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AMD Radeon HD 7790 Review Feat. Sapphire: The First Desktop Sea Islands
by Ryan Smith on March 22, 2013 12:01 AM EST
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Introduction Bonaire’s Microarchitecture - What We’re Calling GCN 1.1 The New PowerTune: Adding Further States Meet The Radeon HD 7790 & Sapphire HD 7790 Dual-X Turbo The Test DiRT: Showdown Total War: Shogun 2 Hitman: Absolution Sleeping Dogs Crysis: Warhead Far Cry 3 Battlefield 3 Civilization V Compute Performance Synthetics Power, Temperature, & Noise Final Words
In an industry that has long grown accustomed to annual product updates, the video card industry is one where the flip of a calendar to a new year brings a lot of excitement, anticipation, speculation, and maybe even a bit of dread for consumers and manufacturers alike. It’s no secret then that with AMD launching most of their Radeon HD 7000 series parts in Q1 of 2012 that the company would be looking to refresh their product lineup this year. Indeed, they removed doubt before 2012 even came to a close when they laid out their 8000M plans for the first half of 2013, revealing their first 2013 GPU and giving us a mobile roadmap with clear spots for further GPUs. So we have known for months that new GPUs would be on their way; the questions being what would they be and when would they arrive?
The answer to that, as it turns out, is a lot more complex than anyone was expecting. It’s been something of an epic journey getting to AMD’s 2013 GPU launches, and not all for good reasons. A PR attempt to explain that the existing Radeon HD 7000 series parts would not be going away backfired in a big way, with AMD’s calling their existing product stack “stable through 2013” being incorrectly interpreted as their intention to not release any new products in 2013. This in turn lead to AMD going one step further to rectify the problem by publically laying out their 2013 plans in greater (but not complete) detail, which thankfully cleared a lot of confusion. Though not all confusion and doubt has been erased – after all, AMD has to save something for the GPU introductions – we learned that AMD would be launching new retail desktop 7000 series cards in the first half of this year, and that brings us to today.
Launching today is AMD’s second new GPU for 2013 and the first GPU to make it to the retail desktop market: Bonaire. Bonaire in turn will be powering AMD’s first new retail desktop card for 2013, the Radeon HD 7790. With the 7790 AMD intends to fill the sometimes wide chasm in price and performance between their existing 7770 (Cape Verde) and 7850 (Pitcairn) products, and as a result today we’ll see just how Bonaire and the 7790 fit into the big picture for AMD’s 2013 plans.
AMD GPU Specification Comparison
AMD Radeon HD 7790 AMD Radeon HD 7850 AMD Radeon HD 7770 AMD Radeon HD 6870
Stream Processors 896 1024 640 1120
Texture Units 56 64 40 56
ROPs 16 32 16 32
Core Clock 1000MHz 860MHz 1000MHz 900MHz
Memory Clock 6GHz GDDR5 4.8GHz GDDR5 4.5GHz GDDR5 4.2GHz GDDR5
Memory Bus Width 128-bit 256-bit 128-bit 256-bit
VRAM 1GB 2GB 1GB 1GB
FP64 1/16 1/16 1/16 N/A
Transistor Count 2.08B 2.8B 1.5B 1.7B
Target Board Power ~85W 150W (TDP) ~80W 151W (TDP)
Manufacturing Process TSMC 28nm TSMC 28nm TSMC 28nm TSMC 40nm
Architecture GCN 1.1* GCN 1.0 GCN 1.0 VLIW5
Launch Date 03/22/2013 03/05/2012 02/15/2012 10/21/2010
Launch Price $149 $249 $159 $239
Diving right into things like always, Bonaire is designed to be an in-between GPU; something to go between the 10 Compute Unit Cape Verde GPU, and the 20 CU Pitcairn GPU. Pitcairn, as we might recall, is almost entirely twice the GPU that Cape Verde is. It has twice as many shaders, twice as many ROPs, twice as many geometry processors, and twice as wide a memory bus. Not surprisingly then, the performance gap between the two GPUs at similar clockspeeds approaches that two-fold difference, and even with binning and releasing products like the 7850 this leaves a fairly large gap in performance.
As AMD intends to carry the existing Southern Islands family forward into 2013, their strategy for the mid-to-low end of the desktop market has become one of filling in that gap. This is a move made particularly important for AMD due to the fact that NVIDIA’s GK106-powered GeForce GTX 650 Ti sits rather comfortably between AMD’s 7770 and 7850 in price and performance, robbing AMD of that market segment. Bonaire in turn will fill that gap, and the 7790 will be the flagship desktop Bonaire video card.
So what are we looking at for Bonaire and the 7790? As the 7790 will be a fully enabled Bonaire part, what we’ll be seeing with the 7790 today will be everything that Bonaire can offer. On the specification front we’re looking at 14 CUs, which breaks down to 896 stream processors paired with 56 texture units, giving Bonaire 40% more shading and texturing performance than Cape Verde. As a further change to the frontend, the number of geometry engines and command processors (ACEs) has been doubled compared to Cape Verde from 1 to 2 each, giving Bonaire the ability to process up to 2 primitives per clock instead of 1, bringing it up to parity with Pitcairn and Tahiti. Finally, the backend remains unchanged; like Cape Verde, Bonaire has 16 ROPs attached to a 128bit memory bus, giving it equal memory bandwidth and equal ROP throughput at equivalent clockspeeds.
Moving on to the 7790 in particular, the 7790 will be shipping at a familiar 1GHz, the same core clockspeed as the 7770. So all of those performance improvements due to increases in functional units translate straight through – compared to the 7770, the 7790 has 40% more theoretical compute/shading performance, 40% more texturing performance, 100% more geometry throughput, and no change in ROP throughput. Meanwhile in a move mirroring what AMD did with the 7970 GHz Edition last year, AMD has bumped up their memory clocks. 7790 will ship with a 6GHz memory clock thanks to a higher performing (i.e. not from Cape Verde) memory interface, which compared to the 7770’s very conservative 4.5GHz memory clock means that the 7790 will have 33% more memory bandwidth compared to 7770, despite the fact that the memory bus itself is no wider.
Putting it altogether, so as long as the 7790 is not ROP bottlenecked, it stands to be 33%-100% faster than the 7770. Or relative to 7850, the 7790 offers virtually all of the 7850’s texturing and shading performance (it’s actually 2% faster), while offering only around 60% of the memory bandwidth and ROP throughput.
On the power front, unsurprisingly power consumption has gone up a bit. As a reminder, AMD does not quote TDPs, but rather “typical board power”, which is AMD’s estimate for what power consumption will be like under an average workload. 7770’s official TBP is 80W, while 7790’s is 85W. We’ll have our own breakdown on this in our look at power, temperature, and noise, but it’s fair to say that 7790 draws only a small amount of additional power over the 7770. Ultimately this can be attributed to the fact that while Bonaire is a larger chip, it’s not extremely so, with only the addition of the CUs and additional geometry/ACE pipeline separating the two. Mixed with gradual improvements over the last year on TSMC’s 28nm process, and better power management from AMD, and it’s possible to make these kinds of small improvements while not pushing load power too much higher.
On the note of Bonaire versus Cape Verde, let’s also talk a bit about transistor count and die sizes. Unsurprisingly, Bonaire sits between Cape Verde and Pitcairn in transistor count and die size. Altogether Bonaire comes in at 2.08B transistors, occupying a 160mm2 die. This is as compared to Cape Verde’s 1.5B transistors and 123mm2 die size, or Pitcairn’s 2.8B transistors and 212mm2 die size. For AMD their closest chip in terms of die size in recent history would be Juniper, the workhorse of the Evergreen family and the Radeon HD 5770, which came in at 166mm2.
Moving on, as is consistent with AMD’s previous announcements, the 7790 is being launched as just that: the 7790. AMD has told us that they intend to keep the HD 7000 brand in retail this year due to the success of the brand, and to that end our first Bonaire card is a 7700 series card. The namespace collision is unfortunate – sticking with the 7000 series means AMD is facing the pigeonhole principle and has to put new GPUs in existing sub-series – but ultimately this is something AMD shouldn’t have any real problems executing on. We’ll get into the microarchitecture of Bonaire on our next page, but for gamers and other consumers Bonaire may as well be another member of the Southern Islands GPU family, so it fits in nicely in the 7000 series despite being from a new wave of GPUs.
With that in mind, let’s talk about product positioning and pricing. The 7790 will launch at $149, roughly in between the 7770 and the 7850. AMD will be positioning it as an entry-level 1080p graphics card, and though it’s a 7700 series part its closest competition in AMD’s product stack is more likely to be the 7850, which it’s closer to on the basis of both price and performance.
Against the competition, the 7790’s closest competition will be the GeForce GTX 650 Ti. However with the price of that card regularly falling to $130 and lower, the 7790 is effectively carving out a small niche for itself where it will be a bit ahead of the GTX 650 Ti in both performance and in price. NVIDIA’s next card up is the GTX 660, at more than $200.
For anyone looking to pick up a 7790 today, this is being launched ahead of actual product availability (likely to coincide with GDC 2013 next week). Cards will start showing up in the market on April 2nd, which is about a week and a half from now. Notably, AMD and their partners will be launching stock clocked and factory overclocked parts right away, and from what we’re being told factory overclocked cards will be prolific from day one. Overall we’re expecting this launch to be a lot like the launch of the GTX 560, where NVIDIA did something very similar. In which case we should see both stock and factory overclocked parts right away with more factory overclocked parts than stock parts, and if it does play out like the 560 then stock clocked cards would become a larger piece of the 7790 inventory later in the lifetime of the 7790.
