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NEW WEBSITE! What on Earth is EMRT…..?
Now you can find out more about Ruddington where the Rolling Stock Trust is based and the EMRT – yes, the East Midlands Railway Trust. This may be a surprise to many but it is the charity which actually owns the Centre there – and GCR(N) which operates the trains over...
Great Central Reunification. A presentation in aid of the appeal
Want to know more about Reunification? Great Central Railway's online talks have raised thousands of pounds for the Reunification project. Guests have enjoyed a fully illustrated seventy five minute presentation led by journalist and broadcaster Tom Ingall, detailing...
Barnum – next stage of rebuild
“We have hung back long enough but we have to be patient a bit longer for the next stages of build of the Barnum no.228,” says Mike Lang, our build supremo. “Actual next stages of rebuild cannot occur until we have the two heavy overhauled bogies, then with new leaf...
Barnum – Big moves ahead…..!
“We are counting the days until we have the two totally rebuilt bogies back from Nemesis Rail, for reinstalling under our Barnum no.228 at Ruddington,” says Mike Lang, Trustee of the Rolling Stock Trust. “Their arrival will start a major move in more ways than...
Congratulations on Queen’s Award to Steve Cramp’s team
All hail to the Steve Cramp team on the winning of the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service for the amazing enterprise advanced at Mountsorrel And Rothley Community Heritage Centre. That it has attracted such interest from HRH The Prince of Wales, HRH Prince Richard...
Barnum bogie – First rolls out and money rolls in…..!
Latest news from the Heavy Overhaul workshop of Nemesis Rail at Burton on Trent is that the first of the two bogies being worked on there by our generous Sponsor has had its frames back on its wheels and the match=-funding has now exceeded £12,500 at the halfway...
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High winds strip carriages………AGM demands action….
Passed unanimously by the smaller than usual numbers at the Rolling Stock Trust' s AGM, held thanks to NSMEE in the comfortable Club Room on site at Ruddington, was the proposal to press ahead with planning and funding of storage facilities at the Centre. Reminded by...
That Barnum bogie corrosion…
One of the bogies of Barnum no.228 is in much more corroded state than the other, reports Mike Lang, RST Trustee and Project Manager. That has been the assessment made at the repair shop of Nemesis Rail at Burton on Trent where shortage of resources has resulted in...
Quintinshill disaster repeat on TV….
On the two evenings ahead of the Anniversary of the 1915 Quintinshill catastrophe on 22 May, Neil Oliver again presents his investigation into this Britain's worst ever rail disaster. BBC 2 is showing in Scotland on Wednesday 20th and Channel 4 on Thursday 21st, both...
RST – Buffing capability restored
“When you start dismantling an old carriage – especially as old as these Barnums - you never know quite what you will find!” Says Mike Lang, Project leader of the Barnum no.228 rebuild at Ruddington. Classic examples are the reveal of the state of the bogies once...
RST – NRM Barnum packaged for Black Friday…
The 37-tonne Barnum carriage, no.666, due to return to NRM hands this week, is now wrapped up and astride the car park at The Heritage Centre at Ruddington where it has been stabled since it arrived in 2009 from Quorn on the Great Central Railway. Once the NRM has...
Frame damage slows Barnum rebuild …….
Now with the underside fully accessible the extent of the damage to the buffer support and drag box, without any doubt caused by excessively heavy shunting, has been discovered to be much greater than previously realised. The headstock is damaged, causing misalignment...
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3 Tips To Help You Curate (or Purge) Your Gaming Collection
Posted by Teri Litorco on November 25, 2016
If you’re anything like me, it never feels like you have enough shelves in your home for your games. Even if you’re not drowning in games (yet) it’s still easy to feel overwhelmed by so many of you games, particularly if pick up a given game and can’t recall the last time you played it, or exactly how it’s played (that’s a really bad sign.)
After watching one too many episodes of A&E’s Hoarders, and seeing Felica Day tweet about purging to optimize for joy in her life Marie Kondo-style, I figured it might be a good idea to go through my game collection with the same philosophy. My closet is a bit of a mess, but I can objectively say that my boardgaming collection fills me with nothing but joy. There are no games that are filler, no games I wouldn’t immediately want to play a game of, were someone to pick one at random.
And I’m not the only one to see the value in deliberately looking at my games and making decisions on why a game should be kept (or not.) YouTuber Matt Morgan goes through his games in his series Why I Kept It and talks through the reasons why he deliberately chose to keep a game over the decade he’s been involved in the hobby.
If you’re starting to feel overwhelmed, or are just looking at your shelf space and thinking that you could loose some chaff from your collection, here’s three tips to help whittle that collection down to games that purely bring joy.
Ignore Sunk Costs
When Matt talks about the games that he’s kept, he doesn’t talk about how much a particular game costs. In fact, the only time that matters is before you own a game. As soon as money has changed hands, decisions pertaining to the game (whether to keep it, purge it, play it or balance it on your head for fun) should not be influenced by how much it cost you to buy.
When you’re assessing whether or not a game should be kept, don’t think about the money you paid for it. That money is spent, it’s gone, and you’re left with a game whose value is no longer measured in dollars, but in terms more qualitative than quantitative. Is the game something that brings you joy, whether it’s to play with family, friends or your tabletop frenemies?
On the other side of that, just because it’s free doesn’t mean you should keep it. I have a terrible habit of keeping promo minis and games that I wouldn’t have paid money for in the first place. Whether that’s been in goodie bags from cons I’ve visited, or freebies I’ve had included with purchases from my FLGS, convention booths or other such items; these little extras tend to haunt me, so much so that I hide them in a box in my basement.
The notion of keeping something I never paid money for because it was free also brings me to my next point:
Ask Yourself: Would You Buy It Again
One of the easiest ways to figure out if something is worth keeping is if you’re willing to buy it again if something unforeseen would happen to it. I’ve had several games lent out and not find their way back home, and I’ve ignored the cost just to buy them again because I loved those games so much. If you’d notice it’s absence in your collection enough to spend money and put it back into your collection, that’s a good sign that the game brings you enough joy to keep.
On the other hand, if you’ve got two copies of virtually the same game and you lost one, you probably wouldn’t buy it again. Like me and my Machi Koro addiction, since I have both the original Machi Koro (with all the expansions), and Machi Koro Bright Lights. If I lost both, I’d replace one, but that should say something to me about owning both of these games.
Reassess Aspirational Purchases
I’m a wargamer, so aspirational purchases are so commonplace because for many miniature wargames are typically comprised of model kits that require assembly and/or painting, leading to closets of shame filled with aspirational purchases (I’ve even done this with paint, buying a horde of a single colour and never actually painting said force and keeping bottles upon bottles of old paint for a faction that will never materialize.) It’s not limited to wargamers though: many gamers will pick up games because they’re trendy with the hopes you’ll eventually get to them, books and resources for RPGs they don’t play hoping they’ll one day start or join a group for that game, or all those bulk MtG cards that you intended to sort because they were so cheap.
Here’s an example of my personal aspirational purchase of shame: more ink than I would ever need for an army of toy soldiers I never actually ended up buying. But I kept the paint (though I can’t explain why.)
Here’s the harsh truth about these purchases: if you haven’t taken active steps to make your aspirations reality after a month or so of sitting on this stuff, you probably won’t miraculously find the inspiration or motivation in days to come. It’s time to purge this stuff to make room for things that you’re actually excited about.
One last thing: don’t trash your games! Check out these fantastic ideas of what you can do with them.
Do you have a closet of shame or a pile of games you should let go? What’s in it? Tell us in the comments!
Featured & Blog Image Credit: Teri Litorco
Teri Litorco’s purged list includes a horror-movie amounts of limbs from her miniatures bitz box, and as well as an unpainted copy of Relic and a copy of Monopoly she owned since she was six. You can find more gaming survival tips including more tips on curating your game collection in her newly published book, The Civilized Guide to Tabletop Gaming, and follow her gaming adventures on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
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He's Not Doing the Dumb Thing (But He's Still Saying Some Pretty Dumb Shit)
Alyse Stanley
Photo: Tasos Katopodis (Getty)
President Donald Trump has extended federal social distancing guidelines through the end of April, thus walking back an earlier insistence that America should be “opened up and just raring to go by Easter” despite warnings from health professionals about the growing severity of the novel coronavirus outbreak.
At a Sunday press conference, Trump claimed that the Easter deadline was simply an “aspiration,” and that he now expects the nation to “be well on our way to recovery” from the pandemic by June 1. The latest model predictions, he continued, indicate that the outbreak’s peak death rate should hit in two weeks.
Earlier on Sunday, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said that America could eventually see 100,000 to 200,000 deaths from covid-19, the respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus, based on the rate it’s currently spreading.
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At the press conference, Trump bragged that these numbers were significantly lower than the death tally predicted if the government didn’t act at all, which was estimated to be as high as 2.2 million. Admittedly, “better than nothing” is a pitifully low bar when it comes to addressing a deadly outbreak.
Trump also falsely attributed America’s global lead in confirmed coronavirus cases, which has surpassed 100,000, to the fact that “we’ve been doing more tests than any other country anywhere in the world.” In actuality, the U.S. continues to lag behind other countries in terms of testing per capita, even if the total number of tests conducted does outrank that of other, smaller nations. To date, roughly 0.2 percent of America’s total population has been screened, per a Washington Post report.
As part of its social distancing guidelines, the CDC recommends people avoid unnecessary travel, bars, restaurants, nursing homes, and gatherings that include more than 10 people. Anyone who is elderly or has a serious underlying health condition is advised to stay at home, as those demographic groups are most at risk for contracting covid-19.
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Not sure why the headline says he’s not doing the dumb thing anymore.
Medical experts say at least 4 months. You said June 1. Trump says April 30.
W aren’t at peak infection according to every realistic source. It will be 4 weeks after peak to ensure that those infected pre-peak, and those they infected are handled. Which means the only way April 30 is realistic is if we hit peak tomorrow.
And this requires testing levels we aren’t doing.
And you left out the batshit crazy stuff he said today like:
“How do you go from using 10,000 to 20,000 [masks] to 300,000?” Trump asked during a press briefing in the Rose Garden on Sunday. “Even though this is different. Something’s going on. Where are the masks going, are they going out the back door?”
And then told the press they need to look into it. For those who are unaware, proper use of the N95 mask requires it to be tossed after each patient with a corona virus, not just Covid19.
He also accused states and hospitals of hoarding equipment:
“Many of the states are stocked up. Some of them don’t admit it,” the president said. “Some hospital chains, as we call them, they are hoarding ventilators they are holding them up. We’ve delivered a lot.”
Apparently unaware that the places not actually using every ventilator is trying to gear up to meet expected demand instead of waiting until they had too many patients unable to literally breathe.
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Glasstire’s Top Ten Stories of 2020
by Glasstire December 29, 2020
Area 3, AURORA Dallas, for Covid times. Photo by Colette Copeland.
On March 2nd of this year I wrote a Letter From the Editor for our weekly Tuesday newsletter which read, in part: “The Louvre is closed. I assume other major museums around the globe, and in this country, will follow suit in the coming weeks.” I followed that with: “I’m actually grateful for the internet right now. Artists: please keep making your art, and we will keep looking it it, however we can.”
On March 11th, Glasstire published a news story titled Coronavirus Closings and Cancellations In Texas Art. That week Glasstire’s staff met at our Houston office for the last time this year, to discuss how we could cover Texas art in a world that was shutting down.
As we now know, artists certainly did keep making art throughout 2020, and venues and organizers kept showing it, both in person and online, and Glasstire kept covering it. And our readers stuck with us. Glasstire’s traffic increases every year — and this year, an ultra-weird and bracing one, was no exception. (Given that Glasstire has always been an internet-only magazine, we shouldn’t have been too surprised that our accessibility has been a plus these past ten months.)
I wouldn’t say that all the Glasstire stories that attracted the most views in 2020 were related to the greater tumult — Covid, Black Lives Matter, the election — but many of them were. Art intersects with life on every level and in every sphere. Art shows up for everything.
As listed, the selections below may make for a strange reading, unless you keep them in chronological order, and keep in mind the year we’ve had. I’ve indulged and listed the top 15 most-visited stories, if anything to give you a sense of the scope of what this year in Texas art felt like on the ground.
What a year. Here’s to a more stable 2021.
-Christina Rees
Jan. 6: Ronald Llewellyn Jones Announces Exit From Houston’s Zócalo Residency:
Jones, a well-known and liked Houston-based artist, accepted a residency spot with a new local program, hosted in an apartment complex. The organizers ran background checks on the artist residents after they were already selected to be residents. This raised all kinds of questions around when a debt is truly paid.
March 11: Coronavirus Closings and Cancellations In Texas Art:
The beginning of the year 2020 as we now know it and will remember it. The world was shutting down.
March 16: Seeking Submissions NOW: Share Short Videos of Your Texas Art Exhibitions on Glasstire:
This was Glasstire’s initial response to the pandemic. (The idea: If we can’t get to your show, please send us a video walkthrough of it.) Our series Five-Minute Tours continues to this day. Glasstire hosts more than 200 tours thus far, on both our site and Youtube channel. As long as venues continue sending us video files, we’ll continue the series.
Paula Newton
March 16: Paula Newton, 1962-2020:
Houston lost a beloved artist, writer, and educator, who died of natural causes. Three of Glasstire’s most-read stories this year were obituaries (the one below notwithstanding) — all were Texas artists who died long before their time.
May 30: An Obituary for 120 Portland:
Houston historian Pete Gershon, author of Collision: The Contemporary Art Scene in Houston, 1972–1985, dug into the strange and charming history of this mystery building as he continues his research on Houston’s alternative art community.
June 2: Art And The Public Sphere: An Interview With lauren woods:
In the first days of the Black Lives Matter marches and the upending of many of art’s sacred cows, including the vandalization of some public artworks, Christopher Blay talked with artist and educator lauren woods about intervention, inventiveness, and introspection.
June 4: Jeremy Joel [1982 – 2020]:
A Fort Worth artist who defied convention died at 37.
June 8: Amarillo’s Cadillac Ranch Painted With The Words “Black Lives Matter”:
In early June, the iconic 1974 public art sculpture by Ant Farm in Amarillo — a 3D canvas of a million spray-painting tourists — got a fitting overnight makeover.
July 6: That Wasn’t the Whole Story:
In mid-summer, Houston artist Emily Peacock wrote a follow-up to her initial (also heavily trafficked) essay on making art during the pandemic. She had decided to make a few searingly honest adjustments to the picture she’d painted in April.
Aug. 15: A Visit to MuseoBenini in Marble Falls:
A sleeper! And an upbeat one at that. This one is about “the Italian guy with his own art museum in Marble Falls,” and far more people than we realized knew this story, this man, and his museum.
Aug 17. Alvaro Perez [1979-2020]:
Bad news. And for many of us, by mid-August, news this bad felt like insult to injury. Rest in peace, Alvaro.
Aug. 22: The Art of Mansplaining: Men to Avoid in Art and Life:
Austin contributor Lydia Pine reviewed an art book that looks at the western art canon through a sardonic #metoo lens. Some like the book’s humor; some do not.
Sept. 1: Insult to Injury: The Loss of an Art Fair and the Potential Death of Galleries:
In the wake of just about every art fair in the world canceling, Dallas Art Fair found itself embroiled in a widely discussed controversy.
Sept. 15: AURORA Dallas Announces ‘Area 3’ Drive-In Art Experience:
The popularity of this straightforward news post, about how one Dallas art organization (and biennial Dallas event) reinvented itself for Covid times, spoke to how hungry art-lovers were, and still are, for in-person art experiences they can negotiate safely. We also ran a review of it, with lots of photos, by artist Colette Copeland.
Inside MFAH’s Kinder building
Nov. 19: A First Look Inside the MFAH’s New Kinder Building:
On Brandon Zech’s second preview spin through the MFAH’s newest addition, he took a kajillion photos, and we ran them. Curious art lovers from all over the country and the world clicked on this story.
Ginny Camfield December 31, 2020 - 11:48
What a great picture essay! Not only as an introduction, but to bring back artworks to memory after going through the museum (which I calculate takes at least three days for a quick survey). Thanks Brandon!
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It Is Morally Wrong To Post Cartoons Of The Islamic Prophet Mohammed
The reason is one upon which Christians, liberals, and conservatives can all agree
National tribute to beheaded French teacher Samuel Paty. (msn.com)
Before saying another word, the beheading of the teacher in a quiet suburban French town northwest of Paris — like the massacre of the reporters and staff of Charlie Hebdo in 2015 — is an inexcusable crime for which the murderer must face the full weight of French justice. That being said, we in the free-speech-loving Western world need to step back for a moment and realize the part our multinational society has played in these atrocities. It all boils down to respect for the beliefs of others, and the social price we must be willing to pay should we do what we know will deeply offend them.
For instance, in America it is our First Amendment right to use the “n-word” in almost any context, but it’s also well understood that with few exceptions, the one using the word will not just pay a social price by being ostracized by one’s non-racist peers, but will likely be fired from their jobs and left to whine on social media, “I’m not racist! I’ve got a Black friend!” Except from their fellow racists, such people receive precisely zero pity from their fellow Americans, and often become the online object of humorous derision du jour.
The same principle goes for religions. What will happen if one publicly accuses Jews of “blood libel”? The miscreant speaker will face the same social and financial repercussions as those who use racial epithets. Mainstream Protestants and Catholics also voice outrage at what they feel are words or deeds offensive to their religions. I’m old enough to remember when the Beatles’ John Lennon said they were “more popular than Jesus.” The reaction across much of America was angry and swift:
Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press
And most Americans are aware of the “Christian” outrage every single year at the pulpit, on the air, and online with endlessly-repeated hyperbolic rants about the “War on Christmas” and “bans on school prayer”.
The Sunni Muslim ban on images of their prophet Mohammed is not new, but has been in place for centuries. In fact, according to some Islamic scholars, the ban is extended to Jesus and Moses, both of whom are considered prophets in Islam. Full disclosure: I am a Christian, and in the Church of which I am a member, we believe that images of God or Jesus are against commands found in the Bible. Of course we don’t feel great outrage or resort to violence at such images, but we can understand at least to some extent the offense felt by the Muslim community.
The argument for broad social and political — though not legal — rejection of cartoons of Mohammed is obvious: what’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. If we are deeply offended at slights against our own race or religion, then we should understand, appreciate, and support the outrage others feel (not including any violence taken, of course) if one of our own does something deeply offensive to their religion.
Lastly, social and political rejection of images offensive to Islam does not require changing our nation’s laws or traditions, but only that we should all learn to abide by the Golden Rule.
In Christianity, it’s found in Jesus’ Own words in Matthew 7:12 (NLT): “Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets.”
In Islam, it’s found in the Hadith recorded by Abu Dawud: “Do unto all men as you would wish to have done unto you, and reject for others what you would reject for yourselves.”
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World Bank Put On Notice: Do Not Jeopardizes Farmers’ Right to Seeds, Food Security
Posted on January 23, 2017 by GJEP staff
Ahead of World Bank’s release of the 2017 “Enabling the Business of Agriculture” (EBA) report this month, 157 organizations and academics from around the world denounce the Bank’s scheme to hijack farmers’ right to seeds, attack on food sovereignty and the environment.
Global Justice Ecology Project believes it’s critical that environmental protection groups respond to the World Bank when it tries to regulate the autonomy and biodiversity of local farmers from around the globe.
The World Bank’s corruption is endless. As a bully of developing nations and a friend to multi-national corporations it should be dismantled so peoples everywhere can regulate themselves.
From the Civil Societies letter calling on the World Bank to end the Enabling the Business of Agriculture (EBA):
While the EBA reforms will not benefit the majority of farmers, they will increase the profits of a handful of private companies. Only six multinationals currently control over two-thirds of the industrial seed market, and pending agroindustry mergers stand to further consolidate this oligopoly.4 The concentration of the global seed market has a significant impact on seed prices5 as well as seed diversity. Replacing farmers’ seeds with a few uniform industrial varieties contributes to the rapid erosion of global agro-biodiversity, which is crucial to address the climate crisis.
In the letter, the group demands the immediate end of the project, originally requested by the G8 to support its industry-co-opted New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition.
“The EBA dictates so-called ‘good practices’ to regulate agriculture and scores countries on how well they implement its prescriptions,” said Frederic Mousseau, Policy Director at the Oakland Institute. “But the EBA has become the latest tool, to push pro-corporate agricultural policies, notably in the seed sector—where it promotes industrial seeds, that benefit a handful of agrochemical companies,” he continued.
Only six multinationals currently control over two-thirds of the industrial seed sales, and pending agro-industry mergers stand to further consolidate this oligopoly. Further market expansion for these corporations depends on the shrinking of farmer-managed seed systems, which currently provide 80 to 90 percent of the seed supply in developing countries through on-farm seed saving and farmer-to-farmer seed exchange.
A new report, Down On the Seed, the World Bank Enables Corporate Takeover of Seeds, exposes that while the World Bank claims to promote “smart and balanced policies,” its EBA index blatantly ignores farmer-managed seed systems. Instead, it reinforces the stranglehold of agrochemical companies and Western nations by pushing for intellectual property rights in agriculture, so that private breeders profiteer from the use of their seeds by farmers.
The EBA also awards the best scores to countries that ease private companies—not the farmers—access to public gene banks. In addition, the Bank recommends that governments reduce the time and cost necessary to register industrial seeds, with the private sector as the predominant force on the national committees that oversee the introduction of new varieties.
“The EBA reforms aim to foster the privatization of seed systems, regardless of the consequences for farmers and the planet,” said Alice Martin-Prevel, author of the report, Down on the Seed. “The reduction of farmers as passive consumers of industrial seeds undermines their contribution to agro-biodiversity, which is crucial to mitigate pests, disease, and the effects of climate change. It also disempowers farmers, while failing to protect them in increasingly concentrated markets.”
In its 2016 EBA report, the World Bank upheld Tanzania as a model country for enacting intellectual property laws in agriculture, and becoming the first least-developed nation bound by the 1991 UPOV Convention. UPOV is a pro-industry treaty that dramatically restricts farmers’ rights to save, exchange, and sell seeds. Under Tanzania’s seed laws, farmers now risk fines and imprisonment for practicing ancestral seed saving and trading, and are being forced to rely on industrial varieties.
“The Bank, behind closed doors, convinces governments to implement reforms based on the EBA scores, thereby bypassing farmers and citizens’ engagement,” said Mousseau. “The signatories to the petition are demanding an end of the EBA as a step to enable the full participation of farmers and rural communities in agricultural policymaking. This participation is essential for development to be inclusive and to tackle the challenge of food insecurity and rural poverty around the world.”
Category: Featured, Social Media News, Uncategorized Tags: Civil Societies, Down on the Seed, EBA, Mousseau, Tanzania, world bank
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Home » Tuberculosis » SIngle-saMPLE tuberculosis evaluation to facilitate linkage to care: The SIMPLE TB trial
SIngle-saMPLE tuberculosis evaluation to facilitate linkage to care: The SIMPLE TB trial
1/15/16 - 12/31/20
Investigator: Adithya Cattamanchi, MD
Sponsor: NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Location(s): Uganda
More than 50 million people worldwide initiate diagnostic evaluation for tuberculosis (TB) at community health centers annually. If successful, the proposed studies will lead to progress towards TB elimination by strengthening health systems and reducing the cost and burden of TB diagnostic evaluation for patients, such that more people with TB are diagnosed and treated.
In high burden countries, many patients with tuberculosis (TB) who present to community health centers are lost to follow-up before TB can be diagnosed or treated, leading to ongoing transmission. A primary reason is that the standard approach of collecting sputum specimens over multiple days for microscopic examination is not only insensitive but also inconvenient and costly for patients. Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) is a semi-automated molecular test that identifies 90% of TB cases within 2 hours. Xpert is now recommended as the initial diagnostic test for pulmonary TB but cannot be deployed at community health centers because of cost and infrastructure requirements. To achieve access, utilization and impact on health outcomes, strategies for successful referrals from community health centers to facilities in which Xpert is being deployed are essential. Our overall objective is to assess the effectiveness, implementation and impact of a streamlined, single- sample (SIMPLE) TB diagnostic evaluation strategy. The SIMPLE TB strategy was developed after a theory-informed assessment of provider- and patient-level barriers to TB diagnostic evaluation and through a process of stakeholder engagement. Its components include:
1) Single-sample LED fluorescence microscopy (analysis and reporting of smear results from the initial specimen within two hours);
2) Daily transport of smear-negative sputum samples to Xpert testing sites;
3) SMS-based reporting of Xpert test results to patients and health centers; and
4) Routine feedback of TB evaluation metrics to health center staff.
Our central hypothesis is that the SIMPLE TB strategy will increase the number of patients with active TB for whom treatment is initiated. To test this hypothesis, we will conduct a cluster-randomized trial at 20 community health centers in Uganda to determine whether the SIMPLE TB strategy improves TB diagnosis and treatment initiation rates relative to the prevailing standard-of-care (Aim 1). Routine data collected on adults undergoing TB diagnostic evaluation at intervention and control health centers will be used to assess trial outcomes. Concurrently with the clinical trial, we will employ a mixed methods approach to evaluate in detail the process of implementation (Aim 2), focusing on factors that influence the adoption and maintenance of intervention components and faithfulness to our conceptual model. Last, we will perform economic and epidemic modeling to estimate the cost-effectiveness and epidemiological impact (i.e., future TB incidence) of the SIMPLE TB strategy (Aim 3). Relying solely on novel diagnostic technologies without also supporting health system interventions to facilitate their uptake and use is unlikely to result in sustained and meaningful progress in the ongoing fight against TB. The comprehensive research plan will generate the high-quality evidence needed to guide TB policy makers in deciding whether to adopt the SIMPLE TB strategy, and on how best to implement it at other health centers. This research will also lead to a better understanding of the factors and types of interventions associated with successful implementation of novel TB diagnostics in low- income, high TB burden countries.
Locations: Uganda
Topics: Tuberculosis, Drug and Diagnostics Development
Organizations: IGHS Faculty Affiliate, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, Curry International Tuberculosis Center
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The Trailer: How politicians could exploit a slow vote count
In this edition: Georgia’s ugly primary reveals how bad November could be, turnout numbers trickle in from other key races, and a QAnon candidate gets an express lane to Congress.
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Fulton County employee Shaye Moss scans mail-in paper ballots in Atlanta on Tuesday. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/AP)
On Wednesday afternoon, Teresa Tomlinson announced that Georgia’s hard-fought Democratic primary for Senate was going to a runoff. The ballots were in, “most have been counted,” and it looked to her that they’d get an August rematch.
“It appears that for the third time in his political career, Jon Ossoff has failed to break the 50 percent [of the vote] needed to avoid a runoff,” Tomlinson said.
Within two hours, more ballots were counted — and Ossoff had cleared 50 percent. Before the sun had set, the Associated Press had called the race for Ossoff. A primary that had been delayed twice due to the covid-19 pandemic had, as many people worried, led to a confounding election, punishingly long lines and voters who did not get absentee ballots. Ossoff said he initially declined to declare victory or respond to Tomlinson, because doing so would have distracted from all of it.
“You have to hold election officials accountable to count every vote, all the way through the finish,” Ossoff said in an interview. “The message me and my team were driving on Wednesday was not about winning, it was about making sure the votes were counted, because what happened on Tuesday was an embarrassment.”
The herky-jerk transition by many states to a largely mail-in voting system has led to delays of vote counts for a week or more. The widely watched troubles of in-person voting, which were at their worst in Georgia, have piled on more delays. Provisional ballots were distributed in Georgia to voters at sites where new machines did not work; some voters in Georgia and Nevada were in line until the wee hours of Wednesday morning. The prospect of a November election that can’t be called for days is growing more likely, and even Democrats who fret about the president misleading voters about the count have struggled with the reality of slowly counted ballots.
“People need to be educated on this, because other people are going to try to convince them that it’s fraud when late results don’t look exactly like early results,” said Ben Tribbett, a Democratic strategist who watched the Associated Press make an early call against one of his Georgia clients. The call had not been retracted, but “If you count the ballots that were returned first, you typically are seeing an electorate that’s older and more white. That doesn’t mean the ballots are reflective of what happened when people turned in votes later, or at the last minute.”
Democratic strategists are already wrestling with the challenge of getting some of their most reliable voters, younger and nonwhite, used to voting by mail. The voter access group iVote will spend $20 million to promote the new options in just five states: Arizona, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Younger voters, said iVote spokeswoman Rachel Thomas, frequently told researchers that they did not know where to get the stamps needed to send out their ballots. States that had already replaced in-person voting with mail ballots had to deal first with massive confusion; Colorado, for example, had 18,000 disqualified ballots in 2014, its first all-mail election year.
June’s primaries, held across states that had months to prepare for pandemic conditions, have revealed just how slowly ballots can come in when many people vote absentee. While 14 states and the District of Columbia have held primaries this month, the count was finished on Election Day in only a handful of them. Idaho waited until two weeks after its ballot return date to tally them up. Maryland, which voted June 2, was still tabulating votes Thursday morning. So was Pennsylvania, seen by both Democrats and Republicans as a pivotal November state.
“We might not know who won Pennsylvania until a month after the election,” Joe Biden pointed out in a Wednesday interview with “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah, echoing a common Democratic worry: that the president would declare victory while there are hundreds of thousands of ballots yet to be counted. “What do you think this is about for Trump?”
Biden and other Democrats now take for granted that a slow count in November would be exploited by the president to suggest that the election was being stolen. Biden said as much to Noah, and Trump has hinted as much throughout his political career, seeing any electoral system that does not report all results quickly as potentially rigged. When Election Day ended in 2018, Democrat Kyrsten Sinema in Arizona trailed in the count for that year’s Senate race. By Nov. 9, tens of thousands more ballots had been counted, pushing Sinema ahead and drawing a rebuke from Trump.
“In Arizona, SIGNATURES DON’T MATCH,” Trump wrote, repeating local Republicans’ unfounded claims about flaws in returned absentee ballots. “Electoral corruption — Call for a new Election? We must protect our Democracy!”
The slow count in Arizona wasn’t unusual, nor was the late trend toward Democrats. A majority of Arizonans were voting by mail even before the pandemic, and for years, races called on Election Day tightened a bit in the following week. But the president has typically answered questions about absentee voting by suggesting that ballots could be manipulated or manufactured.
Most Republicans have linked their losses in 2018’s close congressional races in California to the Democrats’ superior ballot-chasing operation; the president has suggested, without evidence, that Democrats won because ballots were added to make them win.
“We had seven elections for Congress and they were, like, tied and they lost every one of them because they came and they dropped a whole pile of ballots on the table,” the president said last month. “But you don’t think they rip them out of mailboxes?”
That anecdote, sourced to a California Republican activist, doesn’t reflect what analysts have seen in absentee voting. A study by The Washington Post and the Electronic Registration Information Center found just 372 possible cases of double voting, or voting on behalf of deceased people, out of the 14.6 million mail votes cast in the 2016 and 2018 elections.
Presidential suspicion is not enough to challenge an election’s results, and no serious allegations of fraud were made in any of these races. But changes made to allow more absentee voting have confounded traditional analysis of election results. In Georgia, the Associated Press declared runoffs in two Democratic House primaries late Tuesday, in the 7th and 13th districts. In the 7th, the gap between the second- and third-place finishers was far smaller than the amount of outstanding ballots. In the 13th, the AP had to retract its call that Rep. David Scott would go to a runoff, as absentee ballots boosted his vote above 50 percent. In the first race, the result could change. In the second, the call has already been retracted, after nearly a day of reporting that assumed Scott would face another election in August.
In an email, an AP deputy managing editor said that the 13th District race was called too early and that the newswire’s system for calling races took each state’s election process into account.
“The nature of the vote count in Georgia didn’t affect how we called races that night, because our process assumes the vote tabulation will be uneven,” said David Scott, the deputy managing editor. “There is no uniform system for conducting elections in the U.S.”
The confusion over slow ballot counts has already led to skewed interpretation of results. Last week, the New York Post published an analysis of Biden’s “enthusiasm problem” based on returns in Pennsylvania that seemed to show Republican turnout surging past Democratic turnout.
“With almost 98 percent of districts counted, Republicans have cast more than 861,000 ballots for Donald Trump, with 734,000 Democrats voting for Joe Biden,” wrote Salena Zito, a Pittsburgh-based reporter who writes about Trump’s base.
That percentage did not reflect the hundreds of thousands of absentee ballots that had not been counted, most of them from Philadelphia and its increasingly Democratic suburbs — as the state had warned would happen. By Thursday morning, Biden had won 1,161,290 votes to Trump’s 1,031,640 votes, but the idea that the president had blown his rival away in a swing state had circulated widely.
It’s not unusual for campaigns to declare victory as soon as possible in close races, positioning themselves for recounts or legal challenges by creating the impression that they won already. But Trump’s skepticism about absentee and late-counted ballots has given Democrats pause.
After initially predicting that the runoff was set, Tomlinson said in an interview last night that she had no questions about the vote count and saw no reason to doubt that late-arriving ballots were legitimate. She had looked at the numbers and assumed, incorrectly, that the last-minute votes from suburban Atlanta would not dramatically change the outcome.
“I have little to nothing in common with the president when it comes to that kind of rhetoric,” Tomlinson said. “I just don’t speak that way, particularly about governmental processes. I don’t cast doubt on things such as the justice system, or the governmental system, and I would not do so when it comes to a voting system.”
On Wednesday night, after the Associated Press called the race for Ossoff, Tomlinson conceded. Only then did Ossoff declare victory, using the speech mostly to warn what would happen if the state held another election under these conditions.
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Turnout watch
While some big states continue to count ballots from this month’s primaries, we’ve got full results from a series of presidential primaries and a few key down-ballot races. (In every state mentioned, the Democratic presidential contest remained competitive by the time their 2016 primaries were held.)
The presidential contests had no surprises but a few insights into the protest votes still being cast against Donald Trump and Joe Biden. In South Dakota, Democratic turnout was basically flat from 2016, with 53,004 votes cast that year and 52,650 votes cast in June.
Both parties saw higher turnout in New Mexico, too. Democrats cast 246,539 votes this year, up from 214,307 votes in 2016, while Republican turnout rose from 104,029 to 157,289. That had a lot to do with this year’s wider range of contests, as the safely blue 3rd Congressional District saw its first Democratic primary in years, while Republicans had a competitive Senate primary and a bitter race in the 2nd Congressional District.
In both of those states, Bernie Sanders crossed the 15 percent threshold required by DNC rules for candidates to win delegates. He narrowly did so in Rhode Island, too, by a handful of votes. While Sanders won nearly a third of votes cast in person, most Democrats cast mail ballots, and they broke overwhelmingly for Biden. Turnout was down from 2016, when the primary was held in late April, falling from 121,253 votes to 101,409 votes. The Republican decline was steeper, from 61,179 votes to 21,184 votes, with nothing else on the ballot to push turnout.
It was another story altogether in West Virginia, where decades of conservative voters moving from the Democratic Party to the GOP led, for the first time, to Republicans casting more votes in a presidential primary. (Registered Democrats outnumbered Republicans by a 2-to-1 margin in the year 2000, and are essentially tied now.) That meant the end of a recent Democratic tradition: a backlash by disgruntled voters against their party’s looming nominee. While Biden won 65.3 percent of the vote, just 180,459 Democrats took part in their primary, compared with 241,016 in 2016. Republican turnout rose from 202,880 in 2016 to 206,320 this week.
While more than a third of West Virginia Democrats opposed Biden, they scattered behind 11 challengers, preventing any from grabbing delegates. Sanders, who had for years pointed to his 2016 West Virginia win as proof that his agenda could motivate white working-class voters, got just 12 percent of the vote. Both he and Biden did worst in the state’s historically Democratic southwest counties.
In McDowell, where Sanders held a nationally televised 2017 town hall, he won just 138 votes, down from 1,453 in 2016. Biden carried the county, as he did every county, but with overall Democratic turnout falling from 2,616 to 1,660. The decline in nearby Mingo County was even steeper: Turnout fell from 5,018 to 2,223, and Biden won just 41 percent of the vote, as one in five Democrats went for David Rice, a perennial candidate who ran no campaign after securing a ballot line.
Hundreds more Democrats left the presidential line on their ballots blank, while voting in other primaries. In the party’s gubernatorial and Senate races, that led to a mixed outcome: Sen. Joe Manchin III’s preferred candidate for governor pushed past a liberal challenger, while Manchin’s liberal challenger in 2018 secured the Senate nomination. That candidate, Paula Jean Swearengin, won 68,888 votes, around 38 percent of the total, up from the 48,594 votes she’d won against Manchin. And while liberal Stephen Smith lost the party’s gubernatorial nomination, candidates aligned with his “Rise Up West Virginia” project did well, while teacher Amy Nichole Grady unseated the Republican leader of the state Senate.
Jeff Sessions, “Jeff Sessions Took Action.” The former senator, who faced no opposition when he last won this seat, has been weakened politically by the president’s anger at his recusal during the Russia investigations. Sessions nonetheless has something his opponent, Tommy Tuberville, can’t have: a tough immigration record from nearly two years in the Justice Department. “Far too many people say they want to do something to fix the border but don’t have the commitment to do so,” Sessions says. The key achievement touted in the ad is the “zero tolerance” policy that backfired on the administration after it led to mass family separation. Sessions’s bet, backed up by polling, is that Alabama Republicans supported it.
Republican Majority Fund, “Confused Joe Biden.” Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas raised more than $200,000 in the days between the New York Times publishing his op-ed about using military resources to shut down unrest and the Times parting ways with its op-ed page editor. That money went right into this spot, which like Cotton’s first anti-Biden ad focuses both on China and whether Biden is mentally fit for the presidency. “Biden doesn’t know what day it is,” a narrator says. “He doesn’t even know what office he’s running for.”
Manny Sethi, “Leftwing Lockdown.” One of the many Republicans running for Tennessee’s open Senate seat, Sethi, a medical doctor, captures some frustrated conservative sentiments about how months of shutdown were followed by gigantic anti-police brutality protests. “Opening a business is a crime. Burning a business is not?” Sethi. “You got a problem with any of that? You’re a racist, and you want to kill Grandma.”
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Poll watch
President Trump speaks in Dallas on Thursday. (Alex Brandon/AP)
The biggest news in polling this week was not a fresh set of numbers, but a cease-and-desist letter sent by the Trump campaign to CNN. It was the first, according to the network, that a campaign had ever sent about a poll, and it argued that the CNN-SRSS survey was “a phony poll [designed] to cause voter suppression, stifle momentum and enthusiasm for the president.” The network rejected that claim; CNN had not changed its methodology since the previous poll, which was touted by some Republicans as it showed the president leading in a subgroup of battleground states.
Do you approve of the job President Trump is doing? (Gallup, 1,034 adults)
Approve: 39% (-10)
Disapprove: 57% ( 9)
Gallup, which stopped polling the presidential horse race after 2012, has seen some wild swings when asking voters about the president’s performance. These are the worst numbers for the president since October 2019 and by far his weakest approval ratings since Joe Biden secured the Democratic nomination. More ominously, when asked about the president’s handling of the economy, the president has his lowest ratings since November 2017, the period when he was presiding over the passage of tax reform and was still seen by most voters as presiding over the economy left behind by President Barack Obama.
In the states
Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks in Rome, Ga., on March 3. (John Bailey/Rome News-Tribune/AP)
One of the biggest results in Georgia’s primaries was easy to call, with conservative activist Marjorie Taylor Greene securing a spot in the runoff for the Republican nomination for the 14th District. The business executive, who spent at least $700,000 on a campaign that included a pro-Trump bus tour and viral advertising, had 41 percent of the vote by Thursday afternoon; neurosurgeon Jon Cowan won 21 percent of the vote and will face Greene in August.
“I can’t give ’em brain transplants or a stiffer spine,” Cowan joked of Washington insiders in his pre-primary ad, which ended, as many safe-seat Republican ads now do, with him shooting a semiautomatic weapon.
Yet Cowan may be the more mainstream Republican in the race. Greene, as the Daily Beast’s Will Sommer and others have reported, has advanced numerous fringe ideas, saying last year that some of the claims by “Q,” the anonymous chat board figure at the center of the QAnon conspiracy theory, “have really proven to be true.” (Among other things, QAnon adherents believe that mass arrests are coming, any day now, of top liberal and Democratic Party figures who regularly commit murder.)
Greene is one of several QAnon-curious candidates to emerge from primaries this year, but she’s the first to do so in a race where the Republican nomination is tantamount to victory. Greene earned that: She has jumped into many conservative causes, traveling to Washington last year to urge the impeachment of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D) “for crimes of treason” and saying on a webcam video that the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas may have been staged to build support for gun control.
“I don’t believe Stephen Paddock was a lone wolf,” Greene said. “I don’t believe that he pulled this off all by himself, and I know most of you don’t, either. So, I am really wondering if there is a bigger motive there, and does it have to do with the Second Amendment?”
Greene raced into the final days of the primary with broad, well-known support, touting endorsements from Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida and Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio. The runoff will choose a nominee on Aug. 11, and there was no official Republican condemnation of Greene in the 36 hours after her primary win.
Candidate tracker
After a three-month hiatus, President Trump plans to return to the campaign trail with a rally in Tulsa on June 19. There’s more symbolism assigned to that date and location than at most MAGA events, as Tulsa was the site of an anti-black massacre 99 years ago, and the date is celebrated by black Americans as “Juneteenth,” the day that the Emancipation Proclamation was finally delivered in every state.
Before that, on Wednesday, the president appeared with black political commentators at the White House to talk about his agenda, returning to familiar themes — opportunity zones, criminal justice restructuring and an economy that was growing for black Americans before the pandemic.
“I think that the economy will be, next year, will be maybe the best it’s ever been,” Trump said. “You can already see it with the stock market, how it’s been going up, because you have a lot of smart people that are betting on exactly what I’m saying. The stock market is almost as high as it was prior to the plague floating in from China.”
On Wednesday, Joe Biden appeared remotely with NAACP members, talking about his own agenda for black America but growing defensive (as he has before) when asked why many young voters did not support him.
“I’ve been told all along that young people think I’m not in the right place,” Biden said. “There is no polling to sustain that. There is no voting that has sustained that.” While Biden leads Trump with younger voters, the lead is smaller than the one Hillary Clinton had at similar points in 2016, and voters under 30 broke heavily against Biden in the primary.
On Thursday, Biden held an economic roundtable in Philadelphia, where he reiterated a plan to hire at least 100,000 contact tracers to keep track of coronavirus infections and warned that the president was not creating the conditions for recovery.
“Trump has basically had a one-point plan: Open businesses. Just open,” Biden said. “But it does nothing to keep workers safe.”
Cable TV networks ignored the roundtable, a sore point for the Biden campaign, which has gotten only a few of its events covered live. After the event wrapped, and after the Trump campaign had clipped audio of Biden tripping over one of his points, the campaign jokingly asked networks to cover Biden live, accusing them of a “failure to expose the American people to these rambling displays of incoherence, ineptitude and forgetfulness.”
Veep watch
Of the women most frequently named as potential running mates for Joe Biden, Kamala D. Harris has proven to be the biggest fundraiser. A Tuesday Harris-Biden event raked in $3.5 million, continuing to expand the donor network for a candidate who won the party’s nomination while lagging behind in cash.
Elizabeth Warren, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, succeeded in getting its GOP majority to pass an amendment that would start the process of potentially renaming bases currently named for Confederate military leaders. “Hopefully our great Republican senators won’t fall for this!” tweeted the president, hours after the voice vote succeeded. (The amendment could still be stripped by the full Senate.)
Florida’s Val Demings got an unwelcome profile from the American Prospect, which noted that she sponsored “Blue Lives Matter” legislation that has fallen out of favor with Democrats. Stacey Abrams appeared on “The View” to continue attacking Georgia’s election management, rejecting the idea that Democratic county leaders, not the secretary of state, had failed.
“We allow counties to do the direct implementation, but it’s the responsibility of the secretary of state to make sure they know how to do it and that they have the resources to get it done,” Abrams said.
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Francis NgannouFrancis Ngannou: Record, Net Worth, Salary and Endorsements “The Predator” is known for his insane knockouts of top-ranked heavyweights in the UFC. Not only does Francis knock them out, but he also knocks them out early, evident by 10 out of his 14 victories. In his early days, Ngannou lived in extreme poverty.
How do UFC fighters get paid? UFC fighters get paid a base salary on fight night no matter if they win or lose, however there is typically a “win bonus” involved for the winning fighter. The “win bonus” is usually the same as the base salary which can obviously be a big incentive for fighters to perform their best.
Henry Cejudo– 15 men and women wore UFC championship belts (including interim) in 2018, and they earned an average of $783,400 (up from $666,643 in 2017) over the course of the year (highest – Khabib Nurmagomedov: $2,570,000; lowest – Henry Cejudo: $180,000).
As of 2020, Tyson Fury’s net worth is $40 million.
$10-50k for regional/national titles, and probably $500-2000 (each) for your first 10 fights. If you’re a big name coming out of the Olympics, you get more. If you’re a nobody with tons of losses, you get just $500-1000 to lose.
While boxing has tremendous knockouts, it doesn’t have the one thing that truly makes fighting someone beautiful—submissions. By having submissions as part of the sport, the UFC allows champions multiple ways to secure a victory and even injure opponents.
Bellator pays out significantly more as a percentage of revenue than the UFC does, and has attracted several highly regarded UFC veterans who explored new deals in recent years.
For now, Mayweather is enjoying his retirement from boxing. He certainly won’t be short on money anytime soon, thanks to his career earnings of over $1 billion and estimated net worth of over $500 million.
Mixed martial arts, UFC in particular, is a tougher sport than boxing, according to Wladimir Klitschko. Klitschko told Business Insider that it was harder to excel in the UFC because the competition is so fierce.
Dana White has made an extremely lucrative career as president of the UFC, with an estimated net worth of $500 million along with a reported salary of $20 million.
To make up for that, Reebok pays the UFC, which in turn pays each fighter an amount based on how many fights they’ve had in the UFC. This Reebok sponsorship pay is minuscule, and it can range from $3,500 per fight to $40,000, according to the MMA Guru.
The reason Floyd Mayweather is able to take home as much as 200 million $ from a single night’s work is because he owns every single aspect of his own events. Whenever Mayweather fights someone, he puts up all the money for the entire show, himself.
Highest paid UFC fighters:Conor McGregor – $12,022,000.Alistair Overeem – $8,704,500.Khabib Nurmagomedov – $8,680,200.Anderson Silva – $8,112,000.Michael Bisping – $7,135,000.Georges St-Pierre – $7,037,000.Jon Jones – $6,485,000.Mark Hunt – $6,304,000.More items…•
The top boxers make more money than MMA fighters because they participate in upside for ticket sales and PPV, for example. But UFC fighter’s purses have increased and we see fighters like Ronda Rousey, Conor McGregor and Jon Jones making very good purses now.”
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“They are a promoter, regulator, sanctioning body, everything.” According to long time boxing promoter (and brief MMA promoter) Gary Shaw, “Boxing purses are higher because we don’t have a league. UFC is their own league and they appoint their own champion who is going to fight for the title.
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Pop star Taylor Swift endorses Joe Biden in US election
Pop star Taylor Swift has endorsed Democrat Joe Biden in the upcoming US presidential election.Biden, with Kamala Harris as his running mate, is vying to unseat incumbent Donald Trump in the November 3 election.”I will proudly vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in this year’s presidential election. Under their leadership, I believe America has a chance to start the healing process it so desperately needs,” Swift told V Magazine.”The change we need most is to elect a president who recognizes that people of color deserve to feel safe and represented, that women deserve the right to choose what…
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Hundreds of Christians in Detroit are fearing for their lives as they prepare to be sent back to their home country of Iraq. Immigration officials claim that the majority of those being returned to the Middle East have committed serious crimes, but there are innocent ones among them.
"We can't say these people went through genocide and send them back to be victimized again! We hope and pray that the issue gets resolved," Pastor Jalil Dawood, the president of World Refugee Care, told The Christian Post.
