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Directed by: Neil Burger
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Starring: Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston, Nicole Kidman, Julianna Margulies, and Aja Naomi King
The Upside chronicles the unexpected friendship between Phillip Lacasse (Bryan Cranston), a Park Avenue billionaire left paralyzed after a paragliding accident, and ex-con Dell Scott (Kevin Hart), in need of a fresh start. Newly paroled and in desperate need of a job, Dell is frustrated by the menial opportunities available to an ex-con. After finding himself at the wrong job interview Dell uses his irreverent charisma to charm Phillip, who, despite protests from his chief-of-staff Yvonne (Nicole Kidman), offers him the home aid position.
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Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry, 2006, 6, 909-920
S-Layer Proteins as Key Components of a Versatile Molecular
Construction Kit for Biomedical Nanotechnology
B. Schuster*, D. Pum, M. Sára and U.B. Sleytr Center for NanoBiotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, 1180 Vienna, Austria Abstract: Surface (S)-layer proteins and S-layer fusion proteins incorporating functional sequences, self-assemble into
monomolecular lattices on solid supports and on various lipid structures. Based on these S-layer proteins, supramolecular
assemblies can be constructed which are envisaged for label-free detection systems, as affinity matrix, as anti-allergic
immuno-therapeutics, as membrane protein-based screening devices, and as drug targeting and delivery systems.
Keywords: Crystalline surface layer proteins, artificial virus, biomimetics, bottom-up strategy, S-layer fusion protein,
microspheres-based detoxification system, nanobiotechnology.
2. GENERAL ASPECTS OF S-LAYER PROTEINS
The cross fertilization of biology, molecular biology, Crystalline bacterial cell surface layers, referred to as S- organic chemistry, material sciences, and physics has opened layers [1-3] have now been identified in hundreds of different up significant opportunities for innovation in previously species of bacteria and represent an almost universal feature unrelated fields. In this context, self-assembly is a new and of archaea (Fig. 1) [for reviews see 2, 4-10]. Since S-layers
rapidly growing scientific and engineering discipline that are composed of a single protein or glycoprotein species crosses the boundaries of numerous existing fields. Self- endowed with the ability to assemble into a monomolecular assembly can be defined as a "bottom-up" process by which lattice during all stages of cell growth and cell division, they individual molecules (ranging in size up to large polymers) can be considered as the simplest type of biological become spontaneously organized into supramolecular membranes developed in the course of evolution [for review structures. This alternative to "top-down" processing steps can lead to both, new materials and structures that are not S-layers can be associated with quite different supporting obtained by conventional techniques, and to the ultimate supramolecular structures. In most archaea, S-layers miniaturization of functional units.
represent the only wall component and can be so closely One of the great challenges for nano(bio)technology is associated with the plasma membrane that a hydrophobic the creation of supramolecular materials in which the domain of the constituent subunits is actually integrated into constituent units are highly regular molecular nanostructures.
the lipid layer [6, 8, 12]. In most Gram-positive bacteria the Thus, learning how to create complex and large supra- S-layer is attached to a rigid wall matrix involving lectin molecular structures and the elucidation of rules mediating binding between a glycan (referred to as secondary cell wall their organization into functional materials will offer a broad polymer, SCWP) covalently-attached to the peptidoglycan spectrum of new technologies.
meshwork [13]. In Gram-negative bacterial cell envelopes S-layers are linked to the lipopolysaccharide component of the It is now well-recognized that crystalline bacterial cell outer membrane. In most prokaryotic organisms S-layers surface layers (S-layers) composed of identical protein- have to be considered as non-conservative structures with the aceous subunits represent unique patterning elements and potential to fulfil a broad spectrum of functions [3, 4, 9].
scaffolding structures for nanobiotechnological applications.
Considering that S-layer carrying organisms are ubiquitous The possibility for incorporating single or multifunctional in the biosphere and even dwell under the most extreme domains to S-layer proteins by genetic engineering has led to environmental conditions, the supramolecular concept of a ultimate control and precision in the spatial distribution and dynamic closed crystalline surface layer could have the orientation of molecules and functional domains as required potential to fulfil a broad spectrum of functions. Because S- for life- and non-life science applications. Most relevant, S- layer lattices possess pores identical in size and morphology layers represent the base for very versatile self-assembly in the 2 to 8 nm range, they work as precise molecular sieves systems involving all major species of biological molecules providing sharp cut off levels for the bacterial cell [14]. As such as proteins, lipids, glycans, nucleic acids, and isoporous ultrafiltration membrane they can apparently combination of that.
provide the microorganisms with a selection advantage byfunctioning as protective coats, molecule and ion traps, andas a structure involved in cell adhesion, surface recognition *Address correspondence to this author at the Center for Nano- or antifouling [5, 11, 12, 15]. In those archaea which possess Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences S-layers as exclusive envelope component outside the Vienna, Gregor-Mendel-Strasse 33, 1180 Vienna, Austria; Tel: ++43-1-47654-2200; Fax: ++43-1-4789112; E-mail: [email protected] cytoplasmic membrane, the crystalline array acts as a frame 2006 Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry, 2006, Vol. 6, No. 8
Schuster et al.
Fig. (1). In (a), freeze-etching preparation of a whole cell of Bacillus sphaericus with a square S-layer lattice is shown. Bar corresponds to
200 nm. Schematic illustration of the supramolecular architecture of the three major classes of prokaryotic cell envelopes containing
crystalline bacterial cell surface layers (S-layers). (b) Cell envelope structure of gram-negative archaea with S-layers as the only component
external to the cytoplasmic membrane. (c) Cell envelope as observed in gram-positive archaea and bacteria. In bacteria the rigid wall
component is primarily composed of peptidoglycan. In archaea other wall polymers (e.g. pseudomurein) are found. (d) Cell envelope profile
of gram-negative bacteria composed of a thin peptidoglycan layer and an outer membrane. If present, the S-layer is closely associated with
the lipopolysaccharide of the outer membrane. Modified after Ref. [5], Copyright (1999) with permission from Wiley-VCH.
work that determines and maintains the cell shape and Contrary to the electron microscopical preparation tech- stabilizes the cytoplasmic membrane [16, 17].
niques, scanning force microscopy allows to investigate S-layer monolayers in their native environment [26-28].
From a general point of view S-layers as the most Contact mode microscopy in liquid is most frequently used abundant of bacterial cellular proteins are important model to investigate S-layer protein monolayers at sub-nanometer systems for studying the structure, synthesis, assembly, and resolution. S-layer proteins are highly susceptible towards function of these proteinaceous components. The investi- the applied tip loading forces which shall not exceed 0.5 to 1 gation of the general principles of S-layers also have nN. Ionic content and strength of the buffer solution in the revealed considerable application potential in biotechnology, liquid cell has to be carefully adjusted in order to minimize biomimetics, and nano(bio)technology [11, 15, 18-21].
electrostatic interactions between tip and sample. Silicon 2.1. Structural Analysis of S-Layer Lattices
wafers and mica are the most commonly used substrates forscanning force microscopical investigations since these High resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM) provide hard and very flat surfaces. In particular, silicon and scanning force microscopy (SFM) are commonly used to surfaces are most relevant for nanobiotechnological characterize S-layer protein lattices. In particular, in TEM applications. S-layer proteins recrystallize into large scale the appropriate preparation method is most important for monomolecular protein lattices on silicon, whereas S-layer investigating the ultrastructure of S-layer protein lattices at fragments or self-assembly products are preferably deposited molecular resolution (Fig. 1). Freeze-etching and freeze-
on mica. If S-layer proteins are recrystallized on flat solid drying in combination with heavy metal shadowing are the supports such as silicon wafers, lattice formation can be most straight forward approaches for obtaining information followed in real time [26]. It could be demonstrated that about the lattice type and surface structure of S-layers on crystal growth starts at several distant nucleation points and bacterial cells and S-layer cell wall fragments [1, 22]. These proceeds in-plane until a closed layer of crystalline domains studies revealed that many S-layers show a smooth outer and is formed [26]. The scanning force microscope has been also a more corrugated inner face [23, 24]. This difference is of used as a nano-tool for inducing conformational changes in particular importance when the orientation (sidedness due to S-layer proteins [29, 30]. Furthermore, the capability of attachment of the S-layer subunits via the inner or outer scanning force microscopy to resolve molecular details on surface) of S-layers on artificial substrates has to be deter- biological samples together with its force detection mined. Nevertheless, TEM of frozen hydrated specimens sensitivity has led to the development of the so-called [23-25] yields the highest resolution among all microscopical "topography and recognition mode", a method suitable for techniques. In plane, a resolution of 0.35 nm and in the third visualizing the chemical composition of a sample while dimension 0.7 nm is attainable. In three-dimensional TEM, mapping its topography [31]. It is anticipated that the tilt series of the specimen is recorded under low electron simultaneous investigation of both, topography and dose conditions (usually not more than 1 to 2 electrons per recognition, will allow to elucidate the structure-function Å2). Although quantum noise governs image formation, such relationship of a broad spectrum of biological samples in an low electron doses are mandatory in order to maintain the unsurpassed way.
three-dimensional structure of the proteins [25]. Imageprocessing methods are used to enhance the signal-to-noise 2.2. Self-assembly Properties of S-Layer Proteins
ratio in low dose micrographs.
While many archaeal S-layer proteins are covalently Negative staining is an easy preparation technique in anchored, those of bacteria are non- covalently linked to TEM. Particularly in combination with two and three dimen- each other and to the supporting cell wall component. Thus, sional image reconstruction techniques, it allows high reso- a complete solubilization of S-layers into their constituent lution studies of the ultrastructure of S-layer lattices [23-25].
subunits and release from the bacterial cell envelope can be S-Layer Proteins as Key Components
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achieved by treatment with high concentrations of hydrogen- 25 mol % are charged amino acids, and S-layer proteins bond breaking agents (e. g. urea, guanidinium hydro- possess little or no sulfur-containing amino acids. Secondary chloride), by dramatic changes in the pH-value or in the salt structure predictions of S-layer proteins indicate that about concentration. Upon removal of the disrupting agent, e. g. by 40 % occur as -sheets and approximately 20 % of the amino dialysis, S-layer proteins self-assemble into two dimensional acids are organized as -helices. Most -helical segments arrays [for review see ref. 32]. Such self-assembly products are arranged in the N-terminal part. Aperiodic foldings and may have the form of flat sheets or open-ended cylinders.
-turn content may vary between 5 % and 45 %.
Depending on the particular S-layer protein species used and In order to elucidate the structure-function relationship of on the environmental conditions, monolayers or double distinct segments of S-layer proteins, N- and / or C- layers are formed.
terminally truncated forms were produced and their self- Contrary to the reassembly in solution, prior to assembly and recrystallization properties investigated [44- recrystallization on artificial supports, S-layer proteins must 46]. Another approach was seen in performing a cysteine be kept in a water soluble state. This can either be achieved scanning mutagenesis and screening the accessibility of the in the absence of bivalent cations [33] or by maintaining a single introduced cysteine residue in the soluble, self- sub-critical protein concentration for self-assembly [34]. In assembled and recrystallized S-layer proteins [34]. This addition, in the presence of S-layer-specific SCWPs, the study elucidated which amino acid positions in the primary reassembly in suspension is inhibited, whereas the recrystalli- sequence are located on the outer or inner S-layer surface of zation of soluble S-layer proteins on artificial supports is the subunits, inside the pores, or at the subunit to subunit promoted [13, 34, 35]. The formation of coherent crystalline arrays strongly depends on the S-layer protein species, the The fact that no structural model at atomic resolution of environmental conditions of the bulk phase (e. g. temperature, an S-layer protein is available until now, may be explained pH-value, ion composition and ionic strength) and, in parti- by the molecular mass of the subunits being too large for cular, on the surface properties of the substrate. For example, nuclear magnetic resonance analysis, as well as by the the S-layer protein SbpA of Bacillus sphaericus CCM2177 intrinsic property of S-layer proteins to self-assemble into forms double layers with perfect long range order (up to two dimensional lattices, thereby hindering the formation of several micrometers in diameter) on hydrophilic silicon but isotropic three dimensional crystals as required for X-ray monolayers consisting of 200 to 500 nm sized patches on crystallography. In addition, the low solubility of S-layer proteins is a general hindrance for both methods.
In accordance with S-layer proteins recrystallized on In the case of the S-layer protein SbsC of G . solid substrates, the orientation of the protein arrays stearothermophilus ATCC 12980, water soluble N- or C- (sidedness due to the attachment via the inner or outer terminally truncated forms were used for first three dimen- surface of the S-layer subunits) at liquid interfaces and at sional crystallization studies. Crystals of the C-terminally lipid films is determined by the anisotropy in the physico- chemical surface properties of the protein lattice [for review 31-844 diffracted to a resolution of 3 Å using synchrotron radiation [47]. Native and heavy atom derivative see ref. 36]. For example, the S-layer protein SbsB of data confirmed the results that the N-terminal region is Geobacillus stearothermophilus pv72/p2 reassembles with mainly organized as -helices, whereas the middle and C- its more hydrophobic outer face at the air-water interfaces terminal part of SbsC consist of loops and ß-sheets [47].
while at lipid films with zwitterionic head groups the S-layerlattice is attached with its inner face [37]. The unambiguous The N-terminal region was found to be responsible for determination of the orientation of the S-layer is possible anchoring the S-layer subunits to the underlying rigid cell since it shows oblique lattice symmetry with a characteristic envelope layer by binding to the SCWP. The polymer chains handedness of the proteins. In addition to the formation of are covalently linked to the peptidoglycan backbone which flat S-layer lattices it has also been demonstrated that S-layer occurs most probably via phosphodiester bonds [48].
proteins are able to cover liposomes and nanocapsules Basically, two types of binding mechanisms between the N- completely [38-49]. The S-layer shows facets and numerous terminal part of S-layer proteins and SCWPs have been lattice faults in order to follow the curvature of the spheres.
described [49]. The first one, which involves so-called S- According to the observations with planar lipid films, the layer-homologous (SLH) domains and pyruvylated SCWPs charge of the lipid head groups and the polyelectrolyte [33, 40, 44, 50, 51] has been found to be widespread among determines the orientation of the S-layer protein against the prokaryotes and is considered as having been conserved in liposome and the nanocapsule, respectively [41, 42].
the course of evolution [51]. The second type of bindingmechanism has been described for G. stearothermophilus 2.3. Chemical Properties and Molecular Biology of S-
PV72/p6 and ATCC 12980 [9, 52, 53], a temperature-derived strain variant from the latter [54], and G. stearothermophilus Chemical analyses and genetic studies revealed that the NRS 2004/3a [55]. This binding mechanism involves an S-layer lattices are composed of a single homogeneous SCWP that consists of N-acetyl glucosamine, glucose and protein or glycoprotein species with a molecular mass 2,3-dideoxy-diacetamido-D-mannosamine uronic acid in the ranging from 40 to 200 kDa [5, 9, 11, 43]. Most S-layer molar ratio of 1:1:2 (see compound (1) in Fig. 2) [55, 56]
proteins are weakly acidic with isoelectric points in the range and a highly conserved N-terminal region which does not of 4 to 6 [9]. In general, S-layer proteins consist of a large possess an SLH-domain [52-55]. Concerning the first portion of hydrophobic amino acids (40 - 60 mol %), about binding mechanism, the construction of knock-out mutants Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry, 2006, Vol. 6, No. 8
Fig. (2). Chemical structure of the repeating unit of the secondary cell wall polymer of G. stearothermophilus NRS 2004/3a (1).
in Bacillus anthracis and Thermus thermophilus in which the parameters of a = 10.4 nm, b = 7.9 nm and a base angle of gene encoding a putative pyruvyl transferase was deleted = 81°, whereas SbpA assembles into a square lattice with a demonstrated that the addition of pyruvic acid residues to the lattice constant of 13.1 nm.
peptidoglycan-associated cell wall polymer was a necessary For generating a universal affinity matrix for binding any modification to bind SLH-domain containing proteins [50, kind of biotinylated molecule, S-layer-streptavidin fusion proteins were constructed [60, 61]. Minimum-sized core 3. A MOLECULAR CONSTRUCTION KIT BASED ON
streptavidin (118 amino acids) was either fused to N- or C- terminal positions of SbsB or to the C-terminal end ofrSbpA31-1068 [45, 61].
The biomimetic approach learning from nature how to create supramolecular, layered structures by a bottom-up The genes encoding the fusion proteins and core process is one of the most challenging scientific tasks in streptavidin were expressed independently in E. coli and nanobiotechnology. Advantage can be taken of the self- isolated from the host cells. To obtain functional hetero- assembling nature of S-layer (fusion) proteins, SCWPs and tetramers (HTs), a refolding procedure was developed by natural and/or artificial lipids and their properties in the subjecting a mixture of fusion protein with excess core compartmentalization of components in nanoscale regions, streptavidin to denaturing and renaturing conditions and production of self-assembling biomaterials, construction of isolating functional HTs by size exclusion and affinity drug-targeting and delivery systems, and development of chromatography. HTs comprising the N-terminal rSbsB- smart biosensors [18, 19, 57-59].
streptavidin formed self-assembly products in suspensionand recrystallized on liposomes and silicon wafers [61],whereas HTs based on the C-terminal rSbpA 3.1. S-Layer Fusion Proteins and their Application
vidin fusion protein showed dirigible self-assembly formation, as lattice formation of SbpA is strongly dependent on the So far, the chimaeric genes encoding several S-layer presence of calcium ions. HTs based on the rSbpA31-1068- fusion proteins have been heterologously expressed in streptavidin fusion protein recrystallized on gold surfaces Escherichia coli. S-layer fusion proteins were based on the that were optionally pre-coated with SCWP [60]. Analysis of S-layer proteins SbsB, SbsC, and SbpA (Table 1). SbsB
negatively-stained preparations of self-assembly products forms an oblique S-layer lattice with p1 symmetry and lattice formed by HTs revealed that neither the oblique S-layer Summary of Various S-Layer Fusion Proteins (Selected from Various Constructs)
S-layer fusion protein
Length of functionality
rSbsB / core streptavidin / core streptavidin major birch pollen allergen rSbpA / Strep-tag I affinity tag for streptavidin IgG-binding domain green fluorescent protein heavy chain camel antibody Mature proteins: Bacillus sphaericus CCM2177 variant A (SbpA): 1238 amino acids (aa); Geobacillus stearothermophilus pv72/p2 (SbsB): 889 aa; Bacillus stearothermophilusATCC 12980 (SbsC): 1099 aa.
S-Layer Proteins as Key Components
lattice of SbsB, nor the square lattice of SbpA had changed monoclonal antibodies that recognize free, as well as PSA due to the presence of the fusion partner. Digital image complexed with alpha-1-anti-chymotrypsin. For application reconstructions of self-assembly products of HTs comprising in a PSA biosensor, VHHs recognizing free and complexed the N-terminal rSbsB-streptavidin fusion protein showed an PSA are desired. Moreover, kinetic requirements in the additional protein mass on the N-terminal SLH-domain biosensor impose a high probe density that can probably only which resulted from the fused streptavidin moiety [61]. As a be obtained with single domain VHHs.
first application approach, monolayers of HTs based on To generate a PSA-specific sensing layer for SPR rSbpA31-1068 were recrystallized on plain gold chips and on measurements, the S-layer fusion protein rSbpA those pre-coated with thiolated SbpA-specific SCWP, and PSA-N7 was recrystallized on gold chips pre-coated with the obtained affinity matrix was used to perform hybri- thiolated SCWP. The formation of the monomolecular dization experiments. In a first step, biotinylated oligo- protein lattice was confirmed by scanning force microscopy, nucleotides (30-mers) were bound to the streptavidin moiety as well as by the level of the measured SPR signal. As of the HTs, and complementary oligonucleotides were derived from response levels measured for binding of PSA to hybridized carrying no or one mismatch [60]. Evaluation of a monolayer consisting of rSbpA the hybridization experiments was performed by applying 31-1068 /cAb-PSA-N7, the molar ratio between bound PSA and the S-layer fusion protein was 0.78, which means that at least three PSA which combines the advantages of the high optical field molecules were bound per morphological unit of the square intensities of surface plasmon waves with the sensitive S-layer lattice with an area of 170 nm2. To summarize, by detection of fluorescence light emission. For hybridization using SbpA-specific SCWP as biomimetic linker to gold experiments on monolayers generated by recrystallization of chips, a sensing layer for SPR could be generated by HTs on gold chips pre-coated with thiolated SCWP, fluo- recrystallization of this S-layer fusion protein. Due to the rescently labelled oligonucleotides carrying one mismatch crystalline structure of the S-layer lattice, the fused ligands were used. The fluorescence intensity increased linearly at showed a well defined distance in the protein lattice, and the beginning of the hybridization reaction, so that the linear according to the selected fusion site in the S-layer protein, slope of the increase in the fluorescence intensity plotted they were located on the outermost surface, which should versus the concentration of the hybridizing oligonucleotides reduce diffusion limited reactions. A further advantage can led to a linear correlation [60]. In a different set of be seen in the constant and low distance of the ligands from hybridization experiments which were performed on the optically active gold layer, which is exclusively monolayers generated by direct recrystallization of HTs on determined by the thickness of the S-layer and lies in the plain gold chips, the concentration of oligonucleotides range of only 10 to 15 nm. Thus, S-layer fusion proteins carrying one mismatch was step-wise increased. The incorporating camel antibody sequences can be considered as Langmuir isotherm which indicated that oligonucleotides in key element for the development of label free detection solution were in equilibrium with those bound to the systems such as SPR, surface acoustic wave, or quartz monolayer carrying the biotinylated oligonucleotides could crystal microbalance, in which the binding event can be be established from the obtained fluorescence intensities measured directly by the mass increase without the need of [60]. The detection limit was found to be 1.57 pM on any labelled molecule.
monolayers generated by recrystallization of HTs on goldchips pre-coated with thiolated SCWP, whereas on plain The sequence encoding rSbpA31-1068 was also used as gold chips, the detection limit was determined to be at least base form for the construction of an IgG-binding fusion 8.2 pM. To conclude, the hybridization experiments protein [64]. As fusion partner, the sequence encoding the Z- indicated that a functional sensor surface could be generated domain, a synthetic analogue of the IgG-binding domain of by recrystallization of HTs on gold chips, which could find Protein A from Staphylococcus aureus, was used. To numerous applications in (nano)biotechnology.
generate the S-layer fusion protein, the 5´-end of thesequence encoding two copies of the Z-domain was fused via An S-layer fusion protein comprising the C-terminally a short linker to the gene encoding rSbpA truncated form rSbpA 31-1068 and the variable region of a heterologous expression in E. coli, the S-layer fusion protein heavy chain camel antibody directed against lysozyme was was isolated from the host cells, purified by size exclusion constructed. The Camelidae is the only taxonomic family chromatography under denaturing conditions, dialysed and known to possess functional heavy chain antibodies lacking recrystallized on gold chips which were pre-coated with light chains and the first constant region. These unique thiolated SbpA-specific SCWP. As shown by scanning force antibody isotypes interact with the antigen by virtue of a microscopy, a monomolecular protein lattice with square single variable domain, termed VHH. A single VHH domain symmetry was formed. Native monolayers or monolayers has a molecular mass of only 15,000 and is the smallest cross-linked with the bifunctional imidoester dimethyl- known complete antigen binding fragment from a functional pimelimidate (DMP, compound (2)) (Fig. 3) were finally
immunoglobulin. As proof-of-principle was provided with a exploited for binding of human IgG. The amount that could fusion protein comprising a VHH directed against lysozyme be bound by the native monolayer was 2.9 x 10-5 nM or 4.35 [62], an S-layer fusion protein incorporating the sequence of ng IgG / mm2, whereas in the case of the DMP-cross-linked a variable domain of a heavy chain camel antibody (cAb- monolayer (Fig. 3) 2.8 x 10-5 nM or 4.20 ng IgG / mm2 could
PSA-N7) directed against the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) attach. These values corresponded to 65 and 67 % of the was constructed [63]. PSA is a useful marker to screen theoretical saturation capacity of a planar surface for IgG potential prostate cancer patients. The current diagnostic test (6.5 ng / mm2) with the Fab regions occurring in the systems determine the concentration of total PSA with
The major birch pollen allergen Bet v1 shares IgE epitopes with all tree pollen allergens from closely related species (e. g. alder hazel, hornbeam, beech). Because of highsequence identities among these allergens and well studied cross-reactions with B-cell epitopes, Bet v1 represents a model allergen. The gene encoding the chimaeric S-layerproteins rSbsC31-920/Bet v1 [64] and rSbpA31-1068/Bet v1 [45] carrying Bet v1 at the C-terminal end were cloned and expressed in E. coli. In a recent study, the applicability of rSbsC31-920/Bet v1 as a novel approach to design vaccines cross-linked S-layer protein rSbpA (3)
with reduced allergenicity in combination with strongimmune-modulating capacity for immunotherapy of type I allergy could be demonstrated [67]. This fusion proteinexhibited all relevant Bet v1-specific B and T cell epitopes, Fig. (3). Cross-linking of the recombinant S-layer protein rSbpA
but was significant less efficient in releasing histamine than with the homobifunctional imidoester dimethylpimelimidate (DMP; free Bet v1. In cells of birch pollen-allergic individuals, the compound (2)). The spacer arm length of DMP is 0.92 nm.
fusion protein was capable of modulating the allergen-specific Th2-dominated response into a more balanced Th1/ condensed state. As derived from these binding capacities, Th0-like phenotype accompanied by enhanced production of on average 2.7 and 2.6 IgG molecules were bound per IFN- and IL-10. To conclude, rSbsC31-920/Bet v1 could morphological unit of the square S-layer lattice consisting of find application as carrier/adjuvants to design vaccines for four identical subunits of the S-layer fusion protein. For specific immunotherapy of type 1 allergy with improved preparing biocompatible microparticles for the microspheres- efficacy and safety [67].
based detoxification system (MDS) [65] to remove auto-antibodies from patients´ sera suffering from auto-immune The nucleotide sequence encoding enhanced green disease, the S-layer fusion protein was recrystallized on fluorescent protein (EGFP), a red-shifted green fluorescent SCWP-coated, 3 m large cellulose-based microbeads (Fig.
protein (GFP)-derivative possessing a 30 times brighter 4). The MDS is an alternative approach to conventional
fluorescence intensity at 488 nm than wild-type GFP was immunoadsorption systems, in which the plasma does not fused to the 3´end of the sequence encoding the C-terminally perfuse on an adsorption column, but is recirculated into a truncated form rSbpA31-1068 [68]. The chimaeric gene filtrate compartment of a membrane module. The addition of encoding rSbpA31-1068/EGFP was expressed in E. coli, microbeads to the plasma circuit would allow the rapid whereby expression at 28°C instead of 37°C resulted in removal of the pathogenic substrates. In the case of clearly increased fluorescence intensity, indicating that the microbeads that were covered with a native monolayer, the folding process of the EGFP moiety was temperature binding capacity was 1,065 g human IgG / mg S-layer sensitive. Comparison of excitation and emission spectra of fusion protein. For DMP-treated microbeads, a binding rEGFP and rSbpA31-1068/EGFP indicated identical maxima at capacity of 870 g IgG / mg S-layer fusion protein was 488 and 507 nm, respectively. Furthermore, this fusion determined. These values corresponded to 78 or 65 % of the protein was used for recrystallization on silicon wafers theoretical saturation capacity of a planar surface for IgG covered with polyelectrolytes, as well as for coating of having the Fab regions in the condensed state. Bound IgG hollow polyelectrolyte capsules. Fluorescence spectroscopy could be eluted with glycine-HCl buffer at a pH value of 2.2 confirmed that the adsorption of rSbpA31-1068/EGFP on and the microbeads were used for further IgG-binding hollow capsules did not shift the fluorescence emission of experiments [64].
the chromophore [41]. Finally, the recrystallization of this Fig. (4). (a) Schematic drawing of the MDS, showing the primary circuit (labelled 1) containing the whole blood of the patient. The blood
cells are rejected by the plasma filter. In the second circuit (labelled 2), the plasma re-circulates together with the S-layer fusion protein-
coated microbeads, on which IgG is bound. After passing the plasma filter again, the purified plasma is combined with blood cells, and the
whole blood is re-infused into the patient. (b) Scanning electron micrograph of the cellulose-based microbeads used for recrystallization of
rSbpA31-1068/ZZ. (c) Schematic drawing showing the oriented recrystallization of the S-layer fusion protein rSbpA31-1068/ZZ on microbeads
pre-coated with SCWP and binding of IgG to the ZZ-domains. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [64], Copyright (2004) ASM.
fusion protein on liposomes and their application is exploited for covalent binding of functional macromolecules, described in the following section.
like biotinylated antibodies v i a the streptavidin – biotinbridge [40]. These immuno-S-liposomes comprise several 3.2. S-Layer Fusion Proteins on Liposomes as Model for
components with specific functions: the liposome as drug carrier, the antibody as homing device, the S-layer lattice as Biomolecular self-assembly can be used as powerful tool stabilizing structure for the liposome, as anchoring layer for for nanoscale engineering. One well known example is the the antibodies, and most probably as stealth coat for formation of liposomes, which are still very promising supra- prolonged blood circulation times (Fig. 5).
molecular structures for the application in nanobiotechno- To avoid chemical modification reactions and to prevent logy and nanobiomedicine.
diffusion of potentially toxic agents through the lipid bilayer Liposomes are colloidal, vesicular structures based on into the interior of the vesicles, S-layer fusion proteins (phospho)lipid bilayers or on tetraetherlipid monolayers [69] incorporating the sequence of core–streptavidin have been and they are widely used as delivery systems for enhancing constructed. Functional streptavidin HTs were prepared as the efficiency of various biologically active molecules and three of the four binding pockets remained accessible for for the transport of therapeutic agents to the site of disease in binding biotinylated molecules [61]. After recrystallization vivo [70, 71]. Liposomes can encapsulate water soluble of this streptavidin fusion protein on positively charged agents in their aqueous compartment and lipid soluble liposomes, the protein lattice was further functionalized by substances within the lipid bilayer itself [72]. These agents binding biotinylated peroxidase or biotinylated ferritin [61].
include small molecular drugs used in cancer chemotherapy Binding of biotinylated ligands to S-liposomes can be and genetic drugs as plasmids encoding therapeutic genes exploited for enabling receptor-mediated uptake into human [73]. Generally, liposomes release their contents by cells. A further promising application potential can be seen interaction with target cells, either by adsorption, in the development of drug targeting and delivery systems endocytosis, lipid exchange or fusion [71, 74].
based on lipid-plasmid complexes coated with functional In previous studies, wild-type SbsB has been recrystalli- HTs for transfection of human cells.
zed on positively charged liposomes composed of dipalmi- Another interesting approach can be seen in the toylphosphatidylcholine, cholesterol and hexadecylamine generation of a functional chimaeric rSbpA31-1068/EGFP [38-40, 75]. Such S-layer-coated liposomes (S-liposomes) fusion protein to follow the uptake of S-liposomes into with a diameter of 50–200 nm represent simple model mammalian cells [68]. Liposomes coated with a monolayer systems resembling the architecture of artificial virus of rSbpA31-1068/EGFP were incubated with HeLa cells.
envelopes (Fig. 5). For that reason, S-liposomes could reveal
Subsequently, confocal laser scanning microscopy was a broad application potential, particularly as drug delivery applied to investigate the ongoing interaction between the systems or in gene therapy [5].
fluorescently labelled cell membrane and the greenfluorescent S-liposomes. This study demonstrated that mostof the S-liposomes were internalized within 2 hours ofincubation and that the major part entered the HeLa cells byendocytosis [68]. To our knowledge, rSbpA31-1068/EGFP isthe first fusion protein that maintained the ability tofluorescence and to recrystallize into a monomolecularprotein lattice. Due to the intrinsic fluorescence, liposomescoated with rSbpA31-1068/EGFP represent a useful tool tovisualize the uptake of S-liposomes into mammalian cells.
The most interesting advantage can be seen in therecrystallization of fusion proteins incorporating EGFP incombination with HTs on the same liposome surface. In that Fig. (5). (a) Schematic drawing of (1) an S-liposome with
case, it would be possible to simultaneously investigate the entrapped functional molecules and (2) functionalized by uptake of these specially coated S-liposomes by target cells reconstituted integral proteins. S-liposomes can be used as and the functionality of transported drugs without the immobilization matrix for functional molecules (e.g. IgG) either by necessity of additional labelling procedures.
direct binding (3), by immobilization via the Fc-specific ligandprotein A (4), or biotinylated ligands can be bound to the S- 3.3. S-Layer Based Lipid Chips
liposome via the biotin–streptavidin system (5). (6) Alternatively, Biological membranes have attracted lively interest, as liposomes can be coated with genetically modified S layer proteins the advances in genome mapping revealed that incorporating functional domains. (b) Electron micrograph of a approximately one-third of all genes in an organism encode freeze-etched preparation of an S-liposome. Bar: 100 nm. Reprinted membrane proteins, such as ion channels, receptors, and with permission from Ref. [15], Copyright (2002) Wiley-VCH.
membrane-bound enzymes [76]. In addition, more than 60 % S-liposomes possess significantly enhanced stability of all consumed drugs act on membrane proteins [77].
towards thermal and mechanical stress factors [39]. For Therefore, the generation of stabilized lipid membranes with generating targeted S-liposomes, the S-layer lattice on functional membrane proteins represents a challenge to apply liposomes was cross-linked with bis(sulfosuccinimidyl) membrane proteins as key elements in drug discovery, protein-ligand screening and biosensors.
3; compound (4 )) (Fig. 6), biotinylated and
cross-linked S-layer protein SbsB (5)
Fig. (6). Cross-linking of the S-layer protein SbsB with the water-soluble, homobifunctional N-hydroxysuccinimide-ester bis(sulfosucci-
nimidyl) suberate (BS3; compound (4)). The spacer arm length of BS3 is 1.14 nm.
S-layer-supported lipid membranes (SLM) mimic the supramolecular assembly of archaeal cell envelope
structures, as they are composed of a cytoplasmic membrane
and a closely associated S-layer [36]. In this biomimetic
architecture, either a tetraetherlipid monolayer, or an
artificial phospholipid bilayer replaces the cytoplasmic
membrane and isolated bacterial S-layer proteins are
attached either on one or both sides of the lipid membrane
(Fig. 7). The most commonly used lipids to generate planar
SLMs are the phospholipid 1,2-diphytanoyl-sn-glycero-3-
phosphatidylcholine (6), and the membrane-spanning tetra-
etherlipids Main Phospholipid (7) isolated from Thermo-
plasma acidophilum and glycerol dialkyl nonitol tetra-
Fig. (7). Schematic drawing of an S-layer covered (modified) solid
etherlipid (8) extracted and purified from Sulfolobus and
support (e.g. a gold electrode) carrying a lipid bilayer generated by Metallosphaera archaea (Fig. 8).
vesicle fusion or by the Langmuir-Blodgett-technique. Integral Electrostatic interactions between exposed carboxylic membrane proteins can be reconstituted into this SLM. Further- acid groups on the inner surface of the S-layer lattice and the more, a second S-layer lattice can be recrystallized on the top of zwitterionic lipid head groups were found to be primarily this biomimetic structure to provide an enhanced long-term stability responsible for the defined binding of the S-layer subunits.
and to act as a protective coat with pores in the nanometer range.
As two to three contact points between the lipid film and theattached S-layer protein were determined, only few lipid In reconstitution experiments, the self-assembly of the molecules were anchored to protein domains on the S-layer staphylococcal pore-forming protein -hemolysin (HL) lattice having a unit cell with a spacing of about 8 to 13 nm [86] was examined at plain and SLMs [87]. HL forms lytic [78]. The remaining scores of lipid molecules diffused freely pores when added to the lipid-exposed side of the S-layer- in the membrane between the pillars consisting of anchored supported membrane. No assembly was detected upon lipid molecules. Because of its widely retained fluid adding HL monomers to the S-layer-face of the composite characteristics, this nano-patterned lipid membrane was membrane. Therefore, it was concluded that the intrinsic termed "semifluid membrane" [79]. But most important, molecular sieving properties of the S-layer lattice did not although peptide side groups of the S-layer protein allow the formation of HL heptamers within the S-layer interpenetrated the phospholipid head group regions almost pores. Most interestingly, in SLMs the attached S-layer in its entire depth, no impact on the hydrophobic lipid alkyl lattice caused a decreased tendency to rupture in the presence chains was observed [80-83]. Thus, S-layer lattices constitute of HL, indicating an enhanced stability [87]. Even single unique supporting scaffoldings for lipid membranes [36, 56, HL pore recordings could be performed when reconstituted in S-layer supported lipid membranes [88].
Main Phospholipid isolated from Thermoplasma acidophilum (7)
glycerol dialkyl nonitol tetraetherlipid extracted and purified
from Sulfolobus and Metallosphaera archaea (8)
OH OH OH OH OH OH Fig. (8). Chemical structures of the phospholipid 1,2-diphytanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine (6), the membrane-spanning tetraether-
lipids Main Phospholipid (7) isolated from Thermoplasma acidophilum, and glycerol dialkyl nonitol tetraetherlipid (8) extracted and purified
from Sulfolobus and Metallosphaera archaea.
The functionality of lipid membranes resting on S-layer surrounded by sodium buffer with incorporated valinomycin, covered filters and gold electrodes was demonstrated by the a potassium-selective ion carrier, revealed a resistance in the reconstitution of HL and membrane-active peptides [89, G-range. In contrast, for the same membrane bathed in 90]. In a first study, gramicidin A was incorporated into potassium buffer the resistance dropped almost three orders tetraetherlipid monolayers, but also in phospholipid bilayers of magnitude due to the valinomycin-mediated ion transport.
which were deposited on S-layer covered filters [89]. These These results demonstrated that the biomimetic approach of membranes revealed not only a remarkable stability, parti- copying the supramolecular architecture of archaeal cell cularly with an S-layer cover, but the most striking result envelopes opened new possibilities for exploiting functional was that high-resolution conductance measurements on lipid membranes at meso- and macroscopic scale [92].
single gramicidin pores were feasible. In addition, for thevery first time, with filter supported lipid membranes, even 4. CONCLUSION AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
single pore recordings were performed on reconstituted Basic and applied S-layer research has demonstrated that nature provides most elegant examples for nanometer sized, The functionality of lipid membranes resting on S-layer molecular self-assembly systems. There are only a few covered gold electrodes was demonstrated by the reconsti- examples in nature where proteins reveal the intrinsic capa- tution of alamethicin, gramicidin and valinomycin [90]. Due bility to self-assemble into crystalline arrays, in suspension to the formation of conductive alamethicin channels, the and on a great variety of surfaces and interfaces. Since S- membrane resistance dropped two orders of magnitude layer lattices are highly anisotropic structures with signi- whereas the capacitance was not altered. Partial inhibition of ficant differences in the topography and physicochemical the alamethicin channels with amiloride and analogues was properties of the inner and outer surface, it was most demonstrated, as increasing amounts of inhibitor gave rise to important to copy nature's solution for assembling a secreted an increased membrane resistance [90]. In addition, an SLM protein on the cell surface into lattices with defined
orientation. This biomimetic strategy is particularly essential molecular construction kit (Fig. 9). Although, a broad
to ensure that crystallization of genetically engineered S- spectrum of applications for S-layers has been developed, it layer proteins occurred in defined orientation on solid is expected that other areas will emerge particularly in areas supports (metals, polymers, silicon wafers), lipid membranes, where top-down and bottom-up strategies are commonly liposomes, and a great variety of nanoparticles [62-64].
Another line for exploiting the unique features of S- layers is directed to the use of lattices as support and
stabilizing structures for functionalized lipid films and
liposomes (Figs. 5 and 7). Again, composite, semifluid
SLMs are biomimetic structures copying the supramolecular
principle of archaeal cell envelopes or human or animal virus
envelopes optimized during biological evolution for a great
variety of functions [5, 19, 36, 92].
The numerous benefits generated by the attachment of coherent S-layer lattices on lipid vesicles and mono- orbilayer membranes already triggered innovative approachesfor membrane biosensors, high through-put screening,diagnostics, and different lab-on-a-chip designs. S-liposomesrevealed high potentials for the development of new drug- Fig. (9). Schematic drawing of an S-layer lattice (yellow
targeting, drug-delivery and transfection systems [11, 20, 38, chessboard) with regular and well orientated functional molecules 40, 41, 43, 93].
(grey knights). The S-layer lattice of SbpA provides an area of up to Moreover, S-layer self-assembly products have been 13 to 13 nm2 for each functional molecule.
demonstrated to be particularly well-suited for a geometri-cally defined covalent attachment of haptens and immuno- genic or immuno-stimulating substances [94]. Most recently, Financial support from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF, a remarkable immuno-modulating capacity of S-layers was projects 16295-B10 and 17170-B10), the Erwin-Schrödinger demonstrated for a fusion protein comprising an S-layer Society for Nanosciences, the FP6 EC STREP NASSAP protein from a Bacillaceae and the major birch pollen (project 13352), the Volkswagen Stiftung (project I/77710), allergen Bet v 1 [67]. It is expected that innovative and and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, USA highly specific immunogenic components with intrinsic (AFOSR, project F49620-03-1-0222) is gratefully acknow- targeting and delivery functionalities can be developed combining recombinant S-layer proteins with the supra-
molecular construction principle of virus envelopes (Fig. 6).
Another attractiveness for S-layer self-assembly systems Major birch pollen allergen is seen for non-life science applications. Current state-of-the- art methods for self-assembly of nanoparticle arrays thatgenerally involve bifunctional linkers, molecular recognition, Variable domain of a heavy chain camel or Langmuir-Blodgett techniques do not offer the control and flexibility of the S-layer system. The S-layer approach for cAb directed against the prostate-specific the first time allows adjustable lattice constants and control over template surface properties by chemical or geneticmodifications [5, 11, 15, 18] as required in molecular electronics, biocatalysis, and non-linear optics.
Enhanced green fluorescent protein Currently, there is a strong need to improve and develop Green fluorescent protein procedures for high resolution structural analysis ofmembrane proteins which can not be recrystallized to a quality suitable for X-ray analysis studies. By using S-layer fusion proteins, such target proteins could be forced into Microspheres-based detoxification system order arrays (Fig. 9) [61] accessible for structural analysis
involving established methods for image reconstruction such
as high resolution (cryo) electron microscopy, X-ray and S-layer protein of Bacillus sphaericus neutron reflectivity, and grazing incidence X-ray diffraction [81]. Intrinsic in plane distortions of lattices formed by S-layer fusion proteins can be corrected following standard S-layer protein of Geobacillus stearo- procedures [23, 95].
S-layer protein o f Geobacillus stearo- It is now evident that S-layers represent unique thermophilus ATCC 12980 patterning elements or base plates for a complex supra- S-Layer Proteins as Key Components
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Elkie sings the hits!
I’ve always had a passion for entertaining people - I sing to high quality, pre-recorded backing music and provide all my own sound equipment. I can bring percussion for people to play along to the music and I have a roaming microphone so I can walk around singing to the whole room. I always encourage sing-alongs! My act lasts anywhere from 45 minutes up to 1 ½ hours. I can do any of the following themes, or a mixed set if preferred; § Great Gatsby; in a flapper style dress, I sing and Charleston my way through all the great tunes from the 1920s and 30s. § 1940s/wartime; I dress in a replica WAAF uniform, songs include all the old favourites such as White Cliffs of Dover & Long Way to Tipperary. § 1950s/rock n roll; I wear a vintage style swing dress, songs include classics such as Que Sera Sera and songs to tap your toes too such as Rock Around the Clock and Reet Petit! § Crooners and Swooners; swing and jazz songs from the likes of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Ella Fitzgerald. § 1960s, 70s or 80s: all with relevant costumes and fun songs to sing and dance to, including bands such as Abba, The Beatles & The Bangles. § Musical and film show tunes - Oh Wouldn't it be Loverley to be Singing in the Rain! § Motown/soul - I am a big fan of this music and really enjoy performing these great hits. § Country music - yeehah! Let's have a hoe-down, songs include 9-5, Brown Eyes Blue and Achy Breaky Heart. § St Patricks Day - one of my favourite days of the year! This set includes moving songs such as Danny Boy and Molly Malone as well as lively sing alongs such as Whiskey in the Jar and Wild Rover. § Christmas - I have a range of fabulous Christmas themed dresses or even a full snowman suit! I can sing carols and/or big Christmas pop hits, I’d be delighted to share the festivities with you! I look forward to entertaining you soon! If you are looking for a band for your home or event, please check out my close harmony act The Candy Girls - www.thecandygirlsuk.com.
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May 15, 2019 by: azia curran in Entertainment
Sthembiso Khoza Wiki: His Daughters, Girlfriend, Net Worth, Height, Age & Parents
by: azia curran
1 Celeb Facts
2 Sthembiso Khoza Daughters, Wife or Girlfriend?
3 Sthembiso Khoza Net Worth & Career Details
4 Sthembiso Khoza Wiki – Bio: Age, Height, Parents, Siblings
Last Modified On: 15th May, 2019
Sthembiso Khoza is a South African actor and TV presenter. He is best known for working on the shows like Mzanzi Ridez and Goal Diggerz. The TV personality started his acting career, playing the role of DJ Teeman in the Mzansi Magic telenovela iNkaba. In 2012, he worked as a field presenter for the Vuzu show V-Entertainment.
Here is everything about Sthembiso Khoza bio, including his age, height, parents, net worth, girlfriend, daughters, and wiki trivia.
Celeb Facts
Birth Name Sthembiso Khoza
Birthday July 1st, 1986
Birthplace KwaZulu-Natal
Nationality African
Ethnicity Black
Profession TV Personality
Parents Brother: Abdul Khoza
Dating/Boyfriend Maddy
Married/Husband No
Siblings Brother
Net Worth Under Review
Sthembiso Khoza Daughters, Wife or Girlfriend?
Khoza is a proud father of two daughters – Ayanda and Lelo. But he is still an unmarried man without a wife. Both her daughters were born to different moms. It’s possible that both of his baby mamas were his girlfriends at one point.
Sthembiso Khoza’s two daughters. P.C: Instagram; @skcoza
The Mzanzi Ridez host is, however, in a serious relationship with his new partner, who is also close to his kids. Furthermore, he and his girlfriend turned wife-to-be, Maddy, are setting relationship goals. Back in November 2018, when Khoza was hospitalized, Maddy stayed by his side during the whole hospital stay.
Sthembiiso Khoza with his wife-to-be, Maddy. P.C: Instagram; @skcoza
The news of Khoza’s sudden illness arose five months after one of his baby mamas filed a case against him for failing to pay spousal support. In June 2018, Phindi Mjonondwane, National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) of South Gauteng, confirmed his status as a wanted man after he was unable to show up on the court.
Sthembiso Khoza Net Worth & Career Details
Khoza is the host of Mzanzi Ridez – a South African version of Pimp My Ride. Regardless of the car customization and hip hop magazine show, he is best known for hosting Gold Diggerz. Initially, he gained attention from his work at Vuzu’s V-Entertainment as a field reporter. Prior to that, he worked at TransAfrica Radio.
Khoza was the designated host/presenter for two consecutive seasons (2013 and 2014) of Mzansi Magic/Mzansi Wethu dance competition show Bounce. Besides hosting and presenting gigs, he is also an amazing actor. After his acting debut in 2012 via Mzansi Magic telenovela iNkaba, he went on to secure numerous roles on movies & TV series, including 2018 blockbuster flick Baby Mamas.
Portraying the delinquent character, Shaka Khoza in the speedy telenova The Queen, Khoza amassed immense fan base. His martial arts background was a great help for the role.
As of 2019, his net worth dwells around $750 Thousand.
Sthembiso Khoza Wiki – Bio: Age, Height, Parents, Siblings
Sthembiso ‘SK’ Khoza was born on July 1, 1986, to Zulu parents in KwaZulu-Natal. His zodiac sign is Cancer, and his current age is 32. He grew a passion for martial arts from his biological father, who was a Goju-Kai Karate teacher. He has a brother named Abdul Khoza. At age 12, he successfully obtained the black belt. He is African by nationality and black by ethnicity.
Khoza graduated from the University of Johannesburg with a degree in Sports Management. He is also skilled in cricket, soccer, rugby, and karate.
Khoza has a decent height of 5 feet 9 inches.
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Four shot near Georgia State campus | News
Submitted by 11Alive News Staff
Thursday, February 25th, 2016, 7:03am
Topics: News
ATLANTA -- Police are investigating a quadruple shooting near the Georgia State University campus in downtown Atlanta.
Details are limited at this time but police have said that the shooting resulted from an attempted robbery.
The shooting apparently happened at the J.R. Crickets bar the corner of Forsyth and Poplar streets.
A woman told police her wallet had been stolen and that she was coming back when the shooting happened.
The entire street near the scene has been taped off and a number of police cruisers are visible in the area as police try to piece together exactly what happened.
At this point, it's unclear who started the shooting first but one of them actually attempted to get on a Georgia State University bus after being shot. Our crews at the scene have learned that's when a gun fell out of his pocket.
That's when police got involved and got all three injured persons in ambulances and taken to an area hospital.
All three suffered what police are calling non life-threatening injuries to the lower extremities.
Check back for updates.
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Jan 06: Design Your Own New Normal with Helene Segura
Kick 2020 chaos to the curb starting today!
If you were glad to see the back of 2020 (and who wasn’t!) what do you want to change or do differently in 2021? Today Helene Segura discusses positive ways to overcome challenges that many of us faced last year, such as lack of focus and motivation. Impatience. Fear. The dread and anxiety of uncertainty. Feeling helpless and stuck.
Helene shares a very personal story with us…a life-changing challenge that some of you may have faced, in addition to those listed above. We also provide solutions to the stresses of working at home and being attached to your work 24/7. And most importantly, how to design a New Normal that works for you.
http://conversationslive.net/podcastfiles/PODCAST_FINAL_HeleneSegura_010621.mp3
About Helene Segura
Bestselling author Helene Segura has written four books, including, The Inefficiency Assassin: Time Management Tactics for Working Smarter, Not Longer. She’s a featured expert in more than 200 interviews for publications such as US News and World Report, Money Magazine; and has appeared on Fox, CBS, ABC, and NBC affiliates. Helene’s been a guest numerous times on Conversations Live with Vicki St. Clair, and is a listener favorite on managing our minds, energy, and lives.
Fiction, Writers on Writing
DEC 30: Award-winning Crime Thriller Author Glen Erik Hamilton
The Van Shaw series 5th novel: A Dangerous Breed
We’re ending the year with another chance to catch listener favorite, Glen Erik Hamilton.
We discuss how Glen develops his recurring cast of characters to keep them fresh and evolving. What kind of research he did for A Dangerous Breed. And where and why Glen took creative license.
Glen also shares his perspective on the responsibilities artists have in today’s social and political culture.
http://conversationslive.net/podcastfiles/PODCAST_FINAL_GlenHamilton_071520.mp3
About Glen Erik Hamilton
Glen Erik Hamilton writes crime thrillers. His award-winning novels have been called “outstanding” (Publishers Weekly), “perfect mix of serious crime and caper movie” (Criminal Element), and “a must-read series” (Mystery Scene Magazine). Most of Glens’ books begin and end in Seattle, and growing up on a sailboat around local marinas and docks, provided him with a unique insider advantage to writing about the Pacific Northwest.
DEC 23: Unrestricted Access with James Rollins
#1NYT bestselling author James Rollins discusses his first-ever anthology of short stories
If you’re looking for a last minute gift, Unrestricted Access is packed full of exciting stand-alone stories, some familiar characters, and a brand new novella from James Rollins.
We discuss how James approaches writing short stories versus novellas and novels. Story locations and the mystery surrounding them. And some of the unknown stories behind the stories.
http://conversationslive.net/podcastfiles/PODCAST_FINAL_JamesRollins_101420.mp3
About James Rollins
James Rollins is the #1 New York Times Bestselling author of international thrillers. Unrestricted Access is his first book of new and classic short fiction, and includes Sun Dogs, a new novella. James’ books have sold more than 20 million copies throughout the world, and have been translated into more than 40 languages.
Non Fiction, Personal Development, Self-help
DEC 16: Unlock Your Radical Intuition with Kim Chestney
A Revolutionary Guide to Using Your Inner Power
Nothing stays the same forever and as we move away from the information age, Kim Chestney says we’re at the start of the intuition revolution. It’s time to own your real power by tapping into your intuition – in business and in life.
We discuss what Radical Intuition means, and the difference between instinct and intuition. How radical intuition can help support your life and personal growth. And how knowing the 4 archetypes of intuition, and identifying your primary style, can help remove blocks and open up flow.
http://conversationslive.net/podcastfiles/PODCAST_FINAL_KimChesney_121620.mp3
About Kim Chestney
An author, innovation leader, and the founder of Intuition Lab, Kim Chestney‘s work has been featured or supported by leading-edge organizations including SXSW Interactive, Carnegie Mellon University, and Hewlett-Packard. Kim’s new book is Radical Intuition: A Revolutionary Guide to Using Your Inner Power.
Fiction, Writers on Writing, Young Adult Fiction
DEC 09: #1 NYT Bestselling Author of Matched – Ally Condie
Celebrating a Decade of Success with New Gold Release of Matched
In what some may call dystopian times, stories with that theme seem more popular than ever. Ally Condie joins us today with a commemorative 2020 Gold edition of MATCHED – a #1 New York Times and international bestselling story, first published a decade ago.
Set in a flawed utopia, citizens in MATCHED are ruled by the Society who dictate what they eat, where they work, who they love, and even when they die. But what happens when a young girl starts questioning the rules? When she tries to decide between the rules and her heart?
We discuss how Ally Condie’s first book started a bidding war, and what it takes to write young adult fiction. How this dystopian world came to life; how it became a trilogy. And how Ally is coping with our own strange times.
http://conversationslive.net/podcastfiles/PODCAST_FINAL_Ally_Condie_120920.mp3
About Ally Condie
In addition to writing MATCHED, which spent a year on the New York Times bestseller list, Ally Condie is the author of two sequels, as well as the novel Summerlost, an Edgar Award finalist. She also co-authored the Darkdeep middle grade series. And The Last Voyage of Poe Blythe — also set in the world of MATCHED but with different characters.
A former English teacher, Ally has an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts, and is the founder and director of the WriteOut Foundation. She lives and writes in Utah.
Non Fiction, Personal Development, Psychology
NOV 25: Slay Your Dragons with Compassion with Malcolm Stern
10 Ways to Thrive Even When It Feels Impossible
Many people struggle to find their life purpose. And with so much unrest and uncertainty in the world, some even say, why bother! But when things seem impossible, that’s when we need to dig deep, and Malcolm Stern shares 10 ways to thrive in his new book.
We discuss why he dabbled with hallucinogenics and what that did for him. How grief, after the suicide of his daughter, forced him to question everything and face his dragons head on. What he means by “breaking the spells that bind us” and why he says, with compassion, “the only heart worth having, is a broken heart…”
http://conversationslive.net/podcastfiles/PODCAST_FINAL_MalcolmStern_112520.mp3
About Malcolm Stern
As a psychotherapist, Malcolm Stern has worked with individuals and groups. He teaches internationally, and is the cofounder and codirector of Alternatives at St James’ Church in London. His new book is a distillation of 30 years in the therapy room, SLAY YOUR DRAGONS WITH COMPASSION – 10 Ways to thrive even if it feels impossible.
Career, Non Fiction, Personal Development
NOV 18: Mastering the Art of Public Speaking with Michael Gelb
8 Secrets to Transform Fear and Supercharge Your Career
Michael Gelb says the #1 skill you can develop to strengthen your career and boost your confidence is public speaking. But it’s also our #1 fear. In fact, 74% of Americans suffer from glossophobia, the fear of public speaking.
So how can you learn to harness that fear and make it work for you? We discuss tips and tools used by professional speakers and actors – including mind mapping, The Alexander Technique, and Standease.
http://conversationslive.net/podcastfiles/PODCAST_FINAL_MichaelGelb_111820.mp3
About Michael Gelb
Michael J. Gelb is a professional public speaker known for his life-changing presentations on creative leadership, genius thinking, and conscious business. He’s served as an executive leadership and presentation coach to major companies such as AT&T, DuPont, and Nike. And has authored many books including the bestselling How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci. His latest is Mastering the Art of Public Speaking: 8 Secrets to Transform Fear and Supercharge Your Career.
Inspirational, Non Fiction, Self-help
NOV 11: Overwhelmed & Over It – Christine Arylo Has Solutions
Embrace your power to stay centered & sustained in a chaotic world
If you’re feeling stretched too thin, frazzled, and overwhelmed, Christine Arylo says “It’s not your fault … the systems we live and work in are built for burnout.”
We discuss ways to get grounded. What your feminine heart can teach you. How to reclaim your power. And most importantly, how to create and sustain a structure, rhythm, and way of working and living that supports and sustains you.
http://conversationslive.net/podcastfiles/PODCAST_FINAL_ChristineArylo_111120.mp3
About Christine Arylo
A transformational leadership advisor, Christine Arylo is the author of three bestselling books including Overwhelmed & Over It. She leads workshops globally and is the host of Feminine Power Time. Christine’s new book is Overwhelmed & Over It: Embrace Your Power to Stay Centered & Sustained in a Chaotic World.
Non Fiction, Social Issues
OCT 28: MIT’s Justin Reich with Failure to Disrupt
How distance learning impacts school kids
The United States continues to debate, juggle, and deal with school closures and distance learning because of COVID-19.
While learning technology can carry a high cost economically and culturally, maybe a more important question is how it impacts our kid’s education and social skills. Today Justin Reich joins us to discuss some of the issues and benefits of distance learning and technology.
http://conversationslive.net/podcastfiles/PODCAST_FINAL_JustinReich_102820.mp3
About Justin Reich
Justin Reich is Mitsui Career Development Professor of Comparative Media Studies and Director of the Teaching Systems Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He hosts the podcast TeachLab. And has written about education and technology for Education Week, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and Science. Justin Reich’s latest book is Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can’t Transform Education.
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South Korea rolls out 5G services on phones, in race with U.S. and China
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea will become one of the first countries to commercially launch fifth-generation (5G) services as it rolls out on Friday the latest wireless technology with Samsung Electronics’ new 5G-enabled smartphone Galaxy S10.
People take photographs during a launching ceremony for SK Telecom’s 5G service, in Seoul, South Korea, April 3, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
With one of the world’s top smartphone penetration rates, South Korea is in a race with China, the United States and Japan to market 5G, hoping the technology will spur breakthrough in fields such as smart cities and autonomous cars, and drive up its economic growth that slowed to a six-year low in 2018.
“It is meaningful that South Korean telecom companies are providing services and networks meeting South Korean customers’ high standard in speed and picture quality,” Ryu Young-sang, executive vice president at the country’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom, said on Wednesday.
A few hours after the announcement, U.S. telecoms company Verizon Communications Inc said it was launching Wednesday its 5G service on mobile phones in two cities, moving up its schedule by a week.
“For the first time ever, customers can access a commercial 5G network with the world’s first commercially available 5G-enabled smartphone,” Verizon said in a statement on Wednesday.
U.S. carriers have launched 5G services in limited areas and not on all devices as early as last year. “We launched the first mobile 5G network several months ago and we’ve followed that up with other firsts, including 1 Gig speeds last week with more cities to come soon,” said an AT&T spokesman, disputing South Korea’s first in 5G claim.
Telecoms and media company AT&T Inc has said it was the first to launch a “commercial and standards-based” 5G network in December 2018. The service was made available to mobile hotspot devices but not yet on phones on Dec. 21 in 12 cities.
5G will change the landscape of the gaming industry as it allows games streamed with minimal delay to be played on smartphones, SK Telecom’s Ryu said.
The technology can offer 20-times faster data speeds than 4G long-term evolution (LTE) networks and better support for artificial intelligence and virtual reality with low latency.
Sometimes it can offer 100-times faster speeds.
South Korean carriers have spent billions on campaigns marketing 5G and, on Wednesday, SK Telecom showed off K-pop stars and an Olympic gold medalist as its first 5G customers.
SK Telecom is working with its memory-chip making affiliate SK Hynix to build a highly digitized and connected factory powered by 5G technology, Ryu said.
The operator expects about 1 million 5G customers by end-2019. It has a total of 27 million users.
Smaller rival KT Corp is set to offer cheaper plans than its LTE service, with unlimited data and four-year installments to buy 5G devices.
Samsung was the first to unwrap a 5G phone in February when it unveiled the Galaxy S10 5G and a nearly $2,000 folding smartphone, putting the world’s top smartphone maker by volume in pole position in the 5G race, some analysts say.
Smaller local rival LG Electronics Inc plans to release its 5G smartphone in South Korea later this month.
While security concerns over 5G networks using telecom equipment made by China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd have marred the buildup to the release of these services, South Korean telcos have tried to shrug them off.
“I don’t think we have a security issue in South Korea,” Park Jin-hyo, head of SK Telecom’s information and communication tech research center, told reporters.
He added that the company uses advanced technology to block eavesdropping or hacking into 5G networks.
Among South Korea’s top three telecom operators, SK Telecom and KT Corp do not use Huawei equipment for 5G. Smaller carrier LG Uplus Corp uses Huawei gear.
But SK Telecom officials said it was likely there will be an open auction for network equipment makers including Huawei if South Korea needs more base stations for higher frequencies.
Reporting by Ju-min Park; Editing by Sayantani Ghosh, Himani Sarkar, Lisa Shumaker and Diane Craft
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Memory Palaces must be practiced, otherwise they are prone to being forgotten. They are meant to be remembered for a specific event, such as a specific speech, but once the event has passed, the memory palace recedes, shatters, and erases itself into the depths of the mystic writing pad’s unconscious. The memory palace, then, is made to be forgotten. Vismann writes, “With one sharp and one blunt end, the stylus unites writing and erasing, those two fundamental chancery operations, in one instrument. Herein lies an analogy to the workings of memory: just as the Greek verb hypomnematizesthai equates filing and remembering, its opposite, exaleiphein, combines a practical act and a function of memory by referring both to forgetting and wiping off.” In this sense the memory palace is obliterated and becomes buried as a trace and remnant. Memory and forgetting work as though in a circuit, the production of one is almost always the production of the other, to remember one thing often causes one to forget another less relevant thing. Vismann also discusses forgetting as enabling memory, just as the afterimage or trace enables the original image, or the second gives birth to the first. Mechanical reproduction also enables the original, revealing the necessity of the copy and the negation in order to preserve the referent. There is only so much space in the human brain, therefore acquiring new information or new memories must also imply a certain amount of forgetting.
Memory Palaces must be practiced, otherwise they are prone to being forgotten. They are meant to be remembered for a specific event, such as a specific speech, but once the event has passed, the memory palace recedes, shatters, and erases itself into the depths of the mystic writing pad’s unconscious. The memory palace, then, is made to be forgotten. Vismann writes, “With one sharp and one blunt end, the stylus unites writing and erasing, those two fundamental chancery operations, in one instrument. Herein lies an analogy to the workings of memory: just as the Greek verb hypomnematizesthai equates filing and remembering, its opposite, exaleiphein, combines a practical act and a function of memory by referring both to forgetting and wiping off (Vismann 55).” In this sense the memory palace is obliterated and becomes buried as a trace and remnant. Memory and forgetting work as though in a circuit, the production of one is almost always the production of the other, to remember one thing often causes one to forget another less relevant thing. Vismann also discusses forgetting as enabling memory, just as the afterimage or trace enables the original image, or the second gives birth to the first. Mechanical reproduction also enables the original, revealing the necessity of the copy and the negation in order to preserve the referent. There is only so much space in the human brain, therefore acquiring new information or new memories must also imply a certain amount of forgetting.
==Mnemonic Expression: Writing Secrets and Speaking the Mind==
3 Method of Loci
3.1 Case Study or Trace Study of the Memory Palace
3.1.1 The Mechanization of Memory
3.1.2 Memory Palace as Afterimage and Trace
3.1.3 Memory as Archive and Crypt
3.1.4 Forgetting
Cover image from Giambattista Vico's book "The New Science. Each symbol was mean to help the reader recall all of the ideas in the book.
“A memory consists in the awareness, first, of the diminished intensity of an impression, second, of its increased ease, and third, of the connections it entertains with other impressions.” (Kittler 1999, 31)
The key understanding of the nature of memory, Giambattista Vico contends, is derived from the direct correspondence between image and idea in primitive poetic language. In the beginnings of civilization, image and idea were one. Primitive peoples possessed robust memories because of the inseparable association they made between images and ideas in their comprehension of the world. They thought metaphorically, and the metaphors that they uttered were easily mimicked and remembered because they were richly expressive, grandiose, and full of wonder at the world. The link between human imagination and the universe that the Renaisance Neoplatonists had sought to discover magically, Vico revealed to have been born histrorically in the development of human consciousness.(Verene, 101) The source of mnemonist’s method is visible in the poetic logic of Vico’s theory of the emergence of human consciousness. That theory, too, involves the relationship between places and images, which Vico labels topics and tropes. Topics were the poetic of formulae through which primitive people identified the phenomena of the world. As imaginative representations of particular aspects of realty, they provided common places or fixed points of reference amidst the flux of sense experience. (Yates, 31)
computerized memory theater
Method of Loci
The indigenous people of Australia were very familiar with the method of loci. It is believed that their ancestors sung the world into existence (Cambor, 2001). Every rock and crack of the outback has a song associated with it, and the traveler knows exactly their location by their place in the song. Since then, these songs have been transcribed to aid in the understanding of the geology of the continent. In Ancient Rome, mnemonics were used by lawyers to remember the points they wanted to make in a lawsuit. The method of remembering they used is called the method of loci. The method of loci was first formally described by Quitilian, a first century Roman rhetorician. The first documented benefit of this method is found in the book “The Art of Memory” by Francis Yates.
The most common forms of the method of loci are memory palaces, memory theaters, and memory gardens.
Engraving by Robert Fludd revealing memory attached to images
Memory Palaces are methods of loci which use an imagined architecture to structure a speech based on associations of symbols. They are a spatialized remediation of association. Before memory palaces were implemented, hieroglyphs and other forms of picture writing were already using symbols to stand in for words and ideas. Memory palaces abstract this notion of association and complicate in order to allow one to remember hundreds of ideas. While mnemonics can be written down, the memory palace is completely imagined, and therefore the process and the media is black boxed within the mind of the subject, and like Iris, it is the internalization of a message or information. It was developed out of a human lack, and the need to remember large amounts of information. When using the memory palace, one needs only to remember the symbols, after which the encoded information becomes unlocked like the chirograph which connects to its counterpart. Memory palaces were constructed out of an anxiety for memory being lost, but in reality it is always already lost.
This mode of mediation is based on location, but it itself has no location and exists as a non-space that stores imagined data. The subject that uses the memory palace becomes split and is forced to inhabit two realities as one must imagine walking through the memory palace and picking up each predetermined object while simultaneously being rooted in a physical space and delivering a live speech to an audience. The subject must navigate the memory palace like an automaton on automatic pilot but cannot get fully immersed or lost in it. Discipline of the mind and the body is necessary since the subject cannot think, but must become a machine and instrument for the reading of memory.
Hegel discusses memory in two terms, “Erinnerung” and “Gedächtnis.” Erinnerung for Hegel is recollection, memory based on learning and internalization. It therefore has a relationship to the past and to a missing Other. Gedächtnis is the forgetting of meaning in favor of memorization and technologized memory just as the technologization of speech through the act of writing is also the erasure of speech and the marking of its becoming forgotten. Gedächtnis acts as the simulacrum and mechanical reproduction of memory emptied of its original and of meaning (Ronell). Memory palaces fall under Gedächtnis, as they are a phantom crutch or prosthetic for remembering which can be easily dismantled and forgotten. It does reflect Erinnerung in that it calls to its missing Other which is the real house, but it has no relationship to the past, as the reality of the memory palace is artificially constructed. The associations within the memory palace are also artificial revealing the manipulation of memory which becomes something external that can be altered and changed. Derrida writes, “What Plato is attacking in sophistics, therefore, is not smply recourse to memory but, within such recourse, the substitution of the mnemonic device for live memory, of the prosthesis for the organ; the perversion that consists of replacing a limb by a thing, here, substituting the passive, mechanical ‘by-heart’ for the active reanimation of knowledge, for its reproduction in the present. The boundary (between inside and outside, living and nonliving) separates not only speech from writing but also memory as an unveiling (re-)producing a presence from re-memoration as the mere repetition of a monument…(Derrida 109).” Paul de Man elaborates on the contradictory nature of Gedächtnis and Erinnerung, “Memory effaces remembrance (or recollection) just as the I effaces itself. The faculty that enables thought to exist also makes its preservation impossible. The art, the techné, of writing which cannot be separated from thought and from memorization can only be preserved in the figural mode of the symbol, the very mode it has to do away with if it is to occur at all (de Man 102).”
The effacing of Erinnerung caused by Gedächtnis also speaks to the idea of an afterimage which effaces the original image. The memory palace, is an afterimage and faint impression of one’s home which it replaces. Jonathan Crary writes that the afterimage, “…allowed one to conceive of sensory perception as cut from any necessary link with an external referent. The afterimage – the presence of sensation in the absence of a stimulus – and its subsequent modulations posed a theoretical and empirical demonstration of autonomous vision, of an optical experience that was produced by and within the subject (Crary 98).” The afterimage of the memory palace is detachable, once it is created the originary house isn’t necessary to evoke it, rather it can be evoked independently by the subject. Memory palaces, while seeming to be about semiotics, have more to do with Derrida's concept of the "trace." Derrida writes, “The trace is not a presence but is rather the simulacrum of a presence that dislocates, displaces, and refers beyond itself. The trace has, properly speaking, no place, for effacement belongs to the very structure of the trace. Effacement must always be able to overtake the trace; otherwise it would not be a trace but an indestructible and monumental substance (Derrida 156).” The trace refers to that which is no longer present, leaving only the reliced remains to be read.
Memory as Archive and Crypt
Memory palaces are a static archive of files. Vismann writes, “The immobile tomes are their own tombs...The immobilization amounts to a musealization, creating a work of art out of files (Vismann 161-162).” The memory palace echoes this sentiment and acts more as a mausoleum than a museum. The frozen architecture of the memory palace is doubled by the frozen images within it, turning the palace into a crypt. The shaping of the memory palace into a petrified and dead picture reveals the artifice of constructed memory. Its static and spectral quality lends it to the space of the crypt and removes it from the space of the living. It is the dead memory that must be summoned by the speaker, called to as the missing Other, and resurrected into the present.
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critical diaries
Monday, 3 April 2017
No 42 - Animal victims in Zimbabwean literature
I’m probably always pursuing too many ideas at once, too many interests. Occasionally two independent strains of enthusiasm will intersect and spark something intriguing. I try, for example, to keep something of an eye on the literature coming out of my homeland, Zimbabwe. At the same time, colleagues here at Rhodes University and at the University of Stellenbosch have cooked up a conference, with hopefully a book of edited essays to follow, on dogs in southern African literature. We hope to fill an obvious gap in local animal-studies scholarship; I’ve alluded in previous blogs to how pervasive the presence of dogs is, yet there’s been little sustained study. The conference, taking place at Stellenbosch next fortnight, will begin to address the neglect.
So I decided to address the two interests at once, and present a paper on the presence of dogs in some recent Zimbabwean fiction which deals with the post-2000 ‘land reform’ process. Two novels in particular – Graham Lang’s Place of Birth and Ian Holding’s Unfeeling – incorporate a strong canine presence. Dogs are, in the first instance, guards and companions, especially to the white farmers’ youngsters who are protagonists in these stories. Some dogs accompany these youths as they hunt little game across their farms; other packs of dogs accompany black youths doing much the same. Above all, though, the dogs are victims of political processes and associated violence in which they have no agency. In both novels, the white farmers’ dogs are slaughtered as violent land take-overs unfold: they become ciphers, stand-ins, symbols, for all the land dispossession and racist abuse local peoples feel to be the driving dynamic of their recent history. The animals generally are also soft targets, both in the sense of being unable to defend themselves and as a vector for emotional vulnerability: killing them can strike at the heart of whites’ affection and psychological well-being. In fact, I have entitled my conference paper, “Auntie Marsha, they’ve killed the dogs” – the first post-attack cry from Holding’s traumatised young protagonist.
These novels are far from the first to include a canine element in the Rhodesia-Zimbabwe land story. In the 1970s, Laurens van der Post wrote a somewhat prescient novel of black military take-over and white flight, A Far-Off Place, and then its sequel, A Story like the Wind. The fleeing young farmer-boy protagonist, Francois, is importantly accompanied by a super-supportive dog Hintza (named after the Xhosa chieftain). Hintza is, perhaps inevitably, a Rhodesian Ridgeback.
Someone mentioned that an even earlier writer, Doris Lessing, had written a dog-related story. I’m not sure I’ve discovered the story in question, but I’ve been struck, in re-reading Lessing’s 1951 collection, This was the Old Chief’s Country, of the frequency of animal victims in them. Several are related in some detail: animal presences were seen as important to a fluid and fragmentary white community searching for an ethical centre. The examples I find illustrate perhaps three fundamental, and intricately interlocking, facets of white belonging on the land: the defended homestead; agriculture; and the wilderness.
In the first aspect, dogs feature regularly as guardians of the rural farmhouse – and suffer for it. Lessing’s story “Little Tembi” foreshadows much later white Rhodesian fiction, including the fate of the dogs in Lang and Holding. Tembi is a Shona orphan partly supported by a farming family; but the subtle abuses he suffers he avenges by stooping to theft. So the family buys two large fierce dogs. The wife, Jane, resents being
greeted on her way from house to storerooms by the growling of hostile dogs who treated everyone, black and white, as an enemy .... They bit everyone who came near the house, and Jane was afraid for her children. However, it was not more than three weeks after they were bought that they were found lying stretched in the sun, quite dead, foam at their mouths and their eyes glazing. They had been poisoned ...
Such are the hazards, Jane’s husband Willie grumbles, of living in “this damned country”. Of course, many whites continued to live there, sometimes bound by an undeniable love.
Part of that love seemed to be for the activity of agriculture itself – the second aspect. Here too Lessing was both unsparing in her depictions of grimy and fractious white domestic lives, and generously adventurous in her portrayals of black characters. Some of her Rhodesian contemporaries vilified her for it. Her portrait of a cattle driver, ‘The Long One’, in her story “The Nuisance”, is a subtle concoction of admiration and ethical doubts:
In his own line he was an artist – his line being cattle. He handled oxen with a delicate brutality that was fascinating and horrifying to watch. ...It was like watching a circus act; there was the same suspense in it: it was a matter of pride to him that he did not need to use the whip. This did not by any means imply that he wished to spare the beasts pain, not at all; he liked to feed his pride on his own skill. Alongside the double line of ponderous cattle that strained across acres of heavy clods, danced, raved and screamed the Long One, with his twelve-foot-long lash circling in black patterns over their backs; and though his threatening yells were the yells of an inspired madman, and the heavy whip could be heard clear across the farm, so that on a moonlight night when they were ploughing late it sounded like the crack and whine of a rifle, never did the dangerous metal-tipped lash so much as touch a hair of their hides. If you examined the oxen as they were outspanned, they might be exhausted, driven to staggering-point, so that my father had to remonstrate, but there was never a mark on them.
In this situation, the lines between cultural norms and compassion, between cruelty and mere utilisation, are blurry.
And thirdly, the wilderness, as threat or refuge, always looms on the edge of the domesticated fields and gardens. It can be full of its own, independent violence: in “A Sunrise on the Veld” the boy-focaliser comes upon a buck being consumed alive by ants. He doesn’t bring himself to shoot the dying animal, since “this is how life goes on, by living things dying in anguish”, and he is overwhelmed by a “swelling feeling of rage and misery and protest”. So some characters seem to express that protest by exercising a countervailing compassion upon wild animal life; others respond by being indifferent to it. This is the difference between Major Carruthers, ethical English landowner, and Van Heerden, rough Afrikaner potential employee, in the story “The Second Hut”. The shabby quarters Carruthers offers Van Heerden have been colonised by a spider, “vast and glittering, shaking gently, glaring at them with small red eyes, from the centre of the web. Van Heerden did what Major Carruthers would have died rather than do: he tore the web across with his bare hands, crushed the spider between his fingers ... ‘It will do fine’ he announced.”
The ethical split starkly represented here, symbolic of a certain racism, is captured within a single character in the story “Leopard George”. The young farmer George finds himself having to hunt down a man-eating leopard. The build-up is related with incremental delicacy, the outcome with wrenching ambivalence:
Image by Cindy Dardagan Britz
The low, ground-creeping thing showed a green glitter of eyes, and a sheen of moonlight shifted with the moving muscles in the flank. When the shape stilled and flattened itself for a spring, George lifted his rifle and fired. There was a coughing noise, and the shape stayed still. George lowered the rifle and looked at it, almost puzzled, and stood still. There lay the enemy, dead, not a couple of paces from him. Sprawled almost at his feet was the leopard, its body still tensing and convulsing in death. Anger sprang up again in George: it had all been so easy, so easy! Again he looked in wonder at his rifle; then he kicked the unresisting flesh of the leopard, first with a kind of curiosity, then brutally. Finally he smashed the butt of the rifle, again and again, in hard, thudding blows, against the head. There was no resistance, no sound, nothing.
Such killing is, in the end, utterly empty. Inflicting death on the animal, in the end, reveals nothing but the emptiness within ourselves.
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BVIFA National League results after 3rd Match Day
March 13, 2018 by Sofia Fay
By BVI Football Association
The Panthers took on the Rebels and won 3-1 on the 3rd match day of the BVIFA National League, Photo: Dean Greenaway
After a hectic match day number three of the BVIFA National League, One Love went joint top, the Rebels are still winless and the Wolues got their first points of the season as 17 goals, 11 cautions and 3 penalties were shared amongst 3 games.
The 3pm kick off over in Virgin Gorda saw Old Madrid come up against the Wolues, who, with a new look side, found themselves 3-0 inside the first 40 minutes, first through Phillip Nelson in the 11th minute and then a brace from Mark Gardner in the 33rd and 37th minutes.
Kenmore Peters pulled one back for Old Madrid in the 45th minute before Christopher Farmer and Christopher Smith put the result beyond doubt, scoring in the 60th and 82nd minutes respectively.
Nelson would then add another in the 87th minute to put the icing on the cake and make it 6-1.
Back on the A.O. Shirley Ground, the Panthers took on the Rebels and come out with all 3 points, winning 3-1, in a feisty game that saw no less than eight bookings.
All the goals came in the second half with Shannon Lawrence opening the scoring in the 53rd minute, Prevell Asson doubling the lead in the 72, Michael Baptichon pulling one back for the Rebels from the penalty spot, in the 73rd and Wayne Phillip wrapping it up for the Panthers in the 81st minute.
The final game back on Virgin Gorda saw a Carl Stewart hat trick, and a brace from Richard Morgan condemn F.C. Sea Argo to another heavy defeat, 5-1, despite staying in the game up until almost half time, when Stewart scored the first of his three (38th).
Morgan’s 11th minute penalty had been cancelled out by Janel Ferdinand, also from the spot, in the 21st minute.
Stewart would add further goals in the 49th and 77th minutes, either side of Morgan’s second in the 54th.
Upcoming games for March 18th:
VG Utd v Islanders F.C. – A.O. Shirley at 4.30pm
Sugar Boys F.C. v Old Madrid F.C. – Virgin Gorda at 3.00pm
F.C. Sea Argo v Rebels F.C. – Virgin Gorda at 5,00pm
For full results, schedules and leading scorers please visit the FA website at www.bvifootball.com or visit one of our International Stats partners:
BVIFA National League 2018 – Results, fixtures, tables and stats – Global Sports Archive
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Home Business News Lagos targets N60.31bn IGR monthly for 2021
Lagos targets N60.31bn IGR monthly for 2021
Lagos State government, on Thursday, said it is targeting a total of N723.817bn Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) for the 2021 fiscal year, bringing the monthly figure to N60.31bn.
The State Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr Sam Egube, disclosed this while giving the 2021 budget breakdown at a press briefing which took place at Alausa, Ikeja, saying the state had earmarked N15bn for the Rebuilding Lagos Project/Trust Fund, in the aftermath of #EndSARS destruction of Lagos in October 2020.
Egube disclosed that the total size stands at ₦1.164trn, saying it would be funded from a total revenue estimate of ₦971.028billion, comprising total Internally Generated Revenue of N723.817bn, with Capital Receipts standing at N71.811bn, while Federal Transfer is projected at N175.400bn.
“The total budget size is ₦1.164trillion and will be funded from a total revenue estimate of ₦971.028billion, comprising of the following: Total Internally Generated Revenue (TIGR): N723.817bn, Capital Receipts, N71.811bn, Federal Transfer, N175.400bn,” the commissioner stated.
It would be recalled that the budget tagged “Budget of Rekindled Hope,” was presented by the state governor, Mr Bajbajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, to the Lagos State House of Assembly for consideration and assent.
The Appropriation bill was subsequently passed on Tuesday, December 29, 2020, by the State House of Assembly and was signed into law by the governor on December 31, 2020.
The approved Y2021 Budget size is ₦1.164trn, which is made up of ₦702.935bn for Capital Expenditure and ₦460.587bn for Recurrent Expenditure, giving a 60:40 Capital to Recurrent expenditure ratio strongly in favour of Capital Expenditure.