Gallery: AMD Radeon HD 7790 - Partner Cards
Finally, AMD is wasting no time in extending their Never Settle Reloaded bundle to the 7790. As the 7790 is a cheaper card it won’t come with as many games as the more expensive Radeon cards, but for 7790 buyers they will be receiving a voucher for Bioshock Infinite with their cards. MSRPs/values are usually a poor way to look at the significance of game bundles, but it goes without saying that it’s not too often that $150 cards come with brand-new AAA games.
Spring 2013 GPU Pricing Comparison
AMD Price NVIDIA
$219 GeForce GTX 660
Radeon HD 7850 $179
$134 GeForce GTX 650 Ti
Radeon HD 7770 $109 GeForce GTX 650
Radeon HD 7750 $99 GeForce GT 640
Bonaire’s Microarchitecture - What We’re Calling GCN 1.1 Introduction Bonaire’s Microarchitecture - What We’re Calling GCN 1.1 The New PowerTune: Adding Further States Meet The Radeon HD 7790 & Sapphire HD 7790 Dual-X Turbo The Test DiRT: Showdown Total War: Shogun 2 Hitman: Absolution Sleeping Dogs Crysis: Warhead Far Cry 3 Battlefield 3 Civilization V Compute Performance Synthetics Power, Temperature, & Noise Final Words
Sabresiberian - Monday, March 25, 2013 - link
A roadmap is nothing but a projection of what is PLANNED for the future, not some kind of "promise" or "guarantee". Calling AMD people liars because the released product didn't match the projection is childish at best.
And before you slap the "fanboy" label on me, I prefer Nvidia generally speaking (but I'm not going to cut off my proverbial nose to spite my face in order to be brand loyal; if AMD has the current best solution for my purposes, I'm going to buy AMD). Reply
CeriseCogburn - Saturday, March 23, 2013 - link
128 bit bus is great, the HD5770 proved that.
BWHAHAHHAAA Reply
dishayu - Friday, March 22, 2013 - link
Good eye. But then they metion HD7790 as Pitcairn LE in that infographic. What they have launched as HD7790 now is Bonaire. Reply
ShieTar - Friday, March 22, 2013 - link
Maybe they surprised themselves by getting GDDR5 to run at 6GHz, and realized that they can stick with 128bit at that speed? Reply
Lonyo - Friday, March 22, 2013 - link
They were going to use a cutdown Pitcairn, being 7870/7850 GPU, and cut down the GPU core to use excess cores that couldn't make the cut as 7870/7850s.
They might have gone with 256-bit to simplify the product for AIB partners who could just re-use their HD7850 designs, rather than needing a new design for a smaller run product.
The 7790 now is a new GPU designed to be cheaper to produce (as it's smaller) than Pitcairn, and the fact the memory can run at 6GHz is probably due in part to the fact it's a new GPU rather than a cut down Pitcairn. Reply
CeriseCogburn - Friday, March 22, 2013 - link
I don't see a launch date in the whole article, it's NOT available. I guess that's another mystery freebie for AMD's products here.
Didn't see port config either, so what cabling do we have to buy to run 3 monitors when Asus 650ti runs 4 out of the box, 3 with dvi and vga only ?
Not impressed with the huge AMD biased game line up either, so expect your mileage to be less than shown.
No overclock talk really either - so it must blow at that.
Other sites are reporting amd's beta driver, so maybe they won't even have a release driver for this card when they release it, as AMD is often known to do, for like a year sometimes or forever in terms of any sort of quality-LOL.
Civ5 has only 1 bench rez, it must have crashed in others.
Crossfire ? Article didn't say.
Multi-monitor - no talk of that anymore since nVidia SPANKS amd to death on that now.
Hopefully you've fooled the internet tards again, because amd is bankrupt, for good reason. Reply
Spoelie - Friday, March 22, 2013 - link
Let's feed the troll.
Did you even read the article?
-Launch date is mentioned on page 1, in one and a half week
-Ports are clearly visible and standard, 2 DVI + HDMI + DisplayPort
-Lineup is consistent with every other review on Anandtech.
-There's an entire page on the new PowerTune and how it impacts overclocking, single sample OC investigation is irrelevant and best left for a dedicated vendor comparison.
-... really?
Who's the real tard here? Reply
Spunjji - Friday, March 22, 2013 - link
Oh for a down-vote button. We expect no less than mindless bollocks from Cerise, but failing to read the article entirely is a new low. Reply
No, that's what you do all the time. But thanks for the compliment, since you know I always read the articles completely, yet you think I didn't this time, WRONG.
I've made a lot of money this past short week without a lot of rest, so I'll give you and dipsy doodle a point on the svengali launch date the article writer for the first time EVER declares "solid" before it even occurs, og wait, he always does that when it's AMD, but if it's nVidia he says we'll have to wait and see as they are probably lying...
Who cares, the card sucks, amd is dying, the drivers blow beta chunks, and amd is way late to the party. Reply
ppeterka - Thursday, July 18, 2013 - link
Just a question: And how much will your favored brand of GPUs cost, if AMD really dies? 10 times? 100 times? An arm, a leg, and both kidneys? Grow up, and understand how an ecosystem works for us all.
BTW. I don't have GPU preferences, just grab what gives bets bang for bucks. If it has EasternElbonianVideoPigs GPU on it - be it... Reply
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8 Amazing Things to do in Malacca
HomeAll Posts...8 Amazing Things to do in Malacca
1. Stroll and Be with the Crowd of Jonker Street
The twisting and branching streets are filled with colorful and painted shophouses, each distinctive from its neighbor. Drop by the lively cafes in the antique shops to rest your feet or look for treasures and artifacts. In the evening, with energetic travelers, riverside bars and unlimited street food, Jonker transforms into the beating heart of the city. It’s a perfect place to stroll alone or with a Melaka girl escort.
2. Know the Malacca’s Roots
One of our favorite things to do in Malacca for history buffs is to visit the ruins of the 500-year-old A Famosa (or’ The Legendary’ in Portuguese). When the first Portuguese ships landed in 1511, Alfonso Albuquerque built the fortress.
3. Trace Portugal’s Influence in the City
The Portuguese captured Malacca in 1511 and marked the beginning of almost 450 years of colonial rule. As the years progressed, the Portuguese influence and tradition became diminished by the Netherlands and later by the British. Besides a tiny section of A Formosa, there is hardly anything left on the surface of their early impact. But a small settlement near Portuguese Square to the city’s southeast tells a different story.
4. See Dutch Architecture in Red
Red buildings surround the Dutch Square, together with the oldest Dutch house in Eastern Europe and the oldest Protestant church in Germany. The centerpiece of Stadhuys, the restored Stadhuis or Town Hall, dates back to 1660. The square showcases the best 180 years of Dutch influence in Malacca apart from its historical and photogenic appeal.
5. Visit the Calm Temples in the City
The oldest Buddhist temple in Malaysia (Cheng Hoon Teng), the Kampung Keling Mosque and the Sri Poyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Hindu Temple in the 18th century are among the lines of shophouses. Jonker Street’s small branch is a testament to the religious tolerance of Malacca over the centuries.
6. Mesmerize with the City View While on a Boat Ride
The river Malacca penetrates the city and is surrounded by bars and restaurants on the riverside. But in the heart of old Malacca, this photogenic region has a much broader position. The river served as the main highway from the Malacca Sultanate of the 15th century through 500 years of colonial rule.
7. Taste the Different Cultures of Malacca
Malacca is Malaysia’s food capital. Hungry visitors are able to taste everything from street food to the popular cendol (flavored ice and green jelly) and area delicacies. Restaurants in Malay, Indian and Chinese fill the streets with a smattering of low-cost food courts. Connect Malay and Chinese cooking styles to the centuries of colonial dominance and Peranakan (Baba-Nyonya) fusion, and you have a vibrant food culture that rivals Penang in Malacca.
8. Listen to the Countless Tales of the City Through its Museum
Malacca explodes with its lively story showing museums and galleries. Culture lovers are spoiled for choice from a former sunken Portuguese submarine to the ethnographic museum of the Stadthuy. Learning more about their fascinating past should be among the list of things to do in Malacca for every traveler–a small context makes the attractions and photographs meaningful.
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Rot. by Adam Lechmere
Bordeaux 2010 report: Fatigue, readjustment, and a missed opportunity
As the Bordeaux 2010 en primeur campaign draws to an end, merchants around the world are emerging into the daylight, dusting themselves down - and finding they have had a more successful 2010 than they had expected.
They are pleasantly surprised. 2010 was quietly – almost sheepishly – hyped as a vintage to rival 2009, and merchants were always doubtful how it would play with clients who had filled their cellars last year.
But they are also frustrated. Traditional customers have baulked at the high prices of the top wines, even as they realise, after two huge vintages, that properties they have bought for years are now permanently beyond their reach.
Some merchants – like Gary Boom at Bordeaux Index – say customers who have been loyal for years ‘are now deserting us in droves’, but others took solace in the fact that 2010 has still been the second-most successful vintage of all time, 2009 being the record-breaking best, 2005 in third place.
Stephen Browett at Farr Vintners, for example, said sales are just above £30m – compared to around £45m this time last year. Most merchants sold about half the volume of compared to 2009, and a bit more than half the value.
For Farr, it’s not a question of desertion, but readjustment. ‘People are buying the best value wines. We’ve sold loads of Haut Batailley and Grand Puy Lacoste. It’s a simple trade down: those who used to buy first growths are now buying super seconds, those who used to buy Leoville Barton are now buying Grand Puy Lacoste, and so on.’
Most big merchants agree, although William Gardener at Midlands merchant Nickolls and Perks in Stafford, told Decanter.com it was the opposite: it was the lower growths that were ‘thinning out’.
‘We’ve sold a lot more of the key wines and there’s been less uptake at the lower end.’
The reason, Gardener said, was simple. ‘2009 was the vintage of the century so people bought far more than they wanted to. I have clients who normally spend £100,000 who haven’t bought a single case this year.’