"America should never deport Christians to Iraq because they will be in trouble in Iraq as over a million left Iraq since 2003, and this will cause great hardship to their loved ones here," also bringing "harm to them physically, mentally, and spiritually if they [are] ever sent back."
"I understand that some might not have done their paperwork properly or [have] passed their datelines," he added. "But deportation is [an] extreme measure toward peaceful people that just want to survive and do well in this society [and] love America as their new home."
"I find it very disturbing what I have read about Chaldean Christians being rounded up by U.S. ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) for possible deportation," wrote Franklin Graham on Facebook. "I would encourage the president to have someone investigate these cases thoroughly. I understand a policy of deporting people who are here illegally and have broken the law. I don’t know all of the details, but I would encourage our president to give great consideration to the threat to lives of Christians in countries like Iraq."
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Pangea Audio DS400 Heavy Duty Speaker Stands (28 Inch)
Pangea Audio’s new DS400 speaker stand uses ultra-strong support piers to provide an incredibly solid and rigid base for compact monitors and other bookshelf-type speakers. As always, Pangea provides huge amount of performance for a remarkably low price. Inside a conventional loudspeaker are piston-type drivers that move back and forth to generate sound waves in
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Pangea Audio’s new DS400 speaker stand uses ultra-strong support piers to provide an incredibly solid and rigid base for compact monitors and other bookshelf-type speakers. As always, Pangea provides huge amount of performance for a remarkably low price. Inside a conventional loudspeaker are piston-type drivers that move back and forth to generate sound waves in the air. Most modern speaker cabinets have been engineered to rigidly hold the drivers while adding minimal vibration (coloration) to their sound. Larger, floor-standing speaker cabinets can absorb a lot of this vibration energy. Any excess energy is transmitted by steel spikes into the floor. Smaller cabinets are unable to absorb all this excess energy and require a speaker stand to transfers this excess energy into the floor. You will immediately notice the sonic benefits of Pangea’s adaptation of this construction technique, including improved image focus, low mid-range coloration, and optimal bass performance. Pangea Audio’s DS400 speaker stand features four rectangular steel support piers, forming an amazingly strong rectangular support structure for improved speaker performance. Additionally all four support piers can be filled with sand or steel shot for even better vibration damping. The DS400 speaker stand looks like its predecessor, the DS300, but with two important improvements. First, the DS400 uses two heavy-duty, large-diameter stainless steel bolts to rigidly couple the piers to the base plate. Second, the base plate has also been made heavier and is now 3mm thick with welded channels to support the steel speaker spikes. The Pangea Audio DS400 features a 6″ wide by 8.5″ deep steel top plate to match a wide range of compact or monitor-type speakers and an extra heavy duty, 3mm-thick, 9.75″ by 12″ bottom plate. The DS400 comes complete with adjustable carpet-piercing bottom spikes.
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After over a year of harboring foreign terrorists and supporting their operations near and across the Turkish-Syrian border, NATO-member Turkey has claimed it has retaliated with military force against “targets” inside Syria for an alleged attack on Turkish territory that it has blamed on the Syrian government.
Despite heavily armed listed-terrorist organizations operating in large numbers on both sides of the Turkish border with Turkey’s explicit approval and logistical support, the government in Ankara appears to have excluded the possibility that these terrorist forces, not the Syrian military, were responsible for the attack which consisted of mortar rounds the armed militants are known to widely use.
Image: Terrorists operating in Syria pose next to a large mortar. Mortars of all sizes are a favorite of terrorists operating in and around Syria in NATO’s proxy bid to effect violent regime change. The mortars fired into Turkish territory could just as likely have come from terrorists Turkey itself is funding, arming, and harboring on behalf of long-planned NATO machinations. Unlike the Syrian government, the terrorists, Turkey, and by consequence, NATO, all have an actual motivation for launching the initial attack that has caused Turkey to retaliate and predictably call on NATO to intervene.
The New York Times itself, in its article titled, “Turkey Fires Artillery at Syrian Targets in Retaliation for Civilian Deaths,” concedes that:
It was unknown whether the mortar shells were fired by Syrian government forces or rebels fighting to topple the government of President Bashar al-Assad. The Turkish response seemed to assume that the Syrian government was responsible.
Turkey’s immediate, unwarranted act of military aggression, along with knee-jerk condemnations from the US bear all the hallmarks of an orchestrated event – or at the very least an attempt to opportunistically seize upon an isolated incident to disingenuously advance the West’s collective geopolitical agenda.
Syria clearly has no interest in threatening the security of Turkey, nor any reason to attack Turkish territory which would surely give NATO the excuse it has been looking for to directly intervene on behalf of its faltering terrorist proxies.
Turkey Has Longed for a Pretext to Start War with Syria
It was previously reported that Turkey was intended by NATO, and more specifically, Wall Street and London, to lead efforts in carving out “safe havens” in Syria’s north, and to do so either under a false “humanitarian” or false “security” pretext.
This has been confirmed by Fortune 500-funded, US foreign-policy think-tank, Brookings Institution which has blueprinted designs for regime change in Libya as well as both Syria and Iran. In their report, “Assessing Options for Regime Change” it is stated (emphasis added):
“An alternative is for diplomatic efforts to focus first on how to end the violence and how to gain humanitarian access, as is being done under Annan’s leadership. This may lead to the creation of safe-havens and humanitarian corridors, which would have to be backed by limited military power. This would, of course, fall short of U.S. goals for Syria and could preserve Asad in power. From that starting point, however, it is possible that a broad coalition with the appropriate international mandate could add further coercive action to its efforts.” –page 4, Assessing Options for Regime Change, Brookings Institution.
Image: The Brookings Institution, Middle East Memo #21 “Assessing Options for Regime Change (.pdf),” makes no secret that the humanitarian “responsibility to protect” is but a pretext for long-planned regime change.
Brookings continues by describing how Turkey’s aligning of vast amounts of weapons and troops along its border in coordination with Israeli efforts in the south of Syria, could help effect violent regime change in Syria:
In addition, Israel’s intelligence services have a strong knowledge of Syria, as well as assets within the Syrian regime that could be used to subvert the regime’s power base and press for Asad’s removal. Israel could posture forces on or near the Golan Heights and, in so doing, might divert regime forces from suppressing the opposition. This posture may conjure fears in the Asad regime of a multi-front war, particularly if Turkey is willing to do the same on its border and if the Syrian opposition is being fed a steady diet of arms and training. Such a mobilization could perhaps persuade Syria’s military leadership to oust Asad in order to preserve itself. Advocates argue this additional pressure could tip the balance against Asad inside Syria, if other forces were aligned properly. –page 6, Assessing Options for Regime Change, Brookings Institution.
Turkish leaders have clearly spent much time fabricating various excuses to meet Washington’s demands in this regard by fabricating or taking advantage of violence Turkey itself is fostering along its own border with Syria.
The report would also mention Turkey’s role in helping undermine, subvert, and carve out the ancient northern city of Aleppo:
Because creating a unified national opposition is a long-term project that will probably never fully succeed, the contact group, while not abandoning this effort, may seek more realistic goals. For example, it might concentrate maximum effort on breaking Asad’s hold on, say, the elite of Aleppo, which is the commercial capital and which is also the city where Turkey has the greatest leverage. If Aleppo were to fall to the opposition, the demoralizing effect on the regime would be considerable.
Should this option fail, the United States can simply accept a bad situation in Syria or escalate to one of the military options below. –page 6, Assessing Options for Regime Change, Brookings Institution.
The military options include everything from perpetuating violence to, in Brookings’ own words, “bleed
it, keeping a regional adversary weak, while avoiding the costs of direct intervention,” to Libyan-style “no-fly zones,” to a full military invasion. It is clear, upon reading the Brookings memo, that the conspiracy has indeed begun to unfold since its writing – with various military options being prepared and various co-conspirators positioning themselves to execute them.
The Brookings Institution’s “safe havens” and “humanitarian corridors” are meant to be established by NATO-member Turkey, who has been threatening to partially invade Syria for months in order to accomplish this. And while Turkey claims this is based on “humanitarian concerns,” examining Turkey’s abysmal human rights record in addition to its own ongoing genocidal campaign against the Kurdish people both within and beyond its borders, it is clear they are simply fulfilling the agenda established by their Western patrons on Wall Street and in the city of London.
Photo: Turkish tanks entering Iraq to raid Kurdish towns and hunt suspected rebels in 2008. More recently, Turkey has been bombing “suspected” rebel bases in both Turkey and Iraq, as well as conducting mass nationwide arrests. Strangely, as Turkey verifiably does what Libya’s Qaddafi and Syria’s Assad have been accused of doing, in all of their hypocrisy, have been calling for a partial invasion of Syria based on “humanitarian concerns.”
This latest exchange between Turkey and Syria is not the first. Turkey has fabricated stories before involving Syrian troops “firing across” the Turkish-Syrian border. The New York Times published these bold accusations before admitting further down that “it was unclear what kind of weapons caused the injuries on Sunday around six miles inside Turkish territory,” and that “there were conflicting accounts about the incident.” As are all the accusations used by NATO, the UN, and individual member states to justify meddling in Syria’s affairs, these tales involve hear-say from the rebels themselves.
It is clear that Turkey, NATO, and the UN are continuously attempting to set a pretext for the establishment of “safe havens” and “humanitarian corridors” intended to circumvent the UN Security Council which has seen attempts to green-light military intervention vetoed multiple times by Russia and China.
That the UN has failed utterly to condemn the combined provocations and meddling in Syria’s affairs illustrates the absolute failure of supranational, let alone, global governance.
Source: http://www.infowars.com/turkey-attempts-to-trigger-war-vs-syria/
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Mapping of F. tularensis T cell epitopes in Humanized Mice
Arulanandam, Bernard Pragash
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States
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Inhalation of the intracellular gram-negative bacterium Francisella tularensis is highly fatal in humans. Since F. tularensis can be easily weaponized into an aerosolized form, it is considered to be one of the most important potential biowarfare agents. The virulence determinants and protective antigens of F. tularensis have been poorly characterized. To date, the F. tularensis live vaccine strain (LVS), which is derived from F. tularensis subspecies holarctica (type B), has demonstrated varying degrees of protection in humans. However, the protective antigens expressed by the LVS strain have yet to be characterized, and attenuated LVS is unlikely to pass approval for current safety standards for vaccines. Therefore, development of a licensed subunit vaccine, which is currently not available, is of utmost importance. It is our long-term goal to identify candidate T cell epitopes of F. tularensis in """"""""humanized"""""""" HLA-DR transgenic mice that can be used to develop subunit vaccines to induce protective immunity in humans. The specific hypothesis underlying this application is that protective T cell epitopes of F. tularensis can be identified in """"""""humanized"""""""" HLA-DR transgenic mice that are also processed and presented by human APCs and could be used for the design of a subunit vaccine. We base this hypothesis on the following observations: First, protection to Francisella infection appears to be critically dependent on specific T cell immunity and T cell-derived production of IFNg. Second, vigorous T cell proliferation and cytokine production was detected in HLA-DR4 tg mice upon vaccination with LVS. Third, T cell epitopes of self- and microbial antigens identified in the HLA-DR4 transgenic mice are relevant to humans. We base this assumption on our preliminary data showing that T cell epitopes characterized in """"""""humanized"""""""" HLA-DR4 transgenic mice are processed and presented by human HLA-DR4+ APCs. Thus, overall, we believe that the HLA transgenic animals provide a novel tool and model to identify T cell determinants of F. tularensis that have potential use for the development of vaccines for humans. We will test this hypothesis with the following specific aims: Specifically, we will (1) characterize the F. tularensis proteins that induce protective T cell immunity in HLA-DR4 (DRB1*0401) ransgenic mice. (2) Identify protective T cell peptide epitopes in the HLA-DR tg mice. (3) Examine whether epitopes presented by the HLA-DR tg mice are also presented by human APCs.
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Nguyen, Jesse Q; Gilley, Ryan P; Zogaj, Xhavit et al. (2014) Lipidation of the FPI protein IglE contributes to Francisella tularensis ssp. novicida intramacrophage replication and virulence. Pathog Dis 72:10-8
Chu, Ping; Cunningham, Aimee L; Yu, Jieh-Juen et al. (2014) Live attenuated Francisella novicida vaccine protects against Francisella tularensis pulmonary challenge in rats and non-human primates. PLoS Pathog 10:e1004439
Tsai, Su-Yu; Segovia, Jesus A; Chang, Te-Hung et al. (2014) DAMP molecule S100A9 acts as a molecular pattern to enhance inflammation during influenza A virus infection: role of DDX21-TRIF-TLR4-MyD88 pathway. PLoS Pathog 10:e1003848
Signarovitz, Aimee L; Ray, Heather J; Yu, Jieh-Juen et al. (2012) Mucosal immunization with live attenuated Francisella novicida U112ýýiglB protects against pulmonary F. tularensis SCHU S4 in the Fischer 344 rat model. PLoS One 7:e47639
Arulanandam, Bernard P; Chetty, Senthilnath Lakshmana; Yu, Jieh-Juen et al. (2012) Francisella DnaK inhibits tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase. J Biol Chem 287:37185-94
Hunter, Colleen; Rodriguez, Annette; Yu, Jieh-Juen et al. (2012) Comparison of bone marrow-derived and mucosal mast cells in controlling intramacrophage Francisella tularensis replication. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 237:617-21
Segovia, Jesus; Sabbah, Ahmed; Mgbemena, Victoria et al. (2012) TLR2/MyD88/NF-?B pathway, reactive oxygen species, potassium efflux activates NLRP3/ASC inflammasome during respiratory syncytial virus infection. PLoS One 7:e29695
Zogaj, Xhavit; Wyatt, Geoff C; Klose, Karl E (2012) Cyclic di-GMP stimulates biofilm formation and inhibits virulence of Francisella novicida. Infect Immun 80:4239-47
Rodriguez, Annette R; Yu, Jieh-Juen; Guentzel, M Neal et al. (2012) Mast cell TLR2 signaling is crucial for effective killing of Francisella tularensis. J Immunol 188:5604-11
Sanapala, Shilpa; Yu, Jieh-Juen; Murthy, Ashlesh K et al. (2012) Perforin- and granzyme-mediated cytotoxic effector functions are essential for protection against Francisella tularensis following vaccination by the defined F. tularensis subsp. novicida ýýfopC vaccine strain. Infect Immun 80:2177-85
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Equine Grass Sickness Vaccine Trial
Grass Sickness Vaccine Trial Pilot Study Announced
The Equine Grass Sickness Fund, The Animal Health Trust and the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh are delighted to announce that a small pilot trial of a vaccine to protect against grass sickness has been approved by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate. A total of 100 horses and ponies have been enrolled for this pilot study, with thanks to the participating owners for their support.
This pilot study is in preparation for a full vaccine trial, which is likely to commence in 2013-2014 subject to securing sufficient funding, which will involve at least 1000 horses and ponies. We have great hopes that these vaccine trials will mark an enormous breakthrough in the prevention of this devastating disease.
Dr Jo Ireland of the Animal Health Trust, who is piloting the vaccine trial, said: ‘This is very exciting news and we are working flat out to get the study up and running. There is still a lot of work to do before launching the full nationwide vaccine trial, and this initial study will help us to ensure that the trial design will be practical to perform on a larger scale.’
The Equine Grass Sickness Fund is spearheading the campaign to raise funds for the full vaccine trial, which is being run in collaboration with the Animal Health Trust, The (Dick) Vet and Liverpool University’s School of Veterinary Studies.
Kate Thomson, spokesperson for the Fund, said ‘We are over the moon that the vaccine trial is finally here, but fundraising now starts in earnest to ensure that the full trial can go ahead. Grass sickness takes a terrible annual death toll, and we are appealing to every horse owner in the UK to help bring an end to the disease by donating to this cause’.
If you are interested in taking part in the full vaccine trial:
Please register your interest by emailing info@grasssickness.org.uk, and you will be sent an owners pack once we are ready to recruit participants. Your details will be treated in the strictest confidence, and registering your interest places you under no obligation whatsoever.
In the meantime you can help us take a step further to the full vaccine trial by helping us raise sufficient funds. Without your help the full vaccine trial will be an impossibility. Please consider making a donation, make a purchase from our shop, or better still organise your own fund raising event – we can help you promote your event to maximise your efforts, and would love to hear from you.
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December 9, 2020 April 10, 2020 by nick
“The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, we must think anew and act anew.” –Abraham Lincoln
As an insidious virus spreads around the world, we are wise to stop and ask: what can it teach us?
Much, I think. One question I am drawn to lately is this: what does the pandemic teach us about the role of business in society?
“This moment is the curriculum.” –Jon Kabat-Zinn
First, some context. For half a century, an epic battle has been raging in board rooms and business schools about the purpose of business. Economist Milton Friedman took the first shot:
“There is one and only one social responsibility of business—to use it resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits so long as it stays within the rules of the game, which is to say, engages in open and free competition without deception or fraud.” -Milton Friedman
His work laid the groundwork for “shareholder primacy theory,” the idea that shareholders should come first when business executives make decisions, that the primary purpose of business is to increase shareholder (owner) wealth, and that the ultimate measure of a company’s success is the extent to which it rewards shareholders. Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric (in the 1980s and 1990s), is also credited with fueling this idea in practice.
This idea was so successful that, now, many people take it for granted, as business school gospel, as a law of nature. Of course the role of business executives is to maximize profits and reward shareholders. Right?
Not so fast. Edward Freeman, a business school professor, had a different idea:
“Business is not about making as much money as possible. It is about creating value for stakeholders.” -Edward Freeman
Freeman’s “stakeholder theory” focused not just on shareholders but also employees, customers, suppliers, communities, and the environment, since these are all necessary for the business to survive and thrive. This was not an exercise in wishful thinking or naive altruism. There is a systemic view and innovation imperative that fuels the engine of value creation:
“Managing for stakeholders is not about trade-off thinking. It is about using innovation and entrepreneurship to make all key stakeholders better off and get all of their interests going in the same direction.” -Edward Freeman
The battle was afoot, continuing even to this day.
What does this have to do with a tiny virus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes a global pandemic due to the rapid spread of a novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)? Much, I think.
Today we see that our health care systems are strained, in some places to the breaking point. These systems are complex, relying on private, nonprofit, and public hospitals and chains and their personnel, equipment, technologies and related links like supply chains, research, labs, insurance providers, laws, regulations, information flows, and data models.
These complex health systems rely heavily on business products and services (e.g., ventilators, masks, vaccines, etc.), which arise from an amalgamation of complex business systems: raw materials, suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, customers, etc., each with their own business models, incentives, and limitations.
These business systems are heavily influenced by complex government systems at different levels—federal, state, and local—which are not used to close collaboration amidst the cascading timing crunches imposed by crises.
These government systems include the three branches of government (executive, legislative, judicial) purposely designed to provide checks and balances to each other (i.e., slowing things down) and an array of challenges and sometimes bizarre influences (e.g., laws, regulations, court orders, campaigns, elections, lobbying, committees, messaging, press briefings, inspectors general, etc.).
During this health + economic crisis, those of us who are parents are also seeing how reliant we are upon a functioning education system, with its own complexities (federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and funding streams). When schools are closed, the impacts on families, workplaces, communities, etc. are vast.
All these systems are affected by a complex financial system. And transportation system. And travel industry. And food industry. And media industry. All of which are complex systems under strain.
All these complex systems exist not only within nations but also across borders, with each country having its own systems and context.
And all of this sits on our planet, itself a vastly complicated system of oceans, winds, climate, biology, chemistry, physics, and more.
Meanwhile, our own personal virus risk profile comes down to an interplay between our own internal systems, including our respiratory and immune systems but also our overall physical and mental health and our own decisions and context related to our work, families, home, movement, and social milieu.
In short, we see compounding strains on systems of systems of systems. In all the death, suffering, and disruption, we are faced with a powerful reminder of just how interdependent we all are, and how relevant systems are to our life, work, and leadership.
In an age of global pandemics that threaten our lives and livelihood, business has a vital role to play. Many business executives are facing their greatest professional trial. A retreat to previous thinking about narrow shareholder focus and short-term profits will be a recipe for disaster—for the business and its stakeholders (us). We need more—and must demand more.
This brings us to a newer idea: “conscious capitalism.” John Mackey and Raj Sisodia wrote a book about it and conceptualize it to include higher purpose, a focus on stakeholders (not just shareholders), conscious leadership, and conscious culture.
“Conscious businesses believe that creating value for all their stakeholders is intrinsic to the success of their business, and they consider both communities and the environment to be important stakeholders. Creating value for these stakeholders is thus an organic part of the business philosophy and operating model of a conscious business.” -John Mackey and Raj Sisodia, Conscious Capitalism
The conscious capitalism movement is dynamic and growing, but up against an entrenched ideology and powerful array of forces, interests, and funds. It is not wrong to view it as an epic battle between two versions of capitalism, but we should place this war of ideas in historical context: capitalism has been around for centuries.
Many view Adam Smith’s classic book, The Wealth of Nations (published in 1776), as a landmark of capitalism, but we forget that his prior book, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, provided important underpinning to it.
Capitalism, business, entrepreneurship, and leadership are all social phenomena with ethical dimensions, and have always been so. What’s more, we have always had “flavors” of capitalism. Some are crass, mercenary, brutal, and short-sighted. Others not. Look to the current practice in northern Europe and the Nordic countries as intriguing examples, and that sync well with the way that many family businesses have operated for centuries (e.g., valuing workers, stewarding resources, taking the long view).
No, Milton Friedman does not have a monopoly on the industry of business ideas.
No, the choice is not between capitalism and socialism.
No, the answer is not to discard the dynamic engine of progress created by a capitalist system of enterprise that has lifted so many worldwide out of abject poverty and taken so many into days of prosperity.
No, businesses cannot just hunker down and maximize profits in a pandemic. They are part of the social fabric, with a vital role to play in getting us through the crisis.
And no, the purpose of business is not to make a profit.
Profit is the oxygen which allows the business to survive so that it can create value and pursue a higher purpose, for its people and its customers, and ideally also for its community and our world.
“The purpose of business is not to make a profit. The purpose of business is to find profitable solutions to the problems of people and the planet.” -Robert Fish, co-founder, Biggby Coffee
This is not about turning business into charity. It is instead a challenge to recognize the role of business in society and to look for ways for business to “do well by doing good”—a bold creative challenge. The idea, then, is not profit versus purpose. It is both.
“Just as happiness is best experienced by not aiming for it directly, profits are best achieved by not making them the primary goal of the business.” -John Mackey and Raj Sisodia, Conscious Capitalism
These are the hidden lessons of the virus. They are calling us to think and act anew. And the call is urgent.
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Gregg Vanourek is an award-winning author who trains, teaches, and speaks on leadership and personal development. He runs Gregg Vanourek LLC, a training venture focused on helping you lead yourself, lead others, and lead change. Gregg is co-author of three books, including Triple Crown Leadership: Building Excellent, Ethical, and Enduring Organizations (a winner of the International Book Awards) and LIFE Entrepreneurs (a manifesto for integrating our life and work with purpose and passion). To get Gregg’s manifesto on how to avoid the Common Traps of Living and free book chapters from Gregg’s books, check out his Free Guide.
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December 15, 2020 March 27, 2020 by nick
Today, we are all being tested greatly, and so it is with our leaders. Individuals, organizations, and systems are all under strain, with some facing overload. Here are several keys to leading well in a crisis.
Radical Focus. When you are in a crisis, your immediate priority is survival. Crises require take fierce discipline in personal and organizational time management. Leaders should expect to use more “steel” (hard-edged leadership) than “velvet” (soft-edged) at the outset.
In a crisis, leaders must mercilessly cast aside all manner of ideas and projects—some with real merit—to ensure a tight focus on one or two key priorities needed for survival. Other priorities must wait. Even with this radical focus, leaders should look beyond the current storm, seeking creative ways to position the organization or group to flourish once the storm has passed.
Communicating Reality and Confidence. During a crisis, people need to know what is happening. Effective communications are essential, and it is imperative that the executive is factually accurate and forthright.
Leaders should block their calendar daily for time with their team and other key stakeholders. They must be visibly present inside and outside the organization—using all available technologies to enhance access.
Since people are stressed and worried as rumors fly, leaders must give people a sense of what to expect in the coming days and weeks, blending both realism about the current situation and confidence about the future if wise and bold action is taken.
It is essential to listen carefully and answer questions honestly. People need to be heard, and they deserve a realistic assessment of the situation and want solutions (or credible plans for how to get them). Credibility is a tremendous asset for the hard work ahead and must not be squandered.
Psychological Stability. In a crisis, many people are afraid, upset, or angry. The executive must establish not only financial and operational stability but also psychological stability. People need to be unfrozen, empowered to do what is required with confidence. Here is a tried and true process for establishing psychological stability:
Ventilation. First, identify all the problems. Go around the table, with each person briefly stating one issue—whether major or trivial and without editorial comment—or passing. Stop when everyone around the table has passed three times in a row. Be sure to document all the issues raised so people know they have been heard.
Priorities. Then sort the issues into topics (e.g., financial, operational, safety) and rank them as A, B, or C priorities.
Projects. Then form a crack team to work on the A priorities. The Bs are placed into a holding area, awaiting progress on the As. The Cs are deferred. The executive should require weekly (or daily) status reports to the senior management team on the A priorities, thereby establishing both transparency and accountability.
Values. The executive must then emphasize the need to operate by shared values.
Amnesty. Before moving forward, wise executives recognize that progress is not possible if people maintain vendettas about past grievances or play the “blame game.” To move forward, everybody must agree to provide amnesty for all prior mistakes. No grudges. The focus must be on the present and future, not the past.
Crisis Response Team. Facilitating the process above, the executive will get a sense for who would be reliable officers in the stormy seas ahead and who would be dead weight.
Selecting the crisis response team (and its associated roles and processes) is one of the most important things a leader can do. Skill set, character, emotional intelligence, resilience, courage, and buy-in with the shared values are good criteria to use in selecting the team. An effective organizational structure with clear roles and responsibilities, reporting lines, and communication channels are all required.
Operating Rhythm. A real risk in crises is that the initial momentum fizzles, causing the enterprise to spiral down again. To maintain forward momentum, leaders must establish a persistent operating rhythm with accountability follow-ups. Regular status reports and town hall meetings with employees (or constituents) are important.
The effort requires persistence. The group must hack away at the root causes of the problems, not symptoms. Together, they make slow and steady progress over time, reporting results and encouraging each other. Such feedback loops help foster alignment.
“A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence.” –James Watkins, author
Sanctuary. In crises, leaders receive a barrage of body blows. To survive such an onslaught and to remain at their best, leaders need a daily practice of sanctuary to refresh mind, body, and spirit. Leaders must not lose themselves in their role, taking the inevitable attacks and setbacks personally.
“In moments of darkness you need to remember why you’re here and why you’re fighting that fight.” –Jacqueline Ros, co-founder and CEO of Revolar
Triple Crown Leadership Practices. Finally, the five “triple crown leadership” practices that are key to building excellent, ethical, and enduring organizations are all applicable to crises:
Head and Heart. Choose people not only with the “head” elements of skills sets but also with the “heart” elements of character, emotional intelligence, and cultural fit.
The Colors. Commit to uphold the shared purpose, values, and vision.
Steel and Velvet. Flex between the hard and soft edges of leadership. Leaders should invoke steel to hold people accountable for the values and priorities but be careful not to squelch the initiative of potential leaders in the ranks.
Stewards. Unleash multiple leaders to serve as stewards of the culture. Most crises require a great team of leaders, not a lone visionary.
Alignment. Achieve peak performance through disciplined, collaborative alignment, with clear action plans, accountability mechanisms, and feedback loops.
Additional Tips from the Field:
Be wary of “the greatest leadership sin of all–hubris.” –James Kouzes and Barry Posner, A Leader’s Legacy
“You can’t surrender to the options before you. There’s always another way.” –Cory Booker, civic entrepreneur, U.S. senator
“People always ask me, ‘What’s the secret to being a successful CEO?’ Sadly, there is no secret, but if there is one skill that stands out, it’s the ability to focus and make the best move when there are no good moves. It’s the moments where you feel most like hiding or dying that you can make the biggest difference as a CEO.” –Ben Horowitz, entrepreneur, inventor, investor
“The signature of the truly great versus the merely successful is not the absence of difficulty, but the ability to come back from setbacks, even cataclysmic catastrophes, stronger than before.” –Jim Collins, How the Mighty Fall
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Avoiding Breakdowns
December 9, 2020 January 10, 2020 by nick
“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places.”
-Ernest Hemingway in A Farewell to Arms
In leadership circles, too often the focus is on success principles for effective leading. That is all well and good, but often it can be more helpful to tackle things from the other perspective: what causes leadership to break down (and what can we do to avoid breakdowns)?
First, there is a connection between personal breakdowns among leaders and the breakdowns of their organizations. Here we reflect on both.
Personal Breakdowns
“Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.”
-Ovid, Roman poet
Even the best leaders are at risk of breakdowns or setbacks in their life and work. Many leaders have frenetic schedules of meetings and travel, or face constant stress and pressure. As the effects accumulate over time, exhaustion sets in. Though many just “suck it up” and ignore the risks, those who want to thrive and endure recognize the potential for danger, including losing their ethical moorings, making rash decisions, and damaging important relationships.
Leaders need regular exercise and movement, nutritious food, good sleep, and ways to find sanctuary (e.g., mindfulness practices, nature walks). “Triple crown leadership” (our model for excellent, ethical, and enduring/sustainable leadership) begins with leading ourselves.
Failure to do so leads to problems with all three areas: excellent (in terms of performance problems), ethical (with lapses in judgment and impulsive compromises), and enduring (with an unsustainable pace that wreaks havoc on our health, judgment, and relationships, and that can damage our organizational culture). Leaders seeking to avoid organizational breakdowns should start by leading themselves.
“The cornerstone of effective leadership is self-mastery.”
–Patricia Aburdene, best-selling author and social forecaster
Organizational Breakdowns
In today’s volatile environment, organizational breakdowns are common. Sometimes it is a quiet affair with an orderly dissolution of assets. Other times, it is a seismic crash with painful ripple effects. Sometimes an organization rises to the pinnacle and then slowly fades back in the field.
Importantly, most organizations do not break down before emitting warning signs. Normally, the financial signals, such as revenue declines and shrinking margins, are lagging indicators. Leading indicators are more important because leaders can address them before the financials go south. What are some early warning signals of potential breakdowns?
Early Warning Signals of Organizational Breakdowns
Focusing too much on strategy shifts and tweaking processes instead of accountability for results
Ethical compromises
Short-termism
Boards out to lunch about performance, culture, ethics, and sustainability
Chaos or constantly changing priorities
Some of the common causes of these breakdowns include: excessive deference to the top managers, failing to tap into the potential of people, leaders assuming they must make all the decisions and have all the answers, poor communication and secrecy, organizational silos, and lack of discipline and follow-through. All are failures of leadership.
As you encounter the early warning signs, you will need courage to take decisive and bold action to get the enterprise back on track. Often, this requires a rare blend of what we call “steel” (flexing to the hard edge of leadership, even if that is not a natural mode for you as a person) and smart use of people practices, such as unleashing the latent leadership potential of people throughout the organization, via what we call a culture of “stewards.”
In the end, we can avoid the breakdowns when we tap into the brilliant potential and goodwill of our team, aligning their work toward the organization’s purpose and vision, while guided by its shared values. Such resilience is the hallmark of triple crown organizations, and it can turn these challenges into amazing opportunities for transformation.
Gregg Vanourek is a high-impact leadership developer and award-winning author who trains, speaks, coaches, and consults on leadership and personal development.
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The most bizarre things that were left behind in chinese
The most bizarre things that were left behind in chinese hotels
Many people have the experience of leaving things behind, especially those travellers who check in and out of hotels in haste. Therefore, hotels become a grand lost-and-found office, where those forgotten items are stored for guests. Which items are most commonly left behind by guests in hotels in China? You might find some of them quite bizarre.
text: Chao Song // photography: istock
The things most commonly forgotten by guests in hotels
According to a survey abroad*, the top three most commonly forgotten items in hotels and their respective percentages are: personal toiletries (28.5%), clothes (20%) and chargers & cables (17.3%). Only 3.5% of the interviewees said they had left personal medications behind; and only 1.5% had the experience of forgetting their ID card or passport in hotels overseas.
Who is most likely to leave things behind in hotels
Business travellers are most likely to forget personal items in hotels. Either due to an urgent meeting or a flight schedule, nearly two-thirds of business travellers said they don’t have sufficient time for packing before checking out. One out of every four interviewees had the experience of leaving their charger cable for their phone or laptop in hotels. And a small proportion of the interviewees said they had forgotten to check the bathroom before leaving hotels. This survey also indicates that female travellers are more likely to forget their toiletries and cosmetics while they are very good at packing wallets and other personal items. Male travellers, on the other hand, turn out to be just the opposite.
The bizarre things that were left behind
According to a news report, a Mr Chen found 10,000 yuan in cash under his pillow before checking out from a hotel in Chongqing. He was praised by the policemen and the hotel manager for turning the money over to the police. Yet Mr Chen was upset: he thought this meant the hotel didn’t change pillowcases and quilt covers before he checked-in.
Except for a large amount of cash, some hotel staff reported discovering full dentures and sports car keys left behind by the guests.
Some forgotten items are full of stories, like a diary, a bridal outfit and a wedding ring.
A staff member at Jin Yan Hotel said that every year, more than 80 components of artificial limbs were found in the hotel after the guests checked-out.
A youth hostel chain once had helped to return 70,000 dolls back to their owners within a year.
A staff member at the Macau Banyan Tree Hotel said that a turtle had been forgotten by a guest in their hotel. The hotel then kept the turtle and regarded it as the hotel’s mascot.
A life-sized cardboard cut-out of a celebrity was found in a hotel after a guest checked-out. Apparently this guest was not a hard-core fan of that celebrity.
The most bizarre case of all is that a guest left behind an urn containing the ashes of his late mother-in-law in the hotel room.
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Wrong number draws mistaken calls, ire from Trump supporters rose Traverse City Joe Biden Trump torrent
5 January 2021 Politics 5 Views
A former Michigan resident was briefly amused to be mistaken for a high-ranking legislator by President Donald Trump supporters who demanded nullification of President-elect Joe Biden s election victory in the state.
But when a trickle of calls and texts Sunday became a torrent of hundreds that continued into Monday, it wasn’t funny anymore.
The recipient, who goes by the name O Rose and uses non-gendered they/them pronouns, has a phone number nearly identical to that of Lee Chatfield, former Republican speaker of the Michigan House, whose term expired this month.
In social media postings Sunday, the president’s campaign organization targeted Chatfield and Lee Shirkey, a Republican and the Senate majority leader. “Hear the evidence … Correct false statements … Demand vote on decertification,” the campaign said on Facebook.
The posting provided email addresses and phone numbers for Chatfield and Shirkey. But the number listed as Chatfield’s actually belonged to Rose, who moved from northern Michigan to the Oakland, California, area five months ago.
“People are calling me from every single state. It’s weird, very weird,” Rose said in a phone interview Monday with The Associated Press. The 28-year-old provided a first initial but withheld their full first name because of concerns about security.
Rose said they initially found the mix-up, first reported by the Petoskey News-Review, humorous and responded with texts of funny memes — “pictures of pancakes, squirrels, something absurd so they’d know I wasn’t a government official.”
But people kept calling, many refusing to believe Rose wasn’t Chatfield.
“They’d argue with me. They said everything I was saying was a lie,” Rose said. “One of them called me three times. He said, ‘Well, if you’re happening to have lunch with Chatfield or something, could you tell him?’ I said, ‘No, dude, I don’t know this person.”
Rose unsuccessfully tried to notify the campaign and enlisted friends to post messages explaining the mistake to the president’s Facebook and Twitter feeds. Those, too, drew a barrage of denials and accusations from Trump backers.
An email message seeking comment was sent to a Trump campaign spokesman.
Biden received 2,804,040 votes in Michigan, or 50.6%, while Trump got 2,649,852 votes or 47.8%.
The results were certified by the bipartisan Michigan Board of State Canvassers despite baseless claims of fraud by the president’s backers. Chatfield and Shirkey met with Trump at the White House shortly before the board voted. But both said repeatedly the legislature had no power to intervene. Biden, a Democrat, was awarded the state’s 16 electoral votes.
No legal avenue remains for the Trump campaign to change the outcome in Michigan, said Tracy Wimmer, spokeswoman for the secretary of state’s office, which oversees elections.
Rose’s phone number was still on the campaign’s Facebook post Monday evening.
Although none of the callers made threats, Rose plans to get a new phone number — pronto.
“I don’t need any more attention,” they said.
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Lyrical Analysis: “Bizness” by Tune-Yards
Posted on May 28, 2011 by House of Xen
The lyrics are found here. Here is the official music video:
“Don’t take my life away / Don’t take my life away”
The manner in which she sings this, rapidly and frantic, suggests that this song may work best if you take the lyrics on a literal level before analyzing interpretatively. In the main chorus of the song, it sounds as if Garbus is describing a mugging. From the opening line (“What’s the business?“) asking just what the hell is happening, to the realization that the mugger is moving closer (“From a distance“) finally to the attempt to try to empathize with her perpetrator (“I’m a victim!” / “I’m addicted!“) It all paints a very visual picture. The intensity of this image obvious increases with every repeated plea (“Don’t take my life away!“).
WhoKill as an album seems to deal with similar subject matter upon the surface, and then on a deeper level one can interpret these things to act as metaphors for more intimate personal issues and insecurities expressed in song. If you look at the opening verse in this same “Mugger” mindset, you can see how well it fits with just about every line. The opening, in particular, makes much more sense on a surface level when analyzed from this perspective:
“If I represent the one that did this to you / Then can away the part that represents the thing that scarred you”
It seems to be an extended plea intended to be said to the mugger, only to be mentally pondered. Muggers obviously don’t personalize or discriminate in terms of the individual; though if they are robbing you chances are you have a look of wealth or content. She rationalizes, “If you are mugging me because I look like everything you aren’t and desire to be (in terms of wealth), then you need to get over whatever it is that personally traumatized you.” Such a powerful, opening line. Obviously, we are starting to see the deeper intentions of the song.
Immediately after this declaration of “Fix yourself before you hurt me”, she declares (“Get up / Stand up / Get on it!“) both the listener and herself to defend against the situation as to change the outcome (“I am no longer who you thought this one would be“). A victim can be mugged, but a victim in self-defense is not such an easy target.
After this confidence boosting declaration, it’s revealed that she (as a victim) still ends up running into this mugger once more (“We end up around the mountain that I climb to lose you“) and despite how bold she was just moments before, meeting this mugger causes her to enter a state of shock (“Ask me, Tell me / but all my wisdom departed“). Finally we enter in the main chorus, the confrontation, where all she can ask is “What the hell is going on / How did I get here / Don’t take my life away / I’m just like you!”
This entire time we have seen how simply the song reads in a literal manner, but it’s during the third verse where we start to realize that the song works much more beautifully on a symbolic level. Regardless, finishing up the mugger theme, the victim in the song tries one final plea. She states how “I’ll bleed if you ask me”, and we see how the mugger’s response is a simple “No” (“That’s when he said no“) before we enter back into the confrontational chorus once more. I’d like to point out that the song ends asking the question “What’s the business?” repeatedly, as if Garbus is restating her disbelief of the entire situation.
Obviously, you can replace the whole Mugger / Victim theme with many concepts and interpretations, but what will remain consistent is the general narrative between the two parties. If you go for the relationship-route, the song becomes a symbolic tale of frustration between two would-be lovers. I see it as someone meeting someone who has been hurt in a prior relationship, so badly, that they see all of that heartbreak in every new person they meet, including the protagonist of the song.
This is very similar in subject matter to the song “Abducted” by Cults (I analyzed this here), the major difference is that Garbus is attempting a solution to the problem, whereas Cults focused on the sad cyclical nature of the whole thing. The first verse then declares the protagonist of the song to be their own individual and not connected to any horrific past relationships. The second verse reveals how the protagonist of the song does NOT enter into the relationship (“The mountain that I climb to lose you“), but ends up meeting this person again in life anyways (“We end up around the mountain“), this time demanding why things can’t work out (“Answer me this!“). At the same time, there is a realization that no one wants to throw their time away with someone who is just going to hurt them (“Don’t take my life away“), so the protagonist is repeatedly asking in the chorus “What’s the business” — what hurt you before/are you ready for this/I don’t want to be hurt — before finally revealing she does fall in love (“I’m addicted yeah!“).
Writing this, I see a plethora of abstract and less direct ways (ex- an internal dialogue) of looking at this song from several perspectives, but the two general interpretations I’ve provided do indicate that the song is a song about frustration stemming from misunderstanding and miscommunication. The protagonist attempts to overcome this (in whatever the medium is which the frustration is occurring, depending on personal interpretation), and in the end she finds herself addicted. The real question, is to what? To heartbreak? To falling in love with those who are scarred? The song’s brilliance lies in how many windows it can be seen through, and I hope my interpretation has provided some insight into whatever your personal interpretation of the song happens to be.
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Academic Career & Executive Search Seeks CHRO for Dallas County Community College
July 22, 2019 – Executive recruiters continue to be in hot pursuit of senior-level HR leaders across the nation. West Hartford CT-based Academic Career & Executive Search was recently tapped by the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) to help find its next chief human resources officer. Jennifer Muller, co-founder and managing partner, is leading the assignment.
The Dallas County Community College District wants a highly accomplished, collaborative leader and change agent with a successful track record in the areas of talent acquisition, development, succession planning, support and management. “This is a critical role carrying full responsibility for the vision, leadership and administration of system-wide human resources, leadership development and employee relations programs,” said the search firm.
This highly visible position reports directly to the chancellor and serves as a senior-level administrator and member of the chancellor’s cabinet.
Principal duties and responsibilities include transforming the human resources operation into a strategic talent-focused and systemic service-oriented function, said Academic Career & Executive Search. The new CHRO must have the ability to assess and organize networked resources in a positive manner, whether through direct supervision or indirect influence. He or she will be responsible for promoting an organizational culture of inclusivity and appreciation for the diversity represented in the county, the student body, and the employee population to be served.
Comprehensive Strategy
The new CHRO will be expected to build a comprehensive strategy to align recruitment and development activities to satisfy network needs driven from the board strategic initiatives, through strong internal alliances and strategic external partnerships, said the search firm. The individual must also develop and maintain a system of total compensation which attracts quality applicants, rewards outstanding work and results, and encourages longevity in return for productivity, among other responsibilities.
The successful candidate should have familiarity and experience working with and leveraging technology in all aspects of the recruitment, acquisition, onboarding, retention and management of talent including utilizing smart technology, validated AI and algorithms, AI chatbots and social media, said Academic Career & Executive Search.
The role also calls for the ability to assess, implement and best deploy strategies for efficient and productive delivery of human resources and talent services across a system in a centralized or decentralized manner, said the search firm. Strategic understanding of the process, tools and systems available to support dynamic decision-making is essential. As is the ability to assess organizational structure options that are available to the district to support a student-centric network with an expanded strategic role for human resources.
Here’s Why Game Changing CHRO Talent Is In Big Demand
CHROs have made big strides as strategic game changers and sounding boards for CEOs. The best ones are now critical C-suite players. That is making the hunt for first-rate HR leaders a highly competitive business. Three HR recruiting rivals take us inside their work.
Also required is an interest in, and a successful record of, strategic risk-taking and change management, requiring the identification and elimination of barriers to the delivery of the required result within a culture that is responsive, nimble, innovative, effective and results oriented.
Candidates should possess vision and organizational strengths to assess and identify requirements needed to move from the current structure to a new structure, as applicable, said Academic Career & Executive Search. Also needed is the ability to identify new competencies/ skills/ capabilities needed initially and ongoing in a new structure as well as ability to develop a reasonable plan to either re-train current staff or hire new staff.
A master’s degree is required, said the recruitment firm. Candidates should also have five to eight years of upper-level administrative experience in a comparable position and five years of supervisory experience. Human resource leadership in a complex, multi-million dollar organization is also necessary. Advanced certification in human resources is preferred.
The DCCCD is one of the largest community college systems in Texas and among the largest in the U.S. Since 1965, the district has served more than three million people. The seven independently accredited colleges of DCCCD are Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, Eastfield, El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake and Richland.
Academic Career & Executive Search focuses on executive search services, career planning and candidate coaching. Specializing in challenging faculty to senior administrative positions, the firm offers six a la carte services spanning full search, candidate generation, interim, multi-hire and contingency (pay after hire) search. Candidate support services include webinars, career planning and candidate coaching. Its team has served in virtually every capacity in higher education including president, vice president, provost, dean, chief human research officer and faculty members across all types and sizes of institutions.
Ms. Muller has more than 20 years’ research and development experience in higher education and Fortune 500 companies. She has successfully led over 70 higher education searches both domestically and internationally spanning presidents, vice presidents, associate chancellors, deans, directors, chairs and faculty level positions. Ms. Muller speaks globally on issues relating to higher education recruitment. She is former vice chair of the American Council on Education (ACE) Executive Search Roundtable and serves as an advisor in the numerous ACE leadership development forums.
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Stanton Chase Appoints U.K. Financial Services Leader
September 20, 2019 – Baltimore, MD-headquartered Stanton Chase has named Eva Kingston as leader of financial services for its U.K. team.
“We are very pleased to have Eva join our firm,” said Nicholas Wylde, managing director in the London office. “Her decades of experience in executive search and leadership consulting, particularly in the financial sector, will undoubtedly be an added value to our entire international team.”
Ms. Kingston has been working in executive search and leadership consulting since 1995. Her experience covers cross-border retail banking and consumer finance, corporate and transaction banking, corporate functions, fintech, blockchain and impact investment. She is particularly interested in emerging and frontier markets and has worked extensively for local and international banks as well as private equity and impact investors in sub-Saharan Africa.
Ms. Kingston started her career at the Financial Times in Frankfurt and subsequently joined Booz, Allen & Hamilton in London. In 1995, she moved into executive search with Heidrick and Struggles where she was responsible for the development and execution of financial services searches across Europe, Russia, and the Central Asian Republics before moving to Korn Ferry International as senior client partner in the firm’s global markets practice. While at Korn Ferry, she conducted searches for CEOs, country managers, heads of businesses as well as COOs, CFOs, CMOs, CROs and other functions as well as technical roles both for start-ups and international banks. She also spent two years as head of resourcing for Ecobank, a pan-African bank, and a year at a specialized financial services boutique.
In her role at Stanton Chase, Ms. Kingston will provide leadership and specific industry expertise to the financial services practice. “I am excited to join the Stanton Chase team and continue developing strong client partnerships,” said Ms. Kingston. “I look forward to expanding my global network of colleagues and clients in the finance and executive leadership industry.”
With offices in major cities around the world, Stanton Chase offers clients a global perspective while understanding local cultures and the challenges of moving products by sea, air, rail and trucking.
Recent Expansion at the Firm
Stanton Chase named Kristi Moe Hope, a director in its Atlanta office, as global sector leader for aerospace and defense. Ms. Hope has 25 years of executive leadership experience with broad-ranging international expertise in program management, strategic planning, customer relations, government relations and marketing.
Stanton Chase named Natalie Sleiman as partner and leader of the technology practice in the Middle East region. Ms. Sleiman is based out of Stanton Chase’s Dubai office, where she supports organizations in the recruitment of top technology leadership — both within the technology industry as well as across the many other industries facing significant challenges…
Stanton Chase opened a new office in Raleigh, NC. Kathleen Lehman Hajek, who joined the firm last year, was named managing director of the new office. In addition to serving companies in the Raleigh/Durham and greater Research Triangle Park area, Stanton Chase has a strong presence in Charlotte, NC.
Stanton Chase opened a new office in Perth, Australia, led by directors Tony Taylor and Greg Preston. They bring a combined 55 years of executive search and business experience in the industries most relevant to the region. The expansion into the Western Australian market represents an important step…
Stanton Chase recently added veteran search consultant J. James O’Malley as managing director in its Chicago office. He serves as a senior member of the professional services and financial services practice groups for Stanton Chase. Most recently, he was a partner and executive search practice leader at TalentRISE, a recruitment solutions firm in Chicago.
