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Macedonia convicted of aiding CIA with torture of prisoners
By LUIS MIRANDA | THE REAL AGENDA | DECEMBER 14, 2012
On Thursday Macedonia became the first European country to be found guilty for collaborating with the U.S. in the so-called secret CIA flights and for hosting secret CIA torture sites. The Strasbourg Court said the country was guilty for aiding the CIA to torture a German citizen of Lebanese descent who was mistaken as a terrorist.
The European Court of Human Rights has established that Khaled el Masri was tortured after his arrest on December 31, 2003 and before being delivered 23 days later to the CIA, which sent him to a prison camp in Afghanistan where he remained for 6 months.
Macedonia broke up four articles of the European Convention of Human Rights, according to the Court, which places special emphasis on the third article, which prohibits torture and therefore condemns the country to pay the complainant € 60,000 in damages.
The country also violated the right to liberty and security, respect for private and family life and the right to an effective remedy, according to the judgment. Macedonia not only practiced torture with El Masri but gave him to the CIA knowing that he risked further torture, said the ruling.
“This sentence deserves to be described as historic: it is the first conviction in an international court of the practice of illegal transportation of detainees and the CIA’s secret detention,” said the president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Jean-Claude Mignon.
This pan-European body, which brings together 47 States of the Old Continent, whipped these shady practices that emerged after the attacks of September 11, 2001, in a report by Swiss senator Dick Marty in 2006, in which he detailed that 14 European countries collaborated in these illegal practices.
Amnesty International, meanwhile, saw the ruling as “a milestone in the fight against impunity” and a first step to convict other countries who also collaborated with the CIA.
The Human Rights Court validated the testimony of El Masri, born in 1963 and living in the German city of Ulm, who said he was mistaken for a terrorist when he arrived in Skopje on December 31, 2003 for sightseeing.
There he was arrested by the Macedonian authorities, who took him to a hotel room, There, he was held for 23 days without any legal help, interrogated in English — a language he did not speak properly — and isolated from all external contact. This, he says put him in a permanent a state of distress.
But his ordeal had just begun, because 23 days later he was handcuffed, hooded and taken to the airport, where he waited a group of CIA agents who subjected him to harsh torture while in custody of Macedonian authorities. “The Macedonian government’s responsibility is accepted in regard to acts committed on its territory by agents of a foreign state,” said the statement issued by the Court.
El-Masri was beaten, stripped and sodomized with an object, reads the statement. These forms of torture “were used with premeditation in order to provoke El-Masri severe pain and suffering to obtain information from him. The Court considers that torture,” say the judges.
While the Court issued this statement, in the United States, the Senate intelligence committee has officially concluded that CIA interrogations were ineffective. “The report is the most detailed independent examination to date of the agency’s efforts to “break” dozens of detainees through physical and psychological duress, a period of CIA history that has become a source of renewed controversy,” reports the Washington Post.
In the case of El-Masri, he was sedated and placed in an aircraft. After a stopover in Baghdad, the plane landed in Afghanistan, where El-Masri was detained in a detention center and kept in a small concrete cell. They suffered further torture and made two hunger strikes before May 28, 2004, five months after his arrest, when he was transferred to Germany.
Visibly affected by torture, and weighing 18 kilos less than before, El Masri filed a complaint that year and since then has struggled to make European and U.S. authorities recognize the mistake made by the CIA.
One of the most important elements in the trial of Macedonia as an accomplice of the CIA was the testimony of the country’s Interior Minister at the time of the facts, who confirmed the arrest of El-Masri and his surrender to the CIA.
In a similar case, the British government settled a case with Sami al Saadi, a Libyan dissident by paying him 2.2 million pounds (2.7 million euros) after he was secretly handed over to the regime of Muammar Gaddafi in 2004. The Libyan was captured with the help of the British intelligence service MI6. Saadi claimed he was tricked by MI6 and the CIA, taken to Libya and tortured while he was there.
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Filed under English, Special Reports, World Tagged with afghanistan, amnesty international, Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, CIA torture camps, CIA torture sites, Dick Marty, El Masri, European Convention of Human Rights, European Court of Human Rights, Khalid El-Masri, Macedonia, prisoners, Republic of Macedonia, Skopje, Torture, united states
U.S. judge denies two Americans the chance to sue Donald Rumsfeld
By LUIS MIRANDA | THE REAL AGENDA | NOVEMBER 9, 2012
A federal appeals court rejected Wednesday that two American citizens have the right to sue former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld for the torture that they allegedly suffered in Iraq by members of the U.S. Army.
Donald Vance and Nathan Ertel claim that Rumsfeld and others people who are identified in the case, developed, authorized and used violent interrogation techniques against them in Iraq.
However, the court has determined that they have no right to sue Rumsfeld or any other member of the chain of command, reversing the previous decisions of other courts.
Vance and Ertel were working for a private company in Iraq at the time. They suspected that the company was involved in corruption schemes, so such schemes were reported to the U.S. authorities.
Soon after, the two were arrested by U.S. forces in Iraq and immediately taken to Camp Cropper, where they say they were subjected to physical and emotional abuse, as well as harsh interrogations.
According to their statements, months after being released without any charges being laid against them, they filed a lawsuit for unspecified damages, alleging that his constitutional rights had been violated and that those responsible for the detention and abuse knew they were innocent.
Filed under English, North America Tagged with Camp Cropper, Donald Rumsfeld, Donald Vance, enhanced interrogation in Iraq, Iraq, Nathan Ertel, Torture, united states, United States courts of appeals, United States Secretary of Defense
Wikileaks Releases DoD Procedure Manual for Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib
By LUIS MIRANDA | THE REAL AGENDA | OCTOBER 26, 2012
WikiLeaks published early this morning hundreds of documents from the Department of Defense that describe the procedures established by the US government to be used with suspects detained by the American government who were sent to the prison Guantanamo Bay.
The first document to be put out is the manual of military procedures at Camp Delta in Guantanamo Bay which applied to both civilian and military personnel beginning in November 2002. This manual established administrative rules, regulations and code of confinement behavior for officials.
The organization founded by Julian Assange announced through a press release that, over the next month, the website will disseminate files about the detention policy in chronological order with the directions followed by military officials for more than a decade. Today, the founder of Wikileaks is under political asylum at the Ecuadorian Embassy and is seeking his extradition to South America in order to avoid persecution from the United States, Sweden and other nations that publicly seek revenge.
The documents released by Wikileaks include standard operating procedures of the detention camps Bucca and Abu Ghraib in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay and the manuals for interrogation and fragmentary orders (Fragos) on changes in detention policies.
These documents “show the anatomy of the monster created to conduct arrests after the attacks on September 11, which created a dark hole in which the law and the rights do not exist and where people can be detained without a trace and be treated at will by DoD and intelligence personnel,” said Assange in a statement.
“It shows the excesses of the early days of the war against an unknown ‘enemy’ and how these policies matured and evolved” resulting, he said, “in a permanent state of exception in which the United States is now a decade later “. That exception includes but is not limited to, the effective elimination of significant portions of the Constitution, through the partial or total suppression of the First, Second and Fourth Amendments, for example, which is now business as usual in North America.
Assange, who is in a complicated situation of asylum in the Embassy of Ecuador in London to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for alleged sexual offenses, notes the historical importance of these documents, as “Guantanamo has become an example for the systematic abuse of human rights, “he added.
The organization issued several policy documents on interrogation of detainees in Iraq for the years 2004, 2005 and 2008, which revealed techniques to instill fear or emotional pressure to detainees. WikiLeaks said that “although physical violence is prohibited, in writing, a consistent policy of terrorizing prisoners, combined with a policy of destroying records, has caused abuse and impunity”.
Also due out is the “Fragmentary Order”, released after the torture scandal at Abu Ghraib (Iraq) that “eliminates the requirement to keep a record of the interrogation sessions” in certain areas of the prison.
Furthermore, while noting that interrogations carried out in the Division and Brigade Internment should be recorded, it also states that the files should “disappear within 30 days.” A policy that has been overturned by the Obama administration.
The administration of President George W. Bush (2001-2009) enabled the military base of Guantanamo (Cuba) to detain suspected terrorists — without trial — after the attacks of September 11, 2001.
Filed under World Tagged with Abu Ghraib, Camp Delta, department of defense, first amendment, fourth amendment, George Bush, Guantamo Bay prison, interrogation manual, interrogation techniques, second amendment, suspected terrorists, Torture, US Government, wikileaks
Threats, Torture and Death during land Expropriations in China
Amnesty International denounces government abuses during illegal property seizures.
China is one of the largest countries in the world. However, its size does not prevent the Chinese government from using force to steal property of the people whenever it see wants. Not even the rapid development experienced by the Asian giant can explain why citizens are being evicted from their houses and other properties so massively, or why the government uses brutality to take them out of their homes without paying them a fair price for them.
The Chinese government increased the number of forced evictions of people from their homes and land throughout the country just as fast as the country develops. These evictions are often done illegally. The government practice of taking people out of their properties almost always includes abuses of power and corruption, as the population gets fed up with the requests to leave. The strong discontent in the population resulted in numerous protests, as documented in the report presented by Amnesty International (AI), headquartered in London.
AI says that cases of forced evictions have increased significantly in China, because local officials collude with developers to seize and then sell the property seized, to pay government debts. The organization, citing activists, lawyers and Chinese scholars, says that evictions have increased during the construction boom that the country has experienced since launched a plan to stimulate the economy in late 2008 to address the global crisis.
Local officials often resort to the sale of land for capital to meet the goals of infrastructure construction set by Beijing. The report issued by AI includes the period between February 2010 and January 2012, details how pressures and violence are used often. The Mafia that runs this scheme resorts to sending thugs on people whose lands are to be seized, which usually results in the torture and death of the property owners.
Of the 40 cases of forced evictions Amnesty International describes on the report, nine ended in deaths when the land owners resisted. In a case, a 70 year old woman was buried alive by a bulldozer while trying to prevent the demolition of her house. The event took place in the province of Hubei.
In a separate case, police in the city of Wenchang kidnapped a baby and refused to return him to the mother unless she signed eviction documents. Some of the people who refused to leave, were sent to jail and concentration camps. Others went to detention centers which are spread all over China.
The report includes testimony from a woman from the city of Hexia, who was beaten and sterilized after she protested her having to leave. Amnesty International documented the occurrence of 41 cases of people who lit themselves on fire in an act of desperation due to the abuse which they were submitted to by the police and the thugs. These events happened between 2009 and 2012.
“The problem of forced evictions is the greatest source of popular discontent in China and is a serious threat to social and political stability,” says AI. The organization requested the end of the evictions and to guarantee that people will not be left homeless or abused because of their opposition to the expropriation process. AI does not have the complete accounting of the number of people who have been forced to leave their properties, but the organization says that there is no question that the number of victims has increased exponentially.
In China, just as it happens in most countries, the land belongs to the government or local authorities, and these entities can simply argue that the evictions are in the interest of the majority and that the projects to be developed there outweigh any property rights. In general, governments are obligated by law to pay the value of the property, but more often than not, the payments are well below the right amount. In China as it happens in other countries, a bribery system is employed to assure developers that they won’t have to pay too much for the property. In other cases, the government buys the land with taxpayer money and hands the property over to the developers, who then make millions on a small investment.
In the case of China, the call from the Chinese Communist Party to force development encouraged local authorities to use any means available to carry out that mission. The plan of the Chinese government includes the seizure of lands to build roads, factories, shopping centers and other infrastructure. The problem is in China is that government has resorted to all kinds of violent acts to kick people out without paying them what they deserve for their homes.
Filed under Asia, English, Special Reports, World Tagged with amnesty international, china, Communist Party, death, evictions, government abuse, government violence, property seizures, threats, Torture, violence
CIA Tortured Gaddafi Opponents while Bush was in Office
By LUIS MIRANDA | THE REAL AGENDA | SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
“We don’t torture,” said once George W. Bush when he was questioned about the use of enhanced interrogation on supposed terrorists. We now learn that members of terrorist groups supported by the United States in its effort to get rid of Gaddafi, had been tortured by the same CIA and US government before the Arab Spring began.
The U.S. allowed the abuse and rendition of Gaddafi’s government opponents, according to Human Rights Watch.
Some of the people who now occupy key positions in Libya were tortured and subsequently delivered to the Gaddafi regime during the Bush presidency, according to a report Human Rights Watch (HRW).
In its report ‘Delivered to the enemy: the United States allows the abuse and rendition of anti-Gaddafi Libyans’, the NGO cited testimony from former detainees who claim to have been subjected to waterboarding and other forms of torture where water was also used.
Most of those arrested belonged to the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), which for 20 years tried to overthrow the Gaddafi regime. In fact, when the conflict broke out in 2011 this faction joined the rebels in their fight against the dictator. That same group was given weapons and piles of cash to help the United States defeat Gaddafi later in 2011.
“Not only the United States gave Gaddafi many of his enemies, but also tortured several of these people,” said Laura Pitter, author of the report. “The magnitude of the abuses committed by the Bush administration seems to be much higher than initially admitted, and highlights the importance of launching a full investigation into what happened.”
CIA Documents
The report is also based on documents from the CIA and the British Secret Service that were recently released that Human Rights Watch found abandoned in the office of former Libyan intelligence chief Musa Kusa on September 3, 2011, after Tripoli was taken by rebel forces.
Interviews and documents show that after the attacks of September 11, 2011 in the United States, the government of this country with the assistance of the United Kingdom and several countries in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, arrested and imprisoned LIFG members who lived outside Libya without charging them with any specific offense, and then deliver them extrajudicially to the Libyan government, knowing that they would be subjected to all kinds of abuse.
The document also cites the grave abuses suffered by former members of the LIFG in two detention centers in Afghanistan that were managed by the U.S.
According to the reports seen by the NGO, the detainees claimed they were chained naked against the wall, sometimes with diapers, in completely dark cells for weeks and months and were required to maintain awkward positions for extended periods with the purpose of causing physical pain and stress.
“For three months, I was first interrogated continuously every day and then applied a different kind of torture. Sometimes water was used, sometimes not … Sometimes I was undressed and other times I was allowed to wear clothes,” related Khalid al Sharif, who said he had been detained for two years in two different U.S. detention facilities in Afghanistan that allegedly were under the administration of the CIA.
Al Sharif is now head of Libya’s National Guard. One of its responsibilities is to provide security to facilities where Libya holds some of the most important prisoners captured before, during and after the conquest of Tripoli.
Filed under Africa, North America, World Tagged with CIA, detention centers, enhanced interrrogations, Gaddafi, Human Rights Watch, LIFG, Musa Kusa, Torture, waterboarding
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Tag Archives: Reconciliation Commission
Our preparations for Geneva
By K. Godage
Former Ambassador
I was happy to read that Mr. Lalith Weeratunge and Dr. G.L. Peiris would be going out to Geneva to brief missions of countries in the HRC, whatever briefing/ publicity we can give to what we have achieved so far and what we intend to do will not be a waste of time.
This approach is certainly what is called for, not sending a large delegation during the Sessions to lobby delegates as we did a few years ago; most countries decide on their positions on Resolutions such as those relating to countries such as ours, before the Session commences. Former Ambassadors such as Jayantha Dhanapala. Pallihakkara, Nihal Rodrigo {who is an Advisor to His Excellency] and Bernard Goonetilleke would bear me out.
I have often wondered as to what the government’s strategy is to counter these anti-Sri Lanka Resolutions. In the first instance, as the government is already doing, we need to continue to reach out to the Tamil people in a meaningful manner and encourage the Tamil people to reach out to the Sinhalese and Muslim communities. The Tamil community in particular, along with all other communities of our country must continue to enjoy the hard won freedom in every sense of that word; they also need to feel secure and have opportunities to pursue livelihoods of their choice; another important value for the Tamil people in particular is Education, in this regard I am, aware that those who take the trouble to find out about the progress within the country are more than happy with what the government has done since the war ended, to improve the education facilities in the region. In this regard I would urge the government to continue its good work in spite of attempts by pro LTTE elements to divert its attention and create a rift between minor communities and the government.
The government, I presume, has prepared Documentaries that can be shown to the international community. Such Documentaries, perhaps prepared by foreign companies under our supervision of course, would have greater credence and acceptance. We should also establish a Reconciliation Commission which should be headed by a committed person such as Professor Rajiva Wijesinha, the Advisor on Reconciliation to the President, who is well informed and has worked tirelessly to challenge the baseless accusations made by the pro LTTE individuals and organizations. We should without further delay also establish a local commission with three retired judges of the Supreme Court to inquire into what happened in the last days of the conflict, when we saved the lives of over three hundred thousand civilians.
We could then without doubt, give the lie to the horrendous charge that 40,000 were killed in the closing stages of the war on terrorism. Let us call upon those who are making this wild accusation to come up with proof before the Commission, giving the names of those whom they claim were killed. We could also commission an independent body, comprising respected Sri Lankans from a range of professional fields, to document the history of the war and record the deaths that have resulted from targeted terrorist activity – this needs to include the support lent by any organisations and certain countries to the terrorists, which has enabled them to continue their war against the State. Continue reading →
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Review: Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
Title: Dark Lover
Series: The Black Dagger Brotherhood #1
Published by Signet
Release Date: September 6th 2005
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In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there's a deadly turf war going on between vampires and their slayers. There exists a secret band of brothers like no other-six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. Yet none of them relishes killing more than Wrath, the leader of The Black Dagger Brotherhood.
The only purebred vampire left on earth, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who murdered his parents centuries ago. But, when one of his most trusted fighters is killed-leaving his half-breed daughter unaware of his existence or her fate-Wrath must usher her into the world of the undead-a world of sensuality beyond her wildest dreams.
One of the Brotherhood’s members was just killed. Before he died though, Darius asked his King and brother for help. He has a daughter, a daughter who grew up alone without a family. Darius knew there was a chance she might go through the transition and so he asked Wrath the strongest of all of them to see her through it. Before he died Wrath said no, but now that he’s dead he can’t leave his brothers dying wish open-ended. When Wrath meets Darius’s daughter Beth he wants her more than anything he’s ever wanted. He knows she’s going to change and he knows he needs to help her. Despite all that though he wants her as his as well, he wants her by his side forever.
Beth lives a normal life. She’s a journalist at a small time newspaper she has a cat, and has some close friends on the force. When she meets Wrath she knows something is different. She craves his body like she’s craved nobody else’s and after meeting they spend the night together. Beth has never had a one night stand but she knows Wrath is different. She wants him. When he tells her he knows her father and then gets arrested she leaves with him to avoid danger.
Beth never expected to be told that she would be becoming a vampire. She never expected to ever have a family, and she never expected to be kidnapped by lessers so they could kill Wrath. The lesser will stop at nothing to kill every single vampire there is. Wrath doesn’t know how to be someone’s mate. Wrath is blind and while he is a fighter he is also the ruler of his people. He doesn’t want his title at all.
There are so many characters in this book I can’t wait to meet. I loved each and every character differently except for the lesser who is as evil as they come. The action scenes in this book were amazing. Tragedy, guns, explosives and more all play a role in this story and it was awesome.
I loved Beth and Wrath’s characters the best. Beth is strong and caring and while Wrath is strong and controlling sometimes Beth doesn’t put up with his crap. I love when they butt heads and Beth wins or lets Wrath thinks he won. It’s honestly great. While sometimes she’s scared of him, when everything is revealed she takes things as they come and I loved her character for that. Beth was definitely an awesome character who cares about everyone in her life and is extremely polite to everyone she cares about.
Wrath is a bit different. He’s blind but doesn’t want anyone to know. He doesn’t want to be anyone’s King especially after hiding when his parents were killed and he didn’t try to help them. He lives to kill and doesn’t know how to care for anyone. All he knows is how to destroy lesser. Beth really changes him and it’s funny to read while he struggles with learning how to deal with his head-strong woman and jealousy. He’s honestly a funny character and ubber alpha male.
Other characters that give their pov are Butch a cop who cares about Beth and becomes swept up in the lives of the brotherhood. He can never go back and after meeting a special someone he definitely isn’t signing up to do so any time soon.
I freaking loved this story and I totally need to get my hands on the rest of the novels. Super excited and I honestly can’t wait to read the next couple books. Wrath’s and Beth’s story is hopefully not over and I can’t wait to see which other characters I get to read about in the upcoming novels. So much awesome!
"An alley. They were taking her into an alley.
Her stomach heaved, bile stinging in her throat, and she jerked her body around furiously, trying to get free. Panic made her strong. But he was stronger.
He pushed her behind a dumpster and pressed his body into hers."
Swoon:
"He dropped a soft kiss to the healing bruise and then drew his tongue down her neck. This time when she thrust her breast out , he slid his hand under her thin shirt and onto her smooth, warm skin."
Jessica Rowley Pell Bird was born on 1969 in Massachusetts, USA. She is the daughter of Maxine F. and W. Gillette Bird, Jr. She began writing as a child, penning her thoughts in diaries as well as inventing short stories. She read her first Harlequin Presents novel in a rose garden when she was in her teens. She was hooked immediately. By the time she went to college, she had boxes and boxes of Harlequins and Silhouettes. Every year, her mother would ask why all those books had to live in the house and Jess would reply that if even one of them disappeared she would know. (She'd catalogued them.)
Jess finished her first romance manuscript the summer before her freshman year of college. She attended Smith College and graduated with a double major in history and art history. She then received a law degree from Albany Law School. Shortly after that, she began working in the healthcare industry in Boston. She spent many years as one of the premier medical center’s Chief of Staff. While working as a lawyer in Boston, she completed two novels more and started a number of partials. In 2001, Bird married John Neville Blakemore III. Both her mother and her new husband kept telling her to send something in to an agent, a publisher, the Tooth Fairy, anyone. She thought they were nuts, but eventually got her nerve up and bought a lot of stamps. Since getting published, she has written contemporary romances as Jessica Bird and paranormal romances as J. R. Ward. She has been a Rita Award finalist, received two Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice nominations and has been a HOLT medallion finalist.
New England born and bred, Jess is surprised to find herself living south of the Mason Dixon line. (But that's what happens when you marry a Southern gentleman.) She and her husband live with their golden retriever, who oversees her writing in a supervisory role.
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political ideology that holds all government – as in the state – to be undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful
This symbol is often used by anarchists. The "o" represents order, and the "a" represents anarchy. It means both go together.
Anarchism is a political belief that no government is supposed to exist. Anarchists also believe that participation should never be forced by other people. A major question in Anarchism is, "What is consent"? Anarchists often do not believe in the consent of the governed.
Anarchism is "a cluster of doctrines and attitudes centered on the belief that government is both harmful and unnecessary."[1][2] The word "anarchism" is from the Greek αναρχία, which means "without rulers", not "without rule"; it is also occasionally translated as "without government".
In the common language, the word anarchy is often used to describe chaos or anomie. However, anarchists usually do not want this. Rather, they define "anarchy" as a way of relations between people. They believe that, once put into place, these relations work on their own. Anarchists are usually opposed by the institutions they wish to topple.
PrinciplesEdit
Individual freedom, voluntary association, and opposition to the state are important beliefs of anarchism. There are also big differences between anarchist philosophies on things like whether violence can be used to bring anarchy; the best type of economy; the relationship between technology and hierarchy; the idea of equality; and the usefulness of some organization. The word "authority" is not clear, but anarchists are not against some types of authority (e.g. the authority of someone skilled in self-defence over someone that wants to learn self-defence), they are only against human domination.
There are many anarchists who reject capitalism and support socialism or communism (but in another sense, without a totalitarian state or power), they are called anarcho-socialists and anarcho-communists. Also, there are some people called anarcho-capitalists who oppose government, but support capitalism (but in another sense, neither corporatist government nor state capitalism), although many of them are okay with socialism between consenting participants, as long as they don't force them into the socialist system. Other anarchists say that they are not really anarchists, because anarchism is traditionally a socialist philosophy. Finally, there are "anarchists without adjectives" who hold that because people will be free in an anarchy to pursue voluntarily any economic structures they want (including communes, worker co-ops, and capitalist-owned firms).[3] Anarcho-socialists and anarcho-communists believe that people can voluntarily participate in socialist/communist systems without having to be forced to, unlike their authoritarian counterparts that believe everyone should be forced into their system whether they like it or not.
Related pagesEdit
List of anarchists
↑ Anarchism. The Shorter Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2005. P. 14 "Anarchism is the view that a society without the state, or government, is both possible and desirable."
↑ Carl Slevin "anarchism" The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics. Ed. Iain McLean and Alistair McMillan. Oxford University Press, 2003.
↑ Alexander S. Peak, "Anarchism Without Adjectives" 23 August 2009.
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Imagining Islands
July 08, 2019 by Jee Koh in Young Adult Literature, Review
Review of The Importance of Being Wilde at Heart by R. Zamora Linmark (USA: Delacorte Press, 2019)
by Ng Yi-Sheng
How do you write a queer YA novel? Broadly speaking, there are two main ways.
First, go realist. Think Brent Hartinger’s Geography Club, Becky Albertalli’s Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, Benjamin Aliré Saenz’s Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. Believable narratives, set in the familiar backdrops of classic teen Americana: multi-ethnic high schools, shopping malls and suburbia.
Second, go fantastical. Think Rainbow Rowell’s Carry On, Mackenzi Lee’s The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, Audrey Coulthurst’s Of Fire and Stars. Escapist romances of steampunk sorcerers and historical swashbucklers, set in pyrotechnic wonderlands, where first kisses may literally be magic.
But there’s a third path, somewhere between these two options. R. Zamora Linmark’s Being Wilde at Heart is a queer YA magical realist novel: both a work of speculative fiction and a coming-of-age novel that’s thoroughly grounded in reality.
It’s set on the imaginary island of Kristol, somewhere in the Pacific Ocean, near Hawaii and Saipan. But Linmark's novel is no tropical fantasia: instead, it’s a world of economic inequality and American imperialism. Our narrator and protagonist, Ken Z Uchida, lives in South Kristol, an impoverished third-world territory with broken-down schools and no airport. His love interest, Ran, lives in North Kristol, a gleaming first-world holiday destination, which also happens to be an American colony. All kids receive an elite, state-of-the-art education, but they’re also all forced to serve in the US Armed Forces. (This may sound incredibly dystopian, but it’s grounded in reality: huge numbers of people in Guam, Micronesia and the Marshall Islands routinely become US soldiers in search for a better life.)
This scenario might seem tailor-made for a gay replay of Romeo and Juliet, with star-crossed lovers clashing with elders and fleeing across borders in search of freedom. But the truth is, Linmark isn’t terribly interested in those tropes of adventure and romance. As a Filipino-Hawaiian author, he wants to demystify life in the Pacific islands, showing it to be just as relatable as anything you’d see in the most white bread of sitcoms.
As such, none of the story actually takes place in the futuristic land of North Kristol. Instead, everything’s viewed through the eyes of Ken Z, who’s stuck in South Kristol. His version of poverty isn’t even an abject Hunger Games form of destitution. It’s an everyday, common version of poverty. He goes to a run-down high school and messages his friends on his smartphone, but sees little of his hardworking single mother, and can envision no great future for himself or his country.
In the midst of his humdrum life, what illuminates his world is literature. His English teacher’s organized an Oscar Wilde book club for him and other interested students. His first encounter with Ran takes place when he’s “bunburying”—taking an excursion while assuming a different persona, as defined in The Importance of Being Earnest—and he’s struck both by Ran’s beauty—so reminiscent of his imagined version of Dorian Gray—and the choice of his reading material, De Profundis.
And here’s where the magical realist element kicks in: Ken Z begins to converse with Wilde himself. Sure, the reader’s supposed to understand that these are imaginary conversations—our hero never claims to be a necromancer—but the interactions are vividly recreated, serving as vital motivations for his actions and emotional states. Eventually, Wilde grows into the role of a friend: a confidant and interlocutor; a companion in sorrow as he shares how he suffered under Bosie—his lover's—heartless mistreatment. The chapters are interspersed with Ken Z’s own poetry—a coming-out narrative that’s embodied less through sex than through the reading and writing of literature.
Mind you, these chapters do sprawl on a bit. Ken Z’s poetry is by no means transcendent—nor should it be, since it’s the supposed work of a teenager. And ultimately, the conclusion feels rather unsatisfying—Linmark's novel revealing itself as a coming-out story that’s marked by a lack of fulfillment: missed connections, a romantic beginning that’s never resolved. Still, the counter-argument to my complaint, of course, is that this is precisely what gay love is often like. The Importance of Being Wilde at Heart is in some ways more realistic, more true to actual life, than the bulk of queer YA classics.
The backdrop of Being Wilde at Heart engages with some very real global trends: the neo-colonialism, catastrophic climate change and insidious conservatism that characterize the early 21st century. Ken Z’s longing for love and a better life are paralleled by his wish to one day visit Antarctica, though he knows it’s melting fast. Though South Kristol is freer and less homophobic than its Northern neighbor, it too is falling under the spell of anti-gay ideology: the Oscar Wilde Book Club is forced off school grounds due to the undesirable nature of its content—a chilling reminder that fifty years after Stonewall, our governments are still too easily gripped by Victorian moral hypocrisy.
I’ve chosen the word “our” in the last paragraph, because, as a Singaporean, I can’t help but feel like my own country has much in common with the Pacific isles that Linmark writes of. Just like Kristol, we’re a small, multi-ethnic island nation with homophobic policies, mandatory conscription, and a chilling disregard for the rights of natives. We’re also subject to American hegemony —we were actually part of the Coalition of the Willing during the Second Gulf War! — yet that same legacy of Western colonialism is why our citizens can find refuge and delight in the work of queer Anglophone writers, like Wilde — or Linmark himself.
It’s convenient and profitable to market The Importance of Being Wilde at Heart as a work of queer YA fiction, but that’s by no means its only literary function. It’s also a depiction of the sorry condition of today’s Pacific, and a love letter to Wilde, honoring him for the solace he gives to even the most marginalized of his readers. It resists the fetishization of the colonial gaze, while also celebrating the value of transnational art and literature.
This is a story of fantasy, and of island life. But the island folks aren’t objects in the fantasy. They’re the agents in the act of creation. They read the Western canon, and dream up new versions of its voices.
Us islanders aren’t imaginary. We too, have the power to imagine.
Ng Yi-Sheng is a Singaporean writer, researcher, and LGBT+ activist. His books include the SFF short story collection Lion City and the poetry collections A Book of Hims and Loud Poems for a Very Obliging Audience.
July 08, 2019 /Jee Koh
R. Zamora Linmark, Ng Yi-Sheng, Delacorte Press
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A private business organization that brings visitors, conferences and events to Santa Rosa. Prior to Executive Director, Brad worked over 20 years in hotels and most recently served as General Manager for two different Sonoma County hotels. He was a founding board member of Sonoma County Tourism, served on the Wine Road Board, Santa Rosa’s Art in Public Places Committee, Sana Rosa Main Street and the Santa Rosa Violence Prevention Partnership.
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Now and Then Pictures of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World has been attracting people for a long time. We bet you will love these modern versions of the wonders designed by the artists.
Are you looking for the best locations to visit this vacation? Whether you are planning a family trip, solo, or couple trip, some places in the world have the magic to attract people of all ages. You might have heard or read about the seven wonders of the ancient world in school books. You know who built them and the story behind their popularity. But do you know these ancient wonders are completely changed now and are attracting tourists for many reasons?
Most of the original ancient wonders do not exist now, but some are reconstructed and are giving an incredible sight to the tourists. A list of examples of the remarkable architecture described by various Hellenic authors in poems dates from 1st and 2nd century BC. The list of the classical antiquity includes Callimachus of Cyrene, Herodotus, and more.
If you decide to visit any of these places on this list, you will be disappointed as only one of the original wonders Great Pyramid of Giza has survived the time. It is true that these architectures no more exist, but they continue to inspire artists to use their creativity, and to give the structures a new life. No matter what part of the world they are constructed, the ancient constructions are unique in their way.
BudgetDirect decided to give a new look to these architectures by a 3D effect. The architectural designer duo Erdem Batribek and Keremcan Kirilma presented how these wonders looked like in their prime. (2.1)
The authors of the project said -
“Our goal was to inspire people to rediscover the long-forgotten wonders of the ancient world. We aim to spark the curiosity of frequent travellers and Internet users alike, showcasing areas of the world that perhaps they’ve not read about before and have considered visiting. Our focus was to bring these relics to life so that readers could get a better feel of what they really looked like in their prime. The result is seven animated beautiful reconstructions that bring these unique structures to life before your very eyes!”
So are you ready to see how these beautiful architectures, now ruined, looked like? Here we go!
(Note: The left picture depicts Now, and the right one depicts Then. )
1. Colossus of Rhodes
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The Colossus was a 104 ft tall statue of the Greek sun god Helios designed over Mandraki Harbour in Rhodes. It built on 49ft marble pedestals that allowed ships to cross between his legs. The statue was built this way to let outsiders know who the boss was.
The Rhodians built this statue from the melted-down remains of defeated Cypriot army’s arsenal. The symbol of unity or the Colossus was designed at the beginning of 304 BC by Chares of Lindos. Fifty-six years after the statue was built, it couldn’t withstand the earthquake and got dismantled.
The statue remained in the hearts of Rhodians for almost a millennial until the Muslim caliph Muawiyah I melted the statue and sold it as scrap. According to the descriptions, the Colossus stood over 33 meters high, making it the tallest statue of the ancient world.
2. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
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It is still not clear if this wonder of the ancient world existed in real life or was a writer’s imagination. The Hanging Gardens are said to be a gift to Amytis from her husband the Babylon King Nebuchadnezzar as she was homesick for the greenery of the Median Empire.
The native writers of Babylon never mentioned about the garden, but if it existed, it has been an incredible architecture with 65 ft high terraces and complex machinery. There are five writers whose Babylon descriptions are read in several forms today.
According to the experts, this beautiful structure was built near a grand palace known as The Marvel of Mankind. What do you think- did the Hanging Gardens of Babylon exist? Whether an imagination or a true story, the garden looks like a paradise on the earth.
3. Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
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Mausolus of Caria was the king of the Achaemenid empire who conquered Lycia before invading several areas in the region during the 4th century BC. The great structure that was built for the king was so impressive that the rulers’ name became a word describing large monuments.
The structure was made of white marble and reflected Egyptian, Greek, and Lycian architectural features. The tomb made to the list of brilliant sculptures, one of which was a statue of Mausolus riding a chariot. It got dismantled after the earthquake occurred in the 13th century.
The mausoleum was nearly 150 ft in height, and its sides were decorated with sculptures reliefs, each created by Bryaxis, Scopas of Paros, Leochares, and Timotheus.
4. Statue of Zeus at Olympia
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The beautiful 40-foot gold & ivory-plated statue was built at the Temple of Zeus by the Eleans to outshine the Athenians, but it didn’t shine for a longer period. The architect Phidias who supervised the construction of the Parthenon was called again to produce a similar sculpture of the famous male Greek God Zeus.
The throne and framework were made of wood and got destroyed in 426CE or years later in a fire at Constantinople. But earlier, loss or damage was caused by Lucian of Samosata in the later 2nd century. What do you think- is wood is the reason behind this fire incident?
Know more about the most renowned statues in the world.
5. Lighthouse of Alexandria
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The lighthouse that inspired several future lighthouses was built in 300-280 BCE by Sostratus of Cnidus and is the first lighthouse in the world. The burning fire on top of the structure consists of three levels: a square base, an octagonal level, and a cylindrical top.
The building dismantled between the 12th century and late 15th century and transformed into a fortress by Mamluk sultan Qa it Bay. This 330 ft impressive structure was the third tallest building in the world after the pyramids of Giza. It was in 1994 when the French archaeologist found some remains of the lighthouse on the floor of Alexandria’s Eastern Harbour.
Have you visited any lighthouse from across the world?
6. Great Pyramid of Giza
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Built over 5000 years ago, the Great Pyramid of Giza is the only wonder of the ancient world that is still existing. The 48 ft tall Great Pyramid in the famous Egyptian city Giza was built on 13 acres as a tomb for the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu in 2560 BCE.
Do you know over 100,000 Egyptians artists lived temporarily in the city while building pyramids? There are three chambers inside the pyramid. Also, this spectacular construction is built out of 2.3million stone blocks which were transported from nearby quarries.
If you are a culture lover, then you can’t miss visiting the only architecture existing from the ancient world. Today, the tourists can enter the pyramid through a tunnel created around AD 820 by Caliph al-Ma'mun. Before you plan to travel to Egypt, know the best time and places to visit during your stay.
7. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
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Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was built and destroyed three times. It was first demolished by Herostratus who burnt it to become famous. Then it was destroyed by the Goths who wrecked the city on the run; and finally, a Christian mob tore it apart in 401 CE leaving the single column which can be seen today.
It is also known as the Temple of Diana and the Temple of Artemision. The temple was situated near the ancient city of Ephesus about 75 kilometers south from the modern port city of Izmir in Turkey. Today only the solitary column stands as the symbol of the site.
Traveling is fun. It makes you learn and explore the best things from around the world. Even though you might not have visited the only existing wonder of the ancient world, these artists through their 3D renders have taken us to the journey how they originally looked like.
If you are a culture lover, you will be surprised to know the facts about the seven wonders of the world.
Did you like their creativity? Which ancient wonders’ new look attracted you the most? Drop your comments below.
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Top 5 Cardinals Trades Of All Time
Alex Ferrario, KMOX Sports July 10, 2014 at 1:59 pm
Filed Under:Adam Kennedy, Adam Wainwright, Bobby Shantz, Bruce Sutter, Doug Clemens, Eli Marrero, Ernie Broglio, Gary Templeton, Jason Marquis, JD Drew, Jim Edmonds, John Mozeliak, Ken Reitz, Kent Bottenfield, Leon Durham, Lou Brock, Ozzie Smith, Ray King, St. Louis Cardinals
ST. LOUIS - MAY 14: Jim Edmonds #15 of the St. Louis Cardinals steps to the plate against the Arizona Diamondbacks on May 14, 2006 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. The Diamondbacks defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
We are less than a week away from the All-Star break and moving closer to the MLB trade deadline on July 31st. Many fans are wondering whether or not General Manager John Mozeliak will be making a move to bolster the team’s offense. While we hear all of the different rumors of trades, let’s think back to the best trades the Cardinals have made. Here are the top 5 St. Louis Cardinals trades of all time.
5.) Kent Bottenfield and Adam Kennedy for Jim Edmonds
Jim Edmonds is arguably the best center fielder to put on a Cardinals uniform. Edmonds was known for making amazing catches on the field but he also had some power from the plate. The most memorable hit – his extra-inning home run against the Astros in game six of the 2004 NLCS to send the team to game seven. Edmonds had 385 career home runs, eight Gold Gloves and was a four-time All-Star.
COOPERSTOWN, NY – JULY 29: 2006 Hall of Fame inductee Bruce Sutter poses next to a picture of himself after a press conference at Bassett Hall during the Baseball Hall of Fame weekend on July 29, 2006 in Cooperstown, New York. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
4.) Leon Durham and Ken Reitz for Bruce Sutter
The Cardinals acquired Bruce Sutter in December of 1980 from the Atlanta Braves. Sutter helped the Cardinals win the 1982 World Series. He finished his career with 300 saves and was the 1979 NL Cy Young award winner. Sutter was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2006.
Adam Wainwright #50 of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrates ater a double play ending the sixth inning against the the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on June 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images)
3.) Eli Marrero & JD Drew for Ray King, Jason Marquis and Adam Wainwright
This is the trade that still is one of the best trades the Cardinals have made. In December of 2003, the Cardinals acquired Ray King, Jason Marquis and Adam Wainwright for Eli Marrero and JD Drew. The Braves would hope to retain JD Drew, but he would move on from the club which makes this trade look even more favorable for the Cardinals. Marquis won 15 games for the Cards in 2004 and Wainwright is still one of the most dominant pitchers in the league. Wainwright has been in four World Series, winning two of them, and is still looking for his first Cy Young Award of his career.
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2.) Gary Templeton for Ozzie Smith
This was close to being our pick for the #1 Cardinals trade of all time – Gary Templeton for Ozzie Smith. “The Wizard” is perhaps the greatest shortstop of all time. The Cards acquired Smith in 1982 from the Padres. Smith earned 13 Gold Glove Awards, 11 with St. Louis. He also played 14 of his 15 All-Star games as a Cardinal. Smith was famous for his home run from the left side of the plate that led to Jack Buck’s famous call: “Go crazy, folks! Go crazy!”
Former St. Louis Cardinals and member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Lou Brock is introduced before the New York Mets-St. Louis Cardinals baseball game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on June 17, 2014. Brock is celebrating his 75th birthday at the ballpark. UPI/Bill Greenblatt
1.) Ernie Broglio, Bobby Shantz and Doug Clemens for Lou Brock and two others
The Chicago Cubs may have cursed themselves even more in 1964 with the curse of the Brock. Or maybe it was just a huge mistake on their part. Lou Brock went on to six All-Star Games and helped the Cardinals win the 1967 World Series. He is known for his base running skills. In his career, Brock stole 938 bases and had 3,023 hits. Brock was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1985.
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News From Space: Alpha Centauri’s “Superhabitable” World
Scientists and astronomers have learned a great deal about the universe in recent years, thanks to craft like the Kepler space probe and the recently launched Gaian space observatory. As these and other instruments look out into the universe and uncover stars and exoplanets, it not only lets us expand our knowledge of the universe, but gives us a chance to reflect upon the meaning of this thing we call “habitability”.
Basically, our notions of what constitutes a habitable environment are shaped by our own. Since Earth is a life-sustaining environment from which we originated, we tend to think that conditions on another life-giving planet would have to be similar. However, scientists René Heller and John Armstrong contend that there might be a planet even more suitable in this galaxy, and in the neighboring system of Alpha Centauri B.
For those unfamiliar, Alpha Centauri A/B is a triple star system some 4.3 light years away from Earth, making it the closest star system to Earth. The nice thing about having a hypothetical “superhabitable” planet in this system is that it makes it a lot easier to indulge in a bit of a thought experiment, and will make it that much more easy to observe and examine.
According to the arguments put forward by Heller, of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton; and Armstrong, of the Department of Physics, Weber State University in Ogden, this planet may be even more suitable for supporting life than our own. It all comes down to meeting the particulars, and maybe even exceeding them.
For example, a habitable planet needs the right kind sun – one that has existed and remained stable for a long time. If the sun in question is too large, then it will have a very short life; and if it’s too small, it might last a long time. But the planet will have to be very close to stay warm and that can cause all sorts of problems, such as a tidally locked planet with one side constantly facing the sun.
Our own sun is a G2-type star, which means it has been alive and stable for roughly 4.6 billion years. However, K-type dwarfs, which are smaller than the Sun, have lives longer than the age of the universe. Alpha Centauri B is specifically a K1V-type star that fits the bill with an estimated age of between 4.85 and 8.9 billion years, and is already known to have an Earth-like planet called Alpha Centauri B b.
As to the superhabitable planet, assuming it exists, it will be located somewhere between 0.5 and 1.4 astronomical units (46 – 130 million mi, 75 – 209 million km) from Alpha Centauri B. All things being equal, it will have a circular orbit 1. 85 AU (276 million km / 172 million miles) away, which would place it in the middle of the star’s habitable zone.
Also, for a planet to sustain life it has to be geologically active, meaning it has to have a rotating molten core to generate a magnetic field to ward off cosmic radiation and protect the atmosphere from being stripped away by solar winds. A slightly more massive planet with more gravity means more tectonic activity, so a better magnetic field and a more stable climate.
However, the most striking difference between the superhabitable world and Earth would be that the former would lack our continents and deep oceans – both of which can be hostile to life. Instead, Heller and Armstrong see a world with less water than ours, which would help to avoid both a runaway greenhouse effect and a snowball planet that an overabundance of water can trigger.
Our superhabitable planet might not even be in the habitable zone. It could be a moon of some giant planet further away. Jupiter’s moon Io is a volcanic hellhole due to tidal heating, but a larger moon that Heller and Armstrong call a “Super Europa” in the right orbit around a gas giant could heat enough to support life even if it’s technically outside the star’s habitable zone.
According to Heller and Armstrong, this world would look significantly different from our own. It would be an older world, larger and more rugged, and would provide more places for life to exist. What water there was would be evenly scattered across the surface in the form of lakes and small, shallow seas. And, it would also be slightly more massive, which would mean more gravity.
This way, the shallow waters would hold much larger populations of more diverse life than is found on Earth, while the temperatures would be more moderated. However, it would be a warmer world than Earth, which also makes for more diversity and potentially more oxygen, which the higher gravity would help with by allowing the planet to better retain its atmosphere.
Another point made by Heller and Armstrong is that there may be more than one habitable planet in the Alpha Centauri B system. Cosmic bombardments early in the history of the Solar System is how the Earth got its water and minerals. If life had already emerged on one planet in the early history of the Alpha Centauri B system, then the bombardment might have spread it to other worlds.
But of course, this is all theoretical. Such a planet may or may not exist, and may or may not have triggered the emergence of life on other worlds within the system. But what is exciting about it is just how plausible its existence may prove to be, and how easy it will be to verify once we can get some space probes between here and there.
Just imagine the sheer awesomeness of being able to see it, the images of a super-sized Earth-moon beamed back across light years, letting us know that there is indeed life on worlds besides our own. Now imagine being able to study that life and learning that our conceptions of this too have been limited. What a time that will be! I hope we all live to see it…
Sources: gizmag.com, universetoday.com
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News from Space: Full Model of Exoplanet Created
Ever since the Kepler space probe began finding hard evidence of the existence of exoplanets – i.e. planets orbiting suns outside of our Solar System – scientists have been working hard to determine what conditions on these worlds must be like. For instance, it is known that planets that orbit closely to their red dwarf parent suns are tidally locked – meaning they do not rotate on their axis.
This, in turn, has led to the proposal that any watery worlds in the vicinity could form what’s called an “Eyeball Earth.” Being directly under the local star, with one side perpetually facing towards it, the light would be intense enough to melt a circular patch of water, while the rest of the planet would remain locked in a deep freeze. In short, not an ideal situation for supporting life.
However, a new three-dimensional model has been created, thanks to the efforts of two researchers at Peking University. In their research paper, they suggest that ice and oceans on these planets would be dynamic, which is both good and bad. Basically, it means an Eyeball Earth has a narrower habitable zone, but that more of the surface has the potential to support life. It also means that the “eyeball” looks more like a lobster!
This paper represents the next step in scientific analysis of exoplanets. Initially, estimates of habitability – i.e. temperatures that could allow liquid water on the planet surface – were based on a single analysis of the planet’s atmosphere to see how much light reaches the surface. But, in the real world, atmospheres form clouds, distribute heat through winds and convection, and exhibit other sorts of complex behavior.
These are the sorts of things that are handled in the full, three-dimensional climate models built to study the Earth. Hence, the Peking research team adapted these same models to handle exoplanets that differed significantly from Earth. But these models didn’t capture a critical part of the distribution of heat on the Earth: the ocean circulation. Instead, it treated the entire ocean as a two-dimensional slab.
The new study corrects for that by using a coupled ocean-atmosphere climate model, the Community Climate System Model version 3. For their study, they used Gliese 581 g, a potentially Earth-like planet orbiting in the habitable zone of an red dwarf star 20 light years away. This planet, coincidentally, is ranked by NASA as being the most Earth-like exoplanet yet seen in the known universe.
Critically for the model, it’s close enough to its host star to receive 866 Watts/square meter at the top of its atmosphere (whereas the Earth receives 1,366). Since it is not yet known what Gliese 581 g’s atmosphere looks like, the authors assumed an Earth-like composition, but varied the amount of CO2 to change the intensity of the greenhouse effect. From all this, the planet was assumed to be covered in a deep ocean.