In the United States it’s the same story: reduced demand and buyer fatigue.
‘There is a noticeable decrease in demand for 2010s. Maybe it’s hard to believe in another great vintage right after 2009,’ Devin Warner of the Chicago Wine Company said.
But that lack of demand is highly selective. As another Chicago merchant, Ben Nelson of Hart Davis Hart said, ‘we lost out on some sales because we ran out of stock.’
Allocations on the top wines have been tiny. The first growths held back two-thirds of their stock in their first tranches, and Latour was reported to have released between 1,500 and 3000 cases, out of production of around 10,000.
So while merchants have had far less wine to play with – Berry Brothers was allocated 400 cases of Chateau Margaux compared to 1000 of the 2009 – the top wines were easy to sell.
‘I was amazed that we sold 1500 six-bottle cases of Mouton in the first 24 hours,’ Simon Staples at Berrys said. ‘Haut Brion sold far better than I expected.’
The most significant effect of 2010 has been to finally draw a line between the premier league and other wines – and while most properties have judged nicely which division they belong to, others have not.
Highly-regarded properties like St Emilion first growth Cheval Blanc, its near-neighbour Figeac, Rauzan-Segla in Margaux, and Smith-Haut-Lafitte in the Graves caused controversy with their prices.
‘Woeful – lovely wine but it just won’t sell’, was Staples’ verdict on Figeac. Gary Boom said he wasn’t even offering it.
There is much head-shaking at properties that did not realise that joining the premier league is not simply a case of sticking a €1000 price tag on your wine – ‘you have to take the market with you. It will take years for the market go get used to Smith-Haut-Lafitte at that price,' Staples said.
LVMH-owned Cheval Blanc provoked a veritable storm on Twitter and amongst merchants. One – anonymously – told Decanter.com he thought Cheval’s pricing policy was aimed directly at the Chinese market, ‘and they may well see that they are being fleeced and lose face and turn a very cold shoulder towards Bordeaux.’
Prophetic words indeed. Some days later, Aussino, a major retailer, announced it would not to promote the Medoc Cru Classés on the basis their prices were ‘too dangerous’.
For some merchants, however, it was not prices that slowed things in China this year (although Cheval has done badly), but the allocations.
The first growths, Cos d'Estournel, Lynch Bages, Pontet Canet et al were snapped up. But it could have been a good deal better, if prices had come out quicker and allocations had been bigger.
The campaign was indeed slow, with negociants complaining at the end of May that 100 fewer wines had been released than at the same time the year before. Selling did not start in earnest until 7 June, when Gruaud Larose released, then there were long, dry periods followed by avalanches of releases, in which some properties inevitably got forgotten.
‘It was a missed opportunity,’ Don St Pierre of Shanghai-based importers ASC Fine Wines said. ‘The fact the campaign dragged on so long, the negative publicity about prices, gave some people doubts. Then allocations were small. If we had had decent quantities it had the potential to be a big improvement.’
In the end, Chinese importers are satisfied: the top wines (what merchants call ‘the usual suspects’) the first growths, Lynch Bages, Pontet Canet, Beychevelle, Ducru-Beaucaillou, Grand-Puy-Lacoste did well, the overpriced and the less well-known were stagnant.
‘Far too many wines priced themselves out the game,’ Adam Bilbey at Berry Brothers in Hong Kong told Decanter.com. ‘To name but a few: Lascombes, Smith-Haut-Lafitte, Figeac. There were a lot of wines left in the middle ground that priced themselves too high, thinking they could get away with it like the key chateaux. No-one bought them here.’
The picture that emerges from the three great markets – Europe, the US and China - is one of merchants looking relieved, but slightly peeved. They could have sold more if the prices had been more moderate.
But, as Sylvie Cazes, managing director of Pichon Lalande and president of the Union des Grands Crus said, ‘If they respond to the market, and they sell, then they are the right price.’
Perhaps the last word should go to Will Gardener. ‘Overall we’re pleased. The profits margins are low, but we have sold everything we had. There’s no doubt it’s a great vintage, but it’s bloody hard work.’
This article first appeared on Decanter.com
Posted by Adam Lechmere at 01:35
Bordeaux Gold 20 July 2011 at 02:55
Merchants breathing a sigh of relief financially but customers are not happy and not just because of the prices. I've lost count of the number of people who have told me they are fed up with the barrage of emails and general selling pressure during the campaign. Some negociants are not so happy.
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“Young people gotta live, too…”: Matthew Bright’s ‘Freeway’
*WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS*
Coming home late the other night and searching aimlessly through the hinterland of Sky channels, I tripped across Zone Thriller (companion channel to Zone Horror, on 322) to find that they were showing Matthew Bright’s ‘Freeway’.
For a while a couple of years ago, Matthew Bright was going to be the next great cult filmmaker, following ‘Freeway’ and ‘Confessions of a Trick Baby’, two films based on fairy tales (Little Red Riding Hood and Hansel and Gretel respectively) – but then something happened. He made a film called ‘Tiptoes’, about a woman falling in love with her new husband’s dwarf brother (played by Gary Oldman on his knees) (no, I’m not kidding) and the Ted Bundy biopic ‘Bundy’ which was slated for its mixing of horrible rape and murder with throwaway comedy. Both of them were not seen by anyone. Since then, nothing. It was like all of a sudden everybody decided he was just too full of wrong.
The thing is, Bright had always been full of Wrong – both ‘Freeway’ and ‘Trick Baby’are twisted, fucked-up, perverted versions of archetypal myths, full of sex and violence. Like the bastard child of John Waters and Russ Meyer, Bright fills his films with vividly drawn characters and over-the-top dialogue. Like when the serial rapist-killer masquerading as a counsellor is quizzing Little Red Vanessa the hitchhiker about her childhood abuse:-
“Say it out loud Vanessa!”
“It felt like I’d been transformed into a human urinal…”
What in retrospect gives the film more of a frisson is the casting. Playing Vanessa, the trashy trailer park girl on the run to her grandmother’s house is (now Oscar-nominated) Reese Witherspoon, while the Big Bad Wolf ‘Bob Wolverton’ is played by America’s newest greatest hero (and extreme torture-junkie) Jack Bauer himself, Kiefer Sutherland. Hearing Kiefer bark lines like “Get your fucking pants down, you fucking cunt!” to a teenage girl he’s planning to rape and murder is weird enough, but seeing him with a fucked-up jaw held together by sticks and wires after he’s been shot in the mouth by Witherspoon, his mouth drooling and distorted, speaking through a voicebox in his throat while he clings onto his prim wife (Brooke Shields, in another example of potentially stunt casting that actual helps the film) makes you realise how out of the mainstream Keifer used to be before ‘24’ put him back into the centre of the American consciousness.
Witherspoon is great in ‘Freeway’ – foul-mouthed, gun-toting, hard as nails, but still somehow sympathetic – probably because she consistently refuses to take any shit from anyone – parents, rapists, police, prison guards. She’s like the classic anti-social rebel from a Fifties B-movie. Except, instead of being a leather-clad biker, she’s a boobtube-wearing teenage girl. (With the follow-up (sometimes known as ‘Freeway 2’) “Confessions of a Trick Baby”, Bright goes even further, pulling off the enviable trick of making us feel sympathetic for a violent, murderous psychopath.)
Towards the end of the film, we move into a kind of ‘women-in-prison’picture (which is picked up and expanded in ‘Confessions of a Trick Baby’), with Witherspoon beating the shit out of the prison’s top dog within minutes of getting in there and inevitable lesbian overtones aplenty – “I’ll make out with you, but no fucking…”, before we head into the final showdown between Vanessa and the Wolf, precipitated by Vanessa’s prison escape and the discovery of Kiefer’s shedfull of young girl porn ( an incident which leads to Brooke Shields messily blowing her brains out in her bathroom.)
The film also features supporting cast stalwart Dan Hedaya, Amanda Plummer (as Vanessa’s prostitute mum) and a young Brittany Murphy, but the film really belongs to Witherspoon, who showed real potential here,far beyond the ‘Legally Blonde’ ditziness (or the ‘Walking the Line’ earnestness) that she’s shown since. Honestly, it’d be great to hear her barking lines like “Fuck you chipmunk face!” to a deformed Keifer Sutherland again…
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Demos/Schools, Events, Processing
November 30, 2018 acappa
Display – Weaves By Cappa
Preparing for a show seems to take more time than actually being there. Most of what I carry with me are props. My fiber inventory can fit into two armsized bundles, but the rest is everything needed to hold them up. When I started, waaay back in the late ’70s, my first show was in St. Augustine. This was during the “craft explosion” when artists began exhibiting in the streets, not having to wait to get curated into a gallery. It was a colorful, lively, free-for-all and the movement spread across the country. At that first show, I had no booth. I spread out a tarp and laid everything on the ground. One of the judges came by and said, “well, you have some nice work, but you gotta get a booth.” Thinking back, it was nice of him to comment. Many judges today are here and gone without notice, signifying their visit only by a tiny colored dot on your sign. But that li’l exchange started me on my way.
Booth, wood, circa 1980
In 1980, two of my “mainstays” gave me a base to build my craft, my display, and learn the business of taking my art on the road. The Florida Folklife Festival (White Springs) and the Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival (Pensacola) are good examples of how the nature of the show grew with the wide variety of artisans that populated them. Throughout the ’80’s, this “colorful, lively free-for-all” that was an art show reflected alot of styles, handmade booths with colorful tops, and paintings and craftwork spilling out into the aisles. There was no uniformity, and many shows reflected a particular theme.