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Shocking Sticker Price for Locking Up Youth in L.A. County: Calls Grow for Cheaper, More Humane Alternatives
A year of juvenile incarceration now costs taxpayers more than $770,000
By Jeremy Loudenback
At a car rally in April, youth, families and advocates called on Los Angeles officials to release incarcerated youth during the pandemic. Photo: Jeremy Loudenback
As the number of youth locked up in Los Angeles County’s detention facilities plunged to a historic low during the pandemic, costs have soared, renewing calls to strip funding from the Probation Department and shutter increasingly expensive juvenile halls and camps.
According to a review by The Imprint of county documents and current population numbers, the annual incarceration cost for one teenager in Los Angeles has reached roughly $770,000 – an amount that is triple the four-year expense of a bachelor’s degree at the pricey University of Southern California.
With county supervisors finalizing a revised budget next week, youth and their advocates called the cost projection a tragic waste of public funds that should be reconsidered.
“To cost that much, it doesn’t seem real,” said Mainor Xuncax, a 19-year-old activist with the advocacy group Los Angeles Youth Uprising. Xuncax, who was detained at juvenile camps in recent years, said the funds could be much better spent by community organizations working to improve outcomes for young adults who have gone through the juvenile justice system.
Mainor Xuncax. Photo courtesy of Arts for Healing and Justice Network
“I think about all the other things we could do with that money instead of locking kids up,” he said, “like housing and jobs.”
The ballooning per-person cost of incarceration is primarily the result of declining numbers of youth held in juvenile halls and camps overseen by the Los Angeles County Probation Department, where spending on staff and facilities has remained mostly consistent. In February, the county’s two juvenile halls held an average of 539 youth each day, with 293 young people held in six locked facilities known as juvenile detention camps, according to the Board of State and Community Corrections.
Young people ages 12 to 17 are held in juvenile halls after being arrested or for violating their terms of probation. Youth convicted of offenses in juvenile delinquency court serve sentences that are typically between five and nine months.
After the pandemic struck in March and coronavirus cases tore through adult prisons, local officials came under increasing pressure from activists and families of detained young people to stop the spread in juvenile detention facilities. They called for young people to be freed under alternative forms of supervision whenever possible – including those locked up for non-serious offenses, teens near the end of their sentences and young people in fragile health. In April, a parade of more than 100 vehicles circled downtown Los Angeles’ criminal justice nerve center in a slow-moving, pandemic-safe form of protest, blasting cumbia from car speakers and chanting “detention is deadly!” and “care not cages!”
That same month, as infections grew among detained youth and juvenile probation staff, an ultimately unsuccessful legal challenge was filed with the state Supreme Court to expedite releases.
Meanwhile, with stay-at-home orders in place, fewer Los Angeles County youth were being arrested, and juvenile delinquency courts granted some young people early releases.
In total, juvenile incarceration in the county has declined by 38% since February. On Wednesday, there were 312 youth in two juvenile halls and 206 in six detention camps.
According to a 2015 report from the Los Angeles County Auditor-Controller, it cost nearly $220,000 a year to lock up 1,618 youth in 2013 and 2014. The Imprint’s analysis of the county’s 2020-21 budget reveals that cost appears to have more than tripled in just five years.
The Probation Department declined to comment on the rising cost of juvenile incarceration, but a spokesperson said a presentation on the costs is being prepared for a county commission meeting in the coming weeks.
The exorbitant cost of juvenile detention is not unique to Los Angeles. According to ongoing reporting by the San Francisco Chronicle, the tally for a year in that county’s juvenile hall could reach as high as $2 million a year. Like San Francisco, several Bay Area counties have seen youth incarceration plummet by more than 50% during the pandemic.
The head of the trade group representing probation leaders in the state said the drop in youth arrests and incarceration is essentially an interruption of normal trends and cannot be counted on to last.
Brian Richert, president of the Chief Probation Officers of California and the head of El Dorado County’s probation system, said the pandemic has presented “an unusual and unnatural set of conditions” that have “artificially repressed” the number of youth who enter the system. In the coming months, he said he expected the number of youth booked for offenses and incarcerated to rebound, though probably not to pre-COVID-19 levels.
“As we return to more normal times – whatever normal means in the current environment – you’re going to see a different situation, a higher number in institutions and a lower cost per child,” Richert said.
In contrast, Los Angeles County officials appear eager to prevent a return to pre-pandemic numbers. On June 9, the Board of Supervisors called on the Probation Department and other agencies to come up with strategies for maintaining the low number of detained youth.
At a county meeting earlier this month to discuss the results of that effort, Felicia Cotton, deputy director of the Probation Department, said before the pandemic 60% of local youth were detained because of bench warrants issued for a youth’s failure to appear in court or to follow court orders.
Cotton said these “mandatory detentions” are now being avoided through a collaboration between probation and the courts that has created an alternative to incarceration by using “family engagement teams” to help youth engage with the court process.
Youth advocates want county supervisors to take more lasting measures. As they consider revisions to the $34.9 billion county budget passed in June, advocates are urging them to redirect probation funds now used for locking kids up to social services and youth development programs instead.
Under revised budget proposals being voted on Tuesday, the Probation Department would receive nearly $399 million over the next fiscal year for its Juvenile Institutions Services Division, which oversees young people in camps and halls. Even after the Board of Supervisors made reductions to the probation department’s budget in June, the number still represents a $1.3 million increase over last year, during a time when county coffers are restrained by the recession, and the number of in-custody youth has plunged.
About 80% of the costs for the county’s juvenile institutions are related to salaries, budget documents show. The department employs roughly 2,200 probation officers and staff who work with detained youth. As a result of the drop in the number of youth held at camps and halls, there are now about 4.4 probation staff per youth, up from fewer than three staff per youth during the last year.
In another budget item, the county is also scheduled to spend nearly $10 million to renovate two juvenile camps that are currently shuttered, including Camp Scott, a detention facility for girls and teenagers in Santa Clarita that was closed in May after its population dwindled to just 10.
The spending will be a focus of protests taking place on Saturday, when Xuncax and others from Los Angeles Youth Uprising plan to protest at Central Juvenile Hall in Boyle Heights. They are calling for the county to close down its juvenile halls and camps and shift the money spent on the costly facilities to what they call more effective and humane approaches that include diversion programs and community supervision.
“We shouldn’t be investing in institutions we’re moving away from,” said Nicole Brown of the Urban Peace Institute. “It’s impossible to justify such a tremendous amount of money that is really not meeting the needs of our community.”
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HomeDisco / Soul / FunkGuy Cuevas – Ebony Game (Gaumont Musique)
Guy Cuevas – Ebony Game (Gaumont Musique)
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Most Wanted! Guy Cuevas – Ebony Game (Gaumont Musique)
And here we go bringin’ you way back to the roots of Disco. And by that to the ones of DJing and nightclubbing. Not in New York City, as some of you might at first think. But in Paris, back at the time when the phenomenon was burnin’ hot. And miles away from what the French scene has progressively become since then!
Yes folks, Paris happened to be burning. And if the Big Apple had Larry Levan at The Paradise Garage, then the French capital had Guy Cuevas at Le Palace! With etxravaganza, flamboyance, avant-gardism and versatility standing as the first keywords to describe the man. Not only behind the decks. But also musicwise, even though he only managed to release 3 singles.
‘Ebony Game’, his first offering back in 1982, showcases all these characteristics together. And this to a rare degree, meanwhile fusing countless vibes together along with Cuevas‘s convincing vocal performance. Somehow reminding of Terry Callier‘s bluesy accents at times. When not of Sylvester‘s falsetto tones elsewhere.
As for its musical concept, ‘Ebony Game’ brings the listener to a rare level of excitement. Meanwhile standing at the crossroad between Lamont Dozier‘s ‘Going Back To My Roots’ and compositions by the likes of cats such as Joe Claussell or Antonio Ocasio. Therefore comin’ up as a complex blend of African, Latin and Jazz vibes. And this with some undeniable atmospherism. With extra thanks to the insane flute part courtesy of Carlo Grasso. As to Titus Williams on bass. Not to mention its lush key parts turning themselves into a killer Cuban Jazz whirlwind on the second half of this gem…
Hard to believe more than 35 years have gone since its release as a matter of fact. Although never too late to check it for those who missed it. And eventually let us know what you think…
Born in Havana, Cuba in 1945, Guy Cuevas showed an early aptitude as a writer. He got awarded a scholarship to a playwriting workshop launched on the heels the 1959 revolution. He eventualy released a collection of short stories, “Ni un Sí, ni un No”, on Ediciones El Puente. Then soon after, he migrated to France where he continued writing for some time.
Alternating little jobs, he got his first DJ gig at club Nuage. His big break arriving soon after Fabrice Emaer discovered him prior to hire him as a DJ at Club Sept, his restaurant-discothèque located at 7 (sept) Sainte-Anne street in Paris.
Le Club Sept was only a appetizer for what was to come… Le Palace, a venue that embraced the arrival of Disco. Somehow inspired by NYC Studio 54, with Emaer willing to have every goer feeling like a superstar. Be it for 5 minutes! Our man eventually launching a second Palace at Cabourg’s casino in Normandy. An event which attracted 2 trains full of clubbers during its opening night back in Summer 1979. With everybody dancin’ – including yours truly – until the morning comes!
Working at Le Palace happened to be more demanding for Cuevas. Leaving him less space for improvisation as opposed to established hits. Tired with the repetitiveness, he switched to the exclusive downstairs club, called Le Privilège. This before leaving the venue for good in 1982.
Strangely enough Cuevas never got himself into remixing activities. Although he would manage to release 3 singles. With all of them standing as as ultra rare treasures in the collections of music connoisseurs from all over the world. Beginning with ‘Ebony Game’, his first offering back in 1982. An infectious gem which not only showcased the richness of his Latin Soul Jazz culture, but also his aptitude to caress the hearts and souls with his falsetto tones. Its follow-up – ‘Obsession’ – receiving the remixing treatment courtesy of François Kevorkian. Then, 2 years later, ‘Gallo Negro’ with instantly identifiable sleeve artwork by the likes of of Jean-Paul Goude.
Cuevas would be seen afterward as an artistic director. First of the club Bains Douches on rue du Bourg l’Abbé in Paris. Then at the Barrio Latino on rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine.
Meanwhile, Fabrice Emaer never made money for himself from his activities. Reinvesting everything in refurbishing his places and organizing parties.
He sadly passed of a cancer on June 11, 1983, aged 48. He is remembered as “The Prince of the night”.
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Inspired by Elon Musk’s Tesla, this EV startup is building superbikes for India
January 2, 2021 January 2, 2021 AnithaLeave a Comment on Inspired by Elon Musk’s Tesla, this EV startup is building superbikes for India
Founded in 2015, Ultraviolette is a Bengaluru-based electric vehicle company, which is building an ‘aspirational’ superbike for the Indian market.Around 2015-16, prices for lithium batteries started dropping. By then, in the US and Europe, Elon Musk’s Tesla was already making waves. The company changed the perception around electric cars, making them ‘cool’, high-end luxury products — aspirational not just functional and eco-friendly.
In India, entrepreneurs Narayan Subramaniam and Niraj Rajamohan realised that the next decade would see a rising need for electric vehicles.
However, they wanted to find a niche in this sector, and make a considerable impact. To this end, the duo decided to build electric superbikes in India for the Indian market. Thus, in 2015, they founded Ultraviolette Automative.
According to Niraj, people in India often have an emotional attachment to their bikes. Many youngsters associate their first hike or passing an exam with getting a new bike.
The duo felt there was an opportunity to build an aspirational value for bikes in India. Most millennials were already aspiring for a Tesla-like product, and are aware of its value. This is the coolness factor Ultraviolette wants to bring to bikes.
Simply put, Ultraviolette bikes will work like IoT devices. The body of the vehicle has a lot of technology in terms of batteries and sensor absorption while the consumer will also have an app that gives them the ride data.
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The curtain has been lifted from Apple Watch Series 6. since apple series 5 ro 6 its realese date in india. The new smartwatch largely matches the Apple Watch Series 4 and Series 5 of the Cupertino based company. However, there is a change in terms of hardware.
It is claimed that on its own, faster performance, better water resistance and enhanced wireless connectivity will be available. With the Apple Watch Series 6, you will be able to monitor blood oxygen level. Apart from this, new colour options have also been introduced to new customers.
Apart from this, Apple Fitness + has also been screened, it is a fitness service that syncs with your watch. It will show you the matrix of your watch as well as music-based workout videos. In the latest generation of Apple Watch, you will not find any AC adapter in the retail box.
Apple Watch Series 6 price in India and availability details
The price of Apple Watch Series 6 in India starts at Rs 40,900. This price is for GPS variants. The price of Apple Watch Series 6 (GPS + Cellular) starts at Rs 49,900. Both variants have 40mm and 44mm models. Availability of information in India is not available yet.
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Apple Watch Series 6 specifications
Apple Watch 6 release date
The Apple Watch Series 6 has 40mm and 44mm models. Both come with ceramic and crystal back finish. These include aluminum, stainless steel, titanium and ceramic materials. The smartwatch has a new Apple S6 SiP (system in package) processor. It is claimed that it will work twice faster than the S5 processor available in the Apple Watch Series 5. Apart from this, W3 wireless chipset has been given for smooth connection with Apple devices.
Apple has used Always on Retina Display in its Apple Watch Series 6. Its refresh rate is 60 Hz. The maximum brightness of the display is claimed to be 1,000 nits. The 40mm Apple Watch Series 6 has a resolution of 324×394 pixels, while the resolution of the 44mm variant is 368×448 pixels.
Users will now be able to test blood oxygen saturation in the Apple Watch Series 6 for health and fitness tracking. This will be possible through a new health sensor that detects subcutaneous blood colour using infrared light and photobodies and calculates blood oxygen saturation. If the blood oxygen level goes below the 95 and 100 percent reference figure, the user will get an alert. The smartwatch has an electric heart sensor.
The Apple Watch Series 6 also has the ability to measure physical health. It can detect panic attacks and high level stress. You will be regularly told about breathing exercises, so that you can control stress levels. Apple claims that the user will get up to 18 hours of battery life in the Apple Watch Series 6.
Apple Watch Series 6 will also be available in the new blue colour. Apart from this, there will also be Gold, Silver and Space Gray colour variants.
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Apple Watch SE price in India, availability
The price of Apple Watch SE GPS model starts at Rs 29,900. The price of Apple Watch SE (GPS + Cellular) starts at Rs 33,900. The information about making this product available in India is not available yet.
Apple Watch SE specifications
Like the Apple Watch Series 6, it has an accelerometer, gyroscope and Always on Altimeter. Apple Watch SE uses Apple S5 SiP. It is claimed to be twice as fast as the Apple Watch Series 3. Its screen and resolution is the same as the Apple Watch Series 6. But it is not Always On Retina Display.
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Users will get an optical heart rate monitor. This will give users high and low heart rate notifications. Fall detection, emergency SOS, international emergency calling and many other important features have become part of the new Apple Watch SE. However, features such as blood oxygenation and ECG are not part of it. There is also an electric heart rate sensor. It is claimed that it will give up to 18 hours of battery life. It will be made available in 40mm and 44mm. There will be three color options – Gold, Silver and Space Gray.
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Search Algorithms in 2020: How Google’s SEO Rules Have Changed
Amine Rahal
Over the years, Google’s PageRank algorithm has undergone a series of changes that have fundamentally altered how we search the internet. For search engine optimization (SEO) experts and digital marketers, Google updates rock our world because they change the rules we’ve got to play by if we want our websites to rank.
Search algorithms are like living, organic entities. They change with time and adapt to external circumstances as they develop. Beginning with the infamous Panda update in 2011, PageRank has modernized in an effort to weed out black hat SEO tactics, copyright abusers, unsecured websites, and low-effort content. Even today, minor tweaks and updates to search algorithms are bringing new content to the fore while penalizing content that abuses the algorithm or tries to cheat its way to the top of search engine results pages (SERPs).
Google’s search algorithm could change tomorrow, next week, or next month. There’s really no telling when the next core update will strike. And if you don’t think the next update will change the way you conduct SEO, then you’ve got another thing coming. Check out our guide to the past decade’s major Google updates to see for yourself how the algorithm has radically changed over the years.
The Panda Update (2011)
The first groundbreaking update of the “modern” era is Panda, which has first rolled out in 2011 and sought to eliminate the abundance of low-effort, spammy, and keyword-stuffed content that ranked at the top of search results.
Panda mostly updated how Google treated on-page SEO elements, such as keywords, formatting, and other ranking factors that are determined by the text on the page. After this update, websites that existed solely for the purposes of promoting affiliate products were largely penalized and slipped in their SERP position.
After Panda, SEOs and webmasters now have to work hard to produce quality content if they want to rank highly on SERPs. Keyword stuffing and other malicious attempts to manipulate search algorithms no longer go unpenalized thanks to the Panda update.
Although other updates have taken place before Panda, as depicted in the graphic below, Panda was the first of the modern SEO era.
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Venice, Penguin, and Pirate (2012)
2012 was a busy year for Google Search with the rollout of the Venice, Penguin, and Pirate updates. The first of these updates, Venice, was responsible for ushering in “local SEO” in which the geographical location of one’s device changed the ranking position of the results they receive on a SERP.
The second update, Penguin, radically changed how backlinks were counted by PageRank. In the past, SEOs could purchase backlinks from private blog networks that passed “link juice” from their authoritative website to one’s own. However, after Penguin, only genuine unpaid links count positively toward one’s ranking position.
In the wake of the Google Penguin update, SEOs have had to produce quality content that top authority websites or media platforms link to organically. To score do-follow outbound backlinks, many SEOs pitch quality content to publications and media networks.
Pirate, the third update of 2012, changed PageRank such that copyright takedown requests made under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) counted negatively toward one’s ranking position.
Hummingbird (2013)
Hummingbird took a close look at the specific language used in a website’s content and scrutinized the overuse of keywords in favor of synonyms. This update sought to make websites more readable, scannable, and flow in natural language as opposed to dense, repetitive, and keyword-stuffed text.
Pigeon and HTTPS (2014)
In 2014, the Pigeon update focused on expanding local SEO that was first introduced two years prior. This update infused data from Google Maps to inform PageRank of a user’s geographical location and curated content accordingly.
Later in the year, an update was rolled out that focused on web security and establishing a secure connection backed by the latest security standards. This update changed PageRank such that security certificates and HTTPS connections were considered positive ranking factors for one’s SEO performance.
RankBrain and Mobile (2015)
Perhaps the most radical changes to Google’s search algorithm occurred in 2015 when RankBrain unveiled and mobile-first indexing was first rolled out for some websites. RankBrain introduced machine learning to Google’s algorithm to determine the best results for users based on their previous search history and the frequency of words with similar meanings used on the page.
As more Google search users started using the platform with their mobile devices, Google started dramatically boosting websites that had a mobile-friendly interface and were optimized for mobile and tablet devices.
Possum and Medic (2016, 2018)
These two small updates, Possum and Medic, made slight impacts on Google’s search algorithm in 2016 and 2018, respectively. In the former case, Google improved local SEO and local search functionalities so make it easier for Google My Business pages to rank highly for users near them. Medic, on the other hand, penalized medical websites and those in the healthcare sector if they provided unreliable or unsubstantiated information.
BERT and May Update (2019, 2020)
The introduction of bidirectional encoder representations from transformers (or, well, BERT for short) in 2019 introduced how “intent” is prioritized by PageRank. With the advent of BERT, neural networks discover the entire context of every word used in a page of web content to find out the intent of every search query and match the best content with the user once the intention of the search is found.
Last, Google’s May 2020 core update created widespread volatility in search rankings by changing how local content is organized and favored authoritative sites with high web traffic over less-frequently visited websites.
Google At A Glance
Search algorithms aren’t set in stone. There’s no telling when the next major core update will occur and, when it arrives, there’s no guarantee that your top-performing websites will still rank.
Your best line of defense against a Google update is to hire professional SEOs to regularly perform SEO audits on your website and reinforce your web properties with highly-optimized content that beats out your competitors’. Hiring SEOs and digital marketing professionals to optimize your website will help ensure your website stays competitive in the years to come.
Passionate about the world wide web since 1995, Amine has been working as a Web Developer, SEO & Social Media Marketing Specialist for several Organizations in the United States, Canada and China.
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MEMBERS ONLY:R&B Soul Singer Bobby Blue Bland Laid To Rest
Posted by Robert J. Carmack on July 1, 2013
Lion Of The Blues: Celebrated And Laid To Rest posted by Robert J. Carmack
MEMPHIS – Funeral services for soul-blues singer Bobby “Blue” Bland were held Thursday, June 27, at First Baptist Church in Memphis ,Tenn. Family, friends, colleagues and dignitaries from near and far gathered at First Baptist Church in Memphis to deliver Bland’s praises, listen to his tunes, and mark the passing of a Memphis music giant. The 2 1/2-hour memorial proved a stirring celebration of the life of the veteran R&B singer, who died Sunday June 23, age 83 at his home in Germantown, Tenn. #MEMBERS ONLY
The Bland family decided to allow the public to “share in the celebration” of the singer’s life by streaming the services live. It was not one, but a multitude of Bobby “Blue” Blands’ who were hailed and mourned during the funeral services at First Baptist on Thursday.To some, he was the “pearl of the blues world”; others, a singer whose artistry was not limited by any single genre or form, but always a man with an abundance of charisma. Bland was remembered as a devoted husband, father and grandfather, but most of all a good friend;to those whom he knew and loved him.
The Blues singer’s casket was flanked by a bevy of colorful wreaths, family members, including wife, Willie Mae, at the front. A procession of speakers came to the church’s pulpit to tell the story of his life and legacy.Spearheaded by the Rev. Jesse Jackson , as he spoke about his long relationship with the singer, which began five decades ago in South Carolina. He and his wife were just newlyweds when they went to see Blue Bland perform. “For more than 50 years he’s remained relevant..Bobby was a singer, but no one adjective is enough,” said Jackson. “Validated by his fans and peers, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, the Allman Brothers and Elvis Presley, all of them looked up to Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland.”
“Today, death has been robbed,” continued Jackson. “It has taken his frail body, but has not taken the crown prince of melodic music. You belong to us forever, Bobby.”
Former Stax Records executive/producer, Al Bell talked in detail about Bland’s musical contributions, charting his career from his earliest Duke sessions to his ’70s work on ABC, to his later efforts for Mississippi’s Malaco Records. Bell noted that though all the years, changes and albums, the singular spirit in Bland always shined through. “I love the spirit that lived in Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland. And the spirit that lived in that body influenced us through its music, its thoughts, its contemplations and considerations for 83 years,” said Bell. “What a blessing!”
“Even though Bobby Bland is gone, you still can experience that spirit by just listening to his recorded music. You will experience the spirit, the care and love, the power and the glory.” In attendence at the services were, local politicos who also paid their respects, with former Congressman Harold Ford Sr. and Shelby County Mayor, Mark Luttrell among those paying homage.
Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton also evoked one of Bland’s signature tunes while reflecting on his passing. “Bobby’s soul had to move,” said Herenton. “You know, Bobby left us with a song: ‘Further on Up the Road.’ Well, just a few days ago, Bobby moved a little further on up the road.”
Fellow musicians, including Stax songwriter David Porter, also shared personal insights. Porter told how he and his partner Isaac Hayes included a winking tribute in their classic 1967 hit “Soul Man”, by having Sam & Dave singer Sam Moore do a couple of Bland’s signature vocal “squalls” on the track.
Blues Foundation president Jay Sieleman reflected on Bland’s enduring musical impact, recalling how just this spring the singer was given the state of Tennessee’s highest cultural honor, the Distinguished Artist Award. While the recognition is typically reserved for those in the “fine arts” category, Sieleman noted that Bland represented the finest in any art form, praising him for his “exceptional talent and creativity.”
The eulogy, delivered by pastor Keith Norman, closed a program filled with music, including recordings of Bland’s own work, as well as rousing performances by gospel vocalist Deborah Manning-Thomas, Stax star Shirley Brown and Chicago soul singer and Hi Records artist Otis Clay.
The most halting moment of the ceremony, however, came near the end, as Bland’s fellow music legend and lifelong pal, guitarist B.B. King, rose from the pews to briefly address the audience. “If it’s possible that I see him again, I’ll have some (wise) cracks for him, which we always had whenever we met up,” said King. “Bobby, I miss you, old boy,” he added, looking toward Bland’s casket. “He was my friend.”
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Harsh, rugged and unforgiving, the Australian Outback is the perfect place for Evan Alexander to hide. Up in the air, fighting fires from the cockpit of his helicopter, no one sees the scars that run clear down to his soul.
When a massive fire breaks out in a nearby national park, Wallaby Ridge becomes a media staging ground, and Evan’s daring piloting skills the center of attention. Evan finds it easy to dodge every reporter—except one. A woman from his past.
Jenna McGrath can’t believe the quiet, withdrawn man declared a hero is the same arrogant, cocky pilot she fell in love with six years ago. A cruel betrayal caused Jenna to remove herself from his world, but she’s never been able to erase him from her memories.
Their long-suppressed attraction reignites, but the walls Evan has built around himself are high. And while Jenna easily overlooks the scars on his body, she begins to wonder if molten desire is enough to melt the emotional scars binding his heart.
Warning: It’s not the flames devouring the landscape that will stir your soul…it’s the wounded, broken man fighting them from the air.
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Jenna’s stride, normally utterly confident, purposeful and commanding, betrayed her. She stumbled, her four-inch Manolo Blahniks scraping over the gritty concrete, her mic slipping from her loosening grip.
Reflexes contracted her fingers around the microphone before it could fall to the ground. Her cameraman, Theo Theodopolis, snared her upper arm before she herself could tumble in that direction.
“Gotcha, boss,” he muttered, laughter in his voice.
She tried to shoot him a grateful smile over her shoulder, tried to show her appreciation for his quick action, but she couldn’t seem to drag her stare from the man in the baseball cap and battered bomber jacket standing near the helicopter.
There was no way it could be who she thought it was.
For starters, the Evan Alexander she knew five years ago would never hide under a baseball cap. Evan Alexander only ever stood tall and arrogant, smile smugly charming, oozing sexy-as-sin cockiness and surety.
That Evan, the one her best friend had married—correction, so-called best friend—had married would never wear his collar up hiding half his face.
Evan Alexander knew he was too good-looking to deny the world his countenance. Evan Alexander preened when the world looked at him. Evan Alexander would not, repeat, would not turn his back on a reporter making their way towards him like the man in the bomber jacket was doing now.
Which meant the man Wallaby Ridge was hailing a hero couldn’t be Evan Alexander, right?
So what’s with the punch-to-the-tummy sensation then, Jenna? The same punch-to-the-tummy sensation you always got every time your eyes connected with Evan’s back when you still hung out with him and Tracey?
Drawing in a slow breath, she straightened her spine and continued towards the man so very obviously ignoring her approach. There was no way it could be Evan. No way. It was a freaky trick of light, is all. A snatching glimpse of eyes similar to Evan’s. Hell, what with the way the man was wearing his baseball cap so low over his face, and with the cocked-up bomber jacket collar, she was lucky to have seen his eyes at all, especially in the darkness of the evening. Where were all the streetlights in the Outback? Surely the helipad should have some kind of illumination? How did they see anything out here at night with so little electric light? By the gazillion stars overhead?
She flicked the tall man standing beside the one ignoring her a look. He smirked at her, an unreadable expression on his face.
Jenna swallowed, casting her gaze over him from eyes to boots and back to eyes again. Charlie Baynard, Wallaby Ridge’s Senior Constable. A ripple of apprehension shot up her back. She’d spoken to him only a few moments ago, trying to track down the hero of Wallaby Ridge. He’d been intimidating then, shielding a small group of firefighters just in from the massive blaze from a frenzied gaggle of print-media reporters desperate to get a story.
“Senior Constable.” She licked her lips, her belly tight. Why, she had no idea. There was no reason for it. The man with his back to her wasn’t Evan. She indicated towards that broad back with her head, gripping her mic tighter. “Is this who I’m after?”
Charlie Baynard nodded. The shoulders of the man refusing to look at her stiffened.
“It is,” Charlie said. “But I don’t think he’s in the mood for talking. And I wouldn’t call him a hero if I were you.”
Jenna frowned. “But he is. Everyone is talking about the helicopter pilot who risked his life to save the team on the north line of the fire. Even his own captain says they’d all be dead if he hadn’t…” Huffing into her fringe, she tore her focus from the smirking police officer and reached out to tap on the other man’s shoulder. What was she doing wasting time with Baynard? “Excuse me, I’m Jenna McGrath from Chanel Eight News. I’m wondering if you’d permit me a few moments to talk about what you did out there?”
The man half turned his head, enough to grant her a glimpse of what little profile the low baseball cap peak and high collar allowed. “I just did my job,” a deep voice, scratchy and husky from smoke, no doubt, declared. “There’s no story here.”
The tension in Jenna’s stomach fluttered. Her throat thickened.
In amongst all that scratchy timbre was a voice she recognized, one that had stayed with her long after she and Tracey had parted ways. One that visited her often in her dreams and when her hands took care of the yearning in her body.
She stared at the glimpse of a profile. At the downcast eyes refusing to look at her.
“Evan?”
His name slipped from her lips, doubt and confusion tripping over the syllables.
The broad shoulders encased in beaten leather stiffened. She saw his eyes squeeze shut. Saw his head dip a fraction, as if weighed down by a fatal sense of acceptance.
And then the man every member of the media here in Wallaby Ridge wanted to talk to turned and faced her fully. Fixed her with eyes as piercing as they’d ever been despite the dark shadow thrown over his face by the peak of his baseball cape, and Jenna forgot how to breathe.
“Hi, Jenna.”
A lump lodged itself in her throat. Got stuck there, fast and tight.
She caught sight of white twisted flesh beneath his left eye, over his cheek. Saw a hint of the same on what little of his jaw and the side of his neck was visible behind the cocked collar of the bomber jacket.
Are they…are they scars?
The shocked thought ran through her head at the very second she realized just how long she’d been staring.
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Nuvei adds Motie Bring as Chief Commercial Officer to accelerate global growth
MONTREAL and LONDON, June 3, 2020 – Nuvei, a global payment technology provider, today announces the appointment of Motie Bring as Chief Commercial Officer. Bring will oversee the commercial strategy and development of Nuvei’s global unified acquiring business, while evolving its digital go-to-market channels.
Bring has over 18 years of experience in payments, holding various management and leadership positions in related industries. He served the last seven years in senior management roles at WorldPay (acquired by FIS in 2019), most recently as General Manager EMEA, Global Enterprise eCommerce, while also heading up the global commercial gambling teams. Prior to this, he was responsible for leading the company’s iGaming and digital content relationship management groups.
“I’m thrilled that Motie is joining our executive leadership team in this integral role. His background in delivering unified commerce solutions for some of the largest brands in the world is an exciting value proposition,” said Philip Fayer, Nuvei’s chairman and CEO. “Motie’s deep experience in a range of verticals, including regulated industries, is essential as we rapidly accelerate our global acquiring initiatives.”
Reporting to Yuval Ziv, Managing Director of SafeCharge and Nuvei’s head of global acquiring, Bring will be responsible for leading Nuvei’s next wave of international eCommerce growth. Bring has a proven track record of guiding performance-driven teams and successfully implementing card-not-present payment strategies across multiple industries and platforms.
“Motie is a highly esteemed executive in the payments industry with an enviable portfolio of accomplishments,” said Ziv. “I look forward to working directly with him to continue our ambitious global growth plans. His diverse payments experience across geographies, products and vertical markets will be vital in driving our continued commercial success worldwide.”
Bring is a prolific speaker at payment industry events and is a regular contributor to the press on all matters related to payments and eCommerce.
“Nuvei has grown immensely since its acquisition of SafeCharge late last year, and I am excited to be coming into the fold at such a critical period,” said Bring. “I see virtually limitless commercial opportunities on the horizon, and I am looking forward to defining and executing on Nuvei’s next level of global expansion.”
We are Nuvei, the first-ever community of payment experts. We provide fully-supported omnichannel payments to large-scale merchants, SMBs and distribution partners, powered by our broad suite of proprietary technologies. We also equip ISOs, ISVs, payment facilitators, developers, and eCommerce platforms with the technology, expertise and customer service they need to stand out. Backed by our full-service, globally connected platform, our vision is to build a network in which our merchants and partners can truly thrive. Our goal is to create bigger and better payment opportunities for all, paving the way to great partnerships. Learn more at www.nuvei.com.
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Lions Odds At Winning The Super Bowl: 70-1
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The NFL kicks off tonight, and as always, the Detroit Lions are not expected to do anything great.
NFL football returns tonight with the Houston Texans taking on the Kansas City Chiefs. And an annual survey found close to one in seven Americans plan to GAMBLE on at least one NFL game this year.
13% of us will put money down on NFL football this year. That's a slight drop from last year when it was 15%.
Half of those people will place casual bets with friends. And a third will place a bet through legal OR illegal gambling sites.
One in four gamblers will do fantasy football, or games like "Super Bowl squares." One in five will place a bet with a casino or sportsbook. And 18% will use a bookie.
The survey also asked gamblers which TEAM they'd bet on to win the Super Bowl this year. The Lions aren't among the favorites.
13% said the Chiefs, who won it last season. And the Cowboys are next at 9%.
Third place is a six-way tie: The Ravens, Bengals, Dolphins, Patriots, Saints, and 49ers all got 5% of the vote.
SportsBettingDime.com has the Detroit Lions at 70-1 to win the Super Bowl, which means if you plunk 100 bucks on the Lions to win it all, it would pay back $7,000.
The Lions, are however, three point favorites in their home opener Sunday at Ford Field over the Chicago Bears.
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Recent Trends in the Resources Sector and Players Performance – OZL, OSH, IGO and S32
February 09, 2020 04:25 AM AEDT
Director, Equities Research Hina Chowdhary
Hina Chowdhary is the Director, Equity Research at Kalkine and has an extensive experience of about 15 years in the area of Research, which includes 5+ years in Equities Research particularly.She has earned a Master of Science degree from the renowne...
The disruption and volatility have been the part of the Resources sector, advancing toward development. The sector witnessed the full range of challenges ranging from geopolitical tension, currency fluctuation, changing monetary or government policy and epidemic playing with supply and demand of the commodity.
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In the environment of challenges, how resource company will succeed?
The resources sector has been sailing through the tides by evolving in the way they handle operations. Changing strategies from acquisition at the time of lower price to exploration and development at the time higher price, investing in the local community, addressing climate change, working directly or indirectly toward decarbonization- addressing ESG commitments etc. are some factors helped sustained the operations.
Mergers and Acquisition (M&A), Partnerships or Joint Ventures (JV) have been the medium since past in developing any projects for Junior companies or companies with the weak balance sheet. However, the M&A or JV has not only been game of Junior miners, but sometimes big companies also acquire a big company to improve overall operational synergy as well as to tackle any macro-economic factor by the change of management. Few example Newmont and Goldcorp mergers, Newmont and Barrick JV for Nevada operations and Acacia Mining and Barrick takeover deal. The above mentioned are some of M&A and JV that the industry witnessed, helping the industry to expand the position in the global supply outlook, improving the revenues by increasing efficiency and dealing with external factors hampering production.
Hence, the resources sector has been continually evolving by restructuring its business, adopting technology to tune the efficiency and venturing into newer products. In the milieu of which let us gauge through the recent performance in the resources sector company. For the same, we have chosen company listed on ASX ranging from oil and gas to mining companies.
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Oz Minerals Limited (ASX: OZL) is a modern copper-centred mining company in South Australia. The Company was formed in 2008 after the merger of Oxiana and Zinifex – An Australian non-ferrous metals mining company. The Company owns and operates Prominent hill, advancing Carapateena Cu-Au mine along with undeveloped West Musgrave Cu -Ni project in Australia. In Brazil its own Antas, Pedra Branca and CentroGold project.
OZL’s FY19 production of 109.289 kt of copper and 128.874 koz of gold are within the range of target at lower C1 Cash Costs (US cents/lb) of 66.9 and All-in Sustaining Costs (US cents/lb) of 111 from the guidance. It is worth mentioning that the Company has achieved its fifth guidance consecutively. The Company’s Carrapateena produced its first concentrate volume and is further, expected to reach a throughput of 4.25Mtpa and 4.7-5Mtpa by 2020 and 2023 respectively. Prominent hill life extended to 2031, it was able to advance the Carajás Hub strategy aided by the construction of underground satellite mine at Pedra Branca and Vale agreements. The details are depicted in asset timeline below: -
The share price closed at A$10.19 on 7 February 2020 and has a P/E ratio of 24.03 and EPS of A$0.424 at Annual dividend yield of 2.26%. Its 52 weeks high and 52 weeks low stand at A$11.72 and A$8.47, respectively, and has a market cap of A$3.36 billion.
Oil Search Limited (ASX: OSH) is one of the largest oil and gas company in Papua New Guinea (PNG). OSH has 29% interest in PNG LNG Project operated by ExxonMobil PNG Limited. It also has substantial interests in the Elk-Antelope and P'nyang gas fields. The Company has positioned itself well as a long-term, low-cost oil and LNG producer. The group also acquired oil interests in the Alaska North Slope in the United States to balance the gas dominated portfolio.
FY19 for the company has been tremendous period with an increase of 11% in total production, i.e. 27.95 mmboe from the previous financial year. The sale volume and revenues increased by 11% and 3% to 27.79 mmboe and US$ 1,584.8 million respectively. OSH expects to produce around 27.5 – 29.5 mmboe during next financial year.
Recently, the PNG government has put P'nyang gas fields agreement to concentrate on the project, which is already in the pipeline. Also, exploration result was announced for well namely Gobe Footwall 1 (reservoirs are water-bearing, with minor oil observed), Mitquq 1 (sample data indicated net gas and oil pay in the well) and Stirrup 1 (well is spudded and it is expected to cement the surface of hole casing before drilling ahead to the primary objective, i.e. the Nanushuk reservoir).
The stock of OSH last traded at A$6.4 on 7 February 2020 and has a Dividend Yield of 3.04% with P/E ratio of 16.06 and EPS of AUD 0.398. Its 52 weeks high and 52 weeks low stand at AUD 8.46 and AUD 6.3, respectively, and has a market cap of AUD 1.52 billion.
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Independence Group NL (ASX: IGO) is an ASX listed exploration and mining company, owning high-quality 100% of Nova nickel-copper-cobalt operation and 30% of Tropicana Gold Mine. The Nova operation is in the Fraser Range while Tropicana is located on the western edge of the Great Victoria Desert.
The revenue of the Company increased by 33% to A$ 474.7 million in 1H20 from the previous half-yearly result. The production for Nova operation was in the range of 15,236t of nickel, 6,779t of copper and 561t of cobalt at a Cash cost (payable) of A$2.5/Ib Ni, whereas, Tropicana produces total gold of around 257.3koz at a Cash cost of A$719/oz. Interestingly, 1H20 metal production from both Nova and Tropicana are above the top end of the pro-rata FY20 guidance range.
The share price closed at A$5.97 on 7 Feb 2020 and has a P/E ratio of 20.11 and EPS of A$0.297 at Annual dividend yield of 2.35%. Its 52 weeks high and 52 weeks low stand at A$7.11 and A$4.24, respectively, and has a market cap of A$3.63 billion.
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South32 Ltd (ASX: S32) is a metals and mining company with a diversified portfolio across Australia, South America and Southern Africa. It also has a development option of high-grade zinc, lead and silver project in North America. It produces bauxite, energy and metallurgical coal, alumina, aluminium, nickel, silver, lead, zinc and manganese product.
The commodity production during 1H20 increased from the previous result.
Alumina (+4%) to 2,635kt,
Payable silver (+2%) to 6,164koz,
production Payable lead production (+14%) to 55.3kt and
Payable zinc production (+24%) to 32.5kt
whereas, there was no change in Aluminium production to 496kt. However, resources such as Energy coal (-2%), Metallurgical coal (-7%), Manganese ore (-3%), Manganese alloy (-17%) and Payable nickel (-2%) witnessed a fall in production from the previous period.
Good Read: South32 Limited Up Streams On US$1 Billion Capital Management Plan
Considering the above result, the Company revised the FY20 guidance recently, as shown below: -
The stock of S32 last traded at A$2.62 on 7 February 2020 and has a Dividend Yield of 4.31% with a P/E ratio of 23.86 and EPS of A$0.11. Its 52 weeks high and 52 weeks low stand at AUD 3.937 and AUD 2.36, respectively, and has a market cap of AUD 13.03 billion.
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Re-editing Non-Shakespeare for the Modern Reader: The Murder of Mutius in Titus Andronicus
Loughnane, Rory (2017) Re-editing Non-Shakespeare for the Modern Reader: The Murder of Mutius in Titus Andronicus. The Review of English Studies, 68 (284). pp. 268-295. ISSN 0034-6551. (doi:10.1093/res/hgw078) (KAR id:57431)
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/res/hgw078
It has long been suspected that Titus Andronicus is a co-authored play, though it has never been edited as one. A century and more of attribution scholarship has determined that George Peele is the author of the long opening scene of the play, but no recent editor of the play has treated the issue of co-authorship seriously and edited the opening scene with Peelean, rather than Shakespearean, parallels in mind. However, all editors of the play must confront the many difficult editorial cruces in the scene, not least those involving staging. One particularly troublesome passage involves Titus’s killing of his son, Mutius. Building upon evidence for Peele’s authorship of the opening scene, Brian Boyd proposed that this murder was a late addition by Peele after Shakespeare had written the rest of the play. This essay challenges Boyd’s late addition theory, offers new evidence about Shakespeare’s light revision of the opening scene, and provides an account about how these issues impact upon editorial decision-making.
10.1093/res/hgw078
Shakespeare, drama, editing, Titus Andronicus
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Year : 2013 | Volume : 5 | Issue : 2 | Page : 96-105
Digital method for lip print analysis: A New approach
Rachana V Prabhu1, Ajit Dinkar2, Vishnudas Prabhu3
1 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Goa Dental College and Hospital, Bambolim, Goa, India
3 Department of Oral Pathology, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Rachana V Prabhu
Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Nithyananda Nagar Post, Deralakatte, Mangalore - 575018, Karnataka
Aim: To evaluate the uniqueness and to define a standard method for the analysis of lip prints. Materials and Methods: Lip prints of 100 students were taken using Scotch tape without any distortion. These prints were then scanned for the digital analysis. Using Adobe Photoshop 7 software an attempt was made to trace each and every line using Suzuki and Tsuchihashi's classification. Weighted value scoring system was used to check for the uniqueness of the lip prints. Results: No two lip prints had exactly matching scores in all four Quadrants. No statistically significant difference was found in the change of pattern in lip print images collected after 12 months from the same individual. With digital analysis, up to 15 lines were traceable in 66%, 71%, 52% and 51% of Quadrant I, II, III and IV respectively. Conclusion: Lip prints are unique to an individual. The digital method of analyzing lip print images serves better visualization, ease in identification and recording of the lip print pattern. Weighted Value Scoring system can be considered as a standard method for determining the uniqueness of the lip prints.
Keywords: Cheiloscopy, digital analysis, lip prints, lip score, weighted value
Prabhu RV, Dinkar A, Prabhu V. Digital method for lip print analysis: A New approach. J Forensic Dent Sci 2013;5:96-105
Prabhu RV, Dinkar A, Prabhu V. Digital method for lip print analysis: A New approach. J Forensic Dent Sci [serial online] 2013 [cited 2021 Jan 17];5:96-105. Available from: https://www.jfds.org/text.asp?2013/5/2/96/119772
Identification is a matter of paramount importance in any crime investigation. Even though DNA and fingerprints are the time-tested methods, these evidences are not always available at the investigation sites. In such circumstances, it is necessary to apply different and less-known techniques. A new area of investigation in the detection of crime is the use of wrinkles on the lips. Cheiloscopy (Quiloscopy) is a method of identification of a person based on characteristic arrangement of lines appearing on the red part of lips. Very little has been said or written about the application of lip prints in these days of advanced scientific crime detection. In view of the need of forensic dental services in the different parts of our country it was found necessary to do research on the use of lip prints for person identification. It was therefore decided to carry out a pilot study to evaluate the uniqueness of the lip prints and their stability over a period of time. The authors have introduced the Weighted Value Scoring system for the first time to calculate the LIP SCORE for each lip in an intention to settle once and for all the question of the uniqueness of the lip print. It was felt that such a study would prevent one of the most important forms of evidence from being overlooked.
The studies done so far [1],[2],[3],[4],[5],[6],[7],[8],[9] depended on the manual method for the lip print analysis which has its own demerits. The information that is lacking in the research of cheiloscopy is an accurate methodology for lip print collection and a standard method for its analysis. The present study was also aimed to develop an ideal methodology for lip print collection that provides minimal distortion and greater clarity of the image. The study has been designed to carry out the analysis of the lip prints using computer software program, 'Adobe Photoshop 7.0' for the first time.
A pilot study was conducted at the Oral Medicine, Diagnosis, and Radiology Department of the Goa Dental College and Hospital, Bambolim, Goa - 403 202, India. The study comprised 100 subjects selected from amongst the students of the Goa Dental College and Hospital, Bambolim, Goa, India, whose ages ranged between 19 to 28 years. Subjects with inflammation, ulcers, trauma, congenital developmental defects and malformation, deformity and surgical scars (e.g. operation for cleft lip) and other abnormalities of lips were excluded because of their unsuitability for this investigation either because the defect itself was enough for identification or the clinical condition precluded from enrolling the individual in this study. Subjects with allergy to cosmetics (lipstick) were also excluded from the study. Informed consent of the subjects was taken and they were explained that they would be a part of a Research Program wherein cosmetics had to be used for recording the lip prints. The object being the human mouth, special attention was paid to the cleanliness and hygiene while recording the lip prints by giving a prophylactic antiseptic mouth rinse followed by cleansing of the upper and lower lips with Povidone-Iodine cleansing solution. Lipstick application was done stepwise. Firstly the boundaries of the lips were marked with a red-colored (Lakme) lip liner to confine the lipstick application within the marked area. The tip of the lip liner was later cleansed with a cotton ball dipped in 'Pure Hands', a herbal hand cleanser, prior to using it on the next person. Lipstick was then uniformly applied with the help of a lipstick application brush in a systematic manner to avoid the smudging of the lipstick in the grooves. Once the application of the lipstick to one lip e.g. upper lip, was over, the subject was made to wait for 30 sec for drying of the lipstick. He or she was told to keep the teeth in occlusion and gently retract the opposing lip when the print of the concerned lip was being taken. Lip print was then obtained using 14-mm wide and 50-mm long Scotch tape with gentle pressure on either side. Since the human lips are so mobile that the strength or the direction of the pressure applied and even the minimal movement of the lip can affect the accuracy of the lip print taken, the subject was strictly advised not to change the position and avoid any movement of the lips during the procedure of recording the lip print. The Scotch tape was then stuck onto a plain white A4 size bond paper, with the details like the Serial No., the Name of the Subject and the Date of recording of the Lip Print mentioned on the page. The same procedure was then repeated to record the print of the lower lip. Recording of the upper and lower lip prints together was also done using Cellophane Tape (Width: 50 mm and Length: 50 mm), to aid in confirming the midline of the upper and the lower lip. Cleansing agent (Lakme) was used to clean the lips after the procedure. The used lipstick application brush was washed with water and the tips were immersed in diluted 0.5% Sodium Hypochlorite solution for 30 min and washed with water again prior to reuse. Each time while taking the lipstick with the application brush, a separate chemically sterilized brush was used in order to avoid the cross-contamination of the lipstick.