After giving the model 1,100 years to come to equilibrium, the authors sampled a century of its climate. With carbon dioxide concentrations similar to the Earth’s (330 parts per million in the model), the “eyeball” vanished. That’s because ocean currents formed along the equator and brought in ice from the west that split the eyeball into two lobes that flanked the equator – which resemble the claws of the lobster.
The currents then transferred heat to the eastern portion of the planet, which melted the ice to form the lobster’s tail. In addition to the ocean current that altered ice distribution, an underwater circulation (similar to the one on Earth) formed, which sent warmer water toward the poles. In the atmosphere, a jet stream also formed over the equator, which also distributed some heat to the unlit side of the planet.
Ultimately, the new model suggests the habitable zone of watery planets near red dwarfs is a bit more narrow than previous studies had suggested. The good news is that, in this model, the ice never got more than 3m thick on the dayside of the planet. That’s thin enough to allow light to reach the water underneath, meaning photosynthesis is a possibility over the entire dayside of the planet.
Although this model is a major improvement, it still lacks a key feature that’s likely to exist on planets – namely continents, or at least features on the seafloor that differ greatly in height. These will radically alter the currents on the planet, and thus radically alter the distribution of heat within the ocean. Unfortunately, this information is even harder to come by at present than atmospheric conditions.
So for the time being, all we really know about Gliese 581 g and other similar exoplanets is that their surfaces are icy, but habitable – not unlike the Jovian moon Europa. However, that is not to say that we won’t have more information in the near future. With Kepler still in operation and the Gaia space observatory now in space, we might be able to construct more detailed models of nearby exoplanets in the near future.
Also a coincidence, Gliese 581 g just happens to be the setting of my writers group’s upcoming anthology, known as Yuva. And with this latest bit of info under our belts (basically, that the entire planet is a big, watery ball), I imagine we’ll have to adjust our stories somewhat!
Source: arstechnica.com
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Looking Forward: Science Stories to Watch for in 2014
The year of 2013 was a rather big one in terms of technological developments, be they in the field of biomedicine, space exploration, computing, particle physics, or robotics technology. Now that the New Year is in full swing, there are plenty of predictions as to what the next twelve months will bring. As they say, nothing ever occurs in a vacuum, and each new step in the long chain known as “progress” is built upon those that came before.
And with so many innovations and breakthroughs behind us, it will be exciting to see what lies ahead of us for the year of 2014. The following is a list containing many such predictions, listed in alphabetical order:
Beginning of Human Trials for Cancer Drug:
A big story that went largely unreported in 2013 came out of the Stanford School of Medicine, where researchers announced a promising strategy in developing a vaccine to combat cancer. Such a goal has been dreamed about for years, using the immune system’s killer T-cells to attack cancerous cells. The only roadblock to this strategy has been that cancer cells use a molecule known as CD47 to send a signal that fools T-cells, making them think that the cancer cells are benign.
However, researchers at Stanford have demonstrated that the introduction of an “Anti-CD47 antibody” can intercept this signal, allowing T-cells and macrophages to identify and kill cancer cells. Stanford researchers plan to start human trials of this potential new cancer therapy in 2014, with the hope that it would be commercially available in a few years time. A great hope with this new macrophage therapy is that it will, in a sense, create a personalized vaccination against a patient’s particular form of cancer.
Combined with HIV vaccinations that have been shown not only to block the acquisition of the virus, but even kill it, 2014 may prove to be the year that the ongoing war against two of the deadliest diseases in the world finally began to be won.
Close Call for Mars:
A comet discovery back in 2013 created a brief stir when researchers noted that the comet in question – C/2013 A1 Siding Springs – would make a very close passage of the planet Mars on October 19th, 2014. Some even suspected it might impact the surface, creating all kinds of havoc for the world’s small fleet or orbiting satellites and ground-based rovers.
Though refinements from subsequent observations have effectively ruled that out, the comet will still pass by Mars at a close 41,300 kilometers, just outside the orbit of its outer moon of Deimos. Ground-based observers will get to watch the magnitude comet close in on Mars through October, as will the orbiters and rovers on and above the Martian surface.
Deployment of the First Solid-State Laser:
The US Navy has been working diligently to create the next-generation of weapons and deploy them to the front lines. In addition to sub-hunting robots and autonomous aerial drones, they have also been working towards the creation of some serious ship-based firepower. This has included electrically-powered artillery guns (aka. rail guns); and just as impressively, laser guns!
Sometime in 2014, the US Navy expects to see the USS Ponce, with its single solid-state laser weapon, to be deployed to the Persian Gulf as part of an “at-sea demonstration”. Although they have been tight-lipped on the capabilities of this particular directed-energy weapon,they have indicated that its intended purpose is as a countermeasure against threats – including aerial drones and fast-moving small boats.
Discovery of Dark Matter:
For years, scientists have suspected that they are closing in on the discovery of Dark Matter. Since it was proposed in the 1930s, finding this strange mass – that makes up the bulk of the universe alongside “Dark Energy” – has been a top priority for astrophysicists. And 2014 may just be the year that the Large Underground Xenon experiment (LUX), located near the town of Lead in South Dakota, finally detects it.
Located deep underground to prevent interference from cosmic rays, the LUX experiment monitors Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) as they interact with 370 kilograms of super-cooled liquid Xenon. LUX is due to start another 300 day test run in 2014, and the experiment will add another piece to the puzzle posed by dark matter to modern cosmology. If all goes well, conclusive proof as to the existence of this invisible, mysterious mass may finally be found!
ESA’s Rosetta Makes First Comet Landing:
This year, after over a decade of planning, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta robotic spacecraft will rendezvous with Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. This will begin on January 20th, when the ESA will hail the R0setta and “awaken” its systems from their slumber. By August, the two will meet, in what promises to be the cosmic encounter of the year. After examining the comet in detail, Rosetta will then dispatch its Philae lander, equipped complete with harpoons and ice screws to make the first ever landing on a comet.
First Flight of Falcon Heavy:
2014 will be a busy year for SpaceX, and is expected to be conducting more satellite deployments for customers and resupply missions to the International Space Station in the coming year. They’ll also be moving ahead with tests of their crew-rated version of the Dragon capsule in 2014. But one of the most interesting missions to watch for is the demo flight of the Falcon 9 Heavy, which is slated to launch out of Vandenberg Air Force Base by the end of 2014.
This historic flight will mark the beginning in a new era of commercial space exploration and private space travel. It will also see Elon Musk’s (founder and CEO of Space X, Tesla Motors and PayPal) dream of affordable space missions coming one step closer to fruition. As for what this will make possible, well… the list is endless.
Everything from Space Elevators and O’Neil space habitats to asteroid mining, missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond. And 2014 may prove to be the year that it all begins in earnest!
First Flight of the Orion:
In September of this coming year, NASA is planning on making the first launch of its new Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle. This will be a momentous event since it constitutes the first step in replacing NASA’s capability to launch crews into space. Ever since the cancellation of their Space Shuttle Program in 2011, NASA has been dependent on other space agencies (most notably the Russian Federal Space Agency) to launch its personnel, satellites and supplies into space.
The test flight, which will be known as Exploration Flight Test 1 (EFT-1), will be a short uncrewed flight that tests the capsule during reentry after two orbits. In the long run, this test will determine if the first lunar orbital mission using an Orion MPCV can occur by the end of the decade. For as we all know, NASA has some BIG PLANS for the Moon, most of which revolve around creating a settlement there.
Gaia Begins Mapping the Milky Way:
Launched on from the Kourou Space Center in French Guiana on December 19thof last year, the European Space Agency’s Gaia space observatory will begin its historic astrometry mission this year. Relying on an advanced array of instruments to conduct spectrophotometric measurements, Gaia will provide detailed physical properties of each star observed, characterising their luminosity, effective temperature, gravity and elemental composition.
This will effectively create the most accurate map yet constructed of our Milky Way Galaxy, but it is also anticipated that many exciting new discoveries will occur due to spin-offs from this mission. This will include the discovery of new exoplanets, asteroids, comets and much more. Soon, the mysteries of deep space won’t seem so mysterious any more. But don’t expect it to get any less tantalizing!
International Climate Summit in New York:
While it still remains a hotly contested partisan issue, the scientific consensus is clear: Climate Change is real and is getting worse. In addition to environmental organizations and agencies, non-partisan entities, from insurance companies to the U.S. Navy, are busy preparing for rising sea levels and other changes. In September 2014, the United Nations will hold another a Climate Summit to discuss what can be one.
This time around, the delegates from hundreds of nations will converge on the UN Headquarters in New York City. This comes one year before the UN is looking to conclude its Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the New York summit will likely herald more calls to action. Though it’ll be worth watching and generate plenty of news stories, expect many of the biggest climate offenders worldwide to ignore calls for action.
MAVEN and MOM reach Mars:
2014 will be a red-letter year for those studying the Red Planet, mainly because it will be during this year that two operations are slated to begin. These included the Indian Space Agency’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM, aka. Mangalyaan-1) and NASA’ Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission, which are due to arrive just two days apart – on September 24th and 22nd respectively.
Both orbiters will be tasked with studying Mars’ atmosphere and determining what atmospheric conditions looked like billions of years ago, and what happened to turn the atmosphere into the thin, depleted layer it is today. Combined with the Curiosity and Opportunity rovers, ESA’s Mars Express, NASA’s Odyssey spacecraft and the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, they will help to unlock the secrets of the Red Planet.
Unmanned Aircraft Testing:
A lot of the action for the year ahead is in the area of unmanned aircraft, building on the accomplishments in recent years on the drone front. For instance, the US Navy is expected to continue running trials with the X-47B, the unmanned technology demonstrator aircraft that is expected to become the template for autonomous aerial vehicles down the road.
Throughout 2013, the Navy conducted several tests with the X-47B, as part of its ongoing UCLASS (Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike) aircraft program. Specifically, they demonstrated that the X-47B was capable of making carrier-based take offs and landings. By mid 2014, it is expected that they will have made more key advances, even though the program is likely to take another decade before it is fully realizable.
Virgin Galactic Takes Off:
And last, but not least, 2014 is the year that space tourism is expected to take off (no pun intended!). After many years of research, development and testing, Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo may finally make its inaugural flights, flying out of the Mohave Spaceport and bringing tourists on an exciting (and expensive) ride into the upper atmosphere.
In late 2013, SpaceShipTwo and passed a key milestone test flight when its powered rocket engine was test fired for an extended period of time and it achieved speeds and altitudes in excess of anything it had achieved before. Having conducted several successful glide and feathered-wing test flights already, Virgin Galactic is confident that the craft has what it takes to ferry passengers into low-orbit and bring them home safely.
On its inaugural flights, SpaceShipTwo will carry two pilots and six passengers, with seats going for $250,000 a pop. If all goes well, 2014 will be remembered as the year that low-orbit space tourism officially began!
Yes, 2014 promises to be an exciting year. And I look forward to chronicling and documenting it as much as possible from this humble little blog. I hope you will all join me on the journey!
Sources: Universetoday, (2), med.standford.edu, news.cnet, listosaur, sci.esa.int
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Case Study: The Benefit of Being First
September 15, 2011 January 25, 2012 by Stephanie Miles No Comments
When Google Offers launched in Washington D.C. last week, it did so with a $3 for $6 deal at Amsterdam Falafelshop in Adams Morgan. Restaurant CEO Arianne Bennett says she was impressed by the “do no evil” ethos that a Google rep explained to her when pitching the new product. This was not the first time Bennett has taken part in a daily deal company’s launch. Amsterdam Falafelshop also ran deals with Scoutmob and LivingSocial Instant Deals when their products were first introduced to the D.C. market earlier this year.
How did your deal on Google Offers come about?
They contacted us because they wanted to work with people in D.C. who were very high up in the food scene. We typically listen to the pitches that [daily deal companies] make, and if it seems like a company that we might want to partner with, then we ask them to come talk. Paul was their representative and he came and talked to us. We learned a couple of things about the deal and about the company that we liked. We didn’t know that Google was this company that was run by nice people who were kind of “do no evil.” They didn’t want to jam [our business] full of people; they didn’t want to take [customer] demographic information. That surprised us and made us feel warm and fuzzy about the company itself. We like to partner with people that we like. The second was that financially they made it easy on us in terms of the extended redemption period. The one-year redemption period was awesome because it means we don’t get all jammed up in one week.
Once you’ve been around for a while, we don’t really need to help you. You’ve got your shit together, you’re known. But we like to partner with people who are starting out.
How far ahead did you plan all this out?
It wasn’t longer than a couple of weeks, and we found out [that we’d be the launch merchant] the week before. It wasn’t like they called and said, “You’re going to be first.” It was like, “Do you mind being first?” We said we would be glad to be. We’re used to handling a lot of volume, so for us it’s easy to participate in deals like this.
So the fact you sold more than 1,500 coupons isn’t overwhelming?
We sell somewhere between 5,000 and 7,000 pitas a week, so I can pretty much handle anything. When we did the Scoutmob push previously we had about 1,800 people who came through in a week, and that’s on top of our normal customers, so it’s not a huge scare for us. Our style of cuisine and our style of our store set-up—with people filing in and out—is conducive to these types of deals.
Is it easier to negotiate on the terms of an offer because there are so many competing daily deal companies now?
I don’t think so. They each have their formula, and each one is different in how they do it. I don’t find that it’s a negotiating game, really. I mean, Groupon has never said to me, “Hey, you’ve done these deals now with LivingSocial, Scoutmob, and Google. Can we negotiate with you?” They do call and say, “Would you like to do a Groupon?” But the terms are going to be the same no matter what.
Have all the companies you’ve worked with offered the same 50/50 split?
No, everybody does a slightly different formula. You can talk to them about what the formula is, but each company seems to do it slightly differently. With Scoutmob they gave away a free falafel to everybody. They did that because they were launching themselves, and they wanted to do something big. We worked out an arrangement where we were compensated for what we needed to be compensated for and they [paid us for] the rest of it. You know, we take a small hit and they take a small hit, and it helped them with their launch.
So you were part of Scoutmob’s launch, too?
Yeah. [Our deal ran] on their opening week [in D.C.]. That’s really the thing. Once you’ve been around for a while, we don’t really need to help you. You’ve got your shit together, you’re known. But we like to partner with people who are starting out. When we first started out people really partnered with us to push customers to us in a very organic manner. Because of that, our restaurant is really successful. Now when a company comes to us and they say, “We’re launching in your area and we’d really like to do XYZ,” we take that much more seriously than if someone like Groupon, who’s already established in the area, comes to us. We were also part of the LivingSocial [Instant Deals] launch, when they did the “Take D.C. to lunch for a Dollar” deal four or five months ago. Again, they were starting out and that’s what was attractive to us.
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Texas and Texas A&M athletic directors express optimism at eventual football rivalry renewal
Nick Bromberg
Dr. Saturday May 31, 2018, 1:17 PM UTC
We haven’t updated you on the status of the currently non-existent football rivalry between Texas and Texas A&M. So let’s get into what the school’s athletic directors are saying about it now.
Both Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte and Texas A&M athletic director Scott Woodward said they were open to starting the rivalry back up to the Dallas Morning News this week. But before you start to get your hopes up at the prospect of an immediate resumption, take a deep breath.
“I’m pretty much a simpleton, and I’ve got to look at it that way,” Woodward told the DMN. “And I’ve got more concerns about competing against LSU and Auburn and Alabama and Ole Miss and Mississippi State and Arkansas. And while the rivalry is great and it’s important, there has to be some timing and scheduling issues that have to be met.
“And, you know, at the right time and at the right place, I think it will come to fruition.”
While Woodward said right time and right place, Del Conte used “some point and time.”
“At some point and time we will pick up our rivalry,” Del Conte told the DMN. “It’s important to our state and important to our fan base. I’m assuming when it’s appropriate and ready, we’ll play. It’s an opportunity for us to do that. We’d like to do that, it’s just matching up schedules.”
The best case scenario for a resumption of the rivalry — assuming a bowl doesn’t go rogue and schedule the two teams to play each other in the postseason — would be in the mid-2020s at the earliest. Maybe even later. Texas has a non-conference Power-Five opponent scheduled each year through 2027. It seems highly unlikely the Longhorns would want to play Texas A&M, another Power Five school and nine conference games in the same season.
Texas is already scheduled to play SEC teams in five of those seasons as well. The chances of Texas scheduling Texas A&M the same season it plays Alabama (in 2022 and 2023) are lower than your chances of being drafted in the 2018 NBA draft.
But hey, optimism is better than negativity when it comes to one of college football’s best rivalries. Yeah, you could be watching the games via a video chip implanted in your brain by the time it’s finally played, but it could finally be played. That once seemed unfathomable after A&M left for the SEC.
Miami Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill was the Aggies’ QB the last time A&M played Texas. (Getty)
Nick Bromberg is a writer for Yahoo Sports.
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Flamenco Arts Festival presents Cuna Negra & Blanca
The Flamenco Arts Festival has showcased icons of Spanish dance in a series of stunning performances for over a decade. This year, the Festival features Cuna Negra & Blanca (Black and White Crib) starring Jesús Carmona, former principal dancer of the Ballet Nacional de España. This production marks Carmona’s first American performance with his own dance company.
What is Cuna Negra & Blanca about? It is not a love story nor is it a tragedy with an ultimate happy or unhappy resolution. It is rather a study of human nature and of the emotions that all humans must struggle with, expressed through dance and music. It is a study of pessimism and optimism. It is a journey, a breaking through the void or emptiness of life (black) into the fullness or plentitude of life (white). In essence Cuna Negra & Blanca examines the “extremes of human nature,” taking the audience on a journey from the miserable void of the Negra (black/darkness) to the joyful abundance of the Blanca (light/joy)in a captivating and energetic visual display. Principal dancer and choreographer Jesús Carmona, believes these facets are part and parcel of human existence, from cradle to grave, and hopefully most people learn to put them in their proper perspective. Carmona’s challenge was to capture this duality of emotions on stage and transfer them to the audience.
Taking on the complexities of human existence presents a tremendous challenge for any artist; however, Carmona’s advantage lies in his youth.
“You can’t deny his energy, his originality,” says Alberto Pizano, the Festival’s president. “At 21, he was already the principal dancer for Ballet Nacional de España. That’s a big accomplishment at any age, let alone 21.”
Principal dancer Jesus Carmona, 28, born in Barcelona, the ancient capital of Catalonia, first expressed an interest in dance at the age of four and started his formal flamenco training at the age of seven. He earned a degree in Spanish and flamenco dance from the Theater Institute of Dance in Barcelona. He has studied with some of the great masters of flamenco, including AntonioCanales, El Güito, RafaelAmargo and Manolete. In 2006 he became the principal dancer in the prestigious Ballet Nacional de España and also performed with such prominent companies as the Nuevo Ballet Español.
In 2011, working independently, he won the trophy for best choreography at the Certamen Coreográfico de Madrid and also won the trophy for most promising dancer at the Festival del Cante de las Minas, both critical wins for any aspiring flamenco performer. In 2012 he performed at the Bienal de Flamenco Sevilla, the world’s grand spectacle of flamenco, and received a tremendous ovation by perhaps the most erudite and sensitive flamenco aficionados in Spain.
Aside from dancing the lead role, Carmona choreographed Cuna Negra & Blanca. “I think he does it all,” says Vibiana Pizano Smith, Artistic Director and founder of the Festival. “He is an artist who has received major positive reviews for his dancing, choreography, and for his production of Cuna Negra & Blanca. He is a rising star in the flamenco world and, in future years, the Festival can claim early recognition of an artist who was on the cusp of flamenco super-stardom. The Festival has been successful in introducing artists, not yet at the peak of their careers, to Santa Barbara, such as Angel Rojas and Carlos Rodriguez of Nuevo Ballet Español in 2000, Eva la Yerbabuena in 2001, arguably the reigning diva of flamenco of her generation, with her newly established company and a young singer in tow by the name of Arcángel, and, highly gratifying, Antonio Najarro in 2005, who is now the director of the Ballet Nacional de España, the pre-eminent flamenco company in Spain. We can safely add Carmona to the list.”
“But like all successful endeavors, change is the dynamic that will produce growth. Like Carmona, who left the top ranks of the Ballet Nacional to begin a new journey, the Festival is also evolving from year to year. The success of the past 12 seasons has led us to The Granada Theatre, a major venue change. Change will be the hallmark of our operations and we look forward to the next decade of flamenco in Santa Barbara and to a growing and increasingly multi-faceted Flamenco Festival.” Vibiana concluded.
Santa Barbara’s Spanish colonial elegance provides an ideal setting for the Flamenco showcase, which coincides with Hispanic Heritage Month.
“It [Santa Barbara] retains many of the traditions of Spain. We celebrate every year with Old Spanish Days, the architecture is Spanish motif, we consider it a natural venue for Flamenco,” says Pizano.
For the first time in Festival history, The Granada Theatre will host the production, promising a large-scale, elaborate performance that can accommodate more than twice the capacity of last year’s venue.
For more information on the Flamenco Arts Festival or to purchase tickets, visit flamencoarts.org, or call The Granada Theatre at 805.899.2222.
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Laura Gayon is a senior at UC Santa Barbara where is she is majoring in Art History. She studied at the UC Center in Rome, Italy for a semester during her junior year. At UCSB, Laura is involved with the Alpha Chi Omega Sorority, the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, and has been on the Dean’s Honor Roll. In her spare time, Laura enjoys writing, hiking, and traveling.
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Review - Taking Liberty
Erik ReeL - Arts and Culture Contributing Editor at Large
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, directed by Jenny Sullivan. It’s 1890; a lawless time in the Wild West. Two men must stand up for what they believe in. Only one will survive. Rubicon Theatre presents the American premiere of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, written by Jethro Compton and based on the short story that inspired the classic John Ford film. The show received rave reviews in London and plays for a limited time only through the 20th.
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Taking Liberty
Rubicon Theatre gives us a brilliant US Premier of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
At the Rubicon Theatre in downtown Ventura, audiences have come to expect great acting and intelligent staging; Rubicon's US premier of Jethro Compton’s The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is no exception.
The play originally opened in London’s Park Theatre in 2014, was a hit, and now is approaching a hundred productions in motion, so it is a bit of a coup for Rubicon to get the US premier.
The play is adapted from the same Dorothy M. Johnson short story that fed John Ford’s 1962 classic film starring John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, with Lee Marvin, Vera Miles, and John Carradine, among others. It does not really matter whether you’ve seen or remember John Ford’s film, the play is immensely satisfying either way. There are considerable differences: entire subplots, scenes, and characters in the film have been stripped out of the play to its great benefit.
As for the acting, Gregory Harrison’s plays Bert Barricune, a gruff cowboy who’s the best shot around, the analog to John Wayne’s Doniphon in Ford’s film. Sylvie Davidson plays a delightful Hallie, the part played by Vera Miles as Hallie Stoddard in the film. The incomparable Jeff Kober plays a brilliant Liberty Valance, Lee Marvin’s character. Jacques Roy plays Ransome Foster, essentially the lead in the play, played by Jimmy Stewart as Ransom Stoddard in the film. Dorian Logan debuts at the Rubicon as Reverend Jim, a part considerably expanded over Ford’s Pompei and given a far more central roll in the play. Local favorite Joseph Fuqua gives us a more complex Marshal, played by Andy Devine in the film.
Stacking the die against justice, Dorian Logan and Jeff Kober with Dillon G Artzer and Dillon Francis looking on in the background. In the American premiere of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance by Jethro Compton at the Rubicon Theatre, Ventura CA, Photo credit: Jeanne Tanner
At the core of all versions of the story, including Dorothy Johnson’s original, is Hallie, the owner of the saloon in a small southwestern town of Two Trees where the play is set. Some writers suggest she is a stand-in for the author herself, who was evidently a strong-willed, gritty, independent woman and proud of it.
Sylvie Davidson’s Hallie stomps and sparkles and though at times maybe a bit overdone, she carries the play and we get the point: this is one proud, kick-ass woman and no one is going to mess with her--and, in the end, no one will wonder why more than one man has fallen in love with her.
Ultimately this is a story about honor and justice among men, with clear forces of good and evil. Thus it lives or dies with how well the two men portray these forces: Bert Barricune, the gritty professional cowboy and best gun in the territory verses Liberty Valance, the outlaw who terrorizes that same territory. For these parts, Rubicon brings in the heavy artillery of Gregory Harrison’s deftly done Barricune and Jeff Kober’s extraordinarily good Liberty Valance.
Jacques Roy’s Ransom Foster and Dorian Logan’s Reverend Jim round out Hallie’s immediate world and are the central focus of many of the play’s scenes. Logan makes an excellent debut at the Rubicon and in his key drinking set pieces with Roy and later, with Kober, their ensemble work achieves a punch that carries the play to another level.
Joseph Fuqua’s Marshal takes his character into territory far beyond his film counterpart’s, as we see Fuqua once again extend and put his own, powerful stamp onto parts made famous by others long before his time.
Fuqua and Logan, not to mention Harrison’s Barricune and Kober’s Liberty Valance are so good, that Roy’s lead is sorely pushed to stay ahead of the game. But then, Ransom’s part is difficult to cast and to play. Even in the film, the legendary Jimmy Stewart faced some difficulties trying to get this character right. Roy, after all, has to play a strong, but weak, rooted but rootless character with a strong conscience who faces an unconscionable predicament. Not a task for timid talents.
There is a small problem of credibility in the story that Ford’s film, despite the best efforts of his actors, is not able to overcome. In the film there is a point where it is fair to wonder why doesn’t the best shot in the territory [John Wayne’s Doniphon character] simply hunt down Liberty Valance and rid everyone of this rascal?
A triumph in the desert of moral ambiguity, Sylvie Davidson, Jospeh Fuqua, and Jacques Roy in the American premiere of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, at the Rubicon Theatre, Ventura, CA . Photo credit: Jeanne Tanner.
This question does not come up in the Rubicon’s production, primarily because Jeff Kober’s powerful and deliciously evil Liberty Valance is so infused with ruthless philosophical wiliness and intelligence we are never in doubt why this guy can terrorize everyone without challenge. Clearly it is going to take more than the best shot around; you’re going to have to outwit this monster.
This changes several dynamics in the play for the better. For instance, Fuqua’s Marshal does not seem driven quite so much by the outright cowardice portrayed in the film, but more by a rationally appropriate prudence, and Fuqua plays him in this more understanding, and in some ways, far more interesting and ambiguously intriguing light.
All in all, this complexity and depth in the acting is indicative of the finesse pervading every aspect of this production. There are three scenes, for example, featuring two men drinking and going over critical plot territory. Two each with Harrison/Barricune, Kober/Vance, and Logan/Reverend Jim. Each one is superbly done, giving the play a dimension entirely lacking in the film.
Of Myth and Magic
One of the great strengths of this production is Rubicon’s decision to infuse a mythic dimension into the production, taking the play to another level not fully required by the script, proving once again that the Rubicon doesn’t just do plays, they do something with them.
As the play opens, we are immediately cued into the sense that there is a mythic force within this tale. This is subtly done by the set and lighting and an opening sequence featuring Trevor Wheetman’s beautifully sung rendition of the Wayfaring Stranger. The effect is furthered by George Ball’s gravelly sonorous voice-over dripping with gravitas. Wheetman’s underscoring, the lighting, and Ball’s voice-over retain the effect later in the play as well.
Keeping her best interests in sight, Sylvie Davidson and Gregory Harrison as Bert Barricune in the American premiere of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance at the Rubicon Theatre, Ventura, CA. Photo: Jeanne Tanner.
As for the subtly stripped down set, we are inside Hallie’s saloon; but on either side, far stage left and right, loom two enormous, wonderfully scraggly trees. The two trees of the town’s name presumably. But trees. We are inside a saloon. It’s almost Wagnarian. The play is probably too engaging for most to consciously notice at first, but when you think about it, this is not a rational set.
This set and opening are an absolutely brilliant stroke. They tell us we are not in a specific time and place here, we are in the timeless realm of myth, of fable, a realm beyond time and space.
As the play unfolds we realize we are in not only in the midst of a legend, but that it is the legend of an old American West suffused with political and social realities relevant to present-day America, of an archetypal tale of love and honor and evil and revenge and justice and power and ambition and forgiveness and sorrow, but with a script and acting full of fully articulated characters with all manner of inner contradictions, conflicted loyalties, layered motivations, confounding flaws, philosophically reflective evil. All told with great humor by an outsider, a young, hip Englishman, no less.
Juicy stuff my friends.
From Across the Pond
The play is written by Jethro Compton, a young [28] up-and-coming London theatre dynamo who writes, directs, and produces independent theatre projects. He’s already written two ambitious trilogies produced to significant critical acclaim, the World War I-based The Bunker Trilogy, and The Frontier Trilogy, which includes this play.
Compton’s work features carefully crafted, psychological tensions with ample doses of humor set within contexts where he can explore highly charged political issues. It is a heady and timely mix that has captured a lot of attention overseas and is fully evident in this play.
Rubicon’s production fully understands all this, exploiting the contemporary political implications and dynamics of Compton’s play with a deftly realized interpretation of their own that pushes the play in a fascinating and extremely rewarding direction.
One may wonder why an Englishman would think or be interested in taking on such a clearly American classic to do a play, until you realize something that most Americans do not know. John Ford’s westerns have a fairly unique status in Europe and European film criticism.
Audience-wise, the effect is similar to how American’s experienced Japanese samurai films in the post-war era. There are many Japanese directors who have done samurai films, but chances are, if an American has seen a samurai film, they have seen a Kurosawa samurai film. So it is with European filmgoers and John Ford’s westerns; if they’ve seen an American western, as opposed to, say, a spaghetti western, chances are it was a Ford western. Especially in France, the UK, and Germany, Ford’s westerns enjoy a special status, and thus a likely take-off point for a young, ambitious writer in one of these countries.
Combine this with America’s current status in the world, it then becomes a short leap to imagine a young, ambitious British playwright who wants to take a look at our culture and power and its roots, to go back to the source behind a John Ford classic.
Besides, this particularly story has a lot of the kind of psychological and sociological underbelly that seems to permeate Compton’s work, though it is a bit shaky to say this as this exceptionally talented playwright is still quite young and could go on in any number of different directions.
Ford vs Compton
All this should help make clear that what John Ford and what Jethro Compton were trying to produce are two entirely different beasts.
Both have political dimensions, or considering Ford’s and Compton’s temperaments it would be more accurate to say socio-political dimensions.
Ford was working at the height of the Cold War and wants to put forth a sort of Manifest Destiny argument; a perspective that exists in some of the best of his other films as well.
Ford also tends to be interested in specific historical conflicts within the American West, such as the conflict between cattlemen and agricultural interests over an open range. Ford also had a career-long interest in the rule of law and its war against what we today would call a form of terrorism, but to Ford and the old west was simply labeled as lawlessness. Ford was interested in what honest, conscientious men should do in the face of injustice.
In short, Ford liked to wrap his films around a moral tale based on an authentic historical setting.
The core plot of Dorothy Johnson’s story also features a set-up that is pure John Ford: men competing for the same women who have ironically interwoven loyalties. This allows him to build a tension-ridden personal narrative against his larger, historical [read social-political agenda] backdrop.
European film and cultural critics have long loved this, often not to America’s advantage. They have tended to see all the perils, contradictions, and insanity of modern America, its politics, guns, and policy, embryonically wrapped up in Ford’s take on the wild West.
Compton is essentially coming from the other side of this equation. He’s presumably reasonably aware of, or at the very least in a milieu that has been informed by this critical tradition and is looking at the contemporary political landscape and writing a play that unpacks the underlying tensions within America’s contradictions.
Compton, as revealed in his other work, also likes an interpersonal terrain that is happily fed by Johnson’s core story; a terrain strewn with internally conflicted characters.
One place Ford and Compton differ is in their humor. Ford’s is dry and barely evident, while Compton swims in it. Compton, after all, is the child of an immense tradition of British theatrical humor. This alone makes his play a considerably different experience, for it is frequently very funny.
Another place where Ford and Compton differ is in where they place race within their respective narratives. PhD. dissertations could be written on this one.
Ford for the most part ignores it, but treats it with dignity, and seems to want a world that is color-blind. At specific points all three of the principle characters treat the lone black man [Pompei, played by Woody Strode] with dignity and deep respect, and Pompei is portrayed as extremely competent with a certain power--in fact, highly feared by the outlaws when he’s wielding a rifle. At one point Wayne’s character sticks up for him and insists Pompei be able to drink with him at a bar that is barred to non-whites. In short, no one messes with Pompei; but otherwise, Ford wants to keep him out of sight and race out of the primary story arc.
Compton, on the other hand, places race dead center in his story. As someone living outside of America, Compton’s play betrays an implied criticism of Ford for looking the other way when race and race violence plays such an integral part of American history, now more so than ever.
Compton’s Reverend Jim is nowhere near as powerful as Ford’s Pompei. Compton is more interested in how Jim feels like he doesn’t fit in even though he is born and raised in Two Trees and has never been outside town. Compton’s Jim has no illusions that he has either power, status, or freedom in this town of his birth, and he certainly doesn’t wield a rifle while criminals cower. People mess with him. Big time.
Compton’s Jim is allowed to have something Ford’s Pompei is denied: a voice, a supreme intelligence, and an insight into other people that the whites around him do not all have. He reassures Ransom that Hallie loves him. In Compton's play he is a major protagonist, stage center, and in the play, it is his tragedy that drives the story to its ironic resolution.
The play has already played to enthusiastic audiences in both the UK and Canada so far, and who knows? It may eventually turn out to be an international theatrical hit, a true rarity.
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My Fair Lady, a chamber adaptation by James O’Neil of Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady musical
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Even your permanent resting place can be a status symbol — and no cemetery proves that better than Hollywood Forever. Tons of celebs and semi-famous types are buried on its grounds, from old school movie stars and publishing titans to rockers and even a couple of gangsters. The cemetery is also a social hub, hosting one of the city's most popular outdoor movie screening series. Consider it a thoroughly modern case of adaptive reuse.
Hollywood Forever's charms are somewhat hidden. Drive by and you might barely notice it, unless you're trying to make your way past the line of cars snaking out onto Santa Monica Boulevard some Saturday night. (More on that later.) Tucked off of a busy stretch a few blocks east of Vine Street, it's easily accessible by bus. Visitors can tour the grounds for free from Monday through Sunday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Original Entrance, built in 1901 - Chapel, Office and Bell Tower. The original chapel is still standing. | Photo courtesy of Hollywood Forever, Facebook
Founded as Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery in 1899, when filmmaking wasn't yet an industry, it grew along with the movie business. In fact, the original owners — Isaac Lankershim and his son-in-law Isaac Van Nuys — sold swaths of their land to Paramount and RKO. No wonder so many studio heads are buried there. By the 1980s, it had fallen into disrepair, thanks to crooked owner Jules Roth, an oil swindler and convicted felon. The 1994 Northridge earthquake further damaged several crypts. When Roth died in 1998, it became apparent how many financial and physical problems the cemetery had.
MODERN REVIVAL
In 1998, brothers Tyler and Brent Cassity bought the property. They poured millions into renovations, renamed it Hollywood Forever and began hosting events and tours. The renaissance kicked into high gear when outdoor movie nights debuted in 2002. It wasn't all roses. Brent, along with Cassity patriarch Doug and several partners in their company, were indicted for fraud in the pre-need funeral business.
Hollywood Forever was added to the National Register of Historic Places in May 1999.
"Purple Rain" courtesy of Kelly Lee Barrett/Cinespia
You might catch Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom or the 1944 film noir Double Indemnity at Cinespia, the al fresco movie series. Screenings occur on the Fairbanks Lawn after sunset. Bring blankets, food, booze and low chairs as you and your friends picnic the night away. The screenings, which run from May through September on Saturday (and sometimes other) nights, are extremely popular. Buy your tickets in advance and arrive early!
Silversun Pickups perform in the Masonic Lodge | Photo by Debi Del Grande - courtesy of Hollywood Forever, Facebook
On the grounds sits the old Masonic Lodge, which now plays home to concerts, comedy shows and movie screenings. It's a great midsize venue that makes big-time acts like Chvrches and Garbage feel intimate while giving smaller acts a larger stage to play on.
Americans have Halloween. Mexico has Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), a tradition that dates back to the pre-Hispanic cultures of Mesoamerica. What better place to honor that tradition than in a cemetery? Hollywood Forever's annual Dia De Los Muertos celebration has become a day-long festival with gorgeous altars, decorated calaveras (skulls), bands, Aztec dancers, a ritual procession and more.
WHO'S WHO (AND WHERE)
Clark Family Mausoleum at Hollywood Forever | Photo courtesy of Michael Locke, Discover Los Angeles Flickr Pool
There are hundreds of famous and formerly folks buried in Hollywood Forever. On its website, the cemetery offers an interactive map, conveniently divided into categories such as actors, musicians, etc., that details their locations. Here's a sampling.
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel - His life wasn't long (41 years) but it was action-packed. The bootlegger, hitman and mobster helped develop the Las Vegas strip before it all caught up with him. In 1947, he was shot through the window of his Beverly Hills home by an unknown killer.
Bob Guccione - Who knows what the Penthouse magazine founder is reading (or who he's ogling) in the afterlife.
Estelle Getty - Thank you for being a friend. The "Golden Girls" star was buried here in 2008 after dying at the golden age of 84.
Hattie McDaniel - When the African American actress, best known for playing Mammy in "Gone with the Wind," died in 1952, Roth refused to allow her to be buried at the cemetery, which remained segregated until 1959. In 1999, a cenotaph was dedicated to her just south of the lovely Sylvan Lake.
Jayne Mansfield - The busty actress and early Playboy Playmate (also mom to actress Mariska Hargitay) is actually buried in Pennsylvania but she has a monument here. She died tragically in 1967 at the age of 34 in a car crash.
Johnny Ramone cenotaph at Hollywood Forever | Photo courtesy of Little Ned Pepper, Discover Los Angeles Flickr Pool
Johnny Ramone - The guitarist and co-founder of punk band The Ramones is honored with an 8-foot, bronze statue of him playing guitar but he isn't buried here — yet. His wife is holding onto his ashes and after she dies, the'll both be inurned in the statue. His bandmate Dee Dee Ramone (no relation; Ramone is a stage name) is buried not far away.
Mel Blanc - Famous for voicing Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and countless other animated characters has this famous epitaph on his tombstone: "That's all folks."
Rudolph Valentino's funeral | Photo courtesy of Hollywood Forever, Facebook
Rudolph Valentino - The Italian-born actor was one of the early heartthrobs of silent films. When he died in 1926 at the age of 31, Valentino had so many fans his New York funeral mass caused a near riot. After, his body traveled by train to Los Angeles for a second funeral.
Tony Scott - The Top Gun director was laid to rest here in 2012, after he committed suicide by jumping from the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro.
William Andrews Clark, Jr. - The philanthropist who founded the LA Phil and helped fund construction of the Hollywood Bowl is buried in the private family mausoleum that he built on the island in Sylvan Lake. His son and both of his wives are also entombed in the mausoleum.
Yma Sumac - The Peruvian-born singer was famous for her five-octave vocal range and exotic image, both of which she showcased on several popular lounge music albums beginning in the 1950s.
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Digital Media and Society Blog How is information a 'public good' in the media profession
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It is widely acknowledged that we now live in the Information Age in which information has become one of the most important of non-tangible ’goods’. Furthermore, the extent of information becoming available is increasing rapidly. …
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Digital Media and Society Blog How is information a public good in the media profession? It is widely acknowledged that we now live in the Information Age in which information has become one of the most important of non-tangible ’goods’. Furthermore, the extent of information becoming available is increasing rapidly. Access to information can be protected or restricted, in which case it constitutes private information, or it can be made available to everyone, making it a ‘public good’. Thus, much of the information available on the Internet is a public good, but it is still access to the information that determines whether it is private or public. On the other hand, it is important to be aware that even publicly available information can be controlled and used as tools for manipulation (as in news propaganda). A true public good can therefore be understood as one that is reflective of the global village we live in.
Technically, a public good is one that has the following two economic characteristics: (1) The cost of providing it does not depend on how many consumers will benefit from it; (2) It is infeasible to exclude those who do not pay for it. Adam Smith used the example of a lighthouse to illustrate a public good. An important distinction between a lighthouse and information however is that information can be more easily charged for, and it may involve the transfer of a medium such as paper. But information is not like a purely private good either, so it can be described as a quasi-public good then. However, without getting into the argument of whether or not information is a public good, this blog will briefly discuss the need for and some of the issues surrounding information as a public or quasi-public good.
The need for information being made widely available as a public good is strongly felt in regard to scientific and medical information. This is because it has a great potential for benefitting society as a whole. CODATA and ICSU are two organisation that have both been actively promoting “open access to scientific data and information on a global basis” (Esanu & Uhlir, 2004:3). Thus, we find for example there is open access to medical research findings through such online databases as PubMed. It is not exhaustive but at least it is a step in the right direction towards recognising medical research information as a public good. There is an issue of some kinds of information being too complicated for everyone to understand, and processes that add “meanings, values, and sometimes barriers” (Esanu & Uhlir, 2004:3) to the information, but this is besides the principle of making mutually beneficial information a public good. The field of media has already long enjoyed public accessibility, at least in those places where the media is free. In fact, the availability of media information is even seen as the fourth arm of the state in which case media information at least is not just a public good but a critical component. The importance of information as a public good in general can also be gauged from the fact that the United Nations has organised two world summits to “take concrete steps to establish the foundations for an Information Society… [and to] reach agreements in the fields of Internet governance, …” (itu.int).
The social implications of making information a public good touched upon above, raises the question of who precisely can take advantage of the information. By extension, this also includes who cannot and its implications. The dystopian perspective sees this situation in terms of creating a ‘digital divide’ (Katz & Rice, 2002:6). Moreover, several issues make us reconsider the very concept of a public good. These include intellectual property rights, the display of violence and indecency, the exposure of children to negative information especially violence and sexual imagery (Lloyd, 2007:8). The Internet is the greatest and most convenient source of publicly available sources of information. But the Internet has also become the place “to go see exactly what they want to see as graphically as they want to see it” (Cole, 2007). This side of new communications media has therefore prompted many to demand the imposition of restrictions to contain the negative social consequences. In effect, this means that not kinds of information should me made public goods without consideration under a morally and legally guiding framework. Being classified as a public good also raises the question of whether it should be publicly supported and even funded. Social networking sites for example, have become public goods but it is questionable whether they are on a par with say health and educational institutions to justify formal support. Does this then require a distinction between types of information that are public goods, or types of public goods?
Cole, Jeff. 2007. In Lloyd, 2007. P. 21.
Esanu, Julie M. and Uhlir, Paul F. 2004. Open access and the public domain in digital data
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Katz, James E. and Rice, Ronald E. 2002. Social Consequences of Internet Use: Access, Involvement, and Interaction. The MIT Press.
Lloyd, Mark, 2007. Media, Creativity and the Public Good. Aspen Institute. Retrieved November 8, 2009 from https://www.policyarchive.org/handle/10207/4531.
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Movie “The Patriot” and Historical Reality Essay
Essay Topic: Army, American Revolution
Movies are made to be sold and not history to be perfectly told. If movies include a complete history, it wouldn’t be known as a movie anymore. However, it would be called a documentary, which most people get fed up of. So interpretations, exaggerations and idealistic scenes are added to the movie to make it more interesting for the audience. “The Patriot” is a similar film made during the modern day time about a time period in which none of the experienced the real revolution.
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Politically, socially, and culturally, “The Patriot” attempts to give a sense of the scope of aspects involved in the American Revolution. Despite succeeding in this regard, it still lacks details that reveal the true complexity of the mixed sentiments present in this time period.
Starting with the protagonist, Marion was originally the lead character in the script, but because of controversy and to allow for more dramatic storytelling, Martin was introduced. Martin is an amalgamation of several American Revolutionaries; Francis Marion, Elijah Clarke, Daniel Morgan, Andrew Pickens, and Thomas Sumter.
Martin’s hit and run tactics and nickname ‘The Ghost’ were inspired by Francis Marion, known as the “Swamp Fox”, while the tactics of using the militia on the front to draw the British in the final battle were based on similar tactics used by Daniel Morgan at the Battle of Cowpens. Thomas Sumter and Andrew Pickens’ influence seems to be that both rejoined the fight after the British burned their homes (Online).
Similarly, the antagonists (villains) in the movie are exaggerated orhave a melodramatic appearance in the movie.
Adding a pure villain in a movie makes it more appealing as people get interested in the movie to find out what will happen at the end. Colonel Tavington is based on the historical figure Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton, who was renowned for the violence and brutality he inflicted on his enemies. He believed in total war, which meant that civilians who helped the enemy were the enemy. This is accurately shown in the movie when he kills civilians in the movie who helped the continentals. Before even killing in the movie, he declares “Let it be known if you harbor the enemy you will lose your home” (The Patriot).However, one accurate part cannot be matched with the several inaccuracies of the movie.
Colonel William Tavington did believe in total war, but to the point of coming down like an all out evil sadistic villain who can order to burn a church was one of the biggest blunder in the movie. Accordingly, tensions between General Cornwallis and Tarleton were not as bad as depicted in the movie between Cornwallis and Tavington. “In fact, Tarleton considered Cornwallis his mentor and they stayed in touch for many years” (Online). The biggest flaw in the movie was that it showed Tavington die near the end of the movie whereas “he returned to England safely, became MP for Liverpool and lived to the age of 78” (Online). This part was basically to a have “happy ending” and to convince the audience that good takes over bad. General Cornwallis, not a real villain, but still an antagonist is another character who is exaggerated.
General Cornwallis was the only main character (Not counting Greene and Gates as main characters) who had the same name in the movie. However, once again, the character has been embellished. General Charles Cornwallis was not the really old and proper guy that the movie portrays him as being. He was actually in his early 40’s. He is also portrayed to be someone arrogant. This may not have really been the case, since he often stood at the front lines in harm’s way alongside his soldiers, rather than hanging back and watching the battle from the safety of afar. Villains can be considered a “key to success” of a movie and similarly good side vs. the bad side has to be shown.
“The brutality of the British regulars is, in the world of star Mel Gibson, ‘juiced up’ for dramatic effect” (Online). The depiction of the British in the movie is quite accurate but there are still some errors. They were very brutal in their actions. They were also very organized in battle as shown in the movie, and that’s why they didn’t know how to deal with militia men. However, the brutality wasn’t as much as shown in some parts of the movie. It is done to show the evilness of the British and so when the patriots killed any British, it seemed that they are taking revenge and so the brutal actions of the patriots were acceptable. In one scene, the British regulars order the execution of a colonial soldier captured in uniform.
In fact, such war crimes by regular troops rarely happened. In the most incongruous scene, the people of the entire town are locked in a church which is then set on fire. It is very hard to believe that any British soldier would actually burn a church, because mostly everyone at that particular time was either Puritanical or Catholic. To desecrate such a sacred ground would be tantamount to sin; something that a British general would never order, nor would his soldiers follow, even if the order was given. As historian Thomas Fleming puts it: ‘Of course it never happened. If it had, do you think Americans would have forgotten it? It could have kept us out of World War I’ (Online). The events that people were exposed to in the film, were extremely violent, not to mention, only one side of the story is given.
The colonists on the other hand were no more humane than the British, even though in the movie it tries to show that they were working on becoming more humane. This assumption comes from the fact that hatred and violence breds hatred and violence. The movie did not quite represent the war methods of the Patriots. Although the movie showed the militia using un-gentlemen-like war methods, the viewer felt proud when they saw the actions of the Patriots, because their unconventional methods were portrayed as being acceptable. One blunder is that a handful of men could hold off all those troops until the French was able to aid. In the movie the patriots seemed short handed but in reality “the patriots were numbered 1/5 to the British army” (Online). Not only was this part wrong, the whole movie is full of factual errors.
Various parts of the movie were full of factual errors and most came during battles. One of the biggest mistake was that the soldiers led by Tavington, the Green Dragoons, wore green in real life, but in the film they are given red coats to align them with the rest of the British army.
