforts to understand and create practical clothes suited to women’s bodies. This creates an hierarchy that places more value on creativity than on craft and art. Fashion writers, Barry said, need to be on constant guard against overt and unconscious biases: “Are there certain tropes or stereotypes or assumptions that are being perpetuated within that story? And how (are we) talking about particular individuals? Whether these are people of colour or whether these are gendered assumptions,” he said. Join us for a discussion on how fashion journalism can be a tool for social change On March 20, 2018 · In Past Events	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1814
__label__wiki	0.874555	0.874555	Ask the Professor: How does “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” comment on the Western genre? Related: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Little Big Man, Ask a Professor Susannah Bragg McCullough \| September 1, 2016 ScreenPrism: How does Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) comment on the Western genre? Professor Julian Cornell: There is an argument as to when revisionist Westerns started. You start seeing them around 1962-1964 with early examples like Sam Peckinpah's Ride the High Country (1962) or John Ford’s Two Rode Together (1961) and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). Liberty Valance is already thinking about the Western myths, going through them and discussing the idea mythology itself. But it's really later in the 60s, towards the end of the 60s, that you see the focus is on the outlaw. In the John Ford films of the early 60s like Liberty Valance, Two Rode Together or later Cheyenne Autumn (1964), it's not really about the outlaws. It's about the heroes, the Western heroes, or about the Native Americans — that's clearly the point of Cheyenne Autumn. Peckinpah’s movies like Ride the High Country are a little more about the outlaw mythology. Arthur Penn’s Little Big Man (1970), which is not as well-remembered, is a complete dissection of every Western cliché and myth. Dustin Hoffman as Jack Crabb in Little Big Man (1970) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) is really specifically about the mythology of the outlaw. In some ways it takes the mythology apart, and in some ways it re-mythologizes it. It does a lot of things with our expectations of the Western and overturns our expectations. There are many things in it that you are not “supposed” to do. For example, Westerns are supposed to take place principally between 1873 to 1893. There are a number of reasons why, but the frontier closes in 1893. Frederick Jackson Turner makes his famous speech at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, signaling the closing of the American frontier. That period of American history, the post-Civil War era, is over. Now on to the next thing. Westerns are about the emergence of the modern America — the last of the old one, and the end point, the beginning of the new one. This movie takes place after that. It begins in the late 1890s, and it ends in 1908 when they die. It moves from the west back to the east to South America. They go to New York - in a western, they go to New York! There's a whole scene in New York where Sundance (Robert Redford) and Etta (Katherine Ross) get married, and Butch (Paul Newman) is the only one who’s there. These frames look more like the time period. It’s part of the strategy of the movie is saying to you: this is a Western about Westerns. We're going to take all the things that you expect, and we're going to do something else with them. The obvious one is making the outlaws the heroes and sympathetic, making the law men the bad guys and making them faceless. We don't even see them. It's about the Western mythology – principally the notion of what is a man in the West, and what does the outlaw myth really mean? So that's its relationship to the Western. It's revising this central part of the Western film, which is the outlaw, the gunfighter, the criminal. The guy who holds up the train or the stagecoach. Robert Redford and Paul Newman as Sundance and Butch Cassidy SP: Why are they interested in the outlaw? JC: The typical interpretation is that Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’s interest in the outlaw aligned with the countercultural movement of the 1960s. At the time you have a cultural movement looking at things outside the mainstream, rethinking ideas and ideologies. This movie is part of that larger cultural process and shift. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid struck a chord because it's so clearly thinking about people who live outside the conventional morality and conventional way of living, and they're trying to do it with a certain amount of honor and conviction. It's also what they need to do to survive, but they're doing in a way that seems internally coherent. They have a code of behavior. They're trying to be faithful to that code as an alternative. Little Big Man is about that as well. Little Big Man, for the first time [in the history of Westerns], bothers to find out about specific Native American tribes. In the movie, Jack Crabb (Dustin Hoffman) lives with the Cheyenne, and what you see are things specific to the Cheyenne Way of life, not just generic Native Americans. It's specifically this tribe, and this group, and this nation. This is the way the Cheyenne nation live. I don't know how accurate it is — some of it is and some of isn’t — but it's specifically saying this culture is distinctive and being respectful that this is unique to a particular group of people. The film presents it as an alternative. Likewise, the way of life of Butch and Sundance is presented as an alternative because they're outsiders. SP: Do you think Butch Cassidy is less about the past it portrays and more about the time when it’s released, the 1960s? JC: Yes, that is another thing that was going on with a lot of Westerns at the time. They were more clearly announcing themselves as being relevant to the present day. You sort of begin to see that in the 1950s. You get Westerns that are transparently allegories. The Civil Rights Western is an example, where whatever happens with the Native Americans, like in Devil’s Doorway (1950), Run of the Arrow (1957) or The Searchers (1956), it’s clearly about civil rights, using the past as a way to talk about what’s going on in the present. In Butch Cassidy, the countercultural values are what’s being discussed, this whole idea of being an outsider and questioning things in a general way. Read more from Ask the Professor: How does Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" differ in tone and structure from the conventional Western? Julian Cornell is a Lecturer in Media Studies at Queens College – CUNY, where he teaches Film Genres, National Cinemas and Film Analysis. He also teaches Film at New York University in the Kanbar Institute of Film and Television in the Tisch School of the Arts, and Media at the Gallatin School For Individualized Study. He has also taught Film Studies at Wesleyan University. He received his B.A. in Film Studies from Wesleyan University, an M.A. in Film and Television from the University of California, Los Angeles and his PhD in Cinema Studies from New York University. Prior to teaching, he worked in Scheduling and Network Programming at HBO and Cinemax, and in independent film production. His primary research and teaching areas are American, Scandinavian and Japanese cinema and genre cinema, including disaster movies, science fiction, children’s films, animation and documentary. Ask The Professor Ask the Professor: How is “Butch Cassidy” different from a classic Western? Ulzana’s Raid Soldier Blue Cheyenne Autumn Ask the Professor: Is “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” the first “buddy film”? Ask a Professor Ask the Professor: What is the significance of the “Raindrops” sequence in “Butch Cassidy”?	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1815
__label__wiki	0.686164	0.686164	May 2012 - Blabbermouth Archive EX DEO: First 'Caligvla' Trailer Released EX DEO, the Ancient Roman-themed arsenal fronted by KATAKLYSM singer Maurizio Iacono, will release its sophomore album, "Caligvla", on August 31 via Austria's Napalm Records. The CD was mixed by KATAKLYSM guitarist Jean-François Dagenais, who has previously worked with MALEVOLENT CREATION, MISERY INDEX and DESPISED ICON, among others. The artwork and layout for the album ... French Death Metallers TREPALIUM Cover PANTERA Classic (Audio) French death metallers TREPALIUM have posted their cover version of PANTERA's classic "I'm Broken" via YouTube. The track is featured on the band's highly anticipated new album, "H.N.P.", which is set for release on June 8 through Klonosphere/Season Of Mist. The follow-up to 2009's critically acclaimed "XIII", "H.N.P." was recorded, mixed and mastered at Thibault ... TOM MORELLO Calls For Guitarists To March In New York On Tuesday According to The Pulse Of Radio, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello has put out a call for "10,000 guitar players" to join him on Tuesday (May 1) for Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in New York City. Morello wrote on Twitter, "I'm putting a new band together and ur in it. Our 1st rehearsal ... SOULFLY Bassist TONY CAMPOS Interviewed On 'Maximum Threshold' (Audio) Bassist Tony Campos (SOULFLY, PRONG, MINISTRY) was interviewed on the latest edition of the "Maximum Threshold" show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. SOULFLY's eighth album, "Enslaved", sold 5,900 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 82 on The Billboard ... SHINEDOWN, GODSMACK, STAIND, PAPA ROACH Confirmed For 'Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival' The third annual Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival returns this August and September for more than 30 shows throughout North America. The main stage features multiplatinum rock bands SHINEDOWN, GODSMACK, STAIND and PAPA ROACH, along with breaking band ADELITAS WAY. In addition, the Ernie Ball Stage and Jägermeister Stage in the festival area will include ... SLAYER Drummer's PHILM To Take Part In Live Webcast From BOB WEIR's TRI STUDIOS PHILM — the Los Angeles-based experimental post-hardcore triumvirate featuring drummer Dave Lombardo (SLAYER), guitarist/vocalist Gerry Nestler (CIVIL DEFIANCE), and bassist Pancho Tomaselli (WAR) — will give a free webcast performance on May 16 at 7 p.m. Pacific/10 p.m. Eastern, recorded at Bob Weir's TRI Studios and streamed directly via TriStudios.com and LIV KRISTINE: New Solo Album Title Revealed Norwegian singer Liv Kristine (LEAVES' EYES, ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY) last year entered Mastersound Studio in Steinheim, Germany — the facility owned by her husband, Alexander Krull (ATROCITY, LEAVES' EYES) — to begin recording her fourth solo album, entitled "Libertine". She collaborated on the effort with Dutch musician J.B. van der Wal (ABORTED, DR. DOOM), who ... HATEBREED Frontman Talks Next Album On 'Maximum Threshold' (Audio) Vocalist Jamey Jasta of Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED was interviewed on the latest edition of the "Maximum Threshold" show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. HATEBREED is currently in pre-production for its next album, which it hopes to release before the end of the year. Regarding the musical direction ... Former Members Of GUNS N' ROSES, BLACK SABBATH, AC/DC To Pay Tribute To JOHN BONHAM After three groundbreaking tribute shows entitled "Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same", as well as popular demand and a collective passion and respect amongst all the participating drummers, past and present to John Bonham, the greatest rock drummer ever, Brian Tichy and Joe Sutton have decided to go for it once again! Bonzo's Birthday Bash ... IRON MAIDEN Singer Launches Aircraft Maintenance Business According to BBC News, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson has launched an aircraft maintenance business, Cardiff Aviation Ltd, which will be based at the Twin Peaks Hangar at St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan in Wales, United Kingdom. Dickinson, a qualified commercial pilot, and his company is leasing the 132,000 square-foot hangar from the ... ← Previous 1 2 … 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 Next →	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1817
__label__wiki	0.823884	0.823884	Scripps Howard Major Immersed in Costa Rican Culture Fatima Bodrick, a Scripps Howard School junior public relations and Spanish double major from Fairfield, OH, is currently studying abroad south of the border in San Jose, Costa Rica for the Spring 2010 semester through the American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS). For the last 40 years, AIFS has been one of the most respected cultural exchange organizations in the world. It maintains over 50,000 participants a year and has 24 international campus locations scattered over 17 countries in the world. Bodrick applied to AIFS and chose to study in Costa Rica, located south of Mexico and in between Nicaragua and Panama, in order to achieve her goal of speaking fluent Spanish. “I have developed the idea that fluency in any language and culture comes once you immerse yourself in the culture,” Bodrick said. Her immersion in the Spanish language was immediate because upon her arrival at the home of her Costa Rican host family, she discovered that none of the family members spoke any English. This semester, Bodrick is in a group of 150 students from various schools who are taking classes at Veritas University, which was founded in 1994 by merging two state-sponsored universities. She is taking a Spanish class from 8 a.m. until noon that she says is an intensive review of grammar and vocabulary. The credits earned at Veritas are eligible for transfer to the students’ college or university of study. Internships are also available for the students within the local areas of Costa Rica. The internships are unpaid, but offer three to four school credits. Not only has Bodrick maintained her studies and volunteer work, but she has also traveled around the country. Her group has visited Monteverde National Park, where she zip-lined on steel cables through the rainforest canopy and performed a Tarzan swing for the first time in her life. “I am afraid of heights so this was a bit frightening for me,” she said. “[But] I forced myself to jump and face my fears. The feeling was exhilarating.” As part of her plan to travel to other parts of Costa Rica, Bodrick has already visited La Playa de Tamarindo, a beach located on the Pacific coast, as well as the province of Puerto Viejo. She and the other students have enjoyed dinners and watched the sunset on what she describes as the most beautiful beaches in all of Costa Rica. In between her studies and travels in the Central American country, Bodrick is also volunteering once a week with Costa Rican children and teaching them English as part of her aspirations to help and give back to the native people. -Written by Justin Smith, junior public relations major	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1822
__label__wiki	0.706952	0.706952	Sonneveld / Huiskers Pierik / Evertzen Sonneveldweb.nl Stamboom van de familie S/Zonneveld/t en verwanten Gemeentewapens Deutsch English Francais Nederlands Mijntje van Eijk 1944 - 1944 (0 years) Generations: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Standard \| Vertical \| Compact \| Box \| Text \| Ahnentafel \| Media \| PDF 1. Mijntje van Eijk was born 29 Jan 1944, Waddinxveen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (daughter of Jacob van Eijk and Lijsje Hoogendoorn); died 9 Apr 1944, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. 2. Jacob van Eijk was born 16 Aug 1912, Haastrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (son of Pieter van Eijk and Raampje Kwakernaak); died 23 Aug 1996, Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; was buried 28 Aug 1996, Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Jacob — Lijsje Hoogendoorn. Lijsje (daughter of Willem Hoogendoorn and Alida Zaal) was born 6 Sep 1912, Bodegraven, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 19 Mar 1978, Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. [Group Sheet] 3. Lijsje Hoogendoorn was born 6 Sep 1912, Bodegraven, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (daughter of Willem Hoogendoorn and Alida Zaal); died 19 Mar 1978, Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Pieter van Eijk was born 29 Mar 1937, Bodegraven, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 24 Mar 1994, Harderwijk, Gelderland, Netherlands. Willem van Eijk was born 31 Aug 1939, Bodegraven, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 19 Oct 1997, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; was buried 22 Oct 1997, Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Neeltje van Eijk was born 29 Jan 1944, Waddinxveen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 6 Apr 1944, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. 1. Mijntje van Eijk was born 29 Jan 1944, Waddinxveen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 9 Apr 1944, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Cor van Eijk was born 9 Aug 1945, Waddinxveen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 19 May 2016, Stadskanaal, Groningen, Netherlands. Theo van Eijk was born 4 Mar 1947, Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 24 Nov 2013, Uffelte, Drenthe, Netherlands. Johan Jacobus van Eijk was born 26 Mar 1951, Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 10 Nov 1951, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. 4. Pieter van Eijk was born 13 Jan 1873, Moordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (son of Leendert van Eijk and Mijntje Kok); died 12 Mar 1937, Bodegraven, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Pieter married Raampje Kwakernaak 28 Apr 1904, Hillegersberg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Raampje (daughter of Mattheus Kwakernaak and Maria Biemond) was born 3 Feb 1883, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 13 Jan 1985, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; was buried 18 Jan 1985, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. [Group Sheet] 5. Raampje Kwakernaak was born 3 Feb 1883, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (daughter of Mattheus Kwakernaak and Maria Biemond); died 13 Jan 1985, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; was buried 18 Jan 1985, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Leendert van Eijk was born 1 Feb 1905, Hillegersberg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 11 Jan 1970, Krimpen aan den IJssel, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Mattheus van Eijk was born 29 Jan 1906, Hillegersberg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 2 Dec 1972, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; was buried 6 Dec 1972, Waddinxveen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Mijntje van Eijk was born 22 Oct 1907, Hillegersberg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 13 Jan 1972, Santpoort, Noord-Holland, Netherlands; was buried 17 Jan 1972, IJmuiden, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. Maria van Eijk was born 16 Aug 1909, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 28 Feb 1997, Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands. Neeltje van Eijk was born 6 May 1911, Haastrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 26 Oct 2000, Bodegraven, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. 2. Jacob van Eijk was born 16 Aug 1912, Haastrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 23 Aug 1996, Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; was buried 28 Aug 1996, Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Reinier van Eijk was born 22 Feb 1914, Haastrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 7 Apr 2003, Narbonne, Aude, France. Wijnand van Eijk was born 19 Nov 1915, Haastrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 6 Mar 2003, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; was buried 11 Mar 2003, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Pieter van Eijk was born 19 Nov 1917, Haastrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 15 Jan 1988, Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; was buried 20 Jan 1988, Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Lijdia Maria van Eijk was born 28 Jan 1920, Haastrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 16 Aug 2006, Leerdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Francina van Eijk was born 21 Aug 1921, Haastrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 25 Apr 1923, Haastrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Margarethus van Eijk was born 17 Jun 1923, Haastrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 10 Feb 2000, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Jan van Eijk was born 21 Apr 1925, Haastrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 28 Jun 1996, Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands; was buried 2 Jul 1996, Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands. Willem van Eijk was born 9 Sep 1925, Haastrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 7 May 2009, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. 6. Willem Hoogendoorn was born 18 Sep 1884, Boskoop, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 21 Jul 1967, Bodegraven, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; was buried 25 Jul 1967, Bodegraven, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Beroep: pakhuisknecht Willem married Alida Zaal 26 Mar 1908, Zwammerdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Alida was born 10 Aug 1885, Aarlanderveen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 15 Oct 1946, Bodegraven, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. [Group Sheet] 7. Alida Zaal was born 10 Aug 1885, Aarlanderveen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 15 Oct 1946, Bodegraven, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. 3. Lijsje Hoogendoorn was born 6 Sep 1912, Bodegraven, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 19 Mar 1978, Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. 8. Leendert van Eijk was born 7 Dec 1835, Aarlanderveen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 11 May 1912, Haastrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Leendert married Mijntje Kok 25 Apr 1861, Moordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Mijntje was born 27 Nov 1836, Zuidbroek, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 8 Nov 1895, Hillegersberg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. [Group Sheet] 9. Mijntje Kok was born 27 Nov 1836, Zuidbroek, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 8 Nov 1895, Hillegersberg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. 4. Pieter van Eijk was born 13 Jan 1873, Moordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 12 Mar 1937, Bodegraven, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. 10. Mattheus Kwakernaak was born 12 Jul 1856, Alphen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (son of Leendert Kwakernaak and Raampje van Zwieten); died 13 May 1937, Hillegersberg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Mattheus married Maria Biemond 27 Oct 1881, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Maria (daughter of Jacob Biemond and Lijdia Klapwijk) was born 19 Aug 1855, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 19 Dec 1917, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. [Group Sheet] 11. Maria Biemond was born 19 Aug 1855, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (daughter of Jacob Biemond and Lijdia Klapwijk); died 19 Dec 1917, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. 5. Raampje Kwakernaak was born 3 Feb 1883, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 13 Jan 1985, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; was buried 18 Jan 1985, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Lijdia Kwakernaak was born 24 Aug 1884, Hillegersberg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 26 Oct 1934, Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Leendert Kwakernaak was born 17 Jun 1886, Hillegersberg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 10 Nov 1965, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Plonia Kwakernaak was born 3 Mar 1888, Hillegersberg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 1 Sep 1987, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Margaretha Maria Kwakernaak was born 10 Feb 1890, Hillegersberg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 8 Oct 1984, Langley, British Columbia, Canada. Maria Kwakernaak was born 9 Apr 1892, Hillegersberg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 19 Mar 1920, Hillegersberg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Jacob Kwakernaak was born 17 Apr 1894, Hillegersberg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 10 Sep 1965, Volksrust, Mpumalanga, South Africa. 20. Leendert Kwakernaak was born 10 Dec 1825, Bodegraven, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 23 Oct 1913, Alphen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Leendert married Raampje van Zwieten 8 Sep 1850, Aarlanderveen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Raampje was born 7 Jun 1826, Aarlanderveen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 26 Dec 1894, Alphen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. [Group Sheet] 21. Raampje van Zwieten was born 7 Jun 1826, Aarlanderveen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 26 Dec 1894, Alphen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. 10. Mattheus Kwakernaak was born 12 Jul 1856, Alphen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 13 May 1937, Hillegersberg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. 22. Jacob Biemond was born 25 Jan 1811, Berkel en Rodenrijs, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; was christened 3 Feb 1811, Berkel en Rodenrijs, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 15 Jan 1897, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Beroep: landbouwer Jacob married Lijdia Klapwijk 31 Aug 1831, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Lijdia was born 17 Mar 1812, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 24 Sep 1894, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. [Group Sheet] 23. Lijdia Klapwijk was born 17 Mar 1812, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 24 Sep 1894, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Cornelis Biemond was born 18 Feb 1832, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 24 Feb 1832, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Jacob Biemond was born 11 Apr 1833, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 10 Sep 1835, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Apolonia Biemond was born 20 Jun 1834, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 21 Feb 1905, Waddinxveen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Jacob Biemond was born 22 May 1837, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 28 May 1904, Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. Martijntje Biemond was born 18 Oct 1840, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 13 May 1913, Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. Cornelis Biemond was born 8 Sep 1843, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 22 Dec 1933, Loup City, Nebraska, USA. Cornelia Biemond was born 5 Nov 1845, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 22 Apr 1912, Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. Adriana Biemond was born 15 Jul 1849, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 20 May 1925, Zevenhuizen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Pieter Biemond was born 10 Sep 1851, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 25 Dec 1851, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Johannes Biemond was born 10 Sep 1851, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 13 Dec 1929, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Lijdia Biemond was born 9 Feb 1853, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 1 Jul 1932, Melissant, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. 11. Maria Biemond was born 19 Aug 1855, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 19 Dec 1917, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Pieter Biemond was born 15 Aug 1858, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died 30 Aug 1932, Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1825
__label__cc	0.740337	0.259663	From The Millerites To Trump: The Big Tease William Miller was a farmer from the Adirondacks in upstate New York. He had a side job as a Baptist minister. He was also what passed for a “student of the bible” in the mid-Nineteenth Century. He had a strong hunch that he knew when the second coming of Christ was going to occur, and he talked about it quite a bit for ten or twenty years before the projected date. He must have been fun at parties. According to his calculations, Christ would show up sometime in April, 1843, and all of the chosen people would ship out for heaven October 23, 1844. He had developed quite a substantial following by then, and they exhibited a broad range of aberrant behaviors following the absence of an event on that day. There was a lot of arguing about the date, fault-finding about the math employed by Miller, conversion to other extreme Christian sects, and all of the general floundering around that idiocy creates. They, the “Millerites,” became the model for all of the end-of-the-worlders that have followed them. Even now, hardly a year goes by but that some genius announces an impending date for the end of the world. The incident in 2012 was blamed on the Mayans, but more often the Christian Bible is the source of the revelation. I am offended every time this kind of thing makes the papers. I would like nothing better than to have a first-row seat for the end of the world, and it was long ago that I got tired of being teased with the granting of that wish. “Quit teasing me!” I mumble, not at an actual newspaper anymore. Now I do my mumbling at a computer screen. “Bunch of fucking idiots!” Rude too, to tease people like that. Message to the next guy who believes he has discovered that date, or has had it revealed to him by the neighbor's dog or something: Make your own peace with God and keep it all to yourself. The rest of us have work to do. We're getting much the same thing these days about Trump. We've been putting up with his sabotage of all of our institutions, rights, and freedoms for almost two years now, and for one of those years not a day has gone by without predictions that his downfall was imminent. Impending, even! Any day now! Mueller will be filing those indictments next (fill in day of the week)! (Fill in name of member of Trump's family) will be arrested this week! These bits of news are easy to find, but the sparks of the original reporting become prairie fires on social media. There are a lot of people out there who are apoplectic about this whole Trump mess/tragedy/catastrophe. They are all over every little hint in the news. “This is it!” they write, in large type. And then the week passes, and the month, and the year, and we are standing on the hillside like a bunch of Millerites, experiencing our own version of their “Great Disappointment.” What we are witnessing is no less than a revolution, but it is not a Trumpist revolution. No, it's the same old Republican revolution that has been chewing our furniture since the 1970s. One reads that the entire Republican party, along with Trump, will be ejected into space before long and we will be able to get back to some mythical “way things were.” This is no less of a terrible tease than the old Millerite bullshit. As much as I would love to see the actual end of the world, I would dearly love to see Trump and some of the more egregious Republican operatives sent to big-wall prisons to spend a decade or more in the general population. But the odds are that I will be denied the pleasure of either thing. Neither thing will be happening any time soon. The odds are that we will be suffering without the comforting presence of Mr. Jesus right up until the time when the entire world ecosystem collapses on us. There will be no heralds and no horns on that day, I'm afraid. We will all simply join those already lost to oblivion. The odds also favor the Republican party continuing to make it's vicious, selfish mischief for the foreseeable future. As for Trump, well, don't hold your breath waiting for the end of this nightmare. When the end comes, Trump, useful idiot that he has been, will be unceremoniously dumped in his favorite brier-patch: bankruptcy court. There's no prison fantastic enough to hold him. My best guess is that he'll be allowed to retire for health reasons as part of a deal to keep the kiddies out of prison. I'd be willing to bet that within five years he'll be back on TV. “Washington Apprentice,” or something similar. Nothing at all could surprise me in this WTF bonanza that we call the Twenty-First Century. 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__label__wiki	0.667595	0.667595	About Stone Kingdom Feed My Sheep Articles & Letters Bible Study Articles Inspirational Articles Divinity of Christ, part 5—The Arian Controversy, part 3 We have not yet finished our study of the history of the Arian Controversy or the Arian Heresy, as it is known in church history. The Nicene Council marked two important “firsts.” One is that for the first time, the church found itself being dominated by the political leadership of the head of civil government. But the bishops who gathered in council at Nicea were so preoccupied with solving the problem of who was the heretic that the issue of the relationship between church and state escaped their notice. Yet, this marked the beginning of what was to become an issue with which the world has had to contend ever since. Secondly, this was the first time that civil punishment was exacted upon the heretics. Previously, synods of church officials removed from office those deemed heretics, and as in the case of Arius, banished him into exile. But that was church government. Now the civil government was exacting punishment. The original Nicene Creed also included the following anathema: “And those who say there was a time when he [the Son] was not; and he was made out of nothing, or out of another substance or thing, or the Son of God is created, or changeable, or alterable;—they are condemned by the holy catholic and apostolic church.” The word “catholic” there is a lower case “c”, and it simply referred to the universal church, because the Roman church had not yet arrogated supremacy to itself, so that there was no such thing at that time as what we today call the Roman Catholic church (Catholic with an upper case “c”). Nearly all the bishops signed the Nicene Creed, even Eusebius, the church historian, whose majority party and semi-Arian position, was overruled by the emperor. However, the other Eusebius, the Bishop of Nicomedia, while he, too, signed the creed, he did not sign the appended anathema. And for this, he was deposed, and he presumably lost his nifty palace in a sheriff’s auction (or the equivalent in those days) because he was banished by the order of Emperor Constantine. Two Egyptian bishops, plus Arius himself, of course, refused to sign the creed and for this they were banished to Illyria, which was located on the western side of the Balkan peninsula, roughly the area occupied by modern Albania. I stated that this marked the first time in church history that the civil government was not only in a dominant position over the church (excepting the church’s infancy, of course, when the Roman state murdered and martyred untold numbers of Christians), but that it was also the first time that the state enforced punishment upon those deemed as heretics. This opened the door of what was to become a very long and dark period of centuries where horrible tortures and deaths were inflicted upon those adjudged as heretics, and in some cases, upon those who were only accused of departing from the orthodox faith. Although the word “orthodoxy” means “right thinking,” it is not always so. Sometimes, false doctrine becomes established as orthodoxy. Do you suppose that might have been one of the situations that God had in mind when he foretold the following? Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! When orthodoxy teaches the burning hell doctrine, I think that fits the prophecy, don’t you? Well, Arius was not only banished, but his books were burned, and his followers were labeled as enemies of Christianity. Oh, I almost forgot. Remember when I mentioned that when we speak of the presbyters and bishops of the church of that era, that it was centuries before the Roman Catholic church demanded celibacy of its priests? Well, the Council of Nicea was on the verge of making the same mistake way back then, and would have, except for an eloquent plea against the practice by a priest who had himself remained celibate all his life. The Nicene Council really settled nothing—well, I shouldn’t say that. They did settle the day when Easter should be celebrated. But when I say that the Nicene Council really settled nothing, it is in reference to the Arian Controversy. Because as soon as Constantine was dead, all hell broke out, so to speak. Well, let me back up—before he even died, Constantine had had a change of heart. This came about when his sister, Constantia, before her death, had commended to the care of her brother, a household priest friend of hers. And the priest just happened to be an Arian. This Arian presbyter then succeeded in persuading Constantine that Arius had been wrongly condemned and that Arius did not differ from the Nicene bishops in anything important. (Wink, wink). As a consequence, the emperor recalled Arius from exile in the year 330. But in order to make it look right with the public, Constantine told Arius compose a confession of faith. By this time, Arius had learned a thing or two about the political game, and so he drew up a statement of faith which appeared entirely orthodox and therefore it was enough to satisfy the emperor, but yet it contained subtle reservations which the emperor did not perceive. However, some of the friends and supporters of Arius condemned him for “caving-in” and they subsequently separated from him. But Arius got what he wanted. Constantine rescinded the decrees against Arius and his followers. Eusebius of Nicomedia, who you will recall, had also been banished, now came back with a big thirst for revenge. He and Arius had no bigger target than Athanasius, still the bishop of Alexandria, Egypt. Athanasius adamantly refused to receive Arius back into communion with the church. His position was that since Arius had been openly condemned by a synod of bishops at Nicea, then it would require another synod to overturn that decree. Despite even more pressure, Athanasius was even more unyielding in refusing to restore Arius to his former honors and ecclesiastical standing. Infuriated, Arius and Eusebius of Nicomedia went after him with all the political muscle they could bring to bear. They persuaded Constantine to convene another council. This one took place in 335 in the eastern Mediterranean city of Tyre. Of course, it not only cleared Arius, but it turned into a show trial for Athanasius. He was found guilty on trumped-up charges of immorality and banished to Gaul. Constantine then summoned Arius to Constantinople and had him sign the Nicene Creed. By this time, the calendar had rolled over to the year 336. Arius didn’t seem to have a problem with the Nicene Creed this time—he obviously “saw the light”…uh, …not hardly! He was falsely attesting to the Creed for the sake of his name and position. In return for the signature, Constantine then decreed that the bishop of Constantinople should have a public ceremony to receive and restore Arius back into communion with the church. But on the day before the big event, Arius suddenly died. He was 80 years old. His friends immediately charged that he had been poisoned. His opponents, however, claimed that it was a clear sign of divine providence, showing the disfavor of God. A year later, Constantine himself died, and the empire was divided among his three sons. In the west, the Nicene Creed was universally accepted. Two sons ruled in the west. Constantine II and Constans favored the orthodox position. But in the east, Constantius, the second eldest son, was wholly Arian. And so from the 330’s to the Council of Constantinople in 381 AD, the church was in great turmoil—no longer from external persecution, but from internal battles over heresy concerning the nature of Christ. In the west, Constantine II recalled Athanasius from his first exile. He actually suffered banishment four more times, for his unbending stand on homo-ousios. In fact, Athanasius became so noted in his opposition to Arianism that the saying arose “Athanasius against the world.” Because for a time, Arianism and semi-Arianism acquired supremacy and they did not hesitate to use the combined power of church and state to punish their opponents. And they were even worse than the orthodox. So this whole period of some five decades is marred by bloodshed and ugly plots and palace intrigues. When the orthodox supporter, Constans, died in 350, Rome and all of Italy and a great part of the West came under the dominion of his brother, Constantius the Arian. He then used all the power of the empire to suppress the orthodox. Back and forth it went over the decades. Council was held against council. Creed was established against creed. Anathemas were hurled against anathemas. “You are heretics!” “No, you are the heretics.” “No, you’re the heretics.” Ultimately, even though they had the ascendancy, the Arians fell apart from within because they themselves split into four or five differing viewpoints, whereupon it began all over again: “You are heretics!” “No, you are the heretics.” Several synods attempted to find compromise creeds for the various factions of Arianism, but all without success. The eighteen or more creeds which the Arians, semi-Arians and other varieties of Arianism produced between the first ecumenical council at Nicea in 325, and second ecumenical council in 381, have proven to be trees with leaves but no fruit. Meanwhile, even though the Eastern Roman Empire was officially and of a majority Arian, there always remained a minority of orthodox among them. Athanasius died in 373, but by that time the three Cappadocians were coming on the scene. These were three bishops from the area of Cappadocia, which was the central and eastern area of Asia Minor (modern Turkey). They were Basil the Great, his younger brother, Gregory of Nyssa, and his good friend, Gregory of Nazianzus. In the year 379, Gregory of Nazianzus was called to become archbishop in Constantinople. When he arrived, there was only one small congregation in the city which was not Arian. Within a short time however, that began to change as Gregory’s powerful and eloquent sermons on the deity of Christ won him the title “The Theologian.” The three Cappadocians, with their sermons and theological writings, were responsible, more than any others, for the ultimate intellectual victory of the orthodox and of the revised Nicene Creed, which we will now discuss. The Cappadocians had caught the attention of the Emperor Theodosius. While they were using the pen in theology, Theodosius used the pen in law and used the iron fist approach to again establish orthodoxy over the entire empire. He deprived the Arians of all of their churches. He enacted very harsh laws against anyone professing Arianism. After Theodosius, Arianism no longer existed as an organized moving force in theology. Theodosius convened a major church council in 381. It is called the second ecumenical council, and it was held in Constantinople. Only 150 bishops were present of which none were from churches in the West. Nevertheless, its importance was and is acknowledged by all. Its rulings (called canons) were seven in number, of which three are not accepted by the Roman Catholic church. But as regards Arianism and the Trinity doctrine, there was universal acceptance. The major outcome was to reaffirm the Nicene Creed, not only putting the official hammer on Arianism one more time, but they expanded the Creed to include a more clear statement on the deity of the Holy Spirit. During the previous five decades of turmoil, new heresies had arisen regarding the “Person” of the Holy Spirit…many variations—one of which claimed that the Holy Spirit is simply energy—a divinely-originated energy which suffuses the universe. These heretics, the Pneumatamachi as they were called, denied that the Holy Spirit is a distinct Person, co-eternal with the Father and the Son. We won’t go into all that at this juncture—I have a separate, two-part lecture called The Deity of the Holy Spirit, which I have appended to the eight-CD lecture series entitled The Divinity of Christ. Thus the 10-part album includes the two CD lectures on the deity of the Holy Spirit. (See below for ordering.) However, we will note that the only thing said about the Holy Spirit in the first Nicene Creed was “And we believe in the Holy Spirit.” To that was now appended that He is “the Lord, the Giver of Life, Who proceeds from the Father, With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified.” You will note the language, that the Holy Spirit “proceeds from the Father.” This is now where we come back to the so-called filioque clause that I mentioned early in the of this series of essays. In Latin, filio means son and que means and. You can see where this is going. It focuses on the question: Does the Holy Spirit proceed only from the Father? Or does the Holy Spirit also proceed from the Son? This became the great dividing point. In fact, it was the immediate cause of the great schism (And the proper pronunciation of that word is sizm, not skizm, by the way.) between the Roman Catholic church and the Eastern Orthodox traditions. Tertullian and Ambrose both taught that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son, although He is not subordinate to either, but is their co-equal. With this, Augustine concurred. The working out of this doctrine allowed the doctrine of the Trinity to be formulated pretty much as we have it today. The filioque clause was added to the Nicene Creed at the Synod of Toledo in 447 AD. This was Toledo, Spain, of course, and although this was the first official occurrence of the filioque in a creed, it would not be until after 1000 AD that it would be officially endorsed by the Roman Church. In 1054 AD, it was one of the major reasons for the Great Schism. You may have heard that the Roman church’s previous boss, Pope Benedict, made some overtures to the Greek Orthodox, to try to heal the rift back in early 2007. The current pope, Francis, is following his predecessor’s lead. Back to Arianism now. As I mentioned, the Council of Constantinople in 381 was the last gasp of Arianism as an organized theological force. This does not mean, however, that it disappeared from history and has never been seen again. Not at all. First of all, the decrees of the Roman Emperor Theodosius stopped at the border of the Roman Empire. Just over the border were tribes whom western historians have called “barbarians.” The root meaning of the word is simply aliens or strangers. Unfortunately, it has taken on the added meaning of savage, brutal and uncivilized. Sometimes, that might be the case, but in the case of the barbarians who overran the Roman Empire, they were no more savage and uncivilized than most of the emperors. In any event, when Arius was exiled from Egypt to Asia Minor, this in fact allowed his teachings to spread further north and east across the empire boundary and into the lands of the so-called barbarians. People from the former Parthian Empire. If you have read Steven Collins’ wonderful book called Parthia, then you know that those people were primarily of the lost tribes of Israel. Then in his fourth book in the series, Israel’s Tribes Today, Collins shows the migrations of those tribes under various names as they came into and across Europe. Along the way, they accepted Christianity, but with Arianism being the first brand they came across, they obviously became Arian Christians. For example, among the Gothic tribes, there were the Ostrogoths and the Visigoths, or the Eastern Goths and the Western Goths. In 310, a man named Ulfilas was born in the region of the lower Danube. He became the bishop of the Visigoths, and the translator of the Scriptures into the Gothic tongue. His name means “little wolf,” and so if you remember the tribal emblems of Israel, you know that the wolf was the emblem of the tribe of Benjamin. Therefore, some have speculated that Bishop Ulfilas was from the tribe of Benjamin. Who knows? In any event, although Arianism was stamped out in the Roman Empire by Theodosius, Arianism remained among the tribes—whom we now know were Israelite clans and tribes, migrating under different names—it remained with them for about two centuries longer. The Ostrogoths remained Arians until 553; the Visigoths until a second synod of Toledo in 589. The Suevi people in Spain were Arians until 560. The mighty Vandals had conquered North Africa in 429 where they greatly persecuted the orthodox. They finally came around to orthodoxy though in 530. The Burgundians—who later got into the wine business—held onto Arianism until they were swallowed up and incorporated into the Frankish Empire. In Italy, the Lombards were probably the last to convert, holding on until the middle of the seventh century. Looking with the hindsight of centuries of history now, we can see the fulfillment of Christ’s own words in… Matthew 10:34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. Good men on all sides—all professing to follow Christ—were unable to disagree amicably. All men have clay feet. All men are fallible. In this case, their vices of pride, arrogance, self-righteousness, envy and jealousy and many more, prevented them from finding a way to ascertain truth in whatever the issue. And is this not still the case today? It certainly is. Of this whole sad period, we can agree with the judgment of the 17th century church historian, Dr. Walch, who wrote in his Historie der Ketzereien, which means History of Heresies or History of Heretics, I am not sure which, but he wrote: [underlining emphasis mine—JWB] “There was a total want of moderation throughout: every where the mistake notion reigned, that it is right to exercise control over the consciences of others; every where private matters were treated as public affairs of the church; every where the authority of ecclesiastical councils was misused; and still more, that of civil magistrates; every where, therefore, a persecuting spirit was cherished and maintained. In particular, we believe that these faults commenced on the side of the orthodox; that other bishops too hastily became linked in with Alexander; …. “But the Arians were guilty of still greater offences. Arius was in fault for so zealously endeavoring to create a party; but Eusebius of Nicomedia was, in our opinion, a real fire brand, who set the whole in a flame; and the suspicion that pride and love of distinction led him to defend Arius, and produced that obstinacy in supporting the side he took, appears to us well founded. In short—this history very forcibly inculcates the necessity of uniting true benevolence to men, with our zeal for the truth, and the avoiding of all personal animosities, by presenting to us so many lamentable occurrences and so very unhappy consequences, arising from the neglect of these Christian duties.” As we have stated, Arianism as an organized movement died out after Emperor Theodosius, but it has arisen many times in the centuries since, under new names and with a minor modification or two. In the 1500’s, Calvin had Michael Servetus burned at the stake for opposing the doctrine of the Trinity. Servetus had not founded any school, but his execution caused an Italian named Lelio Sozzini (Socinus) to turn his attention to controversy over the Trinity. His writings were not made public during his life, but through his nephew they came to form the basis of what is known as Socinianism. To them, Christ was but a man, albeit a man who lived a life of exemplary obedience and who exhibited divine wisdom. Because of that, they say, Christ was rewarded with resurrection and a type of delegated or secondary divinity; certainly not in any sense equal with the Father. Socinianism first arose in Poland, and had some strength in Holland, but it was in England where it bore most fruit. Moreover, were some Anabaptists, whose anti-Trinitarian beliefs had also spread to England. Under the reign of Elizabeth I, so-called “Arian Baptists” were burned at the stake in 1575. Under King James I, two Englishmen, Bartholomew Legate and Edward Wightman, holding similar views, have the distinction of being the last Englishmen burned for their faith, insofar as I am aware. That occurred in 1612, a year after the first edition of the King James Version of the Bible. With the era of civil war in England under Oliver Cromwell, the ground was ripe for all kinds of controversy and thus we see in the 1600’s the development of English Unitarianism. You might be surprised to learn that the noted Puritan poet, John Milton (author of Paradise Lost), who died in 1674, leaned towards Arianism in his later years. The eighteenth century saw both Socinianism and Unitarianism becoming more tolerated. In 1773, a minister by the name of Theophilus Lindsey (d. 1808) founded a Unitarian church in London. The eighteenth century also saw the prominence of Rationalistic philosophy, which had its effect in religion. This led to a further strengthening of the anti-Trinitarian position, for the simple reason, at least in my mind, that Rationalism is all about Reason, and the mystery of the Trinity is not something that can be dissected and fully explained by man’s reason. Hence, many concluded that if we cannot make total sense of how three Persons can exist in one God, and all the other ramifications of the Trinity, then we shall refuse to believe it. Which I find quite amusing, and yet sad, of course. Because if you have to understand everything before you believe it, then there is no place for faith. For faith is believing and trusting when we cannot put all the pieces together ourselves. I could go on to delineate the rise of Unitarianism in America in the 18th century, but I shall forego that. These initial essays have had the purpose of setting the stage for a much larger train of essays. I wanted readers to have some acquaintance with the historical background of the Arian controversy before we actually began to examine the Scriptures themselves on this very vital and fundamental doctrine. (Series to be continued.) Click here for Divinity of Christ, part 4, Arian Controversy, part 2. The Divinity of Christ and the Holy Spirit: 10 CDs in SKM album # A-124: $37 ppd. You can order either of two ways: (1) Postal mail. Send your order to Stone Kingdom Ministries, PO Box 5695, Asheville, NC 28813. Or, (2) since our online store is currently down pending a new framework, you can send me an email with your request (stonekingdom@charter.net) and make an online donation to pay for it using your credit card. Or even simpler, skip the email, and when you make the donation with your credit card, PayPal allows for you to make a comment or leave instructions. You can simply make your request for the album there in the comment/instructions box. The PayPal Donate button is just below. 