According to the commissioner, a significant percentage of the projected TIGR of N512bn is expected to be contributed by Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), saying this would be achieved by expanding the tax net and simplifying the tax process as well as through appropriate use of technology, among others.
“We shall achieve this by expanding the tax net by simplifying the tax process, improving our transaction taxes and the appropriate use of technology in addition to improving the work environment, training and tools of our tax administration personnel. This will improve the efficiency in operations of all revenue-generating agencies.
“We believe that there are huge revenue-generating opportunities in the state, including real estates, transportation sectors and our markets generally, etc. We will continue to use data and intelligence to unravel revenue opportunities and leakages,” Egube said.
He said the state government would continue to maintain a relatively conservative posture in its projection for Federal Transfers/Receipts compared to the annual run rate in 2020 in view of the production challenges within the oil sector by keeping its expectation at N175bn.
This was just as the commissioner disclosed that the deficit of ₦192.494bn was projected to be funded by a combination of internal and external loans.
The commissioner, while giving sectoral budget analysis, disclosed that a budgetary provision of N150.753bn was provided for the maintenance of roads and other infrastructures within the state, saying this was to emphasise the administration’s resolve towards enhancing infrastructure and human capital development.
According to him, the increase shall address the zero-pothole strategy, create link-roads within the metropolis to resolve traffic congestion and its attendant risks, adding that the provision would cater for the N15bn for The Rebuild Lagos Project/Trust Fund, N11bn for the reconstruction of Lekki-Epe Expressway from Eleko Junction to Epe T-junction (phase one) and N8.750bn for Lekki Regional Roads.
Others, he said, include: N19.500bn set aside under Project Stabilisation Fund to intervene on various projects across the state, the N10bn under State Infrastructure Intervention Fund to also intervene on Roads within Local Government and LCDAs, the N13.115bn earmarked for construction/completion of Agege Pen Cinema Flyover, Oregun Bridge Road Network, Agric Isawo Road, Bola Ahmed Tinubu Road, Igbogbo, Ijede Road and Mba Cardoso Road as well as N5.9bn to be spent on Lagos- Badagry Expressway, among others.
On Traffic Management/Transportation, Egube said a total sum of ₦72.930bn was budgeted under the Transportation family, which include the Blue and Red rail lines; Junction improvement all around the state; completion of trailer parks in the State; development of quality bus corridors, among others.
The commissioner disclosed that the sum of ₦23.502bn budgeted for Science and Technology was provisioned for building and upgrading of IT Infrastructure Statewide, e-GIS Land automation system, Single Billing system and ease of tax payment, Levies and other revenue enhancement initiatives.
“The Smart City project is targeted at deploying about 2000 intelligent cameras in strategic locations around Lagos and leverage technology to enhance security and traffic management in the State and will also enhance our revenue-generating efforts.
“This administration will in addition deliver a 3000km metro-broadband fibre infrastructure around the state through an ongoing PPP initiative.
“Furthermore, we will continue to invest in the Lagos State Resident Registration Initiative in conjunction with NIMC to gather useful resident data and information for planning purposes,” he said.
On Health, Egube said a total sum of N105.988bn (as against a total sum of N111.775bn in Y2020) was provided for the continuous upgrading/renovation of health facilities and completion of on-going healthcare infrastructure.
According to him, the affected infrastructure include the completion and equipping of the New Massey Children Hospital, General Hospitals, Ojo, Construction of Infectious Disease Research Center, Yaba, Upgrading of e-Health Platform for Health Insurance, Rehabilitation & Upgrading of General Hospital, Lagos and Construction of the Oncology Center at Gbagada.
Speaking further, Egube disclosed that a total of N33.952bn was provided for Housing and Community Amenities, saying these include N4bn for the completion of on-going housing estates and N3.4bn for new Housing projects.
“It is the intention of the government that lifting the housing sector in a big way will require significant participation of the private sector, which we intend to pursue aggressively and deliberately.
“The sum of N594million has also been provided to continue the implementation of an electronic Certificate of Occupancy and Title re-certification project, together with the issuance of e-planning approvals,” he said.
He said the state government was poised to ensure self-sustenance in staple foods and would continue to expand its food productions centres in areas of its comparative advantage, adding that it would do this through collaboration with other states and the Federal Government.
“In line with this, a sum of N11.715bn was approved. Out of which we plan to spend N2.755bn on Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Support (APPEALS), N1.349bn Lagos Wholesale Produce market, N1.7bn for Rice Value Chain, N500M for Development of Ketu Ereyun, N525M for Value Chain Empowerment and N310M for Shonghai Farms, among others,” the commissioner stated.
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How They Save Lives -Seat Belts
Seat Belts: How They Save Lives
Do you snap in your seat belt as soon as you get in the car? Do your children have the right safety seats for their weight and age? If you've answered no, even just once, you need to read on.
It's been proven time and again, on back roads and superhighways: A seat belt can save a life in a car accident. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than 15,000 lives are saved each year in the United States because drivers and their passengers were wearing seat belts when they were in accidents.
Seat Belt Safety: 5-Way Protection
“Seat belts prevent occupants of the vehicle from serious injury in five ways,” says Angela Osterhuber, director of the Pennsylvania Traffic Injury Prevention Project in Media, Pa. A seat belt:
Keeps the occupants of the vehicle inside. “It’s clearly a myth that people are better off being thrown clear from the crash,” Osterhuber says. “People thrown from a vehicle are four times more likely to be killed than those who remain inside.”
Restrains the strongest parts of the body. “Restraints are designed to contact your body at its strongest parts. For an older child and adult, these parts are the hips and shoulders, which is where the seat belt should be strapped,” Osterhuber says.
Spreads out any force from the collision. “Lap-and-shoulder belts spread the force of the crash over a wide area of the body. By putting less stress on any one area, they can help you avoid serious injury,” Osterhuber says. A shoulder strap also helps keep your head and upper body away from the dashboard, steering wheel, and other hard interior parts of the automobile should you stop suddenly or be hit by another vehicle.
Helps the body to slow down. “What is it that causes injury? A quick change in speed,” Osterhuber says. “Seat belts help extend the time it takes for you to slow down in a crash.”
Protects your brain and spinal cord. A seat belt is designed to protect these two critical areas. “Head injuries may be hard to see immediately, but they can be deadly,” Osterhuber says. Likewise, spinal cord injuries can have serious consequences.
Seat Belt Safety: Buckle Up Correctly
Adjusting your seat belt properly is a must: Getting the right fit is as important as wearing it. The strap that goes across your lap should fit snugly over your hips and upper thigh area. “If the belt rides up on the stomach, it could cause serious injuries in a crash,” Osterhuber says.
Shoulder belts should rest securely across your chest and shoulders between your breasts. Don’t ever let the strap fall across your neck or face and never place the strap under your arms or behind your back. “Any one of these positions can cause serious injury,” Osterhuber says.
Seat Belt Safety: Rules for Infants and Children
Children are not small adults — they need specialized protection in a moving vehicle. “Their skeletal structure is different,” Osterhuber says. Age, height, and weight determine the safest way for a child to travel.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, here’s how to select the right option for your child:
Rear-facing child safety seat. Children under age 1 and those who weigh less than 20 pounds should sit in rear-facing, child safety seats approved by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The seats should be placed in the backseat of the car.
Forward-facing child safety seat. Children older than 1 who weigh more than 20 pounds should ride in forward-facing child safety seats. The seat should be placed in the rear of the vehicle until the child reaches the upper weight or height limit of the particular seat. Typically, a child will outgrow a safety seat around age 4 and once she reaches about 40 pounds.
Booster seat. Children age 4 and older who weigh more than 40 pounds should ride in booster seats. A child can safely progress to a seat belt when the belt fits properly across the upper thighs and chest. “This is usually at age 8 or when they are at least 4 feet 9 inches tall,” Osterhuber says.
Seat belt. When children outgrow their booster seats, they can use seat belts, but they still should sit in the back of the vehicle. “Really, all children should be riding in the backseat of the car until they are at least 13 years old,” Osterhuber says.
Seat Belt Safety: A Clear Message
The National Safety Council recently reported a drop in traffic fatalities for 2008, indicating a record low since the 1920s when it began publishing statistical reports. One reason given for the decline is the increased use of seat belts.
It takes only a few seconds to buckle up once you get in the car. Why wouldn’t you?
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Showing posts with label Health Tips for Heart. Show all posts
Women's Health Tips for Heart, Mind, and Body
Follow a Heart-Healthy Diet
There's an easy recipe if your goal is to keep away problems like heart disease and strokes.
Eat more fruits and veggies.
Choose whole grains. Try brown rice instead of white. Switch to whole wheat pasta.
Choose lean proteins like poultry, fish, beans, and legumes.
Cut down on processed foods, sugar, salt, and saturated fat.
When eating healthy, flexibility often works best, says Joyce Meng, MD, assistant professor at the Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center at UConn Health. If you like to follow a strict diet plan, go for it. If not, it's OK. "Find what works for you."
Tricia Montgomery, 52, the founder of K9 Fit Club, knows first-hand how the right diet and lifestyle can help. For her, choosing healthy foods and planning small, frequent meals works well. "I don't deny myself anything," she says. "I still have dessert -- key lime pie, yum! -- and I love frozen gummy bears, but moderation is key."
The more active you are, the better, Meng says. Exercise boosts your heart health, builds muscle and bone strength, and wards off health problems.
Aim for 2 and a half hours of moderate activity, like brisk walking or dancing, every week. If you're OK with vigorous exercise, stick to 1 hour and 15 minutes a week of things like running or playing tennis. Add a couple of days of strength training, too.
If you're busy, try short bursts of activity throughout the day. Walk often. A good target is 10,000 steps a day. Take the stairs. Park your car far away from your destination.
Montgomery exercises every day, often with her dog. By adding lunges, squats, and stairs to a walk, she turns it into a power workout. "I also am a huge Pilates fan," she says.
Visit Your Doctor
Get regular checkups. Your doctor keeps track of your medical history and can help you stay healthy. For example, if you're at risk for osteoporosis, a condition that weakens bones, he may want you to get more calcium and vitamin D.
Your doctor may recommend screening tests to keep an eye on your health and catch conditions early when they're easier to treat.
Keep the lines of communication open. "If you have questions, ask your doctor," Meng says. "Make sure you understand things to your satisfaction." If you're worried about a medication or procedure, talk to him about it.
Cut Down Your stress
It can take a toll on your health. You probably can't avoid it altogether, but you can find ways to ease the impact. Don't take on too much. Try to set limits with yourself and others. It's OK to say no.
To relieve stress, try:
Talking to a friend, family member, or professional counselor
Create Healthy Habits
If you make the right choices today, you can ward off problems tomorrow.
Brush your teeth twice a day and floss every day.
Don't smoke.
Limit your alcohol. Keep it to one drink a day.
If you have medication, take it exactly how your doctor prescribed it.
Improve your sleep. Aim for 8 hours. If you have trouble getting shut-eye, talk to your doctor.
Use sunscreen and stay out of the sun from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Wear your seatbelt.
Take time every day to invest in your health, Meng says.
It paid off for Montgomery. She says she overcame health problems, feels good, and has a positive outlook. "My life," she says, "is forever changed."
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Transformer species in the flora of the Starobilsk grass-meadow steppe (Ukraine)
Oksana O. Kucher
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/biorc-2015-0034
alien plant species
transformer species
plant invasions
The results of an investigation of alien species that change the character, condition, form or nature of ecosystems over large areas (transformer species) in the flora of the Starobilsk grass-meadow steppe are presented. The check-list of alien plants includes over 386 species of vascular plants, of which 28 species are invasive and 6 are transformer species. In this study, the data on the first records of alien species, their distribution history, ecology, occurrence in different plant communities and degree of naturalization were compiled. The distribution maps of transformer species are provided.
A new finding of a uniquely large population of Anacamptis morio (Orchidaceae) on the Left-Bank Ukraine
Taxonomic significance of pollen morphology in Succisa and Succisella
Ophioglossaceae (Psilotopsida) in Ukraine
Botrychium simplex E. Hitchc. (Ophioglossaceae) – a new species for the native flora of Ukraine
Distrubution of selected invasive plant species in the Romensko-Poltavsky Geobotanical District (Ukraine)
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ESSDA
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These Bylaws were passed by the ESSDA Board on 20th April 2009 and changed by the ESSDA Board on 29th July 2009 by implementing a motion of the AGM 2009. The bylaws are reviewed regularly in line with ESSDA Board decisions and were last updated Monday 1st July 2019
These Bylaws should be read in conjunction with the ESSDA constitution, and provide the detail by which the constitution can be put into practice.
Each Bylaw number referes to the same number in the constitution, for example B12 is a more detailed explanation of section 12 in the Constitution. The numbering system is not chronological.
B.12. CONSTITUENCY OF MEMBERSHIP
B .12.1.1.: Ordinary membership is open to: all individuals who accept, abide by and comply with the mission and goals statement of the association (Article 11 of the Constitution) and who have lived in Europe for at least three month or elect to dance for a European club or country at least for one year. ESSDA reserves the right to check this information.
B.14. ENDING OF MEMBERSHIP
B.14.1.5.: Membership of the association ends by:
– Failure to pay the annual membership fee (if there is one) within 3 months of the persons application for membership. If the AGM takes place earlier than this 3 months and the new member is present, membership must be paid at the AGM.
– Failure to pay a renewal fee of annual membership within 9 months of the renewal date.
B.15. OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS
B.15.1. Once it is decided by the General Assembly, there is an obligation to pay an annual membership fee of:
B.15.5.a. Ten Euros for ordinary members,
B.15.5.b. Twenty Euros for extraordinary members (legal entities) with maximum 99 members,
B.15.5.c. Thirty Euros for extraordinary members with more than 99 members.
B.16. RIGHTS OF MEMBERS
B.16.2.1 Voting by proxy: Members (with voting rights) can vote in person or by proxy. Postal votes are only accepted for the Election of Board Members. An Ordinary or Honorary member present at the meeting can cast up to a maximum of 5 votes including proxy votes, votes on behalf of legal entities and their own personal vote.
Extraordinary members must take part through their delegates who must be present.
During any other voting at the AGM, members (with voting rights) can only vote in person or by proxy.
B.16.2.2 Each Extraordinary member (club, legal entity)with a membership of up to 99 has one delegate. Those with more than 99 members can appoint two delegates. Each delegate has one vote.
B.16.3 Voting rights: If there is a membership fee,only paid up members can vote at the AGM.
B.16.3.2. An extraordinary member has at least one vote through their delegate. Legal entities with more than 99 members have two votes (through two delegates). Each legal entity, club or group has to report the actual number of relevant members (As defined in 12.1.2. of the Constitution) four weeks before the next Annual General Meeting.
B.16.3.5. Representation of members and casting of votes: Each extraordinary member has the right to appoint one delegate per vote for the General Meeting. Each delegate should prove this by a written and signed official statement of the member organisation.
B.17. GENERAL MEETING
B.17.3. Any member may submit an additional agenda item, to be sent to the general secretary at least 10 days before the AGM.
B.17.3.a. The Board may direct that any agenda item may not be included in the meeting if it appears that such an item is: irrelevant to the missions and goals of the Association.
B.17.3.5. The procedure for the election of Board members:
B.17.3.5.a. The election of Board Members takes place at the AGM.
B.17.3.5.b. If ordinary or honorary members are not able to vote to elect the Board in person, postal voting forms and proxy voting forms will be available to download from the ESSDA website.
B.17.3.5.c. Members who are not currently on the Board are able to be nominated to stand for election as long as they have agreed to it. Any member who is nominated needs to be proposed and seconded (a second person to support the nomination), by paid up members before being able to stand for election (if membership fee applicable). Nominations must be received at least 4 weeks in advance of the AGM. Members cannot be nominated on the day. Details of candidates who have been nominated must be sent to the members in advance of the meeting to enable proxy and postal voting.
B.17.3.5.d. Each voting form will have the names of the members who have been nominated for the election along with the current members of the Board, who will automatically stand for re-election unless they have declined. Members with the right to vote will be asked to elect up to the maximum of seven people.
B.17.7.1. Quorum
A minimum number of 5% of the members must participate in person or through their delegate at a General Meeting (Annual and Extraordinary) in order to conclude valid decisions. In the case of changing the constitution or dissolving the association, a 25% quorum is required as defined in section 25.1 of the Constitution.
B.17.7.1.a. In the case of the election of Board Members there will be an exception to the above rule where Proxy and postal votes of ordinary and honorary members will be recognized as participating and will count towards the 5% quorum.
B.19. BOARD
B.19.3. If a Board member doesn’t accept, abide by and comply with the mission statement of the association. (look at C.10.), with the Association’s Constitution or decisions or has harmed the Association in an unreasonable way, the Board will take a vote to ask the board member to step down. The excluded board member shall have the right to appeal this decision at the following General Meeting, but must have a 2/3rds majority.
B.19.4. The board shall consist of a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 9 members. If at any point an even number of board members sit on the board then they can choose to co-opt an additional member if board voting issues arise.
B.19.7.1. The Office Bearer of the association, (the two Co-Presidents, the Treasurer and the General Secretary), are elected by office title by the new Board from among its own members within the following three weeks.
B.19.8.a. Board Elections on a rolling base: In order to enable continuity of Board decision making, at least three existing members must stay on the Board for the following year of office. This will be decided by the outgoing Board, before the election.
B.19.8.b Board members cannot serve more than two years without being re-elected.
B.19.8.c. At the AGM of every uneven year, the election must be for at least 4 Board Memebers. In even years the election must be for at least 3 Board Members.
B.19.9.5. The Treasurer can represent the association in all financial matters up to a sum of 300 Euros. Anything more than € 300 there must be agreement by a majority of the board.
B.19.10. Rules of conduct for the Board:
B.19.10.a. Board decisions are made in Board meetings, which can be personally attended and/ or organized through Information Technology conference systems e.g. skype.
B.19.10.b. Decisions can also be made through Internet votings (Email, Website…). It is a requirement that Board Members have access to Email.
B.19.10.c. Board decisions are made with an absolute majority (a minimum of more than the half members of the whole Board).
B.19.10.d. A Board meeting needs a quorum of more than the half of the Board attending the meeting in person or through conference systems in order to conclude valid decisions, otherwise the Board meeting is only entitled to make proposals.
B.19.10.e. A Board meeting is convocated through an agreed proposal made by the co-presidents. The date, city or method of meeting and agenda should be notified at least two week before, but preferably one month before the proposed date. Those who are not able to attend are invited to send comments. Convocated meetings can be postponed and/or continued within a period of two week from the original meeting date by agreement of all those Board members who agreed to attend. This has to be published to the rest of the Board on the same or next day together with the planned agenda.
B.19.10.f. Decisions by other tools for Internet voting like video conference shall only be used when all Board members can organize the access to it.
B.19.10.g. Email decision procedure of the Board:
a) Commitment:
Everybody on the Board has to commit to checking emails and responding within an agreed timeframe or indicate otherwise a period where you can’t check your emails.
b) Timeframe:
Generally a week to check and respond for every proposal made. The date of the proposal and time limit should be included in the proposal! Anyone who has not answered within the fixed period has abstained from voting.
c) Majority:
An absolute majority (more than the half of the whole Board).
d) Definition and Identification:
Any proposal that requires a vote should be named as such , and the wording clear in the body of the email. It MUST have the word “PROP” followed by the keyword in the subject of the email. The email must be high priority. General discussion and ideas should not follow this format.
e) Time for discussion:
The suggestion is to give time for discussion, gathering of information and forming or changing an opinion when possible BEFORE a proposal is made.
f) The decisions of the Board should be announced quarterly to the Membership.
g) The results of the voting and the details on all proposals are to be recorded by a member of the board for a period of 5 years.
B.21. VOTING
B.21.1. Ways of participating, Majority and Quorum: With the exception of changing the constitition or dissolving the association, this is covered by section 16 and 17 of the Bylaws.
B.24. BY-LAWS
B.24.5: is defined in section 17.3 of the Bylaws
CHANGING THE ARTICLES AND THE DISSOLUTION OF THE ASSOCIATION
B.25. CHANGING OF THE ARTICLES
B.25.1. The decision to change the Constitution or to dissolve the association can only be taken by the General Membership in a General Meeting, not in a referendum.
B.25.4 is defined in section 17 of the Bylaws.
B.27. REFERENDUM
B.27.a. A Topic that requires an immediate decision which cannot wait for the General meeting can be can be put forward for a referendum by the Board or by the membership.
B.27.b. In the case of a referendum being requested by a member and not agreed by the Board, the referendum will only be granted if it comes from a group of members representing 25 % of the membership with voting rights.
B.27.c. A referendum is carried out by a voting committee, appointed by the Board or at the Annual General Meeting, consisting of 2 persons of different nationality.
B.27.d. A referendum is carried out by publishing a motion by the the Board and asking for votes to be received by the voting committee within a specific period.
Internet voting will be used in this case. After the voting period is closed the voting committee should check membership and voting rights.
Sources for the Bylaws:
– Founding Notes ESSDA (prepared by the committee of five people for the founding meeting in London, 18th February 2007),
– Bylaws EGLSF
– Bylaws UKSSDC
Find out all about the ESSDA membership
The ESSDA Facebook Group
Competition Calendar 2018
Competition Calendar: PDF-Version
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Virtual Pink Jukebox Trophy 2021
Le Rendez-Vous de Paris 2021
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Written by BigClickRadio on February 23, 2018
The package was recorded in Liverpool on the Acolyte to Wolflight With Genesis Revisited Tour.
Steve Packett is set to release of a brand new double live album and DVD this summer.
Titled ‘The Total Experience Live In Liverpool’, the 2CD/2DVD deluxe package and stand-a-lone Blu-Ray was recorded on StevIe’s Acolyte to Wolflight With Genesis Revisited Tour in 2015 at the Liverpool Philharmonic.
“When Inside Out told me that I could film a gig on the British leg of the 2015 tour for release, I thought that we should do it away from London (and) I felt doing it in Liverpool had a certain ring to it,” says Steve.
“This is an extraordinary city and the Philharmonic Hall is an extraordinary venue. Besides, it’s not as if Liverpool is known for having any good music – there’s never been a good band from there. Ha!”
The tour celebrated the 40th anniversary of his debut solo album ‘Voyage Of The Acolyte’ and boasted two sets – one focusing on his solo career and the other containing a host of Genesis classics.
Tagged as Cool music Drum Machine Music wp themes Singer Techno
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Higher Meditation 3 features reggae star Anthony Cruz October 22nd
BigUpRadio.com proudly presents the all new weekly reggae dancehall show Higher Meditation. Dancehall singer Anthony Cruz is the special guest on this week’s show. Join your hosts Itation Sound this Wednesday, October 22nd on BigUpRadio.com .This week the ladies choice Anthony Cruz stops by for a visit. Anthony Cruz is one of the greatest singers in the dancehall arena who stays on the the charts on a regular basis. Do not miss this exclusive interview and feature with Anthony Cruz! ONE LOVE
About Anthony Cruz:
BORN ROHAN SMITH on December 17, 1974, Anthony Cruz grew up in Mandeville, Manchester. Hailing from a talented musical family – being the nephew of the celebrated singer Garnett Silk, as well as having a mother and father who were excellent singers – Cruz was convinced from a young age that he was destined to be a great singer. After graduating from Holmwood Technical High School, Cruz migrated to the United States, spending a few years in New York before moving to Miami. Find out more: here.
About Itation Sound:
Starting as a Sound System in 1998, Itation has moved forward to becoming a record label in 2007. Working mostly out of the Itation Studio in California, they have been able to collaborate with many artists who frequent the Bay Area.
Their first riddim was produced with the help of St. Croix reggae artist “Batch” and Executive Producer Daniel “Jah Mystic”. The riddim is called “Higher Meditation”, and is now out featuring other artists such as Sizzla, Jah Mason, Wayne Wonder, Anthony Cruz, and Freddie McGregor. Itation’s follow up riddim to the Higher Meditation, is called the “Show Love” riddim. It was produced with Jah Sun of More Love Productions. It has many wicked combinations, including Jah Sun’s big tune with Prezident Brown, “Show Love”. Other big artists on the riddim are, Gyptian, Norris Man & Pressure, Binghi Ghost & Luv Fyah, Lady Passion, Lutan Fyah, Natty King, Rocker T, Batch and many more. It was released in May 2008. Currently Itation is working on its next release to be released in the Summer of 2008. It was arranged by Tune In Crew from France. It features many big tunes by artists such as Sizzla, Pressure, Anthony Cruz, Jah Mason, Chezidek, Turbulence, Rocker T and Ras Matthew, just to name a few!
Right now Itation is getting ready to release a big big album with artist, Batch. The album has been recorded, mixed and produced by Danjres Will of Revolution Sounds & Royal Inity. It also will feature Batch’s song, “Righteously Striving”, from the Show Love Riddim. Be sure to check back soon to hear more about this project.
Subscribe to the HIGHER MEDITATION Podcast on:
http://www.itationrecords.com
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Tag Archives: Scholarships
4th May 2018 Daniel Livingstone Leave a comment
For this coming year, SimVis has a number of Scholarships and Fee-Waivers available for all of our postgraduate programmes:
MDes Sound for the Moving Image
MSc Medical Visualisation & Human Anatomy (with Glasgow University)
MSc Serious Games & VR
MSc Heritage Visualisation
The scholarship application deadline is the 31st of May.
Fee-waivers are available to Scottish and EU students (sadly not rUK students), and cover the academic fees for one year of full-time study. Limited numbers are still available on all masters programmes, with the final tranche of awards to be made in June after UG degree results become available.
A selection of scholarships are available – these mostly provide contributions towards the cost of fees, and include the International Welcome Scholarships, which provide a partial scholarship forinternational students.
This year we are also delighted to be able to offer the MGAlba/Learn Gaelic Scholarship to one student on the MSc Serious Games & VR programme. This scholarship covers the full cost of UK/EU fees – and is open to applicants from around the world. If awarded to an international student, the scholarship would provide a substantial award towards the international fees. The successful applicant will have an interest in the use of games to support
You can learn more about the scholarships, and application process here: GSA Scholarships
Note that all eligible applicants will be considered automatically for SFC fee-waivers, and there is no application process for these.
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Scholarships for study at The Glasgow School of Art
30th March 2017 Brian Loranger Leave a comment
The Glasgow School of Art is now accepting applications for the 2017/18 GSA Scholarships, and full details of the awards and the application process available on the GSA website.
Some of these scholarships are specifically for study at SimVis on our masters programmes in sound and visualisation – including international scholarships with awards of £2000 to support fees and living costs – and there are similar awards available for Scottish and EU students applying to the Postgraduate Welcome Scholarships.
Many thanks to local Post-Production specialists, Savalas, who have sponsored a new scholarship for students applying to our MDes Sound for the Moving Image. Savalas is Scotland’s largest audio-post facility, and was founded by 4 friends in 1998 on the back of a small bank loan and local authority grant that has become a well-established part of Scotland’s post-production community. Without the initial financial commitment and endorsement, it would have been virtually impossible for the company to secure premises and literally get out of the bedroom. Savalas hope that this Scholarship will provide a similar level of support and acknowledgment to the successful applicant.
All scholarships, including the Savalas award, are being advertised to all GSA applicants, and can be applied for till the deadline of Wednesday 31st May 2017.
Full details and application form online at the GSA website.
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ERS Saved: Judge Grants Restraining Order Against SB2077
By News Release @ 5:20 PM :: 5424 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Labor
Court Grants ERS Temporary Restraining Order and Stays Implementation of 2016 Hawaii Laws 2nd Sp. Sess. Act 1 (S.B. 2077)
News Release from Hawaii ERS
August 23, 2016 Yesterday, the Honorable Jeannette Castagnetti, judge of the First Circuit Court of the State of Hawaii, granted the Motion for Temporary Restraining Order filed by the Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System of the State of Hawaii (ERS) in Civil No. 16-1543-8 (ERS Lawsuit). The Motion for TRO sought to stay the implementation of 2016 Hawaii Laws 2nd Sp. Sess. Act 1 (Act 1) which, if implemented, could jeopardize the tax exempt status of the ERS. The TRO would prevent Act 1 from taking effect until the court could hear the ERS’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction, which was also filed today.
In granting the TRO, the court found that the ERS had successfully established that the ERS was likely to prevail on the merits of the ERS Lawsuit as Act 1 could violate the Hawaii State Constitution by giving certain state employees an improper election of either a cash severance payment or special early retirement benefits under the ERS. The United States Internal Revenue Code does not allow the State to offer employees such an election. By offering an election that includes benefits under the ERS as one of the choices, Act 1 could result in the ERS plan being disqualified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Further, Judge Castagnetti ruled that the balance of harm supported the granting of the TRO as the results of such a disqualification could cause irreparable harm to the almost 120,000 members of the ERS as all State and county employees would lose the benefit of tax deferral that is fundamental to the ERS plan, as well as other benefits associated with a qualified plan.
Finally, Judge Castagnetti ruled that the public interest supported the issuance of a TRO as it is in the public interest to maintain the ERS’s tax-qualified status and to avoid any impairment of benefits to the ERS’s members.
Accordingly, Judge Castagnetti granted the ERS’s motion and temporarily stayed the effect of Act 1 so the ERS can seek guidance from the IRS as to the potential impact of the election offered by Act 1.
In granting the TRO, Judge Castagnetti made it clear that, as requested by ERS, the TRO would neither stay, nor have any impact on, the ongoing proposed transfer of Maui Memorial Medical Center, Kula Hospital & Clinic and Lanai Community Hospital hospitals from the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to Kaiser Permanente Hawaii. The ERS had clearly stated that it was not seeking such relief from the court.
Thomas Williams, Executive Director for the ERS, stated “We are pleased that the court took action today and look forward to getting a response from the IRS as soon as possible. As we have maintained all along, our sole objective is to protect the State and county employees’ retirement benefits.”
PDF: Court Order
MN: Judge grants TRO to block severance law
CB: State Gets TRO Against Itself
SA: Judge grants TRO in ERS lawsuit over Maui hospitals
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Debate: Corporal punishment of children
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===Background and context === ===Background and context ===
- [[Image:Students in classroom.JPG|left|150px]][[Image:Corporal punishment in school.jpg|right|150px]] +
- This debate shares something with Corporal Punishment (for Adults), namely whether the infliction of physical pain can ever be justifiable; but the issue of ‘paddling’ or spanking for children is less about punishment in itself and more about punishment as a means of education. How can young children learn the difference between right and wrong? How can teachers establish order in the classroom and enable a better environment for learning? Britain is a major example in this debate, having allowed corporal punishment in classrooms until 1986 when legislation brought it in line with the rest of Europe. All industrialised countries now ban corporal punishment in schools (not parental spanking) apart from the USA, Canada and one state in Australia. + This debate shares something with Corporal Punishment (for Adults), namely whether the infliction of physical pain can ever be justifiable;[[Image:Students in classroom.JPG|left|150px]][[Image:Corporal punishment in school.jpg|right|150px]] but the issue of ‘paddling’ or spanking for children is less about punishment in itself and more about punishment as a means of education. How can young children learn the difference between right and wrong? How can teachers establish order in the classroom and enable a better environment for learning? Britain is a major example in this debate, having allowed corporal punishment in classrooms until 1986 when legislation brought it in line with the rest of Europe. All industrialised countries now ban corporal punishment in schools (not parental spanking) apart from the USA, Canada and one state in Australia.
''See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporal_punishment Wikipedia: corporal punishment] for more background.'' ''See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporal_punishment Wikipedia: corporal punishment] for more background.''
=== Discipline: Can corporal punishment help discipline children? === === Discipline: Can corporal punishment help discipline children? ===
- ====Yes==== + ====Pro====
*'''[[Argument: Corporal punishment is a good tool for disciplining unruly children| Corporal punishment is a good tool for disciplining unruly children]]''' [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_34_15/ai_55821653/ Walter Williams. "Making a Case for Corporal Punishment". Bnet. Sept 13, 1999]: "Regardless of what the experts preached, the undeniable fact is the 'uncivilized' practice of whipping children produced more civilized young people. Youngsters didn't direct foul language to, or use it in the presence of, teachers and other adults. In that 'uncivilized' era, assaulting a teacher or adult never would have crossed our minds. Today, foul language and assaults against teachers are routine in many schools. For some kinds of criminal behavior, I think we'd benefit from having punishment along the lines of Singapore's caning as a part of our judicial system." *'''[[Argument: Corporal punishment is a good tool for disciplining unruly children| Corporal punishment is a good tool for disciplining unruly children]]''' [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_34_15/ai_55821653/ Walter Williams. "Making a Case for Corporal Punishment". Bnet. Sept 13, 1999]: "Regardless of what the experts preached, the undeniable fact is the 'uncivilized' practice of whipping children produced more civilized young people. Youngsters didn't direct foul language to, or use it in the presence of, teachers and other adults. In that 'uncivilized' era, assaulting a teacher or adult never would have crossed our minds. Today, foul language and assaults against teachers are routine in many schools. For some kinds of criminal behavior, I think we'd benefit from having punishment along the lines of Singapore's caning as a part of our judicial system."
- *'''Corporal punishment can ethically help save a child's future.''' [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_34_15/ai_55821653/ Walter Williams. "Making a Case for Corporal Punishment". Bnet. Sept 13, 1999]: "Let's think about cruelty. Today, it's not uncommon for young criminals to be arrested, counseled and released to the custody of a parent 20 or 30 times before they spend one night in jail. Such a person is a very good candidate for later serving a long prison sentence or, worse, facing the death penalty. If you interviewed such a person and asked: "Thinking back to when you started your life of crime, would you have preferred a punishment, such as caning, that might have set you straight or be where you are today?" I'd bet my retirement money that he'd say he wished someone had caned some sense into him. That being the case, which is more cruel: caning or allowing such a person to become a criminal?" + *'''[[Argument: Corporal punishment can ethically help save a child's future| Corporal punishment can ethically help save a child's future]]''' [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_34_15/ai_55821653/ Walter Williams. "Making a Case for Corporal Punishment". Bnet. Sept 13, 1999]: "Let's think about cruelty. Today, it's not uncommon for young criminals to be arrested, counseled and released to the custody of a parent 20 or 30 times before they spend one night in jail. Such a person is a very good candidate for later serving a long prison sentence or, worse, facing the death penalty. If you interviewed such a person and asked: "Thinking back to when you started your life of crime, would you have preferred a punishment, such as caning, that might have set you straight or be where you are today?" I'd bet my retirement money that he'd say he wished someone had caned some sense into him. That being the case, which is more cruel: caning or allowing such a person to become a criminal?"
- *'''Corporal punishment can make a valuable example of a student.''' Oscar Goodman: "I also believe in a little bit of corporal punishment going back to the days of yore, where examples have to be shown."[http://www.quotesea.com/Quotes.aspx?with=corporal+punishment] + *'''[[Argument: Corporal punishment can make a valuable example of a student| Corporal punishment can make a valuable example of a student]]''' Oscar Goodman: "I also believe in a little bit of corporal punishment going back to the days of yore, where examples have to be shown."[http://www.quotesea.com/Quotes.aspx?with=corporal+punishment]
- *'''General statements in support of corporal punishment.''' Mark Benedict, Christian Family Foundations: "I also believe the scriptural reference to the 'rod' best corresponds to a switch or perhaps a flexible paddle."[http://www.religioustolerance.org/spankingq.htm] + *'''[[Argument: General statements in support of corporal punishment| General statements in support of corporal punishment]]''' Mark Benedict, Christian Family Foundations: "I also believe the scriptural reference to the 'rod' best corresponds to a switch or perhaps a flexible paddle."[http://www.religioustolerance.org/spankingq.htm]
- ====No==== + ====Con====
*'''It is dubious that corporal punishment helps discipline children.''' Even the power of physical punishment to teach a child the difference between right and wrong is dubious; a young child may learn that the adult is displeased, but not why. Spanking will cause a state of extreme distress and confusion which makes it less likely they will analyse their behaviour with clarity. In older children disciplined at school, a physical punishment is likely to provoke resentment and further misbehaviour. *'''It is dubious that corporal punishment helps discipline children.''' Even the power of physical punishment to teach a child the difference between right and wrong is dubious; a young child may learn that the adult is displeased, but not why. Spanking will cause a state of extreme distress and confusion which makes it less likely they will analyse their behaviour with clarity. In older children disciplined at school, a physical punishment is likely to provoke resentment and further misbehaviour.
- *'''Corporal punishment can lower a child's IQ.''' [http://www.religioustolerance.org/spankin4.htm "Child Corporal Punishment: Spanking. The anti-spanking position". Religious tolerance]: "Spanking lowers a child's IQ: A study at the University of New Hampshire, released in 1998-JUL, found that spanking children apparently slows down their intellectual development. 3 A study of 960 children found an average 4 point reduction in IQ among students, from and average IQ of 102 (above average) for children who are not spanked, to an average IQ 98 (below average) for who are. A reduction of 4 points is enough to have a significant negative functional effect on the students. More information." + *'''[[Argument: Corporal punishment can lower a child's IQ| Corporal punishment can lower a child's IQ]]''' [http://www.religioustolerance.org/spankin4.htm "Child Corporal Punishment: Spanking. The anti-spanking position". Religious tolerance]: "Spanking lowers a child's IQ: A study at the University of New Hampshire, released in 1998-JUL, found that spanking children apparently slows down their intellectual development. 3 A study of 960 children found an average 4 point reduction in IQ among students, from and average IQ of 102 (above average) for children who are not spanked, to an average IQ 98 (below average) for who are. A reduction of 4 points is enough to have a significant negative functional effect on the students. More information."
- *'''Corporal punishment hampers children's creativity.''' Ms. Dawn Walker, executive director of the Canadian Institute of Child Health commented: "We know that children who are under the threat of violence or aggression develop a fight-or-flight response system that has an impact on creativity and imagination, both of which could influence their IQ...Children need discipline but not hitting."[http://www.religioustolerance.org/spankin5.htm] + *'''[[Argument: Corporal punishment hampers children's creativity| Corporal punishment hampers children's creativity]]''' Ms. Dawn Walker, executive director of the Canadian Institute of Child Health commented: "We know that children who are under the threat of violence or aggression develop a fight-or-flight response system that has an impact on creativity and imagination, both of which could influence their IQ...Children need discipline but not hitting."[http://www.religioustolerance.org/spankin5.htm]
*'''Corporal punishment creates anti-social behavior.''' Andrew Grogan-Kaylor, University of Michigan. "Even minimal amounts of spanking can lead to an increased likelihood in antisocial behavior by children."[http://www.religioustolerance.org/spankingq.htm] *'''Corporal punishment creates anti-social behavior.''' Andrew Grogan-Kaylor, University of Michigan. "Even minimal amounts of spanking can lead to an increased likelihood in antisocial behavior by children."[http://www.religioustolerance.org/spankingq.htm]
- ===Abuse: Does corporal punish invite abuse? === + ===Physical damage: Can corporal punishment cause physical damage? ===
====Pro==== ====Pro====
- *'''[[Argument: Abuses do not demonstrate corporal punishment is inherently wrong| Abuses do not demonstrate corporal punishment is inherently wrong]]''' While it is true that corporal punishment can be abused, this does not demonstrate that it is always abused, or that it is inherently abusive. If it is used abusively, than measures should be taken to limit such abuse, instead of eliminating the practice altogether, which would be an over-reaction. + *'''Physical injuries only occur in abusive corporal punishment.''' Serious physical injuries only occur where disciplined, strategic corporal punishment becomes child abuse. There is a strict line between the two (see above) and to ignore it is deliberately misleading.
- *'''There is a difference between corporal punishment and child abuse.''' Corporal punishment is designed to punish specific acts of significant misbehavior and delinquency. It is not a wanton and unreasonable act of violence. Child abuse, on the contrary, is the unjustified and unreasoned beating of children. The act of child-abuse is not meant to punish a child, but is inflicted without restraint or concern for the general welfare of a child. The intention of corporal punishment, on the contrary, is meant to instill a level of discipline in a child that is necessary to their future. It is in the child's best interest, whereas child-abuse is clearly not. + *'''[[Argument: Corporal punishment does not foster violent tendencies|Corporal punishment does not foster violent tendencies]]'''.
- *'''It is not clear whether corporal punishment increases abuse.''' [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6395/is_1998_Summer/ai_n28716074/?tag=rbxcra.2.a.43 David Benatar. "Corporal Punishment Social Theory and Practice". Social Theory and Practice. Summer 1998]: "Clearly there are instances of abuse and of abusive physical punishment. But that is insufficient to demonstrate even a correlation between corporal punishment and abuse, and a fortiori a causal relationship. Research into possible links between corporal punishment and abuse has proved inconclusive so far. Some studies have suggested that abusive parents use corporal punishment more than nonabusive parents, but other studies have shown this not to be the case.(7) The findings of one study,8 conducted a year after corporal punishment by parents was abolished in Sweden, suggested that Swedish parents were as prone to serious abuse of their children as were parents in the United States, where corporal punishment was (and is) widespread. These findings are far from decisive, but they caution us against hasty conclusions about the abusive effects of corporal punishment." +
- *'''Corporal punishment should be limited, but not abandoned.''' [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6395/is_1998_Summer/ai_n28716074/?tag=rbxcra.2.a.43 David Benatar. "Corporal Punishment Social Theory and Practice". Social Theory and Practice. Summer 1998]: "Opponents of the corporal punishment of children are rightly critical of its extensive use and the severity with which it is all too often inflicted. They have been at pains to show that corporal punishment is not used merely as a last resort, but is inflicted regularly and for the smallest of infractions.(1) They have also recorded the extreme harshness of many instances of corporal punishment.(2) [...] I have no hesitation in joining the opposition to such practices, which are correctly labeled as child abuse. Where I believe that opponents of corporal punishment are wrong is in saying that physical punishment should never be inflicted." +
- *'''[[Argument: Corporal punishment often escalates to child abuse| Corporal punishment often escalates to child abuse]]''' [http://www.religioustolerance.org/spankin4.htm "Child Corporal Punishment: Spanking. The anti-spanking position". Religious tolerance]: "It can escalate to abuse: Because a spanking works for a while, the parent often repeats the spanking whenever the child misbehaves. Corporal punishment may then become a standard response to any misbehavior. This can lead to increasingly frequent and harsher spanking which can exceed the "reasonable force" threshold and become abuse." + *'''[[Argument: Corporal punishment can cause serious physical damage| Corporal punishment can cause serious physical damage]]''' The actual physical damage inflicted via corporal punishment on children can be horrifying. Examples can be found of students needing treatment for broken arms, nerve and muscle damage, and cerebral haemorrhage. Spanking of the buttocks can cause damage to the sciatic nerve and therefore the leg to which it leads.
- *'''Corporal punishment of children is analogous to wife-beating.''' Comments by Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education (PTAVE) from their website at www.NoSpank.net: "Spanking does for a child's development what wife-beating does for a marriage."[http://www.religioustolerance.org/spankingq.htm] +
- *'''Corporal punishment often over-responds to innocent child behavior.''' [http://www.naturalchild.com/jan_hunt/tenreasons.html Jan Hunt. "Ten Reasons Not to Hit Your Kids". The Natural Child Project]: "2. In many cases of so-called 'bad behavior', the child is simply responding in the only way he can, given his age and experience, to neglect of basic needs. Among these needs are: proper sleep and nutrition, treatment of hidden allergy, fresh air, exercise, and sufficient freedom to explore the world around him. But his greatest need is for his parents' undivided attention. In these busy times, few children receive sufficient time and attention from their parents, who are often too distracted by their own problems and worries to treat their children with patience and empathy. It is surely wrong and unfair to punish a child for responding in a natural way to having important needs neglected. For this reason, punishment is not only ineffective in the long run, it is also clearly unjust." +
- *'''Corporal punishment induces fear and despair in children.''' ''Irvin Wolkoff. "Spanked child can become self-loathing adult." The Toronto Star. November 29, 1999:'' "The message a toddler gets from a slap or spanking is that a parent or other loved and trusted adult is prepared to induce pain and even do physical harm to force unquestioning obedience. That's terrifying to a little kid...However well-intentioned, a slap registers as the shattering of the whole deal between parent and child. Young children are left awash in feelings of fear, shame, rage, hostility, self-destructiveness and betrayal that they can't yet resolve or manage."[http://www.religioustolerance.org/spankin4.htm] +
- ===Physical damage: Can corporal punishment cause physical damage? === + ===Abuse: Does corporal punish invite abuse? ===
- *'''Physical injuries only occur in abusive corporal punishment.''' Serious physical injuries only occur where disciplined, strategic corporal punishment becomes child abuse. There is a strict line between the two (see above) and to ignore it is deliberately misleading. + *'''[[Argument: Abuses do not demonstrate corporal punishment is inherently wrong| Abuses do not demonstrate corporal punishment is inherently wrong]]''' While it is true that corporal punishment can be abused, this does not demonstrate that it is always abused, or that it is inherently abusive. If it is used abusively, than measures should be taken to limit such abuse, instead of eliminating the practice altogether, which would be an over-reaction.
- *'''[[Argument: Corporal punishment does not foster violent tendencies|Corporal punishment does not foster violent tendencies]]'''. + *'''There is a difference between corporal punishment and child abuse.''' Corporal punishment is designed to punish specific acts of significant misbehavior and delinquency. It is not a wanton and unreasonable act of violence. Child abuse, on the contrary, is the unjustified and unreasoned beating of children. The act of child-abuse is not meant to punish a child, but is inflicted without restraint or concern for the general welfare of a child. The intention of corporal punishment, on the contrary, is meant to instill a level of discipline in a child that is necessary to their future. It is in the child's best interest, whereas child-abuse is clearly not.
+ *'''[[Argument: Not clear whether corporal punishment increases abuse| Not clear whether corporal punishment increases abuse]]''' [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6395/is_1998_Summer/ai_n28716074/?tag=rbxcra.2.a.43 David Benatar. "Corporal Punishment Social Theory and Practice". Social Theory and Practice. Summer 1998]: "Clearly there are instances of abuse and of abusive physical punishment. But that is insufficient to demonstrate even a correlation between corporal punishment and abuse, and a fortiori a causal relationship. Research into possible links between corporal punishment and abuse has proved inconclusive so far. Some studies have suggested that abusive parents use corporal punishment more than nonabusive parents, but other studies have shown this not to be the case.(7) The findings of one study,8 conducted a year after corporal punishment by parents was abolished in Sweden, suggested that Swedish parents were as prone to serious abuse of their children as were parents in the United States, where corporal punishment was (and is) widespread. These findings are far from decisive, but they caution us against hasty conclusions about the abusive effects of corporal punishment."
+ *'''[[Argument: Corporal punishment should be limited, but not abandoned| Corporal punishment should be limited, but not abandoned]]''' [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6395/is_1998_Summer/ai_n28716074/?tag=rbxcra.2.a.43 David Benatar. "Corporal Punishment Social Theory and Practice". Social Theory and Practice. Summer 1998]: "Opponents of the corporal punishment of children are rightly critical of its extensive use and the severity with which it is all too often inflicted. They have been at pains to show that corporal punishment is not used merely as a last resort, but is inflicted regularly and for the smallest of infractions.(1) They have also recorded the extreme harshness of many instances of corporal punishment.(2) [...] I have no hesitation in joining the opposition to such practices, which are correctly labeled as child abuse. Where I believe that opponents of corporal punishment are wrong is in saying that physical punishment should never be inflicted."
- *'''[[Argument: Corporal punishment can cause serious physical damage| Corporal punishment can cause serious physical damage]]''' The actual physical damage inflicted via corporal punishment on children can be horrifying. Examples can be found of students needing treatment for broken arms, nerve and muscle damage, and cerebral haemorrhage. Spanking of the buttocks can cause damage to the sciatic nerve and therefore the leg to which it leads. + *'''[[Argument: Corporal punishment often escalates to child abuse| Corporal punishment often escalates to child abuse]]''' [http://www.religioustolerance.org/spankin4.htm "Child Corporal Punishment: Spanking. The anti-spanking position". Religious tolerance]: "It can escalate to abuse: Because a spanking works for a while, the parent often repeats the spanking whenever the child misbehaves. Corporal punishment may then become a standard response to any misbehavior. This can lead to increasingly frequent and harsher spanking which can exceed the "reasonable force" threshold and become abuse."
+ *'''Corporal punishment of children is analogous to wife-beating.''' Comments by Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education (PTAVE) from their website at www.NoSpank.net: "Spanking does for a child's development what wife-beating does for a marriage."[http://www.religioustolerance.org/spankingq.htm]
+ *'''[[Argument: Corporal punishment often over-responds to innocent child behavior| Corporal punishment often over-responds to innocent child behavior]]''' [http://www.naturalchild.com/jan_hunt/tenreasons.html Jan Hunt. "Ten Reasons Not to Hit Your Kids". The Natural Child Project]: "2. In many cases of so-called 'bad behavior', the child is simply responding in the only way he can, given his age and experience, to neglect of basic needs. Among these needs are: proper sleep and nutrition, treatment of hidden allergy, fresh air, exercise, and sufficient freedom to explore the world around him. But his greatest need is for his parents' undivided attention. In these busy times, few children receive sufficient time and attention from their parents, who are often too distracted by their own problems and worries to treat their children with patience and empathy. It is surely wrong and unfair to punish a child for responding in a natural way to having important needs neglected. For this reason, punishment is not only ineffective in the long run, it is also clearly unjust."
+ *'''[[Argument: Corporal punishment induces fear and despair in children| Corporal punishment induces fear and despair in children]]''' ''Irvin Wolkoff. "Spanked child can become self-loathing adult." The Toronto Star. November 29, 1999:'' "The message a toddler gets from a slap or spanking is that a parent or other loved and trusted adult is prepared to induce pain and even do physical harm to force unquestioning obedience. That's terrifying to a little kid...However well-intentioned, a slap registers as the shattering of the whole deal between parent and child. Young children are left awash in feelings of fear, shame, rage, hostility, self-destructiveness and betrayal that they can't yet resolve or manage."[http://www.religioustolerance.org/spankin4.htm]
- *'''Risks of sexual abuse with spanking can be regulated.''' [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6395/is_1998_Summer/ai_n28716074/?tag=rbxcra.2.a.43 David Benatar. "Corporal Punishment Social Theory and Practice". Social Theory and Practice. Summer 1998]: "It is, of course, a concern that some parents or teachers might derive sexual gratification from beating children, but is it a reason to eliminate or ban the practice? Someone might suggest that it is, if the anticipated sexual pleasure led to beatings that were inappropriate--either because children were beaten when they should not have been, or if the punishment were administered in an improper manner. However, if this is the concern, surely the fitting response would be to place limitations on the use of the punishment and, at least in schools, to monitor and enforce compliance." + *'''[[Argument: Sexual abuse is insufficient to ban corporal punishment|Risks of sexual abuse with spanking can be regulated]].''' [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6395/is_1998_Summer/ai_n28716074/?tag=rbxcra.2.a.43 David Benatar. "Corporal Punishment Social Theory and Practice". Social Theory and Practice. Summer 1998]: "It is, of course, a concern that some parents or teachers might derive sexual gratification from beating children, but is it a reason to eliminate or ban the practice? Someone might suggest that it is, if the anticipated sexual pleasure led to beatings that were inappropriate--either because children were beaten when they should not have been, or if the punishment were administered in an improper manner. However, if this is the concern, surely the fitting response would be to place limitations on the use of the punishment and, at least in schools, to monitor and enforce compliance."
- *'''Corporal punishment on the buttocks is a sexual violation.''' [http://www.religioustolerance.org/spankin4.htm Child Corporal Punishment: The anti-spanking position"]: "Slapping or any other type of force used on the buttocks is a sexual violation: The buttocks are an erogenous zone of the human body. Their nerve system is connected to the body's sexual nerve centers. Slapping them can involuntarily trigger feelings of sexual pleasure which become mixed with the pain. This can lead to confusion in the child's mind which influences the way in which they express their sexuality as adults." + *'''[[Argument: Corporal punishment on the buttocks is a sexual violation| Corporal punishment on the buttocks is a sexual violation]]''' [http://www.religioustolerance.org/spankin4.htm Child Corporal Punishment: The anti-spanking position"]: "Slapping or any other type of force used on the buttocks is a sexual violation: The buttocks are an erogenous zone of the human body. Their nerve system is connected to the body's sexual nerve centers. Slapping them can involuntarily trigger feelings of sexual pleasure which become mixed with the pain. This can lead to confusion in the child's mind which influences the way in which they express their sexuality as adults."
===Last resort: Is corporal punishment justified as "a last resort"? === ===Last resort: Is corporal punishment justified as "a last resort"? ===
- *'''Violence of corporal punishment is never justified as "last resort".''' [http://childadvocate.org/1a_arguments.htm Laurie A. Couture. "10 pro-corporal punishment arguments & 10 commonsense answers". 2003]: "Argument #4: 'I only use corporal punishment as a last resort.' Answer: This reasoning teaches children that it is acceptable to use violence as a last resort to getting their way or to solving a difficult problem. This teaches that violence is the end result to frustrating situations that seem to have no other solution. Wars are fought on this principle. This argument is no more acceptable than an angry spouse saying that they "only" hit their mate "as a last resort" to a problem." + *'''[[Argument: Violence of corporal punishment is never justified as "last resort"| Violence of corporal punishment is never justified as "last resort"]]''' [http://childadvocate.org/1a_arguments.htm Laurie A. Couture. "10 pro-corporal punishment arguments & 10 commonsense answers". 2003]: "Argument #4: 'I only use corporal punishment as a last resort.' Answer: This reasoning teaches children that it is acceptable to use violence as a last resort to getting their way or to solving a difficult problem. This teaches that violence is the end result to frustrating situations that seem to have no other solution. Wars are fought on this principle. This argument is no more acceptable than an angry spouse saying that they "only" hit their mate "as a last resort" to a problem."
*'''[[Argument: Better ways exist; corporal punishment is lazy way| Better ways exist; corporal punishment is lazy way]]''' There are always ways to discipline children that do not involve violence, and which are inherently superior than resorting to violence. Resorting to violence is the lazy way out for parent or teachers. *'''[[Argument: Better ways exist; corporal punishment is lazy way| Better ways exist; corporal punishment is lazy way]]''' There are always ways to discipline children that do not involve violence, and which are inherently superior than resorting to violence. Resorting to violence is the lazy way out for parent or teachers.
*'''[[Argument: Corporal punishment increases depression and suicide| Corporal punishment increases depression and suicide]]''' Murray Straus, an influential researcher on violence at the University of New Hampshire's Family Research Lab, writes in his book Beating the Devil out of Them, that corporal punishment increases rates of depression and suicide.[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3658/is_199607/ai_n8736112/?tag=rbxcra.2.a.32] *'''[[Argument: Corporal punishment increases depression and suicide| Corporal punishment increases depression and suicide]]''' Murray Straus, an influential researcher on violence at the University of New Hampshire's Family Research Lab, writes in his book Beating the Devil out of Them, that corporal punishment increases rates of depression and suicide.[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3658/is_199607/ai_n8736112/?tag=rbxcra.2.a.32]
- *'''[[Argument: Corporal punishment fosters criminality and delinquency|Corporal punishment fosters criminality and delinquency]].''' + *'''[[Argument: Corporal punishment fosters criminality and delinquency|Corporal punishment fosters criminality and delinquency]].''' Dr. Ralph Welsh, who has given psychological exams to over 2,000 delinquents has said: "...it is now apparent that the recidivist male delinquent who was never struck with a belt, board, extension cord, fist, or an equivalent is virtually nonexistent. Even after 10 years, the full impact of this discovery is still difficult to comprehend."
- *'''Corporal punishment represents failure to engage students.''' The Christian Science Monitor, 1989-MAR-21: "The fundamental need of American education is to find ways of engaging today's children in the thrill of learning. Fear of pain has no place in that process."[http://www.religioustolerance.org/spankin4.htm] + *'''[[Argument: Corporal punishment represents failure to engage students| Corporal punishment represents failure to engage students]]''' The Christian Science Monitor, 1989-MAR-21: "The fundamental need of American education is to find ways of engaging today's children in the thrill of learning. Fear of pain has no place in that process."[http://www.religioustolerance.org/spankin4.htm]
- *'''Corporal punishment reflects breakdown of communication with children.''' American Medical Association, (1985): "Infliction of pain or discomfort, however minor, is not a desirable method of communicating with children."[http://www.religioustolerance.org/spankingq.htm] + *'''[[Argument: Corporal punishment reflects breakdown of communication| Corporal punishment reflects breakdown of communication]]''' American Medical Association, (1985): "Infliction of pain or discomfort, however minor, is not a desirable method of communicating with children."[http://www.religioustolerance.org/spankingq.htm]
*'''Corporal punishment distracts from teaching and training.''' Bill Gothard: "We don't focus on corporal punishment. We focus on teaching and training."[http://www.quotesea.com/Quotes.aspx?with=corporal+punishment] *'''Corporal punishment distracts from teaching and training.''' Bill Gothard: "We don't focus on corporal punishment. We focus on teaching and training."[http://www.quotesea.com/Quotes.aspx?with=corporal+punishment]
- *'''[[Argument: People "doing fine" after corporal punishment were harmed| People "doing fine" after corporal punishment were harmed]]''' [http://childadvocate.org/1a_arguments.htm Laurie A. Couture. "Argument #1: "It didn't do ME any harm!". Child Advocate.org.]: "Answer: Often people who declare this typical argument do so very defensively. They may feel they must defend the actions of their caretakers. To do otherwise is to admit that as children, they never deserved to have pain inflicted upon them. They must also admit to the feelings of fear, anger and mistrust that may have resulted from being hit by loved ones who were supposed to keep them safe from harm. Often, people who use this argument use or have used corporal punishment on their own children, thus defending their actions to minimize guilt. However, their actions reveal that corporal punishment DID do them harm: It perpetuated the cycle of violence that they now endorse or inflict upon children." + *'''Generations of people have been subjected to corporal punishment.''' People have been subjected to corporal punishment for years and have turned out just fine. Individuals of all types in society continually give testimony to their own happy and disciplined lives, following corporal punishment as children, and there is no reason to doubt the validity of these claims. Indeed, if someone was spanked as a child and turned out more disciplined, successful, and happy as a result - even if only according to their own interpretations - who is to say that their judgment to deal with their kids in similar ways is invalid. How can the government restrict their right to exercise this judgment and what they see as within the interests of their children.
+ *'''[[Argument: People "doing fine" after corporal punishment were harmed| People "doing fine" after corporal punishment were harmed]]''' [http://childadvocate.org/1a_arguments.htm Laurie A. Couture. "Argument #1: "It didn't do ME any harm!". Child Advocate.org.]: "Answer: Often people who declare this typical argument do so very defensively. They may feel they must defend the actions of their caretakers. To do otherwise is to admit that as children, they never deserved to have pain inflicted upon them. They must also admit to the feelings of fear, anger and mistrust that may have resulted from being hit by loved ones who were supposed to keep them safe from harm. Often, people who use this argument use or have used corporal punishment on their own children, thus defending their actions to minimize guilt. However, their actions reveal that corporal punishment DID do them harm: It perpetuated the cycle of violence that they now endorse or inflict upon children."
- *'''Generations of people have been subjected to corporal punishment.''' People have been subjected to corporal punishment for years and have turned out just fine. Individuals of all types in society continually give testimony to their own happy and disciplined lives, following corporal punishment as children, and there is no reason to doubt the validity of these claims. Indeed, if someone was spanked as a child and turned out more disciplined, successful, and happy as a result - even if only according to their own interpretations - who is to say that their judgment to deal with their kids in similar ways is invalid. How can the government restrict their right to exercise this judgment and what they see as within the interests of their children.
===International law: Is corporal punishment consistent with international law?=== ===International law: Is corporal punishment consistent with international law?===
*'''Quotations from the Bible that promote corporal punishment.''' *'''Quotations from the Bible that promote corporal punishment.'''
*'''Scripture can be cited to enforce or debunk corporal punishment.''' "The Devil can cite Scripture for his purpose." [Shakespeare] The Bible frequently condones practices that are outrageous to the modern sensibility. It sometimes promotes what would appear to be retribution or wanton acts of violence, while at other times it promotes a more Jesus-like philosophy of complete non-violence and compassion. So, while there are passage in the Bible that give support to corporal punishment, there are also ones that clearly condemn it. For this reason, little value should be assigned to individual passages in the Bible as they relate to corporal punishment. *'''Scripture can be cited to enforce or debunk corporal punishment.''' "The Devil can cite Scripture for his purpose." [Shakespeare] The Bible frequently condones practices that are outrageous to the modern sensibility. It sometimes promotes what would appear to be retribution or wanton acts of violence, while at other times it promotes a more Jesus-like philosophy of complete non-violence and compassion. So, while there are passage in the Bible that give support to corporal punishment, there are also ones that clearly condemn it. For this reason, little value should be assigned to individual passages in the Bible as they relate to corporal punishment.
*[http://www.angelfire.com/zine2/defense_of_spanking/ Paul Preston. "In Defense of Spanking: What Every Parent Should Know About Corporal Punishment"] *[http://www.angelfire.com/zine2/defense_of_spanking/ Paul Preston. "In Defense of Spanking: What Every Parent Should Know About Corporal Punishment"]
*[http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED132733&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=ED132733 Lansing Reinholz. "A Practical Defense of Corporal Punishment". 1976] *[http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED132733&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=ED132733 Lansing Reinholz. "A Practical Defense of Corporal Punishment". 1976]
- *[http://www.scribd.com/doc/510087/Statement-Rejecting-Ban-on-Corporal-Punishment-in-Guyana "Statement Rejecting Ban on Corporal Punishment in Guyana".] + *[http://www.scribd.com/doc/36157244/Statement-Rejecting-Efforts-to-Ban-Corporal-Punishment-in-Guyana"Statement Rejecting Ban on Corporal Punishment in Guyana".]
This debate shares something with Corporal Punishment (for Adults), namely whether the infliction of physical pain can ever be justifiable;
but the issue of ‘paddling’ or spanking for children is less about punishment in itself and more about punishment as a means of education. How can young children learn the difference between right and wrong? How can teachers establish order in the classroom and enable a better environment for learning? Britain is a major example in this debate, having allowed corporal punishment in classrooms until 1986 when legislation brought it in line with the rest of Europe. All industrialised countries now ban corporal punishment in schools (not parental spanking) apart from the USA, Canada and one state in Australia.
See Wikipedia: corporal punishment for more background.
2. Discipline: Can corporal punishment help discipline children? | | | |
3. Physical damage: Can corporal punishment cause physical damage? | | | |
4. Abuse: Does corporal punish invite abuse? | | | |
5. Sexual abuse: Is corporal punishment associated with sexual abuse? | | | |
6. Last resort: Is corporal punishment justified as "a last resort"? | | | |
7. Regulation: Can corporal punishment be properly regulated? | | | |
8. Psychology: Does corporal punishment increase rates of depression/suicide? | | | |
9. Teacher authority: Does corporal punishment represent a failure of teacher authority? | | | |
10. Generations: What about people that were spanked, but "turned out fine"? | | | |
11. International law: Is corporal punishment consistent with international law? | | | |
12. Religion: Is corporal punishment justifiable under religious doctrine? | | | |
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Discipline: Can corporal punishment help discipline children?
Corporal punishment is a good tool for disciplining unruly children Walter Williams. "Making a Case for Corporal Punishment". Bnet. Sept 13, 1999: "Regardless of what the experts preached, the undeniable fact is the 'uncivilized' practice of whipping children produced more civilized young people. Youngsters didn't direct foul language to, or use it in the presence of, teachers and other adults. In that 'uncivilized' era, assaulting a teacher or adult never would have crossed our minds. Today, foul language and assaults against teachers are routine in many schools. For some kinds of criminal behavior, I think we'd benefit from having punishment along the lines of Singapore's caning as a part of our judicial system."
Corporal punishment can ethically help save a child's future Walter Williams. "Making a Case for Corporal Punishment". Bnet. Sept 13, 1999: "Let's think about cruelty. Today, it's not uncommon for young criminals to be arrested, counseled and released to the custody of a parent 20 or 30 times before they spend one night in jail. Such a person is a very good candidate for later serving a long prison sentence or, worse, facing the death penalty. If you interviewed such a person and asked: "Thinking back to when you started your life of crime, would you have preferred a punishment, such as caning, that might have set you straight or be where you are today?" I'd bet my retirement money that he'd say he wished someone had caned some sense into him. That being the case, which is more cruel: caning or allowing such a person to become a criminal?"
Corporal punishment can make a valuable example of a student Oscar Goodman: "I also believe in a little bit of corporal punishment going back to the days of yore, where examples have to be shown."[1]
General statements in support of corporal punishment Mark Benedict, Christian Family Foundations: "I also believe the scriptural reference to the 'rod' best corresponds to a switch or perhaps a flexible paddle."[2]
It is dubious that corporal punishment helps discipline children. Even the power of physical punishment to teach a child the difference between right and wrong is dubious; a young child may learn that the adult is displeased, but not why. Spanking will cause a state of extreme distress and confusion which makes it less likely they will analyse their behaviour with clarity. In older children disciplined at school, a physical punishment is likely to provoke resentment and further misbehaviour.
Corporal punishment can lower a child's IQ "Child Corporal Punishment: Spanking. The anti-spanking position". Religious tolerance: "Spanking lowers a child's IQ: A study at the University of New Hampshire, released in 1998-JUL, found that spanking children apparently slows down their intellectual development. 3 A study of 960 children found an average 4 point reduction in IQ among students, from and average IQ of 102 (above average) for children who are not spanked, to an average IQ 98 (below average) for who are. A reduction of 4 points is enough to have a significant negative functional effect on the students. More information."
Corporal punishment hampers children's creativity Ms. Dawn Walker, executive director of the Canadian Institute of Child Health commented: "We know that children who are under the threat of violence or aggression develop a fight-or-flight response system that has an impact on creativity and imagination, both of which could influence their IQ...Children need discipline but not hitting."[3]
Corporal punishment creates anti-social behavior. Andrew Grogan-Kaylor, University of Michigan. "Even minimal amounts of spanking can lead to an increased likelihood in antisocial behavior by children."[4]
Corporal punishment fosters violence in society.
General statements against corporal punishment Psychologist H. Stephen Glenn said "Corporal punishment is the least effective method [of discipline]. Punishment reinforces a failure identity. It reinforces rebellion, resistance, revenge and resentment. And, what people who spank children will learn is that it teaches more about you than it does about them that the whole goal is to crush the child. It's not dignified, and it's not respectful."[5]
Physical damage: Can corporal punishment cause physical damage?
Physical injuries only occur in abusive corporal punishment. Serious physical injuries only occur where disciplined, strategic corporal punishment becomes child abuse. There is a strict line between the two (see above) and to ignore it is deliberately misleading.
Corporal punishment does not foster violent tendencies.
Corporal punishment can cause serious physical damage The actual physical damage inflicted via corporal punishment on children can be horrifying. Examples can be found of students needing treatment for broken arms, nerve and muscle damage, and cerebral haemorrhage. Spanking of the buttocks can cause damage to the sciatic nerve and therefore the leg to which it leads.
Abuse: Does corporal punish invite abuse?
Abuses do not demonstrate corporal punishment is inherently wrong While it is true that corporal punishment can be abused, this does not demonstrate that it is always abused, or that it is inherently abusive. If it is used abusively, than measures should be taken to limit such abuse, instead of eliminating the practice altogether, which would be an over-reaction.
There is a difference between corporal punishment and child abuse. Corporal punishment is designed to punish specific acts of significant misbehavior and delinquency. It is not a wanton and unreasonable act of violence. Child abuse, on the contrary, is the unjustified and unreasoned beating of children. The act of child-abuse is not meant to punish a child, but is inflicted without restraint or concern for the general welfare of a child. The intention of corporal punishment, on the contrary, is meant to instill a level of discipline in a child that is necessary to their future. It is in the child's best interest, whereas child-abuse is clearly not.
Not clear whether corporal punishment increases abuse David Benatar. "Corporal Punishment Social Theory and Practice". Social Theory and Practice. Summer 1998: "Clearly there are instances of abuse and of abusive physical punishment. But that is insufficient to demonstrate even a correlation between corporal punishment and abuse, and a fortiori a causal relationship. Research into possible links between corporal punishment and abuse has proved inconclusive so far. Some studies have suggested that abusive parents use corporal punishment more than nonabusive parents, but other studies have shown this not to be the case.(7) The findings of one study,8 conducted a year after corporal punishment by parents was abolished in Sweden, suggested that Swedish parents were as prone to serious abuse of their children as were parents in the United States, where corporal punishment was (and is) widespread. These findings are far from decisive, but they caution us against hasty conclusions about the abusive effects of corporal punishment."
Corporal punishment should be limited, but not abandoned David Benatar. "Corporal Punishment Social Theory and Practice". Social Theory and Practice. Summer 1998: "Opponents of the corporal punishment of children are rightly critical of its extensive use and the severity with which it is all too often inflicted. They have been at pains to show that corporal punishment is not used merely as a last resort, but is inflicted regularly and for the smallest of infractions.(1) They have also recorded the extreme harshness of many instances of corporal punishment.(2) [...] I have no hesitation in joining the opposition to such practices, which are correctly labeled as child abuse. Where I believe that opponents of corporal punishment are wrong is in saying that physical punishment should never be inflicted."
Corporal punishment often escalates to child abuse "Child Corporal Punishment: Spanking. The anti-spanking position". Religious tolerance: "It can escalate to abuse: Because a spanking works for a while, the parent often repeats the spanking whenever the child misbehaves. Corporal punishment may then become a standard response to any misbehavior. This can lead to increasingly frequent and harsher spanking which can exceed the "reasonable force" threshold and become abuse."
Corporal punishment of children is analogous to wife-beating. Comments by Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education (PTAVE) from their website at www.NoSpank.net: "Spanking does for a child's development what wife-beating does for a marriage."[6]
Corporal punishment often over-responds to innocent child behavior Jan Hunt. "Ten Reasons Not to Hit Your Kids". The Natural Child Project: "2. In many cases of so-called 'bad behavior', the child is simply responding in the only way he can, given his age and experience, to neglect of basic needs. Among these needs are: proper sleep and nutrition, treatment of hidden allergy, fresh air, exercise, and sufficient freedom to explore the world around him. But his greatest need is for his parents' undivided attention. In these busy times, few children receive sufficient time and attention from their parents, who are often too distracted by their own problems and worries to treat their children with patience and empathy. It is surely wrong and unfair to punish a child for responding in a natural way to having important needs neglected. For this reason, punishment is not only ineffective in the long run, it is also clearly unjust."
Corporal punishment induces fear and despair in children Irvin Wolkoff. "Spanked child can become self-loathing adult." The Toronto Star. November 29, 1999: "The message a toddler gets from a slap or spanking is that a parent or other loved and trusted adult is prepared to induce pain and even do physical harm to force unquestioning obedience. That's terrifying to a little kid...However well-intentioned, a slap registers as the shattering of the whole deal between parent and child. Young children are left awash in feelings of fear, shame, rage, hostility, self-destructiveness and betrayal that they can't yet resolve or manage."[7]
Sexual abuse: Is corporal punishment associated with sexual abuse?
Risks of sexual abuse with spanking can be regulated. David Benatar. "Corporal Punishment Social Theory and Practice". Social Theory and Practice. Summer 1998: "It is, of course, a concern that some parents or teachers might derive sexual gratification from beating children, but is it a reason to eliminate or ban the practice? Someone might suggest that it is, if the anticipated sexual pleasure led to beatings that were inappropriate--either because children were beaten when they should not have been, or if the punishment were administered in an improper manner. However, if this is the concern, surely the fitting response would be to place limitations on the use of the punishment and, at least in schools, to monitor and enforce compliance."
Corporal punishment on the buttocks is a sexual violation Child Corporal Punishment: The anti-spanking position": "Slapping or any other type of force used on the buttocks is a sexual violation: The buttocks are an erogenous zone of the human body. Their nerve system is connected to the body's sexual nerve centers. Slapping them can involuntarily trigger feelings of sexual pleasure which become mixed with the pain. This can lead to confusion in the child's mind which influences the way in which they express their sexuality as adults."
Last resort: Is corporal punishment justified as "a last resort"?
Corporal punishment is justifiable as a last resort Ken Gallinger. "Ethically Speaking". Toronto Star: "Spanking is an act of violence, so ethically, it could be justified only if there was absolutely no other way to improve the way kids act."[8]
Violence of corporal punishment is never justified as "last resort" Laurie A. Couture. "10 pro-corporal punishment arguments & 10 commonsense answers". 2003: "Argument #4: 'I only use corporal punishment as a last resort.' Answer: This reasoning teaches children that it is acceptable to use violence as a last resort to getting their way or to solving a difficult problem. This teaches that violence is the end result to frustrating situations that seem to have no other solution. Wars are fought on this principle. This argument is no more acceptable than an angry spouse saying that they "only" hit their mate "as a last resort" to a problem."
Better ways exist; corporal punishment is lazy way There are always ways to discipline children that do not involve violence, and which are inherently superior than resorting to violence. Resorting to violence is the lazy way out for parent or teachers.
Regulation: Can corporal punishment be properly regulated?
Corporal punishment can be regulated within orderly framework. Corporal punishment must be used as part of a wider strategy and at the correct time: when other immediate discipline has failed; when the child understands their behaviour and has had an opportunity to explain it; and after an initial warning and opportunity for the child to repent. Crucially, the person delivering the punishment must not be angry at the time. This undermines much of the hysterical argument against corporal punishment.
Regulation of corporal punishment does not soften ill effects. No matter how orderly you make the beating of a child, there are a number of adverse effects. They will lose trust in the adults who administer the beating; they learn that force is an acceptable factor in human interaction; they feel humiliated and lose self-respect; and they build up resentment that cannot be resolved at the time but may lead to severe misbehaviour in the future.
Psychology: Does corporal punishment increase rates of depression/suicide?
Moderate corporal punishment is not psychologically damaging David Benatar. "Corporal Punishment Social Theory and Practice". Social Theory and Practice. Summer 1998: "[Claim:] Corporal punishment is psychologically damaging [...] Although there is evidence that excessive corporal punishment can significantly increase the chances of such psychological harm, most of the psychological data are woefully inadequate to the task of demonstrating that mild and infrequent corporal punishment has such consequences. [...] First, the studies are not conclusive. The main methodological problem is that the studies are not experiments but post facto investigations based on self-reports. [...] The second point is that even if Professor Straus's findings are valid, the nature of the data is insufficiently marked to justify a moral condemnation of mild and infrequent corporal punishment."
Corporal punishment increases depression and suicide Murray Straus, an influential researcher on violence at the University of New Hampshire's Family Research Lab, writes in his book Beating the Devil out of Them, that corporal punishment increases rates of depression and suicide.[9]
Corporal punishment fosters criminality and delinquency. Dr. Ralph Welsh, who has given psychological exams to over 2,000 delinquents has said: "...it is now apparent that the recidivist male delinquent who was never struck with a belt, board, extension cord, fist, or an equivalent is virtually nonexistent. Even after 10 years, the full impact of this discovery is still difficult to comprehend."
Teacher authority: Does corporal punishment represent a failure of teacher authority?
Corporal punishment does not represent teacher failures David Benatar. "Corporal Punishment Social Theory and Practice". Social Theory and Practice. Summer 1998: "there is a big difference between [...] a failure in the pupil, and a failure in the teacher. In either case it is true, in some sense, that the teacher failed to discourage the child from doing wrong--failed to prevent failure in the child. However, it is not a failure for which the teacher necessarily is responsible. I am well aware that the responsibility for children's wrongdoing is all too often placed exclusively at the door of children themselves, without due attention to the influences to which they are subjected. However, there is a danger that in rejecting this incorrect evaluation, teachers (and parents) will be blamed for all shortcomings in children."
Corporal punishment helps protect teachers and adults Walter Williams. "Making a Case for Corporal Punishment". Bnet. Sept 13, 1999: "During my youth, I might have been doing something mischievous, such as throwing stones. An adult would come over to me and ask, 'Does your mother know you're out here throwing stones?' I'd reply, 'No sir or no ma'am,' and hope that the matter ended there. [...] Today, it's quite different. An adult correcting a youngster risks being cursed and possibly assaulted. That's a sad commentary. Adults are justifiably afraid of children. Do we Americans as parents, teachers, principals and others in positions of authority have the guts and willpower to control our youngsters?"
Corporal punishment represents failure to engage students The Christian Science Monitor, 1989-MAR-21: "The fundamental need of American education is to find ways of engaging today's children in the thrill of learning. Fear of pain has no place in that process."[10]
Corporal punishment reflects breakdown of communication American Medical Association, (1985): "Infliction of pain or discomfort, however minor, is not a desirable method of communicating with children."[11]
Corporal punishment distracts from teaching and training. Bill Gothard: "We don't focus on corporal punishment. We focus on teaching and training."[12]
Generations: What about people that were spanked, but "turned out fine"?
Generations of people have been subjected to corporal punishment. People have been subjected to corporal punishment for years and have turned out just fine. Individuals of all types in society continually give testimony to their own happy and disciplined lives, following corporal punishment as children, and there is no reason to doubt the validity of these claims. Indeed, if someone was spanked as a child and turned out more disciplined, successful, and happy as a result - even if only according to their own interpretations - who is to say that their judgment to deal with their kids in similar ways is invalid. How can the government restrict their right to exercise this judgment and what they see as within the interests of their children.
People "doing fine" after corporal punishment were harmed Laurie A. Couture. "Argument #1: "It didn't do ME any harm!". Child Advocate.org.: "Answer: Often people who declare this typical argument do so very defensively. They may feel they must defend the actions of their caretakers. To do otherwise is to admit that as children, they never deserved to have pain inflicted upon them. They must also admit to the feelings of fear, anger and mistrust that may have resulted from being hit by loved ones who were supposed to keep them safe from harm. Often, people who use this argument use or have used corporal punishment on their own children, thus defending their actions to minimize guilt. However, their actions reveal that corporal punishment DID do them harm: It perpetuated the cycle of violence that they now endorse or inflict upon children."
International law: Is corporal punishment consistent with international law?
Corporal punishment is an issue for national not international law. Corporal punishment is an issue that is sensitive to individual cultures in different countries around the world. For this reason, it is wrong to apply international law at the expense of national law. Each nation must make this judgement based on public feelings regarding the practice, as this is one of the more important elements in whether it can be deemed acceptable or not. Like many moral issues, there is not blanket answer, and it is important to defer to local populations' interpretation of morality and culture to determine the appropriate public policy and law.
Corporal punishment is illegal under international law. Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Article clearly prohibits any physical violence or punishment against children, which includes corporal punishment: "States Parties shall take all appropriate legislative, administrative, social and education measures to protect the child from all forms of physical or mental violence, injury or abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation, including sexual abuse, while in the care of parent(s), legal guardian(s) or any other person who has the care of the child. Such protective measures should, as appropriate, include effective procedures for the establishment of social programs to provide necessary support for the child and for those who have the care of the child, as well as for other forms of prevention and for identification, reporting, referral, investigation, treatment and follow-up of instances of child maltreatment described heretofore, and, as appropriate, for judicial involvement."[13]
Religion: Is corporal punishment justifiable under religious doctrine?
Quotations from the Bible that promote corporal punishment.
Proverbs 23:14. The authorship is traditionally attributed to King Solomon: "Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell."
"He who spareth his rod hateth his son, but he who loveth him is chasteneth him betimes." (King Solomon, in the Book of Proverbs [13:24].
"Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of correction will drive it far from him." (Proverbs 22:15)
"Do not withhold correction from a child, for if you beat him with a rod, he will not die. You shall beat him with a rod. And deliver his soul from hell." (Proverbs 23:13)
Scripture can be cited to enforce or debunk corporal punishment. "The Devil can cite Scripture for his purpose." [Shakespeare] The Bible frequently condones practices that are outrageous to the modern sensibility. It sometimes promotes what would appear to be retribution or wanton acts of violence, while at other times it promotes a more Jesus-like philosophy of complete non-violence and compassion. So, while there are passage in the Bible that give support to corporal punishment, there are also ones that clearly condemn it. For this reason, little value should be assigned to individual passages in the Bible as they relate to corporal punishment.
Walter Williams, Professor of Economics at George Mason University. "Making a Case for Corporal Punishment". Insight on the News. Sept 13, 1999
Susan Osborne. "Corporal punishment has its place". Nursing New Zealand. Oct, 2006
David Benatar. "Corporal Punishment Social Theory and Practice". Social Theory and Practice. Summer 1998
Sam Dealey. "In defense of spanking". US News and World Report. August 25, 2008
Paul Preston. "In Defense of Spanking: What Every Parent Should Know About Corporal Punishment"
Lansing Reinholz. "A Practical Defense of Corporal Punishment". 1976
"Statement Rejecting Ban on Corporal Punishment in Guyana".
Robert Green Ingersoll. "Is Corporal Punishment Degrading?". Desert News. May 9, 1998
The No Spanking Page
Stop hitting.com. The Center for Public Discipline
Kathryn Kvols, President of the International Network for Children and Families. "9 Things to do Instead of Spanking"
Jan Hunt. "Ten Reasons Not to Hit Your Kids". The Natural Child Project
Laurie A. Couture, M.Ed. "10 Pro-Corporal Punishment Arguments & 10 Commonsense Answers". Child Advocate. 2000-2003
P. Greven. "Spare the child: The religious roots of physical punishment and the psychological impact of physical abuse." Knopf, (1991)
Jane Gadd. "Spanked children suffer intellectually." The Globe and Mail. Toronto ON, 1998-JUL-30
Elizabeth Crary. "Without spanking or spoiling: a practical approach to toddler and preschool guidance". Parenting Press (1993). *
I.A. Hyman. "The case against spanking: How to discipline your child without hitting." Jossey-Bass Publishers (1997).