They became known as the Green Dragoons because their uniform was predominantly green with red trim, rather than the recognizable red uniform with the addition of green trim as in the movie. (Online)Another change that may annoy historians is the merging of two important 1781 battles – Cowpens and Guildford Courthouse – into one. Although they were almost the same in some aspects, one cannot just mix two battles and have a result as one. The weapons were another very inaccurate part. The cannons used in the final battle scene were 32 lb guns.
These weren’t used in the field at that time. The correct gun was the much smaller 6lb gun. “While solid cannonballs and other projectiles such as chains were used to rip through battle lines as in the movie, explosive projectiles had not yet been invented”(Online). This shows that “The Patriot”, although trying to be accurate, is a modern movie and the director thought that bigger booms will be have a dramatic effect whereas reality would be just small booms having no effect on the audience. Similarly, some of the battlefield tactics were incorrect. The movie shows that militia charged armed British soldiers. This never happened during the revolution.
There is no way militia would ever charge armed British regulars, they almost always ran the other way – unless the British had been routed and they had the proper support of Continental troop.(Online)Furthermore, the lack of French and Spanish soldiers was somewhat incorrect. Only one French soldier was depicted throughout the movie; the Spanish victories along the Mississippi were ignored completely. The muskets were shown to be so much accurate in the movie; however, in reality, they were so inaccurate that “misfires were common” (Online) and battle cries at Bunker Hill started that “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes” (Gordon s. Wood). Similarly, in the movie Martin advices his sons “aim small, miss small”(The Patriot) which clearly meant that the muskets were highly inaccurate.
During the part in the movie when Martin and his two sons fight for rescuing Gabriel from the British, it is shown that both the kids shoot very accurately and confidently. In reality, the musket shot had such a hard back-kick that the kids would have propelled backwards. An online website provides us with the information that “old fashion muskets and cannon would often backfire causing serious injuries to the Whitemen” (Online). This clearly explains that there was no way a child would fire a musket. Even more, a kid wouldn’t be able to carry a musket as muskets were really heavy. Although having many inaccurate parts in the movie, one accurate part is shown. In the Colonial era, armies fought by standing shoulder-to-shoulder in a line, firing at one another and this is, somehow, accurately shown in the movie. Moving back to characters, slaves and women were one of the biggest flaws in the movie.
The biggest flaw in the movie occurred due to the acts of the slaves shown in the movie. During the 18th century freed slaves were nonexistent but in the movie, the black workers on Martin’s farm introduce themselves as “free” and able to come and go as they please. This is a total blunder. This point is used to make Martin stand out as a hero from the start and to make the audience sympathize with him. Another mistake is the depiction of the black community that seems to be a stretch. The living conditions may have been realistic, but the fact that Martin hid his family within this camp seems impractical.
During those times, the blacks would be not willing to help and would be in hiding from a Patriot. Moreover, during that time, many slaves fought on the British side to gain freedom from their merciless masters. In the movie, Tavington states “By order of King George, all slaves of the American colonies who fight for the crown will be granted their freedom with our victory.”(The Patriot). Equally important, “Pursuing the promise of freedom, at least 50,000 blacks served the British…” (Dibacco, 100). However, no slave can be seen in the movie fighting for the British.
Equally important to the acts of the slaves, the acts of the women were as well a big mistake in the movie. The women in the movie didn’t seem to be refined or ready for a war. They didn’t want to participate in the war and one can see no women on the battlefield. However, in reality, women went to the battlefield with their husbands.
Whatever their reason, women busied themselves washing, cooking, nursing, sewing, and mending. A few women joined their men on the battlefield. Martha Washington was the most famous of those who followed their husbands in the army. (Dibacco, 99)The sister of Benjamin’s dead wife was a role which was totally unbelievable. She seemed to be unmarried, and she seemed to have a lot of wealth. For that time no women was allowed to own a land and live unmarried. Women didn’t have enough or maybe no rights at that time. This also shows that The Patriot is a modern day film because today, women have a lot of rights.
Another big blunder is when Gabriel enters a church to gather men to form a militia. As no church member complies with Gabriel, a young woman stands up and reprimands the men in the church and indirectly calls them hypocrites and cowards. The response of the church was to then act in accordance with Gabriel Martin by participating in a militia. In historical eighteenth century no woman would dare speak out, especially during church, and if one had, probably she would be punished. So it could be clearly seen that women were a big fault in the movie script.
On countless occasions in the movie, one can clearly point out an error. From characters to battles, numerous mistakes can be counted if compared to reality. Regardless of its fallacies, “The Patriot” still represents the scene of the Revolutionary War very well. The set of the movie characterizes the period with the small towns, the churches, and Martin’s plantation. The clothing of the characters is typical for the 1700s and the soldiers’ outfits resemble the real uniforms very closely. The viewer is intrigued by the action scenes of the battles and is taken into a journey of struggle, pain and death, all in the name of freedom. Although the movie can give an idea of the revolution, it is still totally biased and can’t be trusted as a historical source.
Wood, Gordon S. The American Revolution: A History, New York: Random House Inc, 2002.
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In the United States Army we are taught to live by the Seven Army Values. They are broken down to us in the acronym ‘LDRSHIP’ which is short for Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity and Personal Courage. We are all taught these 7 Army values repeatedly from day one in the United States Army. First we memorize these values. Then we are trained to live by them. All of these 7 values coincide with each other, and play an important roll in our Army lives.
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These 7 Army Values also play well into life outside the Army in our personal life. People sometimes do not realize the importance these values have on the way we are viewed by the people who look up to the men and woman who are privileged enough to represent the United States Army by wearing this uniform.
Many people know what the words Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage mean. Unfortunately, sometimes you see our Army brothers and sisters not living up to these values.
Soldiers learn these values in detail during Basic Combat Training and from then on most of us live up to them in our every day lives. On the job or off it is our responsibility as soldiers to stick strongly to the Seven Core Army Values. Listed below are the Seven Core Army Values and how they apply to our job in the United States Army. Loyalty is to “Bear true faith and allegiance to the U.S. constitution, the Army, and other soldiers.” Bearing true faith and allegiance is believing in and devoting yourself to something or someone. To be a loyal Soldier is to support the leadership and trust the actions they take as leaders. Just by wearing the uniform it shows your loyalty and commitment towards the United States Army.
Doing what your told also shows your loyalty to your leadership and your unit. How is Loyalty defined in the Army today? Loyalty is a characteristic that cannot be forced upon a soldier through punishment. Loyalty is developed through trust from other soldiers around you, especially your superiors. Creating trust will enable a soldier to develop loyalty in their unit and their chain of command. Dictionary.com explains Loyalty is defined as, “Characterized by or showing faithfulness to commitments, vows, allegiance, obligations, etc.” (“Loyalty”, 2012, p. 01-01). When you join the military you take an oath and swear that you will bear true faith and allegiance to your country, the President of the United States, and the officers appointed over you.
In summary nothing explains Loyalty better than the Army’s definition “Bear true faith and allegiance to the U.S. constitution, the Army, and other soldiers.” Duty is to simply “Fulfill your obligations.” Doing your duty is more than carrying out tasks you are assigned. Duty means being able to complete tasks as part of a team. The U.S. Army is constantly in motion due to the need to complete many missions daily. Assignment after assignment compiled on top of one another is what we do nonstop throughout our army careers. And with all of these responsibilities we need “Duty” to fulfill our obligations as a part of a unit. Without Duty in the work environment we would take shortcuts that could hinder the integrity of the success of a mission.
Every soldier has duties and responsibilities. We need to know what these are and how they apply to us as Soldiers. One of the obligations we need to carry out is to fulfill our duties to standard and to the best of our ability. Duties are general requirements to be performed everyday for the completion of a mission. Duty begins with everything required of you by regulations, direct orders, and law. A duty is an obligation to further a units mission readiness by completing a task given to you. Soldiers are dependent on leadership to make difficult decisions to complete tasks they are given. Junior enlisted soldiers (such as myself) have a duty to obey the lawful orders of superiors. Leaders assume all responsibility for the actions, accomplishments, and failures of their soldiers. Every soldier has a responsibility to perform his or her duties to the best of his or her ability. Also improving their performance is a necessity to make a more stable unit.
Respect is to “Treat people as they should be treated.” Every soldier is responsible for treating other people with dignity and respect. As Soldiers we pledge to treat others with respect and dignity while not expecting anything in return. Respect allows us to appreciate what our Army leaders and Friends do for us. Respect is to have trust that people will fulfill their duties and accomplish what is expected of them. Respecting ones self is an important factor of the Army value of respect. We, the United States Army are one team and we each have something to contribute. What is respect? Respect has numerous forms. It can be self-awareness, character, understanding, trust, honesty, and a positive attitude. Respect must be earned. If someone does not respect himself or herself then they are not able to respect others.
To gain respect you must treat others the way you would want to be treated, as you have heard many times before. If a unit lacks respect it cannot have teamwork and sympathy for the well being of others. It creates devotion to the success of the team. Respect goes both ways up and down the chain of command. A leader must respect his or her soldiers as their soldiers must appreciate the sacrifices and skills their superiors and vice versa. by respecting the people around you with effort, and in time soldiers come to respect each other. Respect grows into devotion towards leaders and peers. When a soldier shows respect to his or her coworkers it creates a bond of trust throughout the unit.
Without it there is no coordination or espirit de corps throughout a unit. Disrespect proves to un glue previous acts of respect and can make for an unorganized and un trustworthy bod of soldiers. If a leader disrespects his or her soldiers he or she can loose all respect and trust of a unit and will create tension within the team. Attitude can also cause the downfall of a unit’s cohesion and can damage morale, which in turn will hurt the mission readiness and combat effectiveness of a unit as a whole. Bottom line is, without respect a unit is ineffective in most circumstances.
Selfless Service is to “Put the welfare of the nation, the Army and your subordinates above your own.” Selfless service is not only about yourself but your peers and leaders can affect the way you look at it. Without influences of soldiers around you pushing you to be a more selfless soldier you can become more selfish than selfless. When serving your country, you are loyally doing your duty without thought of recognition. Which is true selfless service. FM 6-22 summarizes selfless service, as “The leader knows that the Army cannot function except as a team for a team to excel, the individual must give up self-interest for the good of the whole.” Duty is often confused with Selfless Service.
Here in FM 7-21-13 the following points show how selfless service and duty are separate from one another: Focus your priorities on service to the Nation. Place the needs of the Army, your unit and your fellow soldiers above your personal gain. Balance the mission, your family, and your personal needs. Accept personal responsibility for your own performance. FM 7-22.7 says “Placing your soldiers’ welfare before your personal desires has always been key to the uniqueness of the American NCO,” which is a good reference to what I think of when I her selfless service. Although honor and selfless service differ, I believe you cannot have one without the other. Honor and selfless service hold one another up, as you will see with the following paragraphs about Honor.
Honor is to “Live up to the army values.” Honor is not just given to you. Honor must be gained through a persons respect loyalty and selfless service. Along with these and other all of the other army values you can achieve honor. A persons honor can be seen through their word. For example, if someone does dot uphold to their word they are not trusted or respected therefor has no honor. The highest military award is The Medal of Honor. This award is given to Soldiers who live up to all of the army values, especially honor and Selfless Service. Soldiers, who show their devotion of being honorable, in my opinion, are the most respected soldiers there are. Honor is summarized as the ability to carry out and live the values of respect, duty, loyalty, selfless service, integrity and personal courage in all hours of the day, 365 days a year.
Integrity is to “Do what’s right legally and morally.” Living to morals and doing what is right, is the only way to acquire integrity. Integrity is to not do and nor say anything that deceives others. With more integrity comes more trust. The more integrity one possesses can make a person feel better about them self. It also makes those around you, friends and family, trustworthy of you. Webster’s Dictionary states: “a firm adherence to a code of moral or artistic values.” Integrity, to me, is only achieved and goes right along side of honesty and character. Integrity keeps you honest and persuades you to do the right thing all the time. With integrity you want to do the right thing no mater if you’re being watched or alone. You do something because its right, nothing else.
Personal Courage “Face fear, danger or adversity (physical or moral).” Personal courage has always held its place in the United States Army. One type of courage is physical courage, which is enduring physical stress and at times risking injury or personal safety. Mental courage would be to face fears or challenges that you are worried about enduring. Building your personal courage is as easy as standing up for and acting upon the things that you know are honorable on a daily bdasisdictionary.com describes courage as “the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.”
Without personal courage the United States Army would not exist. In summary the 7 army values is what the army is about. Without the 7 army values we would not have a United States Army. Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity and Personal Courage are quite possibly the one thing keeping our army strong and resilient to everything the world can throw at us. If everyone lived up to these 7 values the world would be a better place.
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David Dutwin, Ph.D., is primarily responsible for sampling designs, project management, executive oversight, weighting and statistical estimation. He is an active member of the survey research community, having served in the American Association for Public Opinion Research since joining the organization in 1998. He has been a member of the Standards, Communications, and Heritage Committees, co-chaired the Task Force on Survey Refusals and chaired the Ad Hoc Committee on Spam Flagging and Call Blocking. He has taught multiple short courses and webinars, and was the Student Paper winner of 2002. He was elected to Executive Council in 2015 and served as the 2016 Conference Chair. He was elected to the AAPOR Executive Council again in 2017 and served as the 2017 Vice President/President-Elect. He served as President in 2018-19 and will serve as Past President in 2019-20.
In addition to his work with AAPOR and SSRS, David is a Senior Fellow with the Program for Opinion Research and Election Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He has taught Research Methods, Rhetorical Theory, Media Effects and other courses as an Adjunct Professor at West Chester University and the University of Pennsylvania since 2003. David is also a Research Scholar at the Institute for Jewish and Community Research. His publications are wide-ranging and include a 2008 book on media effects and parenting; methodology articles for Survey Practice; the MRA magazine Alert!; and other publications; and a range of client reports, including one on Hispanic acceptance of LGBT which he presented to a Congressional briefing in 2012. His 2017 article in Public Opinion Quarterly on data quality in low response rate telephone surveys and non-probability surveys is highly regarded and cited.
He holds a Masters of Communication from the University of Washington and his doctorate in Communication and Public Opinion from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. David attained his Bachelors in Political Science and Communication from the University of Pittsburgh.
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It has been a long drawn out process to develop a National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas (NRSMPA). In 1998 the commonwealth, states and Northern Territory governments committed themselves to establishing the NRSMPA by 2012. The Australian government affirmed this commitment at the United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002.
The states are responsible for managing coastal waters out to 3 nautical miles offshore. Beyond that marine management is the Australian government’s responsibility.
The primary goal of the NRSMPA is to establish and effectively manage a comprehensive, adequate and representative system of marine reserves to contribute to the long-term conservation of marine ecosystems and to protect marine biodiversity.
After extensive consultation and scientific analysis the Gillard government declared a new network of marine reserves and plans of management that took effect in November 2012. The reserves cover 36% of Commonwealth waters with various levels of protection.
At the time there were protests from fishing industries but it was estimated by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences that only around 1% of the total annual value of Australia's commercial fisheries would be displaced.
The Abbott government came into power in September 2013 and in December suspended the declarations and management plans for these new reserves and instituted another review claiming that the science in the previous review was inadequate.
Draft revised plans from this review was released in 2017 and in March 2018 the final decision was announced by Environment Minister Frydenberg.
All the fears of the marine scientists that the science would be ignored have been realised. The draft proposals are to be implemented despite the protests exemplified by the statement below.
Government Decision
The government claims that the amended policy is a balanced and scientific evidence-based approach to ocean protection. However the marine conservation groups, such as Save Our Marine Life and WWF, have condemned the reductions in protection levels. In their view a particularly insidious form of partial protection is that of ‘habitat protection zones’ whereby only activities that affect the seabed are excluded. Such zoning ignores the important biological links between animals in the water column and the seabed. It allows commercial fishing activities within the marine parks that have already been assessed as incompatible with conservation in the government’s own risk reports. Indeed, such zoning creates the opportunity for industrial scale fishing within our marine parks by vessels such as the imported Dutch super trawler, the Geelong Star, that so many Australians rejected.
Sadly the Senate passed the new management plans on 27 March. Labor and the Greens could not marshal enough support from the independents to oppose the plans.
The following is a statement from the Ocean Science Council of Australia, an internationally recognised independent group of university-based Australian marine researchers, and signed by 1,286 researchers from 45 countries and jurisdictions, in response to the federal government’s draft marine parks plans.
We, the undersigned scientists, are deeply concerned about the future of the Australian Marine Parks Network and the apparent abandoning of science-based policy by the Australian government.
On 21 July 2017, the Australian government released draft management plans that recommend how the Marine Parks Network should be managed. These plans are deeply flawed from a science perspective.
Of particular concern to scientists is the government’s proposal to significantly reduce high-level or 'no-take' protection (Marine National Park Zone IUCN II), replacing it with partial protection (Habitat Protection Zone IUCN IV), the benefits of which are at best modest but more generally have been shown to be inadequate.
The 2012 expansion of Australia’s Marine Parks Network was a major step forward in the conservation of marine biodiversity, providing protection to habitats and ecological processes critical to marine life. However, there were flaws in the location of the parks and their planned protection levels, with barely 3% of the continental shelf, the area subject to greatest human use, afforded high-level protection status, and most of that of residual importance to biodiversity.
The government’s 2013 Review of the Australian Marine Parks Network had the potential to address these flaws and strengthen protection. However, the draft management plans have proposed severe reductions in high-level protection of almost 400,000 square kilometres – that is, 46% of the high-level protection in the marine parks established in 2012.
Commercial fishing would be allowed in 80% of the waters within the marine parks, including activities assessed by the government’s own risk assessments as incompatible with conservation. Recreational fishing would occur in 97% of Commonwealth waters up to 100km from the coast, ignoring the evidence documenting the negative impacts of recreational fishing on biodiversity outcomes.
Under the draft plans:
the Coral Sea Marine Park, which links the iconic Great Barrier Reef Marine Park to the waters of New Caledonia’s Exclusive Economic Zone (also under consideration for protection), has had its Marine National Park Zones (IUCN II) reduced in area by approximately 53% (see map below)
six of the largest marine parks have had the area of their Marine National Park Zones IUCN II reduced by between 42% and 73%
two marine parks have been entirely stripped of any high-level protection, leaving 16 of the 44 marine parks created in 2012 without any form of Marine National Park IUCN II protection
Proposed Coral Sea Marine Park zoning, as recommended by independent review (left) and in the new draft plan (right), showing the proposed expansion of partial protection (yellow) vs full protection (green). From http://www.environment.gov.au/marinereservesreview/reports and https://parksaustralia.gov.au/marine/management/draft-plans
The replacement of high-level protection with partial protection is not supported by science. The government’s own economic analyses also indicate that such a reduction in protection offers little more than marginal economic benefits to a very small number of commercial fishery licence-holders.
Retrograde step
This retrograde step by Australia’s government is a matter of both national and international significance. Australia has been a world leader in marine conservation for decades, beginning with the establishment of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in the 1970s and its expanded protection in 2004.
At a time when oceans are under increasing pressure from overexploitation, climate change, industrialisation, and plastics and other forms of pollution, building resilience through highly protected Marine National Park IUCN II Zones is well supported by decades of science. This research documents how high-level protection conserves biodiversity, enhances fisheries and assists ecosystem recovery, serving as essential reference areas against which areas that are subject to human activity can be compared to assess impact.
The establishment of a strong backbone of high-level protection within Marine National Park Zones throughout Australia’s Exclusive Economic Zone would be a scientifically based contribution to the protection of intact marine ecosystems globally. Such protection is consistent with the move by many countries, including Chile, France, Kiribati, New Zealand, Russia, the UK and US to establish very large no-take marine reserves. In stark contrast, the implementation of the government’s draft management plans would see Australia become the first nation to retreat on ocean protection.
Australia’s oceans are a global asset, spanning tropical, temperate and Antarctic waters. They support six of the seven known species of marine turtles and more than half of the world’s whale and dolphin species. Australia’s oceans are home to more than 20% of the world’s fish species and are a hotspot of marine endemism. By properly protecting them, Australia will be supporting the maintenance of our global ocean heritage.
The finalisation of the Marine Parks Network remains a remarkable opportunity for the Australian government to strengthen the levels of Marine National Park Zone IUCN II protection and to do so on the back of strong evidence. In contrast, implementation of the government’s retrograde draft management plans undermines ocean resilience and would allow damaging activities to proceed in the absence of proof of impact, ignoring the fact that a lack of evidence does not mean a lack of impact. These draft plans deny the science-based evidence.
We encourage the Australian government to increase the number and area of Marine National Park IUCN II Zones, building on the large body of science that supports such decision-making. This means achieving a target of at least 30% of each marine habitat in these zones, which is supported by Australian and international marine scientists and affirmed by the 2014 World Parks Congress in Sydney and the IUCN Members Assembly at the 2016 World Conservation Congress in Hawaii.
You can read a fully referenced version of the science statement here, and see the list of signatories here.
Jessica Meeuwig, Professor and Director, Marine Futures Lab, University of Western Australia
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10 Reasons to be Thankful for Farmers
They’re the lifeblood of America. The men and women who work in the searing heat and bitter cold to put food on our tables and clothes on our backs. And in celebration of National Agriculture Day, Farm Bureau Financial Services is proud to salute our nation’s farmers and ranchers.
We could go on for days with all the reasons we’re thankful for America’s farmers and ranchers, but we’ve listed just a small handful below. We invite you to join in our celebration and tell us what, or whom, you’re thankful for on our Facebook page.
Agriculture Benefits That Will Make You Want to Thank a Farmer
1. Quality food is never father away than a trip to the grocery store.
Many Americans enjoy an abundant food supply that’s just a short drive away, thanks to the hard work of farmers. Did you know that an acre of Kansas wheat produces enough bread to feed nearly 9,000 people for one day? And that Minnesota ranks first in the nation for sugar beet crops, sweet corn for processing and green peas for processing? (Sources: National Association of Wheat Growers, Minnesota Department of Agriculture)
2. A classic hamburger with a side of French fries is often just around the corner.
About 60 percent of Idaho's potato crop is processed into French fries, tater tots, other fried products, or dehydrated into flakes. And hamburger from a single steer will make about 720 quarter-pound hamburgers. Did you know Kansas ranks third in the nation for hamburger production at 5 billion pounds produced in 2015? (Sources: Idaho Farm Bureau, Iowa Farm Bureau, Kansas Department of Agriculture)
3. You can spend an evening drawing and coloring with your kids.
Many take for granted the everyday products farmers produce for a use other than food. For example, soybeans are an important ingredient for the production of crayons. In fact, one acre of soybeans can produce 82,358 crayons. (Source: Farmers Feed Us)
In spite of the crayons, soybeans are one of the most widely consumed foods in the world. This is because soybeans contain more protein per acre of land than any other crop, in addition to other vitamins and nutrients. States like Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Minnesota help our nation produce 47% of the global soybean crop.
4. You have a favorite pair of blue jeans.
From jeans to t-shirts, if your closet is full of cotton apparel, then you should thank a farmer! Arizona cotton farms produce enough top-grade cotton annually to make one pair of jeans for every single American. (Source: Arizona Farm Bureau)
And don’t forget to thank sheep farmers for your cozy wool sweaters and scarves; today’s modern wool garments are comfortable and easy to maintain, making them a closet staple for many Americans. Hats off to our top wool-producing states: Colorado, Utah, Texas, California and Wyoming.
5. You're famous for your recipe for cherry pie.
In Utah, about 2 billion cherries are harvested yearly, and approximately 4,800 acres of agricultural land is used for cherry production. It’s the Utah state fruit! (Source: Pioneer: Utah’s Online Library)
6. You can enjoy your favorite weekend brunch any time you want.
Bacon and sausage are breakfast staples, and they wouldn’t be so readily available without the dedicated pork producers in states like Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota. Did you know that Iowa is the number one pork producing state in the U.S. and the top state for pork exports? Also, in Nebraska, there are more than 3.1 million pigs.
7. Farmers support the global economy and our neighbors around the world.
According to the American Farm Bureau, $133.1 billion worth of American agricultural products were exported around the world in 2015. Wheat is Montana’s #1 export, with nearly 75 percent of it sent to Asian markets. Also, pork is the most widely-eaten meat in the world. (Sources: Montana Department of Agriculture, Farmers Feed Us)
8. You put honey in your tea.
Did you know that 2016 was the twelfth consecutive year North Dakota ranked first in the nation for honey production? The state has approximately 490,000 bee colonies that produced 9.43 million pounds of honey last year. The honey operations for 2016 were valued at $65 million as reported by the United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service.
9. You enjoy a bag of sunflower seeds at a baseball field.
North Dakota and South Dakota are the number one and two producers of sunflowers. Around 610,000 acres of sunflowers were harvested last year and processed into sunflower oil which can be used from everything like cooking oil to an ingredient in beauty products. The rest of the sunflower crop – around 55,000 acres – was used for non-oil purposes.
10. You can fry up an old favorite for dinner.
If you’re a fan of onion rings, fries, fish and chips or fried chicken, then you probably owe a big thank you to the top two canola producing states; North Dakota and Oklahoma. Combined, these two states produced over 90 percent of our canola in 2016, as reported in the USDA’s Crop Production Summary.
Agriculture Fast Facts
About 97 percent of U.S. farms are operated by families, according to the American Farm Bureau. Check out these other fascinating ag facts from some states where we do business:
You can get your greens in Arizona! The state ranks second in the U.S. in head lettuce, leaf lettuce, romaine lettuce, cauliflower and broccoli production. (Source: Arizona Farm Bureau)
Cattle outnumber Nebraskans nearly 4 to 1. The state is the nation’s top producer of commercial red meat. (Source: Nebraska Beef Council)
Pecans have recently become one of New Mexico’s most valuable commodities, generating over $100M annually. (Source: New York Times)
Agriculture employs more than 24 million American workers (17% of the total U.S. workforce). (Source: Farmers Feed Us)
Dairy contributes more to the Wisconsin economy ($20.6B) than citrus to Florida ($9B) or potatoes to Idaho ($2.5B). (Source: Wisconsin Farm Bureau)
Farmers and ranchers provide critical winter habitat for 75% of Wyoming’s wildlife. (Source: Wyoming Farm Bureau)
Nationally, Utah ranks 2nd in mink, 5th in sheep, and 13th in trout production. Source: Utah Dept. of Ag & Food
Celebrate National Agriculture Day and Thank a Farmer
At Farm Bureau Financial Services, we’re proud of our agricultural roots and proud to serve farmers and ranchers across the country. This National Agriculture Day, take a moment to celebrate with us and say thanks.
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Snap Inc. has laid off at least two dozen people across several divisions within the company, according to The Information and Cheddar which first reported the news.
Snap has since confirmed these layoffs, which largely affect those on the content teams in the New York and London offices. More than half of the two dozen employees laid off today were part of the content team.
Snap tells TechCrunch that what’s left of the content division will now move to the company’s Venice, California location and that it will continue to hire on the content team. According to Snap, this is just part of finding the right people for the job.
These layoffs also may not have been unexpected, as they are part of a reorganization effort to cut costs due to the lackluster growth at the six-year-old company.
Investors have been pressuring Snap to grow its user base, but so far the company has fumbled in key areas such as hardware and a much anticipated app redesign, which has had a delayed rollout to the United States. This redesign has worried some publishers as it may affect their traffic.
Thought Snap didn’t want to comment on when that redesign may arrive in the U.S., other reports pin it at the end of Q1 this year.
Snap has gone through several layoffs in the last year, letting go several dozen employees over a couple of rounds in the hardware division and in recruiting in late 2017. At the time, founder Evan Spiegel announced in a letter that the company would be slowing hiring efforts in 2018 and that managers would be asked to make “hard decisions” about teams that weren’t performing well in order to get the company back on track.
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Not for the faint-hearted or easily shocked, Sex and the City was an adult, in your face and often hilarious look at the relationships of single men and women in turn-of-the-millennium America, as seen through the eyes of fictitious magazine columnist Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker).
Bradshaw writes about sex for her trendy New York magazine using her relationship with three of her closest (single) friends as her main inspiration. Cynthia Nixon plays smart, yet cynical lawyer Miranda (a role that has seen her nominated for a Golden Globe Award), whilst Kristin Davis, already a veteran of such shows as Seinfield, ER, and Melrose Place is art gallery owner Charlotte Yorke, an elegant woman with impeccable taste. Completing the series female foursome is British born actress Kim Catrall as sultry, self confident, done-it- and-seen-it-all, (and continuing to do so) PR executive Samantha Jones.
The main male interest in the show was Mr Big, played by Chris North (formerly Paul Sovino's partner in the smash hit legal drama, Law and Order), the object of our heroine's infatuation who, after telling Carrie that he was not ready for marriage yet, promptly turned around and married someone else.
Sex and the City continued to pull out all the punches with its openness in both subject matter and language that made it a bold and witty series but one strictly for the adults. The final season concluded with the four girls reunited in New York, and with Carrie receiving a phone call from Big, telling her that his house is up for sale and he is headed back to New York. Two successful feature films have so far followed the series.
Published on January 28th, 2019. Written by Laurence Marcus for Television Heaven.
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All posts for the day February 18th, 2016
Quote from From Confessions of An Economic Hit Man
Posted by Lou on February 18, 2016
Illuminati Exposed (This is the resistance)
“From Confessions of An Economic Hit Man”
2004 by~John Perkins
“The decisive moment happened in 1951 when Iran rebelled against a British oil company that was exploiting Iranian Natural resources and it’s people. The company was the forerunner of British Petroleum, known as today’s BP. In response, the highly popular and respected leader that was democratically elected known as Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh, nationalized all Iranian petroleum assets. Meaning they shut out the USA interests. An outraged England sought the help of her WW2 ally the United States elites. Both countries then feared that military retaliation would provoke the Soviet Union into taking action on behalf of Iran.
Here is where it gets GOOD people! Keep reading! Instead of sending in the Marines? Washington District of Columbia (not part of the 50 states) dispatched CIA AGENT Kermit Roosevelt! Former President Theodore Roosevelt’s SON. He performed brilliantly. Winning people over through huge payoffs, bribes, and threats of harm. He enlisted a series of street riots and violent demonstrations, which created the impression that the leader of Iran was unpopular and inept. In the end they took him down and the man spent the rest of his life on house arrest. The Pro American installed leader Mohammed Reza Shah became the unchallenged dictator. Kermit had set the STAGE for a new profession. The one I currently am employed by! Roosevelt’s gambit reshaped Middle Eastern history even as it rendered obsolete all strategies for Empire building. Had Kermit Roosevelt been caught?! The consequences would have been dire. He had successfully orchestrated the FIRST U.S. operation to overthrow a foreign government, and it was likely (and it did) that many more would follow. It was important for them to find an approach that would not directly implicate Washington District of Columbia. The 1960’s were witness to another type of revolution: The empowerment of international corporations and multi national organizations such as The World Bank and the IMF. (International Monetary Fund).They were financed by our sister Empire builders the Elite in Europe! So?! The NSA and the CIA began employing people they called EHM’s. These EHM’s are never paid by the government: instead they draw their salaries from the elite private sector. (OZ the men behind the curtain). As a result their evil dirty work, if exposed (as I am doing now) would be chalked up to corporate greed rather than government policy. They are shielded by a growing body of initiatives, insulated from congressional oversight and public scrutiny, using trademark agreements, international trade laws, and the Freedom of Information Act.”
Post by~ Providence Freedom
CIA Whistleblower talks about Heart Attack gun (3 min)
Posted in: Conspiracy theory, Criminology, Political science, Video, Whistleblowers. 1 Comment
I could not care less about Scalia or other Conservative wind bags that are keeping the human species from further evolution, but how he died is interesting.
The only good Conservatives are buried deep underground and long forgotten.
All your memes belong to us! US government-funded database tracking online memes
Posted in: Meme, Mind control, Political science, Psychological warfare. 3 Comments
Silly me, I thought the political memes I post were funny and appropriate. Little that I know the US, with its UN-emptiable pockets, would look at it as psychological warfare. Is that what the truth sounds like to you USA? This is beyond pathetic. Can you please stop this and use the money to feed your poor instead? If you are relegated to this level of political counter action you have lost the war.
Source: All your meme are belong to us! US government-funded database tracking online memes — Puppet Masters — Sott.net
www.sott.net
Sputnick News
Tue, 16 Feb 2016
© wikipedia/commons
A play on the “All your base are belong to us” meme
The US federal government spent $1 million for the creation of an online database to collect “suspicious” memes and track “misinformation.” But who decides what lacks or projects “truthiness?”
The project, known as the “Truthy Database,” is funded by the National Science Foundation and the assembly, promotion and usability of the database appears to have significant political motivations and, and such, users are advised to be wary.
Ostensibly, the database is designed to further understanding on how misinformation spreads on the web, particularly through memes and jokes shared on social media.
A team of government-funded researchers will accordingly attempt to decide what forms of political and social expression are thought to be true, versus what are said to be false.
The ironic name of the project comes from a term coined, but not patented, by Stephen Colbert, a US political satirist and comedian who often referred to “truthiness,” as a definition of an ability to intuit or merely “feel” whether a fact was authentic.
© Flickr/ fliegender
Cold War Scare: US Propaganda Budget Reaches All-Time High
The project stands to benefit both the research community and the public significantly. Our data will be made available via APIs [application programming interfaces] and include information on meme propagation networks, statistical data, and relevant user and content features. The open-source platform we develop will be made publicly available and will be extensible to ever more research areas as a greater preponderance of human activities are replicated online. Additionally, we will create a web service open to the public for monitoring trends, bursts, and suspicious memes. This service could mitigate the diffusion of false and misleading ideas, detect hate speech and subversive propaganda, and assist in the preservation of open debate,” according to the grant statement.
The project website suggests that memes play an important role in disseminating information and are therefore worthy of further research, particularly in terms of establishing origin.
“While the vast majority of memes arise in a perfectly organic manner, driven by the complex mechanisms of life on the Web, some are engineered by the shady machinery of high-profile congressional campaigns,” the website stated, noting also that sophisticated branding techniques by corporate marketing entities constantly attempt to steer the popular online conversation toward their client’s products.
Comment: Memes can be a powerful way of propagating information and so it’s not surprising to see US taxpayer money being spent to research and use them for political motivations.
Permanent War in Syria: US Unleashing Turkey & Saudi Ground Forces to Do What ISIS Can’t
Posted in: ISIS/ISIL/Daesh, Political science, Psychological warfare, Russia, Syria, War, World War 3. Leave a comment
Permanent war in Syria continues, and with recent news, looks like becoming even more entrenched. Recently Russian Prime Minister Medvedev warned that “All sides must be compelled to sit at the negotiating table, instead of unleashing yet another war on Earth … any kinds of land operations, as a rule, lead to a permanent war. […]
Source: Permanent War in Syria: US Unleashing Turkey & Saudi Ground Forces to Do What ISIS Can’t – The Freedom Articles
http://freedom-articles.toolsforfreedom.com
Makia Freeman
Permanent war in Syria
continues, and with recent news, looks like becoming even more entrenched. Recently Russian Prime Minister Medvedev warned that “All sides must be compelled to sit at the negotiating table, instead of unleashing yet another war on Earth … any kinds of land operations, as a rule, lead to a permanent war. Look at what’s happened in Afghanistan and a number of other countries. I am not even going to bring up poor Libya.” Ever since Russia has intervened in Syria with its air force (September 2015), the forces of ISIS (or ISIL or Daesh) have been repelled and scattered to the point where they are losing major ground. Of course, for the Anglo-American-Zionist New World Order, this is simply unacceptable. ISIS is their pet Frankenstein they were banking on to trigger World War 3. With a decimated ISIS, the US-UK-Israeli axis are now turning to their NATO and Gulf Allies, especially Turkey and Saudi Arabia, to send in ground forces – which will ensure the permanent war in Syria remains permanent.
Saudi Arabia and Turkey Intensifying an Already Permanent War in Syria
Reports first surfaced on February 6th that Saudi Arabia was preparing 25,000 of its own ground troops to enter Syria – plus an army of 150,000 mercenaries. Although the Syrian Foreign Minister threatened that any foreign troops illegally invading Syria would be returned in wooden coffins, Saudi Arabia did not back down. It launched a military maneuver called North Thunder and re-affirmed its decision to send in the troops was final. In this exercise (the largest of its kind in the region), Saudi Arabia is leading a coalition of 25 nations, including Gulf allies like the UAE (United Arab Emirates). Some sources have put the total number of soldiers participating at 350,000.
Turkey, meanwhile, is still under the leadership of Recep Erdogan, the megalomaniac who got busted by the Russians helping ISIS and trading oil with them (to personally enrich his own family). This is the same Erdogan who ordered the shooting down of a Russian jet which he claims was in Turkish airspace – although this claim is dubious and was rejected by Russia. Like the US, Saudi Arabia and Turkey are using the excuse of ISIS when their real target is Bashar Al-Assad, President of Syria. Assad commented on Monday (February 15th) that Saudi Arabia and Turkey have been pursuing a Syria invasion for 2 years. Turkish MP (Member of Parliament) Selma Irma, member of the Peace and Democracy Party, exposed how Turkey has been using ISIS to defeat its old enemy the Kurds:
“Erdogan uses ISIS [Islamic State/IS, also known as ISIS/ISIL] against the Kurds. He can’t send the Turkish Army directly to Syrian Kurdistan, but he can use ISIS as an instrument against the Kurds. He has a greater Ottoman Empire in his mind, that’s his dream, while ISIS is one of the instruments [to achieve it] …”
Turkey is also protecting and helping Al Qaeda, and restoring its relations with Israel (nothing like a common enemy [Syria] to unit against). According to this report, Turkey has already sent troops over the Syrian border, which is an act of aggression and illegal under international law.
New Wave of Anti-Russian Propaganda: A New Cold War or Hot War?
Just as the US supports its allies invading Syria, it is also conducting a psychological war or propaganda war against Russia. The demonization of Russia is in full swing. The BBC has been whipping up old Cold War propaganda. The Pentagon asked for even more money (to quadruple in European budget for 2017) to defeat its “new enemy” Russia. The mainstream media (such as US newspaper The Washington Times) twisted and falsified Medvedev’s quote, by writing that “Russia threatens permanent war” instead of “any kinds of land operations, as a rule, lead to a permanent war.” Although Russia has not been aggressive in Ukraine, Crimea and Syria in the last 2-3 years, US-led NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg came out and said that:
“We have seen a more assertive Russia. A Russia which is destabilising the European security order … Russia’s rhetoric, posture and exercises of its nuclear forces are aimed at intimidating its neighbours. Undermining trust and stability in Europe.”
Medvedev said that strains between Russia and the West have pushed the world into a new Cold War. He said, “On an almost daily basis, we are being described the worst threat – be it to NATO as a whole, or to Europe, America or other countries … sometimes I wonder if this is 2016 or 1962.” Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, NATO has had no big enemy – so like all bureaucratic entities, it’s inventing something to ensure it stays relevant …
Interestingly, former NATO general Harald Kujat has said just the opposite of all this anti-Russian propaganda: that Russia would bring peace to Syria, while Turkey would bring catastrophe.
Conclusion: The NWO Wants Permanent War in Syria to Turn into World War 3
The end goal of all this military maneuvering and propaganda is to trigger World War 3. The US has repeatedly provoked Russia over the last few years in Georgia, Ukraine and Syria, but has either been outflanked or outmaneuvered. However, it will keep trying; its Satanic masters require it.
As George Orwell wrote, the institution of the State needs war to justify itself. Permanent war is permanent justification, and permanent war in Syria may become akin to permanent justification for a World Government to come in to restore order and clean up the chaos – the chaos that was deliberately created by the US-UK-Israeli NWO in funding ISIS.
Makia Freeman is the editor of The Freedom Articles and senior researcher at ToolsForFreedom.com (FaceBook here), writing on many aspects of truth and freedom, from exposing aspects of the worldwide conspiracy to suggesting solutions for how humanity can create a new system of peace and abundance.
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http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/02/14/450354/Syria-Turkey-Aleppo-Daesh-Azaz
http://russia-insider.com/en/turkey-admits-aiding-al-qaeda-and-isis/ri12880
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/02/16/450581/Israel-Turkey-relations-Switzerland-talks
https://www.rt.com/op-edge/331667-bbc-media-russia-propaganda/
https://www.rt.com/usa/331009-pentagon-budget-war-big/
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Economy & JobsUnions & Organizing
Will Los Angeles Enforce Its Minimum Wage?
Commentary Unions & Organizing
Leigh Anne Schriever
Los Angeles is sometimes referred to as the wage theft capital of the United States, and that’s become even more concerning in light of the recent vote on the city’s minimum wage. Indeed, it’s a city where low-wage workers frequently walk into work expecting to be ripped off by their employers and knowing they have essentially no recourse.
A study from UCLA estimated that frontline, low-wage workers in Los Angeles (around 17 percent of the labor force) had $26.2 million stolen from their wages every week in 2008, amounting to almost $1.4 billion a year. The study also found that this problem is widespread: their survey showed that 30 percent of the most vulnerable Los Angeleans had been paid less than the minimum wage in the previous work week, of which 63 percent were underpaid by more than a dollar per hour. Another common method of wage theft is withholding overtime pay; the same survey found that almost 80 percent did not receive their overtime wages.
With such abundant wage theft, the inability to resolve disputes—almost 50 percent of workers who filed claims or attempted to unionize in response to wage theft faced retaliation from employers—is particularly problematic.
Problems with Jurisdiction
Workers often feel that appealing to the government for help in recovering stolen wages is a useless exercise, since the infrastructure to help workers is badly lacking. The state minimum wage is enforced by the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, which has an office in Los Angeles staffed by only two employees, who together handle about 5,000 claims a year. Even for workers who receive favorable judgments on their claims, 83 percent never receive the compensation they are owed, because there are not enough resources to track down employers who do not voluntarily reimburse employees.
This enforcement problem has recently been made more complicated by the fact that the Los Angeles City Council voted on May 19 to gradually raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 per hour. Unfortunately, there’s no one to enforce the new, citywide minimum wage, since the state and federal agencies tasked with minimum wage enforcement can only insist upon the state and federal rates and cannot require employers to pay the higher city wage.
Without an office of its own, then, Los Angeles will be completely unable to enforce their new minimum wage. That’s why another vote from May 19 was just as important as the more-discussed minimum wage vote: at the same time that they raised the minimum wage, the City Council also supported a measure to request that the city attorney draft an ordinance to create an office of labor standards, which would be responsible for enforcing the new minimum wage. Once that ordinance is drafted, it will have to go back to the City Council for final approval, meaning that, at least for now, there’s no organization that’s ready to enforce the minimum wage law.
How Much Theft?
A lack of enforcement would lead to dramatic increases in the theft of wages. Let’s consider two possible situations, using the methodology and data from the UCLA study. A worker today, making $9 per hour with a 12.5 percent rate of wage theft (the average wage theft rate in 2008) is really making $7.87 an hour, and $16,380 a year instead of $18,720. That means, citywide, roughly $29.47 million weekly and $1.53 billion annually are stolen from workers (these calculations assume a full work schedule and that 88 percent of the 744,220 most-vulnerable workers experienced a violation in a given week and are performed by replicating the methodology used in this UCLA study). If we assume that employers will simply not pay their workers any more than they already are, if they are currently stealing from their employees, then total wage theft will skyrocket over time. By the time the minimum wage reaches $15 per hour in 2020, $186.7 million weekly and $9.7 billion annually will be stolen, with each worker losing almost 50 percent of the income they should be receiving.
That is the worst case scenario. A more optimistic assumption might be that the rate of theft will stay the same as the minimum wage increases. In that case, in 2020, workers would be earning $13.13 per hour instead of the promised $15; they would therefore lose $3,900 a year, which, for a low-income worker or family, can make a very significant impact. Los Angeles workers would lose $49.12 million weekly and $2.55 billion annually, adding over a billion dollars per year to the amount of wages stolen, in comparison to rates today.
However, that calculation is probably a low estimate. The total population of Los Angeles, and in particular the populations of those most vulnerable to wage theft (women, minorities, immigrants, etc.), have grown since 2008 and will presumably continue to expand through 2020. Additionally, the rate of theft is likely to have increased since 2008 and will continue to do so. Even for businesses that want to follow the law, if it becomes standard business practice for their competitors to steal from workers, then they will face significantly more pressure to break the law in order to lower their operating costs.
These frightening scenarios should make it clear that it is essential for Los Angeles to have a strong capacity to enforce its new minimum wage laws. In both 2009 and 2014, measures to combat wage theft were brought before the City Council, but both were ultimately lost in the shuffle. The city attorney was even requested to draft an anti-wage theft ordinance, calling for stronger enforcement mechanisms and the criminalization of wage theft, but it was never returned to the City Council.
That must not happen this time. Los Angeles needs an office that can punish offenders through administrative fines and penalties, city permit revocations, and stronger protections against retaliation by employers, among other measures. They have currently estimated that this will cost $500,000 per year, but that figure only allows for five investigators: a number that is much too low. By comparison, San Francisco, which is a quarter of the size of Los Angeles, has twenty-five positions.
The May 19 request for an ordinance is a first step, but the city needs to ensure that a fully funded and adequately equipped office, with well-trained personnel and legal mechanisms for enforcement, is actually created. And doing so is critical if the goals of a higher minimum wage policy are indeed to be met.
Tags: minimum wage, low-wage workers, minimum wage increase, los angeles, wage theft
Making the Economic Case for a $15 Minimum Wage
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The Case for a Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights
December 12, 2018 By Julie Kashen
Leigh Anne Schriever, Contributor
Leigh Anne Schriever was a labor policy intern at The Century Foundation in 2015.
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“Big Mouth” Takes an Educational, Realistic Approach to Puberty
The Show That Doesn’t Hold Back on Its Content
By: Brooke Price
From left to right, the main characters of “Big Mouth” include Missy, Andrew, Nick, Jessi and Jay. (Credit: rabbittvgo.com)
Raging Hormones, masturbation, puberty, first kisses and relationships, “Big Mouth” doesn’t shy away from anything and is very upfront about its content.
“Big Mouth” revolves around 7th graders Nick, Andrew, Jessi, Jay and Missy.
Nick Birch, voiced by Nick Kroll, and Andrew Glouberman, played by John Mulaney, are best friends who confide in one another during their encounters with puberty.
Jessi Glaser, a sarcastic and smart girl is voiced by Jessi Klein. The magic loving Jay Bilzerian is voiced by Jason Mantzoukas.
The intelligent, science loving Missy Foreman-Greenwald is voiced by Jenny Slate.
Jordan Peele, who directed “Get Out” portrays the ghost of Duke Ellington who haunts Nick’s attic and gives him and Andrew advice.
The show includes graphic language and themes, but the show spreads a good message about growing up.
“Big Mouth” pushes the boundaries with its humor and content, openly discussing themes such as sex, porn and masturbation.
The show promotes being comfortable with who you are and loving yourself from the inside out. It informs viewers about the struggles of puberty and how one might feel.
The show discusses topics such as masturbation and sex to a graphic degree. The characters are mentored by their hormone monsters on how to handle their sexual urges.
The character’s conscious is portrayed by hormone monsters. The females are guided by Connie, played by Maya Rudolph, and the males are guided by Maurice, voiced by Nick Kroll.
Some dilemmas that arise during the show include Nick being concerned that he isn’t growing as fast as his friend Andrew. Another issue that involves one of the characters, is when Jessi gets her period on a class trip to visit the Statue of Liberty.
The show also discusses body image and to be confident in how one looks. There is also a song in “Big Mouth” that discusses that women should love their bodies no matter their imperfections.
The show is relatable to some viewers as it shows the ups and downs through growing up and undergoing puberty. The show address feelings that viewers experienced while they were younger, but too embarrassed to talk about.