One was the large Renaissance Festival held at the Ringling Museum grounds in Sarasota. At that show booths were expected to be of either “rustic” or maybe “rococo” design. The rustic ones, like mine, were often built from wood, bamboo poles, or maybe haybales. And at that show were outrageous costumes, sumptuous foods, energetic games, colorful banners on every post, and lots of animals. I took my dog, who parked himself in the aisle in front of my booth, stopping all the ladies who ooh’d and ahh’d over him, then came in to see my weavings. My paper-mache manikin, “Minerva”, was dressed in flowing wraps and scarves. I remember a parade of costumed “gentry”, walking their hounds, knights on horseback throwing spears or playing chess, and maybe a few geese and sheep for some of the demos. I included my spinning wheel and could spin up lots of yarn during that show. My handmade booth was a wooden one I shaped like a hexagon with an arched top. The arch was made of two crossing arcs cut from plywood, which attached to 6 sidewalls & held the whole thing up. It was a chore to set up (let alone carry on top of the car), and when the wind blew, with all my weavings fluttering from the sides- BoHo style, the whole thing creaked like an old boat. I liked that; it added sound to all the visuals. This show had much to attract festival goers and they formed long lines at the front gates, then paraded by, or through, the gigantic banyan trees, or pulled up in their boats at the back docks. All the museum/theater/circus/ and mansion buildings were open. Open for grand times, and grand art!
Booth, pvc. circa mid-’80s
Back in the day, back before state parks dis-allowed open fires, my first heritage demos at the folk festival involved making dyes. I’d start a fire, string a clothesline between trees, gather lots of pots, natural dye plants, and buckets of water and spend the entire weekend dyeing skeins of yarns. They made a colorful display hanging from the trees and below the branches, I rested in my hammock. People were full of curiosity, questions, and some wanted to help. I’d also set up the spinning wheel, and with non-stop music from the nearby stage, I spun my wool, using my “instrument” to jam with the musicians. Visitors not only signed my guest book, but drew pictures across the pages, wrote me notes, or said “hi” to previous names they recognized. To add to this lively space, costumed story-tellers, wandering minstrels and jugglers, and hawkers of watermelon or ice cream would come share their own anecdotes. Those were fun shows!
Nowadays, shows are much more regulated and more focused, from large events with national producers to local shows by a small town art club. Northern shows may involve a different preparation than southern shows. But booths began to reflect more uniformity and eventually, the “norm” of a white tent changed to an obligation. The “booth shot” for a jury must reflect a compatible look for their event. Street shows and parks offer varied settings and may entail an interesting ground surface (bricks or moss?), or backdrop (fencing? pillars?), or a nice tree to frame the shot.
I once had a sprawly crepe myrtle tree within my booth space, which served as a good prop for some shawls. But generally, there’s no more spilling into the aisles, no more spreading from your 10 ft. space into your neighbor’s space, and definitely no fires. But before I got my tent, I built another booth. This one was white pvc. When I leaned on it, it still creaked like an old boat.
Even with a more refined and defined display, there’s much more to setting up than “ready, set, go”. Some artists may have their work laid out in pre-set displays with backdrops of only a poster and some curtains. Others – the ones with heavy art works or large paintings, must set up strong metal frames and high canopies. Some, like me, have a myriad of small parts that seem to fall into a different place at every show- adding confusion, time, and thoughts of “how-did-THAT-get-HERE!” The demos involve more equipment and supplies and the van is packed to the roof. Sometimes, parking near the booth site is not possible and every piece must be dollied, possibly over rough ground or even mud (once – through ankle-deep water). Setting up the whole thing usually takes me three hours. I stayed with those first two shows, the GGAF and the Folklife festival for 33 years, since both allowed me to continue to demonstrate. I’m still with the GGAF, (at this writing, 38 years) and still hauling all the props, equipment, fleeces, mannequin or stands, banners, easels, signs, baskets, floor mats, canopy braces, tent and booth weights … it’s been an interesting ride.
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Ivy and SnoBelle, Adventurous Lambs
June 12, 2018 acappa Leave a comment
Ivy, the lamb, has found a place in my classroom demos. Since I’m a fiber artist, I often introduce myself by way of loading up all the weaving equipment and taking it to show students what I do. Starting with raw wool, it’s processed through carding, dyeing, spinning, and weaving. Often, the kids get hands-on experience by trying the loom and petting and feeding Ivy. Touching her wool, which is soft with natural lanolin, is a perfect way to present “texture”, one of my key concepts in many of the art activities.
Awhile back I started writing about the fiber process
from the sheep’s perspective. Do they wonder why their wool is taken and what happens to it? At the time, SnoBelle, a real lamb, inspired the first chapters of YarnTalk. SnoBelle got her name because she was born in a dark woods late in the night, and in the process of helping her mother, I could hardly see beyond black trees and thick black undergrowth . But the flashlight picked out the new lamb, which shown wet and bright in the darkness, white as snow. From the start, SnoBelle was an adventurer. She grew up to become Ivy’s grandmother.
Ivy is not fond of traveling, but once we arrive at our destination, she’s all for exploring and visiting with anyone who offers her a handout.I didn’t always have a lamb available that was small enough to fit in the car, or friendly or cooperative enough for visits. Ivy, actually two-yrs. old now, turned out to be a dwarf, and a bottlebaby. A neighbor helped feed her, familiarizing her with strangers and many dogs. At school, I give each student a small handful of grain, so that Ivy will go to each one as they sit in a circle and eat out of their hand. It tickles and the kids laugh. (It seems sheep will do anything for grain. Walking into one new classroom, she once made a beeline for the empty hamster cage, and devoured the leftover grain before I could pull her away. ) Hence the sheep’s #1 rule in the stories: “EAT food! ALOT.” Surprising even to me, Ivy follows on a leash and I found that while I’m talking to the class, she doesn’t need to be held and will just hang around and watch. See her in the photo, behind the spinning wheel. Most of our trips are an hour or two visiting a single class, but at one school, she was “on the job” the entire day, interacting with several classes while 200 kids waited in line to pet her. Ivy is a trooper and just as curious and independent as SnoBelle is in the stories.
For school visits, camps or private groups/birthdays, if you’re in the Tally area and would like a visit from Ivy, contact me for more info. You may also see more photos and art activities listed on my pages, “YarnTalk“, “School Presentations“, and “Dyed ‘N Wool Art Activities“.
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Discuss the arguments for and against a critically charged and politically involved Public Sociology
It may be argued that sociology is of activist origins, propelled by a desire to comprehend, diagnose and ultimately administer solutions to societal ailments. However, with the advent of scientific discourse, especially the rise of so-called hard sciences, the discipline has been absorbed into the pedagogic realm of social-science which seeks to emulate its empirical cousin and take residence within the ivory tower of academia, virtuous in its efforts to seek objectivism, value-freedom and political abstinence. The purpose of this essay is to explore the proposition that sociology should reclaim its identity, expanding its imagination (Mills 1959) as a politically engaged agent tasked with improving society through a critical dialogue with various institutions and actors. This essay will consider the contention offered by some of sociology’s founding fathers, particularly Marx and Engels (1848) and Durkheim (1972), that sociology should be at the vanguard of social engagement and change – a citadel of moral and intellectual purity, a ‘philosopher king’ (Plato 1993: 109). By extension, this essay will include a critique of the academic milieu in which sociology resides, addressing the dispute that it has become colonised and thus compromised by wider market and political forces and thus incapable of functioning as an independent agent of knowledge and change.
The proposition of a Public Sociology is not a recent phenomenon. In fact, the founding progenitors envisaged a discipline actively engaged with the political milieu and public lifeworld. Indeed, Durkheim (1972), conceiving of a social world underpinned by tangible laws – reiterating Comte’s (1988: 33) ‘science of society’ – predicted that sociologists would become aides-de-camp to the state, revered intellects who would influence policy and legislature. By contrast, Marx and Engels (1848) were interested in the dissemination of knowledge to the grass-roots or proletariat – to reawaken their collective consciousness and engender a rebellious will-to-power (Nietzsche 2014) against the prevailing capitalist system. Importantly, despite its definition, sociology was less interested in the comprehension of social life per se: rather it was obsessed with the noxious configurations that comprised society, mournful of the crippling and incarcerating effects these had on humanity’s potential and species-being (Marx and Engels 1991). This remains a dominating theme within sociology today: the field of critical theory has almost reached a level of ‘theoretical saturation’ (Bryman 2004:544) inasmuch as abuses against civilisation on grounds of (for example) gender, class, race and creed have been researched and articulated repeatedly in pedagogic discourse, simply restructured in linguistic hyperbole to pass as authentic. By contrast, Weber (1989) was concerned with maintaining abstinence from the political arena, endorsing scientific mastery and the conduct of research for its own virtue i.e. ‘as a vocation’ (78); sociology held no greater esteem over the value-laden judgements of social-political discourse and must thereforelimit public discussion to the classrooms.
The debate regarding sociology’s public face was again revitalised by Mills (1959) who, acknowledging a gross depreciation in the social lifeworld, offered a critical assessment of his field, which had abandoned its public calling, instead becoming captivated by the power and prestige (including resources) offered by academia. The discipline had succumbed to institutionalisation, a servant of the university and its preoccupation with quantifiable (profitable) results, professionalism and its self-image as a reputable organisation. By extension, as a business, academia pandered to powerful organisations (purse holders) like the state and private shareholders; exploration was only authorised and noteworthy if it aligned with the demands and/or values of a minority who possess the architectural means of production (Zsolnai and Gasparski 2002). Also, Parker and Jary (1995) allude to the notion that sociology is subject to the McUniversity, whereby the fixation of budgets, time restraints and production of (quantifiable) articles, books and graduates has a detrimental effect on the vibrancy and eclecticism of its sociological imagination (Mills 1959), thereby crippling any possibility for politicking – scientific absence is the prevailing episteme or ideology (Gouldner 1971). Thus, sociology is not only accused of abandonment but also of participating in a form of symbolic violence inasmuch as it retains potentially empowering or life-giving knowledge, which it retrieves from an ailing world, to secure its own somewhat tentative (albeit profitable) status as a soft ad-hoc science. As Luck (2007) ably posits, this negative label cast on the back of sociology is based on ‘not so much its actions but failing to act’ (140). In addition, Gouldner (1971) had contended that, awkwardly aware of it betrayal and desperately seeking to generate a credible facade, sociology provides lip-service or commiseration and an imitated gesture of desire for social change.