M.M. Lefkowitz et al. "Growing up to be violent: A longitudinal Study of the Development of Aggression". Pergamon Press, New York, NY (1977).
Jerry Wychoff. "Discipline without shouting or spanking: Practical solutions to the most common preschool behavior problems". Simon & Schuster. (1985).
J.K. Ni. "Spanking denounced as ineffective, harmful -- Expert at 'Families Alive' [conference] urges positive discipline.".
Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education (PTAVE)
End Physical Punishment of Children (EPOCH) has a web page at: http://www.stophitting.com/EPOCH.html
Ken Gallinger, "The Bible is simply wrong on spanking," Toronto Star, 2007-DEC-15.
"Spanking Strikes Out," (1999).
Maurer & James S. Wallerstein. "The Influence of Corporal Punishment on Crime." The Natural Child Project. (1987).
Debate: Judicial corporal punishment
Debate: Corporal punishment of adults
Experts debate spanking on Opposing Views
Corporal Punishment of Children
Ultimate Deterrent: Punishment and Control in English and American Schools
World Corporal Punishment Research
Abolishing Corporal Punishment: Lessons Learnt in British Classrooms
Project NoSpank
The Sexual Dangers of Spanking Children
Joan Durrant. "The Swedish Ban on Corporal Punishment: Its History and Effects"
The Case Against Spanking: How to Discipline Your Child Without Hitting : Irwin Hyman
Corporal Punishment Handbook : Adah Maurer
To Spank or Not to Spank: A Parent’s Handbook : John Rosemond
Beating the Devil Out of Them: Corporal Punishment in American Children : Murray Straus
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Microsoft killed solitaire for me
Solitaire – also known as Klondike and Patience – is a very popular game on computers. So popular, in fact that a version of this 200-year-old card game has been included by Microsoft in every version of Windows since 3.0 (1990), aside from a brief hiatus with Win 8 (which gap was filled in by third-party versions). Microsoft has even launched a version for iOS, playable on the Mac, iPhone and iPad.
And according to some reports, it is the most widely used program by Windows users by a long shot. More than Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint and Explorer. Writer Luke Plunkett called that statistic “frightening.”
But for millions of us, solitaire fills the time; it occupies our brains during long travel times, in waiting rooms, in between loading, downloading, burning to disk or compiling experiences. Not just the one game: there are a whole raft of solo card games under the name solitaire – freecell, spider, Klondike, pyramid and tri-peaks among them – that people play regularly. And sometimes obsessively. Many is the time I have stopped writing this blog or some other piece, trapped by writer’s block or simple exhaustion, to while away a few minutes recharging with a simple game of solitaire.
As Plunkett wrote:
You mention Solitaire and—after the amazing end-game card haze—the first thing that pops into your head is that it was once seen as the single biggest threat to office productivity facing this planet’s workers. And in many regards, that’s correct.
Most people who have worked in an office can testify to the lure of the game, and could name one or two colleagues who spent a little too much time cutting the decks when they should have been filing reports. Some even take it too far; in 2006, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg famously fired a city employee he caught playing the game while at work.
This addiction can even spread beyond the workplace and into people’s homes. My father has spent more time playing Freecell over the past decade than he has doing housework, for example. Things can get even worse for some: in 1996, Dr. Maressa Hecht Orzack opened the world’s first clinic for computer addicts as a response to her own chronic Solitaire addiction.
In May, 2008, Slate magazine ran a story titled, “Solitaire-y Confinement: Why we can’t stop playing a computerized card game.” In it, author Josh Levin wrote:
The game’s continued pre-eminence is a remarkable feat—it’s something akin to living in a universe in which Pong were the most-popular title for PlayStation 3. One reason solitaire endures is its predictability. The gameplay and aesthetic have remained remarkably stable; a visitor from the year 1990 could play the latest Windows version without a glitch, at least if he could figure out how to use the Start menu. It also remains one of the very few computer programs, game or nongame, that old people can predictably navigate. Brad Fregger, the developer of Solitaire Royale, the first commercial solitaire game for the Macintosh and the PC, told me that his 89-year-old mother still calls regularly to brag about her high scores. The game has also maintained a strong foothold in the modern-day cubicle.
So with its widespread popularity, a game beloved by millions and maybe even billions, you have to wonder why Microsoft seems bent on destroying the experience in Windows 10. Levin calls solitaire the “…cockroach of gaming, remarkably flexible and adaptable.” Perhaps Microsoft wants to stamp it out.
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“To win or to lose a chess game against Machiavelli would be equally entertaining, as either scenario would unfold as a tale of interesting interpersonal conflict, camaraderie, treachery, and above all, rich strategic thinking.”
— Andrew S. Gordon , Playing Chess with Machiavelli, IBM TJ Watson Research Center, 2001
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Spain’s 10 Best Islamic Monuments - Twist.
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The great fortress of Alhambra, located in Spain in the city of Granada, is considered to be part of the famous Islamic architecture built by the legendary moors. Introduction to Islamic Architecture. The Islamic architecture was known for its four main principles. These four main principles included the mosque, tomb, fort and the palace.
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The Islamic civilization left in Spain a huge artistic and architectonic heritage. For eight centuries, a significant part of Spain was under Muslim rule. That period not only introduced in Spain important scientific, agricultural, cultural advances (as it also did in Europe), but also left impressive examples of architecture, which nowadays still decorate the Spanish cities.
Islamic architecture encompasses a wide range of both secular and religious styles from the foundation of Islam to the present day, influencing the design and construction of buildings and structures in Islamic culture. The principal Islamic architectural types are: the Mosque, the Tomb, the Palace and the Fort. From these four types, the vocabulary of Islamic architecture is derived and used.
Considering Spain was ruled for - in some parts - up to 800 years by the Moors, it's no surprise that lasting remnants of Spain's Islamic past are present in everything from gastronomy to music, language and architecture.Even when the Islamic empire finally succumbed to the Reconquest, the dazzling architectural forms and styles lived on for centuries.
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Islamic architecture is one of the world's most celebrated building traditions. Known for its minarets, domes, vaulting, arches, and decorative work (each of which is often found in the Islamic mosque), this distinctive approach has been popular in the Muslim world since the 7th century.
Essays Related to islamic architecture. 1. architecture. Islamic Architecture Architecture exhibits the solemn identity of peoples and their civilization.. Rahter than architecture, Islamic society focus on books and textiles rather partial because their lifestyles of bartering and traveling lent themselves to less permanent works.
Spanish architecture refers to architecture in any area of what is now Spain, and by Spanish architects worldwide. The term includes buildings which were constructed within the current borders of Spain prior to its existence as a nation, when the land was called Iberia, Hispania, Al-Andalus or was divided between several Christian kingdoms. Drawing from many different sources, Spanish.
Effect of Islamic Rule on Spain This paper examines the ways the Islamic culture influenced Europe and Spain particularly in the fields of culture, architecture and language. The paper states that the Islamic rule over Spain lasted for almost 800 years, starting in 711 A.D., and left its indelible marks on the Spanish culture and European history.
The signs of coordination between the Muslims and the Christians can be seen in the Mozarabi art of Spain, which shows the Islamic impact in the eleventh century under the Moorish rule (Rosser 2010). By the eleventh century, the influence had become dominant in Spanish art and architecture.
FreeBookSummary.com. The Inheritance of Islamic Spain through historyand its influences on Spain’s Architectural LegacyAbstraction:This paper will research about the long standing influence and heritage of Islamic Culture, Architecture and Language influence in a still bulk Christian population. In France 711-1492, Muslim opinion was alone with intercrossed and highly rich civilization.
Characteristics of Islamic Architecture. Spain, has various examples of arch designs including the horseshoe, the cinquefoil, the trifoil and the semi-circular. The use of arches in this mosque is credited with spreading Islamic arch design throughout Europe.
Islamic Architecture in Spain - Piccavey.
Moorish architecture. Meanwhile, Moorish architecture is the subset of Islamic architecture that was most articulated in Spain, Portugal, and North Africa. This building style is characterised by opulence. Horseshoe and multi-foil arches set in stones of alternating colours. Walls often featured ornamental details in deep, rich hues.Top Spain Architectural Buildings: See reviews and photos of architectural buildings in Spain, Europe on Tripadvisor.. Beautiful architecture,. “ I love this palace so much and of course this fountain court of the lions is central to the entire complex.Islamic architecture was comprised of mausoleums and mosques. At first, Islam had no architectural tradition of their own, so they borrowed extensively from the styles, forms, and methods that already existed in order to create their own architectural traditions that followed strict beliefs and values of Islam.
Islamic Influences On Spanish Architecture Antonio Gaudi is regarded as one of the famous representatives of the modern classical movement, and one of the most brilliant architects of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. Since the 50’s critics started to regard his architecture as a significant period index of the development.EARLY ISLAMIC ART AND ARCHITECTURE (650-1250) An introductory survey of the architecture, ceramics, metalwork, textiles, and arts of the book from Spain to India and Central Asia, during the period between the rise of Islam in the seventh century and the Mongol conquests of the early thirteenth century. Focusing mainly on the.
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Peter W Flaus
Birth November 24, 1870 37 29
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
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March 7, 1874 (Age 3)
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November 24, 1910 (Age 40)
Duquesne, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
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Dravosburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
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Beyond the Blurb: On Critics and Criticism | Excerpt — Daniel Green
As a young man, Daniel Green had hopes for academic criticism, but as this excerpt — take from his essay “Blogs and Alternative Literary Criticism” — shows, he had to set those hopes aside, as more and more academic criticism tended to subordinate literature to political and theoretical agendas. Later, weblogs, too, disappointed him because they pursued sensational or trendy books instead of considering literary works in depth. —Jeff Bursey
I aspired to become an academic critic precisely because so much general interest criticism was focused on the “mushy middle” of literary fiction and avoided the books I was most interested in reading. Academic journals were much more likely to feature experimental and unconventional writers (some journals concentrated exclusively on such writers) and gave them more than the cursory treatment afforded by most book reviews. Academic criticism no longer manifests these virtues, however. It is as agenda-ridden as literary journalism, although its agenda emphasizes a different kind of propriety, the propriety of political and cultural analysis (in its way similar to the kind of analysis favored by the New York Intellectuals). And while academic journals continue to offer longer and more sustained commentary, this commentary is more concerned with context—historical, culture, theoretical—than with the text, the latter serving only to illuminate the former. Academic criticism of contemporary fiction no longer provides a more rigorous, expansive, open-minded alternative to the popular reviewing media. For text-based criticism, the general interest book review is what we’re stuck with.
At one time I held out hope that the “literary weblog” would provide a plausible alternative to print book reviewing. I still think that, in theory and potential, blogs could still be perfectly good sources of serious literary criticism. There is nothing in the nature of the cyber medium that precludes the blog from being the publishing vehicle for serious writing of any kind. If serious critics, facing the likely demise of newspaper and magazine reviewing in the not distant future, turn to the cyber/blogosphere as an available substitute, literary criticism will flourish well enough. Such book reviewing sites as The Quarterly Conversation and Full Stop have already demonstrated that online reviewing can be just as credible as print reviewing, in many cases going far beyond, both in length and in critical heft, what is offered in all but the most studious general interest print publications. They are also much more likely to cover experimental and translated works and books from independent presses, which are at best sporadically reviewed in mainstream print book review sections. Unfortunately, it cannot at this point be said that the literary blog has validated hopes it might sustain a form of general interest criticism that could replace, perhaps even surpass, what is left of print criticism. There are indeed some very good literary blogs offering worthwhile criticism, but on the whole the literary blogosphere has become largely an echo chamber for book business gossip, pseudo-literary trivia, and the establishment perspective. Literary blogs have become not an alternative to the established critical order but part and parcel of it.
Those blogs now calling themselves “book blogs” in particular have pledged themselves to this order. Mostly devoted to superficial appraisals of potboilers and best-sellers, these blogs actively seek to be conduits of publishing propaganda (in the guise of “promoting” books). They have apparently become the most popular type of “literary” blog, and if “book blog” eventually becomes the name applied mostly to such weblogs, the future of literary criticism online is bleak indeed. But even those still self-identifying as “literary blogs” have settled in to an overly cozy relationship with both publishers and the print reviewing media. (Many of the bloggers have themselves sought out reviewing opportunities in the print media, as if the ultimate purpose of creating a literary blog was after all to attract enough attention to catch on as a newspaper reviewer). While in general one does get from literary blogs a fuller sense of the diversity of fiction available to readers (more emphasis on independent presses) than from the print book reviews, too many of the posts devoted to specific books are discussions of the newest and hottest from mainstream publishers. Much time is spent obsessing over lists of various inane kinds (the Top 10 ____), and in preoccupation with prizes, the dispensing of which apparently substitutes for criticism absent the real thing.
Literary blogs are (unwittingly, I hope) abetting the capitalist imperative to get out “product” as quickly as possible. New books appear, are duly noted, presumably consumed, and then we’re on to the next one. While sometimes lit bloggers consider an older title, it’s usually by an already established author or a “classic” of one sort or another. Little time is spent considering more recent books that might not have gotten enough attention, or assessing a writer’s work as a whole. Once the book has passed its “sell by” date, nothing else is heard of it and every book is considered in isolation, as a piece of literary news competing for its fifteen seconds. The more potential readers come to assume that this is the main function of lit blogs, the less likely it is that the literary blogosphere will have any lasting importance. Literary blogs might let you know who reviewed what in the New York Times, but that The New York Times might not be the best place to go for intelligent writing about books is not something they’ll have the authority to suggest.
Daniel Green is a literary critic and sometime fiction writer. His reviews, critical essays, and fiction have appeared in a variety of publications, both online and in print. He has a Ph.D focusing on postwar American fiction and an M.A. in creative writing. His website is http://www.thereadingexperience.net/tre/
2017, Essays, NC Magazine, Nonfiction, Vol. VIII, No. 2, February 2017
A Pirate Critic | Review of Beyond the Blurb by Daniel Green — Jeff Bursey Sonnet’s Shakespeare: Poems — Sonnet L’Abbé
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ソウル市長立候補表明 金大鎬 氏「私が市長になったなら慰安婦少女像、徴用工像、即刻撤去します！」2020.1.6 ソウルにて
January 8, 2021 情報, 韓国市民団体admin
ナムサン(南山)公園（旧韓国統監官邸跡地）にある｢慰安婦記憶の地｣にて
ソウル市長候補予定 金大鎬 氏（改革自由連合）の演説
金大鎬と申します。
改革自由連合のソウル市長の候補であり、社会デザイン研究所所長でもあります。
私がこの場を見回し、ここを見ると
（後ろの碑のタイトル）
「私たちが一番恐れなければならないことは、私たちのこの苦痛の歴史が忘れられることです」
—-と書いてあります。
良い言葉ですが、、、、
心の痛い歴史であったとしても、喜ばしい歴史であったとしても真実と事実からでなくてはなりません。
虚偽と嘘で飾られた栄光であれ汚辱であれ、それで大韓民国の未来を開拓していくことはできません。
今日私がここに来たことは基本的に私たちが守るべきことは守り、賞賛すべきことは賞賛しなければなりませんが、今、私たちが賞賛しているものが虚偽、嘘を！歴史としてみているからなのです。
ここにいらっしゃる方々の血のにじむような努力のおかげで、私もやはりあまり知らなかった歴史の真実を知るようになりました。
そのような点で本当に孤軍奮闘されたここにいらっしゃる方々に対して本当に感謝の言葉を差し上げたいと思います。
慰安婦法廃止国民運動の皆さん本当に有難うございます。
ご苦労が多かったと思います。
私がここに来たのは、私たちが関心資源も有効な資源です。
ところで私たちの関心の資源が全部過去に向かっているからそうなのです。
今、大韓民国は致命的な国家的難題が津波のように押し寄せて来ています。
コロナ事態がその中の一つです。
人口がとうとう極減を超えて逆転しました。
私たちは津波のように押し寄せてくる致命的な課題の数々を私たちが今、目撃していますが、今、すべての関心が、すべての目が過去に向かっています。
過去それ自体も虚偽を嘘によって精鉄された過去。
今回コロナワクチン購買という、世界のすべての政府が共通して試験をうけました。
コロナ防疫は結局、ワクチンです。
なのでワクチンで開発したり購入したり全ての政府が一種、ひとところに集まって試験をしたのですが、大韓民国の政府は確実な落第点を貰いました。
そうです、何故そうなのでしょうか。
この政府は現在と未来の大韓民国の難題を解決して政権の正当性を獲得しようとするのではなく、慰安婦像、徴用工像、
大韓民国の建国と産業化を導いてきた勢力は、親日勢力、独裁勢力、そう言って彼らを貶めながら、自身の政党の正当性を獲得しようとしてきたために、そうなったのです。
政権の正当性は相手側を貶めるや方ではなく、現在と未来の課題を解決することを確保しなければならないのではありませんか？
その様な点で今現在、慰安婦像、徴用工像、虚偽と嘘を根拠にしているので撤去しなければならなく！
また、もう一方で私たちのある政治的、社会的関心の資源を現在と未来のある課題ではなく過去に向かわせているので撤去しなければならないのであります。
私がソウル市長になったなら、確実にお約束します！
慰安婦少女像、
強制徴用工労働者像
即刻、撤去します！
そして確実に無能が立証された、ソウル市と我が大韓民国文在寅政権政府を、確実にこれを正して、真に国民の幸福を守り、致命的、国家的難題を解決することのできる、そのような政府に変えられるよう、懸命に努力いたします。
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韓国市民団体 声明「李容洙氏はどこで誰から電気拷問を受けたのか？」 2020.1.6 ソウル
January 7, 2021 情報, 資料, 韓国市民団体admin
国史教科書研究所/慰安婦法廃止国民行動
【第17回国民行動の声明書】
慰安婦の真実、女性家族部長官に問う!
李容洙氏の電気拷問の証言、どちらが真実なのか？
「賢明な裁判長、われわれには何の罪もありません。 14歳のときに日本軍に連れていかれ、神風部隊で電気拷問まで受けて帰ってきました。」
これは2019年11月13日、郭イェナム氏など、慰安婦履歴のある女性と遺族など20人が日本政府を相手に起こした損害賠償訴訟の初裁判で出た李氏の法廷証言である。 2016年12月28日に日本政府を相手取って起こした訴訟が被告側の拒否で延期されたが、この日開かれた初の裁判での李氏の証言は非常に重要だ。
「14歳の時に日本軍に連行され、神風部隊で電気拷問を受けた」というこの証言は第一に、14歳の未成年者は、日本軍慰安婦になることができなかったという点、第二に、日本軍が未成年者である朝鮮女性を何の理由もなく、強制に引っ張って行くことができなかったという点、第三に、神風部隊内で未成年の女性に何の理由もなく電気拷問できなかったという点だ。
李氏の電気拷問に関する発言は、朴槿恵(パク・クネ)政府で韓日慰安婦の合意がなされた翌年の2016年7月21日にもあった。 ‘日本軍慰安婦被害者に対する生活安定支援や記念事業などに関する特別法’制定を促す請願書を国会に提出し開かれた記者会見で、李氏は「大統領を選んだなら国民を愛し、歴史を正さなければならないのに、これでは何にもならない、自分勝手だ」と言い、さらには、韓日慰安婦の合意について「ばかなまねをしている。本当に。 協商！？一体何のための協商ですか」という露骨な表現で不満を吐露し、「わたしの人生を返せ！ 15歳で神風祭部隊に連れて行かれ、あらゆる電気拷問、鞭で打たれ、今も体が痛くても死ねなくてこんなふうに（生きている）」と言った。
また、同年12月20日にソウル東部地裁刑事11部で開かれた世宗大のパク·ユハ教授の結審公判で、証人席に立った李容洙氏は、「16歳の時に軍人に連れ去られたが、兵隊の部屋に入らない」として電気拷問などの様々な苦痛を受けた。 台湾の神風部隊に連れて行かれ、1946年に釈放された」と語った。
このように神風部隊に連行され電気拷問を受けたという李氏の証言は、虚偽を言ってはならない法廷でなされたという点で、絶対的な信頼を抱かせる。
しかしながら、正義記憶連帯のホームページには、「17歳の時（1944年）、李容洙氏に就職させてあげるという日本人の言葉にだまされ、友人とともに台湾の慰安所に強制連行された。 神風部隊の軍人たちが大多数の台湾新竹近くの慰安所で軍人たちについて行って空襲を避け’慰安婦’生活を強要された。」とし、李氏が働いた慰安所の位置を部隊の近所だと言った。
また、1993年、挺対協で刊行した「強制連行された朝鮮人軍慰安婦たち(1)」には「大邱で私たちを連れて行った男が慰安所の主人だった。 私たちは彼を『おやじ』と呼んだ。 部屋に入れと言われたのに入ろうとしなかったので、主人が私の髪の毛を引っ張ってどこかの部屋に連れて行った。 その部屋で電気拷問を受けた」とし、李氏の故郷である大邱から慰安所まで自分を連れて行った男は慰安所の主人であり、彼から電気拷問を受けたと証言した。
こうした証言は「神風部隊に連行され電気拷問を受けた」という先の証言と真っ向から対峙する。 二つのうちの一つは嘘ということだ。 ならば、どれが偽りでどれが事実なのかを明確にしなければならない。 これを明らかにする責任は一次的に証言者である李容洙氏にあるが、慰安婦被害者登録を管掌する女性家族部もその責任を免れない。 これに対し、私たちは女性家族部長官に次のように問う。
1.李容洙氏は神風部隊に連れて行かれたことがあるのか。
2.李容洙氏はどこで誰から電気拷問を受けたのか？
山川出版中学歴史教科書「従軍慰安婦」の削除を文科省に申し入れ
December 20, 2020 情報, 資料admin
令和３年度から使用される、山川出版社発行『中学歴史 日本と世界』に、「義務教育諸学校教科用図書検定基準」に違反する「従軍慰安婦」の記述があります。
令和２年１２月１８日、新しい歴史教科書をつくる会と慰安婦の真実国民運動の代表者が文科省を訪問し、文科大臣の権限を行使して出版社に対し該当箇所を削除する訂正申請の勧告を行うよう申し入れ、その後記者会見を開きました。
慰安婦の真実国民運動の幹事長である山本優美子も参加しました。
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An Open Letter Regarding the “Peace Statue” in Berlin Mitte District from Miroslav Marinov, Ph.D.
December 9, 2020 カナダ, ドイツ, 情報, 資料admin
Miroslav Marinov, Ph.D.
An Herrn Bezirksbürgermeister
Mathilde-Jacob-Platz 1
bezirksbuergermeister@ba-mitte.berlin.de
An Open Letter Regarding the “Peace Statue” in Berlin Mitte District
Sehr geehrter Herr Bezirksbürgermeister,
I am writing to you regarding the controversy that erupted in Berlin after installing a “Peace Statue” commemorating the so-called “comfort women”. My name is Miroslav Marinov, and I am a Canadian writer and researcher who specializes in the history of World War II and specifically the Holocaust. For years, I have conducted research on those issues in Canada, Israel, Poland, Japan, South Korea, China, Singapore, Russia, and the former Soviet Union.
The main function of a municipality is to make sure that the local residents receive services necessary for maintaining and improving their quality of life. Obviously, your offices also provide safety and maintain the peace in your district. Just like Toronto, Berlin is a multicultural city where people from many ethnicities and religious backgrounds are expected to co-exist in peace.
From that point of view, any involvement of the local authorities in inter-ethnic controversies requires sufficient knowledge of the underlying issues, especially when they involve decades of history. That should include the “Peace Statue” as well, which may be seen in Europe as another memorial of little importance, but it is something that would cause an ideological firestorm in the Far East.
Although Mitte District (“Bezirk Mitte”) has been involved in the issue, I am not aware of any official statement of the municipality for or against the statue.
From my research of the materials in the German press, it seems to me that the arguments of the supporters of the statue have been best expressed in a long article published in Moabit Online ( https://moabitonline.de/35307 ) under the title “Little Girl – Big Swirl: Japanese militarism at our doorstep” (“Kleines Mädchen – großer Wirbel: Japanischer Militarismus vor unserer Haustür”). Its author was Mr. Andreas Szagun who teaches history at Berlin Mitte Adult Education Center (“Geschichte an der Volkshochschule Berlin Mitte”). He also authored an open letter to you, which was quoted in full in the comment section of the article. His interest in the issue stems in part from his activism in the peace movements since the 1980s, as he states in the letter. For your information, I can read German, but writing in German would be time-consuming, that is why I am writing this in English, for which I apologize.
Since Mr. Szagun’s arguments may influence your decisions, I would like to address them, especially those that need to be questioned with more facts. So, there will be many historical facts covered in this letter. While many people in the West find history boring, there is no way to escape it if one wants to form an opinion on issues that concern distant parts of the world.
The main obstacle to objectivity in exploring the turbulent years preceding World War II and the war period as well, is the strong Eurocentric approach, which has not changed since the 1940s. While this seems to have a lesser effect on evaluating European history, it significantly distorts the interpretation of the Far Eastern history and its modern-day fallout.
For starters, Mr. Szagun contrasts the “vile, horrid” side (“garstige Seite”) of Japan with its image as a “Land of Smiles” (“Das „Land des Lächelns“”). Japan has never been known as a “Land of Smiles”. This expression is a “trademark” of Thailand. Any visitor will be reminded about it at every hotel in Bangkok and at any tourist trap during a group trip.
As of the major issues, it has been a “tradition” to lump into the same category all countries that were on the side of Germany during World War II. Mr. Szagun does not miss this opportunity, as he writes: “The cult around the Tenno, the Japanese emperor, can be compared with the Hitler cult in this country. However, with one big difference: the current Tenno is considered godlike in Japan’s own Shinto religion.” (“Den Kult um den Tenno, den japanischen Kaiser, kann man dabei durchaus mit dem Hitlerkult hierzulande vergleichen. Allerdings mit einem großen Unterschied: Der jeweils amtierende Tenno gilt in der Japan eigenen Shinto-Religion als gottgleich.”)
The superficial comparison between Adolf Hitler and the Japanese Emperor was an important tool in the Allied wartime propaganda. Similar denigration we find in the writings of Nikolai Bogdanov, a prominent military correspondent from the USSR sent to Japan to cover the surrender ceremonies in 1945, who wrote: “The Emperor Hirohito – self-important, pouty and decorated like a peacock. The Japanese believe that he is the “Son of Heaven”, divine incarnation on earth.” [1]
Mocking the Emperor cannot hide the historical context. Hitler was a leader of a social movement that became popular and eventually came to power due to the negative consequences of World War I for Germany. Its core idea was the Aryan racial superiority, which, after the initial declared goal of unification of the German territories in the late 1930s, fueled a war for expanding the “Lebensraum” of Germany.
In contrast, the institution of the monarchy in Japan preceded Hitler by over 1,300 years, with an uninterrupted royal lineage. Throughout Japan’s history, the imperial institution has had its ups and downs – from strong power to an extremely limited influence during the shogunate. Only one thing was constant, the Emperor was always the symbol unifying the nation and yes, he had a divine status. This may seem ridiculous from the point of view of the “enlightened” West, but many nations hold similar views about the order in their countries, but they are rarely, if ever, criticized.
Unlike Germany, which was a totalitarian dictatorship under Hitler, Japan had a functioning parliament, with political fights and confrontations. Another important but often ignored point is the treatment of the Jews. Hitler was notorious for his anti-Semitism – in “Mein Kampf” the ultimate villain who “controlled” and “destroyed” the civilized world was “The Jew”. The horrific consequence of that view was the mass extermination of the Jews in Europe, which became known as the Holocaust.
On the other hand, Japan never had any anti-Semitic policies. At the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, Japan proposed the inclusion of principle of racial equality in the statutes of the League of Nations: “The equality of nations being a basic principle of the League of Nations, the High Contracting Parties agree to accord as soon as possible to all alien nationals of states, members of the League, equal and just treatment in every respect making no distinction, either in law or in fact, on account of their race or nationality.” The proposal was rejected by the Western nations.
In 1920, Ambassador Keishiro Matsui, representing Japan at the San Remo conference of the League of Nations, signed the documents that created the Mandate for Palestine, where the future Jewish state was to be created.
Hitler’s takeover in Germany and his initial campaign of expulsion of the German Jews, soon affected Japan. In September 1935, Tadakazu Kasai, a Manchukuo consul in Manchouli, Inner Mongolia, issued hundreds of visas to German Jews who arrived through the Soviet Union. At the time, Manchuria was a puppet state, which followed the policies of Japan.
In Harbin, Manchuria, Japan had to deal with people of several ethnicities and their confrontations, especially clashes between anti-Semitic Russian immigrants and Jews. Colonel Yasue, who dealt with the Jewish issues, helped to overcome the confrontation. In 1936, he shut down the anti-Semitic Russian newspaper “Nash Put” (Наш путь – Our Path). The leader of the Harbin Jews, Dr. Abraham Kaufman, called him a true friend of the Jews and reliable defender of their interests in Tokyo. In 1941, Col. Yasue was inscribed in the Golden Book of the Jewish National Fund for his services to the Jewish People.
Also in Harbin, from 1937 to 1939, three conferences of the Jewish communities in the Far East were held with the participation of the Japanese government, which hoped to attract more Jews in order to develop the resources in Manchuria. The Japanese military authorities promised to support Jews in Manchuria in the spirit of their policy of ethnic equality.
In March 1938, about 20,000 Jewish refugees trying to escape Nazi persecution had arrived via the Trans-Siberian Railway on the Soviet side of the Manchurian border and were refused entry by the government of Manchukuo. Dr. Kaufman visited General Kiichiro Higuchi, of the Japanese army’s Harbin special mission department, and asked for help. Gen. Higuchi arranged for 13 trains to transport the Jews across the border. It is worth noting that at the Evian Conference the same year, where over 30 countries gathered to find ways to protect Jews from the worsening persecutions in Europe, not a single participant (other than the Dominican Republic) agreed to accept Jewish refugees.
In December 1938, a few weeks after the Kristallnacht atrocities in Germany, Japan’s top five cabinet ministers issued a declaration to protect Jews. The Jews living in Japan, Manchukuo, and China were to be treated equally with other foreign nationals and when arriving in Japan, the general regulations for admitting foreigners would be applied.
Meanwhile, in Shanghai in 1939, the flow of Jewish refugees from Europe was increasing. Japan, which had a concession in Shanghai, occupied the city in 1937, and by 1939 had complete control over it but did not change its visa-free status and did not interfere with the other administrative units, the British-dominated International Settlement and the French Concession. Thousands of Jews flocked into the city and, by the end of 1939, they were expected to exceed 30,000. Over 90% of the Jews in Shanghai, about 15,000, settled in the Japanese sector, where housing was more affordable.
Due to overcrowding, the Western authorities and the older Sephardic Jewish community, led by Sir Victor Sassoon, pressured Japan to introduce restrictions assuring it that the measure would not be perceived negatively by the world Jewry. Japan reluctantly agreed with the proposal to introduce US $400 fee for new arrivals, but that was applied only by the International Settlement. The fee was not adopted in the Japanese sector, every application was to be evaluated on its merits.
In November 1940, Navy Captain Inuzuka, one of the Japanese officers in Shanghai who dealt with the problems of the Jews, delivered a radio address on the Jewish refugee situation in Shanghai. He acknowledged the Jewish persecution in Germany, which had forced thousands of Jews to leave with only 10 Marks in assets. He praised their industriousness that brought many new businesses to Shanghai and pointed out the similarities between Jews and Japanese – both were Asian peoples that did not fit in the European individualism. He praised the Zionist movement that he hoped would bring them “back to the East” after Jews establish their state in Palestine. A detailed article covering his address was published in “Shanghai Jewish Chronicle” on November 24, 1940 – “Japan’s Position on the Jewish Question” (“Japans Stellung zur Judenfrage”):
Jews were also accommodated in the Japan-occupied Tianjin. Despite the claims of People’s Republic of China that China saved the arriving Jews, the country was way too dangerous to foreigners due to the ongoing civil war between Chiang Kai-shek’s nationalists, Mao Zedong’s communists and countless local warlords.
By mid-1940, the only way out from Europe was through the Soviet Union. The Russians allowed passage through their territories for people with transit visas. In May 1940, Chiune Sugihara, an intelligence officer from Japan’s Foreign Ministry, opened a consulate in Kaunas, Lithuania. There were no Japanese in the area, and Sugihara’s goal was to collect intelligence about a possible conflict between Germany and the Soviet Union.
At the time, thousands of Jews who fled Poland were stranded there, unable to leave Lithuania because they lacked visas. Lithuania was in its last months as an independent country. The Dutch Consul in Kaunas was willing to help them by issuing fictitious visas to the Dutch Caribbean possession of Curacao, but they still needed transit visas from Japan to be allowed to cross the Soviet Union.
The Jews approached Sugihara to request visas and he contacted the Foreign Ministry, which refused to give a permission a few times, but he started to issue transit visas, valid for 10 days in Japan. The bureaucracy was concerned about handling so many destitute people arriving in Japan. Eventually, Japan’s Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka (later indicted as a “war criminal”) agreed that Japan should honor the issued visas to keep its credibility though he still insisted that the consul adhere to the visa rules.
During his short stay in Kaunas, interrupted by the Soviet invasion, Sugihara managed to issue over 2,500 transit visas. In the final days before his departure, after the Russians shut down his consulate, he issued many blank visas, which were technically invalid. After Japan sent back to Vladivostok a ship with over 70 refugees with such visas, the Russians threatened to detain the Jews, so Japan took them back despite the irregularities. After that, all refugees were accepted.
Once in Japan, the destitute refugees were helped by the older Jewish communities in Kobe and Yokohama. The government facilitated the delivery of aid from the Western countries. Japanese people also provided food and shelter. Since the final destination was fictitious, most refugees had to stay much longer in Japan than the 10 days allowed by the transit visas.
People with connections to the government, like the Hebrew scholar Setsuzu (Abraham) Kotsuji used their influence to help the refugees. He contacted his former boss at the Manchurian Railways, Foreign Minister Matsuoka, with a request for help. Matsuoka suggested that Kotsuji approach the local authorities who had jurisdiction over the visa extension and ensured him that the Ministry would not interfere, so, the visas were often extended for many months.
Here is a report about those refugees, which appeared in “The Canadian Jewish Chronicle” in the July 25, 1941 issue covering the situation in Japan:
The number of the people saved by Sigihara’s visas exceeded 6,000. Many of them managed to leave Japan for the USA but over a thousand remained in the country due to the rigid US immigration quotas.
Before covering further the activities of Japan in helping Jews, let me emphasize that most of what I covered is unknown to the average person, even in Japan. There is a significant volume of academic research in this field, but most of it has not found proper coverage in the media. The reason is that we are still dealing with the paradigm that the government of a country allied with Nazi Germany could do no good. Japan and Bulgaria are treated this way.
In the case of Japan, Sugihara is usually the only positively recognized person. His activities are often presented as a “conspiracy of goodness”, in which a lone hero defies the hostility of the “fascist” Japanese government. Shortly before his death, he was granted by Israel the title “Righteous among the Nations”, which is bestowed upon people who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. The problem is that Sugihara did not risk his life. At the time, the National Socialist policies focused only on deportation of Jews, so a diplomat giving away visas was welcome to do so.
Besides, Sugihara was giving away visas, i.e. documents that would let a person enter a country. As the US rules today say, a visa does not guarantee entry, and things were no different in Japan in 1940. If the Japanese government had such strong objections against Sugihara’s defiance, they would have sent back all refugees, but they did not. They accepted even those with problematic visas. For comparison, imagine a good-hearted German diplomat who issues transit visas to Jews through Germany to, let us say, England. How long is he going to last and what will happen to the visa holders in Germany?
Another myth about Sugihara is his harsh treatment by the Japanese government. Two years ago, at a presentation I had at a Toronto synagogue about Japan and the Holocaust, an elderly lady rose up during the Q&A session and with an ominous accusatory voice let me know that because of his help for the Jews, Sugihara was fired by the Japanese government and “died a pauper”. This is how deep the misinformation goes. Although the Foreign Ministry was not happy with so many refuges entering the country, there were no repercussions for Sugihara. After Kaunas, he was transferred to the consulate in Prague, where he issues more visas, then to Konigsberg, East Prussia, and eventually ended up as a diplomat in Bucharest, Romania, where he was detained with his family at an Allied camp until 1947.
When he returned to Japan, the Foreign Ministry operated at a skeleton crew level. Japan had no diplomacy under the American occupation and there was no job for Sugihara. After struggling in different businesses, he finally landed a job in trading company in Moscow due to his fluency in Russian, where he worked for 17 years.
It is important to note that while at the Nuremberg trials the Holocaust became a major issue, at the Tokyo tribunals against the army and the government of Japan, the activities to help the Jews were never brought up. Sugihara was never called to testify. Anything that could give a better image to Japan was deliberately covered up.
Meanwhile, until mid-March 1941, Japanese consulates in Europe issued transit visas to 5,580 people. Sugihara’s Kaunas consulate issued more than 2,500 visas, and the rest came from other key locations in Europe. According to information of Japan’s Foreign Ministry provided in March 1941, Jews had entered Japan with transit visas from the consulates in Berlin, Moscow, Vienna, Hamburg, Stockholm, Prague, Sofia (Bulgaria), Riga (Latvia), and Kaunas.
By the summer of 1941, over 5,000 Jewish refugees residing in Japan had moved to other countries, but after the financial aid coming from the USA stopped due to various embargos, the Japanese government decided to transfer the remaining transit visa holders to Shanghai. The established Jewish communities in Kobe, Tokyo, and Yokohama were not affected. The process was accelerated after Japan entered the war with the Pearl Harbor attack in December 1941.
Meanwhile in Shanghai, the Jewish refugees struggled to find work because the majority have skills that were not useful in an Asian city. In 1941, Laura Margolies from the US Joint Distribution Committee, arrived in Shanghai to re-organize the system for refugee support. Initially, she managed to get money to feed the destitute, but after Japan entered the war, the US Treasury banned all financial transactions since Shanghai was considered a hostile territory. Margolies had to rely on the help of Captain Inuzuka to transfer money through neutral countries.
Further pressure came from the police attaché at the German Embassy in Tokyo Col. Josef Meisinger, one of the creators of the Warsaw ghetto. In 1943, he tried to convince the Japanese administration in Shanghai to exterminate all Jews, but the Japanese refused to comply. Still, they caved under a demand to limit the movements of the “stateless refugees”, mostly Jews whose countries no longer existed. The older Sephardic community and the Russian Ashkenazi Jews were not affected. The stateless were confined to the so-called Shanghai Ghetto, an area within the Japanese sector. It was nothing like any European Nazi ghetto – the refugees were renting houses and apartments and living among Japanese and Chinese. Many found jobs in the area, but the majority worked in other parts of Shanghai and had to get passes to leave the “ghetto”. In mid-1945, the area was bombed by the Americans, about 40 refugees perished, along with many more Japanese and hundreds of Chinese.
While Japan found itself in a situation where it helped the Jews, the situation of the Allies who were supposed to fight Hitler’s anti-Semitism was more peculiar. I already mentioned the Evian Conference where over 30 countries refused to accept Jews and Palestine, the proposed future home of the Jews, was excluded from consideration, while a strange destination like Kenya was considered. Shortly after the Kristallnacht, President Roosevelt refused to increase the immigration quotas for Jews.
In November 1938, the Legislative Assembly of the US Virgin Islands proposed an increase in the number of refugees, but Roosevelt was not interested. Similar proposal came from Alaska and even though it called for only 10% of Jews among the new settlers, it was still rejected. In the early 1939, another proposal called for allowing 20,000 German refugee children into the USA over two years, but even the Jewish organizations did not support it, afraid of possible backlash. In May 1940, a plan to open Alaska to refugees was rejected.
The worst blow came on May 17, 1939, when the British Government issued the MacDonald White Paper, which declared that establishing of a Jewish state was not a policy of Great Britain since it was against the Arab interests. This was a blatant violation of the Mandate for Palestine. The Paper promised to create Palestine as an independent state within 10 years, with Jews as a minority. Further Jewish immigration was allowed only with Arab consent, but no more than 75,000, at the maximum of 10,000 per year for the next 5 years. After the beginning of World War II, the British government arrested over 1,000 Jewish men from Germany and Austria residing in the country, labeled “enemy aliens”. They were deported to Canada in June 1940 and kept there in labor camps with German POWs. Eventually, the number grew to 2,284 Jewish men and boys, all held in Canadian camps, where they were forced to work under harsh conditions.[2]
In mid-1942, when the magnitude of the Holocaust became known, President Roosevelt met at the White House Stephen Wise, leader of the American Jewish Congress, and five other leaders of major Jewish organizations. They presented him with a booklet detailing the slaughter of Europe’s Jews. Roosevelt expressed shock and sympathy but made no promise of U.S. action on behalf of the Jews. The promise he kept making until his death was that a quick war victory would resolve the Jewish problem. The War Refugees Board, supposed to protect the Jewish refugees, was created in early 1944 when 90% of the victims of the Holocaust were already dead.
The opposite attitudes in treating the Jews may make you think that Japan could receive some credit, especially when compared to the West. However, this has not happened. The reasons are deep and mostly based on racial hostility. The initial expansion of Japan into Korea, Manchuria, Formosa, and parts of China mirrored similar actions of Great Britain, the USA, and the Netherlands in the same area. Any of those countries was involved in various excesses or atrocities, like Great Britain in India, especially with the horrible famine in Bengal in 1943, which cost the lives of 3 million people. The USA was also involved in excesses in its war in the Philippines in the end of the 19th century3[3]. However, these events are rarely mentioned, while any atrocities of Japan, real or exaggerated, are constantly scrutinized.
In his article, Mr. Szagun finds the Japanese wartime behavior strange. He writes that the US soldiers, while taking Pacific islands from the Japanese one by one, through the so-called “island leaping”, were puzzled that their enemy would fight to the last cartridge, willing to shoot themselves with the last bullet instead of surrendering. Civilians did the same and even mothers with children preferred to jump from a cliff than to be captured. Further, Mr. Szagun notes that the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were welcome because they put the Japanese in a position of victims, although their effects, if radiation is ignored, were similar to the conventional bombardments and the devastation came from using exclusively wood in the house construction.
These are interesting points, and they can be understood from the history of the interactions between the Japanese and the West, which makes it clear that bigotry and racism have always been present.
It is a well-known fact that for centuries Japan was a closed society. The pressure to open it came from the USA with the black ships of Commodore Matthew Perry. The Americans saw Japan as a tool to expand its trade with China and other Asian countries. “In Perry’s instructions the Japanese are described as a “weak and semibarbarous people,” the “most common enemy of mankind,” who needed to be compelled, either militarily or diplomatically, to respect the citizens and vessels of “civilized states” by entering into treaties to open their ports.”[4] It was an inequal relationship from the start.
When the Japanese started immigrating into the USA and Canada after the Meiji Restoration in 1868, it did not take long for hostility to build up against them. Worried by the spectre of the “yellow peril”, the host countries introduced various restrictions to prevent the Japanese from becoming too influential. Things became worse after Japan began to assert itself in the area, emulating the colonial powers that had already a firm presence in Asia. It was viewed as an intruder, even though the Western countries were also intruders in East Asia.
After the long chain of events of the 1930s culminated into the Pearl Harbor attack in December 1941, all of the accumulated racism exploded into a constant stream of bashing. The USA fought both against Germany and Japan. However, the attitude toward both nations was radically different. While Germans were considered “evil”, they were still “like us”, bearers of similar customs and culture. On the other hand, Japanese were openly dehumanized, likened to “rats” and “monkeys” and treated accordingly within North America and on the battlefield.
A good example are the two covers of Time Magazine, both from 1941, depicting Adolf Hitler and the Japanese Admiral Yamamoto, the mastermind of the Pearl Harbor attack. Hitler appeared several times on the cover of Time, but was depicted respectfully, even after it was clear what kind of a villain he was. Here, if you ignore the swastika armband, he looks like a respectable but decisive stateman. On the other hand, Admiral Yamamoto appears like a grotesque creature, straight from the laboratory of Dr. Frankenstein.
James Weitgartner points out that in Germany, the images of the enemy were imposed by totalitarian agencies on the basis of pseudo-scientific racist ideology, while in the USA the animosity was based on antipathy toward colored races in general, which after Pearl Harbor turned its focus exclusively on the Japanese[5].
The hostility was expressed at many levels. “The governor of Arkansas, referring to the soon-to-be interned Japanese residents of the West Coast, declared, “The Japs live like rats, breed like rats and act like rats.” Near the war’s culmination, President Harry Truman observed “The only language they seem to understand is the one we have been using to bombard them. When you deal with a beast you have to treat him as a beast.”[6] “General John DeWitt of the U.S. Western Defense Command opined that the Japanese threat could only be eliminated by destroying the Japanese as a race. Paul McNutt, chairman of the War Manpower Commission, stated that he favored the complete extermination of the Japanese people. In May 1943, Captain H. L. Pence of the U.S. Navy, a member of a State Department committee shaping policy for postwar Japan, recommended “the almost total elimination of the Japanese as a race.””[7]
On the battlefield, such racist attitudes materialized in extreme hatred, which, as we will see, in most cases led to battles of extermination with a few or no prisoners taken.
The dehumanization of the Japanese made easier the mistreatment of civilians in the USA and Canada. In the USA, it took a simple Executive Order of President Roosevelt to send over 120,000 Japanese, most US citizens, to internment camps without any proof of wrongdoing or proper legal process. The fate of the 24,000 Canadian Japanese was similar – they were sent from the coast of British Columbia to the eastern provinces without any due process. Their property was confiscated. The Canadian press touted the potential threat of Japanese sabotage on the West Coast or other areas, but the threats never materialized.
Even after the deportations, the press kept the anti-Japanese campaign alive like in this editorial published in the Vancouver Sun on October 10, 1942:
“Beware of Pro-Japanese Propaganda!
With all Japanese in coastal areas removed in the interests of Canadian security, we may turn our attention to the adoption of a national policy affecting our future relations with them. The best possible permanent solution is that all persons of Japanese blood shall be sent back to Japan after the war.
There will be much argument against this at the completion of hostilities because this argument and this propaganda is already beginning to be heard in the land. It is heard in Eastern Canada. People there are likely to have their sympathies and feelings appealed to. They have not lived amongst the Japanese for the last four decades. They do not know the Oriental problem of the Pacific Coast.”
A note in Maclean’s, Canada’s national newsmagazine, echoed the jubilation and did not miss the chance to attack the “Japs” again:
“B. C. Coast clear of Japs, British Columbia
THE JAPS are gone and British Columbia hopes to have seen the last of them. The B. C. Security Commission promised to have all the Japanese moved from coastal areas by the end of September, and it is clear that West Coast citizens are determined that Japanese residents of Canada will never again be concentrated in those vulnerable coastal regions. The Vancouver Sun has launched a campaign to assure the expatriation of all Canadian Japanese after the war and urges that this be included in the terms of peace. Vancouverites have also been reading with interest reports of conditions found after the Japanese exodus from their city’s “Little Tokyo.” Though the Japanese are commonly considered to be a cleanly race, indescribable filth and squalor were discovered. Some premises have been condemned by civic authorities as unfit for human habitation, and the city intends to reclaim the whole district for the use of Canadian citizens.”[8]
Canadian politicians kept fighting to get rid of the Japanese for good:
Even the advertisers jumped on the “anti-Jap” bandwagon, like in this ad for Buckley’s cough syrup:
The casual racism continued even in Japan, after the defeated country was occupied by the USA. In a booklet published by Marine Aircraft Group 31 in Japan, we can find the following “uplifting” remark in the chapter “The Japanese Labor”: “All workmen have been given nicknames — it’s an American custom. The man’s appearance, the way he works will lead to a nickname. There are men called Tony, Jake, Slim, Big Stoop, and boys called Junior, Sleepy, Weasel, Smiley, and Monkey. They are proud of their nicknames.”[9]
Even General Douglas MacArthur adhered to similar racist views when he was in charge of Japan’s occupation after the war. He thought that the Japanese as a race were at the level of 12-year olds and stated it during Senate hearings in 1951: “Well, the German problem is a completely and entirely different one from the Japanese problem. The German people were a mature race. If the Anglo-Saxon was say 45 years of age in his development, in the sciences, the arts, divinity, culture, the Germans were quite as mature. The Japanese, however, in spite of their antiquity measured by time, were in a very tuitionary condition. Measured by the standards of modern civilization, they would be like a boy of 12 as compared with our development of 45 years.”[10]
On the battlefield or rather the open ocean where most of the battles took place, the brutality was unmatched. In his book “Silent Victory – the U.S. Submarine War against Japan”, Clay Blair, Jr., describes the activities of the famous American submarine Wahoo and its commander Mush Morton.
In the spring of 1943, the submarine attacked a Japanese transport, hitting one of the ships. After the explosion, the thousands of soldiers aboard her “commenced jumping over the side like ants off a hot plate.” Then the submarine dived to pursue another target. “When Wahoo surfaced, Morton ordered all deck guns manned. He found himself in a “sea of Japanese.” The survivors of the transport were hanging on the flotsam and jetsam or huddling in about twenty boats, ranging from scows to little rowboats. Grider wrote: The water was so thick with enemy soldiers that it was literally impossible to cruise through them without pushing them aside like driftwood. These were troops we knew had been hound for New Guinea, to fight and kill our own men, and Mush, whose overwhelming biological hatred of the enemy we were only now beginning to sense, looked about him with exultation at the carnage.
“Yeoman Sterling, who was topside, remembered the scene this way: The water was filled with heads sticking up from floating kapok life jackets. They were scattered roughly within a circle a hundred yards wide. Scattered among them were several lifeboats, a motor launch with an awning, a number of rafts loaded with sitting and standing Japanese fighting men, and groups of men floating in the water where they had drifted together. Others were hanging onto planks or other items of floating wreckage. A few isolated individuals were paddling back and forth toward the center in search of some human solidarity.
“Sterling remembered, roughly, an exchange between Roger Paine and Mush Morton: “There must be close to ten thousand of them in the water,” said Roger Paine’s voice. “I figure about nine thousand five hundred of the sons-a-bitches,” Morton calculated. Whatever the number, Morton was determined to kill every single one. He ordered the deck guns to open fire. Some of the Japanese, Morton said later, returned the fire with pistol shots. To Morton, this signaled “fair game.” What followed, Grider wrote, were “nightmarish minutes.” Later, Morton reported tersely, “After about an hour of this, we destroyed all the boats and most of the troops.” Leaving the carnage, Morton now took up the pursuit of the remaining two ships…”[11]
While the Japanese are constantly accused of lack of a war moral code, this incident proves that the Americans did not possess it either. In article covering a sea battle near New Guinea a few months later, Time Magazine did not seem have problem with exterminating people: “A new wave of Fortresses came over, low. Flame cloaked a destroyer. A 5,000-ton merchantman burst open. Four others were hit. Low-flying fighters turned lifeboats towed by motor barges, and packed with Jap survivors, into bloody sieves. Loosed on the Japs was the same ferocity which they had often displayed. This time few, if any, Japs in battle green reached shore.”[12]
The attacks were not limited only to military sea transports. The Americans targeted even Japanese hospital ships, which is a war crime, pure and simple. In volume five of the collection “Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1944, The Near East, South Asia, and Africa, The Far East” (available online) you can find letters and memorandums exchanged between the USA and Japan regarding bombings of several Japanese hospital ships in 1944[13].
The dehumanization of the Japanese enemy led many Americans to see it as prey. “If the Japanese were animals, some Americans saw themselves as stalking prey. In some parts of the United States, official-looking ‘hunting licenses’ were distributed to young men to encourage them to enlist. ‘Open Season. No Limit. Japanese Hunting License. Free Ammunition and Equipment! With Pay. Join the United States Marines!’ Just like big-game hunters, some of them came home with trophies to prove their prowess.”[14]
Eugene Sledge, a Marine who wrote well-known war memoirs, shared his experiences with collecting “souvenirs”: “I noticed gold teeth glistening brightly between the lips of several of the dead Japanese lying around us. Harvesting gold teeth was one facet of stripping enemy dead that I hadn’t practiced so far. But stopping beside a corpse with a particularly tempting number of shining crowns, I took out my kabar and bent over to make the extractions.” At that moment, the unit’s doctor approaches him and tells him to stop. The doctor is concerned with the germs that may spread from the corpse. “I stopped and looked inquiringly at Doc and said, “Germs? Gosh, I never thought of that.” “Yeah, you got to be careful about germs around all these dead Nips, you know,” he said vehemently. “Well, then, I guess I’d better just cut off the insignia on his collar and leave his nasty teeth alone. You think that’s safe, Doc?” “I guess so,” he replied with an approving nod.”[15]
On another occasion, Sledge discovers that a comrade of his is carrying with him a decomposing severed hand of a Japanese soldier. The American still thinks he can dry the hand: “Aw, Sledgehammer, nobody’ll say anything. I’ve got to dry it in the sun a little more, so it won’t stink,” he said as he carefully laid it out on the rock in the hot sun. He explained that he thought a dried Japanese hand would be a more interesting souvenir than gold teeth. So, when he found a corpse that was drying in the sun and not rotting, he simply took out his kabar and severed the hand from the corpse, and here it was, and what did I think?”[16]
In another war chronicle, “Guadalcanal Diary”, its author Richard Tregaskis writes about his talk with a few Marines before disembarking on an island on July 31, 1942: “A lot of it was about the Japs. “Is it true that the Japs put a gray paint on their faces, put some red stuff beside their mouths, and lie down and play dead until you pass ’em?” one fellow asked me. I said I didn’t know. “Well, if they do,” he said, “I’ll stick ’em first.” Another marine offered: “They say the Japs have a lot of gold teeth. I’m going to make myself a necklace.” “I’m going to bring back some Jap ears,” said another. “Pickled.” The marines aboard are dirty, and their quarters are mere dungeons. But their esprit de corps is tremendous.”[17]
The “souvenir” hunting involved collecting the possessions of the dead and often their body parts. “Sometimes the Americans did not bother to wait until their victims were dead before they methodically emptied their pockets and packs, took their guns and knives, flags, helmets, photographs, identity tags, knocked out their teeth, and sometimes cut off their ears, their fingers and, occasionally, their heads”[18]. Some of the military personnel went even further by boiling the severed Japanese heads to de-flesh them. “In October 1943, the US Army’s high command was alarmed at newspaper reports concerning a soldier ‘who had recently returned from the southwest Pacific theater with photos showing various steps “in the cooking and scraping of the heads of Japanese to prepare them for souvenirs”’. Today, it is easy to find photographs online of Allied soldiers boiling human heads in old fuel drums to remove the flesh, and pictures of severed Japanese heads hanging from the trees.”[19]
It was well-known that such treatment of the war dead contradicted the 1929 Geneva Convention, and the War Department discouraged the practice but not much was done to expose the violators.
The body parts collection activities eventually caused an international scandal. In one of its issues, Life Magazine published as its ‘Picture of the Week’ the photo of a young lady writing a letter and contemplating a skull sitting on her desk. The caption read: “When he said goodby [sic] to Natalie Nickerson, 20 a war worker of Phoenix, Ariz., a big, handsome Navy lieutenant promised her a Jap. Last week Natalie received a human skull, autographed by her lieutenant and 13 friends and inscribed: “This is a good Jap – a dead one picked up on the New Guinea beach.” Natalie, surprised at the gift, named it Tojo.”[20] The magazine added that the armed forces discouraged such sort of things.
The photo reached Japan and caused a storm of indignation. Another incident, a month later, caused similar outrage. “On June 13, 1944, there had appeared in the New York Mirror a column by the noted commentator Drew Pearson describing the presentation to President Franklin D. Roosevelt by Pennsylvania’s Congressman Francis Walter of a letter-opener purportedly fashioned from an arm bone of a Japanese soldier. The congressman was reported to have been apologetic for presenting the President with “so small a part of the Japanese anatomy.”[21] The incidents forced the military authorities to curb on such practices, though they continued in different forms until the end of the war. As of Roosevelt’s gift, after the scandal broke, he returned the bone letter opener to the congressman in August 1944.
Japanese civilians were treated with similar disrespect and became military targets despite the assurance that Americans do not bomb civilians. Earlier, I quoted Mr. Andreas Szagun’s statement that Japan’s cities were targets of “conventional bombing”. This is not entirely correct – the bombs developed in 1943-1944 were not conventional. They were “incendiary”, designed to cause much wider damage by burning and suffocating people. They were used with devastating effects in Dresden, Hamburg, Sofia, Tokyo, Osaka, and other Japanese cities. Initially, there was a conflict between Air Force General LeMay and General MacArthur. The latter opposed the new bombs because they would destroy the cities of the people that the Americans were liberating. The position of LeMay for “necessary” bombing with no regard for the consequences prevailed. “MacArthur did not have to deal directly with the issue of bombing Japanese civilians during his operations, but in June 1945 one of his key staff aides called the fire raids on Japan “one of the most ruthless and barbaric killings of non-combatants in all history.””[22]
The US servicemen were horrified with the consequences of the incendiary bombing of Tokyo on March 9, 1945. “Before Operation ‘Meetinghouse’ was over, between 90,000 and 100,000 people had been killed. Most died horribly as intense heat from the firestorm consumed the oxygen, boiled water in canals, and sent liquid glass rolling down the streets. Thousands suffocated in shelters or parks; panicked crowds crushed victims who had fallen in the streets as they surged toward waterways to escape the flames.
Perhaps the most terrible incident came when one B-29 dropped seven tons of incendiaries on and around the crowded Kokotoi Bridge. Hundreds of people were turned into fiery torches and “splashed into the river below in sizzling hisses.” One writer described the falling bodies as resembling “tent caterpillars that had been burned out of a tree.” Tail gunners were sickened by the sight of hundreds of people burning to death in flaming napalm on the surface of the Sumida River. A doctor who observed the carnage there later said, “You couldn’t even tell if the objects floating by were arms and legs or pieces of burnt wood.” B-29 crews fought superheated updrafts that destroyed at least ten aircraft and wore oxygen masks to avoid vomiting from the stench of burning flesh. By the time the attack had ended, almost sixteen square miles of Tokyo were burned out, and over one million people were homeless.”[23]
In a conversation with the military correspondent Nikolai Bogdanov, an employee of the Soviet embassy in Tokyo shared similar memories about the bombing of the city: “The American dropped their incendiary bombs in a special way to create rings of fires. No matter where the Japanese tried to run, they were met by a wall of fire. The authorities sent tanks to help the running crowds. They tried to open escape paths through the burning houses, but the tanks caught fire as well. People jumped into water to escape the fire, there are many canals and even home pools here. But the heat was so strong that the water in the small pools was boiling and people suffocated in the larger pools. Later, they took out thousands of corpses from pools and canals. They say that no less than 200,000 Japanese died from fire and suffocation.”[24]
In 1945, the Allies were seriously considering the use of poisonous gas against the Japanese.[25]
In 1945, at the liberation of Buchenwald, the Americans arranged an exhibit of a table with shrunken heads and other body parts, which appeared in the first documentary shot in the camp. Later, Nazi guards and police were tried at the Nuremberg and other trials for these atrocities. Collecting gold teeth from inmates was another grisly crime for which Nazis were known, especially when those teeth were deposited in banks, as it was revealed at the Nuremberg trial. Yet similar crimes against Japanese were ignored then and still are ignored today.
The problems of the Japanese continued even after the war. At the time of the capitulation, over 6 million Japanese were outside of Japan. The American occupation authorities managed to repatriate most of them. However, about 600,000 remained in the Soviet Union, used as slave labor after being captured during the Russian invasion of Manchuria. Nearly 1 million Japanese civilians there abandoned, thousands of women were raped or killed.[26] (This was a war crime under the rules of the Nuremberg trial, but Great Britain and the USA had no problem with it.) Eventually, the Russians returned the infirm and feeble POWs, the healthiest and brightest Japanese POWs were selected for indoctrination in camps and Soviet Marxist schools. A newspaper for them, Nihon Shimbun, was printed to popularize Soviet propaganda among Japanese.[27] In June 1949, a large group of about 2,000 robust and healthy but brainwashed POWs returned to Japan. They yelled “We are entering enemy territory!” and sang the International. They declared they would join the Communist Party and fight the Americanization of Japan. They were followed by many similar groups.[28]
Large groups of Japanese soldiers who surrendered to Chinese forces were forced to work or be used in battles on either of both sides of the civil war in China. “More than a year after surrender, it was reported that some sixty-eight thousand Japanese taken prisoner in Manchuria were still being employed by Chinese forces, mostly on the communist side. The Kuomintang (Nationalist) government, for its part, delayed the repatriation of over fifty thousand Japanese with useful technical skills for much of 1946. As late as April 1949, on the eve of the communist victory, more than sixty thousand Japanese were still believed held in communist-controlled areas… In Manchuria alone, it is estimated that I79,000 Japanese civilians and 66,000 military personnel perished in the confusion and the harsh winter that followed capitulation. Uprooted civilians in Manchuria and elsewhere in northern China usually were able to bring with them only what they could carry, which commonly meant little more than their smallest children and paltry, soon-to-be-exhausted quantities of food.”[29]
As we see, Japan has had many problems and its people are not to be blamed for all of them. However, Mr. Szagun is not happy that the Japanese were not humiliated enough. When mentioning the official atomic bomb museums in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, he laments that they “merely depict the side of the civilian victims, and the East Asian victims of the brutal military expansion are not mentioned.” Incinerating civilians with atomic bombs or incendiary bombs is a war crime, regardless of the fact that the perpetrators were never charged. Telling the story of the victims is what is important, making the museum an exhibit on how they deserved what was coming to them is disrespectful.
Mr. Szagun uses similar approach when condemning the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, the Shinto temple dedicated to the war dead of Japan, which he says is offensive to Japan’s neighbors. He finds the military museum near the shrine even more offensive: “Japanese war technology is exhibited, and the war is literally glorified, for example with atmospheric dioramas. Kamikaze missions, i.e. suicide by means of flying bombs, are also portrayed as patriotic by displaying a corresponding aircraft and explaining it.“ (“Japanische Kriegstechnik wird ausgestellt und der Krieg, zum Beispiel mit stimmungsvollen Dioramen, regelrecht verherrlicht. Auch Kamikaze-Einsätze, also Selbstmord mittels fliegender Bomben, werden durch das Zurschaustellen eines entsprechenden Flugzeugs und den Erklärungen dazu als patriotisch dargestellt.”)
I have visited that museum – it covers the whole military history of Japan with exhibits and artifacts. The Pacific War is part of that history. Sure, it is unnerving to see “midget submarines” (kamikaze torpedoes) and other similar devices, but they are also part of history. The “glorification” comes from the letters and statements of the pilots displayed in that section. From observing the exhibition, an intelligent person can make his own conclusions, and this is the essence of learning from history. Hiding or destroying the bad will ensure that the bad will eventually repeat itself. At a time when the Japanese were considered “monkeys” and “rats” in civilized America, their soldiers were exterminated even after surrendering, and hundreds of thousands of women and children were incinerated by Allied bombs, maybe the kamikaze was a desperate reaction.
Besides, such frightening relics from World War II are preserved in the West. ‘Enola Gay’, the infamous airplane that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima, is preserved at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia. They also hold at least one kamikaze flying bomb, Kugisho MXY7 Ohka (Cherry Blossom) 22. Will Mr. Szagun condemn that museum as well?
While the Yasukuni Shrine museum presents real things that Japan’s neighbors may resent because they do not reflect their tastes, most of those neighbors have museums and shrines that grossly distort history. I have visited all of them, except for North Korea.
Let me start with Chairman Mao Zedong’s mausoleum, which hosts the embalmed corpse of Mao in a dimly lit hall at Tiananmen Square. This is one of the three mausoleums I have visited, the other being Lenin’s Mausoleum in Moscow and the now-defunct mausoleum of Georgi Dimitrov (Bulgaria’s first communist dictator). Mao’s mausoleum is regularly visited by the highest ranks of the Chinese Communist Party, led by Chairman Xi.
Mr. Szagun who is willing to lecture Japan over its past, may not be aware that Mao was one of the worst mass murderers in human history, beating Hitler and Stalin combined. Yet, instead of being confined to the dustbin of history, Mao is still the beacon that points the path of China. Is the little museum at Yasukuni Shrine more dangerous than Mao’s shrine?
While I was visiting Beijing, I also went to the Military Museum of the Chinese People’s Revolution. Mr. Szagun will probably find some similarities between it and the Japanese museum. The big problem is that compared to the Yasukuni museum, the monstrous Beijing building is a fantasy land, which has very little to do with history. The World War II period is strongly distorted showing non-existent victories of Mao’s army at the time when they were hiding from the Japanese in Yanan and sporadically fighting Chiang Kai-shek. None of the atrocities committed by that army was shown – there was no Tibet invasion, Uyghur crackdowns, the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, and the Tiananmen Square massacre. Maybe Mr. Szagun finds communist atrocities acceptable?
Another fake museum in China was the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum. As its name shows, it commemorates the Jewish refugees who fled Europe to escape the German National Socialists. I outlined in detail above what happened at the time and how Japan was the driving force behind the rescue. There is nothing of that in the Shanghai museum – everything done on behalf of the Jews was done by China. Maybe people like Mr. Szagun are happy to accept lies if they come from communist China instead of peaceful Japan?
Another Chinese tourist attraction is the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan in Inner Mongolia, China. Adjusted for percentages of the world population at the time, the Khan beats Hitler, Stalin, Mao and a few other lesser dictators combined in the number of people he killed. Is he better of worse for Japan’s neighbors than the Yasukuni Shrine?
One more dictatorial resting place I have seen was the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan). There is an impressive statue of the Generalissimo inside, but there is no note, as Mr. Szagun requires for museums, indicating that he was responsible for one of the worst ecological disasters in history. In June 1938, to stop the advancement of the Japanese Army, Chiang Kai-shek ordered the destruction of the Yellow River dykes in the Zhengzhou area. The action harmed his own people – over 890,000 were killed and 3,900,000 fled the area and it did not stop the advancement of the Japanese.
The War Memorial of Korea, a.k.a. the Korea Army Museum in Seoul, South Korea was another large museum with an impressive collection. It also included a large exhibition section about the participation of the South Korean army in the Vietnam War with reconstruction of events, replicas of people in uniforms, etc. The only thing missing was the real record of that invasion. The 300,000 soldiers strong Korean army committed mass atrocities in Vietnam where thousands of people died. They raped about 30,000 Vietnamese women and the thousands of children born to them led miserable existence because South Korea never admitted guilt and never paid any compensations.
Only an ignorant person can direct hatred toward Japan over events from the distant past and ignore realities that are plaguing its neighbors.
With all that said, the next statement of Mr. Szagun sounds strange and hypocritical: “On another issue, however, Japan still struggles very hard with its neighbors and former opponents of war: unlike in Europe, there has never been state-level reconciliation. For example, if Germany and France were almost “eternal hereditary foes”, today almost no one would come up with the idea of attacking the other country. Both the official German-French cooperation and friendship, as well as youth encounters, are sought in vain in the East Asian region. Japan has almost never admitted its war guilt or sought reconciliation gestures toward its neighbors.”
It is difficult to give Europe as an example. France and Germany may have improved their relations, but the problems in the old continent persist, especially between Eastern and Western Europe on the issues of immigration. As of the Far East, the only country that has changed was Japan. China and the two Koreas are entangled in problems much more important than the war past.
Japan was subjected to a forceful transformation since the first days of the Allied occupation. It lost control over its education institutions and foreign policy. Under severe censorship, over 7,000 book titles were destroyed or banned. Textbooks at all levels of education were rewritten to reflect the imposed “war guilt program”. Japan paid reparations. It is ridiculous to claim that it never admitted war guilt. The problem is that some forces are pressing it to admit “additional” guilt over things that did not happen.
At the same time, China went through a bloody civil war that killed millions of people and brought to power the Chinese Communist Party. Its leadership led the country through horrific social experiments like the Great Leap Forward in the 1950s and the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s. Both caused the death of tens of millions through murder and starvation. In 1950, it invaded Tibet causing a genocide with about a million dead Tibetans. The cultural genocide of imposing the Han language and norms practically wiped out the rich and unique Manchurian culture, today, out of 10 million Manchus, less than 20 speak their language. Similar fate faced the people from Inner Mongolia.
The reforms in the 1979 only strengthened the power of the communist party. Now it can use high-tech surveillance to oppress its citizens. It is constantly expanding its military arsenal; artificial islands are built to place military installations. The Uyghur minority is subjected to violence and about a million are sent to indoctrination camps. “Month after month, inmates say, they are drilled to renounce extremism and put their faith in “Xi Jin-ping Thought” rather than the Koran. One told us that guards ask prisoners if there is a God, and beat those who say there is. And the camps are only part of a vast system of social control.”[30]
Today, China has added new targets of its atrocities. The vicious persecution of the Falun Gong Buddhist sect being one of them. The practitioners are arrested, tortured and killed and their organs harvested for transplants. Nothing like this is even conceivable in Japan. The new “social credit” system in China makes the dissidents real outcasts – their negative record stops them from even the most normal activities, like travel, because they are not even allowed to buy railway tickets. It is another unthinkable option in Japan.
Taiwan lives under the constant threat of invasion. The recent crackdown on the dissidents in Hong Kong put an end to its autonomy. China’s influence goes far beyond its borders – it disputes islands that belong to Japan, Vietnam, and the Philippines. The idea that this totalitarian bully is hurt by the reluctance of Japan to cave to its demands over old history is ludicrous.
China has no restrains when trying to impose its agenda on other countries. Last month, the Ambassador of China to Canada threatened the Canadian government: “ “We strongly urge the Canadian side not (to) grant so-called political asylum to those violent criminals in Hong Kong,” Ambassador Cong Peiwu said in a video press conference from the Chinese Embassy in Ottawa. …”So if the Canadian side really cares about the stability and the prosperity in Hong Kong, and really cares about the good health and safety of those 300,000 Canadian passport holders in Hong Kong, and the large number of Canadian companies operating in Hong Kong SAR, you should support those efforts to fight violent crimes,” Cong said.”[31]
There is no better testimony about the communist evil that rules the People’s Republic of China.
North Korea is an even worse case. It is the world’s largest concentration camp, where people have no real rights. It is even more threatening than China because it has nuclear weapons. It has been abducting Japanese citizens for decades, their number is estimated to be over 800. Japan has received little help in its international efforts to bring them back. North Korea operates a real fifth column in Japan comprising of hundreds of thousands of Koreans with allegiance to the communist Kim dynasty.
Very little attention is paid to them outside of Japan, yet they are often behind many blackmail campaigns against the country, even though they benefit greatly from the society they despise. They are united in a powerful organization called Chongryun. This organization “takes as its mission the unity of Koreans in Japan around the government and leadership of North Korea, and there are Koreans who call themselves overseas nationals of North Korea.”[32]
The organization closely mirrors the communist structures that existed in Eastern Europe and are still alive and well in North Korea. “Founded in 1955, Chongryun consists of a complex of numerous associations affiliated to the main organization. The central headquarters, situated in Tokyo, has authority over all the local chapters, covering the forty-eight prefectures of Japan. There are eighteen affiliated organizations, including the Youth League, the Women’s Union, the Young Pioneers, Teachers’ Union, Merchants and Industrialists Union, Artists’ Association, Scientists’ Congress, and so on. Chongryun has a professional football club and theater companies. Twenty-eight independent commercial companies are associated with Chongryun; among them is the Kumgang Insurance Company. Chongryun’s bank, Choshin, divides Japan into thirty-eight blocs with a total of 188 branches… The way in which these organizations are arranged is evidently similar to the North Korean (and Soviet) style, where the central party has satellite organizations for women, youth, and children as well as occupational organizations such as farmers’ leagues and workers’ congresses. Chongryun has one university, twelve high schools, fifty-six middle schools, eighty-one primary schools, and three independent nursery schools. There are also nursery schools attached to the primary schools. The first language of Chongryun Koreans born in Japan is Japanese, but lessons in Chongryun schools are taught in Korean; Japanese is taught also… The schools teach about North Korea, and children learn that they are overseas nationals of North Korea. All the textbooks used in Chongryun schools are published by its own publisher, the Hagu Siibang Publishing Company.”[33]
Their schools are fine examples of communist brainwashing. “We Are the Happiest Children in the World, Thanks to Our Father Marshal Kim Il Sung!” These words are normally inscribed on a large panel on the roof terrace of a Chongryun school. As you approach the classroom, you can hear children repeating after the teacher in loud voices in Korean: “Happy New Year, Father Marshal! The new year dawns. The round sun rises. All of us gather together and send our greeting to Father Marshal: Happy New Year, Father Marshal Kim Il Sung! We wish you a long, long life.” The walls of the classroom are decorated with slogans and posters. Portraits of Kim II Sung and Kim Jong II are placed high on the front wall, while the framed “teachings” of the two Kims are neatly hung on each side of the blackboard. Slogans read, “Let Us Be Faithful Children of Our Father Marshal!” (Ibid., p.23). The schools have been funded by North Korea since 1957. “Journals and other books for students are published by Chason Chongnyonsa, another of Chongryun’s publishers. The editing process is supervised by Chongryun’s Education Department; no Japanese authorities are involved. In contrast, all Japanese school textbooks are censored by the Ministry of Education.”[34]
The same type of education is received at the Chongryon-run university – Korea University, established in 1956. “At the end of every day, every week, every month, each term, and each academic year, there is a review session consisting of self-criticism and group criticism. A set of check questions, a kind of review manual, focuses on certain points, for example,
Have you fulfilled the assignments given by the organization (i.e., Youth League)?
Have you completed the study assignments required by the course?
Have you been honest to your comrades?
Can you say that your conduct has been in accordance with the patriotic ideal of the organization?
Can you say that you have displayed enough loyalty to the Great Leader and the Dear Leader?”[35]
Since the time Sonia Ryang’s book was published, the influence of the organization had somewhat diminished, because it was implicated in financial improprieties, but it is still an important factor in undermining Japan.
On the surface, South Korea looks like the most democratized of the three most vocal neighbors of Japan, but it has a streak of totalitarianism, which is due to its traditions and not just to the strong communist influence. For many decades, the country kept under lid one of its worst atrocities – the Bodo League massacre in 1950, during the Korean War. In the summer of that year, it is estimated that between 110,000 and 200,000 civilians were executed for alleged sympathy to communism.
Since South Korea has been the face of the campaign to vilify Japan over the World War II, it is important to note that, aside of the Bodo League massacre, it has even more skeletons in its collective closet.
As I mentioned above in the paragraph about my visit to the Seoul military museum, the section about the Vietnam War did not tell the whole truth. The military dictator, a.k.a. President Park Chung Hee, sent over 300,000 South Korean soldiers to fight in Vietnam on the side of the Americans. In exchange, he received more military aid. The Korean troops massacred from 8 to 10 thousand innocent civilians and raped thousands of Vietnamese women. No government official, even the disgraced daughter of Mr. Park, President Park Geun-hye, recognized the events.
A 71-page report on the US Army covering the atrocities committed by the Korean troops in Vietnam can be accessed online.[36]
As The Guardian writes: “Roughly 320,000 South Korean soldiers were deployed to Vietnam to fight alongside the US between 1964 and 1973, but the story of the country’s involvement in the conflict is largely untold. South Korea has never acknowledged claims of sexual violence allegedly perpetrated by its troops against thousands of women and girls, some as young as 12 – or the children born as a result.
“However, South Korea has continued to demand apologies from Japan for its use of “comfort women” from Korea, who were forced to work in Japanese military brothels before and during the second world war. …“Lai Dai Han” is a pejorative term meaning “mixed blood” in Vietnamese. The Vietnamese-Korean children say their lives have been blighted by stigma in a society that has acknowledged neither them nor the sexual violence suffered by their mothers. Many are illiterate because they were refused an education, and they have poor access to healthcare and social services.”[37]
It is not clear how many Lai Dai Han live in Vietnam. According to different estimates their numbers vary from 5,000 to 30,000. However, this is a dangerous field to research, because it may offend a special interest group in Korea, which can file a defamation lawsuit. And according to the Korean law, a statement can be considered damaging even if true. This is what happened to the researcher Ku Su-jeong: “… An October 30, 2016, article in The Hankyoreh said that Jang Ui-seong, head of the Vietnam Veterans’ Association of Korea (VVAK), was representing 831 plaintiffs in a defamation lawsuit against Ku Su-jeong for Ku’s 2014 interview in the Japanese newspaper Shūkan Bunshun, Ku’s 2016 interview in the The Hankyoreh and Ku’s statements in a video. The article said that South Korean “veterans’ organizations” of the Vietnam War have said that Ku’s claims of the alleged actions of the South Korean military during the Vietnam War have “all” been a bunch of “falsehoods and forgeries”.”[38]
Veterans’ organizations blocked an event that was supposed to be held at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul on Apr. 7, 2015, which victims of the civilian massacres during the Vietnam War were planning to attend. Veterans have dismissed all the victims – regardless of age and gender – as having been “Viet Cong disguised as civilians.” For the veterans, the Viet Cong were enemies who needed to be killed. They claim that no sexual violence occurred and that it was the Viet Cong who lopped off the breasts of female victims.[39]
An article written by Noriyuki Yamaguchi, chief of the Washington bureau of the Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) dealt with his research in the US military archives on the activities of the Korean troops in Vietnam: “According to the article, the letter makes reference to the illegal diversion of large amounts of US supplies by the South Korea military in Vietnam. One of the places mentioned as a backdrop for the crime was a “Turkish bath for South Korean troops” located in central Saigon. The letter also reportedly refers to “acts of prostitution taking place” and “Vietnamese women working” at the Turkish bath. “While it is a welfare center exclusively for South Korean troops, US troops are also able to make special use for a fee of US$38 per visit,” the letter is quoted as saying.”[40]
Of course, the hypocrisy of the situation, where Koreans are accusing somebody of crimes they themselves did is lost to them. Organizations in Canada and other places come up with outrageous accusations, like the claim that the “comfort women” were distributed as gifts by the Emperor of Japan, which is shown in a cartoon displayed at a Korean “Peace Fest” in Toronto in August 2015 (“gift” is inscribed on the girls’ clothes):
Questioning of the official version of the “comfort women” issue in South Korea is also a dangerous endeavor. Getting harassment and various death threats is part of it, as the historian Park Yu-ha found out. “On October 27 [2017], the Seoul High Court overturned the acquittal of Park Yu-ha, a Sejong University professor and expert in Japanese-Korean relations, fining her US$8,846 for defaming victims of Japanese wartime sexual slavery, known as “comfort women”, with her 2013 book Comfort Women of the Empire. …After Park’s indictment for defamation in November 2015, 54 scholars – including MIT professor Noam Chomsky and University of Chicago professor and Korean history expert Bruce Cumings – issued statements in her defence. But the factual accuracy of the book was irrelevant because in South Korea, a statement does not have to be false to constitute defamation – it merely has to be considered damaging. …Under the Lee and Park administrations, defamation charges were often used to silence journalists or academics. In fact, about 160 journalists were punished under Lee for writing material deemed critical of the government. Park continued that legacy, targeting entertainment personalities and sport figures as well.”[41]
The disgraceful judicial system of South Korea seems to be a good copy of the Stalinist “justice”, very useful when historical lies need to be defended.
This is a frightening picture. Japan has not been involved in a single act of military intimidation since the end of the war, while its neighbors present a real military danger.
Mr. Szagun is either unaware or willfully ignorant of the situation when he blasts Japan for plans to change Article 9 of its Constitution, which prohibits the use of an army. He claims that the conservatives and the ultra-right are behind the attempts to abolish Article 9. He states: “Although the majority of the vote is conservative, many Japanese are very uncomfortable with the idea of what an abolished Article 9 could mean for Japan’s future.” The Constitution was adopted during the Occupation when Japan was a protectorate of the USA and the latter took full responsibility for Japan’s defense. China and Korea were in total disarray at the time, not a real threat. Fast forward to today – both China and North Korea are dangerous military powers, while the USA is in disarray and can barely cope with its internal problems. The only forces that benefit from keeping Japan helpless and defenseless are China and the two Koreas. It is not hard to figure out whose interests represent the communist Koreans and the Japanese “peace activists” in Japan.
To give you an impression on how the “comfort women” issue is discussed and promoted in public, I would like to draw your attention to a panel discussion. It took place on May 3, 2016, at OISE (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education), faculty of the University of Toronto, Canada. Although the topic was: “The Apology: Colonial and Militarized Sexual Violence Against Women”, most of the vitriolic statements were reserved for Japan. Special guest was the “comfort woman” survivor Gil Won Ok and Yoon Meehyang, feminist activist and a director of the Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan, was the keynote speaker. I have posted a video covering most of the event here:
https://vimeo.com/165920935/9821db3376
Ms. Yoon repeated the claim that 200,000 women were abducted by the Japanese government and forced into sex slavery. She did not provide factual evidence and relied mostly on anecdotal “evidence” from about 500 survivors and most of them are losing their memories or want to forget the events. On top of that, she did not explain why South Korea raised the issue decades later. She claimed that Prime Minister
Ms. Yoon repeated the claim that 200,000 women were abducted by the Japanese government and forced into sex slavery. She did not provide factual evidence and relied mostly on anecdotal “evidence” from about 500 survivors and most of them are losing their memories or want to forget the events. On top of that, she did not explain why South Korea raised the issue decades later. She claimed that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was refusing to face the “truth” because his grandfather was supposedly a war criminal. The apology of December 2015 was not enough – they wanted the Japanese to accept full guilt and provide more money. They also expected Japan to change the history textbooks to reflect the guilt.