Jessi struggles with body image because she wants to buy a red bra because she thinks it will give her some confidence. However when she wears it to school, she feels confident at first, but then she attracts attention from her peers and teachers which make her feel insecure and uncomfortable.
Coach Steve is a hilarious addition to the show. He is an illiterate and ditzy PE teacher that tries his best to mentor his students. He is also the school’s sex-ed teacher although he doesn’t have much experience.
There are many humorous moments during the series, such as a tampon singing about periods and an anthropomorphized pillow getting pregnant and giving birth in only a day.
There are also serious topics that are discussed in the series, such as abortion and consent.
The show focuses on the boys’ and girls’ adventures through puberty. Andrew gets an erection in class and Jessi gets her period in her white shorts while on a field trip to the Statue of Liberty.
The series also portrays dating and heartbreak.
Andrew and Missy are new to the dating scene, however when they breakup, Andrew is heartbroken and turns to porn as his escape from his life.
Although Andrew’s hormone monster, Maury encourages Andrew to watch porn, he is shocked to realize that Andrew has become miserable and addicted to it, even ditching plans with his friends to stay home and watch porn.
Eventually, Maury and Nick are able to rescue Andrew from his miserable state and bring him back to reality.
Jessi’s parents have been going through a rough patch in their marriage and it is revealed that her mother was dating another woman. On top of that, Jessi’s parents constantly argue, which prompts her to run away from home with Jay, who has a dysfunctional family life at his home as well.
Season 2 introduces a new character, the Shame Wizard who shames characters for indulging in their pleasures.
Season 3 has been confirmed by Netflix, and we can’t wait to see what twisted and raunchy episodes are still to come.
Tagged as: Big Mouth, Body Image, dating, growing up, Humor, Netflix Series, Relatable, Sex, Vulgarity
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Mike Foden
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Keele University
I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the School of Social Science and Public Policy at Keele University. My interests are in how social change happens and how it shapes, and is shaped by, what ordinary people do in their everyday lives. More specifically, I'm interested in what this means for environmental sustainability and the consumption of resources like water, energy and food.
At Keele I currently work on the EU Horizon2020-funded collaborative project, 'SafeConsume'. This project seeks to better understand domestic food practices with the ultimate aim of helping reduce risk of foodborne illness. I previously worked in the Department of Geography at the University of Sheffield on the ESRC Nexus Network-funded 'Reshaping the Domestic Nexus' project, and before that in the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research at Sheffield Hallam University.
Research associate, Keele University
Research associate, University of Sheffield
Research associate, Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield Hallam University, PhD
@drmikefoden
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When I arrived at the Millibo Art Theatre for our monthly meeting last night, a dreaded feeling settled over me. The theater was completely dark.
Had I gotten the date wrong? Apparently not, because there, in front of the theater, were several intrepid writers and actors huddled in their cars.
No, good ol' Jim had forgotten about us (first time too!). Fortunately, I was able to get him on the phone and he zipped over from his home to open the door for us. Good thing too, because the temperature was in the single digits.
Things quickly turned cozy once we got inside though. I laid out the buttery cookies I brought from Boonzaaijer's (you really gotta try this place) and Jim promptly had a hot pot of coffee brewing. Better yet, we had 15 warm bodies to fill the place.
The meeting went fantastically well. We were delighted to welcome one new writer--the great Phil Ginsburg--who I've been trying to reel in for over a year, and one new reader, the equally great Ashley Crockett.
We started with Jeff Schmoyer's suicide piece, Back From the Dead. He was worried it would be too somber, but it got some of the biggest laughs of the evening. Jeff did a great job balancing the dark stuff with the light stuff. I know I can't wait to see more of his writing in the future.
Next we read a brief scene from Tim Phillips' edgy girl band drama The Decibelles. The characters are really starting to show some depth here, and the dialogue is taking on a fun, sassy tone. We even got a bit of a song. I can't wait to see the road this takes.
After that we read Crypto-Spam, a really innovative piece by Phil. In it, a family argues over an inheritance while speaking only in sentences Phil collected from email spam. There were lot of laughs here too.
We turned a little darker with a new section from Katherine Gee's full-length play Selkie, which is based on the Orkney myth of the seal-wife. Everyone found it quite beautiful and haunting.
Sadly, Katherine announced that she and her husband will be moving to Seattle in a couple months, but at least we'll get to hear the end of her piece before she leaves.
We wrapped up the evening with my 10-minute comedy, How Not to Behave at the Theatre. I wrote it as a fun way to communicate the "turn off your cell phones and pagers" warning at the start of a play. It turns out the play needs a lot of tightening, both in the length and the number of characters.
I also had a big announcement. I'm going to be producing a full-blown production of my backstage farce, Kill the Critic! We read it last summer and people really seemed to like it. It's got a lot of physical comedy, however, so it'll be quite a feat to pull off.
Fortunately, I can count on the very capable assistance of Drama Lab member Nancy Holaday, who has agreed to direct it. Believe it or not, she has cast a professional stuntman as the critic. The poor guy is also a trained fight choreographer, which will come in handy when we work through all the physical comedy.
Oh, and I can't forget the eminently talented Karann Goettsch, who'll play the cougarish diva Sylvia.
The show runs June 28-29 at the Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts in Palmer Lake. For more info, click here.
I also brought up one issue for discussion. We've been steadily growing over the last year, which is a truly wonderful thing. Unfortunately, it also presents a challenge: how do we fit an increasingly number of plays into our one-evening-a-month format?
I originally had seven writers scheduled for this month's meeting, but two had to drop out at the last minute. Still, it's only a matter of time before we have to come up with some solution.
I thought of four:
1) Meet twice a month. This gives everyone a chance to get read, but would be a lot to ask of Jim and may require us to cough up more rent.
2) Cut back to 10 pages per playwright per meeting. This was roundly rejected by the attendees as it would take forever to get through a full-length play, which more and more of our writers are tackling. It would also make it harders for audience members to follow the flow of the play.
3) Run the meeting as long as it takes. This also met with some resistance. Two and a half hours seems to be the limit for people's attention, and there just won't be any useful response to feedback after that point.
4) Limit each meeting to five or six plays. This seemed to be the most popular option, although it means that some people won't get read at a particular meeting. I would have to work out how to decide who gets in and who doesn't. First come, first served is the obvious answer, but then where would I fit in the mix (after all, I'm the first to let me know what play I'll be bringing!)?
Anyway, we can discuss this some more at future meetings. If you have any additional comments or alternate suggestions (please!), you can always email me.
See you all next month. And let's hope it's a whole lot warmer!
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Cop Caught With Hard Drives Full of Child Porn, Won’t Be Charged Because of a Typo
Matt Agorist January 17, 2015
A Dane County sheriff's deputy miraculously escaped charges of child porn, despite being caught with child porn, because of a cut and paste error on a warrant.
Dane County, WI — A Dane County sheriff’s deputy miraculously escaped charges of child pornography, despite being caught with child pornography, because of a cut and paste error on a warrant.
In a tragic example of the broken “justice” system, former Dane County sheriff’s deputy Jeffrey C. Hilgers, 43, had seven counts of possession of child pornography dismissed Wednesday. The judge ruled that there was a fatal cut-and-paste error on a search warrant, thereby making the discovery of the illegal images on the deputy’s computers, inadmissible.
According to the report, investigators inadvertently used a paragraph, which stated they were searching for child pornography, instead of one specifying the search was for evidence in an illicit relationship between Hilgers and a woman serving a jail sentence at home on electronic monitoring.
The error was insurmountable, Dane County Circuit Judge John Markson said, so he had to suppress the search warrant along with a subsequent search warrant that was issued after child pornography was initially discovered, which led to the discovery of even more child pornography.
The Wisconsin State Journal reported:
Hilgers was charged in August with sexual assault by correctional staff and seven counts of possessing child pornography. A criminal complaint states that Hilgers and the woman met while she was in jail in 2013 and he was a jail deputy, and that they began dating after meeting again following her placement in a home electronic monitoring program.
Hilgers’ lawyer, Brian Hough, asked that the sexual assault charge be dismissed, but Markson on Wednesday denied the motion.
Markson found, however, that a search warrant used to search Hilgers’ home for evidence of the relationship, along with a second search warrant to examine computers for additional child pornography, had to be suppressed. And with the suppression of those two warrants, the seven counts of child pornography were dismissed.
“I do think that likely what happened was a result of cutting and pasting by using a warrant from a different case that involved child pornography,” Markson said.
The loophole that allowed Hilgers to walk is almost as staggering as the coincidence of finding child pornography, while accidentally searching for child pornography.
Or is it? Could it be that law enforcement has a higher rate of sexual misconduct than the rest of the population?
Figure 6. Officers involved with sexual misconduct by percentage of incidents involving children or adults.
Officer-involved sexual misconduct describes an entire subset of police misconduct that includes non-criminal complaints such as consensual sexual activity that occurs while an officer is on-duty, sexual harassment, up to felony acts of sexual assault or child molestation. Sexual misconduct was the second most common form of misconduct reported throughout a 2010 sample with 618 officers involved in sexual misconduct complaints during that period, 354 of which were involved in complaints that involved forcible non-consensual sexual activity such as sexual assault or sexual battery.
Of the officers associated with reports of serious sexual misconduct, 51% (180) were involved with reports that involved minors and 49% (174) involved adults.
Last week we reported on a Plano police officer who was arrested twice in a three week period for indecency with a child and for possession of child pornography.
Last month, the man responsible for “keeping you safe” on the internet was sentenced to 25 years for using the internet and the very tools given to him for this job, to run a child pornography empire, where he planned to violently rape and murder children.
Last month we also reported on the story of Christopher Allen Carson who orally forced himself onto a sleeping 7th grader and he was only given a 30 day sentence.
Prior to that it was NYPD Sgt. Alberto Randazzo who was indicted for conspiring to commit multiple sex crimes against a one-year-old infant.
In September, Oklahoma made headlines with three serial rapists, in 3 weeks, all officers, as well as one police chief molesting children.
Or how about the police officer that was just found guilty of raping a girl with a pencil; she was 5!
The list goes on.
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Fair winds for American wind turbines
The total power of wind turbines deployed in the USA is growing, their productivity and dimensions are increasing, while the prices of the technology and the costs of producing electrical energy are dropping – these are major conclusions of the Energy Annual Report 2017 of the US Department of Energy (DoE).
Last year new turbines generating 7 GW of installed capacity appeared in the United States, which means that the total capacity of all wind installations in the country reached 89 GW. With 22.5 GW of total wind turbine capacity Texas has been the champion of the competition for many years. In 2017 new 2.3 GW turbines were installed in this state. Further positions of the installed capacity ranking are held by Oklahoma, Iowa and California. Investments in new capacities reached 11 billion dollars. Considering the pace of the installed capacity growth, only photovoltaics develops faster than wind turbines (8.6 GW last year).
US Still Behind Poland
Considering the share of wind turbines in the total installed capacity the US is in the 15th position in the world’s ranking with 7 per cent. World’s leader – Denmark – boasts of the result of nearly 48 per cent. What is interesting, Poland holds the 12th position in this ranking, with 8.5 per cent, but is the only of the 23 classified countries which reported a drop of the ratio of wind turbine capacity to the total domestic sector’s installed capacity. One can hardly find better evidence for the regression of the Polish wind turbine sector.
In 2017 in the USA wind turbines generated 6.3 per cent of used electrical power. In 14 states this share exceeded 10 per cent, while in four – it was over 30 per cent.
According to DoE, the capacity of the new wind turbines is growing significantly mainly thanks to increasing dimensions, particularly the rotor diameter. While in 2016 the average rotor diameter totalled 108m, a year later it was as 113m[1].
Wind turbine installations are becoming cheaper and cheaper. An average cost of 1 kW was 1,611 USD, which is 33 per cent less than in 2009-2010 – a period of peak levels of these costs.
Some states for, some states against
The attitudes to wind power vary among the states. Texas is traditionally the most wind turbine-friendly – it has the most of them and reports highest power increments.
The capacity of wind power plants is rapidly growing in the American Great Plains, in Kansas, Iowa, Oklahoma, Minnesota – where conditions for wind turbines are excellent. “Green” California has lots of wind turbines but capacity growth is rather slim.
However, in states like Florida, Georgia or Alabama winds are much lighter, which directly translates into lower profitability[2]. Laws of some of these states favour photovoltaics much more. Still, there are many states that have very few or even no wind power plants. In addition to weather conditions, a lot depends on the attitudes of state authorities. Federal support for wind turbines in the form of tax reliefs is gradually fading out and these are state authorities that determine their own RES share, referred to as Renewable Portfolio Standard, or RPS.
It is also worth pointing out that all the data presented above apply to wind power deployed on land. The American offshore sector is still in its infancy; in the east coast only one, small offshore farm has been installed, though the plans are much more ambitious.
[1] https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2018/08/f54/2017_wtmr_data_file.xls
[2] https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2018/5/2/17290880/wind-power-renewable-energy-maps
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John Granger and his wife, Jutta, were driving home from the grocery store just before Christmas when he experienced sudden cardiac arrest while behind the wheel. Their car veered off the road into a tree and activated the vehicle’s OnStar system. The OnStar operator sent emergency medical services to the accident location and walked Jutta through administering CPR to her husband until the paramedics arrived.
John was taken to TriStar Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tenn., for immediate heart care and then transferred to TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center in Nashville to receive further specialized care. Over the next several days, John received heart care from a multi-disciplinary team of specialists. Just eight weeks after suffering cardiac arrest and undergoing medical care including bypass surgery, John had a full neurological recovery and began returning to his normal activities.
Only about 5 percent of all people who experience cardiac arrest outside of the hospital are able to survive. Without Jutta’s courageous efforts and the skilled medical care that quickly followed, John would not likely be alive today. His survival and recovery were truly a Christmas miracle.
John and Jutta are thankful for everyone at TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center for his health and for their compassion.
“They are wonderful people who know what they are doing. They explained everything to us while comforting and caring for us,” Jutta said. “We will always choose Centennial Medical Center in the future. It’s the best.”
John’s Cardiac Arrest
Heart Survivor John Granger, a retired Soldier and current civil service employee at Fort Campbell, Ky., was in good health and had no indication of heart health concerns. While driving his wife, Jutta, home from the grocery store on Dec. 18, 2011, a Sunday afternoon, John experienced sudden cardiac arrest behind the wheel.
“All of a sudden, the car started slowing down. I looked over, and John was slumped behind the wheel,” remembers Jutta. “I was just focused on trying to get him to respond to me.”
Their car veered across two lanes of traffic and crashed into a tree, activating the vehicle’s OnStar system. The OnStar operator dispatched emergency medical services to their location.
John had gone into cardiac arrest, meaning that blood was not being pumped to his brain. Every minute that went by was critical to his survival and the amount of damage being done to his heart. While waiting for the ambulance, Jutta realized she was going to have to start CPR on her husband.
“I had never done CPR before but I knew I had to do something to save his life,” she said. “The OnStar operator walked me through the process until the ambulance arrived.”
Nashville Fire and EMS personnel Fred Smith and Chad Gilley arrived on the scene and took over resuscitation efforts as John was transported to TriStar Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tenn. John was evaluated by the emergency room team and immediately placed under hypothermia protocols, a medical technique used to preserve neurological function. John’s condition remained serious as plans were made to transfer him to TriStar Centennial Medical Center, a tertiary care facility.
“We started making plans to bring John out of the hypothermia protocols and to perform a cardiac catheterization procedure to see how his heart was functioning,” said Brian Jefferson, M.D., cardiologist at TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center. “It was a miracle John survived going into cardiac arrest away from emergency medical care. We needed to know what may have led to his cardiac arrest and prevent a recurrence.”
During the procedure, Dr. Jefferson discovered that John had serious blockage in three of his arteries. John needed bypass surgery to survive.
This was a high-risk surgery decision that was made with a multi-discipline team of specialists. The neurological team was very confident John would make a strong neurological recovery. TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center surgeon Lawrence Pass, M.D., performed the bypass surgery, affording John the best possible recovery outcome.
“Dr. Pass graciously performed the surgery on Christmas Eve,” said Jutta. “It was the only Christmas present I ever needed.”
Despite undergoing coronary revascularization, John continued to show signs that he might be in danger of another dangerous heart rhythm disturbance in the future. A small device called an implantable cardioverter - defibrillator, or ICD, was implanted in his chest to protect him from sudden cardiac arrest.
John was discharged from TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center on January 8 and then transitioned to a rehabilitation center to continue his recovery until he was ready to go home. Jutta is extremely thankful to everyone on the TriStar Centennial Medical Center team for the healthcare they provided her husband and for the compassion they showed her during this trying time.
John had a full neurological recovery and is returning to his normal activities, including square dancing with Jutta. He continues out-patient physical therapy and has follow-up visits with his heart care team at TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center.
“I am extremely thankful for everyone at Centennial Heart & Vascular Center,” says John.
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Adventure tourism & land and water sports, Beach / Diving, Culture, News, Sabah, States, Sustainability & Eco-tourism
Mabul Island – spotlight on ecology
While fast developing as an island resort destination, Mabul Island, known for its intriguing and picturesque Bajau Laut villages, is becoming increasingly renowned for its eco-tourism practices.
Located near Sabah’s south-eastern coastline in Malaysia, Mabul Island is just 15 minutes by boat from Sipadan Island, but the two islands could not be more different from one other.
Sipadan is renowned as one of the world’s top diving spots, but is devoid of any infrastructure (prohibited in order to avoid overtourism). Nearby Mabul Island has two small fishing villages as well as several resorts… increasingly active in terms of environmental protection.
There are two main villages on Mabul: “Kampung Mabul” and “Kampung Musu”. The 1999 census recorded approximately 2,000 villagers living in Mabul, half of them children under 14 years old – primarily Bajau Laut (sea gypsies) and Suluk Muslims. There are several dive resorts operating on Mabul island. Mabul is reported to be one of the world’s richest destinations for exotic small marine life. Flamboyant cuttlefish, blue-ringed octopus, mimic octopus and bobtail squids are just a few of the numerous types of cephalopods to be found on Mabul’s reef.
One homestay-style resort, Seahorse Sipadan Scuba lodge, offers a simplistic and totally laidback approach to the diving holiday experience, with welcoming staff being a “key selling point”.
Mr Jaafar (left) and Arief Samod (right) – Seahorse Resort
The lodgings are basic are clean and adequate and while there is no electricity during the day, there really is no need for it. If the rooms lack for anything, they compensate by their proximity to crystal blue waters of the high tide which is only a few steps and short splash from the doorway.
Arief Samod – Scuba instructor at Seahorse (and brother-in-law of owner Mr Jaafar) has seen the island evolve over the past seven or so years since he first arrived. “I came here many years ago, and I fell in love with the environment and the culture on this island, with the sea gypsies here”, says Samod. “Seven years ago, when I first came here, there were just a few houses. Diving is paradise-like. While the main market is still for local Malaysians, a lot of Chinese people come here, but there are also foreigners from many other countries. The marine environment is very nice, and the current is not strong, so it’s a good place for people to learn how to dive.”
Samod says one of his highlights was swimming with a whale shark.
INTERVIEW: Scuba Junkie resident marine biologist
Another resort on the island, Scuba Junkie, has its very own marine protection association, and full-time conservation manager, in the shape of Irish-born Marine Biologist David McCann. After graduating in Ireland,
David McCann – Scuba Junkie
McCann decided to opt for a job that would “make a difference”. We asked him to tell us how he came to work in this region.
Rather than talking about what needs to be done, and hoping other people will do it, let’s actually do it. So, I thought, ‘How? How do I make this happen? There must be dive centres doing this stuff, because it makes sense. If you don’t have a healthy ocean, you don’t have a healthy dive business. There must be dive centres investing in marine conservation.’ I looked at different options all around the world, started contacting lots of different dive centres, saying ‘This is my background, this is what I want to do… Do you guys do this stuff? If you do, can I get involved, or if you don’t, can I set it up?’ It ended up, from the responses I got, being a no brainer to come and check out this place. And here we are. I’ve been here six years now. I don’t specifically work for Scuba Junkie, I work for Scuba Junkie Seas, which is the dedicated conservation arm of the dive centre. We take a lot of Scuba Junkie’s profits and use that money to do marine conservation and community initiatives.
Our work is divided into six key areas. We do turtle conservation – with a hatchery and a rehabilitation centre, and we are doing a turtle population study. We are trying to get better protection for sharks and rays, so we helped set up the Sabah Shark Protection Association. It is a coalition of organisations working together to try and get better protection for sharks and rays. That means more protected areas, better protection for particularly vulnerable species, raising awareness about the threats that these animals face, how important they are for the health of the ocean. We do coral conservation with a lot of reef health check surveys. We are working with Reef Check Malaysia and we do coral reef restoration work. We also work on tackling marine debris – the bane of my life. We do a lot of beach cleans, reef cleans, recycling, upcycling, again working with the community to try and minimise their impact and come up with solutions to help.
The community engagement and stakeholder engagement are probably the most important areas of our work. This entails working with the local community, working with the local schools, international schools, other businesses, the government, just trying to raise more awareness of these issues and collectively come up with solutions to tackle them. In that, we have five main week-long events here every year: shark week, turtle week and marine week, that all take place here. Then Scuba Junkie have some operations in Indonesia as well. There we have whale shark week and manta week.
What gives you the greatest satisfaction with this work?
I love the community work – seeing the next generation learn about these issues. Teaching the kids on the island all about the ocean and making them fall in love with it… because obviously if they don’t fall in love with it, they won’t want to protect it. In the community, they rely on the ocean for sustenance… to feed their families. So, we need to protect the oceans here, not just to protect the dive industry, but more importantly to protect the livelihoods of the communities that rely on the ocean. At the end of the day, if the ocean gets destroyed, dive centres will close their doors and move elsewhere. Tourists will pick a new destination. The community are not in that luxurious position. They live here. They’ve been here for generations, and they will be here for generations, and if we don’t look after it for them, then we are in a spot of bother. So, working with them and seeing things happening on the island is very rewarding.
As tourists come to this area and see what it’s like, obviously they will spread the word that it needs to be protected. How important is tourism in contributing to saving the environment that way?
I think it’s vitally important. Tourism presents a lot of opportunities, but it also brings with it some potential threats. As the number of people to an area starts to increase, then you obviously have to look at the resources you provide to them. You’re going to have more cars on the road, more boats in the water, you’re going to use more fuel, you’re going to need more food to feed those people. More people means more waste. More people probably means more plastic. So how do you balance all of that? I think it is very, very important that when tourists come to an area, they understand more about the area they are coming to, and what they can do to ensure they are not having a negative impact. For example, speaking of food, a lot of people like to eat seafood. I never tell people not to eat seafood, but I always tell people to make sustainable choices. Ask more Questions. Find out how your seafood was caught. What is it? One thing that baffles me is that people will eat a fish burger or a fish steak, or a fish ball. Would you go into a restaurant and order a mammal burger? No, you would want to know what it is… but with seafood, people don’t seem to mind. If you don’t ask these kinds of questions and find out, you don’t know what impact you are actually having on the marine environment. There are resources out there. For example, WWF Malaysia has made a sustainable seafood guide for Malaysia. They have assessed some of the fisheries, and they do it on a traffic-light system, so if the fish in the hand-out is green, they have assessed it to be sustainable, so you can eat it ‘guilt free’. Yellow, you want to think twice about eating it… and red, you should avoid at all costs. It’s important for tourists to make themselves aware of all this.
Bajau Laut villager on Mabul Island
What do you think of the travel advisories against coming to this area?
I’ve been living here for six years, and I wouldn’t live here if I didn’t feel safe. I have never seen anything untoward happen at all. I run a turtle hatchery programme here, which means I am out around the island at 1am, 2am, 3am, 4am, sometimes by myself, and I have never seen anything other than happy, friendly people.
How would you compare Eastern Sabah with Western Europe when it comes to safety, given the travel advisories?
I regularly make this joke with family and friends at home, that I feel much safer here than I would in Europe. When you look at the incidents that have happened in London, Paris, Nice and other places, but there’s no travel warnings out for these places… Yet with Sabah, like I said, I’ve never seen anything happen here. I almost think it’s that embassies fear the unknown. ‘We know Europe, we know it’s safe. This is a one-off incident… But Eastern Sabah, we don’t know. So, it’s better just to say it’s dangerous.’ But it’s not. In the US, it’s ceaseless. Every month, there is a new incident. You’re much more likely to come across something dangerous there than you are here. Everyone on this island is so happy and friendly. You see nothing but happy faces. I don’t understand why there needs to be a travel advisory for this area.
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Mar 4, 2011 · 3:47 pm
Oy! Oy! – Anti-Semitism, a murderous Israeli cross-border raid and a Jewish joke from the Prime Minister
This week, I was talking to Israeli-born, London-based freelance journalist Daphna Baram, who wrote a fascinating book Disenchantment: The Guardian and Israel about that British newspaper’s relations with and perception of Israel. (The 2004 hardback is currently on sale at amazon.co.uk for an eye-popping £94.98p)
The only prejudice I know I have is that I am unthinkingly pro-Jewish, largely because I went to a grammar school with a very high percentage of Jewish pupils. That prejudice in favour of Jews used to transfer equally to Israel.
Hey! – remember why Israel occupies the West Bank, the Golan Heights etc – it’s because, in 1967, the countries surrounding it were foolish enough to threaten to attack Israel (not for the first time) in an attempt to wipe it off the face of the map… They lost their gamble… and, in six days – spookily the same amount of time in which the Jewish God allegedly created the Universe – Israel created more defensible borders. Like him, they rested on the seventh day.
Egypt, Jordan and Syria miscalculated so badly that Israel’s defensive attack originally pushed the Egyptian Army back to the Suez Canal and threatened Cairo, while Jordan’s West Bank territories were over-run and Syria lost the Golan Heights. But, when I hear the words “Golan Heights”, I don’t think “wantonly occupied by Israel”, my memory is of the Syrian Army pouring heavy artillery shells down onto the farmland of northern Israel from the heights before the Six Day War started.
My automatic pro-Israeli thinking, of course, has lessened. Bulldozing the houses of terrorists’ families and taking ten eyes for an eye if you are attacked smacks of the Nazis in their occupied territories in the 1940s and makes me think Have the Israeli government never read their own history books? It was counter-productive for the Germans. It is counterproductive for the Israelis. When they bulldoze a house, does the name Lidice never spring into their minds?
They only have to look at a map. The town of Lidice is still there on modern day maps.
I am always a simplistic thinker.
If you constantly fire rockets into Israel, then Israel is going to react, possibly – and not unreasonably – by sending troops into the country from which it is being attacked. If the IRA had been repeatedly/constantly shelling Liverpool from positions just outside Dublin, the British government would have done more than send a few SAS men into the Republic of Ireland to assassinate people (as they did without the provocation of suffering rocket-attacks from foreign soil).
But I mentioned to Daphna Baram that I thought Israel’s image in the UK had mainly gone downhill since my erstwhile youth largely because of accents.
When I was a kid, the Israelis were automatically the good guys because they sounded like us and wore Western clothes, whereas the Palestinians/Arabs sounded like foreigners and wore costumes straight out of Lawrence of Arabia.
In my erstwhile youth, Prime Minister Golda Meir had an American accent and looked like a grandmother from Baltimore. Israel’s long-time Foreign Minister Abba Eban spoke like he had been educated at a rather stuffy English public school and dressed like the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Yasser Arafat, on the other hand, looked and sounded like a rather dodgy bloke up an alleyway in Casablanca or some similar black & white movie, selling dirty postcards to tourists.
I mean… Golda Meir – she was a Jew, the Israeli Prime Minister – and she titled her autobiography My Life… you have to admire her for having a sense of humour. Yasser Arafat did not look like he sat at home and watched Monty Python’s Flying Circus on TV. Golda Meir might have watched The Benny Hill Show.
It was around the time of Prime Minister Menachem Begin and his successor Yitzhak Shamir that things started to go downhill for Israel in PR terms. This was, I think, mainly because Begin and Shamir both had a guttural accent when speaking English though – yes, OK – there was also the minor matter of them both being former anti-British terrorists.
Begin had been leader of Irgun and Shamir was a former member of both Irgun and The Stern Gang.
But that has never been an insurmountable problem for the British – from Jomo Kenyatta in Kenya to Michael Collins, Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness in Ireland, we have always accepted terrorists as the political leaders of ‘our’ former countries.
The trouble with Menahem Begin and Yitzhak Shamir was that they sounded as foreign and alien as their Palestinian rivals – and their suits were not as smart as Abba Eban’s had been.
Daphna did not really agree with me about accents changing Britain’s attitude to Israel, but she did tell me a story about Abba Eban.
In the late 1950s, when Abba Eban was Israel’s representative at the United Nations, Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion ordered an especially murderous raid across the border.
Abba Eban stood up at the UN General Assembly and made a particularly brilliant speech defending the raid. He than phoned David Ben-Gurion to express his utter outrage at what he considered had been an appalling and reprehensible attack.
Ben-Gurion listened to Abba Eban, then said:
“Well, I was having second thoughts about the raid myself but, after I heard your outstanding speech, I was convinced that I did the right thing”.
A story more Oy! Oy! than Oy Vey! perhaps.
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June 5, 2014 Amy Wise Taylor | The Catholic Miscellany Schools
St. Joseph’s captures state titles
GREENVILLE—The baseball and soccer teams at St. Joseph’s Catholic School nabbed the 1A state championships for the third consecutive year.
The boys’ soccer team crushed Charleston Charter School 10-0 in the state final at River Bluff High School in Lexington on May 24. Christopher Heijjer, Josh Bertelsman, Brennan Koslow, Ryan Bertling, Alex Luzzatti and Gene Langan, all seniors, led the Knights to a 20-4-1 record and helped outscore their opponents in the three final games 30-0. Their only losses in the season were against Class AAAA teams.
The varsity boys’ baseball team defeated Latta High 3-2 on May 21 in the most competitive game of the tournament. The team finished the playoffs with an 8-0 record and outscored their opponents 59-4. On an individual basis, Brennan Koslow was named 1A Region Soccer Player of the Year and signed to play with Niagara University in New York. He is the son of Susie and Michael Koslow of Simpsonville and a member of St. Mary Magdalene Church.
In baseball, Alex Malsch, a senior, earned the title of 1A Region Baseball Player of the Year and signed to play at Wofford College in Spartanburg. He is the son of John and Phyllis Malsch of Greer and a member of Our Lady of the Rosary Church.
St. Anne soars to global finals
SUMTER—A group of third-graders from St. Anne won first place in the elementary division of the Destination Imagination regional tournament held in Flat Rock, N.C. The girls, who call themselves the St. Anne Polka Dot Panthers, won the DaVinci Award for creativity and advanced to the Global Finals in Knoxville, Tenn., where they competed against more than 8,000 students from 45 states, seven Canadian provinces and 13 other countries. As the only team from South Carolina, they had the honor of carrying the state flag in the opening ceremonies.
Nativity joins Memory Walk
JAMES ISLAND—Students in seventh and eighth grade at Nativity School joined Bishop Gadsden residents, families and employees in the annual Memory Walk to benefit the
Alzheimer’s Association. The school raised $175 through ice cream sales and a dress down day and donated it to the Alzheimer’s Association in honor of the residents of the retirement community.
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St. Joseph is smiling on his namesake for character
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Guest Post Movies Star Wars
The Psychology of Star Wars: The Force Awakens — Could a Stormtrooper Become a Hero?
By Guest N.O.C. December 31, 2015 April 4, 2016
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by Ali Mattu, Ph.D | Originally posted at Brain Knows Better
Note: No big spoilers here, at least nothing beyond what’s shown in the trailers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and what occurs in the first 15 minutes of the film.
The essential psychology of the Star Wars saga is mindfulness. “Using the force” is all about embracing the present moment. That’s what Yoda taught Luke and it’s something Anakin never picked up from Obi-Wan.
Mindfulness continues to be a part of J.J. Abrams’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens. I can’t get into specifics because things would get spoilery, but it’s safe to say the climax of the film is a moment of mindfulness. We also see new characters develop meaning in their lives, just like Han Solo did in the original trilogy. The way The Force Awakens honors the past mythology (and psychology) of Star Wars while also refreshing it for a new generation is a big reason why I’m a fan of the film.
My favorite thing about The Force Awakens is how it approaches good and evil. Star Wars has always been a fairy tale about people being tempted by the dark side. What’s new in this film is seeing people being tempted by the light side. That’s why John Boyega’s Finn is a compelling addition to the Star Wars universe — he’s a Stormtrooper who disobeys an order to kill innocent civilians. In doing so, Finn teaches us that we don’t need supernatural powers to become a hero.
Could this happen in real life — an average person standing up against an evil organization, risking their life, all to help innocent people? Yes, absolutely! Here’s how.
The First Order and the Psychology of Evil
Before we look at Finn’s heroism, we have to understand why his actions are so heroic.
The First Order, and the Galactic Empire before it, are basically space Nazis. Like real Nazis, the villains in The Force Awakens use everything we know about social psychology to create an organization that is built on following orders and making it easy to hurt others.
How does The First Order do this? By manipulating one of the most basic human desires — our need to fit in. In the classic Stanley Milgram experiment on obedience to authority (and a recent follow up), most everyday Americans followed orders even if it meant hurting someone else. Like the Nazis during the Nuremberg trials, Americans in this experiment didn’t feel responsible for their actions because they were “just doing what they were told.” The stronger the authority, and the less interaction there is with the victim, the more likely we are to follow commands that harm someone else. The First Order carries out a strong obedience to authority through Captain Phasma, the woman who commands all Stormtroopers.
The First Order combines obedience with conformity and anonymity. This is very dangerous and “greases the slippery slope of evil” according to psychologist Phillip Zimbardo. When we’re in unfamiliar situations, we look to others to see what to do. Again, we want to fit in. If everyone is doing something that’s wrong, it becomes extremely difficult to do what’s right. People are also more likely to kill, torture, or mutilate if they feel anonymous. Stormtrooper armor makes conformity easy and eliminates anything that could identify who’s wearing the helmet.
This is what you need to remember — people aren’t born good or evil, everyone is capable of doing good and evil. Situations can pull us in one direction or another.
Finn and the Psychology of Heroism
This is why Finn’s actions are such a big deal — he was “raised to do one thing,” follow the First Order. After a lifetime of obedience, he disobeys Captain Phasma’s order to destroy a village of innocent civilians. By putting himself at great risk to save lives, Finn transforms from an ordinary person to an extraordinary hero.
We’ve never seen a character like this in Star Wars. Sure, Luke has a traditional hero’s journey and Anakin’s story is a tragic fall to the Dark Side, but we’ve never seen a bad guy turn into a good guy. Finn, more than any other Star Wars character, brings to life the psychology of good and evil.
What is it about Finn that helps him resist the First Order? We don’t know yet. The Force Awakens doesn’t reveal much about who he is. Similarly, we don’t know too much about the psychology of heroes. A lot of heroes end up dying, which makes them difficult to study. But we do know some basics:
Heroes are impulsive — they act first, think later.
Heroes are more likely to tolerate danger and aren’t afraid of conflict with other people.
Heroes have thought about what they might do in dangerous situations.
Each of these elements of heroism fight off the psychology of evil. Acting on impulse gets around worries about fitting in. Being comfortable with conflict makes it easier to stand up to authority. Having imagined what you would do in a dangerous situation reduces bystander apathy and diffusion of responsibility — two of the biggest barriers to helping others. We see some of these qualities in Finn and more will be revealed in Episode VIII and IX.
A Hero’s Journey for the Rest of Us
Hollywood is full of superheroes. But you and I can’t fly or lift objects with our mind.
That’s why Finn’s story is so important. It shows us that heroism is normal, something any of us can do. Like Joe Darby, the U.S. Army Reservist who exposed the torture occurring at Abu Ghraib despite being embedded in a “First Order” like environment. Or Wesley Autrey, a New Yorker who jumped onto subway tracks to save a stranger. Whistleblowers Cynthia Cooper, Sherron Watkins, and Colleen Rowley who exposed fraud and incompetence at WorldCom, Enron, and the FBI. And Satwant Singh Kaleka, a Sikh temple president who died protecting his congregation from a skinhead gunman.
Can a Stormtrooper become a hero? Absolutely! This Stormtrooper might even help others become real-life heroes. Preliminary data suggests you can increase heroism by teaching people that situations are powerful, we can grow our ability to resist social pressures, and acting when others are passive can turn you into a hero. With Finn, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has the potential to help all of us begin our own hero’s journey.
For some spoiler thoughts on Finn and Rey, check out my reaction to The Force Awakens. I like AV Club’s criticisms of the film. Vox has a harsher critique and Mashable’s got a nice defense. Nerds of Color also has a breakdown of why Finn is so awesome.
Ali Mattu is a geek and has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. If he could get a Ph.D. in science fiction, he probably would have one of those too. He also likes photography. Biking is cool too. He hopes his website, Brain Knows Better, will help other sci-fi geeks develop a love for the brain and behavioral sciences, just like Star Trek did for him.
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gwangung says:
Exactly, exactly, exactly! It’s so clear and obvious to me!
attorneytracey says:
Frankly, I wasn’t feelin’ The Force Awakens. It’s cool that a white chick is the new Luke Skywalker and wasn’t all sexualized like Princess Leia. It’s cool Disney faked us out in the marketing to make us think a Black dude could be a Jedi like Mace Windu but Finn wasn’t, yet he made serious contributions (in nit so heroic packaging) and got a lot of screen time.
SW:TFA was was too much of a reboot for my taste and apparently George Lucas agrees.
“George Lucas has criticized the latest installment of “Star Wars,” the series he created, in an interview with Charlie Rose, describing the film as too “retro” for his taste and jokingly comparing the Walt Disney Company, which bought the rights to the franchise in 2012, to “white slavers” who had bought his children.”
Correction: *not so heroic packaging.
BernieB says:
Another indication that recycling old narratives has forced this comparison between old and new characters.
realcoolguy says:
The Empire from the original trilogy were not “space Nazis”… they abolished slavery, upgraded the education system, and provided unity, stability and free trade to the known galaxy. The Rebels and the Jedi were the ones that messed everything up in the first place and they were—and still are, apparently—just a small group of anarchists.
One of the many things I disliked about the newest film is they reduced the Empire to the First Order now which is just an evil organisation for no reason whatsoever… Very incongruent to the original films.
I understand that now that Disney bought out the Star Wars franchise from Lucas for $4 billion +, the canon is no longer existent. The First order in The Force Awakens is not an homage to the original it’s some sort of cliche+trope that’s a fail because they come off as comedic. There was a time when The Empire and Dart Vader were really “forces” to be feared and reckoned with, now the First Order is a Naziesque punchline.
I meant: Darth Vader….oh man that must have been Freudian! LOL
Chortles (@chortles81) says:
Ironically “Naziesque punchline” is why the New Republic didn’t see Starkiller Base coming…
Kraas says:
bro do u even star wars? Or are you just trolling? The Empire used Wookiee slaves during the construction of the first Death Star. The Empire ran a mining operation on the planet Kessel in which slaves were used to harvest the psychoactive drug spice. And there are more examples.
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Slavery
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Rodrigo y Gabriela announce U.S. Tour, arrive in Atlanta June 1, 2019
Guitar virtuosos Rodrigo y Gabriela are thrilled to announce plans for a major American tour. The headline dates begin May 4 at Austin, Texas’ ACL Live at the Moody Theater and then continues into early June, including a stop at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre on Saturday, June 1. In addition, the renowned Mexican acoustic rock guitar duo will make a series of top-billed festival appearances, among them Cleveland, Ohio’s LaureLive (June 9). The new tour dates follow a previously announced European tour, set to visit Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland, England, and France through April. For complete details and ticket information, please visit rodgab.com/tour-dates.
Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. at FoxTheatre.org, the Fox Theatre Ticket Office, and 855-285-8499. Ticket prices start at $34.25, plus applicable fees. Single-event access to the Marquee Club presented by Lexus will be available for purchase on top of your show ticket. Marquee Club passes are $55 per person and include an enhanced pre-show through post-show experience with complimentary food and non-alcoholic beverages.
The upcoming world tour celebrates Rodrigo y Gabriela’s hugely anticipated fifth studio album, METTAVOLUTION, due to arrive via ATO Records on Friday, April 26; pre-orders are available now HERE, with the first 500 pre-orders receiving an exclusively autographed postcard from Rod and Gab themselves.
Their first album in five years, METTAVOLUTION marks the most ambitious music of Rodrigo y Gabriela’s remarkable two-decade career. Three years in the making, the LP embraces the duo’s passionate interest in Buddhism, the history of human evolution and the liberation of the potential we have as a species, all expressed through the medium of two acoustic guitars. Conceived and composed in their studio in Ixtapa on the Mexican Pacific Coast, the music of METTAVOLUTION was road-tested around the world on tour in 2017 and 2018 before being recorded late last year in Los Angeles with multiple GRAMMY winning producer Dave Sardy (Oasis, LCD Soundsystem, A Perfect Circle and Band of Horses) behind the board.
METTAVOLUTION gathers six white-hot new Rodrigo y Gabriela compositions – much of which acknowledge the duo’s thrash-metal roots back in Mexico City – as well as an inspired, side-long cover of Pink Floyd’s “Echoes,” audaciously reimagined for two acoustic guitars. “Echoes” – originally found on 1971’s MEDDLE – is streaming now HERE.
“We are big Pink Floyd fans,” say Rodrigo y Gabriela. “That track, specially the LIVE IN POMPEII version means a lot to us – we even made a huge visual reference in our video for ‘Hanuman.’ Besides that, the lyrics are even more relevant now than they were 45 years ago. The search for knowledge about ourselves, it’s becoming a key element for survival these days. That’s what evolution is all about at the end of the day.”
“The centerpiece of Pink Floyd’s Meddle album, “Echoes,” is a sprawling 23-minute odyssey of psychedelic imagery, contemplative sound effects and rushing melodies.”
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Too Little Too Late for the Sixth Seal (Revelation 6:12)
andrewtheprophet Uncategorized Juni 17, 2018 Juni 16, 2018 2 Minutes
Op-Ed: Indian Point Should Be Decommissioned, Cleaned Up ASAP
The NRC allows nuclear power plants up to 60 years and that’s too long, says the Riverkeeper Staff Attorney.
By Lanning Taliaferro | Jun 13, 2018 10:24 am ET
Riverkeeper submitted its comments on the Annual Report from the State Indian Point Closure Task Force on Friday, June 8, 2018. The report lays out for the public complex issues regarding spent fuel management, current U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations, the radiological contamination of the site, effects on communities and workers, and useful references regarding other reactors that have closed.
It also clarifies that replacement energy is already available even without new gas power plants.
However, on site reuse, the Task Force report fails to examine one of the best options, which would be to decommission and clean up the whole Indian Point site within a reasonable period, such as 20 years. Instead, the Task Force goes into details on options for the reuse of small parcels that are highly constrained and that Entergy has said it will not make available until the site is decommissioned.
The Task Force took this limited approach because the the NRC, which oversees decommissioning, allows nuclear power plants up to 60 years to decommission. However, the NRC is focused on the interests of nuclear licensees, not the local community.
It is therefore necessary and appropriate for the State and its Task Force to act as a champion of local concerns and interests during the forthcoming Indian Point decommissioning process. Experience with decommissioning so far shows that it can be done within 20 years or even faster if the will is there.
A prompt decommissioning and cleanup that would allow reuse of the whole site would be the best option for the local communities on several levels. First, they would need many workers for the task, supporting local businesses. Second, the whole site would yield far more value than trying to segregate small parcels. Third, it would ensure that spent fuel is moved rapidly into safer dry storage and would protect the Hudson River from the radioactive plumes of contamination that are currently under the site.
Although the NRC has exclusive jurisdiction over safety, the State has jurisdiction over economic issues. It could therefore exert state jurisdiction to mandate a prompt decommissioning.
At a more detailed level, Riverkeeper supports the idea of an inclusive Citizens Oversight Board that would work in parallel with the Task Force, but would include a broader range of stakeholders. We also believe it is important to minimize the risks from the long term storage of spent fuel and to consider the risks from the gas pipelines that are on and close to the site.
Maggie Coulter
(The writer is Riverkeeper Staff Attorney)
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How Maduro Has Clung Onto Power In Venezuela (HBO)
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has had a tumultuous 2019.
He’s been locked in a power struggle with 35-year-old Juan Guaidó since January, when the young opposition leader declared himself Venezuela’s rightful interim president with the backing of 50 countries, including the U.S. He’s faced several rounds of sanctions that have crippled the country’s oil sector and sharply exacerbated an already disastrous crisis, making an economic recovery all but impossible any time soon. He’s overseen one massive power outage after another, leaving entire neighborhoods without running water for days or even weeks at a time.
In spite of all this, Maduro has managed to hang on to power. He’s done so in part by maintaining control of key political institutions, especially the military, through a combination of patronage and intimidation. But he also counts on a hard core of support among the population, which has less to do with Maduro himself than with the legacy of the man who was president before him: Hugo Chávez.
Over his 15 years in power, Chávez became a national hero of near-mythic proportions by lifting millions out of poverty: He reduced hunger and extreme poverty by half, nearly wiped out illiteracy, and transformed Venezuela’s barrios by supplying them with proper housing and basic goods and services, organizing them politically in the process. And while the catastrophic economic breakdown Venezuela is currently suffering has badly weathered support for Maduro among the poor, many still have faith in the larger chavista project, and don’t see the U.S.-led opposition as a viable alternative.
“Yes, people are disappointed, but even though they’re disappointed, they’re not with the opposition — they’re passive,” said Olga Andrade, a resident of a Caracas barrio. “Because what exactly does the opposition have to offer? How long have they been fighting for this or that, and what have they accomplished? They haven’t done anything.”
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The Second Disc Buyers Guide: The 100 Greatest Reissues of All Time, Part 10 (#55-51)
December 9, 2011 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments
In Part 10 of our TSD Buyers Guide, which counts the reissues of the albums in Rolling Stone‘s 100 greatest albums of all time (as selected in 2003), we pay homage to early rock-and-roll and rhythm-and-blues pioneers, look at two very different albums from 1970, and head down for Memphis for some seductive soul!
55. Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley (RCA Victor, 1956)
Well, it’s one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, now go, cat, go!
With such words was a revolution born! Those simple lyrics were the first sung by Elvis Presley on his 1956 self-titled RCA Victor debut, accompanied by the blasts of Scotty Moore’s guitar, then the frantic beats of D.J. Fontana’s drums. It’s unlikely that Presley ever anticipated that his recording of Carl Perkins’ “Blue Suede Shoes” would provide the soundtrack to a country’s coming of age. Elvis Presley turned 21 in the buttoned-up, repressive climate of the American south circa 1956. Soon his music, synthesizing African-American R&B, pop, soul, country and gospel into something wholly new, hit a raw nerve. Presley’s debut recordings crystallized the power of the American teenager on both culture and the music business, selling the album format (previously the territory of adults) to youth, and influencing clothes, hairstyles and attitudes.