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__label__wiki	0.522826	0.522826	Our Aging Population - Including Me In light of the publication of the Scottish Parliament Finance Committee’s report on Scotland’s ageing population, a debate was held in the chamber in which I was proud to participate, and I was generally impressed with the positive tone in which the debate was carried out. The committee had looked at the many challenges that are presented by the sharp upward trend in average age in our society, which is being driven by the people of Scotland living longer and having fewer children. And it is true that a demographic shift toward an older population requires certain measures, both economic and social, to ensure that people are provided for in their later years. The Scottish Government and the SNP are committed to moving toward preventative spending in both early years and for the elderly, thereby ensuring that more people living in Scotland can achieve their full potential in life, as well as offering better value for money for the tax payer in the long term. The integration of health and social care is just one example of the preventative approach which is also improving the efficiency and effectiveness of public services. According to Age UK, it is estimated that it costs £5,000 to provide personal care for someone, ie at home, while it costs £25,000 plus per year for a person to be looked after in a care home or hospital. Therefore, maintaining free personal care in the face of savage cuts from Westminster is both saving the taxpayer money, and mitigating demand on hospital beds. Moreover, it is increasing the number of older people who can retain their independence and continue to live and receive treatment in their own homes, thus remaining more active and more engaged in their communities. However, to focus on purely the economic aspects would be to overlook the broader achievement that this demographic shift represents. That is, people in Scotland are living longer, healthier, happier lives, which is hugely encouraging and should be seen, first and foremost, as a success. In fact, over the last ten years, overall life expectancy across the whole of Scotland has increased. However, there is still a need for progress on health inequalities to help close the gap between the difference in life expectancy between Scotland’s most and least deprived areas. The committee and many of those speaking in the debate also talked about the positive impact of demographic change and recognised the potential of the older part of our population to make a positive economic and social contribution. We know that over-65s can bring enormous experience and knowledge to their age peers and to the young alike, especially in the work place. Moreover, it is often this age group which regularly take it upon themselves to volunteer in the community, helping friends and neighbours as well as supporting charity work. So let us talk about the positives of age and the recycling of experience and knowledge. Let us talk up the contributions that older people can make and create opportunities for those contributions to be made. The SNP has this week introduced a bill in Parliament to extend the voting franchise to include 16 and 17 year olds. This is a ground-breaking move which shows our commitment in Scotland to fairness and inclusion. By the same token, we must also ensure that our older people do not become disenfranchised from politics or excluded from society. If old people are isolated from the rest of our community, they will be denied the best quality of life, and other generations denied the opportunity to learn from them. Fish Discards I, like many across the North-east and Scotland as a whole, have been closely following the talks in Brussels between Fisheries Ministers on reducing the wasteful discards which plague the industry. Happily, talks finally concluded in the early hours of Wednesday morning with an agreement having been reached which promises workable measures to tackle the discarding of fish. The newly agreed upon discard rules - which will now be put before Members of the European Parliament for final negotiation - will be introduced between 2014 and 2019 as part of the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and will improve the sustainable management of our valuable fisheries The UN says Europe has the world's worst record of throwing away fish. Almost a quarter of all catches go back overboard dead because they are not the fish the crews intended to catch. Throughout Europe, it is estimated that up to one million tonnes of fish are discarded every year which means if the EU had failed to act then hundreds of millions of pounds of fish would continue to be wasted over the next decade. The Scottish Government has long been pushing for a ban on discards throughout the Common Fisheries Policy negotiations and Ministers had been calling on Europe to agree a policy which was both free of loopholes, and also workable for fishermen, especially in the North Sea where the complexities of mixed fisheries are very apparent. No one in Scotland was in any doubt that the existing top-down, one-size-fits-all Common Fisheries Policy has failed for the last 30 years and that what was required was the development of a flexible, workable, and enforceable discards package which supports the shared goal of sustainable fisheries across Europe. The Scottish Government, and in particular, Fisheries Minister Richard Lochhead MSP, are determined to ensure that the final policies both allow for our fishermen to access their legitimate fishing opportunities as well as support the future viability of the industry. While significant progress has been made on reducing discards there is still a lot of work to be done in eradicating the practice and the Scottish Fishing Industry is playing its role and is continuing the trend of leading the way in devising technology to reduce the discarding of fish. Indeed, since 2007 Scottish discards of cod have almost halved. I was, therefore, proud to table a parliamentary motion last week commending the Scottish fishing industry for their development of pioneering trawls that reduce discards of white fish, including cod, allowing for more fishing days for those vessels equipped with the new nets. Working in partnership with the Scottish Government, the new designs of prawn trawl have achieved reductions of over 60% of unwanted cod caught when compared to a standard trawl, with one of the designs having the ability to reduce the cod by-catch by 87%. Trials conducted by the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation have also shown that the new trawls can achieve a 67% reduction in unwanted haddock and 64% fall in whiting, as well as achieving the required reductions in the cod catch. These advances not only conserve cod and other whitefish, but also had the added advantage of the associated increase in the number of days the vessels using the new trawls can go to sea. Industry-driven innovation of this sort is crucial to the future of our nation and this development promises to have a positive effect on both the green efforts of the Scottish people and the Scottish economy. I will continue to support the fishing industry in their efforts to innovate and develop better ways of plying their trade, and hope that other industries follow their lead in combining conservation and business. ▼ Mar 2013 (2)	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1838
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__label__wiki	0.888819	0.888819	Palo Pinto County Courthouse Building Completion Date 1857 County Seat Palo Pinto Present Status Gone General Contractor G. W. Evins Building Materials/Description 16’ x 22’ $300 Present Status Gone. Partially exists in 1940 courthouse. General Contractor Martin, Byrne, & Johnston Building Materials/Description Native stone Present Status Existing. Active. Architect Preston M. Geren Architectural Style Classical Revival Building Materials/Description Constructed of native stone from previous courthouse. WPA construction. $220,000 National Register Narrative The Palo Pinto County Courthouse, at 520 Oak Street, is a 3-story Moderne building with Renaissance Revival elements. Constructed between 1940-42 by the Work Projects Administration and designed by architect Preston M. Geren, Sr., of Fort Worth, Texas, with M.A. Howell of Palo Pinto serving as associate. It is the third courthouse on the site, the first two having been built in 1857 and 1882. The present courthouse is constructed of sandstone recycled from the second, with a basement level of rubble sandstone and the upper stories of ashlar sandstone. The building follows an H-plan, the main block having a hipped red slate roof and a pediment, and the two wings with flat roofs. A low sandstone wall defines the perimeter of the courthouse block on the inside of a 4-foot wide sidewalk. The WPA completed the wall, sidewalks, and landscaping in 1942. Palo Pinto, population 350, is the county seat of rural Palo Pinto County with a population of approximately 25,711. The largest city in the county is Mineral Wells with the remaining communities including Gordon, Graford, Mingus, and Strawn. The land area of the county is 952.9 square miles. The Palo Pinto County Courthouse is located in the center of town on a block known as Courthouse Square. The square is bounded by Cedar Street on the north, Sixth Avenue on the west, Fifth Avenue on the east, and Oak Street on the south. Set close to the street, the building is surrounded by shrubs and a cultivated lawn with a sandstone retaining wall, also built of stone from the second courthouse. The entire courthouse block is defined by a 4-foot wide sidewalk that connects to wider sidewalks leading from the street to the south and north entrances, and narrower sidewalks leading to the raised basement on the east and west. The most prominent feature of the principal (south) facade is the recessed central portion of the plan, the middle two-thirds of which projects slightly. A flight of concrete steps leads up to the massive arched entrance with its solid oak double doors and large transom. Two black period lights flank the entrance while a terra cotta eagle tops the arched entryway. The second level has five windows, three centered directly over the archway and two narrow windows extending from the first to second floors. On the third floor are two windows on either side of three arched windows separated by pilasters. A stone pediment typical of the Renaissance Revival style projects from the hipped roof, a circular window at its center. The central block is topped by a steeply pitched hipped roof covered in red slate. The north elevation is similar in detailing to the south facade. A rusticated stone base denotes the raised basement and provides a transition from the smooth, flat surfaces of the building to the landscaped site. Projecting on each side of the central section are identical flat-roofed wings, one story shorter than the center. The 3-bay by 6-bay wings are typical restrained Moderne designs modestly decorated by quoins and a defined parapet. The strongest design elements are the 5-light composite metal windows that extend from the second to third floors with a connecting recessed panel. The windows provide a vertical thrust for the otherwise horizontal planes of the building. The east and west facades are identical to the west one, with the addition of a large stone flue at the lower northeast corner of the roof. At the basement level 3-light composite metal windows replace the larger windows but fall within the rusticated base and flank a basement entrance. The principal floors of the interior continue the Moderne theme with Renaissance influences. Extensive use of oak trim, terra cotta flooring, and period lighting create a warm setting. Pedimented doorways and paneled wall treatments reflect a popular Classical design fitting for the building’s use. A majestic staircase adds prominence to the main entrance and upper floors. At the southeast corner of the lot is a Pioneer Monument (no date provided); a Veterans Monument (no date provided) is on the southwest corner. Two Texas Historical Markers are on the south portion of the lawn in front of the courthouse. A flagpole stands to the south and west of the front entrance. The main building has not been altered. It has been maintained in excellent condition and retains its integrity of location, materials, design, workmanship, feeling, and association. The Palo Pinto County Courthouse is the most prominent building in the small rural county seat of Palo Pinto. The county is predominately ranch land with a sizable cattle industry and numerous manufacturing and petroleum facilities. Palo Pinto County was created in 1856 from Bosque and Navarro counties and organized in 1857. The early pioneers recognized the need for a governmental institution and built the first courthouse in 1857, the second in 1882, and the third and present courthouse in 1940- 42. The 3-story building with flanking 2-story wings are set on a raised basement. The hand-hewn sandstone rocks were recycled and used in the present courthouse built on the same location, Lot 1, Block 1, Courthouse Square. The architectural design is Moderne with Renaissance Revival elements, designed by Preston M. Geren, Sr., of Fort Worth, Texas, with M.A. Howell of Palo Pinto as associate architect. The principal facade has a symmetrical rectangular plan, broad expanses of flat wall surfaces, and symmetrical windows, all typical of the Moderne style of the 1930s. Renaissance Revival elements, however, are unusual in combination with the Moderne giving further support to its architectural significance. The main entrance is from the south facade of the building along U.S. Highway 180, a major transcontinental highway. The courthouse continues to be the nucleus of the county’s political and social activity. The Palo Pinto County Courthouse retains significant integrity and meets Criterion C in the area of Architecture at the local level of significance. Palo Pinto County was created from Bosque and Navarro Counties by an act of the Texas Legislature approved August 27, 1856. The Chief Justice of Bosque County was charged with the duty of calling an election of officers and qualifying the Chief Justice, who in turn was authorized to qualify the remaining county officers. Section 4 and 5 of said act provided: SECTION 4: That it shall be the duty of the Chief Justice and County Commissioners of Palo Pinto County, when qualified, to select the county seat of said county, within five miles of the center of the said county; to lay off the county town, to designate the lots and land reserved for the use of the county, and to cause such buildings to be erected as are necessary for the use of said county not in conflict with the general laws. SECTION 5:That said county site shall be called “Golconda” and that this act take effect after the passage. J.A. McLaren was appointed to serve as Chief Justice. On May 13, 1857, the county was organized by the first official act of Judge McLaren to appoint D.B. Cleveland, County Clerk, pro- tem. The second order of business on the record was approving the official bonds of John Hittson, Sheriff; I.W. Price, Assessor and Collector and B.B. Meadows, Constable. The first County Commissioners elected were J.J. Cureton, William Caruthers, R. W. Pollard, and Washington Hullum. The first settlers came to the valley about the time of formation in 1856 and 1857. Some of the newcomers were emigrants, but many were families who had first settled in another section of the county and moved later to the new county seat. The settlers began building log cabins and picket houses on this new frontier. Golconda, the first settlement and county seat, developed in this picturesque valley of cedar-covered hills and the winding Brazos River. The Spanish explorers are responsible for the name Palo Pinto which means painted pole or painted stick. As those early day adventurers rode through the country, that is now known as Palo Pinto County, they noticed the brilliant colored autumn leaves of red and gold along the creek they followed and crossed, naming the creek, “Palo Pinto.” The county was named Palo Pinto and the name of Golconda was later changed to Palo Pinto as well. Initially, county residents used a makeshift courthouse for minor offenses, typically under a large oak tree on the south side of the village. County leaders, however, saw the growing need for an organized county and a dignified house of justice.(1) During the summer of 1857, the present site of Palo Pinto was selected for the county seat and thereafter the court convened at “Golconda.”(2) The first voting boxes were in the home of John Hittson, southeast of Palo Pinto, at Black Springs and in Golconda. 1857 Courthouse The first meeting of the newly appointed court occurred in August 1857. The minutes note the decision to build a courthouse, review and lay out roads, and establish the boundary of the county. The court also ordered that Golconda, the county seat, be laid out and surveyed. The commissioners approved paying for the new courthouse from the sale of town lots in Golconda and advertised in the Dallas Herald and the Birdville Union newspapers. On August 18, 1857, the Commissioners Court gave notice that bids would be received on August 31, 1857, for the building of a courthouse. Commissioners proposed a 16 x 22 feet, and 12 feet high building framed and weatherboarded with clapboards. A roof of two foot board shingles, two doors and three windows also were identified. The commissioners awarded the contract to W.B. Evans at a cost of $300 on Lot 1, Block 1, Courthouse Square. The lumber for the courthouse was cut from the cottonwood trees along the town branch. As approved by the commissioners, Golconda, the county seat, was ordered to be laid out around a courthouse square that was 120 yards wide with streets 60 feet wide, running from the corner of the square. The court also contracted with J. J. Metcalfe to survey the townsite for the county seat and paid him $22.75.(3) The Governor had approved an act which donated 320 acres of land to Palo Pinto County. The Commissioners Court met in September 1857, and employed John Flower to survey this acreage for which he was paid $75.50.(4) Settlers laid off the first roads from Golconda toward Fort Belknap and in the direction of Jacksboro (known as Mesquitesville), Weatherford and Stephenville. Judge N. W. Battle convened the first session of district court on April 19, 1858, with James L.L. McCall as district attorney, John Hittson as sheriff, and Theodore Wright as district clerk. The first grand jurors were: D.B. Cleveland, foreman, W.L. Lasater, S.S. Taylor, J.W. Lynn, Wesley Nelson, L.B.T. Clayton, I. G. Biggs, Calvin Hazelwood, R.W. Pollard, Wm. Wilson, A. Roberts, B.F. Mullins, W.G.Evans, Washington Hullum, W.R. McKinney and J.J. Metcalfe.The first criminal case filed was the State of Texas v. B.F. Harris. The first case filed in Probate Court related to the estate of J.F. Walker.(5) Thereafter the county seat was referred to in the records as Palo Pinto. No reason was given in the court minutes for the change. Both Golconda and Palo Pinto appeared as post offices in the Postal Guide of the United States Post Office Department for the year 1858.(6) Almost 100 years later the spirit of Golconda arose once more to trouble the commissioners court. M.A. Howell, county surveyor, informed the commissioners court there of a potential problem. Howell discovered that the first map surveyed on August 18, 1857, was for the town of Golconda, the county seat, and the name had never officially been changed. Judge John H. Smith and the commissioners court on May 11,1953, laid Golconda to rest by ordering a new survey and a new map to officially record the name of the town, “Palo Pinto,” the county seat.(7) The county was becoming known as a ranching center because of some of the most prominent cattle men of Texas lived there. Among them were the Lovings, Goodnights, Slaughters, Cowdens, Stuarts, Strawns, Daltons, Hittsons, Lynns and many others. Captain J. H. Dillahunty was the first merchant in town. He came to Texas with his family from Tennessee, opening the first general store in 1857. The first jail was built in 1858. Professor James H. Baker opened the first school on November 1, 1858, in a rented cabin which cost $25. for a term. The Methodist congregation were the first to build a new church in 1859. Dr. Stephen Slade Taylor is credited with being the first doctor in Palo Pinto in 1857. Dr. R. H. Smith came to Palo Pinto County from Ferris, Texas, on January 8, 1903, and made his calls on horseback. J.C. Carpenter was given a contract in 1860 to make fourteen benches for the courthouse, seven feet long with backs put on with screws. The benches were made with lumber two inches thick. Also a platform, four by five feet wide, for the district judge. This is the first mention of a district judge in the County and evidently the court wanted to dress up the building for the judge of a higher court.(9) By 1880 county commissioners recognized the poor condition of the original courthouse when a well known rancher from the northwest part of the county fell through the floor of the courthouse floor. This accident prompted a new courthouse, as did the rapid growth within the county. The first courthouse was used for 25 years, from 1857 until 1882, when a new courthouse was built.(11) 1881-82 Courthouse In 1881 county commissioners began plans for construction of the second Palo Pinto County Courthouse. In 1882, just after the Texas Legislature allowed counties to issue bonds for new courthouses, the large sandstone structure was built. According to the 1956 historical edition of the “Palo Pinto County and Strawn Information Guide,” it was erected by J. B. Sole, a Weatherford contractor. It cost $35,000 was designed in the Second Empire style with a central clock tower. Sandstone rock for the structure was quarried south of Palo Pinto. Frank Corbin, his son, Henry Corbin and his step-son, Jim Keller, hauled the sandstone by wagon to the building site. All the stones used in the building were hand-hewn. (12) It was noted at a commissioners court meeting on November 18, 1898, that there was an insufficient water supply for the public near the courthouse especially for the stock during sessions of the different courts. A sum of $200. or more if necessary was appropriated by the county for artesian water for the courthouse on condition that citizens of Palo Pinto contribute an equal amount.(13) In 1906 a 2-story sandstone annex was added and connected to the courthouse by an iron bridge. The county continued to grow and it was evident the courthouse was not large enough to accommodate the needs of the people.(14) The second courthouse stood on the square for 58 years until efforts began for a new building in the late 1930s. 1940-1942 Courthouse By 1931, county offices were overcrowded in the courthouse forcing the tax assessor-collector to move across the street in a former bank building. The county jail also moved to a separate 2-story building away from the courthouse.(15) In 1939, the county commissioners proposed a bond election of $100,000 for construction of a larger courthouse. With bond approval in place, the county leaders called for a third Palo Pinto County Courthouse on the same location on U. S. Highway 180. To take advantage of federal work programs, the county applied to the Works Progress Administration (changed to Work Projects Administration in 1939) for labor. In 1940 the second courthouse was torn down in order to build the new courthouse. The hand-hewn stone from the 1882 second courthouse was recycled and recut to be used in the present building and courthouse fence. This building is a substantial Moderne building designed by Preston M. Geren, Sr., with M. A. Howell serving as associate. The building was completed in 1942 at a cost of $250,000.(16)(17) Preston Murdoch Geren, Sr., (1891-1969) graduated from Texas A&M in 1912 in architectural engineering. From 1923 to 1934, Geren worked in the Fort Worth office of Sanguinet, Staats, and Hedrick serving as chief engineer. In 1934 he opened his own practice in Fort Worth and was joined in 1949 by his son, Preston M. Geren, Jr. The Palo Pinto Courthouse was the first of two courthouses designed by Geren and his only Work Projects Administration project. Geren, however, designed the Elmwood Sanitarium (1939) in Fort Worth for the Public Works Administration, and he was an associate architect on two of Fort Worth’s public housing projects in 1938-39. His second courthouse is in Panola County and was completed in the 1950s. A number of other buildings designed by Geren are found around Fort Worth and North Texas and include many academic institutions, commercial buildings, and over 150 school buildings.(18) The Palo Pinto Courthouse is an unusual combination of Moderne architecture with Renaissance Revival details. A low pitched roof of red slate, entablature, arched windows, and decorative quoins add further contrast and are consistent with the Renaissance Revival style from this period. The smooth flat surfaces and vertical window units are strong Moderne elements that reflect the popular style of the 1930s. The architect’s use of local sandstone in variations of natural earth tones connects the building to regional architectural expressions unlike the typical Moderne building. The courthouse is the most significant building in the community of Palo Pinto and for county residents the most important example of the Moderne style in the county dating from the Depression era public building programs. 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__label__cc	0.637835	0.362165	Summer 2015 Reading List The rains have stopped, the temperature is climbing, and summer is officially here! I think that summer is the perfect time for some light, fun reading. Here’s my summer list, what are you reading? Topping my list is Candace Bushnell’s newest release, Killing Monica. With her hallmark wit and humor, Bushnell delves into the life of a best-selling author looking to change things up. Pandy “PJ” Wallis is a writer whose novels about a young woman making her way in Manhattan have spawned a series of blockbuster films. But now Pandy wants to attempt something different: a historical novel based on her ancestor Lady Wallis. Her publishers, audience, husband, and her ex-best friend (who plays Monica on the big screen) want her to keep cranking out Monica books. Will Pandy be able to reinvent herself? I can’t wait to find out! The Girl on the Train has been hailed as the next Gone Girl by the New York Times. I was a huge fan of Gone Girl and psychological thrillers in general. Rachel’s life has recently fallen apart. Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning, with a stop at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. Their life—as she sees it—is perfect. And then she sees something shocking. Unable to keep it to herself, Rachel offers what she knows to the police, and becomes inextricably entwined in what happens next, as well as in the lives of everyone involved. Told in chapters alternating between Rachel in current time and Megan last year, I’m having trouble putting this one down. The historical fiction that I read is typically set in Tudor England, but I am super excited about delving into All the Light We Cannot See‘s World War II France. The New York Times bestseller tells the story of a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. When Marie-Laure and her father flee Nazi occupied Paris, they carry what might be the Natural History Museum’s most valuable and dangerous jewel. In Germany, the orphan Werner becomes an expert at building and fixing radios, a talent that wins him a special assignment to track the resistance. Another historical fiction, The Witch of Painted Sorrows is set in the magical 1890s Belle Époque Paris. Sandrine flees her dangerous husband for her grandmother’s Paris mansion, but doesn’t find safety in the City of Lights. The house, famous for its lavish art collection and elegant salons, is mysteriously closed up. Although her grandmother insists it’s dangerous for Sandrine to visit, she defies her and meets a mesmerizing young architect. Together they explore the hidden night world of Paris, the forbidden occult underground and Sandrine’s deepest desires. But something sinister is altering Sandrine – she’s become possessed by La Lune: A witch, a legend, and a sixteenth-century courtesan, who opens up her life to a darkness that may become a gift or a curse. BY Amy Leave a Comment CATEGORIES: Life, Reading	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1849
__label__wiki	0.832726	0.832726	By The Helis Foundation May 10, 2019 The Times-Picayune \| Nola.com If Jimmy Buffett hadn’t opened one of his Margaritaville restaurants in the French Quarter, then a young muralist now known as MOMO wouldn’t have been sent to New Orleans to paint the place and years later, after becoming world-famous, MOMO might not have created the mind-blowing 93-foot tall masterpiece mural on the wall the Ogden Museum of Art at 925 Camp St. MOMO is the most famous New Orleans-based artist you’ve never heard of. His marvelous outdoor abstractions are scattered in prime spots around the globe, from the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park California, to the World Trade Center in New York, to the Miami Dolphins’ Hard Rock Stadium, to walls in Portugal, Belgium, England, Italy, and Australia. MOMO answered questions for this story via email from Lyon France where he is preparing for a gallery exhibit. Despite his globe-circling success, he’d never painted a major signature mural in New Orleans. Until now. MOMO was born in San Francisco, he moved to New Orleans in 2001 to help with the decorating of the Margaritaville restaurant expansion on Decatur Street (now defunct) and has split the years since here and in New York. He’s never produced a mural in New Orleans because, he said, “it’s been very nice to come home tired and just enjoy friends as friends, without mixing career into anything.” Before he became a street art star, MOMO said he was the classic Crescent City starving artist, daydreaming over coffee and pancakes at the bygone Hummingbird Inn not far from the site of the nine-story Ogden mural. MOMO said he’s had his eye on the big Ogden wall for years. “It struck me as one of the best walls in town, and already in an arts district, and so I was a bit obsessed with it,” he said. But MOMO’s obsession remained unrequited until the Helis Foundation funded five enormous outdoor paintings in downtown New Orleans. The Ogden mega-painting is the first of the “Unframed” murals, which are being overseen by the Arts Council and should be done by early summer. Each mural is projected to cost between $20,000 and $25,000. The sites of the murals, which will cost between $20 and $25 thousand dollars, has not been announced. MOMO said the mural is his most ambitious to date. “This painting has more colors and halftones than any mural I’ve ever done anywhere and that’s because it’s a gift, for everyone that ever helped me here, has been inspiring here, the great people and community and city,” he said. The painting is an optical playground that combines summery cloud-like shapes, with angular slashes of brilliant snowball syrup color, all textured with a pattern of incredibly meticulous seersucker stripes that makes the whole Ogden buzz with optical interference like an old-fashioned television screen. MOMO doesn’t ascribe any particular meaning to his meticulous paintings. He prefers that onlookers dream up their own interpretations. “There’s no theme,” he said. “People have asked ‘what’s the theme?’ I guess this is question comes from public art often functioning as monuments to some shared value or figure or theme which everyone can agree on. But this is just a painting.” Read the whole story at NOLA.com…	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1850
__label__wiki	0.88572	0.88572	Twenty-Three Medallists Among 45 Positives Announced by IOC After Second Wave of Beijing and London Retests The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has revealed that 30 athletes from Beijing 2008 and 15 from London 2012 have tested positive in the second wave of doping retests from the last two Summer Olympic Games. A total of 23 medallists from Beijing 2008 produced provisional adverse analytical findings as a result of the second wave, which was predominantly focused on athletes who reached the podium in the Chinese capital. The IOC said that the 30 athletes from the Games came from four sports and eight National Olympic Committees (NOC). Two sports were implicated in the 15 positives from the London 2012 Olympic Games, coming from a spread of nine NOCs. The IOC opted to extend their re-testing programme of doping samples from Beijing and London to include all medal winners at the Olympic Summit last month in Lausanne. It expanded on the targeted re-analysis of athletes due to compete at Rio 2016 completed last month. A total of 30 tests came back positive in the first wave of testing from Beijing, while 23 were detected from London. Initially 31 athletes had produced positive samples from Beijing, but the B-samples on two tests came back negative, while a further failed test was also recorded. After the first two waves of testing, 1,243 doping samples from the Games have now been reanalysed, resulting in 98 positive tests. A third and fourth wave of re-tests will take place throughout and after the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, with the samples being re-analysed using the latest scientific methods. The athletes, NOCs and International Federations concerned by the positive drug tests are being informed, the IOC said, with proceedings against the athletes able to commence after B-samples are tested. “The new reanalysis once again shows the commitment of the IOC in the fight against doping,” claimed Thomas Bach, IOC President. Today’s announcement could be seen as an attempt by the IOC to garner some good press following a spate of doping scandals across sport. The organisation have been left reeling following the release of Richard McLaren’s Independent Commission report into alleged state-sponsored doping by Russia during their home Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, as well as in competitions in summer sports. The IOC are currently considering legal options over whether they could implement a blanket ban on the Russian team for Rio 2016. They have faced calls to make the decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency and 14 National Anti-Doping Organisations. Ukrainian weightlifter Yulia Kalina was the first athlete to be stripped of her Olympic bronze medal as a result of the first batch of retests. The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) stated last month that Federations will be suspended for one year in the event that it is proven the countries produced three or more anti-doping rule violations in the combined re-analysis of samples from Beijing 2008 and London 2012, with Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia potentially facing this threat. By Michael Pavitt Republished with permission from insidethegames.biz International Olympic Committee Previous articleNike Reigns as the #1 Sports Stock to Purchase Next articleCosell Was Right Then and His Words Ring True Today U.S. Sports Academy	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1852
__label__cc	0.663187	0.336813	Durban, SA: Phansi Museum Nelspruit, South Africa Sabi Sand Game Reserve, South Africa Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa Sorrento / Amalfi Coast Pacific Coast Highway Top 8 Things to do in Swaziland June 25, 2016 by thetravelsista 3 Comments Swaziland is the smallest country in the Southern hemisphere, with a population of 1.2 million people. It’s also one of the last remaining executive monarchies in Africa. Although it is not a popular tourist destination, it should be due to its stunning landscapes, wildlife reserves, and rich cultural heritage. Its close proximity to South Africa (just a 3.5 to 4-hour drive from Johannesburg), make it an easy add-on trip. Here’s my list of the Top Eight Things to Do there. Mantenga Nature Reserve and Falls Though small in size, this protected area is a nature lover’s dream, with hiking trails, wildlife, wooded areas and waterfalls. The Mantenga Falls are Swaziland’s best known falls and the largest by volume of water. Visitors can explore by foot, mountain bike or car, and there is a picnic area adjacent to the river below the falls. Swazi Cultural Village Located in the Mantenga Nature Reserve, the Swazi Cultural Village offers a firsthand peak into Swazi culture. The makeshift village, comprised of 16 huts, kraals and other structures, represents a traditional Swazi lifestyle from the 1850’s. A local guide explains local customs and history while guiding visitors through the grounds. The tour ends with a 45-minute, high-energy, action-packed dance and music performance by the men and women of the Mantenga Cultural Group. Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary Swaziland has several wildlife sanctuaries for nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts to explore. Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary, located in Ezulwini Valley between Mbabane and Manzini, is Swaziland’s pioneer conservation area. Activities include mountain bike riding, horseback riding, game drives, guided bird walks and walking/hiking trails. Animal species in the area include Hippo, Crocodile, Zebra, Blue Wildebeest, Kudu, Nyala, Impala, Warthog, Waterbuck, Reedbuck, Steenbok, Grey Duiker, Klipspringer, Blesbok. and the elusive Leopard. Execution Rock Located at the peak of Nyonyane Mountain, inside the Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary, this historic rock offers amazing views of the Ezulwini Valley. According to ancient legend, it’s aptly named “Execution Rock” because Swazis suspected of witchcraft or criminals were forced to walk off the edge at spear-point, plunging to their death. Hiking remains the most popular way to reach the summit, which can also be reached by mountain bike or horseback. Despite its small size, Swaziland brings the fun for adrenaline junkies. It offers variety of adventure activities from caving in a subterranean cave system to white water rafting on the Usutu River to zip lining in the Malolotja Nature Reserve. House on Fire/Malandela’s House on Fire is best known as the venue for Bush Fire, a popular cultural and music festival held each year in May. But even when it’s not hosting great music, the House on Fire is a destination unto itself. Spectacular mountain views serve as a backdrop for the unique artwork and sculptures that adorn the property. The House on Fire shares the grounds with Malandela’s bed and breakfast and restaurant, which has its own beautiful gardens, and Gone Rural, a women’s coop which sells colorful straw baskets and household accessories. Ngwenya Glass In operation for more than 20 years, Ngwenya Glass offers visitors the chance to watch local artisans who’ve perfected the art of glass blowing. Visitors can also purchase beautiful blown glass items on site, all made with 100% recycled glass. Swazi Candles Centre Since 1982, the Swazi Candles Centre has made decorative paraffin wax and organic soy candles. The colorful, intricately designed candles are created with hard wax and a technique called “millifiore” and are noted for the rich, romantic glow of the exterior shell. The Centre also houses a café and several other craft and souvenir shops. What’s your favorite thing to do in Swaziland? Please share your comments below. Posted in: Africa Tagged: house on fire, mbabane, mlilwane wildlife sanctuary, swazi cultural village, swaziland Kigali, Rwanda: 1000 Hills Liquor Distillery & Bistro My 2018 Year in Review Birthday Musings and Bucket List Progress The Top 10 Things to Do in Mozambique Mozambique: A Day at the Maputo Fish Market “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.”– Mark Twain Back at home for the time being Visit and Like Me On YouTube Find Your Deal Copyright © 2019 The Travel Sista.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1853
__label__cc	0.746179	0.253821	Haunting Refrain, Audible.com This is an excerpt from Haunting Refrain, suspense with a little romance and a touch of paranormal. Martin looked sick. “Do you have any feeling about the person strangling her? Was it someone she knows?” “A man, I think. I couldn't see, but I have an impression of size and strength that suggests a man. That's all.” She looked up at him. “Please tell me what this is about.” “Only one more question. Could you tell what time of day it was?” “What does that matter?” she asked. “It was dark. Night. Now whose is it?” He took a deep breath and held out the card. “The sweatband belongs to Kelly Landrum.” Kate reached for the card, wondering where she’d heard the name. “Kelly Landrum? Who's—” “She's the girl who's missing!” Venice cried, catching the cup as it slipped from Kate's hands. She took a quick sip and choked. Kate snatched the card, needing to see it for herself. She read the name. Kelly Landrum. A spot like a teardrop blurred the blue ink. An omen? Please, don’t let it be true. “Yes, she's the student who's been missing for four days.” Martin kept his gaze on Kate's drawn face. “Her picture is on every newspaper and television screen in South Carolina. Someone found her car here on the campus. The police have been all over the place since then. We should call them, Kate.” “No! I haven't seen anything that could help them, and I'm not touching that thing again.” Kate retreated into the chair, pulled her knees up under her chin, and wrapped her skirt around her legs, holding herself tightly. If she didn’t, she might fall apart—the image was so strong, so immediate. She touched her throat. And if it was true . . . "Quirky, engaging characters .... Both Venice and Kate are charmers!" -- Romantic Times "The interaction between Kate and her friend, Venice, is priceless." A. McGraw "...this first novel [is] a good choice for readers who like a bit of the paranormal in their mysteries." -- Library Journal Posted by Ellis Vidler at 7:56 PM No comments: What makes memorable characters? Jack Nicholson, always memorable Why do some stories touch us so much that we return to them and the characters again and again? Why do the characters come back to visit our dreams many times? Maybe part of it is the way each character’s story resolves itself—not necessarily happily but in a just and satisfying way. Sometimes the resolution isn’t what we expect, but if it seems to fit, if it’s what the character has earned, we’re pleased. In my favorite books and movies, the characters grew. Each one developed in some way that made us cheer. Not all the characters were likable, but they were interesting and each elicited an emotional response. We cared. The point is that we should try to do the same thing in our stories. But how? A book that never lost its appeal We need to give each of our main characters some weakness or undeveloped trait and then impose conflict and circumstances that force the character to react. From those reactions, the characters should learn, gain confidence, and move along their path. This doesn’t have to be a positive path, but if it’s your protagonist, he or she will probably then need to overcome the negative aspects—unlikely in a short story because it takes time to show so much change. Placing the story in a foreign or culturally different setting imposes change and provides opportunities for the character to react according to her personality and outlook. “Foreign” could be anything different from the norm. An egocentric, in-charge character might become a patient in a hospital. A timid, indecisive soul could find himself in charge of a group of children in a hostile environment. Those are extreme examples, but forced change is a good way to do it. In Cold Comfort, Claire is an ordinary woman who becomes a killer’s target, forcing her to move outside—way outside—her comfort zone. Riley, because of a personal failure, hates working with women, but a debt of honor forces him to help Claire. There are many ways to do these things, limited only by our imagination. Do you consciously think about making your character grow? How did you do it? What vehicles or devices have you used? Haunting Refrain, Audible.comThis is an excerpt fr...	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1854
__label__wiki	0.917331	0.917331	Ex 00 Fill Movie Search Results for: ex 00 fill movie Scary Movie 2000 Following on the heels of popular teen-scream horror movies, with uproarious comedy and biting satire. Marlon and Shawn Wayans, Shannon Elizabeth and Carmen Electra pitch in to skewer some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters, including Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Matrix, American Pie and The Blair Witch Project. Superhero Movie 2008 The team behind Scary Movie takes on the comic book genre in this tale of Rick Riker, a nerdy teen imbued with superpowers by a radioactive dragonfly. And because every hero needs a nemesis, enter Lou Landers, aka the villainously goofy Hourglass. Action \| Comedy \| Science Fiction Movie 43 2013 A series of interconnected short films follows a washed-up producer as he pitches insane story lines featuring some of the biggest stars in Hollywood. Bee Movie 2007 Barry B. Benson, a bee who has just graduated from college, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. On a special trip outside the hive, Barry's life is saved by Vanessa, a florist in New York City. As their relationship blossoms, he discovers humans actually eat honey, and subsequently decides to sue us. Family \| Animation \| Adventure \| Comedy Date Movie 2006 Spoof of romantic comedies which focuses on a man (Campbell), his crush (Hannigan), his parents (Coolidge, Willard), and her father (Griffin). Disaster Movie 2008 In DISASTER MOVIE, the filmmaking team behind the hits "Scary Movie," "Date Movie," "Epic Movie" and "Meet The Spartans" this time puts its unique, inimitable stamp on one of the biggest and most bloated movie genres of all time -- the disaster film. The Lego Movie 2014 An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from gluing the universe together. Adventure \| Animation \| Comedy \| Family \| Fantasy Epic Movie 2007 When Edward, Peter, Lucy and Susan each follow their own path, they end up finding themselves at Willy's Chocolate factory. Walking through a wardrobe, they discover the world of Gnarnia, which is ruled by the White Bitch. Meeting up with characters such as Harry Potter and Captain Jack Swallows, the newly reunited family must team up with Aslo, a wise-but-horny lion to stop the white bitch's army Action \| Adventure \| Comedy Buffed Up 2016 From the creators that brought you the movie ‘2Eleven’, Mula Films presents to you another classic Detroit blockbuster. In the soon to be released film, “Buffed Up”, the plot consist of a group of three college students on a mission to attain one thing… a pair of Cartier frames. With little knowledge on how to get their hands on the glasses, the group of college students are eventually forced to steal, hustle up the money, and even snatch the costly eyewear which leads them into a world of trouble. The directors of this “hood comedy” have collectively recruited a handful of stars and Detroit legends alike, such as IceWear Vezzo, KC Clark, DJ BJ, Kash Doll and more to headline this film. Action \| Crime The Emoji Movie 2017 Gene, a multi-expressional emoji, sets out on a journey to become a normal emoji. Animation \| Family \| Comedy Scary Movie 2 2001 The Angry Birds Movie 2016 An island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red, a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck, and the volatile Bomb have always been outsiders. But when the island is visited by mysterious green piggies, it’s up to these unlikely outcasts to figure out what the pigs are up to. Animation \| Adventure \| Comedy The Lego Batman Movie 2017 In the irreverent spirit of fun that made "The Lego Movie" a worldwide phenomenon, the self-described leading man of that ensemble—Lego Batman—stars in his own big-screen adventure. But there are big changes brewing in Gotham, and if he wants to save the city from The Joker’s hostile takeover, Batman may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up. Action \| Animation \| Comedy \| Family \| Fantasy Movie Movie 1978 Three movie genres of the 1930s, boxing films, WWI aviation dramas, and backstage Broadway musicals, are satirized using the same cast. Silent Movie 1976 Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they attempt to recruit a number of big name stars to appear, while the studio's creditors attempt to thwart them. The film contains only one word of dialogue, spoken by an unlikely source. Piglet's Big Movie 2003 When the gang from the Hundred Acre Wood begin a honey harvest, young Piglet is excluded and told that he is too small to help. Feeling inferior, Piglet disappears and his pals Eeyore, Rabbit, Tigger, Roo and Winnie the Pooh must use Piglet's scrapbook as a map to find him. In the process they discover that this very small animal has been a big hero in a lot of ways. Animation \| Family Home with their newly-formed family, happy parents Dan and Jody are haunted by sinister, paranormal activities. Determined to expel the insidious force, they install security cameras and discover their family is being stalked by an evil dead demon. The Transformers: The Movie 1986 The Autobots must stop a colossal planet-consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack from the Decepticons. Animation \| Science Fiction \| Action \| Adventure \| Family Shaun the Sheep Movie 2015 When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it's up to Shaun and the flock to return everyone safely to the green grass of home. Family \| Animation \| Comedy \| Adventure American Movie 1999 American Movie is the story of filmmaker Mark Borchardt, his mission, and his dream. Spanning over two years of intense struggle with his film, his family, financial decline, and spiritual crisis, American Movie is a portrayal of ambition, obsession, excess, and one man's quest for the American Dream. MTV Movie & TV Awards 1992 The annual film & TV awards show presented by MTV. The nominees are decided by producers and executives at MTV with winners decided online by the general public. Movie Surfers 1998 Movie Surfers is a Disney Channel mini-show, that appears in commercial-like form, where teenagers go behind the scenes of Walt Disney-related films. It started out as a TV special that would air when a new Disney movie came out. It was about teenagers communicating with each other via webcams and getting info about the movies. Now, it also appears as 5-minute segments after a Disney Channel movie or series ends. In 1997 when the show began, Mischa, Lindsay, Alexis, and Marcus used the computer to surf the internet to go behind the scenes of upcoming movies. Starting in 2002, they began sitting in a screening room and talking to various actors and actresses of the movie and what inspired the movie. Since early 2005, there's been a brand new cast: Rose, who left early 2006 and was replaced by Stevanna, Josh, Jeryn, and Tessa. They still sit in a screening room but have branched out to do more interactive segments in which they might get to actually get in on some of the filming process themselves. In 2009, Disney XD started airing Movie Surfers. sometimes during commercial breaks. Critics' Choice Movie Awards 1996 The Critics' Choice Movie Awards are bestowed annually by the Broadcast Film Critics Association to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. Follow the Money 2016 'Follow the Money' is a crime drama that explores what happens to people are corrupted by greed and ambition. The series shows viewers the complex world of economic crime that takes place in banks, the stock exchange, and in boardrooms. Show Me The Movie! 2018 Hosted by Australia’s triple TV Week Gold Logie award-winning presenter and movie tragic, Rove McManus, Show Me The Movie! features two competing teams captained by acclaimed actor Jane Harber and comedy star Joel Creasey. Each week, Rove, Jane and Joel will be joined by a stellar cast of different actors, comedians and visiting international stars, who will do battle in a series of funny, irreverent and always entertaining rounds. From big-budget Hollywood blockbusters to sci-fi, animation and chick flicks, Show Me The Movie! will celebrate the good, the bad and the ugly of the big screen. The stars, A-list gossip, iconic movie dialogue and classic cinematic moments all get a comedy make-over. Movie Stars 1999 Movie Stars is an American sitcom that aired on The WB from 1999 to 2000. It stars Harry Hamlin and Jennifer Grant as famous Hollywood actors trying to raise their children. 100 Scariest Movie Moments 2004 Featuring interviews, film clips, and production stills, this miniseries explores what went into the making of most bone-chilling moments in cinematic history and searches beyond the conventions of the genre to uncover the number one scary movie moment of all time. Movie Connections 2007 Documentary series looking at the stories behind the production of popular English films, showing how they tie in with the production of other movies through the actors or actresses. 30 Even Scarier Movie Moments 2007 30 Even Scarier Movie Moments was a two-part miniseries on Bravo which counted down 30 more of the most frightening scenes in horror cinema, or any other genre. This is also a two-part sequel to 100 Scariest Movie Moments. The list mostly consists of movies that didn't quite make the first list, or popular movies that had come out since. Moguls and Movie Stars 2010 Each installment focus on a different era of American movie history, from the invention of the first moving pictures to the revolutionary, cutting-edge films of the 1960s. Movie Life: House of Wax 2005 Ever wonder what it's really like to be in a movie? Go behind the scenes of House of Wax with Chad, Elisha, Paris and Jared. The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie 1972 The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie — renamed The New Saturday Superstar Movie in its second season — is a series of one-hour animated TV-movies, broadcast on the ABC television network on Saturday mornings from September 9, 1972, to November 17, 1973. Intended as a "Movie of the Week" for kids, this series was produced by several production companies — including Hanna-Barbera, Filmation, and Rankin/Bass — and mostly contained features based on popular cartoon characters and TV shows of the time, such as Yogi Bear, The Brady Bunch, and Lost in Space. Some of the features served as pilots for new TV shows. NBC Mystery Movie The NBC Mystery Movie is the general name of an American television series, produced by Universal Studios, that was broadcast by NBC from 1971-77. At times, it was divided into several versions that were broadcast concurrently during different nights of the week and were entitled The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie and The NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie. Mystery Movie was a "wheel show", or "umbrella program". That is, it rotated several programs within the same time period throughout the season. For its initial 1971-72 season, it featured a rotation of three detective dramas that were broadcast on Wednesday nights for 90 minutes, from 8:30-10:00 p.m. in the Eastern Time Zone. Movie 4 was a television program that aired at various times, but predominantly weekday afternoons, on WNBC-TV in New York City from 1956 to 1974. The program aired top-rank first-run movies and other future classics from Hollywood, as well as foreign films. As with other movie shows of 90-minute length, films that ran longer were often divided into two parts. Though it achieved a degree of success, for most of its run the show usually ran in the shadow of rival WCBS-TV's The Early Show on weekdays and The Late Show on weekends. Despite its being a major player among the local movie shows for nearly 18 years, the program today is largely forgotten in relation to WABC-TV's better-known The 4:30 Movie. The Movie 4 title was also used at varying times until the 1970s by NBC's two other owned-and-operated stations on channel 4, WRC-TV in Washington, D.C. and KNBC in Los Angeles. The network's Chicago outlet, WMAQ-TV, used the title Movie 5 for its movie shows from the late 1950s up to the 1980s; and during NBC's ownership of Philadelphia station WRCV-TV, their movie umbrella was known as Movie 3. Movie Magazine 1987 Movie Magazine is a now defunct Saturday afternoon showbiz-oriented talk show produced by LOCA-LOBO Productions and aired over GMA Network. It was originally hosted by Cristy Fermin and Nap Gutierrez and later Jun Nardo, Eugene Asis and Dolly Anne Carvajal with Mario Hernando as a Film Reviewer. Movie Underground We decided to give our resident goof-ball and so-called security guard a show. He’s known simply as the Night WatchMan (we don’t know his real name because HR won’t release his employee file) … so if dissecting movies and gawking at his hottie sidekick sounds like fun… you don’t wanna miss the Movie Underground. Movie Lounge 2006 Movie Lounge was a movie and DVD review television show, presented by newspaper columnist and food critic Giles Coren. It was shown on the British terrestrial channel Five. Francis X. 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__label__wiki	0.899847	0.899847	Arts In Communities Share the Arts Buy Now Instant Streaming & HD Downloads Stop Trailer Buy Now $3.99 Instant Streaming & HD Downloads “Fame High, understands Alan Parker’s vision (in the) excellent 1980 movie 'Fame' — of rejection, hard work and self-discovery — and depicts it with clear eyes. 'Fame High,' opens our hearts and entertains with truth!” – David DeWitt, NY Times “Fame may be fleeting, but the kids in FAME HIGH will stay with you!” –Kenneth Turan, LA Times Leonard Maltin loves FAME HIGH! Matt Rushing loves Corbin Bleu loves A new documentary from Academy Award Nominee Scott Hamilton Kennedy (The Garden and OT: our town), FAME HIGH captures the in-class and at-home drama, competition, heartbreak, and triumph during one school year at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA), also known as FAME HIGH. Talented teenagers reach for their dreams of becoming actors, singers, dancers, and musicians. This unique hybrid film is a coming-of-age, documentary-musical which follows a group of novice freshman and seasoned seniors struggling to find their voice - not only in their art but in life - with the help of, and sometimes in spite of, their passionate and opinionated families. Sign up for FAME HIGH Updates About Director Scott Hamilton Kennedy Academy Award nominee Scott Hamilton Kennedy is a writer, director, producer, cameraman, and editor and has worked on everything from music videos and commercials to motion capture animation, scripted and reality television, and fiction and non-fiction film. Scott’s journey as a filmmaker began at Skidmore College, where he majored in theater with a concentration in directing. He went on to establish himself as a director of music videos, promos, and scripted TV for clients ranging from Jimmy Cliff, CBS, Mattel, DreamWorks, and Roger Corman. Scott’s documentary The Garden, which tells the story of the complicated struggle over nation’s largest community garden, was nominated for an Academy Award, won best documentary from Silverdocs, Florida, and Camden film festivals, and garnered rave reviews around the world. His previous documentary OT: our town -- about the first play in 25 years at Dominguez High in Compton—was Oscar short-listed, Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award, and received equal critical acclaim. OT: Our Town Fame High T-Shirt Signed Poster · Terms of Use · Buy the Film · Forgot Password	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1868
__label__cc	0.725074	0.274926	The Affordable Care Act (ACA) does not require small businesses with fewer than 50 full-time employees to offer health insurance. Still, many would like to do so, in part to stay competitive in a tightening job market. It is often difficult for small businesses to find affordable health coverage. For companies with 3 to 199 employees, the average annual premium for family coverage was $17,615 in 2017.1 In response to an executive order issued by the president, the U.S. Department of Labor is easing restrictions on association health plans (AHPs), which could make it easier for small employers and sole proprietors with shared interests to join forces and buy insurance as a group. Association Health Plans Under the new rule, AHPs will be permitted to serve employers in a city, county, state, or multistate metropolitan area regardless of industry, or in a particular industry nationwide. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that up to 4 million people could switch their coverage to AHP plans by 2023.2 An AHP may have more bargaining power and can spread risk among a larger pool of employees, which can help lower premiums. In addition, AHPs don’t have to meet ACA rules requiring coverage for all 10 essential health benefits (such as maternity, prescription drug coverage, hospitalization, and mental health care). AHP plans must cover pre-existing conditions, however. They will also be subject to the same consumer and health-care anti-discrimination protections that apply to large businesses. ACA-Compliant Plans Small businesses with 1 to 50 employees can still purchase comprehensive small-group health insurance that meets ACA standards through the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP). Employers must have an office or worksite in a state to use that state’s SHOP and must offer coverage to all full-time employees. Businesses with fewer than 25 employees may receive a tax credit of up to 50% of premium costs for SHOP plans only. Self-employed individuals and others without access to group health plans can buy individual coverage from state-based exchanges. Consumers can compare plans online, and families with incomes up to 400% of the federal poverty level may be eligible for tax credits that reduce premiums. (Subsidies are not available for AHP plans.) Information about ACA-compliant health plans for individuals and small businesses can be found at healthcare.gov. 1) 2017 Employer Health Benefits Survey, Kaiser Family Foundation 2) Congressional Budget Office, 2018	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1872
__label__wiki	0.51263	0.51263	Prairie HS - Sherry Henry Author: Sherry Henry School: Prairie HS Mascot: Falcons League: GSHL Hey everyone! My name's Sherry, and I'm a senior at Prairie High School in Vancouver Washington. A little about me, I have previously participated on our school's dance team, track and field team, and am currently still involved with leadership, drama, choir, Speech and Debate, and student mentoring. Even though i participate in many activities, I always make time to go and watch our school's sporting events..." you can't hide that Falcon Pride!" We're a 3A school and part of the Greater Saint Helens League, which is in District IV. A lot goes on down here. Our league holds 17 2A-4A schools (five 4A, seven 3A, and five 2A) so it always seems like there's something going on. First off, personally at my school, there's been a lot of excitement as our fall sports all had a very successful season. Our football team had their best season in 12 years, and beat our district rival school, so the season ended on a very good note. Our boys golf team is sending a couple of players to state, and our boys tennis team ended the season strong with placing some of the players at districts, and letting them advance to the next round in the spring. Our volleyball team placed 2nd in districts, and unfortunately were just short of state, but they'll be returning a lot of the players so a good season is anticipated for next year :) Our girls swimming team is combined with another school in our league, but the Prairie swimmers had a great season and most are returning next year, as well as many of our girls cross country runners who placed 7th in state! Finally, our girls soccer team has had the best season in school history (since 1979), and after a great win are advancing to the semifinals of the state soccer tournament! The neat thing about my school is that it's not all about athletics; our activities are extremely successful as well. After a great season sending all members to State, our Speech and Debate team just finished with their first competition of the season, taking 1st, 2nd, and 3rd with our Lincoln Douglas debaters. Our Bands and Choirs are working to prepare for a fantastic year, and are also supporting the school's award-winning drama program's musical "Bye Bye Birdie". Our JROTC's nationally recognized drill team is working hard to prepare for competition season this year, as long with our cheerleaders and dance team who are preparing for their respective competition seasons as well. We also have other teams, like Science Olympiad and Knowledge Bowl, who haven't started practice yet, but after successful seasons previously, we know this year will be a good one! Like I said, there always seems to be big news in the Greater Saint Helens League. I believe the reason is because there are so many big schools in such a small place. Also, Vancouver tends to get isolated from other parts of the state of Washington because we're very near Portland, Oregon and far from the other large west side schools in Seattle and Tacoma area, so we really depend on each other for competition. It's not unusual to have friends from other schools, and go to their games, dances, events, etc. Personally, I have attended sporting events from 4 or 5 other schools, and people don't think anything of it. So, although rivalries within the league get pretty intense, as soon as a school advances past districts, GSHL schools tend to be united in cheering for the success of any school. Right now, our community is extremely excited about Prairie and Skyview's girls soccer teams (3A and 4A) because both are advancing to the semifinals. Many people are also cheering on the Camas Papermakers (3A) because they're about to represent our league in the state football semifinals as well! We'll see how winter sports go as well, but as for fall sports, well, I may be a little biased, but GSHL is where the excitement is! If you're ever down here in Vancouver, come to a game and you'll know why. Good luck, everyone, in your winter sports, and watch out for the Greater Saint Helens League teams up at state, because we'll give you a run for your money! From: Dennis Gillingham 11/18/2010 2:22 pm Thank you Sherry for reminding me what i loved about Prairie High School as well as the Greater St. Helen's League. I am a former Assistant Principal/Athletic Director at Prairie. Go Falcons! From: Travis Drake 11/22/2010 12:36 pm Thanks Sherry. I couldn't have said it better myself. As the new Athletic Director and Assistant Principal at Prairie, I can say we have amazing kids, coaches, teachers, and programs. Go Falcons! 