Yet some have argued that sociology has required time to solidify itself and create a scholarly community based not only on substantive research but also camaraderie, interdependency and trust (Adair-Toteff 1995) from which a new breed of intellect could arise, unfettered by self-interest, and rather concerned with improving society and seeking to reinvigorate and enhance its intellectual flare through public engagement. As Marx and Engels (1848: 3) asserted: ‘philosophers have interpreted the world […] the point however is to change it!’. Therefore, sociology should be less concerned with holding onto the tailcoats of so-called hard sciences, and focus on harnessing its own methodology to irradiate, disseminate and help transform the social milieu – to become a participatory agent in the (re)creation of society. Indeed, the political life of Boudieu (1993) is often regarded as a prime example of the kinds of dirty work sociologists should be engaged in; having witnessed the venomous social disparities of a failing and unjust French society, he took to the streets in numerous political protests. This constitutes a form of academic bricolage (Hebdige 1988) whereby normative procedures and forms of professionalism prolific within the pedagogic milieu – designed to confine scholars to specific predefined scripts of conduct – are broken or otherwise inverted. His actions as a scholarly activist serve as a template for today’s sociologists; a reminded of their role involves dirty work or aligning themselves with ordinary people in a bid to better understand social angsts – thereby enhancing epistemologies and methodologies – and subsequently improve society. As a result, Bourdieu (1993) suggested that, only through public engagement could sociology develop an augmented, rich and powerful knowledge-base, otherwise it would simply be masquerading as a social-scientific field.
Thus, Chomsky and Otero (2004) denote that we must fashion a more reflexive sociology (third-order understanding) – to analyse and remodify the pedagogic habitus – capable of comprehending often subtle and taken-for-granted interconnections, like the asymmetrical interplay of power, capital and playing fields within academia, that affect and hinder the discipline. Sociology must be aware of its own metaphorical blind spot – its arrogances and handicaps – and critically engage in reciprocated policing within its various subfields and other interdependent social-sciences. As Bourdieu (1988) advocated, being self-critical will facilitate a comfortability in one’s own skin and ultimately strengthen the field’s core. Indeed, as Murji (2007) argues, sociology remains a host to external asymmetries such that a white middle-class male continues to demarcate the archetypal modern-day sociologist. In a similar vein, as Ossewaarde (2007) alludes, sociological productions are overwhelmingly driven by and imbued with Westernised ideals, values and perspectives, specifically those fashioned in the United States: this is obviously indicative of wider societal inequalities that belittle or otherwise disadvantage other countries not befitting first-world status. Also, as Parenti (1995) suggests, the types of research revered most are typically those aligned with empiricism (e.g. statistics, quantification, reports) and policy-centred. As a result, somewhat idealistically, Burawoy (2005) advocates an academic revolution within sociology to generate a more equitable playing field.
Despite the criticism inferred on sociology, concerning its diminished public identity and seeing it as a hotbed of malignance, many have come to its defence. For example, Hossfeld and Nyden (2005) have contended that an ASA Task Force has been created to reclaim sociological presence within the political, offering incentives and promotional positions to eligible scholars interested in disseminating the sociological imagination to wider audiences. Also, Kalleberg (2005) recognises the existing efforts made to produce jargon-free literature and broadcasts that pertain to parochial as well as (inter)national issues. Similarly, as Skeggs and Deem (2003) note, especially following the cultural turn, face-to-face and in-depth engagements with the public, including those disadvantaged groups such as women, the working-class and ethnic minorities, have intensified with the rise of qualitative methodologies. Hence, there remains active engagement and participation by sociologists with extra-academic cohorts, alluding to the fact that sociology can synthesise professionalism with public involvement; a by-product of this is the emancipatory and empowering effects such engagements can generate. However, proclaiming that sociologists should uproot and become heretical scholars is a monumental ask; one that threatens their very ontological wellbeing i.e. their reputation, financial security, friendships and way of life could be jeopardised in the process of transgression – one might even envisage a social death for those daring to try (Shilling 2003). By extension, such an act would invariably compromise the already fragile reputation of sociology; opening its doors to the public would risk its credibility and entice the stigmatised label (Goffman 1990) of just another fanatical ‘ism’ to be discarded alongside the other failed idealistic enterprises, such as Marxism and Feminism (Brady 2004).
In addition, given the fact that sociology is inhabited by a diverse and deeply opinionated cohort of intellects who occupy a range of paradigms, it is unlikely that (in the near future anyway) such individuals will collectively march in unison under the banner of a Public Sociology. Yet it might be plausible for sociology to formulate a democratically charged governing body that could represent the standpoints of a majority force; elected representatives may perhaps serve as champions charged with proliferating ideas and findings and leaving society to decide what, if anything, should be done with them. That said, Nielson (2004) makes the important point that there is a massive incongruence between the ideal and somewhat advanced heuristic devices and ideas generated within the pedagogic milieu and the realities of the social lifeworld; the latter remains a comparatively primitive figuration of ideologies and values incapable or unready to assimilate the ideas of the former. The mind is a cursed thing, it permits us to envisage infinitely wonderful (utopian) worlds where societal processes operate as a beautiful symphony unchecked by toxic social phenomena, histories, idiosyncrasies and other variants that make reality a constant work-in-progress of ebbs and flows, of civility and barbarism, of progress and regression (Parenti 1995). As a result, in true Weberian tradition, Nielson (2004) contends that sociology has no superior ‘right of way’ (33) in public-political affairs. Instead, we should concern ourselves with aiding the present or aligning ourselves with the spirit of the times (zeitgeist). In the end, the question of sociology’s public identity continues to be a hotly debated concept, its actual realisation requires a level of faith and risk and remains (in large) something to behold.
This essay has sought to detail the various arguments for and against a politically engaged Public Sociology – a controversy that has reigned since the subject’s inception and one that continues in a somewhat recurring pattern throughout its development. Indeed, as sociology becomes increasingly self-reflexive and more substantiated in its understanding of social processes, the urge for argumentation regarding its identity and role within society becomes greater. As this essay shows, there is certainly a moral imperative or compulsion within sociology to irradiate asymmetrical discourses that cripple humanity’s potential and subsequently assist in emancipating ourselves from them; this urge is expected given that we are sentient and empathic beings. However, this essay has also acknowledged the possible detriment that may befall sociology in such a venture. Moreover, we have explored the various external forces that contribute to the overall condition of the sociological paradigm; the discipline is imprinted with numerous inequalities and is persuaded greatly by market and political demands to the disadvantage of forming a Public Sociology. Finally, the issue of individual differences, whilst not extensively explored, will remain a long-lasting dilemma as we attempt to reconcile our differences, and harness our collective research and experiences to develop a legitimate and democratically-orientated discipline suitably equipped, confident and competent in participating within wider society.
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Bronislaw Huberman: “naked in charm and virtuosity?”
Robert Lawrence wrote on 18 January 1943 for the New York Herald Tribune the following questions: ‘Does the playing of German masterworks presuppose the negation of the suavity and rich timbre contributed by the Russian School? Is a critic wrong or esthetically blunted in decrying a performance that offers playing strong in its fidelity to the music but almost naked in charm and virtuosity?’ Although Lawrence argues that Huberman is a ‘great musician’, he prefers not to evaluate his performance. Nevertheless, he concludes his review suggesting that those ‘who prefer a constant flow of tonal amenities would be disappointed.’
Similarly, Thomas Archer of The Gazette in Montreal wrote on 20 November 1944 that there may be other violinists that may surpass Huberman ‘in the production of tone, but there are none … who do so in magnitude of ideas and closeness of approach to a composer’s intention.’
Alan Branigan wrote on 19 December 1944 for the Evening News Newarld: ‘a few scratched notes, a bow placed on the strings with a definitive crash, blurred runs and other unconventionalities… the effect was more fetching than some of the soulless smoothness we have heard on occasion.’
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Bronislaw Huberman: “like a cultured angel”
On 19 October 1942 Irving Kolodin of The New York Sun wrote: ‘Mr. Huberman’s "Chaconne", in mere physical terms, was a good deal more composed than his playing of the "Kreutzer" sonata. Here the surge of music too often force Mr. Huberman into sheer abuse of the violin, as counterpart to the sections in which he made it sing like a cultured angel."
The St. Louis Daily Globe-Democrat wrote on 21 November 1942 wrote: "After an ovation which recalled him again and again at the concert’s close he played Bach as an encore. The greatest Bach this reviewer has heard – so poised it was, so serene – a very flow of faith which suddenly illuminated this reviewer’s knowledge that the violinist would worship and talk on his life in Palestine with his co-religionists at Temple Shaare Emeth last night.
Serenity of soul was in his Brahms [Violin Concerto], and overmastered the virtuosity which was its foundation. This attainment left him mannerisms, so that he appeared a gnome-like figure bent over his violin to rise to his full stature as its aspiration was completely realized in the poignant beauty of exquisite tone.’
Felix Herce wrote at the Excelsior from Mexico wrote on 20 February 1942: "somebody who hears Huberman for the first time will feel himself overwhelmed by the diabolic power with which the artist dominates his violin, enraptured by the docility or the mechanism, for which difficulties do not exist, opening to fantasy an unlimited space, giving to his violin the most divine breath of the human voice and arousing with his profundity the innermost sentiments of the soul’.