The lip print was then scanned (256 gray shades at a resolution of 300 dpi) for the digital analysis. Using various applications of Adobe Photoshop 7 software an attempt was made to trace each and every line. K. Suzuki and Y. Tsuchihashi's classification was followed to define the patterns of the grooves. [1],[2] Strict criteria were followed to define Type II, III and IV pattern. While recording Type II pattern, only those lines that bifurcate, with the bifurcating lines not in the same straight line as the leg of the 'Y' were considered whereas lines showing trifurcation and multiple branching appearance were considered as Type V. Lines that intersect forming an 'X' pattern, without having any superimposition and the length of the arms of 'X' being almost equal from the point of intersection were considered as Type III pattern. Lines showing multiple interconnections and difficult to categorize in Type I to IV were directly considered as Type V. Each type of pattern was given a color code while recording it digitally as pink, blue, green, red, yellow and orange for Type I to V respectively.
Upper and lower lip print images were categorized into two quadrants each, thus producing a total of four quadrants. The four quadrants were named as follows: Upper Right as Quadrant I, Upper Left as Quadrant II, Lower Left as Quadrant III and Lower Right as Quadrant IV. Classified groove patterns were recorded by employing the dental formula generally used. Thus by noting the classified types of grooves, the individual's lip print pattern was recorded [Figure 1].
Figure 1: Lip print image with various color-coded grooves
In each quadrant, the first 15 lines appearing from the midline to the periphery were recorded in 15 columns. Each pattern was given an Arabic numeral scoring in the following manner and as shown in [Table 1].Weighted values were given for the lip lines in the descending order from 15 to 1 with reference to their position from the midline. The product of the Arabic Numeral Score of the line and the weighted value of the line vis-à-vis its position from the midline was given as the lip line score. More weightage was given for the lines appearing in the center than at the periphery because this is the part of the lip which comes more in contact with any surface, and is the part often recorded without much distortion and smudging. By summing the weighted lip line score values, lip score in each quadrant for an individual subject was calculated. By adding the scores of all the four lip quadrants the LIP SCORE for each person was calculated to check for the uniqueness of the lip prints.
Table 1 Arabic Numeral Scoring for the Individual Pattern
Subject and quadrant-wise display of lip scores including subject and upper lip (Quadrant I, II, I +II) and lower lip (Quadrant III, IV, III + IV) and total lip score for an individual (Lip scores of Quadrant I + II + III + IV) was also charted.
The same procedure was repeated after a one-year interval to evaluate the stability of the lip prints.
It was observed that no two lip prints had exactly matching scores in all four quadrants. There were a number of cases where the lip score in a particular quadrant was the same but their lip scores in other quadrants differed and consequently so did their total lip score [Table 2]A-D and [Table 3].
Table 2: - lip score in quadrants I, II, III, IV, I + II, III + IV, I + II + III + IV
Table 3: Subjects with the same lip score Quadrant I, II, III, IV, I + II, III + IV and I + II + III + IV.
The total lip score i.e. Quadrant I + II + III + IV was unique for individual lips except for A - 70 and A - 74 having the score of 2352 and A - 77 and A - 80 sharing the same score of 2118 [Table 3].
Wilcoxon Sign Rank Test was used to check the stability of the lip prints over a period of time. No statistically significant difference was found in the change of pattern in lip print images collected after 12 months from the same individual, even after exposure of the lips to the seasonal variations and minor or superficial trauma.
The technique followed for collection of the lip prints using lipstick as a recording media and Scotch Tape as a transferring media provided clear and definable lip print image.
Digital method provided better visualization of the image and was convenient for analyzing the lip print pattern.
Various Type V patterns encountered in the current study included Cartwheel Appearance, Pineapple Skin Appearance, Trifurcations, Bridge or 'H' pattern, Horizontal Lines (predominantly found in the centre of the upper lip), and Multiple Branching Appearance (predominantly found at the lateral or peripheral aspect of the lower lip).
Cheiloscopy (Quiloscopy) can be defined as a method of identification of a person based on the characteristic arrangement of lines appearing on the red part of lips, or as a science dealing with the lines appearing on the red part of lips. [10] It was first described by R. Fischer [10],[11] in 1902. Since 1950 the Japanese have carried out extensive research in the matter. [1],[2],[3] Lip prints can be used with equal reliability in identification as fingerprints since it is claimed that no two individuals have identical lip prints. [1],[3] Apart from identification and evidential use, lip prints may also be used in detection work, being the source of tactical and criminalistic information. A lip print at the scene of crime can be a basis for conclusions as to the character of the event, the number of the people involved, sexes, cosmetics used, habits, occupational traits, and the pathological changes of lips themselves. [11] Criminals make attempts to conceal their identity and try to destroy the finger skin pattern by self-inflicted wounds, by application of corrosives or by abrading the skin. These kinds of manipulations are unlikely to be inflicted by the criminals on their lips. Hence taking lip prints of all the suspected individuals and comparing them with the items found at the scene of crime could give conclusive evidence about the presence of a person at the crime scene. The other investigations become easier once the involvement of a suspect at the scene is confirmed.
Collection and recording of the lip prints
The lip crease pattern is on the vermilion border of the lip, which is quite mobile and lip prints may vary in appearance according to the pressure, direction and method used in making the print. If lipstick is used as a recording medium the amount applied may also affect the print. Hence a good method is required for the collection of the lip prints with suitable transferring and recording media. Various methods have been followed till today for recording the lip prints. [3],[4],[5],[12] The method that was preferred in the present study was using a Scotch tape.
The authors tried using cellophane tape, paper roller, dabbing of the lips against the paper and Scotch tape for recording the lip prints. Conventional powder method and photography were also tried. The lip prints are on the zone of transition of the lips which are extremely mobile. Smudging of the prints due to excessive or uneven pressure was noticed in subjects with prominent upper and/or lower lip when cellophane tape or paper roller was used to collect upper and lower lip print together. When the subject is asked to press his or her lips against the folded paper, there is a possibility of only the central area coming in contact with the paper and in doing so the rest or the relaxed position of the lips is not achieved which invariably leads to distortion of the prints. In conventional powder methods the brush tends to smear or leave streak marks on the print. These streak marks may then be interpreted as false characteristics by the comparer. Photographing of the lips was found to be very tricky and subject to errors as the central area of the lips and the angles of the lips are never in the same plane which leads to focusing errors resulting in blurred or partial images of the lips. This invariably calls for recording the lip prints and then photographing them and then comparing the two photographs. Thus in spite of being a reliable method in other areas of forensics, in the recording of lip print images it adds to the cost but does not enhance the clarity in the same rising proportions.
Since recording of the lip print becomes the fundamental exercise, the method adopted in the present study could be advantageous. Firstly, clear prints can be obtained including the peripheral grooves. Smaller width of the tape helps in its application along the curvature of the lip without any interference of the opposing lip (if properly retracted) and nose. Upper and lower lip print images can be recorded separately with minimal distortion in subjects having either one or both, upper-lower prominent lips or excess curvature of the lips. It is convenient to learn and easy to master the technique. The cost of the tape is also less.
Classification of the lip prints
The classification that was followed in the present study was Suzuki and Tsuchihashi's classification which is generally followed by most of the authors because of its accuracy and simplicity. Strict criteria were followed while considering all the types of patterns to avoid intra-observer bias. The authors would like to suggest some modifications with respect to the classification to make it more precise and accurate and standardize the readings of the various studies conducted by other workers in the country and elsewhere. This will help us in comparison of the various parameters in a greater sample size by following a standard classification. The following modifications are suggested, especially for Type I', Type II and Type V pattern. According to Suzuki and Tsuchihashi's classification Type I' is a straight groove that disappears halfway into the lip instead of covering the entire breadth of the lip. This pattern can be further classified into: Type I'A - A straight groove appearing from the outer margin of the lip to the inner aspect and Type I'B - A straight groove appearing from the inner margin of the lip to the outer aspect. Type II is grooves that fork or bifurcate in their course or a branched groove. This pattern can be further classified into: Type II A - grooves that bifurcate in the outward direction and Type II B-grooves that bifurcate in the inward direction. Type V-grooves that do not fall into any of the above categories and cannot be differentiated morphologically. Instead of just giving a generalized term as Type V pattern, it is found necessary to sub-classify the Type V pattern wherever possible, so as to give a more defined term that will further add to the accuracy of the classification. The current study reports six new patterns which are considered as Type V pattern.
Analysis of the lip prints
Various studies [3],[4],[5] have used magnifying lens to record lip prints. The current study has adopted an indirect digital method by scanning the lip print images in Adobe Photoshop 7 with 256 gray scale, 300 dpi resolution for better visualization of the image and recording each type of the groove patterns with assigned color code as mentioned thus ensuring the recording of each line without missing a single one and also eliminating an error of recording the same groove twice which is most likely to occur with manual recording.
The digital method adopted in the present study has various advantages due to its features like zooming, enhancement, layers and drawing tool. Adobe Photoshop is a popular software program, which allows for a multitude of imaging features, functions, enhancements and metric analysis. The initial working image can be enlarged using the zoom tool. The only limitation is the very high resolution of the image (300 dpi) required to avoid pixellation (fuzziness) of the magnified picture. Regardless of the method by which an image is captured, once it has been digitized, several computerized enhancements can be performed on the image. Brightness and contrast can both be altered. This gives us the chance to "salvage" an image that is either too dark or too light. There is a limit to the ability of salvaging poor images. An image in which all of the pixels have been saturated (too dark) or where the noise (useless information) in the system overwhelms the signal (useful information), cannot be saved. Image contrast can also be manipulated by altering the gradient of the gray levels in the image. Again, there is a limit to how much contrast can be altered. Manipulating the image contrast cannot salvage an image in which the subject contrast is inadequate. With layers, we can work on one element without disturbing others. To rearrange elements, simply shift the order in the layers palette. We can lock layers to prevent accidental changes, hide them to get a clear view of the element we are working on, and link layers to move them as a group. The layers palette also makes it easy to apply instant, editable effects including blending modes, adjustment layers, and layer effects. Resolution-independent vector shapes can be drawn instantly with the line, rectangle, ellipse, polygon, and custom shape tools. This method also has certain disadvantages.
Direct digital imaging indicates that the original image is captured in a digital format, i.e., the image is made up of discrete packets of information called pixels (picture elements).On the other hand, indirect digital imaging implies that the image is captured in an analog or continuous format and then converted into a digital format. As with any data conversion, this analog to digital conversion (ADC) results in the loss and alteration of information. Instead of capturing the border that traverses a particular pixel, the pixel value is averaged. This is called partial volume averaging. Consequently, many edges are lost or distorted in an analog to digital conversion.
Total recorded lip lines
Sivapathasundharam B. and Prakash P. A. [5] have taken the middle part of the lower lip, (10-mm wide) as a study area, since this fragment is almost always visible in any trace.
The current study has made an attempt to record each and every line of the entire lip starting from the midline to the periphery. In some subjects, the lip lines were very clear and were easily identified but in some lips only a few lines could be recorded and in others, the lines were not identifiable because of the poor quality of the image. The number of the lines recorded quadrant-wise is shown in detail in [Table 4]. With the help of digital analysis, up to 15 lines were traceable in 66% of Quadrant I, 71% of Quadrant II, 52% of Quadrant III and 51% of Quadrant IV images. The reason for some of the images showing very few or non-recordable lines can be attributed to the inherent anatomy of the lips, technical error and processing error. Thin lips, recessive lips, inverted lips, excessive prominence either in the center or lateral portion of the lips, excessive curvature of the lips, fine groove pattern on the lips, all these factors can affect the quality of the lip print image. The lips are two highly mobile fleshy folds surrounding the orifice of the mouth. The anatomy of the lips varies from person to person. They may be full or thin, wide or narrow, short or long, generally in response to genetic data and the form of the teeth. The inclination of the teeth may cause the lips to be excessively prominent or recessive. In the edentulous person the lips recede, increasing the prominence of the nose and chin, since the inter-arch distance may be reduced and the nose and chin tend to approximate each other. With thin, recessive and inverted lips it is difficult to record the lip print using any of the above methods. Excessive prominence in any part of the lips or excessive curvature of the lips leads to pressure areas resulting in distortion of the image. In such cases a compromise has to be made over the lateral areas so as to clearly record the central area with minimal pressure. With fine groove pattern on the lips, there is all possibility of excess lipstick getting smudged in the grooves resulting in a distorted image.
Excessive application of the lipstick leads to smudging of lipstick in the grooves and thus unclear groove pattern. Lips being highly mobile, minimal variation in the pressure application while recording the lip print using Scotch tape or any other method can lead to distortion of the image. Variation in the posture of the lip i.e. contraction or stretching of the lips during the procedure of recording can either lead to overlapping of the grooves or clear area without any groove pattern, thus causing distortion of the image.
Table 4: Number of lines recorded in Quadrant I, II, III and IV
Mobility of the lips is nature's creation, and an error caused because of this nature of the lips could not be avoided. But an effort was made to minimize the technical error and to standardize the technique of recording the lip prints. For uniform application of the lipstick, a lipstick application brush was used with vertical strokes of the brush starting from the outer to the inner aspect of the lip. Care was taken to evenly apply the pressure while recording the lip prints with Scotch tape. For standardizing the posture of the lips while recording, the subject was advised to keep his/her teeth in occlusion and lips relaxed and strict instructions were given to stabilize this posture during the procedure of recording the lip print. A set of images were recorded and the image with minimal distortion and clear groove pattern was selected for analysis.
Processing errors are the errors expected to occur in Indirect or Scanned Digital Method as described above. The data loss that occurs due to the averaged pixel value in an analog to digital conversion leads to decreased contrast between the creases (white areas) and the ridges (dark areas) and thus may lead to a decreased contrast or an image with minimal recordable grooves.
Uniqueness of the lip prints
No two lip prints were found to have similar characteristics which was in agreement with the previous studies reported. [3],[4] The combination of the six types of grooves is, theoretically, 6 6 X 4, and if they are entered in the dental formula the advisable method is to select the first groove from the median line, and then, focusing on the chief construction of the second group of grooves, to compare the peculiarities and the details with the control. [13]
To determine the uniqueness, the current study adopted a scoring method wherein weighted value in descending order from 15 to 1 was given for the lip lines starting from the midline to the periphery. Total lip score for each quadrant i.e. Quadrant I, II, III, and IV was then calculated along with the score of the individual lips i.e. Quadrant I + II, Quadrant III + IV and the total score of the lip i.e. Quadrant I + II + III + IV. These scores were then compared to check the uniqueness of the individual lip prints.
It was found that the total lip score i.e. Quadrant I + II + III + IV was unique for individual lips except for A-70 and A-74 having the score of 2352 and A-77 and A-80 sharing the same score of 2118. Although the total lip score in above cases was matching, they differed in the individual quadrant score viz. scores of A-70 in Quadrant I - 618, Quadrant II - 642, Quadrant I + II - 1260, Quadrant III - 542, Quadrant IV - 550 and in Quadrant III + IV - 1092 whereas scores of A-74 in Quadrant I - 702, Quadrant II - 450, Quadrant I + II - 1152, Quadrant III - 627, Quadrant IV - 573 and in Quadrant III + IV - 1200. Scores of A -77 in Quadrant I - 435, Quadrant II - 522, Quadrant I + II - 957, Quadrant III - 684, Quadrant IV - 477 and in Quadrant III + IV - 1161 whereas scores of A-80 in Quadrant I - 714, Quadrant II - 645, Quadrant I + II - 1359, Quadrant III - 375, Quadrant IV - 384 and in Quadrant III + IV - 759.
There were a number of cases where the lip score in a particular quadrant was the same but their lip scores in other quadrants differed and consequently so did their total lip score [Table 2] and [Table 3].
It was observed that no two lip prints had exactly matching scores in all four Quadrants. The scores were differing either in the individual Quadrants i.e. I, II, III or IV or in the sum of the two Quadrants I + II or III + IV or in total lip score i.e. Quadrant I + II + III + IV.
Our method appears to settle once and for all the question of uniqueness of the lip print as it employs whole numbers and thereby is an open-ended method since the last 'whole number is yet to be written, whole numbers being infinite'. Thus each individual is assured with his or her own lip identity card number!
Stability of the lip prints
Injuries to the skin, such as cuts, burns and abrasions, may affect the alignment of ridges and may even result in the destruction of some. Superficial injuries cause only temporary damage; on healing, the patterns and details of the ridges appear as before. When, however, the skin is injured causing destruction of the dermal papillae, scars are formed which result in permanent distortion of the ridges. [14]
However, the author has not come across any such detailed studies being done on the lips. Histologically the lip can be divided into three parts, outer skin of the lip that consists of keratinized stratified squamous epithelium in which hair follicles, sweat glands and sebaceous glands can be seen, the vermilion border or the red margin of the lip which is very thin keratinized epithelium with no hair follicles or sweat glands and the submucosa of the lip, composed of dense connective tissue containing blood vessels, nerves and mixed seromucous glands. Being an intermediate zone, the lip is composed of the histologic features of the skin as well as the oral mucosa. Healing response depends upon the depth of the wounds even in the case of lips. But whether the destruction of the dermal papillae leads to scar formation in lips like in the case of skin cannot be said with certainty. Also, the depth of injuries leading to scar formation in lips is yet to be investigated. TsuchihashiY [13] studied lip prints by recording them routinely once a month for three years for comparative study. No change was observed during this time. The author also studied the samples of the lip prints of the same individual taken at six-monthly intervals. He has illustrated the serial observations made on the lip print every day (except Sundays and holidays) for nine weeks which revealed no changes.
Vahanwala S. P. and Parekh B. K. [4] confirmed that the labial wrinkles and grooves of each individual were identical with the ones taken four months earlier.
To determine the stability of the lip prints, the current study collected the lip prints 12 months (Part B) after the initial collection (Part A). An interval of 12 months was kept to check the effect of any seasonal variation or healing response of the lips to inflammation on the groove pattern if present. None of the subjects gave history of any deep injuries to the lips, but there was history of cracking or chapping of the lips in the winter.
Lip print images of all the subjects were collected after 12 months in a similar manner as in Part A. Nine subjects dropped out of the study, hence their lip prints could not be recorded. The author has considered equal number of lines for comparison of Part A and Part B of the study. Using Wilcoxon Sign Rank Test, each line in Part A was compared to that of Part B for determining any statistically significant changes in the groove pattern that had occurred after 12 months. The statistical results of comparison showed no significant changes in the first 15 lines in all four quadrants in a study repeated after one year.
Further studies are required to be carried out on a larger population to evaluate the uniqueness using the digital method for analyzing the lip prints. Studies in the field of healing pattern and the effect of deep injuries over the groove pattern on the lips are recommended.
The following conclusions can be drawn from the observations of the current study:
Lip prints are unique to the individual which can be explained on the basis that no two individuals in the studied group had an exactly matching lip score in all four quadrants.
Lip prints remain stable over a period of time. No statistically significant difference was found in the change of pattern in lip print images collected after 12 months from the same individual, even after exposure of the lips to the seasonal variations and minor or superficial trauma.
Thus from the above statements, it can be concluded that lip prints can be used as an evidence or a positive means of person identification just like fingerprints.
The technique followed for collection of the lip prints using lipstick as recording media and Scotch tape as transferring media with proper stabilization of the lips while recording can be adopted as a good technique to obtain a definable lip print image.
The digital method of analyzing the lip print images using Adobe Photoshop 7 software serves as a convenient method that provides better visualization and ease in recording and identification of the lip print pattern. It also serves as an ideal method of permanently storing the data which will help in keeping an ante- mortem record of an individual.
Weighted Value Scoring system used for the first time to calculate the lip score (quadrant-wise, lip-wise, and the total score), appears to settle once and for all the question of the uniqueness of the lip print as it employs whole numbers and thereby is an open-ended method since the last 'whole number is yet to be written, whole numbers being infinite'.
1. Suzuki K, Tsuchihashi Y. A New Attempt of Personal Identification by Means of Lip Print. Canadian Soc Forensic Sci 1971;4:154-58.
2. Suzuki K, Tsuchihashi Y. New Attempt of Personal Identification by Means of Lip Print. J Indian Dent Assoc 1970;42:8-9.
3. Suzuki K, Tsuchihashi Y. Personal Identification by Means of Lip Prints. J Forensic Med 1970;17:52-7.
4. Vahanwala SP, Parekh BK. Study of lip prints as an aid to forensic methodology. J Forensic Med Toxicol 2000;17:12-8.
5. Sivapathasundharam B, Prakash PA, Sivakumar G. Lip Prints (Cheiloscopy). Indian J Dent Res 2001;12:234-7.
6. Varghese AJ, Somesekar M, Babu UR. A study on Lip prints types among the people of kerala. J Indian Acad Forensic Med 2010;32:6-7
7. Saraswati TR, Mishra G, Ranganathan K. Study of Lip prints. J Forensic Dent Sci 2009;1:28-31.
8. Sharma P, Saxena S, Rathod V. Cheiloscopy: The study of lip prints in sex identification. JForensic Dent Sci 2009;1:24-7.
9. Gondivkar SM, Indurkar A, Degwekar S, Bhowate R. Cheiloscopy for sex determination. JForensic Dent Sci 2009;1:56-60.
10. Kasprzak J. Possibilities of Cheiloscopy. Forensic SciInt 1990;46:145-51.
11. Kasprzak J. Cheiloscopy. In: Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences. In:Siegal JA, Saukko PJ., Knupfer GC (editors). 2nd edi, Vol I. London: Academic Press, 2000: 358-61.
12. Prabhu R, Dinkar A, Prabhu V. Collection of Lip prints as forensic evidence at the crime scene - An insight. J Oral Health Res 2010;1:129-35
13. Tsuchihashi Y. Studies on Personal Identification by Means of Lip Prints. Forensic Sci 1974;3:233-48.
14. Holt SB. Ridged skin. In: The Genetics of Dermal Ridges. In: Kugelmass N (editors). Springfield, Illinois, U.S.A:Thomas CC. Publisher;.1968. p.5-11.
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PEOPLE: IT IS NOW TIME TO GO NUCLEAR ON THIS CLOWN
#fightback, Public Affairs, Society, Trump
“I am awesome!” – Donald Trump
“I am exceptionally smart” he said.” “I’m, like, a very smart person,” he assured voters in 2016, “A very stable genius,” he ruled two years later.
And then, on last April 24, this exceptionally smart, very stable genius comes out with this unbelievable statement suggesting “injection” of disinfectant to beat coronavirus and “clean” the lungs. No modern politician anywhere in the world can match and surpass Trump’s record of irrational or illogical statements.
Trump is in a class of its own
His constant careless and too often delusional statements definitely invited questions about his intelligence and actual state of mind.
When Rex Tillerson called Trump a “moron” in private, he was absolutely right. So where all other former senior administration officials that did the same or rendered equivalent verdicts.
Trump is a megalomaniac
Since long before his 2016 campaign, few subjects have been as meaningful to him as appraisals of his intellect. For Trump, it always has been a source of perpetual obsession and manifest insecurity, so much, that he always felt and still do feel the need to allude to his brainpower regularly.
Trump does not want to feel like anybody is better than he is. He cannot deal with that and this is the reason why he his so often dismissing them and their opinions. He used to be intimidated by lawyers. Anyone who knows more than he does makes him feel less than he is.
Don’t get me wrong, I always cheer the underdog and applaud when they win. But if I was still be praising Trump, I would have to question my own sanity!
I now believe that it is time to go nuclear on Trump.
The only remedy is the 25th Amendment.
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Give Trump the credit
Politics, Predictions, Trump, US Presidential Race
Trump is a political animal
Throughout the primary season, Trump surprisingly demonstrated a never seen before acute political instinct that is hard to match.
During the February Florida Republican debate, Trump was asked about former Mexican President Vicente Fox’s comment that his country wouldn’t pay for Trump’s “fucking wall.”
“The wall just got 10 feet taller,” Trump shot back.
He then called on Fox to apologize for his foul language, reiterated that Mexico would, indeed, pay for the wall and hit Mexico for its countless sins against the United States.
In slapping down the former Mexican president, Trump reiterated and confirmed his toughness and nationalistic fiber.
Trump did the same thing when he turned Ted Cruz’s “New York values” attack into a riff about 9/11.
And again, reaffirming his patriotic values, in response to the San Bernardino terror attack, when he proposed his now infamous temporary ban on all Muslims entering the United States.
Everyone denounced him. Apparently, no one agreed with him.
Trump could not care less. For trump, the emotional punch of the ban, and the way it differentiated him from the other candidates, was the important thing and ultimately, a large part of the Republican voters agreed with him.
In New Hampshire, 65 percent supported the ban, in South Carolina, 74 percent supported it, in New York, 68 percent.
Trump calls it as it is
With no pollsters, no speechwriters, no fundraising staff, little campaign organization, few TV advertisements, no debate prep, Trump has won the Republican presidential nomination.
Trump’s achievement is not so difficult to comprehend.
He did it by pounding a simple, emotive message over and over: “Making America Great Again”. He did it not being afraid of controversy and saying it as it is. It made him stand out from a field of an original field of seventeen candidates.
Trump’s every act of outrageousness reinforced his reputation as the “truth-telling” outsider.
Challenging and changing the rules
Trump while proving to be an exceptionally skilled politician was also fortunate. Not being taken seriously, for most of the primary season, there wasn’t any organized effort against him. He won three out of the first four contests while his rivals squabbled among themselves.
The establishment initially bet on Jeb Bush, and then, tapped out financially and psychologically, did nothing to rally around Cruz, whom many insiders fear and hate more than Trump.
Rubio may have been an option but trying to go against Trump mano to mano was not is greatest idea.
All of sudden, it became clear that the only alternative to a clean Trump nomination was a contested convention.
Trump has changed all the political rules. What he has done is not easily replicable. Now it is on to the next test: Will the Trump’s recipe work in the general election or will he fade away?
It would be foolish to discount his chances.
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Donald Trump: Defying Gravity
Empowerment, Politics, Trump, US Presidential Race
Donald Trump: Against all odds
Everyone said it wouldn’t happen. Everyone was wrong.
May 3, 2016, Donald Trump pulls off one of the most unlikely electoral coups of modern times. Toppling the political and media establishment, Trump becomes the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
His campaign initially dismissed as a joke, Trump confounds the pundits to such a degree that all bets are off about how the rest of the 2016 Presidential race might unfold.
‘Thought I’d be going longer’
Even Trump himself seemed surprised by the swiftness at which he locked down the nomination. In an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday May 4, Trump said he expected Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton to finish her primary campaign before him. “I’m even surprised,” Trump said. “I thought I’d be going longer, she’d be going shorter.”
But the drudgery of presidential politics leaves no time for relishing victory.
In his first full day as the presumptive nominee, Trump’s campaign had to quickly shift gears from a primary fight to a search for a running mate.
Meanwhile, Trump faces a host of new questions including whether his unorthodox approach to winning the GOP primary will translate into a general election battle against one of the biggest names in politics today: Hilary Clinton.
Starting from a tough place
The latest CNN/ORC poll dated Wednesday May 4 find that Clinton leads Trump 54% to 41% in a potential general election match-up. She is more trusted than him on issues ranging from foreign policy to education and health care.
Still, by a 50% to 45% margin, voters say Trump would do a better job handling the economy. And almost 9 out of 10 voters in the poll called the economy extremely or very important to their vote, outranking any other issue tested in the poll.
The political skills that Trump brought to the primary fight could prove potent in a race already shaping up as a bitter, nasty personal clash between the two presidential candidates.
Up to now, Trump’s tough tactics disrupted one of the most experienced Republican fields of presidential candidates in a generation. He destroyed the political hopes of Jeb Bush with his “low energy” jibe. He destroyed the political hopes of Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio referring to them as “Lying” Ted and “Little” Marco.
Trump is now trying to take a similar approach to Clinton, dubbing her “Crooked Hillary,” accusing her to play “The Women Card”.
Revolutionizing political campaigns
With an spot-on eye for a rival’s weaknesses, Trump revolutionized how campaigns are won, becoming a master of social media, hijacking news agendas with skills honed on a reality television and a mastery of targeted marketing.
And with undeniable political skill, Trump became an earthy cypher for ignored blue collar Americans who revile conventional politicians as they struggle to get by in a wounded economy.
Using just a few issues, like illegal immigration, the toll wreaked on industrial communities by free trade and by playing into a wider sense of national decline with his “Make America Great Again” message, Trump made himself an unstoppable political force. His bite was so intimidating that by the time competitors such as Bush, Cruz and Rubio mustered the courage to criticize his past, his character and his politics, their campaigns were already faltering.
Clinton may not make a similar mistake. In an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, she showed no problem hitting Trump. “He’s a loose cannon,” she said. “And loose cannons tend to misfire.”
Even though along the primaries, Trump lifted his vote totals easily above the 50% mark, his core support in the blue collar Republican electorate still represents a minority of opinion in a nation that is becoming more diverse and less white.
Defying rock-bottom approval ratings
Trump enters the general election with rock-bottom approval ratings among Hispanics, African-Americans and women.
His rudimentary policy platforms will come under increasing scrutiny. Then voters will have to decide if they are willing to elect a President whose impact is already reaching far beyond the nation’s borders, triggering palpable concern abroad.
Trump’s critics worry that his political rhetoric on issues from immigration to women’s rights take American politics closer to the dark fringes of demagoguery than it has been for decades and the Democratic barrage has already begun.
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren went on the attack soon after Trump’s triumph in Indiana tweeting that Trump built his campaign on “racism, sexism, and xenophobia” and that what happens next “will determine whether we move forward as one nation or splinter at the hands of one man’s narcissism and divisiveness.”
Many Democrats believe that Trump’s victory in the GOP primary means they are almost certain to keep the White House. However, as the past year has proven, they would be unwise to underestimate the power of Trump.
Trump will be the next president of the United States of America.
Trump Defying Political Gravity
Branding, Empowerment, Politics, Trends, US Presidential Race
Donald Trump, a new reality to live with!
Donald Trump insults and exaggerates; he dismisses the need for public policy ideas; he gets confused about world affairs and, sometimes says things that flat-out aren’t true. And the cheers from his backers and supporters are only growing louder.
By the standards voters typically judge a presidential candidate and according to the media, The Donald should not even have survived his first day in the 2016 race. Yet as the summer draws to a close, Trump is still maintaining himself as the Republican front-runner.
Donald Trump is everything except politically correct; he is showing attitude and showmanship; he his vocal; he does not need anyone money; he cannot be bought; he is in a real total and absolute “Fuddle Duddle You” position.”
How refreshing that is!
Like water on the back of a duck
Trump’s uncanny ability to repeatedly stumble without any consequence other than increasing his popularity is befuddling his rivals. Uniting people, capitalizing on a people’s deep-rooted anger and frustration with the nation’s political leaders, President Barack Obama and all the conservative Republicans who haven’t sufficiently stood up to the Democratic administration, Trump is now defying all laws of electoral and political gravity.
Notwithstanding his obviously apparent political flaws, a now growing part of the American population is more and more entranced by Trump’s combination of self-assurance, his record of business success and the promise that his bank account is big enough for him to remain insulated from all the forces and evils they believe have poisoned the traditional politicians.
Trump may have started as a joke, but he may now be the real deal
It is these same flaws that the media and his opponents are imputing on him that make Trump even more popular and credible for a growing majority of the American voters. For these backers, voters and supporters who no longer trust or believe in the traditional establishment’s candidates who are constantly adapting their action and speech only to get elected, Trump his saying, no matter what the situation may be, what he believes in. Trump stands by his words and People know were he stands and what is to be expected.
It is a totally new social and political paradigm that is unfolding
Trump’s foibles just make him appear stronger than all his so-called presidential opponents. Even during his least flattering moments, his backers and supporters will emerge even more confident in his presidential capacity. For most of them, they may not have voted for years, they may not vote next year but today, Donald Trump is the answer to their prayers. For this majority of voters and supporters, it is those flaws that make him the leader America needs.
JMD is an enthusiastic writer, columnist and social activist who most enjoys evolving in complex interactive situations.
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Trump to make an announcement very soon
Empowerment, Politics
“A lot of people are going to be very happy.”
Saturday August 30, Donald Trump promised to make an announcement “very soon” on whether he will rule out running as an independent candidate. For a few weeks now, State Republicans parties have been trying to put the squeeze on the billionaire businessman, who has yet to rule out a potential spoiler role. In order to appear on the South Carolina GOP primary ballot, the Republican presidential candidate must pledge by September 30 that he will not launch an independent or third party bid if he fails to win the nomination. And Trump has repeatedly refused to firmly close the door on such a move.
Speaking to the press after an hour-long speech to the National Federation of Republican Assemblies, the Trump said: “the Republican Party has been treating me very, very fairly. All I ask is fairness. Over the next couple of weeks, you’re going to see some things that are very interesting. I’ve been treated very nicely. I’m leading in every poll … I have a great relationship to the Republican Party, to the conservatives, to the evangelicals. … In terms of victory, running as a Republican would certainly be the best path to victory. We’re going to make a decision very soon, and I think a lot of people are going to be very happy.”
Asked if his staffs are fair game, Trump replied: “Sure they are,” but criticized his staff for putting up a sign at an event he had in Massachusetts Friday night that asked $100 per person for entry, allowing the press to describe it as a fundraiser when it should not have been called that. “I spend millions of dollars on jet fuel,” he said. “I’m turning down millions. I don’t want your money!” “I got so angry at my people because someone put up a sign saying $100,” he said. “First of all, its peanuts. It doesn’t mean anything. But they used it to try to marginalize me. The bottom line, is I’m self-funding my campaign.”
My opinion?
As an independent, Trump would won the presidential race!
The Trump Reality Show
Branding, Politics, Predictions, Strategic Thinking
Trump: “I deliver ratings!”
Trump is now transforming the battle for the United States presidency into a TV reality show. Trump’s allegations against illegal Mexican immigrants, his insults directed toward Fox News’s Megyn Kelly and his confrontation with Univision’s Jorge Ramos were bound to get some attention from the media.
Trump delivers ratings; Trump is on television nonstop.
Common belief and widespread view of the media was that Trump’s personal insults and nasty remarks, his conversion of the political speech into a form of self-involved stand-up against the establishment would doom his chances for the nomination. Trump has proven and still is proving everyone wrong. Trump may well become the next president of the United States. People are fed up with the traditional politicians, which are nothing else than mouthpieces that cannot get anything done.
The Republican Party created Donald Trump.
The Republican politicians made a lot of promises to their base and never kept them. They have kept their most conservative supporters at a very high level of angry mobilization, exploiting anxieties about demographic and social change. They kept pledging they would really and truly repeal Obamacare, even when they knew they did not have the votes. Trump is the revenge of the party’s non-insiders who are tired of being used and lied to.
Like it or not, Trump is there to stay and whatever the Republican Party does, the Party’s future depends on Trump. He runs as an independent, the Republicans have no shot at the presidency and Trump is increasing his chances. Many of the Democratic voters feel the same way as the Republicans voters about the establishment and the traditional politicians. Trump appeals to the masses.
Trump may well be at the origin of a formidable mass movement.
Trump has certainly gotten further faster than any of his Republican opponents and he is already fighting against the entire field of his possible Democratic opponent to the presidency. Trump is sitting atop some broad uprising rebellion of an endlessly increasing majority of people having to live from one paycheck to the other and being denied any chance of a brighter future. Trump’s visibility is his best weapon, the product of a new mass media circular reality: Celebrities bring ratings and the resulting attention they get further enhances their fame.
Trump’s unique contribution to the 2016 presidential race has been and still is to achieve a complete fusion of the culture of celebrity to politics. Television is a business like any other and nowhere is the tension between financial and public imperatives more obvious than in the massive media coverage of the Trump spectacular ascension. It is all about ratings and, plane, helicopter, arrogance, insults; Trump his bringing all the right props to the show.
Trump: More presidential than ever!
Branding, Empowerment, Politics, US Presidential Race
MOBILE Al, Friday Night August 21 — It was the most audacious Donald Trump spectacle yet of the 2016 campaign. Trump’s flashy performance is now more than showmanship. It is more and more coolly strategic, touching down in the heart of red America. Trump, discussing every aspect of politics an American culture, is now doing everything in his power to demonstrate that his candidacy has broad and lasting appeal across every region of the country.
“We have politicians that don’t have a clue. They’re all talk, no action. What’s happening to this country is disgraceful. We’re running on fumes. There’s nothing here . . . We’re not going to have a country left. We need to have our borders. We need to make great deals. We’re going to build a wall,” said Trump.
Noting all the states where he leads in the polls, Trump added: “Has this been crazy? Man! I mean, it’s been wild. I’d like to have the election tomorrow. I don’t want to wait.”
The crowd was anything but silent.
Trump fans came by the thousands, driving from the Florida panhandle, from Mississippi, from Tennessee and Texas. Traffic was backed up for more than a mile. The most-enthusiastic Trump backers began arriving at the stadium at dawn. In the run-up, Trump made the rounds on Alabama radio stations, talking politics and college football. As the crowd formed Friday morning, Trump tweeted from New York: “We are going to have a wild time in Alabama tonight! Finally, the silent majority is back!”
Trump chose Mobile for his big rally in part because it is the hometown of Senator Jeff Sessions, an immigration hard-liner who has been counseling Trump and helped him develop his immigration policy paper. Trump is not the only contender who sees the South as a place where bids could rise or fall in the second lap of the 2016 race. But no one is putting on a show like Trump. As the sun began to set, the crowd in the stadium snapped their heads toward the sky. Here it was, gliding toward them: a glimmering Boeing 757 with “T-R-U-M-P” stretched across its navy blue body. The crowd roared its approval to Trump as his jet tilted away to land at a nearby airport.
How much more presidential than this can we get?
Trump strikes again
Branding, Politics, US Presidential Race
Trump holds largest rally yet
The Republican Party is in total chaos.
Donald Trump brought 30,000 supporters from deep red Alabama to a Friday night pep rally, the latest sign that the Republican front-runner has broad, nationwide strength.
By any traditional and conventional measure, Trump is not a viable candidate. Yet he continues to dominate news coverage and the Republican race to the presidency of the United States. Thus far, there is no indication that his transgressions have caused the plunge in his poll numbers that the Republican Party and its more traditional members so eagerly anticipate.
Trump made his initial mark in this campaign with his demagoguery about illegal immigration and he is now endorsed by Republican Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, widely respected for his commitment to border security, American workers and immigration control.
Significant numbers of voters seem to be demanding authenticity and Trump is everything about authenticity.
Again, The Trump Show is far from over!
Trump: Deal with it!
Trump has landed
There is only one man to stop Trump: Trump himself.
The 2016 Republican primary has turned into a puzzle about how to deal with the Donald singularity. Trump will not hire a pollster. He is letting go about as many senior consultants from his campaign as he has hired. He does his own debate preparation. He does not spend on advertising. He refuses to seek big campaign contributions. He says he gets military advice from watching television and reading news. He warns his rivals not to use his campaign slogan, “Make America great again”, which he has trademarked. He does not finish three sentences without bragging about his business deals, his Ivy League education, his golf scores or his ranking in the polls. Trump is running, he is running the show; he is running his own show.
If you want to understand what is happening in North America right now, what is happening in the United States, you need only listen to that message of disgust, for the political system, its falsehoods and failures, which has taken Trump to the top of the Republican polls. You need only to listen to the Trump’s discourse. He talks about foreign policy, about immigration, about economy like it was a business deal just waiting for a smarter guy to take control of the situation. “When was the last time that you saw this country have a victory? We don’t have victories,” he tells reporters. “What things am I going to do different? Almost everything.” And then, on his plans for a great wall on the southern border, which he says he can threaten Mexico to fund: “Nobody is going through my wall. Trump builds walls. I build walls.”
You do not need a focus group to translate the Trump’s discourse: To support Trump is to oppose the established order, not because of ideology but only because you have just had enough of the squabbling politicians, the dynastic political clans, the system of these so-called distinguished people of the elite who promise but cannot or will never deliver. It is to say aloud that you are ready to trade in the phoniness of the political process for an accomplished wheeler-dealer who never backs down and get the job done. It is a sense that all the elites are in it for themselves and nobody else. It is a reminder that performance matters, not only words. It is a reminder that a true showman, even in his worst days, can beat and outrank all competition.
Trump is a walking, talking wake-up call for the GOP and the media. If anyone dares to challenge him, whoever it is, he is relentless and whatever he say or do, wright or wrong, rather than falling in the polls, he continues to climb.
Again: the Trump Show is far from over!
The Trump Show is far from over
Branding, Politique
Why Not Donald Trump for President?
The billionaire businessman is at it again
Donald J. Trump is known for his brash behavior and shameless bravado. For years he has given his personal and unwarranted opinion on everything including political matters. Now, he has set his sights on the presidency of the United States, and he doesn’t seem too worried about who he offends on his way there. Despite his claims and comments are often inaccurate, negative and divisive and a campaign that defies political, he continues to rise reaching new heights in opinion polls.
The Republican powers have never been on Trump’s side. But Trump, tapping into an anger and resentment among conservatives who feel that establishment politicians are ignoring their concerns and diminishing their issues and with his latest bit of political performance, is turning his party upside-down.
“Talk about issues”
The nine other Republican candidates for the investiture of their party, given the opportunity, will express their views and frustration regarding Trump’s campaign and behavior. Recently Mike Huckabee expressed his frustration at the single-mindedness of the reporters surrounding him: “Do we have another non-Trump question?” He asked. “I’m running for president, I’m not running for social media critic of someone else who’s running for president. Talk to me about issues.”
About Megyn Kelly
Following his unwillingness to commit to supporting the Republican nominee if he isn’t it, his general cluelessness about foreign policy specifics and the Megyn Kelly’s Incident, for some, it seems that Trump had lost the Republican crowd. But does that mean he lost his commanding lead he had in the latest round of public opinion polls? That we will soon find out.
Let me tell you: the Trump Show is far from over.
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Volumen 10. Issue 3-4. Year 2012.
admin2020-03-28T19:23:08+02:00octubre 26th, 2019|Volumen 10. Issue 3-4. Year 2012.|
New Insights on Hominid-Carnivore Interactions during the Pleistocene.
Jordi Rosell, Enrique Baquedano, Ruth Blasco, Edgard Camarós.
Competition Theory and the Case for Pleistocene Hominin-Carnivore Co-evolution.
Mary C. Stiner.
Keywords: ZOOARCHAEOLOGY, TAPHONOMY, PREDATOR-PREDATOR INTERACTIONS, PREY AGE SELECTION, BONE TRANSPORT, PREY CHOICE
[+info] VOLUME 10. ISSUE 3&4. 2012 (2 issue)
Virtually every period in human evolutionary history provides examples of co-evolutionary processes with animal, plant or fungi species. Some of the earliest examples of co-evolutionary processes come from zooarchaeological studies of human interactions with members of the order Carnivora. Archaeological research on this subject goes back 50 years or more and follows numerous conceptual paths. This paper explores ideas and some of the evidence of hominin-carnivore co-evolutionary processes from the viewpoint of evolutionary ecology and the extent to which these ideas have progressed in recent decades. The challenge is to demonstrate that the evolutionary paths of co-evolving species were mutually constrained. Some key behavioral outcomes among humans include non-primate behaviors such as habitual food transport, extensive food sharing and efficient processing of animal foods-behaviors also critical to the success of many of the social carnivores. Another outcome argued to have arisen from co-evolutionary relations is partial complementarity in the patterns of prey age selection among humans and other large predators across African and Eurasian ecosystems. At the heart of ideas about cause in hominin-carnivore co-evolution are competition models.
A Comparative Neo-Taphonomic Study of Felids, Hyaenids and Canids: an Analogical Framework Based on Long Bone Modification Patterns.
Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, Agness O. Gidna, J. Yravedra, C. Musiba.
Keywords: TAPHONOMY, BONE SURFACE MODIFICATION, FURROWING, FELID, HYAENID, CANID
Previous studies have emphasized the overlap in bone modifications by different types of carnivores. However, the documented overlap is not enough to prevent taphonomists from differentiating among carnivore types (e.g., felids, hyaenids and canids). The present work elaborates on previous experimental works and produces an analogical framework created with the intention of differentiating predator/scavenger bone modification by analyzing furrowing patterns on epiphyseal ends. Taking long bones from the same carcass type as a reference, it will be shown that the three major groups of carnivores (felids, hyaenids and canids) can be successfully differentiated. The patterns of long bone furrowing by these three groups will be presented.
Food Web Structure during the European Pleistocene.
G. Rodríguez-Gómez, J. Rodríguez , A. Mateos, J.A. Martín-González, I. Goikoetxea.
Keywords: FOOD WEBS, PLEISTOCENE, STANDING MASS, CARNIVORE GUILD
Several models that have been proposed for explaining human evolution involve human-carnivore relationships. Reconstructing the structure and functioning of past food webs is, therefore, essential for evaluating the assumptions and conclusions of these models. Here we present a preliminary attempt to reconstruct the structure of some Pleistocene food webs from the Iberian Peninsula and to compare them with recent food webs from several regions and environments. The present work is a first step towards the reconstruction of past food web dynamics and is aimed at gaining a better understanding of the role of humans in past food webs. Our analysis was restricted to mammals weighing more than 10 kg because they constitute the portion of the food web that allegedly included hominins. Predator-prey interactions for fossil species pairs are inferred from their body sizes, evidence from the fossil record and behavioural information from close living relatives. The number of potential prey per predator in Pleistocene and recent food webs is compared, and the relationship between the number of secondary consumers and the standing biomass of primary consumers, estimated using allometric relationships, is investigated. Pleistocene food webs show a distinctive architecture, with a relatively large number of secondary consumers and a small number of primary consumers. In addition, the size distribution of primary consumers also differs between recent and Pleistocene food webs. Our results point to high intraguild competition during the Pleistocene, especially during the Early Pleistocene, which may have conditioned resource availability for Paleolithic hunter-gatherer populations.
Neanderthals, Bears and Hyenas, oh my! Competition for Exclusive Use of Space.
James G. Enloe.
Keywords: NEANDERTHALS, BEARS, HYENAS, COMPETITION
Pleistocene cave sediments present a complex geological, paleontological and archaeological record. Cave strata represent long time-averaged depositional processes that reflect substantial climatic variation. Parsing the occupation of caves by hominids and carnivores during the Middle Palaeolithic is one of the challenges of taphonomic research. Both groups served as accumulators of animal bone in what became palimpsests of repeated occupations. These are low-resolution deposits, making it difficult to discern patterning and spatial organization or the relationship between hominids and carnivores. The Grotte du Bison, Arcy-sur-Cure, France contains a well documented sequence of occupations by Neanderthals and other carnivores within a long geologic sequence that reflects climatic variation. This paper explores the periodicity and frequency of use of the cave by different species over time. Data suggest a low frequency of habitation by hominids and more frequent occupation by hyenas and other large carnivores during the Mousterian, with little inter-species competition for space at any given time. Later in the sequence, during the Châtelperronian, data indicate exclusive occupation by Neanderthals, followed by abandonment of the space to hibernating bears, with a shift in occupation by humans to the neighboring Grotte du Renne.
Bone Modification by Modern Wolf (Canis lupus): A Taphonomic Study From their Natural Feeding Places.
Philippe Fosse, Nuria Selva, Wojciech Smietana, Henryk Okarma, Adam Wajrak, Jean Baptiste Fourvel, Stéphane Madelaine, Montserrat Esteban-Nadal, Isabel Cáceres, José Yravedra, Jean Philip Brugal, Audrey Prucca, Gary Haynes.
Keywords: TAPHONOMY, WOLF, BONE DESTRUCTIONS, SCATS
[+info] VOLUME 10. NUMBERS 3&4. 2012 (6 issue)
Large carnivore neotaphonomy is used to provide guidelines for understanding fossil bone assemblages. However, few studies have been carried out on the taphonomic signatures of wolves (Canis lupus) in their natural settings. From 2001 to 2007, 56 wolf feeding places were studied in 2 geographic areas of Poland (Bialowieza, Bieszczady). We recorded ecological aspects such as prey selection, time span of carcasses use, scavengers' activity and the identification of prey from ungulate hairs found in scats, and taphonomic considerations, such as the number and type of bone remains, intensity of tooth modification on carcasses and the effect of digestion on skeletal elements observed in scats. Localities studied included kill sites (4 C. capreolus and 20 C. elaphus in Bialowieza, 29 C. elaphus in Bieszczady) and scavenging sites (10 B. bonasus carcasses in Bialowieza). In order to characterize taphonomically impact of wolf on medium- and large-size ungulates, the general bone modifications recorded in this study are compared with data from North American and Iberian wolf feeding sites as well as from other large carnivore (Crocuta) den contents.