The above is an excerpt of my review of Legacy Recordings’ Young Man with the Big Beat (RCA/Legacy 88697 93534-2, 2011), a lavish 5-CD box set that includes, in its entirety, the 1956 Elvis Presley debut album that’s made this list at No. 55. Young Man was released concurrently with a 2-CD Legacy Edition of the expanded Vic Anesini remasters of Elvis Presley and its just-months-later follow-up, Elvis, minus the box set’s remaining bonus material. Young Man and the Elvis Presley Legacy Edition are the most recent, and perhaps most definitive, editions of Elvis Presley, but they’re not the last word about the album on CD. Its original domestic issue (RCA PCD1-5198, 1985) was supplanted in 1999 by an edition including singles as bonus tracks (RCA 07863 67735-2) and new remastering, though this edition raised the ire of collectors by altering the track listing and sequence. A 2005 DSD remastering by Kevan Budd restored the proper album sequence, with the bonus tracks at the end of the disc (RCA 82876-66058-2). A gold disc was released by RCA itself in 1995. RCA’s 1996 Elvis ’56 (RCA 07863 65135-2) was an early predecessor to Young Man with the Big Beat, containing many of Elvis’ 1956 recordings including much of Elvis Presley. Young Man contains all of the tracks on both Elvis ’56 and the 1999 CD. The only related Elvis Presley tracks not on the Young Man box set can be found on the deluxe reissue of Elvis Presley from the mail-order/Internet-only Follow That Dream label. FTD’s 2006 expansion (8287686160-2) was remastered by Kevan Budd and includes not only the original album and the six singles, but an interview and over an entire disc’s worth of session material. For true devotees of Elvis Presley, the FTD issue and the Young Man box are both essential.
54. Jimi Hendrix, Electric Ladyland (Reprise, 1968)
Electric Ladyland, originally released in October 1968, is the third and final album of new material by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, and the only one of the band’s albums produced by Hendrix himself. A sprawling psychedelic double-album, it touched on all aspects of Hendrix’s musical personality, from heavy rock to blues, soul and funk. Hendrix’s majestic cover of Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower” joined his own psychedelic originals, including both “Voodoo Chile” and “Voodoo Child (Slight Return),” as well as “Crosstown Traffic” and “Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland).” The U.S. edition on Reprise Records topped the charts for two weeks, and it was almost as successful in the U.K., where it reached No. 6 on the album chart. Still one of the guitar god’s most beloved and enduring albums, Electric Ladyland has been reissued with frequency.
Whereas Reprise controlled the Hendrix catalogue in the U.S., Polydor had the rights overseas. Both Polydor and Reprise (W2 6307-2, 1987 and 1990) initially released the catalogue on CD (reportedly from second generation tapes) then remastered the titles using the controversial “NoNoise” method. Alan Douglas supervised another edition for MCA Records remastered by Joe Gastwirt (MCAD-10895, 1993), and although the tape used is still a matter of debate, NoNoise wasn’t applied. When the newly-formed Experience Hendrix concern took over the catalogue, yet another remastered edition was released on MCA (MCAD-11600, 1997), this time from the original tapes and again without NoNoise (though some audiophiles took exception to the limiting applied by George Marino and Eddie Kramer on these releases.) The Experience Hendrix series recently moved from Universal to Sony’s Legacy division, and the Kramer/Marino remaster was reissued in a deluxe edition with a bonus DVD (Legacy 88697 62164-2, 2010) containing a 12-minute mini-documentary.
Next stop: the ground floor at the birth of soul! Hit the jump!
53. Ray Charles, The Birth of Soul: The Complete Atlantic Rhythm and Blues Recordings 1952-1959 (Rhino/Atlantic, 1991)
The makings of a Genius were never more apparent than on this 3-CD compendium of Ray Charles’ finest early R&B recordings as made for the Atlantic Records label. The Birth of Soul (Rhino/Atlantic 82310-2) may be the cornerstone of what we consider soul music today. “I Got a Woman,” “Hallejulah, I Love Her So,” “Night Time is the Right Time,” “What’d I Say”…most of Charles’ most earth-shattering songs are here, and these paved the way for his continued successes at ABC (“Georgia on My Mind,” “Hit the Road, Jack,” “Unchain My Heart”). But whereas those tracks embraced so many strains of American music, from country to orchestral pop and jazz, Charles’ Atlantic years as heard on Birth of Soul are pure, raw, unvarnished, untamed rhythm and blues. Unfortunately, this all-killer, no-filler box set is out of print, but it was superceded by Rhino’s immense 8-CD Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1952-1959 (Rhino/Atlantic 74731, 2005) collecting everything on Birth of Soul (albeit some tracks in different mixes) and much more.
52. Al Green, Greatest Hits (Hi Records, 1975)
It’s rare that a greatest hits compilation is so well-curated that it becomes a classic album in its own right, but that’s certainly the case with Hi’s 1975 selection of Al Green’s Greatest Hits. On the face of it, Greatest Hits is just that, bringing together such classics as “Let’s Stay Together,” “I’m Still in Love with You,” “Tired of Being Alone” and “Here I Am (Come and Take Me).” Taken as a whole, though, Green’s Greatest Hits is a smoldering primer on love and loss, Southern soul-style. Green and producer Willie Mitchell combined the deep soulfulness of Memphis with the sexy, smooth grooves that were dominating the charts (often from Philadelphia!) into one seductive, earthy whole. Capitol’s CD reissue of Greatest Hits (The Right Stuff/Capitol 7243 8 30800-2, 1995) added five bonus tracks culled from the second LP of Green’s best. In 1998, DCC Compact Classics released its Gold CD edition (GZS-1125) along with a remastered vinyl edition (LPZ-2058). Capitol went back to the well in 2001 for an advanced resolution DVD-Audio version, with all fifteen tracks remixed into surround sound (The Right Stuff/Capitol 72438-30800-9-0), and again in 2005 for a CD/DVD version (09463-82041-2); the CD was standard, but the bonus DVD contained five performances spanning the period between 1972 and 2004. Both the DVD-A and CD/DVD editions are now out-of-print and commanding high prices on the secondhand market. In 2007, the 15-track album was expanded by a further six tracks for the 21-track Definitive Greatest Hits (Capitol 09463-82041-2-1) which was also issued in a CD/DVD combo with the same bonus DVD as on the 2005 version. Most recently, a 2009 issue came back to the very beginning (a very good place to start, no?) when Fat Possum acquired Green’s catalogue at Hi Records. The Fat Possum CD (1135-2) contains only the lean, original ten tracks that formed Greatest Hits back in 1975.
51. Simon and Garfunkel, Bridge Over Troubled Water (Columbia, 1970)
Bridge Over Troubled Water, the final studio album by the duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, has taken on almost mythical status over the past 40+ years. Upon its release, it was greeted by commercial and critical plaudits upon its release, not to mention six Grammy Awards and three Top Ten singles. But its greatest measure of success may simply be the way that “When you’re weary, feeling small…when tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all” can still gently reassure one in need, whether sung by Art Garfunkel, Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley, Clay Aiken, Annie Lennox, Neil Sedaka or the Jackson 5, just to name a few of the diverse artists who have tackled Simon’s grandest musical statement.
Bridge arrived earlier this year in a compelling 40th Anniversary edition (Columbia/Legacy 88697 82724-2) containing the original album on one CD plus a bonus DVD with two documentaries, The Harmony Game (a “making-of” film) and Songs of America (a controversial 1969 television special starring the duo.) Though the 40th anniversary edition, remastered by Vic Anesini, is the definitive reissue, Legacy’s 2001 expanded version (Columbia/Legacy 495084-2) offers demos of “Bridge” and “Feuilles-O” that were both, alas, dropped from the 40th anniversary edition. This expanded version is also included in Simon and Garfunkel’s Columbia Studio Recordings 1964-1970 box set, also released in 2001 (Columbia/Legacy 63815). The album was previously available from Columbia as a standard CD (CK 9914, 1985) and also as a MasterSound Gold Disc (Columbia CK 64421, 1995). Both of those issues contain only the original track line-up. Numerous international editions also exist, including a 2009 Japanese “Blu-Spec” CD which is playable in all standard CD players. The 40th anniversary edition is a must-have for the video content, but the 2001 remaster fits the bill for a great-sounding expanded reissue!
Coming on Monday: perhaps the most diverse assortment yet! John Coltrane goes spiritual, the Allman Brothers Band jams at a legendary New York venue, Little Richard hits the scene and Bob Marley proves he has the stuff of a “Legend.” Plus: does it take a nation of millions to hold back Public Enemy?
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RoyalScam says
But…The Birth of Soul box has many Stereo versions that are NOT on the 8 CD box that superseded it and is currently available.
Jason Michael says
That’s why I own both!
Jake says
I just discovered the joy of Blu-Spec CDs, the best way to experience Simon & Garfunkel. Just got Bridge Over Troubled Water in the mail today, actually.
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March 29, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment
Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up. Here's what's due for March 29! John Coltrane, Coltrane '58: The Prestige Recordings [5 CD] (Craft Recordings) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The year 1958 was a breakout one for saxophone legend John Coltrane. It marked the year when Coltrane--already well-established as a talented sideman--began to make a name for himself as a solo musician and developed his signature "sheets of sound" style while exploring many other routes. To
Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Folk, Funk, Jazz, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Ben Folds, Brandi Carlile, Chaka Khan, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Diana Krall, Donna Summer, Emmylou Harris, Frank Zappa, Glen Hansard, Graham Nash, James Taylor, John Coltrane, Joni Mitchell, Keith Richards, Kiki Dee, KISS, Kris Kristofferson, Los Lobos, Marvin Gaye, Michael Nesmith, Norah Jones, Rufus Wainwright, Seal, Simple Minds, Stevie Nicks, The Searchers, Tina Turner
February 8, 2019 By Sam Stone 6 Comments
Few musicians have had as lasting an impact on music as Joni Mitchell. In her four-decade career, she made groundbreaking music that traversed genres and continually stunned fans and critics alike. The music icon celebrated her 75th birthday in style last November, as Jörn Weisbrodt and The Music Center in Los Angeles hosted a pair of star-studded Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration concerts in her honor. The line-up (which Joni helped select) featured many of her closest friends and dearest
Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD Genre: Folk, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Brandi Carlile, Brian Blade, Chaka Khan, Diana Krall, Emmylou Harris, Glen Hansard, Graham Nash, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Kris Kristofferson, Los Lobos, Norah Jones, Rufus Wainwright, Seal
January 30, 2019 By
Joni Mitchell celebrated her 75th birthday in style last November, as Jörn Weisbrodt and The Music Center in Los Angeles hosted a pair of star-studded Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration concerts in her honor. The line-up (which Joni helped select) featured many of her closest friends and dearest collaborators, including Graham Nash, Seal, Chaka Khan, Kris Kristofferson, and James Taylor. Also on the bill were Diana Krall, Brandi Carlile, Rufus Wainwright, Emmylou Harris, Glen Hansard, Norah
Categories: Uncategorized Formats: CD Genre: Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock Tags: Brandi Carlile, Brian Blade, Chaka Khan, Diana Krall, Emmylou Harris, Glen Hansard, Graham Nash, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Kris Kristoffersen, Los Lobos, Norah Jones, Rufus Wainwright, Seal
January 23, 2019 By Sam Stone 4 Comments
Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Folk, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Soundtracks Tags: Brandi Carlile, Brian Blade, Chaka Khan, Diana Krall, Emmylou Harris, Graham Nash, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Kris Kristofferson, Los Lobos, Norah Jones, Rufus Wainwright, Seal
January 9, 2019 By Sam Stone 1 Comment
Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Folk, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Soundtracks Tags: Brandi Cralile, Brian Blade, Chaka Khan, Diana Krall, Emmylou Harris, Graham Nash, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Kris Kristofferson, Los Lobos, Norah Jones, Rufus Wainwright, Seal
March 11, 2014 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment
All that glitters is not (necessarily) gold. Two of the U.S.’ preeminent audiophile labels, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab and Audio Fidelity – the latter a successor to DCC Compact Classics – made their name on Gold CDs, and have in recent years made the gradual change to hybrid stereo SACDs. These discs, playable on all CD players in standard CD quality, are remastered to the same high standard as the gold releases but also give consumers with SACD playback capabilities the opportunity to listen
Categories: News Tags: Los Lobos, Ray Charles, SACD, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
January 23, 2014 By Mike Duquette 9 Comments
When not releasing intriguing physical products, sometimes labels like to do neat things to spice up their digital offerings, making complete discographies available or taking advantage of Apple's "Mastered for iTunes" initiative. Here's a few notable digital-oriented stories we've caught wind of in recent days! He's a living legend, a multiplatinum bestseller, a Kennedy Center honoree and - in 2014 - the first musical franchise at New York's Madison Square Garden. This week, Legacy
Categories: News Formats: Box Sets Tags: Billy Joel, Los Lobos, The Romantics
December 19, 2013 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment
Eric Clapton is big on giving back. The guitar god founded Antigua’s Crossroads Centre for the treatment of alcoholism and drug addiction in 1998, and in 2004, spearheaded the creation of the Crossroads Eric Clapton Guitar Festival to benefit the facility of the same name. Since that first ’04 fest, Crossroads Festivals have taken place every three years, in 2007, 2010 and 2013. Highlights from the 2013 shows, which took place on April 12 and 13 at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden, are
Categories: News Formats: Blu-Ray, DVD Tags: Booker T. Jones, Los Lobos, Taj Mahal, The Allman Brothers Band
August 21, 2012 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment
KISS, Destroyer: Resurrected (Mercury/UMe) The 1976 classic gets a new mix from original producer Bob Ezrin for its 35th anniversary. (It's also available on vinyl, too!) Taj Mahal, The Hidden Treasures of Taj Mahal (Columbia/Legacy) Tomorrow may not be your day, but today certainly is if you're a Taj Mahal fan: two discs of unreleased material - one of studio tracks, one from a 1970 show at the Royal Albert Hall. Los Lobos, Kiko: 20th Anniversary Edition / Kiko Live (Shout!
Categories: News, Release Round-Up Tags: Los Lobos, Madness, Taj Mahal
May 17, 2012 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment
Their first compilation may have humbly seen them described as "just another band from east L.A.," but Los Lobos have remained one of the most richly diverse bands in a nearly 40-year lifespan. And this August, one of their most acclaimed LPs is getting expanded by Shout! Factory. 1992's Kiko was released some years after the band burst onto the scene with How Will the Wolf Survive? (1984) and their breakthrough contributions to the soundtrack to La Bamba in 1987. But many critics and fans -
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Issue of the week: Walmart fires Amazon’s tablets
Walmart is kicking the competition from its shelves, said Stephanie Clifford and Julie Bosman in The New York Times. The nation’s biggest retailer announced last week that it would no longer sell Amazon’s Kindle tablets. It’s the latest sign that brick-and-mortar chains see Amazon as an existential threat to their business, since Target made the same move back in May. Early Amazon tablets were only good for reading books, but the latest Kindle Fire comes with a built-in Web browser, perfect for buying just about anything Amazon sells, from patio furniture to toilet paper. For Walmart and Target, that’s like putting a “Trojan horse” in every store. Consider Walmart’s move a salvo in the retailers’ war against “showrooming,” said Ann Zimmerman and Greg Bensinger in The Wall Street Journal. Big-box stores are increasingly frustrated that consumers check out products in person, only to turn around and buy them more cheaply online. By booting the Kindle, Walmart and Target are making a strong statement that they don’t want to do their chief online competitor any favors.
Other big-box stores are sure to follow, said Tim Worstall in Forbes.com. The purpose of the Kindle Fire is to sell products, pure and simple, which is why Amazon doesn’t mind that its profit margin on the devices is close to zero. If chains like Best Buy and RadioShack are smart, they’ll stop selling “Amazon order pads” in a hurry. It’s a surprise they haven’t already, said Walter Loeb, also in Forbes.com. Amazon will soon begin experimenting with same-day delivery, a logistical advantage that will further erode big-box stores’ appeal. And I can’t say that’s a bad thing for consumers. Just as the big chains put the mom-and-pop variety stores out of business a generation ago with heavily discounted prices, online retailers are now challenging their brick-and-mortar rivals with lower costs and greater convenience. And “when retailers compete, the consumer wins.”
Don’t be so sure, said Craig Timberg in The Washington Post. Walmart and Target are “acting in their own interests, not those of their customers.” It’s not unlike Apple’s decision to drop the superior Google Maps from the iPhone 5 in favor of its own, error-riddled map app. That may have seemed like a great strategic move back in Cupertino, but it doesn’t do much good for iPhone users trying to get from Point A to B. Similarly, from a business standpoint, Walmart banishing Amazon tablets “makes total sense.” Unless, of course, you’re a Walmart customer “who happens to want to buy a Kindle.”
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Canadian Government pressured to recognize human rights abuses in Mexico
October 21, 2017 Civil Liberties, Front Page, Government, International Relations No comments
By David Boughton
The government of Canada came under pressure last week to increase its response to the escalating human rights crisis in Mexico.
Nine Mexican human rights experts were in Ottawa outlining the problems and looking for support. The representatives hope Canada will pay greater attention to the crisis rather than considering only economic interests.
The frustration was evident that abuses have gone unchecked for so long. Santiago Aguirre, Deputy Director of the Miguel Agustin Pro Juarez Human Rights Centre[1]http://centroprodh.org.mx/en/, held little back in his assessment of the situation, arguing that “staggering numbers of atrocities are committed with impunity. There is no investigation, let alone justice.”
He cited the 43 students who disappeared in 2014 as an example of the impact organized crime has on the Mexican people.
The Mexican advocates believe Canada must help. Daniela Pastrana[2]http://www.periodistasdeapie.org.mx/ from Periodistas de a Pie, believes “Countries like Canada could do a lot more to pressure Mexico to put an end to the violence, but they don’t because of their economic interests.”
She argued Canada should consider itself partly responsible for the 180,000 homicides and 33,000 disappearances in Mexico over the last ten years.
They believe the government of Canada is especially responsible because of the impact Canadian mining projects have on the surrounding areas. Gustavo Lozano[3]http://www.remamx.org/, from Network of Mining Affected People, says human rights abuses “have resulted from the arrival of Canadian mining projects, in states such as Guerrero where entire territories have been militarized, families forced to flee their homes, and their water and land contaminated.”
He added that Indigenous people are most affected, something he feels is unacceptable considering they oppose mining operations on their land.
The human rights experts were proposing solutions as they met with the Chair of the Canadian Senate’s Human Rights Committee, The Canadian Parliament Subcommittee on International Human Rights, and Global Affairs Canada.
They want Canadian mining companies to take responsibility for the human rights abuses in areas surrounding their projects.
They also want the Canadian government to prioritize international human rights over economics.
Labour lawyer Arturo Alcalde Justiniani argues that millions of Mexican workers are affected, but this is “deliberately obscured in the current NAFTA negotiations.”
In addition to these ongoing negotiations, the meetings occurred only days after Prime Minster Trudeau’s official visit to Mexico.
[Photo Credit: Canadian Council for International Cooperation]
1. ↑ http://centroprodh.org.mx/en/
2. ↑ http://www.periodistasdeapie.org.mx/
3. ↑ http://www.remamx.org/
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Watch Britney Spears Make a Triumphant Comeback at the 2016 VMAs
By Eliza Berman
In 2001, Britney Spears performed at the VMAs with a Burmese python draped around her shoulders. In 2003, she shared an unexpected smooch with Madonna. And after tonight, 2016 will go down as the year she gloriously returned. After a decade away from the VMAs stage, Britney came back to perform “Make Me…,” the lead single off her new album Glory, which dropped just days ago.
The song, which features a verse from rapper G-Eazy, is a sultry anthem of sexual empowerment—or at least, of commanding one sexy dude to make sure sexy things come to fruition for her in the bedroom. The performance, which also included a brief segue into G-Eazy’s 2015 hit “Me, Myself and I,” saw Spears in a neon yellow sequined leotard and over-the-knee kinky boots, writhing on the floor “Slave 4 U”-style and flipping her hair like she was under direct orders from Willow Smith.
It may never be 1998 again, but it was enough to make Brit stans go “ooh.”
VMAs 2016: See Celebrities on the Red Carpet
Beyoncé attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
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Nicki Minaj attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attend the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
Britney Spears attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
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Nick Jonas attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
Amber Rose attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
Heidi Klum attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
Michael Phelps and Nicole Johnson attend the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
Future attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
Rita Ora attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
Jaden Smith attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys attend the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
Sean Combs attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
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Ariana Grande attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
DJ Khaled attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
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Naomi Campbell attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
Rupaul's Drag Race All Stars attend the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
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2 Chainz attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
Halsey attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
Fashion designer Jeremy Scott and model Stella Maxwell attend the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
Lance Bass attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
Baddie Winkle attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
Jay Pharoah attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
Chance the Rapper attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
Fabolous attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
Tinashe attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
Cassie attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
Ty Dolla Sign attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
Flo Rida attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
Desiigner attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
Farrah Abraham attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
Hailey Baldwin attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.
Write to Eliza Berman at eliza.berman@time.com.
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Ex CDC Director: History Proves the Dangers of Underfunded Health Programs
By Tom Frieden
There’s momentous debate about healthcare going in the United States—but little attention is being paid to protecting Americans from preventable threats. Unfortunately, as Rep. Tom Cole, a Republican from Oklahoma and chairman of the subcommittee that oversees CDC’s budget, says, “You’re much more likely to die in a pandemic than in a terrorist attack, and so that’s part of the defense of the country as well. The CDC … protects you.”
The budget for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—an agency I led for the past eight years—now faces unprecedented and potentially catastrophic cuts. That’s bad news because the CDC is America’s health security agency.
It’s not just about how much money is available to protect public health, but also how that money is spent. The CDC’s “Pledge to the American People,” for instance, begins with the commitment to “be diligent stewards of the funds entrusted to it.” One of the details in the new Administration’s budget proposal is to switch some state funding to block grants: capped sums of money given to local governments with few requirements attached about how that money get spent.
In short: block grants make it impossible for the CDC to continue its diligent stewardship of funds. Instead of targeting areas in need with programs that work—for example, funding efforts to stop the spread of the “nightmare bacteria” CRE, which is resistant to virtually all antibiotics and can kill half of the people who have serious infections with it—CDC would be limited to shipping money out to states and hoping they do the right thing with it.
The emergence of multidrug resistant tuberculosis in the 1980s, which infected thousands of Americans (including doctors, nurses, and prison guards), was a direct result of this kind of funding model. It resulted in cuts to tuberculosis control programs, resulting in preventable, deadly outbreaks of drug-resistant TB that infected thousands of Americans and cost more than $1 billion in hospital care of patients with serious, avoidable infections.
Block grants also undermine accountability. CDC doctors and other specialists work closely with state and local governments to agree on a proven plan to address major health programs—and that includes how funds should be spent. The CDC then provides hands-on assistance and oversight to make sure these precious federal dollars are used effectively. With a block grant, none of that is possible: States can use the money to replace their own spending, or use it on programs that don’t have a need or benefit. In fact, they can spend it on anything they like without reporting what they’ve done with the funding. In the public health space, block grants are bad government.
One positive proposal in the budget is to create a fund for public health emergencies. Structured well—including sensible ways to function in an emergency that don’t delay action—such a fund could allow the CDC to stop outbreaks before they become epidemics; the equivalent of stopping an earthquake or hurricane before it reaches full force. This is an important proposal, with strong bipartisan support.
Americans will be safer and healthier if the final budget supports CDC programs that protect Americans, save money, and most importantly, save lives.
Dr. Tom Frieden, MPH, is a physician with training in infectious diseases. He worked for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, first as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, then posted to New York City and India, where he let efforts to control tuberculosis, and, most recently, from 2009 until January, 2017, as Director. He also served as New York City Health Commissioner.
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Democrats' 2014 Message In One Paragraph
By Zeke J Miller
Before a crowd of Hollywood big-shots Wednesday night in Los Angeles, President Barack Obama laid out his party’s midterm messaging in a single paragraph.
Speaking at a joint fundraiser at the home of Disney chairman Alan Horn for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Obama presented the contrast between Democrats and Republicans going into this fall’s campaign.
We believe in pay equity; they say, no. We believe in a higher minimum wage; they say, no. We believe in making sure that we’re investing in our infrastructure and putting people back to work, and investing in innovation and basic research that can unlock cures for things like Alzheimer’s; their budget takes us in the opposite direction. We believe in early childhood education to make sure that opportunity for all actually means something, that it’s not just a slogan; they say, no. We think climate change is real. Some of them say it’s a hoax, that we’re fabricating it. And the biggest challenge we have is not just that there’s a fundamental difference in vision and where we want to take the country, not just the fact that they continue to subscribe to a top-down approach to economic growth and opportunity and we believe that the economy works better when it works for everybody and that real growth happens from the bottom up and the middle out.
In those 175 words, Obama touched on the basic talking points for Democrats this fall as they try to move beyond the still-unpopular Affordable Care Act to issues like pay and income inequality and universal pre-K. The poll-tested message, which was the centerpiece of the President’s State of the Union Address under the tagline “Opportunity for All,” is designed to reach out to traditional Democratic constituencies that may be slow to head to the polls in November.
With an audience of Democratic faithful like Barbra Streisand, James Brolin and Jeffrey Katzenberg, Obama tried to rally the troops to the midterm cause, even as much of the party has been distracted by a potential Hillary Clinton candidacy in 2016.
“So my main message to all of you is feel a sense of urgency about this election,” Obama said. “This is my last campaign, and I’m going to put everything I’ve got into it, but I need you to feel that this is just as important—because we can’t afford to wait until 2016.”
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UNCG Dept of Media Studies News
MFA student in UNCG’s film and video program to screen at River Run
Andrew Reed, Director
A short film by Andrew Reed, graduating MFA student this spring, was selected to screen at the River Run Film Festival this April.
In his 7-minute narrative short, Old Timer, an elderly man relives his boyhood through a backyard game of wiffle ball with his family.
“We always try to play a game of wiffle ball whenever my extended family gets together, said Reed. “Even my grandpa joins in on the fun. My intention was to capture the childlike joy we all experience in this film.”
The RiverRun International Film Festival , based in Winston-Salem, NC, is one of the premier film festivals in the southeastern United States. The 16th annual RiverRun will be held April 4–13, 2014.
A scene from Old Timer.
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Alum Daniel Stine to Screen Two Films at UNCG
On Saturday, March 1 at 8:45 p.m., the Featured Filmmaker of the Carolina Film & Video Festival, UNCG alumnus Daniel Stine, will screen two of his short films, Grape and The Championship Rounds.
Grape is a short filmed in Virginia’s wine country. It’s an official selection of the Charleston International Film Festival. The Championship Rounds is the story of a deaf boxer and single father. The screenings will be followed by a conversation with the filmmaker. All proceeds from Saturday’s event will benefit the Dr. John Lee Jellicorse Endowed Scholarship in Media Studies.
The Carolina Film & Video Festival is the oldest student run film festival in North Carolina. For complete schedule, visit: cfvf.uncg.edu.
Professor Brett Ingram to Screen “Roccaterrania” March 1
Renaldo Kuhler, subject of Brett Ingram’s “Roccaterrania”
On Saturday, March 1 at 7 p.m., UNCG Media Studies Professor and alumnus Brett Ingram presents his feature-length documentary, Roccaterrania. The screening will be followed by a conversation with the filmmaker.
Professor Ingram is a Guggenheim Fellow whose work has screened on Sundance Channel and regional PBS.
Roccaterrania profiles artist Renaldo Kuhler, who allowed Professor Ingram into the intricate world Kuhler imagined in stunning detail and illustrated exquisitely through his drawings.
Professor Ingram is now writing a book about Kuhler, who passed away this past summer.
This event is part of the Carolina Film & Video Festival, the oldest student-run film festival in North Carolina. For the complete schedule, visit: cfvf.uncg.edu.
Esteemed film artist to present at UNCG
On Friday, Feb. 28 at 2 p.m., experimental filmmaker and moving image artist David Gatten (UNCG Class of 1995) will present, “Working with Words: Historical Documents, Systems of Knowledge, Research-as-Studio-Practice and Text-as-Moving Image Art,” at the Elliott University Center Auditorium.
Gatten’s lecture will be illustrated with a selection of his 16mm films. An international critics poll conducted by Cinemascope magazine named Gatten one of the “Fifty Best Filmmakers Under Fifty” alongside Academy Award-nominated directors Wes Anderson, David Fincher, Steven Soderberg, and Quentin Tarantino.
For the Love of Cindy
Cindy Hsieh (MFA Class of 2013) will screen her short film, “For the Love of Food,” during the 2014 Carolina Film & Video Festival (CFVF). A former figure-skater, she is now serving her third internship with the Olympics.
The film is Cindy’s thesis film, and has traveled the festival circuit since she screened it with the graduating class last spring. You won’t want to miss it.
The film will screen at the Elliott University Center Auditorium on the evening of Friday, Feb. 28. For complete schedule, visit: cfvf.uncg.edu.
Carolina Film & Video Festival to be held Feb. 26-March 1
Greensboro, NC — The 2014 Carolina Film & Video Festival (CFVF) will be held Feb. 26 – March 1 on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. This year, CFVF will showcase the arts through the prism of cinema. Four days of live arts performances will highlight film’s collaborative nature.
For the past 36 years, CFVF has offered the community the opportunity to experience the work of talented filmmakers working in narrative, documentary, animation and experimental genres. Our festival is driven by our passion for storytelling in all its forms. We strive to give filmmakers the chance to connect with audiences and one another.
CFVF 2014 will also feature TED Talks-style presentations by creative artists, social networking, and screenings of independent films by established and emerging directors. We encourage North Carolina filmmakers to submit their original works to the 2014 festival.
For more information about CFVF, visit: cfvf.uncg.edu
For further info, contact: Keith T. Barber at (336) 837-5539 or email: ktbarber@uncg.edu
CFVF: Bringing the arts together
Stated goals of the film festival:
To encourage and promote excellence among student and independent and commercial film and video artists in the Carolinas by showcasing their works.
To honor independent and commercial films and videos that feature Carolina themes, stories, and locale.
To promote commercial film and video production in the Carolinas.
To provide programs, workshops, and symposia through which Carolina film and video artists can share their expertise and skills and study with master artists from within and outside the region.
To provide networking among Carolina film and video artists and between the artists and potential sources of funding, distribution, and exhibition.
To celebrate the arts of film and video by sharing outstanding work with a diverse and sophisticated audience.
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Rusty McDoodle and his best friend Stan Munson meet late one night to discuss Stan’s latest techno project. When Stan tells him a tale, too strange to be believed, Rusty is left with the decision to help him uncover the truth behind his Kafkaesque employers or wallow in a post-relationship funk.
These two underpaid slobs will soon uncover a series of events so bizarre it will drag them into a nightmarish struggle with bloodthirsty demons and money-mongering yes-men. With the help of Headcast the psychic and his fishing buddy Billy, join Rusty and Stan in an adventure that will unhinge the doors of perception and stomp its way into your heart with a pair of blood-clotted, steel cleats.
Can they keep their jobs and sanity intact when they can’t trust anyone and there’s an axe lurking behind every back?
Chicken Outfit can be likened to a Warner Brothers cartoon and crossed with the dark satire of a Ralph Bakshi movie. It’s an odd combination that reminds folks of all manner of dark underground comix, tv shows and films of the past. A mish-mashed culture blender and comment on the current state of technology.
It’s the story of two friends who are trying to stay sane and get paid in the new consumer reality. They’ve been ushered in by the mass adoption of the commercial internet and our story is full of mundane conflicts with terrible bosses, relationship collapse, money troubles, computer crashes, and drowning it all with pints at the end of the day. It’s about the infectious social evolution of our culture that has been transmitted and shared by all who interact with overloaded with useless and redundant information.
Our characters relive one of the fastest cultural shifts in the history of human culture, one that offered virtually endless access to information, money and effortless global communication. This new world comes a higher price than anyone could ever have been imagined. If this is what Chicken Outfit had turned out to be about, there would be more than enough to sustain its pages with stories and images of chaos and terror, but unfortunately for our heroes, their troubles are only beginning.
It is the story about two guys that work in a technological, corporatized environment when one of them inadvertently opens the doorway to another dimension and unleashes hell on earth. They must fight to save the world and eventually form an alliance with a psychic and his fishing buddy.
Click a cover on the right for a free ten page sample of both issue one and two of Chicken Outfit.
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West Virginia AFL-CIO
Brooke-Hancock Labor Council, AFL-CIO
Eastern Panhandle Central Labor Council
Kanawha Valley Labor Council, AFL-CIO
Marion County AFL-CIO
Marshall, Wetzel, Tyler Central Labor Council
Mason-Jackson-Roane Labor Council
Monongalia-Preston Labor Council, AFL-CIO
North Central West Virginia Labor Council
Ohio Valley Trades & Labor Assembly of Wheeling
Parkersburg Area Labor Council, AFL-CIO
South Central AFL-CIO
Southeastern Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO
Southwestern District Labor Council
Charlie Hall on Tuesday, March 12 - 11:21am
On Feb. 15, just days after massive layoffs at Activision Blizzard, the AFL-CIO issued a powerful public statement of support to game developers in the United States. Also known as the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, the AFL-CIO represents more than 12 million workers in 50 different labor unions, including a unit here within Vox Media. Its message, published in an open letter at Kotaku, was both simple and profound.
“This is a moment for change,” wrote secretary-treasurer Liz Shuler. “It won’t come from CEOs. It won’t come from corporate boards. And, it won’t come from any one person.”
“You have the power,” she continued, “to demand a stake in your industry and a say in your economic future. What’s more, you have millions of brothers and sisters across the country standing with you.”
Polygon reached out to Shuler by email to learn more about the AFL-CIO’s position on unionizing the games industry, and about what it feels is its role in supporting a group of workers that feels increasingly pushed to the brink. We’ve added links to provide additional information and context where needed.
Read the full interview.
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Post facts and photos of astronomical phenomena.
Rings of Uranus
Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun and consists of 13 rings. These rings are designated in the order of increasing distance from the planet.
Kanika Khara
In 1977, the rings of Uranus were discovered by the astronomical team consisting of Edward W. Dunham, James L. Elliot, and Douglas J. Mink. These rings begin at a distance of nearly 38,000 km from the center of Uranus, and extend up to 98,000 km. They are thin and only a few kilometer's thick. These rings are not bright, and are composed of water ice with some dark radiation-processed organics. The rings of Uranus are nearly 600 million years old, and developed from the collisional fragmentation of a number of moons that existed around the planet. After the initial collision, the moons broke up into many particles, that formed narrow and optically dense rings in the zones of maximum stability.
ε Ring
The ε ring is the densest and the brightest ring of the Uranian ring system. It is responsible for about two-thirds of the light reflected by the rings, and has a brightness ratio of 2.5-3.0 approximately. Out of all the rings, it is the most eccentric, and hence, has negligible orbital inclination. This ring is very thin, and has an estimated thickness of 150 m. It is known for its interior and exterior shepherd moons: Cordelia and Ophelia. The estimated weight of the ring is 1016 kg.
δ Ring
The δ ring is circular and has a slight orbital inclination. It shows substantial azimuthal variations in normal optical depth and width. The possible reason for that being an azimuthal wave-like structure that the ring possesses, excited by a small moonlet inside it. The ring appears relatively bright, and comprises two components: a narrow optically dense component and a broad inward shoulder with low optical depth.
γ Ring
The γ ring has no orbital inclination. It is narrow, optically dense, and slightly eccentric. The ring's width varies from 3.6-4.7 km, with a constant optical depth of 3.3 km. Geometrically, it is thin like the δ ring, and devoid of dust, showing significant azimuthal variations.
η Ring
The η ring has negligible orbital eccentricity and inclination. Similar to the δ ring, it comprises two components: a narrow optically dense component and a broad outward shoulder with low optical depth. The ring appears bright, which indicates the presence of a sufficient amount of dust in it. Like other rings, this one also shows considerable azimuthal variations in the normal optical depth and width.
α and β Rings
The α and β rings are considered to be the second brightest rings of Uranus. Like the ε ring, these rings show periodic variations in their brightness and width. They also possess a sizable orbital eccentricity and non-negligible inclination. The widths of the α and β rings are 4.8-10 km and 6.1-11.4 km, respectively. They are geometrically thin and devoid of dust. The masses of these rings are approximately 5×1015 kg each, nearly half the mass of the ε ring.
Rings 6, 5, and 4
Rings 6, 5, and 4 are the innermost and dimmest of all Uranus rings. They are inclined and have large orbital eccentricities. These rings are the narrowest, measuring about 1.6-2.2 km, 1.9-4.9 km, and 2.4-4.4 km in width respectively.
λ Ring
The λ ring is a narrow, dull ring located between the ε ring and the shepherd moon Cordelia. The ring was discovered by the Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1986. This ring is extremely narrow, measuring about 1-2 km, having the equivalent optical depth of 0.1-0.2 km at the wavelength 2.2 μm. Its optical depth shows strong wavelength dependence, which is uncommon for the Uranian ring system.
1986U2R/ζ Ring
In 1986, Voyager 2 detected a wide and faint sheet of material inbound of the ring 6. It was given a temporary designation as 1986U2R. It had a normal optical depth of 10−3 or less, and was located between 37,000 and 39,500 km from the center of Uranus. In late 2003, through the Keck telescope, a broad and dull sheet of material was observed inside the ring 6. The ring was later renamed as the ζ ring. However, the position of the ζ ring differs significantly from the one observed in 1986, and is located between 37,850 and 41,350 km from the center of the planet.
μ and ν Rings
In 2003, the Hubble Space telescope detected a pair of unknown rings μ and ν, later called the outer ring system. These rings are broad, dull, and 17,000 and 3,800 km wide respectively. They have triangular radial brightness profiles, and peak optical depths of 8.5×10−6 and 5.4×10−6 respectively. The μ ring is the outermost of the pair, having twice the distance from the planet as compared to the η ring. Geometrically, the rings are much brighter, which indicates the presence of many micrometer-sized dust particles. The outer rings of Uranus appear similar to the G and E rings of planet Saturn. The μ ring is blue in color, due to the slight amount of dust that predominates in it, which is probably made of water ice. On the other hand, the ν ring is slightly red in color.
Uranus is one of the 4 planets in our solar system which is orbited by rings. Along with the 1986U2R/ζ and λ rings, there are other extremely dull dust rings in the Uranian ring system. These rings appear bright in forward scattered light, but are invisible during occultations due to negligible optical depth.
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Spiral Galaxy Facts
Big Dipper Constellation
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Mosaik - Lesvos, Greece
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In March 2017, we visited Mosaik in Lesvos and made this film for them.
The Mosaik Center for Refugees and Locals was established jointly in 2016 by Lesvos Solidarity and German human rights NGO, Borderline-Europe.
Mosaik provides a space of warmth, safety, education and community for the refugee population on Lesvos together with the local people. Built on principles of solidarity, integration and empowerment, Mosaik aims to move beyond immediate response to the migrant crisis and offer sustainable structures to support refugees in their resolve to live their uncertain lives with dignity & self-resepct.
Mosaik has provided work to over twenty people – twelve of whom are teachers. By employing both local people and refugees, it strengthens the surrounding community and nurtures connections between the entire Lesvos community.
Mosaik offers language courses in English, Greek, Arabic and Farsi, legal support for asylum applicants, vocational training in arts and crafts, upcycling workshops, music and dance classes, daycare for young children, and cultural events supported by artists, activists and organisations from across the world.
There are 1300 registered students and 700 people, men, women and children regularly attend classes each week.
Mosaik relies entirely on donations to continue its work and ensure it's survival.
If you come here often, you should tell us (and the whole world, really) about yourself in the bio section of your profile.
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An Evening with Cowboy Junkies
Sunday October 13, 2019 – 08:00 PM
Sometimes revolutions begin quietly.
In 1988, Cowboy Junkies proved that there was an audience waiting for something quiet, beautiful and reflective. The Trinity Session was like a whisper that cut through the noise — and it was compelling. It stood out in the midst of the flash and bombast that came to define the late 80’s. The now classic recording combined folk, blues and rock in a way that had never been heard before and went on to sell more than a million copies.
With Cowboy Junkies’ new album, All That Reckoning, the band once again gently shakes the listener to wake up. Whether commenting on the fragile state of the world or on personal relationships, this new collection of songs encourages the listener to take notice. It also may be the most powerful album Cowboy Junkies have yet recorded.
While the music is characteristically easy to listen to, the songs on “All That Reckoning” are visceral. In true Junkies fashion, the gentleness is juxtaposed with rock that can be jarring.
“It’s a deeper and a more complete record than we’ve ever done before,” says Michael. “We’ve always tried to make records that are relevant to who we are as people. … These songs are about reckoning on a personal level and reckoning on a political level. So much is going on around us right now and nobody knows where it’s going to end up.”
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Oscar Wilde is Sentenced to Two Years Hard Labor
It is no use for me to address you. People who can do these things must be dead to all sense of shame, and one cannot hope to produce any effect upon them. It is the worst case I have ever tried. that you, Taylor, kept a kind of male brothel it is impossible to doubt. And that you, Wilde, have been the center of a circle of extensive corruption of the most hideous kind among young men, it is equally impossible to doubt.”
— Justice Alfred Wills delivering Oscar Wilde's sentence
Source: Transcript from Oscar Wilde's second criminal trial Added by: Colin Harris
Wilde's second prosecution was headed by England's top prosecutor, Solicitor-General Frank Lockwood. Although the trial resembled in many way the first, the prosecution dropped its weakest witnesses and focused more heavily on its strongest. Lockwood had the last word in the trial, and used it to offer what Wilde described as an "appalling denunciation [of me]--like something out of Tacitus, like a passage in Dante, like one of Savonarola's indictments of the Popes of Rome." After over three hours of deliberation, the jury returned its verdict: guilty on all counts except those relating to Edward Shelley. Wilde swayed slightly in the dock; his face turned gray. Some in the courtroom shouted "Shame!" while others expressed their approval of the verdict.
Source: Douglas O. Linder; The Trials of Oscar Wilde: An Account Added by: Colin Harris
At 5 p.m. the day after his libel trial had ended in disaster, Wilde learned that an arrest warrant had been issued from Bow Street. An hour and ten minutes later there was a knock at the door of his hotel room and several plainclothes officers entered.
"Will I be allowed bail?" an obviously intoxicated Wilde asked his captors.
Witnesses said Wilde's complexion was particularly ashen when he learned from police that he would probably not receive bail before the trial. Taken to Bow Street, Wilde entered a not guilty plea, bade his friends and supporters farewell and was taken into custody.
Source: Mark Gribben; The Trials of Oscar Wilde/trutv.com Added by: Colin Harris
Homosexuality and the Law in England
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As we approach Volunteer Appreciation Week in April, we are sharing inspiring stories of relationships between World Relief Memphis volunteers and our refugee and immigrant community. We’re confident you’ll agree with us, our volunteers are #LoveInAction!
If there was an award for most positively persistent volunteer, it might go to Julia Allen. At 92 years old, she is energetic, socially engaged, urgent about her desire to serve refugees in Memphis, and influentially persisted to see her plan to help them come to fruition.
Since the fall of 2017, Julia has volunteered with World Relief Memphis through organizing and leading a weekly English as a Second Language Class (ESL) for elderly refugees in her city. The class meets Wednesday afternoons and volunteer tutors are all fellow residents of her retirement community, Trezevant Manor. Julia was reminded about refugees in Memphis when someone from World Relief presented at her church. She recalled the joy she’d experienced in years past when she had volunteered with refugees, and she knew she wanted to help in some way again. She invited World Relief to speak at a luncheon at Trezevant Manor to ignite awareness in other residents as well; several expressed similar interest, but were curbed by lack of transportation to volunteer in World Relief’s traditional roles. “A lot of people in Trezevant want to be involved in service but have limited transportation,” Julia told us. But she was determined to help, wondering if somehow the refugees could come to Trezevant. “Karen from World Relief just made me care about the refugees. You know, when we talked, she said, ‘Maybe we can bring them here!’” An idea was born.
Julia and World Relief did find a way to bring refugees to Trezevant, and it has been a big success for both the residents of Trezevant and the refugee clients. Julia shared, “[One of] the really big things we’ve learned through this ESL class for these folks, [be]cause these are older folks...is they stay home. They’re the ones who babysit, they’re the ones who don’t know enough English to get out, so they stay home until their children can take them to the grocery, so they are housebound. So this is an outing, something they’re doing without their family. They’re coming together, and they love that.” World Relief staff can affirm this. Even after the very first class, one of the ESL students, content and smiling, said, “Today was a good day. I’m not alone.” Their new friends benefit from intentional, individual tutoring and the opportunity to practice English, often 2:1 volunteers to clients. “One of our men is 83, and he’s from Baghdad, and he can write a sentence! So he’s moving on big time, and we’re all excited about him! He’s our most enthusiastic…It’s just amazing at 83 to be so eager to learn...They all are so sweet, so appreciative.”
Julia spoke about other benefits she has seen. “I would like to think they are seeing some Americans who are friendly, warm, and helpful. They are excited to get out and see some of the world without somebody to lean on. They have become very friendly with each other. I think, and I hope, they feel that they’re making some progress.”
And the volunteers? “What we get out of it is immeasurable. It’s just a joy to live here and think that you’re doing something that is maybe beneficial to somebody else. You can get very isolated and self-centered here, and even happy, but not be contributing at all. And these people love what they’re doing.”
“Every time I visit the class at Trezevant, I feel it is a sacred space, I can’t really describe it any other way. These two groups of people together give me a glimpse of the Kingdom on Earth as it is in Heaven,” described Karissa Pletta, World Relief’s resettlement specialist responsible for Elders services.
Of course, the Elders’ ESL class hasn’t been without its challenges. Julia shared that she had to be selective about which residents to invite to volunteer with tutoring because of an experience with someone who vocalized not wanting to welcome refugees. “You know, when you’re only with people who are fearful, it’s really hard not to take on some of their fears,” Julia said. She also told us about her desire for this class to be more relational than transactional: “We don’t want it to be like, ‘We are the ones giving to you poor creatures!’ But instead, we are friends working together. And I think we’ve instilled that atmosphere.”
Their friendship was strengthened on a recent field trip to the Brooks Museum of Art in Memphis. Aware of their nationally touring exhibit, African-Print Fashion Now, the volunteer tutors suggested the joint visit for a tour and tea. The museum provided guided visits to historic portions of the museum as well as fabulous docent-led focus on the fabric exhibit. The afternoon fostered continued community building.
When scheduling a time to meet with Julia outside of the ESL class, she said, “Well, you can’t come at 9, that’s my water aerobics class. Be here at 10!” In a few hours together, hardly a single person, resident or worker, passed us by without offering a “Hello, Miss Allen! Good morning, Miss Allen! How are you doing today, Miss Julia?” Clearly, Miss Julia is not your average 92 year old, and when we sat down to talk, she wasted no time getting to the point. She had a story to tell, and she was ready to tell it.
What inspired Miss Julia to go above and beyond in the way that she has for these refugees? In addition to being an active community member (“My children say, ‘Mother, you’re never in your room, we can’t ever get you on the telephone!’”), serving others has been a part of Miss Julia’s life for a long time. “I’ve done a lot of mission trips with my church. I thought I wanted to be a missionary until I met my husband. I’ve just always been drawn to serve in some way. When I was younger, I was very shy. When I was in college, it was during the war, they had a program at church asking volunteers to go into communities where they were short-handed, and they just didn’t have enough people to do things. So I went to Mobile, Alabama, that summer. That was the first time I really just reached out. I think it was a formative time for me because I got over being shy. And then, I just went from there, because I wasn’t happy if I wasn’t doing something that I felt was helping. But you know the receivers are yourself. I, too, was finding out that this means far more to me than it could possibly mean to a refugee. And that’s what brotherhood and service and all those things, that’s what that means.”
Once Miss Julia knew there was something she could do to help refugees integrate more successfully, her empathy moved her to action: “You start thinking about what would I do if I had to leave everything I own, even the members of my family, and leave, run away for safety, and go through the ordeal of the refugee camp, and wait, wait, wait? And then come to a place that is so entirely different from their experience, not knowing anybody, not knowing the language, running into all different ways of doing things. I just thought, what would I do if I had to go to Congo and learn Swahili?”
Miss Julia offered advice for anyone who is hesitant to get out of their comfort zone and come alongside refugees as they rebuild their lives in America: “We’re so aware of refugees in Memphis now in a way that we were not before. There is a desire to do what we can. I just have to believe that you’re gonna find some more people that would like to do this. And you have to have faith. Even [if you think], ‘I’ve never done this, and I don’t know if I can.’ You can! And the only way to find out if you can is if you do it.”