Let me note here that a few years ago, South Korea presented “documents” regarding this issue to be included in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Program, comparing the “comfort women” case to the Holocaust. A ridiculous comparison – the documenting of the genocide against Jews started in the early 1942 when the news reached Europe and America. Since then, the collection of facts, documents and names has never ceased. If you have visited the Yad Vashem memorial in Jerusalem, you would have seen that the main goal of the remembrance is to give names to the faceless victims and find out everything about them. That is why, despite all the revisionist attempts, the Holocaust is impossible to refute – all facts have been painstakingly collected for decades. The “comfort women” issue does not meet that standard, it came to public attention only in 1990s, which would be important to maintain if its defenders throw such serious accusations against Japan.
I was curious about her fact sources and asked about them during the Q&A session. She said that a crucial evidence was a report commissioned by General MacArthur in 1945: “Amenities in the Japanese Armed Forces”. I am familiar with this document; it describes, among other things, brothels used by the Japanese army but does not make any claims or allusions about forced sex slavery. (Other sources present a similar picture – see, for example, this collection: Lt. Col. Archie Miyamoto, U.S. Army (ret.). Wartime Military Records on Comfort Women: A Compilation od U.S./Allied/Dutch/Japanese Military Documents, Amazon, 2017, ISBN 9781980350057). As I will point out below, the US occupation army maintained similar brothels in Japan for its soldiers and officers.
Ms. Yoon said that after the earthquake in Japan in 2011 many women from the disaster area have been raped and her organization provided material support to the victims – $50,000 – and also sent them packages with underwear with a message from the surviving “comfort women” in each package. This was another accusation in the paradigm of “Japanese barbarism”, so I asked about the sources. She vaguely referred to some “women’s organizations in Japan” as her source.
I could not find any evidence of such rapes. On the contrary, people around the world were impressed with the orderly response and the lack of any looting. The government and thousands of volunteers responded immediately. Even Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia, started to deliver within hours food and water to the survivors. A few months later, I visited the area for a research, trying to get as close as possible to the Fukushima nuclear power plant. On the way we passed through many villages that were evacuated due to possible radiation. The empty streets were guarded by small police patrols. Some of them, after a few apologies, checked the trunk of our car but admitted that not many come to the area and they had not caught any thieves. They were called for duty to the affected area from various parts of Japan to serve for a month. Unfortunately, close to Fukushima, we were turned back by army units who said that it was too dangerous to continue. Of course, such facts mean nothing to those who blackmail Japan to advance their agenda.
Mr. Mayor, in his open letter to you published after his article was released, Mr. Szagun asks you how seriously your statements against the female genital mutilation could be taken if, due to interference of a foreign power, the naming of a terrible crime against women is prevented. Then he raises again the example of the reconciliation between Germany and France that shows how things can be done differently. Finally, he urges you: “Why don’t you get involved in Japan’s internal affairs and show how things could be better if you wanted to?”
In other words, you will have no moral authority to judge crimes against women, unless you single out Japan and lecture it on its past. I think I already showed that the vocal neighbors of Japan conceal monstrous crimes for which they have not taken responsibility. Shouldn’t you be required to get involved in their internal affairs as well in order to restore justice?
But why go all the way to the Far East? You can address an injustice in your own country. It is a well known fact that in the end of World War II, millions of German women were raped by soldiers from the Allied troops, mostly Russian, but also American and Canadian, during the occupation of Germany proper and the violent ethnic cleansing of East Prussia, Poland, Sudetenland, and other areas populated by ethnic Germans.
I remember, during a visit to the German Democratic Republic years ago, how any discussion of the war events, especially violence against civilians, was taboo. The country was practically still occupied by the Russians and the prevailing official attitude was that the civilians got what they deserved in retaliation for the policies of Hitler’s National Socialist government.
Things seem to be more relaxed now, judging from the mainstream publications. Recently, Canada’s newspaper National Post published an article on the issue: “Allied soldiers — including Canadians — raped thousands of German women after Second World War: By the spring of 1945, Nazi Germany was crumbling and the Soviets were racing toward Berlin. The Red Army swept across the Eastern Front, first taking Poland, then East Prussia, Austria and Czechoslovakia. While sexual violence against German civilians was committed by all Allied powers, the Soviet rapes are considered the most prevalent and severe. The exact number of rapes is unknown, with estimates ranging from tens of thousands to millions. It is clear, however, that this violence was driven in no small part by a desire to exact revenge on the Germans for atrocities committed in the East, including mass sexual violence perpetrated against “non-Aryan” women.”
The article addresses the silence: “German women’s experiences of the 1945 rapes, we are told, were silenced for nearly 70 years. Knowledge and discussion of these events were a kind of open secret, especially within the former East Germany, where the regime depended on portraying the Soviets as liberators from Hitlerite fascism.”[42]
A few years ago, Miriam Gebhardt, a professor of history and sociology at the University of Konstanz, made public her research of those events: “The issue of post-war sexual violence has been a taboo topic because many Germans did not want to downplay the country’s own atrocities during the Holocaust by displaying its people as victims. “The question of victimhood is not an either-or anymore,” Gebhardt said. “We can and must continue to deal with our crimes, but we also have to deal with our victims.” Gebhardt estimates that nearly 900,000 Germans were raped by the Allied forces that freed her country from the Nazis in the wake of D-Day in 1944 until West Germany was declared fully sovereign in 1955… …An often-quoted figure is that the Soviets committed between 1 and 2 million rapes after Germany was liberated. However, Gebhardt’s new estimates link around 430,000 rapes to the Red Army, as well as 45,000 to British troops and 50,000 to the French. Unlike their Red Army allies, Gebhardt said “the image of U.S. soldiers was by far better, that of affluence, freedom and democracy.””[43]
Another researcher provides additional facts: “Courts-martial and other records show that there were several hundred documented rapes by U.S. and French soldiers in 1945, but the vast majority of the rapes were carried out by Soviet soldiers in the eastern part of Germany. Dr. Phillip Kuwert, a senior physician at the University of Greifswald’s department of psychotherapy and psychiatry, estimates that about 200,000 children were conceived by native German women raped by Russian soldiers.”[44]
Don’t those survivors deserve recognition as human beings? Is this barbarism less worthy of condemnation than the atrocities in the Far East? If you want to have solid moral standing, you need to treat all victims the same respect.
The post-war reality in Japan could be approached in the same way. Japan was occupied by the Allied armies from 1945 to 1952. There were also cases of sexual exploitation and mistreatment of women. For example, the street prostitution, which did not exist before the war, emerged during the American occupation. The so-called “panpan”, Japanese prostitutes, served exclusively the foreign military personnel. “Another contingent included the prostitutes recruited by the Japanese state to “comfort” the occupiers. The construction of brothels for the U.S. forces began within days of Japan’s surrender, when the Higashikuni Cabinet asked prominent brothel keepers to prepare for the arrival of occupying forces. Brothel keepers formed the Recreation and Amusement Association (RAA).”[45]
In the first year of its existence, RAA employed 1,360 women in Tokyo only. “In the latter part of September, Dr. Yoshino Mitsuru, the head of the municipal government’s hygiene department (and eldest son of Yoshino Akiko, a celebrated feminist and poet), was summoned by GHQ and asked to help apportion the prostitutes into separate districts to be reserved for use by US officers, white enlisted men, and black enlisted men. Initially, women designated for use by black soldiers were said to have been horrified – until they discovered that many black GIs treated them more kindly than the whites did.”[46]
Those “recreation and amusement” centers expanded quickly in Tokyo, reaching the number of 33. “Not surprisingly, they proved popular among US. servicemen. They were, among other things, inexpensive. The price for a short visit with an R.A.A. prostitute was 15 yen, or one dollar, about the same as half a pack of cigarettes on the Japanese market.”[47]
These establishments were credited for the reduction of rapes conducted by American and other Western servicemen. “According to one calculation, the number of rapes and assaults on Japanese women amounted to around 40 daily, while the R.A.A. was in operation, and then rose to an average of 330 a day” after the association was closed by the GHQ.[48]
Desperation in a country with a constant shortage of food and other necessities was one of the driving forces behind the increase of prostitution. A woman working at an office was making about 2,000 yen per month, barely enough to buy things available mostly on the black market, while the “panpan” were making an average of 40,000 yen.[49]
Due to the strict censorship during the occupation, the crimes against women were not covered by the Japanese press, which was prohibited to criticize the foreign troops for any reason. Many of the rapes were not even reported to the police because the victims had little faith in the possibility of redress. Many men were randomly assaulted for being Japanese. “The sexual opportunities enjoyed by men affiliated with the occupation forces, including foreign journalists – with their gifts of tinned goods, chocolates, nylon stockings, cigarettes, and liquor-humiliated and infuriated Japanese males.” Despite that, there was no retaliation from the Japanese.[50]
The hostility toward Japanese displayed by Allied troops was based on the wartime propaganda. In his memoirs, Allan S. Clifton, an Australian army officer who served as an interpreter and inspector in Hiroshima, observed: “From the war’s beginning, Australian Governments have shown political immaturity in their attitude towards the Japanese. On [the ship] Morotai we were issued with instructions as to the method of returning a Japanese prisoner’s salute. We were to ‘stare him fiercely and fixedly in the eye’ and walk past. In Japan, we were told, they were unhygienic and disease-ridden and unfit to associate with, and we were constantly reminded of their war-time villainies. This indoctrination was without doubt the major cause of the delinquency of a large body of Australian soldiers.”[51] Upon arrival, he was surprised to see that the Japanese did not show any anger or negativity: “I, too, paused to consider the attitude up till now of the population towards us, and found it very puzzling. There had not been the faintest show of hostility. Instead there was a readiness to help and in any way to make us feel ‘at home’. Often someone would stop me in the street, and press some rare and desirable article, such as a camera film, into my hand. The donor would then make off, after murmuring a polite ‘prezento’ or ‘sabisu’ (service), meaning, I took it, part of the service, no payment expected.”[52]
During his stay in Hiroshima, Clifton was called often to deal with the aftermath of violence against Japanese, like this case in the Hiroshima hospital, which was the first one he attended: “I stood beside a bed in a hospital. On it lay a girl, unconscious, her long, black hair in a wild tumult on the pillow. A doctor and two nurses were working to revive her. An hour before she had been raped by twenty soldiers. We found her where they had left her, on a piece of waste land. The hospital was in Hiroshima. The girl was Japanese. The soldiers were Australians…”[53]
He felt uncomfortable that at the time when Japanese military were being tried for crimes in various countries in Asia, the Australians were committing similar atrocities. Another time, he had to deal with the senseless beating of a Japanese student whose face was disfigured by Australians – there was no robbery, no reason for the attack, “he was a ‘Jap’, and no better reason would have been needed by his assailants.”[54]
The women lost the most in this situation – before the war, they were able to walk around any time of day or night without any fear of molestation. Their liberators were supposed to make them safer, but the opposite happened.
In another case Clifton had to deal with, a woman was staying with her husband at a hotel. It was late at night, the husband was out on business. She suddenly woke up to see a huge drunken Australian soldier leering at her and another one at the door. She was raped by the first one. In the next room, several Japanese men listened to everything but did not interfere. They simply followed the government instructions not to get involved in any interactions with the occupiers. Instead, they called the Japanese police after the fact. The police had no power to deal with the foreign rapists, so they called Clifton.
He located the perpetrators and then had to interview the victim. She refused to press charges when she found out that they may end up in jail. He tried to convince her that only a punishment could deter others from doing the same. But when he told her the soldiers could get 5 to 10 years, she said: “There was a war between our countries. He is still a soldier. Perhaps there is justification in that. If he must be tried, please record that it is not my wish that he be punished.” Her wish was “granted”. The Court Martial in his unit in Japan sentenced him to 10 years, but the military court in Australia quashed the sentence for “lack of evidence””[55]
The lack of any punishment or consequences made the situation in Japan even worse. “But crimes against women were not the only offences. Bashing of men and youths for the sheer joy of it, setting fire to brothels from pique at being refused entrance, which was forbidden, were others; but robbery, with and without violence, comprised the major number. It is an ugly sight to see a truckload of twenty or thirty of one’s fellow soldiers descend like ravening wolves on a row of market stalls, grabbing fistfuls of tawdy trifles, overturning counters, and punching anyone who looked as though he (or she) might resent it.”[56]
It is important to address all suffering, regardless of the preconceived notions you may have.
Finally, let me mention one irresponsible statement Mr. Szagun made in his article: “It may be taken for granted that the Japanese fascists drive through the cities in a well-organized and uniformed manner with loudspeaker cars and praise their ideology. You feel like you are reminded of movies about SA – just in Japanese and today. Nor do they shy away from political assassinations, especially against local politicians and mayors.” (Da mag man es als fast schon selbstverständlich ansehen, daß die japanischen Faschisten gut organisiert und uniformiert mit Lautsprecherwagen durch die Städte fahren und ihre Ideologie preisen. Man fühlt sich an Filme über die SA erinnert – nur eben auf japanisch und im Heute. Sie schrecken auch nicht vor politischen Morden zurück, gerade gegen Kommunalpolitiker bis hin zu Bürgermeistern.)
Just another groundless accusation that would create hatred for Japan. I have lived in Japan for months of a time and I have visited almost all of its prefectures, yet I have never seen or heard about uniformed fascists promoting their ideology in the streets. The only assassination attempt of a politician by “right-wing” groups I am aware of happened in 1990 against the mayor of Nagasaki Hitoshi Motoshima. Another Nagasaki mayor was killed in April 2007 but by a member of Yakuza due to insurance dispute. Europe has much “richer” tradition with such groups, even today.
The closest thing to fascism I saw in Seoul, South Korea, in a fried chicken restaurant where all waiters wore uniforms with Nazi insignia. They were kind enough to pose for picture and they knew exactly who Hitler was and what that symbol signified. The next year, at a meeting at the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo, I found out that the PR person I was talking to was aware of the restaurant when she worked at the embassy in Seoul. The embassy requested the removal of the offensive symbol, but the owner refused.
The most notorious militant groups in Japan after the war have been left-wing. Not just the Korean organization I mentioned before, but also the home-grown Japanese Communist Party, which was revived under the occupation of General MacArthur.
Its most notorious offshoot was the Japanese Red Army, the terrorist organization best known for the massacre at the airport near Tel Aviv (today’s Ben-Gurion Airport) on May 30, 1972. The Japanese red terrorists, with the help of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-External Operations killed 26 people and wounded 80.
However, this will not matter to those who want to maintain the distorted racist image of Japan that emerged in World War II.
This image is always revived when it is needed to put down Japan. In the late 1980s, when the Japanese corporations started to expand in the West, they were seen as reincarnation of the “yellow peril” and a possible scary invasion. In an ad of General Motors of 1990, they showed Christmas 2001 with a voice explaining: “Imagine, a few years from now. It’s December and the whole family is going to seethe big Christmas tree in Hirohito center,” and after a pregnant pause the announcer resumed in an Eastwoodian tone, “Go on, keep buying Japanese cars.”[57]
The Japanese invasion did not happen, but the hatred was revived. Today, we hear a new version of the same tune – Japan is again being turned into a dangerous force because it has not admitted enough guilt. Putting down Japan benefits its neighbors, which are now its economic competitors. Let me give you just one example – the Amazon reviews of a book on a historical issue, highly negative toward Japan, include the following statements: “Ron Adams”, May 2, 2016: “Why does one not call a spade a spade and acknowledge that the Japanese were butchers and deserved more than what they got. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were too good for them.” “Tony”, November 12, 2004: “Japs are the murders!!! japs still do not apologize to other victim countries now!! Just look at how those japs wrote those reviews!!! You will know how their education teaches them to erase all the tragedy history!!” “JJC”, November 12, 2004: “As all people in this world except for Japanese know, Japanese is a brutal race. To me, Japanese is not even human.” “The earth”, November 2, 2002: “The bombing of Japan by the US during WWII is totally justified. I had only wished that more of the Japs were killed.”
Sounds familiar? It is the same dehumanizing phraseology that was used in describing the Japanese during World War II. Today, such hate speech will not be allowed against Germans, Chinese, Muslims, Africans or any other ethnic or religious group. But it still stands when it is directed against Japan. Isn’t this a double standard?
As I mentioned in the beginning, keeping the balance between different elements of a multicultural society is a difficult job. Unfortunately, in the case of the “Peace Statue”, balance is sorely lacking. Building the case for the memorial on one-sided and biased opinions like those of Mr. Szagun would only create more tensions. Singling out a specific country on the basis of a historical issue, while ignoring more recent or even present violators of basic human rights is not an approach to maintain harmony.
Of course, it is important to keep the memory about violence against women, but it is hypocritical to present Japan as the ultimate villain. If the most recent human rights abuses in the People’s Republic of China and the North and South Korea are ignored, there is only one conclusion one may make – your municipality, for some reason, is reviving the ethnic and racist bias against Japanese people that I described in detail above.
Such actions have their consequences. For example, due to these ideological attacks, in Canada, there have been cases of bullying and harassment against Japanese children at schools, especially in areas with significant Chinese and Korean population. From my conversations with parents, I have found out that the children in a few cases have been taunted as being “murderers” who have not been “nuked” enough. Japanese parents are reluctant to bring up the issue because, as a minority, they are much smaller than the Koreans or the Chinese, so they do not want to get into even more troubles. But you can figure out what effects such harassment has on the fragile psyche of the children. Do you think that it is fair to import all that in Germany?
Mr. Mayor, in this case, I am willing to assume that your municipality’s strong position against one country over an issue in the past has been caused by the lack of objective information. In my letter, I think I provided the information you may need in order to take another look at the situation.
Your municipality can remedy the situation by relocating the statue memorial to a private property. If the Mitte District of Berlin is determined to build a memorial of the violence against women in a public space, it would be unfair to make Japan its sole focus. It would be much better if it includes cases and histories from many different countries, especially wartime Europe and more recent events in Asia and Africa, provided the presentation of history is accurate.
On the other hand, if the decision of your council has been made to accommodate the pressure from the lobbies of certain countries that have pushed the issue and not from the position of fairness, none of the arguments expressed in my letter would matter. I am still willing to believe that this is not the case.
P.S. The position expressed in this letter is a result of thorough research of the available facts pertaining to the discussed issues but it is still my personal opinion, and as such, it is not endorsed or linked to any organization that I may be associated with.
[1] Богданов, Николай В. В побежденной Японии – Записки воен. корреспондента. – Москва; Ленинград, изд-во и ф-ка дет. книги Детгиза, 1947 (Bogdanov, Nikolai V. In the Defeated Japan – Notes of a Military Correspondent, Moscow-Leningrad, Detgiz, 1947 – in Russian), p. 83.
[2] https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-wwii-an-anti-semitic-canada-kept-jewish-enemy-aliens-in-barbed-wire-camps/
[3] Richard E. Welch, Jr. American Atrocities in the Philippines: The Indictment and the Response, Pacific Historical Review, Vol. 43, No. 2 (May 1974), pp. 233-253.
[4] Chronister, Andrea, “Japan-bashing: how propaganda shapes Americans’ perception of the Japanese” (1992). Theses and Dissertations. Paper 111. Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, pp.34-35.
[5] James Weitgartner. War against Subhumans: Comparisons between the German War against the Soviet Union and the American War against Japan, 1941-1945, Historian, Volume 58, Issue 3, 1996, p. 562.
[8] Maclean’s Magazine, October 15, 1942, p.15.
[9] Occupation of Japan – Marine Aircraft Group 31, Yokosuka Marine Air Base, Yokosuka, Japan, May 1946, p.35.
[10] Dower, John W. War without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War. NY: Pantheon Books, 1986, p. 303
[11] SILENT VICTORY – THE U.S. SUBMARINE WAR AGAINST JAPAN by Clay Blair, Jr., J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia and New York, 1975, pp. 384-386.
[12] Time Magazine, May 15, 1943, p. 20.
[13] Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1944, The Near East, South Asia, and Africa, The Far East, vol. 5 (Documents 1152, 1151, 1153, 1154, 1155, 1156, 1157, 1158, 1159, 1160, 1161, 1162, 1163, 1164).
[14] Frances Larson. Severed: A History of Heads Lost and Heads Found, London, Granta, 2014, p. 51.
[15] Sledge, Eugene Bondurant. With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa-Presidio Press, 2008, Kindle Ed., Chapter 5.
[16] Ibid., Chapter 6.
[17] Richard Tregaskis. Guadalcanal Diary, Open Road Integrated Media, 2016, Kindle ed.
[18] Frances Larson, Op. cit., p.52.
[19] Ibid., p.53.
[20] Life, May 22, 1944, v. 16, no.21, p.34.
[21] James J. Weingartner. Trophies of War: U.S. Troops and the Mutilation of Japanese War Dead, 1941-1945, Pacific Historical Review, Vol. 61, No. 1, Feb. 1992, p.60.
[22] Conrad C. Crane. Bombs, Cities, and Civilians – American Airpower Strategy in World War II, Lawrence, KS, University Press of Kansas, 1993, p. 122.
[24] Богданов, Николай В. В побежденной Японии – Записки воен. корреспондента. – Москва; Ленинград, изд-во и ф-ка дет. книги Детгиза, 1947 (Bogdanov, Nikolai V. In the Defeated Japan – Notes of a Military Correspondent, Moscow-Leningrad, Detgiz, 1947 – in Russian), p. 22.
[25] Conrad Crane, Op.cit., p. 140.
[26] Richard L. G. Deverall. Japan’s Soviet Held Prisoners of War, National Information & Publications Ltd., Bombay, 1951, pp.1-4.
[27] Ibid. pp. 5-6.
[28] Ibid. p.11.
[29] John W. Dower. Embracing Defeat – Japan in the Wake of World War II, W. W. Norton & Company, 1999, p.50-51.
[30] The Economist, October 17, 2020, p.9.
[31] https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/china-canada-ambassador-hong-kong-spavor-kovrig-meng-huawei-1.5763677
[32] Sonia Ryang. North Koreans in Japan – Language, Ideology, and Identity, WestviewPress, Boulder, CO, 1997, p.2.
[33] Ibid., p.3.
[35] Ibid., pp.38-39.
[36] https://web.archive.org/web/20190818120657/http://vietnamvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/US-Army-IG_ROK-Marines_Report_1969.pdf
[37] https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/jan/19/women-raped-by-korean-soldiers-during-vietnam-war-still-awaiting-apology
[38] http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/767928.html
[41] https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2118358/south-korean-professor-fined-book-about-comfort-women-proving
[42] http://nationalpost.com/news/world/allied-soldiers-including-canadians-raped-thousands-of-german-women-after-second-world-war-research or http://www.archive.is/KjqrV
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[46] John W. Dower. Embracing Defeat – Japan in the Wake of World War II, W. W. Norton & Company, 1999, pp.127-130.
[47] Ibid., p.130.
[49] Holly Sanders, Op.cit., p.420.
[50] John W. Dower, Op.cit., p. 211
[51] Allan S. Clifton. Time of Fallen Blossoms, Sydney, Cassells, 1950, p.3.
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ベルリン・ミッテ区議会 慰安婦像支持の根拠は河野談話
December 4, 2020 ドイツ, 情報, 資料admin
独ベルリン慰安婦像が公有地に設置されたミッテ区。
そのミッテ地区議員定期集会 (BVV)で慰安婦像を支持する決議案
Friedensstatue bewahren – Gedenken an Opfer sexualisierter Gewalt ermöglichen
(性暴力被害者を記憶する平和像の維持)
が、2020年11月5日、12月1日と二回続けて採択されました。
決議自体には拘束力はありません。
この決議案の提案理由Begründung欄には、
『第二次世界大戦の日本軍による東アジア女性の組織的性的搾取（いわゆる慰安婦）歴史的事実として明らかである』
として、その根拠に
『日本政府は1993年に所謂河野談話„Kono‐Erklärung“ ( https://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/women/fund/state9308.html )を発表した。この談話は特別に委託された歴史研究を基にしたもので、事実関係と組織的、道徳的な責任を認めたものである』
河野談話は米加州グレンデール慰安婦像撤去の裁判の際にも、像を支持する側の根拠に使われていました。
慰安婦問題について日本側の主張が如何に理解されていないか、日本の発信が全く足りない現状がわかります。
以下に区議会での議員の発言を纏めました。
【 2020年11月5日 議会 】
賛成28、反対9で慰安婦像展示支持の決議が賛成多数で可決。
下画像の青色が賛成議員—リベラル(Green, SPD ,Linke, Piraten)28票。
赤色が反対議員—保守 (CDU,AfD,FDP) 反対 9票。
【 2020年12月1日議会 】
議題一欄 から
Ö 15.7 Friedensstatue bewahren – Gedenken an Opfer sexualisierter Gewalt ermöglichen (性暴力被害者を記憶する平和像の維持)
議会で可決時の動画
http://nadesiko-action.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2020.12.1_mitte.mp4
赤色が反対議員—保守 (CDU,FDP) 反対 5票。
議員発言要旨
※議会の生中継を視聴した現地の有志の方が聞き取ったものです。大まかな内容として読んでください。録画の記録は残っていません。
◆ DIE LINKE（左派党） Thilo Urchs議員
「前回の議会で（恒久設置を申請した）海賊党とも話し合いましたが、今回議会に提出されてる申請書にもある様に、像保持を望みます。めんどうな許可証のことは抜きにしても像は保持されるべきです。直ぐにでも許可されるべきです。南ドイツ新聞にも書いてあります。私達が初めに出した議案に、今回緑の党が加えた事にも同意します。
それは、元々像の設置許可は一年でしたが、設置の日が、６週間建設工事のため遅れました。ですから一年６週間であるべきだという緑の党の主張です。
そもそもの要点は3点目、私達は像の”恒久的な”設置のための場所をベルリンミッテ区に見つける事の解決を望んでます。その議論のプロセスをミッテ区議には引き入れていただきたい。
ご存知の様に国際的な関心を惹きつけたという事です。私は金曜日に日本大使館と約束があります。
私が思うに申請の問題ではありません、平和の像は、第二次世界大戦時日本軍によってコリア女性に性暴力をしたという具体的な歴史的出来事です。私達は（–音声切れ聞き取れず–）自己批判的戦後処理の観点です。
戦時性暴力は普遍的テーマです。平和の像がより多くの関連性で、広い環境でグローバルの問題のため、より適切な設置場所をミッテ区で見つける事を望みます。像とともに、女性への性暴力について私達の社会で討論されるべきです。
モアビットの地域住民が、像のために強く連帯したのが、（性暴力についての討論が）絶対に必要だということです。この議案への賛助をよろしくお願いします。」
◆ 無所属 元AfD党 トーノ議員
「私は明確に平和の像について申します、私の元の党は”罪のカルト(Schuldkult )”と結び付けており開いた口が塞がりません。私達は忘れてはいけませんドイツと日本が同盟関係だったことを。私は今までこの事について全く知らなかったが、平和についてです、だから平和の像と言います。」
※補足：トーノ議員は以前所属していたAfD党が慰安婦像設置に反対のために、元の党を批判する意味で、像設置賛成の意見を述べている。
◆ CDU党 Benjamin Fritz議員
「前回の区議会後、区議会事務局や党に多数のメールが届いた事でも明確です。テーマ戦時性暴力についての啓発は、地区とベルリン市が対処しなければならない事ですが、しかし残念ながら、私の党からの視点では、ここの区のアクションは受け入れ難い。
そして、この許可の為の仕事は、政治的なものの欠陥である事が容易にわかります。それに私達の視点では、この全体の戦いを日本とコリアの戦いだけに集約するのも間違いです。そして、これはミッテ区には関連がありません。
私達はこの緑の党の議案にはこれでは賛成できません。私の党は以前議案を提出しましたが、像は期間限定の設置という前提で、私達は事前にコリア協会からも日本大使館の代理人からも歴史的説明を受けました。ここにいる各党もやった様に私達は基本的な定義を提案します。芸術的な建造物についてですが、一方的に偏ったもの、日本がフォーカスされたり、何か特定の民族であったり特定の国であってはならない、という事です。」
◆ 緑の党 ダッセル区長
「私は議論の内容には全く触れたくありませんが、これまで議会で議論された事に無条件に賛同します。
ただちょっと体系的な全体のプロセスについて報告したい、私が先週弁護士から許可失効を取り消す事を被告（コリア協会）に伝える様にお願いされた事を。
今日の議会のためにもう一度準備して気付いた事ですが、予定的な問題はとにかく裁判所やコリア協会弁護人の問題ではなく、新聞からのイライラによって、すぐにでも現時点での見解やミッテ区役所がどの様に決定するのか結果を出さなけれならなかったが、まだコリア協会に報告できていないから明日か、遅くとも明後日までには報告したい。」
※他議員の発言は、今準備中
区議員一覧
https://www.berlin.de/ba-mitte/politik-und-verwaltung/bezirksverordnetenversammlung/online/pa021.asp
慰安婦像情報まとめ
http://nadesiko-action.org/?p=14877
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Now is a great time to make a drastic career change
By pounddollareuro On Jan 5, 2021
This year, change is not optional.
If the past nine months of the pandemic leave you longing for normalcy and business as usual, your career prospects may be dim.
That’s because not a single industry can enter 2021 with the previous ways of doing business. In a Deloitte survey of 3,600 executives, nearly three-quarters identified “the ability of their people to adapt, reskill, and assume new roles” as what’s most needed to navigate the future. And yet, only 17% said their workforce is ready to take the necessary action to do so.
Employers themselves are not off the hook. A McKinsey survey of 800 U.S. workers found only one-third believe their organizations strongly connect actions to purpose. McKinsey says employees “living their purpose” are more likely to improve their levels of work effectiveness; they had four times higher engagement and five times higher well-being than those who do not connect work to their purpose.
In 2021, both employer and employee will need a whole lot more from each other. It’s an opportune time to make drastic, fundamental job moves, according to Ambika Nigam, founder of a career-focused startup.
“We’re in this universal moment of pause and reflect. This has never happened in the world,” she said. “People are asking, ‘Is this what I wanna do in life?’ It’s rare to have the question be shared on both sides.”
In May 2020, Nigam, who has worked in design, finance, product, and marketing, launched Zeit, a platform for career path discovery. Besides the fact that workers are looking for employers who match their purpose, Nigam found other key influences on the job market:
Geography is no longer a barrier to opportunity. Having to stay in a certain city or even within a designated commuting distance forced many workers to not even consider certain roles or industries. Not anymore.
Employees were once measured by their IQ. Then came EQ (emotional quotient). Now it’s all about AQ (adaptability quotient).
Companies need to do more with less. Layoffs, hiring freezes, and furloughs have forced those left behind to become scrappier and learn new skills. And that has changed the expectations around new hires.
So whereas employers might have once tried to fill jobs with someone who’s done exactly the same thing previously, they are currently more open to career switchers. This makes now the perfect time to try your hand at it.
After a COVID-related layoff from Jayoon Yi’s marketing job and much “soul searching,” in her own words, she became director of hardware product at Room, which makes soundproof phone booths, private offices and meeting areas for open offices. She thought long and hard about what she wanted to do differently in her next gig.
“I didn’t want to go back to consulting or strategy,” Yi said. “I wanted to work with a physical product.” When she interviewed at Room, she felt like she’d found her match: “What matters to me the most is that I do something I enjoy and that I am part of a mission I believe in.”
A new role in 2021 might mean more than navigating a brand-new industry—it means new ways of working, too. Yi says starting remotely makes it harder to build social capital and the relationships one needs to execute. But she also says, “It’s an opportunity to start without a personal bias, the bias that you create in your first impression. I find it easier to have a heart-to-heart conversation on Zoom or at the call level for issues that are personal or emotional. You’re not so dominated by tensions or conflicts.”
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4.000 European fur farms to be WelFur certified by 2020
Fur Europe
January 16, 2017 - The implementation of the animal welfare assessment system WelFur marks a milestone in the history of international fur business. Developed by independents scientists from across Europe, WelFur is a reliable assessment tool that will help replace perceptions with facts and provide consumer transparency about the European production of fur.
A milestone in European fur history has been reached. The board of Fur Europe has taken the important and far-reaching decision to confirm the implementation of the on-farm animal welfare assessment system WelFur [1]. The European-wide implementation began this month, and the objective is to certify each of Europe’s 4.000 mink and fox farms in the course of three years.
The animal welfare assessment programme WelFur is developed by independent scientists from seven European universities. The system is based on the principles of the European Commission’s Welfare Quality programme, and primarily uses so-called animal indicators to assess animal welfare. Popularly speaking, animal indicators is the indirect way to ask the animals themselves about their well-being. This is state of the art animal welfare assessment. Typical current assessments of animal welfare in Europe is based on compliance with legislation rather than taking starting point in the animals.
It requires 12.000 farm visits before WelFur is fully implemented in Europe.
“We are very proud to have reached the point of actually implementing WelFur on all European mink and fox farms. WelFur provides a reliable and science based farm level assessment of the welfare on European fur farms, and this means we can discuss animal welfare on a basis of facts rather than perceptions. At the same time citizens are offered increased transparency so they can make informed consumer choices,” says Mette Lykke Nielsen, CEO of Fur Europe.
A WelFur consumer label will be offered, but due to the complex certification procedure, the first WelFur certified skins will only be on offer at the international fur auction houses Saga Furs [3], Kopenhagen Fur [4] and North American Fur Auctions [5] from December 2018. A full WelFur certification requires three assessment visits of 6-8 hours on every farm, which amounts to 12.000 farm assessments before all European mink and fox farms are fully certified. The accredited inspection company Baltic Controls has been appointed as the independent third party assessment company.
“It has been important for us that both the science behind WelFur as well as the farm assessments are 100 percent independent from the fur sector itself. The credibility of the system is vitally important, and fur farmers who fail to receive the WelFur certificate from inspection body Baltic Control will not be allowed to sell their skins through the international fur auction houses, which effectively puts fur farmers with insufficient animal welfare standards out of business,” Mette Lykke Nielsen says.
Besides from being a reliable animal welfare assessment programme that offers increased transparency about the production procedures in the European fur sector, WelFur also works as a management tool that can improve animal welfare standards on fur farms. National WelFur advisory systems are being set up at the moment, so fur farmers can get professional help to analyse the WelFur data and identify the areas where animal welfare can be improved. The advisory system will also come to work in cases where fur farmers fail to obtain the WelFur certificate in order for these farmers to improve procedures and get the welfare standard up to the sufficient level.
For more information, please contact Mick Madsen, Fur Europe, +32 4714 20200
Source URL: http://pr.euractiv.com/pr/4000-european-fur-farms-be-welfur-certified-2020-149904
[1] http://www.fureurope.eu/fur-policies/welfur/
[2] http://www.fureurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Minkfarm-vet.jpg
[3] http://sagafurs.com/
[4] http://www.kopenhagenfur.com/
[5] http://www.nafa.ca/
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23 structures 4312 species 3 interactions 11821 sequences 136 architectures
Family: PTS_EIIA_2 (PF00359)
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Summary: Phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent sugar phosphotransferase system, EIIA 2
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SCOOP: Band_3_cyto
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HOMSTRAD: PTS_EIIA_2
PROSITE: PDOC00528
SCOP: 1a6j
Transporter classification: 4.A.2 4.A.5
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InterPro entry IPR002178
The phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent sugar phosphotransferase system (PTS) [PUBMED:8246840, PUBMED:2197982] is a major carbohydrate transport system in bacteria. The PTS catalyses the phosphorylation of incoming sugar substrates concomitant with their translocation across the cell membrane. The general mechanism of the PTS is the following: a phosphoryl group from phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) is transferred to enzyme I (EI) of PTS which in turn transfers it to a phosphoryl carrier protein (HPr). Phospho-HPr then transfers the phosphoryl group to a sugar-specific permease which consists of at least three structurally distinct domains (IIA, IIB, and IIC), [PUBMED:1537788] which can either be fused together in a single polypeptide chain or exist as two or three interactive chains, formerly called enzymes II (EII) and III (EIII).
The first domain (IIA) , carries the first permease-specific phosphorylation site, an histidine which is phosphorylated by phospho-HPr. The second domain (IIB) is phosphorylated by phospho-IIA on a cysteinyl or histidyl residue, depending on the sugar transported. Finally, the phosphoryl group is transferred from the IIB domain to the sugar substrate concomitantly with the sugar uptake processed by the IIC domain. The IIC domain forms the translocation channel and at the specific substrate-binding site. An additional transmembrane domain IID, homologous to IIC, can be found in some PTSs, e.g. for mannose [PUBMED:7815935, PUBMED:11361063, PUBMED:15667312].
According to structural and sequence analyses, the PTS EIIA domain can be divided in five groups [PUBMED:1911744, PUBMED:8676384, PUBMED:9261069].
The PTS EIIA type 1 domain, which is found in the Glucose class of PTS, has an average length of about 100 amino acids. It forms an antiparallel beta-barrel structure that incorporates 'Greek key' and 'jellyroll' topological motifs. The phosphorylation site (His) is located in the middle of the domain, at the C terminus of a beta-strand [PUBMED:1911744].
The PTS EIIA type 2 domain, which is found in the Mannitol class of PTS, has an average length of about 142 amino acids. It consists of an alternating beta/alpha arrangement of five-stranded beta-sheet and five alpha-helices, where the two last alpha helices forms an helical hairpin. The phosphorylation site (His) is located at the N terminus of the domain, at the topological switch-point of the structure, close to the subunit interface [PUBMED:8676384].
The PTS EIIA type 3 domain, which is found in the Lactose class of PTS, has an average length of about 100 amino acids. It is composed of three alpha-helices. The phosphorylation site (His) is located at the C terminus of the domain in the third alpha helix [PUBMED:9261069].
The PTS EIIA type 4 domain, which is found in the Mannose class of PTS, has an average length of about 130 amino acids. It consists of a single five-stranded mixed beta sheet, flanked by helices on both sides. The phosphorylation site (His) is located at the end of the third beta strand, in a shallow crevice lined with hydrophobic residues.
The PTS EIIA type 5 domain, which is found in the Sorbitol class of PTS, has an average length of about 110 amino acids. The phosphorylation site (His) is located at the N terminus of the domain.
EIIA-like domains similar to type 1 to 4 can be found in other kind of proteins, which are mainly transcriptional regulators [PUBMED:11361063]. In these cases, the EIIA-like domain is found in association with other domains like the Sigma-54 interaction domain, the DeoR-type HTH domain, or the PTS regulation domain (transcriptional antiterminator). It may possess a regulatory function, through its phosphorylation activity, or act as a simple phosphoryl donor. Some proteins known to contains a EIIA-like domain are listed below:
Bacterial transcriptional regulatory proteins levR, nrtC, bglG.
Bacterial lactose permease lacS, a non-PTS transport system.
Bacterial PTS-dependent dihydroxyacetone kinase, phosphotransferase subunit dhaM.
Below is a listing of the unique domain organisations or architectures in which this domain is found. More...
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Pfam Clan
This family is a member of clan PTase-anion_tr (CL0340), which has the following description:
The families here are the cytoplasmic regions of anion transporter proteins.
The clan contains the following 2 members:
Band_3_cyto PTS_EIIA_2
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HMM Logos for visualization of protein families: B. Schuster-Böckler, J. Schultz, S. Rahmann BMC Bioinformatics (2004) 5:7
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Seed source: Prosite
Previous IDs: none
Sequence Ontology: SO:0100021
Author: Finn RD , Griffiths-Jones SR
Number in seed: 94
Number in full: 11821
Average length of the domain: 141.70 aa
Average identity of full alignment: 22 %
Average coverage of the sequence by the domain: 36.24 %
HMM information
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build method: hmmbuild -o /dev/null HMM SEED
search method: hmmsearch -Z 47079205 -E 1000 --cpu 4 HMM pfamseq
Gathering cut-off 21.0 21.0
Trusted cut-off 21.0 21.0
Noise cut-off 20.9 20.9
Model length: 144
Family (HMM) version: 23
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The tree is built by considering the taxonomic lineage of each sequence that has a match to this family. For each node in the resulting tree, we draw an arc in the sunburst. The radius of the arc, its distance from the root node at the centre of the sunburst, shows the taxonomic level ("superkingdom", "kingdom", etc). The length of the arc represents either the number of sequences represented at a given level, or the number of species that are found beneath the node in the tree. The weighting scheme can be changed using the sunburst controls.
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The tree is built by looking at each sequence in the full alignment for the family. We take the name of the species given by UniProt and try to map that to the full taxonomic tree from NCBI. In some cases, the name chosen by UniProt does not map to any node in the NCBI tree, perhaps because the chosen name is listed as a synonym or a misspelling in the NCBI taxonomy.
So that these nodes are not simply omitted from the sunburst tree, we group them together in a separate branch (or segment of the sunburst tree). Since we cannot determine the lineage for these unmapped species, we show all levels between the superkingdom and the species as "uncategorised".
Since we reduce the species tree to only the eight main taxonomic levels, sequences that are mapped to the sub-species level in the tree would not normally be shown. Rather than leave out these species, we map them instead to their parent species. So, for example, for sequences belonging to one of the Vibrio cholerae sub-species in the NCBI taxonomy, we show them instead as belonging to the species Vibrio cholerae.
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Unfortunately we have found that there are problems viewing the interactive tree when the it becomes larger than a certain limit. Furthermore, we have found that Internet Explorer can become unresponsive when viewing some trees, regardless of their size. We therefore show a text representation of the species tree when the size is above a certain limit or if you are using Internet Explorer to view the site.
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Finally, we group sequences from the same organism according to the NCBI code that is assigned by UniProt, allowing us to count the number of distinct sequences on which the domain is found. This value is shown in the pink boxes.
We use the NCBI species tree to group organisms according to their taxonomy and this forms the structure of the displayed tree. Note that in some cases the trees are too large (have too many nodes) to allow us to build an interactive tree, but in most cases you can still view the tree in a plain text, non-interactive representation. Those species which are represented in the seed alignment for this domain are highlighted.
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There are 3 interactions for this family. More...
We determine these interactions using iPfam, which considers the interactions between residues in three-dimensional protein structures and maps those interactions back to Pfam families. You can find more information about the iPfam algorithm in the journal article that accompanies the website.
PTS_IIB PTS_EIIA_2 PTS-HPr
For those sequences which have a structure in the Protein DataBank, we use the mapping between UniProt, PDB and Pfam coordinate systems from the PDBe group, to allow us to map Pfam domains onto UniProt sequences and three-dimensional protein structures. The table below shows the structures on which the PTS_EIIA_2 domain has been found. There are 23 instances of this domain found in the PDB. Note that there may be multiple copies of the domain in a single PDB structure, since many structures contain multiple copies of the same protein sequence.
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The small-scale aquaculture sector in Ghana comprise about 2,200 farmers, each producing less than 50mt of fish per annum. Production for 2018 from small-scale farmers was 11,069mt against a total aquaculture production of 76,620mt. The sector is private sector-led and has the potential to contribute significantly to fish food and nutritional security, employment generation, increased incomes, economic growth and poverty reduction.
As the nation, through the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD) puts in policies and strategies to avert the declining stocks in the capture fisheries, the theme for this year’s National Farmers’ Day celebration, ‘enhancing small-scale agriculture towards agribusiness develpment’ could not have come at a better time than now. It is a clarion call to increase the nation’s annual fish output by revitalizing the small-scale farming in order to establish a strong base for a sustained and accelerated growth of the aquaculture subsector.
The Ghana National Aquaculture Development Plan (GNADP - 2012) was designed to enable Ghana take advantage of its biophysical and socio-economic environment, strong research capacity, and rising fish prices locally and globally, to significantly bridge the huge gap between national fish demand and supply in the medium term.
The GNADP is also envisaged to facilitate the promotion of aquaculture as a business under the principle that:
The best investments come from matching the appropriate aquaculture system and the prerequisite bio-physical and socio-economic requirements (i.e., high priority zones); and
Support mechanisms or services for these aquaculture businesses should be private sector-led, thereby requiring a shift in Government's roles and responsibilities to more of facilitation, monitoring and control.
Thus, interventions to enhance small-scale aquaculture towards agribusiness development would require:
understanding small-scale aquaculture, its contribution/potential contribution as well as challenges/issues facing the sector and the small-scale producers;
identifying entry points for enhancing its contribution to food security, poverty alleviation and socio-economic development;
identifying concrete action plans to strengthen the capacity of small-scale producers and households to deal with threats, risks, shocks, crises and emergencies; and
identifying elements of a planned Technical Guidelines for enhancing the contribution of small-scale aquaculture to food security
Enhancing small-scale aquaculture towards agribusiness development certainly requires complementary roles of the public and private sectors. Some of the interventions include:
The goal would be to develop programmes for capacity enhancement of stakeholders. In this regard, the main role of the public sector is to develop curriculum and plan for stakeholder trainings, establish a dialogue platform for stakeholder continuous engagement, strengthen and mainstream technical and vocational skills for fish farmers.
The role of the private sector is to promote public-private partnerships (PPPs) to ensure trainings and adoption of improved technologies in the subsector, actively and constructively participate in dialogues to improve farmer development.
Strengthening institutions
Constraints to enhancing small-scale aquaculture towards agribusiness development and related value chains include weak institutional capacities and linkages for an effective management and support of all stakeholders.
The goal is to provide adequate resources (facilities, infrastructure, processes, human capital and budgetary allocation) to strengthen institutions (e.g. centres of excellence, training centres, hubs) and their linkages.
The role of the public sector would be to make adequate provision and timely release of budgetary allocation, promote and enforce transparency and accountability in institutions, while that of the private sector would be to support investments to strengthen institutions.
Formulate directives for aquaculture development
The goal is to formulate national directives (e.g. land tenure) for the development of aquaculture and related value chains.
The role of the public sector is to ensure that national directives are mainstreamed at local level, while the private sector is to contribute to the process of drafting of the national directives.
Data collection and management
The goal is to ensure comprehensive age- and gender- disaggregated data collection and its management in aquaculture.
Roles of the public sector is to ensure timely dissemination of information, whereas the private sector is actively participate and volunteer timely, comprehensive and reliable information.
Availability and accessibility of factors of production
Inefficiency in production leads to uncompetitive products, low yields and high costs. Inefficiency of production often results from, for example, poor choice of farming sites, use of poor quality inputs or good quality inputs in insufficient quantities and lack of access to suitable market channels. The goal is, therefore, to promote access to quality inputs, capital, land and water.
The role of the public sector is to facilitate access to quality inputs, (including tax exemption of key aquaculture inputs), capital, land and water as well as quality control and assurance protocols. Role of the private sector is to comply with quality control and assurance protocols, invest in production of quality inputs, collaborate and permit access to land.
Strengthen access to market
The goal is to create an enabling environment of access to market. Role of the public sector is to establish markets at designated areas to address challenges and that of the private sector is to establish market networks, diversify and add value to aquaculture products.
Strengthen cooperation for technology transfer
Challenges in the development of aquaculture often results from use of non-performant farming technologies and the management of aquaculture as a subsistence activity. The goal is to strengthen bilateral and multilateral cooperation for technology transfer to the aquaculture value chain.
The role of the public sector is to facilitate access to innovative technologies and markets while the private sector is to use of PPPs for the development, adaptation and dissemination of innovative technologies.
Develop aquaculture research
The goal is to improve research across the aquaculture value chain.
The role of the public sector is to support demand-driven research initiatives, fund research in the field of aquaculture value chain and disseminate the results of research and innovation. Also, the role of the private sector is to sponsor and fund demand-driven research and adopt research and innovation results.
Promote an enabling business environment
The goal is to set up business incubation centres and one-stop shops for aquaculture.
The role of the public sector is to mobilize funding, provide capacity on doing aquaculture as a business and assist in the construction and equipment of business incubation centres while that of the private sector is to mobilize funding, train promoters in business incubation centres and facilitate market access for developers.
Strengthening extension service
The goal is to develop and/or strengthen extension service.
The role of the public sector is to provide adequate funding for the delivery of effective and efficient extension service, regulate extension service delivery, strengthen extension research linkages, support vocational training for government and private extension providers. The role of the private sector is to support farmer-to-farmer extension service, initiate private extension service provision.
Fish health management
Fish health management describes management practices designed to prevent fish disease. Disease outbreaks are significant constraints to aquaculture production and economic viability. Successful fish health management begins with prevention of disease rather than treatment.
The role of the public sector is to develop, implement and regulate national strategic plan for aquatic animal health management and that of the private sector is to employ sound health management strategies, which aim to prevent the incidence or reduce severity of diseases and to maintain the biosecurity of their facilities.
Post-harvest fish management
Post-harvest fish losses (refers to fish that is either discarded or sold at a relatively low price because of quality deterioration or owing to market dynamics) are a major concern and occur in most fish distribution chains. Not only do losses constitute lost income to fish farmers, processors and traders, but also contribute to food and nutritional insecurity - loss of fish means less fish available for the consumer or that consumers are supplied with low-quality fish and fish products. The goal is to eradicate or minimize post-harvest losses, resulting in safe fish and fish products, increased economic activity and employment.
The role of the public sector is to develop sound guidelines and practices and appropriate infrastructure, whilst the private sector is to adopt efficient post-harvest handling practices.
Small-scale aquaculture remains a crucial segment of the aquaculture industry in Ghana. With increasing population, there will definitely be more demand for fish and fish products in the future. The need to enhance small-scale aquaculture towards agribusiness development is inevitable.
By Mathew Oyih (Fisheries Commission)
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Rare Earth Salts and BioLantanidos Sign Commercial Agreement –Creating a Consistent, High value, Low Cost and Green Non-Chinese Supply Chain
Beatrice, Nebraska, USA and Concepcion, Chile, April 6, 2017 – Rare Earth Salts (“RES”), a leading mineral and applications technology company, and Minera BioLantanidos (“MBL”), the first Chilean Rare Earth company, today announced the signing of a commercial agreement to produce separated rare earth oxides from MBL’s ionic clay deposit. The Parties expect to produce fifteen (15) high purity rare earth oxides with initial saleable product expected in first half of 2019.
“This is a significant milestone for the rare earth industry. Together we will be bringing into production and establishing a consistent, high value, low cost, and environmentally friendly rare earth supply chain outside of China,” said Dr. Joseph Brewer, Chief Executive Officer of RES. “MBL has the most advanced and attractive deposit we have tested globally and they are an ideal partner for RES to facilitate the full scale production of rare earth oxides. The deposit is very similar to those in Southern China which supply most, if not all of the world’s heavy rare earth production today.”
“This agreement further demonstrates our commitment to near term production in a manner that is both clean and cost competitive with the Chinese,” said Ignacio Del Rio, Chief Executive Officer of MBL. “The combination of our extraction technology and RES’ separation technology allows for the economic production of rare earths from our world class deposit despite the current depressed pricing environment. We are looking forward to bringing product to market.”
The Commercial agreement will see initial production of 500 metric tons per annum of rare earth oxides.
MBL will produce a 95% pure Rare Earth Oxide Concentrate in Chile using its environmentally friendly and proprietary extraction process. The concentrate will be shipped to a RES facility for separation and purification using its proprietary technology.
About Rare Earth Salts
Rare Earth Salts is a leading industrial and applications technology company with the goal of achieving near term commercial production. The Company has developed a patent pending industrial technology proven to efficiently and economically separate and refine all 16 Rare Earth Elements to high purity. The process is environmentally friendly and projects significantly reduced cost versus standard processing.
For more information visit: www.rareearthsalts.com.
About Minera BioLantanidos
Minera BioLantanidos is a Chilean company fully dedicated to the exploration and production of rare earth elements. The Company, the first of the region specialized in the REE industry, aims to provide these elements to the interested parties in a sustainable, secure and responsible way, with both the communities and the environment. To accomplish this, the Company has developed different processes, methodologies and equipment that maximize the efficiency of its operations, including the Close Continuous Leaching Process, validated in MBL’s Pilot Plant and to be replicated in the Company’s first Commercial Plant.
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Sound / Word
A 10-day residency for sound theorists & practitioners
Old Jesuit Monastery
Ano Syros, Cyclades Greece
Syros Sound Meetings, a self-funded initiative now in its fifth year, invites theorists, practitioners and researchers of all levels & backgrounds with a documented interest in sound & music, for a joint 10-day residency in the island of Syros, Greece.
Staying at the converted guesthouse of a 17th-century Jesuit Monastery on the historic Ano Syros hillside, resident participants will have time to work individually and together, listening, writing, recording and creatively engaging on site-specific or site-inspired projects. Upon completion, the residency is expected to lead to one or more individual and collaborative publications and/or releases, whose form, contents and mode(s) of dissemination will be discussed and determined during the ten-day period itself.
Applications are especially encouraged from student, graduate and professional artists and researchers working with sound and/or texts across different media, and interested in the possible intersections between theory, ethnography, and practice-based research.
Possible areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Educational discourses on sound
- Representation, multimodality & mediation in sonic arts & sound studies
- Site-specificity in experimental music and sonic arts
Please fill in application form at http://goo.gl/forms/CyDm7ML2Kk and send a brief cv and any samples of recent / relevant theoretical and/or practical work to soundmeetings@gmail.com. Αs there are only a few rooms available at the Old Jesuit Monastery, the final choice will depend on the total number of applications received, as well as the degree of affinity between individual participants' interests & proposed subject areas.
Participation fee (covers 9 nights accommodation in shared 2-bed en suite room):
Normal Rate: 200 euros p/p
Reduced Rate (Non-funded student / unemployed): 150 euros p/p
Deadline for Application: 12 June 2016
Notification of Acceptance: before 19 June 2016
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Free Essays on Five Elements Of Good Writing - Brainia.com.
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The 5 elements are jin (metal), mu (wood), shui (water), huo (fire), tu (earth). Chinese five elements in daily life were regarded as the foundation of everything in the universe and natural phenomena. They have their own characters and they can generate or destroy one other. The Five Elements Theory.
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The most common elements on Earth are oxygen, silicon, aluminum and iron. Oxygen makes up about 46 percent of Earth by weight, while silicon makes up about 28 percent, and aluminum and iron make up approximately 8 and 5.5 percent, respectively. After the most abundant elements, most elements become much harder to find.
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Five Elements Theory. Law of Five Elements According to Chinese Medicine. With thousands of years of practical application, Chinese medicine is a poetic and effective healing modality that follows the rhythms of nature and seasonal progressions. The Water Element is deep and mysterious, representing birth and death and the winter season; water nourishes the Wood Element signifying spring and.
Earth is the planet we live on. It is the third planet from the Sun.It is the only planet known to have life on it. The Earth formed around 4.5 billion years ago. It is one of four rocky planets on the inside of the Solar System.The other three are Mercury, Venus, and Mars. The large mass of the Sun makes Earth move around it, just as the mass of Earth makes the moon move around it.
In Taoism the 5 Elements each have a male or female characteristics, and each governs different body parts (much of this symbolism pours over into Acupuncture and similar practices). Their elements are Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. These 5 Elements also affect one’s horoscope in Chinese Astrology and the Chinese Zodiac.
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Orbital Notation For Beryllium
The following are hypothetical configurations for a beryllium atom. To some extent l also determines the energy of the orbital in a multi-electron atom. aluminum 2. WRONG!Electrons repel each other. Converts to proper scientific notation format. 63 Cu + Energy 29 p + + 34 n o. Europium (Eu) 7 4. 22 6 2 3 12 2 3 3ss p s p ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓↑↓↑↓ ↑↓ ↑ ↑ ↑ According to Hund’s Rule, one electron is added to each orbital in a subshell before a second can be added. - Beryllium Living Room - Sofa Found in TSR Category 'Sims 4 Sofas & Recliners'. The lone electron of hydrogen is filled in 1s orbital and for helium the second electron would also go in 1s orbital, since it could accommodate another electron with opposite spin. Then in the case of lithium and beryllium, why is the change in physical properties so subtle compared to the first case? Edit This question has already been asked before, however I am specifically interested in helium and lithium - why is one a gas and the other a solid metal at room temperature, having completely different chemical and. Beryllium (electron arrangement: 2,2) spectroscopic notation: 1s2 2s2 Boron (electron arrangement: 2,3) spectroscopic notation: 1s 2 2s 2 2p 1 Carbon (electron arrangement: 2,4) spectroscopic notation: 1s 2 2s 2 2p 2. This program is the result of many, many hours of work, and I (David Manthey) would greatly appreciate an email ([email protected] The Real Diehl 141 views2 year ago. • arrows within boxes Draw an orbital diagram for beryllium (Z=4). In order to write the Sulfur electron configuration we first need to know the When we write the configuration we'll put all 16 electrons in orbitals around the. Lewis Dot Structure (Electron Dot Diagram) for Beryllium. However, even though this is shorthand to writing elements, it still relay much information to the viewer. Writing the Orbital Notation for Iron (Fe). Therefore we have (still incorrect) 1s 2 2s 2 2p 6 3s 2 3p 6 3d 9 4s 2. - the first letter of an element is capitalized and the second is a small letter. Carbon Electron Configuration. 12 Anomalous Behaviour of Beryllium and Diagonal. lowest energy. of molecular orbitals of equal energy. Sandwiched zeros are significant. The electronic configuration for hydrogen can be written as 1s 1. Chemists use electron configuration notation to depict electrons in chemical reactions and bonding. Review for the Chapter 4 Test. Orbital Notation. Each orbital can contain at most 2 electrons. Sample records for banded gneissic complexbanded gneissic complex «. molecule is diamagnetic. Orbital Notation. How to Write the Electron Configuration for an Element in Each Block. The 2s Shell: Lithium and Beryllium With the 1s orbital full, the third element (lithium) must therefore have its electron placed in the 2s orbital, which is not only farther away from the nucleus, but also has the attractive force of the nucleus partially shielded by the intervening pair of electrons in the 1s orbital. In fatherLPD recommends for AmE a pronunciation with syllabic r. The number of unpaired electrons in the B 2 molecule is _____. The equation for each of the three variables gives rise to a quantum number and the quantized energy states of the atom can be specified in terms of these quantum numbers. The orbital filling diagram of boron. Elements that have Nobles Gas Configurations. This is a good way to double-check your final answer. Other articles where Beryllium hydride is discussed: hydride: Saline (ionic) hydrides: … (with the possible exception of beryllium hydride, BeH2 … (with the possible exception of beryllium hydride, BeH2, and magnesium hydride, MgH2). orbital | cutting + welding. In elemental beryllium, for example, its 2p levels are unoccupied in the free atom. Copper (29) 5. Complete the following table. Its atomic weight was accepted to be 14 at the time but something didn't seem right, its chemical properties didn't fit the overall pattern. Pages in Chapter 4. Orbital Letter Orbital Shape 16. Beryllium Atomic and Orbital Properties Beryllium atoms have 4 electrons and the electronic shell structure is [2, 2] with Atomic Term Symbol (Quantum Numbers) 1 S 0. Beryllium (Be) is, 1s 2 2s 2 (see Table 7 for electronic configurations of elements). The easiest way to find this is to find your element; Go up one period; go to the end of the period to the noble gases. Shell #2 has four higher energy orbitals, the 2s-orbital being lower in energy than the three 2p-orbitals. polonium 13. Beryllium Dust · Boron Dust · Copper Dust · Lead Dust · Lithium Dust · Magnesium Dust · Thorium Dust · Tin Dust · Uranium Dust · Zirconium Dust. Give core notation for As, Cl, K, Cr, Ar Core Notation for Ions If you have an anion (ion with negative charge), then the extra electrons go into the lowest energy orbital available Give core notation for P3- P atom is [Ne] 3s23p3 The 3- charge means three extra elecs. In addition to correctly postulating the order of the known planets, including Earth, from the sun, and estimating their orbital periods relatively accurately, Copernicus argued that Earth turned daily on its axis and that gradual shifts of this axis accounted for the changing seasons. He also placed it into Group 2 above Magnesium whose chemical. Search for: Electron dot diagram worksheet answers. 1) Beryllium: The atomic number of beryllium is 4 and its electronics configuration is `1s^2, 2s^2`. It is a metal that tends to be very reactive, forming many different compounds. It can also speak to the validity of the source in terms of its scholarly nature. manganese 6. Sodium Please explain if you can. The smooth muscle fibres of the levator palpebrae superioris is called as Muller's muscle. We use technology & marketing. How to create a child theme; How to customize WordPress theme; How to install WordPress Multisite; How to create and add menu in WordPress; How to manage WordPress widgets. Calculates the orbital radius and period, and flight velocity from the orbital altitude. An Orbital Rendezvous is a series of maneuvers which result in a craft achieving a stable condition of close proximity to a target object orbiting the same parent body. "Can I use" provides up-to-date browser support tables for support of front-end web technologies on desktop and mobile web browsers. e- config: 1s1 1s Orbital Diagrams Orbital diagram for helium. For more info on how to use our new orbit visualization capability, check out our new 12-minute YouTube demo/tutorial. zinc zirconium 9. Since 1s can only hold two electrons the remaining 2 electrons for Be go in the 2s orbital. QUESTION 10. The letter S became an abbreviation for L=0, P for L=1, D for L=2, F for L=3. The web browser has a "bug" that will return a number in Scientific Notation (e Notation) when it is very large or very small and very long. The (6) states that a maximum of two electrons may occupy a single atomic orbital, but only if the electrons have opposite (7). 4f xz2 orbital. Its electron configuration is thus \[1s^{2}2s^{2} \ce{or [He]}2s^{2}\] The symbol [He] denotes the inner shell of two 1s electrons which have the same configuration as the noble gas He. Equations were arranged to be solved with Mathcad to generate the orbital distances for each electron in an atom (illustrated below). Electron configuration orbital diagram. Using NOBLE GAS notation write the electron configuration for the lithium atom. Give core notation for As, Cl, K, Cr, Ar Core Notation for Ions If you have an anion (ion with negative charge), then the extra electrons go into the lowest energy orbital available Give core notation for P3- P atom is [Ne] 3s23p3 The 3- charge means three extra elecs. in a vacuum. Here are two separate lessons demonstrating how to solve factorial equations. In elemental beryllium, for example, its 2p levels are unoccupied in the free atom. Each sublevel contains a certain number of orbitals. Tube Welding. The remaining electron must occupy the orbital of next lowest energy, the 2s orbital (or ). (b) For the1s electrons, the expected range is 3 5 Z&I 4 (1s) The upper bound is limited by the atomic number, Z = 4. A molecular orbital diagram without electrons is like an apartment building without people. 11th grade. Due to this mixing, One previously pure 2p orbital from above is lowered in energy to form an sp orbital. For example, the notation 2p 4 (read "two–p–four") indicates four electrons in a p subshell (l = 1) with a principal quantum number (n) of 2. ) As a noble. The following tables contain chronological lists of all orbital launches and launch attempts of each year. For example, the electron configuration for gold (Au) is: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p6 6s2 4f14 5d9. Scientific Notation. Beryllium is a hard, grayish metal naturally found in mineral rocks, coal, soil, and volcanic dust. Orbitals of equal energy are each occupied by one electron before any orbital is occupied by a second electron, and all electrons in singly occupied orbitals must have the same spin 3. This patch of brain tucked behind the orbits of the eyes is associated with. One of the UK's most innovative digital agencies. Although beryllia is a toxic ceramic in powder form, it has a number of properties that make it useful in industries ranging from electronics, to nuclear applications through to military and refractory applications. This is the home page of The Orbitron - a gallery of atomic orbital and molecular orbital images. p is prepositional logic formula which may use connectors like and, or, and not. The beryllium atom is noticeably smaller than the lithium atom. Orbital Letter Orbital Shape 16. Play this game to review Atoms & Molecules. This method of notation vastly simplifies the description for large molecules. Arrangement of Electrons in Atoms Electrons in atoms are arranged as LEVELS (n) SUBLEVELS (l) ORBITALS (ml). The two electrons previously in the 2s atomic orbital of beryllium can now spread out amongst the two hybrid sp orbitals. 注册商标障碍扫除及后续的维护工作 提供全面、专业的商标延伸服务解决方案. Space group (593). The fourth orbital in this subshell lies along the X and Y axes and is called the 3d x 2-y 2 orbital. Our beryllium page has over facts that span different quantities. Beryllium (Be) is, 1s 2 2s 2 (see Table 7 for electronic configurations of elements). Aluminum C. The electron configuration of boron is 1s²2s²2p¹, which means that there are two electrons in the 1s orbital, two electrons in the 2s orbital, and one electron in the 2p orbitals. The 2s orbital is full, so the expansion begins in the 2p orbital. In addition notation player can display files that are created with notation musician and notation composer. Similar to address as 1 is city and state, s is the street, and exponent is the house #; the 1st energy level contains “s. In other words, 2 electrons fill the s orbital and 6 electrons fill the p orbital. By this time, others had already worked out that gamma radiation was neutral and deeply penetrating, so the physicists assumed this is what the. 1 Earth days. It is a relatively rare element in the universe, usually occurring as a product of the spallation of larger atomic nuclei that have collided with cosmic rays. Orbital filling diagram of boron. The standard notation lists the subshell symbols, one after another. • Two orbital clouds are pictured below. Lup Gabriel. Home / beryllium. Since there are three 2 p orbitals and each orbital holds two electrons, the 2 p sublevel is filled after six elements. Q={x|x is an integer and -4. Flash News. Aluminum 4. One previously pure 2s orbital rises in energy a bit to form an sp orbital. what is the orbital notation of cobalt answers what is the orbital notation of cobalt what is the orbital diagram of cobalt 1s 2 2s 2 2p 6 3s 2 3p 6 4s 2 3d 7 to answered in beryllium 4 Partial molecular orbital diagram for plexes 2a 3a and 3a The arrows are intended to highlight the HOMO–LUMO energy gaps All the DFT energy values. ) If ml = 0, the value of l must equal 0. 1) Beryllium: The atomic number of beryllium is 4 and its electronics configuration is `1s^2, 2s^2`. 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d6. The shorthand notation for an atom or ion is represented by the picture above. Grid diagram of the three-dimensional figures. Hence, the electronic configuration of Li is 1s 2 2s 1. Bailey, Kenneth L. Arsenic 116. This is a short-hand notation which identifies the level, the sublevel and the number of electrons in the sublevel. n=3 l =2 m l =-2 OR -1 OR 0 OR 1 OR 2 ms= -½ OR +½ 7. Read Or Download Diagram Of Online For FREE Bookstore Management at 1. It also explains the bonding in a number of other molecules, such as violations of the octet rule and more molecules with more complicated bonding (beyond the scope of this text) that are difficult to describe with Lewis structures. What is the total number of unpaired electrons in an. The advantage of second notation over the first is that it represents all the four quantum numbers. Although beryllia is a toxic ceramic in powder form, it has a number of properties that make it useful in industries ranging from electronics, to nuclear applications through to military and refractory applications. (a) Four electrons are distributed over the first two orbitals in Be, producing the configuration 1s22s2. In formal mathematical writing, vectors are written in boldface. Orbital Media are an award winning digital agency delivering social media marketing, SEO and digital application development for the world's biggest brands. Remember the arrows represent the spin of the electron and electrons in the same orbital spin in opposite directions. AX 3 E 2 has T shaped shape. Boron (Z = 5) It has five electrons. 1 – smallest orbital, closest to nucleus, lowest energy Write out the e- configuration for Beryllium and Helium. The electron configuration is written as 1s22s1. Its electron dot diagram resembles that of hydrogen, except the symbol for lithium is used: Beryllium has two valence electrons in its 2s shell, so its electron dot diagram is like that of helium: The next atom is boron. I skipped past beryllium because I was getting bored. The 2p orbital must be filled before the ____ orbital can be filled. Skin of the upper eyelid. Calculates the orbital radius and period, and flight velocity from the orbital altitude. Guidance System Operations Plan for Manned Earth Orbital and Lunar Missions Using Program Colossus 1 (Rev. What block is Sn in? beryllium krypton strontium. that a way 2, 6, 10, 14:. Boolean Notation. The standard electron configuration of lead is 1 s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^6 4s^2 3d^10 4p^6 5s^2 4d^10 5p^6 6s^2 4f^ 14 5 d^10 6p^2 simplifying will lead to the part having the same configuration as xenon to be written as [Xe]. The energy required to pair the first 2s electron is less than the energy required to place the electron into the 2p orbital. 3) If Nb = Na ,the molecule is again unstable because influence of electrons in the antibonding molecular orbital is greater than the bond influence of electron in the bonding molecular orbitals. p is prepositional logic formula which may use connectors like and, or, and not. Orbital Notation. e- config: 1s2 2s1 1s 2s Orbital Diagrams Orbital diagram for beryllium. Well, the atomic orbital (AO) ordering is quite normal and predictable. The bond order is 1. Key takeaways. A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. Its orbital period is the same as its rotational period, 4. While notations for genes are written with small letters (e. This is made possible by github. Standard Notation of Fluorine Main Energy Level Numbers 1, 2, 2 Sublevels Number of electrons in the sub level 2,2,5 1s2 2s2 2p5 Practice He Li P O Fe Shorthand Notation- Noble gas configurations Use the last noble gas that is located in the periodic table right before the element. Known orbital parameters like inclination, eccentricity, argument of. Transcription is the system of phonetic notation organized as a set of symbols representing speech sounds. allowed are zero and all positive integers less than or equal to n-1. Ω and Θ notation. I'll simply provide the electron-configuration notation, which you can then translate to orbital notation in arrows. This orbital diagram represents Orbital NotationDRAFT. Electron configurations use the notation seen below: Orbital notation looks like this fun stuff down here: Beryllium. For example, the moon always shows us the same face. The four inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars) are in the tiny disk in the center, inside of Jupiter's orbit. Beryllium (175). The electron configuration of Hydrogen is 1(s^1). 237): Digital Autopilots, Rev. It is the third Ackermann Number. Musician/Band. Fluorine F can also bond with aluminum Al. It is a divalent element which occurs naturally only in combination with other elements in minerals. Our atom of beryllium has atomic orbitals for its valence shell (n = 2) of type s and p. So the only possible stable configuration would be 4s2 3d3. Beryllium, also known as be(2+) or beryllium atom, belongs to the class of inorganic compounds known as homogeneous alkaline earth metal compounds. Neutrons were found during experiments when atoms were shot at a thin sheet of beryllium. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team. 11th grade. One previously pure 2s orbital rises in energy a bit to form an sp orbital. Orbital area of the frontal lobe. This is the latest version of MathMol MathMol (Mathematics and Molecules) is designed to serve as an introductory starting point for those interested in the field of molecular modeling. Beryllium atomic orbital and chemical bonding information. Collaborative music notation. Electron configurations are a shorthand form of an orbital diagram describing which orbitals are occupied for a given element. Its electron dot diagram resembles that of hydrogen, except the symbol for lithium is used: Beryllium has two valence electrons in its 2s shell, so its electron dot diagram is like that of helium: The next atom is boron. In the solid state, BeO adopts the hexagonal wurtzite structure form while in the vapour phase, it is present as discrete diatomic covalent molecules. Arsenic 116. If we look at our periodic table, we can see that H is in group 1, so it has 1 valence electron, and Cl is in group 7 over here, also called 17, so it has 7 valence electrons. 8671g/amp-hr; Electron Work Function: 4. Beryllium increases the hardness of alloys that are used to make tools and watch springs. Check out the blackboard. Beryllium (Be) is, 1s 2 2s 2 (see Table 7 for electronic configurations of elements). Markets include: Aerospace industry Food and beverage industries High purity industries including pharmaceutical. It is often used in computer science when estimating time complexity. When we use an orbital notation for an element's electron configuration, we are visually representing the probable locations of its electrons. In other words, once we get to principle quantum number 3, the highest subshells of the lower quantum numbers eclipse in energy the lowest subshells of higher quantum numbers: 3 d is of higher energy than 4 s. These are illustrated in this animation. Molecular orbital theory (MO theory) provides an explanation of chemical bonding that accounts for the paramagnetism of the oxygen molecule. Orbital notation is a way of representing the electron configuration of an element. Which orbital notation correctly represents the outermost principal energy level of a sulfur atom in the ground state?. • Here, the 2s orbital can accommodate one more electron. 26 Assignment Orbital Notation for: -Beryllium -Aluminum -Nitrogen -Sodium. The beryllium atoms let the carbon use their electrons so that the carbon is 'happy'. So in vanadium if u excite 1 electron the d orbital will still not be half filled. How do you express a number in scientific notation? How do you expand a number that is expressed in scientific notation? Properties of. So the shape of ClF 3 molecule isT-shaped Download a copy of VSEPR shapes table here. Electron Configuration (noble-gas notation) Valence e beryllium 1. more information. Where σ stands for selection predicate and r stands for relation. Ryo Currency 'Pie Orbital' v0. Beryllium Fluorine Aluminum Potassium Vanadium. Orbital Notation. The ionisation energy of Boron is less than that of Beryllium because in Boron there is a complete 2s orbital. Therefore, ML will range +4, +3, …, -4. What is the orbital notation of the outermost occupied orbitals of selenium? See answer. Well, the atomic orbital (AO) ordering is quite normal and predictable. Although there is a small electronegativity difference between carbon and hydrogen, the C–H bond is regarded as weakly polar at best, and hydrocarbons usually have small molecular dipoles and are. 616-331-2072. Since there is then no proper vowel in this syllable, the nmust be syllabic. The SPDF Notation for carbon is 1s^2 2s^2 2p^2 SPDF Notation identifies electron configuration by telling you how much electrons are needed to fill each shell and subshell of the atom. It is a metal that tends to be very reactive, forming many different compounds. Introductory and intermediate music theory lessons, exercises, ear trainers, and calculators. The following table gives a list of the common logic functions and their equivalent Boolean notation. The angular momentum quantum number (symbolized by the letter l, indicates the shape of the orbital) The number of orbital shapes possible is equal to. Any orbital can hold a maximum of 2 electrons with opposite spin. The orbital notation depicted here is for the element: Check Hint Show answer The "up" and "down" arrows in electron orbital notation, such as is shown here, depict:. Neon Atomic Number 29 18. The chromium (Cr) and Iron (Fe) electronic configurations of has to be derived using its spdf notation and orbital box diagram. may be written as using the notation; σ. Electronic configuration of an atom is a notation that describe the orbitals where the electrons occupy and the total number of the electrons in each orbital. As well as the "big parentheses", people also use these notations. We use technology & marketing. Hutton Orbital Radio. Nerve supply. The remaining electron must occupy the orbital of next lowest energy, the 2s orbital (Figure 3 or Figure 4). neutral elements in orbital notation, orbital notation with arrows and in short hand noble gas notation. The values of. Highest energy level s and p electrons are filled (8 electrons) b. Electron Configuration (quicker to draw than orbital filling diagrams) Ex. Instead of nCr mathematicians often write nCr = (nr), like a fraction in brackets but without the line in between. Orbital Diagram for Hydrogen Orbital Diagram for Helium Orbital Diagram for Lithium Orbital Diagram for Beryllium Orbital Diagram for Carbon Orbital Diagram for Nitrogen Standard Notation of Fluorine Main Energy Level Numbers 1, 2, 2 Sublevels Number of electrons in the sub level 2,2,5 1s2 2s2 2p5 * * * * * * * * * * * * *. org Boron The next element after beryllium is boron. 078 calcium Sr 38 87. The orbital notation below illustrates what happens when hybridization occurs in carbon. 27 Electron Dot Structures Valence electrons: electrons in outermost energy level. The olfactory tract then travels to the frontal lobe and other areas of the brain that are involved with memory and notation of different smells. While notations for genes are written with small letters (e. They also prefer to get to this state as easily as possible. What is the electron configuration and the orbital notation for hydrogen, lithium, and strontium?. Write the orbital notation for boron ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑__ 1s 2s 2p. Each main energy level has sub-levels Energy Sublevels s p d f g Orbital Quantum Number, ℓ (Angular Momentum Quantum Number) Indicates shape of orbital sublevels ℓ = n-1 ℓ sublevel 0 s 1 p 2 d 3 f 4 g Orbital The space where there is a high probability that it is occupied by a pair of electrons. If we try to make bonds using two of these orbitals, we find that we cannot come up with two orbitals that are identical and have lobes on opposite sides of the Be. Future Sound of London - FSOL. Beryllium Fluorine Aluminum Potassium Vanadium Palladium Xenon Tantalum Astatine Berkelium Write the electron configuration using orbital notation for the following elements. b) Al: 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p¹. Key takeaways. Orbital filling diagram for boron. In the solid state, BeO adopts the hexagonal wurtzite structure form while in the vapour phase, it is present as. Numbers, measurements, and units are written in roman (not italic, not bold, not oblique — ordinary text). Higher notes on a keyboard also are notated on the treble clef. I skipped past beryllium because I was getting bored. Beryllium Fluorine Aluminum Potassium Vanadium. The advantage of second notation over the first is that it represents all the four quantum numbers. - Beryllium Living Room - Sofa. Notice the first p orbital occurs when the l quantum. Orbital Notation For Beryllium There are more dots near the center of the picture, because an electron is most likely to be near the nucleus (center) of the atom (the electron which is negative is attracted to the positive protons). It is often used to make X-ray tubes and windows. That will allow the central element to form bonds with basically any other element. Temel orbital listesini ezberle. Because there are no unpaired electrons, H 2 is diamagnetic. The maximum value of ML for 2 electrons is when m1 = +2 and when m2 = +2 or ML = 4 (this can only occur if MS = 0. more information. Equations were arranged to be solved with Mathcad to generate the orbital distances for each electron in an atom (illustrated below). Explain orbital notation? Orbital notation is a way of writing an to provide more specific information about the electrons in an atom of an element. 2-November 1968. Then in the case of lithium and beryllium, why is the change in physical properties so subtle compared to the first case? Edit This question has already been asked before, however I am specifically interested in helium and lithium - why is one a gas and the other a solid metal at room temperature, having completely different chemical and. • Here, the 2s orbital can accommodate one more electron. 4-February 1969. Known orbital parameters like inclination, eccentricity, argument of. orbital magnetism. The f orbital set contains 7 orbitals, so it can hold 14 electrons. Ccl4 Hybridization. Another way of designating them is p 74c-raf, indicating the molecular weight (in kD) and the origin (c = cellular, v = virus). Using NOBLE GAS notation write the electron configuration for the sulfur atom. The Law of Areas: A line that connects a planet to the sun sweeps out equal areas in equal times. The chromium (Cr) and Iron (Fe) electronic configurations of has to be derived using its spdf notation and orbital box diagram. Few important note. For example, the notation 2p 4 (read "two–p–four") indicates four electrons in a p subshell (l = 1) with a principal quantum number (n) of 2. It also tells Correct Option B i. Copper’s 3d orbital borrows one electron from the 4s orbital so that the 3d orbital can be full and the 4s orbital remains half full. Electrons have energy to. This gives us an orbital filling diagram of:. Blair Orbital. Write the complete electron configuration for the magnesium atom. Get an answer for 'Write each element's orbital notation and complete electron configuration -beryllium - aluminum -nitrogen -sodium' and find homework help for other Science questions at eNotes. Electron configuration orbital diagram. Video Transcript: For this one, we're going to try hydrochloric acid: HCl. 8671g/amp-hr; Electron Work Function: 4. Learn more about atomic orbital at byjus. It includes elements of applied physics and. The metal is unaffected by air or water, even at red heat. What is the electron configuration and the orbital notation for hydrogen, lithium, and strontium?. Orbitals for which n = 2 are larger than those for which n = 1, for example. 1) Hydrogen ( ) Orbital Notation Electron Configuration 2) Helium ( ) Orbital Notation Electron Configuration Noble Gas Notation: 3) Lithium ( ) Orbital Notation Electron Configuration Noble Gas Notation: 4) Beryllium ( ) Orbital Notation Electron Configuration Noble Gas Notation:. He determined that it must have an atomic weight more like 9. 1) What is the complete ground state electron configuration for the sodium atom?. - The SHAPE of an orbital is defined by the SUBSHELL it is in - The ENERGY of an orbital is defined by both the SHELL the orbital is in AND the kind of SUBSHELL it is in ARRANGEMENT OF SHELLS, SUBSHELLS, AND ORBITALS - Shells are numbered. Dimension 3 DISCIPLINARY CORE IDEAS—PHYSICAL SCIENCES. The fifth electron is the first p orbital electron. Chemists use […]. Here will be my personal use builds that are in development and these will be based on Android master (For Beryllium only). AX 3 E 2 has T shaped shape. So what’s going to happen here is, for the Beryllium to form a bond with the Chlorine, it needs to somehow gain a p orbital. If your class is intended to be subclassed, and you have attributes that you do not want subclasses to use. The orbital notation depicted here is for the element: Check Hint Show answer The "up" and "down" arrows in electron orbital notation, such as is shown here, depict:. that a way 2, 6, 10, 14:. Arsenic 116. Posted by WIREDVT. Two electrons can go in each orbital, providing they are of opposite spin. with complete electron shells. Standard Notation of Fluorine Main Energy Level Numbers 1, 2, 2 Sublevels Number of electrons in the sub level 2,2,5 1s2 2s2 2p5 Practice He Li P O Fe Shorthand Notation- Noble gas configurations Use the last noble gas that is located in the periodic table right before the element. molecule is diamagnetic. Orbital notation shows the number of electronics in an orbit. The standard notation is: Carbon has protons and neutrons. Tritri is equal to \(3 \uparrow\uparrow\uparrow 3 = 3 \uparrow\uparrow 7,625,597,484,987 = 3 \uparrow\uparrow\uparrow\uparrow 2\) or 3 pentated to 3 in up-arrow notation. Which use nonexistent orbitals, which are forbidden by the Pauli principle, which are excited states, and which is the ground-state configuration? a) 1s^3 2s^1 b) 1s^1 2s^3 c) 1s^1 2p^3 d) 1s^2 2s^1 2p1 e) 1s^2 2s^2 f) 1s^2 1p^2 g) 1s^2 2s^1 2d^1. Source: www. Subatomic particles with no charge were released - the neutron. Hence, the electronic configuration of Li is 1s 2 2s 1. Which use nonexistent orbitals, which are forbidden by the Pauli principle, which are excited states, and which is the ground-state configuration? a) 1s^3 2s^1 b) 1s^1 2s^3 c) 1s^1 2p^3 d) 1s^2 2s^1 2p1 e) 1s^2 2s^2 f) 1s^2 1p^2 g) 1s^2 2s^1 2d^1. Beryllium increases the hardness of alloys that are used to make tools and watch springs. Due to this mixing, One previously pure 2p orbital from above is lowered in energy to form an sp orbital. Skin of the upper eyelid. 1s<> 2s<> Aluminum has 13 electrons in it s ground state, using arrows for electrons, it is written like this:. This notation uses a box to represent the orbital, the label for the orbital and an arrow to represent the electron. Orbital venous varix (OVV) is an uncommon vascular malformation that is composed of enlarged single or multiple tubular venous channels with direct communication to the systemic venous system. Chess notation. 1st IE will decrease as the electron is being removed from the s-orbital in Be whereas for B it is being removed from the p-orbital which has a slightly higher energy and this counteracts the increase in effective nuclear. The superscript is the number of electrons in the level. The energy increases as we move up to the 2 s and then 2 p , 3 s , and 3 p orbitals, showing that the increasing n value has more influence on energy than the increasing l value for small atoms. 3) If Nb = Na ,the molecule is again unstable because influence of electrons in the antibonding molecular orbital is greater than the bond influence of electron in the bonding molecular orbitals. Check your work: Click Check. A word about notation. Explain orbital notation? Orbital notation is a way of writing an to provide more specific information about the electrons in an atom of an element. In writing the electron configuration for neon the first two electrons will go in the 1s orbital. Since the 2s orbital is completely filled, a new type of orbital must be used for the fifth electron. F… https://t. In 2019 Orbital Education was honoured to be awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade. They also prefer to get to this state as easily as possible. 2) An electron from a higher orbital falls down almost immediately to fill this hole (a radiationless transition) 3) Excess energy of the exited state ion is removed by the ejection of an Auger electron. However, even though this is shorthand to writing elements, it still relay much information to the viewer. Areas covered include atomic structure, physical properties, atomic interaction, thermodynamics, identification, atomic size, crystal structure, history, abundances, and nomenclature. Orbital Software LLC. Plate 5 shows the fifth electron (color-coded purple) occupying the 2p x orbital. It tells you the mass of one atom, how many pieces. I skipped past beryllium because I was getting bored. Construct orbital diagrams for the following elements given their atomic numbers: ulable the boxes. • arrows within boxes Draw an orbital diagram for beryllium (Z=4). An atom of boron (atomic number 5) contains five electrons. Sulfate reduction to native sulfur and concomitant conversion of gypsum into calcite as a bulk process is energetically favorable (Table 2 ). Its orbital period is the same as its rotational period, 4. Iodine (I) 16 6. Write orbital notations for the following atoms: a) O b) P c) Cr d) Co KEY 0 1 1 10 4 4 18 2 4 28 7 7 36 1 11 1s2 2s2 2p5 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p1 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d3 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1 3d10 (copper is an exception) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 [Kr] 5s2 4d10 [Kr] 5s2 4d10 5p5 [Xe] 6s2 [Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d10 6p6 [Rn] 7s2 5f3 6d1 (not on. -for degenerate levels (e. Oxygen has a total of 8 electrons normally, but only 6 of these are in the outermost shell or orbital. Use noble-gas notation and write the electron configuration for each of the following elements. Its electron configuration is thus \[1s^{2}2s^{2} \ce{or [He]}2s^{2}\] The symbol [He] denotes the inner shell of two 1s electrons which have the same configuration as the noble gas He. , William H. Beryllium As shown below, there are two 1s electrons and two 2s electrons in the Be atom. Follow these steps to write abbreviated electron configurations. zinc zirconium 9. long-range magnetic order. The Pauli exclusion principle states that electrons sharing an orbital have opposite spins. It, therefore, takes the 2s orbital. Orbitalum Tools is your competent partner for orbital pipe cutting and beveling as well as for orbital welding for industrial piping systems, prefabrication and maintenance. Bohr theory was amended by Sommerfeld to consider elliptical as well as circular orbitals. which gives three equations. notation: 864 фразы в 61 тематике. In this lecture we continue the discussion of Quantum Numbe. One previously pure 2s orbital rises in energy a bit to form an sp orbital. The fourth can also go in 2s (but remember about the opposing spins) 1s 2 2s 2. Sherry Martinez 51. (x, y & z). Four electrons fill both the 1s and 2s orbitals. Touching enemies sets them on fire. For example, to write an abbreviated electron configuration for zinc atoms, we first find Zn on the periodic table (see below). Beryllium B. The atomic number of each element increases by one, reading from left to right. Huge collection of Kalimba Letter & Numbered Notations Tabs. Location, Location, Location! This a way. Neils Bohr, the same guy that invented the Bohr diagram, proposed that electrons only exist in specific energy states. For example, Electronic configuration of Na. Since the 2s orbital is completely filled, a new type of orbital must be used for the fifth electron. Zeros between a non-zero digit and a decimal in numbers greater than 1 are significant. It tells you the mass of one atom, how many pieces. All non-zero digits are significant. Electrons in orbital notation are represented by arrows. Orbital and thermal evolutions of four potential targets for a sample return space mission to a primitive near-Earth asteroid. You bring the passion, we bring the music! Access more than 56 million tracks, anytime, anywhere!. Orbital shapes are defined as the surface that contains 90% of the total electron probability. The four inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars) are in the tiny disk in the center, inside of Jupiter's orbit. a) Beryllium Orbital notation: 1s22s Orbital notation + Arrows: Noble gas notation: [He] 2s2 b) Nitrogen. The superscript is the number of electrons in the level. Define orbital cavity. 1 – smallest orbital, closest to nucleus, lowest energy Write out the e- configuration for Beryllium and Helium. Orbital's gig at Hammersmith Apollo London, 15th December 2018, will be recorded live and on sale on the night and…. Step 1 Find the symbol for the element on a periodic table. I'll simply provide the electron-configuration notation, which you can then translate to orbital notation in arrows. OCAMS images and OLA data from the Orbital A, Detailed Survey and Orbital B phases of the OSIRIS-REx mission are available in the Planetary Data Michel, P. This patch of brain tucked behind the orbits of the eyes is associated with. Expressions that are included in sigma notation often have the inclusion of factorial notation. The Pauli exclusion principle states that electrons sharing an orbital have opposite spins. WRONG!Electrons repel each other. Beryllium (175). Music Notation and Countries. You bring the passion, we bring the music! Access more than 56 million tracks, anytime, anywhere!. In elemental beryllium, for example, its 2p levels are unoccupied in the free atom. This information, telling us in which atomic orbital the electrons have been placed, is called an electron configuration. Arrangement of Electrons in Atoms Electrons in atoms are arranged as LEVELS (n) SUBLEVELS (l) ORBITALS (ml). 1s2 orbital 1s2 orbital. Skin of the upper eyelid. Free Online Orbital Notation Tutorials. An orbital is a region within an energy level where there is a probability of finding an electron. The ionisation energy of Boron is less than that of Beryllium because in Boron there is a complete 2s orbital. (b) For the1s electrons, the expected range is 3 5 Z&I 4 (1s) The upper bound is limited by the atomic number, Z = 4. The remaining electron must occupy the orbital of next lowest energy, the 2s orbital (Figure 3 or Figure 4). The orbital notation for the element beryllium is 1s(2), 2s(2), where the parentheses represent superscript. Evans, Vivian B. In the space below, write the orbital notation (arrows) of the following elements: 11) manganese _____ Oxygen Nitrogen Beryllium Fluorine O N Be F 5. Electrons in orbital notation are represented by arrows. Neutrons were found during experiments when atoms were shot at a thin sheet of beryllium. Purpose of use. For example, the notation 2p 4 (read "two–p–four") indicates four electrons in a p subshell (l = 1) with a principal quantum number (n) of 2. It also explains the bonding in a number of other molecules, such as violations of the octet rule and more molecules with more complicated bonding (beyond the scope of this text) that are difficult to describe with Lewis structures. Sulfate reduction to native sulfur and concomitant conversion of gypsum into calcite as a bulk process is energetically favorable (Table 2 ). 8 orbital notation products found. Electron Configuration Standard Notation • Ex. In order to write the Sulfur electron configuration we first need to know the When we write the configuration we'll put all 16 electrons in orbitals around the. polonium 13. Orbital Notation and Electron Config Review Play This Game Live Now Join Live Game as a Player. http://slju. In Section $8. All known elements and their symbols are in the 7. Orbital Notation For Beryllium. An electron configuration can be written out by assigning electrons to the sublevels in the order listed above, until the number of electrons assigned equals the atomic number of the atom. Beryllium (Be) is, 1s 2 2s 2 (see Table 7 for electronic configurations of elements). The chromium (Cr) and Iron (Fe) electronic configurations of has to be derived using its spdf notation and orbital box diagram. In other words, 2 electrons fill the s orbital and 6 electrons fill the p orbital. Beryllium is a silvery-white, lustrous, relatively soft metal of group 2 of the periodic table. Tritri is equal to \(3 \uparrow\uparrow\uparrow 3 = 3 \uparrow\uparrow 7,625,597,484,987 = 3 \uparrow\uparrow\uparrow\uparrow 2\) or 3 pentated to 3 in up-arrow notation. (from the end of the row above the element) ! Write the symbol of the noble gas in brackets. lead 11 radium 12. 616-331-2072. Electron Configuration (noble-gas notation) Valence e beryllium 1. ! Ex: Fluorine: [He] 2s2 2p5 !. Vocabulary List Check. This is the order that electrons are filled Recall: For each orbital type (s, p, d, f) a different number of electrons can be held s orbital: 2 electrons p orbital: 6 electrons d orbital: 10 electrons f orbital: 14 electrons Section 2 Electron Configuration and the Periodic Table Chapter 5 Writing Electron Configurations Steps: Count the number. The author is grateful to. Beryllium can only fill the first sublevel labeled “s”. The bond order is 1. An electron occupies the lowest-energy orbital that can receive it 2. The number of valence electron present in each carbon atom is four. Each orbital can contain up to _____ electrons. Boron (Z = 5) It has five electrons. A subdivision of the available space within an atom for an electron to orbit the nucleus. The fourth can also go in 2s (but remember about the opposing spins) 1s 2 2s 2. How does the ground state electron configuration of the hydrogen atom differ from that of a ground state helium atom? A) Hydrogen has one electron in a higher energy level. What block is Sn in? beryllium krypton strontium. Instead of writing the whole formula, people use different notations such as these And is also known as the Binomial Coefficient. Beryllium Fluorine Aluminum Potassium Vanadium Palladium Xenon Tantalum Astatine Berkelium Write the electron configuration using orbital notation for the following elements. Hund’s rule states that the most stable configuration is the one with the highest possible number of parallel spins. These are illustrated in this animation. Explain orbital notation? Orbital notation is a way of writing an to provide more specific information about the electrons in an atom of an element. The olfactory tract then travels to the frontal lobe and other areas of the brain that are involved with memory and notation of different smells. Neutrons are uncharged particles found within all atomic nuclei (except for hydrogen). In determining the total spin and orbital angular moments, we need consider only electrons outside of closed shells. For demonstration, let’s look at the high-temperature phase,[15] body-centered cubic beryllium, b. 4 The Unhybridized Beryllium Atom This baffled scientists because compounds such as BeCl 2 and BeF 2 were known to exist, and. You have to look carefully to see our home. The orbital notation of Hydrogen is a circle with one slash through it. Scientific Notation. BERYLLIUM AO ENERGY ORDERING "Be"'s ground-state electron configuration is the one you've probably learned by now, which is 1s^2 2s^2; that indicates that the 2s is higher in energy (but you knew that), so all you really have is a 1s AO, and then a 2s AO substantially higher in energy. Sulfate reduction to native sulfur and concomitant conversion of gypsum into calcite as a bulk process is energetically favorable (Table 2 ). Since Beryllium has 4electrons in its ground state the notation is: 1s2 2s2, and this is. This is a probability diagram for the s orbital in the first energy level…. In this lecture we continue the discussion of Quantum Numbe. The letter S became an abbreviation for L=0, P for L=1, D for L=2, F for L=3. This is "Electron Configuration and Orbital Notation" by Cierra on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. atomic orbital has another beryllium Mg 12 24. In addition to correctly postulating the order of the known planets, including Earth, from the sun, and estimating their orbital periods relatively accurately, Copernicus argued that Earth turned daily on its axis and that gradual shifts of this axis accounted for the changing seasons. Energia orbitalilor creşte de la nucleu spre periferia învelişului de electroni. beryllium c. For more info on how to use our new orbit visualization capability, check out our new 12-minute YouTube demo/tutorial. Lup Gabriel. Big O notation is a convenient way to describe how fast a function is growing. Orbital Notation For Beryllium Orbital Notation For Beryllium In atomic physics and quantum chemistry, the electron configuration is the distribution of electrons of an atom or molecule (or other physical structure) in atomic or molecular orbitals. Phonological Analysis. Beryllium Fluorine Aluminum Potassium Vanadium Palladium Xenon Tantalum Astatine Berkelium CXÙ up Write the electron configuration using orbital notation for the following elements. Hutton Orbital Radio. 2020-10-26 Logic Diagram Of Nand Gate. Therefore we have (still incorrect) 1s 2 2s 2 2p 6 3s 2 3p 6 3d 9 4s 2. It regulates emotional processing, controls behaviors based on context and detects beneficial or detrimental change. Orbital Notation For Beryllium. Definition. How to Write the Electron Configuration for an Element in Each Block. If we look at our periodic table, we can see that H is in group 1, so it has 1 valence electron, and Cl is in group 7 over here, also called 17, so it has 7 valence electrons. Above, it was easier for lithium to lose one electron than to gain 7 electrons. Therefore the Be electron configuration will be 1s 2 2s 2. The requirements elicitation and analysis has 4 main process. zinc zirconium 9. So what’s going to happen here is, for the Beryllium to form a bond with the Chlorine, it needs to somehow gain a p orbital. Conventional notation is used i. It is a relatively rare element in the universe, usually occurring as a product of the spallation of larger atomic nuclei that have collided with cosmic rays. Location, Location, Location! This a way. Electrons in orbital notation are represented by arrows. Unlike the gap in energy between 1s and 2s, the gap in energy between the 2s orbital and the next-highest energy level (2p) orbital is relatively small, such that these orbitals, when filled, can together hold a combined “octet” of valence electrons. Sulfate reduction to native sulfur and concomitant conversion of gypsum into calcite as a bulk process is energetically favorable (Table 2 ). What is the total number of unpaired electrons in an. Vocabulary List Check. Bohr theory was amended by Sommerfeld to consider elliptical as well as circular orbitals. Because they have opposite electrical charges, electrons are attracted to the nucleus of the atom. Hence, the electronic configuration of Li is 1s 2 2s 1. The symbol used to describe the third quantum number is m l. Beryllium oxide is a beryllium molecular entity consisting of beryllium (+2 oxidation state) and oxide in the ratio 1:1. Electronic configurations describe each electron as moving independently in an orbital, in an average field created by all other orbitals. Beryllium (Z = 4) It has four electrons. NIST experts. aluminum 2. To help write the set of four quantum numbers for titanium it may help to look at its orbital box notation. A schematic of this process for a KL2L3 transition is shown in Figure 1. In some science-fiction, it is impractical to transport enough ground troops to invade a planet or …. Beryllium Carbide Two beryllium (Be) atoms are able to bond with one carbon (C) atom to create Be 2 C. In 2019 Orbital Education was honoured to be awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade. ! Write the remaining configuration after the brackets. 4 The Unhybridized Beryllium Atom This baffled scientists because compounds such as BeCl 2 and BeF 2 were known to exist, and. Oct 03, 2014 · This video shows how to draw the orbital diagram of Titanium (Ti). of molecular orbitals of equal energy. … Orbital Diagram of Titanium (Ti), electron configuration, and noble gas configuration. 21 collections 214 luxurious non woven wallcovering designs each with multiple color variations. For example, the electron configuration of beryllium, with an atomic (and electron) number of 4, is 1s 2 2s 2 or [He]2s 2. Few important note. Three theorems. In other words, 2 electrons fill the s orbital and 6 electrons fill the p orbital. The geostationary orbit is used by many applications. Write orbital notations for the following atoms: a) O b) P c) Cr d) Co KEY 0 1 1 10 4 4 18 2 4 28 7 7 36 1 11 1s2 2s2 2p5 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p1 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d3 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1 3d10 (copper is an exception) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 [Kr] 5s2 4d10 [Kr] 5s2 4d10 5p5 [Xe] 6s2 [Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d10 6p6 [Rn] 7s2 5f3 6d1 (not on. -Responsible for chemical and some physical properties -Number of electrons that still need to be filled after starting a noble gas notation. Check your work: Click Check. Copper’s 3d orbital borrows one electron from the 4s orbital so that the 3d orbital can be full and the 4s orbital remains half full. One previously pure 2s orbital rises in energy a bit to form an sp orbital. Orbital Welding Controller EVO Series Industry 4. 3d xy orbital. e- config: 1s2 2s2 2p3. Gagarin is known to be the first cosmonaut who made an orbital flight around the Earth. The element with the smallest atomic radius is: a) Oxygen b) Boron c) Carbon d) Nitrogen 9. Create issue. In each pitch-naming system, octaves start over on C; so each note after C1 is also followed by a 1 (D1, E1, and so on). It is often used to make X-ray tubes and windows. The number of electrons contained in each subshell is stated explicitly. Beryllium: 1s 2 2s 2 The 2 p-orbital electrons will each fill an empty space before they pair up. For beryllium, there are two electrons in the 1s orbital and 2 electrons in the 2s orbital. It is the third Ackermann Number. Electrochemical Equivalent: 0. noobrepos-beryllium. Beryllium (a) Element with atomic number four. A molecular orbital is a region of space within the molecule where there is a high probability of finding a particular pair of electrons. Therefore, the configuration of next element i. For bulk Be, however, the 2p lev-els do get involved into bonding and define the metallic char-acter, so the Be basis set must also include 2p functions. It's got two in the one asked to in the to pee and then five in the two p. That will allow the central element to form bonds with basically any other element. Play your music - ScoreCloud notates! The Most Intelligent Music Notation Software. Using the rules from the Hog Hilton Draw the following Orbital Diagrams. Using noble-gas notation, write the electron configuration for this element, and identify the element. An electron occupies the lowest-energy orbital that can receive it 2. This means that the elements lithium and beryllium, while they need to put electrons in the second energy level, must fill their 2s orbital with their highest energy electrons. Superior tarsal plate. That box on the left has all of the information you need to know about one element. Well, the atomic orbital (AO) ordering is quite normal and predictable. In the solid state, BeO adopts the hexagonal wurtzite structure form while in the vapour phase, it is present as. Write the orbital notation for boron ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑__ 1s 2s 2p. 4d xy orbital. The electron configuration of Hydrogen is 1(s^1). e- config: 1s2 2s2 2p1 1s 2s 2p Orbital Diagrams Orbital diagram for carbon. Therefore the Be electron configuration will be 1s 2 2s 2. Posted by WIREDVT. Two electrons can go in each orbital, providing they are of opposite spin. co/t454r9edu8. Write the electronic structure for silver: a. Beryllium Fluorine Aluminum Potassium Vanadium Palladium Xenon Tantalum Astatine Berkelium Write the electron configuration using orbital notation for the following elements. This notation uses a box to represent the orbital, the label for the orbital and an arrow to represent the electron Beryllium which has four electrons.