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Huberman’s performance: ‘a living soul’
L. S. from the Winnipeg Free Press wrote on 18 February 1941: ‘Not to have heard Mr. Huberman would have been to miss a wonderful revelation in the Mendelssohn concerto, from example, of the tender unfolding of the phrase from within; on an instrument that in the language of the bible, became a living soul in the Bach Adagio and Fugue in G minor and the Andante in the Bach’s a Minor Sonata; of Handel performance (the sonata in D major) that seemed a dedication that all that was lovely on earth… The warmth beneath the easy melody could not be missed; the listeners could not help realizing the sum of human experiences that spoke out of this first work on the programme.’
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Bronislaw Huberman: the cherubim descended at the recall to play
Carl Bronson wrote at The Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express of 16 April 1937: ‘the results of [Huberman’s] … magnificent musical ideals are overwhelming. His violinresponds to every whim, and these are many, as this very unusual Paganini draws from the wood and strings his celestial idioms… Strange to say, Huberman looks as did Brahm’s friend Remenyi and the concerto sounds more Hungarian than German. Merely coincidence, but very interesting.’
The Smith’s Weekly from Sydney Australia wrote on 23 June 1937: ‘Short of stature, stern of mien, with grave eyes that calmly surveyed the crowded Sydney Town Hall without apparent interest; prominent brows surmounted by a massive dome of forehead; pouted lip, compressed in a thin line of individual character almost as forbidding in its seriousness as the mask of Beethoven – Bronislaw Huberman … bowed solemnly when he appeared at his first concert on Saturday night.’
Thorold Waters of The Sun News-Pictorial from Melbourne, Australia wrote on 12 July 1937: ‘It was a though one of the cherubim [angels] descended at the recall to play the Andante from the Third Partita, spiritually the most serene Bach performance Melbourne has enjoyed on any instrument, or set of them, for ever so long.’
The Argus Monday wrote on 26 July 1937: ‘The popular conception of Delius as an enfeebled visionary found no echo in Huberman’s dynamic reading of the composer’s only violin concerto. Not alone a great musical performance, but a psychological study of significance and power, this interpretation revealed the authentic Delius, whose proud, secretive, and indomitable temperament rose superior to paralysis and loss of sight.’
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Delivered at “Breakfast with the Dean” panel April 21, 2016
E. Wayne Ross, PhD
First of all I would like to thank Dean Blye Frank for inviting me to participate on this panel and thanks to all of you for coming out this morning to participate in a discussion on academic freedom.
On the surface, it’s easy to be pro-academic freedom, kind of like being for mom and apple pie. But, academic freedom is a contested issue in universities (and schools, but that is a very different matter).
The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT), describes a number of major academic freedom cases in Canada ranging from the University of Manitoba blocking a documentary film that reports findings of research on genetically modified crops; to irregularities that lead to the suspension of David F. Noble’s appointment to an endowed chair at Simon Fraser University; to Mary Bryson, the Faculty’s senior associate dean, and her battle with UBC over intellectual property rights. The arbitration decision in the Bryson case is described by CAUT as “landmark in the struggle to insure that faculty, not administrators, determine the content of courses.”[1]
In recent years there has been international attention given to the academic freedom cases of Professors Norman G. Finkelstein and Steven Salaita, who lost jobs as a result of social justice scholarship and activism, in particular, criticisms of Israel’s policies toward Palestinians living under occupation.
Threats to academic freedom are real and have a long history in Canadian postsecondary education and beyond.
CAUT defines academic freedom, in part, as including:
the right, without restriction by prescribed doctrine, to freedom to teach and discuss; freedom to carry out research and disseminate and publish the results thereof; freedom to produce and perform creative works; … freedom to express one’s opinion about the institution, its administration, and the system in which one works; … Academic freedom always entails freedom from institutional censorship.
Academic freedom does not require neutrality on the part of the individual. Academic freedom makes intellectual discourse, critique, and commitment possible.
Academic staff must not be hindered or impeded in exercising their civil rights as individuals including the right to contribute to social change through free expression of opinion on matters of public interest. Academic staff must not suffer any institutional penalties because of the exercise of such rights. [2]
In short academic freedom is essential to the mission of the university.
Dean Frank asked the members of this` panel to focus on issues of academic freedom in light of the current search to fill the new UBC position of Senior Advisor to the Provosts on Academic Freedom.
My first thought was that if we have provosts who need advisors on academic freedom, maybe they shouldn’t be provosts, really. But, perhaps I’m being too glib, even for a short breakfast talk.
Of course the creation of this new advisory position is the result of controversy created by the former chair of the UBC Board of Governors, John Montalbano, when he interfered with the academic freedom of Sauder School Professor Jennifer Berdahl, after she blogged about UBC President Arvind Gupta’s “resignation” after 13 months in office.[3]
Oh, wait a minute. Let me correct myself, like many of UBC’s self-investigation exercises the external report on the Berdahl case, written by former justice Lynn Smith, did not find fault with any individual university administrators.
“No individual intended to interfere with Dr. Berdahl’s academic freedom, or made a direct attempt to do so… However, sometimes several relatively small mistakes can lead to a failure of the larger system.”
Despite whatever good intentions might lurk behind the creation of the new academic freedom advisor position – and I do believe that its existence is primarily a public relations effort – at best this position is a band-aid on a life-threatening wound and at worse it is yet another diversion – a manifestation of an ideological stance that is widely held in society and practically hegemonic in universities—liberal neutrality. I’ll briefly address both of these circumstances.
Corporatization of the University (The life-threatening wound)
The corporate takeover of education at the K-12 and postsecondary levels, facilitated is by governments that might best be described as executive committees of the rich.
The trouble begins when the framework for understanding the nature and aims of education and scholarship is as a tool vital for economic success. As Thomas Docherty argues in his book Universities at War, the university has become a servant of the national and provincial economies in the context of globalization. Its driving principles of private and personal enrichment are understood as necessary conditions of progress and modernity.
Docherty sees this circumstances as a radical impoverishment of the university’s capacities to extend human possibilities and freedoms, to seek earnestly for social justice, and to participate in the endless need for the extension of democracy. Docherty argues that we must take sides in this matter because market fundamentalists are on the march and the war is being fought not just for scholars but also for a more democratic, more just, more emancipatory way of life.
The Problem of “Liberal neutrality”
In her article “Why I’m Not a Liberal,” Robin Marie Averback argues that
“In the liberal imagination, education and accommodation are self-evident solutions, since the problem can neither be understood as a matter of brute power struggles nor as a product of structural inequality fundamental to the functioning of entire institutions … You can’t choose a side when liberalism insists there are no sides at all.”[4]
This notion, helps to explain how the Smith Report on the Berdahl academic freedom case creates a victim without a victimizer. This is a pattern played out in numerous instances at UBC in recently. See, for example, the reports on:
the privacy breach related to documents on the Arvind Gupta imbroglio[5]
Commerce Undergraduate Society Frosh Week “rape chants”[6]
UBC handling of sexual assault complaints[7]
Averback reminds us of the picture book version of social justice that we often see on walls of community centres,
“In this picture book version of social justice struggle, no one ever opposes freedom’s forward march. All the oppressed need to do is rise up and assert themselves; the world they are fighting for is realized simply by the act of self-declaration.”
At UBC everybody seems to be for academic freedom. It’s like a picture book version of academic freedom. But in the all-administrative university – a phrase coined by Benjamin Ginsberg in his book The Fall of the Faculty – the response of the administration to an academic freedom crisis is the creation of yet another administrative position, aimed at educating and accommodating.
This reminds me of a comment someone made in the context of the recent UBC Board of Governors debacle(s) and the compromised Presidential Search Committee, “UBC doesn’t need a new driver, because the problem is with the car.”
Here are some academic freedom issues that the new position will like never come close to addressing:
Corporate influence on campus academic programs and research.[8]
Faculty loss of control over academic programs (such as the teacher education program in our faculty)
Respectful workplace statements that become instruments that encourage bullying and mobbing of faculty with dissenting points of view or who merely ask questions that make people uncomfortable;
Middle managers, like those in Sauder, who intervene like their corporate counterparts to threaten the rank and file on issues of solidarity and criticism of management (e.g., the recent UBCFA no confidence vote);
People like those faculty members who have warned UBC Professor Jonathan Ichikawa (sponsor of the UBCFA no-confidence vote in the Board of Governors) that his activism would negatively affect his advancement at the university;
Students/faculty self-funding themselves;
Administrative efforts to “right-size” academic programs;
Tenure and promotion committees that forego evaluative reading of faculty scholarship and instead focus on impact factors or the amount of external dollars won in competitions.
When no one is understood as protecting a position of power (liberal neutrality) how do we combat these threats to academic freedom? I don’t think the answer is by appointing an advisor to the provost.
To what degree are the new policies for academic speech inscribed in academic work, regardless of where it’s done? As the academic workplace is increasingly displaced and distributed, are academic policies displaced and distributed as well? Observed at work, monitored at home and tracked in between—these are not so much choices as the cold reality of 21st century academic work.[9]
BC Premier Christy Clark has warned provincial postsecondary institutions that they must do a better job of producing graduates who meet the needs of the private sector (2014 Throne Speech). What happens to academic freedom when universities are cast as servants to the provincial or national “economic success?”