11/18/2010 Prairie HS - Sherry Henry 11/18/2010 Prosser HS - Helen Petersen	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1875
__label__wiki	0.645086	0.645086	BOSTON COLLEGE FOOTBALL MEDIA CONFERENCE Steve Addazio COACH ADDAZIO: Off to the start of conference play, all excited about that; on the road at Wake. I know Dave Clawson well, terrific football coach, great person. He's done a fabulous job with his program. They've got really talented football players, offensively, Sam Hartman, the quarterback, is playing at a high level, Dortch is a dominant ACC receiver and return man. They've got a quality offensive line, terrific running back. I think they're very talented on the offensive side of the ball and a challenging scheme. I think on defense they've always been outstanding. This is no exception. They play hard. They play sound. They have scheme that can -- will challenge you in both the run and the throw game, and very, very quality football players on the defensive side of the ball and extremely sound in special teams. Program top to bottom is outstanding. It will be a tremendous challenge for us. I have the utmost respect for Dave and his staff. I think they're truly one of the best programs in the country. They do things the right way; they are great football coaches. Our staff, our team knows the challenges that we will have this week and the quality of the opponent we're going to be playing. So we've had a busy week in our preparation. I think we've done a great job with our preparation, and we're anxious to get down there and have an opportunity to play. So with that I'm happy to answer any questions. Q. (No microphone.) COACH ADDAZIO: You know, I think all these things are in discussion at this point. I'm not privy to exactly, you know, the details in my mind. I'm going to play a game on Thursday night and prepared for anything that may come our way. COACH ADDAZIO: Right. So I mean, the week is short, so we had a revision Tuesday, yesterday, we had our Wednesday today, we will have our Thursday tomorrow, and our Friday on Wednesday. So we're right on schedule for our week. I feel good about where we are today. We came off of that game and the next day we were right back at it. It's a challenge on the short week, but it's a challenge for both teams. Obviously a little bit more for a team that has to travel, but I feel good about where we are right now. Q. Who makes the call on that, on a weather situation like that, the ACC or the school? Is there any protocol? COACH ADDAZIO: I don't know. I'm not -- I've not been down this path in the ACC, and I'm quite confident that Martin will be in contact with the conference office and the Wake Forest Athletic Administration. Frankly, I've been so engrossed in -- you know, like we rolled out of here Saturday. Many of the coaches stayed after the game to get the film graded, so we could move on. We were here at quarter to 7 Sunday morning, and we were into a late, late, late last night, so I feel like I'm in a submarine right now. I don't have the time to pop up to listen because it doesn't really at this point -- I'm not sure that, you know, what I say is going to matter. I really -- if I don't have complete focus -- you miss a day so to speak or your practice isn't right, you're done. There is no make-up on that now. So I've been pretty locked into it. I feel good walking in here. I just walked off the field. I feel like we had a good Wednesday, and I'm getting ready to go in and watch that tape and see if we can kind of come out from under the water so to speak. It's been interesting. Q. What have you seen from Hartman? He looks like an efficient quarterback. COACH ADDAZIO: He's like John Wolford. He's a highly competitive guy. He looks like he has a lot of "it factor" to him. He's going to take chances. He does not play like a freshman, and I think he's very, very talented. And of course he has a good supporting cast, he really does. So, you know, they found another guy, that's great, terrific for them, but he's a real, real good football player. Q. Just the thought on Dortch. He's the kind of guy on offense you have to be aware of where he's at at all times? COACH ADDAZIO: He's a dominant, explosive guy in the ACC. As a return guy, as a receiver, he can alter the game. So we've got a lot of attention to that right now. So he's one of the better ones I've seen. Obviously I've seen a lot of good players in the ACC, never mind the other conferences. This guy is as good as anybody. It's a challenge, for sure. Q. How good have the first two games been for you to lay the foundation, and now conference play begins against a team that beat you guys pretty good last year? COACH ADDAZIO: I thought we played really well against UMass. I thought we came out strong against Holy Cross; we were able to get people off the field. For me I'm stuck between -- I'm grateful that we're healthy and we got people off the field, but in the same breath we haven't stretched our 1's to have to play a full game, so some of those things worry me a tad, but I think we're playing at a really high level, and I think we are reasonably physically feeling really good. In terms of Wake Forest, a year ago, we turned the ball over and gave away some real points in that game; taking nothing way from them. They had a really good football team last year. But we went into that game having to start a true freshman at center, and we had some issues in there. So I think this is a new year, and -- for both of us, for both teams. The thing that I fully understand is every time we've played Wake is they're very -- you know, a lot of times you get a little bit of this coach speak stuff, about this guy is great and this coach is great and all this other jazz. I really believe that Dave is an outstanding football coach. I really like and respect his staff. When you play them, they're really well put together. So I have a lot of respect for them, so I expect this to be quite a big-time game for both teams. We'll see when, where, how, and everything else this is going to go. They're different than they were a year ago. We're different than we were a year ago. Let's see what happens. COACH ADDAZIO: I think both programs were in a rebuilding phase and both programs were fighting tooth and nail to regain a piece of the ACC. I think that's what you're sensing there. I think, you know, that's what's happened. I can only speak to I'm here six, Dave is probably in his fifth, I think he was one year behind me. Both teams are recruiting really hard, both teams have really made a lot of strides. Both teams feel good about where their programs are. I think that's probably where you might feel like there is intensity there. I think that's all accurate. Both programs are in a foot race to climb the scale of the ACC conference. There are some similarities with both places, academically, size, there are some similarities there. So I think that's where you draw upon those things. Both programs have done well. We've been to four out of five bowls, and both climbing. It's a good contest. We usually play each other early in the year. Q. Wake Forest ranks in the bottom third of the country. (No microphone.) COACH ADDAZIO: Well, you know, it's hard for me to tell you stats and things. We're in week three. No one has played -- neither one of us have played a conference game. I think you're making assumptions -- I'm not saying "you" I'm saying "us," "we" -- we're making assumptions right now, and I'm careful to do that until I see a body of work against in-conference opponents. I don't know, what would our stats look like? How do you know? Pulling guys out of the game in the first quarter, and I know that stats are good right now, but I'm just saying, when we come in on Sunday, we present to the team, I do, the summaries, both sides of the ball and special teams, champions, et cetera. Both weeks I based it off of percentages off of, like, say, 40-something snaps, or 27 snaps from the defense last week. I don't put it all in a bag and shake it up for those kind of games, you know what I mean? I don't know what the value of those stats. They're not real to me. I'm assuming there is some of that going on there, too, you know what I mean? It's hard to know, did 200 -- I see the film, but did 200 yards come when their 1's weren't in the game? All that matters. Here is what I see: I see a really athletic team. They're very athletic. They have good team speed, they've got really quality players. I see that on the tape for sure. It's a whole different level of play than what we've seen the last two weeks, and it will be the same for them as well. That's a two-sided coin there. Both teams are going to have to rachet things back up to a different level, and sometimes -- I think when people sometimes talk about week three, I think it has to do with how your schedule is, but if you're -- Wake and ourselves have had two weeks of nonconference opponents, and now you jump to a conference opponent. I think that's what everybody is interested to see, how did those two weeks work for you? That's an interesting thing, you don't know, you know? We were a younger team a year ago, but how we started the year and how we finished the year were quite different. There was a tale of two stories there, right? There's a lot left to be played out here. COACH ADDAZIO: No, I haven't spoke to anybody. Seemed like to me there was a lot of fan interest and there was some good fan turn out. That's my sense. Which I felt was a good thing going in for these nonconference geographical tie-in games. I think it's good, but I don't know. I haven't spoke to anybody and, like you said, I mean, I feel like it was just Saturday at two o'clock right now, honestly. COACH ADDAZIO: I think there's got to be all kinds of strategies involved with him. I think he is a dangerous guy. So you've got to be very, very careful what you're doing and have a good plan, and I think you've got to have a lot of pieces to that, you know? Obviously I'm not going to go into detail because that's part of the strategy but, yes, your observation, do you need to be aware of him, 100%. Can he make an impact on the game? He absolutely can and will, so you've got to account for all that. Guys, thanks for coming out. Appreciate it. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1879
__label__wiki	0.531761	0.531761	Asheville's Neighboring Communities Home Asheville Hendersonville Western North Carolina Mountain Cities & Towns Attractions Real Estate & Relocation Arts & Crafts Shopping Festivals & Events Kid's Activities Accommodations Restaurants Day Trips & Itineraries Outdoor Recreation All About Asheville Historic Asheville Media & Libraries Arden is an unincorporated area located in southern Buncombe County, south of Asheville. It is considered part of the greater Asheville area. Arden is home to the private boys Episcopal School Christ School, and is primarily residential, with a concentration of businesses and stores located along the major highways. Biltmore Forest is a planned residential community in Buncombe County, surrounded by the much larger city of Asheville. Population of Biltmore Forest is estimated at approximately 1700 residents and the town is 99% residential. It is located between the historic Biltmore Estate and Biltmore Village, and is culturally and historically affiliated with both. In 1916, a flood caused significant damage to portions of the Biltmore Estate and the affected land was sold to lessen the upkeep and tax burden of the Biltmore Company, owners of Biltmore Estate. The town was created from this parcel of land and chartered & incorporated in 1923. The first houses were built on White Oak Road. The town hall is located at 355 Vanderbilt Road, Biltmore Forest NC 28803. Candler is an unincorporated community in Buncombe County, located to the west of Asheville. It is primarily agricultural and residential, with some light industry and businesses centered on the main highway, NC 151 and 74. Candler is home to the locally famous Pisgah View Ranch, and a number of private mountain communities. Enka is an unincorporated community in Buncombe County, located on the west side of Asheville. Enka was developed in 1928 as a company town for the Dutch-based American Enka Company which at the time was the nation's largest rayon producing manufacturer. In 1929 the company began developing a community plan that included employee houses and that area became known as Enka Village. Enka Village is now an historic community, with most of the area around the former Enka Lake transformed into a private mountain community, Biltmore Lake. There continues to be some light industry along the major highways although most of Enka is still agricultural and residential in nature. Fairview is an unincorporated community in Buncombe County located on the southeast side of Asheville. It is primarily a residential community of about 3000 residents which still retains a rural and agricultural dimension. In the past ten years, Fairview has seen considerable growth of residential subdivisions, luxury developments and private mountain communities due to its proximity to Asheville and its unspoiled natural beauty. Fairview is at a higher elevation than Asheville, over 3000 feet, and is in a 10 mile-long mountain valley surrounded by 5000 foot peaks. Fairview is home to many artists and crafts persons, including Asheville guidebook author and artist Lee Pantas. Fairview also has a monthly newspaper, the Fairview Town Crier. Leicester is an unincorporated community in Buncombe County, located on the northwestern border of Asheville. Population is estimated to be around 12,500 residents. The community has seen considerable development in the past ten years, and today has numerous residential developments and a number of private mountain communities. Parts of Leicester however, remain rural with agriculture still very much in evidence. Originally known as Turkey Creek, Leicester had a post office beginning April 7, 1829. The name was changed in 1859, in honor of Leicester Chapman. Post office records reveal that Leicester Chapman was Postmaster at Turkey Creek from 1852 to 1856. Leicester has a commercial area that stretches along Leicester Highway, heading west through the town from Asheville. Cities, Towns & Small Villages	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1880
__label__wiki	0.816074	0.816074	About Ellie Ritter Posts by Ellie Ritter: Entertainment/ Metro ATL Local feminist comedy group Critical Crop Top to present new show Ellie Ritter 10/30/2018 Image provided to Atlanta Loop Early next month, local feminist comedy group Critical Crop Top will top off its season with a new sketch show titled “Critical Crop Top Saves America.” Written and performed by a diverse group of Atlanta writers and performers, the show will also feature special performances by stand-up comedian Katherine Blanford and musical guest Top Ramen. Critical Crop Top, which was founded by three women, creates comedy shows that comment on a variety of social justice issues in order to “create enlightening comedic content that gives women, people of color, LGBTQ and other underrepresented voices a place to tell their stories,” a press release from the group says. According to the group, the show’s central storyline focuses on a flawed band of superheroes who’ve come together to save America from itself. The idea for the show came to one of the writers, Nicole Kemper, after talking about the news with her son. “Kids are very perceptive even when you try to shield them from the scary things happening in the world,” Kemper said. “One night, when I was putting my five-year-old to bed, he asked me if there was a superhero that could save us from all the bad stuff that happens in the news, and that’s when the idea for this show came to me. What if there was an elite band of superheroes, but instead of fighting monsters and aliens, they were here to fight all the things we fear are threatening our democracy?” “Critical Crop Top Saves America” will play for one weekend only – Friday, Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. – at the Highland Inn Ballroom. The show will include a mix of classic physical comedy, political satire and “bawdy humor,” the press release said. The show stars Aria Marra, Brian Ashton Smith, Laura Meyers, Nicole Kemper, Jasmine Waters, Carlette Jennings and Brandon Mitchell. It is directed by Hillary R. Heath. Tickets can be purchased for $10 online here and will be on sale for $15 at the door. Beltline/ Metro ATL Emory University names new Rose Library director Jennifer Gunter King. Photo obtained via Emory University Emory’s Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library has named Jennifer Gunter King as its new director, replacing outgoing director Rosemary Magee, according to an Emory news release. Currently the director of the Library and Knowledge Commons at Hampshire College in Amherst, Mass., King was selected for her longtime work with libraries and archives. “[King] brings a wealth of experience and an expansive view of libraries, not only from a special collections aspect but from a broader organizational understanding,” Emory librarian Yolanda Cooper said. “She will work collaboratively to take a fresh look at operations, relationships, and programs to further advance our world-renowned Rose Library.” Prior to her current position, King was director of Archives and Special Collections at Mount Holyoke College, where she initiated programs including an online digital archive, electronic records archiving and campus-wide exhibitions and programming, according to Emory. She has also held positions in special collections at Virginia Tech University Libraries and the University of Virginia. “I am very excited to join Emory University as director of the Rose Library,” King said. “Emory’s special collections are a direct link to the past, providing access to literary, political and personal histories, all critical to supporting scholarship, civic engagement and, not least, democracy. I cannot imagine a more worthwhile calling or a more welcoming community.” According to Emory, King’s interests include 21st-century library design, advancing the accessibility of archival resources and pursuing opportunities for collaboration between libraries, archives and museums. King will begin her position on Oct. 15. To learn more about the Rose Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library, go here. Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. hosting public meetings about Enota Park, Subareas 9 and 10 The Atlanta BeltLine tour bus. Photo by Dena Mellick Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. will host two public meetings in the coming weeks about the Enota Park construction project and the Subareas 9 and 10 Master Plan. The first meeting – which will be about Enota Park – will take place Thursday, Sept. 13 from 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m at the Fulton County Central Training Center, 425 Langhorn St. SW, Atlanta, Ga. 30310. At the meeting, the design team will present two drafts of a final design for the park in order to get community feedback. Then, on Monday, Sept. 17, ABI will host the meeting about Subareas 9 and 10 from 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Booker T. Washington High School, 45 Whitehouse Drive SW, Atlanta, Ga. 30314. According to ABI, the objective of the Subarea Master Plan is to guide growth for vibrant, livable mixed-use communities by applying best management practices for transit-oriented development, mobility, green space, and alternative modes of transportation. The meeting will report out on findings from several public meetings throughout the spring and summer and help prioritize the draft final recommendations for land use (e.g. mixed-use, housing, commercial services), mobility (e.g. trails, sidewalks, bikes, transit), parks and greenspace in Subareas 9 and 10 of the BeltLine. Beltline/ Entertainment/ Metro ATL New Emory exhibit celebrates school’s curator of extensive African American collections Main Quad on Emory University’s primary Druid Hills Campus, including the Michael C. Carlos Museum on the right. Photo obtained via Wikimedia Commons An exhibit at Emory University’s Woodruff Library will celebrate curator Randall Burkett and the African American collections of rare books, manuscripts, photographs and more that he helped acquire in his 21 years at the university, according to an Emory press release. A driving force in curating the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Burkett and his colleagues “sought to ensure the African American voice is represented in the library’s collections and have given priority to African American-authored and African American-published materials.” Burkett played a key role in some of Emory’s most important acquisitions, including the papers of Alice Walker and Pearl Cleage, historian Carter G. Woodson, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and more. The Rose Library’s African American collections focus on six principal collecting areas: civil rights movements, black print culture, blacks and the Left, African American literature and the arts, expatriate literary and culture figures, and African Americans and sports. The new exhibit, “Building Emory’s African American Collections: Highlights from the Curatorial Career of Randall K. Burkett,” opens Sept. 13 at the Woodruff Library, featuring items from those collections and Burkett’s stories of their discovery and acquisition. “We have one of the most extensive archives of African American history and culture among major research universities,” Burkett said. “I’ve been fortunate to build relationships with wonderful people—authors, artists, leaders in their fields, and families—who were looking to place their papers with a library that would preserve them and open them to academic researchers and the public. And that place is the Rose Library at Emory.” The Woodruff Library is located on the Emory University campus at 540 Asbury Circle in Atlanta, 30322. Parking is available in the Fishburne deck. Beltline/ Business/ Decaturish/ Metro ATL Apartment Guide ranks Atlanta-area’s five most popular neighborhoods Atlanta Downtown Connector. Source: Wikimedia commons With Atlanta standing as one of the fastest growing cites in the country, the Apartment Guide blog, a site dedicated to property trends and home advice, has released a list of Atlanta’s most popular neighborhoods for rentals. According to Apartment Guide, the search combed through Google data using generic keyword searches and combined those results with the most searched Atlanta neighborhoods on the blog’s website to determine which areas are most popular with renters. Midtown Atlanta topped the list as “a favorite for young professionals looking to be close to the action,” the list says. Apartments in Midtown are far pricier, though: average rent for a single bedroom unit costs $300 more per month than an apartment elsewhere in Atlanta. Buckhead and Downtown Atlanta were next, both drawing in a number of college students and professionals. Rent costs there are also above the city average, with a typical monthly single bedroom rent costing around $1,515. The final two cities on the list were Virginia Highland and Inman Park, two cities that have gained attraction because of their access to the Atlanta BeltLine. Both neighborhoods have a “small town feel in the big city” that makes them popular among families, Apartment Guide said. Inman Park’s average rents are actually more expensive than Downtown Atlanta, costing almost $1,750 per month for a single bedroom apartment, according to the post. Virginia Highland’s costs are slightly lower – $1,301 per month for the same size. Go here to see Apartment Guide’s list. Beltline/ Entertainment/ Food Millennial-focused wine tasting event coming to Atlanta early next month Photo obtained via Wineriot.com Wine Riot, an interactive and educational wine tasting event geared toward millennial consumers, will pop into Atlanta next month as part of its 2018 tour. According to a Wine Riot press release, the event “aims to change the often-intimidating nature of wine and wine tasting into an entertaining and educational experience, while also helping wine brands connect with this important consumer segment.” The event will feature a number of fun activities, including “Wine 101” interactive tastings focused on wine categories, such as young/mature and oaked/unoaked, as well as 20-minute seminars on certain wine subjects, a worldwide wine tasting booth, a “Bubble Bar” and a “Siploma” trivia game. As a millennial-focused event, Wine Riot aims to connect young adults with the historical culture of wine in a new, comfortable environment. “Through Wine Riot, we want to create a new wine language and adventure for millennials,” Wine Riot CEO Richard Stoppard said. “At the same time, we want to be a catalyst for brands to connect with this important consumer segment through education, one-on-one engagement and a lot of fun.” The Atlanta event will take place Sept. 7 and 8 at The Fairmont, 1429 Fairmont Ave NW, Atlanta, Ga. 30318 and is open to people aged 21 or older. General admission tickets are $65 and can be purchased here. Beltline/ Metro ATL/ Transit More MARTA Atlanta project to canvass at rail stations for community feedback CREDIT ALISON GUILLORY / WABE MARTA and the city of Atlanta’s latest partnership, More MARTA Atlanta, is making a final push to hear from residents and MARTA riders regarding the proposed project. Tomorrow, Wednesday, Aug. 22 at 6 p.m., MARTA representatives will canvass a number of stations across the city to share program information and get feedback from riders on what they want from the program, according to a MARTA press release. Information stations will be available at the Five Points, Midtown, Georgia State, West End, Lenox and Inman Park stations. MARTA riders will have the opportunity to review the list of 17 proposed More MARTA Atlanta projects and complete a feedback survey. The partnership was overwhelmingly approved by city voters in 2016. Over the next 40 years, the project will create a total transit investment of $2.5 billion and expand transit service to connect 126 communities within the city. Public input has been central to the More MARTA Atlanta program since its inception, the press release said. “Ongoing community engagement and input is critical in steering the More MARTA Atlanta program in the right direction,” MARTA General Manager and CEO Jeffrey Parker said. “As we take a comprehensive look at possible project options, it’s critical that we hear from all of our valued stakeholders and evaluate their input as we chart the course ahead for this important program. It’s good to hear what the citizens and the community believe should be the priorities.” Underdeveloped Atlanta land to be revitalized as mixed-use development A map showing the boundaries of the Gulch, provided by the city of Atlanta. (Click to enlarge.) An underdeveloped, barren stretch of land in downtown Atlanta widely known as “The Gulch” will be getting some major upgrades in the coming future. For the last several months, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has been working transform the downtown area, according to a city press release. Once a rail yard, the site – which sits mainly between Ted Turner Drive NW, Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive SW, Centennial Olympic Park Drive NW and Marietta Street – has sat purposelessly for 50 years in what many consider some of the city’s most prime real estate. But for years, the parcels that make up The Gulch haven’t generated any tax revenue for the city. With the city’s assistance, the CIM Group real estate firm will begin a mixed-use development in The Gulch, revitalizing the 13 blocks of unused land. At least 20 percent of the development will be reserved for affordable housing with a minimum of 200 units. “At roughly the equivalent of thirty football fields, this will be the largest development of its kind in Atlanta’s history and in the entire Southeast,” Bottoms said. “Our administration is proud to help make this a reality.” According to the city, bond money generated for the project could reach upwards of a billion dollars and would primarily come from two sources: the Westside Tax Allocation District (TAD) and the Enterprise Zone Bond (EZ Bond). Last year, Georgia’s State Legislature passed HB342, which stipulates that any urban redevelopment project in excess of $400 million can qualify for a sales tax exemption. The EZ bonds would allow CIM to use roughly four cents of the 8.9 cents total tax. That money comes from the state’s share of the sales tax, not Atlanta’s. Additionally, with the approval of the Atlanta City Council, the lifespan of the Westside TAD would be extended 10 years to 2048 to help pay off the city’s expenses from the development. The city did not pledge any portion of its general funds toward the project, according to the release. Once The Gulch project is online, 20 percent of the TAD bond proceeds generated within its boundaries will be applied toward other projects in the neighborhoods within the Empowerment Zone and West of the Empowerment Zone. The city declined to specify when the redevelopment would begin or how long it will take. Atlanta BeltLine study finds overall satisfaction with project, identifies improvement priorities Pedestrians and cyclists using the Atlanta BeltLine. Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. has released key findings from its first-ever comprehensive community study about the BeltLine, and the results show strong public satisfaction with the project. More than 6,000 surveys were completed to gauge the community’s expectations for the urban project, find ideas for improvements and more. According to ABI, the survey showed that the public is happy with the BeltLine, with its perceived strengths being the quality of trails, parks, and green spaces, public art and the BeltLine’s contribution to economic development. More specifically, 80 percent of survey respondents are satisfied with the project overall, and 70 percent feel that “the Atlanta BeltLine has improved their neighborhood both economically and socially,” according to ABI. More than 60 percents of respondents also indicated that the BeltLine “builds community, is good for health, fitness, and economic activity and is a good place to visit.” “ABI believes this community feedback is critical, and we are already using the information to determine priorities and next steps,” Brian P. McGowan, ABI’s outgoing CEO, said. The study also found some areas for improvement, including trail development, housing and transit, with the speed of the completion of the development project identified as a top priority. Affordable housing is the second greatest priority, with the displacement of low-income residents listed as a concern. Additionally, the third highest priority was identified as the speed of construction of the Atlanta BeltLine transit system, as more than 80 percent of respondents indicated they would use the transit once completed. According to ABI, the outreach was conducted using third-party vendor InfoSurv, with the surveys sourced randomly online and via phone. To learn about the BeltLine and ABI’s plans, view past community meetings here or attend one of its future meetings, which appear on the BeltLine Events Calendar. To view the survey and data, go here.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1882
__label__wiki	0.996499	0.996499	Intimidation, Pressure and Humiliation: Inside Trump’s Two-Year War on the Investigations Encircling Him - The New York Times "WASHINGTON — As federal prosecutors in Manhattan gathered evidence late last year about President Trump’s role in silencing women with hush payments during the 2016 campaign, Mr. Trump called Matthew G. Whitaker, his newly installed attorney general, with a question. He asked whether Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York and a Trump ally, could be put in charge of the widening investigation, according to several American officials with direct knowledge of the call. Mr. Whitaker, who had privately told associates that part of his role at the Justice Department was to “jump on a grenade” for the president, knew he could not put Mr. Berman in charge because Mr. Berman had already recused himself from the investigation. The president soon soured on Mr. Whitaker, as he often does with his aides, and complained about his inability to pull levers at the Justice Department that could make the president’s many legal problems go away. Trying to install a perceived loyalist atop a widening inquiry is a familiar tactic for Mr. Trump, who has been struggling to beat back the investigations that have consumed his presidency. His efforts have exposed him to accusations of obstruction of justice as Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, finishes his work investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election. Mr. Trump’s public war on the inquiry has gone on long enough that it is no longer shocking. Mr. Trump rages almost daily to his 58 million Twitter followers that Mr. Mueller is on a “witch hunt” and has adopted the language of Mafia bosses by calling those who cooperate with the special counsel “rats.” His lawyer talks openly about a strategy to smear and discredit the special counsel investigation. The president’s allies in Congress and the conservative news media warn of an insidious plot inside the Justice Department and the F.B.I. to subvert a democratically elected president. An examination by The New York Times reveals the extent of an even more sustained, more secretive assault by Mr. Trump on the machinery of federal law enforcement. Interviews with dozens of current and former government officials and others close to Mr. Trump, as well as a review of confidential White House documents, reveal numerous unreported episodes in a two-year drama. Matthew G. Whitaker, the former acting attorney general, is now under scrutiny by the House for possible perjury.Photo by: Tom Brenner for The New York Times White House lawyers wrote a confidential memo expressing concern about the president’s staff peddling misleading information in public about the firing of Michael T. Flynn, the Trump administration’s first national security adviser. Mr. Trump had private conversations with Republican lawmakers about a campaign to attack the Mueller investigation. And there was the episode when he asked his attorney general about putting Mr. Berman in charge of the Manhattan investigation. Mr. Whitaker, who this month told a congressional committee that Mr. Trump had never pressured him over the various investigations, is now under scrutiny by House Democrats for possible perjury. On Tuesday, after The Times article published, Mr. Trump denied that he had asked Mr. Whitaker if Mr. Berman could be put in charge of the investigation. “No, I don’t know who gave you that, that’s more fake news,” Mr. Trump said. “There’s a lot of fake news out there. No, I didn’t.” A Justice Department spokeswoman said Tuesday that the White House had not asked Mr. Whitaker to interfere in the investigations. “Under oath to the House Judiciary Committee, then-Acting Attorney General Whitaker stated that ‘at no time has the White House asked for nor have I provided any promises or commitments concerning the special counsel’s investigation or any other investigation,’” said the spokeswoman, Kerri Kupec. “Mr. Whitaker stands by his testimony.” The story of Mr. Trump’s attempts to defang the investigations has been voluminously covered in the news media, to such a degree that many Americans have lost track of how unusual his behavior is. But fusing the strands reveals an extraordinary story of a president who has attacked the law enforcement apparatus of his own government like no other president in history, and who has turned the effort into an obsession. Mr. Trump has done it with the same tactics he once used in his business empire: demanding fierce loyalty from employees, applying pressure tactics to keep people in line and protecting the brand — himself — at all costs. It is a public relations strategy as much as a legal strategy — a campaign to create a narrative of a president hounded by his “deep state” foes. The new Democratic majority in the House, and the prospect of a wave of investigations on Capitol Hill this year, will test whether the strategy shores up Mr. Trump’s political support or puts his presidency in greater peril. The president has spent much of his time venting publicly about there being “no collusion” with Russia before the 2016 election, which has diverted attention from a growing body of evidence that he has tried to impede the various investigations. Julie O’Sullivan, a criminal law professor at Georgetown University, said she believed there was ample public evidence that Mr. Trump had the “corrupt intent” to try to derail the Mueller investigation, the legal standard for an obstruction of justice case. But this is far from a routine criminal investigation, she said, and Mr. Mueller will have to make judgments about the effect on the country of making a criminal case against the president. Democrats in the House have said they will wait for Mr. Mueller to finish his work before making a decision about whether the president’s behavior warrants impeachment. In addition to the Mueller investigation, there are at least two other federal inquiries that touch the president and his advisers — the Manhattan investigation focused on the hush money payments made by Mr. Trump’s lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, and an inquiry examining the flow of foreign money to the Trump inaugural committee. The president’s defenders counter that most of Mr. Trump’s actions under scrutiny fall under his authority as the head of the executive branch. They argue that the Constitution gives the president sweeping powers to hire and fire, to start and stop law enforcement proceedings, and to grant presidential pardons to friends and allies. A sitting American president cannot be indicted, according to current Justice Department policy. Mr. Trump’s lawyers add this novel response: The president has been public about his disdain for the Mueller investigation and other federal inquiries, so he is hardly engaged in a conspiracy. He fired one F.B.I. director and considered firing his replacement. He humiliated his first attorney general for being unable to “control” the Russia investigation and installed a replacement, Mr. Whitaker, who has told people he believed his job was to protect the president. But that, they say, is Donald Trump being Donald Trump. In other words, the president’s brazen public behavior might be his best defense. Mr. Trump tried to shape the narrative around the resignation of his first national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn.Photo by: Tom Brenner for The New York Times The investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and whether the Trump campaign aided the effort presented the new White House with its first crisis after only 25 days. The president immediately tried to contain the damage. It was Feb. 14, 2017, and Mr. Trump and his advisers were in the Oval Office debating how to explain the resignation of Mr. Flynn, the national security adviser, the previous night. Mr. Flynn, who had been a top campaign adviser to Mr. Trump, was under investigation by the F.B.I. for his contacts with Russians and secret foreign lobbying efforts for Turkey. The Justice Department had already raised questions that Mr. Flynn might be subject to blackmail by the Russians for misleading White House officials about the Russian contacts, and inside the White House there was a palpable fear that the Russia investigation could consume the early months of a new administration. As the group in the Oval Office talked, one of Mr. Trump’s advisers mentioned in passing what Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin, then the speaker of the House, had told reporters — that Mr. Trump had asked Mr. Flynn to resign. It was unclear where Mr. Ryan had gotten that information, but Mr. Trump seized on Mr. Ryan’s words. “That sounds better,” the president said, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. Mr. Trump turned to the White House press secretary at the time, Sean Spicer, who was preparing to brief the news media. “Say that,” Mr. Trump ordered. But was that true? Mr. Spicer pressed. “Say that I asked for his resignation,” Mr. Trump repeated. The president appeared to have little concern about what he told the public about Mr. Flynn’s departure, and he quickly warmed to the new narrative. The episode was among the first of multiple ham-handed efforts by the president to carry out a dual strategy: publicly casting the Russia story as an overblown hoax and privately trying to contain the investigation’s reach. “This Russia thing is all over now because I fired Flynn,” Mr. Trump said over lunch that day, according to a new book by Chris Christie, a former New Jersey governor and a longtime Trump ally. Mr. Christie was taken aback. “This Russia thing is far from over,” Mr. Christie wrote that he told Mr. Trump, who responded: “What do you mean? Flynn met with the Russians. That was the problem. I fired Flynn. It’s over.” Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser, who was also at the lunch, chimed in, according to Mr. Christie’s book: “That’s right, firing Flynn ends the whole Russia thing.” As Mr. Trump was lunching with Mr. Christie, lawyers in the White House Counsel’s Office met with Mr. Spicer about what he should say from the White House podium about what was a sensitive national security investigation. But when Mr. Spicer’s briefing began, the lawyers started hearing numerous misstatements — some bigger than others — and ended up compiling them all in a memo. The lawyers’ main concern was that Mr. Spicer overstated how exhaustively the White House had investigated Mr. Flynn and that he said, wrongly, that administration lawyers had concluded there were no legal issues surrounding Mr. Flynn’s conduct. Mr. Spicer later told people he stuck to talking points that he was given by the counsel’s office, and that White House lawyers expressed concern only about how he had described the thoroughness of the internal inquiry into Mr. Flynn. The memo written by the lawyers said that Mr. Spicer was presented with a longer list of his misstatements. The White House never publicly corrected the record. Sean Spicer, the former White House press secretary, overstated how thoroughly the White House had investigated Mr. Flynn.Photo by: Stephen Crowley/The New York Times Later that day, Mr. Trump confronted the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, in the Oval Office. The president told him that Mr. Spicer had done a great job explaining how the White House had handled the firing. Then he asked Mr. Comey to end the F.B.I.’s investigation into Mr. Flynn, and said that Mr. Flynn was a good guy. Mr. Comey responded, according to a memo he wrote at the time, that Mr. Flynn was indeed a good guy. But he said nothing about ending the F.B.I. investigation. By March, Mr. Trump was in a rage that his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, had recused himself from the Russia inquiry because investigators were looking into the campaign, of which Mr. Sessions had been a part. Mr. Trump was also growing increasingly frustrated with Mr. Comey, who refused to say publicly that the president was not under investigation. Mr. Trump finally fired Mr. Comey in May. But the president and the White House gave conflicting accounts of their reasoning for the dismissal, which served only to exacerbate the president’s legal exposure. A week after the firing, The Times disclosed that the president had asked Mr. Comey to end the Flynn investigation. The next day, the deputy attorney general, Rod J. Rosenstein, appointed Mr. Mueller, a Republican, as special counsel. Instead of ending the Russia investigation by firing Mr. Comey, Mr. Trump had drastically raised the stakes. Jeff Sessions, the former attorney general, recused himself from the Russia investigation, a decision that greatly angered the president.Photo by: Stephen Crowley/The New York Times Mr. Mueller’s appointment fueled Mr. Trump’s anger and what became increasingly reckless behavior — setting off a string of actions over the summer of 2017 that could end up as building blocks in a case by Congress that the president engaged in a broad effort to thwart the investigation. On Twitter and in news media interviews, Mr. Trump tried to pressure investigators and undermine the credibility of potential witnesses in the Mueller investigation. He directed much of his venom at Mr. Sessions, who had recused himself in March from overseeing the Russia investigation because of contacts he had during the election with Russia’s ambassador to the United States. The president humiliated Mr. Sessions at every turn, and stunned Washington when he said during an interview with The Times that he never would have named Mr. Sessions attorney general if he had known Mr. Sessions would step aside from the investigation. Privately, Mr. Trump tried to remove Mr. Sessions — he said he wanted an attorney general who would protect him — but did not fire him, in part because White House aides dodged the president’s orders to demand his resignation. The president even called his former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, over the Fourth of July weekend to ask him to pressure Mr. Sessions to resign. Mr. Lewandowski was noncommittal and never acted on the request. One of Mr. Trump’s lawyers also reached out that summer to the lawyers for two of his former aides — Paul Manafort and Mr. Flynn — to discuss possible pardons. The discussions raised questions about whether the president was willing to offer pardons to influence their decisions about whether to plead guilty and cooperate in the Mueller investigation. The president even tried to fire Mr. Mueller himself, a move that could have brought an end to the investigation. Just weeks after Mr. Mueller’s appointment, the president insisted that he ought to be fired because of perceived conflicts of interest. Mr. Trump’s White House counsel, Donald F. McGahn II, who would have been responsible for carrying out the order, refused and threatened to quit. The president eventually backed off. Republican Representatives Lee Zeldin, left, Mark Meadows, Matt Gaetz and Jim Jordan launched an offensive against the Mueller investigation.Photo by: Alex Wong/Getty Images Sitting in the Delta Sky Lounge during a layover at Atlanta’s airport in July 2017, Representative Matt Gaetz, a first-term Republican from the Florida Panhandle, decided it was time to attack. Mr. Gaetz, then 35, believed that the president’s allies in Congress needed a coordinated strategy to fight back against an investigation they viewed as deeply unfair and politically biased. He called Representative Jim Jordan, a conservative Republican from Ohio, and told him the party needed “to go play offense,” Mr. Gaetz recalled in an interview. The two men believed that Republican leaders, who publicly praised the appointment of Mr. Mueller, had been beaten into a defensive crouch by the unending chaos and were leaving Democrats unchecked to “pistol whip” the president with constant accusations about his campaign and Russia. So they began to investigate the investigators. Mr. Trump and his lawyers enthusiastically encouraged the strategy, which, according to some polls, convinced many Americans that the country’s law enforcement apparatus was determined to bring down the president. Within days of their conversation, Mr. Gaetz and Mr. Jordan drafted a letter to Mr. Sessions and Mr. Rosenstein, the first call for the appointment of a second special counsel to essentially reinvestigate Hillary Clinton for her handling of her emails while secretary of state — the case had ended in the summer of 2016 — as well as the origins of the F.B.I.’s investigation of Mr. Flynn and other Trump associates. The letter itself, with the signatures of only 20 House Republicans, gained little traction at first. But an important shift was underway: At a time when Mr. Trump’s lawyers were urging him to cooperate with Mr. Mueller and to tone down his Twitter feed, the president’s fiercest allies in Congress and the conservative news media were busy trying to flip the script on the federal law enforcement agencies and officials who began the inquiry into Mr. Trump’s campaign. Mr. Gaetz and Mr. Jordan began huddling with like-minded Republicans, sometimes including Representative Mark Meadows, a press-savvy North Carolinian close to Mr. Trump, and Representative Devin Nunes of California, the head of the House Intelligence Committee. Mr. Nunes, the product of a dairy farming family in California’s Central Valley, had already emerged as one of Mr. Trump’s strongest allies in Congress. He worked closely with Mr. Flynn during the Trump transition after the 2016 election, and he had a history of battling the C.I.A. and other intelligence agencies, which he sometimes accused of coloring their analysis for partisan reasons. In the spring of 2017, Mr. Nunes sought to bolster Mr. Trump’s false claim that President Barack Obama had ordered an illegal wiretap on Trump Tower in Manhattan. Using Congress’s oversight powers, the Republican lawmakers succeeded in doing what Mr. Trump could not realistically do on his own: force into the open some of the government’s most sensitive investigative files — including secret wiretaps and the existence of an F.B.I. informant — that were part of the Russia inquiry. House Republicans opened investigations into the F.B.I.’s handling of the Clinton email case and a debunked Obama-era uranium deal indirectly linked to Mrs. Clinton. The lawmakers got a big assist from the Justice Department, which gave them private texts recovered from two senior F.B.I. officials who had been on the Russia case. The officials — Peter Strzok and Lisa Page — repeatedly criticized Mr. Trump in their texts, which were featured in a loop on Fox News and became a centerpiece of an evolving and powerful conservative narrative about a cabal inside the F.B.I. and Justice Department to take down Mr. Trump. The president cheered on the lawmakers on Twitter, in interviews and in private, urging Mr. Gaetz on Air Force One in December 2017 and in subsequent phone calls to keep up the House Republicans’ oversight work. He was hoping for fair treatment from Mr. Mueller, Mr. Trump told Mr. Gaetz in one of the calls just after the congressman appeared on Fox News, but that did not preclude him from encouraging his allies’ scrutiny of the investigation. Later, when Mr. Nunes produced a memo alleging that the F.B.I. had abused its authority in spying on a former Trump campaign associate, Carter Page, Mr. Trump called Mr. Nunes a “Great American Hero” in a tweet. (The F.B.I. said it had “grave concerns”about the memo’s accuracy.) Mr. Trump eventually shifted away from relatively quiet cooperation with Mr. Mueller’s investigators toward a targeted and relentless frontal attack on their credibility and impartiality.Photo by: Doug Mills/The New York Times The president became an active participant in the effort to attack American law enforcement. He repeatedly leaned on administration officials on behalf of the lawmakers — urging Mr. Rosenstein and other law enforcement leaders to flout procedure and share sensitive materials about the open case with Congress. As president, Mr. Trump has ultimate authority over information that passes through the government, but his interventions were unusual. By the spring of 2018, Mr. Nunes zeroed in on new targets. In one case, he threatened to hold Mr. Rosenstein in contempt of Congress or even try to impeach him if the documents he wanted were not turned over, including the file used to open the Russia case. In another, he pressed the Justice Department for sensitive informationabout a trusted F.B.I. informant used in the Russia investigation, a Cambridge professor named Stefan Halper — even as intelligence officials said that the release of the information could damage relationships with important allies. The president chimed in, accusing the F.B.I., without evidence, of planting a spy in his campaign. “SPYGATE could be one of the biggest political scandals in history!” Mr. Trump wrote, turning the term into a popular hashtag. Most Senate Republicans tried to ignore the House tactics, and not all House Republicans who participated in the investigations agreed with the scorched-earth approach. Representative Trey Gowdy, Republican of South Carolina and a former federal prosecutor who had led Republicans in the Benghazi investigation, felt that figures like Mr. Gaetz and, in some cases, Mr. Nunes, were hurting their own cause with a sloppy, overhyped campaign that damaged Congress’s credibility. Former Representative Thomas J. Rooney of Florida, a Republican who sat on the Intelligence Committee and retired last year, was similarly critical. “The efforts to tag Mueller as a witch hunt are a mistake,” he said in an interview. “The guy is an American hero. He is somebody who has always spouted the rule of law in what our country is about.” But Mr. Gaetz makes no apologies. “Do I think it’s right that our work in the Congress has aided in the president’s defense?” he asked, before answering his own question. “Yeah, I think it is right.” Ultimately, his strategy was successful in softening the ground for a shift in the president’s legal strategy — away from relatively quiet cooperation with Mr. Mueller’s investigators and toward a targeted and relentless frontal attack on their credibility and impartiality. Mr. Trump hired Rudolph W. Giuliani as his personal lawyer last year.Photo by: Erin Schaff for The New York Times Last April, Mr. Trump hired Rudolph W. Giuliani, his longtime friend and a famously combative former mayor of New York, as his personal lawyer and ubiquitous television attack dog. A new war had begun. In jettisoning his previous legal team — which had counseled that Mr. Trump should cooperate with the investigation — the president decided to combine a legal strategy with a public relations campaign in an aggressive effort to undermine the credibility of both Mr. Mueller and the Justice Department. Mr. Mueller was unlikely to indict Mr. Trump, the president’s advisers believed, so the real danger to his presidency was impeachment — a political act that Congress would probably carry out only with broad public support. If Mr. Mueller’s investigation could be discredited, then impeachment might be less likely. Months of caustic presidential tweets and fiery television interviews by Mr. Giuliani unfolded. The former mayor accused Mr. Mueller, without evidence, of bias and ignoring facts to carry out an anti-Trump agenda. He called one of Mr. Mueller’s top prosecutors, Andrew Weissmann, a “complete scoundrel.” Behind the scenes, Mr. Giuliani was getting help from a curious source: Kevin Downing, a lawyer for Mr. Manafort. Mr. Manafort, who had been Mr. Trump’s 2016 campaign chairman, had agreed to cooperate with the special counsel after being convicted of financial crimes in an attempt to lessen a potentially lengthy prison sentence. Mr. Downing shared details about prosecutors’ lines of questioning, Mr. Giuliani admitted late last year. It was a highly unusual arrangement — the lawyer for a cooperating witness providing valuable information to the president’s lawyer at a time when his client remained in the sights of the special counsel’s prosecutors. The arrangement angered Mr. Mueller’s investigators, who questioned what Mr. Manafort was trying to gain from the arrangement. The attacks on the Mueller investigation appeared to have an effect. Last summer, polling showed a 14-point uptick in the percentage of Americans polled who disapproved of how Mr. Mueller was handling the inquiry. “Mueller is now slightly more distrusted than trusted, and Trump is a little ahead of the game,” Mr. Giuliani said during an interview in August. “So I think we’ve done really well,” Mr. Giuliani added. “And my client’s happy.” Michael D. Cohen, the president’s former personal lawyer, told a judge that Mr. Trump had ordered him to arrange the payments to two women who said they had sex with Mr. Trump.Photo by: Andres Kudacki for The New York Times But Mr. Giuliani and his client had a serious problem, which they were slow to comprehend. In April, the F.B.I. raided the Manhattan office and residences of Mr. Cohen — the president’s lawyer and fixer — walking off with business records, emails and other documents dating back years. At first, Mr. Trump was not concerned. The president told advisers that Mr. Rosenstein assured him at the time that the Cohen investigation had nothing to do with him. In the president’s recounting, Mr. Rosenstein told him that the inquiry in New York was about Mr. Cohen’s business dealings, that it did not involve the president and that it was not about Russia. Since then, Mr. Trump has asked his advisers if Mr. Rosenstein was deliberately misleading him to keep him calm. Mr. Giuliani initially portrayed Mr. Cohen as “honest,” and the president praised him publicly. But Mr. Cohen soon told prosecutors in New York how Mr. Trump had ordered him during the 2016 campaign to buy the silence of women who claimed they had sex with Mr. Trump. In a separate bid for leniency, Mr. Cohen told Mr. Mueller’s prosecutors about Mr. Trump’s participation in negotiations during the height of the presidential campaign to build a Trump Tower in Moscow. Mr. Trump was now battling twin investigations that seemed to be moving ever close to him. And Mr. Cohen, once the president’s fiercest defender, was becoming his chief tormentor. In a court appearance in August, Mr. Cohen pleaded guilty and told a judge that Mr. Trump had ordered him to arrange the payments to the women, Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal. Mr. Cohen’s descriptions of Mr. Trump’s actions made the president, in effect, an unindicted co-conspirator and raised the prospect of the president being charged after he leaves office. Representative Jerrold Nadler, Democrat of New York, who in January became the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, which has jurisdiction over the matter, said the implied offense was probably impeachable. The president struck back, launching a volley of tweets that savaged Mr. Cohen and his family — insinuating that Mr. Cohen’s father-in-law had engaged in unexamined criminal activity. He called Mr. Cohen a “rat.” The messages infuriated Democratic lawmakers, who claimed the president was trying to threaten and intimidate a witness before testimony Mr. Cohen planned before Congress. “He’s only been threatened by the truth,” the president responded. Another attorney general takes office As the prosecutors closed in, Mr. Trump felt a more urgent need to gain control of the investigation. He made the call to Mr. Whitaker to see if he could put Mr. Berman in charge of the New York investigation. The inquiry is run by Robert Khuzami, a career prosecutor who took over after Mr. Berman, whom Mr. Trump appointed, recused himself because of a routine conflict of interest. What exactly Mr. Whitaker did after the call is unclear, but there is no evidence that he took any direct steps to intervene in the Manhattan investigation. He did, however, tell some associates at the Justice Department that the prosecutors in New York required “adult supervision.” William P. Barr was sworn in as attorney general on Thursday. Many officials at the Justice Department hope he will try to change the Trump administration’s combative tone toward the department, as well as toward the F.B.I.Photo by: Sarah Silbiger/The New York Times Second, Mr. Trump moved on to a new attorney general, William P. Barr, whom Mr. Trump nominated for the job in part because of a memo Mr. Barr wrote last summer making a case that a sitting American president cannot be charged with obstruction of justice for acts well within his power — like firing an F.B.I. director. A president cannot be found to have broken the law, Mr. Barr argued, if he was exercising his executive powers to fire subordinates or use his “complete authority to start or stop a law enforcement proceeding.” The memo might have ingratiated Mr. Barr to his future boss, but Mr. Barr is also respected among the rank and file in the Justice Department. Many officials there hope he will try to change the Trump administration’s combative tone toward the department, as well as toward the F.B.I. Whether it is too late is another question. Mr. Trump’s language, and allegations of “deep state” excesses, are now embedded in the political conversation, used as a cudgel by the president’s supporters. This past December, days before Mr. Flynn was to be sentenced for lying to the F.B.I., his lawyers wrote a memo to the judge suggesting that federal agents had tricked the former national security adviser into lying. The judge roundly rejected that argument, and on sentencing day, he excoriated Mr. Flynn for his crimes. The argument about F.B.I. trickery did, however, appear to please the one man who holds great power over Mr. Flynn’s future — the constitutional power to pardon. “Good luck today in court to General Michael Flynn,” Mr. Trump tweeted cheerily on the morning of the sentencing. 