Miss Julia, thank you for inspiring us with your example. You model Love In Action.
By Noah Rinehart, Intern, World Relief Memphis
Photos by Emily J Frazier/Emily Frazier Creative for World Relief Memphis
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Parents of newborn twins die within days of each other
Posted 2:10 pm, August 1, 2017, by Tribune Media Wire
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A pair of newborn twins and their 1-year-old sister are orphans after both parents died within days of each other.
Credit: Family via GoFundMe page
The children’s father, 26-year-old Jevaughn Suckoo, was fatally shot on July 11 at the apartment complex where he lived with 27-year-old Stephanie Caceres, The Palm Beach Post reports.
On July 14, Caceres gave birth to the twins, Jevaughn Jr. and Lailah. She developed an infection from the C-section and died on July 27 — the same day as Suckoo’s funeral.
“We’re just trying to figure out how to move forward,” Suckoo’s aunt Joni Saunders told The Palm Beach Post.
“She always told me that she had a dream of taking care of me because I have diabetes. And she always told me ‘mom I’m going to take care of you,’ not knowing that I’m going to be taking care of her kids,” Caceres’ mother, Irma Meza, told WPTV.
The couple also leaves behind a 1-year-old daughter. The children’s grandparents will take custody of all three children.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the family with the children’s health care, education and support.
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The Given Day
Lehane, Dennis
Set in Boston at the end of the First World War, New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane's long-awaited eighth novel unflinchingly captures the political and social unrest of a nation caught at the crossroads between past and future. Filled with a cast of unforgettable characters more richly drawn than any Lehane has ever created, The Given Day tells the story of two familiese"one black, one whitee"swept up in a maelstrom of revolutionaries and anarchists, immigrants and ward bosses, Brahmins and ordinary citizens, all engaged in a battle for survival and power. Beat cop Danny Coughlin, the son of one of the city's most beloved and powerful police captains, joins a burgeoning union movement and the hunt for violent radicals. Luther Laurence, on the run after a deadly confrontation with a crime boss in Tulsa, works for the Coughlin family and tries desperately to find his way home to his pregnant wife.
Here, too, are some of the most influential figures of the erae"Babe Ruth; Eugene O'Neill; leftist activist Jack Reed; NAACP founder W. E. B. DuBois; Mitchell Palmer, Woodrow Wilson's ruthless Red-chasing attorney general; cunning Massachusetts governor Calvin Coolidge; and an ambitious young Department of Justice lawyer named John Hoover.
Coursing through some of the pivotal events of the timee"including the Spanish Influenza pandemice"and culminating in the Boston Police Strike of 1919, The Given Day explores the crippling violence and irrepressible exuberance of a country at war with, and in the thrall of, itself. As Danny, Luther, and those around them struggle to define themselves in increasingly turbulent times, they gradually find family in one another and, together, ride a rising storm of hardship, deprivation, and hope that will change all their lives.
Publisher: [New York] : HarperAudio, c2008
Characteristics: 20 compact discs (approx. 24 hours) :,digital ;,12 cm.
Additional Contributors: Boatman, Michael 1964-
Read more reviews of The Given Day at iDreamBooks.com
maipenrai Mar 17, 2014
**** 1/2 STARS. Set primarily in Boston at the end of the First World War, Dennis Lehane's novel unflinchingly captures the political and social unrest of a nation caught at the crossroads between past and future. The book tells the story of two families?one black, one white?swept up in a maelstrom of revolutionaries and anarchists, immigrants and ward bosses, Brahmins and ordinary citizens, all engaged in a battle for survival and power. Beat cop Danny Coughlin, the son of one of the city's most beloved and powerful police captains, joins a burgeoning union movement and the hunt for violent radicals. Luther Laurence, on the run after a deadly confrontation with a crime boss in Tulsa, Oklahoma works for the Coughlin family and tries desperately to find his way home to his pregnant wife. Woven into the story are some of the most influential figures of the era?Babe Ruth; Eugene O'Neill; leftist activist Jack Reed; NAACP founder W. E. B. DuBois; Mitchell Palmer, Woodrow Wilson's ruthless Red-chasing attorney general; cunning Massachusetts governor Calvin Coolidge; and an ambitious young Department of Justice lawyer named John Hoover. Coursing through some of the pivotal events of the time?including the Spanish Influenza pandemic?and culminating in the Boston Police Strike of 1919, The Given Day explores the crippling violence of the country as it struggles to redefine itself after WWI. As Danny, Luther, and those around them struggle to define themselves in increasingly turbulent times, they gradually find family in one another and, together, ride a rising storm of hardship, deprivation, and hope that will change all their lives. **** Excellent book! Terrific and believable interweaving of the lives of people from vastly different backgrounds. Great history lesson on the birth of labor actions and Boston history. Highly recommend!!
bxrlover Jun 27, 2012
Absolutely amazing novel! I almost didn't want to finish it because I knew I would be saying goodbye to some of the most interesting characters I have ever "met". I am really going to miss Danny, Nora and Luther :((
The plot was not only fascinating and varied to a degree that can only be termed "Epic", but also seamless in it's development.
In addition, the narration was the best I have ever heard. Michael Boathouse is extremely talented ( sounds cute too).
I am so glad to have discovered Dennis Lehane.
Police Strike, Boston, Mass., 1919 — Fiction.
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Boston (Mass.) — Police Dept Fiction
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Posted on November 20, 2017 by Dustin Riedesel | Leave a comment
Hey, come on try a little
Nothing is forever
There’s got to be something better than
“One Headlight” by The Wallflowers
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” That was a question I remember adults asking me in my elementary school years.
“A doctor,” I’d answer, and that answer always seemed to appease the adults. If one of them had the temerity to ask which kind of doctor, I’d shrug honestly and say, “I don’t know.” This second part never seemed satisfactory, but it did usually end the inquisition. Sometimes I’d exchange “doctor” for “lawyer” and get the same results. The funny part is that even as a kid, I knew I was lying. I knew that these words—doctor and lawyer—had no connection to anything I cared about. Though the words did earn the subtle admiration of grown ups. They heard me say those words and they looked at me differently, like I was going places.
I didn’t know it then, but this common exchange was teaching me some things. One was that most people, myself apparently included, are pretentious. The second lesson was that words changed how people felt. That second lesson was more interesting.
Phantom armies clash on the battlefields of limbo. This strange, last outpost of existence. The forgotten versus the yet to be. Like some half-remembered dream. All the rules of existence are being broken.
“Captain Adam!” Superman shouts. “These people need our help!”
“…Transparent void…Eternal…We’re so small…Yet so significant. How can it matter so much?” Captain Adam wonders.
“It does to me!”
That’s from Superman Beyond #2, an issue in Final Crisis, the DC Comics miniseries written by Grant Morrison and drawn by Doug Mahnke. Morrison writes with joyful complexity. Yes, this is a story about Superman saving the day because that is what Superman does, but it’s also a reflection of Biblical, messianic promises. It’s also a meta text for Hamlet’s most famous quandary of being. It’s also a distillation of the moral sojourns that defined cold war era comics. It’s Shakespeare and Alan Moore and something sillier and more specific. It’s uniquely Morrison, and like all the best stuff, his inspiration contains multitudes. His style is singular. Some people think he’s saying a lot of nonsense, but others, like me, would choose to read his style over nearly any other comic book writer.
I’ve loved comic books for as long as I can remember. One of my earliest memories is frantically explaining to my Uncle Richard that Batman actually got married to Catwoman!1 God bless Uncle Richard, he cared. Back then, I thought he cared because a hero marrying a villain was revelatory news. Now I know he only cared because he was good man granting respect in the only language that a child understands: the adult cares too. When something greater cares for something smaller, the smaller thing feels a portion of what it means to be greater. Because Uncle Richard respected my childhood fascination, and because he was my coolest uncle2 (I wanted to be like him when I grew up), I was allowed to love comic books for the rest of my life. I’m so glad that I have that. I’m 32, and it’s an incredible time to be a lifelong comic book nerd. Superheroes dominate pop culture. Ta-Nehesi Coates—perhaps the most influential writer in America—is writing the Black Panther comic book, while one of the best young directors in the world, Ryan Coogler, is making the Black Panther movie. This stuff probably shouldn’t matter that much, and yet, it does to me.
Ever since cancer, I have felt burdened by the concept of mission. It’s depressingly difficult to be okay with the mundane necessity of making a living. Why am I here? What am I doing? This is probably standard fare for a mid life crisis or types of existential philosophy, but I’m not trying to classify the feeling. It is what it is, and it seeps into everything I consume. I look at my strengths, trying to take stock of my being as a whole, and I try to decide what I should do with my abilities.
This concern of mine, the concept of mission, seeps into everything. What does God want me to do? I guess I should get right with him. How should I vote for President? I definitely will approach politics differently. What’s for lunch? I should remember to care about feeling well more than feeling good. Health, faith, and judgment coalesce to make me worry about what the heck am I doing with time? Time is the only honest currency, and it worries me.
This concern sat in the back of my brain while I was reading Bruce Springsteen’s autobiography, Born to Run. In one section, he talks about how a creative mentor showed him the path to success. As a young man who’d been performing since high school, Bruce was tired of grinding out a living in the bar/club scene. He’d seen enough to know that he wasn’t going to outshine other bootstrap bands trying to get recognized in the festivals and competitions that ruled the music industry of that era. He needed a producer, and he needed a hook. He examined his toolbox.
1. Guitar
2. Voice
3. Songs
His voice would never be better than mediocre. He was pretty good on the guitar. He knew how to use it on a stage, but he’d seen lots of guys like him, and he’d seen lots of guys that were better. That left him with the songs. His songs would have to be fireworks. He knew of only one guy whose songs could stand on their own, outside of the music and the voice, songs of pure poetry. He listened to Bob Dylan endlessly. He wrote Dylan’s lyrics out so he could look at them. Then he’d write, then he’d play. Then he’d write, and he’d rewrite. Then he’d play. Then he’d rewrite and rewrite and rewrite…
Flash forward to the future, to an opportunity. Bruce is placed in front of legendary music producer, John Hammond. Bruce is given a borrowed guitar and told to play a song. He sings okay and he plays okay, but the song he plays is “Growing Up.” Just one song, but it was a lyrically vivid song that told the tale of existential development that all young people face. Bruce is soon signed to Columbia Studios. The studio propped up his vocals and polished the music with a surrounding band, but they didn’t change anything in the lyrics. “Growing Up” would be the second song on his debut album, Greetings from Asbury Park, now ranked as one of the top 500 albums of all time.
Years later, playing at some televised, holiday special, Bruce had the chance to meet Bob Dylan in a stairwell behind the stage. At the end of a five-minute convo, Dylan says, “If you ever need anything, let me know.” Bruce, astonished at the generosity of his idol, simply said, “It’s already been done.”
Bob Dylan was great, and by committing to being a songwriter, he gave a small Bruce Springsteen a portion of what it meant to be a great songwriter. I hear that story, and I remember, with embarrassing clarity, that I was so jealous of The Boss. Not because of his fame or his success, though both of those things sound nice, but because he knew his mission. When a person finds their mission, they should make it part of their core. Bruce Springsteen has a wife and children and a childhood and a future, but music resides in his core. We all have a strength that could become our mission. We must put that mission in our core, it might not make us big, but if we can understand it, if we chase it, it will make us significant. I believe that as hard as I can believe anything.
I’m writing these words selfishly. The words are motivation. I have to convince myself of who I want to be. What I should be doing is making the final edits of my first book, Cheeto Dust…and Other Blood on Millennial Hands, but it was becoming a slog, and I was getting disheartened. My internal battle was familiar. Will anyone care about this at all? Does anyone actually read anymore? I’ve felt it before blog posts and articles, but the size of the anxiety seems to equal the size of the writing, and while Cheeto Dust is no doorstopper, it is definitely the biggest thing that I’ve ever written, so now it’s my biggest anxiety. Here’s an unhelpful exercise: how many books did you read in 2017? Now multiply that number by how many years you have left to live. Does my book deserve to be one in that number? Even as the author, I would feel embarrassed to say that it should. So why am I still writing?
A common sentiment among writers is that one is not the writer they will become until later in life. The metric used always changes. You’re the writer you’re going to be when you turn 40, when your third book is published, once you have children, after one million words, after ten million words, after you die. I assume the next thing I write will be better than Cheeto Dust (that opinion is more about skill development than the quality of Cheeto Dust. Semantic saturation—the psychological phenomenon that words temporarily lose meaning through repetition—is a scientific fact, and I’ve been repeatedly reading Cheeto Dust for months), but I don’t really want to be doing the next thing yet. Here’s an incredibly evolved litmus test I use to know whether or not I should be doing something: will this thing I’m doing bring me closer to the person I wish to be? It’s a pretty advanced technique, I know. Anyway, finishing Cheeto Dust must be done to bring me closer to my vision of me.
I’m writing because I want to write, but am I writing about anything that matters? Yes, it does to me.
Mission. It seeps into everything. I was listening to Bill Simmons interview Masai Ujiri, the General Manager of the Toronto Raptors. Masai grew up in Nigeria, and chasing his gifts in basketball led him to America, then to Europe, then eventually back to America. A friendship with a basketball scout, David Thorpe, led him to NBA management circles. One thing to another, he is now the leader of a multi-million dollar organization. Bill Simmons asked Masai what his best tip for leadership was, and after some hemming and hawing, Masai says, “Okay, I got it.”
“Be more passionate than ambitious.”
That says it all. Maybe you love basketball. Maybe you’re a budding rockstar unearthing the details of what makes your songs special. Maybe you’re a guy who’s letting a kid know that it’s cool to like comic books. If you can get beyond wondering if this “whatever” thing matters, if you can stop caring about whether or not it is big enough, and if you can start focusing on the passion, then you’ll reach the significance.
Don’t know if you have a calling? Dial it back. Here’s a phrase that might help: how you make your money is more important than how much money you make.
I write. And, sometimes, I write! I understand it, and I’m chasing it. I’m not even particularly great at it when compared to guys like Grant Morrison. When I feel invisible under the shadow of the supremely talented, I think about Jakob Dylan. He decided to become a singer/songwriter. How could a shadow get any bigger than picking the exact profession as your father, the greatest songwriter who ever lived? But he chased it with his band, The Wallflowers, and they were pretty good. In the 90s, they were making their way out of the shadow. Unfortunately, Dylan sang their biggest hit, “One Headlight,” at the 1997 MTV Music Awards with guest star, Bruce Springsteen. Bruce, molded by decades of performing until he knew no other way, sang the song 10,000% harder than Jakob ever could, and a whole new shadow fell. The Wallflowers never inhabited their name as much as that moment.
Jakob Dylan shouldn’t stop making music just because Bruce and Bob exist. And he didn’t. He’s been successfully working as a musician for his entire life. And while he may not be as big as Bruce or his father, he’s doing something that both older musicians would be proud of: he’s playing. He gets on a stage and he plays. Most of America is working, but Jakob Dylan is playing. That’s a great reward for chasing a strength. Listen to him in 2015. He’s no joke.
We all have a strength. I think strength is purpose, granted by God, and we should all chase our own while forgetting the human comparisons. Some people might think that it’s silly that you try to do something that others can do so much better than you can. They’ll tell you that what you are doing doesn’t matter. These are the phantom armies on the battlefield of our lives.
Life, the strange outpost from which we view existence, is a silly and specific thing. It can be infinitely meaningful and temporarily meaningless, just like words. What do I want to be when I grow up? Superman wants to save the day, because the day matters. It’s just a passing revolution of the sun, but it can change the world, or, more importantly, it can change you. Maybe it will be the day you hear a Bob Dylan song and realize that you have all the tools you need. Maybe you’ll read a Grant Morrison comic book and realize that your mission does matter. At least, it does to me.
Alright, I’d better get back to editing.
1 When I spell check this, “Batman” raises no flags, but “Catwoman” gets the scarlet squiggly of shame. Someone of Grant Morrison’s caliber needs to give Catwoman some narrative attention.
2 Even at six, I knew that having a good jump shot in basketball and being married to my prettiest aunt meant that this was an exceptionally cool guy.
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#2 Jullien Renault
Burial of a daughter Michelle Renault
August 16, 1737 Age: 35
La Dorée, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, FRANCE
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Magdelaine Gouodet
Michelle Renault
Jullien Renault
Jeanne Maupillé
Birth: December 7, 1702 — Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Burial: August 16, 1737 — La Dorée, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Robert Renault.
Children of Robert Renault and Magdelaine Gouodet:
Michelle Renault (1702–1737)
Michelle Renault, daughter of Robert Renault and Magdelaine Gouodet, was born on December 7, 1702 in Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire and was buried on August 16, 1737 in La Dorée, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire at the age of 34. She married Jean Maupillé, son of Gilles Maupillé and Julienne Quantin,. He was born on May 20, 1701 in Le Loroux, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne and died on February 3, 1761 in Montaudin, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire at the age of 59.
Children of Michelle Renault and Jean Maupillé:
Jean Maupillé (1736–1736)
Jeanne Maupillé (1736–1796)
Jullien Renault, son of Robert Renault and Magdelaine Gouodet.
Jean Maupillé, son of Jean Maupillé and Michelle Renault, was baptized on September 2, 1736 in La Dorée, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire and died before September 30, 1736 in La Dorée, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.
Jeanne Maupillé, daughter of Jean Maupillé and Michelle Renault, was born calculated 1736 in Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire and died on August 30, 1796 (Fructidor 13, IV) in rue de la forêt, Fougères, Ille-et-Vilaine. She married Guillaume Paris, son of Guillaume Paris and Marguerite Jehan, on November 10, 1755 in Montaudin, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire. He died before August 30, 1796 (Fructidor 13, IV).
Children of Jeanne Maupillé and Guillaume Paris:
Guillaume François Paris (1769–)
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MILITARY-NEWS
South Carolina funeral home to honor unclaimed veteran
Since no family could be found, the public is asked to attend the funeral to honor his service.
Published: 3:50 PM EDT June 9, 2019
Updated: 6:18 PM EDT June 9, 2019
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina funeral home is asking people to come to the funeral of a 75-year-old Navy veteran who has no family to claim him.
Caughman Harman Funeral Home said the funeral for Petty Officer Third Class James Miske will be 10 a.m. Friday at Fort Jackson National Cemetery near Columbia.
The funeral home says the Vietnam veteran died May 26. Since no family members could be found, the funeral home is offering services with full military honors under a program supported by its parent company that gives every veteran a proper burial.
The funeral home said in a statement it would like people to come to Friday's funeral to serve as Miske's family.
Last month, two other unclaimed veterans were buried with honors at Fort Jackson National Cemetery.
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Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) had its target price trimmed by Citigroup from $80.00 to $79.00 in a research note released on Tuesday morning, BenzingaRatingsTable reports. The brokerage currently has a buy rating on the industrial products company’s stock.
A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on EMR. Credit Suisse Group reissued an outperform rating on shares of in a research note on Wednesday, June 5th. Zacks Investment Research cut Gold Resource from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note on Friday, June 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company. The stock currently has an average rating of Buy and an average price target of $75.65.
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Emerson Electric stock opened at $64.16 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $39.15 billion, a PE ratio of 18.98, a P/E/G ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. Emerson Electric has a fifty-two week low of $55.38 and a fifty-two week high of $79.70. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $63.86.
Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 7th. The industrial products company reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, meeting the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.84. The business had revenue of $4.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.64 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 24.63% and a net margin of 12.81%. The firm’s revenue was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.76 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Emerson Electric will post 3.65 EPS for the current year.
In other news, insider Michael H. Train sold 12,278 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.80, for a total transaction of $783,336.40. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 129,298 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,249,212.40. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Bell Katherine Button sold 7,794 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.17, for a total value of $500,140.98. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 22,510 shares in the company, valued at $1,444,466.70. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 40,333 shares of company stock worth $2,583,230 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.07% of the company’s stock.
Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. BlackRock Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 7.3% during the first quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 45,135,139 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,090,402,000 after purchasing an additional 3,058,256 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,394,814 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $441,115,000 after purchasing an additional 355,369 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter worth about $430,663,000. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 83.1% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,998,682 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $418,171,000 after purchasing an additional 3,176,614 shares during the period. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc boosted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 9.1% during the fourth quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 3,552,514 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $212,222,000 after purchasing an additional 297,731 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 70.45% of the company’s stock.
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Emerson Electric Co, a technology and engineering company, provides various solutions to industrial, commercial, and consumer markets worldwide. The company's Automation Solutions segment offers products and integrated solutions, including measurement and analytical instrumentation; valves, actuators, and regulators; industrial solutions; and process control systems and solutions.
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Hardwell opens ‘The Voice of Holland’ with his song “Mad World”
Without a doubt, one of Hardwell's biggest releases in 2015 was his song with singer Jake Reese called "Mad World". Ever since its debut during his set at Ultra Music Festival Miami, Hardwell has always played the track for his shows especially when he
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== DROM: MUNICIPAL DEBT: THE SILENT KILLER == Is your city experiencing a budget crisis? Is your town laying off workers and cutting services? Are local hospitals understaffed and underfunded? Do you worry about whether your child's school will have enough money to provide students with a quality education? If this is happening in your community, you are a debtor. Over the last forty years, our common goods and resources have been privatized to profit the 1%. In the wake of reduced public funding, cities and towns have taken out more and more private loans to pay for everything from basic operations, like sewers, to large developments, such as sports arenas. Municipalities are forced to partner with Wall Street to tap revenue streams because Wall Street controls access to credit markets. The only way cities and towns can win access to those markets is by issuing tax-exempt municipal bonds. But that means Wall Street profits from those bonds through interest payments and through securitization, as traders repackage bonds into debt bundles which are sold and resold on the global market. Municipalities issue the bonds and guarantee loans by promising that investors will be repaid with tax dollars or with revenue generated by the debt-funded project. In addition, since the New York City fiscal crisis more than forty years ago, federal bankruptcy code has been revised to ensure that many municipal bonds would keep paying investors no matter the costs to communities. Bonds are supposed to be bets on the future. In most cases, however, there is no way the lender can lose the bet, and cities can lose a great deal. After Wall Street's mortgage-lending practices crashed the economy in 2008, many municipalities were unable to pay their debts. Bond financing is a weapon of the 1% and mafia capitalism. When Scranton, Pennsylvania threatened to default on a debt payment in 2012, Wall Street came down with an iron fist. It cut off the city's access to money, and Scranton's mayor responded by slashing wages for city workers down to minimum wage. Scranton dared to challenge Wall Street, and a debt crisis ensued.[1] News accounts reported that public employees such as teachers and pensioners were to blame, but this is false-Scranton's brand of American austerity was a direct result of Wall Street greed. From coast to coast, cities have become completely beholden to big banks. The result is shuttered schools, smaller fire departments and block upon block of abandoned homes in foreclosure. Public transportation systems are also cash cows for Wall Street. In NYC, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority loses $114 million per year as a result of a poisonous interest-rate swap with JPMorgan Chase and other big banks. Rather than refuse this debt, the MTA has cut service and laid off workers. Most people who rely on the subway are working-class New Yorkers, including many people of color and immigrants. The 99% is required to fund the lavish lifestyles of the 1%. Like Scranton, Stockton, California went broke after the housing market went bust in 2008. The result has been a higher crime rate, including murders, robberies and home invasions. When residents call the police, they are never sure if help will come because the police department is stretched to the breaking point. Even CalPERS, the retirement system for California public workers, may not be safe from bondholders demanding payment on defaulted debts. Municipal indebtedness is a tool by which Wall Street demands deep cuts in public spending to enrich investors no matter the cost to communities. Mafia hitmen warn debtors by going around town and breaking a few legs. Wall Street sends the same message: pay your debts, or see what happens. === HOW IS MUNICIPAL DEBT ISSUED? === Bonds for public works are supposed to be approved by voter referendum, yet city officials often broker deals with private partners through backdoor channels to circumvent the democratic process. Officials use political power to zone off "development districts" or declare a parcel of land "blighted" which allows it to be seized under eminent domain and sold off. This means that taxpayers often find themselves stuck with the tab for debt-funded projects guaranteed by city agencies that have no accountability to voters. As one scholar noted, public officials and their Wall Street partners often act as de facto governing bodies "empowered to issue long-term debt without the formal oversight of elected decision makers." Perhaps the most glaring example of such corruption and graft is in Jefferson County, Alabama.2 In 2011, the municipality filed the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history to contest a $4 billion debt in the aftermath of a sewer project gone disastrously wrong. The story is a familiar one: local officialsborrowed vast sums from Wall Street to pay for a treatment plant, which the EPA said was needed to stop sewage from flowing into the Cahaba River in a predominantly African American community. But the project was never completed because corrupt officials mishandled the funds (seventeen have been jailed since the scandal broke). Lenders demanded repayment anyway, doubling each household's sewer bill in a neighborhood already reeling from poverty, high unemployment and a sewer that still did not work properly. The county's financial trauma has resulted in public service cuts, mass layoffs and overcrowded prisons. Even a federal judge has stated that Jefferson County's debts cannot be repaid. === HOW ARE INTEREST RATES FOR MUNICIPAL BONDS DETERMINED? === Wall Street's criminality reveals that there is no such thing as a free market and never was. We recently learned that interest rates around the world have been rigged for years for the benefit of a few large financial firms. Yet the recent LIBOR scandal is not surprising when one considers that municipal bond-rigging has been going on for decades with no public outcry.[3] "In May 2011," reads a report from the International Herald Tribune, "UBS [bank] admitted that its employees had repeatedly conspired to rig bids in the municipal bond derivatives market over a five-year period, defrauding more than 100 municipalities and nonprofit organizations, and agreed to pay $160 million in fines and restitution."4 In 2012, Bloomberg News reported that "[s]o far, 13 individuals from banks including Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and UBS have pleaded guilty in the Justice Department's investigation."[5] In 2011, GE Capital was caught rigging municipal bonds and overcharging cities and towns across the United States. Their punishment? A $70 million fine, laughably low considering the profits involved. In his exposé of municipal bond rigging (which he calls "the scam Wall Street learned from the mafia"), Matt Taibbi explained that Wall Street "skimmed untold billions in the bid-rigging scam" from hundreds of municipalities. After they were caught, banks continued investing in city bonds. "Get busted for welfare fraud even once in America, and good luck getting so much as a food stamp ever again," Taibbi wrote. "Get caught rigging interest rates in 50 states, and the government goes right on handing you billions of dollars in public contracts."[6] === HOW CAN WE RESIST MUNICIPAL DEBT? === Occupy Wall Street makes it possible to imagine that some debts must not be repaid. In Jefferson County, for example, some citizens do not want to renegotiate; they reject such debt outright. As one activist in Birmingham noted, "[the debt] shouldn't ever have been issued, and therefore it shouldn't exist. It shouldn't have been spent. Since it shouldn't have existed, we're not going to pay it."[7] Some municipalities are fighting back against the big banks. After their pay was cut to minimum wage, Scranton's municipal unions sued the city, and their wages were restored. Years of community resistance delayed the construction of Barclays arena in Brooklyn because the stadium was financed with tax-exempt bonds and built on land seized by eminent domain. Baltimore is suing more than a dozen big banks for manipulating LIBOR, the benchmark for interest rates on many financial products. In July 2012, Boston activists held subway turnstiles open to protest Wall Street's vise grip on their city's transportation budget. After a toxic interest-rate swap deal sent it off a fiscal cliff, Oakland, California is trying to take the dramatic step of severing its relationship with Goldman Sachs for good.8 These efforts will continue and escalate in the months and years to come. The idea that some debts can and should be refused is a sentiment that is spreading. In Europe, the rallying cry of the 99% is, "we won't pay for your crisis!" In the United States, we can start a municipal debt resistance movement by asking critical questions and demanding answers. Have you ever looked at your town budget? Do you know how your elected and non-elected officials fund public works? Who benefits? Who really ends up paying for what? Simply posing these questions in your community is a way to strike debt. We must also insist that the 1% is no longer allowed to write the laws dictating how our communities will be financed. We must insist on an end to the debt-financing of U.S. cities. This case for ending Wall Street's control over our lives should also be made through direct action. We can target the banks profiting from the corrupt bond market with actions such as sit-ins and marches. The most important thing we can do as occupiers is refute the myth that the 99% are to blame for the fiscal emergencies that are declared when the bond vigilantes come knocking. === RESOURCES === ==== ARTICLES ==== Jason Hackworth, "Local Autonomy, Bond-Rating Agencies and Neoliberal Urbanism in the United States," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 26, no. 4, 2002 (tinyurl.com/DROMHackworth), 707-725. L. Owen Kirkpatrick and Michael Peter Smith, "The Infrastructural Limits to Growth: Rethinking the Urban Growth Machine in Times of Fiscal Crisis," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 35, no. 3, 2011 (tinyurl.com/ DROMKirkpatrick), 477 -503. Gretchen Morgenson, "Police Protection, Please, for Municipal Bonds," New York Times, August 4, 2012 (tinyurl.com/DROMMorgenson). Halah Touryalai, "City of Oakland Taps Occupy Wall Street to Take On Goldman Sachs," Forbes, July 11, 2012 (tinyurl.com/DROMTouryalai). "UBS: Expert in Escaping Prosecution," International Herald Tribune, July 20, 2012 (tinyurl.com/DROMIHT), 8. Travis Waldron, "How the House GOP Budget Would Decimate American Cities and States," Think Progress, August 9, 2012 (tinyurl.com/DROMWaldron). Rachel Weber, "Selling City Futures: The Financialization of Urban Redevelopment Policy," Economic Geography, 86 no. 3, 2010 (tinyurl.com/DROMWeber), 251 -274. ==== NOTES ==== 1. Mary Williams Walsh, "With No Vote, Taxpayers Stuck With Tab on Bonds," New York Times, June 25, 2012 (tinyurl.com/DROMWalsh). 2. Steven Church, William Selway, and Dawn McCarty, "Jefferson County Alabama Files Biggest Municipal Bankruptcy," Bloomberg News, November 9, 2011 (tinyurl. com/DROMChurch). 3. Steve Weissman, "A Crisis Worse Than 2008?" Salon, July 25, 2012 (tinyurl.com/DROMWeissman). 4. "UBS: Expert in Escaping Prosecution," International Herald Tribune, July 20, 2012 (tinyurl.com/DROMIHT), 8. 5. Ellen Rosen, "Municipal Bonds, UPS, JPMorgan, Student Loans: Compliance," Bloomberg News, July 23, 2012 (tinyurl.com/DROMRosen). 6. Matt Taibbi, "The Scam Wall Street Learned From the Mafia," Rolling Stone, June 21, 2012 (tinyurl.com/DROMTaibbi). 7. Mary Williams Walsh, "In Alabama, A County That Fell Off the Financial Cliff," New York Times, February 18, 2012 (tinyurl.com/DROMWalsh2). 8. Halah Touryalai, "City of Oakland Taps Occupy Wall Street To Take On Goldman Sachs," Forbes, July 11, 2012 (tinyurl.com/DROMTouryalai).
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Eric Berman, MD is a clinical associate professor at the University of South Florida, Tampa. He received his medical degree and completed his ophthalmology residency at State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center. After residency training, Dr. Berman completed a fellowship in neuro-ophthalmology and orbital and oculoplastic surgery at the University of Minnesota. He is practicing as a board-certified ophthalmologist in Sarasota, Florida.
Warren A. Bodine, DO, CAQSM received his medical degree and completed residency training in family medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He completed his fellowship in primary care sports medicine at Christiana Care Health System in Delaware. He is the director of primary care sports medicine at Greater Lawrence Family Health Center in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He is also the team physician for Merrimack College, Lawrence High School, and the Greater Lawrence Technical School. He has also served as the team physician for many Boston-area professional sports teams, local universities, and high schools.
Teresa Briedwell, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS is the director of admissions and academic affairs at the University of Missouri. She received her bachelor of science degree from the University of Missouri and her doctor of physical therapy degree from AT Still University.
Donald W. Buck II, MD received his medical degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Northwestern University School of Medicine in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and his fellowship at the University of Toronto in Reconstructive Microsurgery. He is on the attending staff at Christian Hospital and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.
Adrienne Carmack, MD completed her urology training at the University of Miami School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from Texas A&M University Health Science Center. She has published numerous articles and served as coeditor for the proceedings of an international consensus on bladder cancer. She has also served as a guest editor for Virtual Mentor, the American Medical Association's online ethics journal.
Kim A. Carmichael, MD, FACP is associate professor of medicine and associate program director at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He completed his medical degree at the Medical College of Virginia. His specialty areas include endocrinology and diabetes.
Andrea Chisholm, MD graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 1995. She completed her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City. Dr. Chisholm is a board certified OB/GYN currently in private practice in Salem, MA. She is an active member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecology and the North American Menopause Society. Dr. Chisholm is also a Clinical Editor for DynaMed, an EBM clinical reference tool created by physicians and a clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School.
Marcin Chwistek, MD is a part of the pain management and supportive oncology care department at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received his medical degree at Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland. He completed an internship at L. Rydygier's Hospital in Krakow, followed by an additional internship and residency in internal medicine at Yale University-Bridgeport Hospital. Dr. Chwistek also completed fellowships at the University of Arizona in integrative medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Pain and Palliative Care. He is board certified in internal medicine, pain medicine, and hospice and palliative medicine. He also specializes in cancer pain and supportive oncology.
Christine Colpitts, CRT, MA is a respiratory therapist. She is certified by the National Board for Respiratory Care and has 20 years of clinical experience, including respiratory intensive care and emergency respiratory care. She is also an Associate Editor for DynaMed, an EBM clinical reference tool created by physicians.
James P. Cornell, MD graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 1983. He completed his residency in family medicine at the Glendale Adventist Medical Center (GAMC) in Glendale, California. Dr. Cornell is a board certified family medicine. He is a faculty member at GAMC.
Fabienne Daguilh, MD received her medical degree from Faculté de Medecine et de Pharmacie in Haiti. She completed her residency at the University Hospital of Haiti, North General Hospital, and Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center. She is on the faculty of family medicine department at Montefiore Medical Center in New York.
Alan Drabkin, MD received his medical degree from the University of Cape Town Faculty of Medicine. He is a board-certified family physician. Dr. Drabkin is a clinical editor for DynaMed. He is also an assistant clinical professor of population medicine at Harvard Medical School
Alan Ehrlich, MD is board certified with the American Board of Family Medicine. He is an assistant clinical professor in Family Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Dr. Ehrlich is also currently a Senior Deputy Editor for DynaMed, an EBM clinical reference tool created by physicians.
Michael J. Fucci, DO, FACC is Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine. Dr. Fucci completed his training in Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Connecticut, and completed a visiting fellowship in Advanced Cardiac Imaging at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He obtained his medical degree at the University of New England.
Richard Glickman-Simon, MD is board certified in family medicine and is an assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. He oversees the curriculum in Complementary and Alternative Medicine for several graduate programs at the medical school, and he teaches courses in both allopathic and non-allopathic medicine to Tufts undergraduates. Dr. Glickman-Simon also chairs the Department of Western Biomedicine at the New England School of Acupuncture in Watertown, Massachusetts where he teaches students how to diagnose and treat diseases from a Western biomedical perspective. He previously worked in a primary care practice in the Boston area, providing patients with both conventional care and a variety of complementary medical services.
Shawna Grubb, RN received her Associates of Applied Science in Nursing from Reading Area Community College in Pennsylvania. She currently works as a registered nurse case manager at Aseracare Hospice in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
David L. Horn, MD, FACP is board certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases. Dr. Horn received his medical degree from New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY; performed his medical residency at Westchester County Medical Center, Valhalla, NY; and completed his fellowship training in infectious diseases at Brown University, Providence, RI. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the Infectious Disease Society of America.
Kari Kassir, MD is a graduate of UCLA and UC Irvine College of Medicine. She is board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric critical care, and is currently practicing in Southern California. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine.
Karli-Rae Kerrschneider, RN received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Truman State University in Missouri. She is pursuing a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She currently works as a registered nurse in the obstetrics department at Genesis Health System in Davenport, Iowa.
Laura Lei-Rivera, PT, DPT, GCS has a Bachelor's of Science degree from New York University. She later received her doctorate in physical therapy from the University of South Alabama. She currently works as a senior physical therapist at The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mt. Sinai where she is also the center's coordinator of clinical education.
Larissa J. Lucas, MD graduated from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1999. She completed residency training in internal medicine at Cambridge Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She was an internist and instructor in medicine for Harvard Medical School for 5 years. She continues as an instructor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.
Peter J. Lucas, MD graduated from the College of the Holy Cross and New York Medical College. Dr. Lucas completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dr. Lucas joined the Fallon Clinic in 1979 and practiced general Internal Medicine in the Worcester area for 30 years until 2007. Since 2008, Dr. Lucas has worked part time for the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Disability Evaluation Services as a physician advisor and for DynaMed as a peer reviewer.
Rimas Lukas, MD is currently on the faculty at the University of Chicago in the Department of Neurology, specializing in neuro-oncology. After obtaining a medical doctorate at Rush University in Chicago, he completed an internship in internal medicine at Cook County Hospital/John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County in Chicago. Dr. Lukas is also a sub-investigator in clinical research trials of new therapies for brain tumors.
Daus Mahnke, MD received his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1999, completed his residency in internal medicine at Yale New Haven Hospital in Connecticut in 2002, and was a fellow in training at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver from 2002-2005. Dr. Mahnke specializes in all aspects of gastroenterology and digestive diseases such as colon cancer screening and reflux disease. He currently practices with Gastroenterology of the Rockies in the Boulder, CO, area, and is on medical staff at Boulder Community's Broadway and Foothills Hospitals, Longmont United Hospital, Exempla Good Samaritan Hospital, and Avista Adventist Hospital.
Nicole S. Meregian is a board-certified physician assistant. She holds a Masters of Science and a Bachelor of Science from Rutgers University. She completed the physician assistant curriculum at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She is the chief physician assistant in the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
Daniel A. Ostrovsky, MD received his medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1999 and completed his residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center in in New York in 2003. He currently practices with DukeHealth in the Durham, NC area and is assistant professor of pediatrics and medicine at Duke University School of Medicine.
Adrian Preda, MD is a Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Vice Chair for Education, and Psychiatry Residency Program Director at the University of California Irvine School of Medicine. He is also an attending and research psychiatrist at the University of California Irvine Health Neuropsychiatric Center. His major interests include schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Preda earned his medical degree from the Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Romania. He completed an internship in psychiatry at University of Rochester and his psychiatric residency at Yale University. At Yale, he also served as the program wide co-chief resident and the Yale New Haven Hospital chief-resident. He was on faculty at Yale and the University of Texas Southwestern prior to joining the UC Irvine Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Preda is the DynaMed Specialty Editor for Psychiatry.
Igor Puzanov, MD is an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology-Oncology at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. His major interests are phase I drug development, targeted therapy for renal cell carcinoma and melanoma. Dr. Puzanov earned his medical degree from Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.
Kerri Ann Rall is board-certified physician assistant. She holds a Masters of Science in Physician Assistant Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Health Science from Kings College in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. She is assistant professor of physician assistant studies at the University of St. Joseph in West Hartford, Connecticut. She is also a physician assistant at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, specializing in adult allogeneic/autologous bone marrow transplant.
Brian Randall, MD is board-certified in family medicine. He holds an MD from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts and a BS in Psychology from the University of California at Davis. Dr. Randall completed his residency in family medicine at Tufts University Family Medicine Residency. He currently practices family medicine at Greater Lawrence Family Health Center in Lawrence, Massachusetts and is Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Randall is also a Clinical Editor for DynaMed, an EBM clinical reference tool created by physicians.
Mary-Beth Seymour, RN received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH. She worked as a registered nurse in the obstetrics department at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose, Massachusetts and Salem Hospital Birthplace in Salem, Massachusetts. She also worked at the Fertility Center of New England in Reading, Massachusetts where she assisted physicians with fertility procedures.
Marcie L. Sidman, MD is board-certified in family medicine (adult and pediatric primary care). Shee holds an MD from the University of Vermont College of Medicine. Dr. Sidman completed her residency in family medicine at Tacoma Family Medicine in Washington. She currently practices family medicine at North Shore Physicians Group in Beverly, Massachusetts.
Beverly Siegal, MD, FACOGgraduated from University of Texas Medical School in 1975. She completed her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology in 1981. She also holds a Master of Public Health from Harvard University. Dr. Siegal is a board certified OB/GYN who is currently retired, but previously practiced at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She is an active member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Siegal is also a Clinical Editor for DynaMed, an EBM clinical reference tool created by physicians and a clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School.
Chelsea Skucek, MSN, BS, RNC-NIC received her Masters in Nursing from Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois.
Dianne Scheinberg Rishikof MS, RD, LDN is a registered dietitian with a master's degree in nutrition and health promotion from Simmons College. She is the president and owner of Dianne B. Scheinberg and Associates, a nutrition counseling and consulting firm in Newton, MA. Her clients include Bosse Sports and Health Club and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Michael Woods, MD, FAAP is a deputy editor for EBSCO Information Services' DynaMed and Consumer Health products. Dr. Woods is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and board-certified in pediatrics. He has been a full-time primary care Pediatrician for 27 years since completing his residency in pediatrics at Hershey Medical Center. He is a graduate of Tufts University School of Medicine and has a BA and MS in chemistry from the University of Maine at Orono.
Monica Zangwill, MD, MPH is board-certified in internal medicine and in preventive medicine. She earned her MD from Tufts University and her master's degree in public health from Harvard University, both in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Zangwill is a Clinical Editor for DynaMed, an EBM clinical reference tool created by physicians. She specializes in primary care, preventive medicine, and public health.
Reviewer: EBSCO Information Services Consumer Health Editorial Staff
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Poems of Change and Chance
August 25, 2018 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Daylesford favourites, Ross Gillett, an Australian multi-award winning poet, and Richard Perry, a Canadian emeritus professor of Asian Arts will read and briefly discuss some of their favorite poems of Change and Chance.
Richard Perry
Richard Perry, who is Emeritus Professor of Asian Art History at York University, Toronto, and a much published music critic in Canada, has lived in Hepburn Springs for 15 years.
Ross Gillett
Ross Gillett’s poems have appeared in The Age, The Australian and The Canberra Times and in journals in Australia and the US. His book, The Sea Factory was one of the Five Islands Press New Poets 2006 series. In 2010 he published a chapbook of old and new poems – Wundawax and other poems – with Mark Time Books. His awards for poetry include the Robert Harris Poetry Prize, the Broadway Poetry Prize, the FAW John Shaw Neilson Award (twice), the Melbourne Poet’s Union National Poetry Prize, the Reason-Brisbane Poetry Prize, the City of Greater Dandenong National Poetry Prize and the Woorilla Poetry Prize. He has been twice shortlisted for the Blake Poetry Prize and was awarded second place in the 2016 Newcastle Poetry prize. Ross lives in Daylesford where he works as a project manager for the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.
Price: gold coin donation
The Convent Gallery Chapel
7 Daly Street Daylesford,
Words in Winter is an annual literary and arts festival held in August each year in the Hepburn Shire and surrounding districts.
wordsinwinter@gmail.com
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Bones: Season 3
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The third season of the American television series Bones premiered on September 25, 2007 and concluded on May 19, 2008 on the Fox Network. The show moved back to its original time slot, airing on Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. ET before moving to Mondays at 8:00 p.m. ET in 2008. The third season was cut short due to 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike and only consisted of 15 episodes, including the unaired second season episode “Player Under Pressure”. Due to the strike, the show had an extended hiatus after “The Santa in the Slush” aired on November 27, 2007; the show returned on April 14, 2008. The season averaged 8.9 million viewers.
In the UK, the season premiered on November 8, 2007 and concluded on May 29, 2008 on Sky1, airing on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m., and averaging 682,067 viewers. The season took a four-month hiatus due to the Writers Guild of America strike beginning after “The Boy in the Time Capsule” on December 20, 2007, with episodes resuming on April 10, 2008 with “The Knight on the Grid”.
The Widow Sep. 25, 2007
Soccer Mom in the Mini-Van Oct. 02, 2007
Death in the Saddle Oct. 09, 2007
The Secret in the Soil Oct. 23, 2007
Mummy in the Maze Oct. 30, 2007
Intern in the Incinerator Nov. 06, 2007
Boy in the Time Capsule Nov. 13, 2007
The Knight on the Grid Nov. 20, 2007
The Santa in the Slush Nov. 27, 2007
The Man in the Mud Apr. 14, 2008
Player Under Pressure Apr. 21, 2008
Baby in the Bough Apr. 28, 2008
The Verdict in the Story May. 05, 2008
Wannabe in the Weeds May. 12, 2008
The Pain in the Heart May. 19, 2008
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MB&F + L’Epée 1839 Tom & T-Rex for Only Watch
A duo of independent brands donate the very first table clock from the still unreleased series to the eighth edition of the charity auction, raising awareness of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
We’re talking not only unique, but the very first piece in the T-Rex line, officially debuting at the end of August. A construction of the clock reaching 26,5 cm in height resembles a futuristic take on a prehistoric beast made of stainless steel, palladium-plated brass and bronze. According to the creators, the legs of T-Rex were modeled directly on actual Tyrannosaurus Rex bones, using 3D scans of dinosaur skeletons as references. A sculpture mounted atop the body of the T-Rex, shaped like the figure of a young boy, staring down into a transparent blue marble of hand-blown Murano glass nestled in his cupped hands. The only eye of the beast acts as a dial with just hour and minute central hands.
Beating within the 201 finely finished components is a hand-wound in-house L’Epée movement, offering a 8-day power reserve. Time is set via a key, fitted through the centre of the Murano glass dial. And of course, there’s a symbolic meaning: Tom specifically represents the children living with the degenerative disease that is Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and the T-Rex is a metaphor for ‘the flights of imagination that nourish the child’s spirit’ and ‘the scientific advancements that will one day effect a long-awaited cure’.
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Fiat to unveil the Viaggio compact sedan at the 2012 Beijing Auto Show
Article by Christian A., on March 28, 2012
The debut of Fiat’s Viaggio compact sedan will be at the upcoming Beijing Auto Show. This is the first model to be produced by Fiat's joint venture with Guangzhou Automobile Group. It will be launched in the market before the end of 2012 while production starts in July. The success of this model is crucial as it has a major role in Fiat’s plan to expand beyond Europe as auto sales in this market are likely to drop for the fifth straight year.
Fiat seeks to increase sales in China to 300,000 by 2014 from having sold less than 1,500 in 2011. So far, Fiat had not been able to establish itself in China (the world's largest auto market), which is likely to increase by 8% more in 2012 and reach 14 million units by 2014. Since the failure of its joint venture with Nanjing Automotive, no Fiat models had been made in China.
The Viaggio (which means ‘journey’ in Italian) is a rebadged version of the Dodge Dart based on the Alfa Romeo Giulietta. The Viaggio has a length of 4670mm and a width of 1830mm, making it comparable to the size of the Ford Focus sedan available in central and eastern Europe, Russia and China.
Fiat S.p.A. is the owner of Alfa and it has a 58.5% stake in Dodge parent Chrysler Group, which will start its output of the North American version of Dart at its U.S. plant in Belvidere, Illinois, next month.
The Viaggio will be built at Fiat and Guangzhou Auto's new factory in the Changsha Economic Zone in Hunan province. Initially, an annual capacity of 140,000 vehicles had been planned. However, this figure is expected to rise quickly to 250,000. In China, the Viaggio would be powered by locally built normally aspirated and turbocharged versions of Fiat's 1.4-liter gasoline engine.
Fiat and Guangzhou's joint venture powertrain plant, which is located in the Changsha Economic Zone too, is predicted to have an initial volume of 220,000 engines annually. In addition, Fiat intends to launch a hatchback version of the Viaggio in China. This car will be exported to Europe as the replacement of the slow-selling Bravo compact hatchback, according to an Automotive News Europe that cited sources.