The Wild Wolf (Canis lupus) as a Dispersal Agent of Animal Carcasses in Northwestern Spain.
José Yravedra, Laura Lagos, Felipe Bárcena.
Keywords: TAPHONOMY, WOLVES, HORSES, DISPERSION
Hominid-carnivore interaction is a constant feature along the Pleistocene: both species shared time and space, and contributed to the formation of bone assemblages. Thus, the identification of the agent responsible for the accumulations found in any site demands a series of analyses. Taking into account that wolves were frequent carnivores in the European Pleistocene as well as potential predators of medium-sized prey, we approach the study of the record they produce on carcasses. Based on previous works of their taphonomic impact on horse carcasses (Yravedra et al., 2011), we now focus on the distribution patterns they generate and the identification of wolves either as dispersal or accumulating agents in order to compare this behaviour with the patterns found at Palaeolithic sites. Our research suggests that wolves are wolves are shown to be agents of dispersal.
Consumption of Ungulate Long Bones by Pleistocene Hyaenas: a Comparative Study.
Jean-Baptiste Fourvel, Philippe Fosse, Jean-Philip Brugal, Jean-François Tournepiche, Evelyne Cregut-Bonnoure.
Keywords: CROCUTA, PLEISTOCENE, TAPHONOMY, BONE DAMAGE, UNGULATES, CONSUMPTION, FRAGMENTATION, TOOTH MARK
Hyaenas are important consumers of meat and accumulators of bone. A number of taphonomic studies have focused on modern and fossil assemblages accumulated by hyaenas with a view to developing greater understanding of palaeontological and archaeological assemblages. This research has revealed important variability in the characteristics of bone accumulations, not only through different methods of study, but also because of field context, intrinsic factors, such as occupation time and age profiles, and extrinsic factors, such as climatic conditions, prey species structure, competition. In order to characterize hyaenas as taphonomic agents, we present a diachronic comparison of the consumption of long bones of medium-to-large ungulates (size categories III to V) by cave hyaenas Crocuta crocuta spelaea based on Middle to Upper Pleistocene assemblages from Lunel-Viel 1 (Marine Isotopic Stage 9-11; NISP=2149), Artenac c10 (MIS 5c; NIPS=136), Peyre (MIS 5e; NISP=330), Fouvent (MIS 3; NISP=194) and Conives (MIS 3; NISP=523). Fragmentation of appendicular elements highlights two features; depending on the element, bones with significant amounts of meat and marrow (humerus, radius, femur, tibia) are widely represented by long shaft fragments with chewing damage, while metapodials, which are consumed to a lesser degree are often complete or have large portions of their shafts intact with often an end affected by scooping out on the caudal side. Comparison of bone accumulations from modern hyaena dens (Djibouti) and bone consumed by other Holocene and Pleistocene predators, Ursus arctos (Mont Ventoux) and Panthera onca gombaszoegensis (Artenac Ens. I and II), highlights the particular taphonomic signature and significant impact of Cave hyaenas on medium-to-large size prey.
Late Pleistocene Large Mammal Paleocommunities: A Comparative Study Between Localities with Brown Bear (Ursus arctos), Cave bear (U. spelaeus) and Mousterian Lithic Assemblage.
Suvi Viranta, Aurora Grandal d’Anglade.
Keywords: URSUS SPELAUS, URSUS ARCTOS, MOUSTERIAN CULTURE, PALEOCOMMUNITY, EXTINCTION
Cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) and brown bear (U. arctos) fossils are common in the Eurasian Late Pleistocene deposits. Human presence is often indicated by Mousterian culture artifacts. The cave bear and the Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis), a human group associated with Mousterian culture, became extinct before the Holocene, whereas the brown bear survived. Here we studied large mammal paleocommunities from fossil localities with brown bear fossils, cave bear fossils and Mousterian lithic assemblage in the Late Pleistocene to test if paleocommunities reflect different habitats for brown bear than the two extinct species. Second we asked if paleocommunities in sites with Mousterian culture assemblage reflect more the prey selection than the environment of the people. Our results indicate that Mousterian sites have higher abundance of equids and mustelids than the bear sites, but lower abundance of large carnivores, especially cursorial ones. These probably reflect prey preferences and competitive exclusion of large carnivores by people associated with Mousterian lithic culture. We found no significant differences in paleocommunities suggesting different habitats for brown bear, cave bear or for people associated with Mousterian lithic assemblage.
Interactions Between Neanderthals and Carnivores in Eastern Europe.
Marylène Patou-Mathis.
Keywords: BEHAVIORS, NEANDERTHALS, CARNIVORES, EASTERN EUROPE
[+info] VOLUME 10. ISSUE 3&4. 2012 (10 issue)
In Eastern Europe, they are many Middle Paleolithic caves, dated to the Last Interglacial of the First Wechselien Interpleniglacial, which delivered both traces of human and ursid occupations. Moreover, this occurs less frequently in hyena dens. By region, three types of archaeological sites have been evidenced: (1) poor in carnivore bones, (2) rich in bones of different carnivorous species, (3) rich in bones of one carnivore species, divided into two types: low anthropogenic occupation (3a) and high anthropogenic occupation (3b). In Eastern Europe, the exploitation of carnivores by Neanderthals is very rare, it appears slightly more intense in layers with industry attributed to the transition and the ancient Aurignacian.
Human and Hyena Co-occurrences in Pleistocene sites: Insights from Spatial, Faunal and Lithic Analyses at Camiac and La Chauverie (SW France).
Emmanuel Discamps, Anne Delagnes, Michel Lenoir, Jean-François Tournepiche.
In several caves, lithic artifacts or human-modified bones have been found as more or less associated with large faunal assemblages accumulated by cave hyenas. Even if these small records remain often hard to interpret, they are essential to understand interactions between human groups and other cave dwellers. Their study can bring new elements of discussion on critical issues such as the intensity of competition for shelter occupation or the potential existence of specific human activities in hyena dens (e.g. scavenging of meat scraps, collecting of bones). Here we present an interdisciplinary work on two Upper Pleistocene hyena dens, Camiac and La Chauverie, where a small number of Middle Paleolithic artifacts have been found. Results are provided by the combination of three disciplines: faunal taphonomy, lithic analyses (including studies of reduction sequences) and spatial analysis (threedimensional plotting, systematic refitting). At Camiac and La Chauverie, our interdisciplinary analysis highlights two distinctive types of human occupations. Sites that first seem to be closely related (hyena dens with scarce lithic artifacts) hide in fact a variety of situations, ranging from the succession of independent occupations of human groups and hyenas to potential traces of short human visits to hyena dens. Finally, by comparing our results with the regional record, we discuss the actual evidence for competition for shelter between cave hyenas and the last Neanderthals in southwestern France.
Dhole (Cuon alpinus) as a Bone Accumulator and New Taphonomic Agent? The Case of Noisetier Cave (French Pyrenees).
Jean-Baptiste Mallye, SandrineCostamagno, MyriamBoudadi-Maligne, Audrey Prucca, Véronique Lauroulandie, Céline Thiébaut, VincentMourre.
Keywords: DHOLE, CUON, COPROCOENOSIS, TAPHONOMY, NOISETIER CAVE, BONE ACCUMULATION, DIGESTION, LATE PLEISTOCENE
Noisetier Cave (French Pyrenees) has yielded Mousterian artefacts associated with numerous faunal remains. The faunal spectrum is dominated by chamois and ibex followed by red deer and bovids. A previous taphonomic analysis underlined the occurrence of two distinct types of bone accumulations. The red deer, bovid and a part of the ibex remains have been accumulated by Neanderthal. We suspected that the bearded vultures were responsible for the chamois and some of the ibex remains. The study of the carnivore remains illustrated the abundance of teeth and to a lesser extent bones attributed to both young and adult Cuon alpinus individuals. The identification of shed milk teeth demonstrates that this carnivore used the cave as a nursery den. According to several authors dholes never bring back carcasses to their dens in order to protect their offspring from other carnivores. However they tend to select an area inside their den to defecate. We analysed modern scats of wolf in order to constitute a taphonomic referential. Our results strongly suggest that most of the digested remains from the Noisetier Cave come from dhole scats. This carnivore can be considered, as Binford previously suggested, as a bone accumulator and consequently as a new taphonomic agent. Given the numerous sites where the fossil remains of this carnivore were identified we argue that the dholes could have biased the composition of faunal spectrums and maybe our understanding on human subsistence.
Carcass Acquisition and Consumption by Carnivores and Hominins in Middle Pleistocene Sites of Casablanca (Morocco).
Camille Daujeard, Denis Geraads, Rosalia Gallotti, Abderrahim Mohib, Jean-Paul Raynal.
Keywords: HOMININS, CARNIVORES, MOROCCO, MIDDLE PLEISTOCENE, SUBSISTENCE, COMPETITION, BONE ACCUMULATORS
Study of faunal series resulting from recent excavations in two caves in North Atlantic Morocco (Grotte à Hominidés - GH - and Grotte des Rhinocéros - GDR - at Thomas I and Oulad Hamida 1 quarries, Casablanca) has yielded new evidence concerning the gathering and processing of ungulates carcasses during the Middle Pleistocene in this part of North Africa. Preliminary taphonomic analysis of the macrofauna indicates that the carcasses were mainly introduced in the caves by carnivores. Additionally, marks generated by porcupines also occur. Dimensions and morphologies of tooth-marks and coprolites suggest that carnivores of different sizes (mainly middle-sized canids, hyenids and felids), as well as porcupines, used the cave. Cut-marks on the bones are absent at GH and scarce at GDR, despite their association with lithic artefacts and human fossils. This raises the question of the relationship between hominins and other competitors in these caves. The recurring question is to determine the modalities of niche partitioning by the various predators and/or carrion-eaters as well as the mode of introduction of artefacts and human remains.
Hominin-Carnivore Interaction at the Lower Palaeolithic site of Boxgrove, UK.
Geoff M. Smith
Keywords: LOWER PALAEOLITHIC, BOXGROVE, TAPHONOMY, HOMININ-CARNIVORE INTERACTIONS
Boxgrove is an exceptional Lower Palaeolithic locality. Fine grained deposits that contain large quantities of lithic tools and modified fauna have been identified and excavated over a large area. These large data sets allow for a unique discussion of hominin-carnivore interactions at a landscape scale. Modifications identified and reported in this study demonstrate that hominins had primary access to most carcasses and products. This primacy can be tracked across the site and relates to animals of different sizes and that inhabited different environmental niches. Where carnivore and hominin modifications have been identified on the same specimen, the former frequently overlie the latter. Furthermore, Boxgrove preserves evidence for the repeated episodes of hominin-carnivore behaviour within and across this landsurface along with evidence for single episode butchery at GTP 17. At Boxgrove there is evidence for direct hominin-carnivore interaction. There is a high intensity and quantity of hominin butchery signatures compared to carnivore modifications. The Boxgrove faunal assemblage clearly indicates that by 500 kya H. heidelbergensis was a top predator in this environment and capable of acquiring and securing prey, of various sizes, against other carnivores such as lion and hyaena.
Did Neanderthals and Carnivores Compete for Animal Nutritional Resources in the Surroundings of the Cave of Zafarraya?
Miguel Caparrós, Cecilio Barroso Ruíz, Anne Marie Moigne, Antonio Monclova Bohorquez.
Keywords: ZAFARRAYA, NEANDERTHALS, CARNIVORES, INTERACTIONS, HERBIVORES, CAPRA PYRENAICA, LITHICS, PATH ANALYSIS
This paper proposes a novel approach to study the interactions of Neanderthals and carnivores in the cave of Zafarraya by comparing the lithic archaeological and faunal records with a statistical path analysis, taking into consideration the ecology of the main carnivore predators and large herbivore prey foraging in the surroundings of the cave. The results of the analyses confirm and shed further light on previous taphonomic and zooarcheological research. The findings concur with the two-species Lotka- Volterra competition model for resources which stipulates that when niche overlap is complete the species with the larger fitness excludes the other. Our analysis shows that in the immediate vicinity of the cave, the fitness of Panthera was greater than Neanderthals', i.e. when Panthera was present it excluded Neanderthals as evidenced by the record of Capra and Rupicapra remains. It also shows that further in the southern hills and the polje where large herbivores roamed, Neanderthals had a greater fitness than carnivores which translated into their primary accumulation in the cave of remains of Cervus elaphus and other large herbivores. Coexistence from occasional niche overlap is apparent when one or the other predator scavenged, but from a time prospective it must have been short periods linked to seasonality, weather conditions and occupation randomness. In Zafarraya, the archaeological record would indicate that the degree of fitness of the herbivore prey accumulators, carnivores or Neanderthals, was related to the nature of the geomorphological domains in the vicinity of the cave and the favored foraging areas of hunted herbivores.
The Complex Carnivore-rich Assemblages from Furninha (Peniche, Portugal): a Multidisciplinary Approach.
Jean-Philip Brugal, Jacqueline Argant, José António Crispim, Silvério Figueiredo, Alberto Martín Serra, Paul Palmqvist.
Keywords: CARNIVORES, PLEISTOCENE, PORTUGAL, TAPHONOMY, TAXONOMY, ENVIRONMENT, ECOLOGY, COMPETITION
The cave-site of Furninha is located on the sea cliff face of the small peninsular zone of Peniche in Portuguese Estremadura. Excavated by N. Delgado at the end of nineteenth century, it yielded a very rich and diversified Pleistocene vertebrate assemblage attributed to the early Late Pleistocene. A preliminary global overview is given in terms of geology, palaeobotany, palaeobiology s.l. and taphonomy. The fossils come from a ca.6 m deep pit in the basement of the karstic galleries with several layers. Carnivore remains dominate among large mammals, especially bear, hyena, wolf and lynx. In contrast, herbivore remains are few and show specific damage due to predators. Among the small mammals, a huge number of leporid bones as well as remains of insectivores and birds were found. Some few lithic artifacts occurred. The two first predators, bear and hyena, represent a well preserved collection with several skulls and mandibles as well as many complete long bones from both young and adult individuals. Hyenid remains are attributed to 'Hyaena prisca', a taxon known from late Middle Pleistocene sites, which survived later in Portugal. Its taxonomic and phyletic relationships are not well known, and first morphofunctional analyses precise its status and paleoautoecology. We detail the vertebrate assemblages recovered from the different stratigraphic layers, which will allow us to comment the degree of intra- and interspecific competitions, and to explain the origin of such bone accumulations and behaviors of these predators.
Exploring Cave Use and Exploitation Among Cave Bears, Carnivores and Hominins in the Swabian Jura, Germany.
Keiko Kitagawa, Petra Krönneck, Nicholas J. Conard, Susanne C. Münzel.
Keywords: MIDDLE PALEOLITHIC, AURIGNACIAN, GRAVETTIAN, CAVE USE, CAVE BEARS, CARNIVORES, SWABIAN JURA
This study offers an overview of carnivore remains from archaeological contexts and provides evidence of interaction between carnivores and hominins in the Swabian Jura during the Middle and Upper Paleolithic (~50,000-27,000 uncal B.P.). First, we present data on the carnivores in the faunal assemblages from the area, followed by a general comparison of anthropogenic and carnivore modifications on faunal remains. Further, we describe some archaeological findings that demonstrate unique ways in which humans interacted with carnivores in the early and middle Upper Paleolithic. This study documents the pattern of carnivore representation in the zooarchaeological assemblages on a regional scale. The analyses of faunal assemblages across five cave sites in the two valleys of the Swabian Jura indicate intensified use of caves by humans, which corresponds to a decreased presence of large and medium sized carnivores at the beginning of the Upper Paleolithic in addition to the use of carnivore figures in the cultural repertoire of the Aurignacian and the increased exploitation of carnivores in the Gravettian period.
Evidences of Interaction Homo-Cuon in three Upper Pleistocene Sites of the Iberian Mediterranean Central Region.
Juan Vicente Morales Pérez, Alfred Sanchis Serra, Cristina Real Margalef, Manuel Pérez Ripoll, Joan Emili Aura Tortosa, Valentín Villaverde Bonilla.
Keywords: CUON, HUMANS, INTERACTION, ACCUMULATION, ANTHROPIC MARKS, UPPER PLEISTOCENE, IBERIAN MEDITERRANEAN
Several cuon bones were discovered recently in three Upper Pleistocene archeological sites in the central area of the Iberian Mediterranean. This has proved that there were different types of interactions between dholes and prehistoric human groups. Firstly, evidence found in the archeological sites of Cova Negra and Coves de Santa Maira shows the use of carcasses of dholes by human hunter-gatherers. Secondly, the dhole remains recovered in Cova del Parpalló shows the dholes and humans could occupy the same habitat. In this case, the dhole died by natural causes in a small and isolated gallery before the human groups occupied the cave during the gravettian period. Associated with the dhole bones, there were also many ungulate mammal remains found. Some of these bones shows carnivore tooth marks. Due to these findings, we can presume that the dhole might have been the predator responsible for the bones discovered within the chamber. With the data provided we can come to the conclusion that this species had a more prominent role than we originally thought.
A Taphonomic study of the Búho and Zarzamora caves. Hyenas and Humans in the Iberian Plateau (Segovia, Spain) during the Late Pleistocene.
M.T. Nohemi Sala, Milagros Algaba, Juan Luis Arsuaga, Arantza Aranburu, Ana Pantoja.
Keywords: HYENA DEN, ZARZAMORA CAVE, KARSTIC SITE, TAPHONOMY
The Búho and the Zarzamora caves (Segovia, Spain) are two small karstic cavities in the North of the Central System Cretaceous limestones, in the transitional region between the Sierra de Guadarrama Mountains and the Castilian Plateau. The infilling sediment was excavated during two periods, from 1988-1990 and from 2008- actuality, and subsequently has been assigned to the Late Pleistocene. The aim of this study is the taphonomical analysis of the macrofaunal remains from the old and the new excavation campaigns. The taxonomical list includes: Carnivora (Crocuta crocuta, cf. Panthera sp., Lynx sp., Canis lupus, Vulpes vulpes and Meles meles), Perissodactyla (Equus ferus, Equus hydruntinus and Stephanorhinus hemitoechus) and Artiodactyla (Sus scrofa, Cervus elaphus, Bison priscus and Bos primigenius). The abundance of hyena juveniles and coprolites, as well as carnivore tooth marks and digested bones suggest that the Búho and Zarzamora caves worked as a spotted hyena den during the Late Pleistocene. Nevertheless some human activity is also present in the Zarzamora cave site with evidences of cut marks in carnivore remains (Lynx sp.). The macro faunal association suggests an open environment where equids were the most abundant herbivores.
Multidisciplinary Approach to two Chatelperronian Series: Lower IX Layer of Labeko Koba and X Level of Ekain (Basque Country, Spain).
Aritza Villaluenga, Alvaro Arrizabalaga, Joseba Rios-Garaizar.
Keywords: URSUS SPELAEUS, CROCUTA CROCUTA SPELAEA, CHATELPERRONIAN, LABEKO KOBA, EKAIN, TAPHONOMY, LITHIC TECHNO-TIPOLOGY, USE-WEAR ANALYSIS
Lower IX level from Labeko Koba and X level of Ekain have been considered relevant because their archaeological attribution to the Chatelperronian. Nevertheless the association of these archaeological evidences with complex faunal assemblages, characterized by the high presence of carnivores, requires a detailed archaeozoological analysis in order to understand the real nature of human interaction in the site and thus asses the function of these occupations. The Labeko Koba IX lower layer is an occupation of cave hyenas (Crocuta crocuta spelaea), where we can identify, through a taphonomic analysis that a part of the assemblage had anthropic origin. On the other hand, the level X of Ekain is an accumulation of remains of cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) associated with a small assemblage of lithic artifacts. The particularities of cave bear ethology during hibernation suggest that ursids were not the main accumulator of other species bones. In this paper, we wish to contribute to a better understanding of human presence in these sites during the Chatelperronian, by comparing the results produced by the Archaeozoology and the Lithic Techno-tipology. Grace to this interdisciplinary study it has been possible to identify, in both levels, the role played by carnivores and humans in faunal remain accumulation and thus characterize the impact and nature of human presence in both sites. This paper could be a contribution for understanding the coevolution of humans and carnivores in caves of the southwestern Europe during the early Upper Palaeolithic.
Cave Bear (Ursus spelaeus Rosenmüller Heinroth, 1794) and Humans During the Early Upper Pleistocene (Lower and Middle Palaeolithic) in Lezetxiki, Lezetxiki II and Astigarragako Kobea (Basque Country, Spain). Preliminary Approach.
Aritza Villaluenga, Pedro Castaños, Alvaro Arrizabalaga, Jose Antonio Mujika Alustiza.
Keywords: URSUS SPELAEUS DENINGEROIDE, URSUS SPELAEUS, EARLY UPPER PLEISTOCENE, LOWER PALAEOLITIHIC, LEZETXIKI, LEZETXIKI II, ASTIGARRAGAKO KOBEA, ARCHAEOZOOLOGY, TAPHONOMY
Cave bear (Ursus spelaeus Rosenmüller-Heinroth, 1794) are the most abundant taxon in the lower levels of many archaeological sites in Cantabrian Area. Through the scientific literature, archaeological levels have been consistently assigned to the different cultural periods, depending on the identified stone tools. In this paper, we would like to contribute to the interpretation of these sequences, through the accurate analysis of their archaeozoological accumulations. By presenting three examples, Lezetxiki, Lezetxiki II and Astigarragako Kobea, we will try to bring new data to this problem. Archaeozoological analysis carried out at these three stratigraphical sequences, have shown the existence of intense bears (Ursus spelaeus deningeroide Mottle, 1964 and Ursus spelaeus Rosenmüller-Heinroth, 1794) occupation and human groups ephemeral presence (through the presence of lithic implements), in the oldest levels (Lower Palaeolithic) stratigraphic series of the three cavities. Our aim is to present the preliminary archeozoological and taphonomic results of these three sequences.
Bears and Hyenas from the Latest Pleistocene of Southern Iberia: Sima de Abraham, Priego de Córdoba, Andalusia.
Rafael María Martínez-Sánchez, Juan Manuel López-García, Antonio Alcalá-Ortíz, Hugues-Alexandre Blain, Raquel Rabal-Garcés, María Dolores Bretones-García, Joaquín Rodríguez-Vidal, Arancha Martínez-Aguirre.
Keywords: BEARS, HYENAS, CUT MARKS, LATE PLEISTOCENE, SINKHOLES, SOUTHERN IBERIA
This work describes the fossil accumulations recovered during the excavation of the sinkhole called Sima de Abraham (Sierra Alcaide, Priego de Córdoba, Iberia). This site is characterized by a prominent accumulation of mammalian fossil remains, including carnivores (especially bears, lynx, wildcats and spotted hyenas) and artiodactyls (red deer and ibex) among other species. Human activity does not seem to be the primary agent of accumulation, although a series of cut marks have been found on the articular cavity of the proximal ulna of a large bear, providing interesting insight into the interaction between bears and humans. The age of the deposit was set in the Late Pleistocene in a previous study according to the presence of the southern water vole (Arvicola sapidus) and subsequently corroborated by means of AMS and U/Th, obtaining an approximate age of 40- 30 ky BP, corresponding to MIS 3, in the latest Pleistocene.
Human-Carnivore Interaction at the End of the Pleistocene in Southern Patagonia, Chile.
Fabiana María Martin
Keywords: INTERACTION, PLEISTOCENE, CARNIVORES, HUNTER-GATHERERS, CAVES
Fossil evidence about the interaction between carnivores and the first human colonizers of southern South America is presented. The time overlap of carnivores and humans in this region is discussed using the available Late Pleistocene radiocarbon chronologies. On the other hand, the selection of places to live in the regional space is evaluated. Cases in which both carnivores (Panthera onca mesembrina, Smilodon sp., Arctotherium tarijense) and humans are present in the same sites-deposits are then considered and it appears that their interaction was not important. Evidence for human utilization of sites dominated by carnivores is ephemeral at most, while the presence of carnivores at sites dominated by humans is never important. The faunal record from both classes of sites indicates that carnivores as well as humans shared some subsistence resources (Hippidion saldiasi and camelids). However, they differ in the selection of living spaces. Carnivores selected endogenous caves, while humans tend to use exogenous caves.
The Taphonomist´s Corner: Hominid-carnivore interactions.
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Aggies Top Jayhawks In Three
COLLEGE STATION, Texas –
Emily Brown recorded her fifth triple-double of the year Wednesday night, but her team-high 11 kills, 22 assists and 12 digs were not enough to overcome the Texas A&M Aggies as KU fell in three. A&M topped the Jayhawks by scores of 30-25, 30-27 and 30-21 as <?xml:namespace prefix=”st1″ ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”?>Kansas fell to 10-12 overall on the season and 3-9 in the Big 12. Texas A&M improved to 17-6 with the win and 6-6 in conference play.<?xml:namespace prefix=”o” ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office”?>
Three players added eight kills in the effort including juniors Natalie Uhart and Savannah Noyes and freshman Jenna Kaiser. Uhart recorded no errors in 16 attempts for a team-best .500 hitting efficiency and also posted five block assists.
Freshman libero Melissa Manda led on defense with 16 digs during the match.
Kansas opened the match with a small lead in game one. The Jayhawks used a 5-1 run to distance themselves from the Aggies with the help of Kaiser, who tallied three kills to give KU a 13-7 advantage. A&M later responded back with a 5-1 run of their own tying the game at 17 before taking control of the game. In time, Texas A&M built up a four and five point lead that proved too much for Kansas to overcome. Despite tallying three straight points near the end of the game to bring the score within two at 27-25, it was the Aggies who took the 30-25 victory.
In game two, Kansas led for the first half of the contest until Texas A&M tied the score for the fourth time at 13 all, and then took over the lead for the second part of the game. KU tied the score up five more times but were unable to pull ahead as they were edged 30-27.
After two games, Kaiser led the Jayhawks with eight kills, while Noyes successfully hit six of her seven attempts with no errors for an efficient .857 hitting percentage.
The Aggies jumped to an early lead in the third and final game. Kansas battled back, tying the score four times. Brown used two of her 11 kills of the night to even the score at 16 and again at 17, but the Jayhawks couldn’t find their stride as they struggled hitting just .086 while the Aggies rattled off five straight points at the end for a 30-21 victory.
Kansas will host Border Showdown rival Missouri this Saturday in a 3 p.m. match.
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Avril Lavigne's Latest Video isn't Racist, But It is Disappointing
Toshi Nakamura
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Canadian music artist Avril Lavigne released her latest music video for her song, "Hello Kitty," and it has some people up in arms claiming it's racist. It's really not.
The music video for "Hello Kitty" has Lavigne singing and dancing on site in Japan with a backup cast of Japanese women dancing and waving with her. Some people online have been calling the video racist, to which Lavigne herself responded:
To be clear, nothing portrayed in the video is really false about Japan, from the bright pastel interior colors and clothing, to the sushi chef mechanically preparing Lavigne's meal. These are all aspects of life in Japan. Yes, there are candy stores like the one in the video – I wouldn't be surprised if it was shot on location. Yes, there are people who dress like Lavigne's backup dancers. Yes, there are sushi restaurants that look like that and that have sushi chefs who prepare your meal right in front of you (although probably without the backup dancers standing there).
If anything, the video feels like surface-layer self-indulgence of the more stereotypical Japanese image as perceived by a foreigner. Not racist – just shallow. It's like when someone discovers anime for the first time and becomes convinced that everything Japan and Japanese is superior. We all know someone who was/is like that, and to anyone who isn't in that phase or has grown out of it, such antics are quickly tiresome.
I have no doubt that Avril Lavigne sincerely loves Japan, but the way in which the "Hello Kitty" music video seems to parade that fact around becomes more irritating than fun.
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My mind is still reeling from the fact that Avril Lavigne did a track for One Piece Film Z. That still doesn't sit right with me. o_O
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Mormon Youth Leader Dies on Trek Outing in Oklahoma
By Meridian Magazine · June 21, 2016
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Monday’s death of a 29-year-old mother of two provided a tragic tale of caution to the early part of trek season, when thousands of LDS teens around the world re-enact the Mormon pioneer exodus west.
Meaghan Lee Querry Blair of Rogers, Arkansas, suffered heat stroke symptoms near the end of a seven-mile hike through 95-degree heat Monday, the first day of the trek. She received immediate care and was transported by helicopter to a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she died.
“We express our love and deepest sympathies to the family of Meaghan Blair,” said Deborah Neria, spokeswoman for the Rogers Arkansas Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “This is a heartbreaking loss for the family and all who knew her. Meaghan leaves behind a husband, Michael, and two young children.”
Blair and her husband Michael were serving as a “ma” and “pa” for a “family” of teens on the trek. Trek groups typically wear pioneer-era clothing, pull handcarts and discuss the sacrifices made by mid-1800s handcart pioneers who walked across the American plains to Utah.
Stake leaders, including Blair’s father, took precautions against the heat at church-owned property near Pawhuska, Oklahoma, a local spokeswoman said.
The stake president, Greg Chandler, and one of his counselors, Brad Querry, who is Blair’s father, nicknamed themselves “Headache” and “Nausea” to remind the group of the symptoms of dehydration, according to a pre-trek Facebook post by Chandler’s wife, Valerie.
They monitored weather forecasts and altered the trek’s schedule so Monday’s hike started earlier, encountered additional shade and included swimming, Neria said.
The trek also included a doctor and two registered nurses.
FriendsafarJune 27, 2016
So sorry this happened. This is such a fun event. We did some years ago in our country and we had a really good time and we had people fall and cut themselves. We all learnt so much and the day was filled with exoeriences. So sad to hear of this. Please send our blessing from a far. We not there but we can morn with you. Be strong DAD the children will need to understand
hollandparkJune 23, 2016
The comment by Ken said:"I realize that hindsight is an exact science, but 7 MILES??!! In the heat?? "I completely agree.All you forgot to mention was the HUMIDITY.Which makes it suffocatingly worse. Just a senseless tragedy.
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Starting this Friday, on 1-3 May, museum directors, artificial intelligence (AI) specialists, writers, professors of science and architecture theory and other thinkers are meeting online to discuss what can be done with digital technology, now and in the future. The free-to-attend event has been organised by The Art Newspaper and Factum Foundation, with Il Giornale dell’Arte.
The discussions will consider, but go far beyond the question, if an object can be reproduced exactly, which has the “aura”—the original or the facsimile? They will be broadcast live on The Art Newspaper’s YouTube channel,
Discussion 1: The Future of Museums, Exhibitions and the Objects they Display
Rethinking the role and value of culture in the shadow of an uncertain future
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The role of the museum as a repository of physical objects that give access to collective memory is changing. New digital recording technologies that (among other things) allow exact facsimiles to be made and are providing access to a global audience, while new display technologies are inviting us to look at the nature of the object with new eyes.
This panel discusses the purpose of a museum, its role, what should it show, how and to whom. It will look at the way technology is making a « museum without walls » possible and realigning the relationship between the original and the authentic. Is the “aura” of originality now an obsession that is constraining what can be displayed, how it can be
seen and how it can be effectively preserved?
Sir Charles Saumarez Smith, CBE, former Secretary and Chief Executive, Royal Academy of Arts
Sir Mark Jones, former Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, former chairman of the National Museum Directors’ Conference
András Szántó, Author and Cultural Strategy Advisor, Founder of Andras Szanto LLC
Mari Lending, Professor in Architectural Theory and History at the Oslo Centre for Critical Architectural Studies
Marina Warner, DBE,
Writer of fiction, criticism, and history; Professor of English and
Creative Writing, Birkbeck College, London; President of the Royal
Society of Literature
Neil MacGregor, former Director, The British Museum, Founding Director, Humboldt Forum Berlin (2015-18)
Discussion 2: The Circulation of Objects: the Politics of Recording, Training, Preserving and Sharing
Creating a cultural economy based on sharing skills, technologies and knowledge
Saturday 2 May, 5pm BST/12pm EST
For museums and other cultural heritage institutions, digital technologies open up unprecedented possibilities for sharing and collaboration, but they also give rise to new responsibilities. This panel asks how the international heritage community can best work to create accurate records and share both objects and knowledge with audiences across the world.
Simon Schaffer, Professor of History of Science, Cambridge University
Anaïs Aguerre, Cultural Strategy Advisor and Founder of Culture Connect Ltd, ReACH Project Director
Jerry Brotton, Professor of Renaissance Studies at Queen Mary University of London
Hartwig Fischer, Director of the British Museum
Richard Kurin, Smithsonian Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador-at-Large
Bonnie Greer, OBE, playwright, author and critic, former Trustee of the British Museum
Discussion 3: An Intimacy with the Physical World: New Technologies Generating New Knowledge
Compiling, analysing, presenting information in an age of machine learning
Sunday 3 May, 5pm BST/12pm EST
This discussion focuses on the technologies that are creating new knowledge about cultural heritage—on where we are now and where we go next.
Among the subjects to be discussed are new possibilities for image and information analysis, new technologies of display, and the problem of long-term digital archiving.
Sir Ian Blatchford, Director and Chief Executive of the Science Museum Group, Chairman of the National Museum Directors’ Council
Brian Cantwell Smith, Reid Hoffman Professor of Artificial Intelligence and the Human, Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto
Sarah Kenderdine, Professor of Digital Museology, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Frédéric Kaplan, Professor and Digital Humanities Chair, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Carol Mandel,
Distinguished Presidential Fellow, Council on Library and Information
Resources and Dean Emerita of New York University (NYU) Libraries
William Owen, Founder of Made by Many
Source: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/amp/news/live-conference-digital-technologies-and-cultural-heritage
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When it comes to a technology called “convolution reverb,” we can virtually feel the air pressure of sound in a physical space, such that “listening in may be viewed as much as a spatial experience as it is a temporal one.” So notes Stanford’s Icons of Sound, a collaboration between the University’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) and the Department of Art & Art History. The researchers in this joint project have combined resources to create a performance of Byzantine chant from the 6th century CE, simulated to sound like it takes place inside a prime acoustic environment designed for this very music, the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.
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Museum experts
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Drone Interference With Public Safety Operations
Concerning prohibiting the use of unmanned aircraft systems to obstruct public safety operations.
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
Unmanned aircraft systems - obstruction of public safety operations prohibited. The act states that, as used in the existing criminal offense of obstructing a peace officer, firefighter, emergency medical service provider, rescue specialist, or volunteer, the term "obstacle" includes an unmanned aircraft system. The act also states that the offense does not apply to an unmanned aircraft system operator who complies with certain operational requirements.
Joann Ginal
Polly Lawrence
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Refer House Bill 18-1314 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
04/12/2018 | House Judiciary (3 )
04/30/2018 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/25/2018 Senate Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/19/2018 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
04/18/2018 House House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
04/17/2018 House House Second Reading Laid Over to 04/18/2018 - No Amendments
04/12/2018 House House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
03/22/2018 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
Rep. J. Ginal, Rep. P. Lawrence
Sen. J. Cooke
Rep. J. Arndt, Rep. K. Becker, Rep. J. Buckner, Rep. T. Carver, Rep. J. Coleman, Rep. C. Duran, Rep. T. Exum, Rep. A. Garnett, Rep. M. Gray, Rep. M. Hamner, Rep. C. Hansen, Rep. C. Kennedy, Rep. S. Lontine, Rep. H. McKean, Rep. B. McLachlan, Rep. B. Pettersen, Rep. J. Reyher, Rep. D. Roberts, Rep. P. Rosenthal, Rep. J. Singer, Rep. A. Winkler, Rep. D. Young
Sen. L. Crowder, Sen. B. Gardner, Sen. M. Jones, Sen. D. Kagan, Sen. A. Kerr, Sen. K. Lambert, Sen. B. Martinez Humenik, Sen. K. Priola, Sen. R. Scott, Sen. J. Smallwood, Sen. J. Tate
Immunity For Emergency Rescue From Locked Vehicle
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Sunset Commodity Metals Theft Task Force
Crime Classification Guide - Elections 2014
Nonfatal Strangulation as a Felony Offense (2016)
Class 1 Petty Offenses
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Leif & Thorn
Trace: • reincarnation
Properties of reincarnation
Long-Runners
Long-runners and their past lives
Legal and social status
Reincarnation is the rebirth of a soul in another body.
A person can only be definitively connected to previous incarnation(s) by two methods:
they draw a heartsword that's been recorded before (such as Leachtric who drew Sir Rhódon's sword)
they're a “long-runner” who has memories from their previous life (see below)
However, everyone reincarnates. In most of the Gulf States, this is widely accepted; in the region of Norden, more people are skeptical.
People are most likely to be reborn along the same bloodline – about half of people reincarnate as a descendant of their previous incarnation's grandparents. This means they usually end up within the same culture/nationality as well, but not always.
While it's common to be born the same sex and gender as previous incarnations, that too is flexible. (Left: Violet Dupont and a previous incarnation, who was a neurodivergent male United Islander.)
The only hard limit is that reincarnation is always along the same species. No humans coming back as Tamaputians, or vice versa.
Time between incarnations can vary a lot. President Romarin was born 32 years after her previous death, which is considered on the fast side.
Core character traits – notably, the ones indicated by heartswords – remain the same across incarnations. However, unless you're a long-runner, those traits can be shaped in radically different ways by each new set of life experiences.
It's believed every soul reincarnates with the same magic, as magical long-runners keep the same powers as their past lives.
Characters: Olive Romarin, Cymbeline Dupont, Blush Noisette Duval, Jonquil Sel, Acai
A long-runner is someone who remembers at least one former incarnation. The memories aren't present from birth, but will resurface when the brain has matured enough to process them, usually between the ages of one and five.
It's possible to be a long-runner for multiple reincarnations. For example, Cymbeline is currently on the fourth life she remembers.
Most long-runners don't reincarnate fast enough to reunite with anyone who knew their previous incarnation – although they can see effects their work had, or what legacy they left.
It's possible to get in touch with descendants of previous incarnations, although that choice varies from person to person, and across cultures. Getsun encourages finding the family of previous incarnations, while in the United Islands that is seen as an unhealthy fixation on the past.
Because married couples are unlikely to have identifiable reincarnations at the same time, “until death do us part” is a very literal part of most countries' vows. An exception is Getsun, which has plural marriage, so even a formerly-married long-runner can marry someone else with no stigma or complications.
The convention in Ceannis is to count a long-runner's age based on how many years they've lived, while the Getsunese count the number of years since their original birth. Either way, they're legally classified as adults.
Various groups and programs have been created to help people integrate into the world while they're mentally adults and physically children. The biggest is the Second Life Resource Center in the capitol of Ceannis.
In Sønheim, there aren't many specific long-runner laws, just “vampire laws that also apply.” The only thing that definitely stays with you across incarnations is prison time. A ruling like “twelve consecutive life sentences” is very literal.
Ceannis • Sønheim • Beal, Doyon, Ei Missään, Getsun, Homu, Isle of Marta, Kinyon, Tamapoa, United Islands
Ceannic, Sønska, Iudish, Proto-Gulf, Sønheim Sign, Tamaputian
Spelltech, Northern Magic, Southern Magic
Myths and Legends • Timeline
Fiction • Kolpovision
Other Worldbuilding
Animals • Heartswords • Medicine • Planets • Reincarnation ••• Alternate Universes
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The Arnold Newman Prize for New Directions in Photographic Portraiture by Aline SmithsonSeptember 27, 2020
©Jon Henry, Untitled 13, Groveland Park, IL
The Arnold Newman Prize for New Directions in Photographic Portraiture is a $20,000 prize awarded annually to a photographer whose work demonstrates a compelling new vision in photographic portraiture. In addition to the winner, the jury selects three finalists each year who are invited to participate in an exhibit at the Griffin Museum of Photography. The Prize is generously funded by the Arnold & Augusta Newman Foundation and proudly administered by Maine Media Workshops + College. The Griffin Museum of Photography hosts the annual exhibition of work by the winner and three finalists each October.
The recipient of the 2020 The Arnold Newman Prize for New Directions in Photographic Portraiture is Jon Henry. Henry’s award-winning work entitled Stranger Fruit was created in response to the senseless murders of black men across the nation by police violence. According to his artist statement,“Even with smart phones and dash cams recording the actions, more lives get cut short due to unnecessary and excessive violence.”
The finalists this year include The Talk by Michael Darough, Solar Portraits by Rubén Salgado Escudero, and Buttons for Eyes by Priya Kambli.
Selected by a jury of world-renowned photographers Makeda Best (Richard L. Menschel Curator of Photography at Harvard University), Aline Smithson (Los Angeles based visual artist, educator, and editor), and Dan Winters (award-winning portrait photographer, illustrator, filmmaker, and writer), each juror brought to the selection process a unique perspective guided by distinguished insight, analysis, and integrity.
“Arnold Newman had a profound influence on photographers in the latter half of the 20th Century,” noted Maine Media President Michael Mansfield. “That his legacy continues to shape conversations around photography, to support new generations of image makers – portraiture in the 21st century – is truly inspiring.”
©Jon Henry, Untitled 19, Magnificent Mile, IL
Jon Henry is a visual artist working with photography and text, from Queens NY (resides in Brooklyn). His work reflects on family, sociopolitical issues, grief, trauma and healing within the African American community. His work has been published both nationally and internationally and exhibited in numerous galleries including Aperture Foundation, Smack Mellon, and BRIC among others. Known foremost for the cultural activism in his work, his projects include studies of athletes from different sports and their representations.
He was recently named one of LensCulture’s Emerging Artists for 2019, an En Foco Fellow for 2020 and he has also won the Film Photo Prize for Continuing Film Project sponsored by Kodak
©Jon Henry, Untitled 24, Birmingham, AL
Stranger Fruit
Stranger Fruit was created in response to the senseless murders of black men across the nation by police violence. Even with smart phones and dash cams recording the actions, more lives get cut short due to unnecessary and excessive violence.
Who is next? Me? My brother? My friends? How do we protect these men?
Lost in the furor of media coverage, lawsuits and protests is the plight of the mother. Who, regardless of the legal outcome, must carry on without her child.
I set out to photograph mothers with their sons in their environment, reenacting what it must feel like to endure this pain. The mothers in the photographs have not lost their sons, but understand the reality, that this could happen to their family. The mother is also photographed in isolation, reflecting on the absence. When the trials are over, the protesters have gone home and the news cameras gone, it is the mother left. Left to mourn, to survive.
The title of the project is a reference to the song “Strange Fruit.” Instead of black bodies hanging from the Poplar Tree, these fruits of our families, our communities, are being killed in the street.
©Jon Henry, Untitled 33, Jersey City, NJ
©Jon Henry, Untitled 35, North Minneapolis, MN
©Jon Henry, Untitled 39, Santa Monica, CA
©Jon Henry, Untitled 42, Central LA, CA
©Jon Henry, Untitled 44, Crenshaw Blvd, CA
©Jon Henry, Untitled 45, Oakland, CA
©Jon Henry, Untitled 48, Inglewood, CA
©Jon Henry, Untitled 49, Washington DC
©Jon Henry, Untitled 55, Little Rock, AR
Arnold Newman Portrait Prize Finalists
Michael Darough
©Michael Darough, from The Talk
Michael Darough graduated from the University of Memphis, earning an MFA in photography in 2011. He received his BFA in photography from Arizona State University in 2007. His work explores personal and cultural identity though tableau and portraiture. Darough received a Fulbright seminar grant addressing diversity in German education, which was hosted by the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is a nationally exhibiting artist whose work has recently been shown at the Brooks Museum of Art in Memphis, TN, the Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, CO and was a Silver Eye Fellowship 20 recipient. Currently he is an artist and educator working out off St. Louis, MO.
The Talk (2018-Present)
These images were created in response to the Black Lives Matter Movement. The faceless men represent individuals affected by this systemic issue. Those void of the figure symbolize the stories that struggle to be told; they ones that do not receive news coverage. Incarceration rates, racial profiling and fatalities from law enforcement disproportionately affect individuals of color. Police officers have the difficult task of protecting and serving our communities. They are people we depend on in common and extreme situations. I have nothing but respect for these women and men who risk their lives daily, but every black family still has to have “the talk” with their children; especially their sons. Every few months a high-profile story emerges about another individual who is a victim of the criminal justice system. These situations have become all too common.
Social media and the digital age have given us access to see how excessive force has been used in several situations with individuals of color. These problems are not new. As a country we transitioned from slavery and Jim Crow laws to segregation to civil rights. These issues went from overt to covert. Although these matters regarding race are better than they have been in decades, we still have problems within our society that have yet to be properly addressed and fixed.
©Priya Kambli, from Buttons for Eyes
Priya Kambli received her BFA at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette and an MFA from the University of Houston. She is currently Professor of Art at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri.
In her work Kambli, has always strived to understand the formation and erasure of identity that is an inevitable part of the migrant experience, exploring the resulting fragmentation of family, identity, and culture. This began with her Suitcase Series in 2006, which referenced her journey to the United States, and her act of distilling her entire life up until then to fit within a single suitcase, which weighed about 45 Kg. The same concerns carry through to her current body of work, Buttons for Eyes. In this body of work Kambli explores broader cultural debates around migration and identity, particularly as they have been recast in the dramatically changed context of anti-immigrant rhetoric now amplified at the highest levels of government, and which has altered the context in which migrant voices like hers are heard.
Kambli’s artwork has been well received, having been exhibited, published, collected and reviewed in the national and international photographic community. She was the winner of the inaugural Female in Focus, 2019 award – aimed at addressing the gender imbalance in the industry by highlighting the exceptional quality of work by female photographers around the world. The success of Kambli’s work underlines the fact that she is engaged in an important dialogue, and reinforces her intent to make work driven by a growing awareness of the importance of many voices from diverse perspectives and the political relevance of our private struggles.
©Priay Kambli, Mouths
My work has always been informed by the loss of my parents, my experience as a migrant, and an archive of family photographs I brought with me to America. For the past decade, this archive of family photographs has been my primary source material in creating bodies of work which explore the migrant narrative and challenges of cross-cultural understanding.
Buttons for Eyes
When I was a child, my inability to ever find anything, even objects right in front of me, lead to my mother’s playful question, “Do you have eyes or buttons for eyes?”. Intended as lighthearted criticism, her question summarized my inability to see, look, observe, find. Buttons for Eyes is my response to her playful yet nuanced question. A question laced with parental fear; if you can’t see, look, observe, find then how will you successfully navigate the world? Now that I am older than my mother was when she said those words, I see the world from my adopted home in the United States, and from within an environment of heightened anti-immigrant rhetoric which has altered the context in which migrant voices like mine are heard. Using the photographic lens, I strive to understand the formation and erasure of identity that is an inevitable part of the migrant experience by providing a much-needed personal perspective on the resulting fragmentation of family, identity, and culture.
Despite these weighty issues, there is playfulness embedded in the very title Buttons for Eyes. I am imagining what we might see with our button eyes; suggesting that seeing clearly calls for seeing the world in more unusual ways. Play occurs in this work in my use of both color and natural light. These are materials to manipulate; split into sparks, smear into rainbows, and find shimmering back from the depths of powdered pigments. In this series my concern for the past that is lost to me is apparent, but so is my concern for the future and the losses that will come. And although this work mythologizes the past and present it also plays games with them. It winks, pokes and inverts – suggesting joyousness – mixed with the loss and regret that accompanies us all.
©Priya Kambli, Mami
Rubén Salgado Escudero
©Rubén Salgado Escudero, Cristobal Cespedes Lorenzo (51) sits on his raft while carrying coconuts across the river to his home in Copala, on the coast of Mexico’s state of Guerrero. Cristobal and Francisco Manzanares Cagua (16) both work picking coconuts which they then sell to a company which makes coconut butter and oil.
Rubén Salgado Escudero was born in Madrid, Spain. He lived in the United States throughout his teenage years, graduating from the Savannah College of Art and Design. In 2014 he decided to change his life completely, leaving behind a ten-year long career in 3D-character animation in Germany. Instead he leaves for Myanmar to pursue his passion for photography and document the opening of a country that had been closed to the world for more than half a century. Today he is based in Mexico.