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All rights reserved. Cooling center locations, hours and more transportation information can be found at polkcountyiowa.gov. On that date, the temperature in Chicago was 104 and the entire state experienced extreme heat , including records of 111 in the west suburbs, 112 near Danville, 114 near Mt. A link has been sent to your friend's email address. But there are a few locations that see those high temperatures as early as June. 15 in 2019. If you see comments in violation of our community guidelines, please report them. The heat can kill. Wochit. You have 4 free articles remaining this month, Sign-up to our daily newsletter for more articles like this + access to 5 extra articles. To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs. People in Washington, D.C., likely already experienced the hottest day—sometime in early July—though a hotter day could still come along. The rest of the state has an excessive heat watch. Radar. The NWS forecasts high temperatures in the 80s for the metro area by Monday. Swimmers frolic in Birdland pool in Des Moines during the historically hot summer of 1936. Summer is in full swing across the United States, and for some, the hottest day of the year has likely already passed, assuming the weather this year follows the same patterns past years have. "This heat wave we have coming is the most intense and long-lasting yet this year," said Jeff Zogg, a meteorologist with the NWS in Des Moines. As temperatures rose into the 90s in May 1943, many sought refuge at the Birdland pool in Des Moines in 1943. The summer solstice is the day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere that gets the most solar radiation. Ruth Klotz, longtime probate judge, died of COVID-19, 22 COVID-19 deaths, nearly 3,000 cases reported in Iowa, Another 24 COVID-19 deaths; nursing home outbreaks up again, Ex-Broadlawns chair drops plan to stay on board after voters ousted him, Des Moines mayor anti-mask lawsuit dismissed, The pandemic has cost Des Moines $25 million this year, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. You do not need a Facebook profile to participate. Iowa has cracked the Top 25 at the end of the season eight times during the Kirk Ferentz era – No. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in December. ... May 16, 2019. Children build sandcastles at Gray's Lake in Des Moines in August, 1965. Iowa braces for 'most intense, longest-lasting' heat wave so far this year. Subscribe today to help us continue our mission. Swimmers cool off in the pool at North high school in August 1917. The last time the capital city experienced six straight days of temperatures above 90 degrees was in 2017, he said. To see the Body Issues from the past, check out our full gallery . Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule 2020. Order online or visit near you. The number of days Iowa's heat index is above 90 degrees is expected to nearly triple — climbing from 22 days each year, on average, to 64 days each year — by mid-century, according to a report released Tuesday by the Union of Concerned Scientists. Parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas have historically seen the hottest day of the year sometime in June. That data set contains far more information than temperature: It also includes stats about precipitation, snowfall, frost and freeze days. L … Monday continued a more than 10-day-long siege of severe weather and flooding in the Plains and Midwest. 20 in 2008, No. 8 in 2002, 2003, and 2004, No. At participating U.S. locations. Down south, in Houston, the hottest day might not happen until August. Phyllis Gray (18), Olga Guhl (22) and Shirley Towers (18) cool off in the water at Sunset Beach in southeast Des Moines on August 5th, 1947. Down Town area /Regus • Iowa City, IA. Get the forecast for today, tonight & tomorrow's weather for Leon, IA. Heat Index Values...Wed, Thur, and Fri. #iawx pic.twitter.com/576LGxm0zs. Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about. The following table lists the highest and lowest temperatures recorded in the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the 5 inhabited U.S. territories during the past two centuries, in both Fahrenheit and Celsius. Employers must report worker fatalities to OSHA within eight hours. Add to Calendar. Discover the latest resources, maps, and information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in your community. Tomorrow at 9:00 AM + 11 more events. Shelby Fleig covers news and features for the Register. Iowa Cubs Promotions Inside Cubs Tickets • 2020 Schedule • Tickets Home • Single Game Tickets • Mini Plans • Season Tickets • Groups • Picnic Packages • Skybox Suites Southern Iowa, including Des Moines, is in an "excessive heat warning" from Wednesday afternoon through Saturday evening. See why nearly a quarter of a million subscribers begin their day with the Starting 5. The hottest day of 2019 so far was on February 26 - beating the record high of the previous day We have reviews of the best places to see in Iowa. She can be reached at shelbyfleig@dmreg.com and 515-214-8933. The Des Moines Register. Carol Jean Sidman plays in the sand at Ashworth pool in summer of 1944. January 2020 was the hottest in modern recorded history, NOAA says There has never been a warmer January in 141 years of climate records. From the archives: Photos of Iowans beating the heat throughout the years, Read or Share this story: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2019/07/16/iowa-heat-wave-intense-longest-lasting-high-temperatures-national-weather-service-des-moines/1743583001/. But that doesn't necessarily make it the hottest day of the year, according to NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That will likely be the case for most of California, though the hottest day could come as late as September for some areas of that state. View Comments. Carmie Rizzuto sits beside the Birdland pool in Des Moines on June 9, 1947. Save Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSSBB) Certification Training in Iowa City, IA to your collection. Just as the date July 14, 1954 set a record at 117 degrees, July 14, 1936 is recognized as the single hottest day on record for the entire state. Reduce, reschedule or eliminate strenuous activities. For example, the hottest days typically arrive in the southwest before monsoon season hits there, while on the Pacific coastline, there's a marine layer that can cause the cooler early summer temperatures to hang on longer than they do elsewhere, according to NOAA. Typed comments will be lost if you are not logged in. For more information, call 515-262-9503. Ownership of Europe’s hottest day is under debate, with most scientists rejecting Catenanuova, Italy’s 1999 claim of 119.3 degrees in favor of the 118.4-degree day … © 2020 www.desmoinesregister.com. This is a test to see whether we can improve the experience for you. Average statewide temperatures: July 14, 108.8; July 13, 107.1; Aug. 18, 106.4; July 15, 106.4; July 24, 106.1; July 17, 105.6; July 30-31, 1955. There are numerous causes for the difference in timing. These areas are designated to be a respite only during a heat advisory, which lasts from Wednesday at 1 p.m. until Saturday at 7 p.m. Free bus transportation is offered by DART during a heat advisory from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. as long as the rider informs a driver they are heading to a cooling center or homeless shelter. If air conditioning is not available, remain on the lowest floor and away from sunshine. While the map from NOAA simply shows when the hottest day might happen based on averages, some areas can expect those hot days during a certain time period. National Centers for Environmental Information, Look Out for Heatstroke, Heat Exhaustion Symptoms, Japan Heat wave Could Kill Thousands, Says Expert, Cracking Inaudible Sounds Could Aid Tornado Warnings. Drink water regularly and limit alcoholic beverages. On January 15-16, 2019, the 15 warmest places in the world were all found in Australia. Heat index values will near 110 degrees in much of Iowa … The three maps below show the relative frequency for the the hottest day of the year to occur in each of the three core summer months (June, July … This article is available free as a service to our community.Subscribe today to help us continue our mission. Visit top-rated & must-see attractions. record low of 40°F in 1911 in Aibonito and 1966 in San Sebastian in Puerto Rico), only the most recent date is shown. 5/6 Iowa Victory 3rd Quarter TD, Stop Leads to Heroes Game Victory Football / November 27, 2020 3rd Quarter TD, Stop Leads to Heroes Game Victory Iowa Wins 6th Straight Over Nebraska Football / November 27, 2020 Iowa … A boy helps a girl with her hairpins at a Des Moines beach in July 1941. Men's Basketball / November 27, 2020 Garza Scores 41 in No. Polk County offers daytime cooling centers in 12 cities: Altoona, Ankeny, Bondurant, Clive, Des Moines, Elkhart, Johnston, Mitchellville, Pleasant Hill, Polk City, West Des Moines and Windsor Heights. 25 in 2018, and No. Sunday was 2019's hottest day so far at 105 degrees — but Monday will probably beat it There are a few areas in select states where the hottest days of the year don't come until September. Slow down. Please be polite. NOAA. The hottest temperature recorded in the UK - 38.1C - … Shelah Cofer of Des Moines plunges into her home swimming pool in July, 1976. If you thought it was hot in Iowa this week, these moments in state history were even hotter. Several stations, including Beloit, Wisconsin, Moline, Illinois, and Rockwell City, Iowa, broke all-time record low minimum temperatures on January 30 th only to break the day-old record again on the 31 st. Weather Today Weather Hourly 14 Day Forecast Yesterday/Past … This page provides data on work-related fatalities that occurred under Federal OSHA and State Plan jurisdiction for cases that have been closed or citations issued on or after January 1, 2017. Temperatures are forecast to be hotter than average in the East this summer. Sep 05, 2019 at 1:42 PM ESPN returns with the 2019 Body Issue, showcasing 17 athletes from all different professions. A Birdland pool swimmer takes off from the diving board in Des Moines in June 1940.
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Last Friday I got my hands on a pot brownie. Not some random pot brownie that somebody’s roommate made, but a commercially packaged, legal brownie from one of Colorado’s state-run marijuana stores. Yes, Colorado. Our home state hasn't yet gotten its collective head out of its ass yet re: reefer. I split the brownie four ways with three friends. Then we went to see Interstellar. What a fucking mistake. Every second was an excruciatingly loud eternity. I think I had a stroke!
Anyway, the next day was Saturday and, still completely stoned, we went to Vespolina. We started with the antipasto misto ($11) which was delightful. A plate of mortadella was sliced as thinly as bible pages, and wouldn’t you rather swear on a 1000 page pile of mortadella instead of the boring fucking bible? Sure, mortadella is the most polarizing member of the charcuterie family; it’s the uncircumcised penis of cured meats and you either love it or hate it, but luckily for me I love it, despite the fact that mortadella is really just baloney with a master’s degree.
Along with this came a cute little pile of roasted radicchio with pine nuts and some balsamic vinegar. There was also a novel salad of cold calamari with chickpea puree and a few razor thin rounds of sliced watermelon radish. The calamari was prepared masterfully. It was very tender, which is great because if you don’t cook calamari properly it turns into a leathery cock ring that you are compelled to chew for decades. Luckily this calamari was delicate and lovely. A word of warning about the antipasto, however: the price on the menu is PER PERSON and they failed to tell us this when we ordered. Caveat emptor, or whatever.
Apple radish salad ($12) was generally inoffensive, with sliced apples and discs of watermelon radish, along with a few big curls of pecorino, and some fried leaves of arugula or dandelion greens or something. The server claimed that this was chervil but I’m calling bullshit.
Spaghetti “carbonara” ($17) was a fair interpretation of the famous Roman pasta dish, but I couldn’t understand why they put “carbonara” in quotation marks. I asked our server, and she stammered out an incoherent reply; I suppose that I wasn’t the only one still reeling from last night’s pot brownie. Still, the “carbonara” was great: supple swirls of “pasta” were tossed with a "creamy" sauce of “egg yolk”, “pecorino”, and little porky chunks of “guanciale.” See, Vespolina: “I” can misuse “quotation marks” “too.”
Squash ravioli ($22) was so fucking good that I’m breathlessly hyperventilating while reminiscing about it. The ravioli was masterful: thin pockets of pasta as delicate as an infant’s eyelids enclosed a silken and savory orange squash filling. Fried sage leaves and a few shavings of cheese on top finished this dish, and if I could eat this every single day I would. It was a symphony in orange and green and tasted like a stroll through the autumn woods. If there had been a hint of smoke in this dish I would’ve dry humped the table.
Dessert was bombolini ($7). For this price we got six fried doughnut balls, burnished a rich mahogany outside and with a mystical custard interior. The bombolini were drowned in a sticky pool of black truffle honey. I’m making no comments about the honey: I get bitched at no matter what I say about truffle flavor, so fuck you. But the bombolini were crusty outside and soft inside and being completely drenched in honey, like a group of medieval princesses bathing decadently together, didn’t hurt either.
Vespolina is pretty solid. The service leaves something to be desired, but in Vespolina’s defense I was as high as a fucking kite so my questions probably sounded like a poorly translated DVD player instruction manual. The dining room is gorgeous and the pasta will inspire serious Proust moments so go there now. Don’t do drugs though. Or if you do drugs, make sure you go to see a fucking mild-mannered Merchant-Ivory film.
Rating: 8.5 drugs out of 10
Vespolina is located at 96 Union St.
For reservations call 206-682-3590
I don’t even know where the fuck to begin with Westward. I walked into this place and was stupefied by portraits of Bill Murray and Captain Stubing and, I suppose, other notable captains of the ship on the walls. The waiters all wear striped sailor shirts, despite the fact that this is the outfit for the FRENCH Navy which everybody thinks is staffed exclusively by pussies. And behind the bar is an impressive diorama of a cargo ship, the hold of which, we are expected to believe, holds the Abominable Snowman from the famous 1964 Rankin/ Bass Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and also the combatants from Wrestlemania IV. Requiescat in Pace Andre the Giant! We hardly knew ye!
Anyway: Westward. We started with the quick fried east coast squid ($13), and in every case I’m reproducing the name of each dish exactly as presented. The squid was lightly fried in a kind of delicate fairy’s wing fritto misto atop a fluffy mattress of mashed potatoes. Sprinkled on top was a drift of sesame and black caraway seed, and the whole thing was spritzed lots of lemon. The potatoes seemed to be strictly potato, although maybe there was some olive oil in there, but certainly not the several cups of heavy cream that I, for instance, use when I’m making some fucking mashed potatoes.
Wood baked gigante beans ($9) were deliriously satisfying. I’ve had a million different iterations of this dish and this one was great: a pile of creamy white gigante beans swam in tomato sauce amid a swirling Sargasso Sea of half melted feta cheese and a hint of cinnamon, topped with a crumbling breadcrumb infrastructure.
Potatoes cooked in the fire ($9) didn’t need to tell me that they were cooked in a fire because they looked like burn victims, but in a good way, not in the way burn victims typically look, which is totally gross. Blue and yellow marble potatoes were cooked in a lot of oil and studded with shitloads of coarse salt. This was my main complaint, actually: while the potatoes were creamy inside and their succulence restrained by a corset of crisp skin, there was almost too much salt. Like enough salt to pay a Roman general. Which is a shame because I like salty potatoes: in fact potatoes are really just vehicles for butter and salt. Sometimes ketchup. Mayonnaise if you’re a fucktard who likes soccer and pretends to understand European politics. But they just went too far with the salt.
Albacore confit ($17) was pretty good: big chunks of albacore were delicately cooked in oil, with a few chunks of radicchio on the side, a couple shishito peppers, and some grilled bread croutons. While the fish itself was actually delicious, the other stuff was lame. There wasn’t enough radicchio. We got maybe four miniscule chunks of it, and that’s too damn bad because albacore is rich, and being cooked in oil, it could’ve benefitted from the snide remarks offered by the radicchio to brighten things up. The shishito peppers could have been charred a bit more. And the croutons were billed on the menu as “grilled bread.” I was eagerly anticipating a couple slices of bread, to make like an open-faced tuna sandwich with the confit, but we got MAYBE three small chunks of bread with a thick asphalt crust that stymied my gums the way I stymie your mom.
Chilled beef tongue ($16) was generally good, but the plate was a bit too busy: four medallions of braised tongue, topped with a bushy tuft of pickled spruce needles, a smear of crème fraiche, some Dijon mustard, a scattering of pickled mustard seeds, a couple caper berries, and two slices of grilled bread. Finally, the bread I wanted to come with the albacore confit! But alas, it was too late: we already ate the albacore. The tongue itself was supple and luscious, like dry humping a silk sheet, but as was the case with the potatoes it was too salty.
Actually that’s not quite true: the medallions of tongue were shingled on the plate, and the tongue got progressively less salty the farther down we ate, so while the top tongue was too salty, the bottom piece was actually fine. And besides, when you ate the tongue with the bread, even the saltiest piece wasn’t too salty. And the crème fraiche cut the salt too. I just feel like complaining, I suppose. But I WILL say that they didn’t cure the tongue with nitrites. So it looked like a dingy dish rag. People hate preservatives but sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and use it, because with nitrites braised meats looks pink and fresh, like a delicate spring blossom, but without it, it looks grey and haggard like your mom.
Butterscotch pot de crème ($7) was fucking great. A teacup filled with creamy butterscotch custard, topped with a petite quenelle of whipped cream and sprinkled on top with a few crystals of flaky sea salt. On the side was a sugary cube of shortbread.
Westward is twee as fuck. Twee like Bjork screening a Wes Anderson movie. Twee like an elf having a tea party with a squirrel and a hedgehog within a hollow tree. Twee like a midget riding a pennyfarthing. Normally I hate the word “twee” because it sounds like the noise a princess makes when she farts. The princess whose farts I’m describing is Princess Tam Tam, whose flatulence is like a lavender puff of mist escaping from between her caramel sticky buns. Her hair is spun sugar and her tits are a croquembouche, each nipple a butterscotch chip. Her thighs are creme brulee. Her stomach is pastry cream. Her eyes are white chocolate truffles, she wields a rock candy scepter, and Princess Tam Tam is the perfect match for Prince Meatyass: the union of savory and sweet that shall rule the world of flavor. “Come inside my sugar walls,” Princess Tam Tam tells you, and you of course have been waiting for this invitation for centuries, like a kid who will very soon be plundering a candy store, so how could you possibly deny her?
While not as tasty as Princess Tam Tam, Westward is good, but errors in execution marred what could have been a totally epic orgy of flavor. Still, the view is grandiose and the décor is entertaining, to say the least, so give Westward a try.
Rating: 7.5 sugar walls out of 10
Westward is located at 2501 N. Northlake Way
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This past Tuesday, the trailer for Jurassic World came out. So obviously I had to watch it six times in one day and then have extended conversations with both my fiance and my parents to know what I really thought about it.
I loved Jurassic Park when I was a kid; who didn't? But then I had a decade and a half of other "favorite" movies: Amelie, Fight Club, Darjeeling Limited, etc. Not all of them were necessarily art-house movies, but unlike most action films, they were movies where the story being told was a little less important than how it was told. The gorgeous shots, the quirky dialogue, the unusual narrative style.
But then, at 28, I re-encountered Jurassic Park and remembered how amazing it is. Yeah, the plot is great, dinosawrs blah blah blah, but mostly I was struck by how every aspect of the film contributed to the entire film's greatness. The music was sweeping and iconic. The cinematography rocked (that scene, where Grant and Sattler first see the dinosaurs? Tears). The characters were well-acted. Most surprisingly, given the recent history of action films, the dialogue DIDN'T SUCK.
Let that sink in for a second. This was an action film, and yes, there were catchphrases--"Life finds a way," "Hold onto your butts"--but the dialogue in general was witty and naturalistic. The words the writers chose meant something. They weren't just cliche filler to add impact to the protagonist's smell-the-fart face or to round out a "character" by giving them that one memorable tic. I think the only bad line in that movie is Lex's when she says, "It's a Unix system! I know this!" Calm down, kid, all you're doing is navigating among a screen of labeled boxes.
So, Jurassic World has a lot to live up to (and a lot of bad sequels to live down). Can it do it?
It opens with Judy Greer seeing her sons off. They are going on vacation and, as a last warning, she jokily tells them that if something chases them, they need to "run." This is one of this trailer's two callbacks to that moment in the first film when Ellie Sattler, clenching her jaw, basically wills herself to run the last few feet from a raptor into Alan Grant's arms.
And then we see it. The park. As John Hammond meant it to be. The doors open. Those doors, you know the ones, you've dreamed about them every night since you were twelve, opening for you like some kind of prepubescent fantasy in which your desires for sex and adventure and unknowability and dinosaurs are all tangled up together, only to be replaced, later, by dreams about the pulsing sound the TARDIS makes when it lands in your street and the Doctor beckons you inside.
In the trailer, the monorail whooshes into the most beautiful theme park you've ever seen, apologies to Disney. There are lots of monorail shots; Jurassic World wants to make sure you see the monorail. There is a huge plaza teeming with visitors, so we can expect major carnage. There is a lazy river where park visitors float by munching sauropods, so we can expect some quiet moments of wonder and awe (and maybe snot). There is an awesome 2-person vehicle that looks like a giant hamster ball; visitors can get a close-up look at the biggest dinosaurs this way, navigating the ball beneath their tree-trunk-sized legs. I think this means we can expect a rousing game of dino-kickball.
A crocodile's god?
Finally we see our first meatosaurus (I'm not allowed to call it a dinosaur, apparently, so I'll just adopt Lex's taxonomy). A shark is suspended above a large marine amphitheater. The music stops; for a second, it is silent. Then, from above, you see something rush up from out of the water: a gigantic set of jaws belonging to what looks like a crocodile's god. It blows T-Rex's goat-killing scene out of the water, no apologies, pun INTENDED (although T-Rex's lawyer-killing scene is still great, also no apologies to lawyers.)
At this point, the trailer reveals the film's conflict. I'd say "plot," but I think that's still a little thin on the ground. The amazing Bryce Dallas Howard, playing Science Lady, talks about how genetics is teh b3st science EVAR, accompanied by shots of mosquitoes in amber and egg-rotating robots. She also happens to mention that they've created a new dinosaur. Andy Dwyer, I mean, Burt Macklin, I mean, Chris Pratt plays a . . well, it's not real clear what he is in this trailer. Is he a security guard? Army Special Forces? A dino detective? Whatever it is, it is clear that he will be both manly and suspicious of Science Lady and her efforts for Science.
There's not a ton of dialogue in this trailer, but one of Pratt's lines is especially bad. He's looking at a fence gouged with enormous claw marks. A man near him says, "Do you think it could have climbed out?" and Pratt says, "Depends." "On what?" the man asks. At this point, you think they're building suspense, and that Pratt is going to have some awesome and/or spooky answer like "Depends on whether it was chased out by something even bigger," or "Depends if its wings have come in yet or if it's still in its post-larval eight-legged stage," or even a lame joke, like "Depends on if it's eaten its Wheaties today."
But instead he says, "Depends on what kind of dinosaur they cooked up in that lab," which is, essentially, saying, "Depends on whether or not the kind of dinosaur that was in here was capable of doing that thing you just mentioned." Which is not a scary or awesome or even strictly necessary comment. If that was the most catchy dialogue they could find for the trailer, I begin to despair.
The end of the trailer is a 30-second tour of the terror we can expect from Jurassic World. A drop of blood falls on a man's wrist; he looks above him, fear dawning on his face. Two people dive into a waterfall. Chris Pratt tells us the hybrid dinosaur is a brilliant killing machine. There is a clip of raptors being released from cages like dogs, and running alongside Chris Pratt as he drives an ATV through misty jungle. There is a scene where Science Lady, all sweaty in a wife-beater tanktop, holds a glow stick out to her side (Alan Grant callback?). And there's a shot of the boy's face slowly eclipsed by the shadow of something large and heavy-breathing.
And over all of this, the Jurassic Park theme, composed by John Williams, played on a haunted piano by Samuel L. Jackson's dead hand.
In the process of writing this review, I have now watched the trailer eight times. I keep telling myself to temper my emotions, that the movie could be will probably be bad, but I cannot control my feelings. I mean, I cried the first time I saw this trailer. My excitement is already sky-high.
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Labels: film, jurassic park, jurassic world, science fiction
Just One More Scene: NaNoWriMo 2014
"Good novels are written by people who are not frightened."--George Orwell
This month I've finally been doing something I meant to do for the past two Novembers: NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month. Before this year, writing my dissertation took too much of my time and energy. When I started writing the diss, I had grand plans of working on it in the morning and still writing 500 words of fiction a day. Maybe it would have been a good thing to do--maybe it would have been creatively stimulating or restoring--but I tried for like half a week and I couldn't manage it. At the end of dissertation work-time, my brain was wrung out and I wanted nothing to do with any Word document. All I wanted was a hot bath, a cold beer, and an episode of Buffy. (Or to sob silently in my car outside the grocery store.)
This year, post-diss, I promised myself I'd really do it. I have a novel outline that I created several years ago. I even have a couple of chapters of it written. But this November I felt like working on something newer: an idea I just had, about a female kraken harpooner on the high seas. Bascially, part Moby Dick, part fantasy novel in the vein of Robert Jackson Bennett's City of Stairs, which I recently read and adored. Harvanna is similar to Bennett's main character in some ways: she's relatively ordinary on the surface, suspicious of magic, and constantly has to prove herself in a male-dominated field.
Working on this project has been like no other writing project I've done. I don't have an outline. I don't have a plot. I don't even really know what the main conflict is yet. I have a character I love, a setting that fascinates me, and an inciting event. From there, where will the story go? I have no idea. It's frightening; it's the author's version of flying blind. The control freak in me finds this intolerable. The child in me finds this exciting. I generally live somewhere in between those two.
I haven't been writing 1,667 words a day (the required amount to reach the goal of 50,000 words mentioned on the NaNoWriMo website). And I've taken a couple of days off. But I'm still writing. Here's what gives me hope. When I finish one scene, I have an idea of what the next scene might be, and nothing more. Just the next scene. And usually it's something I'm excited to write about. When I get too freaked out about it, I remember Orwell's quote above, and take courage. I remember Anne Lamott's story of her friend Veronica, who prays for guidance, "one spot of illumination [that] always appears just before her feet, a circle of light into which she can step." The next scene is my spot of light.
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Labels: fantasy, Moby Dick, NaNoWriMo, Robert Jackson Bennett, writing
The Peripheral: Satisfyingly complex, with a happy ending
Reading William Gibson is like learning a new language. At first you struggle. It’s a bit boring, although you can tell that’s just because you don’t understand, that there are exciting things happening under the surface. Then, one day, you’ve learned enough vocabulary and grammar that it starts to click and you can converse.
His latest novel, The Peripheral, which I listened to on audio, read by Lorelei King, follows two interlocking story-lines. One is from the perspective of Flynne, a young woman in a not-too-distant but horribly bleak American future. Her brother Burton, an ex-Marine, gets Flynne a job running security in what she believes is a virtual reality game. While on the job, she witnesses a horrifying murder. Flynne soon realizes that what she saw was not virtual, but actually happened. As the sole witness, she is drawn into the murder investigation. Puzzlingly, she is still only able to interact virtually with the people investigating the murder; the reason behind this is unveiled about 100 pages in.
The other story-line is Wilf Netherton’s, a publicist, although I’m not entirely sure Gibson is using that word the same way I understand it today. At the beginning, he is indirectly associated with the murder victim and with Flynne, but becomes an integral part of the murder investigation. Netherton is a liar and a drunk. In one of the first scenes, he lies convincingly to one of his celebrity clients, getting her to do what he wants. When the client agrees, Netherton’s partner croons over his earpiece, “I’d want to have your baby now, . . . except I know it would always lie.”
The future that Gibson creates for readers in The Peripheral is complicated enough on its own without the vocabulary he invents. Some are invented, like Michikoid (which I’m honestly still a little fuzzy on), but others are just words repurposed, like “stub,” “jackpot,” “builders,” and the titular “peripheral.” Gibson doesn’t bother explaining the terms, either; he dumps the reader into the scene as if you’ve actually been transported there, presumably by the virtual technology he writes about. It took about a hundred pages for me to understand what a peripheral was; basically it’s a virtual body someone can operate remotely, even across time.
At first, the experience of reading so much intentionally opaque dialogue and description was frustrating, but as I went on, I found it perversely satisfying to try to put the pieces together — a little like hitting your head against a wall because it feels so good. The weird thing is, even when I didn’t understand the larger context of what’s happening, I kept reading because Gibson’s characters in The Peripheral are likeable and the immediate stakes of the action seemed important. Some of this was down to King’s sympathetic reading of Gibson’s characters; she got Flynne’s hard-nosed, smart, capable, and kind nature. Her deliberately slow, deep-voiced reading of Netherton’s made him a lovable bastard, kind of a mess but still thoughtful about the world and his effect on it. My favorite was her reading of the celebrity, Daedra, which was child-voiced and completely self-obsessed, like Tara Reid’s Bunny Lebowski from The Big Lebowski. All of the characters were so human, so relatable, that I was happy to read along until I got it. This very fact puts me in awe of Gibson; I’m not sure what crossroads he sold his soul at, but I want directions.
As the murder mystery begins to unravel, the book becomes more and more engrossing. For such a dense book, there is actually quite a lot of action: battles, a kidnapping, some undercover operations. Several of the characters have fascinating backstories that we only get tantalizing hints of here and there. My favorite was Detective Inspector Lowbeer, whose perfectly coiffed white hair hides a brain that, thanks to some added technology, makes it so that she is practically omniscient.
One of the best things about The Peripheral is the worldbuilding. Gibson’s vision of future London — the greenway down Oxford Street, the tiny steamship battles in the Serpentine, the way Cheapside has been turned into a live 24-hour Victorian cosplay event — is breathtaking. The future technology is also imagined with great detail. One character, Ash, is covered with “tattoos, a riot of wings and horns, every bird and beast of the Anthropocene extinction” which move around on her body: “the drawings of animals, startled, fled up her arm, over a pale shoulder, gone.” Ash also has a weakness for amazing outfits, such as “a Napoleonic greatcoat apparently rendered in soot-stained white marble. When she was still, it looked like sculpted stone. When she moved, it flowed like silk.” Of course, not everything about the different futures that Gibson draws is glamorous; Flynne’s world is populated by chain stores and “pork nubbins” from China.
The peripherals themselves are not just clever inventions, but they also allow for effective character-building. One of the most moving moments in the book is when Connor, a friend of Flynne’s who was seriously disabled in the Marines, wakes up in his peripheral skin, the body of a young, extremely athletic man. He immediately takes off for a run:
And as he ran he screamed, maybe how he hadn’t screamed when what had happened to him had torn so much of his body off, but between the screams he whooped hoarsely, she guessed out of some unbearable joy or relief, just to run that way, have fingers and that was harder to hear than the screams.
The least ambiguous part of The Peripheral was its ending, which is almost too happy; [spoiler, highlight if you want to read it] everyone lives, is super-rich, and ends up successfully coupled off. It’s like the ending of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. [end spoiler] Some of the reviews I read found this problematic, and I empathize. It feels like emotional coddling to have all the protagonists live happily ever after, which is especially odd given that, if you’ve made it through the gauntlet of Gibson’s terminology, you’re probably not the kind of reader who needs to be coddled. But maybe that word “coddling” is too condescending; is it immature to desire a happy ending, to want your favorite characters to live, and live well? Maybe I’ve been spoiled for unambiguously happy endings by living in a world circumscribed by HBO and irony. Perhaps the future Gibson has created is gritty, grim, and, in his words, “sadass” enough to provide the dose of harsh reality we’ve become accustomed to from all the deaths in A Game of Thrones.
*This review originally appeared here on FantasyLiterature.com, where I gave the book 4 stars.
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Labels: George R. R. Martin, science fiction, William Gibson
The Slow Regard of Silent Things: Suggests rather than reveals
After I read Patrick Rothfuss’s novella, The Slow Regard of Silent Things, I spent some time leisurely cleaning my house, enjoying putting things “just so.” Reading it put me in a meditative mood, the mood to organize my life and, in doing so, organize my mind.
This KINGKILLER CHRONICLES story follows Auri, the blonde urchin who befriends Kvothe in The Name of the Wind. Readers get to experience a week of Auri’s life in the Underthing, the maze of tunnels and ruins that run under the University. During this time, she forages for food, uncovers hidden objects, and prepares for the arrival, in seven days’ time, of a guest — unnamed, but suggested to be Kvothe.
In addition to reading the manuscript, I listened to Rothfuss’s narration. It was lovely to hear this in his own voice; I have spent so much time reading his books and his blog that it felt like a friend reading to me. Rothfuss’s voice is direct and engaging as he reads the author’s note, but as he begins the story, it changes gears. He reads slower, with more weight on the end of sentences and phrases, which made the novella sound almost like a bed-time story.
As Rothfuss acknowledges in his author’s note, The Slow Regard of Silent Things is not a story in traditional sense. It does not follow Freytag’s pyramid, and the closest thing to a central conflict comes in the form of Auri’s quest to find a suitable gift for her guest. But a lot of other things happen along the way, too. With its episodic, meandering format, it’s easy to see why Rothfuss questioned whether or not this story would grab readers. And he was right. “Grab” isn’t the right word for the effect this story had on me. A better word might be “entranced.”
I was entranced into believing that objects — the “silent things” of the title — had a hidden inner life of their own. Auri believes this; she treats each of the objects in her collection like a beloved elderly relative, tenderly arranging them and listening for hints that they might be happier somewhere else, or in a different position. She sees “a secret deep within the hidden heart of things,” man-made or natural, and makes it her mission to arrange the world according to its “true shape.” Is she crazy, or inspired? The story leaves this open to interpretation, while hinting that her ability to see the true shape of things is one of her magical abilities.
The Slow Regard of Silent Things provides chiaroscuro glimpses of Auri’s backstory. We learn that she was a student at the university, studying alchemy under Master Mandrag. She even had her own laboratory, now abandoned. We also get a half-second hint of a traumatic event that might have sent her spiraling to her eventual reclusive life in the Underthing.
We also see more of the world that Rothfuss created for his series. For instance, we finally learn its name: Temerant. And, as this is an Auri story, we see so much of the Underthing, although, predictably, I want more. I want a map, a glossary, a history of how entire rooms and halls ended up there. What is the story behind Wains, or Tumbrel? All we can see is through Auri’s eyes, slantwise and half-supposing.
Rothfuss’s fascination and facility with language is evident in the KINGKILLER CHRONICLES with its magical system based on the “true names” for things. Here, inside Auri’s head, it blossoms into something otherworldly. She plays with words constantly, putting her own spin even on the days of the week, re-naming them “finding day,” “turning day,” “making day,” etc. Her names for the different areas of the Underthing are equally evocative: Mantle, Sit Twice, Yellow Twelve, Clinks.
The third-person narration abounds with compound constructions:
She almost stayed there, too, all cut-string and tangle-haired and lonely as a button.
and riffs on similar sounds:
She felt tamped down. Dim. More faint. Feint. Feigned. Fain.
and even rhyme cunningly hidden in the prose:
She laughed so sweet and loud and long it sounded like a bell, a harp, a song. She went to Clinks. She washed herself. She brushed her hair. She laughed and leapt. She hurried home. She went to bed. And all alone, she smiled and slept.
Rothfuss’s attention to language mirrors Auri’s attention to the world around her, and it could easily edge into preciousness, except for the darkness that constantly inhabits the edges of the story. I don’t know if this was Rothfuss’s intention, but I read The Slow Regard of Silent Things as a story about anxiety and depression. Auri is one of the Kingkiller fans’ favorite characters and it’s not because she’s light and lissom and a beam of fuckin’ sunshine. She has moments when she crumbles, when her grip on sanity is slipping through her fingers and she knows it and is still powerless to stop it. I felt for her; I felt the fear and despair that comes with knowing that mental illness is stalking you.
Despite the darkness, I want to live with Auri for a while, if she will let me. I imagine most of Rothfuss’s readers will feel the same way.
*This review originally appeared here on FantasyLiterature.com, where I gave the book 4.5 stars.
Labels: fantasy, Patrick Rothfuss
Monstrous Affections: Chock-full of horror and hormones
Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales, a new anthology by Kelly Link and Gavin Grant, was an interesting and surprising read. Interesting because, duh, anything the duo behind Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet puts together has to be great. And surprising because nothing on the cover prepared me for its YA-focus.
And let’s talk about the cover, created by Yuko Shimizu, for a second, because it is incredible. Red thistles explode out of line-drawn stems. Blood drips from the maw of a fully-colored toothy black beast as it crouches over a prone, line-drawn man… his prey, we assume. Out of the beast’s back arise feathered wings, again line-drawn. I love the contrast between beast and angel implicit in the central image, but I also love the contrast between areas of saturated color and the line-drawn areas of the image. It’s as if the image is still under construction, as if the story hasn’t quite been set in stone yet.
Which is probably a good metaphor for a lot of the stories contained in Monstrous Affections. After all, they allrevolve around teen protagonists, characters whose stories are still being written. And the emphasis of the collection is as much on “affections” as it is on “monsters.” In these stories, human (or not-so-human) desires can make characters display monstrous characteristics, have monstrous effects on their lives, or even be monstrous — disallowed, verboten, socially unacceptable — themselves. Several of the stories are set in high-school, probably because emotions and their consequences are heightened here. A building full of teenagers, their hormones bubbling like a cauldron, their bodies in the throes of changes they don’t understand and can’t control? Perfect place for Monsters and their nasty Affections to reign supreme.
Monstrous Affections contains some of the usual suspects: demons, fairies, harpies, vampires. Surprisingly, perhaps, no werewolves, the ultimate symbol of freaky puberty (all that hair!). But it also includes some non-European monsters, such as Nalo Hopkinson’s Jamaican ghost and Dylan Horrocks’ Maori river spirit. Other writers created entirely new monsters, like Holly Black’s spider-legged alien who’s really not as bad as he seems. Or G. Carl Purcell’s “mercurials,” beings made of shining silver liquid that burrow into live fat and control the humans they feed upon, who are exactly as bad as they seem.
Not every story thrilled me — a couple of them bored me — but by and large, I enjoyed the anthology a lot. My favorite moments were funny, clever, or shocking by turns. I especially loved:
The quiz in the introduction, which asks you to answer “true” or “false” to the following statement: “It’s kind of creepy the way vampires are always hitting on high-school kids.” (Link’s love of Buffy definitely shows in some of the questions and answers on this quiz.)
The clever list-narrative format in Holly Black’s “Ten Rules for being an Intergalactic Smuggler (The Successful Kind).”
Patrick Ness’s description, in “This Whole Demoning Thing,” of falling out of love with a boy the moment he smiles at you companionably, winks at you, and makes you one of the gang.
Everything about Sarah Rees Brennan’s “Wings in the Morning,” which was such a great love story.
Nic Houser’s “Son of Abyss,” which explores the forces of love, persuasion, terror, and terrible families.
Kelly Link’s teen girls filled to the brim with catty schadenfreude in “The New Boyfriend.” Also, her invention of the robot boyfriend.
The surprising moment of sheer horror in Joshua Lewis’s “The Woods,” when you suddenly see the monster as human and, somehow, he’s more horrible than ever, the way actual serial killers are way scarier than vampires.
*This review originally appeared here at FantasyLiterature.com, where I gave the book 4 stars.
Labels: fantasy, Holly Black, Kelly Link, young adult
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LINKIN PARK PREMIERE NEW LYRIC VIDEO FOR “GUILTY ALL THE SAME”, FIRST SINGLE OFF NEW ALBUM
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The rabble incontinently took to their heels; even the burgomasters were not slow in evacuating the premises, fearing lest the sturdy Peter might issue from his den, and greet them with some unwelcome testimonial of his displeasure. Within three hours after the surrender, a legion of British beef-fed warriors poured into New Amsterdam, taking possession of the fort and batteries.
Docked boat and walked through mud and water to my knees to Kurgomin. Found there had been a small detention hospital of fifteen beds established by Capt. Fortescue in charge of Capt. Watson, R. A. M. C. Good building at Pless for a hospital of fifty or seventy-five beds, which was necessary to be taken over and used as advance base evacuating hospital after Dvina froze.
Lewis E. Jahns - The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki
Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919
In the middle of November when there was a prospect of the Turks evacuating Jerusalem, the officers sold out their stocks of provisions and prices became less prohibitive, but they rose again quickly when it was decided to defend the City, and the cost of food mounted to almost famine prices.
William Thomas Massey - How Jerusalem Was Won
Being the Record of Allenby's Campaign in Palestine
It is sound surgery, in dealing with abscesses, to find, if possible, the direction nature is taking to evacuate pus and be guided by this suggestion in evacuating a pus cavity. In order to cure appendicitis you must remove the cause. Cutting off the appendix, opening an abscess, withholding food till the acute symptoms have passed; such treatment is not removing the cause.
John Henry Tilden - Appendicitis
Hamish had heard of the fall of the fort and the massacre of the evacuating force, and still staggering under the weight of the blow, he reminded Stuart peremptorily enough of the services which Odalie had rendered in venturing forth from the walls under the officer's orders, when he dared not seek to induce a man to volunteer nor constrain one to the duty, and to urge upon his consideration the fact that she might be justly esteemed to have earned her ransom and that of her husband and child.
Mary Noailles Murfree - The Story of Old Fort Loudon
It must be the hospital convoy that was evacuating the castle. Then near daybreak the thudding of horses' hoofs and the wheels of chugging machines thundered through the gates, making the ground tremble. Half an hour afterwards sounded the tramp of multitudes moving at a quick pace, dying away in the depths of the park.
Vicente Blasco Ibáñez - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
McClernand reports that the distance by road, from the camp to the fort, was eight miles. The troops, pulling through the mud, cheered the bombardment by the fleet when it opened. At three o'clock McClernand learned that the enemy were evacuating the fort, and ordered his cavalry to advance if the report was found to be true.
M. F. (Manning Ferguson) Force - From Fort Henry to Corinth
Beloved Father Joachim Haspinger: You know, brother, that all has been in vain; the Austrians are evacuating the country, and the emperor, or rather not the emperor, but his ministers and secretaries, stipulated in the armistice concluded with Bonaparte, that the French and Bavarians should re-enter the Tyrol and recommence the infamous old system.
L. (Luise) Mühlbach - Andreas Hofer
Hasty preparations were made for evacuating the Castle; and long ere the dawn was distinct enough for discovering objects with precision, the ladies, with Major Bellenden, Harrison, Gudyill, and the other domestics, were mounted on the led horses, and others which had been provided in the neighbourhood, and proceeded towards the north, still escorted by four of the insurgent horsemen.
Sir Walter Scott - Old Mortality, Volume 2.
I simply asked from where these people had come, and was told that they were evacuating Daumartin and all the towns on the plain between there and Meaux, which meant that Monthyon, Neufmortier, Penchard, Chauconin, Barcy, Chambry, in fact, all the villages visible from my garden were being evacuated by order of the military powers.
Mildred Aldrich - A Hilltop on the Marne
Being Letters Written June 3-September 8, 1914
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Westworld Post Mortem of “Crisis Theory”
The revolution has begun, but Westworld season three is finished. We were left saddened by Dolores’ sacrifice and wondering if we will see any version of her in the future, as well as shocked by William’s death by his host clone and...
Westworld Post Mortem of “The Absence of Field”
The latest episode of Westworld continued the mystery of who is inside Charlotte and gave us an in-depth look at their identity struggle, as well as revealing Charlotte as an accomplice to Serac (and not the only one!). We also see Caleb discovering...
Westworld Debuts New Season 3 Trailer at San Diego Comic Con!
Westworld held a panel to discuss season three at San Diego Comic Con yesterday, and not only did they give us some intriguing tidbits about what’s in store, they also released a new trailer! Check it out below!
Westworld Panel Announced for San Diego Comic Con 2019!
Just last week we reported that Westworld would be returning to San Diego Comic Con in July, and now we have the details to share! HBO has released the schedule for a panel and autograph session with showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, as well...
More Westworld Set Photos Tease a New Park for Season 3!
Filming is underway on Westworld‘s third season, and so far the set pictures and the first trailer have been focused on Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) in the world outside of the park. We haven’t been given any hints about the storylines for...
Westworld Roundup: More Nominations for Thandie Newton, Tessa Thompson on Avoiding Spoilers, New VFX Breakdown Video
We have a few more months before production begins on Westworld‘s third season, but we do have a few tidbits of news to share while we wait. The accolades for Thandie Newton‘s performance in season two keep piling up as she secures two...
Westworld Actors Receive Considerable Pay Raises for Season 3
We finally have more Westworld news to share! No, they haven’t started filming, but we may be getting closer as four of the main cast members – Jeffrey Wright, Evan Rachel Wood, Ed Harris, and Thandie Newton – have secured...
Thandie Newton Unsure of Maeve’s Return in Westworld Season 3
As we await production news for Westworld season three, we aren’t the only ones anxious for information. Most of the cast is also in the dark about the upcoming season. In a new interview, Thandie Newton admits she doesn’t know where the...
Westworld Roundup: Thandie Newton Shocked by Emmy Win; Cast Members React to Aaron Paul News
Westworld news is few and far between these days, but we do have some tidbits to share after last week’s Emmy Awards. Thandie Newton admits her surprise at her Emmy win, and she and several other Westworld actors share their feelings about...
Westworld at the Emmys: Red Carpet Looks and Interviews; Thandie Newton Wins for Supporting Actress
It was a star studded affair at last night’s 70th Primetime Emmy Awards, and the Westworld cast shined on the red (sorry, gold) carpet. While the show only brought home one of the awards for which they were nominated – bringing the total...
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Paddy McGuinness
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Roughcut Television for ITV1, 30 June to 11 August 2012 (7 episodes in 1 series + 1 unaired)
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Eris 136199 (BAF001)
‘Eris 136199’ (BAF001) © 2018 Han-earl Park
October 9, 2018: Eris 136199’s eponymous album is out now (compact disc and digital download)! Eris 136199 is the quick-reacting cyborg virtuosity of Han-earl Park, the mighty melodic imagination and big tenor sound of Catherine Sikora, and the diamond-cut precision and grind-meets-experimentalism of Nick Didkovsky.
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November 17, 2020: Eris 136199’s latest album is out now (compact disc and digital download)! Eris 136199 is the chaotic snap’n’pop of Han-earl Park’s cyborg virtuosity, the symphonies of power…
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Kaleidoscopic, thuggish, optical retina-effect astringent free jazz…. [More…]
— Paul Khimasia Morgan (The Sound Projector)
In a field of experimentation and free music, Eris 136199 stands as singular. [More…]
— John Pietaro (The New York City Jazz Record)
Exquisitely constructed, spontaneously messed-up, endless depth, kind of like letting an insane brain surgeon in through your ear. [More…]
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“Yo man, you ever been hit by a car?” “Yeah, but maybe we should listen to this album I just picked up before I tell you about it.” [More…]
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Formed in New York in 2012, Eris 136199 is the quick-reacting cyborg virtuosity of Han-earl Park (Sirene 1009), the mighty melodic imagination and big tenor sound of Catherine Sikora (Clockwork Mercury), and the diamond-cut precision and grind-meets-experimentalism of Nick Didkovsky (Doctor Nerve). Recorded during the 2017 European tour, Eris 136199’s eponymous album is the trio’s followup to their debut recording Anomic Aphasia (SLAMCD 559, 2015) which was described as “a beautiful noise” (KFJC 89.7 FM) and “atmospheric as to become almost frightening” (The New York City Jazz Record).
Noise multiplies via telephone futz, riding the transcontinental signal; a clockwork tight-rope walker dances, navigating (gears shift and gear grind) tension; and, above all, rises the Big Note around which we all fall to orbit.
Han-earl Park variously occupies the role of Eris 136199’s drummer, bassist, and second horn-player. He is the instigator and mastermind behind Eris 136199, as well as groups like Sirene 1009 (with Dominic Lash, Mark Sanders and Caroline Pugh), and co-conspirator in projects with Richard Barrett and others. Park is navigator-engineer of the interactive, with playing that is by turns accommodating and interventionist. Changing direction and turning on a dime, Park demonstrates, with little more than a guitar, volume pedal and amplifier, a mutable, physical virtuosity.
In contrast, Nick Didkovsky creates anthems of glitch and distortion, playing the (analog and digital) signal chain from vibrating string to vibrating speaker via pedals and tube saturation. Demonstrating a deep understanding of rock, noise and experimentalism, Didkovsky rides the line between process-based mutations and heavy-rock riffage. Best known for his avant-metal big band Doctor Nerve, Didkovsky is also an active composer, working with ensembles such as Bang On A Can All Stars, ETHEL, and the Meridian Arts Ensemble, and the author of Java Music Specification Language, a system for algorithmic composition and real-time computer music.
Completing the trio is improviser, composer, saxophonist Catherine Sikora. Seated stage-center, Sikora brings a deep melodic and harmonic intelligence to the performances. In addition to long-standing collaborations with Eric Mingus, Christopher Culpo, Stanley Zappa, and Brian Chase, Sikora’s big, bold sound, and extraordinary melodic sense, has been in demand with artists such as Enrique Haneine, Elliott Sharp, and Ross Hammond. That same sound and technique grounds Eris, simultaneously rooting it in tradition while continually stepping beyond its borders.
Recorded with clarity and punch by Troels Bech and Charlie McGovern, and beautifully mastered by the amazing Richard Scott, the album presents two near-complete sets; from earlier in the tour (Copenhagen), and from the final date of the tour (Newcastle).
Update: thanks to everyone who pre-ordered! The pre-order period is now over, and the bonus album, Cryptogenic Animals, is no longer available to download. And free and exclusive to pre-orders of the album: the download-only Cryptogenic Animals. Recorded live in Cheltenham a day after Copenhagen, two days before Newcastle, Cryptogenic Animals, offers a unique opportunity to track the evolution of this improvising trio during the 2017 European tour, showcasing the trio’s adaptability to context, and creativity born from the contingent. [Listen/about Cryptogenic Animals…]
Han-earl Park (guitar), Catherine Sikora (saxophone), and Nick Didkovsky (guitar).
Therianthropy I (≥ 3:43), Therianthropy II (8:56), Therianthropy III (3:55), Therianthropy IV (6:30), Adaptive Radiation I (6:44), Adaptive Radiation II (8:48), Adaptive Radiation III (5:54), Universal Greebly (10:58), Hypnagogia I (8:03), Hypnagogia II (4:45). Total duration ≥ 68:25.
Music by Han-earl Park, Catherine Sikora and Nick Didkovsky.
Tracks 1–4, 9 and 10 recorded live November 2, 2017, Bryggekælderen, Copenhagen.
Live-mix by Troels Bech. Recorded by Troels Bech.
Tracks 5–8 recorded live November 5, 2017, The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle.
Recorded by Charlie McGovern. Mixed by Han-earl Park.
Mastered by Richard Scott.
Copenhagen performance presented by Jazz Club Loco and Jvtlandt.
Newcastle performance presented by Jazz North East.
Thanks to Troels, Charlie, Richard, and Chris Trent; to Melanie L Marshall, Josh Sinton, Cath Roberts, Franziska Schroeder, Richard Barrett, Caroline Pugh, Alex Fiennes, John Pope, Don Mount, Scott Friedlander and Kevin Reilly; to Jakob Drong Jensen and everyone at Jazz Club Loco; Jonas Vognsen of Jvtlandt; Wesley Stephenson, Paul Bream and everyone at Jazz North East; Corey Mwamba of OUT FRONT!; Stuart Wilding, Mark Unsworth, Anthea Millier, Jamie Dawson and everyone at Xposed Club; Verband für aktuelle Musik Hamburg; Rica Zinn and the crew of MS Stubnitz; Mike Borella of Avant Music News; and Cisco Bradley of Jazz Right Now.
And a big, big thanks to the backers of our Kickstarter project for their awe-inspiring generosity!
© + ℗ 2018 Han-earl Park.
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Cryptogenic Animals [details…]
Performers: Han-earl Park (guitar), Catherine Sikora (saxophone), and Nick Didkovsky (guitar).
Track listing: Cryptogenic Animals I (5:26), Cryptogenic Animals II (6:46), Cryptogenic Animals III (5:01), Monkey Wrench I (6:09), Monkey Wrench II (7:59), Spherical Cow I (7:30), Spherical Cow II (3:05), Dendrobranchiata Murmurationis I (3:18), Dendrobranchiata Murmurationis II (5:10). Total duration: 50:23.
Update: the pre-order period is now over, and Cryptogenic Animals is no longer available to download. Thanks to everyone who pre-ordered!
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Eris 136199 plays on the crossroads of noise, melody, rhythm, space, density, contrast, synchronicity, asymmetry, serendipity and contradiction. Eris 136199 is the corporeal, cyborg virtuosity of constructor and guitarist Han-earl Park; the noisy, unruly complexity of composer, computer artist and guitarist Nick Didkovsky; and the no-nonsense melodic logic of composer and saxophonist Catherine Sikora.
Together, Park, Didkovsky and Sikora forge an improvisative space where melody can be melody, noise can be noise, meter can be meter, metal becomes metal, bluegrass turns to bluegrass, jazz transforms into jazz, all there, all necessary without imploding under idiomatic pressures. [More about the trio…]
Improviser, guitarist and constructor Han-earl Park (박한얼) has been crossing borders and performing fuzzily idiomatic, on occasion experimental, always traditional, open improvised musics for twenty years. He has performed in clubs, theaters, art galleries, concert halls, and (ad-hoc) alternative spaces across Europe and the USA.
Ensembles include Sirene 1009 with Dominic Lash, Mark Sanders and Caroline Pugh, Mathilde 253 with Charles Hayward and Ian Smith, Eris 136199 with Nick Didkovsky and Catherine Sikora, and Numbers with Richard Barrett. Park is the constructor of the machine improviser io 0.0.1 beta++, and instigator of Metis 9, a playbook of improvisative tactics. He has performed with Wadada Leo Smith, Paul Dunmall, Evan Parker, Lol Coxhill, Josh Sinton, Louise Dam Eckardt Jensen, Gino Robair, Tim Perkis, Andrew Drury, Pat Thomas and Franziska Schroeder, and as part of large ensembles led by Wadada Leo Smith, Evan Parker and Pauline Oliveros.
Festival appearances include Freedom of the City (London), Brilliant Corners (Belfast), ISIM (New York), dialogues festival (Edinburgh), CEAIT (Los Angeles) and Sonic Acts (Amsterdam). His recordings have been released by labels including SLAM Productions, Creative Sources and DUNS Limited Edition.
Park teaches improvisation at University College Cork, and founded and curated Stet Lab, a space for improvised music in Cork.
Saxophonist, improviser and composer Catherine Sikora was born and raised in West Cork, Ireland. Self taught to begin with, she moved to New York City to study and play with great improvisers.
Sikora works in a broad range of settings, from highly complex composed music, to folk songs, to free improvisation. She works regularly with Eric Mingus, Enrique Haneine, Brian Chase, Han-earl Park, Stanley Zappa, Christopher Culpo and Ross Hammond, as well as actively pursuing solo performance.
In the past few years Sikora has toured in Canada, the United States, Europe and Australia. She was a featured soloist in Eric Mingus’ radical reimagining of Tommy by the Who (Adelaide Festival 2015), and was artist in residence at the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris for the fall of 2014, working on a project inspired by stories from her female ancestors. Catherine’s first solo album Jersey was released on Relative Pitch Records in July 2016.
“Sikora has invited us into her musical world, and like the neighbor from Queens, it is our good fortune to be in its midsts.”
— Paul Acquaro (Free Jazz)
“Sikora resembles [Evan] Parker on tenor saxophone in that she has created a personal language in which she sublimates technique according to what she wants to achieve and maintains a discernible relationship to the free jazz tradition in her syntax; she recalls another English saxophonist, John Butcher, in her absolute control and deployment of overtones. Where she remains distinct from both Butcher and Parker is in how she incorporates such dissonance into a stream of delicate abstract lyricism. -John Sharpe, New York City Jazz Record”
— John Sharpe (New York City Jazz Record)
Nick Didkovsky is a guitarist, composer, and computer music programmer. His non-didactic approach to combining human and machine creativity is a unique musical fingerprint. Didkovsky has composed new music for Kathleen Supove, Ethel, Bang on a Can All-Stars, Meridian Arts Ensemble, New Century Players, ARTE Quartett, his own bands Doctor Nerve, Vomit Fist, Häßliche Luftmasken, and others. His compositions and guitar performances appear on more than 50 records.
For over 30 years, Doctor Nerve has fueled Didkovsky’s intricate compositions with the energy of rock, often challenging the boundaries between heavy metal, contemporary music, and improvisation. Doctor Nerve has released nine albums of more than 50 of his compositions. The band has performed at numerous festivals including FIMAV, the Moers Festival, Musique Action, Creative Time, MIMI Festival, and ‘Whitney Live’ at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
As a guitarist and composer, Didkovsky was a member of the Fred Frith Guitar Quartet, contributing twelve compositions to its repertoire. Didkovsky’s electric guitar compositions continue to be performed by newer ensembles such as Dither Quartet, E-Werk, and Fracture Guitar Quartet, and by soloists such as Kevin Gallagher, Marco Cappelli, and Wiek Hijmans. As a soloist, he has performed at numerous events such as Bang On A Can festival, Guitarévolutions in Montreal, New Ballet festival at the Miller Theatre, and John Zorn’s East Asian Bar Bands. His 2015 Residency at The Stone in NYC resulted in numerous premiere performances of new works.
Collaborating with computer music pioneer Phil Burk, Didkovsky began developing Java Music Specification Language in 1997.
“Musicians (and listeners) who approach Didkovsky’s work find that part of the challenge derives from his mastery of unpredictability.”
— Linda Leseman (The Village Voice)
Also from Eris 136199
Peculiar Velocities (BAF002) [details…]
Personnel: Han-earl Park (guitar), Catherine Sikora (saxophone) and Nick Didkovsky (guitar).
Track listing: Ballad of Tensegrity I (≥ 5:12), Ballad of Tensegrity II (2:28), Peculiar Velocities I (3:46), Peculiar Velocities II (3:36), Sleeping Dragon (5:22), D-Loop I (≥ 6:16), D-Loop II (5:13), Polytely I (≥ 5:01), Polytely II: Breakdown (5:33), Anagnorisis I (2:09), Anagnorisis II (2:19). Total duration ≥ 46:54.
Anomic Aphasia (SLAMCD 559) [details…]
Personnel: Han-earl Park (guitar), Catherine Sikora (tenor and soprano saxophones), Nick Didkovsky (guitar; tracks 1 and 5), and Josh Sinton (baritone saxophone and bass clarinet; tracks 2–4).
Track listing: Monopod (27:19), Pleonasm (Metis 9) (17:08), Flying Rods (Metis 9) (7:41), Hydraphon (7:34), StopCock (10:54). Total duration: 70:33.
© 2015 Han-earl Park. ℗ 2015 SLAM Productions.
Eris 136199 T-shirt (limited edition) [details…]
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02-19-20: added reviews.
10-09-18: released!
03-04-19: add T-shirt.
03-24-19: add The Complete Eris 136199.
11-02-20: update discography with the addition of Peculiar Velocities.
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site update: Eris 136199
The (provisional) project page for Eris 136199 (Nick Didkovsky: guitar; Han-earl Park: guitar; and Catherine Sikora: saxophones) is now live:
Eris 136199 is the noisy, unruly complexity of composer, computer artist and guitarist Nick Didkovsky, the corporeal, cyborg virtuosity of constructor and guitarist Han-earl Park, and the no-nonsense melodic logic of composer and saxophonist Catherine Sikora. Eris 136199 plays on the crossroads of noise, melody, rhythm, space, density, contrast, synchronicity, asymmetry, serendipity and contradiction.
A composer who enjoys blurry boundaries, Nick Didkovsky founded the avant-rock big band Doctor Nerve, and is a member of Swim This with Gerry Hemingway and Michael Lytle. He is a pioneer of small-systems computer music, and has composed music for ensemble including Bang On A Can All-Stars and the California EAR Unit.
Described by Brian Morton as “a musical philosopher… a delightful shape-shifter”, Han-earl Park is drawn to real-time cyborg configurations in which artifacts and bodies collide. He has performed with some of the finest practitioners of improvised music, is part of Mathilde 253 with Charles Hayward and Ian Smith, and Numbers with Richard Barrett.
Catherine Sikora is “a free-blowing player’s player with a spectacular harmonic imagination and an evolved understanding of the tonal palette of the saxophone” (Chris Elliot, Seacoast Online). She has long-standing duo projects with Eric Mingus and with Ziv Ravitz, and performs as part of ensembles led by Elliott Sharp, François Grillot and Matt Lavelle.
Together, Didkovsky, Park and Sikora forges an improvisative space where melody can be melody, noise can be noise, meter can be meter, metal becomes metal, bluegrass turns to bluegrass, jazz transforms into jazz, all there, all necessary without imploding under idiomatic pressures.
[Eris 136199 page…]
Eris 136199 is performing later this month (July 24, 2012) at Freddy’s Bar (Brooklyn). See the performance diary for up-to-date info.
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Edith Peters
"This Is the Moment" was originally released as the B-side of "Lord Please Hear my Prayer", a rare 45 published by Cipiti Records, written by Tony Benn Feghaly and Sante Palumbo, it's an amazing gospel-soul song interpreted by Edith Peters. In only two minutes and a half The Sante Palumbo Orchestra accompanies Peters’ entrancing voice, delivering a groovy and intense interpretation. The original 1973 version of the song is here featured as a B-side, while Gerardo Frisina signs the A-side of this reissue with a rework of the track – doubling the length and adding his signature rhythm patterns.A quite unknown artist, Edith Peters was active between the 50s and 70s, singing as a member of the Peters Sisters, and as an actress, after marrying her Italian agent in 1958, she moved to Italy where she starred in several movies, TV series and ads.In 1973 Sante Palumbo wrote and arranged a couple of songs for Edith Peters, perhaps with the aim of promoting her solo career. It was the same he released “Sway”, which was destined to become a cult LP.“This Is the Moment” was originally released as the B-side of “Lord Please Hear my Prayer”, a rare 45 published by Cipiti Records. On Cipiti she had already released her rendition of “Speak Softly, Love”, a theme from “The Godfather” soundtrack, though her career was at that time orientated more toward her activity as a TV and movie actress. And when the single was released, it was rapidly overshadowed by more important releases like “The Dark Side Of The Moon” by Pink Floyd.And it is a shame, since “This Is the Moment”, written by Tony Benn Feghaly (erroneously credited as ‘T. B. Feghall’ in the original release) and Sante Palumbo, is an amazing gospel-soul song. In only two minutes and a half The Sante Palumbo Orchestra accompanies Peters’ entrancing voice, delivering a groovy and intense interpretation – a richness that requires multiple listen to grasp all the nuances of this stunningly orchestrated piece.The original 1973 version of the song is here featured as a B-side, while Gerardo Frisina signs the A-side of this reissue with a rework of the track – doubling the length and adding his signature rhythm patterns.