The new Fiat Viaggio got its inspiration from Italian design and combines modern-day fashion elements with lasting classical cues. The Viaggio, designed by the Fiat Group’s Style Center based in Turin, Italy, carries a timeless, expressive, and clean-surfaced exterior design that perfectly blends fluid forms and strongly proportioned curves. A contemporary Fiat face boasts an unmistakable brand identity. Moreover, rear tail lamps featuring refined LED lights give the car an image of superb quality.
The Viaggio is tastefully designed, both inside and out. Fiat designed it to be a world-class compact sedan that’s not like any other brand and model in its segment. It showcases "lower, wider, and longer" overall dimensions that it got from its predecessor’s architecture and platform. These give a dynamic appeal that is tuned to bring you class-leading handling and ride.
Additionally, the Viaggio has an extended C-pillar that lends it a sleek silhouette. It also has many elegant chrome details that give it an impressively sophisticated look.
Its “driver centric” interior design characterizes the on-board experience it gives you. This interior design is dominated by the unique "floating island bezel" combining the cluster and center stack as well as giving the inside of the car a look that is distinguishable from others. The Viaggio is made of premium quality materials, resulting in premium tactility.
It has no films, no faux woods, and no imitation metals among its components and materials. Its dashboard features a clean and appliqué-free execution with high-quality soft-touch surfacing that highlights its tactile grains. Its cabin is done in a warm and elegant dual tone of black and beige.
Topics: fiat, beijing auto show, sedan
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US-backed forces march toward IS stronghold
Posted: 6:41 AM, Jun 07, 2016
AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center, AMC
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<p>In this Sunday Feb. 15, 2015 file photo and provided on by the Syrian anti-government activist group Aleppo Media Center (AMC), which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels firing locally made shells against the Syrian government forces, in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center, AMC)</p>
BEIRUT (AP) — U.S.-backed Syrian rebel forces are closing in on the town of Manbij, a stronghold of the Islamic State group in northern Syria.
Sherfan Darwish of the Syria Democratic Forces says that as of Tuesday, his fighters now control two new villages.
The alliance last week launched a wide offensive, backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, in a push capture Manbij, which lies on a key supply route linking the Turkish border with the city of Raqqa, the Islamic State's de-facto capital.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the Syrian civil war, says SDF fighters are now about two kilometers, or just over a mile, south of Manbij.
The Observatory said SDF has captured 52 villages and farms since the offensive started.
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MR. AMIT BHOSALE, MANAGING DIRECTOR, ABIL GROUP
HomeMR. AMIT BHOSALE, MANAGING DIRECTOR, ABIL GROUP
As the Managing Director of the esteemed ABIL Group (Avinash Bhosale Group), Mr. Amit Bhosale has spearheaded multiple luxury real estate projects. He has established ABIL Group as a leading luxury real estate developer in Pune’s luxury real estate landscape and plans to expand the group’s presence into other cities of India. With a strong academic and professional background, Mr. Amit Bhosale brings a fresh and unique perspective in understanding the premium real estate culture to India.
Having a deep inclination towards innovation and quality, he is an individual with specialized skills in planning and directing organizational activities. As an astute visionary he has the ability to set goals and build long-term relationships with potential business clients and maintain progressive relationships with existing stakeholders.
A man with a determined vision, his mission in business, at this stage, is to build quality projects a notch higher than the best available.
Education :
After completing his Bachelors in Commerce from Symbiosis Institute, Pune, Mr. Amit Bhosale pursued his Masters in Hospitality Management from the elite Les Roches, Switzerland. He also further enhanced his credentials by successfully completing the Owners/President Management Program from Harvard Business School, Boston.
Mr. Amit Bhosale: Business Achievements:
The ABIL group ventured into the world of hospitality with the first project being the Hotel Sun-n-Sand in Pune. Under the aegis of Mr. Avinash Bhosale, Mr. Amit Bhosale has taken forward the real estate legacy into a new level of experience in hospitality. Passionate about hospitality, he has successfully set up the St. Regis Hotel in Mumbai; The Westin Hotel in Pune; Le Meridien in Nagpur and W Resorts and Spa in Goa (Under construction). The hotels being brought on board are reputed names out of which The St. Regis Hotel, Mumbai and W Resorts and Spa, Goa have been brought to India for the very first time. All these brands fall under the umbrella of the esteemed Starwood Group. He has also ventured into newer territories including Nagpur, Goa and Mumbai. The growing demand of 5 star hotels in those regions requisitioned the expansion of the group’s projects into these areas
Mr. Amit Bhosale – A Visionary in the Luxury Real Estate sector:
Mr. Amit Bhosale’s vision is to create unique developments in prime locations. His vision is not only to give the best of amenities and luxury, but to offer a once in a lifetime opportunity to be located within the heart of the city with unbeatable views. He wants to provide state-of-the-art construction and luxury which comes as a complete package in the best localities in the heart of the city. He has so far achieved the same all over Pune, with projects spanning from the East to the West and envisions doing more such projects.
His real estate portfolio also includes establishing partnerships with high level industry leaders such as GIC Singapore to launch a world-class housing project namely “Megapolis”. This project is unprecedented and spread over 150 acres of land at Hinjewadi, Pune.
Projects led by Mr. Bhosale are landmarks which give utmost importance to the environment and nature. The structures built, are vertical saving ground space for planting trees and improving the green cover.
Mr. Amit Bhosale tries to inculcate the best of hospitality and real estate to create ultra premium projects.
In Mumbai, demand and supply of luxury housing is improving and this led ABIL to expand its horizons to the financial capital of India. Mr. Amit Bhosale’s vision to venture into new territories and lead a well-defined team has driven the company to create two luxury projects in South Mumbai on Hughes Road and Nepeansea Road.
Mr. Amit Bhosale’s Interest:
Besides from being a real estate businessman, Mr. Amit Bhosale enjoys spending time indulging in sports such as cricket and squash. He also is a passionate traveler, exploring different destinations from a design and architectural perspective. He loves collecting art and his taste is eclectic; his collection includes various kinds of paintings, as well as some sculptures. He has a keen interest in automobiles and aircraft. This passion has led him to take flying lessons. Flying for Mr. Bhosale is not all about thrill or an adrenaline rush; it’s engaging in a process that takes focus and commitment. His palette for exclusive cuisine, leads him to experiment with different restaurants and cuisines from diverse cultures. This helps him explore and bring interesting concepts into India like Yuuka at St. Regis Hotel, Mumbai and Spice Market New York which is being introduced in W Resorts and Spa, Goa.
Mr. Bhosale prefers staying at different hotel properties across the globe to experience each property’s elite treatments and services offered.
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The '08 Malibu: Serious This Time
It seems that every time a car maker comes out with a midsize sedan it is “better than a Camry or an Accord” or some variant thereof. Chevy has said it in the past. But with the ’08 Malibu, they are putting more than rhetoric on the road.
This is a sketch of the '08 Malibu by Tim Kazub, the exterior dsigner for the vehicle. He is very pleased with how what he conceived and what is being manufactured are closer than often the case. Of course, the biggest wheels that you can get for the Malibu are 18s, and those he's drawn are clearly in the 24 vicinity.
The '08 Malibu is available in four models, LS, LT, LTZ, and Hybrid. The '08 model has a wheelbase of 112.3 in., which is six inches more than the sedan that it replaces, although it is the same wheelbase used for the '07 Malibu Maxx five-door (there is no longer a Maxx in the offerings).
Yes, there's a hybrid model, too. This has the 2.4-liter Ecotec four cylinder engine and a Hydra-Matic 4T45 four-speed transmission, just like other Malibus equipped with a four (although the four-speed transmission will be eventually replaced by a six-speed, which is undergoing calibration by GM-DAT). However, the Hybrid has a 36-volt motor/generator unit in place of the alternator, it provides up to 110 lb-ft of torque for auto starting. Also, there is a 36-volt nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery pack in the trunk. It is Chevy's first hybrid. It starts at $22,790 and is said to provide 24 mpg city, 32 mpg highway.
First of all, let’s take the Corvette out of the picture. After all, the Corvette is to, say, the Chevy Aveo what Aerosmith is to a garage band that’s still in a garage. With that established, let’s make a definitive statement: the 2008 Chevy Malibu is the best-designed, most-well engineered vehicle in the Chevy showroom. In fact, it could be argued that with few exceptions (e.g., the ’08 Cadillac CTS), the Malibu could be the best thing that GM has, period. (Speaking of Corvettes and Cadillac: A few years ago it was thought by some that Corvette would become a Cadillac model, but the closest that came to happening was the development of the Cadillac XLR, which is based on the Corvette platform.)
It is all about consistency and the under-standing that it is necessary to not simply match the competition (the usual suspects, the Honda Accord and the Toyota Camry) but to try to get ahead of them. Gary Kovacic, vehicle line director for the Malibu, explains that when they went to work on the Malibu three years ago, they didn’t know what Toyota was going to do for the ’07 Camry nor, certainly, Honda for the ’08 Accord. Consequently, they had to do their best in anticipating what the competition would do. He notes that one of the big differences with regard to developing the ’08 Malibu as compared with the previous generation was that they were given the charter by management to work to exceed expectations—expectations of the consumer, expectations related to the competition. To do any less would be to likely surrender sales in the increasingly competitive midsize car market. If you’re not working to be ahead in your development, you will most certainly fall behind.
The Unstately (But Remarkable) Performance of Bentley Who knew that a Bentley could be so brisk—and bold?
American Made People who make their living in the auto industry probably won’t be surprised, but some others...
ZF and AKC Rear steering can provide big benefits. And ZF is building lots of them.
This is connected, in some ways, with the aforementioned consistency. That is, the Malibu (like its predecessor) is based on the GM global Epsilon platform. This is an architectural underpinning that first debuted on the 2002 Opel Vectra. It has been used, subsequently, for Saabs, a Pontiac, and a Saturn. Each time there was further improvement and refinement; this is not the same as it previously was. In the case of the ’08 Malibu, the version of the Epsilon that it is closest to is the Aura, although Kovacic (who’d worked on the Aura, the Pontiac G6, and the previous Malibu) explains that the tuning for the Malibu is more supple, less European-inspired as is the case with the Aura. (Both cars are made at the Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas; the plant received a $208-million investment in its body shop for the ’08 Malibu.) So by working the platform, they have been able to continuously improve it. So with the Malibu being the last in the line (so far), it benefits from all of the previous learnings.
Shhhh . . .
One of the main goals while developing the Malibu was to reduce NVH. This has been accomplished through a variety of means. First of all, there is the fundamental stiffness of the chassis. According to Kovacic, 60% of the underbody is fabricated with high-strength steel “for maximizing strength and optimizing mass.” He goes on to note, “The body structure is incredibly stiff,” then backs that up by pointing out that the global bending frequency is 26 Hz, which he describes as “luxury-car like.” (One of the aspects of the Malibu—be it from a overall design, engineering or amenity standpoint—that’s repeated by everyone involved with it is that they wanted to develop a vehicle that is “like a $40,000 car for half the price”—the base LS model, equipped with a 169-hp 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine with variable valve timing and a four-speed transmission starts at $19,995.) The point of this is that by starting with a stiff structure, the consequent squeaks, rattles, groans, and moans are minimized or eliminated. (It also contributes to better ride and handling.)
Beyond “starting with a foundation that doesn’t twist and move,” Kovacic says that there were “hundreds of things that our design engineers, our development engineers, and our manufacturing engineers did to make this a quieter vehicle.” Among them:
The use of acoustic, laminated glass for the windshield and front side doors (5.4 mm for the former, 5 mm for the latter)
42% thicker side rear door glass compared to previous Malibu
Full inner door seals and trip-lip door glass sealing
Use of sound-absorbing material in the console, behind rear seat, under the instrument panel, and under headliner.
Use of a engine-side acoustic front-of-dash mat
Liquid-applied sound-damping material for door panels.
One interesting development is the air induction system for the four-cylinder engine*. Not only does it function as the engine cover, but it also incorporates nine sound chambers that doesn’t simply minimize source noise, but produces a smoother, more linear sound for that which remains.
Can’t Forget the ‘Vette.
But what is the most-impressive aspect of the car—which is being marketed as “The Car You Can’t Ignore”—is its exterior design. Tim Kozub, exterior designer, points to a sketch of what he’d imagined the Malibu might be, and then to the physical production car: “As you can see the car hasn’t changed much from the initial sketches.” Which makes him rather pleased. And he should be, as this is a level of detail and design that is uncharacteristic of Chevys except for...yes, that Corvette. Which, in fact, Kozub brings up. He points to the hood. It is what’s known as an “island hood,” meaning that it is captured by the sheet metal of the fenders and the front fascia, not layered on top as is the case with most cars. “We took it from the Corvette.” (Kozub also adds, “It is very difficult to manufacture. Gary Kovacic and his team made it possible. They had to reposition elements in the engine compartment so that they could fit under the fenders.”)
Walking around behind the car, he points to the rear: “It is sheared off, like the ‘Vette. Look at how the lower fascia wraps up to the rocker—that’s a Corvette-like line.” Inside: dual cockpit. Which is something that’s familiar to . . .
*In addition to the 2.4-liter four, there is also a 3.6-liter V6 that is mated to a six-speed transmission. The projection is that about 70% of the Malibus sold will be equipped with the four. That number includes the hybrid version of the car, as well.
New Chevrolet TrailBlazer: An Authentic SUV
Nowadays in the U.S. market, vehicle manufacturers pretty much are all committed to producing crossover utility vehicles rather than their predecessor type, the sport utility vehicle.
Assembly Plants: How They Compare
Here's an overview of the study of assembly plant productivity that gets the undivided attention of all automakers: "The Harbour Report." Although the Big Three companies are getting better, they still have a way to go. But given the levels of competition, better won't be good enough for some plants, it seems.
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There are a ton of community misconceptions about employing people with disabilities.
“Accommodations for me to hire people with disabilities onto my team will be too costly, we can’t afford it.”
“If I hire someone with a disability, I can’t fire them because of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)!”
In reality, 73% of employers reported that their workers with disabilities did not require any accommodations. And of those who do, 50% of the accommodations cost less than $500. Employees without disabilities ask for accommodations also, like putting up a curtain because the sun shines in their eyes, ordering a standing desk to help with their back pains, or even a flexible schedule.
An employer can fire a person with a disability for the same reasons an employer can fire a person without a disability such as they are not doing their job, they are late all the time, and other reasons. As long as the person with a disability is not being fired because they have a disability.
But these are a few misconceptions, of course there are so many more.
People with disabilities DO work in your community. These are people who have disabilities that are visible by others, and people who have invisible disabilities.
Brandon begins his internship by trying out various tasks at the Diner.
Brandon just graduated high school, and is finding the right employment path
The first day on the job is intimidating for everyone. Everything is new and lots of information is given to you. It was the first day of Brandon's internship at the Barre Country Diner, and was learning all about how the food is prepared, how the cooks let the waitors know when the food is ready, the storage room, where he will clock in, and also where the bathrooms are.
With an internship, Brandon will spend 90 days at the Country Diner. In this time he will gain work experience, see how well he likes the position, and perhaps have an opportunity to be hired if he is a good fit and he is interested. Otherwise he can try new internships to find his right fit.
During his 90 days he will try different jobs out at the diner. From keeping the dining area clean by washing menus, busing tables, to making sure the customers are having a great experience.
Robin, a manager at the diner, says it is important for everyone to do the small tasks that keep the diner running smoothly, and once Brandon gets the hang of those tasks, he will get to learn the larger tasks.
Sara, his employment specialist, says she thought his first day went really well, she didn't even have to spend his whole first shift with him, and he picked up on tasks very quickly.
Brandon has his internship through enrollment with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development's Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, and choosing Aptiv as a service provider.
Meet Mitch, an employee of the Janesville Country Club
Mitch was in a rhythme, dressed in black pants and black shirt with an apron. He finished loading up a rack of dirty dishes that was going to go through the dishwasher. To his right were metal shelves, labeled with what dish went where, a small accomadation to help Mitch do his job properly.
Mitch works at the Janesville Country Club as a dishwasher three days a week. He enjoys his job, and is proud of having a job.
"I like my coworkers," Mitch said. "I even consider them to be friends."
Mitch got his job by networking with Aptiv staff at a job fair, where he met Chef Kevin, his now boss. Chef Kevin knew he wanted to hire Mitch as soon as he spoke with him. This was because of Mitch's positivity and willingness to work.
Through enrollment with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development's Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, and choosing Aptiv as a service provider, Mitch has worked at the Janesville Country Club for little over a year now.
Mitch pointing at the dishware labels
Labeled shelves to help Mitch easily do his job.
October was National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
"Reflecting a commitment to a robust and competitive American labor force, the 2018 National Disability Employment Awareness Month theme is 'America’s Workforce: Empowering All.'"
-U.S. Department of Labor
National Disability Employment Awareness Month may almost be over, but as a community we should continue to fight the misconceptions of our fellow employees with disabilities.
1. U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy, Myths and Facts about People with Disabilities
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Skyscrapers: The Latest Architecture and News
The Tallest Residential Building in the World is coming to New York City
02:30 - 18 October, 2018
Central Park Tower. Image Courtesy of ASGG & Wordsearch
The design for the tallest residential building in the world has been unveiled, situated in New York City. “Central Park Tower” by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill architecture will stand at 1,550 feet (472 meters). The firm’s Jeddah tower in Saudi Arabia is also currently under construction, on track to be the world’s tallest tower.
https://www.archdaily.com/904133/the-tallest-residential-building-in-the-world-is-coming-to-new-york-city Niall Patrick Walsh
2019 eVolo Skyscraper Competition
2019 Skyscraper Competition
eVolo Magazine is pleased to invite architects, students, engineers, designers, and artists from around the globe to take part in the 2019 Skyscraper Competition. Established in 2006, the annual Skyscraper Competition is one of the world’s most prestigious awards for high-rise architecture. It recognizes outstanding ideas that redefine skyscraper design through the implementation of novel technologies, materials, programs, aesthetics, and spatial organizations along with studies on globalization, flexibility, adaptability, and the digital revolution. It is a forum that examines the relationship between the skyscraper and the natural world, the skyscraper and the community, and the skyscraper and the city.
https://www.archdaily.com/901157/2019-skyscraper-competition Rene Submissions
Boston's Tallest Residential Tower Tops Out, Designed by Pei Cobb Freed
© Four Seasons One Dalton
The Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences One Dalton Street, Boston’s tallest residential building, has reached its full height of 742 feet, forming a significant presence on the Boston skyline. Designed by Henry N. Cobb of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, in collaboration with Cambridge Seven Architects, the 61-story scheme features 160 residences, a five-star hotel, and an adjacent park.
Cobb’s design for One Dalton comes 40 years after he designed another noted Boston landmark, the John Hancock Tower.
https://www.archdaily.com/900699/bostons-tallest-residential-skyscraper-tops-out-designed-by-pei-cobb-freed Niall Patrick Walsh
UNStudio Named Winner of Landmark Melbourne Skyscraper Competition
Green Spine / UNStudio + Cox Architecture . Image Courtesy of UNStudio / Cox Architecture
UNStudio and Cox Architecture have officially been announced as the winners of Melbourne’s landmark Southbank Precinct overhaul. Selected from a range of high-profile offices, including BIG, OMA, and MAD, UNStudio's vision for the $2 billion project includes a pair of twisted towers called Green Spine. As the largest single-phase project in the history of Victoria, Australia, the Green Spine is designed as a state-of-the-art, mixed-use environment centered around innovation in architecture and design.
https://www.archdaily.com/900217/unstudio-named-winner-landmark-melbourne-southbank-project Eric Baldwin
A' Design Award and Competition - Open Call: Building Structural Design Category 2017-2018
16:47 - 9 August, 2018
Housing from the ground to the sky The residential complex
Award Winning Design - BRONZE A DESIGN AWARD
In modern architecture, high-rise building and skyscrapers was proposed as one of the effective factors to urban problems. This proposed method causes so much problems in these cities conditions such as twinkling city skyline, environmental pollution, disturbing privacy and also undesirable view of the buildings lower in height, safety factors, communication problems, installation, Etc.
Skyscrapers, each trying to reach their peak in such a way that they aim to connect the earth to the sky. Somehow they are bridges from earth to sky.
Dome is one
https://www.archdaily.com/899950/a-design-award-and-competition-open-call-building-structural-design-category-2017-2018 Rene Submissions
The Engineering Behind San Francisco's Safest Building
09:30 - 28 July, 2018
For 181 Fremont, Arup’s radical move was to do away with plans for a tuned mass damper or a sloshing damper on the skyscraper’s roof—common features in tall towers in the U.S. for reducing the natural sway of buildings. Neither damper style goes very far in protecting a building against seismic force, says Ibbi Almufti of Arup. Image Courtesy of Kevin Chu/KCJP
This article was originally published by Metropolis Magazine as "The Skyscraper's Innovative Structure is Changing the Game for Earthquake Design".
The most remarkable thing about 181 Fremont—San Francisco’s third-tallest tower, designed by Heller Manus Architects—is not the penthouse’s asking price ($42 million). Rather, it’s an innovative yet unglamorous structural detail: a viscous damper system that far exceeds California Code earthquake-performance objectives for buildings of 181 Fremont’s class, allowing immediate reoccupation after a seismic event.
https://www.archdaily.com/898838/the-engineering-behind-san-franciscos-safest-building Laura Raskin
Thyssenkrupp's "High-Rise Elevator Test Tower" in Atlanta to Experiment with Cable-Free, Sideways-Moving Systems
Courtesy of Thyssenkrupp
Thyssenkrupp Elevator, one of the world’s largest elevator companies, has revealed images of their proposed headquarters near The Battery Atlanta in Cobb County, Georgia. The headquarters will take the form of a “state-of-the-art 420-foot (128-meter)-tall elevator qualification and test tower, the tallest of its kind in the U.S. and one of the tallest in the world."
Featuring 18 shafts, the tower will be a testing ground for new concepts and product pilots, including high-speed elevators, two-cabins-per-shaft systems, and the world’s first cable-free and sideways-moving elevator systems.
https://www.archdaily.com/899077/thyssenkrupps-high-rise-elevator-test-tower-in-atlanta-to-experiment-with-cable-free-sideways-moving-systems Niall Patrick Walsh
OMA, BIG, and UNStudio Among Prominent Firms to Reveal Visions for Landmark Melbourne Southbank
The Lanescraper. Image Courtesy of BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group / Fender Katsalidis Architects
A prominent shortlist including BIG, OMA, and UNStudio have revealed their visions for Melbourne’s landmark Southbank Precinct overhaul. The $2 billion project will be the largest single-phase project in the history of Victoria, Australia, intended as “a state-of-the-art, mixed-use environment” to be “centered around innovation in architecture and design.”
The six shortlisted schemes include twisting towers, interlocking blocks, and stacked neighborhoods, all focusing on the 6,000-square-meter BMW Southbank site. The designs were revealed at a public symposium on July 27th featuring speakers from the shortlisted firms.
https://www.archdaily.com/899050/oma-big-and-unstudio-among-prominent-firms-to-reveal-visions-for-landmark-melbourne-southbank Niall Patrick Walsh
LWK & Partners Releases Design 'Olympic Vanke Centre' Project in China
Courtesy of LWK & Partners (HK)
LWK & Partners (HK) has recently released their design for “Olympic Vanke Centre” in Hangzhou, China. Occupying 13,969 sqm at the city’s CBD and next to its 2022 Asian Games Village, the Centre, to be completed in 2021, includes two office towers sharing one podium for amenities and underground service area. The design features the rotating, lifted podium that opens up cascading outdoor terraces that extends further into the towers.
https://www.archdaily.com/898117/lwk-and-partners-releases-design-olympic-vanke-centre-project-in-china Laurene Cen
Europe's Tallest Skyscraper Approaches Completion in St Petersburg
© Viktor Sukharukov Courtesy of Lakhta Center Multifunctional Complex
The Lakhta Center, a 400,000-square-meter complex which includes Europe's tallest skyscraper, is approaching completion in St Petersburg. Designed by RMJM (authoring team led by Tony Kettle), the complex provides a new landmark in the northwest of the city—an area on the coastline of the Gulf of Finland which has seen significant development in recent years with the completion of the St Petersburg Stadium, a passenger seaport, and a number of park spaces including the Park of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg.
The centerpiece of the development, the 462-meter-tall Lakhta Center Tower, is not only the tallest building in Europe, but also the first supertall skyscraper in St Petersburg, the world's second-tallest twisting skyscraper after the Shanghai Tower, and the world's northernmost skyscraper.
https://www.archdaily.com/898132/europes-tallest-skyscraper-approaches-completion-in-st-petersburg Rory Stott
CTBUH Announces the Initial List of Speakers for the 2018 Middle East Conference on "Polycentric Cities"
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The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has named the initial list of speakers for the 2018 Middle East Conference, Polycentric Cities: The Future of Vertical Urbanism. The list features men and women from some of the most influential businesses in the industry, such as HOK, Safdie Architects, Kohn Pederson Fox, Gensler, Perkins+Will, SOM and many more.
The conference will highlight a wide array of subjects and disciplines related to the conference theme, as well as other hot topics in the industry, including smart technologies, modular construction, 3D-printing buildings, net-zero skyscrapers and much more.
Read on for more about Polycentric Cities and the initial list of speakers.
https://www.archdaily.com/897538/ctbuh-announces-the-initial-list-of-speakers-for-the-2018-middle-east-conference-on-polycentric-cities Collin Abdallah
This Genetic Algorithm Predicts the Rise of Skyscrapers in Urban Areas
16:30 - 26 June, 2018
Researchers @FECYT_Ciencia have developed a genetic algorithm that predicts the vertical growth of cities. @physorg_com with the details: https://t.co/QsnRA1nTxz pic.twitter.com/JFB6DMJRmR
— Retina Images (@retinaimages) June 5, 2018
The growth and expansion of metropolitan areas has been evident over the past decade. Buildings are getting taller, and urban areas are getting larger. What if there was a way to predict this growth and expansion?
A new study by Spanish researchers from the University of A Coruna has discovered that the increase of skyscrapers in a city reflects the pattern “of certain self-organized biological systems,” as reported by ScienceDaily. The study uses "genetic evolutionary algorithms" to predict urban growth, looking specifically at Tokyo's Minato Ward. Architect Ivan Pazos, the lead author of the new study, explained the science behind the algorithm: "We operate within evolutionary computation, a branch of artificial intelligence and machine learning that uses the basic rules of genetics and Darwin’s natural selection logic to make predictions."
Read on for more about the study and what it could mean for the possibility of estimating vertical urban development.
https://www.archdaily.com/896947/this-genetic-algorithm-predicts-the-rise-of-skyscrapers-in-urban-areas Collin Abdallah
WOHA's First Office Skyscraper in China Tops Out in Shenzhen
Courtesy of WOHA
WOHA has released an update of their first office skyscraper for China, as their Vanke Yun City scheme tops out in Shenzhen. Manifesting as three tower blocks attached to a central T-shaped core, the scheme seeks to present “an alternative office tower typology that responds to the sub-tropical climate in Shenzhen.”
Set against the backdrop of ubiquitous post-modernist skyscrapers, the 1.6 million-square-foot (150,000 square-meter) scheme aims to “radically transform the soulless skyscraper into a highly liveable, humane, and sustainable micro-vertical city.”
https://www.archdaily.com/896343/wohas-first-office-skyscraper-in-china-tops-out-in-shenzhen Niall Patrick Walsh
SOM Scale + Form at the 2018 Venice Biennale
10:45 - 26 May, 2018
© Tom Harris
Today, a new exhibition opened in Venice featuring the work of the global architecture and engineering practice Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). Presented at the European Cultural Centre, "Time Space Existence" is a collateral exhibition of the 2018 Venice Biennale of Architecture. The show includes work from leading architects, photographers, sculptors, and universities from around the world.
https://www.archdaily.com/895221/som-scale-plus-form-at-the-2018-venice-biennale Rene Submissions (Partners)
First Images Released of SOM's Proposed Skyscrapers on Former Chicago Spire Site
© Noe & Associates/Boundary courtesy of Related Midwest
The Chicago Tribune has released images of an SOM-designed skyscraper scheme for the former Chicago Spire site. The two towers, measuring 1,000 and 850 feet tall (305 and 259 meters), are expected to contain 1.3 million square feet of floor space, including 850 residential units.
The proposal signals a new lease of life for 400 N Lake Shore Drive, where a 75-foot-deep, much-ridiculed foundation hole serves as the only reminder of the once-planned Chicago Spire, a 2000-foot-tall Santiago Calatrava-designed skyscraper.
https://www.archdaily.com/894623/first-images-released-of-soms-proposed-skyscrapers-on-former-chicago-spire-site Niall Patrick Walsh
Foster + Partners Unveil Images for Towering DJI Robotics Headquarters in Shenzhen
Dajiang innovation HQ, Shenzen, China. Image Courtesy of Foster + Partners
Foster + Partners has unveiled their vision for the headquarters of DJI, the world’s leading robotics company, to be located in the Chinese technological powerhouse of Shenzhen. Symbolizing the “heart of innovation” for the robotics giant, the scheme seeks to alter the traditional concept of office architecture, generating a “creative community in the sky.”
Comprised of two towers, the scheme strikes a balance between research, development, office space and public amenities. The floors comprise floating volumes cantilevered from central cores by steel mega-trusses, ensuring maximum flexibility in large, column-free workspaces.
https://www.archdaily.com/894239/foster-plus-partners-unveil-images-for-towering-dji-robotics-headquarters-in-shenzhen Niall Patrick Walsh
New Images Released of Proposed Skyscraper Addition to Chicago's Thompson Center
Courtesy of visualizedconcepts
Landmarks Illinois has released new images of a proposed radical extension to the James R, Thompson Center in Chicago. The images seek to portray the building’s versatility to be privately redeveloped as a mixed-use hub, featuring an eye-catching “super tower” at the southwest corner of the site, as proposed by the scheme’s original architect Helmut Jahn.
The new images follow on from a previous story we covered last year, detailing a 110-story tower proposed by Jahn in response to local plans to demolish the postmodern building. The latest images underlie a similar goal of demonstrating the potential for the Thompson Center to be protected and expanded, in response to its listing on the Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois in 2017 and 2018. The Postmodernist piece lies in a precarious situation, with an administrative interest in selling the building and replacing it a high-rise development.
https://www.archdaily.com/893833/new-images-released-of-proposed-skyscraper-addition-to-chicagos-thompson-center Niall Patrick Walsh
The Chicago Tribune Tower Might Have a New Neighbor: The City's Second-Tallest Skyscraper
14:39 - 24 April, 2018
Courtesy of CIM / Golub
The Chicago Tribune Tower is at the center of a $1 billion development seeking to bring over 700 residential units to the city center. Developers CIM and Golub have unveiled a proposal which would see the redevelopment of the neo-Gothic tower into 163 condominiums, and the construction of a tapering skyscraper only 30 feet shorter than the Willis Tower, Chicago’s tallest building.
https://www.archdaily.com/893261/the-chicago-tribune-tower-might-have-a-new-neighbor-the-citys-second-tallest-skyscraper Niall Patrick Walsh
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AH Awards 2014 - Best Android News and Magazine App of the Year
By Tom Dawson December 08, 2014, 9:20am
If there's one thing that's changed as a result of smartphones and tablets, it's how we read the news and the magazine industry has changed a lot as a result. We can now read news from thousands and thousands of sources from all over the web through one app, we're just moments away from watching video reports of breaking stories and magazines have never been more accessible. So, which app is the best News and Magazine App on Android?
Winner: Flipboard
Flipboard continues to show us how it's done when it comes to news apps. While there are other apps that might be more powerful, none of them have the sort of experience of Flipboard. If you're looking for a news reading experience that has a lot to offer you, and evolves with you, while still offering an experience close to reading a newspaper or magazine, then Flipboard is the one for you. With Flipboard, you can tailor your experience to the sort of news and articles that you want to read, rather than having to read what's given to you. It's a great overall experience and it received a fresh coat of paint earlier this year as well. It might feature ads now, that not everybody is happy with, but if you want the best experience when reading news that matters to you, then this is the best option.
Runner Up: Zinio
If you're more interested in singular issues of your favorite publication, but have waged war on paper, then Zinio is a great option. It features great deals on subscriptions and unlike the fairly basic editions offered by Google Play, Zinio editions are often better quality and have more features embedded into the titles. A definite must for those seriously into periodicals, Zinio shows Google how it's really done - and it works on that iPad you don't have, too.
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Latest Report Highlights Games And Apps 'Most Downloaded' Are Not 'Most Revenue' Generating
By John Anon January 28, 2015, 7:22am
We have already heard this morning the main findings of App Annie's retrospective look back of 2014. For those that missed our earlier report, the overall findings suggest sub-industries such as the 'sharing economy', messaging and 'super casual games' saw the biggest growth in 2014 and are likely to continue in 2015. Those were the overall main headlines, but to look in to what actually did well, individually, we have to delve into the rankings. These rankings consist of overall scores across both the android (Google Play) and iOS (Apple).
In terms of worldwide ranks, we see some a lot of familiar faces making the top 10's in 2014. In terms of games, the number one downloaded game was Candy Crush Saga. This was followed by Subway Surfaces, My Talking Tom, Farm Heroes Saga (same makers as Candy Crush) and one of the new entries, Clash Of Clans. You will notice a lot of these titles revolve around the same type of game content, clearly indicating the popularity of these sorts of games, over the last twelve months. Likewise, the top non-game Apps of 2014, followed a similar homogenous pattern. In at number one was Facebook Messenger. Probably not surprising this made the number one spot in terms of downloads, as this was only released in 2014 and instantly had Facebook's entire userbase to hit the download button. Following on from Facebook Messenger though, was actually Facebook. This was then further followed on by WhatsApp Messenger (starting to notice a trend?). Coming in fourth and fifth place was Instagram and Skype respectively. So there can be no doubt that in the non-game sphere, social media apps were the biggest apps by download.
That said, downloads do not equate to revenue and that certainly seems to be the case when you look at the actual top apps and games of 2014 by revenue. On the game front, the number one game by revenue, was actually Clash of Clans. Which if you remember came in fifth, in terms of 'number of downloads'. This was followed in second place by Puzzle and Dragons, which actually did not make it into the top 10 of download numbers at all. The most downloaded game (Candy Crush Saga) comes in at third place, in terms of revenue and is followed up the rear by Monster Strike and Game of War - Fire Age in fourth and fifth place, respectively. Likewise, the non-game apps seem to show a similar trend with only one of the top five 'top downloaded' apps, making the top 5 revenue-generating apps. Ironically, it was also fifth in both lists, with Skype being the fifth top app for revenue. Edging past Skype into fourth place was dating app, Zoosh. This was then beaten to third by LINE Play. For those who have yet to encounter, is an avatar social media based app which can be linked to your LINE, Facebook or Twitter accounts. Beating LINE Play to second place was Pandora Radio and taking the very top spot for non-game apps by revenue, was LINE. As you have by now probably guessed, this is the main app to which you can link your LINE Play (the third highest revenue app) to.
As such, LINE seem to have done extremely well in 2014 with their range of LINE apps. In fact, for informational purposes, LINE also had the seventh app in terms of revenue for their LINE Manga app. With three in the top 10, LINE were by far the standout publisher, taking the number one Publisher spot for revenue. They also managed to get one of their games (Disney Tsum Tsum) in the top 10 revenue games (number eight). The success of LINE does highlight the interesting correlation between downloads and revenue. While we consistently hear of how many downloads certain apps achieve, it seems that does not always equate to a successful revenue app. LINE were the number one publisher for non-game revenue, had three apps in the top 10 non-game list and one in the top 10 game list. Yet, none of their apps made it on to either the game or non-game top 10 downloaded lists. Interesting!
January 28, 2015, 7:22am
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HTC One M8 Android 6.0 Update Certified by Bluetooth SIG
By Phil Bourget October 29, 2015, 12:01pm
HTC has its hands full with hardware and firmware this fall. The Android 6.0 update race has already begun, and so far the only HTC-made device that is guaranteed to have Marshmallow at this point is the Nexus 9, whose updates HTC doesn't really control. But, with the launch of the Marshmallow-clad One A9, as well as the promise of updating this year's One M9, the folks with last year's One M8 might be feeling eager or even worried. No fear One M8 owners, your update has now seen Bluetooth's approval.
Yes, Bluetooth certification is hardly an 'update is coming now' signal, but it means that there is less to slow the update down. Especially given that, if you check the source, the update was submitted on the 22nd of September, and got its certification on the 28th of October. HTC has previously confirmed that they will be working to bring the latest version of Android to various One-branded handsets, as well as a few of the Desire line, beginning at the end of 2015's calendar year. But the 'end of 2015' can be anywhere between November and the first week or so of January, given enough carrier delay.
The good news is that the update has been officially certified by Bluetooth SIG, and that means that only the Wi-Fi Alliance has to certify it, then the serious countdown to roll out can begin. Some of the more desired features of Marshmallow will help out the aging One M8 greatly, so it's definitely an update to look forward to. The One M8's battery life has been a point of contention since its launch in 2014, and the Doze capabilities of Marshmallow will let the device go into a deep sleep mode to conserve battery power, while being ready to go with more juice when you pick it up. Another aspect of Marshmallow that many have been waiting for is the granular permission system, where a user isn't asked to grant all the permissions of an app upon install, and instead will be asked to allow use of a specific part of the device upon activating a feature that requires said access. With Marshmallow's growth looking to spike in the coming few months, it'll be interesting to see how the carrier system of the U.S. hampers the schedule HTC has laid out.
October 29, 2015, 12:01pm
Source: Bluetooth SIG Via: G for Games
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Using Android since 2012 and the Galaxy S III, I'm now running a Nexus 5 paired to a Moto 360 to keep updated on the Internet of stuff. Usually found on Google+ or in class.
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LINE Will Offer MVNO Service In Japan This Summer
By Justin Diaz March 24, 2016, 1:32pm
There's no doubt that the most popular form of communication these days is messaging, whether it's text messages (also known as SMS) or messaging and chat applications such as popular services like Hangouts, LINE, and Facebook's own Messanger, people tend to talk to each other more through messages than they do with voice calls. The interesting thing about that is that many of the most popular messaging services also now allow the capability to make HD voice calls as well as video calls, so you can still talk to people through traditional means and have a face to face conversation.
That particular detail should make it less of a surprise to hear that popular chat application LINE, will be entering into the business of wireless phone service later on this year. Announced today on their blog, LINE has unveiled their plans to become and MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) and offer voice service as a carrier beginning this Summer. At the current time, LINE states they will only be offering their MVNO services in Japan with no mention of expanding outside the country, which somewhat makes sense as LINE is extremely popular in the region. LINE Mobile, as it's to be called, will be utilizing the towers and network of one of Japan's biggest wireless carriers, NTT DoCoMo, and will offer plans that start off at just ¥500, which is equal to under $5 USD.
Aside from the extremely low price point for service coverage, LINE Mobile will also allow subscribers of their virtual network unlimited access to LINE's chat and voice services which includes their end-to-end encryption, as well as unlimited access to Facebook and Twitter. It's worth noting that LINE states only the main features of those services will be free, which suggests that customers may have to pay more than the listed ¥500 a month if they want unlimited access to a full feature set, although it isn't mentioned if this is the case or not. They do however mention unlimited browsing and posting on both Facebook and Twitter, so it's not entirely clear what LINE Mobile will be considering main features, and what it might cost, if anything, to get access to what they don't consider part of the main features of those apps.
Source: LINE Blog Via: Engadget
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The Horror Of The War Essay
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America's highest-paid CEO shares the moment he knew he made it big
Kelly Harry, AOL.com
Jul 23rd 2015 8:50AM
GoPro has humble beginnings as an 8-employee company that sold camera straps in 2004, but today it employs more than 800 people and has made founder Nick Woodman the highest-paid CEO in the US in 2014, according to Bloomberg.
Woodman revealed during last week's Reddit AMA that he knew GoPro had made it big time in 2009.
"I first felt it coming when I used the first HD Hero [camera] prototype in the summer of 2009. I took it longboarding just north of Santa Cruz and I teared up when I watched the footage at home. I called my girlfriend, now wife, in to watch it with me and we both knew the HD Hero was going to change everything."
The HD Hero hit the shelves in November 2009, the first camera in GoPro's history to offer full 1080p video quality.
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Om Prakash Vs. Bhagwan Das [1986] INSC 31 (10 March 1986)
SEN, A.P. (J) SEN, A.P. (J) RAY, B.C. (J) SINGH, K.N. (J)
CITATION: 1986 AIR 1643 1986 SCR (1) 598 1986 SCC (2) 428 1986 SCALE (1)1278
ACT:
U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Rent and Eviction) Act 1972 & U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent & Eviction) Rules, 1972, s. 21(1) (a) 4th Proviso/Rule 16(1)(f) - Landlord seeking ejectment of tenant on bona fide need -Landlord offering reasonable, suitable accommodation to tenant- Landlord's claim to eviction to be considered liberally.
HELD:
The Prescribed Authority, Varanasi and the Second Additional District Judge, in revision, after considering the comparative hardship likely to be caused to the tenant and the landlord, allowed the application of the appellant - landlord under s. 21(1)(a) of the U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972 on the ground that the need of the appellant-landlord was bona fide and he was entitled to the release of the demised premises.
The Authorities also held that since the appellant was living in the rented premises, there was no reason why he should be deprived of the beneficial enjoyment of his own property. However, in the appeal, the High Court set aside the orders passed by the aforesaid two Authorities.
Allowing the appeal, ^
HELD : 1. There was no infirmity in the order of the Prescribed Authority or that of the learned II Additional District Judge. The High Court was clearly in error in interfering with the order passed by the Prescribed Authority, Varanasi and that of the II Additional District Judge, Varanasi. The judgment and order of the High Court are, therefore, set aside. The order of the Prescribed Authority, Varanasi and that of the II Additional Judge, Varanasi directing the release of the accommodation under s.21 (1)(a) of the Act are restored. [601 D; 601 H] 599
2. One of the factors prescribed by r. 16 (1)(f) is that if the landlord applies for ejectment of the tenant on the ground that the accommodation is bona fide required by him for his use and the members of his family and if the landlord offers reasonably suitable accommodation to the tenant for the needs of his family, the landlord's claim for eviction shall be considered liberally. [601 B] In the instant case, the refusal of the application of the landlord under s.21 (1)(a) of the Act would undoubtedly cause greater hardship to him as that would deprive of his beneficial enjoyment of his own property. In such a case, it could not be said that the landlord had not fulfilled the requirement of the 4th proviso to s.21(1)(a) of the Act.[601 D]
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION: Civil Appeal No. 959 of 1986.
From the Judgment and Order dated 1.5.1985 of the Allahabad High Court in C.M.W.P. No. 11377 of 1980.
R.B. Mehrotra for the Appellant.
Sunil Ambwani and Mukul Mudgal for the Respondent.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by SEN, J. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, we are satisfied that the High Court, in the facts and circumstances of the case, was clearrly in error in interfering with the order passed by the Prescribed Authority, Varanasi and that of the II Additional District Judge, Varanasi by which they allowed the application made by the appellant under s. 21(1) (a) of the U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Act, 1972. Although the Authorities on a consideration of the evidence came to the conclusion that the need of the landlord was bona fide and he was entitled to the release of the demised premises under s. 21(1) (a) of the Act.
Admittedly, the appellant and the respondent are displaced persons and the authorities held that since the appellant was living in rented premises there was no reason why he should be deprived of the beneficial enjoyment of his own property.
600 In Bhaichand Ratanshi v. Laxmishanker Tribhovan, [1981] 3 S.C.C. 502 this Court interpreting the analogous provisions in s. 13 (1) (g) of the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 observed :
"The Legislature by enacting Section 13 (2) of the Act seeks to strike a just balance between the landlord and the tenant so that the order of eviction under Section 13 (1) (g) of the Act does not cause any hardship to either side. The considerations that weigh in striking a just balance between the landlord and the tenant were indicated in a series of decisions of the Court of Appeal, interpreting an analogous provision of the Rent and Mortgage Interest Restrictions (Amendment) Act, 1933 (c.32), Section 3 (1), Schedule I, para (h) : Sims v. Wilson, [1946] 2 All E.R. 261; Fowle v.Bell, [1946] 2 All E.R. 668;
Smith v. Penny, [1946] 2 All E.R. 672; Chandler v. Strevett, [1947] 1 All E.R. 164; and Kelley v. Goodwin, [1947] 1 All E.R.810. One of the most important factors in considering the question of greater hardship is whether other reasonable accommodation is available to the landlord or the tenant. The court would have to put in the scale other circumstances which would tilt the balance of hardship on either side, including financial means available to them for securing alternative accommodation either by purchase or by hiring one, the nature and extent of the business or other requirement of residential accommodation, as the case may be. It must, however, be observed that the existence of alternative accommodation on both sides is an important but not a decisive factor.
On the issue of greater hardship the English Courts have uniformly laid down that the burden of proof is on the tenant. We are inclined to the view that on the terms of Section 13 (2) of the Act, the decision cannot turn on mere burden of proof, but both the parties must lead evidence.
The question whether or not there would be greater hardship caused to the tenant by passing the decree must necessarily depend on facts and circumstances of each case." 601 A plain reading of s. 21 (1)(a) of the Act read with the 4th proviso thereto and r. 16 (1)(f) shows that the scheme under the Act is the same. One of the factors prescribed by r. 16 (1)(f) is that if the landlord applies for ejectment of the tenant on the ground that the accommodation is bona fide required by him for his use and the members of his family and if the landlord offers reasonably suitable accommodation to the tenant for the needs of his family, the landlord's claim for eviction shall be considered liberally. In the present case, the Prescribed Authority and the II Additional District Judge both, after considering the comparative hardship likely to be caused to the tenant and the landlord, recorded a finding that on the refusal of the application, the landlord would be put to greater hardship.
There was no infirmity in the order of the Prescribed Authority or that of the learned II Additional District Judge. The refusal of the application of the landlord under s. 21 (1) (a) of the Act would undoubtedly cause greater hardship to him as that would deprive of his beneficial enjoyment of his own property. In such a case, it could not be said that the landlord had not fulfilled the requirement of the 4th proviso to s. 21(1) (a) of the Act. The High Court obviously committed an error in interfering with the findings of the Prescribed Authority and the learned II Additional District Judge on the ground that the landlord had failed to fulfill the requirements of the 4th proviso to s. 21 (1) (a) of the Act.
We wish to record that Shri R.B.Mehrotra learned counsel for the appellant made an offer that the rented premises in occupation of the appellant may be given to the respondent who is his tenant in exchange. We think that this was a very reasonable offer and should be accepted. Shri Sunil Ambwani, learned counsel appearing for the respondent stated that the respondent was not agreeable to his proposal. We, therefore, heard the parties on merits.
In the view that we take, the appeal must succeed and is allowed. We set aside the judgment and order of the High Court and restore that of the Prescribed Authority, Varanasi and that of the II Additional District Judge, Varanasi directing the release of the accommodation under s. 21 (1) (a) of the Act. We direct that the Prescribed Authority, Varanasi shall 602 on an application being made by the parties, allot the rented premises occupied by the appellant in favour of the respondent with the consent of the landlord. If no such consent is forthcoming, the Prescribed Authority shall allot a reasonably suitable alternative accommodation to the respondent for his occupation on such terms as he may deem fit.
We further direct that the order of eviction shall not be executed for six months in the event the respondent furnishes usual undertaking within four weeks from today.
Both the parties shall, in the meantime, move to the Prescribed Authority, Varanasi, for permission to exchange their respective premises on the terms set out above.
No costs.
M.L.A. Appeal allowed.