Rubén’s works have been exhibited in over 20 cities worldwide including New York, London, Tokyo and at the Les Rencontres d’Arles photo festival in France. He is a member of The Photo Society, a community of National Geographic Magazine photographers. As an experienced lecturer, Rubén has given a TedX Talk in Beijing, and continues giving talks worldwide for National Geographic Learning, and other institutions such as Museo Soumaya in México City and the Sony Gallery in New York City.
His projects have been published in most major international publications, and has won various international awards including the Sony World Photography Award two years in a row and the POY Latam (Picture of the Year). More of his work can be seen on his instagram @rubensalgadoescudero or www.rubensalgado.com
©Rubén Salgado Escudero, Maria Magdalena Carmen Mendoza (70) makes ”Panela”’ or ”Piloncillo” at her home in Llano Silleta, Guerrero Mexico. Panela is unrefined whole cane sugar, which is a solid form of sucrose derived from the boiling and evaporation of sugarcane juice. The name piloncillo means little loaf, because of the traditional shape in which this smoky, caramel-like and earthy sugar is produced. It has far more flavor than brown sugar, which is generally just white sugar with a small amount of molasses added back to it.
Solar Portraits
The International Energy Agency estimates that roughly 1.1 billion people in the world still live without access to electricity. For many communities worldwide candles, which are both expensive and dangerous, are the only source of light available once the sun sets. As building the requisite infrastructure to connect remote and rural villages to the grid will still take a long time, solar energy is a viable and much-needed solution that has the potential to improve the lives of millions immediately. Small, inexpensive photovoltaic power (PV) systems can provide households with 12 hours of light during the night, allowing people to do more with their waking hours at no additional cost.
Looking at the larger picture of our planet’s environment, solar energy has the potential to make a substantial positive impact on the earth’s C02 footprint. The Environmental Protection Agency shows that generating electric power causes over a third of all greenhouse gas emissions so reducing the electricity we draw from the grid means reducing carbon emissions.
These portraits depict the lives of people, many of which for the frst time have access to electricity through the power of solar energy. Locations are chosen that have pre-existing access to solar technology, so that the storytelling expresses the direct experience of individuals within the community. Each protagonist was asked how having
electricity has affected their life. The scenes have all been lit only by solar powered light bulbs, most their own, which are contributing to the improvement in these people’s standard of living.
Solar Portraits is not only an artistic project, but has foundation support with registered non-proft (501(c)3) status for its growing social impact initiative. The series has become an educational tool, bringing workshops and creative programming to the youngest members of communities documented which leads to collaboration with reciprocity. Students build a simple solar lamp or solar art project, with a focus on opening the door for bright young minds to learn about themes of solar energy innovation, global citizenship, and personal empowerment.
©Rubén Salgado Escudero, Ibrahim Kalungi and Godfrey Mteza, both 20, work at night in their motorcycle repair shop in Nbeeda, Uganda. The mechanics credit solar lights with enabling them to work longer hours and earn more money. Electricity is a rare luxury in Uganda.
©Rubén Salgado Escudero, Kogui men play music during a Cualama ceremony at night in ‘la Casa Maria’ a meeting space for men only in Waniyacka community. Cualama is a 10 day ritual which happens twice a year, in April and June paying honor to the change in season, mother nature and asking for abundant rains for a good harvest. This community made up of 55 homes within Colombia’s La Guajira, all have solar panels as they are too remote to be connected to the grid. The Kogi meaning ÔJaguarÕ are an indigenous ethnic group living in ColombiaÕs Sierra Nevada, deeply rooted in their belief that people and nature are one. They understand the Earth to be a living being and see humanity as its ÔÕchildrenÕÕ. They are unique among Latin AmericaÕs indigenous cultures because the Spaniards never conquered them. They represent the most complete surviving civilization of pre-Colombian America.
©Rubén Salgado Escudero, Olivia Edwards Clement de Grandprey (8) begins her walk towards home in the early evening from Playa del Muerto in Almuñécar, Spain after a day at the beach.
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Leslie A. Lamb
Posted on August 14, 2010 August 14, 2010 by lesliealamb
I still shudder when I think about the door slamming and my daughter yelling, “I HATE YOUR FACE!” She wasn’t talking to me. She was talking to her older sister. And it pains me, deeply.
It pains me that she didn’t think twice before saying it, or that we could tell anyway. It pains me that it was filled with such venom and hatred that I wondered where my little angel flew off to and when this minion from the nether regions appeared. It pains me that it was her first response to a very simple solution.
They were playing Barbies. It’s their favorite thing to do together, and they can enjoy it for hours. But yesterday it ended in tragedy. Apparently Ken was needed as the husband for Vet Barbie and Fashion Barbie was sitting too close. My older daughter in an attempt to fix the situation grabbed another Ken (Prince Antonio) and put him in the mix. No stinkin’ way! Vet Barbie was blonde, and she had to be married to the blonde Ken! No other situation would do, no matter what the rationalization, and it all ended with a ripped off Ken head, a slammed door, and those very painful words.
As a parent, I rushed in to try and remedy the situation. Assuage the tears and pain of one and correct the wrath of the other. In time, they came back together. A hug and a kiss and a promise brought the sisters back into the love that they truly felt when their emotions weren’t controlling them. But, I don’t think they have forgotten. I think the words, “I hate your face!” have staying power. It hurts me.
I started thinking about my own outbursts. Maybe I hadn’t said, “I hate your face!” but I’d said, “I’m disappointed in you.” And, “You’re acting stupid!” And, “I hope you fail!” Yep. Those were my words to my sisters. And perhaps the worst, the “I hate your face!” moment was when I looked in the scared eyes of my young, pregnant sister and yelled, “I hope your baby’s deformed!” Ugh. Still hurts to hear my past. Luckily, she forgave me and my precious neice was perfectly healthy…but the words were said.
I wish I could take back many things. I wish that I would have appreciated my sisters for what they are: incredible creations of God, deeply loved and worthy and precious. The pain I felt when I heard my daughter’s words must mirror the pain God feels when we murder each other with our words.
“I hate your face!” and God says, “I made that face.” “Your acting stupid!” and God says, “Like you never do?” “I hope you fail!” and God says, “I desire good things for you!” And to that horrible curse, uttered from a selfish heart and an injured ego, He says, “Before you were put together in your mother’s womb, I chose you.”
You see. That’s why we are told to “Be slow to anger and slow to SPEAK.” Words injure deeply. He knows this. Words carelessly spoken, have the power to break the spirit and sever the heart. I didn’t have to hear from my older daughter’s mouth how painful those words were to her; I could see it in the tears in her eyes, and feel it in quiver of her puckered lips. “I hate your face!” Those are words reserved for one and one alone – satan. Everyone else is worthy of far better, so much more…words of love and encouragement and inspiration…even the worst of criminals and the ugliest of sins. God’s love is greater than any of that.
Can you imagine the difference if my little girl would have dropped the insignificant Barbie, smiled at her older sister, squeezed her cheeks (because she does everything with such gusto!), kissed her and said, “I LOVE YOUR FACE!” Yeah, that would have been a much prettier moment for all of us.
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Wonderfully written! Your writing style reminds me of the style of one of my all time favorite writers. Stephen King. That is right…I just said Leslie Lamb reminds me of Stephen King. Now, if you would be so kind as to continue considering my statements at least half sane, I would like to explain. Stephen King has remained a favorite of mine because his books saw me through many, many years and situations where I was alone and in need of a friend. Characters such as Stu Redman, Larry Underwood, and Glen Bateman (The Stand) became more than simply characters in a story. In King’s books cars come to life (Christine), little girls named Charlie can start fires with their minds (Firestarter), and cats named Winston “Church” Churchill can come back to life after being buried (Pet Semetary). But King can also do something significantly better than most other writers….King can take a seemingly irrelevant or perfectly ordinary person, place, or thing, and turn it into something great, or evil, or life changing. Leslie Lamb has been gifted in the same way but uses said gift in a very different way. While King uses his abilities to draw readers in to be entertained by a good story, Leslie uses hers to draw readers to action. Actions such as forgiving oneself or others, visiting the sick, feeding those that need physical and/or spiritual food, seeking and serving an Almighty God, and the list goes on and on. Leslie takes situations, sins, mistakes, and the “ordinary” happenings in life, and turns them into lessons from the trenches of Spiritual Warfare. She forces us to look within ourselves with our Batman shaped 3-D glasses off. Her writings make us REALLY face that one inside each of us that STILL believes WE have control over our own lives and destinies. I think that if two authors like Stephen King and Leslie Lamb can have something in common, that despite what the devil whispers to us, ANYTHING is possible! Stop settling, start serving, and really live!
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March 14, 2014 | loutreleaven
It’s an exciting month for me, fellow scribes. My short play The Voices is being performed as part of Ghost Dog Productions‘ new writing night at the Horse Bar, London, while previous play Love in the Time of Magicka is currently ‘on tour’ at the Little Black Box Theatre in Bristol and then next month at the King’s Arms in Salford, with a new director and cast for each location. All three venues are fab ’boutique’ theatre spaces that love new writing.
Theatre space at the Horse Bar – small but perfectly formed.
Meanwhile my article on decoding the mystery of blogging stats is in this month’s Writing Magazine (misleadingly labelled April issue, as magazines are from the future).
Exciting times! Meanwhile I’m working on a full length play for a competition, plus some more short pieces. But never fear, I shall still be watching out for opportunities to submit to children’s publishers and for writing tips to share with you. My main tip this month: take every opportunity that comes your way. You never know what might happen!
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July 22, 2013 | loutreleaven
Actually it’s not me who’s pint-sized but my script! My short play ‘Brought to Book’ is a winner in the 2013 Pint-Sized Plays competition. Pint-Sized Plays bring theatre into pubs by staging performances of the ten finalists’ scripts in various pubs around Tenby in Wales as part of Tenby Arts Festival. They then go on to take part in a ‘script slam’ with the winner taking home the coveted pint trophy. There were 250 entries from all around the world so I feel a great sense of achievement in being a finalist. I just wish Tenby wasn’t four and half hours away so I could go and watch!
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Food & Drink » Food and Drink
A Slice of OK
The veggie and margherita blanca pizzas at Pie in the Fan are acceptably tasty if not memorable.
by Joseph WCates
I've lived in Richmond for 10 years now, and if there's one thing I can say that the Richmond culinary scene lacks, it is truly great pizza. Sure, there are proponents of this New York-style slice or that, from Mary Angela's to Candela's, and any of those will do in a pinch if New York is what you think of when you're thinking 'za. Some people swear by Bottoms Up's unusual crust and mammoth slices. Hell, I even know some folks who frequent California Pizza Kitchen, not that I consider them friends or anything — but they're out there. After all, it is pizza — how could it not be good? Crust, sauce, cheese, toppings — hot out of the oven and onto your plate. No real rocket science there. Uncomplicated, but satisfying and relatively inexpensive.
Almost nothing stirs heated gastronomical debate, however, as the big pizza questions: Thick or thin? Traditional or gourmet toppings? Sauce or no sauce? And though I grew up in Chicago — I'm not even going to go there. I like all kinds of pizza. What I'm looking for is a no-brainer for a night when I don't want to cook. Give me something consistent, not too tricky, and available immediately.
The unlikely space that once housed Si Tapas and a list of predecessors has reincarnated as a pizza house dubbed Pie. The narrow focus of the menu should lead to attention to detail in preparation, timely service and a strong sense of consistency. On various visits, though, Pie disappoints me in at least two of those categories.
The menu takes all of two minutes. You can start with wings or a salad. The traditional caprese, Caesar and Greek salads are exactly what one would expect, and the arugula and basil salad with tomatoes and fresh mozzarella is vibrant and palate-whetting. The wings likewise are familiar and simply presented. Nothing to write home about, but so far so good.
The bread basket features sticks and puffs of the pizza and calzone dough and bodes well for the main attraction — light and crisp, flaky, golden portents of what's to come.
But when the spicy squash pizza and meat calzone finally arrive, I'm left to wonder what happened between the dough's rising and someone tossing, topping and firing it. No, it's not bad — not bad at all — but it's not particularly good either, which is particularly troubling because this is pretty much all Pie does. We're happy enough to sit in the frigid, music-less dining room and give these guys a chance repeatedly during the course of two months, but if you're going to name the joint Pie, you'd better deliver the goods.
SautAced yellow squash with a shake of red-pepper flakes, a few dabs of goat cheese and a smattering of pine nuts doesn't really hit the gourmet pizza benchmark, which leads me to wonder how thought-out these recipes are. The presence of canned tomatoes in place of sauce and masquerading as something that belongs on the traditional margherita, seems like grounds for excommunication from the Church of Pizza to me.
The meat calzone features pepperoni and sausage and the surprise addition of prosciutto, which had the unfortunate effect of making each bite a stringy challenge, something a calzone shouldn't be.
On subsequent trips I confirm that the pizzas are across-the-board average. Not much creativity in the more gourmet selections; not enough oomph in the more traditional ones. The crust itself is one of the better offerings in town, but the rest doesn't work for me.
When we exit into the slightly chillier night, the host swings the door wide for us and inquires — as if he couldn't wait for the opportunity — “How was your Pie?” This seems to be the self-fulfillment of the catchphrase the owners were seeking in naming the joint. My sense of etiquette leads me to automatically say, “Oh it was good.” But in reality I wanted to say: “Um, it's OK. But if you're putting all your effort into a single product, I'd expect it to be better.”
And, no, I'm not any closer to finding that perfect slice, but I am narrowing down what I'll accept and gladly pay for, and this ain't it.
Pie ($)
214 N. Lombardy St.
Lunch and dinner daily: 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
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Mad Science and Sterling Engines at the DTLA Mini Maker Faire
Vivienne Byrd
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By Vivienne Byrd
November 29, 2017, 6:00 am PST
Looking for a different way to kick off the holiday season? Check out 2017’s DTLA Mini Maker Faire. Hosted by the Los Angeles Public Library, the DTLA Mini Maker Faire will take place at the historic Central Library in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, December 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. With 46 Makers and Maker groups on board, and each tackling something different (from artsy rubber stamps and ugly sweaters, to drivable robots and virtual reality), we guarantee that you will both have fun and go home inspired to materialize your own creativity.
Best yet, the DTLA Mini Maker Faire is free to the public! While registration is not required, there are some perks offered to the attendees who register through the Eventbrite page. The registered attendees will receive a DTLA Mini Maker Faire sticker at check-in, which will double as a discount card that is accepted by a list of neighborhood restaurants and cafes on the day of the event. Registered attendees will also automatically be entered into an opportunity drawing to win some cool prizes!
Los Angeles is a beautiful and diverse city that has been at the forefront of the Maker Movement. It is truly a breeding ground for makers, innovators, and artists of all sorts. Driven by a lifelong passion for STEAM, the Los Angeles Public Library (now hosting DTLA Mini Maker Faire for the second time) is also offering over 35 different types of hands-on STEAM programs all year long.
Now, let’s take a closer look at some of our favorite makers at the faire:
Los Angeles Public Library Makers: Ziba Zehdar
Who they are: Baldwin Hills Library is a branch of the L.A. Public Library. They offer a wide range of maker programs to serve parents, children, teens & adults. They also house the 1st circulating #LAPLzinelibrary.
What they do: At the Los Angeles Public Library Baldwin Hills Branch they host regular MakerSpace hours, led by the YA Librarian, where teens and others may make a zine, sew/create a cosplay outfit, and learn to 3D design/print from our 3D printer.
Why they rock: Since July, Ziba has brought her diverse teen programming to the branch including programs for international zine month in July, Zinewrimo, and zine writing month in November!
Mad Science of Los Angeles: Sparking Imaginative Learning
Who they are: Mad Science is the leading provider of hands-on, interactive science enrichment programming.
What they do: They strive to foster an enthusiasm for learning and critical thinking in every student by bringing science to life!
Why they rock: These Makers deliver unique, hands-on science experiences for children that are as entertaining as they are educational. They define “edutainment.”
Coco Kaleel from Very Happy Robot!
Who they are: Coco Kaleel is a 10th grader who hopes to support and inspire technology novices and enthusiasts with her website, and her awesome maker skills. Embracing 3D printing, coding, design software, drones, and even Stirling engines, Coco encourages making technology, not just consuming it!
What they do: Coco will show step-by-step instructions on how to make custom circuit boards for your own technology projects. She will also demonstrate a Stirling engine that she machined from scratch, powered from the excess heat off a cup of hot water.
Why they rock: Coco loves technology and she wants to share her passion for all things STEAM. She attends conferences and lectures so that she can be with others who share her passion for technology. Even though she is only in 10th grade, she has already taught classes, delivered keynotes, and attended tech conferences worldwide!
Handmade Rubber Stamps: Hannah Matzecki
Who they are: Hannah Matzecki received her BA in Studio Art (emphasis: painting and drawing) from UC Santa Cruz in 2011. When she’s not playing with paper, Hannah enjoys reading, knitting, and eating too much ice cream while binge watching Netflix.
What they do: In addition to teaching workshops for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Hannah runs a specialty paper business called Pip’s Paperie and maintains her own studio practice focused on paper-craft.
Why they rock: From concept to creation, you will learn how to make your own custom rubber stamps using supplies available at your local craft store!
FIRST Robotics Competition Team 1836: The MilkenKnights
Who they are: Founded in 2006, The MilkenKnights are a group of high school students who build robots as Team 1836 for FIRST Robotics Competition.
What they do: You’re invited to come drive a real, 100 pound robot designed by high school students to compete in the 2017 FIRST Robotics Competition game. You’ll get the chance to operate the robot and ask questions about how it all works.
Why they rock: These FIRST Robotics competitors are high school students who are passionate about STEAM, and inspiring the next generation of engineers. They hope to challenge youth to create a lasting effect on their community.
Tinkering School LA’s Big Build: reDiscover Center
Who they are: Tinkering Club is an open studio for independent tinkering, and classes. reDiscover Center provides art, tinkering, and sustainability educational activities to over 8,000 children per year.
What they do: Part of reDiscover Center’s Tinkering School LA, Tinkering Club provides real tools and real materials for tinkering, as well as training and support in design, prototyping, construction techniques, and presentation.
Why they rock: One of the best things about building stuff at reDiscover Center is that you’re building it yourself. They don’t build anything for you, just help you get good at Making on your own. Tinkerers in their programs make everything from wood scrap sculptures to life size superheroes!
Robotics Society of Southern California
Who they are: The Robotics Society of Southern California is an exciting and fun experimental robotics society formed in the late 1970’s. Check them out!
What they do: The RSSC meet at California State University in Long Beach the second Saturday of every month. Anyone interested in robotics and other latest technologies such as 3D printing, maker movement, Artificial Intelligence of any age group and skill level is welcome to come to our meetings!
Why they rock: They build robots! Stop by and see them at the DTLA Mini Maker Faire. Everyone is welcome and no experience required. They have people from all ages and experience joining them who bring simple robots to extraordinary intelligent machines that include both hardware and software. Get inspired by these robots to create your own!
Freaky Bikes
Who they are: Charles Dandino is a mechanical aerospace engineer, avid cyclist and general hobbyist. He enjoys long rides along the beach and bubble baths (for his bike).
What they do: Chuck enjoys an artistic exploration of unique bicycle shapes and designs. Chuck also does some electrical projects focusing around RPi and Arduino.
Why they rock: These bikes are super cool to see! Come check out Chuck’s unique and interesting bicycles; 7ft to the Saddle or Tandem Bike with “stadium seating.” These bikes are really something to see!
Do-It-Yourself Stereoscopic 3D
Who they are: Eric Kurland is an award-winning independent filmmaker, past president of the LA 3D Club, Director of the LA 3D Movie Festival, and CEO of 3D SPACE: The Center for Stereoscopic Photography, Art, Cinema, and Education.
What they do: Homebrew stereoscopic cameras and displays, including live 3D video; DIY photography and VR lessons, 3D projection and MORE! Featuring screenings of Do-It-Yourself 3D videos filmed at prior Maker Faires.
Why they rock: Creating your own 3D image is cool. Learn how to DIY at this fun and interactive exhibit!
Build a Mars Rover
Who they are: PBS SoCal is the top-rated and most-watched public television station in the Greater Los Angeles area, and the third most-watched PBS station in the nation.
What they do: PBS SoCal is building a community committed to fostering a positive image of engineering. Kids will explore engineering through fun-packed, high energy, hands-on activities.
Why they rock: You’ll have fun designing and building your own Mars Rover! Participants will use basic materials to construct a Mars rover powered by a motor.
Check out our website to learn more about these Makers and all our Makers joining us at the DTLA Mini Maker Faire.
The Maker Movement embraces innovation, creativity, and learning to improve our communities and create a better future. What will you make?
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ARSCLIST June 2012
Re: Recordings of 1920s 78rpm Records - Public Domain?
Pete Tinker <[log in to unmask]>
The experts should weight in on this approach, but if you will only be
using a short segment of any performance, it probably falls under the
"fair use" umbrella and is therefor OK. The length of the allowed
segment is, I believe, quite short.
On 6/26/2012 8:48 AM, Sarah Cole wrote:
> Thank you all for your very helpful advice, it's much appreciated.
> I perhaps should have made it clear that this isn't a proper movie, more of
> a compilation of 1940s footage, and predominantly for use in schools or
> suchlike - it will used by a charity and generate no revenue that I can
> think of.
> It seems somewhat absurd that the recordings are public domain in the UK
> and Europe, but not in America. Out of interest, is it only America where
> they aren't public domain, or would it vary from country to country?
> David, I hope you'll forgive my ignorance - this is really an area I know
> very little about, but to clarify - do I have to clear the
> composition through a performance rights agency because although the
> performance in question is public domain, the composition itself is not?
> Best, Sarah
> On 26 June 2012 15:35, David Lewis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Jubilee Stomp is a Duke Ellington composition, and it is still copyrighted
>> -- along with the rest of the catalog -- by Mills Music Inc., which has an
>> office in the UK. The Duke recorded this piece for four different labels.
>> The Vocalion version belongs to Universal, and the Victor and Okeh versions
>> by Sony/BMG in the US. The Cameo/Pathé version is in a grey area; that is
>> part of the ARC legacy that passed to CBS in 1938 but some of that property
>> was traded to Decca as part of their purchase of Brunswick; no one really
>> knows what went where in that case in terms of masters, or even what from
>> Cameo/Pathé may still survive in the master space, or survived even in
>> 1938. Probably nothing; even in the 1960s, Columbia was using commercial
>> 78s as their source for material from that label in reissues. Most
>> clearances from that time regarding that label, however, were made through
>> CBS.
>> In the UK, all of this is moot, as for the time being these are all well
>> behind the copyright curve. But you'd still need to clear the composition
>> through a performance rights agency.
>> David "Uncle Dave" Lewis
>> Lebanon, OH
>> On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Wolf, James L <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> Sarah,
>>> Tiger Rag is a 1917 composition and thus in the Public Domain. The
>> early
>>> 1929 Brunswick recording by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra is owned by
>>> Universal. Barring any further extentions of copyright terms, it will
>> enter
>>> the Public Domain in 2067. However, in Europe, U.K. and Canada, this
>>> recording is already PD.
>>> James
>>> All opinions are personal and do not reflect Library of Congress policy
>> or
>>> position.
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:
>>> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sarah Cole
>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 9:07 AM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Recordings of 1920s 78rpm Records - Public Domain?
>>> I was hoping someone here might be able to help me with a query relating
>>> to the copyright status of digital recordings taken from 1920s 78rpm
>>> records, with particular reference to Duke Ellington's early sound
>>> recordings.
>>> I have downloaded some 1920s pieces of his for a project I am working on;
>>> I'd like to use these songs as the soundtrack to a film aimed at
>> educating
>>> children about life in the 1940s, which would likely end up
>>> publicly-viewable online but not make any money. All of the pieces I have
>>> chosen are listed as public domain on the Internet Archive or elsewhere.
>>> These entries, for example, are two of the pieces I would like to use:
>>> http://archive.org/details/DukeEllington-TigerRag and
>>> http://funfunfunmedia.com/2010/12/duke-ellington-jubilee-stomp-mp3.
>>> My problem is this: these websites say that these recordings are public
>>> domain, but I am struggling to see how they could be, given that they
>> were
>>> recorded around (I believe) 1928. My understanding was that music
>> recorded
>>> after 1923 was almost certainly copyrighted in the US. Does the fact that
>>> these recordings are made from 78rpm records affect their status? And
>> does
>>> my being UK-based make any difference?
>>> I would very grateful indeed if anyone could offer any advice on this
>>> matter, as I've been looking everywhere for an answer with no luck.
>>> Many thanks,
>>> Sarah
*Pete Tinker*
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Re: Verve, but not Jazz
Tom Fine <[log in to unmask]>
I _think_ but do not know that non-jazz music was in the post-Granz, MGM
era. The comedy may have started before Norman Granz sold it to MGM, but I
Does anyone know when Polygram bought Verve from MGM and does anyone know
definitively if they bought all of MGM's record labels at the same time?
Whichever company owned Verve in the late 60's reissued a lot of the 50's
albums as budget-priced LPs. Then a bunch of the really early stuff was
licensed to Book of the Month Club in the 70's. I have a bunch of those
reissues and they are actually not bad. They seem to be remastered from the
original tapes, and done pretty well at that. Not pressed on the best vinyl
in the world, but not the worst either. Cheapo thin cardboard sleeves but
original liner notes and artwork reproduced pretty well.
From: "Cary Ginell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 10:16 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Verve, but not Jazz
> In a message dated 10/18/2005 6:30:28 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
> Hi all,
> I have a question about Verve Records, but it's not about Jazz. I have a
> wonderful psych/pop album by "The Gordian Knot" which is from the late
> and is on Verve. I'm wondering if anyone can tell me if this was a real
> big departure for the label or if they regularly had non-Jazz releases?
> know they are known for Jazz, but don't know much else about the label.
> Thanks for your time.
> Actually they were the first label to feature standup comedy performers
on a
> regular basis. Beginning with Mort Sahl and continuing with the likes of
> Shelley Berman, Jonathan Winters, and others, they helped stimulate the
> craze of the late '50s and early '60s.
> Cary Ginell
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Ombudsman says positive steps by prisons to keep out COVID-19 has been at the expense of some prisoners’ rights
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The Chief Ombudsman says overall prisons are taking positive steps to keep coronavirus out but this has come at the expense of some prisoners’ rights.
Peter Boshier has published a new report summarising his OPCAT inspections of 46 units in nine prisons in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch during Alert Level 3.
One prison had a case of COVID-19 at the time of inspection.
“They have faced a number of complex challenges managing prisoners during this period. I feel they have responded to the pandemic in a well-resourced, balanced and efficient manner.”
“In the prisons I inspected, the relationship between staff and prisoners was reasonably positive, health and safety measures aimed at preventing the spread of the disease were generally of a high standard, and steps had been taken to make sure everyone understood them.”
However, Mr Boshier says he made some recommendations for improving the conditions and treatment of prisoners in seven prisons.
“I found that some prisoners in some units at four prisons were not receiving access to at least one hour of fresh air on a daily basis, or in some cases were not being provided with activities to occupy their time.”
“One prison was only able to provide some prisoners access to an hour of fresh air every other day. Some prisoners at another prison were unlocked for one hour a day but they only had access to fresh air on weekends.”
Mr Boshier says some prisoners have been kept separate from the general prison population as an infection control measure.
“My inspectors found these prisoners were less likely to have access to fresh air during Alert Levels 4 and 3.”
Mr Boshier says prisons with remand prisoners faced additional challenges in accommodating new arrivals during the pandemic. Many prisons managed this by creating ‘bubbles,’ based on their arrival date.
In most prisons, the amount of time prisoners were able to spend outside their cells (known as ‘unlock time’) was reduced. This was often due to the number of ‘bubbles’ operating in different units, increased sanitisation routines, different prisoner security classifications, and limitations of building layouts.
“Staff reported that in some prisons, units were running more than nine different unlock regimes.”
Mr Boshier says the Department has accepted all of his recommendations for change.
Mr Boshier says he acknowledges the need for firm action to combat COVID-19 and to keep people safe. “However, I firmly believe that independent monitoring is essential during these unprecedented times.”
This latest report is one of three COVID 19 reports on his inspections of places of detention during COVID-19. A report on mental health facilities was released last week and one on aged care facilities is due to be published shortly.
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Four plastic bag manufacturers -- each based outside of California -- have provided 97 percent of contributions to the American Plastic Bag Alliance (APBA), the sole committee working to defeat Proposition 67.
Proposition 67 would affirm a ban on single-use plastic bags that the state legislature passed in 2014 but that has not gone into effect because opponents qualified it for referendum. Prop 67 would also mandate that stores charge customers 10 cents for recycled and reusable bags.
The APBA is working to instead pass Proposition 65, which would direct fees from carryout bags purchased at grocery stores to an environmental fund if a state ban were implemented. Grocery stores currently keep the money in cities and counties where customers already pay a fee for carryout bags. Prop 67 would make that a statewide practice.
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Proposition 65 currently has no financial opposition, but no environmental groups have given money to support it either. Critics of the measure have noted that it may have been designed to confuse voters or pit grocers against environmentalists. Editorial boards at the San Francisco Chronicle, the Los Angeles Times and San Jose’s Mercury News have recommended a vote against Prop 65.
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Posted on February 18, 2014 Categories Uncategorized
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Gold is from the Proto-Indo-European *ghel-, meaning, variously, “yellow,” “bright,” “shining,” “green,” “blue,” and “gray”; derivatives include chlorine, clean, and the family of gl- words like glass and glance
From the Old English siolfor, silver’s ultimate origin is unknown, perhaps from the Akkadian sarapu (to smelt)
Bronze may be from the Persian birinj (copper) and may be connected to the Latin aes Brundusinium, referring to bronze mirrors made in Brindisi, Italy
The Indo-European *arg- (bright, shining) is the origin of Romance words for “silver” (e.g., argent) and *aus– for “gold” (e.g., aureate)
In Ancient Greece, victorious Olympians were crowned with olive wreathes. Upon the Olympics’ reinstitution in 1896, winners were still greeted with this symbolic prize, but also with silver medals. It wasn’t until the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri, though, that the Games issued gold, silver, and bronze medals for its top-three competitors.
Let’s bite into gold, silver, and bronze to check out what they’re made of.
All that glitters may be gold, etymologically speaking. Unchanged in form from the Old English, gold is from the Proto-Germanic *gulth- and Proto-Indo-European *ghel-, meaning “yellow.” This root could also mean “bright” or “shining.” And, apparently, all that glitters can be “green,” “blue,” and “gray,” for *ghel– so named bright colors and objects.
This root *ghel– is definitely worth its weight in etymological gold, though, for it parented the Greek khloros, “pale green,” giving English everything from chlorine and chlorophyll to the name Chloe. It also parented the Germanic clean and clear. In fact, its Germanic kin are many, as Shipley cites: glare, glass, glaze, gloss, gleaming, glow, glower, glad, and glee. To these we might add gleam, glitter, glint, glimpse, glance, among yet others, all featuring the initial cluster gl-.
Does this gl– mean something? The topic is contentious.
Phonesthemes
Linguists call this gl- a “phonestheme,” an example of sound symbolism, the idea that certain sounds inherently have a meaning. Onomatopoeia might be familiar. The cow moos, the bee buzzes, the doorbell ding-dongs. These are all words that imitate or echo what they are naming. The sound symbolizes its meaning.
But gl- is a little more interesting. It has no meaning in and of itself. Gl- on its own cannot be said to mean anything in the way that “cat,” “throw,” or “rumor” do. Or in the way that “pre-” or “post-” or “-ly” or “-hood” do. But it does appear in a family of words whose meanings are all connected–here, through a common sense of “shiny,” “bright,” “light,” “dealing with vision,” or what have you. Further, if you clip off the gl-, you aren’t left with a meaningful unit of sound. Take glitter or glance. If I take of the gl-, I am left with -itter and -ance, which don’t mean anything. (More technically, they aren’t morphemes.) Unlike when I undo the “un-” in “undo” or lob off the “-er” in “faster”: do and fast have meaning.
Words beginning with fl– (flow, fly, flutter. flurry), sl- (slide, slippery, slick, slither), and sn– (snore, sniffle, sneeze, snout) also display this phonesthemic property.
So, does gl– suggest the shiny or visual properties that its word family shares? Does fl– imply flying, sn– various nasal business? Globe, flower, and snow also feature their respective consonant clusters but don’t really belong in their respective phonesthemic families. The phenomenon is not absolute. Nothing is language is. But, given the data, it’s hard to deny that there is some level of truth to this sound symbolism.
Gold’s chemical symbol, Au, is taken from the Latin aurum, meaning “gold.” It’s from a Proto-Indo-European root, *aus–, probably meaning “to shine.” From this root, Latin got aes and Old English ar, which could both mean, well, “copper,” “bronze,” and “brass.”
The name for this runner-up comes from the Old English siolfor or seolfor. (In Old English, letter f sounded much like our v.) We can trace the Old English back to the Old Norse, silfr and reconstruct a Proto-Germanic *silubr-. From here, we don’t really know. Perhaps silver is all the more precious for it. Russian has serebo and Lithuanian has sidabras, so etymologists speculate a Balto-Slavic or Asian origin. Ernest Klein offered the Akkadian sarpu, refined “silver,” from sarapu, “to smelt.”
The Indo-European root for silver is reflected in silver’s chemical name, Ag, from Latin’s silver equivalent, argentum. Like *ghel– and *aus-, argentum has *arg-, “to shine,” though often with a especial reference to “white.” The Argonauts were the sailors of the ship, the Argos, lead by Jason in his quest for the Golden Fleece. In Greek, argos means “swift,” related to that root for “shining” and “bright.”
Nowadays, bronze may evoke being tan before being in third place. It turns out, though, that the alloy may have more in common with vanity–um, I mean skin cancer, er, social constructions of beauty, uh, tanning–than we might think.
Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin, and comes to English, via French and Italian, from the Medieval Latin bronzium and its variant brundium. From here, the etymology is itself something of an alloy. As Partridge maintains, bronze is ultimately mined from the Persian birindj (other variants include birinj or pirinj), meaning “copper,” “for the alloy came to Europe from the East.” Skeat cites the Roman historian Pliny, whose writes of aes Brundusinium, referring to the Italian town, Brindisi, whose Latin name was Brundisium, “where bronze mirrors were made.” Aes could mean “copper,” “brass,” “bronze” and the various objects made from them include money, armor, and trumpets. Perhaps you’ll look extra bronzed in one of those mirrors.
The chemical symbol for bronze is…Oh, you don’t remember it? Good. There isn’t one. Just making sure you’re awake.
Etruscan bronze mirror, 3rd-2nd c. BC; image courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Bright, Shiny Objects
*Ghel-, *aus-, *arg-: some of our most precious treasures–an Olympic medal, say, awarding a once-in-a-lifetime performance against the most elite competition following years of training and sacrifice–come down to “bright” and “shiny” objects. That’s a bit glib, of course, as metallurgy certainly had its hand in advancing civilization. But perhaps not too glib, for might not these roots begin in that most fundamentally human act–the act of curiosity, marveling at an object glittering in a riverbed or on the wall of a cave, brighter and shinier than the unremarkable dirt and rock, tinkering and tooling and experimenting with them until it is shaped into something new, an instrument of culture? It may not take much to get our attention, but we sure can do a whole lot with it.
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What a great and entertaining post! Thanks for sharing.
larry trasciatti says:
I’ve always been so compulsively articulate and a great lover of word origins. This is exactly my kind of post.
I’ve never understood why people place so much value in gold. It looks nice in jewelry, but so do a lot of other things. Anyway, word origins don’t seem to shed any light on why it’s so valuable. Maybe just because it’s shiny and lustrous.
Wasn’t it once upon a time used as $? Salt was too ..hence the term “salt of the earth” . Both gold & salt are incessantly referred to in the Bible & all sorts of other ancient literature. Their reputation these days for such uttermost importance appears a bit of a throwback to then.
Isn’t all money ultimately what we call a fetish in its general sense? There’s no inherent value to it other than what we assign to it, historically, magically, culturally, etc.
Money serves a purpose. It facilitates commerce. If I make bricks, and there is no system of money, I have to transport bricks to the market and search out others who will trade their products for my bricks. It’s a very cumbersome way to make a living. By agreeing on one form of money, I can sell my bricks and use the money to get other products I need. So it’s not just a fetish. It’s a measure of confidence. Gold is easily malleable and can be formed into shapes (cups, crowns, chalices), and has luster. We tend to value things with luster (beautiful people, jewels, shiny metals – aluminum was once pricier than gold). So do “lust” and “luster” share a common root? Maybe that would offer some clue as to the humankind’s long fascination with gold.
I suppose we should search for whether or not it is a cultural universal to value precious, natural things (gold, turquoise, etc.) and use its possession for complex, organized cultural transactions or rituals. Great questions on “lust” v. “luster.” Unchanged from its Old English form, “lust” looks longingly back to a Proto-Indo-European *las- (eager, wanton; “lascivious” is cognate) while “luster” gets its shine ultimate from Latin’s “lux,” meaning light.
Eddie Laskey says:
Neat, I had never known this before! Word origins has always been something I took deep interest in.
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brinchmann says:
Yay! for etymology! 🙂 “Ghel-” meaning “yellow” in Proto-Indo-European makes perfect sense to me as a Norwegian. Yellow is “gul” in my language and gold is “gull”.
Very interesting blog, keep up the good work!
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That indeed makes sense. Heading to Copenhagen for the first time this summer and looking forward to spotting some cognates. Thanks!
polymathically says:
I was thinking of covering this exact subject for my next post. Nice!
Join in! The more, the merrier. Would love to read your take and findings.
girlseule says:
Really interesting post!
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haridasgowra says:
Its like a golden post!
Nice to share!
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daniellesmiff says:
I like silver and gold, they is peng, not so sure about dat bronze colour tho…. that is chizzed up
elliott001 says:
Brilliant post! I love knowing the origins of words. Dictionary corner on Countdown, easily my favourite part!
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Fascinating! The Irish for gold is ór but I presume our word for bright, geal (pr gyal) is linked to the root of gold. Our word for silver is nearly the same as the Latin, airgead.
Surely “ór” is cognate to the Old English “ar,” which could mean “brass, bronze, copper,” from that PIE *aus-, origin of the Latin term for gold and English’s own “ore.” Consider continental Celtic, this would make sense.
Ah, I never made the connection with ore, but that figures. I have a book by Mallory here and I should really go through it and learn something about the origins of Celtic and its relations to the other Indo-European languages. Go raibh maith agat as an eolas! (Thanks for the information!)
Michelle Rene says:
Reblogged this on Write Here Write Now and commented:
Another entertaining post relating to one of my passions. Language is beautiful!
hamishspen says:
Reblogged this on Carpe Jugulum. and commented:
This is groovier than a groovy thing. Wellworth the read.
nerdycanuck says:
Wow, interesting post! Thanks for sharing:)
Thanks! I typically do a post a week, so there’s plenty more word-nerdiness ahead.
paolo campidori says:
Mi è piaciuta questa ricerca etimologica, che spiega le origini dei nomi oro, argento e bronzo, i tre metalli conosciuti nell’antichità. E’ da rilevare anche qui che la loro derivazione è orientale.
Know of any Asian cognates that would fill in some of the gaps?
Eira says:
Nice post! I really like reading and hearing about etymology of words. I like the part about phonesthemes, never knew that! My language is not in Indo-European language family, and now I’m wondering where the words for gold, silver, and bronze in my language come from (Google didn’t know 😦 )
What’s your native tongue?
Mine’s Indonesian 🙂
lee621 says:
I’m interested in etymology and Sociolinguistics, swearing in particular. I’ll be posting on that shortly.
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As a linguist, I deem this an important thing to know
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Obesity implies risk of COVID-19 regardless of age, sex, ethnicity and health condition
by Karina Toledo , FAPESP
Conclusion presented by Brazilian researchers in Obesity Research & Clinical Practice is based on analysis of nine clinical studies involving 6,577 patients infected by SARS-CoV-2 in five countries . Credit: Pixabay
The probability that an obese person will develop severe COVID-19 is high regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, and the presence of co-morbidities such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart or lung disease, according to a study by Brazilian researchers published in Obesity Research & Clinical Practice.
The systematic review and meta-analysis of relevant data in the scientific literature focus on nine clinical studies, which in aggregate reported the evolution of 6,577 COVID-19 patients in five countries. The authors conclude that obesity is itself a factor that favors rapid progression to critical illness requiring intensive care and significantly increases the risk of death. The associated research project was supported by São Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP .
"Several factors contribute to the progression to critical illness in the obese organism. One is the limited capacity to produce interferons [a class of proteins secreted by defense cells and essential to inhibit viral replication] and antibodies. In addition, adipose tissue functions as a reservoir for the virus, maintaining it in the organism for longer," said Silvia Sales-Peres , a professor at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Bauru and principal investigator for the project.
This potentially higher viral load, she explained, is not the only problem faced by patients with a high body mass index (BMI). Recent research shows that the chronic low-grade inflammation typical of obesity—caused by excessive expansion of adipose cells—makes the inflammatory cytokine storm triggered by SARS-CoV-2 even more damaging to the lungs.
"Obese patients usually present with impaired respiratory function, as abdominal adipose tissue compresses the diaphragm and prevents it from moving normally," Sales-Peres said. "In sum, various concurrent factors make these patients more predisposed to dependency on mechanical ventilation and other kinds of intensive care if they contract COVID-19. In the studies we analyzed, 9.4% of the obese patients treated in intensive care units died."
Risk scale
BMI is a measure of body fat proportional to height and weight that applies to adult men and women and is considered the international standard for diagnosing malnutrition and obesity. It is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by height in meters squared. Generally speaking, overweight corresponds to a BMI of 25 or more, while 30 or more indicates obesity. Almost 60% of Brazilians are overweight and some 20% are obese, according to the Health Ministry's telephone surveillance survey on risk factors for chronic diseases (Vigitel).
"A higher degree of susceptibility to the novel coronavirus when a person reaches a certain number on the BMI scale is no accident. Impaired antibody production and chronic inflammation favor progression of COVID-19 in overweight subjects," Sales-Peres said. "Our analysis also showed that the risk associated with obesity is even greater for smokers or subjects with co-morbidities such as diabetes, hypertension, and lung disease."
She went on to argue that studies like this are important both to alert patients to the need to protect themselves against the virus and to help health services prepare for the potential demand for intensive care.
"We embarked on the study in April when it wasn't so clear that obesity would be considered a major risk factor for COVID-19," she said.
For the systematic review, the authors first searched Medline, Embase, Web of Science, BVS/Lilacs, SciELO, Scopus, and Google Scholar to select studies published on or before April 27 using key terms such as obesity and COVID-19. They identified 40 and ended up with eight that matched the inclusion criteria and were considered worthy of meta-analysis because they contained scientific evidence at the highest level to orient clinical practice.
"The 2018 Vigitel survey pointed to 30% growth in the overall prevalence of overweight in Brazil compared with 2006. Considering only the 18-24 group, the increase was 55.7%. This makes discussing the risk of severe COVID-19 associated with obesity extremely important," Sales-Peres said.
Public health policy should promote an integrated and intersectoral approach to obesity, she argued, and should have regulatory and enforcement authority. "There should be a transformational mobilization to encourage outdoor physical exercise and healthy dietary habits from early childhood," she said. "This should be a coordinated initiative across all three tiers of government so as to enable integrated planning, funding, and strategy to promote wellness and prevent obesity."
More information: Silvia Helena de Carvalho Sales-Peres et al, Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and the risk of obesity for critically illness and ICU admitted: Meta-analysis of the epidemiological evidence, Obesity Research & Clinical Practice (2020). DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2020.07.007
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The Tour de France begins its second phase tonight, after a rest day that gave everyone a chance to process the tumultuous events of the first ten days of the race.
For a week where the script had to be torn up again and again, stage 10 produced a cliffhanger episode worthy of HBO. Favourite characters (or villains, depending on your feelings regarding Mr Contador) were written out of the plot, new storylines emerged, and fevered speculation over a broken bike added a touch of intrigue.
Meanwhile, Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) tightened his grip on the maillot jaune with a decisive attack on the final climb to La Planche des Belles Filles. He now leads the race by 2’23” to Australia’s Richie Porte (Sky), with Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) at 2’47”.
If the past week has taught us anything, it’s that everything can change in an instant, but so far Nibali has ridden a perfect race.
Stage 11 is a challenging 187km route from Besançon to Oyonnax.
Stage 11: it’s gonna be lumpy.
A classic transitional stage between the Vosges and the Alps, it features three Category 3 climbs and a single Category 4, but there is barely a flat moment and riders with dull legs after the rest day will suffer.
The finish in Oyonnax comes after a 15km descent from the Côte d’Échallon – the first time the Tour has finished in this city.
It’s not really a day where the GC leaders would expect to duke it out, but a breakaway stands a good chance – perhaps an opportunity for the freshly decapitated Tinkoff-Saxo squad to regain some purpose?
Also watch out for Orica-GreenEdge to have a dig. The Australian team lost its road captain Matt Hayman during the rest day, but still has plenty of riders who could do well on a stage like this. The Roar’s Luke Durbridge seems positive.
Fabian Cancellara also withdrew on the rest day. He will return home for some R&R before beginning his build up to the World Championships.
I’ll be live-blogging the stage on The Roar from 10pm AEST.
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Allow people to answer protected questions if they have earned at least some amount of combined SE rep
The purpose of protected questions is, according to the message presented on such a question, "to prevent 'thanks!', 'me too!', or spam answers by new users." The more verbose "Protected questions" privilege page agrees on the purpose. And the FAQ question says this is why protected questions exist:
Some questions are protected because they are expected to attract either spam or users -- often new users -- who may mistake the site as a traditional forum, posting "noisy" answers such as "Thank you" or "This worked for me" or "I'm also having this problem".
Considering this, shouldn't a user be able to answer protected questions if they have gained at least 10 rep on any stack exchange site? If they've already demonstrated one site that they are familiar enough with the SE Q/A format to not be a drive-by useless answerer, shouldn't that confidence in them carry over to other SE sites?
Or maybe at some level of combined SE rep this restriction should be waived. I find it silly that at 15k+ combined network rep, I'm unable to answer a protected question on a SE site I've just started using.
feature-request status-bydesign privileges protected-questions
Ben LeeBen Lee
Related: meta.stackexchange.com/questions/109117/… – Shog9 Apr 13 '12 at 20:40
Ol' Pops is on the right track - the original intention of the Protected status was to block non-answer answers from drive-by users:
We needed this because some of the more popular Super User questions attracted a lot of noise from random drive-by users who didn’t understand how our system works — users who helpfully provided so-called answers like “thanks, this worked for me!” or “I have this problem too, can anyone help?”
At one time, the "association bonus" made this a non-issue for folks who were already familiar enough with the system to garner 200 points on at least one site. But last year, the check was changed to ignore that bonus - you must have earned at least 10 points on the site where you wish to answer in order to post an answer to a protected question.
This actually makes some sense: even though Protect was originally intended simply to prevent the worst of the non-answers from getting posted, in practice it's often used on questions that have simply garnered a lot of answers - the implicit message being, it probably doesn't need another one. It's still considerably less drastic than locking the question.
Yes, it has the unfortunate side-effect of blocking answers on those rare occasions where someone with plenty of experience on one site jumps onto another one with a great answer to an already-popular question - but this is always the down-side of Protect; I got an email just yesterday from someone new to our network who wanted to post an answer to a Protected question, with every indication that he was an experienced expert in the subject matter and did not plan on posting a non-answer. Blocking him served no more of a purpose than blocking you would.
The real solution here is to avoid over-using Protect. Certain individuals seem to think it's needed preemptively on controversial questions, closed questions, etc... If you see it being applied to a question where it serves no purpose - or if you simply have a great answer you can't post because of it - flag for moderator attention and ask them to review.