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__label__cc	0.533484	0.466516	War Is Making Us Poor Five Eye-Opening Facts About Our Bloated Post-9/11 'Defense' Spending By Joshua Holland Beaver County Peace Links via AlterNet May 28, 2011 - This week, the National Priorities Project (NPP) released a snapshot of U.S. “defense” spending since September 11, 2001. The eye-popping figures lend credence to the theory that al Qaeda's attacks were a form of economic warfare – that they hoped for a massive overreaction that would entangle us in costly foreign wars that would ultimately drain away our national wealth. They didn't bankrupt us the same way the Mujahadeen helped bring down the Soviet Union decades before, because our economy was much stronger. But they did succeed in putting us deep into the red – with an assist, of course, from Bush's ideologically driven tax cuts for the wealthy. The topline number is this: we have spent $7.6 trillion on the military and homeland security since 9/11. The Pentagon's base budget – which doesn't include the costs of fighting our wars – has increased by 81 percent during that time (43 percent when adjusted for inflation). The costs of the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq have now reached $1.26 trillion. But that only scratches the surface; it doesn't include the long-term costs of caring for badly wounded soldiers, for example. One line-item suggests that 9/11 has been used to justify greater military spending across the board; the nuclear weapons budget has shot up by more than a fifth after adjusting for inflation. How intercontinental ballistic missiles that can vaporize whole cities are useful in a “war on terror” is anybody's guess. The Pentagon itself acknowledges these dollars haven't all been spent effectively – there is certainly plenty of waste. According to the Washington Post, the DoD has blown $32 billion (enough to offer free, universal college tuition for a year) on canceled weapons programs since 1997. According to the Post story, which is based on an unreleased Pentagon report, “For almost a decade, the Defense Department saw its budgets boom — but didn’t make the kind of technological strides that seemed possible.” "Since 9/11, a near doubling of the Pentagon’s modernization accounts — more than $700 billion over 10 years in new spending on procurement, research and development — has resulted in relatively modest gains in actual military capability,” Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said in an address last week. He called that outcome both “vexing and disturbing.” Some might find the relentless focus on cutting benefits for vulnerable Americans "vexing and disturbing" in light of this profligate spending. Budgets, after all, are a reflection of our priorities. Toward that end, let's put these numbers in perspective by looking at some of the other things we might be doing with those dollars. Because a buck spent on guns is one less for butter. 1. Post-9/11 Defense Hikes Equal Five Times the “Medicare Gap” Economist Dean Baker notes that “the projections in the Medicare Trustees report, as well as the CBO baseline budget, show that the program faces a relatively modest long-term shortfall.” The amount of money needed to balance the program's finances over its 75-year horizon, he adds, “is less than 0.3 percent of GDP, approximately one-fifth of the increase in the rate annual defense spending between 2000 and 2011.” 2. Afghanistan Costs Alone Could Pay for 15.6 Years of Head Start Head Start provides education, health, nutrition, and parenting services to low-income children and their families. It's an incredibly successful, effective and popular program, but there are only 900,000 places in the program for more than 2.5 million eligible kids. According to the National Priorities Project, what we've spent on the Afghanistan war so far could fund Head Start for all eligible children for the next 15.6 years. 3. Covering the Uninsured A 2007 study conducted by researchers at Harvard University estimated that 45,000 people die every year in the United States from problems associated with lack of coverage. The study found that “uninsured, working-age Americans have a 40 percent higher risk of death than their privately insured counterparts,” even “after taking into account socioeconomics, health behaviors, and baseline health.” According to NPP's analysis, the costs of the Afghanistan conflict alone could cover every uninsured American for 1.7 years. 4. Closing State Budget Gaps Forty-six states face budget shortfalls in this fiscal year, totaling $130 billion nationwide. The supplemental requests for fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan this year add up to $170 billion – that doesn't include the Pentagon's base budget, nukes or Homeland Security. 5. Iraq, Just in 2011 Iraq is still a bloody mess, with an insurgency still underway. But our politicians have declared vistory and the media have largely moved on. That doesn't mean we won't spend almost $50 billion on those "non-combat troops" which remain, however. What else could we do with that kind of scratch if we just brought them home? NPP tells us it would buy: 24.3 million children receiving low-income health care for one year, OR 726,044 elementary school teachers for one year, OR 829,946 firefighters for one year, OR 6.2 million Head Start slots for children for one year, OR 10.7 million households with renewable electricity -- solar photovoltaic for one year, OR 28.6 million households with renewable electricity-wind power for one year, OR 6.1 million military veterans receiving VA medical care for one year, OR 9.8 million people receiving low-income health care for one year, OR 718,208 police or sheriff's patrol officers for one year, OR 6.0 million scholarships for university students for one year, OR 8.5 million students receiving Pell grants of $5,550 It's a tragic irony that so much of the discussion surrounding the public debt centers on “entitlements” like Social Security (which hasn't added a penny to the national debt) when we're still paying for Korea and Vietnam and Grenada and Panama and the first Gulf War and Somalia and the Balkans and on and on. Estimates of just how much of our national debt payments are from past military spending vary wildly. In 2007, economist Robert Higgs calculated it like this: I added up all past deficits (minus surpluses) since 1916 (when the debt was nearly zero), prorated according to each year's ratio of narrowly defined national security spending--military, veterans, and international affairs--to total federal spending, expressing everything in dollars of constant purchasing power. This sum is equal to 91.2 percent of the value of the national debt held by the public at the end of 2006. Therefore, I attribute that same percentage of the government's net interest outlays in that year to past debt-financed defense spending. When Higgs did that analysis four years ago, he came up with a figure of $206.7 billion just in interest payments on our past military adventures. Joshua Holland is an editor and senior writer at AlterNet. He is the author of The 15 Biggest Lies About the Economy (and Everything else the Right Doesn't Want You to Know About Taxes, Jobs and Corporate America). Drop him an email or follow him on Twitter. © 2011 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. View this story online at: http://www.alternet.org/story/151119/ [w2] Posted by Carl Davidson at 9:34 AM Labels: Antiwar, Militarism Dems Evenly Divided on Afghan Vote, with Altmire S... Dump This Policy: We Need to Challenge the White H... No Excuse Not to End Wars Now Bin Laden and the Folly of Being Driven by a ‘Sear...	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1884
__label__wiki	0.635911	0.635911	Ticer chosen to lead Loveland Police Department 26-year police veteran brings wide range of experience City of Loveland Press Release LOVELAND, April 25, 2016 – Veteran Colorado and Arizona law enforcement professional Robert Ticer is Loveland’s next police chief. Ticer, who has 26 years of experience in all levels of police work, emerged from a field of six finalists for the job who visited Loveland March 31-April 1. He accepted the offer from City Manager Bill Cahill at the conclusion of a final round of testing and background investigation. Ticer for the past six years has been the Chief of Police in Avon, a mountain community just west of Vail on Interstate 70, where he is credited for advances such as the use of body-worn cameras and for community engagement work that brought police and residents closer together. He will succeed former Loveland Police Chief Luke Hecker, who retired Dec. 31 after 10 years as chief and 30 with the Loveland Police Department. Ticer will assume his duties as chief May 30. The son of an Arizona Highway Patrol officer, Ticer’s Arizona career began in 1989 at the Prescott, Ariz., Police Department after a four-year tour of duty with the U.S. Air Force security police. In 1990, he followed his father’s path in joining the Arizona Highway Patrol, the beginning of a 20-year career with the Arizona Department of Public Safety. In the Highway Patrol, he rose quickly through the ranks, becoming a department commander, with the rank of major, in 2008. He came to Colorado in 2010 to lead Avon’s 22-member police force. Among Ticer’s career highlights are: A term as president of the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police, 2013-1014. Command of the Arizona Department of Public Safety’s Gang Enforcement Bureau, a multi-agency task force of 198 sworn detectives and civilians from federal, state and local agencies. Command of the Arizona DPS Government/Legislative liaison section, building relationships with the Arizona Legislature under two governors and overseeing Capitol security. Work as the DPS’ Chief Public Information Officer. Ticer is a nationally recognized speaker, writer and teacher on law enforcement topics, including as an authority on the impact of legalization of medical and recreational marijuana. He also is a highly regarded traffic safety specialist, having written numerous articles for high-level publications on alcohol-impaired driving and enforcement challenges regarding older drivers. In 2014, he was publicly honored at Coors Field by the Colorado Rockies for his lifetime achievement in traffic safety. His tenure in Avon included leading the department through its first accreditation process through CALEA, the national Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. Under his leadership, the department also won the International Association of Chiefs of Police Civil Rights Award, for improving relationships and building trust in the town’s immigrant community. He also served as incident commander during the first USA Pro Challenge cycling race through parts of Eagle County, and as operations section chief during the 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships that drew more than 200,000 spectators to the area. Ticer holds a Bachelor’s Degree in criminal justice and a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership, both from the University of Northern Arizona. He also is a graduate of the FBI National Training Academy. Related Keywords: Arizona, Avon, chief, colorado, Loveland Police, Robert Ticer Previous Story: Obituary: Samuel Edward Sterkel Next Story: Obituary: Clarence “CR” Svendsen Category: Area News, Crime and Justice	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1887
__label__cc	0.550011	0.449989	Willy Mekombo Program manager of the TL2 Project. He was born in a small village in the territory of Wamba, 1982, in the Province of Haut Uele. He is the youngest of eight children by the first of four wives. His father, a coffee farmer, had 19 children and died when Willy was only five. Willy lived in the village until he was 8 years old, then moved to Kisangani where his older brother, Jean-Remy, helped him get an education. Willy, on right, travelling upstream with the chief (woman on left) of the Balolo groupement. Willy studied Economics at the Université Protestante au Congo. He started to work in conservation, right after his studies, as a volunteer: he spent 5 months working for SOS Nature in Beni, assisting Jean-Remy who once worked with John and Terese — decades ago. So when the TL2 Project was looking for someone to help manage the Kinshasa office, they contacted Jean-Remy who suggested Willy. He started as administrative and financial assistant in 2008. When the project got an accountant in Kinshasa, Willy could start focusing more efficiently on the different aspects of the project from the work in the offices, missions in the field, PALL’s challenges, coverage by the outreach teams, and the projects of researchers. He has to know who goes where and when and the problems they are likely to confront. What Willy really likes in his work is the possibility to broaden his capacities. He tries to harmonize the work of many people. He sees the project’s activity in a detailed way, and he tries to connect the different components. He enjoys that after working on small details, he has to rise to a different level to understand the main purpose. How do the pieces fit into what we need to achieve. He likes this complexity, and being able to look at it in its entirety. Willy at Bangaliwa Willy sees two main challenges. First is management of the many different people that work for us and in collaboration with us. The quality of our work depends on our human resources and our ability to treat everyone fairly. He needs to adapt the project’s specific needs to the national labor law; this is a real challenge, given that this is the Congo, and the legislation is often not in the ultimate interest of the workers or of the employers. A second challenge is to build an organization from scratch (TL2 started in 2007) that is truly adapted to the Congolese environment and able to evolve with time as the challenges change. Willy in Katopa camp. If he has the chance, he wants to continue studying and earn a degree in management. Willy realizes that the TL2 project and the Lukuru Foundation in DR Congo must be competitive on a national and international scale. He got married in Kinshasa, and raises his 3 children here. Willy likes when they watch nature documentaries on the TV. He is happy to spend a lot of time with them, as the majority of his work is done in Kinshasa, but he also spends time in TL2’s offices in Kindu and Kisangani as well.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1889
__label__wiki	0.695006	0.695006	Copyright (c) 2019 Baptist Press. Reprinted from Baptist Press (www.baptistpress.com), news service of the Southern Baptist Convention. The original story can be found at http://www.bpnews.net/30676/couple-finds-ways-to-reach-arts-community Couple finds ways to reach arts community by Jami Becher, posted Friday, June 12, 2009 (10 years ago) Kerry and Twyla Jackson are North American Mission Board missionaries ministering to Atlanta's artistic community. Bezalel Church held its first preview services during Easter Week this year. On Palm Sunday the church held an “In Remembrance” exhibit featuring the work of artists who were asked to interpret different elements of Passion Week. NAMB missionary Kerry Jackson is starting the church geared toward Atlanta's artistic community. ATLANTA (BP)—In Paris, while on a short-term mission trip, God planted a seed in Kerry Jackson's heart that ultimately would become Bezalel Church. "For part of the two weeks we were in Paris I ministered to street artists. We discussed our art and I was able to have some great spiritual conversations with them," Jackson said. "When I got home I began praying for the missionaries and the artists we met, but I couldn't shake the question, 'Who is trying to reach the arts community with the Gospel?'" That question eventually grew into a calling, as he felt God asking, "Will you?" So began the journey of Jackson and his wife Twyla to plant a church that not only would reach visual artists but actors, designers, photographers and all types of creative people. A visual artist himself, who works mostly in fine art painting and drawing and mixed media, Jackson understands the culture of creative types. "I want to create an environment that welcomes those who've been labeled as 'weird' because of their artistic expression," Jackson said. "I'd like to offer them a place to express and share their creativity while learning about the Creator." Bezalel Church, named for the artist chosen by God to lead a team of artisans to decorate the tabernacle in Exodus 31:1-6, is part of Jackson's assignment as a church planting national missionary with the North American Mission Board. He and Twyla, a NAMB Mission Service Corps missionary, are working through the Georgia Baptist Convention and the Atlanta Association of Southern Baptists to develop a church-planting model for the affinity group of cultural creatives. Reaching this affinity group has not been easy. Jackson compares sharing Christ with creatives to Jesus' parable of the sower. "We've encountered lots of hard, rocky and thorny soil," he said. "We've come to realize that before you can plant a seed you need to prepare the soil. We feel like we've spent the last two years removing debris and plowing, and we're finally beginning to see the seeds we've planted grow." The Jacksons began plowing the hard soil of Atlanta's creative community by moving from their suburban home in Sugar Hill, Ga., into the city of Atlanta. "We looked at cities all over the world to find a place where we could reach creatives," Twyla said. "But God kept drawing us back here. We moved to midtown to be where the creative people are. We wanted to be able to touch this community on a daily basis." The Jacksons began serving the arts community by joining the Atlanta Artist Center, the city's oldest arts organization. "We've made some great connections through the Atlanta Artist Center," Jackson said. "We brought in volunteers to help check in and hang art for shows. We've done yard work, and we're bringing in a mission team this fall to replace the roof of their building. Our goal is to serve in love and help Atlanta artists be successful. "We've broken down walls and dispelled a lot of misconceptions about Southern Baptists and Christians in general by making ourselves available to do the jobs nobody else wants to do." One of the jobs was sorting artificial flowers in an un-air conditioned storage room on a hot and humid Atlanta afternoon for the Alliance Theater. "They needed help, and we explained that we had a group that wanted to do a community service project. So we brought in this group of mostly guys who worked so hard even though it was hot and they were working with flowers. The theater director said to me, 'What did they do?'" Jackson laughed. "He thought they committed a crime. "Because those guys served with such excellence we were able to say, 'We're not doing this because we have to. We're here because we love Jesus, and we want you all to know that He loves you.' The theater staff allowed us to pray with them before we left." While reaching out to Atlanta's creative community, in a large sense the Jacksons and their core group -- which also includes NAMB MSC missionary Adam Jachelski and his wife Sherri -- are making personal connections and starting small group Bible studies that will be the foundation of Bezalel Church. Bezalel has started three small groups throughout the city. The Jacksons worked through the Baptist Colligate Ministries of Georgia State and Emory universities to start small groups on campus and also hold a Bible study in their home. Jackson hopes to see their small groups multiply in the next year. "Because the Atlanta arts community is so pocketed throughout the city, we see Bezalel Church as a series of small groups that come together for corporate worship," he said. "We see a lot of creative people who have a desire and need for community but don't know how to get it. We want our small groups to be a place where they can be transparent enough to connect." Bezalel Church held its first preview services during the week of Easter this year. On Palm Sunday the church held an exhibit titled "In Remembrance" featuring the work of Christian artists who were asked to interpret different elements of Passion Week. "We had paintings depicting the crucifixion and resurrection. We had poetry, video, multimedia pieces and even an instillation piece that illustrated the effects of sin and God's power to forgive," Twyla said. "Each artist provided a statement to explain the work they had created." Their Passion Week events culminated with the first service of Bezalel Church on Good Friday. Meeting in the common area for the Tula Art Center, where Jackson's studio is located, "The 94 people in attendance clearly saw and heard the Gospel communicated through song, painting and the preaching of God's Word," he said. Another unique facet of Jackson's ministry is creating live art in worship services. Through his art (on the Web at at www.drawingtotherock.com), he is able to tell God's story of redeeming love in a contemporary way. The Jacksons and their core group hope to officially launch Bezalel Church by the end of the year. Jami Becher is editorial assistant of On Mission magazine. Download Story This page was generated on 7/17/2019 9:32:47 AM	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1890
__label__cc	0.665033	0.334967	Shawn J. Wilhite Dr. Shawn J. Wilhite - Director and Research Fellow Dr. Shawn J. Wilhite (Ph.D., Th.M.) is founder and editor of the Center for Ancient Christian Studies and Fides et Humilitas: The Journal of the Center for Ancient Christian Studies. He is Assistant Professor of Christian Studies at California Baptist University. He is also a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, North American Patristics Society, and Society of Biblical Literature. His research interests include the New Testament and Early Christian Origins, Early Christianity and Patristic studies, the book of Hebrews, the Didache, History of New Testament Interpretation and Theological Interpretation of Scripture, Early Christian and Patristic Hermeneutics, and Greek and Latin Studies. Shawn has published articles in dictionaries and journals. He co-authored Patrick of Ireland: His Life and Impact with Michael A.G. Haykin and Aaron Matherly. Currently, he is editor of a mid-tier commentary series on the Apostolic Fathers with Paul Hartog and writing a commentary on the Didache for this series (Cascade), and he is a series editor and contributor (Didache and Martyrdom of Polycarp) to the Apostolic Fathers Greek Reader (Glossahouse, 2015). You can follow him on Twitter @shawnwilhite, his personal website: Shawn J. Wilhite, and academia.edu. What is Ancient Christian Studies	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1894
__label__wiki	0.519374	0.519374	South Bruce OPP Welcomes Four New Recruits (SOUTH BRUCE, ON) - South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is pleased to introduce four new recruits that have recently been posted to serve in South Bruce. The four newest recruits have all commenced regular patrols with their assigned coach officers. As in the case with all new recruits, the newest members in South Bruce completed a week-long orientation at the Provincial Police Academy located at OPP General Headquarters (GHQ) in Orillia. Following orientation, the recruits reported to the Ontario Police College (OPC) in Aylmer for an additional 12 weeks of fundamental police training. After completing this training the recruits returned to the Provincial Police Academy for an additional 8 weeks of enhanced fitness, firearms, classroom training and realistic practical simulations designed to ensure the recruits are operationally ready to serve and protect. "I am very pleased and excited to have the four new recruits join the South Bruce OPP. I feel very confident that each recruit will serve our community well in the years to come. The life experience, education, skills and abilities that each recruit brings with them will be an asset to our team." South Bruce OPP Detachment Commander, Inspector Krista Miller The South Bruce Detachment would like to welcome Provincial Constables Chris Allred, Matt Hutchison, Derek Masse, and Edward Brunk Each recruit has taken a different path to achieve the goal of becoming a police officer with the OPP. A short biography of each officer is listed below: Provincial Constable Chris Allred was born in Holland and lived in Oakville, Ontario for many years. Chris has several years of work experience including; sales, mental health program assistant, and was employed as a Registered Practical Nurse, in an Emergency Department prior to joining the OPP. Provincial Constable Matt Hutchison was born and raised in Listowel, Ontario. He attended Carleton University and graduated with a Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering. Matt worked as an engineer for 8 years in the automotive industry before joining the OPP. Provincial Constable Derek Masse was born and raised in Huron County. He attended Lambton College and graduated with a diploma in police foundations, law and security and a certificate in contemporary law and justice. Derek was employed as a Provincial Offences Officer and was a surveillance supervisor with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation and Gateway Casinos prior to joining the OPP. Provincial Constable Edward Brunk was born and raised in Huron County. He attended Brock University and graduated with an Honours BA in Sociology. Edward also has a Police Foundations diploma. He was previously employed as an Operations Technician & Park Warden before joining the OPP. Congratulations and welcome to our new recruits working in South Bruce. Should you wish to pursue a career in policing there has never been a better time to apply to the OPP. The OPP offers many career paths for both uniform and non-uniform employment. Apply today to become a Provincial Constable, explore opportunities for Civilian Employment or volunteer as a member of the OPP Auxiliary.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1900
__label__wiki	0.856524	0.856524	FOLLOW UPDATES: TRUE STORY MOVIES MOVIE & TV T-SHIRTS BASED ON BOOKS CATALOG YOUR DVDS TV & MOVIE TEES Without My Daughter (Part 2 of 6) Part 2 of the documentary Without My Daughter. In this segment, a former friend of Betty's, who still lives in Iran, says that Betty's husband Sayyed "was giving permission for Betty to leave" the house. In the final segment of the documentary, Sayyed reflects on his efforts to contact his daughter Mahtob and he thanks the filmmakers for their assistance. Part 5 of the Without My Daughter documentary. A Michigan judge is interviewed and Sayyed contacts the American Embassy in Helsinki, Finland and he is told that he must return to Iran to attempt to obtain a visa. Sayyed pleads with the woman at the embassy to help him reach his daughter. Watch part 4 of the documentary film. Here, we see Sayyed try to phone his daughter again from his home in Tehran, Iran. Sayyed shows us his passport and departs for Finland, a place that he feels is neutral ground where he and Mahtob can meet. Part 3 of the Finnish documentary defending Sayyed Bozorg Mahmoody's point of view. Sayyed claims that the real story is that he, being an anesthesiologist, returned to his country to help those injured in the war between Iran and Iraq. Part 1 of a 2002 documentary told from Sayyed Bozorg Mahmoody's point of view. In the film, he explains that he was the one done the injustice when his wife Betty kidnapped their daughter and fled Iran. In this segment, Sayyed tries to phone his daughter Mahtob but instead hears Betty's voice on the answering machine. Betty Mahmoody This video features footage of Betty Mahmoody, author of Not Without My Daughter, being interviewed in 1991 around the time of the movie's release. Not Without My Daughter Trailer Watch the Not Without My Daughter trailer for the film starring Sally Field and Alfred Molina. The movie is based on actual events and was adapted from the bestselling book written by Betty Mahmoody. Follow updates on Copyright © 2019 ChasingtheFrog.com, CTF Media Contact Us \| Home \| RSS \| Terms \| Privacy Policy	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1903
__label__cc	0.669236	0.330764	2013 ncte q&a NCTE/ALAN 2013 -- Boston, MA After his keynote at ALAN in Boston, MA, CC received a list of questions unanswered. Those questions, and his answers are featured below. If you have other questions, contact CC at Stotan717@gmail.com or his assistant at kellymilnerh@aol.com and we'll add them to this collection of Q&As. (PHOTO LEFT -- ALAN Keynote, Boston 2013) Q: Why does he write for young adults rather than any other age group? It would be interesting to hear about his writing process. A: It wouldn’t be interesting to hear about my writing process; it’s diagnosable. It’s pretty much “what if…what if…what if… I never think I’m writing for young adults. I think I’m writing about young adults. I like that aged character because that time is the first in our lives when we look at the world through what will become adult eyes. It’s an age that is often pooh-poohed by adults. We tend to call adolescent romance “puppy love” and consider teens problems frivolous, but how they handle those problems is the source material for how they’ll handle things as life gets more complicated. Brain science tells us this is a formative time. Q: Chris, of all the touching characters you have given us, which one was hardest for you to write? A: Probably Jennifer Lawless from Chinese Handcuffs. Though I had worked with a lot of girls with sexual abuse in their histories, I only knew it from the outside. I couldn’t afford to get it wrong because if I did, the entire book would be invalidated. Luckily two of the girls I was working with were voracious readers who wanted their stories told without actually having their stories told, so they became my editors. When I wrote something into Jennifer’s thoughts or conversation that didn’t ring true, they would let me know in no uncertain terms. Partly she was hard to write because she was so trapped. While I’m writing I’m paying so much attention to the craft that I don’t have much of an emotional response, but when I read it over later, I do. Q: Do you ever hear the voices of potential censors as you write? Do you listen to what they have to say? A: Naw, I don’t hear their voices as I write. I barely hear their voices when I’m in the room with them. Truth is, I don’t have much respect because the content of what they say is usually devoid of knowledge of child development or of how connection with characters spurs kids’ creativity. They consider themselves experts in education when most have never taken a class in education or tried to work with a classroom full of students. They project their own fear and discomfort onto students without ever asking students. Listening to their voices as I write would be like pouring superglue over my keyboard. Q: Given our ever-shifting society, have your assumptions about your intended audience changed over the course of your career? A: Not really. The “ever-shifting” is pretty much back and forth, so what goes around comes around. I don’t make a lot of assumptions about my intended audience anyway, and in fact don’t consider any one group “intended.” Every smart writer I’ve ever heard will tell you “The story is everything.” I’m more likely to write to one or two good readers who I trust to tell me when the story works and when it doesn’t. Q: Which comes first as you envision a new story—the protagonist? The conflict? The outcome? Something else? A: That really depends on the story. Sometimes an event will trigger a story and sometimes a person or persons will. I start with anything that fires me up; spurs my intensity. I would love it if the outcome got me started because I would know in which direction I’m writing from the first page, but that never happens. Q: What is your most censored YAL book? A: Whale Talk Q: Any censorship battles that you lost? Or are still on-going? A: God yes. Lost a bunch of them. The first one I lost I didn’t even know I was in… at Cascade High School in Cascade, Idaho, where I graduated. Students were required to bring a note from a parent to check out my first book. Nine hundred forty three people total in the town. My mother died three blocks from the house where she was born, so by the time it was published, she was the Grande Dame of Cascade, Idaho. If my mother walked into your house and you didn’t have a copy of Running Loose on your coffee table, woe be unto you. The only building in town where you couldn’t freely pick up a copy of Running Loose was the school. Lost another battle to the Superintendent of Public Instruction of South Carolina, as near as I know the only Democrat who ever took me out. She was in a life and death political campaign for the U.S Senate against Jim DeMint (sp), that ultra-sensitive conservative SC senator who wanted all homosexual teachers and foster parents to be stripped of their certifications…and that was just the beginning for ol’ Jim. The State Superintendent (Inez Tenenbaum – who now works in the Obama administration) got hijacked by a small, loud group from the Christian Right who wanted Whale Talk and two other books – A Separate Peace and Lay That Trumpet in Our Hands – removed from a voluntary summer reading list. I think she decided she had to give them something, so Whale Talk became the sacrifice. She’d have been better off to go with A Separate Peace, given Knowles is dead. What she didn’t know was that coincidentally I had been invited to the South Carolina Teachers of English conference to deliver the keynote. Many of the members were so articulate in their anger that she took me up on my offer for a sit-down. She was far too ensconced on her position to back out, and we had a pretty uncomfortable discussion that started with me saying “I’ve had this argument a number of times in my life but never with a Democrat.” As far as I know the book still isn’t on that list. There are a number of others I’ve lost. Q: Who do you write for? Yourself? Troubled teens? Both? A: I really do write for anyone who might pick up one of my books. Q: What do the censors find objectionable? The language? The context? Both? A: It’s my belief it’s more context than language, though language is a more convenient target. I usually start out my part of the language argument saying I never read anything in the Christian Bible about “fuck.” But if I put a gay character in a book who isn’t a freeway sniper or a serial killer, I’m somehow putting gay ideas into kids’ heads that will surely turn into gay behavior. If a character defies authority there is often an accusation that I’m advocating that . Same with a character who has sex out of wedlock, etc. etc. Funny that they don’t complain too much about gunplay. Q: You write novels that shed light on ‘dark subjects’ – kids do but often, do not tell – Do you think parents have a right to object because you are acting more like a therapist than a novelist? A: This is the United States of America. Parents have a right to object to anything they want. I’m not sure if the questioner is saying I act more like a therapist than a novelist or if he/she ‘s saying parents think that, but shedding light on ‘dark subjects’ doesn’t mean I’m acting like a therapist. It means I’m taking knowledge I’ve acquired from being a therapist and using it to tell what I consider a truth about my characters’ lives. When it comes to rights, they have the right to complain and characterize me however they want, I have the right to write my stories, and readers have the right to read them. Those parents also have the right to forbid their kids to read my books, and I wish them luck with that, I really do. But they do not have the right to decide what other people’s kids can read and I’m always surprised at those times when they somehow get the right to tell educators how to educate. That is usually the fault of administrators who are more concerned with how the school looks to the community than serving their clients: the students and the teachers. Q: As America becomes more diverse and inclusive, have you noticed a change in the censorship fights? More? Less? The same? A: The censorship fights seem to be the same. As America becomes more diverse and inclusive, the censors become more threatened and therefore louder. I’m counting on this diverse population to finally make the censors’ arguments appear as ludicrous as they actually are. I do think this wonderful mix is going to change things. I’m tired of being embarrassed to be a white American male. I really wish I were going to live longer. Q: Do you meet many arm-chair liberals? Parents who praise your work, but would rather have their kids read ‘Jane Eyre’ and ‘Great Expectations’ because that is what smart kids read? A: I do, and I usually tell them I think it’s a mistake to do “either-or”. If you give any sharp YA literature expert a theme from any classic, he or she can give you that same theme in contemporary YA literature, and the theme doesn’t have to be explained so thoroughly because it’s in language today’s kids speak. If I struggle through a Shakespeare play, then have it explained to me, even by a great Shakespearian teacher, I miss the intimacy of connection with the character because rather than have the experience of connecting directly to that character while I’m into the story, I get it intellectually. So I may come away with an understanding, but I’m missing the passion of being buried in a good story in real time. There is value in that intellectual pursuit but if you want me to become a life-long reader you want to find a way to my heart as well as my brain. Plus, I can’t tell you the number of AP kids who have told me the best ways to make a teacher think you’ve read a story you haven’t read. Q: Did you ever have someone get into your face? Directly accuse you of ‘damaging ‘ minds because of your dark and realistic writings..? A: Yes. I’ve often been called “an agent of the Devil.” About a year ago someone came right out and called me “the Devil.” The actual guy. I thought, “I finally made it. I’m tired of playing second fiddle to that asshole.” So I had a beer. If I’m not being quite so much of a smartass I try to get them to imagine the thought processes I must go through to intentionally damage minds. Q: Do you self-censor? If not, do you find yourself ‘doubting your choices?’ A: I wouldn’t call it “self censoring”. I don’t censor what I write about, other than I don’t write about things I don’t know about, or don’t feel competent finding out about. If I write something I feel is too graphic in the sense that it takes away from the story I’m trying to tell, I tone it down. What I don’t do is worry about what the so-called censors will think. That said, I am always doubting my choices. I live with the fear that some choice I make doesn’t push the story realistically where I want it to go. That’s one reason I love my editor. Even if we don’t agree we put words to the doubt and I have a better chance of making a right choice. Q: Have your books become establishment? You are accepted because you are a name and therefore, if it is Crutcher, it must be good?... A: Boy, if that’s true, I have no evidence of it. I think there are plenty of people who might say “this is a Chris Crutcher book,” or “this doesn’t seem like a Chris Crutcher book,” but I think in general if I write a book that’s not very good, I don’t get a pass. Q: Working on something new that will raise eyebrows? A: Am I ever. I’ve recently submitted a book about a character who shows up in a town twelve years after a horrific Christmas mall shooting. The kids who were visiting Santa Clause as first and second graders when it happened are now juniors an seniors in high school and the reverberations have ricocheted through all their school years. Gotta stop there, to avoid spoilers, but the conversations between Jesus and Superman in the main character’s essays alone could stir a little ire. (They’re really funny.) Q: Chris: I have heard time and time again that if we don't have young adult readers read "the classics" they may never have cause to read them again in their lives. One might make the same argument for young adult literature. A: One very well might, but in my mind that’s not the point. If you give me “the classics” and I have no emotional response to them, or they’re simply outside my capacity to appreciate, that’s a negative return. If I read a young adult novel that does get a passionate response from me, there’s a pretty good chance I’ll keep looking for stories that do that. Very likely they won’t be young adult literature down the road, but I will keep looking for the stories that draw me in. In other words, YA literature is part of a natural progression. There would be a lot better chance of my reading the “classics” in my later years had I been able to fall in love with stories I related to and then expand from there. We want to keep the idea of “development” in mind. Plus, the discussion about the classics and young adult literature isn’t “either-or.” They are in no way mutually exclusive. There are high school and even middle school students who will eat them up…love them. Those students should be encouraged to the max. They are the ones who will actually keep those classics alive. Q: Is the introduction to young adult literature just as important as the introduction of classics in the secondary English classroom? Q: I think I'd like to know if he thinks his audience has changed much over the years. We always hear the statement, "Kids today..." followed by some big thing kids did or didn't do 20 years ago, but does he feel the teens he writes for now are very different from the teens he wrote for when he began writing? A: Times change quickly. Evolution doesn’t. If the teenage Chris Crutcher weren’t far more like the teenagers of today than different, I wouldn’t be able to write about them. That “Back when I was a boy/girl” thing is a function of memory and perception. Things happen faster now. Information is more available. Competition for certain things has gotten ridiculous. But brain development and emotional/psychological development hasn’t changed. Q: And, I'd love to know what other YA authors he enjoys as a reader. A: Wow. On a given day probably a bunch of different answers. My problem answering is the number of far-better-writers-than-I that I would leave out. Q: During your writing career, you've tackled many controversial topics and issues. Are there any topics that you avoid? If so, what are they? What makes you shun them? A: There aren’t any I’d avoid that I know about. The only things that make me avoid a topic are ignorance or lack of interest. Q: Why do your books seem to provoke so much controversy? A: I think the biggest reason is a certain level of irreverence toward institutional thought. I have what could easily be called an overdeveloped resistance to the status quo. When I get into it with the religious right - or the political right - it’s usually because a character is challenging what I consider to be their ill-thought-out decrees. They call me blasphemous and I accuse them of putting their philosophy ahead of their humanity. On the rare occasions that I get into it with the politically correct Left, it’s because I use racial epithets in my writing or attach a personality trait to a character that seems cliché. Truth is, I can’t portray the kind of racist I grew up with without using racial slurs. If memory serves, I saw one African American person in the flesh before I was eighteen years old, but I heard the N-word every day of my life. So my writing is a reflection of what I know…or at least what I perceive. More simply put, I believe the controversy comes from the fact that one side thinks we can protect kids by keeping them from discovery, and I think we protect kids from helping then discover. Q: Do you ever get tired of dealing with your books being challenged and having to justify their use in classrooms? A: Not really because the truth is, I don’t spend a lot of time on it. I’ve responded so many times I know it by heart, so most times it’s just tweaking it a little for whatever the new censorship location is. It’s harder on teachers and librarians than it is me, and I’m always hugely grateful when they hang in there because they think there is merit to whichever story it is. I’m also aware that sometimes they just can’t do it. Q: What makes you keep writing after all these years and all this controversy? A: Well, the years of controversy don’t have anything to do with my writing. Every story is a new adventure for me…to see whether or not I can pull it off. Since I don’t think about the controversy while I’m writing, there’s no stress there, and when I’m finished writing, I have a little extra time on my hands. As you might imagine I’m one of those people who doesn’t mind a little controversy. When I match that irritation for lack of a better word, with the lives of some of the people I’ve worked with in therapy over the years, I can’t complain too much. Besides that, I always think I’m right. Q: Who do you picture when you first start to write a book? Another way to see this would be, who is your audience? Has the audience for your books changed over the years? In what ways? Has your writing style or approach to book writing changed over the years? How? Why? A: I’ve said this above, but I don’t think of audience. Like a lot of young adult writers I have a pretty wide audience. There are teenagers, of course, but I also get a lot of emails from adults. Other than the age of the protagonist there’s not a lot of difference between a good YA novel and an adult novel. The audience has changed some in that the YA field is pulling in a lot more adult readers these days. Q: If you could be remembered for one YAL book, what would it be? Why? A: Probably The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, or maybe a new one coming out called Muckers. Unfortunately I didn’t write either of those. You’re asking me to pick a favorite child here, but to this point, probably Whale Talk. I have certain intimacies with many of the characters, it contains issues I’m passionate about and it’s probably as complex as anything I’ve written. Sarah Byrnes and Deadline are close seconds, though, and I couldn’t have had more fun writing the suspense/thriller aspects of Period 8. I have a certain love for all my books. Q: What books spoke to you most when you were a teen? Why? A: I only read one. To Kill a Mockingbird. How cliché can I get, huh? Q: Teen readers relate strongly to your books, and many of them actually write you to express how much a book meant to them. Relate a favorite anecdote concerning one of those testimonies about the power of YA books. A: One of my favorites came from a U.S. Army sergeant on active duty in Iraq. She’d had a rough go of it growing up and happened to read Whale Talk at just the right time. She kept a copy with her over there and at times gave it to certain other soldiers. Of course I made sure she got more copies. I think people don’t realize how our readers honor us - make our lives better than they ever had a right to be – simply by relating back how our stories happened to collide with their histories at just the right time. The flip side of that was a girl who took me to serious task over a short story in which an Asperger’s syndrome character spewed racial epithets. She was a multi-racial kid who had probably heard some of those epithets hurled at her and she told me that, though she could take it, she didn’t want her little sister reading that crap. I received the email a few days before I was to do a presentation at her school, and I think she was goaded by some of her classmates into saying she wanted to give me the what-for one-on-one. Of course by the time I got there she had second thoughts; kids were taunting her and she was having to go face-to-face with the visiting author all the teachers had been talking about for weeks. She decided to bail, but I got the school librarian to bring her in with the promise that no bad would come of it. It gave me the chance to tell a kid that intellectual freedom includes the right not to read also, and that I thought she was really brave to stand up for what she thought was right and that she had a point. She hadn’t actually read the story because the language pissed her off in the beginning, so we went through it so I could explain my intentions. She couldn’t afford to change her position but was glad to accept a signed copy of the book and spent the bulk of our remaining time telling me what a rough life she and her sister had. It was all way more important than anything in the book. Q: The books you're writing fit the same mold as books you've always written--how have you managed to avoid trends in YA literature that have made so many authors try different genres? A: I’m kind of a one-trick pony. Most of those other writers have a greater capacity than I to try those different genres. Q: Is there a certain type of teen you're trying to reach with your writing? The at-risk kid? The athlete? The disaffected? A: It probably sounds smartass, but I’m trying to reach anyone who picks up one of my books. Writing about hard-time kids doesn’t only appeal to hard-time kids. Every kid, and in fact every adult, can relate to hard times. Q: With so much dystopian literature being published recently, do you see a greater need for realistic fiction, stories that include teens our readers can more directly relate to? A: I think any book that gets a kid moving his eyes left to right is a good book. I don’t care if a kid reads Goosebumps until he/she is thirty. If kids are engaged in the act of reading, then they have the tools to read whatever interests them at any given time. I think some of the dystopian literature seems as real as anything I write to some kids. I mean it sells like hotcakes. My stuff sells like oatmeal. <<END>> 2013 NCTE/ALAN Schedule for CC: 8:30 am -- 8 Great (Censored) American Novels Sunday, Nov 24 8:30 am -- YA Authors, Censorship, and Good Advice 11:00 am -- Signing at HarperCollins, booth #1008 5:30 pm -- ALAN Cocktail Party Monday, Nov 25 11:05 am -- ALAN Author Breakouts: ”Examining the Culture of Sports: 40 Years of Ball in YAL” 1:00 pm -- ALAN Chris Crutcher Keynote: “Can We Be F*****g Real?”	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1904
__label__wiki	0.597434	0.597434	Kamala Harris lauds Christine Blasey Ford's 'courage' in Time 100 list “Christine Blasey Ford’s ambition wasn’t to become a household name or make it onto this list,” the California Democrat wrote. “She had a good life and a successful career — and risked everything to send a warning in a moment of grave consequence.” Blasey Ford, a California psychology professor, publicly testified in September before the Senate Judiciary Committee alleging that now-Supreme Court Brett Kavanaugh attempted to sexually assault her back when they were both in high school. Kavanaugh denied the allegations from Blasey Ford. He was sworn in as a Supreme Court justice in early October. As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Harris grilled Kavanaugh during his Senate confirmation process and led a walkout of Democratic senators when the committee voted to further his nomination. Harris, who’s running for president in 2020, wrote in Time magazine that Ford’s “courage, in the face of those who wished to silence her, galvanized Americans” and her “unfathomable sacrifice, out of a sense of civic duty, shined a spotlight on the way we treat survivors of sexual violence.” Kavanaugh was also featured on Time’s annual list. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wrote about the confirmation process in his tribute to Kavanaugh, praising his dedication to the law, public service and his family. “But when unhinged partisanship and special interests sought to distract the Senate from considering those qualifications, we saw other facets of Justice Kavanaugh’s character shine forth as well,” McConnell wrote. « The Point: One picture that captures the organic excitement for Pete Buttigieg right now » Medicare chief says 'Medicare-for-all' is ‘biggest threat to American health care system’	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1907
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__label__wiki	0.829062	0.829062	Living in the Shadow of Colombia’s Largest Coal Mine Indigenous communities in one of country's poorest provinces say El Cerrejón is harming health and environment Ynske Boersma The sun is rising in the Indigenous reserve Provincial, in the northern Colombian province of La Guajira. The morning silence is broken by a pounding sound, emanating from a nearby mining pit just a few hundred meters from the community. Photo Ynske Boersma El Cerrejón is among the world’s largest coal mines. Communities in La Guajira, one of Colombia’s poorest provinces, say mining activities are polluting their water and harming their health. “That noise continues day and night,” says local Luz Angela Uriana while grinding corn for breakfast. The air is heavy with dust, and smells vaguely of sulphur and burning coal. Smoke plumes rise above the mine. “And when they do their daily coal blast, our houses vibrate like mobile phones.” Bordering the protected communal lands of the Indigenous reserve lies El Cerrejón, one of the world´s biggest open-cast coal mines. The company operating the mine, also named Cerrejón, extracts about one hundred tons of coal a day, with an international coal market share of 3.9 percent in 2016. Since the mine began operating in 1986, Cerrejón has exploited about 13,000 hectares of the 69,000 the company holds in concession. About 100 communities are affected by the mining activities, most Indigenous Wayúu, a smaller portion of African-Colombian descent. Arc of Desperation Venezuela’s decision to open up the Orinoco Belt to mining threatens the Amazon rainforest. By Bram Ebus At 10 a.m., young men on motorbikes start to arrive in front of a cockfighting arena in Las Claritas, a small village in the state of Bolívar in southeastern Venezuela. They mill around smoking cigarettes and playing cards. Their relaxed manner distracts one from the fact that nearly all of them are carrying weapons, handguns mainly, hidden under their t-shirts or tucked away in their sports pants. The company, co-owned by mining giants Glencore, Anglo-American, and Billiton-BHP, says it complies with Colombian law and points to its sustainable development programs, such as their reforestation project and the relocations of local communities living close to the mine. But locals say the mining operations have taken a drastic toll on their health and quality of life. And they are fighting back. In 31 years of operation, the people of Provincial have seen the mine inch closer and closer to their territory, which lies within one of Colombia’s most impoverished provinces. Too close, according to locals, who say they suffer from respiratory problems and skin diseases due to the pollution caused by mining operations. They say daily coal blasts release giant clouds of dust that pollute the air, water, and soil. Another problem is the spontaneous ignition of mined coal, which releases toxic heavy metals into the environment. Many children in the vicinity of the mine suffer from respiratory problems, including three-year old Moisés, Luz Angela Uriana’s son. “The problems started when Moisés was eight months old,” Uriana told me. “He had a high fever, and coughed as if he was choking. Now he is three years old, and still fighting for his life. He can´t run, nor shout, and coughs at night.” Little can be done at the local hospital. “The paediatrician says Moisés will only get better if we move to another place, but where should we go? We belong to this territory,” says Uriana, crying. Ricardo José Romero, coordinating doctor of the local hospital Nuestra Señora del Pilar in nearby Barrancas, confirms he has seen an increase in illnesses that could be linked to mining operations. A staggering 48 percent of patients arrive at the hospital with acute respiratory problems. The hospital even has a special emergency area for respiratory illnesses. During my visit, five children were waiting for treatment. Photo by Ynske Boersma Luz Angela Uriana says her three-year-old son, Moisés, has had health problems since he was just eight months old. She believes they are linked to pollution from mining activities in the region. “The illnesses we diagnose most in this hospital are acute respiratory problems, asthma, and COPD [Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]. These symptoms occur with people living in the vicinity of the mine, and employees of El Cerrejón,” says Romero. “Also, we see many patients with skin problems, and cancer.” “But as a small hospital without enough funding, there is not much we can do here,” continues Romero. “The government allows this multinational to exploit our environment, but doesn´t care about the consequences for its inhabitants. In more than 30 years that the mine has been here, not a single study has been done about the impacts on the health of people affected by their operation.” According to the company itself, Cerrejón holds no responsibility for the rise of respiratory illnesses in the vicinity of their operation. “It´s all a matter of perception,” says Victor Garrido, manager of social affairs for El Cerrejón. “The inhabitants think [they have] a real problem, but we consider it an imaginary problem.” Garrido then points to the Colombian environmental standards the company says it complies with. He doesn’t mention, however, that environmental standards in Colombia are far below international recommendations. For example, the World Health Organization recommends that annual mean concentrations of PM10 — exposure to which is associated with respiratory and cardiovascular problems — not exceed 20 mg/m3, while the Colombian recommendation is set at 50 mg/m3. The mine has also taken a severe toll on the region´s water resources. The mining area is traversed by the province´s most important river, the Rancheria. About 55,000 people depend on the river as their only water supply, in a province so dry that it rains no more than two months a year, with an average rainfall between 500 and 1000 mm per year. After 31 years of coal extraction, the river has become a muddy, contaminated stream. El Cerrejón uses at least 34 million liters of water a day for their operation, according to Cerrejon official Gabriel Bustos. The water is extracted from superficial and subterranean water sources from the Rancheria and its tributaries. During the extreme drought caused by El Niño between 2012 and 2015, the Rancheria dried out completely in some parts, causing severe food shortages among local people in the area, whose animals and crops died from the lack of water. According to Indepaz, a Colombian non-profit focused on peace and development, toxic wastewater from the mine contaminated with heavy metals and fuel residues are also discharged into the local waterways. Recent studies conducted by Indepaz show that concentrations of heavy metals like zinc, lead, magnesium, and barium start to rise at the points where Cerrejón discharges wastewater into the rivers and streams. Photo Ynske Boersma Some 55,000 people depend on the Rancheria river for water, which locals say has been depleted and contaminated since El Cerrejón began operating more than three decades ago. Moreover, in samples taken from the wells of several communities close to the mine, Indepaz found concentrations of heavy metals making the water unsuitable for human consumption. In the well in Provincial, researchers found arsenic and magnesium levels above those permitted for these metals. Specifically, in August 2016 they found arsenic levels of 0.026 mg/liter. The permitted value of arsenic in Colombia is 0.01 mg/liter. These metals, naturally present in rock and carbon, get dispersed in the environment by mining activity, contaminating the air, water and soil. Cerrejón denies allegations that their operation is polluting local water resources, but Golda Fuentes, an investigator with Indepaz, contests this: “El Cerrejón cannot possibly say that they are not contaminating the environment. We found that these concentrations are incompatible even with the Colombian standards for a healthy environment. The problem is that the laws applying to mining companies allow this contamination.” What’s more, an estimated fifteen tributaries of the Rancheria have disappeared entirely due to coal extraction and diversion projects, says Mauricio Enrique Ramírez Álvarez, former director of the province´s Planning Department. The people who used to rely on these water sources now rely on wells, which are often contaminated. Local communities have been fighting against expanded mining operations for years. A plan to divert a 26-kilometer-section of the Rancheria River in order to extract an estimated 500 million tons of coal underneath it was suspended in 2012 due to mounting social protests. And recent protests have also delayed plans by Cerrejón to divert another local stream, the Arroyo Bruno, one of the most important tributaries of the Rancheria. During the the drought in 2012-2015, the Bruno was the only major water resource left in the area. In response to the Bruno diversion plan, locals from El Carrejon went to court. They demanded suspension of the plans, noting that the company had failed to consult them about the project as required under Colombian national law. Last August, the judge ruled in their favor, suspending the expansion plans until these consultations have been carried out. Moreover, he ordered the Colombian Institute for Geology Terrae to revise the environmental studies for the project, which the company had relied on for its licence to divert the stream. The judge found that these studies omitted important information about the effects of the diversion on subterranean water bodies, says Julio Fierro Morales from Terrae. “Whereas these water bodies are crucial for the survival of the stream.” “The moment El Cerrejon starts extracting coal from underneath the original river bed, the underground aquifers which store water will be destroyed, drying out the stream,” Morales explains. “Besides, the company should have consulted the communities about the project. But Colombian authorities are that weak and corrupt that Cerrejon gets away with everything.” Back to the Wayuu-reserve Provincial, Luis Segundo Bouriayu is more than a little frustrated. “Before we could grow our own food, and eat fish from the river,” he says. “But since the mine is here, nothing will grow anymore because of the contamination of the river and soils. The water we drink we need to buy, without having the money to pay for it.” “Estamos de todos los lados jodidos,” he concludes: “We´re fucked on all sides.” The United States Is the Most Wasteful Country In the World Each American produces more than 1,700 pounds of garbage a year, according to new report. Jeff Turrentine Bringing Nature Back to the Chicago Area Ecological restoration has deep roots in the Midwest, where extraordinary community efforts have revived prairies, savannas, woodlands, and wetlands. Lion Shaped Mountain: The Embers of Abandonment Following a big blaze, Sierra Leone’s chimpanzees must adapt to their new, scorched world. Andrew Halloran The Missing Three-Letter Word in the Iran Crisis Despite our growing understanding of the climate crisis, we're still remarkably dependent on oil. This dependence sways US policy in the Middle East. Michael T. Klare Fighting for Animal Welfare on the Path Towards Animal Liberation A conversation with Farm Sanctuary founder Gene Baur. Aazan Ahmad Trump Claims Environment Has Been Key Priority in White House Speech The president touted his environmental record despite efforts to gut dozens of rules meant to safeguard air and water, stem the climate crisis. Emily Holden The Guardian	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1910