[1] CAUT, Major Academic Freedom Cases: http://www.caut.ca/issues-and-campaigns/academic-freedom/academic-freedom-cases
[2] See full CAUT statement on academic freedom here: https://www.caut.ca/about-us/caut-policy/lists/caut-policy-statements/policy-statement-on-academic-freedom – sthash.0grFSra5.dpuf
[3] http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ubc-chair-john-montalbano-resigns-after-report-finds-academic-freedom-not-protected-1.3272776
[4] https://www.jacobinmag.com/2014/07/why-im-not-a-liberal/
[5] http://universitycounsel.ubc.ca/files/2016/03/D-Loukidelis-Report-on-UBC-FOI-Processes-final-7-Mar-16.pdf
[6] http://president.ubc.ca/files/2013/09/Fact-Finding-Report-copy.pdf
[7] http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ubc-sexual-assaults-complaints-expulsion-1.3328368
[8] See government appointments to UBC Board and U of Calgary/Enbridge relationship: http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/calgary/caut-ucalgary-uofc-dru-marshall-david-robinson-1.3531851
[9] See Petrina, Ross, & Mathison (2015). Threat convergence: The new academic work, bullying, mobbing and freedom. Workplace: A Journal for Academic Labor, 24, 58-69. Retrieved from http://ices.library.ubc.ca/index.php/workplace/article/view/186137/185332
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March 17, 2012 Patrick Cacchio
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It has been suggested that writing a spring update on Duke Football might help make the nightmares about mountain hawks go away, so here it is. In fact, there’s actually a lot to be excited about with regards to Duke Football. Yeah, yeah, we always say that and then we’re all disappointed come the fall. But you’ve got to see the forest instead of the trees, people!
Recruiting off to a hot start
Ok, show of hands. How many of you just went and checked the Duke 2013 commitment list when you read that sub-headline? Or, another way of asking the same question, how many of you have been following Duke Football recruiting during basketball season? Well, either way, you’ve probably figured out that Duke has yet to secure a verbal commitment in the class of 2013. (Saturday afternoon edit: Duke landed a commitment from QB Quay Chambers and OL Austin Davis this morning)
So, how can recruiting be off to a hot start? Generally speaking, you’ve got to get a prospect on campus if you have any hope of landing a commitment, and Coach Cutcliffe and his staff have hosted an impressive list of visitors already this spring. In fact, Duke has already had more than 10 members of the ESPNU150 Watch List (an unofficial list of the top 300 HS rising seniors in the country) on campus in Durham. Most recently, the Blue Devils had 9 top targets in the class of 2013 on campus for the North Carolina basketball game, including Watch List members WR Marquez North, LB Peter Kalambayi, OL Mike McGlinchey, and OL Tyrone Crowder. The coaching staff has been in contact early and often with a number of other Watch List members, including several on the West Coast, and hope to host several more visitors later this spring and summer. As you know, we’ll continue to bring you the best coverage of Duke Football and Duke Football Recruiting around.
Duke WR Conner Vernon scores his 1st of 2 TDs against Tulane last year -BDN Photo
Spring practice highly competitive
The Blue Devils returned to the field this past week to start the second half of their spring practice, and the competition level has been at its highest in the Cutcliffe era. We checked in with WR Conner Vernon earlier this week, and he confirmed that across the board, Duke is a deeper and more competitive team. The Blue Devils return 17 starters this fall, but each of those players will be pushed by younger players on the depth chart. Let’s take a look at a few examples.
The Duke defense loses two of its leaders to graduation in S Matt Daniels and NG Charlie Hatcher, but there is real competition to fill their starting job. At safety, Walt Canty, Jordon Byas, and August Campbell will be projected to start heading into the fall, but they are being pushed everyday in practice by newcomer Jeremy Cash, former WR Brandon Braxton, and youngsters such as Chris Tavarez and Britton Grier. Also, it can’t be ruled out that Issac Blakeney won’t see some time on defense, as he has established himself as one of the team’s best pass-rushers last spring from the safety position. To fill Hatcher’s void up front, the Blue Devils have Jamal Bruce, along with two 300-pound players in Will Bryant (recently returned from injury) and Steven Ingram. To put it in March Madness terms, I wouldn't "go Sharpie" on anyone's starting job quite yet.
On the offensive side of the ball, the Blue Devils have struggled in the red zone in recent years. The coaching staff has utilized an option style attack with Brandon Connette or Anthony Boone under center. Fans and media alike have questioned the success of this approach, as it seemed to lack creativity and often stalled drives. This year, however, it appears that won’t be the case. Coach Cutcliffe has used the “best 22 players” mantra as a focus for this offseason, and the quarterback position has been one of the most impacted. With three players with significant game experience under center in Sean Renfree, Connette, and Boone, Duke is looking at ways to put all of their weapons on the field, especially in red zone situations. Based on early returns from this spring, both Boone and Connette will not only be used under center, but also at tailback and tight end. As two of the better athletes on the roster, these alignments, if nothing else, should have fans excited for the fall.
Kenny Anunike granted 6th year of eligibility
This is big-time news. Duke defensive end Kenny Anunike has been granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA. Based on the ruling, he is eligible to participate in the 2012 and 2013 football seasons.
A 6-5, 250-pound native Galena, Ohio, Anunike appeared in four games last fall before suffering a season-ending knee injury against Tulane. Prior to the injury, he was leading the ACC in quarterback sacks (4.0) and was credited with 13 total tackles including five for loss on the year. Anunike has not participated in spring drills while recovering from knee surgery performed last fall.
Anunike also missed the 2008 season while recovering from knee surgery. He played in all 12 games in 2009 as a reserve tight end before shifting to the defensive line, where he registered 23 tackles in 12 games during the 2010 campaign.
Kelby Brown undergoes 2nd ACL repair
Duke rising junior Kelby Brown underwent his 2nd ACL repair on February 22, putting his health for the 2012 season into question. The revision surgery was performed on Wednesday by Dr. Claude T. Moorman III, Duke’s head team physician and the director of Duke Sports Medicine. Brown originally injured the knee on November 20, 2010 against Georgia Tech, and underwent surgery weeks later. He re-injured the knee earlier in February 2012.
A 6-2, 220-pound native of Matthews, N.C., Brown has played in 19 games with 17 starting assignments over the past two years. Last year, he led Duke in tackles for loss (7.0) while posting 65 total stops and received the program’s Mike Curtis Award as Duke’s most outstanding linebacker.
Brown’s career totals include 128 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, four fumble recoveries, one caused fumble, three pass breakups and seven quarterback pressures. In addition, he is a two-time selection to the Academic All-ACC squad.
Should Kelby not be available to play this fall, he does have a redshirt year available, and would therefore still have two years of eligibility remaining. It should also be noted that WR Conner Vernon pointed to Kelby's younger (but bigger) brother, Kyler, as one of the young Blue Devils who has been most impressive this spring.
Preferred walk-on program thriving
Ok, so I don’t leave you in Negative Town, let’s talk about another bright spot for the Duke Football program. Since Coach Cutcliffe’s arrival, he has built the walk-on program at Duke into an asset for Duke Football. First, allow me to give you some perspective.
A 5’10” 165 pound, slow-footed freshman from upstate New York enrolled at Duke a few (I mean several – ok, fine, it was over a decade) years ago, and within his welcome packet to the university, he received a letter inviting him to walk on to the football team. While I did not elect to subject my body to the punishment of collegiate football, I imagine several other equally qualified freshmen received similar letters back then, and some probably did. Flash forward to 2012, and Duke Football secures a commitment from one of the top 10 long snappers in the nation…as a preferred walk-on.
Slightly different use of the walk-on program, eh? Last week’s commitment from Thomas Hennessy was just the latest among several preferred walk-ons for the program. When Coach Cutcliffe arrived in Durham, he had one quarterback to get through spring practice. This year, he has seven, including two preferred walk-ons. That’s seven QBs to practice snaps under center, seven QBs to practice handoffs to RBs, seven QBs to practice routes with WRs, and seven QBs for defenders to pass rush. Across the board, the walk-ons that Coach Cutcliffe have brought in have improved the program by allowing for more reps and more productive practices. While many of these preferred walk-ons may not make a significant individual contribution to the box score, they make their teammates better everyday in practice.
Sweet, I knew I could make it through an article without mentioning Peyton Manning (he's been working out at Duke, in case you've been living under a rock). So, I haven’t forgotten about Football Friday, but my schedule simply doesn’t allow me to commit the time needed to it. But I’ll make a deal with you, since we’re all feeling down today. This won’t be the last football update you read this spring. We’ll keep it coming, as time allows. And also, we’ll have lots of prospect interviews and several updates from current players and coaches as we head towards the spring game – March 31, Wallace Wade Stadium, 1:00 PM ET. Be there. I’ll be looking for you.
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6'9" Mike McGlinchey is one of the top OT prospects in the country
As the Duke Football coaching staff works to improve the 2012 Blue Devils on the field this spring, they're also looking forward to the 2013 recruiting class. Already this spring, several top 2013 prospects have toured the Duke campus and football facilities. This past weekend, Duke welcomed 9 top prospects to Durham, headlined by one of the top offensive line prospects in the country. Mike McGlinchey is a 6'9" 275 pound offensive tackle prospect from the William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia. His combination of strength and size has placed him squarely at the top of new OL Coach John Latina's recruiting board. Having coached several NFL linemen during his tenures at Notre Dame, Ole Miss, and Clemson, Coach Latina now looks to continue his success with the Blue Devils in Durham. McGlinchey is exactly the type of prospect with the skills to succeed at Duke, both on and off the field. With 20 scholarship offers, however, the big lineman will have his choice of schools; the Blue Devils are among those who have made a good early impression. [private]
BDN: How would you describe your strengths as a player?
I’m getting recruited to play offensive tackle and I guess they like me because of my length and my size and stuff like that. Also, as a player, I’m very physically sound, I have fast, quick feet and I like to finish blocks. It’s a good combination, I guess, for college coaches to look at.
BDN: What are you working on this offseason as you prepare for your senior year?
Just to keep getting stronger as a whole, physically, and being able to move faster and have better feet. I’m just trying to work out on every aspect of my game.
BDN: As you approach your college decision, what are the most important things you are looking for in a school?