Otherwise... Post an answer somewhere else, and one up-vote will remove the restriction. Frankly, if you can't do that, it's hard to make the argument that you should be posting on a Protected question anyway.
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Thanks for your very complete answer. I actually think that's actually exactly the problem I encountered -- a question was protected for no reason apparent to me (of course, it's possible it had previously gotten a lot of drive-by answers that have been deleted that I can't see, or a high-rep user more familiar with the site had reason to suspect it would, but maybe it was just incidentally over-protected). – Ben Lee Apr 13 '12 at 21:14
Yeah, by all means flag the post if you don't see an obvious reason; I've seen quite a few where it's misapplied. On the rare occasions where I've used it myself, it's been on posts that are collecting a lot of spam or noise, or extremely popular questions that are collecting duplicate answers from new users unwilling to read what's already been posted. It helps a good deal in those cases, but they are quite rare. – Shog9 Apr 13 '12 at 21:20
Nice, I did not know about this change. I would also strongly encourage the same for the downvote privilege — earn 125 rep on that site in order to be able to downvote. Requiring just 25 points (current system) is easy peasy. – Lorem Ipsum Apr 13 '12 at 21:41
@ben reminder that questions are automatically switched to protected when three new user answers are deleted by a moderator on that question – Jeff Atwood Apr 14 '12 at 18:00
Interesting, I hardly ever run into protected questions in the wild. – Pops Apr 14 '12 at 18:08
The banner on protected questions is misleading. Please vote to improve it Make reputation message when answering protected questions less ambiguous – Michael Freidgeim May 29 '16 at 12:21
As the OP says, protection isn't about a site's topic. Protection is about preventing "answers" that just say
"I too have this issue any solution"
Every network site has the same policy about not using answers for content that doesn't answer their questions, so it seems reasonable to use "network rep" for this.
PopsPops
I don't agree that just because they've earned 10 reputation somewhere that they're familiar enough with the network to avoid protected questions everywhere.
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No, that's not what the association bonus is for. If you have 101 rep because of it, you still can't answer protected questions. – a cat Apr 13 '12 at 20:06
@Ben: Either way, I still don't agree, and apparently they don't either if they specifically designed the bonus not to be included for that specific purpose. – animuson♦ Apr 13 '12 at 20:07
Then maybe at some level of combined SE rep the restriction should be waived. I updated my question. – Ben Lee Apr 13 '12 at 20:10
@animuson, how do you know it was specifically designed that way? It could be an oversight. – Ben Lee Apr 13 '12 at 20:11
@BenLee Not likely. Jeff Atwood himself edited that into the FAQ post on protected questions. – a cat Apr 13 '12 at 20:13
@lunboks, but right at the top of that explanation for why protection exists is: "Some questions are protected because they are expected to attract either spam or users -- often new users -- who may mistake the site as a traditional forum". If someone has reached a certain level of SE rep they are certainly not going to mistake the site for a forum. – Ben Lee Apr 13 '12 at 20:18
10K by the click of my mouse! :) – Adam Rackis Apr 13 '12 at 20:31
Rep is a measure of a community's trust in a user, not just SE's confidence that they're not a spambot. I don't think any community should need to trust a user based on the fact that they've met the bare minimum requirement on another site.
Someone who hasn't participated in one site should have no reason to expect that site to trust them, either. A single upvote on an answer to a non-protected question is not a high bar; if they're really going to contribute productively then that should be a ridiculously easy requirement to meet.
You haven't given a reason why this should change. Yes, maybe a certain level of rep on another site is a strong indicator that you're not a spambot; I concede that point. But why is the current way things work a problem? I don't think it is.
But if that's such a minor bar to reach, why is it used as a level of confidence/trust on any site? It seems like this is an argument for a higher bar, not for preventing the extension of the low bar to other sites. – Ben Lee Apr 13 '12 at 20:13
The reason this should change is because I want to answer a protected question on a different SE site. I'm clearly familiar enough with the system to not give answer based on the specifically outlined purpose of protected questions (prevent spam, "Me too", "Thanks", etc...) but I'm unable to do so until I've gained some rep elsewhere on the site. – Ben Lee Apr 13 '12 at 20:17
@BenLee I'm not against a higher bar, but experience has shown that protecting a question mostly stops crap answers dead. I don't have hard stats but I see no need for an increase. Also anecdotally, I've seen plenty of experienced users from others sites post crap on a site they're new to. Again, unless you can provide a good reason this should change and evidence that it's a problem, I don't think it should change. – user154510 Apr 13 '12 at 20:17
@BenLee And 10 rep is too much to ask of you before you do that? I don't see a significant problem, and I haven't seen other users having a problem with this. – user154510 Apr 13 '12 at 20:18
One problem of this approach is that, on meta sites down votes/low reputation doesn't mean bad Q/As since downvotes here often mean different opinions. You get low reputation and be forbidden to answer protected questions, etc?
User 1: Have 1 Q/A on a meta which earns 1 upvotes, then user 1 can answer protected questions.
User 2: Have 10 Q/A on a meta and 9 Q/A get 1 votes each and the other one get -50 downvotes just because have a difference opinion and the reputation get reset to 1. User 2 can't answer protected questions.
So absurd.
There could be a channel to apply or the privileges on meta. When you apply, you provide links to your old Q/As and some others can approve the privilege base on your history Q/As.
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This is the only Meta site with separate rep, and it's very rare for questions to get that many downvotes (unless you work for SE), and even if you do, you can delete the post and get your rep back. – curiousdannii Jan 18 '20 at 13:41
@curiousdannii "This is the only Meta site with separate rep" - suprise. "and it's very rare for questions to get that many downvotes (unless you work for SE)" I don't work for SE and I commonly get 20+ downvotes... "and even if you do, you can delete the post and get your rep back" - suprise. – jw_ Jan 18 '20 at 13:54
@curiousdannii You need to take back your different opinion to get your reputation back? That is not good... – jw_ Jan 18 '20 at 13:56
You don't need to take it back, but if you care more about the lost reputation it is an option to consider. – curiousdannii Jan 18 '20 at 13:57
@curiousdannii Users shouldn't be forced to lose privileges just for expressing unpopular viewpoints, and shouldn't be forced to recant their opinion (which one can't do in all cases) just to restore their lost privileges. As one who has actually lost a privilege as a result of expressing an unpopular viewpoint, I can say it's not good at all. – Sonic the Curiouser Hedgehog Jan 18 '20 at 17:17
Yeah I agree it's dumb that this meta has separate rep, wish it was reputation-free like every other meta site. – Ben Lee Jan 21 '20 at 15:34
That said, while I do agree with your point, it's unclear to me how that is addressing this question? – Ben Lee Jan 21 '20 at 15:36
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‘If we could get him, it wouldn’t be bad, eh?’ – Bernardo Silva wants to see Kylian Mbappe at Manchester City
Metro Sport ReporterTuesday 27 Oct 2020 9:42 am
Bernardo wants to link up with his former Monaco team-mate again (Picture: Getty Images)
Bernardo Silva would love to see Paris Saint-Germain superstar and his ‘friend’ Kylian Mbappe arrive at Manchester City.
The two played together at Monaco and since then, Mbappe has propelled himself to stardom for club and country.
The 21-year-old has won the Ligue 1 golden boot award for the past two seasons as well as firing France to World Cup glory in 2018.
Guardiola’s side have had a slow start to the season (Picture: Getty Images)
When asked by L’Equipe to pick one player from the France squad to bring to the Etihad, Silva had no hesitation in choosing his former team-mate.
He said: ‘Kylian Mbappé. He was already a special player at Monaco when I was there, and he’s also a friend. If we could get him, it wouldn’t be bad, eh?’
After losing out to Liverpool in the title race last season, City are once again struggling for form at the start of the new campaign.
Pep Guardiola’s side have won just two of their opening five league games and are languishing down in 13th place in the table.
Silva couldn’t offer a reason as to why City’s season has started so poorly and admitted an immediate solution needs to be found.
‘I don’t really have a good explanation. We have to speak between us, with the manager, because if we want to win a title this season, we need to change something.
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‘All the teams know how we play, and we find ourselves against teams that don’t want the ball. They’re just waiting for the counter-attack. In this early season, we haven’t managed to be dangerous, to create a lot of chances, nor to be efficient.
‘It’s not been a good season for us, and for me personally either. We’ve got a very complete squad, with a lot of world class players and competition.
‘On the right, I have Mahrez and Ferran Torres, or even Raheem Sterling. In the middle, I had David Silva, Gündogan and Kevin De Bruyne, but of course I needed to do better this season.’
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Darius Purse, Editorial, PC, PlayStation, Video Games, Xbox
5 Thoughts on the Best Selling Games of 2015
January 19, 2016 Darius Purse 1 Comment
NPD has released data for the 10 best selling games of 2015. Before viewing the list it is important to note that NPD only tracks physical retail copies, digital sales are not counted in the totals. Also, any unit sold as part of a console bundle like the PlayStation 4 Star Wars Battlefront bundle or Xbox One Fallout 4 bundle is not factored into sales on the list. With these factors in mind, the platform which sold the most copies for each game is listed in parentheses by descending order. Check out the list below and read my thoughts on the sales as a whole.
Call of Duty: Black Ops III (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3, PC)
Madden NFL 16 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
Fallout 4 (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
Star Wars: Battlefront (Xbox One, PS4, PC)
Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC)
NBA 2K16 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
Minecraft (360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4)
FIFA 16 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
Mortal Kombat X (PS4, Xbox One)
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3, PC)
Call of Duty Remains King
Call of Duty continues to be a juggernaut franchise with not one, but two titles making the top ten. Black Ops 3 claims the top spot, making it seven years in a row the series has done so. If you look at the fact that Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare was released Nov. 2014 and still comes in at number ten, the feat becomes even more amazing. Since its beginning in 2003, the series has sold over 250 million copies worldwide.
Minecraft and GTA V flex staying power
Despite the fact that neither title was released in 2015, both Minecraft and GTA V have shown tremendous staying power throughout the year. GTA V was originally released in 2013 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, with the PS4 and Xbox One ports arriving a year later. Minecraft made its console debut on Xbox 360 way back in 2012 and the 360 remains the console generating the most sales for the popular title.
While Minecraft is a game for all ages, with a strong appeal to a younger demo and GTA V is known for being a more mature title, the two titles have a number of things in common. Both offer gameplay which gives players a sense of freedom to explore, create, and opportunity to play the game how you want. There is also just the sheer number of things you can do in each game, making the replay value high. Factors that no doubt contributed to their long-lasting stay on the charts.
Multiplatform = Big Sales
When looking at the top 10, no console exclusives made the list. Every single game was available on multiple systems, proving huge sales come from being available to the most gamers. Nintendo systems or games are absent from the charts, despite solid sales from games like Splatoon and Super Mario Maker this year. No 1st party titles from Microsoft or Sony show up either.
Sony relied heavily on using 3rd party partnerships in 2015 to drive hardware and I didn’t see exclusive games like Bloodborne or Until Dawn generating massive sales. I did find it somewhat surprising that Halo 5: Guardians wasn’t able to make the list, even with the smaller install base of Xbox One. Sales of the franchise are still robust, but it’s not the behemoth it once was.
Lack of originality
Every game on the list is a part of an existing franchise or series, with Minecraft being the lone exception. And Minecraft wasn’t even released in 2015. Furthermore, many of the games are annualized like Call of Duty or Madden showing that a vast majority of gamers appetite remains the same year over year. The film and television industry face criticism for constant reboots/remakes or rehashing well known properties, but still produce new original content with high ratings like Empire on FOX or big box receipts like Inside Out or The Martian.
With most new games at $60 a pop, it is understandable why gamers might not want to take a risk on something unproven and stick with the familiar. That is much more cash to part with than the standard movie ticket or watching something at home for free. Yet, it still would have been nice to see at least one wholly original title make the list.
Resurgence of Mortal Kombat Franchise Continues
As a huge fighting game fan, I have to salute the continued return of the Mortal Kombat series to greatness. Mortal Kombat X was one of my favorite games last year, and was the only fighting game to crack the top 10. The restoration of the franchise began last console cycle with the well received ninth entry in the series, simply titled Mortal Kombat. MKX continues with that improvement offering underrated graphics, particularly in the interactive environments, loads of offline and online content, commitment to DLC, and even a recently announced effort to improve netcode to make the online fighting experience better.
I also have to point out the story mode for Mortal Kombat X, which continues to be a standout among the fighting game genre. The effort put into it, seems to be rubbing off on other franchises as well with Capcom saying they are going to offer a more robust story mode for Street Fighter V. With all of the good will and high sales floating around Mortal Kombat now, maybe the long-in-development movie can finally become a reality.
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Particlebit says:
I’d like to see total sales and revenue figures for GTAV. That game had to have made an absolute killing, even compared to blockbuster movies.
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Why Things Are Different This Time
It is complex but emotionally simple
Photo by Lawless Capture on Unsplash
by Mike Meyer ~ Honolulu ~ June 12, 2020
The majority seem to have, at least in America, concluded that things related to race are different now. At the same time, the minority that has stolen control of the country politically is determined to make everything a lie so nothing can change.
If everything is a lie, nothing can be right. That worked so well for the Russian KGB in the old days that the lunatic fringe of the US political system decided to give it a try in 2016. The fear only surpassed the amazement of the planet at the US electing a mentally incompetent fascist asshole at the intellectual and moral bankruptcy that prevented any effective response to that insult.
By December 2016, it was evident that we were all screwed. By February 2017, the nature of the disaster was already in full form with massive corruption domestically and internationally, endless confusion, a roster of officials straight from an old fashioned police lineup, and a commitment to stupidity. That commitment to ignorance contained elements of the old Three Stooges comedies but without the underlying harmless innocence and zero humor.
The US and the entire human population will soon have spent four years in a bizarre mashup of slapstick comedy and Greek tragedy, Antigone and the Three Stooges. The result has not been Antigone as that part is missing, so it is the Three Stooges tragedy with a pandemic end. The fools cannot even generate enough empathy to achieve drama.
Everyone just wants them to go away, but they won’t. The only thing the starring stooges can do to end this is dying, but that is no longer morally acceptable. Another level of tragedy is the cult mentality of the manipulated minority, the managers of which would welcome a martyr or two, as the idiots would not keep making ignorant and incompetent statements if they were dead.
The ultimate puzzle, the real tragedy, then is our moral refusal to wish for the only release because we would lower ourselves to their level there, and that is the only goal that fascist psychosis desires. So there can be no catharsis. Our confusion is so complete we cannot allow ourselves to learn from the tragedy because we are the failed heroes. If we allowed ourselves to learn, we would act and become heroic, but we are unable — what a mess.
That is what is different now in the tremendous planetary reaction to the relentless police murder of ordinary black citizens everywhere. Before at least in America, we thought we were learning so we would figure it out, and everything would be ok. But we didn’t. We only fooled ourselves by thinking good thoughts but ignoring the institutions that were allowed to grow in our names but with a wink and a nod to the racists who held control.
The difference now is that the majority of white people who ignored everything for generations have realized that it has made us powerless and morally bankrupt. We cannot act, and we cannot continue to ignore our responsibility. Our enlightenment ideals and the great American Experiment have fallen to those who we always saw ourselves fighting to protect equality and democracy.
We were so helpless that we allowed stupidity to rule. In the end, that great evil that we were taught we would heroically subdue was not some other people but our madness. It has taken four years of incompetent fascist authoritarianism blossoming before our eyes to see that we are now too weak to save ourselves from the disasters that we created.
Our exceptionalism was a myth, and now we must learn and accept our role in the supporting cast in which we once starred. History evolves, and our planet turns, the West declines, the East rises, and the South will become the future.
That slowly growing realization is why this fight for Black Lives Matter feels so different. The wrong people were still trying to star but couldn’t lead or even act. The cast that spent centuries as understudies and abused servants has stepped to the front.
The establishment power and its militarized police run by fools and stooges but with vast, looted, wealth, and a merged imperial military to prevent change, is what our black and brown populations are now acting to subdue. At least this part of us has learned from decades and centuries of domination and oppression. The youth that we now have at the head of all of these massive changes understand the direction that the new paradigm must evolve. They, we, are diverse and hopeful but not naive at the repulsive forces of hatred, fear, and anger that we must overcome.
It’s a cultural relief after decades of failure for the white population not to have to be in the lead. We tried it and failed. Maybe we can find some catharsis in giving all we can in our new supporting roles. Perhaps we can succeed at that.
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Minnesota women’s volleyball is ‘killing’ the competition
Ethan Olson, Contributor|September 30, 2019
Hot off of beating the (then) number one ranked team in the country, Stanford, this year’s Gopher women’s volleyball team has so much going for them. Currently 6-2 at the time of writing, the team is on a five-game winning streak, while beating teams such as aforementioned Stanford in four sets; as well as Florida, Oregon and Clemson all in the first three sets. The scary thing about this team is that they are only getting started.
Leadership is historically a quality necessary in a championship-winning team, and this volleyball team has an abundance of it. Senior players Alexis Hart and Taylor Morgan have all given so much to the three-time BIG10 champions and further represented them well in national awards. Hart is a three-time All-American (2016, 2018 honorable mention, 2017 3rd team) and Morgan was awarded All-American honorable mention in 2018 as well. However, these seniors are not the only players representing at a national level. Stephanie Samedy (Junior) has been All-American 1st team each of her first two seasons (2017,2018) while Regan Pittman (Redshirt Junior) and Adanna Rollins (Sophomore) both made All-American teams in 2018, 2nd team and honorable mention respectively.
After coming off of a great season in 2018, where the team won the BIG10 once again, eventually losing in the regional semifinals in the NCAA Tournament, the team is starting out strong this year. Currently 6-2 and ranked seventh overall in the country, the Gophers are rolling and only improving, as players like Kylie Miller (transfer – UCLA) and Stephanie Samedy continue to shine. Currently, Miller leads the country in assists per set with an astounding 12.08. Also, during the Gopher’s five-game winning streak, Samedy has been excellent with 69 kills and 19 blocks.
The most impressive aspect of this already great Gopher volleyball team is that there is so much depth and now the team has a few new faces added to the mix. Airi Miyabe, a transfer from the College of Southern Idaho, led her former school to two NJCAA championships and won this past season. Miyabe won the NJCAA Player of the Year in 2018 as well as average 4.28 kills and 2.86 digs per set while hitting .302. Perhaps the most impressive fact about Miyabe is that she is training and competing with the Japanese National Team in the lead up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
As well as Miyabe, Rachel Kilkelly joins the team as an incoming freshman Libero this year from Shakopee, Minnesota. She led Shakopee High School to a Section 2AAA championship and a state tournament consolation championship and racked up an impressive 339 kills her senior year alongside 287 digs and 28 aces.
With all of the impeccable talent surrounding this team, it is no surprise that the Golden Gophers are among the statistical leaders as well. At the time of writing, the Gophers are first in the country in kills per set with a staggering 15.36, first in the country in assists per set with 14.48 and fifth in the country in digs per set with 18.72. This seventh-ranked team is heavily underrated even in the early stages of the season.
This team may be one of, if not, the deepest teams in the entire country. With the likes of Kilkelly, Miyabe, Tamara Dolonga (Freshman, Croatia) and Lauren Litzau (Senior) on the bench with an already stacked starting lineup, it is incredibly difficult to count this team out of anything. However, even now, the players are taking this season slowly, to ensure their success. “We take it one game at a time. We don’t take the game as a loss but as things we can work on,” Alexis Hart said in their press conference leading up to their first BIG10 games against Indiana and Purdue.
We take it one game at a time. We don’t take the game as a loss but as things, we can work on.”
— Alexis Hart
As a student, you have to make it to a game or two at least this season. The games are free and the atmosphere is fantastic. This Gopher volleyball team has all the tools to be better than they were last year and the fans seem to know it. Every game has been packed and when you get to Maturi Pavilion, there are lines of students waiting to get into an already full student section. Get there early, or wait in the line, but you definitely have to see this team play and feel the excitement that riddles the Maturi Pavilion on game day.
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One Response to “Minnesota women’s volleyball is ‘killing’ the competition”
Alan Yandow on October 7th, 2019 8:55 am
Well written article. Good luck for the season, Gophers!
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Murphy's Law: My Journey from Army Ranger and Green Beret to Investigative Journalist
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“Sure to go down as an important piece of military-memoir history…a fast-paced, insightful, hold-nothing-back memoir” (Brandon Webb, former Navy Seal, New York Times bestselling author) from a former Army Ranger sniper and Special Operations weapon sergeant-turned-journalist about the incredible highs and devastating lows of his career.
Growing up in small New York towns, Jack Murphy knew he wanted to lead a life far from the ordinary—a life of adventure and valor. After the 9/11 attacks, he enlisted in the Army, knowing this was his chance to fight for a cause he staunchly supported. After making it through the rigorous Ranger Indoctrination Program, he graduated from sniper school and was promptly deployed to Afghanistan, where his experiences went from ordinary to extraordinary.
In this gripping military memoir, Murphy recounts the multiple missions he underwent as a Ranger, a Special Forces weapons sergeant, and ultimately, a boots-on-the-ground journalist. From enemy ambushes, dodging explosives, crashing terrorists’ weddings, and landing helicopters in the streets of Mosul, Jack provides a hard-hitting glimpse of what combat is like in some of the world’s most dangerous, war-torn places. With tours of duty in two of the most decorated units of the armed forces, Murphy brings a unique perspective to the military genre as he reflects on his great triumphs and shattering failures both on and off the battlefield.
Later, Murphy turned his attention to breaking news within the military. His stories have taken him from Iraq to Switzerland, from Syria to South Korea. From crossing Middle Eastern borders in the dead of night, to rolling into an IED-laden zone, Murphy’s stories are always a thrill a minute. “Powerful. Gritty. Real. An absolutely captivating account of bravery and adventure” (Brad Thor), Murphy’s Law tells a story of intense bravery and sacrifice—both on and off the battlefield.
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Blame U.S. companies for bad Chinese goods
Industry experts say U.S. companies need to monitor overseas factories more closely to prevent product safety lapses.
By Parija B. Kavilanz, CNNMoney.com senior writer
August 14 2007: 1:59 PM EDT
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The second big toy recall from No. 1 toy maker Mattel this month will undoubtedly raise questions again about why these recalls keep happening and who's to blame.
On Tuesday, Mattel announced it was recalling more than 9 million of its toys that were made in China because they pose lead poisoning and choking risks to children.
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Earlier this month, Mattel announced a global recall of 1.5 million Fisher-Price toys including Elmo, Big Bird, and Dora the Explorer that were made in China, because their paint may contain too much lead.
In June, RC2 Corp. (Charts) recalled 1.5 million "Thomas & Friends" wooden railway toys that were also made in China over concerns that the surface paints on the toys contained lead, which could result in toxic poisoning in young children.
The recent spate of product recalled - melamine-tainted pet food, toothpaste laced with antifreeze and a second batch of Mattel-branded toys made with lead paint - were all made in Southern China's low-cost manufacturing hub that's notorious for its lax regulations.
But some industry watchers say U.S. importers that do business with these factories are more to blame than even their Chinese suppliers for allowing those unsafe products to enter the U.S. marketplace.
"U.S. law is pretty clear. The importer is responsible for quality and safety of goods imported into the country," said Erin Ennis, vice president with the U.S.-China Business Council. "But the Chinese can absolutely do more to prevent safety issues."
Pat Furey, a consultant with Ariba, a global supply chain software and service consultancy that also operates in China, agreed that more effort has to be made by companies like Mattel to clamp down on shoddy production of its products overseas.
"About 10 to 15 years ago, it was a common thing for most companies importing from overseas, including from China, to do their own batch-testing of products at their suppliers' factories," Furey said.
But due to cost-savings, he said these companies started to outsource periodic product tests to the suppliers themselves, thereby opening the door to poorer quality controls.
Mattel owns and operates 10 factories worldwide that produce half of all Mattel toys. Five are located in China. The other five are located in Mexico, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.
The other 50 percent of its production Mattel outsources to third-party vendors in China.
The toy maker said the factories that made the products recalled this month were not owned by Mattel but were contracted to produce those toys.
By Mattel not owning those factories, Furey said it could make it harder for the toy maker to maintain the same strict level of oversight that it has in place at its own facilities. "But it doesn't excuse these lapses," he added.
"Mattel has to always remember that when a consumer buys one of its products that is then recalled, they don't remember who the supplier was," Furey said, "All they remember is that it was a Mattel toy."
Moreover, while companies could decide to shift some of the production out of China into Malaysia, Indonesia or Vietnam, it doesn't guarantee that they won't face the same issues in these countries whose infrastructure is less developed.
"It doesn't matter where the sourcing is done. The same thing can happen in India or Vietnam," Furey said.
Gerrick Johnson, an analyst with BMO Capital Markets, fears that the toy industry will suffer more recalls in the future unless companies like Mattel, Hasbro (Charts) and others tighten up quality standards and monitoring of their overseas factories.
"From the reports that I get about China, the manufacturing areas seem like the wild wild east. It's capitalism run amok with no enforcement of any standards," Johnson said.
As far as U.S. companies shifting sourcing to other low-cost manufacturing hubs in Asia, Johnson said it's not a realistic option right now.
"The infrastructure in countries like Vietnam and Cambodia is still underdeveloped, although the potential is there," he said.
Flawed regulation at home too
According to the Toy Industry Association (TIA), the agency has provided toy makers with voluntary safety standard for all toys.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) also regulates toys through its own inspectors that monitor the marketplace for both domestically produced and foreign-made toys.
But some consumer interest activists argue that limited budgets prevent federal agencies like the CPSC from enforcing adequate product safety mechanisms for most consumer products.
Apart from specific safety guidelines issued by the CPSC pertaining to use of hazardous substances, flammability and noise levels, there is no requirement that toy manufacturers must abide by the industry's own voluntary safety standards.
"The [CPSC] doesn't have pre-market jurisdiction, which means that they can't test products before they hit the market," said Rachel Weintraub, director of product safety and senior counsel with advocacy group Consumer Federation of America (CFA).
Tuesday's recall marked the latest incident in a series of recent Chinese product recalls. China, the second-largest trading partner of the United States after Canada, is also the world's foremost toy supplier, producing more than 80 percent of the world's toys.
In June, RC2 Corp., (Charts) recalled 1.5 million "Thomas & Friends" wooden railway toys that were also made in China over concerns that the surface paints on the toys contained lead, which could result in toxic poisoning in young children."
Will Chinese factories lose business?
"If I was sourcing heavily in China, I would be exploring alternatives like Vietnam and Cambodia," said Sean McGowan, an analyst with Wedbush Morgan Securities, referring to rising labor and production costs in the southern China's manufacturing belt.
At the same time, McGowan said U.S. companies have to make their suppliers in China or elsewhere "realize that the cost of any recall to them is also very high."
"American companies have to ask their vendors, 'What can you do for me to convince me not to take my business away from you," McGowan said.
Furey said U.S. companies can take measures to mitigate risk of recalls in the future.
"We encourage our clients who source from low-cost regions to do a detailed supplier assessment of the plant, where they source, what products they use and also ask them to do periodic spot checks of the factories," he said.
Even with the most stringent checks in place, Furey said it's unlikely that all glitches will get caught. "I can't imagine that Mattel wants to test every batch of product that is produced."
At the same time, he said he hoped the increased media coverage and scrutiny of recalls would be a "good thing" and would bring back good supply chain practices.
"I think the biggest change could be that companies become more diligent in picking their suppliers," Furey said. "Right now it's not mandatory for companies to certify that their suppliers meet industry product quality standards. This could also change."
--This story is an update of a story that ran on Aug. 2.
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Plane ‘flying from Nantes to Cardiff with two on board’ disappears from radar in the English Channel
An air and sea search has been launched after a plane disappeared from radar in the English Channel.
Rescue teams were scrambled to waters north of Alderney after the light aircraft vanished on Monday evening, Guernsey Police said.
“A search and rescue operation is currently underway off the north of Alderney after a light aircraft disappeared from radar several hours ago,” the force said.
“Two helicopters alongside the Guernsey and Alderney lifeboats are searching for it.”
The Alderney lifeboat said it launched at 8.50pm on Monday night.
According to the BBC, the Piper Malibu with two people on board lost contact near the Casquets lighthouse around eight miles north-west of Alderney at 8.30pm.
The plane is thought to have been travelling from Nantes in Brittany to Cardiff.
HM Coastguard said the incident was not in the UK search and rescue area, although it had sent two helicopters to help.
“HM Coastguard are currently assisting Guernsey Coastguard with a search for a light aircraft off Alderney in the Channel Islands,” a spokeswoman said.
“HM Coastguard helicopters from Solent and Newquay have been helping to search overnight with nothing found.”
The search and rescue operation had to deal with worsening conditions as they scoured the area on Monday night.
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Win £1 million by predicting the sporting superstars of 2019
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1. Will the team who wins the coin toss win the Superbowl?
Yes. There have been 52 Super Bowls and the stats are 28/24 in favour of the teams who lose the coin toss going on to win the big game. However, it was 24/24 in 2014, with the last four teams to lose the coin toss being successful. That run surely has to end soon, so go with the team who wins the coin toss.
2. Will Lewis Hamilton retain his F1 crown?
Yes. Lewis Hamilton has won four of the last five F1 drivers championships and is rated better than a 50 per cent chance by all bookmakers to retain his crown.Lewis Hamilton celebrates winning the F1 drivers’ championship
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3. Will Arsenal, Chelsea or Napoli win the 2018/19 Europa League?
No. With open draws, it’s impossible to guarantee these teams being kept apart until the semi-finals and Sevilla, who are fourth in La Liga, and Inter Milan (third in Serie A) provide tough competition.
4. Will Michael Van Gerwen win the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship?
No. MVG has not won as many world championships as his talent dictates he should and there is plenty of young talent making their way through the ranks.
5. Will Antony Joshua fight Tyson Fury before Dec 31st 2019?
No. The animosity between Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn and Fury’s promoter, Frank Warren, is well known. Warren has said a recent offer of a near 60/40 purse split for a fight to take place on April 13 was “derisory”, so take a chance on no agreement being reached.
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Any other horse. Presenting Percy is a worthy Gold Cup favourite but has not raced yet this this year, while only two horses in nearly 40 years (L’Escargot 1970 and 1971) and (Best Mate 2002, 2003 and 2004) have won back-to-back runnings of the race, which counts against Native River. With doubts over the rest of the runners, it might be worth looking elsewhere.
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7. Masters Golf Winner? J. Spieth, T. Woods, R. McIlroy, D. Johnson, J. Thomas, B. Koepka or T. Fleetwood, R. Fowler or F Molinari, J. Rose or B. De Chambeau, B. Watson or Rahm, P. Reed or Jason Day, Any other American (under 35), Any other American (35 or over), Any other European, Any other ROW
Watson or Rahm. Bubba Watson has won the Masters twice and Rahm performed superbly to finish fourth at Augusta last year. He could make a major breakthrough.
8. Snooker World Champion? Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Selby, Judd Trump, John Higgins, Ding Junhui, Kyren Wilson, Mark Williams, Neil Robertson, Mark Allen, Barry Hawkins, Any other seed (top 16), A non-seeded player
Judd Trump. Trump thrashed Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-4 to win the Masters Final last week and finally looks to have the consistency to win the biggest competition in world snooker.
9. Champions League Winner? Man City, Barcelona, Juventus, PSG, Bayern, M Real Madrid, Liverpool, Atletico Madrid or Tottenham, Man United or Borussia Dortmund, Any other club
PSG. The French side face a resurgent Manchester United in the first knockout stage but are unbeaten in the league, dominated Liverpool in their crucial Champions League group match and look certain to score goals with Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani forming a formidable attacking trio.
10. Cricket World Cup Winner? India, England, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Pakistan, West Indies or Sri Lanka, Any other country
New Zealand. The Kiwis ran favourites England close in a ODI series last year and performed well against Pakistan and West Indies. They are ranked third by the ICC and could provide some value.Harry Kane picks up the Golden Boot at last year’s World Cup
11. What will the Nations League outcome be? Portugal to beat England, England to beat Portugal, Portugal to beat Netherlands, England to beat Switzerland, Netherlands to win the trophy, Switzerland to win the trophy
England to beat Portugal.
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England are the best team of the four semi-finalists and Portugal should beat Switzerland in the other match.
12.What will be the Series score in the 2019 Ashes? England 3-2, England 4-1 or 4-0, England 3-1 or 3-0, England 2-1 or 2-0, England any other score, Australia 3-2, Australia 3-0, 4-0, 4-1, Australia 2-0, 2-1 or 3-1, Australia any other score, Drawn series
England 3-1 or 3-0. There seem to be very few draws in test cricket these days, but the english weather could prevent all five tests from being completed, and England should prevail.
13. Rugby World Cup Winner? New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, England, Wales, Australia, France, Any other country
Ireland. The green machine restricted New Zealand to their lowest points total in a Test since the 2011 World Cup final when beating the All Blacks 16-9 in November and have a great chance of winning rugby’s biggest prize.
14. Which of the following teams will be highest in Premier League table at midnight on Dec 31st 2019? Bournemouth, Any promoted club, Watford, Brighton, Burnley, Cardiff, Crystal Palace, Newcastle, Southampton
Southampton. The Saints’ new manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has made a decent start and there is more upside to selecting this team than any of the others on the list.
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For the love of the poor, By Danliti Goga
November 22, 2020 Danlami Nmodu Columns, Project 0
Amid the rising cost of living affecting all Nigerians, the task of providing a humanitarian window for extending some relief to the most vulnerable segments of the population who are least capable of sustainable survival becomes a life-saving necessity. The challenge of clinging onto life that confronts the poorest people daily has become more of an existential crisis than the intermittent cycles of natural disasters like floods and pandemics which actually make a bad situation worse. The need for any humanitarian initiative to have a bi-focal scope that responds to the socio-economic adversity as well as natural disasters cannot be over-emphasized.
The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development adequately captures in its portfolio the broad range of human and natural misfortunes whose amelioration must be prioritized by any responsible government and its performance so far, despite being hastily launched from an uncoordinated array of agencies just over a year ago, gives cause for cheer. Under the focussed and humble direction of the Minister, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, much sought after government relief measures have reached thousands of all categories of needy and distressed Nigerians, from jobless school leavers to hapless IDPs and flood victims.
In its latest outreach, the Ministry has commenced the Federal Government’s Rural Women’s Cash Grant, a 20,000 naira one-off grant to support women, widows and vulnerable families to help them earn a living and support their households. It’s another aspect of the Buhari Administration’s social inclusion and poverty reduction agenda with the ambitious target of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in 10 years. Compared to other interventions, the cash transfer to mainly rural women across the country is bound to have a more profound impact on lives of a segment of the population of poor people that has for long been out of reach of such a direct government intervention.
After a hectic schedule of working tours of flood ravaged communities across the country earlier in the year, Minister Sa’adiya Faruk has since busied herself ensuring the launch of the latest initiative in Gombe, Ebonyi and Bauchi States. In Ebonyi State, 200 women from each of the 13 local government areas received N20,000 cash during the flag off and a total of 2,600 rural women are expected to benefit. The emphasis has been on urging the beneficiaries to use the grants judiciously being government effort “to give lifting hands to women, widows and vulnerable persons”, as the minister described it. She drew attention to opportunities for starting up a business or enhancing existing businesses, to help them earn a living and support their households and to generally improve the living standards of vulnerable people in the country, especially women and widows. Excited beneficiaries at the launch events expressed happiness that they were being “remembered” by the Federal Government as they reeled out various ways of using the grants to generate more income to contribute to the welfare of their families.
Yet another impactful intervention of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development for the distribution of cash and food to vulnerable people in urban hotspots in Abuja, Lagos and Kano was being actualised in partnership with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to cushion COVID-19 effect on the residents. At the launch in Abuja recently, Dr Paul Howe, WFP representative in Nigeria said WFP is contributing one million dollars which would be shared among the vulnerable people and commended the Federal Government for providing food from the National Strategic Grains Reserve. He disclosed that the WFP planned to reach 67,500 beneficiaries in Abuja Municipal, Bwari and Gwagwalada under the intervention programme which had already reached over 57,000 individuals.
He stated that WFP is supporting the Nigerian Government, which is providing cereal food support, in assisting up to 200,000 people through a combination of cash-based transfers and food distributions while also acknowledging the contribution of the Government of Switzerland, which is WFP key contributor to the funding of the project, via cash transfer to the beneficiaries, adding that it was the first time WFP is expanding into urban centres in Nigeria to serve people and families affected by hunger and severe food insecurity.
Dr Paul Howe remarked that “COVID-19 has grown beyond a global health crisis into a global ‘food pandemic’ of historical proportions. Over 90 million people or 46 per cent of the population in Nigeria live on less than US$2 per day, the urban poor depending on daily wages have been very hard hit. In communities in Kano, Abuja and Lagos; the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 has hit hard.”
It will be recalled that the Federal Government had earlier in April disbursed Conditional Cash Transfer to poor households at the Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja as part of the Federal Government’s efforts to help reduce the effect of lockdown following the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
In her exemplary pre-occupation with the humanitarian concerns of her ministry, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouk had also attended the virtual EU Inter-Ministerial meeting where she emphasized the need for an integrated approach to the humanitarian issues plaguing the nation. She also met with the Director of Operations and Emergencies at the UN, Jeffery Labovitz where discussions focussed on areas of support and collaboration to boost impact of the ministry’s programmes. From all indications the plight of the poor, the distressed and other vulnerable people in Nigeria will continue to get the priority attention it deserves as the Minister’s restless quest for delivering succour and “remembering” those who felt forgotten in the scheme of things, continues to yield timely and tangible outcomes.
Her focus and zeal will be of particular relevance in view of the diminishing economic buoyancy confronting the nation with corresponding budgetary implications on government programmes. It is however re-assuring that the minister’s quest for support for its humanitarian programmes has an international scope leveraging on her meritorious career in the marshalling resources and diligently executing relief programmes with remarkable team working attributes to restore hope among refugees and vulnerable communities.
DANLITI GOGA wrote from Kano
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Anaïs Mitchell: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020
by NYBroadwayTours | Sep 23, 2020 | Blog, Broadway | 0 comments
Congrats to Hadestown's creator Anais Mitchell who has officially been named one of TIME Magazine's 100 Influential People of 2020!!! The honor was written by the show's Tony winning showstopper, the legendary André De Shields (who plays "Hermes").
Anais Mitchell is an acclaimed Indie, Country, and Folk singer. She's recorded 7 studio albums including one particular album that was originally concieved as a concept album which would go on to be one of the hottest tickets on the Great Bright Way….. HADESTOWN.
Her journey with creating this masterpiece began in 2006. HADESTOWN got its start as a Community Theater project that toured across Vermont (where Anais Mitchell is from) and later Massachusetts. With the success, she created a full concept album of the show featuring fellow recording artists Justin Vernon, Ani DiFranco, Greg Brown, and The Haden Triplets playing the main characters. The concept album itself was released in 2010 where it was well received debuting at # 9 on the Billboard US AMERICANA / FOLK ALBUMS charts. It also went on to be nominated at the GRAMMYs for BEST RECORDING PACKAGE.
Years later, Mitchell continued expanding the Folk-Opera into a full length 2 act musical. It had its world premiere debut OFF-BROADWAY at the New York Theatre Workshop in 2016 where it was extended for a month due to the overwhelming response. From there, it continued to be developed with a Canadian debut at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton, Alberta. It later went on to debut in the UK at London's National Theatre in the Fall of 2018. With the success of the London premiere, HADESTOWN officially made it to our Broadway backyard the following year of 2019 where it continued to play 8 times a week at Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre before the shutdown. The show has gone on to become one of the biggest hottest tickets on Broadway winning 8 Tony Awards including BEST MUSICAL. In addition, its acclaimed original Broadway cast recording has been topping the charts and took home the 2020 Grammy Award this year for BEST MUSICAL THEATRE ALBUM.
In case anyone may not know or remember, HADESTOWN is a folk-opera retelling of the ancient Greek myth of "Orpheus" who goes on the bravest journey of them all…. deep into the underworld (ruled by the wicked "Hades") to rescue his fiancée and true love "Eurydice".
HADESTOWN is expecting continuing ruling Broadway WAY DOWN UNDER THE GROUND in 2021 when Live Theater returns. In addition, a National Tour will officially kick off that same year. New launching date will be announced soon.
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Royal pain: Kings’ Greene to have shoulder surgery, out indefinitely
By Mike HalfordDec 1, 2015, 5:06 PM EST
The Los Angeles Kings lost one of their most veteran defensemen on Tuesday, as the club announced Matt Greene would be out indefinitely following shoulder surgery.
Greene, 32, had only appeared in three games this season, missing extensive time with the ailment. He had recently resumed skating with teammates and looked to be on the way back to a return, but never got to the point where he was participating in drills, or taking contact.
With Greene out of the lineup, the Kings have primarily gone with a six-man defensive unit of Drew Doughty, Jake Muzzin, Alec Martinez, Christian Ehrhoff, Jamie McBain and Brayden McNabb. Derek Forbort and Jeff Schultz have also been in the mix, but sparingly.
If Greene misses extensive time, L.A. could be in the market for a defenseman come trade deadline day, like they were last year before acquiring Andrej Sekera from Carolina. Greene is one of the most playoff-tested players on the L.A. roster, with 79 games and two Stanley Cups on his resume (and another Stanley Cup Final, with Edmonton in 2006).
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The ND dip coaters are intended for the fabrication and deposition of thin films on different surfaces by dip coating. The ND coaters are the ideal equipment for the fabrication of different types of homogeneous films: sol-gel, polymeric layers, multilayer structures, biofilms, antibodies or enzymes deposition, etc. The range of application is very extensive, including the fabrication of solar cells, electronic components, sensors, anti-reflection films, smart coatings, protective films or biocides films.
ND-DC
Dip Coater
The vertical moving system of the ND-DC Dip Coater allows the fabrication of diverse types of homogeneous films. The immersion and dipping-out speed rates range from a minimum of 10 microns per minute to a maximum speed of 150 millimeters per minute. This broad range of programmable dipping rates combined with such high precision enables the fabrication of very thin films by wet deposition, sol-gel processing or self-assembled monolayers.
ND-R Rotary
The ND-R Rotary Dip Coater enjoys a 2-axis programmable system. One axis is for vertical displacement and the other for the rotation in the horizontal plane. This configuration offers a high versatility for multistep deposition which requires the consecutive immersion in vessels with different solutions. Depending of the volume and size of the vessels used for the deposition, from 4-steps cycles (using 4 standard 250 ml beakers) to 8-steps cycles (using 8 standard 50 ml beakers) can be arranged with the standard ND-R Coater. In addition, it is possible to request an optional deposition module for the simultaneous dipping of 4 different substrates.
ND Layer-by-Layer
The Nadetech ND-2D & ND-3D Multi Axis Dip Coaters are a system developed for the fabrication of thin films by wet deposition. The Multi Axis system enjoys a 2 or 3 axis programmable cartesian system. This configuration offers a high versatility for multistep deposition which requires the consecutive immersion in vessels with different solutions. Its wide range allows depositing multiple samples at the same time. Moreover, its wide dipping out rates, which allows working from a minimun rate of 0.6 mm per inute to a maximum rate of 1000 mm per minute.
Dip Coating is a widely used deposition technique used to obtain nanometric films. Dip Coating deposition process can be divided into five steps. In the continuous process, the steps are carried out directly after each other:
Immersion: The substrate is immersed into a solution of the material to be deposited at a constant immersion rate.
Starting: The substrate which has been dipped into the solution for a determinate period of time starts to be pulled up.
Deposition: The film is deposited on the substrate while is pulled up. The withdrawal is carried out at a constant rate, avoiding any undesired vibration. The withdrawal speed determines the thickness of the deposited film (a higher speed produces a thicker film).
Drainage: The excess of liquid is drained from the surface.
Evaporation: The solvent is evaporated from the deposited liquid film, resulting on the coating. For volatile solvents, such as alcohols, the evaporation process starts during the deposition and drainage steps.
The precise control of the immersion speed, the immersion time and the withdrawal speed influences the depth and the characteristics of the resultant coating. This process is carried out with the help of a ND-DC Dip Coater, ND-R Rotary Dip Coater or a ND-Multi Axis Dip Coater in which all these parameters can be easily controlled. After the deposition, a drying time is needed or an ageing heat treatment can be applied, in order to reduce the humidity of the film and guarantee its stability.
El método de Autoensamblado Electrostático (ESA) permite la formación de manera uniforme de múltiples capas de espesor nanométrico.
The Layer-by-Layer (LbL) assembly also called Electrostatic Self Assembly Multilayer (ESAM), consists of the immersion of the substrate into alternate solutions with opposite electric charge [1]. This electrostatic attraction is the main force of adhesion to the surface of the substrate. It was discovered in 1966 although this technique went unnoticed until the nineties, when G. Decher and coworkers rediscovered the LbL technique [2]. Since then, the LbL assembly has become one of the most popular methods to obtain nanometric coatings.
The LbL assembly is a multistep process, in which the different electrostatic attraction forces of the polyelectrolyte solutions keep the coating together. The almost perfect order at the molecular level of the individual monolayers is the result of many individual molecules reaching their minimum energy configurations locally. They are adsorbed from the aqueous solutions and bind with molecules previously fixed to the substrate. The interpenetration of molecules in adjacent layers can be controlled to improve the macroscopic properties of the material.
LbL technique offers some important advantages in comparison with other coating techniques, as it is a simple technique, it can be used to coat complex geometries with homogeneous results and allows to control the thickness of the film. Many kinds of substances can be deposited by LbL technique, such as nanoparticles, polymers, fluorescent indicators and colometric compounds.
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Beethoven, Ludwig van - Piano Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Sudbin, Yevgeny (piano)
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Yevgeny Sudbin, piano
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Yevgeny Sudbin made his sensational début on disc with a programme of sonatas by Scarlatti, but soon continued with recordings of music by later composers from his own country of birth, Russia. 2010 saw Sudbin's return to the 18th century, with a Haydn recital which has confirmed his reputation as a highly versatile musician, 'whose exquisite nuances, shimmering colours and rare rhetorical power make him an ideal Haydn interpreter.'(Pizzicato) This acclaimed disc was described as 'truly a class act' by Classic FM Magazine; an act which Sudbin now follows up with the first disc in a series of Beethoven's piano concertos. Opening with the composer's final two works in the genre, Sudbin shares the stage with Minnesota Orchestra and Osmo Vänskä, a team whose Beethoven credentials are assured after their recent cycle of the nine symphonies - 'unquestionably one the great Beethoven cycles' according to the website ClassicsToday.com. If Beethoven's first works in the concerto genre are indebted to Mozart, the composer had definitely found his own feet by the time of Piano Concerto No.4 in G major. This is evident from the very beginning of the work where, instead of the expected orchestral introduction, the solo piano enters, signalling the intimate and lyrical quality of the work. No less innovative is Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major - by many considered the finest of all piano concertos. Giving the timpani an unusually prominent and crucial role, this work is majestic and at times even martial in character, something which in English-speaking countries has earned it the nickname 'Emperor'.
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2 Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 "Empe
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What You Need To Know About Left Turn Motorcycle Crashes
By Paul Reed|2017-11-15T06:46:55-08:00November 22nd, 2017|Motorcycle Accidents, Personal Injury|
These incidents are responsible for about a third of the fatal motorcycle crashes in Florida, so understanding them is critical to understanding motorcycle crashes as a whole.
Like most other motorcycle crashes, left-turn collisions often occur because the tortfeasors (negligent drivers) do not take an extra moment to look out for all other people and vehicle that share the road, including cars, trucks, pedestrians, motorcyclists, and bicyclists. Such failure is a clear breach of the duty of reasonable care.
Motorcycle Crash Injuries
Largely because motorcycles travel at the speed of four-wheel vehicles but offer riders absolutely no protection, motorcycle riders are twenty-seven times more likely to die in these collisions, as compared with vehicle occupants. The force of the collision usually separates rider from motorcycle, resulting in serious injuries like:
Back Injuries: If victims land on their backs, the vulnerable spine usually cracks, often in several places. If victims land on another body part, the jarring motion is usually enough to knock the spine out of alignment.