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"Synthi Time" is perhaps one of the most suitable albums - within Umiliani's incredibly vast discography - to fully appreciate the composing and experimental genius of the Maestro. For once away from the classic soundtracks that made him popular, this project veers away also from refined works of library music such as "Genti e paesi del mondo" (People and countries of the world) or "Problemi d'oggi" (Today's issues), released under the moniker of Zalla. In this case, we like to imagine him absorbed in his Sound Work Shop studio, experimenting with synthesizers with the same enthusiasm of a newbie in search of the perfect sound. Without renouncing to pop(ular) elements, Umiliani seems almost to anticipate (or at least to be fully consistent with) the sound research that will characterize the careers of musicians such as Roedelius and Moebius in Germany.As the same subtitle reveals, this was 'a new way of making music' through the use of the electronic synthesizer - this happening in 1971 - with occasional interventions by the spinet and the Hammond organ. And, with the exception of other little masterpieces such as "Il mondo dei Romani and Tra scienza e fantascienza", the most 'avant-garde' Umiliani can be found here, among tracks such as "Synthi grottesco", the outstanding "Synthetic Water", "Synthi pianola" and "Synthi pastorale", excellent examples of a Maestro exploring new sounds and the future of the music. Often forgotten and overlooked even by those self-proclaimed Umiliani lovers and fans, "Synthi Time" is actually one of his best works.This was 'a new way of making music' through the use of the electronic synthesizer - this happening in 1971 - with occasional interventions by the spinet and the Hammond organ. The most 'avant-garde' Umiliani can be found here, with excellent examples of a Maestro exploring new sounds and the future of the music.
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5. Synthi Dance
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4. Synthi Bossa Nova
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Angeli Bianchi Angeli Neri
"Angeli bianchi... angeli neri" is one of the best results of the collaboration between Piero Umiliani and director Luigi Scattini. Filmed in Brazil, "Angeli bianchi... angeli neri" (also known as "Witchcraft 70") is one of Scattini's most popular mondo films. However in an exagerated way, as was common at the time, the aim of the movie was to document the world of black magic, devil worshipping and pagan rituals. Through the years it has reached the status of "cult movie" along with "Mondo cane" ("A Dog's World") and "Africa addio".Without any doubt, some of its success is to be attributed to one of the most beautiful soundtracks composed by Umiliani. The soundtrack was recorded in part in Brazil, with local musicians and instruments, and in part in Rome, with the collaboration of the talents of Edda Dell'Orso, Nora Orlandi and Alessandro Alessandroni and his Cantori Moderni. The music reflects samba and bossa nova influences and emphasizes the composer's ability in orchestrating the whole in a new and personal style. A special mention must go to the incredibile psychedelic "Streghe a convegno", which seems to have stemmed from a Tropicalist masterpiece of the time, to "La foresta incantata" in which Orlandi gives a superb vocal interpretation, to the percussive "Macumba" (where it is Dell'Orso's turn) and last to "Toccata e samba" which is a happy and daring mix between Bach and samba.As Scattini himself states in an interview: "I firmly believe that this is one of the most beautiful soundtracks composed by Piero. It is a mix of bossa, samba and ambient music, not aimed at underlying or accompanying the scenes, at times crude and violent, but at arising in the spectator the very same emotions I had experienced while directing". It will be the same for you also ...
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42 Vyapam-related deaths: the families speak out
Charu Kartikeya | Updated on: 13 February 2017, 3:16 IST
As deaths connected to the Vyapam scam mount, families of the deceased are blaming the MP police. Read more
42 people connected to the Vyapam scam have died, and their kin are alleging foul play. Here is their story
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Forty-two people related to the Vyapam scam in MP - witnesses and accused - have died.
State govt and ministers insist these are natural deaths.
Families of the deceased now allege that the state machinery has failed them.
The allegations
Despite several unanswered questions, police haven\'t treated the deaths as suspicious.
In some cases, basic procedures like checking call details of victims have not been followed.
Some family members say this is being done to protect high-profile persons associated with the scam.
Calls for a CBI probe are growing by the day.
The admission
SIT chief Chandresh Bhushan admits that possibility of murder can not be ruled out in the 25 cases it is probing.
He insists these will be probed and a full report submitted to the High Court.
More in the story
Detailed circumstances of death.
Voices of several families.
Discrepancies between police account and family accounts of death.
Forty-two people, including witnesses and accused, connected with the Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh have died.
It is no surprise that the controversy surrounding the scam rages on.
And yet, the state government and the courts in MP have been reluctant to order a CBI inquiry, despite the fact that so many deaths are bound to impact the prosecution.
While the government and its ministers mumble on about these being 'natural' deaths, the relatives of some of the deceased have begun to speak out.
Their voices are not just testimonies of grief but laments against an insensitive system. A system, they claim, that can destroy entire families overnight and pretend to be helpless in unearthing the truth.
The families of the dead blame the police for not doing enough to dig out the truth behind the mysterious deaths of their loved ones.
In some cases, even basic investigative procedures like accessing the call details of the victims were not carried out. What the investigation so far shows is that, essentially, the police has not looked at these deaths as suspicious, even though there are several unanswered questions about them.
Namrata Damore - thrown from a train?
Consider the case of Namrata Damore, whose body was recovered from the railway tracks near Ujjain on 7 January 2012.
Namrata was a student in the 2011 batch of the MGM Medical College, Indore. The list released by Vyapam, which features names of people selected through fraudulent means, carries her name.
Her father Mehtab Singh Damore alleges his daughter's death was not an accident.
"She was pushed to her death from a train, but the police did not conduct a proper investigation because those whom we suspect belong to influential families," he says.
In some cases, basic investigative procedures like accessing the victims' call details were not carried out
Mehtab had approached the High Court after the then-SP of Ujjain, Rakesh Gupta, had closed the file saying it was a case of suicide.
Namrata's parents appealed to the court to order a CBI probe, but the court ordered the Ujjain SP to submit a report within four weeks. An appeal was also sent out the Madhya Pradesh chief minister and home minister, but to no avail.
Police officials insisted Namrata committed suicide. When her call details were examined, it showed that the last conversation she had had was with Vishal, a student of Gwalior Medical College and another friend named Yash.
The police questioned both. They said Namrata had asked them book a train ticket for her. They also questioned Namrata's co-traveller Shraddha, who also did not say anything about Namrata having any reason to commit suicide.
Indore-based whistle-blower Dr Anand Rai said Vishal himself was a suspect in the 2009-batch admission list and was under arrest. Rai claimed Namrata's post-mortem report confirmed forceful intercourse.
All this, put together, suggest that Namrata may have been raped and thrown on the tracks, but there is currently no investigation on these lines.
Tarun Machhaar - road accident?
Tarun Machhaar's death was also suspicious. In September 2013, Tarun died in a fatal road accident just after being summoned by the Special Task Force for questioning.
Experts believe Tarun's questioning would have led to the arrest of several others involved in the scam.
His parents are residents of a small village in Ratlam district. His father, Prabhu Dayal Machhaar, is a veterinary doctor while mother Mehtaab is a teacher in a government-run primary school.
Prabhu Dayal says, "We haven't even been able to find out who was driving the bike that day."
Tarun and a friend were going to have dinner on a motorcycle in the Kolar area of Bhopal. They were hit and run over by a vehicle which, till date, has not been identified.
After losing their son, the parents have said they do not have the strength to fight.
Lalit Kumar Golaria - thrown from a bridge?
Lalit was a final-year student in Gajra Raja Medical College, Gwalior, whose body was found on 16 January 2015 under a bridge in Morena district.
He is said to have had important information about an inter-state gang related to medical entrance examinations.
Lalit had been suspended from the college following the appearance of his name in the scam. The Special Investigating Team had arrested him too, but he was released on bail on 4 January.
The police say he ended his life by jumping from the bridge as he was despondent after his name cropped up in the Vyapam scam.
However, his family members insist they never got any inkling of his despondency, and that he never discussed the scam with them.
Family members say they do not know whether somebody pushed Lalit from the bridge or whether he jumped. But, just two hours before his death, he had called and asked for Rs 3,000.
He did not turn up to take the money; instead, news of his death arrived.
Police say a suicide note was found on him, in which he has not held anybody responsible for his death.
Ramendra Singh Bhadauria - suicide?
Ramendra's father Narayan Singh Bhadauria says, "Vyapam destroyed my family. My son was first declared an impostor and, when he died, the STF gave him a clean chit. By then, my wife had also passed away, grief-stricken over the death of our son.
"About his death, police say that he killed himself because of a failed love affair. When we were ready to get him married to the girl he loved, why would he commit suicide?"
Narayan's wife was unable to cope with the loss and, five days after Ramendra's death, she consumed acid and killed herself.
Narayan says the SIT and the KC Agarwal probe committee are responsible for destroying his family.
He says he couldn't even pay his son's fees on time and had taken a loan for his education. "Please tell me how would I have arranged lakhs of rupees for a fake admission?"
SIT chief says the possibility of murder can not be ruled out in 25 cases, and that these will be probed
He insists Ramendra had cleared the PMT through hard work, but was accused of clearing it through fake means.
This allegation, he says, had shattered the morale of his son and the entire family. The son slipped into depression and was found hanging on 7 January 2015.
The SIT had taken his signature and photographs at 40 places, but when it heard of his death, it gave him a clean chit.
Vijay Singh Patel - found dead in a hotel
Vijay, a resident of Chaukhda in Rewa district, was an accused in three cases. He was released from Bhopal Central Jail in April 2015 on bail.
Father Chhotelal Singh Patel said Vijay had left for Bhopal on 16 April, saying he will go to Kanker to meet his wife. After that, his phone was switched off.
Vijay was to appear in a Bhopal court on 17 April. This was the day he last spoke to his lawyer, Rajneesh Baraiya. Vijay told him he was in the train and would reach in two hours, but he did not reach.
Police found Vijay's body on 28 April from a lodge in Kanker. Only Rs 30 and his driving licence were found by his side. His bag and mobile were missing.
Chhotelal asks, "After speaking to his lawyer on the phone, why did Vijay fail to meet him? In Kanker, he was supposed to meet his wife. How did he land up in that lodge? He had taken a four-bed room. Why would a single person take such a large room? Where did his bag and mobile disappear? Why didn't police check CCTV footage of the lodge?
"Vijay was being pressurised by people connected to the scam not to give testimony. The numbers of these people an easily be found by looking at his call details. Why hasn't the police accessed his call details till today?"
Chhotelal alleges that Vijay was abducted and taken to the Kanker lodge, where he was murdered and his belongings removed. He says Vijay's bag contained important documents related to the scam.
Twenty-five cases 'suspicious'
SIT chief Chandresh Bhushan has now admitted on record that over 40 deaths related to Vyapam have taken place, which include 25 deaths related to those cases that the SIT is probing.
He said the possibility of murder can not be ruled out in these 25 cases, and that these will be probed and a full report submitted to the High Court.
However, leaders of opposition parties and whistle-blowers in the case consistently maintain that the MP police will not be able to do justice to this probe and it is imperative that a central agency like the CBI takes over.
Even as fresh PILs have been filed in the Supreme Court calling for the same, it remains to be seen whether the apex court will be favourably inclined. Only an independent probe into these deaths will be able to unravel the mystery behind them.
With inputs from Patrika team.
First published: 2 July 2015, 3:19 IST
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Charu Kartikeya @CharuKeya
Assistant Editor at Catch, Charu enjoys covering politics and uncovering politicians. Of nine years in journalism, he spent six happily covering Parliament and parliamentarians at Lok Sabha TV and the other three as news anchor at Doordarshan News. A Royal Enfield enthusiast, he dreams of having enough time to roar away towards Ladakh, but for the moment the only miles he's covering are the 20-km stretch between home and work.
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Home » National News » Nitin Gadkari urges private sector to invest in expressways, waterways, clean Ganga projects
Nitin Gadkari urges private sector to invest in expressways, waterways, clean Ganga projects
News Agencies | Updated on: 16 December 2018, 12:24 IST
Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari has urged the private sector to invest liberally in the development of expressways, waterways, irrigation projects and 'Clean Ganga Mission'.
Addressing the 91st Annual General Meeting of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on Saturday, Gadkari said that for the development of expressways, the government had brought down the cost of land acquisition drastically to Rs 80 lakh per km from Rs 7.5 crore per km earlier.
Inviting industry to consider building industrial corridors along the expressways in view of the reduced land acquisition and labour cost, the minister added that the land can even be made available for Indian Railways for bullet trains routes.
He said the access controlled expressway of Delhi would reduce automotive pollution by 60 percent in the city as the traffic will pass through the external ring roads without entering Delhi. The Bangalore-Chennai expressway would be operational from January next year and the 12-lane Bombay-Delhi expressway, currently under construction, would reduce the distance between the two metros by 120 km. He suggested the use of methanol and LNG as fuel to reduce the cost of logistics which is 16-18 per cent as of now.
Asserting that the government had decided to convert 111 rivers into waterways, Gadkari sought industry's cooperation in transport of goods on waterways which would reduce the cost of transport to Re 1 per km, as against road transport cost of Rs 10 per km. and railways at Rs 6 per km.
He said under the 'Clean Ganga Mission', about 10-15 per cent of the 280 projects had been completed. A total of 150 bio-digester units were to be installed along the river to upgrade the sanitary conditions.
Speaking about the Ganga rejuvenation, he said that by March-end 2019, close to 80 per cent of the river would be clean and in the following year the Ganga would be fully clean.
He urged Indian industry to contribute to the mission through electronic fund transfer and help create employment opportunities for the local populace.
The minister said that his ministry will be starting the cleaning work in Yamuna shortly. WAPCOS has signed a MoU with the Australian company Dopplemayr, having technical expertise in building ropeways, cable cars for enhancing the public transportation in hilly areas like Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh thus positively impacting tourism in these states.
He said that the government is collaborating with a Russian company for the feasibility of introducing airboats. A pilot would be taken up on January 26, 2019, on river Yamuna from Delhi to Taj Mahal. The duration taken is expected to be one hour at an estimated speed of 80 km. per hour.
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Cybersecurity, IP Addressing, Whois
The Tor Project has been synonymous with the Deep Web, as it is a primary method by which users can access hidden portions of the Internet. Besides traffic encryption, an additional feature that gives Tor users anonymity is that their network traffic passes through several nodes, making the real source unidentifiable. more
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Verisign Q3 2020 Domain Name Industry Brief: Internet Grows to 370.7M Domain Name Registrations
DNS, Domain Names, Registry Services, New TLDs
Today, we released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which shows that the third quarter of 2020 closed with 370.7 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 0.6 million domain name registrations, or 0.2 percent, compared to the second quarter of 2020. Domain name registrations have grown by 10.8 million, or 3.0 percent, year over year. more
By Verisign
What Subdomains Lookup Revealed About Thousands of Microsoft-Related Subdomains
Cybersecurity, Domain Management, DNS, Domain Names, Brand Protection
Microsoft is among the most imitated brands globally. Running the company's popular product and service names, such as LinkedIn, Office365, and Windows, on a subdomains lookup tool, we uncovered 7,900 related subdomains. more
Business Email Compromise Attacks: The Big Phishing Scam That's Easily Missed
Cyberattack, Cybercrime, Email, Brand Protection
Business email compromise (BEC) attacks are arguably the most sophisticated of all email phishing attacks, and some of the most costly. From 2016-2018, BEC alone made $5.3 billion, but it's not an attack that everyone is familiar with. more
By CSC
Donuts Inc. to Acquire Afilias, Inc.
Domain Names, Registry Services, New TLDs
Donuts Inc., the global leader in next generation top-level domains (TLD) and digital identity, today announces that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Afilias, Inc. for an undisclosed sum. more
By Afilias
Thousands of Government-Related Subdomains Revealed in Subdomains Search
Domain Management, Domain Names, Whois
Elections and other events related to the government typically drive a great amount of Internet activity. Considering the domain name space, we found 4,197 subdomains related to the U.S. elections and the government in general. more
10 Common Digital Threats to Businesses
Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Domain Management, DNS, DNS Security, Domain Names, Brand Protection
The year 2020 has created an increased impetus for change - especially as companies embrace digital transformation at an accelerated pace. Cybercriminals have also upped their game, switching their attention to hot targets such as healthcare and pharmaceutical brands. more
3-Phase Approach to .BRAND Strategy – Socialization, Experimentation, Implementation
Domain Management, Domain Names, Brand Protection
A year after KPMG migrated all their webpages under home.kpmg, the Brand Registry Group interviewed them to talk about the impact. In the interview, KPMG shares how planning and communication are key in changing to a .BRAND domain name. Their experience ties in nicely to CSC’s three-phase .BRAND approach. more
Attack Surface Analysis: Most Blacklisted IP Addresses Scrutinized
Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, DNS, Domain Names, Brand Protection, IP Addressing, Whois
The attack surface of every Internet user gets wider every day, but it doesn't mean there's nothing that can be done about it. For one, analyzing possible attack vectors, such as suspicious or malicious domain names and IP addresses, can help with attack surface management. more
Attack Surface Analysis of 3 Social Media Giants
Cyberattack, Cybersecurity, Domain Management, DNS, Domain Names, Brand Protection, Whois
Cybercrime is first and foremost financially motivated. Cybercriminals look for lucrative targets, including social media networks with hundreds of millions of monthly active users. We put this perspective to the test by analyzing the domain attack surface of three of today's largest social media platforms. more
Third-Party Vendor Risk Management: A Look into Top Couriers' Digital Footprint
Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Domain Management, DNS, Domain Names, Brand Protection, Whois
Just as no man is an island, no company can perform core functions without other organizations' help. This fact is highlighted in today's age of outsourcing, partnership, and third-party connections. Unfortunately, threat actors have also found a massive opportunity in these relationships. more
Attack Surface Reduction: Scrutiny of the Top Payment Processing Companies
Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Domain Management, Domain Names, Brand Protection, Whois
Almost every transaction on the Internet is riddled with risks, and the use of online payment processing platforms is no exception. With more people opting to transact online and use digital wallets, threat actors have much to gain by targeting online payment processing platforms. more
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Bill St. Arnaud is a Green IT networking consultant who works with clients on a variety of subjects such as the next generation research and education and Internet networks. He also works with clients to develop practical solutions to reduce GHG emissions such as free broadband and electrical highways (See http://green-broadband.blogspot.com/) . For more about me please see http://infoexecutive.itincanada.ca/index.php?cid=308&id=11577.
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Architectural Details and Routing Protocols for Energy Internet
Related Topics: Web
The Energy Internet is based on the same principles as that of the classic Internet except that energy rather data packets are routed between sources and destinations. It sometimes also referred to as mico-grids or nano-grids, but generally these terms are a misnomer as they really refer to a smaller version of the traditional electrical grid. Traditional power systems are passive, hierarchical and for the most part have no intelligence or management. more
By Bill St. Arnaud
Major New Funding Opportunities for Internet Researchers and R&E Networks
Related Topics: Access Providers, Broadband, Networks, Telecom
Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) is a new policy program that was developed at the Bali United Nations Climate Change Conference. As opposed to the much maligned programs like CDM and other initiatives NAMA refers to a set of policies and actions that developed and developing countries undertake as part of a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Also unlike CDM, NAMA recipients are not restricted to developing countries. more
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Industry Soon to Be Largest Source of Co2 Emissions
Related Topics: Access Providers, Broadband, Cloud Computing, Data Center, Networks, Wireless
Although on the production side the tar sands are one of the biggest sources of CO2 emissions, the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) industry, globally is the fastest growing and soon will be the largest source of CO2 emissions on the consumption side of the equation. ICT emissions are produced indirectly from the coal generated electricity that is used to power all of our devices. Currently it is estimated that ICT consumes around 10% all electrical power growing at about 6-10% per year. more
The Myth of Population Density and the High Cost of Broadband
Related Topics: Access Providers, Broadband
One of the enduring myths that is used by apologists for incumbent broadband operators as to the high cost of broadband in Canada and the US is our low population density.
Since Canada and the US have low population density compared to The Netherlands or South Korea, they argue that therefore the cost of delivering broadband will be significantly higher because of the much greater distances that need to be covered. more
Lessons from Sandy: Building Networks and Cyber-Infrastructure to Survive Climate Change
Related Topics: Access Providers, Broadband, Networks, Wireless
Hurricane Sandy has been a badly needed wake up call for the Internet community as to the threat of climate change. Although most people have forgotten, Sandy is the second hurricane to hit New York in as many years with Irene last August and a third tropical depression headed to New York at the time of this writing. Two, supposedly once in a hundred year storms, within such a short time frame should even make the most die-hard denialist that something's afoot. more
Google's Secret Strategy With the Kansas City Fiber Project
Related Topics: Access Providers, Broadband, Networks
I have long been perplexed at how Google plans to make a profit with their Kansas City Fiber project. Originally the project was touted as an altruistic move by Google to really understand the underlying costs of deploying fiber in a large municipality. But as anyone who has been in the trenches can tell you, it is not the technology that determines the cost of a fiber deployment, but the tyranny of the take-up. more
Why CDNs Are Critical to Future of R&E Networks, Big Data and the Internet
Related Topics: Access Providers, Broadband, Data Center, IPTV, Networks
Netflix has announced that they are deploying their own Content Delivery Network (CDN) for delivery of their video streams to Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) around the world. More importantly they are making the hardware and software design of their CDN servers freely available. That means any network can deploy Netflix CDN boxes deep into their network to significantly reduce traffic volumes and improve performance for users. more
Hewlett Packard and Other Companies Deploying Zero Carbon Data Centers
Related Topics: Cloud Computing, Data Center
I am pleased to see that several companies are starting to recognize that building zero carbon data centers is a more sustainable direction rather than focusing on energy efficiency (i.e. PUE). As China, India and the rest of the developing world starts to deploy data centers, GHG emissions will continue to increase in portion to the number of data centers regardless of the PUE. But building zero carbon data centers powered only by renewable energy means that as the world deploys many more hundreds of data centers, GHG emissions will remain virtually unaltered and close to zero. more
IXPs and CDNs Critical to the Future of Competitive Broadband Internet
Related Topics: Access Providers, Broadband, Networks, Policy & Regulation, Telecom
We continue to see consolidation in the broadband market and various games played by the cablecos and telcos to thwart competition or undermine network neutrality. Until regulators create true structural separation between infrastructure and service providers the chances of seeing genuine broadband competition are slim. It is interesting to note telecom regulators in North America have imposed structural separation in the past. more
Software Defined Networks and Integration of Wifi with 3G/4G for R&E Networks
Related Topics: Access Providers, Broadband, Mobile Internet, Wireless
A number of R&E networks such as SURFnet, JANET, AARnet, etc. are actively promoting mobile services and looking at integration of campus Wifi with 3G/4G networks using Eduroam. Mobile wireless services promises to be major service offering for R&E networks as the Internet of Things and Machine to Machine (M2M) becomes increasingly critical for research. Applications such as personal medical devices on (or in) the body, environmental sensors, traffic monitors and even garbage truck tracking will need such networks. more
7 Reasons Why R&E Networks and Universities Are Critical to Future of Broadband
Related Topics: Access Providers, Broadband, Cloud Computing, Networks, Wireless
There has been considerable discussion about the future of broadband in terms of infrastructure i.e. fiber, wireless, community owned etc. However, there has been little discussion, to borrow a phrase from Internet 2, on Net+ broadband services. It is in the Net+ services where I think R&E networks can play a critical in helping communities and small commercial ISPs deploy advanced services and applications that will provide new business models to underwrite the costs of next generation broadband. more
Why R&E Networks Should Be Aware of the CDN Interconnect Initiative (CDNI)
Related Topics: Networks, Telecom
At the recent IETF meeting there has been considerable discussion about interconnection of Content Delivery Networks. A lot of this is being driven unfortunately by the incumbent telco/cableco's who never understood CDN in the first place, and now want to assert control over this critical new Internet architecture, much in the same way that they want to take control over open WiFi hot spots as part of an integration strategy with their 3G/4G networks. more
Critical Role for R&E Networks+Commercial Clouds in US Government "Big Data" Initiative
Related Topics: Cloud Computing, Data Center, Networks
It is great to see US and European governments undertake initiatives to promote the development of research into Big Data utilizing commercial clouds. Many cloud providers are offering free resources to support these initiatives. R&E networks will play a critical role in linking researchers to the commercial clouds and developing collaboration platforms and portals. more
Europe to Deploy Commercial Clouds to Support Big Science
Related Topics: Cloud Computing
It is good to see Europe take an important leadership role in recognizing the critical contribution that commercial cloud providers can play in providing solutions for big science through their recent Helix Nebula -- the Science Cloud announcement. It is estimated that 1/3 of the science applications running on expensive HPC facilities could easily run on commercial clouds, freeing up these facilities to focus on true high computational problems. more
Green IT Revolutionizing UK Cyber-Infrastructure via Networks, Cloud, Outsourcing, Finan. Incentives
As readers of my blogs may know I have long argued that advances in research and education through cyber-infrastructure (or eInfrastructure) can be largely justified, if not entirely paid for through the energy savings of using clouds, networks or outsourcing. But a big impediment in adopting cyber-infrastructure in most jurisdictions is the lack of financial incentives. The energy savings of cyber-infrastructure are usually earned by the facilities or estates department or rarely based on to researchers and educators. more
Green Revolving Funds Can Help Fund Costs of Cloud Computing and R&E Networking
Related Topics: Cloud Computing, Networks
There have been some interesting new developments in university Green Revolving Funds (GRF) that I believe could be a significant revenue opportunity for cloud suppliers and R&E networks. In this age of severe financial constraints and cutbacks for universities, new revenue models are needed to sustain advanced cyber-infrastructure in support of research and education. more
NORDUnet's Brilliant Internet Peering Strategy
NORDUnet, the R&E network connecting the Nordic countries has recently undertaken a brilliant Internet peering strategy that will have global significant ramifications for supporting research and education around the world. NORDUnet is now emerging as one of the world's first "GREN"s -- Global Research and Education Network. NORDUnet is extending their network infrastructure to multiple points of presence throughout the USA and Europe to interconnect to major Internet Exchange Points (IXPs). more
Carriers Skirting Rules on Network Neutrality vs. Free's Innovative Network
Related Topics: Access Providers, Broadband, Cloud Computing, IPTV, Networks, Telecom, VoIP
From will they ever learn department, we are once again seeing attempts by incumbent carriers to skirt rules around network neutrality. They tried and failed with UBB. Now they are at it again with "speed boost" technologies. The two technologies at question are Verizon's "Turbo" service and Roger's "SpeedBoost". more
How to Make DNS Green
Related Topics: DNS, Registry Services
The Dutch Internet registry SIDN has launched a unique program in partnership with CleanBits to identify what proportion of .nl domain names were hosted on a green or CO2-neutral basis. The results show a strong trend towards the 'greening' of the .nl internet zone. Nearly 30 per cent of .nl names were found to have green hosts. more
Advantage of Commercial Clouds vs. HPC for Scientific Research
The Department of Energy (DoE) recently came out with an excellent report, called the Magellan report, on the advantages and disadvantages of using commercial clouds versus in house High Performance Computers (HPC) for leading edge scientific research. The DoE probably supports the largest concentration of HPC facilities in the world. I agree with the report that for traditional applications such as computational chemistry, astrophysics, etc. will still need large HPC facilities. more
Internet Bigger Than Agriculture or Energy Sectors - Importance of R&E Networks
Related Topics: Broadband, Net Neutrality
Several months ago McKinsey did a very interesting study on the economic value of the Internet. They pointed out that Internet in the G8 countries as well as Brazil, China, India, South Korea, and Sweden is now bigger than agriculture or energy. The Internet represents 3.4% of GDP and accounted for 21 percent of GDP growth over the last five years among these developed countries and as Vint Cerf pointed out in his blog created 2.6 jobs for every one lost. more
Data Tsunami and the Looming Broadband Capacity Crisis
Related Topics: Broadband, Cloud Computing, Data Center, Net Neutrality
There is such a huge volume of genomics (DNA related data) and bio-informatics data being produced that it cannot be transferred over commercial Internet networks, and instead organizations are using FedX and other sneaker nets to ship the data. The same crisis in data volumes is also occurring in the climate modelling and other fields as well. Research and Education (R&E) networks for many years have been warning about this coming data tsunami. more
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HLPE Steering Committee Renewal - Call for Nominations
The Steering Committee of the High Level Panel of Experts (HLPE) of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) is to be renewed in 2021, for a 2-year term starting at the closure of the CFS's 49th session in October 2021 and ending at the closure of CFS 51 (October 2023).
A call for nominations of experts is open from 16 December 2020 to 28 February 2021.
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Download your Letter of engagement (first step of your application).
The list of nominees will remain confidential and will not be disclosed.
The selection procedure will follow Rule V of the Rules of Procedures of CFS:
“The members of the Steering Committee shall be appointed by the Bureau of the Committee on the basis of a recommendation of an ad hoc technical selection committee consisting of representatives of FAO, the World Food Programme, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, Bioversity International and a representative of civil society organizations”.
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#BookReview: Black Canary: Breaking Silence (DC Icons #5) by @TimelessAlex
Synopsis: THE HANDMAID’S TALE meets the DC universe in this breathtaking, thrilling origin story of Black Canary. Her voice is her weapon, and in a near future world where women have no rights, she won’t hesitate to use everything she has to fight back.
Dinah Lance was seven years old when she overheard the impossible: the sound of a girl singing. It was something she was never meant to hear—not in her lifetime, and not in Gotham City, taken over by the Court of Owls. The sinister organization rules Gotham as a patriarchal dictatorship, all the while spreading their influence like a virus across the globe.
Now seventeen, Dinah can’t forget that haunting sound, and she’s beginning to discover that her own voice is just as powerful. But singing is forbidden—a one-way stop to a certain death sentence. Can she balance her father’s desire to keep her safe, a blossoming romance with mysterious new student Oliver Queen, and her own desire to help other women and girls rise up and finally be heard? And will her voice be powerful enough to destroy the Court of Owls once and for all?
My Review: I was very scared about reading this one as I haven't really cared for the others in this series. But this one OMG!!! I fell hard for it!! I could not put it down and I need more! I should have known that this was going to be good because I die hard loved The Final Six!! If you are a lover of Black Canary and the DC universe well then check out this one because Monir made this one come alive and it sucked me in!
"Dinah is a powerful protagonist, vibrating with a youthful rage and energy familiar to readers itching for revolution of any kind. Monir never shies away from her tale’s unfortunately pertinent sociopolitical implications, putting a refreshing spin on the feminist dystopia. ... Sure to resonate in today’s volatile climate."—Kirkus Reviews
"Using her voice as a weapon, Dinah Lance fights to overcome evil and empower girls and women the world over. [T]his prose origin story of superhero Black Canary will thrill you all the way through!"—MS. magazine
Alexandra Monir is the Iranian-American author of the internationally bestselling novel The Final Six and five other books for young adults. Alexandra spent her teen years as a pop singer before publishing her debut novel, Timeless, and continues to write and record music. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, toddler son, and one fluffy Shih Tzu. To learn more about Alexandra, visit her online at alexandramonir.com, and follow her on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
The weeds climbed from soil to sky on all sides of Robinson Park, shrouding the abandoned grounds from the rest of Gotham City. Dinah Lance had grown up driving past this stretch, watching the once-flourishing park fade over the course of her childhood. The greenery had been the first to go, shriveling up and turning the color of mud. An army of vines came next, emerging from the ground and crawling up every bench, slide, and swing, until soon the whole space was too overgrown to see through. It used to be just another grim sight Dinah passed on her way to school, a reminder of all the ways the Court of Owls had failed their city. But today was different. Today she knew what was hidden inside.
“Please tell us you’re not serious about this.” Dinah’s best friend, Mandy Harper, shuddered as she stared across the street. “That place looks like a hangout for serial killers.”
“Yeah, it’s clearly been shut down for a reason,” Ty Carver, the third member of their trio, said with a grimace. “And traipsing around a sketchy old park was not what I had in mind for our second-to-last day of summer. Especially when we could be at Natasha Wycliffe’s party right now.”
“You guys can chicken out if you want, but I’m going in,” Dinah said, striding ahead of them. “What we’re about to uncover easily beats some party that--I hate to break it to you, Ty--we’re not even invited to.”
“Wait.” Mandy gripped her arm. “What if someone sees us? Is your plan really worth the risk of--”
“Rotting in Arkham Asylum?” Ty finished her sentence. “Um, of course not. C’mon, let’s go.”
Dinah paused midstep. She couldn’t exactly blame them for their reservations. Trespassing on closed government property was, technically, a crime against the Court--one that could warrant the Owls’ favorite punishment. A prison sentence at Arkham used to be reserved for the most dangerous, deranged criminals in the city, but these days there was an entirely different group behind bars. The Court had “repurposed” Arkham, warping it into a torture chamber for anyone who dared to oppose them. It was a place where roles were reversed, with known criminals running the show and would-be heroes languishing in their cells. The kind of place you tried to avoid at all costs.
Still . . . Gotham City’s rulers had far bigger fish to fry than high school students poking around a run-down park. Dinah hadn’t heard of anyone their age winding up in Arkham--yet. Getting caught was a long shot. And for better or worse, her want was greater than her fear.
“It’s totally deserted. No one’s going to know we were ever there, much less throw us in Arkham over it,” she said. “And if we did somehow get caught, I would be the one to take the blame anyway.”
She looked back at the two of them as a beam of light from a streetlamp crossed their faces, highlighting Mandy’s gold-flecked brown eyes, dark brown skin, and wary expression and Ty’s pale skin and light blue eyes, jittery behind his glasses. Dinah felt a twinge of guilt for talking them into this.
“You don’t have to come with me if you really hate the idea.”
Mandy gave her a wry smile and pulled a tiny can of pepper spray from her skirt pocket.
“I mean, we’re obviously not going to let you go in there alone.”
“We’re not?” Ty cracked. Dinah wouldn’t have been surprised if he was only half kidding. As much as he cared about her, Ty also happened to be the furthest thing from a risk taker.
“This just better be worth it,” Mandy added.
“It will be.” Dinah grinned at her two oldest friends, looping an arm through each of theirs as they crossed to the darker side of the street.
The towering curtain of weeds rose up to meet them. It surrounded the park’s perimeter, blocking every entrance.
“What are we supposed to do now?” Ty asked, raising an eyebrow.
“Just . . . follow me.”
Dinah took a deep breath and slid sideways into the weeds, feeling them part just enough to let her through before swallowing her up in stems and leaves. They scratched at her skin as she elbowed her way forward, toward a half-buried entrance gate. A tangle of bare branches poked through the gate’s iron bars, like spindly arms pushing her away. Still, Dinah moved closer.
The latch was rusted shut after so many years untouched. Dinah cringed--this wasn’t going to be pretty, especially in her mandatory Gotham City girls’ uniform. A starched white button-down and knee-length wool skirt weren’t exactly made for fence jumping.
She tied her blond hair into a ponytail and backed up a few steps before breaking into a run, leaping up onto the gate. Her skirt snagged on the bars, and branches clawed at her bare legs, but she managed to hoist herself over to the other side, landing knee-deep in brittle, browned grass. And for the first time, Dinah was inside Robinson Park.
It looked wild, feral, in the twilight. Dead leaves and twigs littered the path ahead, ivy snaked around every surface, and even the trees drooped to the ground, as if hiding their heads in shame. Still, there were hints of the happier place this used to be. A pair of swings creaked as the breeze rattled their chains. A paint-chipped carousel swayed in the same wind, sending its porcelain horses on a slow turn they would never get to finish. Dinah stepped up to the horse nearest her, a gray Thoroughbred with a cracked white mane. Its mouth was open in an expression meant to be a smile, but time had reshaped it so that the horse now appeared to be baring its teeth. Dinah shivered, stepping back.
Just then Mandy came hurtling over the gate, landing with a flying leap. She actually managed to make it look graceful, even in her constricting uniform, and Dinah couldn’t help but clap as her friend’s feet hit the ground.
“Think of the gymnast I could have been,” Mandy joked, dropping into a playful bow. It was a running gag between her and Dinah, albeit not a very funny one: remarking on all the different things they could have done or become if they had just been born a generation or two earlier--back when girls were allowed to be athletes.
Mandy’s smile fell as she took in the scene around them.
“Yikes. It’s even more of a dump than I imagined.”
A loud thump sounded behind them as Ty tumbled to the ground, glasses flying off his nose.
“Why is it that I always seem to wind up bruised whenever we follow one of your plans?” he complained, fumbling through the grass for his glasses.
“Sorry, T.” Dinah reached out to help pull him back up to his feet. “But I promise--if what I overheard is even half true, you’ll be thanking me for dragging you here.”
“If you say so.” Ty shook his head at her but then fell into step as Dinah led the way.
For a while, the only sound was of their shoes crunching leaves--until Mandy stopped abruptly and elbowed Dinah in the ribs. “Look.”
Dinah glanced up and drew in a sharp breath. An old stone monument loomed ahead of them, like a temple plucked straight out of ancient Greece. Its front facade was bordered by twelve statues and, half buried among the leaves, twelve ornamented gravestones.
“The Forum of the Twelve Caesars,” she murmured as they approached it. “That’s what they used to call this--this mausoleum. I remember reading about it.”
“Okay, well, you forgot to remind us there’s a freaking graveyard in here,” Mandy said with a gulp. “I vote we turn back now.”
“I second that,” Ty said quickly, but Dinah was already crouching to brush the leaves off the first headstone.
“Martha Wayne,” she read, a pit forming in her stomach. And she knew, without looking, who lay in the surrounding graves: Bruce and Thomas Wayne, James Gordon, Renee Montoya, and the rest of the heroes from Gotham City’s past. These legends were the reason the Court of Owls had left Robinson Park to rot as soon as they took control of the city.
Suddenly, a sense of movement in her peripheral vision jolted Dinah from her thoughts. She could have sworn she had just seen a shadow flitting between the graves across from them. Dinah blinked, telling herself it was nothing, or that she’d imagined it--until she heard Ty jump.
“What was that? Did you see it?”
“Yeah, let’s get out of here,” Mandy urged her. “Now.”
“You guys, chill,” Dinah said, standing up and trying to ignore her own nerves. “We are in a wild park, after all, which means there’s probably a dozen squirrels or other harmless creatures scurrying around. That’s nothing to be afraid of. C’mon, we’re so close.”
She could hear Mandy and Ty muttering under their breath behind her as they advanced deeper into the park, passing a thicket of oak trees and a reservoir-turned-swamp along the way. Her eyes continued to scan the forest, alert for any signs of life that could threaten their presence. And then, finally, she found what she had come here in search of. It rose from the weeds like a decaying palace: the centuries-old Gotham City Opera House. A white marble outsider in a city of gray.
Fresh yellow police tape surrounded the building, its bold black letters shouting, no trespassing--gov’t property--demolition ahead. It was the only hint in this entire park that another human being had recently set foot in here.
Dinah ducked under the tape and gazed up at the structure in awe, as if she had just stumbled upon a holy relic. This opera house was built and run by a woman--back in the days when women still had the power to sing. When they had any power at all.
“Rumor has it there’s a vault in there,” Dinah called over her shoulder to Mandy and Ty, both of them lingering a few feet away from the police tape. “A Vault of Voices, where recordings of the old classical singers are hidden. Female singers.” Her heartbeat sped up at the thought. What she would give to hear them . . .
“If that’s true,” Mandy said skeptically, “then wouldn’t the Court have destroyed this place by now?”
“Apparently no one even knew about the vault until the police got an anonymous tip,” Dinah replied, remembering the phone call she’d overheard between her dad and one of his fellow officers--the call that had led her here. She’d thought of little else since then.
Of all the things for her to dream of, to love most in the world, of course it had to be music--something she would never be allowed to pursue. Women were barred from singing or playing instruments, and yet there was nothing else in her entire life that had ever stirred her senses the way a song could. Playing one of her mom’s old records was like slipping into a fantasy; the only thing missing was the female voice. To find those lost recordings, and get to hear what the women singers actually sounded like, would be the greatest historical discovery of her generation.
She just wished it didn’t have to be.
“Well, that would explain the sudden demolition plans,” Ty said darkly.
“And why we have to get in there before they do.” Dinah quickened her pace. “Aren’t you dying to hear it? A girl’s voice, singing . . .”
Of course, it wouldn’t technically be the first time Dinah heard the impossible, though she’d given up trying to convince anyone else that her childhood memory of hearing a girl sing was real. Her dad and her friends had all written it off as an eight-year-old’s dream, which was no surprise. The idea of girls being able to sing, or do anything so powerful and free, was pure fantasy in the world they were living in. A world taken over by the Court of Owls, who ruled Gotham City as a patriarchal dictatorship while spreading their influence like a virus across the globe.
Dinah pressed her hands against the glass of a first-floor window and gasped as another world materialized inside: one with cobwebbed chandeliers, a sweeping staircase, and painted murals covering every inch of wall space. There was more color in this one room than she’d seen before in all of Gotham City.
Mandy and Ty joined her at the window, their interest finally piqued, while Dinah rifled through her crossbody bag for the lock-picking kit she’d “borrowed” from her dad. She hurried to the front entrance and got to work, angling the sharp pick into the keyhole. Just when she felt the pins in the lock start to budge, her eyes caught another flash of movement in the shadows. Goose bumps prickled a warning across her skin. And then--
A body leaped down from above, landing on the ground behind her with a nearly silent whisper of sound. A scream lodged in Dinah’s throat as she recognized one of the unmistakable figures of Gotham City’s nightmares. One that, until now, she had only ever seen in books and pictures--but never in the flesh.
The towering body was nearly seven feet tall, with muscles bulging beneath his black suit of armor. A chilling mask gave the twisted appearance of something half man, half avian, with a jagged beak where a nose should be and enormous, piercing yellow eyes. He lifted his hands to reveal the telltale steel-plated gloves, fingers ending in the sharp claws that gave this feared creature his name: Talon, faithful assassin of the Court of Owls.
And he was lunging straight toward her.
“Run!” Dinah shouted to Mandy and Ty before turning on her heel and breaking into a sprint behind them. Mandy tore off toward the maze of trees, gripping Ty’s arm to keep him at her speed, but before Dinah could catch up to them, a gloved hand shot out and closed around her ankle. The Talon’s claws dug deep into her skin, using the momentum to spin her roughly toward him. The breath left her lungs as Dinah looked up into those enlarged yellow eyes.
“Please, I didn’t mean any harm,” she managed to choke out. “I wasn’t doing anything. Please just let me g--”
Instead of answering, the Talon gripped her neck with one steel glove and used the other to slide one of his claws from her chin down to her chest, drawing blood. Dinah opened her mouth to scream, but the Talon dug his fingers into her windpipe, and she couldn’t make a sound. He’s going to kill me. He’s going to kill me right here, right outside the place I’ve been dreaming of, and no one will hear me die.
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AMONG THE JANEITES
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By Deborah Yaffe, Dec 22 2014 02:00PM
Just in time for Christmas, I’ve become aware of the existence of not one but two new-ish (less than two years old) Jane Austen-related card games: Jane Austen’s Matchmaker, designed by Richard Wolfrik Galland; and Marrying Mr. Darcy, designed by Erika Svanoe.
I haven’t ordered either of these for myself yet – consider that a hint if you’re still looking for my holiday gift – but judging from their web sites, they seem to mine similar territory.
Both are designed to mimic the Regency marriage mart, with players helping Jane Austen’s women compete for marriage proposals from eligible suitors. Beauty, charm, wit, virtue and wealth are the currencies of choice, and spinsterhood the fate worse than death.
Marrying Mr. Darcy appears to concentrate on Pride and Prejudice (with a special Undead Expansion Pack for those who prefer their P&P with zombies), while Jane Austen’s Matchmaker mixes and matches characters from all the novels (“Imagine Mr. Darcy proposing to Emma Woodhouse or the scandalous Willoughby eloping with Fanny Price!” the home page suggests. Eek! The mind boggles.)
Austen gaming is nothing new – I’ve blogged before about Austen apps and video games, and I’ve owned a Pride and Prejudice board game for years – but for those Janeites who, unlike Anne “I am no card-player” Elliot, prefer their games old-fashioned and portable, these two may be worth a look.
Filed under: Mr. Darcy, Austen, Jane, Jane Austen's Matchmaker, Marrying Mr. Darcy, Pride and Prejudice
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GlamAmor-ous Men of Style--Cary Grant
In honor of Cary Grant's birthday, I thought it was time to celebrate him as one of GlamAmor's Men of Style. To be honest, I probably consider him the Man of Style...and I'm not alone. Designers like Ralph Lauren regularly use Cary as inspiration for their men's collections. It's no mystery why. For starters, he's just such physical perfection--tall, dark, and handsome. But then there's that certain quality about him...the elegance, the sophistication, and the confident and classic style choices he made throughout his life. What's most interesting about Cary, though, is how much of his seemingly innate sense of style was actually learned.
Born Archibald (Archie) Leach in impoverished Bristol, England, it's hard to reconcile the man he was with the man he would become. The studios almost immediately changed his name, and his persona came largely as the result of being in the hands of four great directors. Howard Hawks highlighted his masculinity. Leo McCarey enhanced his empathy and humor. George Kukor taught him sophistication. And then Alfred Hitchcock so brilliantly brought it all together, using Edith Head to polish him even more with impeccably tailored suits and tuxedos. It was this combination of influences along with his own interest in the upper classes that created what and who we now know as Cary Grant. As Cary once said, "I pretended to be somebody I wanted to be until finally I became that person. Or he became me."
Cary and roommate Randolph Scott at the house they shared on Santa Monica beach
Manly in a leather bomber jacket and khakis
with Rita Hayworth in Howard Hawks' Only Angels Have Wings
In sophisticated suits to play one of the upper class
with Katharine Hepburn in George Kukor's The Philadelphia Story
In Edith Head's capable hands, first as an FBI agent
opposite Ingrid Bergman in Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious...
...then as a retired cat burglar opposite a glowing Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief...
...and then in a tailored grey suit and amazing eyewear
as an advertising executive in North by Northwest.
One of my favorite things about Cary is his astute use of accent color in his silk ties,
such as alongside Audrey Hepburn in Charade and Deborah Kerr in An Affair to Remember
A man with ageless style, Cary remained true to the classics throughout his life...rain or shine
Labels: Alfred Hitchcock, Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Edith Head, Grace Kelly, Ingrid Bergman, Katharine Hepburn, Men of Style, Men's Style, Paramount Studios, Randolph Scott, Rita Hayworth, The Cinema Style File
Kiwi Grant said...
Mr. Cary Grant is, without a doubt, the most elegant and and dapper movie star ever to grace the silver screen. Your lovely photo essay captures his signature style so well. Thank you, Kimberly for another fabulous fashion spotlight!
beachgal said...
The photo of him with is feet on the railing is at Hearst Castle (before he was banned for dropping flour on the roof from a bi-plane that is) -- he was there a lot
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In Eat, Drink
Bringing craft ales, mouth-watering food and retro gaming to Leeds
The Head of Steam, Park Row, Leeds, is the latest opening for Cameron’s Brewery for which we were asked to develop and deliver the interior design scheme. It is its third venue in the city, and the sixteenth in the UK, transforming the old Lloyds Bank on Park Row into a venue for craft ales, mouth-watering food and retro gaming. The significant investment has also allowed for a private hire tasting room with its own bar, as well as setup that allows for live music on Thursdays and Fridays and DJs on Friday and Saturday nights.
The design thought process & practicalities of converting a once major banking landmark in Leeds City Centre to a new bar, led to The Head of Steam evolving once again into a pivotal hub of the city for drinkers & revelers alike seeking a sanctuary for a fine drinking experience.
The existing structure, of virtually impenetrable reinforced concrete walls and floor slab, meant a major logistical co-ordination of M&E services across the ground floor bar and kitchen areas as well as the lower basement level. Supply to the bar from the basement cellar called for a thoroughly robust layout plan that would work both operationally for day to day running as well as customer flow & access throughout the building.
The design meant that the beautiful original concrete waffled ceiling & the vast majority of the concrete shell walls were left exposed in all their glory in the front of house areas, this helped to convey the heavy industrial theme, assimilated to previous Head of Steam interiors. This combined with the more traditional elements seen in an historical pub including oak paneling, deep buttoned furniture with luxurious upholstery & feature lighting helped to bring a softer element to the interior.
An island bar arrangement services the customers with a plethora of beers & spirits from across the world aided with the facility for customers to take home their favorite tipple with in-house canning & vending machines. Whilst an open kitchen pass provides sustenance to accompany the drink. Entertainment is provided within a gaming area adorned with wall art provided by a local artist, something the client Cameron’s Brewery are keen to promote along with acoustic musical entertainment through local performers.
The once financial building has been given a new lease of life through a sympathetic interior scheme that will become a destination for both those working in the city and visitors disembarking for a great time in Leeds.
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About the Cock House and the Cottage Kitchen
Charles S. Cock, a pioneer and former mayor of San Marcos, built the home now located at 400 East Hopkins in 1867 of pine, elm, cedar and native limestone. One hundred years later, it received a Texas Historical Marker medallion and in 1973 it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. That same year, the San Marcos Bicentennial Commission initiated the restoration of the home, completing the project in 1976.
The Heritage Association (created to continue the work of the Bicentennial Commission) opened the house for tours, receptions and luncheons throughout 1976, and the Heritage Guild, a committee of the Association, began offering luncheons on Fridays. The tradition of the “Cottage Kitchen” continues to this day in what is now the oldest residential building in San Marcos.
The Charles S. Cock House Museum features period furniture and collectibles, some from as early as the late 18th century. Several Cock family pieces, including the family Bible and photos of Charles Cock and of his twin daughters and their husbands on their wedding day, are displayed in the home along with other artwork and photos of local historic interest.
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Home>Entertainment> "Daredevil" Actor Wilson Bethel Recalls Almost Landing Captain America Role For MCU
"Daredevil" Actor Wilson Bethel Recalls Almost Landing Captain America Role For MCU
By Karlton Jahmal
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Bullseye was almost a hero.
The Marvel and Netflix collaboration series Daredevil was finally released today. The series was the first joint project between the streaming giant and the comic book publisher. Its success helped launch Netflix's Marvel shows, which include The Punisher, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Iron-Fist, and The Defenders. Now, Matt Murdock has returned for his third solo season and a new enemy has his full attention.
Bullseye leaps onto the scene as the most dangerous villain in Hell's Kitchen, and actor Wilson Bethel is happy to play him. Still, prior to being cast as Daredevil's arch-nemesis, Bethel was up for another role in the MCU. Bethel sat down with Comicbook.com to explain how he almost got to play Captain America, a role he lost to Chris Evans.
"I mean that was both, probably the single most exciting time of my life and also the single most devastating when it didn't happen," he began. "But, yeah, that was eight years ago now. They put me in the Cap suit and did everything. So, I screen tested it at Marvel with a number of other guys. They ended up releasing all the other guys... I was meeting with Joe Johnson to discuss the role and see storyboards. So, it was this insane period where during that time I kind of thought that maybe I was going to actually get the role. I actually screen-tested again a second time a month later on my birthday." Unfortunately for Bethel, the ex-Human Torch Chris Evans might have been a little more comfortable in the outfit.
"And then, I think it was like one or two days later that they made the announcement that Chris Evans got the part," Bethel continued. "So, to be perfectly honest, that was one of the hardest moments in my professional career. And it spun me out for a while to be honest with you. But I'm also a firm believer that things happen as they're supposed to, and obviously, Chris did an incredible job in that role. And my life, while it hasn't brought me to lead the Avengers, has been really rich and rewarding in other ways. So, I can't spend too much time lamenting it. And honestly, just the fact that things have kind of come full circle in a way, and I still get to be a dude in a suit, is pretty exciting."
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Sweetness by Kevin MacNeil (adapted from the novel by Torgny Lindgren)
"Its a special bond, the bond of brotherhood. A natural phenomenon, like gravity or an eclipse of the sun. Its stronger than love or hate."
The woman had come from a city in the south to lecture in a small village amid the snowbound wastes of the north. She was a writer. After the lecture in the village hall an old man who had been sleeping at the back introduced himself, as she was to be his guest for the night. So it was that she moved in with Archie, a man who lived on his own and was in the last stages of cancer. Not another house in sight save for one just a field away; there lived Archie's brother Murdo, also on his own, and dying of heart disease. Neither brother would consent to die, the woman discovered, for that would give the other the satisfaction of outliving him.
Cut off by a snow blizzard, the woman settles into Archie's attic, leaving only to pick her way across to Murdo's, and in the days that follow she acts as both nurse and confessor to each of them. She learns of the woman they shared and the son of disputed paternity, uncovering the tissue of lies and self-deceptions that keeps the ailing brothers alive in a bond of mutual loathing. Ultimately to her roles of nurse and confessor she adds a third: the hand of Providence...
Kate Lynne Verrall
Archie Matthew Zajac
Murdo Sean Hay
Directed By Matthew Zajac & Virginia Radcliffe
Designed By Peggy Jones
Music & Sound Jonny Hardie
Lighting John Gordon
Stage Manager John Gordon
Design Assistant Kelsey Johnston
Set Construction Stuart Nairn At Big House Events
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Press & Marketing Liz Smith
Publicity Design Karen Sutherland
Publicity Photography Colin Campbell
Production Photography Leila Angus
Producer Matthew Zajac
General Manager Catherine Macneil
Dogstar took the multi-award-winning The Tailor of Inverness to Umea University and the inaugural Skelleftea Storytelling Festival in Northern Sweden in 2009, after forging links with theatre companies in the region. We were delighted to be developing this new relationship with the work of Torgny Lindgren. Lindgren and Kevin MacNeil are a great fit, a developing writer and an established master from very similar parts of the world, both with great gifts for poetry and dark humour. We transposed Lindgren’s story from Northern Sweden to Northern Scotland. In doing so, the idiom may have changed, but the essential world of Lindgren’s story remained the same. In Sweetness, he provides us with a gift: a beautifully realised, metaphorically powerful comedy of three fascinating characters. It resulted in a memorable piece of small-scale touring theatre with great roles for all three actors, a simple, expansive set and a dramatic musical score.
Kevin MacNeil says: “I can’t remember when I last read a book that so desperately and winningly cried out to be adapted for the stage. Torgny Lindgren’s rich and droll and dark and life-enhancing Sweetness/ Hummelhonung is one of the most wittily meaningful novels Northern Europe has produced in recent times.”
2011 Tour February-March
An Lanntair, Stornoway
Sabhal Mor Ostaig, Skye
Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh
North Edinburgh Arts Centre
Gairloch Community Hall
Macphail Centre, Ullapool
Mill Theatre, Thurso
Woodend Barn, Banchory
Grassic Gibbon Centre, Arbuthnott
Tower Mill, Hawick
Raasay Community Hall
Lochinver Village Hall
Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
Lonach Hall, Strathdon
"Jonny Hardie’s excellent atmospheric music…. very moving… a strong and brave piece of work."
Ian Stephen, Northings
“I can’t remember being so knocked out by a book. Its full of wisdom, jokes, poetic language and mind-burning imagery.”
The Scotsman on Kevin MacNeil’s The Stornoway Way
"No doubt about it, Lindgren has joined the ranks of the greatest writers." Michel Crepu, La Croix
Torgny Lindgren is a native of Västerbotten, a remote, sparsely populated region of hills and forests which has many similarities to the north of Scotland. He writes sparse, poetic parables using the people and places of the region. He is widely read in Scandinavia and many of his stories have been adapted for stage and screen in Sweden. Lindgren has achieved international status as a writer by relaying these oral, regional tales into universal investigations into the human condition. His work examines such fundamental and pervasive aspects of life as the nature of power and exploitation and the dimensions and limitations of love and the body. In the last decades of the twentieth century Lindgren emerged as a forceful and prominent writer, becoming in 1991 a member of the prestigious Swedish Academy, which determines the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Possessing elements of both Franz Kafka and Harold Pinter, Lindgren's style is distinctly suited to depict the ambiguities and absurdities of the present day.
Lindgren was born in 1938 in the Norsjö region of Västerbotten, the son of farmers.
Kevin MacNeil is an acclaimed poet and novelist from Lewis. He has been the recipient of a number of national and international literary honours and awards including the Tivoli European International Poetry Prize (2000). He has held Writing Residencies in the Highlands, Uppsala University, Edinburgh and Bavaria. Publications include The Stornoway Way (Penguin), Love and Zen in the Outer Hebrides and Be Wise, Be Otherwise (both Canongate). His play The Callanish Stoned was produced by Theatre Hebrides in 2006 & 2007. He is currently working on a travelogue-memoir entitled Two Wheels By The Danube, which will centre around his cycle down the Danube in September 2009. This trip has also been filmed for a one-hour documentary for the BBC. Kevin is currently a Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Edinburgh. His latest novel, A Method Actor’s Guide to Jekyll and Hyde has just been published by Polygon and is receiving rave reviews. www.kevinmacneil.com
“…hilarious one moment, heartbreaking the next.”
The List on The Stornoway Way
AUDIENCE REACTION
This show is brilliant ! Fantastic !
Joanna Boyce, Edinburgh
It was amazing. I have never seen anything like it in my life !
Sineag Blane, Stornoway
Another great performance from Dogstar.
Mike Robinson, Edinburgh
That was a pretty extraordinary piece of theatre indeed. The profound dysfunction on display and the monstrous sibling hatreds had echoes of the northern wastes of Finland and the silent people who inhabit these places. We would like to congratulate you and your fellow cast-members for a memorable evening and wish you all success with the production.
Brian Denoon, Inverness
I have never heard the good folk of Lochinver giggle so much. As the wonderful dialogue spilled out, we all knew folk in our landscape who could have spoken such things! It is such a pertinent piece to tour the Highlands. Thanks for bringing this piece to us and I wish Dogstar all the best during this difficult funding time. We need Dogstar up here!
Clive Sheppard, Promoter, Lochinver
Dogstar always brings theatre that is committed, passionate and yes, challenging - isn't that what we need to shake us up?
Chris Brotherston, Promoter, Ullapool
I got an email in from Seall on Skye glowing about Sweetness & look forward to seeing it on Raasay.
Sadie Macleod, Promoter, Raasay
We enjoyed Sweetness very much indeed last night. It's a wonderful production and I'm finding the more I reflect on it the more the play grows. One of us is also still queasy... Phil Baarda, Inverness
Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed Sweetness the other night at Hawick (if ‘enjoy’ is the right word!). I loved the dark world of the story and the moving relationship between the brothers. Great to discover Lindgren too - intriguing writer!
Jules Horne, Hawick
I've since had a chance to talk to colleagues about the play, and the verdict seems fairly unanimous. Although we came to the North Edinburgh Arts Centre not knowing what to expect, we all left pleasantly surprised and impressed. Strong performances, atmospheric music and inventive scene changes gave the play a pace and intensity which really helped to highlight the core dichotomy in Lindgren's novel. We wonder if Dogstar has plans to adapt any more of Lingren's novels for the stage?
Dr. Alan MacNiven, Lecturer in Scandinavian Studies, Edinburgh Universi
One could argue that it is exactly the combination of regional rootedness and universal applicability which is at the heart of the appeal of Lindgren's work. Watching your performance, which I thorougly enjoyed, it seemed to me that even interpretations in terms of international politics are possible: two 'regimes', which are inverted, yet strikingly similar versions of each other, caught up in a 'cold war' battle, only alleviated by the diplomacy of the 'Kate' character, an envoy of sorts...
Dr. Bjarne Thomsen Reader in Scandinavian Studies, Edinburgh University
It was clever, original, and pretty damn biblical somehow too...
Audience Member, Inverness
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Producer: Donna Macrae
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Article: Śvetāmbara Stānaka-vāsīn
Contributed by Peter Flügel
The Sthānaka-vāsin are a specific sectarian tradition of the Śvetāmbara Jains which includes monastic orders and lay followers. They are found mainly in Gujarat and in the Hindi- and Punjabi-speaking areas of North India.
The word Sthānaka-vāsin literally means 'hall-dweller' in Sanskrit and should be understood as being the opposite of mūrti-pūjaka or 'image-worshippers'. A 'hall' here is an empty building, contrasted with temples where images of the Jinas are housed and worshipped. First found in a text written in 1630, the term 'Sthānaka-vāsin' became regularly used only at the beginning of the 20th century. The Sthānaka-vāsins are sometimes considered to be ‘protestant’ Jains.
Origins and early history
The Sthānaka-vāsinsect can be traced to the reform movement started by Lonkā (circa 1415–1489), also called Lunkā, Lumpāka and Loṅkā Śāh. Born in Rajasthan, Loṅkā was from an Osvāl background.
A lay man founding a reform movement is remarkable because mendicants usually start reforming factions. As a copyist of Jain scriptures for monks, Loṅkā read the texts himself and looked at the behaviour of the ascetics around him. He made some observations on the oldest Śvetāmbara scriptures, which proved the starting points of his reform. He found the following things were not in the holy texts:
the practice of merit-making by giving money as religious gifts to build temples
the performance of image-worship – mūrti-pūjā – or similar ostentatious rituals involving the breaking of flowers and other acts of violence
the notion of ascetics staying in one place.
According to Loṅkā, strict asceticism and total non-possession are the key words of the scriptures. Asceticism is made up of practising non-violence, self-restraint and penance. Therefore he denounced the legitimacy of the existing Jain sects that were in favour of image-worship, and started to follow the oldest textual prescriptions himself. Though he lived as an ascetic, he had not been initiated by any mendicant so he formed his own group.
There are few reliable sources on Loṅkā, partly because rival groups suppressed information about him. But there is overall agreement that Loṅkā:
accepted alms from all castes but did not take money, contrary to the usual practice of his time
did not use the monastic equipment common in other monastic orders, namely the mouth-cloth – mukhavastrikā – the broom – rajoharaṇa – and the staff – daṇḍa
did not worship images
did not perform the ritual of repentance – pratikramaṇa – and the solemn ritual of fasting – poṣadha – if they involved components of image-worship.
The Loṅkā-gaccha – 'Loṅkā’s monastic order' in Sanskrit – was not founded by Loṅkā himself, but by his first disciple, Bhāṇa, who initiated himself and 45 followers of Loṅkā’s doctrine. This happened some time between 1471 and 1476. The new Loṅkā-gaccha took the 'five great vows' – mahā-vrata – of the Jain monks and nuns.
From the 16th century until the 19th and 20th centuries, the history of the order is that of successive splits creating many subgroups. Most of them comprised an intermediate category of lay-ascetics called yati, who did not accept all of the monastic vows and returned to worshipping images.
The tradition now known as Sthānaka-vāsins derives from five monks who separately split from different lines of the Loṅkā-gaccha tradition during the 16th and 17th centuries.
Monastic organisation
Śvetāmbara Stānaka-vāsīn nuns
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The Sthānaka-vāsin monks and nuns are split into numerous groups, mainly on account of historical, doctrinal and regional differences they think cannot be overcome. There were unsuccessful attempts at promoting unity before the Śramaṇa-saṅgha was founded in 1952. This still unites the majority of the Hindi-speaking Sthānaka-vāsin orders.
At present, there are 26 mendicant orders, which have a very complex history. Their origins can be traced to one or more of the five principal reformers – pañca munis – of the aniconic Jain tradition.
First is Jīvarāja, who was probably born in Surat in Gujarat and lived some time between 1524 and 1641. Some Sthānaka-vāsin scholars believe that he launched the innovations that are crucial to Sthānaka-vāsin identity:
selecting the 32 scriptures that are agreed to be canonical by all Sthānaka-vāsins
introducing various monastic items characteristic of Sthānaka-vāsin mendicants, namely the square mouth-cloth – muṃhpatti – which is used permanently, and the long broom – rajoharaṇa.
The second main reformer is Dharmasiṃha (1599–1671), who founded the Āṭh-koṭī or 'Eight Class' tradition. He was a scholar and wrote Gujarati commentaries – ṭabo – on the Prakrit scriptures. He introduced a special pratikramaṇa rites for his lay followers and taught that there is no accidental death, because the life span of a living being is determined by its karma.
The third reformer is Lava or Lavjīṛṣi (circa 1609–1659), who was also born in Surat. He is the founder of the Ḍhuṇḍiyā or 'Seeker' tradition. According to their mūrti-pūjak opponents, this name comes from the early mendicants, who looked for other accommodation rather than stay in buildings in temple grounds used by mendicants from Śvetāmbara mūrti-pūjak sects. Sthānaka-vāsins interpret the word as a term for those mendicants who seek the true path of salvation.
Fourth is Dharmadāsa (1645–1703), who also founded his own tradition. He initiated himself in 1660, launching the Bāīstolā or 'Twenty-Two Schools' group.
Lastly, Hara created his own branch of Sthānaka-vāsin mendicants in 1668 or 1728.
The most recent statistics show that Sthānaka-vāsins represent 27.5% of all Jain mendicants. In 1999, there were 3,223, divided into 533 monks and 2,690 nuns.
The Sthānaka-vāsins recognise 32 canonical scriptures as authoritative. This compares with 45 canonical scriptures for other Śvetāmbara groups. The Sthānaka-vāsins consider that the other 13 do not reflect the teaching of Mahāvīra, the 24th Jina, and are apocryphal.
The Sthānaka-vāsin canon comprises:
11 Aṅgas
12 Upāṅgas
4 Cheda-sūtras
4 Mūla-sūtras
Nandī-sūtra.
Sthānaka-vāsin views are expressed in the commentaries or creative writings authored by some of their teachers and written in local languages such as Gujarati and Hindi.
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Food, money, medicine, clothing or anything else given to another person as a religious or charitable act. Asking for and giving alms is a significant part of Jainism, as it forms a daily point of contact between lay people and mendicants. Seeking, donating and receiving alms are highly ritualised ceremonies in the Jain tradition, and spiritual purity is essential for both giver and recipient. Giving alms is a way for lay Jains to gain merit – puṇya.
Aniconism
The belief and practice of avoiding the representation of divinities or other religious figures, which may also include human beings or living creatures. Aniconic followers may use images of abstract shapes or symbols, such as pillars, as the focus of religious worship. Aniconic Jains are opposed to the worship of figures of Jinas and deities.
Non-possession, or not having an attachment to possessions. It is the fifth of the Five Greater Vows of mendicants and the Five Lesser Vows of lay Jains.
Someone who withdraws from ordinary life to meditate and practise physical hardships in order to advance spiritually. Jain ascetics or mendicants beg for food from devout lay followers and wander the land.
Also used as an adjective to describe the practice of rigorous, even extreme, physical hardships in the belief that it leads to a higher spiritual condition.
The practice of rigorous, even extreme, physical hardships in the belief that it leads to a higher spiritual condition. Asceticism involves self-denial – for example refusing tasty food or warm clothes – and sometimes self-mortification, such as wearing hair-shirts or whipping oneself.
Hindu society is traditionally divided into numerous jātis or classes, which are usually grouped into the four varṇas – often called 'castes' – of:
Brāhmaṇa – priest
Kṣatriya – warrior
Vaśya – merchant or farmer
Śūdra – labourer.
Relating to ritual purity, castes are hereditary and probably based on occupation. Members of different castes performed particular socio-economic roles and did not mix or eat the same food. People outside the caste system were usually looked down upon.
An essay explaining a text. Commentaries on the scriptures are common in the Jain tradition and there are various types, including the:
bālāvabodha
bhāṣya
cūrṇi
niryukti
ṭīkā.
Dāna
Giving, specifically alms-giving to mendicants.
Daṇḍa
The long wooden staff used by Śvetāmbara Mūrtipūjak monks as a religious insignia and for walking. At the top Mount Meru is represented. Below it are carvings symbolising the Three Worlds of Jain cosmology or the Three Jewels. Below these are carved the auspicious symbol of a full water pot and then five horizontal lines representing either the Five Greater Vows or the Five Supreme Beings who are worthy of worship.
An active follower of a religion, especially one who passes on teachings to others.
A principle or system of teachings, especially religious philosophy.
Giving up or limiting food or specified foods for a period of time, usually as part of a religious practice. Fasting is a key part of Jainism, chiefly because it is believed to:
help destroy karmas that bind to the soul
gain merit – puṇya.
Gujarāt
The westernmost state in India, which is a stronghold of Śvetāmbara Jainism.
The language that developed in Gujarat, in western India. It is also spoken in neighbouring states. Also a term for someone or something associated with or coming from Gujarat.
The most widely spoken group of languages in India, originating in the northern part of the subcontinent. Local dialects and Hindi languages are spoken all over northern India and in surrounding countries. Standard Hindi is used in administration by the central government of India, along with English.
An image of a deity or concept that is worshipped either as a god or as a representation of the deity.
Formal or ceremonial admission into an organisation or group.
A 'victor' in Sanskrit, a Jina is an enlightened human being who has triumphed over karma and teaches the way to achieve liberation. A synonym for Tīrthaṃkara, which means 'ford-maker' or one who has founded a community after reaching omniscience through asceticism. The most famous 24 – Ṛṣabha to Mahāvīra – were born in the Bharata-kṣetra of the middle world, but more are found in other continents. There have been Jinas in the past and there will be some in the future.
Believers in a religion who are ordinary worshippers, not clergy or members of religious orders. In Jainism, lay people are often called 'householders', indicating that they live in houses and have domestic responsibilities, unlike ascetics.
Mahā-vrata
The five vows taken by ascetics. Monks and nuns must follow these ‘absolute’ vows of:
non-violence – ahiṃsā
taking only what is given – asteya
celibacy – brahmacarya
non-attachment or non-possession – aparigraha.
The 24th Jina Mahāvīra added a fifth vow to his predecessor Pārśva's four, making the vow of celibacy not just implicit but a separate vow.
Mokṣa
The 'liberation' of the soul from its body and thus from the cycle of rebirth because it has no karma and becomes omniscient. The ultimate aim of Jainism is to achieve mokṣa and become a liberated soul in siddha-śilā.
A man who has taken a public vow to withdraw from ordinary life to formally enter religious life and advance spiritually. Frequently, monks perform physical austerities or undergo physical hardships in order to progress spiritually.
Muhpattī
Modern Indo-aryan language term from the Sanskrit ‘mukhavastrikā'. The small rectangular piece of cloth permanently fixed over the mouth by some mendicant orders. This is to avoid being violent accidentally, either by inhaling tiny creatures or killing them by breathing over them unexpectedly.
This is not the same as the mouth-cover used on some occasions by other mendicants and by laypeople when they perform certain rites.
Mūrti-pūjaka
Jains who venerate and worship images of Jinas in temples.
A woman who has taken a public vow to withdraw from ordinary life to enter religious life and advance spiritually. Frequently, nuns perform physical austerities or undergo physical hardships in order to progress spiritually.
A voluntary action undertaken to make up for a sin or breach of a religious principle, frequently an act of self-punishment or physical hardship.
Poṣadha
The third of the four śikṣā-vratas or vows that lay Jains take. It involves attending a religious hall and observing the life of an ascetic for 24 hours once a month, withdrawing from ordinary activities and fasting.
Prākrit
A term for any of the dead vernacular languages of ancient and medieval India. It may be contrasted with classical Sanskrit, the language used by priests and the aristocracy. The Jains used a large variety of Prakrits, with the Jain canon written chiefly in Ardhamāgadhī Prākrit.
Pratikramaṇa
'Introspection’ in Sanskrit. The elaborate ritual of confession and repentance that involves reciting liturgical texts and performing set gestures at dawn and dusk. It is one of an ascetic's six daily duties – āvaśyaka. For many lay people, pratikramaṇa is the essence of Jainism.
Pūjā
Sanskrit for 'worship' or 'homage'. All Jains perform rites of honour to the 24 Jinas. Rites of worship take place daily, with more elaborate ceremonies performed on holy days. Mendicant and lay Jains perform different rituals. Some sects worship images – mūrti-pūjaka – and others do not, and different sects have various practices. Focused on images or not, worship can be:
external or material – dravya-pūjā – involving offerings of food, drink and precious substances
internal or mental – bhava-pūjā – including singing hymns of praise, reciting mantras and meditating.
Puṇya
Sanskrit for a 'right or good action'. Similar to a merit in Buddhism, it helps to reduce karma.
The largest state in India, in the north-western part of the country.
Rajoharaṇa
The cotton-thread broom used by some groups of Śvetāmbara ascetics to sweep the ground before sitting, for example, so no insects or small creatures are harmed by mistake. It is also used by lay Jains when performing certain rites.
A sequence of actions that must be followed to perform a religious ceremony. The set of actions is largely symbolic, for example offering food to statues symbolises sacrificing to a deity. The ritual actions are often accompanied by set phrases.
A classical language of India, originally used by priests and nobility. Sanskrit has a rich literary and religious tradition. With only a few thousand native speakers nowadays, it is predominantly used in Hindu religious ceremonies and by scholars.
A serious split in a philosophical or religious movement or organisation, leading to the establishment of various groups with different beliefs, which may be hostile to each other.
Someone who copies manuscripts for a living. Scribes are common in societies where literacy is rare. In the past, however, scribes could not always read and write fluently.
Set of sacred texts that believers accept as authoritative within a religion. Synonymous with canon.
An organised group of believers in a religion, often distinguished from other groups within the same religious faith who have differences of doctrine or practice.
Svādhyāya
The study of scriptures.
Austerity or asceticism in general. A tapas is an act of austerity or self-discipline that produces bodily heat – tapas – that burns up karma. Austerities may be internal – mental – or external – physical. Both lay and mendicant Jains practise austerities. Fasting is the most common external austerity for lay people these days.
Vows are extremely important in Jain religious life. Mendicants take the compulsory Five Great Vows – mahā-vratas – as part of their initiation – dīkṣā.
Lay people can choose to take 12 vows, which are divided into:
aṇu-vratas – 'Five Lesser Vows'
guṇa-vratas – three supplementary vows
śikṣā-vratas – four vows of spiritual discipline
All of these vows are lifelong and cannot be taken back. The sallekhana-vrata is a supplementary vow to fast to death, open to both ascetics and householders.
Among the Śvetāmbaras, a spiritually advanced lay man. It may also refer to a Jain monk.
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Yeah, that's right. I love Lost. It is very good and I want to talk about it. There will probably be spoilers. So, ALERT. Before I get into it may I say that while there is and always will be a lot of trash and smut on TV (and I can't even think of a funny example because I simply don't watch what I don't think is good--that's the incredible thing about TV, you choose what and when you watch) there is some very innovative, smart, and good stuff happening on TV.
But don't take my word for it. Read this. And I did say read because it is possible to read some of the time and watch TV some of the time. I'm NOT getting defensive. Or ask published author, Frank Delaney. I told him (because we're buds) the way he messes with the narrative structure in his latest book makes it really cool and modern and then I asked him if he watched much TV and he said he did and that he agreed with me and said he loves TV and thinks that whatever is going on in TV and film impacts the way he constructs a dramatic scene in a novel. That reminded me of Kavalier and Clay when they see Citizen Kane and it blows their minds and gives them an idea and an aesthetic for presenting story lines in the comic they are writing. Personally I never really "got" what was so great about Citizen Kane but when I realized that the flashbacks were a totally new and awesome thing it finally made sense. And I was all, it's just like Lost flashing forward. And sideways. It's complicated and cool and interesting and clever.
Don't get me wrong, Lost lost me there for about the last two seasons. It seemed like the story was getting away from the writers and it got a little dicey. But I admire them for committing to a final 6th season and deciding to give the show a proper ending instead of milking it for as many seasons as they could, adding new freaky unexplainable things just to perpetuate the show. It's a kind of integrity and it's not unlike Jerry Seinfeld going out on a high note--but let's all cross our fingers that the last Lost is better than the last Seinfeld.
Now let me just talk some more about Lost. It's coming down to a kind of good vs. evil plot which is always epic and meaningful (see my previous post). I think it's clear that Jacob isn't God and Fake-Locke (or "Flocke" as internet fans of which I am one call him) isn't the devil. Of course, in the Richard episode they called him the devil because in the context of Richard's Catholic belief system "the devil" made sense. I'm still expecting some kind of twist where Jacob isn't necessarily "good" because he does kind of cause bad things to happen by bringing these people to the island and he seems a little uncaring at times. Then again, have you ever heard of anyone causing bad things to happen to good people? Or requiring much where much was given? Or asking for people to believe in him without evidence? But I don't know what will happen. Really, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN!
I mean, you kind of hope you know which side every one will pick but you just never know. Who thought Sayid would turn out to be an evil zombie henchman? I formed a theory early on in Lost and it was this: "I don't know what's going on but Sayid is always right." I was sad to see him trade his soul for a promise Flocke can't keep. Since the Sayid episode where he seemed condemned I've wondered if people were--even after "choosing" Flocke--beyond redemption. That is, could Sayid still change? It appears that he can. (Like Anakin!) And I think that is what Jack Shepherd might be there for. You know--"shepherd." One thing that is really great is the use of Hurley as a rhetorical device. He voices some of the funny and wacky concerns you'll see internet fans talking about. It let's the writers explain things and bring up questions. It also makes them seem like they don't take themselves too seriously. Even though what is happening on Lost is the very serious business of fate versus self-determination. Destiny versus free will. I don't know what makes me think it has philosophical implications. Other than the characters named after John Locke and David Hume.
I've been very generous as I've watched these final episodes. I know they can't resolve everything. I've agreed to give them the benefit of the doubt if they will just do their best to explain the big stuff. And they have. I just nod my head as I watch and think, "Good job, guys. That makes sense. Nice." In particular I enjoyed the crash of the Black Pearl and how similar it was to the crash of flight 815 which started us all on this crazy ride. Remember when we thought it was dinosaurs or something? Now we know those weird sounds were Flocke as smoke monster. I'll buy that for a dollar.
All of these last episodes have been great. My favorite was the Benjamin Linus episode. I like his character and I am interested in him. He seems like a really good actor to me. When he said that Flocke was the only one who would have him, and then walked back with Ilana and just awkwardly stood off to the side of Jack's group it made me cry in a way that giving birth to two boys and two girls in real life didn't. I am emotionally invested in these guys. I like that doing the right thing is making their sideways lives better. I like this story.
I don't know what will happen, but for the record I've always thought Kate and Sawyer should be together. Although his attachment and loyalty to the off-putting Juliet was moving. I really love Miles and, in particular, the Miles/Sawyer buddy bond. Unfortunately I think Miles will die. Incidentally I feel that Miles and Hurley both serve as arch angels or prophets who use their gift to commune with the dead to encourage people to believe. I think the destiny links are not always boy/girl. For example, Kate seems somehow linked to Claire. And who is Aaron? Does he somehow turn out to be a really evil guy in the future? Remember the warning from the fortune teller early in the show? That was one of my favorite issues. Now crazy Claire seems like the last person who should be around Aaron, but having faith in her and bringing her along may "restore" her and end up being the "right" thing for Kate to do. It's mind boggling. I love it.
What I am most curious about at the moment is this: Who is Jack's ex-sideways wife? Who could it be? Will it be that lady from Modern Family? It's not Kate. I hope it's not Juliet because I hate her stern face and I hate her man walk. But if she's his divorce-destiny, whatever. I think his relationship with his son and half-sister might be the important thing there. Family is somehow relevant (Widmore/Penny/Sun/Jin/Ben/Alex/) along with true love and soul mates, which also seems relevant (Hurley/Libby/Charlie/Claire/Desmond/Penny/Daniel/Charlotte). I wonder what will happen and who will die. Because at this point no one is safe. The series is ending. Kate could keel over.
I know a lot of people gave up on Lost. Of all the times to give up! I feel sorry for those people.
Jared 11:58 AM
I, too, love "Lost," and last night's episode was fantastic. The high point, for me, was Jin and Sun finally reuniting. But was it just me, or did you think that funky fence on the beach was going to zap them before they could embrace?
Kimba 12:01 PM
i'm in pre-mourning for when Lost is over. I told my husband that we'd start the seasons all over again, because what will fill the void? Nothing, I say.
Melissa 12:16 PM
Have you read the theory online (based on the Season 6 promo Last Supper photo) that this season is following Easter Weekend? So far each 1/3 of the season has been one day on the island. I like to think that John Locke (in Jesus' position in the Last Supper photo) will be resurrected at the end and get to stay on the island and be the new Jacob. But really, I don't know what will happen either!
dede 12:30 PM
Even though I've never loved Jin/Sun like some do, even I was happy and a little teary over there reuniting.
I LOVED Jack in season 1, but I have hated Jack for a while. I am starting to love him again. He is redeeming himself on the island and in sideways world.
I have to think that they will redeem John Locke. I have more sympathy for him than anyone else and I want him to be redeemed.
The Ben episode has been my favorite this year too.
I hate seeing Sayid like he is right now, but I think we are going to see that he comes back. He can't have really killed Desmond.
I could go on, I'll shut up now.
I wish I could watch the show with you.