__label__cc	0.70696	0.29304	The film of the 7th World Congress Against the Death Penalty is online! More diversified, more participatory and more formative than ever, dive into the heart of the 7th edition of the world's largest abolitionist event, held in Brussels from February 26 to March 1st 2019. Politicians, activists, lawyers, researchers, citizens: more than 1500 abolitionist fighters from all over the world seized the opportunity to gather their forces and ideas during four days of debates, training, workshops and cultural events in the heart of the European capital. This film is there to testify to that. It is there to carry the fight for universal abolition and the words of those who create it outside the walls of the European capital. Subtitles are available in English and French. To select the language, click on the "settings" icon at the bottom right of your YouTube player, then choose "subtitles". This unique event has been organised in a different city every three years since 2001 by ECPM association, in partnership with the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, the 7th World Congress Against the Death Penalty took place this year in the heart of the European capital Brussels, from 26 February to 1st March 2019. These four days of activism, meetings, training and reflection are essential to bring the global abolitionist movement to maturity, to develop a common strategy and to have a real impact on political decisions. This year, the Congress was therefore structured around two objectives: to accompany the African continent towards abolition (in continuity with the work begun at the Abidjan Regional Congress in 2018) and to encourage the involvement of new allies, such as private companies, in the global abolitionist movement. A movement that, more than ever, needs to see beyond the debates, through a more humane perspective; a predominant place was thus reserved for former death row inmates and their families at this Congress. That's not all! A series of interviews, entitled "Words for Abolition", will continue to give a voice to key actors in our common struggle. The first, with the words of Liévin Ngondji, is already online! You will discover the others in June, stay tuned ! Find this film and much more on our YouTube channel dedicated to the Congress and on our social networks (Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn). Feel free to share it, to show you too your commitment! The 7th World Congress is an event organised by ECPM, in partnership with the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, under the sponsorship of the Kingdom of Belgium, the European Parliament, the Swiss Confederation, the European Union and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway. More information on the Congress website: www.congres.ecpm.org Thanks to Block8 Production for the realization of this film.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1912
__label__wiki	0.581571	0.581571	special and heritage buildings Tall buildings Torre Isozaki ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN: Arata Isozaki (JP) OUR STAFF: Structural designer, general design supervisor: Prof. Franco Mola Staff: Carlo Segato, Georgios Stefopoulos, Elena Mola, Chiara Pozzuoli expected to set new height record in Milan competing for new height record in Italy OUR DUTIES: Supevisor of structural design; Coordination of Design GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Mpartner S.r.l. The building is one of the three towers of the CityLife residential and commercial complex, currently under construction in the previous Trade district of Milan: the ‘Isozaki Tower’, together with the ‘Hadid Tower’ and the ‘Liebeskind Tower’, is the centerpiece of the masterplan. The Isozaki Tower, the only one currently under construction, is set to compete for the new height record in Milan, with an expected height of 202m. The tower will have a total of 50 storeys. The structural system is entirely made of composite reinforced concrete and steel columns, high strength concrete columns and reinforced concrete slabs. The design of the building is strongly marked by a very slender appearance and by the presence of two belt trusses, one at about half of the height and one at the top, that are key elements to increase the lateral strength of the system. Two long steel elements containing dampers are connected to the structures at a height of about 80m, also contributing to its unique appearance. Prof. Mola is currently serving as the structural designer for the Tower, including the dampers and the belt trusses, and as the General Design Coordinator, supervising the design of the facades (for interactions with the structural elements) and responsible for any compatibility issue. He is also serving as the person in charge of the relations with the Owner.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1913
__label__wiki	0.730179	0.730179	Next Author: Neil Williamson Previous Author: Mazarkis Williams John Stewart Williamson (April 29, 1908 – November 10, 2006), who wrote as Jack Williamson, was an American science fiction writer, often called the “Dean of Science Fiction” after the death of Robert Heinlein in 1988. Early in his career he sometimes used the pseudonyms Will Stewart and Nils O. Sonderlund. Jack Williamson has been in the forefront of science fiction since his first published story in 1928. Williamson is the acclaimed author of such trailblazing science fiction as The Humanoids and The Legion of Time. The Oxford English Dictionary credits Williamson with inventing the terms “genetic engineering” (in Dragon’s Island) and “terraforming” (in Seetee Ship). His seminal novel Darker Than You Think was a landmark speculation on the nature of shape-changing. The Legion of Space The Legion of Space — (1934-1982) Publisher: They were the greatest trio of swashbuckling adventurers ever to ship out to the stars! There was giant Hal Samdu, rocklike Jay Kalam and the incomparably shrewd and knavish Giles Habibula. Here is their first thrilling adventure – the peril – packed attempt to rescue the most important person in the galaxy, keeper of the vital secret essential to humanity’s survival in the deadly struggle against the incredibly evil Medusae… The Legion of Space is the first self-contained novel in Jack Williamson’s epic Legion of Space series, an all-time classic of adventurous science fiction to rank with ‘Doc’ Smith’s Lensman saga and Isaac Asimov’s Foundation trilogy. The Legion of Space: A true page-turner in the best pulp style The Legion of Space by Jack Williamson The Legion of Space, the opening salvo of a tetralogy that Jack Williamson wrote over a nearly 50-year period, was initially released as a six-part serial in the April-September 1934 issues of Astounding Stories. (This was some years before the publication changed its name to Astounding Science-Fiction, in March 1938, and, with the guidance of newly ensconced editor John W. Campbell, Jr, became the most influential magazine in sci-fi history.) It was ultimately given the hardcover novel treatment in 1947. One of the enduring classics of swashbuckling "space opera," The Legion of Space is a true page-turner, written in the best pulp style. Though Williamson had only sold his first story, "The Metal Man," some six years before, by 1934 he showed that he was capable of coming out with a blazing saga of space action to rival those of E.E. "Doc" Smith himself. That el... Read More May 17th, 2014. Sandy Ferber´s rating: 4 \| Jack Williamson \| SFF Reviews \| 5 comments The Cometeers: A smashing sequel The Cometeers by Jack Williamson The sequel to The Legion of Space (one of the most popular serialized sci-fi novels of the 1930s), The Cometeers, to author Jack Williamson's credit, is not only a better-written book, but does what all good sequels should: enlarge on the themes of the earlier piece and deepen the characterizations. First appearing in the May-August 1936 issues of Astounding Stories magazine (two years after The Legion of Space made its first appearance therein, and two years before Astounding Stories would morph into the renowned Astounding Science-Fiction), The Cometeers finally appeared in hardcover book form in 1950. Anyone familiar with the earlier novel (in what was to become a tetralogy of Legion books), which featured space battles, jellyfishlike aliens, nebula storms, assorted alien flora and fauna, and nonstop swashbuckling derring-do, will probably wonder... Read More May 27th, 2014. Sandy Ferber´s rating: 4 \| Jack Williamson \| SFF Reviews \| no comments One Against the Legion: A prime example of a Golden Age sci-fi/mystery One Against the Legion by Jack Williamson The third installment of Jack Williamson's LEGION OF SPACE tetralogy, One Against the Legion, initially appeared in the April, May and June 1939 issues of Astounding Science-Fiction. A short, colorful and fast-moving novel, it reacquaints us with the Legionnaires Jay Kalam, Hal Samdu and Giles Habibula; John Star and his extended family only make cameo appearances in this one. Whereas in book 1, The Legion of Space, the Legionnaires had defended our solar system from the jellyfishlike Medusae invaders, and in book 2, The Cometeers, from the threat of a 12,000,000-mile-long comet, here, the threat to mankind is of a more human nature: the Basilisk, a criminal whose theft of a secret weapon enables him to accomplish seemingly miraculous feats of teleportation (across billions of miles!) and eavesdropping. Read More June 3rd, 2014. Sandy Ferber´s rating: 4 \| Jack Williamson \| SFF Reviews \| 5 comments The Queen of the Legion: A worthy addition to a legendary space opera The Queen of the Legion by Jack Williamson Fans of Jack Williamson's LEGION OF SPACE series would have a long time to wait after part 3 of the saga, One Against the Legion, appeared in 1939. It would be a full 28 years before a short story featuring any of the Legion characters came forth, 1967's "Nowhere Near," and it was not until 1983, almost 50 years after part 1 of the series (The Legion of Space) was released, that the final novel of the tetralogy, The Queen of the Legion, was delivered. Taking place several generations later than the earlier books, The Queen of the Legion tells the story of Jil Gyrel, the only woman to take center stage in a Legion epic. A lonely child growing up in the backwater Hawkshead Nebula, Jil's life takes a decided turn for the worse at age 7, when her starship-pilot father disappears on a mission, her mother remarries,... Read More June 5th, 2014. Sandy Ferber´s rating: 4 \| Jack Williamson \| SFF Reviews \| no comments The Humanoids — (1949-1980) Publisher: “To serve and obey, and guard men from harm” on the far planet Wing IV, a brilliant scientist creates the humanoids — sleek black androids programmed to serve humanity. But are they perfect servants — or perfect masters? Slowly the humanoids spread throughout the galaxy, threatening to stifle all human endeavor. Only a hidden group of rebels can stem the humanoid tide … if it’s not already too late. First published in Astounding Science Fiction during the magazine’s heyday, The Humanoids — science fiction grand master Jack Williamson’s finest novel — has endured for fifty years as a classic on the theme of natural versus artificial life. The Humanoids: A great novel The Humanoids by Jack Williamson The late 1940s was a period of remarkable creativity for future sci-fi Grand Master Jack Williamson. July '47 saw the release of his much-acclaimed short story "With Folded Hands" in the pages of Astounding Science-Fiction, followed by the tale's two-part serialized sequel, And Searching Mind, in that influential magazine's March and April 1948 issues. Darker Than You Think, Williamson's great sci-fi/fantasy/horror hybrid, was released later in 1948, and 1949 saw the publication of And Searching Mind in hardcover form, and retitled The Humanoids. "With Folded Hands" had been a perfect(ly downbeat) short story that introduced us to the Humanoids, sleek black robots invented by a technician named Sledge on planet Wing IV. The ro... Read More July 29th, 2014. Sandy Ferber´s rating: 4.5 \| Jack Williamson \| SFF Reviews \| no comments The Humanoid Touch: A marvelous sequel The Humanoid Touch by Jack Williamson In Jack Williamson's classic short story "With Folded Hands" (1947), the inventor of the Humanoids — sleek black robots whose credo is "To Serve And Obey, And Guard Men From Harm," even if that means stifling mankind's freedoms — makes an unsuccessful attempt to destroy the computer plexus on planet Wing IV that is keeping the many millions of units functioning. In the author's classic sequel, the novel The Humanoids (1949), another unsuccessful stab is made, 90 years later, by a "rhodomagnetics" engineer and a small group of ESP-wielding misfits, to stop the Humanoids (which now number in the billions) and their campaign of relentless and smothering benevolence. And in Williamson's much belated follow-up, 1980's The Humanoid Touch, we flash forward a good 1,000 years or so, to... Read More August 4th, 2014. Sandy Ferber´s rating: 4 \| Jack Williamson \| SFF Reviews \| 2 comments Golden Blood: Durand of Arabia Golden Blood by Jack Williamson I’d like to tell you about a terrific book that I have just finished reading. In it, a 2,000-year-old Arabian woman, living her immortal existence in the heart of an extinct volcano after being endowed by a mysterious force of nature, waits patiently for the reincarnation of her dead lover to reappear to her. “Hold on,” I can almost hear you saying. “I know that book … that’s She!” And if that is indeed your reaction, a gold star for you, my friend, for being familiar with one of the most classic, and indeed seminal, works of fantasy literature of the past 150 years. But no, it is not to H. Rider Haggard’s 1886 classic that I refer to here, but rather to a work that came out almost a full half century later: Read More January 31st, 2018. Sandy Ferber´s rating: 4.5 \| Jack Williamson \| Stand-Alone \| SFF Reviews \| 7 comments Darker Than You Think: A mighty gripping read Darker Than You Think by Jack Williamson Jack Williamson's Darker Than You Think is a one-shot horror-novel excursion for this science fiction Grand Master, but has nonetheless been described as not only the author's finest work, but also one of the best treatments of the werewolf in modern literature. It has been chosen for inclusion in David Pringle's overview volume Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels ("a relatively disciplined and thoughtful work," Pringle writes, in comparing it to the author's earlier space operas) as well as in Jones & Newman's Read More July 8th, 2013. Sandy Ferber´s rating: 5 \| Jack Williamson \| Horror, Stand-Alone \| SFF Reviews, We Love This! \| no comments Dragon’s Island: Part noir, part jungle adventure, all great fun Dragon’s Island by Jack Williamson The five-year period from 1948 – ’52 was one of superlative productivity for future sci-fi Grand Master Jack Williamson. Although he’d already written some 75 short stories since his first sale at age 20, in 1928 (“The Metal Men,” in the December issue of editor Hugo Gernsback’s Amazing Stories magazine), that five-year stretch saw him produce some of his most fondly remembered longer pieces: the novels Darker Than You Think (1948), The Humanoids (1949), The Cometeers (1950), Read More August 10th, 2017. Sandy Ferber´s rating: 4 \| Jack Williamson \| Stand-Alone \| SFF Reviews \| 1 comment The Trial of Terra: Fun and amusing The Trial of Terra by Jack Williamson Jack Williamson's The Trial of Terra made its initial appearance in 1962, as one of those cute little Ace paperbacks (D-555, for all you collectors out there). The book is what's known as a "fix-up novel," meaning that parts of the book had appeared as short stories years earlier, and then skillfully cobbled together by the author later on to form a seamless whole. Despite this, the book is a stand-alone novel in the Williamson canon, with no relation to any of the other books in the author's substantial oeuvre. The Trial of Terra tells a very interesting story, and one that might strike my fellow Trekkers as a bit familiar. It seems that there has been a galactic Quarantine Service in effect for many millennia, its job being to ensure that no planet makes first con... Read More September 4th, 2014. Sandy Ferber´s rating: 4 \| Jack Williamson \| Stand-Alone \| SFF Reviews \| no comments The Legion of Time: Highly recommended for all fans of red-blooded, Golden Age sci-fi The Legion of Time by Jack Williamson The Legion of Time consists of two novellas that Jack Williamson wrote in the late 1930s, neither of which have anything to do with his wholly dissimilar LEGION OF SPACE novels of that same period. Both of these novellas are written in the wonderfully pulpy prose that often typified Golden Age sci-fi, and both are as colorful, fast moving and action packed as any fan could want. That elusive "sense of wonder" that authors of the era strove for seemed to come naturally for Williamson, and if the style is a bit crude by today's standards and the descriptions a tad fuzzy at times, the author's hypercreative imagination more than compensates. The first novella in this volume is "The Legion of Time" itself, which first appeared in the May, June and July 1938 issues of Astounding Science-Fiction, scant months after John W. Campbell, Jr. began his legendary career there as editor. It is in some res... Read More June 16th, 2014. Sandy Ferber´s rating: 4 \| Jack Williamson \| SFF Reviews \| 4 comments Dreadful Sleep: Some kind of ultimate pulp mash-up Dreadful Sleep by Jack Williamson At the end of my recent review of Jack Williamson’s 1933 novel Golden Blood, which initially appeared as a six-part serial in the pages of Weird Tales magazine, I mentioned that the author had later placed another serial in that same pulp publication, and that I meant to seek it out. Well, I am here to tell you MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! That later serial, Dreadful Sleep, was a three-part affair in the March - May 1938 issues (although it didn’t cop any front-cover illustrations, as had Golden Blood, the great Virgil Finlay did contribute drawings for the interior spreads), and I was happy to lay my hands on what I had thought was the novel’s only subsequen... Read More March 28th, 2018. Sandy Ferber´s rating: 4.5 \| Jack Williamson \| Stand-Alone \| SFF Reviews \| 6 comments The Stonehenge Gate: Jack Williamson’s final novel The Stonehenge Gate by Jack Williamson What do you plan to do when you're 97 years old? Me? If I'm fortunate enough to attain to that ripe old age, I suppose I will be eating pureed Gerber peaches and watching Emma Peel reruns on my TV set in the nursing home ... IF I'm lucky. For sci-fi Grand Master Jack Williamson, the age of 97 meant another novel, his 50th or so, in a writing career that stretched back 77 years (!), to his first published story, "The Metal Man," in 1928. Sadly, the novel in question, 2005's The Stonehenge Gate, would be the author's last, before his passing in November 2006. Impressively, the novel is as exciting, lucid, readable and awe inspiring as anything in Williamson's tremendous oeuvre. Few authors had as long and productive a career as Jack Williamson, and I suppose it really is true what they say regarding practice... Read More September 23rd, 2014. Sandy Ferber´s rating: 4 \| Jack Williamson \| Stand-Alone \| SFF Reviews \| 3 comments Thoughtful Thursday: Rename this horrible cover! Time for another "Rename This Horrible Cover" contest! This story by Jack Williamson was recently reviewed by Sandy. Apparently, the story is not nearly as bad as the art. But we feel like the cover needs a new title. Can you suggest one? The creator of the title we like best wins a book from our stacks. Got a suggestion for a horrible cover that needs renaming? Plea... Read More April 12th, 2018. FanLit \| Jack Williamson \| Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday \| 22 comments The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories: Humane science fiction The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories edited by Tom Shippey I read Tom Shippey's other excellent collection, The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories some time ago, so it was only a matter of time before I sought out this one. Like its stablemate, The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories consists of a chronological collection of stories from a variety of authors with an introduction by the editor. I was struck by the idea of "fabril" literature, which is discussed in the introduction: a form of literature in which the "smith" is central. Certainly, a great deal of early science fiction in particular involves a clever engineer solving some sort of problem, and I'm sure many careers in engineering and the sciences have been launched in this way. I'd say that there is some tendency, though, as the genre matures, for technology to become the problem and human factors the solutio... Read More February 2nd, 2016. Mike Reeves-McMillan (GUEST) \| Arthur C. Clarke, Brian W. Aldiss, Bruce Sterling, C.L. Moore, Clifford D. Simak, Cordwainer Smith, David Brin, Frederik Pohl, Gene Wolfe, George R.R. Martin, H.G. Wells, Harry Harrison, Henry Kuttner, J.G. Ballard, Jack Williamson, James Blish, James H. Schmitz, John W. Campbell, Larry Niven, Rudyard Kipling, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Ursula K. Le-Guin, Walter M. Miller, William Gibson \| Short Fiction \| SFF Reviews \| 1 comment Science Fiction Super Pack #1: A generally above-average anthology Science Fiction Super Pack #1 edited by Warren Lapine Like the companion fantasy volume, Science Fiction Super Pack #1, edited by Warren Lapine, only has one story I didn't think was good, and it's a piece of Lovecraft fanfiction. H.P. Lovecraft's overwrought prose doesn't do much for me even when Lovecraft himself writes it, and much less so when it's attempted by imitators. And Lovecraft's stories at least have something frightening that happens in them; these two stories (in this volume and the other) only have visions of aspects of the Mythos and crazy people ranting, which isn't scary or interesting. Everything else was good, occasionally even amazing. Again like the fantasy volume, it more or less alternates between recent stories by... Read More February 16th, 2016. Mike Reeves-McMillan (GUEST) \| Alfred Bester, Brenda Clough, C.L. Moore, Carole McDonnell, Edgar Pangborn, Edmond Hamilton, Frederik Pohl, H. Beam Piper, Harry Harrison, Isaac Asimov, Jack Williamson, Leigh Brackett, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Philip Jose Farmer, Philip K. Dick, Poul Anderson, R.A. Lafferty, Ray Bradbury, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Theodore Sturgeon, Walter M. Miller \| Short Fiction \| SFF Reviews \| 2 comments Science fiction by Frederik Pohl and Jack Williamson Undersea — (1954-1958) With Jack Williamson. An omnibus edition is available. Publisher: When Jim Eden’s uncle, the inventor of a valuable undersea device, disappears while testing a new undersea mining process, Eden heads for the undersea mining colony to investigate on his own. Starchild — (1964-1969) With Jack Williamson. An omnibus edition is available. Publisher: Earth in the near future is governed by the Plan of Man — a complex set of laws enforced by a worldwide computerized security network, necessary for the survival of humankind. Or, so the authorities say. But one man knows better… The mysterious being, Starchild, threatens to extinguish the Earth’s sun and destroy its ruler, the Plan of Man. The Saga of Cuckoo — (1975) With Jack Williamson. An omnibus edition is available. Publisher: Ben Pertin traveled the galaxy on life-and-death missions — but never left Earth! Stand-alones: Land’s End — (1988) Publisher: When Comet Sicara brushed near enough to strip the ozone layer form the Earth’s atmosphere, civilization effectively ended–in fact, life on Earth was nearly extinguished. But the underwater cities survived, and some heavily protected land enclaves as well. When the “ozone summer” years were ending, submarine captain Ron Tregarth rediscovered his lost love, Graciela Navarro. but their triumph against all odds was only the beginning, for the alien known as the Eternal stood between them and threatened to destroy all they held dearest. The Eternal’s goal was to absorb the minds of every living thing, to create a death-in-life to enslave the planet. The Singers of Time — (1991) Library Journal: A race of turtle-like creatures conquers Earth, imposing a gentler set of values on humankind, outlawing destructive technology, and denying the validity of human scientific theories. When their home planet disappears into a black hole, however, the aliens’ only hope for the future hinges on the possibility that humanity’s flawed sciences might contain a glimmer of truth. Two veteran sf authors combine their strengths to produce a novel that both explains and explores the ”mysteries” of modern science. CLICK HERE FOR MORE TITLES BY FREDERIK POHL. CLICK HERE FOR MORE TITLES BY JACK WILLIAMSON.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1924
__label__wiki	0.882166	0.882166	f.O.N.T WORDS + IDEAS b-Guided: Sam Neil A chat about wine, milk and celebrity with actor Sam Neil. The drive from Queenstown to Sam Neill’s Two Paddocks vineyard takes you through some of the country’s most spectacular landscapes and back at least a half a century. I arrive at the Redbank property almost 20 minutes late, thanks to road delays at the Nevis Bluff. There is a 1947 Chevrolet truck parked in the shingle drive. The gold tinge of the leaves betray what could otherwise be mistaken for a full summer day. Vines stretch out towards the valley while lavender bushes and fruit trees rise up the gentle slope to the damn. Two Paddocks manager Mark Field greets me and leads me into the office. Sam is bent over a desk and turns to greet me quickly. “I’m terribly busy,” he says, “We get up at dawn and go to bed exhausted.” When he turns back, I see that he is writing a postcard. His humour is as dry as the sun-scorched Central Otago hills. And so is my throat after a dusty drive through them. Sam pours me a glass of water while I pull up a chair. He speaks slowly and thoughtfully and rarely makes eye contact. We get the formalities out of the way first. It is New Zealand, so we search out our one-degree-of-separation. It doesn’t take long. “You’ve come from Lyttelton?” he asks. “Yes,” I answer. “I know your sister and your niece.” More formalities ensue. He’s pleased with the hot weather. It’s good for the vines, which are still catching up after a cool, wet summer. Sam has been in the news this morning, the New Zealand Herald reporting his opposition to cubicle dairying in the Mackenzie Country. He’s been asked to go on Saturday Morning with Kim Hill but he’s hesitant. “I’m not good at thinking on my feet and I don’t like radio because you can’t take anything back,” he says. Yet this issue is worth speaking up for. “You’ve got to put your hand up once in a while,” he says. “I don’t do it often but this proposal is infuriating. It’s dry land and it should be dry farmed if at all.” The large-scale dairying proposal includes three companies proposing to house almost 18,000 dairy cows in cubicle sheds. The hearing had just begun and Sam had put his voice to a group called the Mackenzie Guardians, which includes former poet laureate Brian Turner and artist Grahame Sydney. The group estimates that the proposal would create as much waste as Christchurch city. “The equivalent of waste from a city of 400,000 people going into that fragile ecosystem every day - to my mind, that’s vandalism. Corporate vandalism.” In its report, The Herald has referred to him as “Hollywood Star Sam Neil”, but I imagine that reference would make him wince. I ask if he sees himself as a celebrity. “Dear God, no. Why would anyone want to be that? I’m a reasonably successful non-entity. I’ve certainly never chased fame. I’ve never had a publicist.” The celebrity culture is baffling to Neill. “When I go to the dentist, I look through the magazines and I don’t know who any of those people are. Some of them look quite nice in a frock but I’ve got no idea who they are.” I suggest that New Zealand is a bit insulated from the celebrity culture but Neill disagrees. “It’s rife in New Zealand. Auckland is full of celebrities.” But not Alexandra. “Every now and then someone might toot the horn and say ‘Hi Sam’. I usually know them.” After a very busy 2009, Sam is enjoying some time off to enjoy life as a Central Otago local. “I do quite a bit of fishing,” he says. “We take a few bottles of wine, for testing purposes only. We need to find out if it drinks well at high elevations and after being carried around in your backpack all day. We also need to see if it measures up to the grandeur of the surroundings.” It would be most unacceptable to drink average quality grog amongst the spectacular landscapes of Central Otago. An appreciation of alcohol run’s in Neil’s blood. “I come from generations of fine boozers,” he says. The family business, Neill & Co, was a wine and spirit merchant. Sam’s father, Dermot Neill, was also a military man. Sam was born Nigel Neill in 1947 while his father was stationed in Northern Ireland. In 1954, the family returned to New Zealand and Dermot moved into the family business. There were several Nigel’s at school, so Nigel became nicknamed “Sam” and it stuck. So, was it a return to his boozing roots that motivated Neill to start a vineyard? No, he says, it was almost an accident. “I bought some land, planted some vines. I never had a plan, just like the rest of my life. It’s bigger than I intended.” I get the feeling his film career is also bigger than he intended. Certainly bigger than he expected. “I never had any ambitions for anything,” he says. Neill started acting at high school in Christchurch but he never had any formal education. “I always thought acting would be a cool thing to do but when I left school there was so little work. There were only half a dozen people who could make a living from acting. When I did some plays at the Downstage Theatre in my last year at uni, I was paid $30 a week and we did six performances a week. $30 plus a free dinner and it was always the same – it was always mash potatoes and beef stew.” Neill moved to Wellington and got a job at the National Film Unit. He worked as an editor, a writer, a narrator and eventually the director of documentaries. His big acting break came in 1977, when he starred in Roger Donaldson’s Sleeping Dogs. The first New Zealand film to be released in America, Sleeping Dogs caught the attention of Australian casting director Margaret Fink, who got Neill an audition for a film called My Brilliant Career. When he landed the part, Neill resigned from the Film Unit and took up acting full time, going on to star in many, many films, including Jurassic Park, The Horse Whisperer and The Piano. Not at a bad career for someone with no ambition. He is characteristically modest: “I’m still here. I think I’m durable and reasonably useful. I’m not a specialist. I’ve also had a great deal of luck. I’ve been the right places at the right time.” Though he’s been enjoying some much-deserved time off, Neill is in no sense slowing down. “I never want to hang up my boots. I can’t imagine anything worse.” The pay has improved dramatically since his days at Downstage but Neill says he also loves the camaraderie of working on a film and the experience of travelling to new locations. “I love the family feel you get from a being with a bunch of people for three to six months. And occasionally, I get to work with directors who are really fantastic and do work that I’m really proud of.” I ask what he is most proud of but he is diplomatic. “I can’t single anything out because then there are people who get upset because they haven’t been singled out.” Neill has always been a great supporter of the New Zealand film industry, most recently starring in Jonathan King’s Under the Mountain, but he says he won’t take on a role, just because it’s a New Zealand film. He has to believe in the film as well. When he’s not working, Neill splits his time between his homes in Sydney and Queenstown. But his heart is clearly here. “You’re either a hill person or a beach person and I’m a hill person but we’re lucky in New Zealand that we’ve got both in great numbers and you’re never far from one or the other.” He takes me for a tour of Redbank. Fire, his ageing and nearly-deaf Staffi, ambles along with us. The property was formerly a research station for Crop & Food. Along with the grapes, Redbank grows lavender, saffron, Echinacea, apricots, cherries, apples, pears and truffles. The lavender and saffron are commercially harvested and sold under the Two Paddocks label. Sam shows me the lavender still and I sniff a few bottles of the extracted oil. He takes me to meet Hamish, the naughty Boer goat who has been known to jump fences and eat the vines. We visit the newly hatched, free-range chooks up by the Neil Dawson floating feather sculpture and feed the pigs some rotting pears. It’s an idyllic life and it suits him – strolling around in shorts, a collared shirt and sun-hat. But vineyard life is only a part-time distraction and Sam will be back on the road again when the next project presents. “There is always stuff in the pipeline,” he says. “There are a few things I’d like to do that still haven’t got funding and there are a few things that have got funding that I’m not sure if I’d like to do.” In the mean time, there is jam to make and the harvest around the corner followed by, no doubt, more rigorous product testing. (c) Kris Herbert. Originally published in b-guided magazine 2010. Kris Herbert is an award-winning freelance journalist with 24 years experience (she started writing for the local rag when she was 16 - you do the maths). Over the years, Kris has written about everything from hard science to soft toys. She's travelled to Antarctica, Alabama and many places beginning with other letters of the alphabet. Kris was born in California but has spent the last few decades in Lyttelton, outside of Christchurch, New Zealand. kris@font.net.nz Read by date Read by tag Idealog NZ Geographic Woman Today	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1931
__label__wiki	0.917766	0.917766	Dozens displaced after overnight fire at Crystal Lake apartment Government research shows pot use in pregnancy has doubled among U.S. women Cannabis is displayed at Essence Vegas Cannabis Dispensary before the midnight start of recreational marijuana sales on June 30, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Posted Jun 18 2019 03:50PM CDT Updated Jun 18 2019 05:07PM CDT (AP) - Pot use in pregnancy has doubled among U.S. women and is most common during the first trimester, government research shows. Overall, 7% of pregnant women, or 1 in 14, said they used marijuana in the past month. That's from a nationally representative health survey in 2016-17 and compares with a little over 3% in 2002-03. Some studies have linked marijuana use during pregnancy with increased chances of premature birth and low birthweight. Animal studies have linked high doses early in pregnancy with fetal brain abnormalities, but whether typical use in humans poses similar risks is unknown, said Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. "Because we don't know exactly how harmful it is, it's better to err on the side of caution," said Volkow, one of the authors of the government study. Marijuana use during pregnancy "is not worth the risk," she said Tuesday. The study was presented at a medical meeting Tuesday and published online in the Journal of the American Medical Association. First trimester use jumped from almost 6% to 12%. Many women may have used pot before they learned they were pregnant, or used it to ease morning sickness, although few women said a doctor had recommended it, Volkow said. Among women who weren't pregnant, the rate of marijuana use increased from almost 7% to nearly 12%, or 1 in 8. The results are based on health surveys involving nearly half a million U.S. women who were questioned during a period when rising numbers of states legalized marijuana for medical or recreational use. It's legal in 10 states for both uses but remains illegal federally. A separate study on marijuana use among pregnant Canadian women, published in the same journal, adds to evidence suggesting that pot use in pregnancy may lead to premature birth. A journal editorial notes that like similar previous studies, the Canadian research can't rule out whether other factors that may have contributed. The editorial warned against relying on imperfect data to make judgments about potential harms from marijuana use and said more rigorous research is needed. Volkow said U.S. government restrictions on marijuana research are "very much an issue" and have hampered efforts to answer fundamental questions about pot use. By Colleen Killingsworth, Kelly Taylor Hayes Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has died, the court confirmed. He was 99. When he retired from the Supreme Court on June 29, 2010, he had served for 34 years and six months, making him the second-oldest serving justice in the history of the court, and the third-longest serving Supreme Court justice in history. Had he served just three days more, he would have tied for the second-longest serving justice in history. Stevens was known during his tenure on the Supreme Court to be one of the more liberal voices, even though Stevens said, “I don't think of myself as a liberal at all ,” in a 2007 interview with the New York Times . By Gabrielle Moreira West Virginia State Police are warning people that there’s a new drug trend happening in the area – people are using wasp spray as an alternative to methamphetamine. State police believe the wasp spray contributed to three overdoses within the last week, according to WRGB-TV . “We’re seeing this here on the streets in Boone County,” Sgt. Charles Sutphin told WRGB-TV. “People are making a synthetic type methamphetamine out of wasp spray.” ‘Started spreading up my leg': Woman gets flesh-eating bacteria after swimming at beach By Kelly Taylor Hayes A woman said she contracted a flesh-eating bacteria that made it difficult to walk after briefly swimming at a beach in Virginia. On June 29, Amanda Edwards said she went into the water at Ocean View Beach in Norfolk “for about 10 minutes” to cool off. Two days later, Edwards noticed a red bump on her leg, which eventually got bigger. She also developed a headache and an upset stomach. Schwarber's homer in 10th gives Cubs 4-3 win over Reds Man tried to lure child in South Chicago: police Vehicle hits pole, splits in half in Little Village	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1932
__label__cc	0.706667	0.293333	Notre Dame is a symbol, and like all symbols it is unassailable. Notre Dame is a symbol, and like all symbols it is unassailable. Therefore, the cathedral of Notre Dame should be reconstructed as it was before the fateful fire on the 15th of April 2019.French President Emmanuel Macron announced the reconstruction of the building in under 5 years, and after the study, large architecture studios launched their design proposals, using modern materials. At Fran Canós Studio, we believe that this is a terrible error, because it would break the consistency of the cathedral as a whole. Imagine that after an accident, part of Las Meninas by Velázquez was burned. It would be an error to reconstruct it by applying another style of painting, for example, cubism. Formal study During the fire, the whole world held its breath for the preservation of the cathedral, leading to this project. At Fran Canós Studio, we believe that the cathedral must be reconstructed exactly as it was before the fire, applying a framework of natural stone on the upper covering, as a symbol of protection after the fateful fire.This new design is created from a buttress connected on the exterior of the current walls, and will rise above the new covering, with a fully curved geometry, crisscrossing to generate a Romanesque cross at each connection. This design pushes the limits of the appearance and structure of natural stone. It is a modern challenge, where design and science are once again combined, as in the creation of Notre Dame in 1163. The aim of this study is to respectfully recreate the cathedral of Notre Dame as it was before the fire, and to apply the encompassing design, using ancient materials and modern techniques, to even further exalt the famous cathedral, as Viollet-le-Duc did with the spire in 1844. info@francanosstudio.com +34 656 88 43 99 - C/José Bartrina, 32, 12520 Nules (Castellón)	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1933
__label__wiki	0.64697	0.64697	hasan bin sabbah and the secret order of hashishins disinfo.com by Wes Moore (alephegeis@disinfo.net) - March 22, 2001 Hassan-I-Sabbah . . . the only spiritual leader with anything to say in the Space Age. ~~ William S. Burroughs Nothing is True, Everything is Permissible. ~~ Hasan bin Sabbah The story of Hasan bin Sabbah is a tale of sex, drugs, myth, and murder. A secluded mountain fortress, a paradisial garden, poison dipped daggers, and covert political maneuverings are the ingredients of this alchemical mixture, which is undoubtedly one of the most intriguing true stories ever told. Hasan bin Sabbah - businessman, scholar, heresiarch, mystic, murderer, ascetic, and political revolutionary - was born in Persia (Iran) around 1034. As a child, the man who would one day claim to be the incarnation of God on earth (probably just another way of saying he was Enlightened) was a diligent student of theology. Supposedly, Hasan was schoolmates with Nizamul Mulk (the future vizier to the sultan of Persia) and Omar Khayyam (the great poet/astronomer/mathematician). These three future luminaries made a pact whereas, if one of them reached a position of power and influence, he would assist his companions. As a young man, Hasan traveled to Egypt, where he remained for a year and a half. Here he was taught at the illustrious Abode of Learning in Cairo, which was a Shiite training center (the Shiites are a branch within the Islamic community, they broke off from the mainstream Sunnis after a dispute over who should succeed the prophet Muhammad). At the Abode, students were taught to question Islamic dogma, to the point where their only source of the truth lied in the teachings of their all-powerful instructors. The students had to ascend through nine degrees, until finally they were taught the Ultimate Truth: that the world is created through actions, and beliefs are powerless distractions used to enslave the masses. This system would later serve as the model for the organizational structure of the Hashishins . . . Hasan ran into trouble in Egypt, however, after a controversy arose over who should succeed the Fatimid caliph. The Fatimids, who ruled Egypt at the time, were the heads of the Ismailis, a sect of Islam that separated from the mainstream Shiites. Before the Fatimid caliph died, he appointed his youngest son to take over the dynasty, because his oldest son died before he did. This infuriated Sabbah, who believed the descendant of the caliph's oldest son, Nizar, was the rightful heir to the throne. Sabbah was imprisoned in Egypt for supporting Nizar, but, as luck would have it, the prison wall collapsed and he fled to Persia. While searching for a permanent residence, Hasan found a secluded fortress high in the mountains of Qazwin. This castle, called Alamut ("the eagle's nest") was the ideal stronghold for Hasan's new sect, the Nizari Ismailites (who later called themselves the "Hashishins"). Alamut was positioned in a central location, and so was an excellent hub from which Hasan could spread Ismaili propaganda. Hasan went about securing Alamut using subtle trickery and persuasion. Whilst bargaining with the owner of Alamut, he requested only a portion of land that could be covered by the skin of a cow. The owner agreed, not realizing how clever and resourceful Hasan could be. Hasan proceeded to divide a cow's hide into such thin layers that he was able to cover the entire surface area of the fortress. The owner was forced to live up to his end of the bargain, and Hasan now had a stronghold from which he could extend his influence throughout the Mideast and, indeed, the history of Western civilization. When word reached Nizamul Mulk (the childhood friend) of Hasan's securing of Alamut, he grew so inflamed with jealousy and rage that he sent an army to siege the fortress, a plot that failed miserably. For this, Hasan had Mulk killed by a dagger into the heart. So much for the pact. Within Alamut, Hasan built the legendary "Garden of Earthly Delights", which would play an important role in the initiatic rites of the Hashishins (also called the "Assassins"). The garden lay in a beautiful valley nestled between two high mountains. Here he had imported exotic plants, birds, and animals from all over the world. Surrounding the garden were luxurious palaces of marble and gold, decorated with beautiful paintings and fine silk furniture. Streams of milk, wine, and honey flowed throughout this earthly paradise, while fountains gushed with wine and pure spring water. The initiate, after being knocked out by a powerful potion mixed with hashish, would be carried into the garden. When he awoke from his slumber, he would be greeted by a host beautiful teenage girls (houris), who sang and danced and played lovely instruments for him. As he drifted into an ecstatic daze, the girls would go to work on the initiate, giving him a full-body tongue massage, while one girl performed oral sex on him. Eventually, the bedazzled young man would climax into the girl's mouth "as softly and slowly and blissfully as a single snowflake falling." (Robert Anton Wilson, from Prometheus Rising) No wonder Hasan could demand absolute loyalty from his followers, no questions asked . . . This was only a small part of Hasan's system, which was divided into seven degrees. The Hashishins combined both the exoteric (communicated, "God's Law") and esoteric (subjective, mystical) doctrines of Islam. Sabbah was a noted alchemist, and a student of Sufism, so part of the initiatic curriculum for the future Hashishins involved mastering occult methods for reaching higher planes of consciousness. Of course, they were also taught how to properly kill a man using poison or a dagger. Initiates were trained to learn multiple languages, as well as the dress and manners of merchants, monks and soldiers. Moreover, they were taught to fake beliefs and devotion to every major religion of that era. In this way, an Assassin could pretend to be anyone from a well-to-do merchant to a Sufi mystic, a Christian, or a common soldier. The Hashishin Order was set up much like your traditional bureaucratic organization. At the top of the hierarchy sat Hasan, the Old Man of the Mountain, who preached absolute devotion to a transcendental God. Below him were the grand priories (enlightened mystics), the propagandists, and finally the fidais, who were the lowest ranking Hashishins. The fidais were self-sacrificers (called "the destroying angels") who were willing to commit any atrocity their master demanded of them, including suicide. They dressed in white tunics with red sashes: colours that represented innocence and blood. As the Hashishins gained power and influence, the sultan of Persia grew agitated. He decided to send troops to storm Alamut, which, like the similar attack attempted by his vizier, was a pathetic failure. Hasan had the sultan poisoned, and after his death the kingdom of Persia split into warring factions, which made the Assassins the most cohesive and powerful group in Persia for many years. During this time the Assassins turned murder into an artform, mastering the many fatal uses of the dagger (which they often dipped in poison). But these were intellectuals, not mindless murderous brutes by any means, so their favorite means of extending influence was through spreading propaganda. They would often gain support from powerfully positioned women and children by impressing them with fantastic dresses, jewels, and toys. Also, they were known to kidnap some of the most distinguished minds of the Mideast and use them as teachers in the school or as advisors in worldly affairs. It didn't take long before most of Persia was Ismaili. As for the man responsible for all this madness, Hasan bin Sabbah, he was something of a mystery. After securing Alamut, Hasan lived the remainder of his life holed up in his room. It is said that he left his living quarters only twice in this period. He was an ascetic, a mystic, who wrote a number of important theological treatises. This might seem counter-intuitive, but the reason Hasan was so ambitious (and resorted to such extreme measures) is because he was a deeply devoted believer in the Ismaili faith, not because of selfish greed or megalomania. In fact, Hasan may well have been a direct descendant of the Imam genealogy, but he refused to use this to his advantage, saying "I would rather be the Imam's chosen servant than his unworthy son." Within Alamut, convivialities like drinking and playing musical instruments were strictly forbidden. This was a vacuum tight operation, and Hasan demanded unwavering attention and devotion from his followers. He was so severe, in fact, that he had his only two sons executed: one for drinking, the other for committing a senseless murder. Hasan died in 1124, at the age of 90. Having killed his only two potential heirs, he appointed two of his generals to succeed him. One took over the mystical elements of the order, while the other controlled the military and political affairs. During this time the Seljuq Dynasty once again took control in Persia. The new sultan made a pact with the Assassins, whereby the Assassins were given autonomy in exchange for reducing their military forces. The Hashishins persisted for over 100 years after Sabbah's death, but Alamut was finally sieged and conquered in 1256 by Halaku Khan, son of Ghengis Khan. His chief minister was ordered to write a complete history of the Assassins (based on the records in the Alamut library) and this is where most of the historical data about the order comes from. Though some have questioned the historical validity of the Assassin's hashish use, it is stated clearly as fact in this carefully researched history. Also, in this book, it is written that the Assassins did not eat hash to relax themselves before going on a murderous rampage, as is popularly believed, but rather would consume the drug before going to the garden one last time, just prior to their suicide mission. After the fall of Alamut, most of the remaining Assassins were forced underground, where they would await word that the order was back in business. To this day, the Nizari Ismailis (who dropped the title "Hashishins") still persist. They are led by one Aga Khan, whose progressive, globalist rhetoric sounds strangely similar to the utopian worldview of Buckminster Fuller. The secret order that Hasan bin Sabbah created had a significant impact on all subsequent cults and secret societies. During the Crusades, the Hashishins fought both for and against the Crusaders, whichever suited their agenda. As a result, the Crusaders brought back to Europe the Assassins' system, which would be passed down and mimicked by numerous secret societies in the West. The Templars, the Society of Jesus, Priory de Sion, the Freemasons, the Rosicrucians, etc. all owe their organizational efficiency to Hasan. In fact, the Illuminati had their origins in the mystical aspect of the Hashishin order, although most equate the Illuminati with the Bavarian Illuminati, which was a revised version of the Hashishin system¡¦ (Tim O'Neill analyzes, in-depth, the influence of the Assassins in Adam Parfrey's Apocalypse Culture) Our modern day "assassination cults" (the FBI, the CIA, etc.) have incorporated many of the Hashishins' techniques into their methodologies. In a CIA training manual titled "A Study of Assassination", you find traces of the Assassins influence throughout. Hasan Sabbah is even mentioned in the document, which is a must read if there ever was one. Hasan has also served as an inspiration in the artistic and literary realms. The Magick Realism of Hasan's world is particularly appealing to romanticists, both classic and modern. In Samuel Taylor Coleridge's classic poem "Kubla Khan", he writes about a damsel with a dulcimer (an houri?) singing of the mythical Mount Abora. As everyone knows, Coleridge wrote "Kubla Khan" immediately after waking from an opium dream. The book he was reading when he fell asleep (Purchas his Pilgrimage) describes in detail the legend of Hasan and his earthly paradise. He calls Alamut "Amhara". Could Amhara = Abora? Could the Pleasure Dome be a metaphor for the legendary garden? Quite possibly. It should be noted that the poem's namesake, Kubla Khan, was Ghengis Khan's cousin, and the man who finally overtook Alamut was Ghengis' brother. The Beatnik generation writers and artists considered the Hashishins a near revelation. The groundbreaking author/painter Brion Gysin, who mentions Hasan in many of his "cut-up" poems, was introduced to Sabbah by composer/novelist Paul Bowles. Gysin subsequently told friend and collaborator William S. Burroughs about the Hashishins. Burroughs went on to write a brilliant poem called "The Last Words of Hasan Sabbah", which condemns modern covert terrorist organizations (intelligence agencies and big businesses) for being dishonorable. Ambient composer Bill Laswell released an album titled Hashisheen: End of the Law (1999), which features spoken word tales about the Assassins from the likes of Hakim Bey, Genesis P-Orridge, Iggy Pop and others. Laswell also collaborated with Coil on a track called "Assassins of Hakim Bey", a blend of Arabic ambiance looped over with a spoken word rendition (by Bey, I think) of Marco Polo's famous description of Alamut. Hakim Bey, who is something of a modern day Sabbah, has written many tracts about the Hashishins, including a section in the classic Temporary Autonomous Zone. Bey uses the Assassins as a model for the types of personalities needed to create and sustain a TAZ, saying "Each who enter the realm of the Imam-of-one's-own-being becomes a sultan of inverted revelation, a monarch of abrogation and apostasy." Hasan bin Sabbah should serve as the ideal archetype for future revolutionaries. As money becomes the sole (and not to mention spectral) representation of power, governments gradually decline in effectiveness, and the Invisible Hand becomes the only force pushing us along. Secret societies like the Hashishins, self-protected and pursuing its own agendas, would thrive in our environment. And let's face it, those guys were having a lot more fun than we are. It will be interesting to see if anyone out there has the chutzpah to create their own Garden of Earthly Delights. of the Assassins by Peter Lamborn Wilson Hakim Bey, writing under his real name, provides an excellent history of Hasan and the Assassins, and offers his usual ingenious insights. New Dawn is one of the best magazines on the market, I strongly suggest bookmarking this site. The Last Words of Hassan Sabbah A brilliant poem by William S. Burroughs condemning big money corporations and sneaky governments. "Liars! Cowards! . . . You will never use the name of Hassan Sabbah ?William Burroughs to cover you green shit deals with crab men." The CIA Training Manual: A Study of Assassination Frightening and hysterical at the same time, the CIA's assassin training manual incorporates some of the techniques and practices of the Assassin order. "Assassination?will never be ordered or authorized by any U.S. Headquarters, though the latter may in rare instances agree to its execution by members of an associated foreign service." HA! Just don't shoot yourself in the foot. Everyone should read this! It will blow you away, so to speak . . . The Old Man of the Mountains by Arkon Daraul A chapter from Daraul's excellent book A History of Secret Societies (New York: Citadel Press, 1961). Tons of information here, though some say Daraul is an unreliable source. The Latter Days of The Assassins by Arkon Daraul Another chapter from Daraul's book, this one looks at the evolution and eventual decline of the Assassins after Sabbah's death. Aga Khan Development Network The modern day leader of the Assassins isn't out to hurt anybody. In fact, he's a world-renowned humanitarian and progressive thinker. Check out the official homepage for his institute, The Aga Khan Development Network, which sets out to improve the living conditions in societies where Muslims have a significant presence, although it is not a religious organization. One of the better Brion Gysin websites, this one includes biographical information, an interview, links, and some stuff about the dream machine. The Pipes of Pan at Jajouka Some truly inspiring music from the foothills of Morocco, these guys will definitely get you into the spirit of Islam and especially the Assassins. The Jajouka masters were "discovered" by Paul Bowles and Brion Gysin in the 1950s. The Assassins A brief history of Hasan and the Assassins from Phillip K. Hitti's The Book of Grass: An Anthology on Indian Hemp. A riveting dialogue between William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin. "Who is Brion Gysin? The only authentic heir to Hassan-I-Sabbah, the Old Man of the Mountain? Certainly that. Through his painting I caught glimpses of the Garden that the Old Man showed to his Assassins. The Garden cannot be faked." (Burroughs) Death of Hasan bin Sabbah Delves a little deeper into the personality of Hasan bin Sabbah, with some telling insights into the real motives of the Assassins. They were far more business-like than you might have imagined. Hasan-I-Sabbah at Alamut.com Probably the most historically accurate portrayal of Hasan on the Internet, this writer refutes some of the "myths" surrounding Hasan's story. Great site as well. Islam and Eugenics More great writing from Hakim Bey: here he looks at the history of Islam in America, and mentions the "Day of Resurrection" apocalyptic doctrine of the Assassins to support his thesis. This is a great site, complete with most of Hakim Bey's writings, including the complete texts of Temporary Autonomous Zone and Millennium. The Assassins: Origins of the Nizari Ismailis A comprehensive study of the Assassins using quotes from various sources. A bio of the great mathematician and astronomer, who supposedly made a pact in grade school with Hasan that if either became powerful, he would help the other out. Looks like they didn't need any help, however. The Coleridge Connection Posted in an email discussion at the Killdevilhill Literary Café, Wilson Brissett explores the possibility that Samuel Taylor Coleridge's romantic masterpiece "Kubla Khan" was in fact inspired by Hasan's secret garden. Good food for thought, if nothing else. Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Was Coleridge's classic romantic poem "Kubla Khan" inspired by his studies of Hasan and the Hashishins? Check out the poem and judge for yourself. Sufism - Sufis - Sufi Orders An excellent resource database for any newcomer to Sufi philosophy. Complete with the basic facts about Sufism and brief overviews of the key personalities and sects of Sufism. Encyclopedia Britannica: The Fatimid Dynasty A brief overview of The Fatimid Dynasty from Encyclopedia Britannica. Includes hyperlinks to related entries. Encyclopedia Britannica: Hasan-e-Sabbah A brief overview of Hasan from the Encyclopedia Britannica. Includes hyperlinks to related entries. Encyclopedia Britannica: Seljuq Dynasty A brief overview of the Seljuq Dynasty who ruled Persia (Iran) in Hasan's time. Important for understanding the historical context of the Assassins. Encyclopedia Britannica: Isma'lite Learn all about the Ismailite sect of Islam, which spawned the subsect that would later become the Assassins. Hashisheen: End of the Law A track listing and overview of Bill Laswell's awesome CD Hashisheen: End of the Law (1999). Texts compiled by Hakim Bey with spoken word by Bey, Genesis P-Orridge, Patti Smith, and Iggy Pop. One of the best "diamond in the rough" albums out there. Napster: Assassins of Hakim Bey The only place I know of where you can download Assassins of Hakim Bey, a collaboration between Coil and Bill Laswell featuring a spoken word rendition of Marco Polo's description of Hasan's garden. Great stuff. (Try Gnutella if Napster is already down.) 5th Grader's Poem Check out this delightful poem about Hasan written by a 5th grader in the northwestern US. This kid gives Burroughs a run for his money. Seriously . . . Disinformation Dossier on The Illuminati Check out the Disinformation dossier on The Illuminati. Disinformation Dossier on Paul Bowles Check out the Disinformation dossier on Paul Bowles. Disinformation Dossier on William S. Burroughs Check out the Disinformation dossier on William S. Burroughs. Disinformation Dossier on Chaos Magick Check out the Disinformation dossier on Chaos Magick. Disinformation Dossier on Hacker Holy Wars Check out the Disinformation dossier on Hacker Holy Wars. Disinformation Dossier on The Sinai Bedouins Check out the Disinformation dossier on The Sinai Bedouins. Disinformation Dossier on Adam Parfrey Check out the Disinformation dossier on Adam Parfrey. Disinformation Dossier on Muslimgauze Check out the Disinformation dossier on Muslimgauze. Disinformation Dossier on Coil Check out the Disinformation dossier on Coil. Disinformation Dossier on Robert Anton Wilson Check out the Disinformation dossier on Robert Anton Wilson. Disinformation Dossier on Genesis P-Orridge Check out the Disinformation dossier on Genesis P-Orridge. Disinformation Dossier on The Invisibles Check out the Disinformation dossier on The Invisibles.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1936
__label__wiki	0.814854	0.814854	South Georgia Newsletter, August 2013 From South Georgia Website - Disclaimer: This newsletter is not produced by GSGSSI; it does not necessarily reflect their views. Sir Sandy Woodward Image: Mecopress. Sir Sandy Woodward, who commanded the Royal Navy Task Force that liberated South Georgia and the Falkland Islands after they were invaded by Argentina in 1982, died on August 4th aged 81. UK Prime Minister David Cameron praised Admiral Woodward as "a truly courageous and decisive leader". Known as a robust and peppery character, Sandy Woodward was on exercises in the Mediterranean in April 1982 when Argentina invaded South Georgia and the Falklands. He was put in command of the Royal Navy Task Force dispatched to retake the islands. In the lead up to these events, between 1978 and 1981 he had held the post of Director of Naval Plans, a period in which the UK Government’s Strategic Defence Review (also known as the Nott Review) was conducted. This was during Margaret Thatcher’s first term as Prime Minister and, though Woodward opposed the plans, John Nott inflicted severe cuts to the Navy of one-fifth of its destroyers and frigates; an aircraft carrier; two amphibious ships; and the intended removal of ice patrol ship HMS Endurance. The planned withdrawal of HMS Endurance from patrol in the Southern Ocean encouraged the Argentines to think Britain was less committed to protecting the British territories in the South Atlantic. After the shock of the Argentine invasion, the early liberation of South Georgia was an important first victory for the British forces. On April 25th 1982 it was to Admiral Woodward that the news of the liberation of Grytviken was relayed with the famous signal from Captain Young, “Be pleased to inform Her Majesty that the White Ensign flies alongside the Union Flag in Grytviken, South Georgia. God save the Queen.” In paying tribute to Sir Sandy Woodward, David Cameron alluded to this period of his career, “We are indebted to him for his many years of service and the vital role he played to ensure that the people of the Falkland Islands can still today live in peace and freedom." Similarly Admiral Sir George Zambellas, First Sea Lord, alluded to 1982 being Sandy Woodward’s finest hour: “Admiral Sir Sandy Woodward will always be remembered for his powerful and clear command of the Royal Navy Task Force…in 1982.” Woodward was appointed KCB in 1982 and was promoted to Admiral in 1987. Woodward’s continued service in the Navy included periods as Flag Officer Submarines and Commander Submarines Eastern Atlantic, and Deputy Chief of Defence Staff. His last appointment was as Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command (1987–89). He left the navy aged 57, but he continued his interest in the forces, amongst other things becoming Chairman of the Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel Trust. He retired to Bosham, near Chichester, West Sussex, and enjoyed sailing small boats. Sir Sandy Woodward died after a long illness. South Georgia Krill To Be Hit Hardest By Global Warming Modelling of the effects of sea temperature rises in the Southern Oceans indicates that krill in the seas around South Georgia may be the hardest hit of the region by the effects of global warming. Using statistical models, a team of researchers from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and Plymouth Marine Laboratory assessed the likely impact of projected temperature increases on the Weddell Sea, Scotia Sea and Southern Drake Passage. This region has already experienced sea surface warming of as much as 1°C over the past fifty years. Projections suggest this could rise by another 1°C by the end of the 21st century. In the early life stages krill require deep water with low acidity and a narrow range of temperatures for their eggs to successfully hatch and develop. The larvae then feed on algae on the underside of sea ice. Krill are especially sensitive to sea temperature in the areas where they grow as adults, such as around South Georgia. The adults require suitable temperatures and enough of the right type of food (larger phytoplankton) to successfully grow and reproduce. Many of these critical environmental features (temperature, acidity, sea ice and food availability) could be affected by climate change. When the scientists modelled the expected effects of increased sea temperature the most pessimistic scenarios suggested warming could reduce the area of krill growth habitat overall by up to 20%. But South Georgia, located within the area likely to be worst affected, could have a reduction in krill habitat as high as 55%. As South Georgia is home to animals such as fur seals and macaroni penguins that depend upon krill, and others, such as black-browed albatrosses, which eat substantial amounts of krill, such marked reduction in krill habitat could significantly effect their populations. Krill is fished commercially in the Southern Ocean and whilst the current catches are considerably less than than 1% of estimated biomass, there is a risk that high catches over small spatial scales could reduce the availability of krill to predators such as penguins and fur seals. Any reduction in krill availability could be particularly damaging during the breeding season. The authors of this paper suggest that improved management systems could be put in place to ensure that krill fisheries take into account both growing demand for commercial catches and climate change. The seasonal closure of the krill fishery in South Georgia waters is a good example of how predator demand for krill can be protected during the breeding season. Whilst this study uses the best available knowledge to estimates the possible impacts of climate change, it is impossible to predict the future with certainty. This study follows others which suggest that human-induced acidification and sea-ice loss are likely to affect Antarctic krill populations. Info: BAS press release. Shallow Marine – New Stamp Release The unusual souvenir sheet has one stamp from each of the three joint-issue countries: South Georgia; Ascension Island; and the Falkland Islands. The work of the Shallow Marine Surveys Group (SMSG) is being highlighted with a new issue of stamps. For this joint issue with Ascension Island and the Falkland Islands, a very unusual souvenir sheet has been produced incorporating three stamps, one from each territory. The theme of the stamps is rocky reef habitats. The species diversity and floral and faunal assemblages are extremely different in each of the three territories and the reasons for this are due to latitude, oceanography and geographical isolation in terms of distance from other islands and continental land masses. The SMSG was formed in 2006 by marine biologists and dive enthusiasts in the Falkland Islands. The group recognised that the shallow marine environment in the Falkland Islands is pristine, un-impacted by man and surprisingly diverse but almost nothing was known about it. Their initial aim was to provide species inventories for the habitats of the vast coastline, and ultimately to produce a guide book so others could enjoy the amazing sites, habitats and species that are contained within it. Since they started in 2006 over 500 species of algae and animals have been documented between the intertidal zone and 20 metres deep. These range from inconspicuous algae the thickness of a single cell to migrating whales exceeding 15 tonnes. Some species are readily distinguished at a glimpse while others require a sharp eye to determine their identity. But each contributes to the biodiversity of the shallow marine environment. SMSG’s expeditions have also brought them to South Georgia, and taken them to the tropical island of Ascension. Their work has resulted in the discovery of over 30 new species, numerous habitats and unique faunal and floral communities. The environments the group work in range from a comfortable 26°C to freezing cold conditions of less than 0°C in South Georgia, and strong winds can make seas and coastlines prohibitively rough. Exploration of the marine life in these environments therefore presents some challenges. The £1 stamp shows a crocodile fish. South Georgia is a marine biodiversity hotspot. Shallow rocky reefs provide home for a unique assemblage of Antarctic and Patagonian flora and fauna, and those with Southern Ocean-wide biogeographic distributions. Because South Georgia is geologically old, somewhat isolated from other landmasses, and surrounded by deep (3000m) neighbouring waters, it is particularly rich in “endemic” species, that is, those that live nowhere else. When exploring the subtidal rocky reefs of South Georgia, divers will discover multi-storied canopies of seaweeds, from the tall bladder kelps forming dense forests reaching the surface, to the impressively named Himantothallus grandifolius with its 50cm wide blades that extend for tens of meters along the seafloor, and a highly diverse and complex assemblage of foliose red seaweeds covering most rocky surfaces. The ubiquitous Antarctic fur seal will be curious and playful companions while exploring these underwater gardens. The 75p stamp shows an anemone. These seaweed dominated habitats support a colourful array of encrusting and mobile fauna living on the seabed and on seaweeds themselves. Visually dominant are brightly coloured sea squirts, anemones, and lace corals. In South Georgia’s fjord-like bays, beautiful overhanging walls are densely packed with primitive lampshells and massive glass “volcano” sponges that normally live hundreds of meters deep, but can be found within 20m of the surface here. The crowded assemblages include a wide variety of starfish, sea cucumbers, nudibranchs, topshells, limpets and chitons, together with the giant isopod and sea spiders that are characteristic of this part of the world. The 65p stamp shows a chiton. The marine habitats of South Georgia are potentially the most interesting in the region, yet at present they are the most poorly understood. The South Georgia area is one of the fastest warming regions in the Southern Ocean and is predicted to be one of the most affected by climate change, with the possibility of species shifting their distribution and the associated loss of biodiversity. The images used on the set of four stamps were taken as part of a multi-national research program aimed at describing and monitoring South Georgia’s marine biodiversity in light of these impacts. The £1.20 stamp shows a brittle star. There is also a sheetlet of 16 stamps and two First Day Covers. The First Day Cover of the three-country souvenir sheet will be cancelled ‘first day of issue’ in South Georgia and then forwarded for cancellations in Ascension Island and Falkland Islands. You can follow the work of SMSG on their website http://www.smsg-falklands.org and blog http://www.smsg-falklands.org/blog South Georgia stamps and First Day Covers can be bought from http://www.falklandstamps.com Reefer in Cumberland Bay. August started with three toothfish longliners and four krill trawlers operating in the South Georgia Fishing Zone. A fifth krill trawler re-joined the fleet later in August. August marks the end of the toothfish season, and two of the remaining vessels finished fishing having completed their allocated catches during the month. They then sailed to Stanley, FI, for catch verification, leaving just one longliner operating to the end of the month. Catches in both fisheries were reasonable, though there was a midmonth reduction in catches, partly due to stormy weather. Throughout the month, three different reefer vessels made four visits to anchor in Cumberland Bay and tranship with trawlers. Trawlers made seven visits to the reefers. And on August 25th a tanker entered Cumberland Bay to supply bunkers to a trawler. Another trawler was in port for a day to make repairs. German research vessel RV Polarstern, went into Stromness Bay to calibrate scientific equipment. We’re Tantalisingly Close…. The message from the South Georgia Heritage Trust (SGHT), as they launch their latest appeal to raise funds for their vast rodent eradication project, is that they are “tantalisingly close to finishing the job”. Known as the’ Habitat Restoration Project’, baiting to remove rats and mice started in 2011 and should be completed in 2015. The whole project will cost £7.5 million. The latest appeal states: “We are tantalisingly close to achieving something incredible – removing each and every invasive rat and mouse from South Georgia. Of the £7.5 million needed to complete the project in 2015, we have raised £5 million and baited 7/10th of the infested parts of the island. With your help we can raise the final £2.5 million to finish the job and send ‘Team Rat’ to South Georgia one final time to bait the remaining infested areas. Please sponsor another hectare or give as much as you can to help us over that finish line, so that together we can secure a safe future for South Georgia’s native birds.” You can see the latest appeal in full here. … How Are The Others Doing? It is now two years since aerial baiting on the Australian sub-Antarctic island of Macquarie was completed. With rabbits and rodents to deal with, some of their methods were different to those used in South Georgia and include using dogs to track any remaining rabbits or rats. The good news is that no sign of rabbits has been found since December 2011, and no live rats are being found. As a result the vegetation is recovering fast and becoming lush again; the recovering vegetation includes the intriguing megaherbs, and tussac grass. For the rats, two years is considered sufficient time to allow any survivors to build their population to a detectable level, so dogs are now being used to look for any survivors. Though the dogs find old nests, sometimes containing dead rats that have been well preserved, there are no live rats being found. Further encouraging signs are the recovery of bird life. Starlings are now roosting where rats used to like living, and a monthly bird census has noted a significant increase in the Antarctic tern population. The terns are also changing where they choose to breed, with almost half of them moving from the rock stacks to nest on the cobblestone beaches. Improved biosecurity procedures are now in place to minimise the risk of rabbits and rodents reinvading, or of other alien species being introduced to Macquarie. You can read the latest edition of the Macquarie Island Despatch here. The rodent detection dogs Chase, Bail and Cody On another sub-Antarctic island, the South African island of Marion, invasive mice are becoming an increasing concern. The house mouse was introduced to Marion Island by sealers at the beginning of the 19th century and has no natural predators there. Mice are omnivorous, feeding on a wide range of plants and animals, and have a significant effect on native plants, terrestrial invertebrates, reptiles and birds, particularly in island ecosystems. In an attempt to deal with the growing mouse population, domestic cats were misguidedly introduced to Marion in 1949, but ended up doing much greater environmental damage than the mice because they hunted the small seabirds and by 1977 were estimated to be annually taking 455,000 burrowing petrels alone, and of course huge numbers of other bird species as well. It took 14 years to eradicate the cats, a project that was completed in 1991, but of course, as a result the numbers of mice has since been rising again. Ornithologists working on another remote island, Gough, near Tristan da Cuhna, recorded the cruel behaviour of mice eating albatross chicks alive on the nests, and in recent years evidence has emerged of this mouse-feeding behaviour on Marion Island. The first mouse-wounded wandering albatross chick was reported in 2003; by 2008 a further 11 had been found; and in 2009 eight dark-mantled sooty albatross chicks, from two colonies, were recorded with open wounds. The threatened status of the various Marion Island albatross species are a further cause for alarm, coupled with a predicted increase in mouse populations due to global warming. Seabird experts John Cooper and Andrea Angel produced a review of the impacts of the house mouse on Marion Island in late 2011. “The impacts of mice on Marion Island are a striking example of how insidious the effects of the house mouse can be when it preys upon species that are poorly represented, such as invertebrates and plants, or large charismatic fauna, such as the many seabird species, which together are part of the island’s closely knit ecosystem,” they concluded. Angel and Cooper noted that eradicating invasive rodents from islands was now routinely recommended as the best conservation measure, but also pointed to evidence showing that, while many islands had been cleared of mice, they were harder to eradicate than rats. The first reported mouse eradication was on Flatey Island in Iceland in 1971, and there have been more than 50 other attempts worldwide since then. All have involved exposing all mice to poison bait. A mouse eradication effort is being planned for the 6,500-hectare Gough Island, but Marion Island is nearly five times as big at 29,000ha. A feasibility study is planned, “We really want to start moving on this,” Cooper said, “It’s becoming more and more feasible because elsewhere they’re trying more and more dramatic programmes that we can learn from – for example, the British have just completed Phase 2 of the five-year rat eradication programme on South Georgia, where they have already helicopter-baited a far greater area than Marion Island.” But, unlike South Georgia which is divided into smaller baitable areas by glaciers, Marion Island, with no natural barriers to mouse movement, would have to be done as a one-off operation in which the entire island was baited. Original Article Sunday Argus, IOL Endurance In Good Condition Down There? Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance sank in 1915 after it was crushed in the pack ice of the Weddell Sea. Following experiments on wood submerged in the cold Antarctic waters, scientists think that the wreck could still be in very good condition. By looking at degradation of submerged planks over a year, researchers discovered the wood remained in near-pristine condition, probably assisted by the absence of wood-boring “ship worms” in the area. It is unsurprising that ship worms would be rare in Antarctic waters given that no significant tree growth has occurred in the Antarctic for millions of years. It is also probable that the Antarctic Circumpolar Current sweeping around the icy continent, acts as a barrier to ship worm by preventing the worm’s larvae entering the region from other ocean basins. Shackleton's Endurance is thought to have settled about 3km below the sea surface. A number of groups have talked about trying to locate it. Adrian Glover from London's Natural History Museum told BBC News that, “I think it's a reasonable hypothesis to suggest Endurance is still in good condition, certainly based on our experiments and what we know about low microbial rates of degradation in the cold Antarctic deep sea. Marine archaeologists and historians have long dreamt of finding the wreck and recovering artefacts from Shackleton's expedition.” One such is David Mearns, of Blue Water Recoveries, who is putting together a plan to find the wreck. He said the new research reinforced his view that the wreck was in a good state. “She was badly holed in the stern by large chunks of ice that broke through the ship's sides below the water line and caused her to flood,” he explained. “While Endurance will be a wreck, I expect to find her hull largely intact. She would have suffered additional impact damage when hitting the seabed, but I don't expect this to be too bad”. Info: Mercopress Bird Island Diary By Jerry Gillham, Winter Base Commander at the BAS Research Station at Bird Island. Gentoo Penguins at Johnson Cove, Bird Island. August on Bird Island marks the transition from one season to the next. The place is relatively quiet on the wildlife front so it’s a time for the Field Assistants to concentrate on lab work (analysing and identifying diet samples) and write annual reports. It’s also the time to prepare for the new season – cleaning and sorting nest markers, creating new spreadsheets ready to fill with information and repairing worn outdoor gear. Throughout the month though there have been signs of the return of spring: the days are becoming longer; the northern giant petrels have been spotted mating; and the world’s most southerly songbirds, the South Georgia pipits, have started singing, marking their territories in preparation for breeding. The wandering albatross chicks are big enough now to be ringed, so we’ve been out covering the whole island, going from nest to nest, to fit the little metal ring on each bird’s leg. The information we get back from these will be able to tell us all sort of information about survival rates and migration and help us better understand, and so protect, these huge birds. When around the birds it is really special to see the odd adult returning to feed its chick. They’ve been away for days, covering hundreds of miles and hopefully returning with a crop full of squid and fish. Very rarely a pair returns at the same time and it’s amazing to see them spending some time together, preening and re-establishing the bond between them. Pairs of northern giant petrels and wandering albatross re-affirming their bond. We’ve all been helping on the daily leopard seal round, and one of the joys of being out is the unexpected sights; whether it’s a large and active group of gentoo penguins, a lost chinstrap or a fur seal rolling enthusiastically in the snow. When the weather got really cold the pipits were searching for food in the thin band of exposed seaweed between the snow and the sea and several hundred Antarctic terns were fishing just off the beach. But every now and again there’s something that really catches the attention, such as the Weddell seal in Everman Cove on August 17th. We were returning from a long day out and it was beginning to get dark as we spotted what we assumed was a leopard seal in the water. But there was something about the seal more like an elephant seal, so we quickly got out cameras and binoculars and as it came closer to check us out we were ecstatic to see it was clearly a Weddell seal; there was no mistaking its fat body and small, curious face. These seals breed much further south, a few at the southern tip of the main island, but mostly further south still, on the Antarctic pack ice. They are only occasionally seen at latitudes like ours. Unfortunately it didn’t hang around, but it was still the wildlife highlight of August. Weddell seal checking out the humans. Viola - The Trawler that Fought World War One: On August 4th the Sunday Telegraph carried an article about the whaling and sealing vessel Dias that lies at Grytviken. In this well researched article by Jasper Copping, the fascinating history of this old former Hull steam trawler was set out. The vessel, formally known as Viola, is described as, “among the most historically significant in the world” and the article is suggesting the ship should be taken to the UK as part of the centenary events to mark the First World War in which she played a role. Dr Robb Robinson, an academic at the University of Hull and member of the Friends of Viola/Dias group, is quoted in the article as saying it would cost around £1 million to take the vessel back to the UK, and an estimated £5 million more to restore her. “It would be wonderful to be able to bring her back. It is hard to imagine a better memorial to the war that went on around our coasts.” You can see the original article here. Bjørn Basberg awarded Peter Neaverson Award: Bjørn Basberg, the historian who has studied the industrial architecture of the South Georgia whaling stations, has been awarded The Peter Neaverson Award for Outstanding Scholarship for his book ‘The Shore Whaling Stations at South Georgia: A Study in Antarctic Industrial Archaeology’. The award recognizes publications which have made the greatest contribution to the research, knowledge and understanding of industrial archaeology. The award was made by the Association for Industrial Archaeology (AIA) which works to research and preserve British industrial heritage; it was announced at the organization's 40th conference in Dundee, Scotland, on August 10th. The book was published in Oslo, Norway, in 2004, but has only been recognised by the AIA now as they have only recently opened up the award to publications from outside the UK. The book was written after several years of fieldwork. “We measured and mapped the whaling industry on the island, an industry in which Norway was heavily involved. Industrial archaeology is based on the physical remains of industrial activities and uses it, for example, for research into economic history” Bjørn Basberg explained. Bjorn is still involved in studying the industrial history of South Georgia. The island has become both his academic study and his hobby, he explained. He is a Trustee of the SGHT and Chairman of their Cultural Heritage Steering Committee, and is currently working on various projects related to the cultural history of the island. He is also expecting to visit South Georgia in the coming summer as tutor to PhD scholar Scott Smith. National Geographic Article on South Georgia Krill: An article appeared on the National Geographic website on August 17th taking a look at krill, South Georgia, and global warming. The article was written by Kenneth Brower who regularly refers to an interview he had a few years back in the science labs at KEP with then scientist, and soon to be Chief Executive of GSGSSI, Martin Collins. You can read the article on the National Geographic website here. Efforts to Restore SG Whale Catcher Foca: Moves are afoot to restore an ex whale catcher with South Georgia connections. Forlandet was built in 1921 in Svelvik, Norway, for Compania Argentina de Pesca who ran the Grytviken whaling station. The catcher was built at the same time, and in the same yard (Bokeröens Skibsbyggeriat Svelvikas, Norway) as the whale catcher Albatros which remains at Grytviken. Forlandet, called Foca when she operated out of Grytviken, is a 33m-long vessel and had a triple expansion steam engine. She was sold to another whaling enterprise working in the Arctic and was renamed Forlandet. In 1935 she was converted into a tug boat and continued to work in this capacity in Norway until 1983. Forlandet now lies in the town of Horten, near Oslo, Norway. The Norwegian Ship Preservation Foundation took on the vessel which is reported, though not in working order, to still be in good condition - in marked contrast to Albatros. The group working on Forlandet hope to have the steam engine working within a few years, and eventually intend to restore her to full working condition. You can find further information about the ship and conservation efforts on her from the ‘Foundation Norwegian Ship Preservation’, PO Box 27, 1349 Rykkinn, Norway. Former whale catcher Forlandet was being used as a tug until 1983 Shackleton Centenary Voyage: With the various centenaries of Shackleton’s Endurance expedition starting in 2014, expedition organisers are developing some special cruise itineraries around the theme. Ice Tracks Expeditions will have a Shackleton Centenary Voyage in conjunction with the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI), Cambridge. Aboard will be many relatives of the original Endurance crew and Ross Sea party. This cruise, in November/December 2014, will visit many key sites in the Falklands, South Georgia, Elephant Island and the Antarctic Peninsula, including King Haakon Bay, Fortuna, Stromness and of course Grytviken where there will be commemorative service in the Church. Before the cruise even starts, the passengers will be invited to attend a special dinner at Trinity House, London, on September 27th, the day Shackleton left for Buenos Aires to meet the Endurance. The Right Honourable Alexandra Shackleton will be representing her grandfather on the trip. Also aboard will be Lt. Col. Henry Worsley (the only person to have retraced the original routes used by Shackleton, Scott and Amundsen), and Rear Admiral Nick Lambert ex-commanding officer of the ice patrol ship HMS Endurance; and the cruise plans to meet up with one of the current Royal Navy Antarctic patrol vessels. Other passengers will possibly include descendants of Macklin, Crean, Hussey, Oates, James, Spencer Smith, Green and Kerr, and there will be a banjo player. On the Endurance expedition, Leonard Hussey's banjo was considered so key to the good morale of the shipwrecked crew that, though each man was only allowed to take two pounds of possessions, Shackleton made an exception for Leonard Hussey’s banjo. Shackleton insisted Hussey should take the banjo along for the sake of maintaining the crew’s morale, describing the instrument as “vital mental medicine”. The Ice Tracks Shackleton Centenary trip has a special logo designed by Royal Academician James Butler.. It Came From Outer Spice: The two South Georgia bases had a bit of fun on the first weekend of the month entering the Antarctic Winter Bases 48hr Film Festival. Five elements that have to be included in the film are only announced on the Friday. Once these were known, the folks at KEP convened to discuss potential plots, and by late evening the bare bones of the story were decided and filming had already commenced with, unsurprisingly, a bar scene. The elements this year were a gingerbread man, a bath, a pingpong ball, the line of dialogue "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?" and the sound of a sneeze. By Saturday evening the filming was finished and convincing gore still stained the snow (and OK the labs) red. The story about an alien gingerbread man killing off the base members before being seen off by the last surviving person, with a spicy twist at the end, was in the can but needed many hours of editing before it could be uploaded to the competition site. KEP’s “on set” in the surgery. At Bird Island, their more elaborate plot, a Star Wars homage, meant they also had to make costumes - though handily some of these were already made from a recent fancy-dress party. Jerry, the Base Commander was delighted to fulfilling a lifelong dream of beating Darth Vader in a lightsaber battle! Standards in this competition seem to get higher each year. Nineteen different bases entered and, though not all the votes have yet been cast, it is looking like the overall winner will be the British base Halley with “Love Gingerly” and the French base at Kerguelen second. Bird Island’s entry is doing very well, currently 1st in Screenplay, 3rd in Best Film, and 4th in Cinematography, no mean achievement with only four on the base. This energetic and involved film is just a lot of fun! KEP is scoring reasonably well in Screenplay and Use of Elements Some of the cast of Bird Island’s ‘48hr Star Wars’. All the 48hr film entries, including those for KEP and Bird Island can be found here. To subscribe to the SGIsland News Alerts list click here Retrieved from "http://www.sgisland.gs/index.php/%28h%29South_Georgia_Newsletter%2C_August_2013" © Copyright GSGSSI 2013.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1940
__label__cc	0.573054	0.426946	Election Commission has provided facilities to search voters’ names in the electoral roll in National Voters’ Services Portal…. Schedule for the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry- Regarding…. In continuation of Commission’s Press Note No. ECI/PN/16/2016 dated 4th March, 2016, it is informed that the Commission has provided on the National Voters’ Services Portal, first time the facilities to search the voters’ name in the electoral roll, to know the address of polling station to locate the polling station on the Google map, to know the contact details of the electoral staff and also to see the electoral roll of any particular polling station on the web portal. The same facility is also being made available through an integrated mobile App, in order to facilitate the voters in getting all the information of their electoral roll entry and polling station details. Further, to ensure a continuous link of electors with the election machinery, Commission has decided to launch first-ever-Information Gateway on web portal, mobile App and through SMS, to keep the electors of the area informed of the relevant happenings during the entire election period. The key information conveyed would include the schedule of election for the constituency, details of the nominations received, final list of contesting candidates, reminder about the date of poll and the results on the counting date. Further, the Commission has taken the initiative to provide e-voter information slip thorough web portal and also on mobile App to enable the voters’ to take a print out of their electoral roll entries without photograph, which along with the EPIC or any other alternate identification document, as decided by the Commission, may be used in locating the elector’s entry in marked copy of electoral roll to expedite the voting process at the polling station. Source :Election Commission of India General Elections Announced for Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal & Puducherry…	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1941
__label__wiki	0.739584	0.739584	An Overview of the Greek Genocide The Greek Genocide (or Ottoman Greek Genocide) refers to the systematic extermination of the native Greek subjects of the Ottoman Empire before, during and after World War I (1914-1923). It was instigated by two successive governments of the Ottoman Empire; the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) party, and the Turkish Nationalist Movement of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. It included massacres, forced deportations and death marches, summary expulsions, boycotts, rape, forced conversion to Islam, conscription into labor battalions, arbitrary executions, and destruction of Christian Orthodox cultural, historical and religious monuments. According to various sources, approximately 1 million Ottoman Greeks perished during this period. The New York Times: January 13, 1915. The first phase of the Greek Genocide commenced in 1914 in Eastern Thrace where entire Greek communities were forcibly and often violently expelled or deported to the interior of Asia Minor. Other measures used to persecute Greeks in this region were the boycotting of Greek businesses, killings, heavy taxation, seizure of property and prevention from working on their lands. In the Spring and Summer 1914, the ethnic cleansing of Greeks along the western shoreline of Asia Minor was carried out. These operations, including those in Eastern Thrace, were planned and executed by the CUP using regular and irregular forces including members of the CUP's paramilitary unit, the Special Organization (Teşkilât-ı Mahsusa). With the outbreak of the Great War, all Ottoman Greek males aged between 21-45 were forcibly conscripted into labor battalions (Amele Taburları). Most of them perished under appalling conditions being forced to work around the clock with little food or water. In 1915, under the advice of German military personnel, the CUP deported Greek communities from the Dardanelles and Gallipolli regions under the pretext of military necessity. These Greeks were not permitted to take anything with them. Goods in their shops were later sold by Ottoman authorities. They were deported to the interior and to Muslim villages where they were forced to choose between Islam or death. In most cases, before deportations took place Ottoman gendarmes (police) and çetes (armed irregulars) seized money and valuables from communities, committed massacres and burnt churches and schools. By 1917, it was reported that over 700,000 Greeks had fallen victim to a preconceived and well orchestrated plan of annihilation. The New York Times: 10 July 1921. According to figures compiled by the Ecumenical Patriarchate, by 1918, 774,235 Greeks had been deported from their homes, many of them to the interior of Turkey, never to be seen again. Following the Ottoman Empire's defeat in WW1, prominent leaders of the CUP were given death sentences in Ottoman Courts-Martial for their role in organizing the massacre of Greeks during the war. But the post-war formation of the Turkish Nationalist movement under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk interrupted proceedings to bring the perpetrators to justice. The Kemalist Nationalists continued the CUP policy of persecuting Greeks which culminated in the burning of the cosmopolitan city of Smyrna (today Izmir) to the ground and the expulsion of all remaining Greeks from Turkey. All able-bodied Greek males were refused exit from Turkey and instead were sent to the interior where most perished in slave labor camps or were massacred. Remembrance days: April 6 (Eastern Thrace region) May 19 (Pontus region) September 14 (Asia Minor as a whole). Tags and Smart Search Students and researchers are encouraged to use the Tags and Smart Search functions of the website. Tags appear below articles on the site while the Search box appears at the top right hand corner of the site. Confiscation of Property	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1943
__label__cc	0.580164	0.419836	Mile High City Home In Kansas Shawnee committee spells out reasons to ‘vote no’ to community center Voters will decide whether to approve a property tax increase to fund the construction of the proposed Shawnee Community Center this May. By The people of Shawnee have awakened. They have joined in opposition to a proposed property tax increase that diverts funds from critical needs to fund a community center halfway between 435 and K-7 — at a cost of $54 million to the taxpayers. “Vote No – There’s a Better Way Committee” is a committee composed of Shawnee residents of all political stripes. Many involved in our effort disagree on other views, but on this proposal, we stand in solidarity. While a community center sounds good, there are many problems with the proposal the City Council has put before the voters. With ballots now having arrived in mailboxes, we encourage voters to learn the many reasons we oppose this proposal on our website, BetterWayShawnee.com. Here is a summary: First, the property tax increase would impact everyone who lives, shops, or owns a business in Shawnee. On top of those taxes, residents must pay membership fees to use the facility — it will cost a family $840 in fees to use the facility according to the rates proposed by the city. Second, the cost to the taxpayers is understated in the wording of the ballot question. While the building will cost $38 million, the cost to the taxpayers will be $54 million including interest on the bond payments over 20 years. Third, despite the tax increase and membership fees, the facility is projected to run an annual shortfall for the first five years. That will require pulling funds from other needs — needs that include $140 million of costs related to pipes and streets. This includes $11 million in critical needs in for “category five” rated storm water pipes, which means the pipes are failed or near-failure. And many full-time employees of the Community Center would earn higher salaries than police officers and firefighters. Finally, the facility would also be in direct competition with existing small businesses that provide health and wellness services. These businesses pay taxes and generate revenue for our city — they shouldn’t be forced to compete with the city. There is a better way to serve the wonderful homes and businesses in Shawnee. The city must first address basic needs, including $140 million just for crumbling pipes. A better way would involve something that does not raise the property tax burden. A better way would be much less costly and would not project shortfalls as far as the city’s eye can see. A better way would involve not diverting funds from resources to pay for critical needs such as roads, pipes, and public safety. A better way would mean not duplicating services already offered by private businesses in Shawnee. It’s important to remember that the concept of a western Shawnee amenity began with discussions about an outdoor swimming pool — yet over the years that outdoor pool somehow morphed into the proposal voters have before them today. By defeating this ballot question, Shawnee has the opportunity to embark on a new path that embraces fiscal responsibility, prudent decision making, and a new respect for the people that pay the bills — the people of Shawnee. Respectfully, we encourage our fellow residents to vote no. There is a better way. The MLB stands up to cancer in support of Carlos Carrasco Rolling on the river: Dirty Girl Adventures expanding into NOTO Shawnee Heights school board excited about Gary Woodland’s success Ground-up construction services in Kansas City Man hid under mattress to survive Kansas tornado Capital of Colorado Most Populous Copyright © 2019 The Different Points To Consider When Searching For Best Apartments In Shawnee KS	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1945
__label__wiki	0.682385	0.682385	OUR FOUNDER AND CHAIRPERSON The First Lady of the Republic of Rwanda, Mrs. Jeannette Kagame personifies an active, relentless and passionate devotion to uplifting the lives of vulnerable populations in Rwanda; particularly those of widows, orphans of the genocide and disadvantaged families. As the nation’s First Lady, Mrs. Kagame has admirably balanced family, social life and philanthropy, not only in her own country but continentally, and worldwide. Her Excellency Mrs. Jeannette Kagame, is the Chairperson of Unity Club, an organization formed in 1996, made of current and former members of Government and their spouses, to promote social cohesion and work together towards the sustainable development of Rwanda. Mrs. Kagame became a founding member of the Organization of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) in 2002 and served as its President from 2004 – 2006. In 2001, she founded PACFA (Protection and Care of Families against HIV/AIDS), an initiative primarily focused on providing a holistic approach to HIV prevention and care for the whole family. Over the years PACFA grew to embrace more programmes and in 2007, it changed its name to Imbuto Foundation. As Chairperson of Imbuto Foundation, Mrs. Kagame oversees several initiatives under health, education, youth and economic empowerment. In 2004, Mrs. Jeannette Kagame became the Patron of SOS Children’s Village – Rwanda, hence further advancing the protection of children’s rights, through the mission of this international organization that provides family-based protective foster care for vulnerable children, while also meeting various health and socio-economic needs of communities. Mrs. Jeannette Kagame, a Paul Harris Fellow, became an honorary member of the Rotary Club of Kigali-Virunga in 2004. Her philanthropic work through the Rotary includes her active involvement in raising awareness about the polio vaccination programme, in Rwanda and abroad, while helping mobilise various stakeholders around the World Polio Day campaigns. Mrs. Kagame also played an instrumental role in helping establish, in 2012, the Rotary-initiated project for the first Kigali Public Library. In 2007, Mrs. Kagame was appointed by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the High Representative of the Africa AIDS Vaccine Programme (AAVP) to ensure the active participation of African stakeholders in all areas of HIV/AIDS research and development. In 2008, the First Lady was named Patron of the White Ribbon Alliance – Rwanda Chapter, an initiative dedicated to ending maternal and infant mortality. In 2010, the World Food Programme (WFP) appointed her Special Representative on Child Nutrition. In 2013, she was elected Vice President of the Organization of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA). She has also joined UNAIDS and LANCET as one of their high level commissioners. Mrs. Kagame serves on boards of international organizations, including Friends of the Global Fund Africa, the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise and the Global Coalition of Women against HIV/AIDS, all in recognition of her achievements and untiring efforts. In 2014, Mrs. Kagame became an International Honorary Member of Zonta International for her contribution in changing societal attitudes about women, and improving their wellbeing beyond the national level. Mrs. Kagame holds a degree in Business and Management Science and has delivered keynote speeches at national and international fora on various themes: including leadership, economics, health, children’s welfare, youth and women’s empowerment, among others. Mrs Kagame is also the founder of Green Hills Academy, one of Rwanda’s top performing schools, which was established in 1997 to contribute to the empowerment of young people through education. From a little over one hundred enrolled students twenty years ago, Green Hills Academy now has more than 1,500 students from diverse countries, and is the only school in Rwanda to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme, and Label France Education accreditation, helping students become more competitive at the international level. In 2001, Protection and Care of Families against HIV/AIDS (PACFA) was established as a project under the Office of the First Lady, to mobilize resources desperately needed in the fight against HIV/AIDS. This initiative primarily focused on providing a holistic approach for dignified lives of families, including women deliberately infected with HIV/AIDS during the Genocide against the Tutsi. Over the years, PACFA grew to embrace more programmes and in 2007, it changed its name to Imbuto Foundation to reflect its evolution and new fields of activity, through programmes in health, education, youth and economic empowerment. Literally translated Imbuto means “seed”. A seed well planted, watered, nurtured and given all the necessary support successfully grows into a healthy plant; one that reaches high and stands tall. This vision shapes the Imbuto Foundation’s current initiatives and future projects. A nation of empowered and dignified Rwandans To support the development of a healthy, educated and prosperous society Excellence, Integrity, Solidarity, Commitment. Imbuto Foundation’s work is aligned to national priorities and it fulfils its mission through advocacy, community outreach, mentorship, fostering partnerships and unleashing young talent.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1952
__label__cc	0.663525	0.336475	Just ask. Get answers. EXECUTIVE MANGEMENT XBRL INTERACTIVE DATA FILINGS ANUAL REPORTS AND POXY Posts archive for March, 2015 InfoSonics Introduces Economical LTE Smartphone; The verykool®SL4500 ‘Fusion’ SAN DIEGO, March 23, 2015 – InfoSonics Corporation (NASDAQ: IFON) today announced the availability of its new verykool® Fusion SL4500 – a budget 4G LTE 4.5-inch smartphone equipped with multiple LTE bands optimized to run on every major U.S. GSM carrier. “We are excited to be able to deliver a fast 4G LTE model with 3 LTE bands complete with a Snapdragon 1.2GHz Quad-Core processor and 8-megapixel dual-LED flash with front-facing camera at an affordable price,” said Joseph Ram, InfoSonics president and chief executive officer. “Fusion keeps InfoSonics at the forefront of providing operators, retailers and consumers with full-featured phones at great value price points. The idea behind this product is to create an offering that can help operators with the migration from 3G to LTE. To date, most of the LTE products available to both consumers and operators have been high end, high cost devices. The Fusion brings the LTE experience to broader socio-economic groups and successfully delivers design, performance and value.” InfoSonics noted the following additional details of the SL4500: 11 bands of operation: 4 GSM bands, 3 4G bands and 4 LTE bands (Band 2, 4 , 17/12) Android 4.4 KitKat (upgradable to Lollipop) 1 GB RAM, 8 GB ROM, external storage via microSD up to 64 GB 2,000 mAh Li-Ion battery Ships with verykool app suites that include the verykool device care management and the verykool app Fully accessorized. Includes: Semi-transparent clear gel smart cover case, screen protector, stereo headset, travel charger and microUSB data cable. The verykool® SL4500 is available as a dual SIM or single SIM operators’ version. Suggested retail price: $159 (U.S.). To learn more about the device, visit our verykool® website at http://www.verykool.net/Products/SL4500 About InfoSonics Corporation InfoSonics is a San Diego-based designer, manufacturer and provider of wireless handsets and related products to OEMs, carriers, distributors and consumers in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia Pacific. The company is committed to delivering quality products with innovative industrial designs that appeal to consumers and offer exceptional value. InfoSonics sells and supports its own line of products under the verykool® and other private label brands. Additional information can be found on our corporate website at www.infosonics.com and www.verykool.net. Except for the factual statements made herein, the information contained in this news release consists of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Words and expressions reflecting optimism, satisfaction or disappointment with current prospects, as well as words such as “believes,” “hopes,” “intends,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “plans,” “anticipates” and variations thereof, or the use of future tense, identify forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance and our actual results could differ materially from those contained in such statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, without limitation: (1) customer acceptance of the new SL4500 handset; (2) our ability to continue to differentiate our products, including the SL4500, from the competition; (3) significant changes in supplier terms and relationships or shortages in component or product supply; (4) extended general economic downturn in world markets; (5) inability to secure adequate supply of competitive products on a timely basis and on commercially reasonable terms; (6) inability to attract new sources of profitable business from expansion of products or services or risks associated with entry into new markets, including geographies, products and services; and (7) rapid product improvement and technological changes leading to changes in consumer demand for multimedia wireless handset products and features. Reference is also made to other factors detailed from time to time in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release and we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this release. Note: All trademarks and copyrights other than InfoSonics and verykool are property of their respective owners. Cynthia Guiang CG Communications cynthia@cgcommunications.com March 23, 2015 Antonela Di Pietro Press Releases Comments Off on InfoSonics Introduces Economical LTE Smartphone; The verykool®SL4500 ‘Fusion’ InfoSonics Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 Results Fourth Quarter Net Income of $0.05 Per Share and Full Year Profitability SAN DIEGO, March 4, 2015 – InfoSonics Corporation (NASDAQ: IFON), the provider of verykool® wireless handset solutions and tablets, today announced results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2014. “We are very pleased to report strong results in our fourth quarter in terms of both revenue and earnings,” said Joseph Ram, president and CEO of InfoSonics. “Our efforts to diversify our customer base into the retail segment are finally paying off. Fourth quarter revenues increased 51% over the same quarter last year and resulted in 27% sales growth for the year as a whole. Strong bottom line profitability in the fourth quarter also drove profitability for the full 2014 year. We sold a higher mix of smartphones in the fourth quarter and our average selling price per unit was up 57% over the prior year quarter. We feel positive looking ahead to 2015 as we have significantly refreshed our product portfolio and plan to continue to do so at a more rapid pace than in the past. We have been working to improve the design, technology, specifications and pricing of our new phones to make them even more competitive in both the carrier and retail spaces. In addition, we are responding to customer demand for larger screen devices and, for the U.S. market, have introduced our first LTE model with more models to be launched soon.” InfoSonics reported net sales for the 2014 fourth quarter of $17.9 million, which represented a $6.1 million, or 51%, increase from $11.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2013. The Company reported significant sales growth to customers in Mexico, Peru and the U.S. Unit shipments during the quarter declined by 4% compared to the prior year, but the average selling price per unit rose 57%. Net sales for the year ended December 31, 2014 were $48.1 million, which represented a $10.2 million, or 27%, increase over $37.9 million for the 2013 year. Gross profit in the fourth quarter of 2014 was $3.0 million, a 48% increase compared to $2.0 million for the comparable period in 2013. The gross profit margin as a percent of sales in the fourth quarter of 2014 declined to 16.5% compared to 16.9% for the comparable period in 2013. The margin reduction resulted from costs in the quarter associated with the conclusion of projects for internally designed products and related terminations with contract manufacturers, as well as a higher level of inventory reserves. Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2014 was $8.3 million, which represented a $1.3 million, or 19%, increase from $6.9 million for the 2013 year. Operating expenses in the fourth quarter of 2014 were $2.1 million, an increase of $284,000, or 15%, compared to $1.9 million in the 2013 fourth quarter. This reflects a $422,000, or 26%, increase in SG&A expenses and a $138,000, or 64%, decrease in R&D expenses. The higher SG&A expenses include increased personnel, marketing and insurance costs, while the decrease in R&D expenses reflects the wind-down of the Company’s China-based development team. Total operating expenses as a percent of sales in the fourth quarter declined from 15.6% in the 2013 fourth quarter to 11.9% in the 2014 fourth quarter. For the year ended December 31, 2014, total operating expenses were $8.0 million, which represented a $120,000, or 1%, decrease from $8.1 million for the 2013 year. As a percent of sales, operating expenses declined from 21.3% in 2013 to 16.6% in 2014. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2014 was $730,000, $0.05 per share, compared to net income of $125,000, $0.01 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2013. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2014 was $261,000, $0.02 per share, compared to a net loss of $597,000, $0.04 per share, in the 2013 year. At December 31, 2014, the Company had $1.5 million in cash, $15.9 million of net working capital and $2.7 million of outstanding bank debt. InfoSonics is a San Diego-based manufacturer and provider of wireless handsets, tablets and related products to carriers, distributors and consumers in the United States and Latin America under the verykool® brand. The company is committed to delivering quality products with innovative designs that appeal to consumers and offer exceptional value. Additional information can be found on our corporate website at www.infosonics.com and www.verykool.net. Past performance in any period may not be indicative of future results in the next period or the same period in a subsequent year. We also experience seasonal revenue fluctuations that can be significant from one quarter to another. Except for the factual statements made herein, the information contained in this news release consists of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Words and expressions reflecting optimism, satisfaction or disappointment with current prospects, as well as words such as “believes,” “hopes,” “intends,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “plans,” “anticipates” and variations thereof, or the use of future tense, identify forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance and our actual results could differ materially from those contained in such statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, without limitation: (1) intense competition internationally, including competition from alternative business models, such as manufacturer-to-carrier sales, which may lead to reduced prices, lower sales, lower gross margins, extended payment terms with customers, increased capital investment and interest costs, bad debt risks and product supply shortages; (2) our ability to develop new verykool® handsets, including LTE models, at a sufficient pace and successfully introduce them into target markets; (3) extended general economic downturn in world markets; (4) inability to secure adequate supply of competitive products on a timely basis and on commercially reasonable terms; (5) the ability of the Company to maintain and improve its gross margins despite intense competition; (6) foreign exchange rate fluctuations, devaluation of a foreign currency, adverse governmental controls or actions, political or economic instability, or disruption of a foreign market, including, without limitation, the imposition, creation, increase or modification of tariffs, taxes, duties, levies and other charges and other related risks of our international operations which could significantly increase selling prices of our products to our customers and end-users; (7) the ability to attract new sources of profitable business from expansion of products or services or risks associated with entry into new markets, including geographies, products and services; (8) an interruption or failure of our information systems or subversion of access or other system controls may result in a significant loss of business, assets, or competitive information; (9) significant changes in supplier terms and relationships, disruptions in production at contract manufacturers or shortages in product supply; (10) loss of business from one or more significant customers; (11) customer and geographical accounts receivable concentration risk and other related risks; (12) rapid product improvement and technological change resulting in inventory obsolescence; (13) uncertain political and economic conditions internationally, including terrorist or military actions; (14) the loss of a key executive officer or other key employees and the integration of new employees; (15) changes in consumer demand for multimedia wireless handset products and features; (16) our failure to adequately adapt to industry changes and to manage potential growth and/or contractions; (17) seasonal buying patterns; (18) the resolution of any litigation for or against the Company, including claims for infringement of intellectual property; (19) the ability of the Company to have access to adequate capital to fund its operations, including the availability of vendor credit and availability under the Company’s bank line of credit; and (20) the ability of the Company to generate taxable income in future periods. Reference is also made to other factors detailed from time to time in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release and we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this release. Vernon A. LoForti vern.loforti@infosonics.com March 4, 2015 Antonela Di Pietro Press Releases Comments Off on InfoSonics Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 Results InfoSonics Announces Strategic Name Change to Cool Holdings, Inc. InfoSonics Announces $3.7 Million Public Offering InfoSonics Continues Expansion of Its OneClick Stores in Argentina InfoSonics and Cooltech Announce Merger Closing InfoSonics Announces Reverse Stock Split apple apr oneclick © 2018 InfoSonics	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1954
__label__cc	0.522613	0.477387	Saturday Academy in the News‎ > ‎ KCKCC Saturday Academy foundation for students' success posted Aug 19, 2011, 7:38 PM by Dr. Cynthia Annett Go to original article Posted by on August 12, 2011 - 8:34am By ALAN HOSKINS College and medical Students are part of the teaching staff at the Saturday Academy of Science and Math that meets each weekend at Kansas City Kansas Community College throughout the school year. Why is that special? “These same students were once part of the Academy in middle school and high school,” says Saturday Academy Director Marcia Pomeroy. “Now young professionals, they are the immediate role models for the Kansas City Kansas Public School middle and high school students participating in Saturday science labs, project development, health care and careers awareness.” A partnership funded by the University of Kansas School of Medicine, the Office of Cultural Enhancement and Diversity (OCED) and KCKCC, the Saturday Science and Math Academy has been a huge success for students in the Kansas City Kansas Public School District since its founding in 1999. “College was not as big an adjustment for me as many of my peers,” says Leonna Edwards, a Washburn University senior and summer instructor after completing the Saturday Academy, Media and summer residential programs. “I knew what to expect from college and dorm life and wasn’t afraid to talk with college instructors when needing help.” Under the leadership of Pomeroy and her OCED K-12 staff, the Academy brings in 60 middle and 60 high school students each academic year to study math and science. The students are from the KCK Public School District’s five high schools – F.L. Schlagle, J.C. Harmon, Sumner Academy, Washington and Wyandotte – and the district’s inner-city core middle schools. Pomeroy said graduates of Saturday Academy frequently come home from college and graduate school to check in on the students and the program leaders. “They feel part of the larger Academy family,” says Pomeroy. In developing the multi-tiered mentoring component of peer mentors, college and medical school mentors and teachers that she refers to as “relational instructors,” Pomeroy firmly believes the process is as important as the product. “The process of building relationships and trust over time is a tried and successful method of the Academy and SEPA programs,” she says. For some students, the Academy has changed their lives. “One of our students who started with our Academy in seventh grade was homeless with his mother at eight years of age,” says Dr. Mary Patterson, an adjunct chemistry instructor at KCKCC who teaches at the Saturday Academy. “He participated in all the enrichment programs provided by the OCED and KCKCC starting out in middle school with building Organic Teaching Gardens at Northwest, attending Saturday Academy and continuing through his high school years as a senior mentor in Academy. He is starting his second year at Washington University in pre-med this fall.” Graduates of the Academy are at such widespread and prestigious institutions of higher learning as the University of Chicago, Boston University, Duke University, University of Iowa and St. Claire, Washington University to name a few. “We have two students applying for medical school, one on the waiting list at Harvard and another who was admitted to Harvard but chose to stay closer to home and attend KU,” says Patterson. The OCED K-12 office sends applications to each of the schools in August and students who have participated in the programs in prior years. “We have to turn away more than 100 students a year,” says Dr. Ed Kremer, the KCKCC Dean of Math, Science and Computer Technology and one of four principal founders of the Academy. Selection of students is based on grades and recommendations from teachers and families of former students. “We’ve had kids who didn’t make it still come to the orientation hoping to get in,” added Dr. Kremer. There is no cost to the students, who come predominantly from low income families. Instruction is given each Saturday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and breakfast and lunch are provided along with transportation to and from the college. Pomeroy said primary funding comes from two federal grants provided the KU School of Medicine through the OCED department and directed by Principle Investigator Dr. Patricia Thomas. Pomeroy is the Director of the K-12 Initiative for OCED and partner with the KCKCC Science, Math and Technology department. DST and Euronet along with the Kansas Health Foundation have been long-time supporters of the program, which depends on funding from business and foundations to enhance the programs for the students and staff. “We have almost zero behavior problems,” says Patterson. “Students want to be at the Academy and know there’s a waiting list.” Students can attend the Academy for two years in middle school and three years in high school. As high school seniors, 10 to 15 students become senior mentors and help with instruction, Academy set up for supplies, lunch and breakfast along with providing support for the students and faculty. The senior mentors are not included in the total student count of 120. “We had 15 mentors this year,” notes Patterson. “Approximately 16 teachers from the KCK Public Schools, KCKCC, KUMC medical students and local college students and graduates make up the faculty.” “Typically, a high school would offer two or three science labs a semester. We try to do a lab every Saturday,” says Dr. Kremer. “By making use of KCKCC’s lab equipment, students take on such varied lab activities as determining the number of calories in a peanut and watching the development of zygote to making solar panels, fertilizing fish eggs and dissecting a relevant organ system. For example, students dissected sheep hearts to study the importance of the heart as a pump and to understand more fully the importance of eating right and exercising to keep their own heart healthy.” This past year’s academy theme was nutrition and energy balance. “We provided projects with nutrition such as studying organic foods versus processed foods,” said Pomeroy. Other areas of focus included urban development, the accessibility of KCK’s inner-city population to healthy produce and land use for use for parks and other exercise areas. Math activities focused on ratios and proportions with the building of models, buildings and entire city blocks to scale. “We offer the school district’s curriculum in a fun way,” says Dr. Kremer. Each year a Parent Demonstration and Breakfast day takes place during February. During Parent Demonstration Day, the students provide table demonstrations of labs they learned. Parents and siblings are the students while the Academy students become the instructors. Support outside of the Academy is also provided by instructors. Patterson voluntarily helps Academy students by assisting students in filling out college applications and making contacts and setting up interviews and has personally driven numerous Academy graduates to widespread campuses to help them make intelligent decisions about the college or university they choose. “The ultimate goal,” says Patterson, “is to help students by providing enrichment to support their science and math electives that will help their college and career goals. These outstanding KCKPS students just need to be shown what is out there for them educationally and career wise when they work hard.” PHOTO: KCKCC Dean of Math, Science and Computer Technology Dr. Ed Kremer (left) assists students Zaklyat Lankford and Jowell Daniels dissect a sheep pluck as they study the pulmonary system in one of the many laboratories offered at the Saturday Academy held weekly at KCKCC during the school year.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1955
__label__wiki	0.749013	0.749013	Foot Soldiers of Change Welcome Labour Room Maternal Health Nepal Saraeah Behind Innocent Eyes Artur Radvanský: Holocaust Survivor Dr. Michaela Vidláková: Remembering the Holocaust China's far west Footsoldiers Artur survived six years in six concentration camps: Buchenwald, Ravensbrück, Sachsenhausen, Auschwitz, Mauthausen and Ebensee. He survived where his twenty six relatives did not—his entire family were killed in Majdanek, Treblinka and Auschwitz. Artur’s most terrible experiences would be at the special camp in Buchenwald. The special camp at Buchenwald was a tent city next to the actual concentration camp. The prisoners slept on four story bunk beds, two to a bunk, without straw or blankets. Hygiene was difficult to maintain. Although outside there was a sink with water, in the sub-zero weather the pipes remained frozen. Artur was unaware at the time that the two letters on his father’s and his papers, RU, stood for “Undesirable.” He explains to Radio Prague, “This meant in effect that we were condemned to death.” When prominent diseases in the camp threatened to spread to the nearby town of Weimar, the camp was disbanded. In October 1942, Artur was deported to Auschwitz. At the entrance to Auschwitz, the camp doctor pulled Artur aside, asking, “What do you do as a profession?” Artur replied, “I have rausgeschossen:’ student of the Medicine! Charles University in Prague, two semesters.” When in fact, at the time of his arrest in Czechoslovakia, he had not completed high school. The camp doctor pulled him aside and he became his “support paramedic.” Artur explains his lie to Radio Prague: “I was already in Buchenwald, Ravensbrück, Sachsenhausen. [I had] the idea that the comrades who have worked in the camp hospital, had better conditions; they worked in the heat, are not in contact with SS-men, had easier work, and had did not take roll call.” Inside the SS hospital in Auschwitz, Artur was told about the gassings. The SS hospital had a pharmacy, inside there was Zyklon B. It was here Artur meet Dr. Josef Mengele, otherwise known as the “Angel of Death,” he performed horrible experiments on concentration camp inmates. He describes his interaction with the infamous doctor to Radio Prague: “And then I met with Dr. Mengele:” Artur, please make me a bath! Arthur, please do me a massage, Artur, please make my clothes, my boots clean—always with a ‘please’ and ‘you’! I never heard [him] curse or yell…[yet] he has sent thousands and thousands of people to their deaths…I was a part of his life, somehow.” On the 18 January 1945, Artur began his final march from Auschwitz. Termed the death, they were marches barely ahead of the approaching allied front. Badly dressed with nothing to eat, they marched through the snow. The prisoners who fell had to immediately stand up, as the SS men at the rear shot the prisoners who had fallen in the neck. “Of course…[not all were] killed instantly, some have been crying, yelling, screaming and bleeding. And the next SS-man stood, commanding, ‘Throw the dead into the ditch.’” Artur remembers, “We did not know where we will take a walk, how long—[would] we hold out or not?” For three days they marched, until they came to Leslau station where they were placed on open carriages. Along the track in Moravia, “Many froze to death on the road. What have we done? …the bodies we dropped [from the carriage] onto the track.” On 6 May 1945, Artur was finally released at the Ebensee camp near Salzburg. It took Artur nearly thirty years to be able to talk about his experiences during the Holocaust. Since then Artur has had his life story written down in the book Nevertheless, I Survived and travels to speak with students about his experiences. “I have a feeling that I must be here, not because I am seeking sympathy, but that it will not happen [again]. That is my duty, so I do it. With pleasure and joy, I must admit,” he says. Photographs and story written by Kelly McIlvenny for the ARGUS	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1956
__label__wiki	0.762188	0.762188	Tuscadero Comics, Criticism, Film Comments "I'm Just a Kid From Brooklyn" SPOILER ALERT: DO NOT READ IF YOU PLAN ON SEEING THE "CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER" Okay, let me get the fanboy immediate reactions out of the way first: The Cosmic Cube! Bucky Barnes! The Red Skull! Zola! The Howling Commandos! Doctor Erskine! The original shield and helmet! Cap on a motorcycle, packing a gun! References to the 1940s serial! Whoa!! I've only been waiting for this movie for most of my life, ever since my Dad bought me my first-ever comic book, the treasury edition-sized "Captain America's Bicentennial Battles." Although I would go on to become a more generalized comic book geek (though heavily Marvel-skewed), Captain America was always my favorite, my hero, the one I most wanted to be. Like the kid shown at the end of the new movie I, too, ran around clasping a metal garbage can-top as my shield, pretrending to be the shield-slinger himself. I enlisted childhood friends to assume the role of the ill-fated Bucky Barnes (obsessed as I was, even then, with back-stories and tragedy) as we prowled the neighborhood, looking for supervillains. In wintertime, I traded in the garbage pail top for one of those disc-shaped sleds known as flying saucers, and pratciced hurling it around at trees and posts, stand-ins for the Nazis and evildoers in my imagination. I made my friends call me "Cap." Why? What was it about Captain America that thrilled me? Phil Satlof, bass player for the late Tuscadero and one of my oldest friends (we met in kindergarden) asked me that question a few weeks ago in the midst of the pre-release hype for the new movie. "Why Captain America?", he wondered. "What was it about that jingoistic crap that you were so into?" It was a good question, and I ruminated on it a bit while watching the film. It's not that I am Mr. Patriot. I have a lot of problems with the state of our country today, and the way we do things here. If you've heard "The Farmer's Song" from "No Further Instructions," you know where I'm coming from. Captain America was my hero for a number of reasons. It wasn't just his beginnings as a scrawny kid who was always getting picked on (a ubiquitous ingredient in origin stories throughout comics, see: Peter Parker, Bruce Banner, Tony Stark, Donald Blake, Matt Murdock, ad infinitum). I liked that he really didn't have super powers, relying instead on his intelligence, dexterity and physical training. He was kind of like the Marvel version of Batman in this way, without the psychosis or the weird gimmicks. I liked that he was one of the few Marvel carry-overs from The Golden Age, and that he was once again (at the time) being written and drawn by one of his creators, nearly forty years after his first appearance. Bob Kane had long since left Batman, Siegel and Schuster were decades removed from Superman, but the great Jack "King" Kirby was once again at the helm of Captain America, and that lent the comic real authenticity to me. I liked that he had some pathos to his story, carrying with him the survivor's guilt of having outlived his sidekick Bucky and also the confusion and mild shizophrenia that came from being asleep for twenty years -- a man out of time. Most of all, though, I think I liked that Captain America had real dignity -- a sort of unassailable, old world, old fashioned fairness about him, perhaps owing to his membership in an earlier generation. He had the respect of his peers. He was a natural leader. He wasn't a loudmouth or a show-off, never sought praise or glory, just did his job, did it well, and left the spotlight to others. If he were a baseball player, he'd be Lou Gehrig. In the new movie, his alter ego Steve Rogers is asked why he's so willing to undertake the great risks involved in the Captain America experiment. "I hate bullies," he says. 'Nuff said...that's Captain America, in a nutshell. He battled unfairness, without the aid of supernatural powers (i.e. Superman, Spider Man) or campy gadgetry (Batman, Iron Man). If one were smart enough, skilled enough, honest enough, and dedicated enough, it always seemed possible that one could grow up to be Captain America. And when, in the new movie, he says "I'm just a kid from Brooklyn," the words resonated with that part of me that still believes that to be true. Are there flaws in the film? Sure. Chris Evans doesn't radiate the gravitas needed for the part (here's hoping he grows into it as the franchise continues). The Red Skull bears an uncomfortable resemblance to Jim Carey's The Mask, and is -- alas -- not much more frightening. In terms of the story arc of the film, it feels too heavily-weighted on the origin tale; Captain America has barely even gotten into action, it seems, before he's caught in the accident that will put him on ice and effectively end his Golden Age career (and, so, the film). And if you're going to go so far as to give us Bucky (again, Bucky -- hooray!), couldn't you have at least put him in costume for a scene or two? Still, these are minor quibbles. Captain America is hugely rewarding for longtime fans like me. It just gets so many things right, from the muted color palatte to the steampunk costume elements, to the fealty to so much of the original comic book continuity (even improving on the latter in at least one instance -- the revisionist costume origin is an inspired stroke of genius). I mean, c'mon -- the last wide-release attempt at a live action Captain America movie was the 1979 made for TV movie with the transparent shield and the CHIPs-style motorcycle helmet, an attempt so ill-conceived I think I cried when it aired. Next to that, the new movie is Citizen freaking Kane. So there, I've officially outed myself as a comic book freak (and you don't know the half of it). Maybe I'll write and record a superhero song cycle one of these days. And, hey Marvel -- if Bono and the Edge are busy and you need a composer for the Captain America musical -- I'm your guy. Tagged: Batman, Captain America, Iron Man, Jack Kirby, Marvel Studios, Phil Satlof, Red Skull, Spider Man, Superman, Tuscadero	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1958
__label__wiki	0.836343	0.836343	The Gunpowder Plot 1605 The Gunpowder Plot was a failed assassination attempt against King James 1 by a group of English Catholics led by Robert Catesby. Many English Catholics had hoped that the death of Elizabeth 1 and the accession of James in 1603 would lead to a relenting of harsh penalties for recusancy. Because Elizabeth had not formally named James as her successor, and to counter the efforts of influential Catholics like Robert Persons, James did some skilled political maneuvering with the pope and European monarchs to persuade them he was not a threat to Catholics. After these promising early signs, James cracked down once he was securely on the English throne and banished all Catholic priests. He then threatened to outlaw all Catholics. Catesby’s fellow plotters were mainly Midlands or Yorkshire based: John and Christopher Wright, Thomas and Robert Wintour, Thomas Percy, Guy Fawkes, Robert Keyes, Thomas Bates, John Grant, Ambrose Rookwood, Sir Everard Digby and Francis Tresham. Many of these men were from prominent Catholic families who had hosted Jesuit priests such as Edmund Campion during the reign of Elizabeth. They planned to blow up the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament on 5 November 1605, capture James's nine-year-old daughter, Princess Elizabeth, and install her as the Catholic head of state (although she wasn’t actually a Catholic). Fawkes, who had been a soldier in the Spanish Netherlands, was given charge of the explosives. Many Catholics loyal to the Crown were likely to be at the State Opening of Parliament and plotters began to voice concerns about this and seek to warn their friends to stay away. Thus the plot unravelled as Lord Monteagle took his anonymous letter of warning to the authorities. On 5th November a search was made of the House of Lords and Guy Fawkes was discovered guarding enough gunpowder to reduce the House of Lords to rubble. The conspirators were variously pursued and tracked down. Catesby and seven others made a last stand at Holbeche House in Worcestershire. In the ensuing battle Catesby was one of those shot and killed. Catesby had met Fr Henry Garnet, the English Jesuit Superior, three times during the summer of 1605. He sought advice about the morality of a scheme which might kill innocent as well as guilty. Garnet admonished Catesby, showing him a letter from the pope which forbade rebellion. Fr Oswald Tesimond SJ told Garnet he had learnt of the plot while taking Catesby's confession. Garnet judged that he had received this information under the seal of the confessional, and that canon law forbade him to repeat it. Nevertheless he tried to dissuade Catesby from going through with the plot. Garnet wrote to Fr Claudio Acquaviva, the Jesuit General in Rome, about possible rebellion in England: "there is a risk that some private endeavour may commit treason or use force against the King”. He asked Acquaviva to persuade the pope to issue a public brief against the use of force.[68] From the first moment of the plot’s discovery, the government sought to have the Jesuits incriminated as its instigators. Four of the Jesuits on the wanted list - Garnet, Edward Oldcorne, Ralph Ashby and Nicholas Owen - were starved out of their priest holes at Hindlip Hall at the end of January 1606. Tesimond and Fr John Gerard escaped to the continent. Fr Gerard was a close associate of Garnet, and under suspicion as the minister to several of the conspirators. At their trial in January 1606 the remaining living conspirators including Fawkes, were convicted and sentenced to be hanged, drawn and quartered. So by the time of the trial of the Jesuits no one was alive to testify to their innocence. The trials of the Jesuits uncovered no evidence of their guilt of conspiracy. Garnet was executed for having knowledge of the plot. Although anti-Catholic legislation was introduced soon after the plot's discovery, many important and loyal Catholics retained high office during King James I's reign. The thwarting of the Gunpowder Plot is still commemorated in Bonfire Night every 5th November. Read more about why Jesuits have been accused of conspiracy over the centuries. Gunpowder Plot, English martyrs, Guy Fawkes, conspiracy, Robert Catesby Eyes to the Heavens: Where a scientist finds God 4 min 30 sec ago.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1959
__label__wiki	0.633224	0.633224	Home » Opinion » Ramzy Baroud » What lies beneath: The US-Israeli plot to ‘save’ Gaza What lies beneath: The US-Israeli plot to ‘save’ Gaza Sep 04,2018 - Last updated at Sep 04,2018 Israel wants to change the rules of the game entirely. With unconditional support from US President Donald Trump’s administration, Tel Aviv sees a golden opportunity to redefine what has, for decades, constituted the legal and political foundation for the so-called “Palestinian-Israeli conflict”. While Trump’s foreign policy has, thus far, been erratic and unpredictable, his administration’s “vision” in Israel and Palestine is systematic and unswerving. This consistency seems to be part of a larger vision aimed at liberating the “conflict” from the confines of international law and even the old US-sponsored “peace process”. Indeed, the new strategy has, so far, targeted the status of East Jerusalem as an Occupied Palestinian city, and the right of return for Palestinian refugees. It aims to create a new reality in which Israel achieves its strategic goals while the rights of Palestinians are limited to mere humanitarian issues. Unsurprisingly, Israel and the US are using the division between Palestinian factions, Fateh and Hamas, to their advantage. Fateh dominates the Palestinian Authority (PA) in Ramallah while Hamas controls besieged Gaza. A carrot and a stick scenario is being applied in earnest. While, for years, Fateh received numerous financial and political perks from Washington, Hamas subsisted in isolation under a permanent siege and protracted state of war. It seems that the Trump administration, under the auspices of Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, are turning the tables. The reason that the PA is no longer the “moderate” Palestinian leadership it used to be in Washington’s ever self-serving agenda is that Mahmoud Abbas has decided to boycott Washington in response to the latter’s recognition of all of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. True, Abbas’ subservience has been successfully tested in the past but, under the new administration, the US demands complete “respect”, thus total obedience. Hamas, which is locked in Gaza between sealed borders from every direction, has been engaging Israel indirectly through Egyptian and Qatari mediation. That engagement has, so far, resulted in a short-term truce, while a long-term truce is still being discussed. The latest development on that front was the visit by Kushner, accompanied with Middle East envoy, Jason Greenblatt, to Qatar on August 22. There, Gaza was the main topic on the agenda. So, why is Gaza, which has been isolated, even by the PA itself, suddenly the new gate through which top US, Israeli and regional officials are using to reactivate Middle East diplomacy? Ironically, Gaza is being particularly suffocated these days. The entire Gaza Strip is sinking deeper in its burgeoning humanitarian crisis, with August being one of the most grueling months. A series of US financial aid cuts has targeted the very socio-economic infrastructure that allowed Gaza to carry on, despite extreme poverty and the ongoing economic blockade. On August 31, Foreign Policy magazine reported that the US administration is in the process of denying the UN Palestinian refugees agency, UNRWA, which has already suffered massive US cuts since January, of all funds. Now the organisation’s future is in serious peril. The worrying news came only one week after another announcement, in which the US decided to cut nearly all aid allocated to Palestinians this year, $200 million, mostly funds spent on development projects in the West Bank and humanitarian aid to Gaza. So why would the US manufacture a major humanitarian crisis in Gaza, which suits the right-wing government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu well, while, simultaneously, engaging in discussions regarding the urgent need to end Gaza’s humanitarian woes? The answer lies in the need for the US to manipulate aid to Palestinians in order to exact political concessions for Israel’s sake. Months before rounds of Egyptian-sponsored indirect talks began between Israel and Hamas, there has been an unmistakable shift in Israeli and US attitudes regarding the future of Gaza: On January 31, Israel presented to a high-level conference in Brussels “humanitarian assistance plans” for Gaza at a proposed cost of $1 billion. The plan focuses mostly on water distillation, electricity, gas infrastructure and upgrading the joint industrial zone at the Erez crossing between Gaza and Israel. In essence, the Israeli plan is now the core discussion pertaining to the proposed long-term ceasefire. The meeting was attended by Greenblatt, along with Kushner who is entrusted with implementing Trump’s unclear vision, inappropriately termed “the deal of the century”. Two months later, Kushner hosted top officials from 19 countries to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Clearly, there is a common thread between all of these activities. Since the US decided to defy international law and move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem last December, it has been in search of a new strategy that will circumvent the PA in Ramallah. PA President, Abbas, whose political apparatus is largely reliant on “security coordination” with Israel, US political validation and financial handouts, has little with which to bargain. Hamas has relatively greater political capital, as it has operated with less dependency on the Israeli-US-western camp. But years of relentless siege, interrupted by massive deadly Israeli wars, have propelled Gaza into a permanent humanitarian crisis. While a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian groups in Gaza went into effect on August 15, a long-term truce is still being negotiated. According to the Israeli daily Haaretz, citing Israeli officials, the truce would include a comprehensive ceasefire, opening all border crossings, expansion of the permitted fishing area off the Gaza coast, and the overhauling of Gaza’s destroyed economic infrastructure, among other stipulations. Concurrently, Palestinian officials in Ramallah are fuming. Chief negotiator, Saeb Erekat, accused Hamas of trying to “destroy the Palestinian national project”, by negotiating a separate agreement with Israel. The irony is that the Fateh-dominated Palestine Liberation Organisation and PA have done just that for over 25 years. However, delinking the future of Gaza from the future of all Palestinians can, indeed, lead to dangerous consequences. Regardless of whether a permanent truce is achieved between Israel and the Hamas-led Gaza factions, the sad truth is that, whatever grand illusion is harboured by Washington and Tel Aviv at the moment, is almost entirely based on exploiting Palestinian divisions, for which the Palestinian leadership is to be wholly blamed. Ramzy Baroud is a journalist, author and editor of Palestine Chronicle. His latest book is “The Last Earth: A Palestinian Story” (Pluto Press, London, 2018) Ramzy Baroud The book of Palestine: National liberation vs endless negotiations Africa and Palestine: A noble legacy that must never be betrayed The day after: What if Israel annexes the West Bank? ‘World Refugee Day’: Palestinians keep their right of return alive through hope, resistance Kushner as a colonial administrator Facing the facts: Israel cannot escape ICC jurisdiction Palestine’s best response to the ‘deal of the century’ Eurovision, cultural hegemony and resistance	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1960
__label__wiki	0.757883	0.757883	Second CPR Save For March The Jackson Township First Aid Squad recorded its second CPR save of 2014 on March 29, when Squad members responded to a call of a 29-year-old unresponsive man in the area of Perrineville Rd. The patient, suffering from a suspected overdose, was not breathing when first responders arrived, and despite artificial respiration his heart stopped. CPR was performed by the crew while the patient was in the ambulance, until a paramedic unit arrived and was able to reverse the overdose. As of March 31, the patient was in stable condition in the intensive care unit at Kimball Medical Center in Lakewood. Serious Crash Patient Flown The Jackson Township First Aid Squad responded to a serious single-car motor vehicle accident on Toms River Road near Savannah Road on March 13 at approximately 10:20 pm. One patient was extricated from his vehicle and transported to St. Vladimir's Church, where he was transferred to the New Jersey State Police SouthStar helicopter and taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center (Helene Fuld) in Trenton. JTFAS Crew Gets CPR Save The Jackson Township First Aid Squad recorded its first CPR "save" of 2014 on March 9, when they responded, along with Jackson Township Police and MONOC Paramedics, to a residence in the area of Stump Tavern Road. The Squad was dispatched at approximately 12:50 am, and arrived to find the patient lying in a hallway in cardiac arrest. CPR was initiated by the crew, and when paramedics arrived the patient was given numerous medications in an attempt to restore her heart rhythm. Her pulse returned and she was transported to Community Medical Center, where she remained in critical but stable condition in the Intensive Care Unit as of Monday morning. According to the American Heart Association, 383,000 out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrests occur annually, and 88 percent of cardiac arrests occur at home. Less than eight percent of those who suffer cardiac arrest outside of the hospital survive. The prompt action of the Squad members has given their patient a chance to beat these odds. The Jackson Township First Aid Squad is an all-volunteer, donation funded emergency medical services organization that provides ambulance service to the Township of Jackson, New Jersey between the hours of 6 pm and 5 am every day of the year. If you are interested in learning CPR and other medical skills, please consider joining us, or making a donation. 180 Calls Answered in July July was the busiest month of 2013 so far for the Jackson Township First Aid Squad. The Squad answered 180 ambulance calls, transporting almost 100 patients to local emergency rooms during the month. This month included at least 11 separate traffic accidents, including several with multiple patients. The Squad has answered 1104 calls so far in 2013. 141 Calls in March, 135 in April High call volumes continued in March and April for the First Aid Squad,. With 141 calls in March and another 135 in April, the Squad has run approximately 600 calls in the first four months of 2013. Approximately 165 patients were transported to area hospitals by the First Aid Squad in March and April. 145 Calls Answered in February The Jackson Township First Aid Squad responded to 145 calls in February 2013, bringing the year to date total to 320 emergency calls. Over 75 patients were transported to area hospitals by the Squad in February. Squad Responds to Roll-Over In the early morning hours of February 18, 2013, the Jackson First Aid Squad was dispatched to a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Jackson Mills Rd. and N. County Line Road. Ambulance 225 responded, and found the vehicle to have rolled over with a heavily entrapped patient inside. With the assistance of Jackson Mills Fire Department units, the patient was extricated and transported to the hospital by 225 and MONOC Paramedic Unit 204. Squad Members Pitch In for Winter Storm As snow fell on Jackson during the night of February 8-9, 2013, the Jackson Township First Aid Squad stood ready to deliver ambulance service to the people of Jackson, with three ambulances and two first responder vehicles staffed. 175 Calls in January The Jackson Township First Aid Squad responded to 175 calls in January, 2013, and transported over 100 patients to local hospitals. This included 10 motor vehicle accidents, as well as other serious medical complaints such as difficulty breathing and unconsciousness.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1961
__label__wiki	0.68821	0.68821	MainAll NewsInside IsraelFormer MK Marina Solodkin has Died Former MK Marina Solodkin has Died Russian-Israeli politician and former MK for Likud and Kadima found dead in Latvia hotel. Gil Ronen, 16/03/13 23:22 Ex-MK Solodkin Israel news photo: Flash 90 Marina Solodkin, a Russian-Israeli politician and former MK for Yisrael Baaliyah, Likud and Kadima, was found dead of heart failure in her hotel room in Latvia Saturday evening. Born in Moscow in the Soviet Union, Solodkin received a PhD in economic and social history at Moscow State University. She made aliyah to Israel in the early 1990s. She joined the Russian-immigrant party, Yisrael Baaliyah, led by former dissident Natan Sharansky. She was elected to the Knesset in the 1996 elections on the party's list and chaired the Committee on the Status of Women. After retaining her seat in the 1999 elections, she was appointed Deputy Minister of Immigrant Absorption. Shortly before the 2006 elections Solodkin resigned from the Knesset in order to join Kadima. She gained 6th place on the party's list and was re-elected. She retained her seat in the 2009 elections after being placed tenth on Kadima's list. She announced that she would not be running for the 19th Knesset when it became clear that Kadima would not be able to gain more than a handful of MKs in the elections. She wrote on her Facebook page Friday, "In a few hours' time I will take off for Latvia in order to take part in a conference I was invited to by the Latvian Committee against Fascism… Lately, Neo-Nazism is raising its ugly head in eastern Europe, in the post-Soviet states We must remain vigilant." Tags:Anti-Semitism, Latvia, Marina Solodkin	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1965
__label__cc	0.659499	0.340501	[Kim Seong-kon] From the Ocean to the Continent By Kim Seong-kon Published : Jul 31, 2018 - 17:25 Updated : Jul 31, 2018 - 17:25 I recently met an internationally well-regarded cultural critic and scholar of world civilizations who informed me of an interesting theory. As a small peninsula attached to the eastern end of the Asian continent, Korea, along with China and Russia, once belonged to the Continental Civilization. However, since the liberation and the Korean War, the continued influence of the United States means that Korea has separated itself from the continent and now belongs to the Oceanic Civilization, along with Japan and America. Surely, it was the Oceanic Civilization that enabled South Korea to boost its economy by sending ocean liners to trade Korean products all over the world. Today, South Korea has the eighth-highest trade ranking in the world and the 12th-biggest economy, thanks to its inclusion in the Oceanic Civilization. Never before in its entire history has Korea been so affluent. However, the eminent scholar predicted a major change in East Asia soon. According to him, South Korea may now return to the Continental Civilization, as China’s influence in Asia is on the rise and America’s interest in South Korea is rapidly diminishing. In addition, today’s Korea leans considerably to China while its relationship with Japan keeps deteriorating at a time when Japan, as a rival of China and an Oceanic country, could be of great help in reducing the speed of South Korea’s re-entry to the Continental Civilization. The civilization scholar posed a provocative question: “If South Korea were regrouped as a member of the Continental Civilization, would her economy still be as rosy as it is now?” He seriously doubted it. Like many other experts, he predicted that foreign investors would pull their money out and leave Korea behind because they would rather not take such a big risk in an unstable environment. South Korea’s trade prospects, too, would drop significantly as Korea would no longer remain a country of the Oceanic Civilization. If the scholar’s prediction is correct, we should be prepared for the upcoming change. We also should be discrete when we set course to the final destination. We are not entering an uncharted sea with high hopes and expectations; we are re-entering the same continent we have been before. Hence, we should be able to accurately predict what would happen in the future when and if we set foot on the Continental Civilization again. One of the foreseeable problems of joining the Continental Civilization is that although Korea is surrounded by the sea except for the north, it will no longer be a marine country; instead, Korea will be merely a small part of the huge continent, dangling precariously at one end of it. Another problem is that Korea will fall under the direct influence of socialist countries in the continent. In the eyes of the renowned scholar, Korea is helplessly caught between Japan and China. According to him, Japan seems to believe that it liberated Korea from the influence of China through the Sino-Japanese War, whereas China seems to think that Korea had been part of China until Japan took it away in 1910. In that sense, Korea is now facing the same dilemma that it had to go through in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The currents and winds will eventually lead Korea from the Ocean to the Continent and from capitalist marine countries to socialist continental countries. Indeed, it is obvious that South Korea is currently caught in the crossfire between the Oceanic Civilization and the Continental Civilization. And the whole world watches as we move from the Ocean to the Continent. Under the circumstances, we should know where we are headed and choose our destination wisely. It may look like we do not have a choice. But we do. In Ridley Scott’s recent film “Alien: Covenant,” a spaceship named “Covenant,” which carries 2,000 passengers and 1,140 human embryos, is bound for a remote planet to settle down. Due to a stellar burst that causes a malfunction in the spaceship, Capt. Jake Branson dies. The surviving crew members then pick up a radio transmission of a human-voiced song from a nearby Earth-like planet that looks more habitable than their final destination. Despite the warnings of his crew, newly promoted Capt. Oram decides to explore the seemingly attractive planet. Unfortunately, the planet is infested with deadly alien creatures that kill most of the crew members. The spaceship barely manages to escape and gets back on course to its final destination. However, android David, the enemy within, plots to kill everyone in the spaceship, using the hostile alien creatures. He slips in two alien embryos alongside the human embryos, so when the spaceship reaches the destination, it will be taken by the aggressive alien creatures. In this movie, a wrong decision and an enemy within cause the total annihilation of the spaceship. Our future, too, depends on our decision at this crucial juncture. If we set the course prudently, we will have a safe trip. If not, we will face a perilous journey instead. The choice is ours. Kim Seong-kon Kim Seong-kon is a professor emeritus of English at Seoul National University and visiting professor at Kyung Hee Cyber University. He can be reached at sukim@snu.ac.kr -- Ed.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1968
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__label__cc	0.729639	0.270361	Earning Your Stripes In a sport built around years of tradition, one of my favorites in cycling is the rainbow jersey. Each year, a world champion is crowned in each discipline of the sport, from road racing to mountain bike to cyclo-cross. Beyond the prestige of being recognized as the world champ, the winner gets another honor -- the right to wear a special jersey for a year. It's one of those cool things that gives cycling its character -- when you're a kid racing, it's easy to dream of someday slipping on a rainbow jersey (although, you soon learn that it's not going to happen. At least, that's what I learned). Now, some companies will actually sell you a replica of the world champion's jersey, one that you can put on as you go out on your training ride. Call me cranky, but this legitimately bums me out. I actually feel like companies shouldn't even be allowed to sell them -- the only way you should be able to get a rainbow jersey should be to earn it by being the best in the world. But beyond that, who on earth would buy one and wear it? There must be a market, but for me it's oddly disrespectful. The people who wear the rainbow stripe on merit have sacrificed much of their lives in pursuit of it; somehow, dropping $100 for a replica seems like the worst sort of cluelessness. So, I was down at Sea Otter on Friday, driving into the parking lot on a back road. As I get closer to the venue, I see someone on a mountain bike, wearing a world champ's jersey. I start cursing under my breath, and pull alongside him, fully ready to shake my head ruefully at him. And it's Christophe Sauser. The mountain bike world champion. So, I guess that's OK if he's wearing one. CategoriesCycling 1 CommentPost a comment On the Trail with Ned When I got a call from my friend Carmella at Specialized Bicycles, asking me if I wanted to go for a mountain bike ride with Ned Overend, I struggled to explain to my co-workers what that meant. "It's like someone inviting you to go to the batting cage with Babe Ruth," I said, which helped some folks, but maybe another sports metaphor wasn't the solution. Overend, for the non-cyclist, is one of the greatest mountain bike racers of all time -- hell, he's one of the greatest endurance athletes of all time. In 1990, he won the first-ever official mountain bike world championship in his adopted hometown of Durango, Colorado; that same year he was inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. "Ned wants to ride at Tamarancho," said Carmella. "You interested?" Yes, yes I was. Never mind that this would be about my fifth mountain bike ride of my life -- when you get a chance like this, you take it, pride be dammed. And thankfully, Ned was just about as nice a guy as could be imagined. I had met him earlier this year at Specialized's road product launch, but that was a big group setting. This would be just the two of us, banging along Marin County singletrack. At the first, I struggled. Riding off-road, and on a mountain bike, it just super different than the road riding I've done for decades now. But I had (in a huge understatement) a very good teacher there in Ned, and he was kind enough to take it easy and try to help me learn. What a lot of it comes down to is balance -- in fact, his top suggestion to getting better on a mountain bike is to practice trackstands. "You're moving so slowly some times that if you have better balance, you can pick a line and take your time," he said. Over the course of our ride, things definitely got more fluid for me. One of the big things was just the chance to ride behind Ned, and see how he handled various sections of terrain. I got this mountain bike to work on my technical skills for cyclocross, and I can tell it's going to be hugely beneficial. The terrain is just so much harder to deal with that if I can get decent at handling it, those skills should really help me next 'cross season. Overall, just a super fun day. I'm realizing a couple of things as I sit here writing this. First, I've now ridden with a both a road and mountain bike World Champion cyclist, which is kind of neat. Also, I'm hoping my friend Scot is reading this -- he's another MTB Hall of Famer, and I have to get up to Santa Rosa to ride with him ASAP. CommentPost a comment Season's End The Last Race Originally uploaded by liveplayride So here we are at the end of the year, and with it, the end of my cyclocross season. I had thought that I might make it to a couple more races after the first of the year, but the schedule just doesn't make that look like it's going to work. At the top line, I'm pretty happy with the results of my first year. I feel like I was competitive in most of the races I entered, and that every time I raced, I learned a little bit more about how to manage a cross race. Here's how the numbers added up on all the data I collected durning training: Time ridden: 61:43:08 Miles ridden: 1,284 Calories burned (est.): 74,286 That's over the course of six months of tracked rides, a total of 59 rides and races. I think that's pretty good volume of training, although the milage isn't particularly high. Part of that was from the strategy of using high-intensity interval training as the bulk of my work, and the results from the work I did at Endurance Performance Training Center were great. I raised my Lactate Threshold by 25 watts over the course of six months, which feels like very nice progress indeed. The top end power didn't have the same improvement, but that's also much harder skill to train. So how did that translate to racing results? Here's a summary: 10 races 6 finishes in top third of field 3 top ten finishes Highest placing: 2nd Best percentage beaten: 88.7% (8th out of 70) DNFs: 2 At the midpoint of the season, I was in the top ten in the standings for Mens C riders in the Bay Area Super Prestige Series -- the biggest cross series in the area. Unfortunately, I missed the last two races of the season with conflicts, which is a real bummer. I think that I would have easily stayed in the top ten for the series, and could have maybe found my way into the top five. Season highlights? Best race for me was the BASP race at Candlestick Point. The rare rainy day made it feel like "real" cyclocross weather, and I had a blast. I also had my best race of the year, finishing 8th in a field of 70, and really riding well in tough conditions. I remember from my earlier racing days that I kind of liked riding in the rain, and that seems to have held true. Other highlights: podium in Livermore on the single speed. Meeting great teammates. Encouragement from a cool community of riders -- when someone like Josh Snead, who's one of the top riders in the area is posting advice on your blog, that's really fun, and helpful. Lowlights? The early season festival of crashing, for sure. After abrading off a lot of my shin in my first race, totally jacking up my ribs in my second, and then sliding through a school courtyard in my third, it was apparent that I have a lot of work to do on the technical side. Crashing is always part of bike racing, but I was on the ground way too much, and those dings add up, not only in pain, but also in frustration. A big part of what I hope to do this offseason is work on those skills. I'm going to do a lot of mountain biking if I can, so I can get a little more used to the uncertain traction that you face all the time in cross races. I think that if I can improve the technical skills this year that my fitness will allow me to be pretty competitive as I move up in class next year to the 35+ B category. I owe a couple of huge thanks yous. First, to Claire McGowan, Charlie Livermore, Clark Natwick and especially Patrick Maher at Endurance Performance Training Center. Claire was kind enough to get me the chance to train there, Charlie and Clark were generous with their time and advice, and Patrick was the coach who got me through those three interval workouts a week. If you're a cyclist in the Bay Area with big ambitions but limited time, you owe it to yourself to check out Endurance PTC. Also, big thanks to my colleagues at Wired for not making fun of my attire as I went out a lunch to ride, and to my teammates on Kaiser Permanente/Team Oakland who supported me at the races with advice and hand ups. Andrew Yee at Cyclocross Magazine was a great resource. But the biggest thanks, as ever, to my wife Kristen, and our girls Kate and Paige. Thanks for letting me train and race, and for the cheers and signs. I can't wait for next season. Best Sentence I Read Today "There's nothing clever or smart about being too cool to care." --from Nathaniel Ward's super smart post about (amongst other things) hecklers at bike races. Podium! Over the Barriers Originally uploaded by liveplayride OK, let's acknowledge right off the bat that there were only 5 guys in our race -- the singlespeed B/C race at the Livermore series this weekend. Not exactly a huge field to try and work one's way through. But still. Second place. My first podium finish in a bike race in I don't know how long. A very chilly morning out in Livermore when we arrived, in the mid-40s, which now that I'm an honorary Northern Californian seems like the Arctic. I had brought both my regular cross bike, as well as this super-cool new Raleigh Rainier singlespeed that the folks there sent me to try out (Thanks, Brian and Susan!). I decided that it was time to take the singlespeed plunge, and registered for that race. Felt pretty good in the warmup, especially since all of us here at McClusky World HQ seem to have been fighting a cold since Thanksgiving. I didn't know what to expect racing a singlespeed, so I decided that I'd just gun it, and hold on as well as I could. First two laps were good, as I was about 10 seconds ahead of the second place rider in the singlespeed field, my teammate Brian Birch. Brian's a super strong guy who just finished in the top five of the 55+ Masters series in the Bay Area, and who won two Masters rowing national titles last year. Basically, as I told him after the race, he's a walking lung. Looking at my data from the race, I was very consistent in my laps throughout the race. Brian was able to bridge the gap up to me and pass me, but I jumped on his wheel for a lap and half, never able to find a place to jump past him. I felt good, but I was learning the importance of gearing in a singlespeed race. I was spun out in several spots on the course, and with a slightly higher gear, I think I could have put in an attack that would have challenged Brian. It wasn't to be, however. My last chance was to get him right before the line, at a set of barriers followed by a slight hill, a right turn, and then the finish. I sprinted over the barriers, pulling slightly ahead, but as I tried to remount, I managed to land to the side of my saddle, and went down. Brian cruised in for the win, and I hopped back on the bike, and came in for second. So, hey, first and second place for Team Oakland, which was nice. Singlespeed is definitely a blast. I need to get a higher gear on the bike, but I'm thrilled to have it to play with, and to have gotten on the podium. Next week, I think I'm back out to Livermore to race the Men's C race, and there's not much left to the season after that.... 4 CommentsPost a comment Not Enough in the Tank Me at Sierra Point Originally uploaded by djconnel Garmin Data for Bay Area Super Prestige #3, Sierra Point Race three of the Bay Area Super Prestige series yesterday at Sierra Point in Brisbane: A couple of things made this race different from the rest of the series. First, it was a night race for the fast folks, like the A men and women. What that meant was that instead of the typical very, very early start time for my C race, we went off at 2 in the afternoon. Also, we've been having the most amazing heatwave here in the Bay Area, so it was sunny and in the 80s when we took the start. The course during warmups seemed fun -- lots of twisting and turning to try and squeeze a long enough course into the area allotted for it. One set of four barriers, and a decision to be made after the barriers: remount immediately, or run up the first half of a two-level hill before the remount. And also two sharp little hills that were rideable if you didn't have traffic or anyone in your way, but if there was some mishap, you'd never make it. The other main challenge were the ruts. In some places, the course was very, very rough, and the ruts ran directly across some of the turns. On my warmup laps, I felt OK, and was excited about the race. I'd been fighting off a cold all week; Paige has been coughing and stuffed up, but all I had was a sore throat. But that had seemed to fade away, and even though I'd done little training the past week, I was cautiously optimistic. At the line, I got my call up just at Kristen and the girls arrived to cheer me on (the other huge benefit of a reasonable start time). Very nice to be ready for the start, and seeing nothing but a race course ahead, rather than a couple of dozen riders. The whistle blows, we all clip in, and gun it for the first corner. Things are fine for the first half lap, but my heart rate is completely pegged. We come to the first of those two little hills, and a guy stalls out just ahead of me. I unclip, dash to the top, try and get the groove back. I need to punch it immediately, get back up with the leaders. My whole plan is to stay in contact. I ask my legs for a little snap, a burst to get things rolling. There's nothing there. Turns out that it just isn't my day. Don't know if it was the cold or something else, but I'm just not sharp. It's both fitness -- I'm slowly getting passed by people -- and also mental. I never really put together a good lap with good flow to it. I either struggle up one of the little hills, or get really bounced around by the ruts, or just can't power out of the corners to get up to speed. At one point, I get a little tangled with a guy on a decent, and my chain drops. I spend 10 seconds dealing with it, and watch five guys pass. The rest of the race is an exercise in suffering, and damage control. By the last lap, I'm in a nice little race with a guy, who passes me on the second to last straight, but I force him wide on the final turn, lining up the sprint. Crang! My chain snaps, dropping to the pavement. I coast over the line, in 23rd place for the day. Kristen, the girls, and our friend Randy came back to the Team Oakland tent to hang out, drink a beer (well, not the kids), and eat sausages. It was just really excellent to have a little cheering section, especially when I was hurting so much near the end of the race. Later, I ran down to the SRAM tent, where the super-cool techs there replace my chain, which was awesome. Thanks, SRAM! Oddly, the 23rd place was actually good enough to raise my standing in the overall series to 8th, although I'm going to miss the next race at Golden Gate Park, so that's immaterial. But it was another great learning experience. I felt just totally dead after the race last night, much worse than I've felt the past few races, which tells me that I was definitely not my best. I also felt pretty beaten up, with all the ruts. I was talking to Kristen last night, and it seems clear to me that one of my big things I need to do in the off-season is get much more comfortable off-road. I should trade road rides for base for mountain bike rides, just to I get more acclimated to it. One other thing that was cool is that Travis Ma, the guy I've found myself racing against in the past couple of races, finished 5th on the night, which is an awesome finish for him, and puts him way up to fourth in the standings. Bike Rodeo in Livermore Garmin Data for LARPD #6 Cross Race Hopped back in the Jetta Racing-mobile this past weekend to go to Livermore, where there's a fun series of races on Saturdays. I've been toying with the idea of upgrading in categories after my two good races in the Bay Area Super Prestige series, but I stuck with the Men's C race for a couple of reasons. First, it's early in the morning, which meant I'd be home to hang out with Kristen and the kids earlier, and also, I was hoping for a high placing. Short version, it wasn't quite in the cards. On the first lap of the course, in a section through one of the sandy rodeo pits, a rider fell directly in front of me. I had no time to react, and ran into him, and our bikes got tangled together, with my left brake lever getting tangled in his rear wheel. It took us what felt like an eternity to get them pulled apart, as riders steadily passed us. Once the bikes were finally free, I hopped back on, only to discover that my chain had jammed as well. That probably took another ten seconds to sort out. Looking at the Garmin data, I'd estimate that I lost 20 seconds or so, and probably 15 places in the field. The rest of the race was spent trying to get back those positions, trying to chase people down. It was a very fun and challenging course, with lots and lots of twists and turns -- the downside of that is that there weren't a lot of places to really drop the hammer and try and gain big time. I think that I'm still better at power output than I am at bike handling, so some of my skills at this point might have been neutralized. Ended up 11th, which felt like a let down. Crashes are just part of racing, but it's hard to have your race completely turned on its head by something you had nothing to do with. What I am happy about it how I handled it during the race, just trying to get the speed back up and get toward the front. After the race, I found the rider who had taken me down. I'm not sure exactly what I expected...maybe a "Hey man, sorry about that." I know that during the heat of racing that sort of apology isn't going to happen, but afterward, I thought he might have that to say. I think I'd say that to someone, at least. In any event, he didn't. I don't know what to think of that. It comes off as a little bit of a dick move to me, but maybe I'm just being naive or overly-sensitive. Any thoughts from more experienced racers? So now I'm focused on this weekend's BASP race at Sierra Point. My math after the Candlestick race was correct: I'm in 10th place for the series in the Men's C category, which I think will mean a call up to the front row at the start. I still think I should probably upgrade categories, but the thought of a call-up is too much to refuse. One thing for locals: this is a night race, with the last few categories running under the lights. But what that means for us slow guys is that we'll be racing at 2 PM, rather than our typical 8:30 AM. Come hang out -- it's supposed to be a beautiful day on Saturday. I'll be the guy in the Team Oakland kit. Garmin Connect data for Bay Area Super Prestige #2, Candlestick Point As I've gone through this first season of cyclocross racing, I've discovered various things about myself, and the sport, that I need to understand and work on. My lack of off-road riding experience has lead to a couple of hard crashes, and a set of ribs that's still a little sore over six weeks after I dinged them up. Poor warm-ups and not fighting for a good start position has left me in the middle or at the back of the pack at the start of the race, causing me to drop time and positions that I just can't make up in a short cross race. This past weekend, at Candlestick Point, I resolved to change those things that I could. Coming of 21st place in the first Bay Area Super Prestige Race, I felt like I would be competitive if I just got everything lined up right. The race was on Sunday morning; Saturday all day, we got the first big rainstorm of the year here in San Francisco. So we'd have a nice muddy race -- "real" cross conditions, which I found myself excited about. Back in my younger days, I liked racing in tough conditions, so hoped it would give me a mental advantage. Got to the course at 7 AM for my 8:30 race, and got onto my bike to check out the course. It was a super fun layout -- lots of tight turns, little hills that you could either run or ride, one big runup, a couple of sets of barriers, some fast pavement sections. The rain had left it very muddy and soft in places, but really, just a blast. Registered, and then my teammate Jeff was super excellent enough to put my bike on a stationary trainer so I could get a good cardio warmup in without slogging through the mud on the course. Morgan and Lauren got there