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"The Wiz Live!" Wins Big
December 11, 2015 Garrett Sisson
Last week, NBC broadcast a live production of “The Wiz” to 11.5 million viewers, the third in the network’s series of annual high budget one-shot musicals performed and recorded seven days after Thanksgiving each year.
This all-black, contemporary interpretation of “The Wizard of Oz” was originally performed on Broadway in 1975, and features R&B and Soul inspired music, including the hit song, ‘Ease on Down the Road.’ A 1978 film adaptation was released at the end of the Blaxploitation movement, starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson. Though it differed in tone from the original and was considered a box office flop, the stars’ recording of the feature song achieved Billboard Hot 100 success and Grammy nominations, and the film is now considered a cult classic.
The Wiz Live! has received great praise from critics as a heartfelt revival of the classic show. Production design and dance moves were updated for modern audiences, and parts of the script were rewritten to give the characters a tighter story arc. One new song, ‘We Got It,’ was written especially for the event.
Dorothy is played by 19-year old newcomer Shanice Williams, who hails from New Jersey and auditioned at the show’s open casting call. The show also stars Elijah Kelley as the Scarecrow, Ne-Yo as the Tin Man, and Queen Latifah as the Wiz. It features dance performances from a Cirque du Soleil ensemble during the flying monkeys and digitally created tornado sequences, and the rapper Common plays the Bouncer, who is the gatekeeper of Emerald City. Stephanie Mills, who played Dorothy in the original Broadway production, returns to play Aunt Em.
NBC’s The Wiz Live! is preceded by last year’s production of Peter Pan Live! and 2013’s The Sound of Music Live!. These shows both received incredibly bad reviews; Carrie Underwood’s casting as Maria the first year was seen as a misguided ploy for ratings, and the next year, featuring the bizarre casting of Christopher Walken as Captain Hook, did not fare much better. Adding to the controversy, NBC was accused of nepotism when Allison Williams—daughter of NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams—was cast as Peter Pan.
All this controversy led many theatre fans to start “hate-watching” the specials for entertainment, taking to Twitter and other social media with their most creative and scathing remarks. Incidentally, that negative attention led to a larger audience being blown away this year by the unexpected quality of the production. This year’s Twitter activity tripled from last year’s, which had double the number of viewed tweets as the year before it. According to Nielsen ratings, the show actually broke a record for most interactions about a live special program in more than four years of tracking.
All three shows have been produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, who also produced the last three Academy Awards programs. The NBC specials are performed in New York for an empty house, and utilize state of the art special effects and close-up photography. They were inspired by the popularity of live, televised musicals recorded on a soundstage in the 1950s. The success of this year’s performance has already led to talks about taking the production back to Broadway next year, as well as prompting Fox Network to host Grease Live in January (starring Aaron Tveit, Julianne Hough, Vanessa Hudgens, and Carly Rae Jepson).
For now, the show can be watched on NBC’s website for free, and will also be rebroadcast on Dec. 19. The Wiz represents a celebration of black culture for all audiences, and is more timely today than ever before. By televising it in our modern informational and connected era, this iteration also makes it easier than ever to enter into the conversation about diversity and race relations.
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Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs
The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe
By Lisa Randall
Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs (2015) takes a close look at the remarkable interconnections between Earth and the universe around it. These blinks explain how dark matter, the invisible stuff that makes up most of the universe, relates to the mass extinctions of the past and to the comets that might one day bring about another.
Scientists and students of science
Anyone interested in how the dinosaurs became extinct
People curious about Earth’s early history
Lisa Randall is a science professor at Harvard University specializing in cosmology and theoretical particle physics. In 2007, she was named one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” and is the author of other books including Warped Passages.
Contains 12 key ideas
Key idea 1 of 12
We might not be able to see dark matter, but that doesn’t mean we can’t understand it.
Has anyone ever told you, “I’ll believe it when I see it?”
It’s fine to want tangible evidence of something. But this leaves us on shaky ground when it comes to dark matter; even though it’s all around you, you can’t see it.
In fact, at this very moment, billions of particles of dark matter are moving through you. You can’t perceive them visually because dark matter doesn’t interact with light. Humans also can’t touch or sense dark matter in other ways because it doesn’t have electromagnetic interactions – at least not that science has been able to discover so far.
So, while it’s uncertain what type of particles compose dark matter, it’s clear that they’re not the typical atoms or elemental particles that humans are familiar with and which we can see.
In this way, dark matter is a bit like the microscopic world of bacteria that live all around us. We can’t see bacteria, but they’re essential to our healthy functioning. What’s more astounding is that this invisible dark matter makes up 85 percent of all the matter in the universe!
How do we know?
Well, dark matter can be detected through its interactions with gravity.
Everything in the universe is in constant motion, and the rate at which objects like planets and stars move depends in large part on the gravitational pull of massive objects like the sun.
In the 1930s, scientist Fritz Zwicky was following the velocity of stars and galaxies when he noticed that their visible mass wasn’t enough to account for the gravitational pull being exerted. This led him to the conclusion that there must be matter that we can’t see – he called it dunkle Materie, or “dark matter.”
Dark matter played a significant role in shaping our universe.
Meteoroids have been hitting Earth for billions of years and might have played an important role in the formation of life.
Unlike the meteoroids that enter Earth’s atmosphere every day, comets are unique.
Devastating meteoroids don’t strike Earth often – but recent ones have revealed their destructive potential.
The meteorite impact that caused the dinosaur extinction was one of five major extinction events.
Despite the massive damage ancient meteorites caused, finding evidence of their impacts on Earth isn’t easy.
Some very specific clues led to the discovery of the K-Pg crater.
Evidence suggests that there may be a regularity to mass extinctions caused by comets.
The Milky Way’s galactic tide and our solar system’s orbital path offer possible explanations for why comets come from the Oort cloud.
Only time will tell if dark matter is the reason for the massive meteoroids that hit Earth every 32 million years.
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How Smart Women Win in the New Economy
By Magdalena Yesil
Power Up (2017) aims to empower women in the workplace with practical advice and heartfelt anecdotes from a Silicon Valley pioneer. Although primarily focused on the tech industry, it’s a guidebook that can be applied to breaking glass ceilings in all industries. From taking ownership of career choices to navigating sexist office politics, Magdalena Yesil offers a call to action for women who want appropriate credit for their hard work and a salary to match.
Anyone working in the tech industry
Entrepreneurs and venture capitalists
Magdalena Yesil is an established force in Silicon Valley, with a diverse professional history that includes cofounding Broadway Angels, a group of female angel investors, and the tech companies UUnet, CyberCash and MarketPay. Currently, she’s a founding investor and board member of cloud-based computing giant called Salesforce. She was recently named Red Herring magazine’s Entrepreneur of the Year.
To “Power UP” your career, you must endure mistakes, stay humble and remain confident.
The New Economy is a fast-moving field, since advancements and new innovations are being made all the time in the technology industry. If you hope to stay on track during all of the twists and turns that lay ahead, you need to keep a few core principles in mind.
To begin with, it’s important not to get discouraged when mistakes are made, and instead use them as an opportunity to power UP.
The author, Magdalena Yesil, made a mistake back in the early days of Apple. She rejected a job offer from Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak! Unfortunately, she had heeded the advice of her college advisor, who told her she shouldn’t take a job from a tech company that named itself after a fruit.
Rather than just beating herself up, Yesil recognized the real cause of her mistake: she didn’t do the proper research before making the decision. Instead, she decided to power UP. From then on, she’d do her homework and make well-informed career decisions.
Another core principle of powering UP is to stay humble, as this is key to being receptive to valuable feedback.
During her first engineering job, Yesil designed a semiconductor chip. After her presentation on the chip’s logic functions in her first review meeting, her work was harshly criticized by her bosses.
But, once again, Yesil saw an opportunity: this was a great chance to learn and understand each and every design flaw that needed fixing. During the meeting, she remained attentive and receptive to each piece of criticism. And because she was open, her colleagues were always honest with her about any ways in which she could improve.
This brings us to the third principle: remain confident about each career decision.
Making a career change can be a scary and emotional time. Changes often come with financial risks, but these are the burdens you must bear if you are to reach your long-term goals.
Marc Benioff was an early collaborator of the author’s when she was working at Salesforce. But before they became colleagues, Benioff worked at Oracle, where he had a close friendship with his mentor and a secure and lucrative position.
When Benioff joined Salesforce, he had an eight-thousand-square foot office space with just ten other employees. But he presented each of these employees, as well as Salesforce investors, with an attitude of confidence about his career decision.
As it turned out, that decision wasn’t bad: Salesforce’s offices are now the tallest building west of the Mississippi.
To gain useful experience and skills before launching your own company, work for an established corporation.
Know what you contribute to your company and get a paycheck to match.
Cultivate gravitas and don’t be afraid to be a “bitch” when confronting sexist workplace situations.
Create a professional network of both women and men.
A career and a family aren’t mutually exclusive; when you achieve in one area, you don’t have to lose out in the other.
It’s still possible to power UP after quitting or being fired from your job.
Promoting equality and diversifying talent in an organization are the best ways to power UP together.
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Ashurst takes two partners from rivals
by Sol Dolor | 17 Feb 2018
Ashurst has boosted its Canberra office with two new appointments.
The international firm has welcomed Melanie McKean and Angela Summersby to the partnership. McKean comes from Norton Rose Fulbright, which absorbed the new partner when it merged with legacy Henry Davis York (HDY) in December. Summersby moves from HWL Ebsworth.
The appointments come as Australia’s legal industry proves it is still highly mobile, with the start of the year brimming with lateral hires.
McKean, who moved to HDY in April last year from HWL Ebsworth, is an expert in commercial dispute resolution and public and administrative law. Before HWL Ebsworth, she was also a partner at DLA Phillips Fox, which became DLA Piper.
With 18 years' experience advising and acting for governments, corporate, and private clients, she has extensive experience conducting major investigations for the Australian government.
Summersby has almost 20 years’ experience as a specialist in Australian government work, which has seen her advise on many of the Commonwealth's most recognised projects and programmes, Ashurst said. She has expertise in Australian Government contracting, information and communications technology (ICT) contracts, intellectual property, privacy and business process outsourcing.
Summersby was a long-time lawyer at Ashurst. She started her career at the firm in 1994 and became a partner in 2004. She moved to HWL Ebsworth in 2012.
“Angela and Melanie are both highly regarded legal practitioners with impressive public sector expertise. Their hires support our growth agenda for the Canberra market, while greatly bolstering our government and corporate client service offering,” said Paul Vane-Tempest, Ashurst Canberra managing partner.
An earlier version of the story misidentified the firm as Clifford Chance. We sincerely apologise for the error.
Revolving doors: Rivals continue to hire from each other
Magic Circle firm saves legal arm of collapsed construction giant
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Toyota joins Mazda as only Japanese manufacturers to win Le Mans
by Aurick Go
Following roughly two decades of gunning for the win at the world’s most prestigious endurance race, the Toyota Gazoo Racing team have finally broken their curse at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a 1-2 finish at this year’s event. In doing so, Toyota have now become the second Japanese manufacturer to win at Le Mans following Mazda’s win back in 1991.
Finishing with 388 laps under their belt, the No. 8 TS050 Hybrid finished two laps ahead of No. 7 in second place. Despite having Audi and Porsche back out from the race, having no credible competitors did not ensure victory for Toyota – the race itself would still be its unpredictable opponent. Considering their heartbreaking loss in 2016 where they led the race for 23 hours and 55 minutes only to fail thanks to a small hardware issue, Toyota would be keen to ensure that all is accounted for to prevent that from happening again.
Despite critics saying that Toyota would have a hollow victory this year with their lack of opponents, that takes nothing away from the amazing drive of Sebastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima, and Fernando Alonso in the No. 8 car. While the Spaniard’s victory would be the highlight of this crew, it wouldn’t be possible without the team effort put in by the rest of the ex-F1 driver lineup. Alonso took the helm at the start of the race and put up a solid stint that put their car in the lead by the 4 hour mark.
And while the two Toyotas traded for the lead throughout the race, the No. 7 pulled ahead following a 60-second stop and go penalty handed to the No. 8 car for speeding in a slow zone. This would have put No. 8 out of contention for the win, but a missed pit stop by Kamui Kobayashi in the No. 7 car led to a slower conservative lap that handed the lead to the winning car.
Following a full day’s worth of racing, Toyota Gazoo Racing finally emerges victorious over the race that won’t give them the elusive win for twenty years. So will we see other manufacturers try to take the crown from them next year?
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Elvis Chan
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Dominique Shelton
Art Coviello on the State of Security and Privacy
RSA's Retired Chairman Offers a Candid View of Today's Top Debates Tom Field (SecurityEditor) • March 3, 2016
A year after retiring as chair of RSA, Art Coviello returns to the RSA Conference and offers candid thoughts on the state of the industry, the global threats that concern him most and the significance of the legal struggle between Apple and the FBI.
In a video interview at RSA Conference 2016, Coviello discusses:
His firsthand advice to CEOs of enterprises that are breached;
The security threats that concern him most, including the growth of cyber extortion;
His take on the controversial legal dispute between Apple and the FBI.
Before retiring and becoming a partner in the venture capital firm Rally Ventures, Coviello served as executive chairman of RSA, The Security Division of EMC. During his two-decade career at RSA, the company evolved from its roots in authentication and encryption to the emerging areas of information security, including security analytics, and identity and governance, risk and compliance, or GRC. During his tenure, RSA's revenue grew from $25 million in 1995 to more than $1 billion in 2014. Coviello has been instrumental in helping companies, industries and governments continue informing and shaping the evolution of security strategy to meet the challenges facing organizations. He serves on the boards of Bugcrowd, Cylance, EnerNOC and AtHoc.
RSA Conference 2018 Featured
Treat Data Security Like Firefighting
Global Cyber Alliance: 'A Coalition of the Angry'
Tom Field
Senior Vice President, Editorial, ISMG
Field is responsible for all of ISMG's 28 global media properties and its team of journalists. He also helped to develop and lead ISMG's award-winning summit series that has brought together security practitioners and industry influencers from around the world, as well as ISMG's series of exclusive executive roundtables.
https://www.bankinfosecurity.co.uk/art-coviello-on-state-security-privacy-a-8927
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Electronic Q&A
Finding the World's Next Big Winners
By Lawrence Strauss
Updated Dec. 21, 1999 7:27 pm ET / Original July 17, 2019 8:41 pm ET
Investment Philosophy | Greig's Picks
Q: What's your first pick?
A: Sony (SNE).
Q: It's obviously a huge electronics company, but why do you like it?
A: I think the main single focus of the appeal of Sony is the about-to-be-released Play Station 2. The Play Station franchise is really Sony's single biggest profit center -- and the technology that is going to be in the Play Station 2, both in terms of the processor and in terms of the versatility of what the product is going to do.
Q: So, you're confident about the product?
A: I think this is going to be a blockbuster. This is going to be the biggest thing [for] Sony since the Walkman.
Q: I see that First Call has Sony's secular growth rate at about 10%. That's not knock-your-socks-off growth, is it?
A: No. I think at the top line that's probably not an inaccurate, plus or minus whatever the yen may do, and whatever the company may do in terms of restructuring. I think that Sony's management's commitment to be in new areas and to be committed to areas that are more profitable and more value-added is really what is going to make this be a 15%-to-20% growth company instead of a 10% growth company.
Q: Earnings growth?
A: Yes. And I think that is not just a matter of cost-cutting inefficiency, but it is also things like new businesses that they want to be in, both technologically and in terms of services. So, this company is going to have a lot of interesting networking initiatives and Internet initiatives. They just announced a move into Internet banking the other day, which, I think, really bespeaks the kind of areas that they want to go into.
Q: It has a huge P/E. The ADRs trade at about 75 times next year's estimated earnings.
A: Yes, [but] if you get this thing organized in terms [of a] consolidated price-to-cash-flow basis, you get down to a number like 11 [times] or 12 [times]. When you compare it to global comparable like News Corporation, it comes down in basically the same league. [But] I think it is really a better company.
Q: You're comfortable with that premium, which doesn't leave a lot of room for error?
A: Yes. I don't have any problem with the valuation of Sony. As with many multidivisional Japanese companies, the accounting is a little hard to interpret, but I don't have any problem with the overall valuation on it on a cash-flow basis.
Q: What's your next pick?
A: The next one is a UK company called Shire Pharmaceuticals (SHPGY).
Q: What kind of a company is it?
A: This is a specialty pharmaceutical company. It is just in the process of working through a merger with a U.S. company called Roberts Pharmaceutical .
Q: Shire has a market cap of about $1.5 billion. So, it is a much smaller play.
A: We have several small pharmaceutical companies in the portfolio, because I think that it is really much easier for them to build a portfolio and build long-term growth. Shire's main product is a product called Aderall, which is proprietary product for attention deficit disorder in children. It is a fast-growing product because it is supplant[ing] the older generic product in this area called Ritalin.
Q: Is Aderall in the U.S. market now?
A: Yes. And in the development pipeline, the next product that they are working on is in cooperation with Johnson & Johnson . And beyond that there are several other [products] in reasonably highly developed stages of trials that could follow. I think this gives you [about a] 30% growth profile for this company.
Q: First Call has their secular growth at 27%. I have them trading at about 30-33 times next year's earnings estimates, so it's not a huge premium.
A: That is reasonable.
Q: The stock's done pretty well this year, I see.
A: It has been a good stock. The UK stock has gone from roughly four pounds (sterling) to roughly seven.
Q: What can sustain the momentum?
A: Continuing growth in existing products, plus new product momentum. Plus the benefits [of] the merger with Roberts, which is going to give them a lot more marketing muscle in the U.S.
Q: How about one more pick?
A: Intrawest (IDR).
A: This is the leading North American operator of ski resorts. Their corporate strategy historically has been to take over existing big-name properties and enhance them.
Q: Where are they based?
A: In Vancouver. Their largest property in terms of revenues and earnings is Whistler in British Columbia. They have several other large developments around North America. They have basically improved these resorts so that they can add more value by getting more skier visits per year and get more spending per day out of the visitors. They've now enhanced that growth profile by working residential and investment real estate into a lot of these resorts. That gives them another dimension of growth in the future.
Q: Why has the stock been so volatile this year?
A: Basically it has a little bit of seasonality, as these stocks tend to do. It has a little weather sensitivity. There has been some controversy about how much they were going to invest and what their capital needs were going to be. And whether they were going to be able to meet growth projections. I think we are in a position now to see them deliver [20% growth] this upcoming fiscal year.
Q: It is really a small-cap stock right now?
A: It is a small cap.
Q: On a P/E basis, this is really more of a value play, isn't it?
A: This is a cheap stock. There is no question about it. This is the cheapest 20% growth company I know of.
Q: So, how does it jibe with your investment philosophy?
A: It just happens to be out of favor and underappreciated, I think.
Q: What's the market missing here?
A: It is in a sector that, I think, growth investors look with some disfavor on. Hotels, for instance, sell at fairly moderate multiples, even if they have good growth rates.
Q: And as you said, there is always the cyclicality of the industry.
A: Yes. I think the market has really gone a little bit bipolar in terms of appraising growth stocks here. If you are in a technology-related area, you get a much more generous valuation for a given growth rate than you do if you are in a mundane area.
Q: Thanks, George.
Greig's Picks
Company Ticker Price
Intrawest IDR 16
Sony SNE 209 7/8
Shire Pharmaceuticals SHPGY 31
Favorite Stocks
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BASITOURS is an international booking agency representing artists in the field of music and entertainment.
Founded 1981 in Zofingen/Switzerland, BASITOURS represents artists organising their live events.
We cover all concerns for music live events, such as routing tours, negotiating fees and contractual obligations.
BASITOURS/ Peter Basler started as a local promoter in Zofingen, Switzerland. Commencing in 1981 he promoted shows for the like of Billy Cobham, Konstantin Wecker, Joe Cocker, Polo Hofer, Alice, Jango Edwards, Weather Report and many others.
In 1986 the business expanded and the headquarters were moved to Austria. The booking list of BASITOURS now included the musicians Sam Rivers, Archie Shepp, Abdullah Ibrahim and Don Cherry.
1987 was the beginning of the successful collaboration between BASITOURS and Billy Cobham. Once set the partnership kept going strong for 11 years.
The other main act being Joe Zawinul and the Joe Zawinul Syndicate who kept their bookings with BASITOURS for a full 17 years.
The growing success led to gigs with many musicians such as: Kris Kristofferson, Joe Felicano and The Original Blues Brothers Band, the legendary master of Tango Astor Piazolla, Salif Keita, Miles Davis, Vasco Rossi and Dave Brubeck. BASITOURS also held subagent contracts with Manhatten Transfers, Ray Charles, Wishbone Ash, Jethro Tull, Ian Gillan Band, Mink de Ville, Lionel Hampton Big Bnd, Maynard Ferguson, Al Di Meola, Miles Davis and many others.
As of 1993 BASITOURS conducted many joint venture cooperations in Benelux, Hungary and Austria. While at the same upholding the European tour booking for Billy Cobham Band, the Joe Zawinul Syndicate, Kris Kristofferson, Jose Feliciano, John McLaughlin, Jojo Mayer Nerve, Trilok Gurtu, Hugh Masekela a.o.
In 2000 BASITOURS established a partner relationship with Eastern Promotions Ltd. in Tiblis/Georgia. Now also acting as authorized talent booker and consultant for the annual Black Sea Festival in Batumi and the Tiblisi Jazz Festival featuring Quincy Jones, Natalie Cole, Erykah Badu, Sergio Mendes, Lisa Stansfield, Bootsy Collins, The Prodigy a.o.
Currently BASITOURS holds the exclusive booking rights for some of the finest international artists, booking gigs and stages worldwide.
With a stronghold of 35 years industry experience and a proven track history, BASITOURS now presents itself as one of the most reliable and well established booking agencies in the world.
In memoriam:
Joe Zawinul 1932 - 2007 (17 years booking)
Victor Bailey 1960 - 2016 (16 years booking)
Basitours ... history since 1981
Abdullah Ibrahim(Dollar Brand), Ronald Shannon Jackson & Decoding Society, Gurk Sauer Lobby, Kjol, Shivananda, James"Blood"Ulmer, Pepl & Pirchner, Jigsaw, Bucks, Vera Kaa, Dr.Umezu, Sonny Sharrock, Last Exit, Grupo Sportivo, Osibisa, Jonas Hellborg, Stu Goldberg, Jango Edwards, Polo Hofer, Schmetterband, Muthspiel & Muthspiel, Supercharge, Candy Dulfer, Wilem Breuker Kollektief, Han Bennink, Misha Mengelberg, Ernst Reijseger, Chico Hamilton, Michel Petruciani, Sam Rivers, Archie Shepp, Manu Dibango, Lionel Hampton Big Band, Gretie Bijma, Dr.Feelgood,Udo Lindenberg, Vasco Rossi, Richie Havens, Willy de Ville, Manhatten Transfer, Edoardo Bennato, Tony Ashton,Don Cherry, Wishbone Ash,Aki Takase, Wynton Marsalis, Alice, Tuck & Patty, Gerardo Nunez, Donkey Kongs Multi Scream, Intergalactic Maidenballett, Miles Davis, Al di Meola, Jose Feliciano, John Lurie, Astor Piazzolla, Kris Kristofferson, Roger Chapmann, John Mayall, Ray Charles, Climax Blues Band, Restless, Johnny Melville, Weather Report, Joe Cocker, Eddie Harris, La Toya Jackson, Courtney Pine, Blues Brothers Band, Dave Brubeck, Ole, Mike Mainieri, Paco de Lucia, Scott Henderson Tribal Tech, Billy Cobham, Stanley Clarke, Brian Bromberg, Ernie Watts, The Clients Funk Society,Eduardo Niebla, Antonio Forcione, Supermaxx, Ian Gillan Band, Smokie, Suzi Quatro, Jethro Tull, Maynard Ferguson, Giora Feidmann, Jaco Pastorius, Marla Glenn, Bob James, Chick Corea, Bob Mintzer, Al Jarreau, Randy Crawford, Tower of Power, Irakere, Airto Moreira, Flora Purim, Depart, Maceo Parker, Chico & The Gypsies, Herbie Hancock, Kool & The Gang, Maria Joao, Birgit Steinegger, Weather Girls, Salif Keita, Thomas C.Breuer, Jean-Luc Ponty, Shakti, Herbie Hancock, Al McKay Earth, Wind & Fire Allstar, Ricchi e Poveri, Umberto Tozzi, Dwayne Doopsie & The Hellraisers, Monty Alexander, Kyoto Jazzmassive, Lalo Schifrin, Pedro Javier Gonzalez, Nicola Conte, Andrea Bocelli, Eric Truffaz, Victor Bailey, Jojo Mayer & Nerve, Chris de Burgh, Hugh Masekela, John McLaughlin, Lenny White, Poogie Bell, Sonny Emory, Human Element(S.Kinsey, A.Tuncboyacian, M.Garrison, G.Novak), Wayne Krantz, Trilok Gurtu, The Syndicate(former J.Zawinul Syndicate), Sergio Mendes, Macy Gray, Erykah Badu, Natalie Cole, Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Lisa Stansfield, The Prodigy, Gregory Porter, Jamie Cullum, Quincy Jones, Joss Stone, De La Soul … a.m.o
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4 Key Considerations for Transitioning to Bundled Payments
- Friday, May 10th, 2013 Print | Email
Moore Clinic in Columbia, S.C., runs with the efficiency of a manufacturing plant.
During a session at the Becker’s Hospital Review 4th Annual Meeting in Chicago on May 9, attendees learned that like a factory, the orthopedic “hospital within a hospital” is broken down into small, specialized components within the larger organization, allowing each physician to operate as if it was his or her own practice, with dedicated nurses, telephones and even billing codes. This structure has reduced wait times from two hours to 15 minutes, and has increased both quality of care and patient satisfaction.
This organizational structure did put parent hospital Columbia, S.C.-based Providence Hospital Northeast in an unusual position during the transition to a bundled payment model. A typo on a slide, “Bungled Payment,” seemed to represent the hospital’s initial difficultly in adopting what the presenters agreed was the model of the future.
During the session, Sean McNally, CEO of the Moore Clinic and president of Providence Hospital Northeast, W. Ryan Hall, vice president and administrator of Providence Hospital Northeast, and Larry Taylor, CEO and president of Practice Partners in Healthcare in Birmingham, Ala., discussed three best practices learned from their experience transitioning to a bundled payment model.
1. Choose the most appropriate bundled payment model. Mr. McNally stressed the importance of choosing the right bundled payment model that fit the needs and existing structure of the hospital. “You really need to vet out which one is best for you,” he said. Model 4, which focuses on the inpatient stay and makes hospitals responsible for related readmissions, was determined to be the most appropriate for Providence Hospital Northeast, but he stressed both the importance of this decision and the impending Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act-mandated deadline of July.
2. Understand the real costs, and the real value. The presenters acknowledged that figuring out the real cost of any procedure is often a daunting task. Mr. Hall recommends partnering with someone in the finance department to get “a real account of all costs,” he said. He was quick to note that this is only half the battle, as hospital administrators then have to “decide what value each element is bringing,” to determine where cuts can be responsibly made.
3. Engage with physicians. “Physicians do really want to know the costs,” said Mr. Hall. He noted that physicians help to bring insight into the value of each element involved in a procedure. “Just focusing on the numbers can cause problems; it’s important to have a clinician at the table,” said Mr. Hall.
Consulting with physicians has been beneficial to the hospital’s bottom line— Providence Hospital Northeast was able to standardize implants and bring the number of vendors down from seven to two, saving $800 to $1,200 per implant without sacrificing quality.
4. Establish benchmarks. The presenters also emphasized the importance of establishing benchmarks to measure success and keep the hospital on a track to improvement. Benchmarks for physicians should be established as well, the presenters said, to help increase efficiency on a per-procedure basis while keeping costs down.
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ECHL All-Star Sam Roberts Signs With The Giants
Published on August 1, 2012 August 15, 2012
The Stena Line Belfast Giants have added defenseman Sam Roberts for the 2012-13 season. Roberts is a former East Coast Hockey League All-Star and is coming off a very successful season where he led all defensemen in scoring in the Austrian Nationaliga. He is an offensive defenceman who can jump into the play and will play a key role on the Giants powerplay next season.
In his first season in the ECHL, Roberts finished 10th in defenseman scoring. He was named to the All-Rookie Team and an ECHL All-Star while scoring 10 goals and 30 assists in 70 games with the Gwinnett Gladiators. During that season he also earned multiple call-ups to the American Hockey League (AHL) with Lake Erie and Syracuse.
Roberts has been Captain of his major junior team, university team and multiple professional teams. Roberts has also been on very successful junior teams leading them to multiple championships and playing in the prestigious Memorial Cup. In 2010/11, he was named Captain in Gwinnett in only his second pro season. Before turning pro, Roberts played 4 years at St. Francis Xavier University, where he played alongside recent Giants signing Will Colbert.
Head Coach Doug Christiansen discussed the addition of Sam Roberts:
“I have done as much research on Sam as I have any player in recent years. There is no doubt that Sam has been able to have some great offensive years. I wanted to touch base with his coaches to find out more about his defensive ability and his injury plagued 2010-11 season. I spoke with his coaches from junior, from Gwinnett and last season. Each of them raved about him on and off the ice and all of them would have loved to have him back. Their reviews combined with the video I have watched have made me very confident that Sam will be excellent for us.
“My expectation of Sam is to be a player who can jump into the rush and be effective on the power play. He has played with Will Colbert for a number of years and they have a lot of chemistry on the penalty kill and 5 on 5. Sam is hungry to play in Belfast and be a go to player. I am looking forward to working with him to achieve our goals.”
Sam Roberts commented on his signing, “I am thrilled to be joining one of the top organisations in the EIHL. I am looking forward to playing for Coach Christiansen and hopefully help continue the winning tradition in Belfast.”
Sam Roberts is 27 years old, stands 5’11” and weighs in at 185 lbs. He hails from St. John’s, Newfoundland in Canada. Roberts will wear number 6 for the Belfast Giants.
Click on this link to see Sam Roberts career statistics
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Cable in talks with Tory and Labour MPs on defecting
The Liberal Democrat leader has also ruled out a post-election agreement with a minority Labour government led by Jeremy Corbyn.
Sir Vince Cable says his party should not be smug about the failure of Change UK (Andrew Milligan/PA)
Sir Vince Cable has said he is in talks with a number of Tory and Labour MPs about joining the Liberal Democrats.
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/cable-in-talks-with-tory-and-labour-mps-on-defecting-38245628.html
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/article38245626.ece/ee1e1/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_5eb14cd3-ac66-47b6-bb90-edb4eb16de45_1
The idea of forming a new centre grouping is now dead, and Change UK was a “media bubble”, according to Sir Vince.
He has also ruled out a post-election agreement with a minority Labour government led by Jeremy Corbyn.
I don’t think we should be smug and go around saying, I told you so Sir Vince Cable on Change UK
He told BBC Radio 4’s The Westminster Hour: “There are quite a lot of Tory MPs, some Labour, who were going to make the jump and didn’t but are now realising that their position is becoming impossible and who might well come to us.
“So we’re talking to quite a wide group of people, not just the independent MPs.”
He said the “big question ahead” for the Lib Dems is “how we engage with the significant number of Labour people and the Tory people who no longer belong in their parties. If they want to make a break, how do we do it?”
Sir Vince said the Lib Dems should not be be smug about the poor performance of Change UK in European elections.
He said: “I don’t think we should be smug and go around saying, I told you so.
“But they did make a serious miscalculation – and they were egged on by plenty of commentators who misunderstood what politics is all about.
“And people were playing around with these ideas about new parties – I think that’s now dead.”
“One thing we demonstrated was the importance of infrastructure, and when it came to a real election when we had the wind behind us, we were able to capitalise on it. And Change UK didn’t have that. It was just a media bubble and it burst.”
Sir Vince ruled out a post-election agreement with a Corbyn-led Labour Party (Victoria Jones/PA)
Sir Vince said the Lib Dems would not prop-up a Corbyn-led government.
“No we couldn’t. We’re so far removed from him on Europe – where their commitment is to deliver Brexit and they’re totally ambiguous on the referendum issue; the fact that they’ve indulged anti-Semitism and some very unpleasant stuff in their own party; and the economics is just fantasy.
“So there’s no way we could contemplate a coalition or electoral deal with them.”
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Team 133 won the following awards:
Featherweight in the Finals
Judges' Award
Ladder Logic
Most Photogenic Award
made it to nationals
Leadership in Controls
Co-Opertition FIRST
Diabolical Dynamics
Regional Winner (J&J Mid-Atlantic Regional)
J&J Mid-Atlantic Regional Winner
Zone Zeal
Zone Zeal was the 2002 game for the FIRST Robotics Competition. In it, robots playing in alliances of 2 competed to move goals and balls into various zones within the playing field.
Stack Attack
Stack Attack was the game for the 2003 FIRST Robotics Competition. Two teams of two robots compete by moving large Sterilite bins into their zones and arranging them into stacks.
FIRST Frenzy: Raising the Bar
FIRST Frenzy: Raising the Bar was the 2004 game for the FIRST Robotics Competition. The game included elements from previous years' games, including mobile goals, "capping" goals with large inflatable balls, and others. In Raising the Bar, teams could score by having their human player score purple balls in any of the goals, capping the goals with a multiplier ball, or hanging their robot suspended from the 10-foot (3.0 m) high 'chin up bar'. In the qualifying matches, Teams competed in 2-member randomly generated alliances. In the elimination rounds, 3-member alliances competed against each other with one team sitting out each match. The alliance that won two matches advanced in the tournament.
Team 133 had won the following awards:
Johnson & Johnson Sportsmanship Award
Tripple Play
This game was the first to feature three robots per alliance. The primary game pieces were called "Tetras" which are tetrahedra made PVC pipes. The game was played on a field set up like a tic-tac-toe board, with nine larger goals, also shaped as tetras in three rows of three. The object of the game was to place the scoring tetras on the larger goals, creating rows of three by having a tetra of your alliance’s color at the highest point on the goal. Triple Play was a strategically intensive game, requiring quick thinking on the part of the drivers and operators to optimize the field for their alliance.
Our robot was designed to stack tetras on top of the post, our robot was like a drive base with a long arm.
Autodesk Visualization Award
Aim High was the 2006 game for the FIRST Robotics Competition. The competition involved teams competing to gain points by delivering balls into goals and positioning their robots in certain positions on the playing field. The teams took it in turn to provide defense and attack.
The robot picked up balls in the bottom half and had the balls move all up through the robot so that our robot could stockpile balls in order to be able to shoot as many goals from the turret system on the front of the robot.
Regional Winner
Radio Shack Innovation in Control Award
BAE Systems Granite State Regional Winner
Rack 'n Roll
Rack 'n Roll was the game for the 2007 FIRST Robotics Competition season, announced on January 6, 2007. In it, two alliances of three teams each compete to arrange toroidal game pieces on a central arena element known as 'The Rack'.
The robot had to pick up innertubes, it had a normal drive base, it had an extendable arm and a claw that was able to pivot.
Underwriters Laboratory Industrial Safety Award
FIRST Overdrive
FIRST Overdrive was the 2008 game for the FIRST Robotics Competition, announced on January 5, 2008. In it, teams competed to complete counterclockwise laps around a central barrier while manipulating large 40 in (1 m) diameter "Trackballs" over and under overpasses to score additional points.
Woodie Flowers Award (Michael Matthews)
Xerox Creativity Award
Woodie Flowers Finalist Award BAE Regional
Lunacy is the game for the 2009 FIRST Robotics Competition. Announced on January 3, 2009, the name and some of the features of the game honor the 40th anniversary of the first manned mission to the Moon (Latin: Luna). It is FRC's 18th game. This is the first FRC competition to use the cRIO Mobile Device Controller control system from National Instruments. The driver station introduced for 2009 was the Kwikbyte DS, which was replaced in 2010 by the Classmate PC.
Safety Award
Breakaway is the game for the 2010 FIRST Robotics Competition, announced on January 9, 2010. Robots direct soccer balls into goals, traverse "bumps" in the field, suspend themselves and each other on towers, and/or go through a tunnel located in the center of the field.
Logomotion
Logo Motion is the 2011 FIRST Robotics Competition game. Playing pieces are inner tubes shaped like the components of the FIRST logo. The primary objective of the game is to place them on racks to gain points. In the endgame, robots deploy smaller robots ("minibots") to climb a tower. Minibots must be made from the FIRST Tech Challenge kit of parts. The game celebrates the 20th season of the FRC and is also meant to commemorate the artist Jack Kamen, who designed the original FIRST logo.
Quality Award sponsored by Motorola
Rebound Rumble
The game is played by two alliances, red and blue, of three teams each. No alliances are ever purposely the same. When the alliances are picked it is totally random, and you can be on either red or blue alliance. Each team has bumpers made from cloth and pool noodles, with their numbers on it, one set painted blue and the other red. Each team will use certain bumpers according to the color alliance they will be on. Alliances compete in 135-second matches to earn as many points as possible by scoring basketballs into hoops or by balancing tilt bridges.
Gracious Professionalism Award sponsored by Johnson & Johnson
Ultimate Ascent
Ultimate Ascent is played with two alliances: one red and one blue. Each alliance has three teams. During the qualification rounds at competition the matches are generated such that teams do not play two matches too quickly or compete with or against another team too often. Elimination alliances are then selected in a two-round serpentine draft by the top eight seeded teams before the elimination rounds. Each team's robot can be identified by its bumpers which must have the team's number visible from any side of the robot. The bumpers are also colored to match the alliance that the robot is on. The winning alliance is determined by the team with the most points at the conclusion of the match.
Woodie Flowers Finalist Award (John DiRenzo)
Woodie Flowers Finalist Award BAE Systems Granite State Regional
Aerial Assist
In the game, the alliances win via getting the scoring elements (2'-diameter exercise balls) into the scoring areas located on the far end of the field. The game starts with each robots in either the White Zone (center field) or the goalie zones. They can be preloaded with 1 game ball prior to the start. The match begins with a 10-second autonomous period, where robots use the pre-programmed instructions to score points. Said points are worth 5 more during the Autonomous period, and one goal will be lit up ("hot") during each half. That goal is worth 5 additional points, for a maximum total of a 10-point bonus. In addition, every robot that moves from the center to their own side of the field earns another five point bonus. When Tele-op starts, the teams take control of their respective robots. The cycle starts when a human player transfers a ball onto the playing field. The robots can then do either the basic goal score (take the ball to the other end of the field), or assist them in doing so. The recipient of the latter will earn bonus points (2 assists=10 points, 3 assists=30 points). Throwing the ball over the truss (the midpoint overhang) when transferring, a la volleyball, will add 10 additional points. Having an alliance partner catch it will earn 10 more points. A robot in the goalie zones can block shots via extending upwards.
Team Spirit Award sponsored by Chrysler
Finalist (Pine Tree)
Recycle Rush
Recycle Rush was the 2015 FIRST Robotics Competition game. It involves picking up and stacking totes on scoring platforms, putting pool noodles ("litter") inside recycling containers, and putting the containers on top of scoring stacks of totes. There is also a coopertition aspect of the game where both alliances of teams can pool their totes and stack them on a step dividing the field to each gain twenty points. Along with these robot actions, human players can attempt to throw the pool noodles across the field to gain four points for each noodle left in the opposing alliance's work zone.
District Event Finalist (Pine Tree)
Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Delphi
District Event Winner (UNH)
UNH District Winner
FIRST Stronghold
FIRST Stronghold was the 2016 FIRST Robotics Competition game. The game was played by two alliances of up to three teams each, and involves breaching the opponents’ defenses, known as outer work as well as capturing their tower by first firing "boulders" (small foam balls) at it, and then surrounding or scaling the tower using a singular rung on the tower wall. Points were scored by crossing elements of the tower's outer works, shooting boulders into the opposing tower's five goals in order to lower the tower strength, and by surrounding and scaling the tower.
Industrial Design Award sponsored by General Motors
District Event Winner (Pine Tree)
District Championship Finalist (NE District)
Championship Subdivision Finalist (Carver)
Pine Tree District Winner
FIRST Steamworks
FIRST Steamworks, stylized as FIRST Steamworks, was the FIRST Robotics Competition game for the 2017 season. As in past games, two alliances of three individual teams and their robots compete on a field to score "match" point to win the game and ranking points to advance to playoff rounds. The game has a steampunk theme and teams are required to shoot wiffle balls which represent fuel into a simulated boiler which transfers the generated steam into an airship in the middle of the field. Each alliance has one airship, which they pressurize with steam from the boiler and load with plastic gears from the field. At the end of the match, robots can climb and hang on team-supplied ropes (or standard ropes supplied by FIRST) attached to the airship for additional points.
FIRST Dean's List Finalist Award (Christopher Hascall)
Winner (BattleCry 18)
Finalist (Summer Heat)
FIRST Power Up
FIRST Power Up, stylised as FIRST POWER UP, is the FIRST Robotics Competition game for the 2018 season. It involves two alliances of three teams each, with each team controlling a robot and performing specific tasks on a field to score points. The game has a retro 8-bit theme and teams are required to place milk crates, or "power cubes", on large balancing scales to tip the scale and gain ownership. Alliances can also trade power cubes for power ups, giving them a temporary advantage in a match. At the end of the match, robots can climb the tower attached to the centre balancing scale using a rung attached to the tower, giving them additional points.
District Event Winner (North Shore)
District Chairman's Award (Pine Tree)
North Shore District Winner
Pine Tree Chairmans Award Winner
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Sunshine & Shadows across the Leven Estuary, Lake District, 1965 , Bradley, Helen Layfield , English
Available for sale from Big Sky Fine Art; this original oil painting by Helen Layfield Bradley, dating from 1965.<br> The painted surface has benefitted from cleaning and conservation, which took place in 2009 on our instructions. The painting is presented and supplied in a sympathetic contemporary frame. <br> <br> Helen Layfield Bradley showed early signs of artistic talent but this was put on hold first for the war and then whilst she brought up her family. Indeed, she did not begin to produce paintings until she was 65 and then did so as a way of showing her granddaughter what life was like when she herself was a child. During the following decade she attained international celebrity and recognition as an artist. In 1979 she was awarded the MBE for services to art, but died shortly before she was due to receive the honour from the Queen. <br> <br> Mrs Bradley had three exhibitions at the Mercury Gallery in London and one in Los Angeles and was much loved both sides of the Atlantic.<br> Her paintings typically depict scenes from Edwardian Lancashire with groups of figures, including her family and friends. A familiar figure in many of her paintings was a neighbour, Miss Carter, who wore pink. She gave her name to the first and most famous of four books of her works “And Miss Carter Wore Pink”. Her works are typically signed with a small black fly, as this one is.<br> <br> Like L.S. Lowry, who was an associate and friend, Mrs Bradley’s figurative works are generally described as “naïve” or primitive”. However, whilst they both painted many industrial backgrounds Mrs Bradley’s scenes showed people who are well dressed, colourful and happy. Her country scenes depicting figures are idyllic and her rarer landscape scenes show a dreamlike quality and stunning use of colour and light. This is such a picture and shows a house where she had stayed, near to her home on the edge of the Lake District. The painting was originally painted as a gift to her hosts.<br> <br> The landscape scene depicted is of the estuary of the River Leven in the Lake District, Cumbria, as seen from Lancashire. There are cottages nestling under blue fell mountains and a cloudy sky.<br> The technique used here is impasto, where paint is laid on the surface very thickly.
Sunshine & Shadows across the Leven Estuary, Lake District, 1965
Signed lower left
Image size 29.5 inches x 19.5 inches ( 40.5cm x 43cm )
Frame size 37 inches x 27.2 inches ( 51cm x 54cm )
Available for sale from Big Sky Fine Art; this original oil painting by Helen Layfield Bradley, dating from 1965.
The painted surface has benefitted from cleaning and conservation, which took place in 2009 on our instructions. The painting is presented and supplied in a sympathetic contemporary frame.
Helen Layfield Bradley showed early signs of artistic talent but this was put on hold first for the war and then whilst she brought up her family. Indeed, she did not begin to produce paintings until she was 65 and then did so as a way of showing her granddaughter what life was like when she herself was a child. During the following decade she attained international celebrity and recognition as an artist. In 1979 she was awarded the MBE for services to art, but died shortly before she was due to receive the honour from the Queen.
Mrs Bradley had three exhibitions at the Mercury Gallery in London and one in Los Angeles and was much loved both sides of the Atlantic.
Her paintings typically depict scenes from Edwardian Lancashire with groups of figures, including her family and friends. A familiar figure in many of her paintings was a neighbour, Miss Carter, who wore pink. She gave her name to the first and most famous of four books of her works “And Miss Carter Wore Pink”. Her works are typically signed with a small black fly, as this one is.
Like L.S. Lowry, who was an associate and friend, Mrs Bradley’s figurative works are generally described as “naïve” or primitive”. However, whilst they both painted many industrial backgrounds Mrs Bradley’s scenes showed people who are well dressed, colourful and happy. Her country scenes depicting figures are idyllic and her rarer landscape scenes show a dreamlike quality and stunning use of colour and light. This is such a picture and shows a house where she had stayed, near to her home on the edge of the Lake District. The painting was originally painted as a gift to her hosts.
The landscape scene depicted is of the estuary of the River Leven in the Lake District, Cumbria, as seen from Lancashire. There are cottages nestling under blue fell mountains and a cloudy sky.
The technique used here is impasto, where paint is laid on the surface very thickly.
Sunshine & Shadows across the Leven Estuary, Lake District, 1965 - Bradley, Helen Layfield
I would like to make an offer for Sunshine & Shadows across the Leven Estuary, Lake District, 1965 by Helen Layfield Bradley
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Barkasy estimates pythons make up 6 percent of sales at Silver City Serpentarium, and boa constrictors make up 4 percent of his company’s sales.
“Seeing that we’re down 25 percent for the year because of the recession, you add another 6 to 10 percent and that’s a lot of money,” said Barkasy, who said he averages about $300,000 in annual sales. “Everything in that stock we wouldn’t be able to sell. It would either be euthanized or kept until it died of old age.”
Susie Perez Quinn, a legislative aide to Nelson, said the cost to the environment outweighs the impact to the reptile industry.
“If you take the impact on the environment and the impact to taxpayers and the millions that will be spent to restore an ecosystem like the Everglades, you can’t compare the two,” Perez Quinn said.
The bill cleared a Senate panel Dec. 10, setting it up for a full Senate vote.
Nelson wrote the bill after federal park officials raised concern over pet owners releasing the pythons and other species in the Everglades.
The U.S. Geological Survey estimates Burmese pythons, which can grow to 20 feet long and 200 pounds, have a population in the tens of thousands in South Florida.
“As stewards of our country’s vast public lands and natural resources, we have to deal with the threats posed by invasive species,” Nelson said in a statement.
The Animal Rights Foundation of Florida says the bill will help protect endangered species in South Florida.
“All these snakes that are being released in the Everglades are reproducing in the Everglades and they’re catching and killing a lot of the endangered species that do live and belong there,” said Don Anthony, spokesman for the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida.
Anthony said the bill also will prevent the dangerous snakes from ending up with irresponsible pet owners.
In July, a 2-year-old girl in Sumter County was killed in her crib when an 8-foot Burmese python escaped from its glass container and strangled her. Anthony said the python bill could help prevent such incidents in the future.
“What kind of life is it for a huge snake like that to live in a little glass box?” Anthony said.
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At Bayshore Pets in Bradenton, the pet shop’s reptile handler Mike Smith said the bill will impact out-of-state boa constrictor sales.
“It would negatively impact us,” Smith said. “I would be upset about that if that snake is included on the ban. It’s a popular exotic snake.”
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Grace Gagliano, Herald business reporter, can be reached at 748-0411, ext. 2620.
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