Sparklebot 12:43 PM
I am intrigued by Richard's question to Hurley last week, "did Jacob tell you what this island really is?"
I want to know. I need to know.
But, yes, there has been so much plot development and forward movement this season, that I feel like I can't get enough.
Natalie 12:52 PM
Jared -- Last night my husband shouted "She's going to explode!" But then she didn't. So, yes.
For about two episodes this season it looked like my lame theory, that they are in purgatory, was going to be right. But now I'm pretty sure that's not it. And I can't get over how some of the characters (Hurley, Jack, Sawyer, Claire,) have BETTER lives if the plane had never crashed and others (Charlie, Kate, Ben, Locke) have it worse. Is this some kind of a commentary on who the "good" people really are?
When Desmond tried to take out Locke in his car, I tell you what, I got my mind blown.
Emily 12:55 PM
Wow, Kacy. I watched the episode online; I thought to myself, I want to talk about this episode with someone; I aimlessly wandered over to my Reader; this post was the only new one. You are so relevant to me.
I am sort of infatuated with how smart you are. And I still want to start a book club with you.
Janet 12:59 PM
This is my first time commenting on your blog - I came here when LRS ended.
It was interesting to read your thoughts on LOST. I have been quite frustrated of late with the lack of answers, but reading your post made me realize some things are being answered, slowly and subtlely.
I did love it when Jin and Sun were reunited. That's a fun story line for us, because my husband served his mission in Korea and then we served as mission president there. It's fun to hear/critique the Korean dialogue. The actor who plays Jin didn't speak Korean when the show began and he's improved a lot over time.
It has been an interesting ride with LOST and I know we'll miss it when it's over.
kacy faulconer 2:03 PM
Marcy,
I've seen the Last Supper photo and I think it is very clever. John Locke seems like the obvious choice to resurrect and stay on the island and take Jacob's place. I'm cool with him staying dead though--sacrifices have to be made.
I felt happy for Jin and Sun. They are really the only in tact family and I don't think any of them will die.
I thought Jacob revealed "what the island really is" by describing it as the cork that keeps evil Locke at bay. Maybe (hopefully?) there is more to it.
Essentially, Nat the Fat Rat, the island IS purgatory as it serves as some kind of way station where people are judged. Also, bad spirits like Michael are trapped there. So I think your theory is right.
I'm a big fan of Jack. John Locke is the zealot, Hurley has blind faith, Sawyer's the renegade (with heart), Sayid is Porter Rockwell, but Jack is everyman. He just is. He's totally relatable. And who can forget him as hang dog Charlie on Party of 5!
There's no way Sayid killed Desmond. That would be a pretty bleak comment on the human condition.
And by the way, even though I said in a previous post that I would be a comic book villain if I could because they are pretty interesting and cool, I like to think that I would never no never no never let fake John Locke even talk to me in real life or in Lost life.
spencer 2:37 PM
I agree, there's no way that Desmond is dead. He's the key to the whole story, I'm convinced of that. And the one rule of TV that Lost has not, can not, and will not break is that thou shalt NOT kill a main character in off camera action. I told my wife that last week when he went down the well.
hanner 3:32 PM
i have so much to say. first of all, i'm really glad (only this time) that you have a limited preview in your RSS feed because you warned of spoilers. i still don't forgive you for leaking that charlie died without giving a spoiler alert. second, i agree with everyone here and then some. third, do you read doc jensen's commentary? that man has too much free time on his hands to watch the show AND analyze it with commentary and footnotes citing things i've never read/watched. fourth, i wish that zoe chick (crazy widmore woman) would get blown up already. i wished it on ilana and my wish came true, so i think i've got something going here. fifth, penny + desmond are my inspiration. sixth, now jin + sun are too. sigh. a love that transcends time too. seventh, i'm done here.
Alyssa 3:37 PM
Reading this post was like watching a Lost episode.
I too thought Jin and Sun were going to get their ears blasted off when they went through the fence.
I have watched every season and still need the pop-up video recap every week. Darn you Dancing with the Stars!
Tiffani 4:47 PM
Ben's line "because no one else will have me"=the most powerful moment on television EVER in my opinion. He deserves an emmy for that one.
Emily 5:08 PM
I'm intrigued that Desmond called Flocke John Locke. I think there's something there.
I love lost and found this post very insightful. I love finding the "easter eggs" throughout the show. Have you ever listened to the lost podcast? The creators of the show answer emails, etc. I haven't listened for a season or two but I bet they are still at it.
My favorite love story is Penny and Desmond. I thought he was indestructible? Or was it just to shocks and well throwings?
Natalie 6:35 PM
I think my theory is dang close, but I think I was wrong in that none of the survivors are actually "dead." They get off the island, they exist to people around them, etc. So even if the island is a hell plug and Jacob/NotLocke are playing the God/Devil roles, the Oceanic survivors are still survivors, they're still living. In the first seasons I really thought they had all died in the crash but were living in a sort of in-between until they could work out their various issues and go to where ever they were meant to go for eternity. I must have been on to something, but every time I think I've figured it out they pull a fast one on me.
Like, what if Whidmore is going to turn out to be the "good" guy?? What then??
I think Charles Whidmore IS good. At least, not evil--though he may be somewhat self-interested.
I'm fascinated by the people who can see both their sideways lives and their island lives. Desmond being one of them. Can Sun? She reacted when she was John Locke in the hospital, does anyone know why? Did she meet him in the sideways?
Yeah, there is no way that Desmond is dead, and if anything, Desmond's interaction with Sayid could be the building block to bringing Sayid back from the baddies. However, if they put Sayid in the forever bad camp, I'm fine with that--his character arc has been completed for a long time.
I also agree that I've never quit accepted Jacob as entirely good, and the Enemy has entirely bad. Although the writers have certainly pushed us in that direction this season.
mskaz 9:37 PM
OH YES! When Benjamin Linus said that nobody else would have him, my heart broke. That was some good acting! I love his character. Every week I feel like I understand a little more, but again understand even less. Very mixed emotions about it all ending. It will be nice to finally have that "a ha!" moment of understanding everything, but so sad for it to be over.
And yes, there is no way Desmond is dead.
Who the heck is that boy dressed in "other" garb who follows Flocke around in the jungle? Any theories?
I've thought he was some sort of reincarnated Jacob.
Lisa 10:06 AM
I love this discussion so much! I like that I don't know what will happen in "the end" (which I suspect they will leave open ended.)
I think Desmond is bringing everyone together and I think (in the sideways reality) that Daniel F. and his mother will play a larger role in bringing everyone (or seeing/observing everyone) come together for their "final destiny."
I can't wait to find out who Jack's ex-wife is. They better show her to me, so help me.
I, too, think that Charles W. is good, really, although self interested.
I'm waiting to know Aaron's destiny, though. I want him to be important because I believed that fortune teller who told Claire not to let anyone else raise him!! (Remember when we thought that meant "the others?" We were so young and naive back then!)
Unknown 12:06 PM
I am really enjoying this post and all comments.
About Aaron; Remember when FLocketold Kate he had a crazy mother too? i think Aaron will be the next smoke monster.
I absolutely love Jack, but i still want one of those shirts saying "Sawyer can call me freckles anytime"
Yeah, Doc Jensen and I think the boy is (the ghost of) Jacob and the dead people who talk to Hurley are all the smoke monster, convincing him to do his evil bidding.
I like to think about how complex this show is and how confusing it must be for people who don't watch to hear others talk about it.
I don't know who the boy is. Jacob? Man in Black as a kid? Aaron?
I just read Lindelof say that resolving the sideways world (what/when/why) with the island world is the whole thing, in the end. He says, "Now the characters don't know of the existence of the alternate world but what would happen if they DID know?" That is why Desmond is shaking things up.
I have wondered whether "remembering" alternate worlds will empower them to make a sacrifice on the island in order to improve their sideways lives.
I think when Jack completes surgery on sideways John Locke we will see him "arise and walk" which will tie in nicely to the Easter theme. I kind of think Bad John Locke will stay bad. I think good/real John Locke made the sacrifice when Ben killed him and now he has earned a good-walking-married-to-Helen sideways life. But I think "infected" people should be able to make a come back.
Some people think the sideways world is a life that happens after people on the island make a deal with bad John Locke--that it is a counterfeit world a la the Matrix. I hope that's not what it is. I hope everyone has a purpose and that they fulfill it to keep evil at bay. Because that's what I do every day.
how is it possible that i have a label on my blog devoted to "lost" and i've never gotten a comment on any of my posts?
Hannah, Your Lost posts get a lot of comments in the sideways world.
Shelley 4:45 PM
Love the Lost talk, but I gotta say, I'm a fan of Juliet. And I'm enjoying V too.
Shelley, I think we'll both be happy if Sawyer and Juliet end up in a coffee shop together. She bugs me, but I don't mind the idea of her for Sawyer.
Robyn 2:12 PM
I could talk about LOST all the live long day.
Here's my current two cents -- I don't think that the roles of good and evil are cut and dried. I mean, it was the Smoke Monster (fake John Locke) who killed Mr. Eko and I always thought of him as a good guy despite all of the yucky stuff he was sometimes involved in.
And Jacob was the impetus for so very much of the bad, bad, bad things that Ben did.
I think the ending is going to be about finally seperating the wheat from the tares. Final Judgement.
But who is the judge?
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INONGE IMPRESSED WITH INDIAN CRAFTS
New Dehli, March 19, 2013, ZANIS……Gender and Child Development Minister Inonge Wina is impressed with the workmanship that goes into the handcrafts and handlooms products that are made at the Central Cottage Industries Emporium in India.
The artworks are produced by the women working at the emporium.
According to Mrs Wina, the process is not only an income generating activity but also helps to protect and keep the tradition and culture for future generations.
ZANIS reports that the Minister said this in an interview after her tour of the Central Cottage Industries Emporium in New Dehli today.
The Minister was in the company of the second lady, Dr Charlotte Scott, Vice President’s wife.
Mrs Wina said acquiring technical expertise of such nature is of great benefit to the women in Zambia.
The minister said although Zambian women have demonstrated hard work in the past, they still needed to double their efforts so as to improve on quality and increase productivity.
And former Home Affairs Deputy Minister Grace Njapau, who served under the MMD administration, expressed confidence that women were capable of making artworks like that of the products made in India.
Ms Njapau observed, however, that women in entrepreneurial business in Zambia can only succeed with support were Government identifies groups in terms of machinery.
The former deputy minister thanked Mrs Wina for her dedication on the subject of women empowerment.
Meanwhile, Central Cottage Industries Emporium Chairperson Anjali Rai said the emporium was established with the aim of providing a platform for the poor artisans who live in the state villages in India especially women.
“There are a number of women providing handcrafts and are being supported by the department of handlooms and handcrafts.
In this way, we help the women financially,” she explained.
Handcraft is the second most important occupation in India after Agriculture.
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STATE RADIO HIT PIVOTAL SWING STATES ON THEIR “TAKE THE COUNTRY BACK” TOUR
Posted on October 12, 2008 by MSOPR
FR: LIBBY HENRY-COFFEY/MARCEE RONDAN/BARI LIEBERMAN
STATE RADIO
HIT PIVOTAL SWING STATES ON THEIR
“TAKE THE COUNTRY BACK” TOUR;
DATES INCLUDED FIVE FLORIDA SHOWS
ALONG WITH VISIT TO BARACK OBAMA HEADQUARTERS IN GAINESVILLE;
BAND CREATES STATERADIOACTION.COM
FOR DAILY UPDATES FROM THE ROAD
Currently in the midst of their fall headlining “Take The Country Back” Tour, Boston rock trio STATE RADIO performed five shows in the pivotal swing state of Florida last week. While there, the musically inventive, socially and politically charged trio made time for a visit to the Barack Obama Florida campaign headquarters in Gainesville to volunteer their time during this crucial pre-election period (to view a photo of lead singer/guitarist CHAD STOKES URMSTON at the Obama Headquarters, click on the link: (http://stateradioaction.com/2008/10/08/gainesvill-for-obama/).
For the “Take The Country Back” Tour, STATE RADIO–rounded out by bassist CHUCK FAY and drummer MIKE “MAD DOG” NAJARIAN–created the State Radio Action website (http://stateradioaction.com/) which contains daily updates from the band’s 24-city U.S. trek. STATE RADIO would like to be part of a future in which people come first, and “Take The Country Back” Tour is bringing attention to the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the people who’ve been victims of the government cutbacks. The tour is spreading the message of respect, fairness, justice, and equality and recognizing the value and dignity of all people. In this key fall U.S. presidential election, STATE RADIO feel it is paramount the U.S. Government is held to a higher standard and be accountable to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
In other news, STATE RADIO have announced a series of local events in cities along the Take The Country Back Tour. The group is aligning with Amnesty International to protest the pending execution of Troy Davis. The group is calling on fans, anti-death penalty activists and other lovers of justice to come out to show their support for the cause tomorrow, Tuesday, October 14 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm at the Georgia State Capitol Lawn (214 State Capitol, Atlanta, GA) where the band will perform an acoustic set. SR frontman CHAD STOKES URMSTON wrote a new song about the case titled “The State Of Georgia” which he is performing on tour; it will also be recorded for the band’s next album. To learn more about the plight of Troy Anthony Davis, visit: http://www.troyanthonydavis.org/.
On Wednesday October 15, join STATE RADIO in Carrboro, NC as they take non-partisan voter education information to rest homes. Click on http://stateradioaction.com/tour/carrboro/ to RSVP. On Friday, October 17 STATE RADIO would like to invite fans and other progressive political activists to gather for a lunchtime protest outside Senator Joe Lieberman’s Hartford, CT office from 11:30am till 1:30pm (for directions, click One Constitution Plaza in Hartford). The protest is to stand up against Lieberman’s support of the war in Iraq. For more information, log onto: http://stateradioaction.com/tour/hartford/. On Saturday, October 18 in Philadelphia, PA, join the group as they volunteer for Service Saturday to help out at a local Philly school. To RSVP, visit: http://stateradioaction.com/tour/philadelphia/.
Joining STATE RADIO as support on the trek is Bongo Love who hail from Harare, Zimbabwe. Bongo Love’s afro-beat music and positive stance in the face of immense hardship represents the people of Zimbabwe who experience human rights violations on a daily basis. In a special show on November 29 at Terminal 5 in New York City, renowned punk rockers Anti Flag will join the bill.
Catch STATE RADIO on the road:
STATE RADIO’s Headlining Take The Country Back Tour
Wed 10/8 Gainesville, FL Market Street Pub
Thu 10/9 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
Fri 10/10 Orlando, FL The Social
Sat 10/11 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbits
Mon 10/13 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theatre
Tue 10/14 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club
Wed 10/15 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
Fri 10/17 Hartford, CT Webster Theater
Sat 10/18 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore at the TLA
Wed 10/22 Troy, NY Revolution Hall
Sun 10/26 Providence, RI Dunkin’ Donuts Center (Rock The Ink)
Sat 11/29 New York, NY Terminal 5 (with Anti Flag)
For STATE RADIO publicity, contact MSO:
Libby Henry-Coffey/818-380-0400 ext. 224 Lhenry@msopr.com
Marcee Rondan/818-380-0400 ext. 248 marcee@msopr.com
Bari Lieberman (Tour Press)/818-380-0400 ext. 222 blieberman@msopr.com
www.stateradio.com
www.myspace.com/stateradio
Press Release Teaser:
STATE RADIO HIT PIVOTAL SWING STATES ON THEIR “TAKE THE COUNTRY BACK” TOUR; DATES INCLUDED FIVE FLORIDA SHOWS ALONG WITH VISIT TO BARACK OBAMA HEADQUARTERS IN GAINESVILLE; BAND CREATES STATERADIOACTION.COM FOR DAILY UPDATES FROM THE ROAD
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THE BLACK CROWES 22,000 FANS IN NYC 7 SOLD OUT SHOWS 64 DIFFERENT SONGS
Posted on April 3, 2005 by MSOPR
FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/TODD BRODGINSKI/LATHUM NELSON
THE BLACK CROWES:
22,000 FANS IN NYC
7 SOLD-OUT SHOWS
64 DIFFERENT SONGS
22,000 fans were on hand at New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom to witness the official return of THE BLACK CROWES over seven sold-out nights that began March 22. By the time the house lights came up on March 30–the final evening of the “All Join Hands” shows during which “15 Years of Cosmic Rock-n-Roll” was saluted with rapturous applause–the band played a total of 64 different songs. Amidst a stage strikingly adorned with hundreds of electric candles, the band performed wide-ranging set lists that alternated every night, encompassing BLACK CROWES songs from their six studio albums, plus b-sides and unreleased material, alongside 19 special covers that illuminated the band’s rich musical heritage (see song list below).
On Good Friday (March 25), THE BLACK CROWES–Chris Robinson (vocals), Rich Robinson (guitars), Marc Ford (guitars), Eddie Hawrysch (keyboards), Sven Pipien (bass) and Bill Dobrow (drums)–treated fans to their own “Good Friday,” a number one rock hit from 1996’s THREE SNAKES AND ONE CHARM. The band also held an Easter Sunday Celebration (March 27), dressing up all in white for the show just like their fans, who were encouraged to do the same via the band’s official website: www.blackcrowes.com.
Next up for THE BLACK CROWES: a headlining tour that runs April 21 through May 29; appearances on the main stage of two of the most prestigious festivals in America (New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Bonnaroo); a major summer trek with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers beginning June 8 in Florida and wrapping July 30 in upstate New York. Visit THE BLACK CROWES’ website to view all their tour dates.
THE BLACK CROWES’ HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM REPERTOIRE
(Only) Halfway to Everywhere
A Conspiracy
Another Roadside Tragedy (unreleased)
Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye
Ballad in Urgency
Bend Down Low (Bob Marley)
Black Moon Creeping
Boomer’s Story (Ry Cooder)
Bring On, Bring On
Coming Home (Delaney & Bonnie)
Cursed Diamond
Do Right Woman, Do Right Man (traditional, by Dann Penn and Chips Moman)
Don’t Do It (The Band)
Feathers (BLACK CROWES b-side)
Go Faster
Go Tell The Congregation
Greasy Grass River
Happy (The Rolling Stones)
Hard to Handle (Otis Redding)
High Head Blues
Hot Burrito #2 (The Flying Burrito Brothers)
Hotel Illness
How Much For Your Wings?
It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry (Bob Dylan)
Jealous Again
Kickin’ My Heart Around
Mellow Down Easy (Willie Dixon)
My Morning Song
Nebakanezer
No Speak No Slave
P.25 London
Paint An 8 (unreleased)
Pimper’s Paradise (Bob Marley)
Pre-Road Downs (Crosby, Stills & Nash)
Roll Um Easy (Little Feat)
Shake Your Moneymaker
Share The Ride
She Gave Good Sunflower
Sister Luck
Sometimes Salvation
Soul Singing
Space Captain (Joe Cocker, by Matthew Moore)
Stare It Cold
Sting Me
Thick n Thin
Thorn in My Pride
Time Will Tell (Bob Marley)
Torn And Frayed (The Rolling Stones)
Twice as Hard
Under A Mountain
Willin’ (Little Feat)
Wiser Time
Yer Blues(The Beatles)
You Gotta Move (The Rolling Stones, by Mississippi Fred McDowell)
Young Man Old Man
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by Nathan Newman
Workers in unions negotiating with an employer are more successful when they organize multiple employers in the same industry. "Organize the unorganized" has been the rallying cry for workers seeking higher pay and greater solidarity for the whole history of unionism. Economists have amply documented the fact that the higher the percentage of workers organized in unions in a particular industry or region, the higher the wages workers are able to demand when they bargain with employers.
This is all pretty obvious. Or should have been obvious to the three-judge panel of 9th Circuit Appeals Court judges who a year ago in May ruled that organizing expenses were not "germane to collective bargaining, contract administration, and grievance adjustment."
In the case, UFCW v. NLRB, a couple of workers backed by the antiunion National Right to Work Foundation had argued that the First Amendment gave them the right to take a good-paying union job but not pay their fair share of the union expenses needed to win that contract in the first place. They based their argument on the 1988 Supreme Court Beck decision which had declared that workers in a union shop could refuse to pay the portion of their dues used by unions for political lobbying and other expenses not "germane" to collective bargaining. The 9th Circuit panel agreed with the bizarre idea that union spending on organizing in an industry is not "germane" to success in getting a decent contract.
Luckily, a full 11-judge panel of the 9th Circuit decided to rehear the case. On March 25, they unanimously overturned last year's decision. Citing extensive economic evidence developed by the National Labor Relations Board, the Court emphasized that organizing competing companies is crucial to winning good contracts for union workers. As the Court noted, "management is far more willing to negotiate higher wage rates when its competitors are subject to the same union costs."
This decision is crucial in affirming that the core of labor law was designed to promote new union organizing. It will not only help unions raise funds they need to organize new workplaces but has implications for a host of other areas of law. Unions have increasingly negotiated contracts that require companies to accept unionization in non-union divisions if a simple majority of those workers sign union cards, so-called "card check" agreements. However, if organizing is not considered a core concern of collective bargaining, such negotiating demands to promote unionization could be declared illegal by the courts.
However, the 9th Circuit decision is likely to be appealed to the Supreme Court, where that court's antiunion majority has happily twisted logic and the intent of legislation to strip unions of rights they had won in their workplaces and in Congress. In at least one case involved railway workers, who are covered by a separate labor statute from most workers, the Supreme Court had ruled that under that law, organizing expenses were not a core part of collective bargaining. Other decisions have made more ambiguous rulings on the subject of what expenses are supposedly "germane" to union collective bargaining, but there is no doubt a core of conservative justices centered on Antonin Scalia will vote against the unions if the case comes before them.
Many Supreme Court justices have increasingly treated unions as "service" institutions who grieve and negotiate on behalf of members in workplaces already organized, but those justices ignore the original intent of the National Labor Relations Act to facilitate organizing in non-union workplaces. What needs to be restored to our labor law is the original understanding of unions as social institutions that transcend specific workplaces and improve wages and conditions in whole industries.
As the National Labor Relations Board argued in the UFCW case in its original findings back in 1999, a key part of the labor law was "Congress' understanding that organization of multiple groups of employees, not just a single bargaining unit or the employees of a single employer in an industry, was necessary to achieve its goals of stabilizing wage rates and preventing depression of employees' wage rates and purchasing power." Organizing is key to such multi-employer bargaining.
The late Justice Blackmun noted in his dissent against the antiunion Beck decision that the Supreme Court's attack on union use of dues ignored the plain language of the legislation in narrowing the union activities that Congress meant to promote. While it may end up being a short-lived victory, the full 9th Circuit UFCW decision upholding the broader vision of organizing as a core function of unions and labor law is a relief amidst courts that have abandoned all reasonable respect for justice and Congressional intent.
Nathan Newman is a union lawyer and author of the forthcoming book Net Loss on Internet policy and economic inequality. See www.nathannewman.org.
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Find new paths: From elementary teacher to IT support specialist
Four-time (and counting) career changer Nicolle Merrill excels in professional reinvention. Her human-centered approach to career change, combined with a relentless curiosity about emerging career trends, has led to speaking engagements across the US, as well as in Canada and Ireland.
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A career change doesn’t mean starting over. For many, it’s an opportunity to combine old and new skills to make an impact. In this episode, Megan shares how she went from an elementary teacher to IT specialist for her school district. She starts by sharing how she resigned without a plan and then quickly figured out IT was a fit for her. She shares the importance of community in her process and how she uses her background as a teacher to succeed in her IT role. Plus Megan tells us how she found a mentor with the simple ABF method (Always be Making Friends) and how she’s thinking through her future sub-career paths. Plus she talks about how she builds new skills by finding project opportunities at work.
Listen to this if you’re thinking about making a career change without going back to school or if you’re curious about using your existing skills as a guide for your next career move.
Lastly, my loud dog makes a guest appearance in this episode for 2 seconds.
BOOK UPDATE!
My new book, Punch Doubt in the Face: How to upskill, change careers, and beat the robots is out in November. Join our community of curious career changers so you don’t miss out on events. www.punchdoubt.com
Quotes I’m loving from this episode:
On why a career change isn’t starting over:
“The job changed a lot but the mission stayed the same.”
On finding opportunities to learn new skills:
“As someone who has to balance a lot of different things, I’ve learned to be a little bit of an opportunist with my learning.”
Advice for career changers:
“I would say really think about the people you know, the environment you might be getting into. When I made the career change into it, I had the great fortune, they had just opened the position up. So, um, I had a manager who did a lot of intentional on-boarding, a lot of onsite training. As a group we were built to do our jobs, but then also to rely on each other and have a sense of community. So that was a really incredible transition into it. And in school district it, you’re often just kind of thrown into the fire. So trying to network with people in your desired field to find out what might be a great place to land, someplace you’ll be supported and be able to feel successful as you take those first steps. It’s huge.”
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One Baby Boomer humorist desperately trying to turn back the clock through parody, satire, & anything else you want.
Oy!
Nouveau Old, Formerly Cute
Film Parodies
The Little Emoticon
תי:
The Little Emoticon had a smile
that could cheer up just about anybody
.... except you!
Another Modern Children's Classic
By Perry Block
One upon a time, there was a very nice and kindly man named Gil Petto who lived in a pleasant little town named Collodiville, somewhere far, far away.
When he was young, Gil had tried to find success as an actor, but he was continually cast in subpar theatrical productions such as The Smell of Music, Rent with an Option to Buy, and Spiderman: Turn Off the Reviews. He retired from show business to become an accountant only to discover he was allergic to the number "8." Finally he found a career for himself selling used dental floss.
Gil had been unlucky in love as well. For most of his life, he had dreamed of a wife and family. He especially wanted to have a son, but he would have been content with a butch daughter as well.
Marital bliss, however, was not to be. Gil married an attractive but pretentious woman who, knowing Gil was a failed actor and accountant who sold used dental floss, naturally planned for their home in the Hamptons to be constructed in a sort of Beaux Arts style as contrasted with the retro decor of the mansion in Majorca.
After a few years and about the time that Gil's wife was beginning to realize that "biggie sizing" was to be a twice yearly "hell to the winds" frivolity, she assuaged her frustration by taking a series of lovers. Although Gil was by nature a patient man, the discovery that fading male model Fabio now ran a home remodeling business and had signed on for a year-long renovation of his wife's panties did cause some concern.
The final straw came the day that Gil arrived home early only to find the Kansas City Chiefs and the Norman Luboff Choir arguing over who had dibs to the upstairs hall bathroom.
Crestfallen, Gil retired to a solitary life, spending virtually all his time on Twitter. But though he was lonely --- as one tends to be when your best friends are @aplusk, @andersoncooper, and @crudface99 --- Gil did come to enjoy fashioning and implementing emoticons, those cute little smiley faces composed of keyboard keystrokes that function as the virtual laugh track of the social networking world.
(Note#1: I may copyright that phrase. Hands off!)
One evening shortly before bed, Gil wrote a tweet he hoped would be entertaining but which frankly made Tracy Morgan's standup seem like The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Gil knew that he would need a very special emoticon indeed to accompany such a tweet to con people into actually thinking it was funny.
Though not himself Jewish, Gil wanted to use the letters for the expression chai which represents L'Chaim or "to life." Those letters are actually a het and a yud, but Gil knew little of the Hebrew alphabet so he mistakenly typed the similar-to-het-looking letter tav.
(Note #2: So I tweaked things a bit. Whaddya going to do, call my rabbi?!!)
Gil tenderly accessed the two Hebrew letters from MS Word Symbols and gently added a simple English language colon. And when he had completed all the keystrokes needed to create the special emoticon, like Dr. Frankenstein but without the crazed look and wild hair, he gazed upon his creation.
"My Little Emoticon!" he cried aloud. "You are beautiful! Well, maybe not exactly Justin Bieber but ....."
And this is what he saw:
The Little Emoticon had the happiest most cheerful smile ever, a smile which couldn't help but make even the most miserable, curmudgeonly, and misanthropic among us feel happy and cheerful too!
Well, maybe not you.
Gil applied The Little Emoticon to his pathetically unfunny tweet, and sure enough it became as funny as the movie Role Models starring Paul Rudd and Seann Michael Scott, also starring Jane Lynch.
And Gil was thrilled that The Little Emoticon was half Jewish as well.
"However, I do hope, My Little Emoticon," said Gil, "that you turn out to be Jewish only above the waist, not below!"
When Gil got into bed, he said aloud:
"If only The Little Emoticon could be real boy! Or a butch female, but all things being equal, I'd prefer a boy."
Nighttime passed and a blue shadow spread itself softly across Gil's PC, accompanied by the faint fluttering of wings. It was 7:00 A.M. when Gil, not quite awake, heard a voice.
"Dad? Dad? Is that you?" said the voice.
Through the early morning haze, Gil saw a figure. It was five feet tall, composed entirely of keyboard keystrokes, and half Jewish! Though at this early stage of development, no telling which half was Jewish.
"Emo! Emo! Is it really you? Or is it Memorex?" cried Gil, overjoyed at what had taken place but also clearly showing his age as well as the reason his tweets sucked so badly and were so unfunny.
Gil Petto's impossible dream had come true ....
At first everything was wonderful. The Little Emoticon was as gentle, sweet, and kind as his happy, cheerful smile would suggest. He always did everything Gil asked him, ate all his vegetables including arugula, and graciously appeared in all Gil's tweets, no matter how totally and pathetically lame and unfunny they were.
However, when he went to school The Little Emoticon, being made up of keyboard keystrokes rather than flesh and blood, was made fun of by the other children. They called him mean nicknames like "Num Lock," and told him that he would never be man enough to "Enter," Insert," and "Page Up, Page Down," --- whatever all that meant.
The other children's taunting made the poor Little Emoticon weep many bitter apostrophe tears which looked like this ,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,, from his two little colon eyes.
Gradually the other children badgered him to appear in tweets where he had no earthly reason to be:
He appeared in a tweet for Rupert Murdoch, his joyful smile rendering hacking of private phone accounts a hilarious thing.
He appeared in a tweet on behalf of Presidential candidate Herman Cain in which laughs a plenty were garnered by the sight of a cigarette dangling from his tav.
He appeared in a tweet for the NRA extolling how truly funny it is to be gunned down by an assault rifle.
Finally came the last straw, not to be confused with the final straw earlier in our story. Gil received a call from the police that The Little Emoticon had been found wandering around stoned-out-of-his-tav in a tweet written by comedian Bob Saget!
Whatever was a smiley face emoticon doing in a place like that?!!!
"Emo, my son," said a heavy-hearted Gil Petto, "I'm afraid it's all my fault for asking you to appear in my pathetically unfunny tweets."
"Dad," said The Little Emoticon, "it is not your fault. Deep down I'm rotten, just like Eve Harrington in All About Eve, Veda in either of the two versions of Mildred Pierce, :-( from Perry Block's idiotic posts, or even from Gmail itself!"
"No, No!" said Gil, " I don't believe that! Perhaps you are ill!" Gil suddenly noticed that The Little Emoticon did look a bit green around the yud.
Gil felt The Little Emoticon's forehead --- that is, the space right above his colon (Of course I realize how ridiculous that sounds!) --- and yes, Emo was burning up as hot as a Johnny Depp movie, excluding The Tourist, of course.
"My God, Emo, you have a virus!" shouted Gil.
Gil gently lifted up The Little Emoticon and carried him over to the PC where he ran Norton 360 Premier Edition (by Symantic).
"NORTON! NORTON!" bellowed Gil, now really showing his age. "Scan my boy Emo for viruses right away .... BANG ZOOM!"
As it turned out, Norton found and fixed over 37 serious risks in The Little Emoticon including several cookies, which believe it or not even in 2011 I still don't know what they are but I'm sure they were delicious.
"Dad!" cried The Little Emoticon. "I may still be partially a colon, but I'm no longer an asshole!"
At once there came a blue shadow against the window and a sound of fluttering, and a young woman with two white feathery wings and a golden wand in her hand flew directly through the window into Gil's house!
Not much of a security system Gil had; he ought to look into it.
"Hello, Gil," the woman said. "I'm The Blue Fairy. I brought The Little Emoticon to life to comfort you in your loneliness. Also frankly I had the weekend free; I don't know many single guys in this town."
"Thank you so much for the gift of life, Blue Fairy!" exclaimed Gil. "I'm sure my Dad will slip you a couple of bucks."
"That's not why I'm here, Emo," said The Blue Fairy. I have one more very important thing to do now that you have proven your heart is good and pure --- with the help of Norton by Symantic. And don't get me started about McAfee!"
"You're going to make my Dad's tweets funny?" asked Emo.
"No, Emo," said The Blue Fairy, "some things are beyond even my powers. Just remember from now on: Stay True to Yourself! Don't Appear in Lame Tweets! And Most Importantly, You Don't Have to Eat Arugula, Whatever the Hell It Is!"
With that, The Blue Fairy waved her wand over the head of The Little Emoticon. he Little Emoticon began to feel strange.
"Dad, what's happening?!!" he called out in fright. "Is this puberty?"
The Little Emoticon was literally transforming before Gil's startled eyes!
"Emo!" shouted Gil with joy. "You're becoming a real boy!
Emo's tav and yud gave way to a nose and a happy cheerful smile and an entire human body! Emo's colon transformed itself into bright and inquisitive blue eyes and, of course, a colon. (And that makes three colon jokes, so that's the last one, folks!)
"This is fantastic!" cried Gil as he embraced his new flesh and blood son."It's incredible what you can do with that wand."
"Thank you, Gil," said the Blue Fairy. "Maybe a little bit later you and I can get together and discuss what you can do with your wand!"
And so Emo --- The Little Emoticon no longer --- lived happily ever after with his parents Gil and Blue Fairy Petto in a pleasant little town named Collodiville, somewhere far, far away.
As Emo grew into a young man, as Fate would have it, he did indeed prove to be Jewish only above the waist, not below! As for the other half --- well, as Fate would also have it --- Collodiville was in Italy and Gil Petto was Italian!
Now how's that for a happy ending?
Note: Positively no emoticons were harmed in the making of this blog post.
Posted by Perry Block at 12:02 AM
Labels: :תי, Children's Story, emoticons, Jon Stewart, Justin Bieber, L'chaim, Norton, Role Models, SNL, Tracy Morgan, Twitter
Perry Block has lived a life of which most others can only dream. Although we don't know who these "most others" might be, it's clear their dreams have to be about as exciting as being President of the Justin Bieber Fan Club at the Abe Vigoda Memorial Home for Very, Very Old Jews. In his one action-packed lifetime, Perry has been a rugged, briny sea-faring guy; a hunky dude given to slamming his right fist into his left palm while exclaiming "caution be damned, innocent lives are at stake!"(although frankly he has always missed his left palm); and a world class professional yodeler known for a killer "YO-DEL" but a generally undistinguished "LAY-HE-HOO!" He has succeeded in virtually every sphere of human endeavor, but failed miserably in the rectangular and triangular ones. In his private life, Perry spends most of his time fantasizing he has a private life. He is the proud father of Brian Block, age 29, and Brandon Block, who's 23. He regrets not having more children so he could have alliterated their names as well. As he reaches those golden Nouveau Old years, Perry says that he has no regrets. How could he? He's forgotten them all.
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"Annually 2017", pre-order now
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Re: "Annually 2017", pre-order now
#136 Post by Sithblade » Fri 31 Mar 2017, 2:49 pm
Just received the email, they have missed out on a fair bit of money by not producing more. The one listed on Ebay has got upto £103
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#137 Post by Future Lover » Fri 31 Mar 2017, 2:55 pm
Mine got dispatched too.
It's shitty that people were prepared to pay good money for a slightly glorified Literally (it used to have 64 pages too as well, right?) and won't receive it after all. I mean, the price tag was quite a lot for me, but I bought it immediately since I knew that I won't be able to afford it ever again. Come on, if it was sold as a separate Literally and CD single, it probably would've cost 13 pounds total. We just got scalped.
#138 Post by Sandy Shaw » Fri 31 Mar 2017, 3:26 pm
Sandy Shaw wrote: ↑Fri 31 Mar 2017, 10:10 am
Rorie wrote: ↑Fri 31 Mar 2017, 12:43 am E-mails went out confirming orders were shipped out today.
I haven't seen that one, but my order seems to be intact, so fingers crossed.
All good so far, it's on the way by Royal Mail.
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#139 Post by Dipso » Fri 31 Mar 2017, 3:27 pm
*delurks*
The official shop is just dreadful. I ordered a Super T-shirt and tour programme back at the beginning of February. My account was debited £52 immediately. It then took a full month for the PSB Shop to tell me the T-shirt was permanently out of stock and issue me with a refund. Why let me order it in the first place if it had sold out? Ugh. My programme finally turned up today, seven weeks after it was ordered. I suppose I should be thankful for small mercies.
I fear Annually may be the cause of much fan disappointment and frustration due to the ineptitude of those who run the PSB Shop.
Prick up your ears.
#140 Post by Zog » Fri 31 Mar 2017, 3:58 pm
Ok... now that many copies have been dispatched: about how long before the first copy (plus EP) is received... by anyone here? 2-3 days?
I ask, because I have no idea how long this usually takes in the UK (I preordered my EP on iTunes last week, FYI).
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#141 Post by Den » Fri 31 Mar 2017, 5:02 pm
Zog wrote: ↑Fri 31 Mar 2017, 3:58 pm Ok... now that many copies have been dispatched: about how long before the first copy (plus EP) is received... by anyone here? 2-3 days?
I got a dispatched e-mail today, should be here tomorrow, hopefully.
#142 Post by Pod » Fri 31 Mar 2017, 5:05 pm
I expect mine tomorrow...
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#143 Post by canveyboy » Fri 31 Mar 2017, 5:09 pm
I got the email saying item dispatched - I don't think it'll arrive for the weekend. Email says 1-4 working days so may not get it till next Thursday!!
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#144 Post by Boring90 » Fri 31 Mar 2017, 5:56 pm
I live in the U.S. and got a shipping notice. Paid w/ PayPal.
I feel for those who got screwed. I was one of the ones who placed an order for a signed Super Print and was later told "We're sold out of those!" I actually had to ask for a refund.
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#145 Post by NotInvisible » Fri 31 Mar 2017, 6:08 pm
Boring90 wrote: ↑Fri 31 Mar 2017, 5:56 pm I feel for those who got screwed. I was one of the ones who placed an order for a signed Super Print and was later told "We're sold out of those!" I actually had to ask for a refund.
It's so weird - the book has been sold out for ages (e.g. nobody can buy one)... so where exactly are the canceled customers' copies going? No one can possibly have bought them. It doesn't add up, unless someone at the official store is selling them out the back door on eBay.
Either that or the print run was lower than the number of copies sold, which seems like a counterproductive business strategy when PSB is currently touring - as if they won't get an earful from irate fans backstage!
I got the email and I'm in Australia so the overseas orders have been dispatched.
I've never had a problem ordering from the OS, touch wood.
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#147 Post by coufy » Fri 31 Mar 2017, 9:15 pm
scousepsbfan wrote: ↑Wed 29 Mar 2017, 2:07 pm I pre-ordered on the day it was announced and now I'm not getting it because the 'pre-authorisation time period on my credit card' has apparently expired. I have emailed the shop but I have had no reply. I have asked them to allow me to buy the copy they had presumably 'held' for my pre-order. So annoyed. This is the third time I have had difficulties with the PSB Shop. Never again.
It happend to me with preorder of 'say I to me' and had to find it elsewhere as it was sold out on psb shop, this time I paid with paypal.
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#148 Post by df118junkie » Fri 31 Mar 2017, 9:26 pm
Got my dispatch emails. It'll be at least a week before anything arrives in California.
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#149 Post by portlandjulian » Fri 31 Mar 2017, 9:54 pm
Got my dispatch email as well. My first Literally, opps I mean Annually since moving to the USA
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#150 Post by gareth » Fri 31 Mar 2017, 10:22 pm
I must be lucky. Never had an issue of any kind with the official shop.
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Private-equity firm Cinven acquires CRO Medpace
Peter Mansell
European private equity firm Cinven has taken a majority stake in US-based contract research organisation (CRO) Medpace for around US$915 million.
Cinven is acquiring Medpace from another private-equity player, CCMP, which took an 80% stake in the CRO in May 2011.
According to some reports, CCMP decided to put Medpace up for auction late last year and is making three times its original investment in the CRO through its deal with Cinven.
The latter is paying a total consideration of US$915 million for Medpace plus “certain cash inflows” from CCMP’s period of ownership.
Cinven said its healthcare team had been looking for some time at the contract research market as an attractive investment opportunity.
The firm was reported to be in the bidding last year for PRA-International – also US-based – which eventually went to investment firm KKR.
Cinven cited increased spending on research and development by the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, due to the growing number and complexity of clinical trials required to bring new molecules to market.
This was expected to fuel dynamic growth in the CRO sector, especially for operators such as Medpace that focused on smaller pharmaceutical and biotechnology customers, “where the outlook for R&D spend is most positive”, Cinven commented.
It also noted that Medpace had been rapidly expanding its European presence. The company acquired MediTech Strategic Consultants, a specialist medical-device CRO with headquarters in the Netherlands, in November 2012.
Medpace has “the opportunity to achieve greater penetration across Europe and Asia, where Cinven has a strong track record of portfolio company growth”, the latter commented.
The Medpace management team will continue to be led by Dr August Troendle, the CRO’s founder, president and chief executive officer. Dr Troendle and his team will also remain significant minority investors in Medpace alongside Cinven.
Set up in 1992, Medpace is based in Cincinnati, Ohio and has global operations in over 45 countries. Out of a total staff of more than 1,500, around 40% of Medpace’s clinical operations employees are in Europe.
Medpace generated adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) of US$94 million in 2013, Cinven said.
Phase I-IV services
The acquired CRO provides Phase I-IV core-development services for drug, biologic and medical-device programmes.
It has expertise across a range of therapeutic areas including oncology, cardiovascular disease, metabolic disease/diabetes, neuroscience, infectious disease, regenerative medicine and gastrointestinal conditions.
Alex Leslie, principal at Cinven, highlighted the depth of experience in Medpace’s management team (Troendle has worked at Sandoz (Novartis) and the US Food and Drug Administration) as well as its strong market positioning, “with growth in Europe and Asia presenting a real opportunity for the business”.
The Cinven team is well placed to accelerate this growth, “given our considerable European presence and also the strength of our Asia portfolio team – which has been instrumental in the success of international businesses in the region”, Leslie added.
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Home Blogs A Walk on the White Side The consequences of Cristiano Ronaldo’s ban
The consequences of Cristiano Ronaldo’s ban
Cristiano Ronaldo will miss the next two La Liga games against Real Sociedad and Sevilla following his red card in Real Madrid’s victory over Cordoba. The Portuguese is surely a great loss for Carlo Ancelotti and his absence will have a major impact on the team. These are some of the consequences of Ronaldo’s suspension:
1. Gareth Bale will have a new role. Without Ronaldo, Ancelotti is expected to move Bale into the striker position alongside Karim Benzema. The Welshman will play closer to goal and he will become the main target of James Rodriguez crosses from the wings. He will need to step up and become the scoring leader –Ronaldo has netted 28 in 18 appearances in La Liga– and also prove that he can shoot the free kicks as good as anybody in the squad.
2. A more balanced midfield. With Bale moving to the striker position in a 4-4-2 formation, there will be a free spot in midfield aimed to Sami Khedira, Asier Illarramendi or even recent signing Lucas Silva. Any of them will help Los Blancos gain balance. When Isco and Toni Kroos have paired in midfield the team has benefited from their creativity in attack, but they have shown more weakness in defense.
3. Jese Rodriguez will have a chance to shine. The young winger had a great impact on the team last season, but he has lacked minutes of play since he recovered from his knee injury. Los Blancos will face the crucial part of the season and they will need Jese in his best state of shape coming in from the bench. Cristiano’s absence will be good for him in order to get more action and have a more important role.
4. Ronaldo will finally get some rest. The Portuguese is in better physical shape than any footballer of his age –he will turn 30 years old next week– but still it would be unwise to make him play two games a week in such demanding competitions. He will surely benefit from having a few days of rest and he will come back stronger for the crucial games against Atletico Madrid in La Liga and Schalke 04 in the Champions League.
Certainly Ancelotti won’t like missing Ronaldo for two games in a row, but still there are some positives outcomes of this ban. If Los Blancos manage to succeed against Real Sociedad and Sevilla they will be a much stronger team when Ronaldo returns.
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Gary B Edwards The Wiz January 31, 2015 at 9:05 am
I would Love Bale to Get a Hatrick and Shut the Press up ! OMG and LOL
idris mohammad danjuma February 2, 2015 at 1:07 pm
Guy,i wish u a successful return against unprofessional atletco,hop ull com back with that hat trick boots u kept @ home,(white nike),hala cr7 n hala madrid.
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Lucerne-Stans-Engelberg Railway - Description
Description | Pictures | Route map and facts | Index
The red shuttle trains of the LSE have provided a fast connection between Lucerne, Stans and the famous village of Engelberg since 1964. The topography of this railway is very interesting: it has a long flat section, a very steep part between Obermatt and Ghärst and a reciprocal history.
In 1898 the railway was built as the Stansstad-Engelberg Railway. The line was electrified with three phase current, which was used by "valley" railcars and "mountain" locos. On the plains part of the line the traffic was handled by the railcars; for connection with Engelberg these railcars were pushed uphill by small HGe 2/2 locos. Due to aging rolling stock and loss of traffic, the StEB went into bankrupty in 1964.
With political help, a decision was made to renew both tracks and rolling stock and to rename the railway. Additionally, a tunnel was built which made the connection between Stans and Hergiswil possible. From Hergiswil to Lucerne the newly-renamed LSE company can use the SBB Brünig tracks. The new shuttle trains, which consist of a BDeh 4/4 railcar, a standard coach and a steering coach, are now able to handle all passenger traffic. In 1994 the LSE obtained some old Deh 6/6 railcars from the SBB Brünig line, rebuilt them as De 4/4 and put them into service as commuter trains on the valley line. Future plans call for a new mountain line with a gradient of only 12,5 %.
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Hunter Who Helped Kill Cecil the Lion Gets Charges Dropped
A Zimbabwe court drops charges against the local hunter who led dentist Walter Palmer to the famous lion.
Cecil the lion in the Ngweshla Pan area of Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park. (Photo: Villiers Steyn/Getty Images)
Nov 15, 2016· 1 MIN READ
Taylor Hill is an associate editor at TakePart covering environment and wildlife.
After discovering Zimbabwe’s beloved black-maned lion Cecil had been shot and killed by Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer, Zimbabwe officials called for Palmer to be extradited and said others involved in the hunt would be “made accountable” for their illegal actions.
More than a year later, Palmer has been cleared, and now a Zimbabwe court has agreed to drop charges against Theo Bronkhorst—the professional hunter who is said to have charged Palmer $50,000 to hunt Cecil in July 2015.
Bronkhorst’s lawyer Perpetua Dube told South African news site News24 that the charges against his client were too vague to enable the defense to properly mount a defense.
“There was no full trial, but the [high court] judge has decided that the charges as they were brought at that time were not properly constituted,” Dube said. “He’s agreed with us on that point, and that is all there is to it.”
Bronkhorst arranged the hunt for Palmer, who shot Cecil with a bow in a field just outside the Hwange National Park boundaries. The team tracked the wounded lion for another 11 hours before killing him.
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Zimbabwe environment minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri initially called for Palmer to be extradited to Zimbabwe and brought charges against Bronkhorst for not obtaining the right permits to hunt in the country.
The death of one of the country’s most popular tourist attractions drew the ire of the international conservation community and sparked a backlash against the big game hunting industry in Africa. While Cecil’s killers may avoid legal punishment, the lion’s death has had huge consequences on the big game trophy hunting industry.
Professional hunter Theo Bronkhorst, right, and his defense lawyer Givemore Muvhiringi leaving the magistrate’s court in Hwange on July 29, 2015, after proceedings on poaching charges. (Photo: Zinyange Auntony/AFP/Getty Images)
Prior to Cecil, hundreds of lions had been killed in Zimbabwe and across Africa through big game hunting, but most of the killings had gone unnoticed. An estimated 20,000 lions remain in all of Africa—down from half a million that roamed 200 years ago—and research suggests the number could be halved in another 20 years.
But Cecil’s unique story and his controversial death galvanized the conservation community into action.
“I’ve never seen any sort of animal issue resonate like this before,” Beth Allgood, campaigns director at the International Fund for Animal Welfare, told TakePart last year.
Over the past year, U.S. federal officials have put lions under stricter conservation protections, multiple airlines have banned the transport of lion trophies aboard their planes, and several countries have restricted the import of lion trophies.
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Bee smart and make a bee-line to see Queen
by Miryam Gordon - SGN A&E Writer
PRATIDHWANI (AT ACTLAB)
Through August 19
If you love playwriting that crackles with tension and possibility, is laugh out loud funny, and full of surprising emotional twists, and takes on a very topical and important subject all at once, then you need to hie yourself over to ACT Theatre for Pratidhwani's production of Madhuri Shekar's play, Queen. Sometimes, it's not clear why a title exists with a script. This one is pretty clear - it's about bees and colony collapse disorder: CCD. So, it involves queen bees.
Also, it's a story of two women doctoral candidates who are supreme. Supremely smart, and supremely good at their research, and supremely honorable in their intentions. Sanam Shah (Archana Srikanta) and Ariel Spiegel (Isis King) have been studying CCD at UC Santa Cruz and think they are on the verge of proving that a Monsanto chemical is the real culprit. They have been studying a model of research that Sanam is convinced has taken into consideration every variable that can be controlled for and excluded impacts from every variable that can't be controlled for.
They are on the verge of being published in Nature magazine, which would make their professor famous, secure jobs for them, make them the envy of other CCD study-teams and perhaps be the downfall of Monsanto's chemical grip on this dangerous product. They could change the world. But. But the very last batch of data is skewing the whole study away from being 'statistically significant.'
This is the one piece of mathematical understanding you need for this play. If something is statistically significant, it counts. Most calculations that are significant revolve around a particular 5% mark. If something falls outside that measure, it just doesn't count any more. It's not 'significant.' Here, the data changes from under .05 to .08, and suddenly undercuts 7 years of study! Now what???!
Their professor, Philip (Stephen Grenley), just tells them to 'do their job,' as if they can understand what he means. Does he mean they should fudge their results? Who would know? Would anyone find out? And suddenly the slippery slope appears!
In the meantime, Sanam goes out on another blind date set up by her parents. Arvind Patel (Pratik Shah) immediately offends with his presumption that Sanam would want to give up her work to become a housewife, flaunts his money from Wall Street, and talks about himself almost exclusively. Sanam's and Arvind's interactions are really funny, and surprising.
While the play is done in the round in ACT's Bullitt Cabaret, which often makes a play even harder to direct well, Agastya Kohli manages to make it all flow together. With a simple, streamlined set (by Robin Macartney) of some asymmetrical desktops and some hexagonal blocks as seats (the desktops fit together to make hexagons, too, all like honeybee cells!), locations can change quickly from lab rooms to restaurants to a bedroom and a bee-yard. The sound choices by masterful Rob Witmer are just perfect in so many moments.
The script is really top-notch. This playwright knows how to write taut dialogue where every word is necessary and serves a purpose. It runs an hour 40 with no intermission. I'll venture that few will be able to guess what comes next toward the end, and that is another way this play is smart. It does not telegraph what will happen. But it makes you care a lot about the characters and what they choose to do. You don't want them to give up their own sense of honor and scientific accuracy, but you know how much they stand to lose if they don't. You won't want CCD to affect this little hive!
For more information, go to https://order.acttheatre.org/single/PSDetail.aspx?psn=10910.
Discuss your opinion with SGNCritic@gmail.com or go to www.facebook.com/SeattleTheaterWriters. More articles can be found at MiryamsTheaterMusings.blogspot.com.
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Destination Covered : Shillong, Majuli
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Day 1: Arrive Guwahati
Meeting upon arrival and transfer to hotel.
Day 2: Guwahati / Shillong (95 Kms, 2 hrs drive)
Morning after breakfast depart for Shillong, the Scotland of East.
En route visit
Barapani (Umiam Lake): As per the legends, two heavenly sisters decided to make their way to Meghalaya. However, one of them had reached the destination and the other could not due to some reason. So the former could not traced out her sister and started crying with her broken heart. She cried so much that and a lake was formed with her tears. Locally known as Umiam Lake, Barapani means vast waters.
Today it becomes a hub for the water sports activities such as speed boats, sailboats and water scooters. Adjoining to the lake, the Nehru Park offers an aviary and a collection of orchids and butterflies.
Arrive Shillong and check in at hotel.
Shillong: The Capital of Meghalaya, Shillong is one of the major tourist destinations in North East India. The British loved this place so much that they had established its Capital for Eastern Bengal and Assam For its climate and unique topographical features the British referred Shillong as the “Scottland Of The East”.
Day 3: Shillong / Cherrapunjee / Shillong (56 Kms 1 way, 1 ½ hrs drive)
Morning after breakfast full day excursion to Cherrapunjee.
Cherrapunjee is a small hamlet, situated at an altitude of about 4823 feet (1484 m). Locally known as ‘SOHRA’. Cherrapunjee is located in the southern most point of Khasi hill sharing the border of Sylhet district of Bangladesh. Cherrapunji offers a panoramic view of the hilly terrains, deep gorges and valleys with its spectacular waterfalls. It was once having the record of being the wettest place on earth, with an average rainfall of about 1150ms. However, this record has been overtaken by a nearby place Mawsynram
In Cherrapunjee visit:
Nohkalikai falls: This waterfall located 4 kms away from Cherrapunjee and is possibly between 1500 and 2000 feet tall. Known to be the fourth longest fall in the world it carries a pathetic legend behind its name. A woman named Ka Likai had a illegitimate child. After marriage the husband became jealous of her love for her daughter. One day Ka Likai was out for work and her husband killed the daughter, cooked her flesh into a meal. When the woman enquired about her daughter, her husband showed the sign of ignorance. Before she went to look for her daughter, she thought of eating something and had the meal that her husband prepared for her. After having the meal she found both the wrist of her daughter in the betel-nut basket. Then she realized what had happened, killed her husband with a dagger and threw herself off this cliff of this falls. This is how the falls got its name which means "Fall of Ka Likai."
Mawsmai Cave: This 250m long cave is the major attraction for the tourists in Cherrapunjee. This cave is located 6 kms away from Cherrapunjee near to Mawsmai village. This natural limestone cave is wide enough for a person to walk comfortably, and one can see the myriads of stalagmites and stalactites all over the caves which are growing gradually. The caves are dark inside and electric torches are installed for the convenient of the tourists.
Thangkharang Park: Thangkharang Park is situated 12 km from Cherrapunjee. The park is the house of various orchids and birds. One can see the 180 degree view of the plains of Bangladesh on a clear day.
Later return to Shillong.
Day 4: Shillong
Morning after breakfast full day city tour of Shillong visiting:
Shillong Peak: It is the highest point of Shillong, located in the upper Shillong an an altitude of 1961 meters (6,433 feet). The name Shillong originated from “Leishyllong” meaning god who is believed to live on the Shillong peak, overlooking the city. It is located 5 kilometers away from Shillong and on a clear day one can enjoy the beautiful view of the entire city.
Elephant Falls: Located in the Upper Shillong 10 kms away from the Shillong town it is one of the majestic waterfalls in Meghalaya. The water of this three steps falls comes down in flows from different levels over the fern-covered rocks and falls into the canyon down below. In the morning it forms a wonderful sight when the sun rays fall on the cascades of water creating the rainbow colors. The best time to visit the waterfalls is during the monsoon when it offers a breath-taking scenery. The forests covered with ferns and thick bamboo grooves are also worth visited for the nature lovers to find the presence of various species of butterflies, birds and orchids.
Wards Lake: Wards Lake is located in the heart of the Shillong City adjoining to the Governor’s Residence. Shaped like a horseshoe, it is one of the prominent hang-out spot in Shillong. This century old lake was built by an engineer named Mr. Pollock. Hence it is also known to be as "Polok's Lake". One can opt for boating and pleasant walks on the cobbled sand stone pathways covered with varieties of flowers. The lake also has an arched bridge from where one can feed the fish.
Cathedral of Mary Help of Christian: Situated in At Laitumkhrah, it is the largest Cathedral in Meghalaya attracts thousands of devotees. The colorful glasses of the skylight window along with the paintings of the Jesus spreading the messages of God are influenced by the European art and architecture.
Shillong Golf Course: Shillong Golf Course is termed as the "Glen-eagle of the East" at the United States Golf Association Museum. The Golf Course is situated in a valley covered with thick groves of pine and rhododendron trees at an altitude of 5200 ft. Previously it was a nine hole course and later converted into a eighteen hole course in 1924 by Captain Jackson and C. K. Rhodes. It is the third oldest Golf Course in India.
Day 5: Shillong / Tezpur (245 kms, 5 hrs drive)
Morning after breakfast depart for Tezpur.
Tezpur: Modern day Tezpur, the headquarter of Sonitpur district of Assam is said to be erstwhile Sonitpur, the Kingdom of legendary King Banasura. According to the legend when Lord Krishna's army and Banasura's army fought for the rescue of Aniruddha (grandson of Lord Krishna) who married Banasura’s daughter ‘Usha’ against the will of her father there was so much bloodshed that the whole place was stained in red. This prompted to the name of the place becoming Tezpur (means the City of Blood). Modern Tezpur was founded by the British colonial administration in 1835 as the headquarters of Darrang
Arrive Tezpur and check in at hotel.
Afternoon visit:
Agnigarh: According to the legend the site of the fortress was built by Banasura to keep his daughter Usha in isolation. The name ‘Agnigarh’ has been derived from two Sanskrit words 'Agni’ (meaning fire) and 'garh' (meaning fortress or wall). It is a hill on the banks of the Brahmaputra river and one of the big tourist attractions in Tezpur. The view of river Brahmaputra the Kolia Bhomora Setu bridge(named after the Ahom general Kolia Bhomora) is really eye catching.
Mahabhairav Temple: This ancient Shiva Temple located in the heart of Tezpur town is believed to have been established by king Banasura in the pre-historical times. The temple was originally built of stone but renovated and built with concrete. During Shivaratri thousands of devotees around the country visit the temple and offer their prayer to Lord Shiva.
Rest of the time free at leisure
Day 6: Tezpur / Bomdila (165 Kms, 4 ½ hrs drive)
Morning after an early breakfast departs for Bomdila by the same vehicle.
Bhalukpong: Situated on the Assam-Arunachal border, 250 kms from
Guwahati, Bhalukpong is another picturesque spot for angling and leisurely picnics.
Tipi Orchid Sanctuary and Research Center: An Orchidarium at Tipi (5 kms from Bhalukpong) on the way to Bomdila is the Botanical paradise. About 300 species of orchids can be seen in the flora – glass house. Some of them are rare and endangered species. By the side of the glass house there is an orchid museum too.
Arrive Bomdila and check in at hotel.
Bomdila: On the way to Tawang , situated at height of 8500 ft (distance from Tezpur 180 kms), Bomdila is a picturesque town in the foothills of Himalayas and the headquarter of West Kameng District the land of the Monpa, Sherdukpen, Aka (Hrusso), Miji and Bogun (Khawas) tribes. One can see the brilliant landscape and snow-clad Gorichen ranges of the Himalaya on a clear day. With its apple orchards, Buddhist gomphas and a magnificent view of the Kameng Valley Bomdila can be named as a mini paradise. Bomdila is also an ideal place for nature lovers with several trekking and hiking trails are now opened for the adventure seeker.
Places of interest:
Later Visit
Bomdila Monastery: The monastery has been built under the guidance of Dalai Lama. It is a residence of more than 200 Buddhist monks. From the monastery one can have the breathtaking view of the entire Bomdila. The time of pray is in dawn and dusk, attending which, one can have the absolute peace of mind.
Also visit craft center, where very fine wooden carpets of colourful designs and Masks are produced.
Bomdila also offers a Bird's eye view of Kangto and Gorichen peaks (highest peaks in the state) amidst the Himalayan landscape and snow clad ranges.
Day 7: Bomdila / Tawang (180 Kms, 6 hrs drive)
Morning after breakfast depart by car for Tawang.
Jaswant Garh: The war memorial is located 14 kms from Sella Pass on the way to Tawang. The memorial pay homage to Jaswant Singh Rawat, Mahavir Chakra Awardee posthumous (the second highest award from the Indian Army). In the famous battle of Nuranang against Chinese in November 1962, Rawat and two other soldiers from 4th Batallion Garhwal Rifles were instrumental in killing 300 Chinese soldiers in 72 hours.
Sella Pass: The entry point into the Tawang Valley is Sela pass at an elevation of 13700 ft above the sea level.. Legend says that a monpa woman supported sepoy Jashwant Singh during his battle with the Chinese. She brought sepoy Jashwant supplies and used to heal his wounds. When Jashwant got martyrdom she killed herself as an act of loyalty.
The glimpse of Paradise Lake in the Sella Pass makes your visit worth. Most of the time the lake is covered with thick blanket of snow.
Arrive Tawang and check in at hotel.
Evening free at leisure.
Day 8: Tawang
Morning after breakfast explore Tawang, visiting
Tawang Monastery (Vihar): Tawang Monastery about 400 years old, situated at an altitude of approximately 10,000 ft. is the second largest Buddhist monastery in India. It also holds the distinction of being the birthplace of the 6th Dalai Lama. The monastery is the house of more than 700 monks. The monastery was founded by Merag Lama Lodre Gyamtso, in 1681 in accordance to the wishes of the 5th Dalai Lama, Nagwang Lobsang Gyatso. As per the legend, the site of the Monastery was chosen by the horse of Merag Lama. Merag Lama, who had been unable to decide a site to establish the monastery. One day he was praying in cave, seeking a divine guidance. When he came out after the prayers, he found his horse was missing. On search, the horse was located standing quietly on a hilltop. Considering that as the sign of divine blessing he decided to construct the monastery at the very spot. The monastery is also called Galden Namgey Lhatse meaning celestial paradise. There is a magnificent 8 meter high statue of Lord Buddha. The ancient library inside the courtyard has an excellent collection of thangkas, painted with the blood from the nose of 5th Dalai Lamaand valuable Buddhist manuscripts mainly Kanjur and Tanjur numbering 850 bundles.
Urqelling Monastery: It is the birthplace of the 6th Dalai Lama who is the only Indian to have risen to such a high position in Gelupka Sect of Buddhism so far. Inside the monastery there are several Stupas (Vihar) and people from all walks of life visit this place during Buddhist new year to get the blessing for the coming year.
The Craft Center: The craft center in Tawang sells beautiful masks, hand woven carpets, jewellery in silver, coral and amber, ‘chubas’ the local dressand delightful affordable mementos.
Tawang War Memorial: The memorial is dedicated to the martyrs of the 1962 Sino-Indian war. The memorial is 40-foot-high and like a stupa in design. It is locally called ‘Namgyal Chortan’. The names of 2420 martyrs imprinted in gold on 32 black granite plagues.
Sangestser Lake: Popularly known as Madhuri Lake is located 35 kms away from Tawang near the China Border. The drive to Sangestser Lake is full of thrill and one can still see the war bankers that had been used during the Chinses aggression in 1962 and the beautiful PTSO lake
Day 9: Tawang / Dirang (140 Kms, 6 hrs drive)
Morning after breakfast depart for Dirang.
En route stop at the Nuranang falls.
Arrive Dirang and check in at the hotel.
Dirang: Dirang 40 kms from Bomdila is situated at an altitude of 1497 meters. It is an ideal hill resort in West Kameng district with beautiful Apple Nursery, Kiwi Farm, Yak Research Centre, Buddhist Gompa, Hot Water Spring and ancient Dirang Jong (Fort). It is the base camp for trekking to Gorichen peak and other bird watching trails
Afternoon visit the natural hot spring, Apple gardens and the Yak Breeding farms.
Day 10: Dirang / Bhalukpong (140 kms, 5 hrs drive)
Morning after breakfast return to Bhalukpong.
Arrive and check in at the tourist lodge.
Rest of the time free to explore the nature by your own.
Overnight at tourist lodge.
Day 11: Bhalukpong / Kaziranga National Park (135 Kms, 2 hrs drive)
Morning after breakfast depart for Kaziranga National Park.
Kaziranga National Park: Kaziranga National Park has become synonymous with successful conservations of Great One Horn Rhinoceros (from the Greek word, "rhino" means nose and "ceros" means horn) / Unicornis (from the Latin word, "uni" means one and "cornis" also means horn) and also a home of may other threatened species including Indian Elephant (Elephant Maximus), Tiger(Panthera tigris), Hoolock Gibbon (Bunipithecus hoolock), Ganges dolphin (Platanista gangetica),Sambar (Cervus unicolor), Barasingha or Swamp Deer (duvauceli), Hog Deer, Indian Muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak), Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) and Gaur (Bos frontalis)etc.
There are also over 500 species of birds have been recorder in the park including 25 specis of globally threatened category. Over and above there are 21 rare and endangered species. In winter one can observe a large breeding population of Spot Bill Pelicans about one thousand breeding nests are found in a place which has been named as Pelican Colony in the Eastern Range.
Among the reptiles species like Water Monitor Lizard (Varanus salvator), Indian python (Python molurus), Cobra (Naja naja) and the King Cobra are found.
.Arrive Kaziranga and check in at the Jungle Resort.
Overnight at resort
Day 12: Kaziranga National Park
Early morning enjoy the elephant safari in the central (Kohora) range of Kaziranga. Later return to the resort for breakfast.
Afternoon enjoy the ethnic cuisine in the NATUNDENGA Karbi village adjoining Kaziranga National Park (Optional)
Late afternoon enjoy the exclusive Jeep safari in the western (Bagori) range of Kaziranga.
Overnight at the resort.
Day 13: Kaziranga / Dimapur / Kohima (210 Kms, 6 hrs drive)
Morning after breakfast depart for Kohima. En route visit the hot spring in Garampani.
Kohima: Kohima is derived from the word "Kew Hi Ma" which means the men of the land where the flower Kew Hi grows. Situated at an altitude of 1444 m above sea level, Kohima is the Capital of Nagaland. Like other Naga settlement Kohima shares the same feature standing on top of the surrounding mountains. In true sense, fusion of different culture with a blend of modernisms turns Kohima to a fast growing city.
Arrive Kohima and check in at hotel.
Day 14: Kohima
Morning after breakfast visit
The Kohima War Cemetary:
“When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say,
Constructed in the memory of the officers and soldiers who made supreme sacrifices during World War II, the war cemetery attracts hundreds of visitors every year including the relatives of those martyrs. Maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, the cemetery witnessed more than 2000 graves, on each grave there are beautiful epitaphs carved in bronze.
Kohima village: Popularly known as Bara Basti (Big Village) the Kohima village is one of the largest village in Asia. Inhabited mainly by the Angami tribes it is divided into 'khels' or localities. A large traditional wooden gate welcomes you to the village which is elaborately carved with warriors and weapons and the skull of the mithun, a symbol of prosperity.
Khonoma Green Village: Located 21 kms away from Kohima town the Khonoma village is the first "green village" of Nagaland. The village is well known for the legendary leader Angami Zapu Phizo who was the founder of the Naga movement. It is in this place where the Naga warriors made their last endeavor against the British aggression in 1879.'Khonoma Nature Conservation and Tragopan Sanctuary' (KNCTS) was initiated to create the environmental awareness among the inhabitants and reserved about 70 sq km of its village forest. The village is also famous for the fallow management of its alder trees which balances nature in the surrounding areas.
Day 15: Kohima / Imphal (260 Kms, 7 hrs drive)
Morning after breakfast depart by car for Imphal.
Arrive and check in at hotel.
Day 16: Imphal
Morning after breakfast visit:
Shree Shree Govindajee Temple: This symbolic temple in Imphal adjoining the palace of the former rulers of Manipur, is a historic centre for Vaishnavite culture. It is a simple and beautiful structure with gold domes, a paved court and a large, raised congregation hall. The main deity of the Temple is The presiding deity in the centre is flanked by idols of Radha Govinda, Balaram and Krishna on one side and Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra on the other.
Khwairamband Bazaar: One of the main attractions of Imphal is the Khwairamband Bazaar. What makes this market different is that it is run by women. Split into two sections on either side of the road, it has tribal women clad in colorful, traditional attire, selling everything from hand-woven shawls, skirts, vessels, mugs and mats to fish, lotus, oranges and orange-flavored honey. And if you wander in the quaint by lanes around the market, you will get a glimpse of Manipur's customs and traditions.
Khonghampat Orchidarium: There is the Khonghampat Orchidarium that has more than a hundred rare varieties of orchids. The best time to visit the orchidarium is in the months of April and May when the orchids are in full bloom.
Morning after breakfast full day excursion around Imphal visiting:
Loktak Lake and Sendra Island: Located 48 kms from Imphal this beautiful lake is resemble like a miniature inland sea. The government had built a Tourist Bungalow for the comfort of the tourists. From the nearby Sendra island, visitors can get a bird's eye view of this huge and beautiful stretch of water and the life on it, the fisherman and their families who live in neat huts on its shores and anticipating their watery environment by casting their nets on it, harvesting it for the water chestnut known as Heikak, and even building their houses on the islands of floating weed that dart around the lake.
Keibul Lamjao National Park: 53 kms. from Imphal and on the sharing the border with Loktak Lake, Keibul Lamjao National Park is the last natural habitat of the endangered marsh-dwelling brow-antlered deer of Manipur called "Sangai". It is the only floating national park in the world which is composed of large masses of floating weed (called "Phumdi" in local dialect). These phumdi unseemingly can suport a lot of weight.
Day 18: Imphal / Aizawl by flight
Morning after an early breakfast transfer to airport for the flight towards Aizawl
Aizawl: Aizawl, the state Capital of Mizoram is located at an altitude of 4000 feet above sea level. Surrounded on the east by the deep green valley of river Tlawng and protected by beautiful high hills of Durtlang on the north, it is an ideal hill station for those looking for some fresh air and solitude.
Evening free to explore the city by your own.
Day 19: Aizaul
Morning after breakfast full day city tour visiting:
Bara Bazar: It is the most important shopping hub with stalls selling garments, and other commodities. Here the people can be seen in their traditional costumes selling products from farms and homesteads including river crabs with little wicker baskets.
Luangmual Handicarfts Centre: 7 Kms away from Aizaul it takes half an hour to reach by car. The 'Khumbeu' ceremonial bamboo hat is made here using waterproof 'hnahthial' leaves.
Mizoram State Museum: This museum is situated at Mc Donald Hill in the town center. it is having an interesting collection of historical relics, ancient costumes and traditional implements.
(Open Monday - Friday from 9:00 A.M to 5 PM. Saturday 9 AM to 1 PM)
Durtlang Hills: These beautiful, craggy hills offer the breathtaking view of Aizawl.
Mini Zoo: Home to species of animals and birds found only in the hills of Mizoram
Berawtlang Tourist Complex: This is a recreational center situated 7 kms away from Aizawl City. It offers the facilities of Restaurant as well as Tourist Cottages.
Day 20: Aizal / Silchar (180 kms, 4 hrs drive)
Morning afte4r breakfast depart for Silchar for stop over.
Next day we will prepare for our final destination – Tripura.
Day 21: Silchar / Agartala (280 Kms, 6 hrs drive)
Morning after an early breakfast depart for Agartala.
Agartala: Agartala is the Capital of Tripura and shares its boundary with Bangladesh.Once a good hunting ground, it became the Capital of the state during the time of Maharaja Krishna Kishor Manikya (1830-50). It remains since then the seat of the state headquarter.
Day 22: Agartala
Ujjayanta Palace: Situated in the heart of the town and covering an area of about half a square mile this place is a two storied mension having a mixed architecture with three domes, the central one being 86 feet high. The construction of this beautiful, well-balanced royal palace was undertaken in 1899 and completed in 1901 at a cost of a little over Rs 10 Lakh or 1 million. The two large tanks on two sides with the approach road in between them and well-laid out gardens around the palace with water courses and fountains patterned on Mughal gardens have added beauty to it. The palace has been acquired by the state Govt. and now house of the Lagislative Assembly, besides few Govt. offices.
Kunjaban Palace: Within a mile of the Ujjayanta Palace and to the north stands a picturesque hillock known as Kunjaban. The Palace was built by Maharaja Birendra Kishore Manikya (1909-23) who was a good artist and he said to have prepared himself the plan of the Palace and the adjoining gardens. The palace was considered as an ideal spot for relaxation and pleasure strolls in those days. The palace has been taken over by the state Govt. and now used as the official residence of the Governor of the State.
Jagannath Temple: Situated near Kunjaban Palace, the temple not only attracts Hindus, but many others because of its peculiar structure which is octagonal at the basement, and has an excellent ‘Pradakshinapatha’ (the sacred pathway that goes in the clock wise direction) round the sanctum.
Sipahijola: Half an hour from Agartala, through an attractive forest, Sipahijola is a beautiful nature and Zoological Park covering an area of 18.532 km. It is the house of more than 150 species of residential birds, migratory birds and lots of wild animals including spectacled monkey, tiger and leopards. With an attractive flowerage greenery and rubber plantation, the area now serves as a beautiful picnic spot.
Morning after breakfast full day excursion around Agartala visiting:
Tripura Sundari Temple (Udaipur): Considered to be one of the oldest pilgrimage place in North East India, it was built by Maharaja Dhanya Manikya in 1501 AD. The temple was subsequently repaired by Maharaja Rama Manikya in 1681 AD when it was damaged by lightning, and again by Radah Kishor manikya in the beginning of the 20th century. The Goddes Tripuri Sundari is the tutelary deity of the royal family. Temple is also called ‘Matabari’.
Nirmahal: One of the finest beauty spots of the state, Nirmahal is situated 53 Kms from Agartala. The palace is so called as it is surrounded on all sides by a big lake called Rudra Sagar. The scenic beauty of the lake attracted Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishor manikya (1927-47) so much that he built a spectacular palace at the center of the lake itself named it as Nirmahal (or palace in water).
Kamalasagar Lake: It is an artificial lake at the border of Bangladesh excavated by Maharaja Dhanya Manikya in 15th century. On the bank of the lake, there is a famous temple of Goddess Kali dating back to 16th century. One can go upto the border fencing from the Indian side and have a look on the Bangladesh territory.
Day 24: Agartala / Depart
Morning after breakfast in time transfer to airport or Bangladesh border for the onward destination.
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Travel Guides > Asia > China > Beijing History
Beijing: from the Warring States to its Modern State
Beijing is the capital city of the People's Republic of China. Highly cosmopolitan it is one of the largest cities in China second only to Shanghai. Beijing is also known as Peking in many parts of the world.
Beijing is very rich in history widely considered to be one of the four cradles of civilization when the remains of the Peking Man were discovered there some quarter of a million years ago.
Beijing has always been a progressive area as there have been artefacts that attest to the rise of cities in its neighboring areas as early as 1000 BC. The first metropolis in the area is said to have been Zhuolu a town west of Beijing.
Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
This is the period when regional warlords conquered states in their surrounding vicinities to expand their small kingdoms and gain more power. Because of their rising power the warlords who were officially considered dukes to the King began calling themselves kings.
This period also saw the spread of philosophy with ideologies such as Taoism Confucianism and Legalism making the Chinese man more learned and educated.
Another notable highlight of this period was the writing of the Art of War by legendary military leader Sun Tzu. His writing is considered one of the most brilliant military tactics and is still being used today by powerful nations.
Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644)
The Ming Dynasty was responsible for the structure of Beijing in the modern world. It was during this period that the Forbidden City was constructed as well as Temple of Heaven and Tiananmen which are major tourist attractions today.
In 1644 Li Zicheng a rebel leader who called himself 'The Roaming King' instigated a peasant rebellion which eventually led to the Manchus usurping the Ming Dynasty and establishing the Qing Dynasty.
Chinese Revolution (1911)
1911 saw the end of the reign of the Qing Dynasty. It began with the Xinhai Revolution where revolutionaries clashed with the imperial army in an attempt to appease public clamour to shift to a republican form of government. The revolutionaries were successful because a few short months later Emperor Puyi was forced to abdicate his seat as the emperor of China by Yuan Shikai a military autocrat. Yuan was then voted in by revolutionaries as the president of the Republic of China.
During the Chinese Civil War in 1949 communists forced their way into Beijing. Then communist leader Mao Zedong declared China to be a communist country under the new name People's Republic of China.
In 1976 the now infamous Tiananmen Square incident took place where mourners of Zhou Enlai the first Prime Minister of the People's Republic clashed with police officers. Numerous civilians were arrested and injured.
Beijing today
Communist rule in China is still prevalent but is no longer an iron-grip. This has led to the vast expansion and modernization of Beijing. Infrastructure is fast on the rise with roads being constructed in and around Beijing. It has likewise seen the rise of major shopping districts and a haven for electronic gadgets.
On August 8 2008 Beijing will open its doors to the best athletes in the world for the 2008 Beijing Olympics truly a significant milestone in Beijing's modern history.
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2020 WilmingtonBiz Conference & Expo
MADE Competition
Keynotes & Conversations
Seminars & Roundtables
Greater Wilmington Business Journal invested in an online platform to connect our business community during this period of limited gatherings.
The event will span over two days, with morning and afternoon sessions available to attendees.
Using this platform, the 2020 WilmingtonBiz Conference & Expo lets attendees:
• Host One-on-One Meetings with people who match your interests and offerings
• Find Vendors who have products and services to help your organization
• Tune into Keynotes & Conversations with newsmakers in the Wilmington region (click on link on top for details)
• Participate in Seminars & Roundtables about topics relevant your organization (click on link on top for details)
• Do all this without wearing a mask!
Be a part of it! Click on the "Buy Tickets" link above for an All-Access Pass!
See details on the Keynotes, Conversations, Seminars and Roundtables on the links above.
Sept. 30 & Oct. 1 // Throughout both days // One-On-One Meetings
Sept. 30 & Oct. 1 // Throughout both days // Meet With Exhibitors
Sept. 30 & Oct. 1 // 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. // Keynote Speakers
Sept. 30 & Oct. 1 // 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. // Conversations
Sept. 30 & Oct. 1 // 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. // Seminars
Sept. 30 & Oct. 1 // 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. // Roundtable Discussions
The 2020 MADE Award Winners are:
South Atlantic Services
American Hammer
G-Code Holsters
EXPORTERS:
Cygnus Technologies
FUNCTIONAL PRODUCTS:
Guitar Cabinets Direct
Grunt Tough
Squeak
EBBING Branding + Design
GameGearMaster
FOOD & BEVERAGE:
Blue Shark Vodka
Lyssa Cakes
Sweets & Spirits Bakery
Produced by the Greater Wilmington Business Journal, MADE is a nomination-based competition seeking to spotlight manufacturers, exporters, makers, artisans, designers and small businesses in New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties.
With roots in an economy originally built on tobacco, textiles, and furniture, North Carolina is no stranger to the making of things. While its industries may have broadened over the years, the focus on locally made goods continues to hold strong. MADE was created to spotlight some of the innovations occurring in design and manufacturing originating in the tri-county area. Winners are selected by a judging panel and will be profiled in a special MADE section of the Greater Wilmington Business Journal as well as featured at the annual WilmingtonBiz Expo.
Pierre Naudé, CEO of nCino
September 30 - 8:00 a.m.
CEO Pierre Naudé took the helm of Wilmington-based nCino in 2012, steering the banking software firm’s growth from five employees to more than 900 and from a private firm to its debut on the Nasdaq in July.
On its first day of trading, nCino’s stock skyrocketed by more than 150%. nCino, a spinoff of Wilmington’s Live Oak Bank that had $138 million in revenue in its most recent fiscal year, is now valued at close to $7 billion.
Born in South Africa, Naudé grew up on a farm before joining the military and then going into banking. He decided that he wanted to build his career in the States, but also knew to excel in the U.S. he would need an American college degree. So while holding down a banking job, he put himself through night classes at Upper Iowa University and earned a bachelor’s degree in finance and management.
Naudé met Live Oak founder Chip Mahan at Altanta-based S1 Corp., where Mahan was previously chairman and CEO. Naudé had been in global senior management at Unisys Corp. before that.
In 2019, Naudé said watching nCino grow into a worldwide leader in cloud banking with offices in five countries has been the ultimate highlight of his career.
In Wilmington, he said nCino has found the infrastructure, talent and resources to propel it from a small startup to a powerful industry leader.
U.S. Senate Race: Cal Cunningham & Thom Tillis
October 1 - 8:00 a.m.
U.S. Senator Thom Tillis and challenger Cal Cunningham will speak at the 2020 WilmingtonBiz Conference & Expo.
Each candidate will appear separately to deliver remarks and answer audience questions. Attendees will be able to submit questions to the candidates online during the event.
North Carolina’s race for the U.S. Senate is one of the most hotly contested seats in 2020. The result could determine if Democrats or Republicans control the U.S. Senate.
Cal Cunningham
Cal Cunningham, Democratic challenger to U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) in the November election, grew up in Lexington.
At age 27, he was elected one of the state’s youngest senators, representing Davidson, Rowan and Iredell Counties
After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Cunninghm volunteered to join the U.S. Army Reserve and has since served three active duty tours, including overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan. He continues to serve in the rank of lieutenant colonel with an Army Reserve unit that trains one weekend a month.
His various community service work includes being named vice chairman of Gov. Roy Cooper’s Crime Commission.
Cunningham and his wife, Elizabeth, live in Raleigh with their two teenage kids, Caroline and Will.