with the Team Oakland tent at about 8:10, right as it started to pour again. My awesome teammates set up the tent, and then scooted it right over me, so I could keep warming up underneath it. Finished the warmup at 8:20, and then headed right to the line so I could get a good position for the start. The whistle blew, and we were off. I was about 15th into the first corner, and started working my way up. On the first two laps, there was a rider in front of me who kept trying to ride up the slick hills before stalling out half way up each time, and then blocking the path. This became progressively more frustrating, and finally I shouted out, "Come on, dude!" Apparently, this pissed him off, as he said, "Then pass me, Mr. Bike Cop." So, I did. I guess I feel a little bad about it, but it was just really, really maddening. With my way clear, I worked up through the field, until I came across Travis Ma, who I had raced against on the last lap at Mclaren Park -- apparently, we're pretty damn evenly matched. I pulled up on him, we said hello to each other, and then set about our race. I went ahead of him and led through most of the second to last lap, feeling pretty good. But after we took the bell for the final lap, he went out ahead of me, and I started to struggle to close the gap. On the final time up the muddy run-up, Travis did a great job remounting his bike and getting right back up to speed. I had a bad remount, landing a little more squarely on the guy parts than I would have liked, and it resulted in a 20 meter gap. Try as I might on the last bits of the course, I couldn't close it down, and he ended up beating me by 10 seconds. That's the bad news. The great news was my 8th place finish, under a minute off the winner's time. What's more, by my math, I think I might be 10th overall in the series after this race, which is pretty damn cool, too. It might even mean a call-up, so I can start on the front row of the next race in two weeks. Looking at the lap times from my Garmin, I'm shocked at how consistent they were -- the first lap was different, and the other four are all within nine seconds of one another. So that good start was key, as it kept me from giving up a lot of time in traffic like I did at Mclaren. I'm really happy about how cross season is going so far -- learning lots and lots each time I go out and race, and feeling like it's starting to pay off in good results. Now, of course, I'm torn. Part of me feels like I should go ahead and upgrade to the 35+ B race, where I'd get hammered, while part of me wants to do a couple more C races and see if I can get up in the mix for the podium. After the race, cleaned up as best I could, and then hung out with my Team Oakland crew, doing hand-ups of water for them in the race, and enjoying a sausage and beer. Cross, it should be said, is just silly, silly fun. Bay Area Super Prestige #1, McLaren Park Garmin Connect data for raceGoogle Earth KML file for race Given a day to digest it, I'm feeling good about this race. Not super-amazing, give-me-a-high-five great, but good. Solid. There were some key things that led to this good feeling. First and foremost, I kept myself upright throughout the race, an accomplishment that was all the more notable due to what was an extremely bumpy course. There were two descents on the backside of the course that were just dirt single-track, heavily rutted. The second one was particularly brutal, as the bottom of the decent was a 100-degree left turn straight uphill onto a paved climb. One of my teammates took a crack at a visual description of the course. That is dead on for me. I was actually glad to hear that everyone else thought the course was as rough as I did -- I'm still at that point where I'm not sure about my opinions as I'm just six races into my career. The fact that these experienced racers were bitching as much as I was felt oddly validating. On those rough sections, I spent a lot of time thinking about relaxing my upper body, and letting the bike just roll, and that made a big difference. The other thing that really helped was racing on tubulars for the first time. I was able to run them at a low enough pressure (35 PSI) that the tires could soak up a lot of the bumps, and leave me much more rooted to the ground. I don't think I'll ever race on clinchers again, as you just need too much air to avoid pinch flats. I started about the middle of the pack in the Men's C race. With 78 competitors, that was way, way too far back. I failed to get to the line early enough to insure I was closer to the front, and that was a big mistake. The course only ran about 300 yards to a huge dirt run-up, and I was probably 35th when we hit it. And by that point, the race is gone from you, especially when all the singletrack on the backside of the course made it so hard to pass people. On the first lap, I actually came to a complete stop, as the rider in front of me took his time rolling onto the decent. The long paved climb on the back was the focus of much complaint, but given my climbing chops, it was the best place on the course for me to pass people. I'd pick off five or six riders a lap on the climb, and then we'd all stay in basically the same order until the climb the next lap. Over the course of the race, a guy from Peninsula Velo and I had a good little battle. He'd pass me, get a little gap. I'd chase him down, put a gap on him. It was really fun to be out competing in that way. On the final lap, I had a little lead, but he did a better remount after the last barriers, got the inside line on me. We hammered down the finishing straight, and he pipped me right on the line, by about 2 inches. I finished 21st. Or as I'm choosing to think of it, in the top third of my race. After the race I shook hands with my adversary, and we talked about how much fun the battle had been. And it was fun, even though I felt like I had been pounded by a hammer all over my body. Looking at my lap data, my first lap was my slowest, by almost 30 seconds. That's the traffic jam on the singletrack. The last lap was the fastest, which was a little surprise to me, but the effort of the racing for position would have done that. The other laps were shockingly consistent, within seven second of each other. But if you do some wish fulfillment, and wonder what would have happened if I could have done each of the five laps as fast as my best...that time would have been good enough for the top ten. Of course, I probably couldn't have done that, even with a better start. But if my first lap could have been the same as my consistent times, I could have been 15th. So, the focus next time? Keep working on technical skills and warmup. And get to the start line earlier, so I don't lose the race before it starts. After the race, had a good time hanging out with teammates, watching them race and chatting about the day. Next time, I'm hoping to stick around long enough for a sausage.... Cross Vegas Forgot to post a link here to my report on the Cross Vegas race: Tuesday night, rumors began to swirl that Lance Armstrong, as part of his comeback to competitive cycling, would race at Cross Vegas. Having resigned myself to not racing and then feeling crummy, I suddenly decided that I had to try and race, if for no other reason than riding on the same course a couple of hours before Armstrong, not to mention a field of the best cross racers in the US. After I decided to do the race, my wife Kristen said to me, "You're smiling now," which made me realize it was the right call. That's how I found myself in a field of 100 cycling industry folks on Wednesday night, sweat rolling down my back after my warmup laps in 90 degree heat, getting ready to ride a cross race in front of 2,000 or so spectators. (By the time the elite race started, there were nearly 10,000 fans there). Read the rest at Wired.com. Disappointment and Frustration This past weekend, I rode in a long-running, top-secret cyclocross race series, known only to a chosen few as dfL. A hundred or more crazy 'cross racers gathered in a park in San Francisco to bang around a makeshift race course, drink some beer, oh, and cross dress. (You can read more about dfL from the excellent folks at Cyclocross Magazine.) It was a fun day out, especially since Kristen, Kate, and Paige made it over to cheer me on. There's something unbearably wonderful about your three-year-old holding a sign that says "Go Daddy Go!" to motivate you as your heart rate is pegged well over your anaerobic threshold. Especially when you're wearing a pink dress. The course was really challenging, especially since it was the third and final race of the series, and the course had sprouted some pretty deep ruts and holes. Just riding along would beat you up, and I had to constantly fight the urge to grip more tightly. It's one of those great Zen contradictions of riding off-road--you need to relax and loosen your grip when things get rough, letting the bike go where it wants to. All in all a fun day. But. But I took a pretty hard fall headed to one of the logs we needed to hurdle. My handlebars hit me hard in the left side, just under the ribs. I finished the race, but definitely notices that it was a little difficult to breathe deeply, and when I lifted the bike over obstacles, I felt a tugging on my left side. Apparently, adrenaline was carrying me through. Because my ribs hurt like hell now. I've been icing them, going to see my chiropractor, trying to take it easy. What's really frustrating is that I'm supposed to race in Cross Vegas tomorrow night, a big race that I've been excited about for two months. And I just don't think I can ride that way tomorrow with my ribs like this. Which has left me really frustrated, and disappointed. I just want to go out and race and have fun and compete, and not have these setbacks. Because physically they're annoying, but mentally, I'm proving to be a little bit of a wuss. LARPD CX Race #1 Update: Here's the GPS data from the race -- the first two laps are real data, you can see on the third where I flatted and started walking back. The cyclocross season kicked off today with a race at Robertson Park in Livermore. We're in the midst of a heatwave in the Bay Area, so when I arrived at the site this morning at 7:45 AM, it was already pushing 75 degrees. By the time of my 9 AM race, it was in the 80s -- I can't even imagine how hot it was when the good racers went after 11. I went in to the race not really having any idea what to expect. I've been training pretty hard, and feel like I'm much more fit than I've been in years, but it's never the same as actually competing. If you had told me that I'd go out there and get crushed, I would have believed it; if you told me that I'd win, I guess I would have believed that too. The reality was somewhere in between. The course was fun, a good mix of grass, dirt trails, some loose wood chip covered paths, and some pavement. There were just two dismounts -- a set of barriers before a hill that turned it into a run up, and three downed logs on a dirt trail. I got in what I thought was a good warmup, a few laps of recon on the course, and then some sprints on the road. But as the race started, I found that I wasn't quite ready to really hammer right from the gun. I need to get in more work before the race starts, especially since the first lap or two of a cross race is so, so important. At the first turn, I was probably 15th or so, and eating a ton of dust on the dry, hot day. After that first turn was one of the wood chip paths, which were hard going, as they were very loose and the bike wanted to go every which way underneath you. I kept applying the pressure as best I could, and after that section, and the first pass through the grass section and the first runup, I was picking off riders, and had moved up into the top ten. Then, there was a long flat dirt section, where I found that I was able to ride hard and pass people while still recovering. That's a great sign, I think, that the interval training has really enhanced my ability to recover at a high workload. We came to the downed logs, and I did just a horrible, rushed dismount, and fell. I've got a pretty gnarly road rash (dirt rash?) on my left calf, and a big ol' scrape on my ass. Just very frustrating, as I know I need to get better technique working, and generally felt OK with that today. Practice is the only way to get better, I guess. The next two laps, I rode well, passing more riders. A couple of people were way off the front of the race, then another pair of riders, and then me and another guy. So I was in a fight for fifth place, and feeling like I had a real shot at that. I was feeling OK, especially on the dirt sections. The grass really grabs your wheels and adds a ton of effort to riding, so I was trying to get through those and then recover on the other sections. With a lap and a half to go, we came to those downed logs. I dismounted and immediately heard the air going out of my rear tire -- a flat. I shouted some very angry words. The wheel pit was about 300 meters or so up the course, but by the time I could have run there, I would have been way out of the race. Plus, I didn't have any spares stowed there. So, I slowly walked the bike back to the car, cursing my luck. Several of my teammates checked in with me to see what had happened, and I thought that it had been something on the course, like a thorn. I didn't feel the rim bottom out (I was running about 33 PSI), which could have caused a pinch flat. When I got home, I got the tube out, and there it was, the telltale two-hole pattern of a pinch flat. So, there's one lesson learned -- I either needed a little more tire pressure, or a little smoother technique. Or a little of both. Overall, my fitness was pretty decent, but I'm disappointed in my skills, and crushed that I didn't get a chance to finish the race strong, and maybe notch a top-five performance. Plus, my leg hurts. Things to work on: better warmup. Dismounts and mounts. Hitting it harder at the start. Bike handling skills. Getting tire pressures right. Keeping my mental focus. The Marin Century I'm about two months into my training regime for cyclocross, most of which has consisted of my interval training classes at Endurance PTC in San Francisco at lunch. While those classes have been awesome, and I'm definitely a much stronger rider than I was 60 days ago, the one things the classes lack is volume. It's very intense training, but I don't have a huge aerobic base built up. So what's a cyclist pressed for time to do? Two weeks before the century, I did a 40-mile ride. The next weekend, I did a 60 miler--the longest ride I had done in a year. I figured that if I could ride 40, then 60, I could find some way to gut out a 100-mile ride. Even one that featured about 8,000 feet of climbing. This is the sort of thing that passes for "logic" when you're a cyclist. The good news was twofold. First, I had a wonderful time with the group of us that did the ride together from Wired. Any time you're out on a bike is fun, in my eyes, but it's so much more fun to ride with other people you like. So that was a real bonus, to get to spend the time riding with my friends from the office. A big shout out to Wired Deputy Editor Thomas Goetz, who goaded us into do the century. The other good news was that I felt, on the whole, pretty good on this ride. Given that it was nearly twice as long as any other ride I've done in, oh, two years, that's encouraging for the racing season, which is looming just a month or so away. There were two stretches of the ride that were pretty tough. After we turned toward Valley Ford, there was a series of three short, steep climbs that really sapped my energy. Thankfully, after that, we arrived at a rest stop where I could wolf down a ton of calories--a skill that I've been working on. And then after a lovely stop in Petaluma, there was a rolling section of road with a headwind, culminating in Red Hill. a climb that shoots up about 8 percent over the course of a mile or so, and coming as it did at the end of a long day, it was a killer. I focused on one of the techniques that we work on in class, trying to transfer every bit of energy in our bodies to the pedals, and stomped my way up the hill. At the top, there was a mini-rest area, where I drank two completely wonderful, ice-cold Dixie cups of water. The rest of the ride was a breeze, literally, as the wind we'd been fighting became a tailwind which helped blow us home. Two days later, I'm feeling good. I did my Endurance class today, and actually felt shockingly strong, like my legs have adapted to the stress that I'm putting them through. In the next week or so, I'll go through my performance testing again, and that should be an interesting window onto how far I've come, and what I still need to do. (Cross-posted from Wired.com. See all of my Bike Geek posts there.) More Bike Geek: Carbon Comfort Bikes I've got a post up at Wired.com talking about some of the new generation of carbon bikes that try to combine performance and comfort: When I first raced bikes back in the dark ages, the pinnacle of the bike makers art was the handmade Italian steel frame, built up with Campagnolo components. This was the era of unindexed downtube shifters, gluing on tubular tires, non-aero brake levers. A great steel bike like a Colnago would tip the scales at 22 pounds or so, and come with gearing so steep that just climbing my driveway was a significant effort. We've come a long way. My bike now, with absolutely no effort spent in cutting weight, tips the scales at a hair under 16 pounds, and the gearing reflects a much more realistic version of my fitness. The components shift with a speed and precision that I could have only dreamt about as a skinny junior racer. And while the ride of tubular tires still surpasses anything else out there, clinchers are more than good enough for what I do. But there's one area where those Italian bikes still shine compared with today's superbikes -- handling and comfort. There's an organic feel to a steel bike that's hard to replicate in carbon fiber, although the road feel of carbon bikes just keeps improving. The handling is a different story. Those 80s steel bikes were stable and predictable, made for the long haul. Most high-end bike today have a racing geometry, one that's much steeper and quicker handling that those older bikes. Most of us don't need a bike tuned like a Formula 1 car; we need a bike that's stiff and fast, but one that doesn't require too much physical or mental energy to keep pointed where we want it. I've written about Specialized and their Roubaix model before; it was really a bike that changed the industry when it first came out. Over the past couple of months, I've had the chance to ride two other wonderful bikes that also look to combine race-level performance with increased stablity and comfort: the Cervelo RS and the Felt Z15. You can check out the entire post at Wired.com, as well as all my Bike Geek posts. On the Road, On the Run (Cross-posted from Wired.com. See all cycling entries there.) Harrisburg: River Run Harwich Port Run Bristol: Wood/Hope/High Street Run Bristol: Wood Street and Hill Repeats Bristol: Wood/High Street Run The lack of updates on my training hasn't been for the lack of training -- it's been about where that training has been taking place. I'm off work for a month, taking the remainder of the paternity leave for our new daughter's birth, and part of the month we decided to spend on the East Coast. But not just one stop. We set up a whole East Coast Tour, from Rhode Island to Cape Cod to Pennsylvania and then to Washington, DC. Two kids, eight bags, 17 days. And no bike. So what's a newly-ambitious athlete to do? I asked my coach, and the answer was as clear as it was unwelcome. It was time to run. Now, there's a reason that I'm a cyclist, and not a runner. Not to put too fine a point on it, but running...well, running sucks. It's hard. It's slow. It beats up your body. And did I mention that it's hard? I've never really run with any sort of fitness intent before, and I was surprised just how tough it was to maintain what my runner friends would find to be a pretty easy pace, about 9 minutes a mile, give or take. Made sense, as I thought about it, lungs burning and heart rate soaring -- you're obviously using many more muscles to try and get through the run, especially in the upper body. The next day, it wasn't my legs that were sore or tired, it was my shoulders. But trucking down the street in the East Coast humidity, sweat soaking through my shirt, I think I had a little bit of a conversion experience. I could see the same Zen in running that I find on the bike, the same winnowing of the world down to just keeping your speed up, feeling your breathing, and putting one foot (or pedal) in front of the other. And of course, given that there's always some running in a cyclocross race, I need to get used to this at some point. Plus, there's the benefit that a 45 minute run feels like a lot more useful exercise than a ride of the same length. I might try and mix in some runs at lunch when time is tight, just to get more bang for my buck. That said, I was back on the bike for the first time yesterday, and it was an interesting experience. Cardio-wise, I felt good, which was kind of the point of running. But my legs felt slow, my pedal stroke noticeably less fluid. The trick here I suspect is, as ever, balance. And getting a travel bike. Week One of Training (Cross-posted from Bike Geek at Wired.com) Workout data, 6/16/08 Workout data, 6/18/08 Workout data, 6/20/08 So, the first week of my classes at Endurance is over. Seriously, just wow. I like to think of myself as in decent shape, but doing really intense interval training is a completely different animal than heading out to just tool around on the bike for a couple of hours. That's the point, of course -- training right below and right above your anaerobic threshold is how you get better at riding at it, but it's hard. It doesn't help that I've been sick for going on two weeks now with some sort of mutant cold that I can't shake. I think it's a fact of life that when you have small kids in the house that there's just going to be a higher level of germ circulation than you might like. One thing that has become clear is that I need to be religious about stretching and doing other body work outside of class. Boosting my intensity this quickly might not be the smartest thing I've ever done (although so far, I feel pretty decent). But my muscles are definitely tight, especially my IT band, which can be a bugaboo for cyclists as well as runners. Last night, I spent 30 minutes trying to loosen it up with a foam roller, one of those activities that's squarely between helpful and excruciating. Today's class was particularly tough, especially the last interval set, which was meant to simulate the dreaded Seven Sisters, a particularly annoying set of rolling hills that sit on Ridgecrest Road in Marin County. If you check out the data from the workout, and especially that sawtooth pattern for my heart rate, you can see how I waver back and forth just over and just under my threshold heart rate. Brutial, but no doubt effective. Before that last interval, I actually felt like I was handling the intensity slightly better than earlier in the week. One benefit of riding indoors is that you can really focus on technique, and making sure that you're activating your hamstrings and glutes as well as your quads as you pedal. I've been concentrating on that. The other day in class, I had an interesting thought. I was looking around the room, and even though I was dying, it occurred to me that other people in the class felt even worse. It's perhaps not nice, but their pain somehow made me feel better, and like I might actually be a competitve racer by the time this process is over. CategoriesCycling, Wired Campagnolo 11-speed Super Record group If you're thinking that ten speeds on your freewheel aren't enough, Campagnolo has announced new 11-speed components. CategoriesAsides, Cycling Bike Geek I've started a series of blog posts over at Wired.com called Bike Geek -- I'll be charting my progress in a cycling training regimen designed to get me ready to race this fall. To read all the posts, you can go to the Bike Geek home page. I'll also try and remember to post links to individual posts here. Here's the start of the first entry: I used to be a pretty good bike racer. Not a world beater, but competitive at a state-wide level. But that was many years ago. Since then, things like a job and a wife and two kids have cut into my cycling hobby. I used to ride 300 miles a week. Now, I'm lucky to ride a third of that. But last winter, after over 15 years away from competitive cycling, I tried a cyclocross race. Cross, a melding of road racing and off road racing, is kind of like steeplechase on a bike. You ride, but you also have to carry your bike up steep climbs and over unrideable obstacles. It's kind of absurd, really hard, and an insane amount of fun. One race, and I was hooked. I decided that I wanted to race cyclocross for the 2008-09 season, and I wanted to be competitive. But with the aforementioned job and family commitments, my time is limited. That means that every moment of training that I do has to be very, very focused on exactly the kind of fitness I need to race; I just don't have any time to waste. When I raced before, heart rate monitors were just entering the mainstream. Today, the advent of power meters which measure exactly how much work you're doing on your bike, combined with GPS and heart rate, can provide an incredibly detailed portrait of your workouts. In combination with fitness testing, this lets you target your weaknesses exactly, and spend all your time doing exactly what you need to do to improve quickly. So here's the challenge I've set myself. By the start of cyclocross season in September, I want to be ready to be competitive. New Dura-Ace Announced Really mostly interesting to hardcore bike nerds like me, but Shimano announced details on their new, top of the line Dura-Ace component group today. I'm especially interested in the brakes, which look lovely. Today's Ride Nokia's got a GPS sports tracker application in the N95: Here's my lunch ride just now.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1973
__label__cc	0.741392	0.258608	In addition, social media platforms have become extremely aware of their users and collect information about their viewers to connect with them in various ways. Social-networking website Facebook Inc. is quietly working on a new advertising system that would let marketers target users with ads based on the massive amounts of information people reveal on the site about themselves.[104] This may be an unethical or ethical feature to some individuals. Some people may react negatively because they believe it is an invasion of privacy. On the other hand, some individuals may enjoy this feature because their social network recognizes their interests and sends them particular advertisements pertaining to those interests. Consumers like to network with people who have interests and desires that are similar to their own.[105] Individuals who agree to have their social media profile public, should be aware that advertisers have the ability to take information that interests them to be able to send them information and advertisements to boost their sales. Managers invest in social media to foster relationships and interact with customers.[106] This is an ethical way for managers to send messages about their advertisements and products to their consumers. Social networks are, in many cases, viewed as a great tool for avoiding costly market research. They are known for providing a short, fast, and direct way to reach an audience through a person who is widely known. For example, an athlete who gets endorsed by a sporting goods company also brings their support base of millions of people who are interested in what they do or how they play and now they want to be a part of this athlete through their endorsements with that particular company. At one point consumers would visit stores to view their products with famous athletes, but now you can view a famous athlete's, such as Cristiano Ronaldo, latest apparel online with the click of a button. He advertises them to you directly through his Twitter, Instagram, and FaceBook accounts. Social networking websites allow individuals, businesses and other organizations to interact with one another and build relationships and communities online. When companies join these social channels, consumers can interact with them directly.[3] That interaction can be more personal to users than traditional methods of outbound marketing and advertising.[4] Social networking sites act as word of mouth or more precisely, e-word of mouth. The Internet's ability to reach billions across the globe has given online word of mouth a powerful voice and far reach. The ability to rapidly change buying patterns and product or service acquisition and activity to a growing number of consumers is defined as an influence network.[5] Social networking sites and blogs allow followers to "retweet" or "repost" comments made by others about a product being promoted, which occurs quite frequently on some social media sites.[6] By repeating the message, the user's connections are able to see the message, therefore reaching more people. Because the information about the product is being put out there and is getting repeated, more traffic is brought to the product/company.[4] Robots.txt is not an appropriate or effective way of blocking sensitive or confidential material. It only instructs well-behaved crawlers that the pages are not for them, but it does not prevent your server from delivering those pages to a browser that requests them. One reason is that search engines could still reference the URLs you block (showing just the URL, no title or snippet) if there happen to be links to those URLs somewhere on the Internet (like referrer logs). Also, non-compliant or rogue search engines that don't acknowledge the Robots Exclusion Standard could disobey the instructions of your robots.txt. Finally, a curious user could examine the directories or subdirectories in your robots.txt file and guess the URL of the content that you don't want seen. While most of the links to your site will be added gradually, as people discover your content through search or other ways and link to it, Google understands that you'd like to let others know about the hard work you've put into your content. Effectively promoting your new content will lead to faster discovery by those who are interested in the same subject. As with most points covered in this document, taking these recommendations to an extreme could actually harm the reputation of your site. As an Internet marketing strategy, SEO considers how search engines work, the computer programmed algorithms which dictate search engine behavior, what people search for, the actual search terms or keywords typed into search engines, and which search engines are preferred by their targeted audience. SEO is performed because a website will receive more visitors from a search engine the higher the website ranks in the search engine results page (SERP). 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__label__cc	0.641512	0.358488	Straight Talk about Psychiatric Medications for Kids by Timothy E. Wilens Guilford, 2008 Review by Stephanie Sarkis,Ph.D. on Dec 15th 2009 Dr. Timothy Wilens is an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and specializes in pediatric and adult psychopharmacology at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Wilens has published prolifically on child and adolescent psychiatric issues. Straight talk about psychiatric medications for kids is divided into three parts. Part I, "What every parent should know about psychiatric medications for children", contains four chapters. This includes Chapter 3, "The diagnosis and treatment plan: laying out a strategy to help your child"; and Chapter 4, "Treatment and beyond: Collaborating in your child's ongoing care." Part II, "Common Childhood Psychiatric Disorders" contains seven chapters, including Chapter 5, "Attentional and Disruptive Behavioral Disorders"; Chapter 9, "Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders"; and Chapter 10, "Disorders of Known Medical and Neurological Origin". Part III, "The Psychotropic Medications", contains seven chapters, including Chapter 12, "The Stimulants and Nonstimluants for ADHD"; Chapter 15, "The Anxiety-Breaking Medications"; and Chapter 16, "The Antihypertensives". The book also contains an Appendix, "Representative Medication Preparations and Sizes Used for the Treatment of Childhood Emotional and Behavioral Disorders". The Appendix contains a table with information on the generic and brand names of medication, along with each medication's dosages and form (i.e. tablets, skin patch). The appendix also has a "Medication Log", which provides spaces for the start/end date of a medication, the name of the medication, the daily dose, the response (ie. "good", "very good", "excellent"), the side effects experienced, and comments, such as "good school performance", "good behavior", and "attention problems". There is an example of a completed Medication Log, and a blank Log for photocopying. The book also contains a Resources section. The information in this section is divided by disorders. In addition, there is a Bibliography, also divided by disorders. This creates more ease of use for parents discovering resources for their child's condition. The book is written for parents of children who may be taking or are currently prescribed psychotropic medication. The book is written at a level that is understandable and respectful to parents. Even the chapter titles are written in user-friendly language. Instead of titling a chapter "Anxiolytic Medications", Wilens has titled it "The Anxiety-Breaking Medications". This gets the same point across without having to use a dictionary to find out what "anxiolytic" means. The book is written in second person, thus directly addressing the parents. This makes the book more personable and accessible. In Chapter 3, "The Diagnosis and Treatment Plan: Laying out a strategy to help your child", Wilens writes, "You should agree to treatment only if you are satisfied that the practitioner understands your child and your concerns and has accurately assessed the problems" (p. 81). Wilens writes that "leaving your child untreated for a short period is unlikely to have any harmful effect" (p. 83, italics as per the book). Wilens' view that the parent is the expert on the child is empowering for the parents and helps them advocate for their child. Wilens recommends that parents speak with their child's doctor about their concerns, and also do some "independent research", such as obtaining information from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, contacting support groups, or the resources listed at the end of the book. Wilens writes that doing "independent research" results in one of three options: the doctor's recommendation is confirmed; the parents will find alternatives that can be discussed with the doctor; or the information will help the parents ask questions in order to gain more information from the doctor. Wilens presents questions that parents commonly ask, such as "When should we consider getting a second opinion?" (p. 84). In answering this question, Wilens writes that if a parent does seek a second opinion, the child should be reevaluated instead of having the second opinion doctor review the report from the first doctor. Chapter 5, "Attentional and Disruptive Behavioral Disorders", Wilens discusses Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), and Conduct Disorder (CD). Wilens describes the role of acetylcholine and nicotine in ADHD in a very understandable way. He also writes about the parts of the brain affected by ADHD, and the fact that brain activity and brain imaging is "not considered reliable or valid in diagnosing ADHD; nor are blood tests" (Wilens, p. 147). The chapter includes a table of medications prescribed for ADHD, ODD, and CD. Chapter 9, "Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders", Wilens begins the chapter by defining psychosis, delusions, and hallucinations, and states that "your child should not be diagnosed as psychotic unless the boy or girl has either delusions or hallucinations" (Wilens, p. 183). Wilens also points out that children may not tell their parents about their delusions or hallucinations. Usually it is other severe behavior issues that first become apparent. The chapter includes table of medications prescribed for schizophrenia and psychotic disorders. The table not only lists atypical and older antipsychotics, but also lists medications that may be added to antipsychotics if there are mood swings, severe outburst, or anxiety present in addition to the psychotic disorder. Chapter 16, "The Antihypertensives", discusses clonidine, guanfacine, and propranolol, medications which are used to treat high blood pressure in adults. However, they are also prescribed for ADHD, tic disorders, autism, and sleep difficulties. Wilens details each medication, providing the generic and brand names, dosages, and how the medication is available (tablets or patch). He also gives the possible side effects of the medications. Wilens also defines terms such as "adrenergic nervous system" in a way that is user-friendly and understandable. Straight talk about psychiatric medications for kids is one of the definitive books on pediatric psychopharmacology. It is an additional bonus that it is written specifically for parents. Straight talk about psychiatric medications for kids is highly recommended for clinicians and parents alike. © 2009 Stephanie Sarkis Stephanie Sarkis PhD is the author of three books: 10 Simple Solutions to Adult ADD: How to Overcome Chronic Distraction & Accomplish Your Goals (2006); Making the Grade with ADD: A Student's Guide to Succeeding in College with Attention Deficit Disorder (2008); and ADD and Your Money: A Guide to Personal Finance for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (2009). Dr. Sarkis is a National Certified Counselor (NCC) and Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Boca Raton, Florida. She provides counseling and coaching to children and adults with ADHD/ADD. She is also an adjunct assistant professor in Counselor Education at Florida Atlantic University. <a href="//www.mhsso.org/poc/view_doc.php?type=book&id=5294&cn=37">Straight Talk about Psychiatric Medications for Kids</a>	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1980
__label__cc	0.713542	0.286458	What is a magnet school? A magnet school is a public school offering special instruction and programs not available elsewhere, designed to attract a more diverse student body from throughout the state. Magnet schools have a focused theme and aligned curricula, with a “hands on – minds on” philosophy. They typically use an approach to learning that is inquiry or proficiency/project based. They use state, district, and/or national standards in all subject areas, however, the standards are taught within the overall theme of the school. Is the school open? Maine Ocean School opened its doors on September 4, 2018 with an inaugural class of 12 students from across Maine. Where is the school located? The location of Maine Ocean School is in Searsport, Maine on the campus of the Penobscot Marine Museum. This mid-coast location offers proximity to many assets including, but not limited to: coastal communities, working waterfronts, institutions such as Penobscot Marine Museum, University of Maine, Maine Maritime Academy, and many others. Is Maine Ocean School a residential school? Residence will eventually be required for all Maine Ocean School students. However, the Board of Trustees has made an exception for the initial "start-up" years of the school. As a public magnet school, students from Maine will attend the school free of tuition charges. The Board of Trustees are dedicated to making the cost of room & board affordable for all students. Is Maine Ocean School part of Maine Maritime Academy? Maine Ocean School is not affiliated with Maine Maritime Academy. How do I apply to work at Maine Ocean School? Current employment opportunities are listed here.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1982
__label__wiki	0.613039	0.613039	District 7390 DGE District 7390 Website District7450 Web Site District 7505 Web Site Thursday Enrichment Session President-elect Sessions Assistant Governor Sessions Rotary Resources Vendors & Exhibitors Alternate PETS Options JOANNE VENTURA District 7505 Governor 2019-20 750 Route 73 South-Suite 210 Marlton, NJ 08053-4133 (E) JVenturaDG2019@comcast.net District Web Site: www.RotaryDistrict7505.org Joanne joined the Rotary Club of Cherry Hill Breakfast in 1991 and served on its Board of Directors, as club Secretary, and as President from 1995-1997. She is currently a member of the Rotary Club of Voorhees Breakfast and has served on its Board of Directors and as Club Foundation Chair. She is active in her club’s numerous community and club service projects. While helping a student apply for an Ambassadorial Scholarship Joanne became familiar with the many aspects of the Rotary Foundation. She was asked to serve on the District 7640 Scholarships subcommittee, and subsequently chaired that committee from 2004-2013. From 2013 to 2016 she served as the District 7640 Rotary International Foundation Committee Chair. As a result of her work she received the District 7640 Service Above Self Award for the Rotary year 2015-16. Joanne is passionate about the Rotary Foundation, supporting its efforts to assist communities around the world, our local communities and to eradicate polio. She and her husband Steve Neuner are Foundation Major Donors. Joanne is an active participant in the Transition Committees formed to insure the success of the merger of Districts 7640 and 7500, and co-chaired the bylaws revision committee. She is very enthusiastic about the opportunities presented for combined District7505 to broaden its scope. Joanne is a graduate of and a facilitator for the Rotary Leadership Institute. She also presents on the topic of legal careers at RYLA Career Night. She is a partner in the law firm of Neuner & Ventura LLP, in Marlton, New Jersey. She graduated from Adelphi University, Magna Cum Laude and from Rutgers University School of Law, Camden Campus. She practices primarily in the areas of Family Mediation, Estate and Real Estate Law. Joanne is a member of the board of the Rutgers School of Law – Camden Alumni Association, having served as Chancellor from 2008 – 2012. She was instrumental in instituting the Distinguished Alumni Awards Celebration dinner, the major source of fund-raising for the Association’s Alumni scholarship activities. She is 2014 recipient of the Hon. Joseph M. Nardi, Jr. Distinguished Service Award. Joanne’s pro bono and community service extends beyond Rotary and the law school. She is a participant in the South Jersey Legal Services Private Attorney Involvement Program, and received their Equal Access to Justice Award in 2006. She was a past president of Advancing Opportunities (previously called Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey), a statewide disability agency. She received the organization’s Volunteer of the Year Award in 1997. Joanne is married to Rotarian Steve Neuner. They are the proud parents of two adult children, Jeanette Neuner and Daniel Neuner. Copyright © 2017 - 2018 Mid-Atlantic PETS	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1983
__label__wiki	0.965645	0.965645	Luluc: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Luluc - Small Window [OFFICIAL VIDEO] Blitzen Trapper Furr 10th Anniversary Tour SOLD OUT: Blitzen Trapper Luluc Sat, November 17 It was on September 23, 2008 that Blitzen Trapper, after putting out three albums on its own label, released its fourth full-length album, Furr, via Sub Pop. At that time, it was a record that captured exactly where the band’s frontman, Eric Earley, found himself, both literally and metaphorically, geographically and existentially. Not that the Portland-based musician actually remembers much about the creation of the record’s 13 intriguing, spellbinding songs. Or, more specifically, what its songs actually mean, either now or then. Instead, Furr, stands as a kind of tribute and elegy to the city that inspired it, but that, a decade later, no longer exists. “What I was trying to do with those recordings,” explains Earley, “was capture this kind of atmosphere that I was feeling and which pervaded the city at that time. I think I was attempting to capture what Portland was at the time and what it felt like to me. That city is gone now. Old Portland, we call it, but Old Portland has disappeared. But this record gives me the feeling of those times and this city— when it was poor and dumpy and really drug-addled. And it also captures the magic of the outlying rural areas that has slowly changed as well.” That magic can be heard in each of these songs, and while the city may have vanished from sight – replaced by a newer, richer, shinier and bigger version of itself – its elegance and fractured beauty is preserved within the bones of this record. These songs exist as vivid snapshots of that time, ones that recall the city as it was. At the same time – and while Earley insists he was only trying to capture what Portland was at the time – there’s a mythology within the lyrics and the music, an imagined, semi-fictional vision of Portland and the Pacific Northwest, a kind of parallel universe to the one that actually exists. “Back then, the city was this really weird place,” says Earley. “It was really bizarre. Weird stuff would happen. And it was much poorer and much smaller. It wasn’t as structured and rich as it is now. It was a totally different place. That’s why it’s funny when people talk about Portland – I’m like well, if you didn’t live here back then you’ll never experience what that was like but if you listen to this record you’ll get a little taste of it. So in that sense, it feels very real and non-mythical to me.” That said, that doesn’t mean these songs are all based in reality. There are glimpses of God – and of American Christianity – throughout them, not least in the mournful folk narrative of “Black River Killer” and “God & Suicide.” The former is a made-up tale about an anonymous murderer on a killing spree which Earley cites as being about “the mindless violence that Americans consume every single day – in film and books and everything – and what does it mean for us to consume that content and make it a part of us?” The latter is a shimmering, more upbeat track that’s an attempt to commit to tape an ineffable feeling that Earley felt within him but which, after all these years, he’s still unable to pinpoint exactly. “I can’t tell you what that song’s about,” he says. “I know what it feels like, but I don’t know what it actually literally means. But the words and the music gave me this feeling as I was writing it that made sense at the time. I feel like there’s a feeling of longing that accompanies this record somehow, and there’s this weird longing to be set free. I feel that’s what kind of pervades this record – a melancholic longing for something that we can’t obtain. In “God & Suicide” it’s almost like—and it’s me obviously—but it’s almost like whoever is saying those words is saying to himself ‘Well I’ve got two choices. Either I kill myself or I somehow make my peace with whatever God is.” Not all the songs have such existential explanations. The soft acoustic jangle of the title track is full of wistful longing, while the plaintive, poignant piano of “Not Your Lover” is a forlorn love – or loss of love – song full of tender sadness. That’s one of a few songs that wouldn’t actually exist had the band—completed at the time by Brian Adrian Koch (drums, vocals), Michael Van Pelt (bass), Erik Menteer (guitar, Moog), Drew Laughery (keyboards) and Marty Marquis (guitar, vocals, melodica)—not found an old warped piano in the hallway of Sally Mack’s School Of Dance, the Portland building which housed the band’s studio. Needless to say, the discovery definitely helped shape the direction of the record. “That song,” says Earley, “wouldn’t exist, I don’t think, without that piano. I remember sitting at that thing when I first pulled it in and tinkering with it and just sort of writing that one right away. So it probably would have been a slightly different record. A lot of the songs I wrote on piano and I wouldn’t have because I didn’t have one.” That’s also partly because Earley admits he wasn’t trying to write an album at that time, but write songs to perfect the recording technique he’d been honing when making the band’s previous full-length, 2007’s Wild Mountain Nation. As such, around three albums’ worth of material was recorded during the sessions for Furr, and it’s a selection of those that comprise the bonus material for this anniversary edition of the record. From the dulcet, chugging tones of “War Is Placebo” to the carefree, summer whimsy of “Ballad Of Bird Love”—a song driven by that same piano—and the melancholy folk tale waltz of “On My Way To The Bay”, the ten outtakes included here offer even further insight into Earley’s creative mindset and the feeling—whatever it is, exactly—that sits at the center of these songs. Written largely between the hours of 11pm and the morning—something that was possible because, in between tours, Earley was living in the studio building—Furr is a very nocturnal album, full of the wonder and the mystery of the night. Perhaps surprisingly, given the fact Earley wasn’t trying to make a record per se, Furr—is an impressively cohesive album, and its counterpart bonus tracks are as well. Much of that is down to Earley’s fastidious recording techniques, using old analogue equipment to create a sound that was inherently nostalgic but also, at the time, anyway, entirely unusual. “At the time,” he says, “I was going for a very specific sound. And it’s funny, because it’s a sound that you hear so much nowadays—bands have this recording aesthetic that’s very, very lo-fi and almost exactly what I was doing back then, but I was doing it with machinery that was meant to do that as opposed tobands now, who are doing it with modern digital plug-ins. At the time, I was just making what I’d like to hear and I didn’t know if anyone else will like it. It sounds old and distorted—the sound I’d hear in my head when riding my bike around town at 2 in the morning.” Those days (and nights) may have faded into the past, but they’re very much present within the fabric of Furr. A decade on, they sound just as magical and mystical. Not, of course, that the band is just relying on the past glory of this record. Far from it. A decade on from the release of Furr, has released five more critically acclaimed and achingly beautiful records. The band hasn’t loosened its ambitions, either. In 2017, the band put together Wild And Reckless a full-production theater event that ran for a month at Portland’s Center Stage theater and which also spawned last year’s full-length of the same name. There are plenty of plans for the future in the works, too. But for now, just for a little while, it’s time to revel in the joy and sorrow of a time and place that no longer exists—except of course, in a few hearts and minds, and in these wonderfully wistful songs. Luluc: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Luluc - Small Window [OFFICIAL VIDEO] We spray our hair into submission, upright to attention. Marching to no orders, imagination has no borders. Well lucky that.' "Me and Jasper," from Luluc's third album Sculptor, is a confident challenge to small-town insularity, lilting yet vigilant, and championed by a defiant guitar solo from the band's friend J Mascis. It's a reflection on a common pitfall of adolescence; limitless possibility battling constant obstruction. "My own experiences as a teen were often fraught" says songwriter and vocalist Zoe Randell. "The small town I grew up in provided a great study in gossip, scandal, character assignation and the willingness of people to go along with it." It's a song about fighting for agency on an album that is in many ways about volition and potential; how people can navigate difficulties and opportunities to create different paths. Sculptor can be consumed loud; because while Luluc's music is at times masterful in it's minimalism, it is anything but quiet in impact. There's a before you hear Luluc's music, and an after -- a turning point that affects people with rare force. Janet Weiss of Sleater-Kinney says "it's music that once you hear it, you can't live without it." The National's Matt Berninger said that for months, Passerby was "the only album I wanted to listen to." "What first hits is that voice," writes Peter Blackstock (No Depression),"a peaceful serenity that reaches deep into the heart." When NPR's Bob Boilen named 2014's Passerby his album of the year, he wrote: "I've listened to this record by Australia's Luluc more than any other this year. These songs feel like they've always been." That gripping, imperative quality pulses through Sculptor, perhaps to an even greater extent than on Passerby or Dear Hamlyn (2008). Randell writes with more experimentation and possibility. From the contemplative scene of "Cambridge," to the churning disaster chronicled in the title track, the songs on Sculptor are there for the taking. "Broadly speaking, with these new songs I was interested in the difficulties that life can throw at us -- what we can do with them, how they can shape us, and what say we have," Randell explains. "That potential that is there for everyone, the different lives that are open to us. That's what I love in Ise's poem 'Spring Days and Blossom' -- which form the lyrics to "Spring" -- the brimming sense of spring and it's cycle, the enormity of what's possible and the beauty." Sonically, the band have broadened their tonal palette following on from the successful collaboration on Passerby, co-produced with The National's Aaron Dessner. Multi-instrumentalist, singer and producer Steve Hassett mastered a wider spectrum of instruments to fully realize the album's expansive and daring vision. Randell and Hassett do nearly all of the writing, recording, and producing themselves, but their vision is far from insular. In addition to Mascis, Sculptor features contributions from several friends including Dessner (shreds on "Kids" and programmed drums on "Heist") and Jim White of Dirty Three (drums on "Genius") as well as musicians Matt Eccles (Weyes Blood, Connan Mockasin) on drums and Dave Nelson (The National, Beirut) on horns. Recording took place in Luluc's new Brooklyn studio, which they built themselves. The new studio is volition and potential in action and even incorporates reclaimed cedar from Dessner's iconic former Ditmas Park studio, where The National and Luluc had both lived and recorded. That everyone has control of their own story is at the core of Sculptor. For Hassett, it's illuminated by the last line of the title track, which is the last line of the record itself: "'The most beautiful, serene sculpture my hands could make, could trace, could break.' All of the songs are playing with those ideas," he says. "Life is something you get, and you can get sidetracked for years and even destroy it, or you can remember that you've got some control over your life." But listeners of Sculptor may yield some of that control, even if for a short time, to the mastery of the music itself.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1984
__label__cc	0.699904	0.300096	The Great Miracle By James Southall Wednesday March 23, 2011 Composed by Mark McKenzie Mark McKenzie Music / 2011 / 40:42 A Mexican-produced 3D animation, The Great Miracle is a Catholic-themed tale of love and redemption. The film won’t even be released until the fourth quarter of 2011, but fortunately fans of the composer Mark McKenzie – who have been waiting since 2007’s Saving Sarah Cain to hear new music from him – don’t have to wait that long, since the music has already been made available for download from iTunes and Amazon. I may as well say it at the beginning of the review (rather than wait till the end, as I usually do) – McKenzie is one of the most underrated film composers, probably the most underrated, generally writing very beautiful, lyrical orchestral music but capable of action, suspense, whatever – each new score from him is something I savour, so this is more than welcome. Now, having said the above – and having been consistently impressed with his music over a long period – I don’t think any of his scores has ever quite reached the heights of this one, surely the pinnacle of his career to date. This is soaring, quite exquisitely beautiful film music performed by a large orchestra, adult choir and boys’ choir which bears comparison – and would in no way be embarrassed by such comparison – with Georges Delerue at his most sweeping (The Black Stallion Returns, etc) and Ennio Morricone’s more liturgical choral music (The Mission, etc). From this reviewer, I doubt there is a higher compliment which could be offered. Mark McKenzie From the stunning opening, “Enter the Cathedral”, it is clear that this is something special. I suspect the composer must have felt a genuine attachment to the film, perhaps in the way that John Debney so obviously did with The Passion of the Christ (I’m not comparing the films or the scores, please understand!) – while his music is almost always heartfelt, in this score there seems to be that extra layer of emotion, a feeling so conspicuously transferred to the listener. The themes linger in the memory long after the album has finished playing; the beauty leaves a lasting impression. There are so many highlights, picking them out would simply involve me giving a track-by-track description of the whole album, so I will restrict myself to three. The brief “Benedictus Deus” is a glorious choral duet, exquisitely arranged, so beautiful; and McKenzie has reportedly picked out the finale, “Ascension – Gloria Patri”, as his own favourite moment of his music so far (and the piece is a fine summary of the score’s main themes). For me, the outstanding piece is “Angels, Demons and Prayer”, a battle between light and dark which travels from the score’s most choppy, aggressive music to its most soaring and beautiful. It’s so well-constructed, so rich with emotion – stunning, really. Film scores like this don’t come along too often. Music so passionate, so moving, so warm as The Great Miracle deserves a wide audience, and I hope it gets it – McKenzie is such a fine composer and I have to say he has outdone himself here. If you’re already a fan of the composer, you should buy this one without hesitation; if not, then if you like lyrical orchestral and choral music then there would be no finer introduction to the work of Mark McKenzie. I know it’s only March – but if another film score comes along in 2011 which impresses me more than this one, I’ll be amazed. ***** Note: since writing this review, the promotional release is no longer available, however the score has been issued (with extra tracks) by BSX Records and is available from Amazon: Buy The Greatest Miracle from Amazon.com and help support movie-wave.net by following this link. Tags: Mark McKenzie, The Great Miracle soundtrack review, The Greatest Miracle soundtrack review Michael (Reply) on Thursday 24 March, 2011 at 01:02 I have no words for how right you are and for how beautiful this score is. This is the best score of 2011 for me so far (and I have heard the much hyped Jane Eyre score), and the first mckenzie score I’ve heard. Looking forward to discovering some of his older scores! Thanks for the recommendation. christopher (Reply) on Thursday 24 March, 2011 at 04:25 Excellent score. I LOVE McKenzie’s music. Nice to see that you liked it so much, James. Michael, may I recommend Durango, The Last Sin Eater, The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca, and Blizzard (which was recently released for download on itunes). They are all further evidence of the brilliance of Mark McKenzie. Lasse (Reply) on Friday 25 March, 2011 at 09:28 Wonderful, lyrical stuff, as usual from McKenzie. Oh and a little something that isn’t directly related to this composer or soundtrack, but rather the similarities in beauty. Look up Lusbo Fisers soundtrack to ‘Valerie and her Week of Wonders’. If you want an inclination of that score, check out Joe Dantes ‘Trailers from Hell’ site where he comments on its trailer, and you can watch it without commentary and you’ll notice the magnificent score. One not to be missed, a masterpiece not far behind Delerues best work. /cheers darkwing (Reply) on Thursday 7 April, 2011 at 23:50 Tio me, this score ranks up there wth Delerue’s Agnes of God, which contains one of the most beautiful tracks in all of Delerue’s music. Beyond a doubt, this is McKenzie greatest score yet .. I have listened to it over and over and I can’t get bored by it. Bravo. christopher (Reply) on Sunday 10 April, 2011 at 04:48 Hey James, thought you ought to know that your praise for this score did not go unnoticed by the composer himself, who has quoted you on his site and linked to your review: http://www.markmckenzie.org/mm_notes.php Jo Adams (Reply) on Thursday 5 May, 2011 at 19:12 This is such an uplifting work, it’s chock full of emotion and would bring the stoniest heart alive. Please please see that this music is released as vocal score so that choirs around the world can experience the absolute pleasure of performing this work. How can we see that this happens? Wonderful fantastic music Mark, you are a joy to listen to.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0040.json.gz/line1985

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