Head Injuries: Similarly, the sudden motion has basically the same effect on the brain as when a person violently shakes a raw egg. In both cases, the inside is scrambled. Motorcycle helmets offer almost no protection against these kinds of injuries.
Internal Injuries: The violent motion affects other internal organs as well, causing them to rub against each other and begin leaking vital fluid. Many times, these leaks are not addressed until many hours later.
Because these and other wounds usually require aggressive surgery and extensive recovery, damages in motorcycle crash cases usually include compensation for both economic and noneconomic damages. In most cases, these awards are tax free.
To obtain this compensation, victims can use a traditional negligence theory which relies on the aforementioned breach of duty.
Failure to maintain a proper lookout also violates the careless driving law. As a result, motorcycle crash victims might be able to use the negligence per se shortcut. If this rule applies, victims only need to prove causation. In some cases, negligence per se only constitutes evidence of negligence and not absolute proof of negligence.
In either situation, victim/plaintiffs must prove negligence or negligence per se (negligence based on a violation of statute) by a preponderance of the evidence, or “more likely than not.” This is the lowest burden of proof in the American justice system.
Common Defenses
Because the motorcycle rider nearly always sees the tortfeasor turn left and block the bike’s path, insurance companies usually introduce the last clear chance defense. This rule excuses a tortfeasor’s liability if the victim had a reasonable chance to avoid the crash and failed to do so. However, in most left turn motorcycle crashes, this doctrine does not apply.
Victims must have the last clear chance to avoid these wrecks, as opposed to any possible chance. There is a significant difference. Two-wheel motorcycles are much more difficult to control than four-wheel vehicles, so emergency maneuvers are hard to perform.
If the jury finds that both victim and tortfeasor were jointly responsible for the crash, the judge apportions damages based on the percentage of fault.
Count on Savvy Attorneys
Left-turn motorcycle crashes often cause serious injuries. For a free consultation with an experienced personal injury lawyer in Brandon, contact Reed & Reed. We have four area offices (St. Petersburg, Lakeland, Tampa, and Clearwater).
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Miami International Boat Show 2020
Progressive Miami International Boat Show is returning to the Miami Marine Stadium Park and the pool on Rickenbacker Quay in Key Biscayne from February 13 - 17, 2020. This is one of the largest and most influential yacht shows in the world. 100,000 visitors annually to experience the latest in boating from over 1,000 suppliers. Each of the yachtsmen who want to buy their next megayacht, beginners enjoying a pleasant day under the sun among the marinas full of modern boats will find something exciting at the international boat show in Miami.
All About Boat Show
Wander around the marina and explore the latest motor and sailing boats, ranging from fishing boats, pleasure cruisers, sloops, catamarans and yachts, as well as to the best new marine technologies, equipment and accessories. You will also have the opportunity to go out on the water with test drives and boating lessons. Browse and board new boats through the industry's most trusted names, including Beneteau, Boston Whaler, Cobia, Contender, Donzi, Hobie Cat, Jeanneau, Mastercraft, Prestige, Sailfish, SeaHunter, Viking and many others.
Sailing at a boat show
Sailboats and special programming and equipment designed exclusively for sailors are also exhibited every year at the Boat Show. Head to pier 8 and 9 where you can board various single-hull sailing and catamarans of brands such as Bali Catamarans, Fountaine-Pajot and Gemini Catamarans. You can go out and sign up for sailing workshops in the classroom with the best sailing experts. You will also find a pavilion dedicated to sailing equipment, navigation equipment, rigging, accessories and clothing, as well as information from various travel and charter companies.
What is there
Of course, this would not be a show of boats without slaughter food and drink provisions ranging from local vans, food courts, bars and a VIP lounge. Enjoy delicious food from vendors such as Havana 1957, La Cerveceria de Barrio, Latin Café, SuViche, Novecento, Sushi Maki, Killer Melts, Mulberry 1965 Pizza, King of Racks BBQ, BC Tacos, Baby Cheeseburger and Bruma Nitro Coffee.
The position of the Miami International Boat Show on the Rickenbacker Road with one road to and from the show means that it would be wise to plan your transportation and parking in advance. Free water taxis from Bayfront Park and American Airlines Arena will run throughout the show, available to viewers with pre-purchased tickets. Free Bayfront Park buses, an American Airlines Arena, downtown garages and the Brightline Terminal (for those arriving by express train from Fort Lauderdale or West Palm Beach) will also depart.
You can also reserve parking in advance at various places on site or connect to the bus. Tickets can be purchased at the main entrance and online, starting at $ 30 per person. Get to the docks and sail to the boat show in Miami where you can have fun.
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Bassfield + Prentiss = Class 3A state crown
by Rick Cleveland December 2, 2017 January 11, 2021
The Jefferson County Jaguars hold their state championship trophy high in post-game celebration. Credit: Rick Cleveland
OXFORD — Jefferson Davis County coach Lance Mancuso this past week preached two essentials for beating Yazoo County in the State 3A Championship:
• “I told them our offensive line had to win their battles. They had to dominate the line of scrimmage.”
• “And I told them that on defense we had to have 11 guys running to the football and getting after (Kenny) Gainwell.”
Missions accomplished. Jefferson County High, in its first year of existence, accomplished that and a lot more in a 36-7 trouncing of Yazoo County’s previously undefeated Panthers. Thus far, the combining of Bassfield and Prentiss high schools, at least on the football field, has worked to perfection.
When people talk about the Jeff Davis Panthers, what they usually talk about is s-p-e-e-d. The Jaguars have it in abundance, much of it inherited from Bassfield’s long run of Class 2A championship teams. Bassfield players were rarely very big, but, brother, they could run.
What people don’t talk about much – and what is just as important – is how mostly short, solidly squat offensive linemen block and knock the opponent off the ball. The Jaguars offense is nothing fancy at all. The quarterback is under center, and they run out of a now old-fashioned wing-T. There’s, almost no zone blocking at all. No, the Jaguars, who mostly start low because of their height, stay low, fire off the ball and whip the people in front of them.
They did it all season. They did it again Saturday. That’s how they ran for 340 yards on 55 carries. They threw only four passes, two for touchdowns.
“We preach staying low,” said offensive line coach Ryan Higdon. “Our guys work so hard you would not believe it. They don’t believe they are too short or not big enough. They work and work and work. I’m so proud of them, I don’t know what to say.”
One of the Jaguars lineman, who’s not so short, is senior Justin Duckworth, who has been a four-year starter, three at Bassfield and now at Jeff Davis. He’s listed at 6-foot-2 – and he might be that in his spikes – and 330 solid pounds. His legs are like oak tree trunks. He will play for Mississippi in the Mississippi-Alabama game Dec. 16 in Hattiesburg. They might want to adjust his size in that game program.
“I’m probably more like 6-1 and 340,” Ducksworth said, grinning.
“In practice we have a chute we have to stay under,” he said. “If you raise up, you hurt yourself. We have the chute and we have our motto.”
Motto?
“HTA,” Ducksworth answered.
HTA?
“Hammer that ass,” he answered.
Consider it hammered.
One more question for Ducksworth: How has the merger of former rivals Prentiss and Bassfield worked out?
No words were needed. He turned and pointed with his thick left arm to the jumbotron scoreboard, which said Jefferson Davis 36, Yazoo County 7.
The only problem the Jaguars had was with the opening kickoff. Kameron Johnson, one of the Prentiss additions and a starting defensive lineman, kicked off three times out of bounds, perhaps trying to keep the ball away from Gainwell. And when he finally kicked one in the field of play, Devarrio Sanders, not Gainwell, returned it 66 yards for a touchdown.
After that, the only time Yazoo got past the Jeff Davis 45 was when the Jaguars fumbled a punt. Not to worry, the Jaguars quickly got the ball back on an interception.
Now then, about that Jeff Davis defense. Quarterback Gainwell, the Class 3A Player of the Year and he was that for a reason, managed 10 yards running and 25 yards passing. He was sacked four times and harassed all day. He was a marked man and Jeff Davis hit him bullseye. Keep in mind, Gainwell produced about 3,000 yards and 42 touchdowns this season.
Several times, Gainwell would escape the grasp on one – maybe even two – defenders, only to be swamped by three more. It must have seemed to Gainwell that 15 blue-shirted Jaguars were on the field.
“Man, they run to the ball,” Gainwell said. “Every team has been gunning for me, but they are different. They are one helluva team. Hats off to them.”
From October, the Jefferson Davis County High School story.
<h1>Bassfield + Prentiss = Class 3A state crown</h1> <p class="byline">by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today <br />December 2, 2017</p> <p>OXFORD — Jefferson Davis County coach Lance Mancuso this past week preached two essentials for beating Yazoo County in the State 3A Championship:</p> <p>• “I told them our offensive line had to win their battles. They had to dominate the line of scrimmage.”</p> <p>• “And I told them that on defense we had to have 11 guys running to the football and getting after (Kenny) Gainwell.”</p> <p>Missions accomplished. Jefferson County High, in its first year of existence, accomplished that and a lot more in a 36-7 trouncing of Yazoo County’s previously undefeated Panthers. Thus far, the combining of Bassfield and Prentiss high schools, at least on the football field, has worked to perfection.</p> <p>When people talk about the Jeff Davis Panthers, what they usually talk about is s-p-e-e-d. The Jaguars have it in abundance, much of it inherited from Bassfield’s long run of Class 2A championship teams. Bassfield players were rarely very big, but, brother, they could run.</p> <p>What people don’t talk about much – and what is just as important – is how mostly short, solidly squat offensive linemen block and knock the opponent off the ball. The Jaguars offense is nothing fancy at all. The quarterback is under center, and they run out of a now old-fashioned wing-T. There’s, almost no zone blocking at all. No, the Jaguars, who mostly start low because of their height, stay low, fire off the ball and whip the people in front of them.</p> <p>They did it all season. They did it again Saturday. That’s how they ran for 340 yards on 55 carries. They threw only four passes, two for touchdowns.</p> <p>“We preach staying low,” said offensive line coach Ryan Higdon. “Our guys work so hard you would not believe it. They don’t believe they are too short or not big enough. They work and work and work. I’m so proud of them, I don’t know what to say.”</p> <p>One of the Jaguars lineman, who’s not so short, is senior Justin Duckworth, who has been a four-year starter, three at Bassfield and now at Jeff Davis. He’s listed at 6-foot-2 – and he might be that in his spikes – and 330 solid pounds. His legs are like oak tree trunks. He will play for Mississippi in the Mississippi-Alabama game Dec. 16 in Hattiesburg. They might want to adjust his size in that game program.</p> <p>“I’m probably more like 6-1 and 340,” Ducksworth said, grinning.</p> <p>“In practice we have a chute we have to stay under,” he said. “If you raise up, you hurt yourself. We have the chute and we have our motto.”</p> <p>Motto?</p> <p>“HTA,” Ducksworth answered.</p> <p>HTA?</p> <p>“Hammer that ass,” he answered.</p> <p>Consider it hammered.</p> <p>One more question for Ducksworth: How has the merger of former rivals Prentiss and Bassfield worked out?</p> <p>No words were needed. He turned and pointed with his thick left arm to the jumbotron scoreboard, which said Jefferson Davis 36, Yazoo County 7.</p> <p>The only problem the Jaguars had was with the opening kickoff. Kameron Johnson, one of the Prentiss additions and a starting defensive lineman, kicked off three times out of bounds, perhaps trying to keep the ball away from Gainwell. And when he finally kicked one in the field of play, Devarrio Sanders, not Gainwell, returned it 66 yards for a touchdown.</p> <p>After that, the only time Yazoo got past the Jeff Davis 45 was when the Jaguars fumbled a punt. Not to worry, the Jaguars quickly got the ball back on an interception.</p> <p>Now then, about that Jeff Davis defense. Quarterback Gainwell, the Class 3A Player of the Year and he was that for a reason, managed 10 yards running and 25 yards passing. He was sacked four times and harassed all day. He was a marked man and Jeff Davis hit him bullseye. Keep in mind, Gainwell produced about 3,000 yards and 42 touchdowns this season.</p> <p>Several times, Gainwell would escape the grasp on one – maybe even two – defenders, only to be swamped by three more. It must have seemed to Gainwell that 15 blue-shirted Jaguars were on the field.</p> <p>“Man, they run to the ball,” Gainwell said. “Every team has been gunning for me, but they are different. They are one helluva team. Hats off to them.”</p> <p>•••</p> <p><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2017/09/28/bassfield-yellowjackets-no-theres-new-tradition-south-mississippi/">From October, the Jefferson Davis County High School story.</a></p>
This <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2017/12/02/bassfield-prentiss-class-3a-state-crown/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org">Mississippi Today</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
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Researchers Succeed at Generating Oligodendrocytes, Key to Myelin Renewal, in Tissue Created in Lab
by Joana Carvalho
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have developed a cutting-edge laboratory technique able to turn human stem cells – special cells able to grow into any type of cell in the body – into brain-like tissues in a culture dish.
They intend to use their tool to study how myelination – the deposition of myelin around nerve cells – occurs in the central nervous system, and how diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) impair this process.
The experimental protocol to grow these structures in vitro (outside an organism) is described in the study, “Induction of myelinating oligodendrocytes in human cortical spheroids,” published in the journal Nature Methods.
These structures, called “oligocortical spheroids,” are small spheres that contain all the major cell types usually found in the human brain, including oligodendrocytes — cells that produce myelin, which is the fatty substance that insulates nerve fibers. Previous cerebral organoid techniques failed to include oligodendrocytes.
“We have taken the organoid system and added the third major cell type in the central nervous system — oligodendrocytes — and now have a more accurate representation of cellular interactions that occur during human brain development,” Paul Tesar, PhD, associate professor of genetics and genome sciences at Case Western’s medical school and the study’s senior author, said in a press release.
Oligodendrocytes are essential to good brain health. Without these cells, myelin production is hampered and nerve cells cannot communicate effectively, and eventually they start to deteriorate. This is the starting point for many neurological disorders caused by myelin defects, including MS and rare pediatric genetic disorders like Gaucher disease.
Using this new organoid system and these myelin-producing cells, researchers intend to study the process of myelination — how it occurs in normal circumstances and how neurodegenerative diseases disrupt this process.
“This is a powerful platform to understand human development and neurological disease,” Tesar said. “Using stem cell technology we can generate nearly unlimited quantities of human brain-like tissue in the lab. Our method creates a ‘mini-cortex,’ containing neurons, astrocytes, and now oligodendrocytes producing myelin. This is a major step toward unlocking stages of human brain development that previously were inaccessible.”
Researchers not only demonstrated that they were capable of generating mature oligodendrocytes derived from human stem cells in vitro, but they also showed these cells were able to exert their function and produce myelin starting at week 20 in a culture dish.
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Their improved organoid system could also be used to test the effectiveness of potential myelin-enhancing treatments.
“These organoids provide a way to predict the safety and efficacy of new myelin therapeutics on human brain-like tissue in the laboratory prior to clinical testing in humans,” said Mayur Madhavan, PhD, co-first author on the study.
To prove this point, researchers treated organoids with promyelinating compounds known to enhance myelin production in mice, and measured the rate and extent of oligodendrocyte generation and myelination.
Under normal conditions, adding promyelinating drugs to cultured organoids increased the rate and extent of oligodendrocyte generation and myelin production, the team reported.
But results differed in important ways using diseased organoids. Specifically, treating organoids generated from patients with Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease — a fatal genetic myelin disorder — brought an in vitro recapitulation of the patients’ symptoms.
“Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease has been a complicated disorder to study due to the many different mutations that can cause it and the inaccessibility of patient brain tissue,” said Zachary Nevin, PhD, co-first author on the study. “But these new organoids allow us to directly study brain-like tissue from many patients simultaneously and test potential therapies.”
Altogether, these findings demonstrate that oligocortical spheroids could be a versatile in vitro system to study how myelination occurs in the central nervous system, and a possible model for testing new therapies for neurodegenerative disorders.
“Our method enables generation of human brain tissue in the laboratory from any patient,” Tesar said. “More broadly, it can accurately recapitulate how the human nervous system is built and identify what goes wrong in certain neurological conditions.”
Joana Carvalho
Joana holds a BSc in Biology, a MSc in Evolutionary and Developmental Biology and a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. Her work has been focused on the impact of non-canonical Wnt signaling in the collective behavior of endothelial cells — cells that made up the lining of blood vessels — found in the umbilical cord of newborns.
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Insolvency and related law and policy, and more
Michael Murray is an Australian author and commentator on corporate and personal insolvency law and related issues, in Australia and internationally. He has a strong law and policy background, is independent of any connections, and his views are his own. He gives no legal advice.
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New Zealand and Australian voluntary administration law
New Zealand adopted Australia’s Part 5.3A voluntary administration regime some years ago, in Part 15A of its Companies Act 1993. The NZ High Court has recently noted the relevance of Australian law in interpreting its voluntary administration provisions.
In Meltzer v Amstar New Zealand Limited [2020] NZHC 3510, administrators sought directions under section 239ADR of the Companies Act which, as the Judge noted, is taken from s 447D of the Australian Corporations Act 2001.
Section 239ADR(1) provides that an “administrator … may apply to the court for directions in relation to the performance or exercise of any of the administrator’s functions and powers”.
“Like the rest of Part 15A of the Companies Act, it is “drop-in pitch” legislation. The Australian statute has been copied almost word for word. [noting “there are some differences, including netting agreements, ipso facto clauses, and pooling orders]. In adopting Australian legislation in such a wholesale manner, Parliament must have intended to apply Australian law as part of New Zealand law. The courts should likewise use Australian judgments as guidance in applying provisions that are common to both countries. That is important in voluntary administrations. In many cases New Zealand subsidiaries are put into administration at the same time as their Australian holding companies and the administrations are run in tandem. It would be inconvenient for common provisions to be interpreted differently according to which side of the Tasman they are applied”.
That is an admirable sentiment although New Zealand courts now need to have regard to the changes made by the Australian Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016, which relevantly commenced on 1 September 2017.
New and expanded directions power under Australian law
Section 447D was repealed and is now replaced by a general provision – s 90-15 of the Insolvency Practice Schedule (Corporations) – which provides that the court may make ‘such orders as it thinks fit in relation to the external administration of a company’, including ‘an order determining any question arising in the external administration’. Directions provisions for other insolvency administrations were likewise replaced by s 90-15.
The power under s 90-15 is wider than that under previous directions provisions, including s 447D, and allows the determination of substantive rights.
Most recently the state of Australian law was summarised by the WA Supreme Court in Re Frigger [2020] WASC 365:
“The power in s 90-15 has been held to be not limited to a power to give directions but accommodates the determination of substantive rights. In Re Hawden Property Group Pty Ltd (in liq) [2018] NSWSC 481 … Gleeson JA said (at [7] ‑ [8]):
The ambit of s 90-15 has not yet been fully considered in the authorities. In Reidy, Re Choice Ltd (Admin apptd) [2017] FCA 1582, Yates J at [27] accepted that an application by an administrator for directions, that formerly would have been made under s 447D(1) of the Corporations Act (now repealed), would fall within the purview of the statutory power in s 90-15 to make an order that determines a question arising in the external administration of a company”.
In Walley, Re Poles & Underground Pty Ltd (Admin apptd) [2017] FCA 486 at [41], Gleeson J remarked that the question of whether to exercise the power in s 90-15 was ‘to be answered by reference to the principles applied to the exercise of the discretions previously contained in s 479(3) and s 511 of the Act’. That may be accepted insofar as the external administrator seeks the directions of the Court, but the power under s 90-15 to ‘make such orders as it thinks fit in relation to the external administration of a company’ (s 90-15(1)) including ‘an order determining any question arising in the external administration of a company’ (s 90-15(3)(a)), is wider and accommodates the determination of substantive rights. Of course, the Court would not do so without affording potentially affected parties an opportunity to be heard: (citations omitted)”.
The power to determine substantive rights was in fact an issue in Melzer v Amstar, the High Court finding that its s 239ADR and comparable former Australian law allowed the directions in question to be given.
New Zealand court decisions generally
New Zealand court decisions are useful in themselves but also because they do make critical comment on Australian case law, unconstrained by precedent and hierarchy. Recent examples include:
Timberworld v Levin [2015] NZCA 111; [2015] 3 NZLR 365 which criticised Australia’s peak indebtedness rule (the criticism was rejected in Bryant, in the matter of Gunns Limited (in liq) (receivers and managers appointed) v Bluewood Industries Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 714); and
Finnigan v Ellis [2017] NZCA 488; [2018] 2 NZLR 123 (which criticised Australian case law allowing examination summons to seek details of an examinee’s private financial position, for example Pitman v Park (Liquidator), in the matter of BAM Recycling Pty Ltd (in liq) [2020] FCA 887).
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Described as “the most compelling American group to come on the scene” (The New Yorker), the Horszowski Trio has become a vital force in the international chamber music world. Since its début in 2011, the trio has toured extensively world-wide, traversing the vast traditional piano trio repertoire as well as premiering new commissions. Based in New York City, the trio is Ensemble-in-Residence at the Longy School of Music of Bard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Music at Kohl is pleased to introduce masterful cellist Ole Akahoshi who joined the trio this season.
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You may know The Boyle Brothers from this year’s X-Factor, but the brothers were up to a lot more in 2012. Check out what the band consider their most important moments of the year!
We are a group of 4 brothers that have been in the music industry for over 8 years! In 2012 we have had some pivital moments in our career. One of them, is focusing more on our fans, which have become even more important part of our group. We started out the year with about 1,000 fans which is now over 19,000 and keeps growing everyday. Along the way our fans decided they needed a name and came up with JKREW which we thought was cool because all 4 of our names start with the letter J! So, it stuck! Our JKREW family has truely become a HUGE part in our growth last year. As we found our JKREW we decided to go one step further to connect with them on a personal level. So, Music Mondays was developed! It’s a live twitcam we do every Monday @ 5 PM CST which might include JKREW questions, singing, or a possible random phone call to one of our viewers. Its become something we look forward to so we get a chance to know our supporters better and hopefully they get to know us better too. Another moment in 2012, was we got to be on the television show, XFACTOR, which we went to Bootcamp. The experience of being a part of a TV show was a great opportunity to meet other musicians and see what its really like behind the scenes. It was a great moment in our career that we can look back on and say we were there! As we move forward in 2013, we look forward to heading back into the studio and recording some of our original music for our EP and performing. We have started out the year with an exciting opportunity that we hope to be able to share with you soon. As we look back at our 2012 moments, we realize they were awesome and know that 2013 will only be better!
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Origin: Biblical
Meaning: to “rest, repose” – According to the Old Testament, Noah was the builder of the Ark that allowed him, his family, and animals of each species to survive the Great Flood. After the flood he received the sign of the rainbow as a covenant from God. As an English Christian name, Noah has been used since the Protestant Reformation, being common among the Puritans.
Origin: Hebrew, English or French
This interesting name has four possible origins. The first deriving from the Hebrew personal name Iyov or Job meaning “persecuted one”. Job, the central character in the Biblical book of that name, was tormented with boils. Job may also have originated as a nickname for a wretched creature, from the Olde French “job” meaning “sorry wretch”. The third suggestion is that Job is a metonymic occupational name for a cooper, deriving from the Medieval English “jubbe” or “jobbe” meaning “a vessel containing four gallons.” Finally the name may derive from the Olde French “jube” or “jupe” (a long woollen garment for men) and given to a maker or seller of these garments. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William Job which was dated 1202, in the “Fine Court Rolls of Norfolk” during the reign of King John, known as “Lackland” 1199 – 1216 Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to “develop” often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
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Elizabeth is both creative and scientific. Before training as a Psychologist, Elizabeth worked for Government in the area of policy development. Her original Science degree was in Ecology and Botany. In her spare time Elizabeth loves swimming, bushwalking, and spending time with her friends, her partner, her two kids and her dog.
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After threats, Reddit finally quarantines Trump forum The_Donald
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By steven36,
June 26, 2019 in General News
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r/The_Donald still exists at Reddit, but it's been pushed into the site's "quarantined" basement after a series of threats against police were posted there.
“Recent behaviors including threats against the police and public figures is content that is prohibited by our violence policy,” a Reddit spokesperson said in a statement. “As a result, we have actioned individual users and quarantined the subreddit."
The new quarantine was brought on by anti-police threats posted on The_Donald. Some users had apparently encouraged violence against law enforcement, angry that officials in Oregon were trying to bring back GOP state senators who fled the state to avoid voting on a climate-change bill. In a note to The_Donald moderators, Reddit administrators said they had “observed this behavior in the form of encouragement of violence towards police officers and public officials in Oregon.”
Trump himself answered questions there in an AMA, apparently, "despite" its reptuation for abuse, bigotry and general grossness. At the time they were zipped into the plastic sheeting, the top item among the_donaldites was a rant about women's soccer.
Reddit Quarantined r/The_Donald for ‘Threats of Violence’
Reddit placed a quarantine on the pro-Donald Trump subreddit for “threats of violence against police and public officials.” Users must now go through a warning portal before accessing the subreddit.
Reddit placed a quarantine on the massively popular pro-Donald Trump subreddit r/The_Donald for “threats of violence against police and public officials,” according to a warning portal on the subreddit. People visiting the subreddit are now warned about the quarantine, and need to click “continue” in order to access the subreddit.
“It is restricted due to significant issues with reporting and addressing violations of the Reddit Content Policy,” the page says. “Most recently the violations have included threats of violence against police and public officials. As a visitor or member, you can help moderators maintain the community by reporting and downvoting rule-breaking content.”
According to Reddit Help, Reddit quarantines add warning portals to subreddits, cut off revenue opportunities, remove subreddits from Reddit-curated feeds like r/Popular, remove subreddits from recommendations and search, and remove custom CSS styling. When a user clicks "Continue," the quarantine notice is displayed again at the top of the subreddit, and in the Community Details bar to the right of the screen.
The subreddit, which began as a community for Donald Trump supporters, quickly became notorious for being a space that hosted hate speech and encouraged harassment of other Reddit users.
User shadowman3001, one of the subreddit’s moderators, pinned a post to the top of the subreddit which claims that the quarantine was placed after people encouraged violence toward police officers and public officials in Oregon.
“The reason for the quarantine is that over the last few months we have observed repeated rule-breaking behavior in your community and an over-reliance on Reddit admins to manage users and remove posts that violate our content policy, including content that encourages or incites violence,” the post reads.
The post says that going forward, moderators will need to “unambiguously communicate” that violent content isn’t allowed, and that reporting violent posts is necessary.
“Following these changes, we will consider an appeal to lift the quarantine, in line with the process outlined here,” the post says.
A tweet from r/The_Donald’s Twitter account shows a list of posts that have allegedly been removed by Reddit in the past 27 days.
Several of these posts referenced planned attacks by several armed militia groups, which prompted Oregon’s state capital building to shut down last week. According to Business Insider, the militia groups wanted to protect Republicans who engaged in a walkout and didn’t show up to a vote on a carbon cap-and-trade climate change bill. r/The_Donald still has at least one public post which is flooded with hate speech about a Democratic public official in Oregon who supported the climate change bill.
According to Reddit’s Content Policy, the platform “tolerate the harassment of people on our site, nor do we tolerate communities dedicated to fostering harassing behavior.” However, the platform is notoriously slow to enforce these rules.
The rules for r/The_Donald claim to forbid threatening government officials. “All threats of violence, including assassination threats towards the President, his cabinet members and other officials should be reported immediately to the FBI, please include a screenshot, and an “Archived” link. We recommend Archive.is,” the subreddit rules read.
Reddit also quarantined r/NoMorals last year for reportedly posting pictures of dead children and injured or dead animals. The subreddit was later banned.
r/The_Donald has a long and toxic history rife with infighting, racism, misogyny, bigotry, and internal drama with Reddit. In the lead-up to the 2016 election, it was one of the most popular spots for supporters of Donald Trump to post memes, some of which were ultimately picked up and reshared by Trump himself.
Reddit did not immediately respond to Motherboard’s request for comment, but we’ll update the article if we hear back.
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Eight Day Week
By Jessica Joffe • 08/09/04 12:00am
John Kerry emerged from the Democratic National Convention in Boston with virtually zero bounce in the polls -maybe it’s time to drop-kick that nincompoop Ben Affleck off the campaign bus, Teresa …. Meanwhile, New York’s own political agitator, the meek but fierce Moby , pops up on the roof of 60 Thompson to toast his new line of bottled bevies dubbed “teany,” named after the uncapitalized tea café on the Lower East Side he co-owns with friend Kelly Tisdale. “Fueled by a lot of caffeine, Kelly and I stayed up late researching a bunch of proprietary ice-tea blends and started selling them in the shop,” said Moby. “It was a long process of learning about the industry and considering to what extent I am an asset and to what extent I am a liability: It would be naïve of me to assume that at least part of the population isn’t negatively predisposed towards me. I didn’t want this to be another gratuitous celebrity product launch.” In more music news, Jonny Podell -who was born in a “no-bedroom apartment” in the Bronx and ran the music department at the William Morris agency-is starting his own gig. “The first two acts I signed [at William Morris] were the Allman Brothers and Alice Cooper,” said the raspy-voiced 58-year-old. “Then I left and was the first person to start a boutique agency ; then through my use and abuse of substances -which I was as good at as being an agent- I ended up with nothing , got better and started at the bottom all over again!” Tonight he invites people to “drink, eat, dance, dress like a rock star” at the Podell Talent Agency launch party. What will he be wearing? “A tutu.”
[Teany launch, A60, the 60 Thompson rooftop, 60 Thompson Street, 8 p.m. to midnight, by invitation only; the Podell Talent Agency launch party, Mobilia, 446 Broadway, 9 p.m., 212-981-5291.]
More proof that Australia has something to offer besides Nolita boys in tight trousers, dingoes and quaint accents: At the Australian Consulate General , while everyone sips Foster’s ( burp! ), Melbourne’s own Christine Balint reads from her new novel, Ophelia’s Fan , “a lavishly romantic fictional biography of an overlooked cultural icon.” Paul Hogan? Nope! The muse in question is 19th-century Shakespearean actress Harriet Smithson , the inspiration for Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique . Not highbrow enough for ya? In an overrated, oversized club across town, cranky but dapper Harper’s editor Lewis Lapham , artist/provocateur Art Spiegelman , documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker and two-timin’ Moby (see yesterday) eclectically huddle together for the Imagine Festival of Arts, Issues, and Ideas Countdown Party -hmm, sounds like a front for hippies planning to protest the Republican National Convention! If you’re like us and sip cocktails in the sunshine whenever possible , don’t miss your chance to right your wrongs at a Bergdorf Goodman publicity push today. What they’re sellin’: Doctor’s Dermatologic Formula . “Increased sun exposure causes so much dermal damage that summer is often thought to be worse for the skin than other seasons,” said dermatologist Dr. Howard Sobel , creator of the D.D.F. line, which is supposedly perched on the bathroom counters of fancy Hollywood ladies Cameron Diaz and Halle Berry . “And alcohol causes dehydration, which results in sluggish skin.” Uh- oh!
[ Ophelia’s Fan , Australian Consulate General, 150 East 42nd Street, 6 to 8 p.m., 212-351-6550, the Imagine Festival of Arts, Issues and Ideas Countdown Party, Crobar, 530 West 28th Street, 6:30 to 9 p.m., RSVP to nelta@mkpr.com; D.D.F. counter, Beauty level, Bergdorf Goodman, Fifth Avenue and 58th Street, 212-872-8817.]
If you gave up any pretense of intelligence and taste long ago and haven’t read a book without pictures in over a year , you likely spent many hours glued to America’s Top Model last season, and so already know that Ebony Haithe, Camille McDonald and Sarah Racey-Tabrizi didn’t win-but tonight you can see them strutting at a fashion show that benefits colon-cancer research. Expected attendees include healthy twin Ashley Olsen and actress Kim Cattrall who, like our ex , always says she’s going to come but usually never gets there. And in more pre-convention hippie news, Bright Day , a new play by Tom Ellis , opens at the Bank Street Theater. Plot: Four college kids spike Richard Nixon’s water glass with acid. ” Bright Day is an allegory about the current political climate in this country,” said director Philip Cruise . “Nixon’s police state and collusion in an unpopular war directly parallels George W. Bush’s bullying of the world and-” Click !
[Ice-Blue Charity Fashion Show, the Altman Building, 135 West 18th Street, 8 p.m., http://www.safyreevents.com/up-events.html; Bright Day , Bank Street Theatre, 155 Bank Street, 8 p.m., 212-868-4444.]
Saturday 7th
Out in the ho-ho-Hamptons, right now is about the time everyone has stopped getting along and someone just caught a rash. So put on your requisite summer-benefit wear ( little flouncy skirt or handkerchief hem ) and brace yourself for yet anotherproduct-pluggin’party, “Tiffany Does Opera,” where the blue-boxed bluebloods raise mad paper in East Hampton to benefit Eos Opera . If that doesn’t get you stinko , there’s a “Burlesque Bash” where you can slam down drinky-poos for the Young Patrons of Guild Hall and teeter to music by the requisite Ronson. (We’re not sure which, and it doesn’t matter.)
[Tiffany Does Opera, Tiffany & Co., 53 Main Street, East Hampton, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., 631-324-1700, ext. 346; Burlesque Bash, 87 Davids Lane, East Hampton, 8 to 11 p.m., 917-351-8600.]
Sunday 8th
One month to go before we bid the onerous daytime charity event (with its attendant perils of flop sweat, toxic ticks and destroying yet another pair of fauxhemian Marni jeweled sandals on a soggy lawn ) farewell. Today we play croquet and stuff our faces for a good cause (breast-cancer research) at North Quarter Farm on the North Fork. Meanwhile, back in Manny-hattan , a former call girl-yes, another one!-who goes by the name Alexandra tutors women in the art of keeping their menfolk faithful. “There are women just dying for this sort of information!” said the former hooker. “Let’s face it, women are a great deal smarter than men , although they just don’t know how to use it to their sexual advantage.” Heck, skip the fancy sex talk, honey-we’ll show up for some good pimp stories!
[Third Annual Farm Picnic to Benefit Breast Cancer Help, North Quarter Farm, 1929 Roanoke Avenue, Riverhead, N.Y., noon to 4 p.m., 631-727-6644; the Luv Coach, East 57th Street, 917-494-3680, by appointment only.]
Boys like her, girls like her- but does she like herself? From The Breakfast Club to High Art , Ally Sheedy has provided “hot troubled girl” fantasy material for distressed boys and girls of all sexes . Tonight the angular thespian debuts in Triple Happiness , a suburban saga where things go pear-shaped when a young actress moves in with a Westchester family. Bonus Eight-Day trivia : At age 12, Ally wrote a book about a mythical encounter between Queen Elizabeth I and an inquisitive mouse which became a best-seller! Speaking which of, resplendent Observer alumna Candace Bushnell , author Sex and the City , Four Blondes and Trading Up , does Th e New York Times a big favor and reads from Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s ( The Times has been publishing chapters of the book all summer; apparently internal research indicated that most Times readers couldn’t handle more than a chapter of a real book a day, because it would interfere with watching Fear Factor ) at the Borders Books in the Time Warner mothership on Columbus Circle. Come hear what the original Carrie Bradshaw has to say!
[ Triple Happiness , McGinn/Cazale Theater, Broadway and 76th Street, 8 p.m.
212-246-4422; Breakfast at Tiffany’s reading, 6 p.m., Borders, 1 Time Warner Center; 212-823-9775.]
Poker is the game that New York women pretend to like to act bad-ass and tomboyish . (They also tend to order Scotch -which they hate-while playing, and the truly nutty ones try to smoke a cigar ….) Tonight, somewhere in that Time Warner thing, have a peek as amateurs like Michael Mailer and Brian Kopelman hunker down with professionals like Doyle Brunson and Chip Reese to celebrate the Poker Superstars Invitational tournament, which will be broadcasting on Fox for 12 weeks. Supposedly even the losers take home 150 grand and change. We called Henry Orenstein (inventor, Holocaust survivor, poker whiz), who’ll be playing tonight, and asked the octogenarian what makes a good poker face. “I spent a lot of time observing a great player’s ‘tell’ and finally realized that every time he had good cards, he would lower his face just about 10 degrees,” Mr. Orenstein said. “Of course, I never told him.” He added: “I started playing poker after chess-it was just making my head hurt too much.”
[Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament, Stone Rose, Time Warner Center, 8 to 11 p.m., by invitation only.]
Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of learning and has had a river in India named after her-what the hell have you done lately? Anyway, tonight your wispy-haired, wispy-voiced yoga instructor whisks away to Lincoln Center, where dancers, poets and performers get mistaken by passers-by, for one of those swing-dance evenings (which you secretly suspect are a sexual free-for-all ). A few blocks north, the Museum of Natural History premieres Nine Innings from Ground Zero , a documentary about the post-9/11 craze for America’s favorite pastime (before it became writing snarky books about George W. Bush). Thinking woman’s sex object and Manchurian candidate Liev Schreiber narrates.
[Community of Creativity: A Garland for Saraswati, North Plaza, Lincoln Center, 65th Street and Broadway, 5:30 p.m., 212-875-5766; Nine Innings from Ground Zero , American Museum of Natural History, Samuel J and Ethel LeFrak Theater, 7 p.m., by invitation only.]
Filed Under: Lifestyle, The Eight-Day Week, Lincoln Center, Bergdorf Goodman, Time Warner Inc., Borders
SEE ALSO: Manhattan Community Boards: July 28-Aug. 4
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Something old, something new, something turbocharged…
Brendan Seery
Over Christmas, someone asked me: of all the cars you’ve drive, what’s the best? That’s a difficult question and that’s an easy question.
The easy answer is that most of them interested me…very few were really horrible. Now lest you think I am a sucker for motor company PR (those who read this column know I can be very rude about cars), let me say this: I am a true petrolhead. In other words, I love everything with wheels and engines. And if they’ve got wings, even better.
For me, driving a vehicle – any vehicle – is a privilege. Each drive is different, but all are the same in the sense that you are in control of a car and, to a lesser extent, your destiny. The wheels go where you turn them. Don’t even mention driver-less cars to me…
The more difficult answer to the what’s best question would entail a lot of detailed soul-searching to filter out emotions and assess for what it is meant to do– its mission.
Being a true petrolhead means I can live with most anything which gives me the privilege of driving. I don’t need mega-kilowatts or neck-snapping acceleration to be happy…although I don’t often say now when they’re there for the taking.
So, while there has been a lot of weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth amongst car lovers about the proliferation of tiny “econo-boxes”, that doesn’t faze me.
So, when Volkswagen’s up! appeared here, first time around a year or so ago, I was prepared to be charmed. And I was. It’s meant for the city, with its small 0.9 litre. three-cylinder petrol engine and it does a fine job in an urban setting. It returns good fuel economy and is well made and well-equipped, as you’d expect with a VW.
Segment leader: VW’s up! really is a baby Golf
Recently, though, VW rationalised the up! range and now sells only five door cars. This has its pros and cons. I like a car with two doors (not counting the hatch of course). But it is not practical. Two doors have to be extra long to allow people access to the rear seats…which means you’re going to bash them into other cars and into walls a lot more frequently than you would imagine. And getting into the back is still awkward.
So, the up! with four doors and a hatch is, at a stroke, a funky city companion which can be used to cart a couple of your friends around for short distances.
The rear end has been slightly re-designed
I was less impressed with the new alloy wheels, which, in the version we had, were not as sexy as the ones in the three-door. Also, another oddity was that this particular car did not come with a trip computer as standard (you have to pay an extra R4 250 for the “Drive” pack to get that).
That annoyed me a bit because one of the reasons I would buy an up! would be to show off (to others and myself) how clever I had been in buying such a frugal car. If you get more than 6 litres per 100km out of this car anywhere, then you’re driving like a lunatic.
Simple, easy-to-use cabin layout and quality materials
What did strike me this time around when I was perhaps blinded by the cuteness and newness of the first up! we tested, was just how good this car is. It really is a baby Golf, which is, by far and away, the benchmark in its class. Aircon is stunning, seats are comfortable, there is not a single rattle.
Dynamically it is satisfyingly accomplished, given its modest tyres and basic suspension. It is fun to drive – and in a counterintuitive way: precisely because it doesn’t have power. So you can fully enjoy the chassis and the handling without worrying you’ll end up in an expensive, high-powered wreck.
Sure, the car is expensive when compared to those which are considered its rivals. But, you want quality, you pay.
Best of all, for an enthusiastic driver, “buying down” to an up! – and accepting that is the way the world is going – would have no “Down!” side.
It’s an urban warrior
Greg Baxter
Having grown up on “baby cars”- I had 5 of the original Minis – I chose to drive the new VW up! instead of a bigger supposedly more capable car which we had on test at the time. I was not disappointed. The Up! is definitely a breath of fresh air in today’s car market where a lot of the new models are so distressingly alike. Firstly, the fuel consumption for a naturally aspirated car is phenomenal! For a change, I got a consumption figure better than Wheels editor Brendan Seery – just. Usually I can’t get near his figures, so that was cool! To get 21 km per lire on a small petrol motor was a joy.
To quantify this statement, I must mention that as a biker who has had 55 motorcycles in 43 years of riding, I recently downgraded my everyday bike to one with more comfort, easier handling AND 28km per litre from 700cc. A rough thumbsuck figure tells me my bike and the up! are very close in the miserly department!
Brendan did warn me that the fuel gauge needle took ages to move- it took 270 km to move! Beat that!
The up!I drove was the top of the range model costing R194 500 ish, though the entry-level model costs around R164 000. Horses for courses, neigh?
There is a trade-off however, and this is a hole in the power delivery just after idle. I found that if I was smooth and progressive with the loud pedal (read slower) it was much less noticeable. Once up to speed, it was reasonably quick. Consider that the 55Kw is the same as a Mazda 323 1.5 of yesteryear!
The VW up! which Brendan and Greg test drove: a bit plainer than its predecessor, but still cute. Photo: Greg Baxter
The up! was a pleasure to drive: Quiet, good roadholding and smooth. It has a cheeky appearance and plenty of room up front.
It has ABS and EBD, electric windows up front, 5-speed gearbox, mag wheels, daytime driving lights and tyre pressure monitors.
I believe VW have now released a turbo version with almost double the torque and the power has risen from 55 to 66Kw. How would it affect that awesome consumption? Not great is my bet!
• READ: There’s Old Gold in that there Mercury….Old Gold in that there Mercury
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Free After More Than 15 Years
The Feelies, the legendary Feelies perform in Battery Park on July 4th
by J. Charreaux
first published: July, 2008
They were arguably the first rocking American guitar band to be signed to a major label with two prominent members defiantly wearing glasses on stage and in promotional photographs.
It was announced today that The Feelies will be playing a free concert this Fourth of July in NYC. Opening for Sonic Youth at a Battery Park show, the beloved New Jersey group--missing for more than a decade-and-a-half-- has warmed the hearts of Luna fans across the tri-state area. On their official website, they attest that their early albums were influential to then emerging bands such as R.E.M. They were arguably the first rocking American guitar band to be signed to a major label with two prominent members defiantly wearing glasses on stage and in promotional photographs.
Overshadowing this Independence Day entertainment news was presidential hopeful John McCain's campaign stop in Bogata. Elsewhere in Colombia, 15 captives were freed from FARK insurgents. Former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and others had been held in the jungle for more than six years. ''God, this is a miracle,'' she said to the press through a CNN translator. McCain's position on free trade policy was barely addressed where 40 trade unionists were murdered this year, down from 197 last year.
Penn Jillette, former president of The Velvet Underground Appreciation Society could not be reached for comment .
J. Charreaux
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Charles Barkley was nice enough to indulge the outsideLeft in a quickie interview last week. He may not be all that important to you, but can still pull more tail than Sinatra in his prime.
an Odd Pitch #1: Elvis Costello and Lexus
The first of an occasional series of mainly musical pitchmen and their products
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From the Moshpit #3: Presidents of the United States of America
by Joe Ambrose Literary Editor (2005-2018)
first published: March, 2005
Then there was a reprehensible version of the MC5's Kick Out The Jams.
I walked into the Astoria March 3rd as The Presidents of The United States of America walked on stage. During the first two songs I thought the three-piece sounded like Canadians who loved the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. Then I thought they sounded like Canadians who loved Rush. The audience looked like Born Again Christians from the more backward parts of Canada who loved Rush and REM and U2. They turned out to be pushy Americans and suburban Brits who were, collectively, just plain wild about PUSA, a jokester punk Seattle band (neither funny nor punky) who inflict considerable damage on that city's reputation for producing music.
When they sang Zero Friction, one grim piece of work, the gormless fans joined in a frenzied bucolic chorus, celebrating lives which, no doubt, really do contain zero friction. Somebody should explain to them that there's an awful lot of pleasure in a little bit of pain. There was something appallingly uplifting and Power of Positive Thinking about the whole dismal procedure.
I can see why a guitarist might want to perform a long indulgent Hendrix-style solo in 2005—guitarists are like that—but I can't understand why an audience would want to enjoy it. When I hear people around me chanting "U.S.A! U.S.A!" without so much as a hint of irony I get queasy now that Freedom has become a dirty word. The real crowd pleaser was a lengthy medley which included a good Ramones tune done bad, the Eurythmics' Sweet Dreams, and other slush. Then there was a reprehensible version of the MC5's Kick Out The Jams.
When I got out it was pouring cold and hard rain—just about the only Seattle aspect of the night.
Joe Ambroses's book, Moshpit Culture, extreme travel writing from within the moshing subculture, is published by Omnibus Press.
Joe Ambrose
Literary Editor (2005-2018)
Joe Ambrose wrote 14 books, including Chelsea Hotel Manhattan and The Fenian Reader. Joe sadly passed away in 2018. Visit Joe's website which was completed just before his passing, for more info: JoeAmbrose.co.uk.
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Happy Shopper #9 - Nick Walker
Nick Walker is a Bristol based stencil artist. You can find his work on the streets and in galleries and in discerning private collections. Stanley Kubrick even had him painting for Eyes Wide Shut.
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Thundercat's mesmerising Drunk does it for Jason...
Why, Yes I Am Ready for your Truth
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Happy Shopper #19: Shannon Hurley
Shannon Hurley has had an incredible year, and has tons of Mo' going into '08 - a new album Ready To Wake Up and a spot of happy shopping
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Learn and Engage
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Home | Beyond The Archives | Palomino Heritage Museum Opens
Palomino Heritage Museum Opens
March 13, 2013, Tulsa, Okla., Tulsa Chamber of Commerce - The Palomino Horse Breeders Heritage Foundation, a non-profit housed under Palomino Horse Breeders of America (PHBA), today officially opened a museum dedicated to the Palomino Horse and the history of the organization in Tulsa. Members of the organization gathered with Tulsa Regional Chamber staff to host a ribbon cutting which marked the opening of the space to the public.
Inside the museum, patrons will find historic books dating back to the beginning of Palomino Horse Breeders of America, founded in 1941. Saddles, clothing, jewelry and other memorabilia from the history of the organization are housed in display cases and on wall displays. A window display also encases memorabilia from PHBA amateur and youth competitions.
“Our goal is to preserve, display, and educate the public about the Palomino horse, the people and the events of PHBA,” said Floyd Branson, vice president of the foundation.
Items in the museum have come primarily from PHBA members who have collected items throughout the years and donated them to the foundation for the displays.
“We continue to have people find interest in the museum and bring us additional items. Our hope is that every three to six months we’ll have enough items to rotate out the displays so that people can see there is a growing history,” Branson said.
Today’s opening came in unison with PHBA’s national convention, hosted annually in Tulsa. “We are proud to have great partners such as the Palomino Horse Breeders located in Tulsa,” said Ray Hoyt, senior vice president of VisitTulsa, the convention and visitors division of the Chamber.
“Premier events such as the PHBA’s national convention and venues like the new museum continue to put Tulsa at the forefront of the equine industry nationally. We hope this will continue to attract visitors and equine events that positively impact our economy,” Hoyt said.
Zach Fort
zachfort@tulsachamber.com
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