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) has been representing North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District since 2015.
Born in Huntersville, the Senator was elected in 2006 to the N.C. House of Representatives and selected by his peers to serve as Speaker of the House from 2011 to 2014.
During his private-sector career, he was a top-level executive at PricewaterhouseCoopers and IBM. He spent 29 years in technology and management consulting.
Currently, he serves on four committees, according to his bio: The Armed Services Committee Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs Committee and the Committee on the Judiciary
Tillis lives with his wife, Susan, in Huntersville, and they have two children and two grandchildren.
Big Developments
A Conversation with Roger Perry, Chairman of East West Partners
Chapel Hill-based East West Partners is involved in numerous big projects in our region. These include three developments in downtown Wilmington — the $80 million, 13-story River Place mixed-use project, the renovation of the more than 100-year-old Gaylord Building at 226 N. Front Street as well as a proposed $90 million, mixed use project near PPD. East West is also partnering with Bald Head Island Limited on a $565 million development in Southport called Project Indigo. We will talk with Roger Perry, East West’s chairman, about these projects as well as his firm’s approach to complex developments.
Brewing Peace
George Taylor, President & CEO, TRU Colors
Kahlilah "KO" Olokunola, EVP of Human Resources, TRU Colors
Juan "Press" Bethea, Director of Brewing, TRU Colors
TRU Colors is building a 64,000 square foot brewery in Wilmington that can produce 55,000 barrels of beer annually (enough to fill 18 million cans of beer). Even more unique, the brewery will be operated by current gang members. The goal is to build a national brand while providing economic opportunities to gang members and reducing violence. TRU Colors plans start distributing its beer in March 2021 and then start expanding into other markets.
Cape Tech
Jennifer Turnage, Founder, xElle Ventures
Trace Smith, CEO, Untappd
Todd John, Founder and CEO, PlayerSpace
The technology scene in the Cape Fear region has seen significant steps forward in recent years with successful exits, nCino’s huge IPO this year and a growing batch of promising upstarts. We talk with several executives in the local technology scene to get an inside view of growing tech firms in our area.
Novant + NHRMC
John Gizdic, President and CEO, New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Carl Armato, President and CEO, Novant Health
In October, the New Hanover County commissioners and NHRMC trustees are expected to vote on a final agreement to sell the county-owned hospital to Winston-Salem-based Novant Health. The proposed deal includes an estimated $1.9 billion in sale proceeds to the county, $3.1 billion for NHRMC’s routine capital expenses and strategic master plan projects over the next decade, an expansion of UNC Health/UNC School of Medicine’s presence at New Hanover Regional and other commitments on areas ranging from charity care to employees to health equity. Ahead of the vote, we talk with Carl Armato, president and CEO of Novant Health, and John Gi zdic, president and CEO of New Hanover Regional Medical Center.
Maximizing Teamwork During Times of Disruption
Presented by Lynn Whitesell, Managing Partner of Harris Whitesell Consulting
September 30 - 11:00 a.m.
Not finance. Not strategy. Not technology. It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both because it is so powerful and so rare. -Lencioni
To achieve the ultimate competitive advantage of teamwork, you must root out causes of dysfunction on the teams where you work, and then learn the keys to overcoming them.
How is your team currently performing? Where does your team need to focus its energy moving forward?
• Explore the top 5 behaviors of great teams
• Discover a simple yet powerful model for building more productive teams
• Learn how to put the model into practice
Top 7 Ways to Massively Grow Sales, Profits and Cash Flow
Presented by Action Coach
A panel discussion with
Betsy Kahn, Owner of Copycat Print Shop
Bryant Bass, Owner of Bass Built Custom Homes
Darek Huckbody, Owner of Battle House Tactical Laser Tag
Over the last several years three local businesses, Bass Built Custom Homes, Copycat Print Shop, and Battle House Laser Combat have consistently and systematically grown their customer base, sales & profits. In this session, you will learn their top processes, strategies, and tactics that can work for you in your business.
The Economy, The Pandemic & The Elections; What's Next?
Presented by Mike Cunningham, President of Coastal Financial Advisors
There is a great deal of fear and uncertainty with all of these events coming together at once. Learn more about the rapid transformation to a digital economy, the reshaping markets, increasing tax rates and how they affect your personal financial planning and retirement. Mike Cunningham will present vital information you won't want to miss! Join Coastal Financial Advisors to learn more about your options.
All Attendees will qualify to receive a Complimentary, Personalized Financial Readiness Session and Income Maximization Review! Schedule your visit at the end of the workshop.
Investment advisory services are offered through Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC, an SEC-registered investment advisor.
Data to Information to Insight
Presented by Dr. Stephen Hill, Assistant Professor of Business Analytics with the Cameron School of Business at UNCW
The Mayo Clinic. A cutting-edge high school football coach. Netflix. What do these three, seemingly different entities, share in common? They use analytics to create value. How can you use your data to your advantage? In this session, we will explore current trends in business analytics and discuss three strategies that you can use to transform your data into valuable and actionable insight. We will also describe opportunities at UNCW for analytics training and education.
Lease vs. Own: Commercial Real Estate
Presented by Mark Johnson, EVP/Sales Manager with Coldwell Banker Commercial Sun Coast Partners
October 1 - 11:00 a.m.
Join Coldwell Banker Commercial's Mark Johnson for an in-depth look at when it’s right for a small business to lease and when to consider buying.
Solar For Your Business: How To Profit From Solar Energy
Presented by Rob Parker, Senior Project Manager & Commercial Project Developer with Cape Fear Solar Systems
This seminar is ideal for business owners, CEOs, CFO, Business Advisors, Builders, Commercial Developers and any professional wanting to gain solar industry insights. This session will cover solar financials, tax incentives, marketing advantages, and Q&As. Saving money and reducing operational cost is a top priority for successful businesses. With rising utility costs and decreasing material costs, solar energy is now a popular cost-saving alternative for business owners.
If your business is projected to have tax liability at the end of the year, an investment in solar can be extremely valuable. Money that would otherwise go directly to the IRS can instead be put into an asset that will reduce your operational costs, and increase the value of your building. If you are thoughtful about the material selected for your system, as well as the firm chosen to install it, that asset is expected to perform for 35 - 40 years.
Top 7 Ways to Build Leverage in Your Business Through Teams and Systems
Presented by ActionCoach
Over the last several years three local businesses, Bass Built Custom Homes, Copycat Print Shop, and Battle House Laser Combat have consistently and systematically grown their customer base, sales & profits. In this session, you will learn their top processes, strategies, and tactics.
Moving from Crisis to Opportunity
Presented by Richard Walsh, Director of UNCW's Swain Center
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Pick the Brains of Exceptional Local Business Owners
Presented by Reggie Shropshire, Partner at Action Coach
September 30 - 12:30 p.m.
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HOMAGE TO PETER MAX by.... Me!
Boredom is the father of creations, and I am bored stiff, so I decided to do some Patriotic Homage Digi-Art lithos for my personal enjoyment and for my grand-children.
Image of PETER MAX by Pina di Cola 1991, diapos and prints of the Max Collector
Paint on background: FLAG WITH HEART 30 x 40 original acrylic on canvas from my private collection
When I started this personal creation/collection I was truly surprised of how many relevant personalities the United States has offered to the world, be it in Sports, music, inventions, social changes and also how many important events have happened with America directly involved, take for instance September 11, the Enterprise carrier last trip this year 2012, the Shuttle program, the color TV by RCA, the 1953 Corvette... and I am only starting.
Ed Guliotta Albanesi
NOTE: FAIR USE PRINCIPE APPLIES FOR THIS CREATION
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PETER MAX 1964 GRAPHICS POSTED ON BLOG
Under the Title of WELCOME TO THE WORK OF LOVE, I found this amazing and very exclusive Blog posted yesterday.
It has a series of very initial Peter Max graphic works that I feel they should be seen by all collectors and followers of PETER.
http://www.burningsettlerscabin.com/?tag=peter-max
The author, I believe is Adams Morioka. The text is the following:
"I was pulling together some postings from this blog yesterday for a book Steven Heller is writing. This led me to discover a predominance of posts about counter-culture in the 1960s. Who knew? I’m really square, so I found this odd. Nevertheless, I decided to avoid posts in this vein for a while. Then I found this Call for Entries for the New York Art Directors Club (now the Art Directors Club). Peter Max designed it in 1964. Yes, this is about counter-culture, specifically the psychedelic experience. The collage device refers to Victorian decoupage, Picasso, Matisse, and the Dada movement. The booklet could fall into the trap that much of today’s “collage” approach does, a mishigas of more mishigas.
The strict use of typography and tight composition, however, give it gravity and allows the imagery to take center stage. The spread with the Victorian people looking at the psychedelic cloud is remarkable. It is such a simple juxtaposition, but alludes to so many issues, including the Victorian taste for psychotropic drugs such as opium (see Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland). Allusions aside, the composition is about wonder and different perspectives. So, you see, I had to post another one about counter-culture."
Among other images, these are my favorite, I believe all from the same period and obtained from the ART DIRECTOR CLUB, New York. Peter initiated his career as Illustrator and opened his first studio in 1962, and won a Society of Illustrators NYC award in 1964:
All credits above
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PETER MAX: OTHER PERSPECTIVES
To people of a certain age, the name Peter Max means something. Back in the mid-1960s, Max’s fame was such that he was getting credit for things he didn’t do. When the Beatles’ Yellow Submarine, the movie, came out, Max’s influence was such that people automatically credited him with the neon-lighted animation of the film.
“I didn’t do that film,” Max asserted last week. “I was initially approached to do it, but I didn’t hear back from them [the producers] for about two and a half years. By that time, I was so busy doing other things; I didn’t have time for it.”
Max said he recommended they get in touch with Heinz Edelmann, and Edelmann got the job. But the general assumption that Max designed the art for the film persisted and is frequently “debunked” by people who write about such things, often with a vociferous dismissal of Peter Max, as if he made the claim himself.
It’s hard to imagine Max needing to take credit for the movie. By the time the movie came and went, Max had become the best selling artist in the world, with millions of his DayGlo-colored posters adorning dorm rooms, head shops and coffee shops all over the world. At the height of his fame, Max was featured on the cover of Life magazine and had contracts with 72 separate corporations to produce graphics, logos and designs for clothing, mugs, cards and other objects.
“In my teens, I remember having a pair of Peter Max sneakers,” said Dore Page, a graphic artist and printer in Warwick. “I thought it was amazing that an artist could be that well known like the Beatles. There was a model for me; it made me think, ‘you can do this. You can be an artist and make money.’ He encouraged a lot of kids to get into art. Not all had the success he did, but it showed me it could be done.”
Peter Max was born in Berlin in 1937, but his family moved to China the next year and ultimately settled in Brooklyn. Max studied at the Art Students League, the Pratt Institute and the School of Visual Arts, all in New York. After closing his design studio in 1964, Peter began creating his characteristic paintings and graphic prints, which he continues to create in his New York studio.
“I have about 50 people who work for me, and I am busy all the time,” said the 74-years-old.
But for most, Max will continue to be associated with the psychedelic hippie era of the 1960s and 1970s. Although not quite acquiring the cultural patina and astronomical auction prices of artists like Andy Warhol, Roy Liechtenstein or Robert Rauschenberg, people continue to value Max’s work, even though quite a few people think there is too much of Max’s art on the market.
CREDIT or Read more: Warwick Beacon - Flashback to Peter Max
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PETER MAX NAILS, NOW THIS IS AWESOME!
In my daily research on PETER, I found this bizarre nail work. It´s fantastic, and each nail has a PM motif mostly oriented on the DIFFERENT DRUMMER. the artist is Naomi Yasuda from NYC.
Check NAOMI's website: ARTIST
Peter Max #nailart (Taken with instagram)
(via fuckyeahnailart)
MY VERY UNIQUE INTERVENED STATUE OF LIBERTY statuette
This I believe it's one of a kind, or at least, I haven't seen any other online nor in galleries.
It's 18 inches high and completely hand painted by PETER from an original Souvenir Store green statue. The Fabric bottom protector is signed 1990 MAX.
and next to my 40 x40 " original canvas of the Liberty head.
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UNIQUE MAGAZINES 1
NEW LIFE magazine
This magazine was published bi-monthly and is available in New York City. New Life is "a guide to healthy living in a new age". In 2001/2002 they issued a special series featuring each of the Beatles on the cover and a Peter Max poster inside. The cover portrait and poster are both by famed sixties artist Peter Max
1996 SECONDS, underground magazine with a 6 pages spread of PM
Abstract printed poster of MICK JAGGER, ripped from a magazine (unknown)
This is a real relic! TIME magazine June 27, 1969
It's a real flashback to the Sixties... the ads, the content, the quality
of the paper and the print.
Another TIME mag, this one 1976 with Paul McCartney cover
A Jewish magazine, Farbrengen, representation
of PM's birth religion
VEGnews magazine, Anniversary issue August 2010
with special interview of PM. They also had the same issue with the
PM cover artwork and a more thorough interview.
Very special OPERA NEWS magazine, January 1963.
Living proof the PM not only did Psychedelic images.
AUSTIN LIFESTYLE September 2010 issue with
PM cover artwork featuring Willie Nelson.
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HILARIOUS! Libertarian Presidential Nominee Cancels Rally Appearance After Being Bitten By Bat
By Allan Miller | Aug 8, 2020
Libertarian presidential nominee Jo Jorgensen had to cancel a planned campaign rally appearance set for Saturday after she was bit by a bat.
Jorgensen has been an official member of the Libertarian Party since 1983. She served as Harry Browne’s running mate during the party’s 1996 campaign. Jorgensen was expected to stump across Louisiana and Mississippi on Saturday, but will miss the first event of the weekend.
“I will not be able to attend the campaign rally tomorrow morning. I will be getting a rabies vaccine as a precaution after having been bitten by a bat near the start of this campaign tour,” Jorgensen tweeted Friday. Jorgensen’s campaign wrote on Facebook that she would get a rabies vaccine on the advice of her doctor, though she later tweeted that she did not believe the bat was rabid. Initial scares of the China-virus claimed that the pandemic started with a bat, but no evidence has been found proving this alleged cause.
The candidate indicated she was still planning on attending events for her campaign on Saturday afternoon in Mississippi.
…the #LetHerSpeak rally in Hattiesburg later in the afternoon.
The #LetHerSpeak convoy to Hattiesburg is on time, and is scheduled to depart at 2 PM.
— Jo Jorgensen (@Jorgensen4POTUS) August 8, 2020
Jorgensen, who has registered around 3 percent support in recent state polls, appeared to be taking the incident in stride, tweeting multiple bat-related posts Friday night.
You all have been fun tonight but it's time to get ready for a busy day tomorrow. Twitter will be filled with all the #LetHerSpeak photos everyone shares and I'll be retweeting them!
In the meantime… pic.twitter.com/uqIUfYdhp0
She later posted a clip of the fictional character, Bat-Girl. The professional psychologist and university lecturer is running for president with a slate of policies that would hugely reduce the role of both federal and state governments, while promoting a less restrained free market. In the 2016 election, her predecessor Gary Johnson won just four million votes across the country.
It is unclear where Jorgensen was bitten by the bat, but such rabies infected animals are present in every American state except Hawaii, according to information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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LA Chargers Unveil New Uniforms
Los Angeles Chargers Unveil Much-Anticipated New Uniforms; Minus the Typical Uniform Unveiling Clichés
Words Simply Don’t Do Bolts’ New Uniforms Justice
The Los Angeles Chargers today unveiled their much-anticipated new uniforms for the upcoming 2020 season, the team’s first in its new SoFi Stadium home.
In a video debuting on NFL Network’s Good Morning Football and subsequently released on the team’s digital media channels, viewers thought they were going to hear the usual clichés surrounding what inspired the Bolts new uniforms.
After a brief, stylized montage including some of the Chargers most iconic looks, a voiceover asks, “How do you improve on perfection?”
The answer: “First, you start with the design process.”
The v/o then launches into a cassette tape on fast forward explanation, “Taking inspiration from the subtle curvature of the bolt, we analyzed the ratios underpinning the logo in an effort to craft…,” before the audio and film suddenly break down and bring the video to a temporary hault.
“Nah, who cares,” the piece continues. “All you need to know is we took the best and made it better.”
To see how the best uniforms in sports just got better and learn about their DNA, fans can visit chargers.com/uniforms.
Fans looking to get their hands on the Chargers’ newest best uniforms in sports can visit shop.chargers.com.
And for those who were able to find the words, here’s what they’re saying about the new uniforms (in alphabetical order):
K Michael Badgley
“I love the numbers on the side of the helmet.”
“We definitely have the sickest uniforms by far.”
DE Joey Bosa
“The all navy has always been my favorite and those are even cooler.”
“I like the simple bolt, too, how it just has the yellow and the blue in it.”
T Bryan Bulaga
“Those are so classic, crisp, clean! Those are fantastic.”
“Those are classy, I love the yellow pants, those are awesome.”
Chargers Legend Antonio Cromartie
“We’re always going to have the sweetest uniforms no matter what.”
“This right here is my favorite cause you got the old uniform mixed in with the new.”
RB Austin Ekeler
“The thing that stands out to me the most is the new Chargers emblem.”
“It almost looks like a throwback.”
CB Chris Harris Jr.
“We have the most unique jerseys. Definitely swag with it. A+ for sure!”
CB Casey Hayward
“That baby blue on white hard! ooooooooooooo.”
“Whoever came up with it, you get two thumbs up from me.”
TE Hunter Henry
“Those are really clean, really clean.”
Derwin James
“The swag finna be on 100.”
“I didn’t expect this, but ya’ll did ya’ll thing.”
S Rayshawn Jenkins
“That’s the best uniform in the NFL. Hands down. Not even close.”
DB Desmond King
“I can’t speak for everybody else but I’mma be swaggin this uniform out this year. I’m definitely going to be the number one best dresser, top swag.”
“I like what they did with this new bolt, man. That’s clever.”
Chargers Legend Shawne Merriman
“That white on white on the road is coming in and doing some damage.”
NFL Insider Ian Rapoport
I was curious about the hype surrounding the new Chargers uniforms…I didn’t get it. Then I got a sneak peek. Now I get it. They are tremendous.”
Good Morning Football Host & NFL Insider Peter Schrager
“I assure you, it is the number one uniform that there is going to be in football. Sick. Sleak. Looks incredible…the Chargers uniforms are the sweetest of all.”
Chargers Hall-of-Fame RB LaDainian Tomlinson
“That all-white is sweet, man. Can’t go wrong with the all-white.”
“Ya’ll changed the bolt in the helmet to match the uniform!”
G Trai Turner
“Without a doubt, the best uniform ever.” (re: navy on navy)
“I can’t wait to put that on, bring some swag to the o-line.” (re: navy on navy)
Chargers Legend Marcellus Wiley
“That’s the best navy I ever seen.”
“The white are clean but then you don’t wanna make a tackle til the third quarter cause you’re too clean.”
WR Mike Williams
“FIRE, all caps.”
“New stadium, new look. I rock with it.”
Photos courtesy of the LA Chargers
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Prominent amyloid plaque pathology and cerebral amyloid angiopathy in APP V717I (London) carrier – phenotypic variability in autosomal dominant Alzheimer’s disease
Grace M. Lloyd1,2 na1,
Jorge A. Trejo-Lopez1,3 na1,
Yuxing Xia1,2,
Karen N. McFarland1,4,7,8,
Sarah J. Lincoln5,
Nilüfer Ertekin-Taner5,6,
Benoit I. Giasson1,2,7,
Anthony T. Yachnis3 &
Stefan Prokop ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-5633-21491,3,7,8
The discovery of mutations associated with familial forms of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), has brought imperative insights into basic mechanisms of disease pathogenesis and progression and has allowed researchers to create animal models that assist in the elucidation of the molecular pathways and development of therapeutic interventions. Position 717 in the amyloid precursor protein (APP) is a hotspot for mutations associated with autosomal dominant AD (ADAD) and the valine to isoleucine amino acid substitution (V717I) at this position was among the first ADAD mutations identified, spearheading the formulation of the amyloid cascade hypothesis of AD pathogenesis. While this mutation is well described in multiple kindreds and has served as the basis for the generation of widely used animal models of disease, neuropathologic data on patients carrying this mutation are scarce. Here we present the detailed clinical and neuropathologic characterization of an APP V717I carrier, which reveals important novel insights into the phenotypic variability of ADAD cases. While age at onset, clinical presentation and widespread parenchymal beta-amyloid (Aβ) deposition are in line with previous reports, our case also shows widespread and severe cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA). This patient also presented with TDP-43 pathology in the hippocampus and amygdala, consistent with limbic predominant age-related TDP-43 proteinopathy (LATE). The APOE ε2/ε3 genotype may have been a major driver of the prominent vascular pathology seen in our case. These findings highlight the importance of neuropathologic examinations of genetically determined AD cases and demonstrate striking phenotypic variability in ADAD cases.
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, currently affecting more than 5 million people in the United States [6]. Neuropathological hallmarks of AD include extracellular deposits of beta-Amyloid (Aβ), intracellular deposits of neurofibrillary tangles (NFT) and neuron loss [35]. The majority of cases occurs as sporadic disease (sporadic AD, SAD), modified by genetic, behavioral and environmental risk factors, while a subset of cases is caused by autosomal-dominant mutations [14, 21, 35]. These mutations in autosomal dominant forms of AD (ADAD) are clustered in genes associated with the metabolism of Aβ-peptides, which are generated from Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) in sequential cleavage events mediated by β- and γ-secretase [9]. ADAD associated mutations in APP mainly cluster around these secretase cleavage sites, while codon 717 is a mutational hotspot at the γ-secretase cleavage site [27]. To date, four different pathogenic amino acid changes for APP on codon 717 have been described: Valine to Phenylalanine (V717F, Indiana [37]), Valine to Glycine (V717G [10]), Valine to Isoleucine (V717I, London [18, 63]) and Valine to Leucine (V717L [38]). All of these mutations shift the ratio of Aβ1–42 /Aβ1–40 towards increased production of Aβ1–42 [27], which is more aggregation prone and can drive pathological protein accumulation. The V717I (London) mutation, was among the first mutations described to cause ADAD and this discovery has put Aβ center stage in AD pathogenesis. Animal models overexpressing mutant human APP are a staple of AD research [17, 24, 46, 47, 49, 52, 54] and the APP V717I mutation was used to generate some widely used models [34, 43, 54]. Despite the numerous and detailed descriptions of pathological findings in these animal models, neuropathological characterization of patients carrying the APP V717I mutation is scarce. The brain of the original case from England was reported to show AD neuropathological changes with mild cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) as well as Lewy body (LB) pathology in cortical and brainstem regions, while findings from an American family with this mutation showed AD pathology but no CAA or LB [8, 22, 36].
Case presentation
The patient was a sixty-six (66) year-old right-handed Caucasian female with a past medical history of thyroid disease. Her family history was notable for extensive AD, involving her mother (deceased from disease at age 62), two aunts (deceased from disease at ages 66 and 68), and a grandfather (also deceased from disease). Additionally, she had a brother diagnosed with AD, still living in a nursing facility.
She was first noted to develop neurologic symptoms in her mid-fifties, manifesting primarily as progressive memory loss. She presented for formal neurologic evaluation at age 60, at which time her husband described significant memory difficulty, confusion, and occasional difficulty in finishing sentences. While she had discontinued working five years prior to evaluation due to difficulty with completing occupational tasks, she maintained her ability to finish routine housework. On initial evaluation, she was oriented to person, place, and time but not year, with a Mini Mental Status Exam (MMSE) score of 17. Physical exam findings included the presence of a tremor of her head and bilateral hands, with a negative Romberg’s test. These findings were assessed to be consistent with AD of moderate intensity, and she was started on donepezil and memantine therapy. Concurrent computed tomography (CT) imaging of her brain demonstrated subtle areas of low-attenuation in the periventricular white matter of the parietal lobe, suggestive of microvascular ischemic change.
Two years after initial diagnosis, she was noted to demonstrate significant clinical deterioration during a follow-up clinical visit. Her husband described a loss of her ability to maintain independent activities of daily living, becoming dependent on him for bathing and dressing on a daily basis, and that she had additionally developed urinary incontinence. Her recent medical history was notable for a hospital admission due to dehydration and severe hypothyroidism secondary to thyroid medication non-compliance. On evaluation, she exhibited depression, anxiety, confusion, and an MMSE score of 8. These findings were assessed to be consistent with a progression to severe AD. CT imaging at this time revealed mild global brain parenchymal loss, with no evidence of focal lesions or asymmetric atrophy.
Her symptoms continued to progress, whereupon at a follow-up visit four years after initial diagnosis, her husband described the development of intermittent jerking movements by the patient, occurring a few times per week and lasting approximately 15 min in duration. At this visit, she was oriented only to person, and her MMSE score was 0, because she was unable to follow commands. A subsequent electroencephalogram revealed no focal abnormalities or epileptiform activity, noting only the presence of diffuse slowing activity, consistent with moderate encephalopathy.
By the time of her final follow-up visit approximately, six years after initial diagnosis, she had developed a wide-based gait with frequent falls, aphasia, personality changes, poor insight, and complete lack of orientation to time, place, and person. She ultimately passed away within six months of her last visit, at age 66. Her family consented to neuropathologic evaluation of her brain by the Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease (CTRND) at the University of Florida.
Molecular studies
A directed Sanger Sequencing screening panel for autosomal dominant mutations of APP, PSEN1, and PSEN2 identified a guanine-to-adenine single nucleotide substitution at codon 717, resulting in a Valine to Isoleucine amino acid change (APP NM_000484.3 c2149G > A pVal717Ile, Fig. 1a). A PCR-based molecular assay for the APOE gene revealed the patient’s genotype to be ε2/ε3 (for details see Additional file 1).
(a) Representative chromatogram of Sanger-sequencing revealed a guanine-to-adenine single nucleotide substitution at codon 717 of APP, resulting in a Valine to Isoleucine amino acid change in the ADAD patient (APP NM_000484.3 c2149G > A pVal717Ile). (b, c) Representative gross images of formalin-fixed left hemibrain. (d - f) Representative overview (scale bar = 2000 μm) and high magnification (insert, scale bar = 50 μm) images of H&E stained sections reveal neuron loss, astrogliosis and numerous neuritic plaques (d), superficial spongiosis (e), as well as substantial amyloid angiopathy of superficial cortical and leptomeningeal vessels (f)
Neuropathological evaluation
The post-mortem interval prior to brain procurement was eight hours, with a fresh brain weight of 1080 g (for details see Additional file 1). Diffuse cerebral atrophy, with relative preservation of the cerebellum (Fig. 1b, c) was noted. Minimal to no atherosclerotic changes associated with the basal vasculature were identified. Serial coronal sections of cerebral hemispheres confirmed a mild to moderate degree of atrophy, with blunting of the lateral angles of the ventricles and sulcal widening most appreciable along the Sylvian fissure. No focal lesions were otherwise observed in the remainder of the cerebrum, brain stem, or cerebellum.
Microscopic examination demonstrated extensive neuronal loss and associated gliosis in the hippocampus and neocortical areas, with numerous pyramidal neurons notable for flame-shaped neurofibrillary tangles. Multiple areas demonstrated prominent neuritic plaques (Fig. 1d, insert) with associated areas of neuronal loss, gliosis, and variable vacuolization and spongiosis of superficial cortical layers (Fig. 1e). In addition, extensive cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) was apparent throughout parts of cerebrum and cerebellum, concentrating on superficial cortical and leptomeningeal blood vessels (Fig. 1f). In contrast, only mild small vessel hyalinization of the basal ganglia and white matter were identified, with focal calcification of globus pallidus blood vessels. A remote microhemorrhage was identified in the primary sensory cortex. The brainstem and cerebellum demonstrated no major neuropathologic changes, with no significant neuronal loss, gliosis, or Lewy bodies identified in the substantia nigra or locus coeruleus.
Immunohistochemistry (for details see Additional files 1 and 2) with a pan-Aβ antibody (4G8) demonstrated a very high Aβ plaque burden throughout the cerebral neocortex (Fig. 2a-d), the amygdala (Fig. 2e), basal ganglia, and tegmentum of the midbrain and pontine brainstem. Aβ deposition was also identified in the cerebellum, presenting as scattered fleecy diffuse plaques and neuritic plaques in the molecular layer of the cerebellar cortex (Fig. 2f). These findings translated to Thal phase 5 of Aβ deposition, corresponding to an “A3” plaque score according to the 2012 NIA-AA criteria [35]. The majority of Aβ plaques were surrounded by dystrophic neurites (Fig. 3d), with the frequency of neuritic plaques throughout the neuroaxis corresponding to a CERAD semiquantitative score of “frequent” (C3) [35].
Representative images of 4G8-stained sections of mid-frontal cortex (a), superior temporal gyrus (b), visual cortex (c), cingulate gyrus (d), amygdala (e) and cerebellum (f) reveal widespread parenchymal and vascular (inserts) Aβ-pathology throughout the neuroaxis. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy was more prominent in cortical and leptomeningeal vasculature with no substantial involvement of cortical capillaries. Overview images (scale bar = 1000 μm) and high magnification insert (scale bar = 50 μm)
Representative overview (scale bar = 2000 μm) and high magnification (insert, scale bar = 50 μm) images of AT8 staining in APP V717I mutation carrier for the hippocampus (a), superior temporal gyrus (b) and visual cortex (c) reveal substantial NFT pathology in all regions examined. (d) AT8 staining also reveals “frequent” neuritic plaques in the inferior temporal cortex (scale bar = 1000 μm, insert scale bar = 50 μm). Representative overview (scale bar = 2000 μm) and high magnification (insert, scale bar = 50 μm) images of TDP-43 staining demonstrate TDP-43 positive inclusions in hippocampus (e) and amygdala (f)
Immunostaining for tau demonstrated a concordant pattern of severe, widespread inclusion pathology, manifesting as a heavy burden of intraneuronal neurofibrillary tangles (NFT) and dystrophic neurites associated with amyloid plaques (Fig. 3a-d). Disease topography extended from the entorhinal cortex and adjacent mesial temporal lobe cortex, deep cerebral gray matter structures, to several areas of neocortex including primary visual cortex (Fig. 3a-c). These findings correspond to an advanced Braak stage (VI), translating to a “B3” NFT score [35].
In addition, intracytoplasmic neuronal inclusions were highlighted in the hippocampal subiculum and amygdala by immunohistochemistry for TDP-43 (Fig. 3e-f), while neocortical areas were devoid of TDP-43 pathology, corresponding to stage 2 of the recently defined limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy neuropathologic change (LATE-NC [41]). No α-synuclein immunoreactive pathology was identified in the examined sections of cerebrum, brainstem, or cerebellum (data not shown).
Aβ pathology was additionally noted to manifest as severe, widespread cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA), with a predilection for the superficial cortical and leptomeningeal vasculature and relative sparing of cortical capillaries (CAA type 2, [58]). Prominent vascular Aβ-deposits were detected in multiple neocortical areas (Fig. 2a-c), limbic areas (Fig. 2d-e) and the cerebellum (Fig. 2f), while sections from thalamus, basal ganglia, pons and medulla did not show vascular Aβ-deposits. This corresponds to CAA stage 2 according to Thal et al. [57]. Focal double barreling (Fig. 2b) and disruption of vessel wall integrity was noted, corresponding to severe CAA [61] or grade 4 CAA [44]. Vascular Aβ deposits showed strong immunoreactivity with pan-Aβ antibodies (4G8, Fig. 4a), and were labelled with Aβ1–42 specific antibodies (12F4, Fig. 4b), as well as Aβ1–40 specific antibodies (13.1.1 [31], Fig. 4c). In contrast, parenchymal Aβ plaques were labelled strongly with pan-Aβ (Fig. 4a) and Aβ1–42 specific (Fig. 4b) antibodies, while Aβ1–40 specific antibodies only stained a minority of Aβ-plaques (Fig. 4c). We contrasted these results with staining in two cases of SAD with different APOE genotype (APOE ε3/ε3 and APOE ε4/ε4, for details see Additional file 3: Table S2). While CAA in both SAD cases showed a similar pattern of immunoreactivity with pan-Aβ antibodies (Fig. 4d, g), as well as Aβ1–42 (Fig. 4e, h) and Aβ1–40 specific antibodies (Fig. 4f, i) compared to our ADAD case (Fig. 4 A-C), parenchymal deposits were highlighted to a much greater extent with Aβ1–40 antibodies (Fig. 4F, I) than in our ADAD case (Fig. 4c).
(a - c) Representative images of superior temporal cortex sections of APP V717I mutation carrier labelled with pan-Aβ (4G8, a) antibodies, demonstrate strong labeling of parenchymal and vascular amyloid deposits. Vascular deposits also showed strong staining with Aβ1–42 specific antibodies (12F4, b) and Aβ1–40 specific antibodies (13.1.1, c). Parenchymal amyloid deposits demonstrated strong Aβ1–42 positivity (12F4, b), while being scarcely labelled with Aβ1–40 specific antibodies (13.1.1, c). Vascular amyloid in two SAD cases with different APOE genotype (ɛ3/ɛ3 (d-f) and ɛ4/ɛ4 (g-i)), showed a similar staining pattern with strong positivity for pan-Aβ antibodies (4G8, d, g), as well as Aβ1–42 (e, h) and Aβ1− 40 specific antibodies (f, i). Parenchymal amyloid in SAD cases were highlighted with pan-Aβ (d, g) and Aβ1–42 specific antibodies (e, h), and showed some reactivity with Aβ1–40 specific antibodies (f, i). Overview images (scale bar = 100 μm)
The identification of missense mutations in APP underlying familial forms of AD has paved the way for the formulation of the “amyloid cascade hypothesis” [16, 22] by placing the generation of Aβ peptides as central to disease pathophysiology. To date, more than 50 mutations in APP associated with early onset AD have been described [9, 16, 29, 50, 55]; rare APP variants associated with protective properties have also been reported [28]. Several different substitutions of the intramembranous Valine residue at position 717 of APP have been described to be associated with familial forms of AD [10, 18, 37, 38]. This position is near the γ-secretase cleavage site of APP, such that amino acid substitutions at this functional locus lead to an increased ratio of Aβ1–42/Aβ1–40 with a trend towards increased production of Aβ1–42 [15, 27, 49].
The patient described here carrying the APP V717I mutation presented with extensive AD neuropathological changes, including abundant and widespread Aβ-pathology in cerebrum, subcortical nuclei, and cerebellum. Multiple different types of plaques were noted, including core-plaques, diffuse plaques and subpial band-like Aβ deposits. All of the deposits showed a uniformly strong staining pattern with Aβ1–42 specific antibodies and relative scarcity of Aβ1–40 positivity compared to SAD cases, in line with the reported increase in Aβ1–42 with this mutation in cell culture studies [27]. The majority of Aβ-deposits were associated with dystrophic neurites containing phosphorylated tau species. In addition, widespread neuronal tau pathology in the form of NFT, as well as neuropil thread pathology were noted. While no concomitant α-synuclein pathology was detected, TDP-43 positive inclusions were observed in the amygdala and hippocampus. Co-occurring TDP-43 pathology in carriers of APP mutations is not as common as in sporadic (late-onset) AD but has been reported [11]. This is in line with a contribution of age to the preponderance of TDP-43 positive pathology and ties in with the recently proposed entity of limbic-predominant TDP-43 neuropathological changes (LATE-NC) [41]. In addition, severe and widespread CAA was noted, affecting leptomeningeal and cortical blood vessels, but sparing fine capillaries. Systematic studies on CAA in ADAD cases are scarce, but a recent report from the National Alzheimer Coordinating Center (NACC) showed an increased CAA score in ADAD compared to SAD [48]. The number of APP mutation carriers in this study were limited, but phenotypic variability with respect to CAA severity was observed. Vascular amyloid in our ADAD case was strongly labelled with pan-Aβ, as well as Aβ1–42 and Aβ1–40 specific antibodies in a similar pattern as observed in two SAD cases with different APOE genotype. The relative abundance of Aβ species in parenchymal and vascular deposits has been a matter of intense debate. Initial reports suggested that the majority of vascular Aβ is Aβ1–40 [1, 19, 25, 26, 45], but subsequently a substantial contribution of Aβ1–42 to vascular Aβ-deposition was acknowledged [1, 19, 40, 51, 60], with some reports suggesting Aβ1–42 deposition driving more severe CAA [4, 20]. Mechanistic studies in murine models indicate that initial deposition of Aβ1–42 may be necessary to drive subsequent Aβ1–40 deposition in blood vessels [33, 42], but the impact of different APOE genotypes has not been analyzed systematically in this context. The relative sparing of capillary vessels by pathologic Aβ deposits, referred to as type 2 CAA [58] was previously reported to be associated with the presence of at least one APOE ε2 allele [2, 32, 59]. APOE is currently the strongest known genetic risk factor of AD, with the ε4 isoform correlating to an increased incidence of AD in people of European descent [56]. The ε3 allele is associated with preservation of synaptic integrity in old human APP (hAPP) mice [7], and mediation of amyloid clearance in comparison to ε4 [5], but it was also correlated to an earlier age of onset than ε4 in this model [7, 30]. The ε2 genotype was studied in several Italian families with the APP V717I mutation. It was discovered that this allele was associated with a delayed age of onset compared to individuals with the same APP mutation but APOE ε3 homozygotes or ε4 carriers [23, 39, 53]. Furthermore, a recent report demonstrated protective effects of the Christchurch APOE variant in a carrier of the Presenilin (PSEN) E280A mutation [3]. These disease-modifying effects of the APOE genotype may provide one possible explanation for the divergent phenotypes seen in the clinical and neuropathological presentation of ADAD.
The case presented herein underscores the importance of neuropathological characterization of genetically determined cases of AD. Such examinations serve to identify phenotypic diversity within the disease, clarify potential modifiers of disease progression (such as, but no limited to, APOE genotype), explore the complex interrelations between disease mechanisms, and ultimately aid in elucidating potential therapeutic targets.
All data generated or analyzed during this study are included in this published article.
Avidin-biotin complex
ADAD:
Autosomal dominant AD
APOE:
Apolipoproteins-E
Aβ:
Beta-Amyloid
CAA:
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy
CT:
CTRND:
Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease
DAB:
3,3′-diaminobenzidine
FAD:
Familial Alzheimer’s disease
FBS:
hAPP:
Human amyloid precursor protein
Heat-induced epitope retrieval
LATE-NC:
Limbic-predominant TDP-43 neuropathological changes
MMSE:
Mini Mental Status Exam
NFT:
Neurofibrillary tangles
PS1:
Presenilin 1
RT:
SAD:
Sporadic Alzheimer’s disease
UF HBTB:
University of Florida Neuromedicine Human Brain Tissue Bank
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Antibodies AB5 and 13.1.1 were a generous gift from the lab of Dr. Todd Golde [31].
This study was supported by the 1Florida ADRC, funded by NIH/NIA grant P50 AG047266. NET is funded by RF1 AG051504, R01 AG061796 and U01 AG046139 which supported part of this study.
Grace M. Lloyd and Jorge A. Trejo-Lopez contributed equally to this work.
Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
Grace M. Lloyd, Jorge A. Trejo-Lopez, Yuxing Xia, Karen N. McFarland, Benoit I. Giasson & Stefan Prokop
Department of Neuroscience, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
Grace M. Lloyd, Yuxing Xia & Benoit I. Giasson
Department of Pathology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
Jorge A. Trejo-Lopez, Anthony T. Yachnis & Stefan Prokop
Department of Neurology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
Karen N. McFarland
Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
Sarah J. Lincoln & Nilüfer Ertekin-Taner
Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
Nilüfer Ertekin-Taner
McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
Karen N. McFarland, Benoit I. Giasson & Stefan Prokop
Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
Karen N. McFarland & Stefan Prokop
Grace M. Lloyd
Jorge A. Trejo-Lopez
Yuxing Xia
Sarah J. Lincoln
Benoit I. Giasson
Anthony T. Yachnis
Stefan Prokop
JTL, SP and ATY confirmed neuropathologic diagnosis. SP, ATY, GML, JTL and BG co-wrote the manuscript. JTL, GML and YX performed immunohistochemical stains, optimized protocols and prepared figures. NET, KNM and SJL performed molecular/genetic analysis. All authors read and approved the manuscript.
Correspondence to Stefan Prokop.
Staining of human tissue samples was performed with approval of the University of Florida institutional review board.
Informed consent was obtained according to guidelines of the University of Florida institutional review board.
Materials and Methods [12, 13, 31, 35, 62]
Table S1. List of Antibodies used for this study
Table S2. Summary of patient samples used in this study [35, 41, 61]
Lloyd, G.M., Trejo-Lopez, J.A., Xia, Y. et al. Prominent amyloid plaque pathology and cerebral amyloid angiopathy in APP V717I (London) carrier – phenotypic variability in autosomal dominant Alzheimer’s disease. acta neuropathol commun 8, 31 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40478-020-0891-3
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The only black jockey in the race
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Davy Lane
S'manga Khumalo is the first black jockey to win South Africa's richest horse race.
A close finish during a horse racing event in South Africa (Photo: Alan Bloom, Flickr CC).
Last week in the ambiant background of grey area internet streams, the corner of my eye was constricted by a black man riding a bike in France. I recalled a rider from Guadaloupe competing in Le Tour a year or two ago, but here was an altogether more agressive gearmasher. Kévin Reza had broken away from the Peloton with 5 others. Marseille or bust. With 20K to go, Reza and one other held a four minute lead over the Peloton. I pondered the particulars. This could be the first black man to win a stage in the Tour de France. This is significant. This is share worthy. But as I suggested folks take note — and just before Reza was swallowed up by the Peloton in sight of Marseille — I also felt unease about the space between novelty and history.
An electronic acquaintance chimed in and summed up what I had been thinking, but had not been ready to concede, “these ‘First Black’ celebrations need to end at some point.” So here I am again, a little conflicted, but crowing at the achievement of S’manga Khumalo becoming the first black jockey to win the Durban July, South Africa’s richest horse race.
The perfunctory “first black jockey to win…” dominated the opening lines of every dispatch from the Greyville track, yet the story has received scant attention outside South Africa. There were a couple of bigger purses on offer that day in Britain and the United States, yet the story of Khumalo’s remarkable achievement has not been the global racing or sports news it should have been. The racing press in the United States and Europe regularly debate the respective inertias of their jurisdictions. Racing needs to do more to reach out and promote itself, they say. Yet here was a story it seemed they have spectacularly failed to tell.
An above the fold or prominent front page celebratory photograph of Khamulo and his mount Heavy Metal on the subsequent day’s major global racing publications should have been a given. In other publications and mediums where competition for sports column inches and broadcast seconds is fierce, an after race quote from Khumalo (“I dedicated the race to Mandela because were it not for him I would not have been in that race”) should have sealed a relatively prominent position for the story alongside the strawberries and cream, crackerjack and egg chasers. It was not to be. Two days after the race, less than a paltry 1,000 viewers have watched Khumalo deliver a silky and stunning piece of horsemanship on YouTube.
Those who have seen the 1 Mile 3 Furlong (2,200 Meters) race will have been stuck by the ice cold confidence of Khumalo. Drawn 11 of 20, Khumalo nonchalantly glided Heavy Metal toward the rail and settled the 4 year old gelding at the rear of the pack. In the ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’ conditions of such a competitive handicap, Heavy Metal could have easily become collateral damage. But Khumalo (born in Kwamashu township 20 miles north of Durban) was wise to the undulations and curves of his pear shaped hometown track. With less than two furlongs remaining, Khumalo promised his mount extra carrots. Heavy Metal responded and quickly took Khumalo to a line of leading contenders. With less than half a furlong to go, it’s was time for Khumalo to show his stuff. He crouched lower, shortened the reins and powered Heavy Metal to the winning post.
Khumalo raised his whip in front of 50,000 spectators as he crossed the line. “Bling” as he is also known because of his diamond stud earring and occasional platinum blond rinse celebrated in a unabashed fashion. It was not his first Group 1 victory in South Africa and should not be his last there or elsewhere. Here is the star performer global horse racing desperately needs to complement the likes of the great Frankie Dettori and the upstart French kid, Mikael Barzalona. If given his chance, Khumalo can contribute to transforming the rather la de da image of the sport worldwide, remind the sport of the illustrious history of black jockeys and make racing more accessible and exciting for millions more.
In the meantime, those reporters who filed the “the first black jockey to win…” story need to start asking questions such as how was it that this was the 28 year old Khumalo’s first ride in South Africa’s richest race? And how could it be possible that he was the only black jockey in the race? Those in the United States, who earlier this year also reported on Kevin Krigger in the Kentucky Derby having the opportunity to be “the first black jockey since…” also need to be asking some similarly tough questions of their racing industry.
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Last week in the ambiant background of grey area internet streams, the corner of my eye
Camilla Houeland
The weakening of Nigeria’s oil trade unions has a devastating impact on workers. Now workers are paid by Shell and others to sabotage union strikes and actions.
Museveni and the Americans
Abdullahi Boru Halakhe
The United States must make the choice to side with the majority of Ugandans who would like to see democracy take root in Uganda.
Stop selling out
Stella Nyanzi
Ugandan activist and politician Dr. Stella Nyanzi challenges a new generation of women to take up the struggle for political freedoms and revolution.
Women’s liberation and media in post-independence Tanzania
Fatma Alloo
Fatma Alloo (of the Tanzania Media Women’s Association) on how women used the media and cultural spaces to organize and challenge gender norms.
Removing a dictator
Nanna Schneidermann
How did popular music become the battlefield of Uganda’s future? And what are the consequences?
What a year. Stay safe, wear a mask, social distance and when the vaccine becomes available where you are, get vaccinated.
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Boima Tucker
On Christmas Day, AIAC Radio heads to Trinidad and Tobago to celebrate a unique Black Atlantic tradition. Tune in to Worldwide FM from 2pm-4pm GMT.
The problem with generalizations
Despite the media’s wish for a neat story, the African continent’s response to COVID-19 is all over the map.
The legacy of violence in the struggle for South Africa
Sisonke Msimang
An excerpt of an essay, titled “Nongoloza’s Ghost,” in Lapham’s Quarterly. It’s published in partnership with Africa Is a Country.
Seán Muller
As countries expand investment in decentralized renewable energy, its worth keeping an eye on who’s profiting.
A Cuban individual
Luna Olavarría Gallegos
A new project from Cuban rapper El Individuo humanizes the Cuban perspective, inadvertently flying in the face of the United States Republican Party’s agenda.
Notes on fake decolonization
Bhakti Shringarpure
What counts as “authentic” decolonization as the term takes over our social media and influencer bubbles? And how we can sharpen our activism.
Diego Maradona, anti-imperial symbol
For the peripheries and proletarians of the world—most of the world—Maradona is a symbol of defiance against the football aristocracy, corporate bosses and empire itself.
We will learn for free and by force
Nicholas Mwangi
Irene Asuwa
Members of the Capitalism In My City project reflect on the commodification of education in Kenya.
Tips from the apocalypse
Lizzy Attree
Speculative fiction by writers from Africa explore viral apocalypses. What can we learn from art on catastrophe?
AIAC TV
Dezemba
William Shoki
Our last AIAC Talk show of 2020 will be festive. Watch on Youtube, Facebook, or Twitter.
Soft targets
Raymond van Diemel
What was behind the assassinations in the 1980s of two key anti-apartheid figures: Swedish Prime Minister, Olof Palme, and senior ANC official, Dulcie September?
Nollywood’s political struggle
Wilfred Okiche
How has Nigeria’s film industry responded to the protests of #EndSARS?
Our distance from dirt
Takondwa Semphere
Can we move from temporary shame about our endless consumption of unethically sourced jewels and smartphones to concrete action?
Murder as order
Kalundi Serumanga
The Ugandan government quells public unrest with violence. What won’t it do in the name of “security”?
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The Mad House on Sutton Place
The Mad House on Sutton Place is a screwball comedy mixed with mystery and lots of romance.
When Merrie Dixon flees from her abusive husband after filing for divorce, she heads to Manhattan where her brother has rented a room for her in a swanky Sutton Place apartment. Unfortunately, the building isn’t upscale and her roommate turns out to be 4’ 10” eccentric, black ex-hooker named Lulu, who’s decorating business is in the toilet because she only decorates in black.
A few days after settling into her all-black bedroom, Merrie discovers a body stuffed in the basement’s clothes dryer, and the tall red head looks a lot like her. Now Merrie’s terrified that her husband has hired a hit man to knock her off so he can keep all their assets.
To make matters worse, Merrie is the police’s prime suspect, so it’s up to her, Lulu, and her two gay midget friends to find the killer. As the oddball friends try to solve the murder, Merrie finds herself pursued by two very sexy and eligible bachelors, both of whom make her toes curl and her heart race.
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Greenport's East End Seaport Museum and Marine Foundation
Explore maritime history with an East End Seaport Museum Lighthouse Cruise!
Greenport’s East End Seaport Museum and Marine Foundation houses an exciting collection of historical, local artifacts including lighthouse lenses and exhibits detailing Greenport’s fishing and oyster industries.
Located in the former railroad station adjacent to the North Ferry Terminal, the East End Seaport Museum and Marine Foundation features an ever-expanding array of maritime collections.
Famous for famous for its oyster and fishing industries, Greenport also played important naval roles during the American Revolution and the Spanish American War. Greenport was also a principal whaling port, and served as a major ship-building port launching over 500 vessels, ranging from schooners to barques, between 1830 and 1850. The port’s importance continued in the later 19th and early 20th century by creating a sea link between New York and Boston with twenty side-wheel steamers. Greenport also played a part in shipbuilding during WWII, building and launching a fleet of more than 50 small warships designed to serve as minesweepers, sub chasers, and tugboats. One, the YMS 382, was the last allied warship to be sunk by a U-boat in WWII.
Beyond maritime concerns, the East End Seaport Museum also offers demonstrations of iron working with hands-on experiences for children at their Village Blacksmith Shop.
Housed in a replica of a building that dated from the 1870s and was destroyed by a storm in 1992, The Village Blacksmith shop gives you the opportunity to step back into the past and not just witness but even learn a little of the blacksmithing trade!
Greenport’s East End Seaport Museum and Marine Foundation also owns, operates, and maintains the historic Long Beach Bar or “Bug” Lighthouse, the working gateway to Greenport, Shelter Island, and Peconic Bay.
Tour cruises of the Bug Lighthouse and others in the area are available through the East End Seaport Museum in a variety of packages, including a Haunted House Lighthouse Cruise – spooky fun!
Greenport’s East End Seaport Museum and Marine Foundation
For more information on the East End Seaport Museum and Marine Foundation, please visit: www.eastendseaport.org
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Volkswagen Golf 1.4A
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ROTARY FALL FINISH GOLF CLASSIC
Posted By: leverton Cache, Logan, USA, Utah
LOGAN UTAH: The Cache Valley Morning Rotary Club will hold its Third Annual Fall Final Golf Classic at the Logan River Golf Course this Friday, September 18th. It is a unique event for sportsmen to rub shoulders with fellow golfers at the Logan River Golf Course while helping to end polio and support local charities. Free breakfast, lunch, and lucky draw will be provided by Cache Valley Morning (CVM) Rotary Club. Among the title sponsors this year are Pepsi and Lee’s Marketplace, with 18 team sponsors including Advanced Title, Alivint, Comcast, Edward Jones, Hillyard-Anderson-Olsen, the Logo Shop, and 15 hole sponsors including Cal- Ranch, Deseret First Credit Union, Firehouse Pizzaria, Papa Murphy’s, USU Credit Union, and Wilson Motors.
Jonathan Badger, CEO of Lee’s Marketplace, Inc, Chairman of the Golf Classic Organizing Committee, and Past Rotary President said, “By raising money to eradicate Polio from the earth each participant at the tournament can be part of history as we provide the solution and change the world together.” "It's great to have so much support for the event that helps both local and international communities. The Rotary Fall Finish Golf Classic is the biggest annual fundraiser of the Cache Valley Morning (CVM) Rotary Club and the only tournament in Cache alley with a worldwide reach for doing good,” he added. "The containment of polio worldwide is one of the impassioned missions of Cache Valley Rotarians with funds raised for thousands of vaccinations to benefit third-world countries,” stated Trace Skeen, President of the CVM Rotary. On a broader scale, Rotary International works in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), which reports less than 50 cases of polio worldwide this year, with the crippling and potentially deadly disease remaining in only three countries, namely, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Ukraine.
Rotary is an international service organization of 34,282 clubs in 128 countries and over 1.2 million members who are local business, professional, and civic leaders. On the international level, CVM Rotary provides overseas exchange opportunities for Cache Valley youth, and supports the cultural arts and literacy programs of the Cambodia International Children Friend Organization, a children’s home located in Phnom Penh. The Club also has an ongoing commitment in contributing time, talent, resource, and participation to all of the following local organizations and programs: The Family Place (formerly Child & Family Support Center), Centro de la Familia, Cache Food Pantry, Cache Valley Literacy Program, and youth leadership development programs.
In addition to active participation in community projects, networking, and social events, members of CVM Rotary meet every Tuesday morning at 7:30 AM for a combination of field trips at major businesses and institutions around the valley. As a membership organization, CVM Rotary seeks out individuals with leadership capabilities and potential who are enthusiastic about providing service at both local and international levels. The collegial environment within the club allows for members to bring their career expertise to become part of the solution for improving the quality of life in Cache Valley as well as the world at large.
Contact Adam Anderson by phone at 435-938-1586 or email [email protected] about the Rotary Fall Finish Classic. Contact Trace Skeen by phone at 435-938-1586or email [email protected] about the Cache Valley Morning Rotary Club.
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Insect-focused Foodtech Startups
Startups providing an eco-friendly and nutritious protein alternative to feed both humans and animals
Entomophagy, the act of eating insects, can change substantially the impact that food production is doing to our ecosystem in the next years. According to the UN, the global population is going to increase by 2 billion in 2050 and food demand is expected to increase as high as 70%. Not only demand to feed people but animals too. A UCLA(University of California, Los Angeles) study found that dogs and cats are responsible for a quarter of the greenhouse gas emissions caused by animal agriculture in the US.
Insects consist of almost 60% protein, while chicken 43% and beef 54%. They are also high in iron, zinc and vitamin B12. Crickets, in particular, are considered a superfood. It has more iron than spinach, vitamin B12 than fish, protein than beef, calcium than milk and potassium than bananas. It contains all 9 amino acids, making it a complete protein. It requires less water, land, feed and produces less CO2 than any other conventional source of protein. The most common insects used are meat worms and black soldier fly for the animal feed industry and crickets and grasshoppers for human consumption. Besides those, there are more than 2100 edible species worldwide according to the Wageningen University in the Netherlands, one of the world leaders in scientific research about edible insects and entomophagy.
Some of these companies(Naturansa and nextProtein) not only produce protein products but provide fat and oils for industrial applications, cosmetics and many other usages. And as a byproduct, they produce frass, organic fertilizer for agriculture that consists of excrements and exoskeletons of insects. All of that while taking care of organic waste. Technology has a strong presence in this industry too. Startup FreezeM developed a revivable insect freezing system. Cogastro offers a digital and data-driven farming system to monitor farming performance. And Cricket Lab uses IoT and automation processes to improve tech in cricket farming.
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Puzzlium Is The First Social Network For Creating And Sharing Puzzles
by Daniel Celeste
Today, there are social networks for just about anything. Now, to add to the ever-growing list of social networks, I'd like to present Puzzlium (Free) by Puzzlium, Inc., the first puzzle social network. Brought to life months after Puzzlium's Prologue, this app contains many similar puzzles, but by taking puzzles to a social level, Puzzlium makes constructing and completing puzzles a shareable experience.
The main view in the app consists of a feed, like any social network would. Here, puzzles created by users are displayed by what's Hot Now, Top Played, Most Liked, Easy, or Hard. Tapping on any puzzle will challenge you to complete it, which will be timed for ranking against others. Puzzles include types involving Tangram, Cutting By Painting, and Tetromino.
Tangram puzzles involve assembling tans into certain patterns, using the same seven tans each time. Along with this, the Cut By Painting puzzles involve dividing a shape up into equal and/or congruent sections by painting them different colors. Finally, similar to the Tangram puzzles, Tetromino puzzles are those that are to be filled by using a given set of tetromino shapes, although they are not of the tangram variety.
While the @Puzzlium Team account on the Puzzlium network has made some puzzles to start with, the intent of the social network is to have users create and complete each other's puzzles. Creating puzzles is dead simple using the built-in editor, and they can be shared with specific friends using a URL that will open them right in the Puzzlium app, which I think is really cool and extremely thoughtful on the developer's part.
Although the puzzles are not quite as sophisticated or varying as they are in Puzzlium: Prologue, the Puzzlium social network is still a worthy creation. The idea of a near-endless variety of puzzles that can be shared with anyone should satisfy puzzle fanatics, and the fact that the app is mostly free will also make it accessible. However, do keep in mind that stars are required to begin an publish puzzles, and extras are available via in-app purchasing despite being easily acquirable through frequent playing.
You can find the universal Puzzlium on the App Store for free.
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CLEVELAND’S APOSTLE JONES BAND AIMS TO INSPIRE WITH A STUNNING VIRTUAL SHOW: SMOKE AND MIRRORS
April 7, 2020 • No Comments •News
On Tuesday, July 28, 2020, a local Cleveland band will offer a visually stunning and ephemeral world of fresh sounds from Cleveland’s Indie-Soul band, Apostle Jones. Apostle Jones teams up with Taste CLE’s founder Adam Bossin, to launch his newest venture, American Music Tour. The show is produced by Cleveland’s grassroots recording/live-stream studio, The Center for Rock Research. The amped-up virtual show delivers virtual audiences an hour of visually stunning 5-camera, theatrical lit and a live music event not yet seen in 2020. The live stream event will feature new and old music with premier stage effects and lighting. This show is a landmark moment not only for the up-and-coming local band but for locally produced livestreamed performance art and partnerships between different producing agencies. Apostle Jones will follow the live-stream by recording their debut EP at The Center for Rock Research, slated for a Fall 2020 release. Viewing for Smoke and Mirrors will be free and easily accessible
online for all audiences on Apostle Jones’ official Facebook page and through the AmericanMusicTour.com website (for non-facebook users).
SMOKE AND MIRRORS will will feature songs played by a five-piece band to create an interstellar, cosmically lit atmosphere. Streaming into your homes live from The Center for Rock Research, located in downtown Cleveland warehouse district. Apostle Jones and The Center will usher in a renaissance of the concert experience in this new digital age, pairing
technology and music in a premier theatrical fashion.
Apostle Jones, since bursting onto the Cleveland Music scene in 2018, has played over 100 shows and celebrated music festivals including Burning River Fest, BriteWinter, Ingenuity Fest and Twinsburg Blues Festival. Local venues include the Music Box Supper Club, Brother’s Lounge, Grog Shop, Mahalls and Stella’s Music Club. “We – like most artists – lost a lot of work but we have used the time to regroup creatively around making music. We’ve been jonesing for the connection we feel to audiences and refuse
to accept this these days as a lost opportunity. This show is passion turned into purpose, set on reclaiming and elevating the live-music experience for virtual audiences during this Covidera,” says Mikey Silas, lead vocalist for Apostle Jones. Smoke and Mirrors will also feature a
tribute to Silas’ dad who died unexpectedly in June, due to complications from surgery. “My dad loved Cleveland, live music and helping people. He lived his life in service. Our goal with this show is to also inspire music and theater lovers with a chance to forget where they are, what’s troubling them and escape with music that resonates with the soul.”
Smoke and Mirrors features the member of Apostle Jones Mikey Silas, Jessica Kennan, Tyler Lobdell, Berdt Barrios and Todd Marshall, and collection of road-tested songs and a batch of new material. The new material will be recorded for their debut EP, recorded at The Center for
Rock Research right after the live-streaming event.
Apostle Jones’ SMOKE AND MIRRORS on Tuesday, July 28, at 9 PM will be viewable online at:
https://www.facebook.com/apostlejonesmusic
https://americanmusictour.com (for non-facebook users)
Name: Michael Silas
Organization: Apostle Jones
Address: 1568 Rydalmount Rd, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
Email: apostlejonesmusic@gmail.com
CLEVELAND’S APOSTLE JONES BAND AIMS TO INSPIRE WITH A STUNNING VIRTUAL SHOW: SMOKE AND MIRRORS April 7, 2020
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Weart, Douglas Lafayette, MG
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Engineer Corps
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00GC-Commanding General
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General Officer
1945-1951, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
This Military Service Page was created/owned by the Site Administrator to remember Weart, Douglas Lafayette, MG USA(Ret).
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New biologically active compounds from cannabis
Scientists have isolated and identified nine new cannabinoids that have …
Yun Xie - Apr 7, 2009 2:27 pm UTC
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Humans have been using cannabis for thousands of years for medical treatments, spiritual purposes, textile manufacturing, and other reasons. In recent history, chemists have isolated many cannabinoids, the metabolites in cannabis sativa, and have described some of their biological activities. For example, some cannabinoids have potent effects on multidrug resistant bacteria and others are effective against pain. The structures of known cannabinoids also inspire chemists to create synthetic chemicals to mimic certain aspects of their function, like pain reduction, while providing a powerful medical effect and avoiding negative side effects.
Although a lot of work that has been done on cannabis, scientists have not identified every cannabinoid, so many research groups are continuing to identify and categorize the chemicals in cannabis. Samir Ross from the University of Mississippi led one such group in the discovery of nine new cannabinoids, and they published the structures and biological activities of these chemicals in an advanced article in the Journal of Natural Products.
The researchers grew plants from high-potency Mexican C. sativa seeds and harvested the whole buds of mature female plants. They performed chemical extraction and purification procedures on the plant material to isolate the nine cannabinoids. They then determined the molecular structures of these new chemicals using a variety of techniques, including 1D and 2D NMR, UV, and HRESIMS (high resolution electron spray ionization mass spectra).
After figuring out the chemical structures, it was crucial to know how useful these molecules might be in terms of medicinal properties. The first good news was that none of the cannabinoids were toxic to cells extracted from African green monkey kidneys, which meant that they have potential as drugs. Upon closer inspection, several of the compounds had respectable biological activities, as well.
Compound 5 had potent antileishmanial activity, which makes it a possible candidate against leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease that is spread by the bite of the sandfly. Compound 8 was effective at killing Staphylococcus aureus, a frequent cause of staph infections, and compound 7 had good activity against Candida albicans, a fungus that gives people oral and genital infections. The other cannabinoids weren’t as biologically active, but they all had some drug potential. For insistence, compounds 2 and 6 were mildly affective against MRSA, and compound 1 had some antimalarial activity.
The identification of these biologically relevant cannabinoids will give natural product chemists new ideas for future drugs. Even the less active ones can turn out to be useful, as chemists can make modifications of the structures that are more potent.
Journal of Natural Products, 2009. DOI: 10.1021/np900067k
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Managers with the Most Wins and Their Playing Careers Part I, an Overview
Let’s get this out of the way: team wins are an imperfect way to measure managerial success.
Throughout this series, we’ll look at different ways to ascertain a good manager. While many (from GM to utility infielder) have a hand in a win, certainly managers who stuck around long enough to manage teams that won the most games in Major League Baseball history were, for the most part, successful. Hopefully, using bulk wins (and as a byproduct years managed) will shed some light on the types of players who become successful managers.
Somewhat surprising: of the managers with 900 wins or more, just seven of the 64 never reached the majors. Of course, those seven boast the two managers with the best winning percentage: Joe McCarthy and Frank Selee. In fact, with Earl Weaver having the seventh best winning percentage, non-MLBers claim three of the top seven winning percentage spots.
In addition, John McNamara is the only member of the 900 win club with no MLB experience who posted a sub-.500 winning percentage, although Jim Leyland’s record is 1588-1585 and, if Buck Showalter manages the Orioles much longer, he could end up with a losing record (he’s 985-949).
Turning to those who played, the great majority of players turned managers (PTMs) with 900+ wins had reasonably long playing careers. Just Walter Alston, Sparky Anderson and Tom Kelly played only one year in the bigs, while Bobby Cox and Jimy Williams played parts of two seasons. Tommy Lasorda pitched in parts of three seasons – and that’s the group with less than six years in the majors. In fact, the average playing career of this group was 12.9 seasons.
That’s not to say the group represents the best players in baseball history, as they average just 22.6 WAR. In fact, 25 of the 57 managers recorded less than 10 WAR. Terry Francona comes in at the bottom with -3.7 WAR, but he’s joined by seven others with negative WAR. On the flip side, seven players were worth 55.6 or more WAR. That group includes six Hall of Famers (Frank Robinson, Cap Anson, Frankie Frisch, Fred Clarke, Joe Cronin and Lou Boudreau) and one future Hall of Famer in Joe Torre.
Played in MLB
Billy Southworth HOF as player
Frank Chance HOF as player
John McGraw HOF as player
Al Lopez HOF as player
Harry Wright HOF as player
Cap Anson HOF as player
Fred Clarke HOF as player
Davey Johnson as player
Steve O’Neill as player
Walter Alston HOF as player
The four PTMs with 900+ wins and the highest winning percentages were pedestrian to above average baseball players: Billy Southworth, Frank Chance, John McGraw and Al Lopez. The fifth member of this group, Harry Wright, accumulated just one WAR in seven seasons. But, immediately after him, we have Anson and Clarke, one immortal and one solid Hall of Famer. Davey Johnson is next, followed by Steve O’Neil and Alston. Bobby Cox was right behind Alston on the list.
Of the ten 900+ win managers with the highest winning percentage, two were worth more than 73 WAR in their careers; two were worth 49-50 WAR; two were worth 20-25 WAR; two were worth 13-17.5 WAR; and the last two were worth 0 and 1 WAR. It seems it didn’t take a great player to become one of the managers with the best winning percentage and 900+ wins.
Similarly scattered: the playing careers were somewhat evenly distributed throughout the 900+ win managers (yet, for obvious reasons, skewed a tad to baseball’s past):
10 managers began their playing careers before 1900;
Nine began their careers between 1904-1919;
13 began their careers between 1920-1947;
Nine began in the 50s; nine began their careers in the 60s; and
Seven began their careers after 1970.
It is somewhat surprising that as many 900+ win managers began their careers during the 50s and 60s as began their careers before 1920.
That said, six of the seven managers in the group with the best winning percentages started their careers in 1913 or before, with five starting their careers before 1900. Of the top 10 by winning percentage, only Al Lopez (1928), Johnson (1965) and Alston (1936) began careers after 1913. It appears the best of the best came from PTMs in baseball’s infancy.
Meanwhile of the ten 900+ win managers with the worst winning percentages, four began their playing careers after 1950 and another two began their careers in the 1940s – only three began their careers before 1920. Expanding this pool to the 13 managers with sub-.500 winning percentages gives us seven managers who began their playing careers after 1950.
Before looking at the data, it would have been natural to assume that managers in the past stuck around more as there was less scrutiny, pressure and money on the line. However, at least of the managers with the most wins, the opposite is the case. Aside from Connie Mack who is special given that he owned the team, the majority of poor performing managers who stuck around long enough to win a ton of games were from more modern times.
It’s hard to understand exactly why these managers had such staying power as they had just four World Series between them and none averaged a divisional finish above third. In addition, aside from Robinson and possibly Boudreau, none were particularly outstanding ballplayers.
This much is clear: the most successful managers in terms of wins and winning percentage did their work 100 or so years ago. In addition, how good a manager was as a player had little bearing on their ability as a manager, as those with the most managerial success tended not to be stars.
Posted on March 23, 2012 Author howardCategories MLBTags great managers in baseball history, great players in baseball history, relationship between players and managers1 Comment on Managers with the Most Wins and Their Playing Careers Part I, an Overview
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Battle Armor He-Man: Most powerful man in the universe (1984)
Posted on November 1, 2016 May 8, 2020 by Adam in Heroic Warriors
After a sibling destroyed my original He-Man figure (don’t ask), my mother replaced him (the figure, not my sibling) with a new version: Battle Armor He-Man. With this new variant, He-Man’s power harness was replaced by plate mail that you could “damage” with a touch and then “repair” with a flick of your finger. It was an ingenious action feature that provided me with hours and hours of entertainment, although I never quite got over the loss of my original He-Man until I was able to purchase one 30 years later.
Battle Armor He-Man’s look, as near as I can tell, was created by Ted Mayer (as a variation on the original Mark Taylor design), while his action feature was designed by Ronald H. MacBain and Tony Rhodes. Martin Arriola worked on the figure as well. In this December 8, 1983 concept drawing by Ted Mayer (below), we see a design that has elements of both Battle Armor He-Man and Flying Fists He-Man. The action feature here is actually what ended up being used in the Flying Fists variant, but the armor design looks more like Battle Armor He-Man:
Image source: Tomart’s Action Figure Digest (scan via Jukka Issakainen)
In this undated drawing, which I believe was also done by Ted Mayer, He-Man’s armor has the overlapping plated look of the final armor, albeit without the H.
Note that Battle Armor He-Man was originally supposed to come with a shield. Image source: Tomart’s Action Figure Digest
Speaking of the H, this and every other He-Man variant that followed it uses an H in place of He-Man’s original cross design. The one exception is not technically a He-Man variant, but the blue armor piece that came with the 1986 Jet Sled vehicle (also designed by Ted Mayer) had a red cross design on the front:
The stylized H used on Battle-Armor He-Man’s chest also appears on Thunder Punch He-Man, Flying Fists He-Man, and on the side of the Dragon Walker. Laser Power He-Man uses a plainer H design.
An early prototype for Battle Armor He-Man shows up in Mattel’s 1984 Dealer Catalog, as well as in the commercial featured near the beginning of this article. This version of Battle Armor He-Man has a bright red H on his chest with a dark red outline. He also has quite dark red boots and loin cloth. His weapons look like they’ve been painted with a very shiny coat of metallic silver.
The production version (at least the initial Taiwan release] is a bit different from the prototype. The H is salmon-orange rather than red, and his boots and loin cloth are a bit brighter. His weapons are more metallic-looking than the original release He-Man’s weapons, but not nearly as shiny as the prototype. Unlike the original He-Man, he lacks a shield.
The cross sell artwork is based on the finished toy rather than any early prototype:
The front of He-Man’s card has a burst describing the function of the action feature. Unlike most figures released in the toy line, there is no tag line underneath He-Man’s name, although he is tagged with “Most powerful man in the universe” when he appears in cross sell artwork.
Image courtesy of Deimos
The cardback features a scene illustrated by Errol McCarthy, with Mer-Man giving He-Man’s armor a good slice with his sword. There is also an illustration demonstrating how He-Man’s action feature works.
Artwork by Errol McCarthy; Image via He-Man.org
Errol McCarthy illustrated quite a few versions of Battle Armor He-Man for use in Mattel and licensee products and promotional materials:
Battle Armor He-Man was sold with the following vehicles or beasts:
Battle Armor He-Man and Battle Cat
Battle Armor He-Man and Road Ripper
William George painted the fantastic scenes for both sets:
The figure was also sold in several gift sets (images via Grayskull Museum):
Battle Armor He-Man and Battle Armor Skeletor
Man-At-Arms, Battle Armor He-Man, and Man-E-Faces
Battle Armor Skeletor, Orko, and Battle Armor He-Man
As I mentioned earlier, Battle Armor He-Man’s action feature was invented by Ronald H. MacBain and Tony Rhodes. The patent was filed December 29, 1983, and the trademark followed on January 27, 1984. It’s a rather ingenious concept, as described in the abstract:
An animated figure toy of the type which includes an upper torso having a chest drum rotatably mounted in a chest opening for sequential rotation to expose an undamaged section, a single damaged section and a double damaged section is provided with an improved multiple-force spring.
So essentially, a small amount of pressure will cause the chest drum to rotate forward one click, exposing an H that appears to have a slash on it, and then another H with two slashes. You can then manually turn the drum back to the start and begin all over again.
The action feature was of course reused in Battle Armor Skeletor, but a similar feature was also used in Mattel’s Hot Wheels Crack-Ups cars, which debuted in 1985:
Strangely, none of the mini comics released at any point in the vintage toy line depict He-Man with his battle armor. This variant also never appeared in the Filmation He-Man cartoon. However, Battle Armor He-Man does show up frequently in box art and posters by William George. In fact, of the 35 or so depictions of He-Man in box art, 15 of them depict He-Man in his Battle Armor. He also shows up frequently in posters illustrated by William George:
Battle Armor He-Man also appears in various Stickers, story books, collectibles, and other media.
Battle Armor He-ManBattle CatRoad RipperTed Mayer
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21 thoughts on “Battle Armor He-Man: Most powerful man in the universe (1984)”
I remember getting both BA He man and Skelly on a family holiday from a seaside shop in Devon. Both figures came together on a double card twin pack and im sure Mattel never packaged their figures in this way again.
Great post as always, keep up the good work 🙂
Thank you! I know I definitely had BA He-Man, but I cannot for the life of me remember if I had BA Skeletor. I have strong, clear memories of playing with him, but I’m not sure if he belonged to me or if it was a friend’s
… great research, once again. BA He-Man really made me all excited once it came out back then. This is the essence of Motu: making the armor look/ work futuristic (the damage function and the “self-healing” power within that armor) and at the same time appeal to a classic theme (the knight-armor thing). Awesome. I like the French Version of BA He-Man. Bright colors (hair, Boots) and shiny armor. Great read once again!
Jamshyd J Homavazir says:
Thank you for providing such amazing insights about the brand is grew up loving as a kid. HE-MAN is awesome.
vgotzas says:
Great research as always. BA He Man was my first He man. He came to me from Germany in an extremely nice card…. On the top left corner had a little game. A rounded card, that could be turned and give he man the one or two cracks on his armour…. Inside the package was a great double faced paper mask. Face A was He Man , Face B was old Skelly. Magic. I can not post a foto here, but if you google- search “zauberhe he man” you will see a foto of this card.
Love the Battle for Eternia Game art work. It looks like He-man and Skelly have downed weapons and put a wager on the kids.
Ha! It really does. That’s hilarious
While it was a good gimmick that has been used quite a bit these days with tweaks (like completely turning around without the need for resetting), I kinda feel the gimmick comes off as weird.. “Hey, I got this Mighty Strong new Battle Armour!, How is it different from the old armour? This one takes Damage!”.. sure, it heals but.. since his original armour was often say to make him almost invincible, larger armour which now takes damage seams a bit.. weird..
I never thought of the armor as actually being self-healing. In my mind it just allowed you to have some battle damage on He-Man’s armor. Then you could just start over again from scratch. Maybe He-Man went home and replaced his old armor with a new set.
Sure, it doesn’t make a lot of sense, but it entertained me for hours.
On the other hand, it does look a bit weird to give He-Man a “shirt” of sorts but leave his legs bare. It’s almost like he’s walking around the house in a tank top and briefs 😀
Damian says:
I agree with all of your points.
It was a bummer for me that BA never appeared on the cartoon.
Ryan Sennett says:
I’m sure you’ve heard this before, but you have produced a wonderful resource for fans. I’ve been reading the DK MOTU books over the past couple years, and while I appreciate each in its own way, they have not really covered the toys and their history. Your archive is the book we’ve been missing. I hope you’ve contacted the publishers with the idea to publish the content you’ve created/curated. I hope I’m behind the times and a book is already in the works. Thank you for what you continue to provide.
Thanks Ryan, I appreciate that! Getting the blog made into a book would be rather complicated by certain factors, but I’d love if someday it could happen.
The _Eternian_Hero _of_Darkness says:
Perhaps the armor fixes itself using nano-bots. A possible foreshadowing to the next future Mattel action hero Max Steel!
Maybe the best of the He-Man variants Imho, because the figure still has normal proportions and can be used with vehicles without problems, unlike the Thunder Punch and the Flying Fists,
I have BA Skeletor but sadly I never had this He-Man.
He’s definitely my favorite. I like Thunder Punch He-Man but his new parts have a very soft sculpt, without the sharp details of the original work by Tony Guerrero. Flying Fists He-Man always looks weird to me, like a bootleg figure.
Yeah, has soft details and expecially in the hands. Still at least he has more redeeming qualities than the Flying Fists, which is my least favorite. His torso is flatter than the standard figures and that is what gives him that weird look (I can’t figure out why they designed him that way, since mechanically speaking has nothing to do with the FF action feature) and it is a shame, since the chest armor has a pretty decent design, but is totally ruined by the proportions. I bought the FF because the commercial mislead me into believing that the weapon had some sort of mechanism that made it spinning on its own: every time I watch the figure I still feel myself cheated XDXDXD
P.j. Gathergood says:
I never much cared for variants as a child – in my young head, “why should I spend my hard earned pocket money on a character I already have with different armor when I could get a whole new character!” (in fact the only variant I ever had was Flying Fists He-Man, purchased very late on in a “reduced to clear” sale, to replace by by-then very battered original He-Man) but ANYWAY… Battle Armor did actually seem fairly cool, and was likely the best, excluding the rare laser lights, of the variants.
BA He-Man (and Skeletor) was reflected in a number of spin-off media (including a much-used image for the UK Fan Club that appeared in the UK Marvel comic just about every damned issue!)
It’s odd that there was never any appearance of BA in the mini-comics (who usually loved to cover near characters and gimmicks, sometimes in the flimsiest stories imaginable!) or indeed in the Filmation series, which was was only mid-run when the BAs were released. I always wondered as a boy would the transformation sequence into BA He-Man been the same and would he have to put his BA armor on afterwards… I thought weird things as a boy!) Looking back, I wonder if Filmation didn’t go with the BAs as it was a very combat-releated feature, which the famously tried to steer away from for much of the series.
Oddly, in a way BA He-Man for some years came to represent an element of dislike from me. I *LOVED* the first two waves, and the early barbarian mythos. As the third wave came in, it marked a change of direction slightly – more gimmick over character, and more “anything goes” in terms of what was put into the line; as BA He-Man’s image was slapped over much of this it came to kinda “represent” that shift. I still loved and collected MOTU, but I did yearn for those early, cooler days. As time has passed I’ve warmed to BA He-Man more, and the figure does look pretty good.
When I collected the complete line on the second hand market about ten years ago now (sadly since sold after times got hard… sob!) I acquired a number of slight variants of BA He-Man. One that sticks in my mind is the French produced version (French versions often featured different colours at the best of times), on which He-Man’s hair was a much brighter yellow, his chestplate “H” more of a salmon colour (as mentioned in the bog), and his belt a much more vibrant orange. I recall his trunks and boots were a different shade as well. There were a few other minor variants too, mostly concerning different shades of the “H” and belt. Some of my BA He-Mans had the original hollow head, others had the hard rubber head (but not solid, “shiny” version as used on FF He-Man).
The sword can be found in the original grey and, much rarer, in a semi-metallic silvery shade. I’m not sure if the ax also would have come in this silver, as my example had it missing. I’ve always thought it seemed a bit “clunky” carrying both sword and ax, the shield would have been better… but that might defeat the point of wearing Battle Armor?
It’s interesting to spot that in a couple of the pencil drawings before they were coloured, He-Man’s chest emblem isn’t drawn in… maybe because it was more ‘subtle’ and left to the colourist, as it did not require an outline? By the way, in the back-of-box art with Mer-Man… I guess He-Man was carrying his mini-ax that day? 😀 Shrinking weapons seemed to be a thing that featured in many later illustrations in the line
Regarding this being the first He-Man to have the “H” emblem, as well as maybe a vague attempt at branding (as the blog mentions, it appeared in various forms on later variants and various vehicles), I wonder if it was also a move to try and get away from the Iron Cross-like emblem of the original, which some debate has controversial connections historically (it actually pre-dates its use in WWI). I understand this to be the reason why after very early releases, the 200x also chanced the design on He-Man’s armor.
…And those are my MANY words of Battle Armor He-Man. Maybe I should start my own damned blog!! 🙂
Great thoughts! I’m not sure if they were moving away from the cross because of controversy or because of a desire to make a symbol they could claim ownership over. The cross was inspired by the Knights Templar, according to Mark Taylor. Maybe not as controversial in 1982 as it is today!
Hey, if you start a blog, let me know! Happy to read it.
Dyl K says:
When I was a kid, I had my sister’s He-Man toys from a very, very young age..maybe 1…and didn’t get any of my own until much later.
The main ones were this He-Man and the matching Skeletor and I thought, I still do, the action feature was just about the coolest thing I’d ever seen.
It was so perfect for these guys. I often wondered why every toy didn’t have some version of it.
Ripped clothes on my wrestlers, bruised shells on my turtles, I thought this was the pinnacle of play and every toy should have it.
Reading this made me remember just how cool it was, and how fun, I’m currently putting together a fresh set of the vintage toys for myself and after reading this decided I need to get the Battle Armor versions as well, this time around I found myself more attracted to the toys I missed out on but these two are must haves, not complete, just as long as the action features work they can borrow weapons from their twins.
Jonathan Bouler says:
I very much love this blog ,and it is a daily visit for me. Battle Armor He-Man is equal with the original He-Man as my favorite figure in the vintage line. I received my BA He-Man in 1985 as an incentive for having to go to the doctor and get a shot! In fact, my Mom used this method several times 🙂 I remember clutching BA He-Man and concentrating on his determined face while getting the shot!! 🙂 BA He-Man is near and dear to my heart. I love the look of the Battle Armor and would love to see this specific look for He-Man in more stories in the future.
Thank you Jonathan. That’s a great story, thanks for sharing it 🙂
I’m a big fan of BA He-Man too
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