I’m looking for a school that has a bunch of great people there. I’m looking for a school that is a great school in itself. I’m looking for a program that is going to be a solid program and help me grow as a player, and somewhere that I know that I’ll fit in and have success.
BDN: Where do you stand with offers and visits now?
I’m at 20 offers now, I’m trying to narrow it down. I’m planning on taking about 3 or 4 more visits and then I’ll probably make a decision after that. I’m really excited about all of the opportunities that I have and I can’t wait to see all of the other schools that I’m going to visit.
BDN: Which schools have you had a chance to visit?
I’ve visited Maryland, Virginia, Rutgers, and Boston College so far. And I visited Duke yesterday. I liked all the schools and it’s going to be hard to narrow one down to see what one is right for me.
BDN: Do you know which 3 or 4 schools you definitely plan to visit this spring?
I think I’m going to visit Penn State, Notre Dame, Wisconsin, and maybe one other school, I’m not sure. Those are the 3 I’m definitely going to visit.
BDN: Can you talk a little bit more about your visit to Duke yesterday?
Duke was awesome yesterday. I loved it there. It was a great experience, obviously, they took us to see the Carolina basketball game and the atmosphere was unbelievable. I really enjoyed the experience and I got to know the coaching staff and I liked them a lot. It’s a great place down there and I’m really excited about the opportunity to have them recruiting me.
BDN: How did your visit to the other schools like Virginia, Maryland, and Boston College go?
They all went well as well. Like I said, it’s going to be tough because everywhere you go you like seeing. I’m just going to have to make a list and think about it pretty long and hard about which school is going to be the best spot for me.
BDN: You mentioned that you plan to take a few more visits and then make your decision. Do you have a date in mind for when you plan to narrow things down or make your final decision?
I think I’m going to make a decision by the end of the school year, if not then, then by a couple months later, if needed. I want to get it done before my senior football season.
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Running time 6:23
Appears on MHTRTC
2 Samples / Lyrics
All of the percussion on "An Eagle in Your Mind" was created using cut up samples of Michael Sandison's girlfriend's voice (Remix Magazine, 2002).
A video (made for the WATMM video contest) was created for "An Eagle in Your Mind" using stock footage sampled from Tatsuo Sato's anime film "Cat Soup." This video also offers an interpretation of the vocal sample heard during the track.
Samples / Lyrics
all atop of the santcus high above the sea a safe place on all counts a great place
At 1:53 an unidentified speech sample (thought by some to be the voice Welsh actor Philip Madoc) begins narrating a story. It is difficult to understand, but thought to be the following:
"the holts are nearly always close to sea
fallen boulders, old ruins, and cliffs
all at the top of a sand edifice
high above the sea
a safe place for cubs
we wait, tense
we're disappointed
she leaves her [?] loaded by others of us
the holts are evenly spread
about 500 meters apart [?] or so they advertise"
Another variation is as follows:
"Holts are nearly always close to the sea,
fallen boulders, old ruins, and cliffs,
all atop the sand edifice,
high above the sea:
a safe place for cubs.
We wait ... tense. We're disappointed.
She leaves her [?] to look for [others?]
The holts are evenly spaced, about 5 meters apart,
Only enough to fool the passers-by, or so they advertise
I love you"
[Simon Wilkinson] suggests similar words, with a few minor changes:
"She leaves us [wait?] [loaded for others of us?].
The holts are about 500 meters apart,
And of use only [?] pass us by, or they [advertise?]"
[Simon Wilkinson] also points out that the voice sounds similar to that of Welsh actor Philip Madoc (heard very briefly here at links Simon provided: [1], [2].
Thanks again to [JimE] for noticing something else:
"there's a background sound throughout the song which could be "sweat-sweat" (in the first part of the song), with "tension" coming in later. It's hard to recognise as speech, but it could well be; one of the interviews says that the "percussion" in the track was constructed using the voice of the girlfriend of one of BoC."
A voice that sounds like a black male singing "No" fades in at 4:35 and continues throughout the song. (Sounds like another 70s/80s disco/funk sample) At 5:27 A scratchy sample saying "Yeah" is played forward, then backward, then forward again, with some additional scrubbing in between. At 6:00, "Yeah" plays again, but only once.
This track's title is referenced in "Sunshine Recorder" on Geogaddi
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The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series returns to the Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 Saturday night August 5th for the running of the Ironman 55, which pays $20,000 to win. Grandstands open at 2pm.
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I was interviewed on fellow Ninestar Press author R. R. Campbell‘s Writescast Network and we discussed my writing and approach to historical fiction. You can listen to the interview here: https://rrcampbellwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Writescast-053-Historical-Fiction-and-Fantasy-with-Glenn-Quigley.mp3
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Winter, 1780, and the solstice is fast approaching. Four months after the events of The Moth and Moon, burly fisherman Robin Shipp is preparing for his first Midwinter festival with his lover, the handsome baker Edwin Farriner. But when a letter arrives begging for help, they must travel with their friend, Duncan, to Port Knot on sinister Blackrabbit Island for a final confrontation with Edwin’s mother. Also visiting the island are Lady Eva and her wife Iris, with a stunning proposition that could change Robin and Edwin’s lives forever.
The snow-covered harbour town of Port Knot is a dangerous place. While there, Robin, Edwin, and Duncan explore the menacing rooftop settlement known as the Roost, mingle with high society in the magnificent splendour of Chase Manor, and uncover a violent conspiracy threatening the island’s entire way of life.
Old rivalries will flare, shocking secrets will be revealed, and as Duncan’s scandalous past finally catches up with him, will it ultimately destroy them all?
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Today I was interviewed by Mick Fitzgerald for LGBTQ Life on Dublin City FM.
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A TALE OF THE MOTH AND MOON
On a cold October evening in 1780, the sky moved slowly above a glum sea. Down by the harbour in the tiny fishing village of Blashy Cove, the sprawling, ancient inn named the Moth and Moon played host to only a handful of patrons. Behind the bar stood the innkeeper, George Reed. He was busying himself with tidying up some tankards and rearranging bottles.
“Tell me a story,” said little May Bell.
George smiled and wiped down the countertop with an old rag. May was eleven years old and apprentice to the village’s baker. Wise beyond her years, she loved nothing more than to sit in the tavern and watch the world go by.
“Isn’t it time you were getting home?” he asked. “It’s getting dark and there’s no moon tonight.”
“Not yet, it’s still early. Well, sort of. Oh, go on, Mr. Reed, I’m so bored. There’s hardly anyone in tonight.”
May gestured around herself at the mostly unoccupied seats. The only sounds were the occasional groans of disappointment from some men playing cards, the clacking of the elderly Mrs. Whitewater’s knitting needles, and the faint gasp of air which the fisherman Robin Shipp sucked in through his pale and pursed lips as he dozed in a large leather armchair by the fireplace.
“Your mother will shout at me if I do,” George said.
“I won’t tell!” she said, climbing first up a stool and then onto the bar before settling in her favourite spot against a thick wooden pillar. “Please!”
“Fine, fine. Let me think,” George said as he rubbed a hand across his grey-bearded chin.
“Once upon a time,” he said at last, “there lived a doctor. He was a good, upstanding man, always doing his best for his patients. If he was unable to help someone, it pained him greatly, as though he felt their suffering himself. As the years went by, he began to grow weary of life in the big city and so he decided to move to an island. He had a choice — move to Blackrabbit, where the people were cold. Move here to Merryapple where the people were warm. Or move to the island we now call Forloren, where the people were needful. They had no doctor of their own and suffered with various maladies and ailments, so he chose to live there and help them. The community was small, with only one little village and a farm. He found it pleasant and the islanders welcomed him with open arms. In time, he took a wife and together they had a daughter. She was the apple of his eye and she loved to watch him work. When she was grown, she travelled to London to train in the medical arts, just as her father had done. When she returned to Forloren many years later, her father was so proud he thought his heart would burst. The whole island rejoiced at her success and they prepared a great feast in celebration but she was tired from her journey and took to her bed. By the next morning, she was burning with a fever and her skin had started to darken. The morning after, she was dead.”
“How terrible!” said May.
“The doctor mourned her loss but he worried too, for he recognised the illness which had claimed her. It was the plague. Soon, his wife fell ill, as did several others in the village. The doctor, seeking to halt the spread of the disease, burned every boat and forbade anyone from leaving the island. Almost everyone took to wearing white masks with long snouts stuffed with herbs, meant to stop them from breathing the pox-ridden miasma of the infected. They didn’t work. After his wife died, the doctor became inconsolable. People began dying in droves. The bodies of the dead were buried in one large charnel pit dug in the side of the biggest hill on the island. The islanders were frantic. Even the animals started dying. There was no food left. They looked to the doctor for help. Finally, he instructed everyone who was still alive to gather at the farm and assemble in the huge old barn, for he had news of a cure. They did as they were told and waited for him to join them, but instead he closed the doors and slid the heavy bolt in place, trapping everyone inside. The people ranted and raged, banging and clawing at the wooden walls.”
May sat wide-eyed.
“What happened, Mr. Reed? How did they escape?”
“Escape?” George repeated. “They didn’t escape. The doctor walked around the barn, using his torch to ignite the dry wood. He stood guard at the door as it burned, listening to the pained screams of his victims, the flame glinting in the glass goggles of his mask. The smoke from the fire could be seen from as far north as Blackrabbit Island. It was night when the barn finally collapsed in on itself and the doctor knew then that his grim task was complete. He was the last living thing on the entire island. There was no cure, and everyone, himself included, was infected and would die horribly, just as his family had done. In the madness of his grief, he sought to spare the people that lingering pain. His final act was to climb the highest hill and set fire to his own clothes. There, the flames engulfed him, and he burned to death. Since that day, the island has been abandoned and no one in their right mind will set foot on it.”
“Wait,” said May, “If everyone died, and no one escaped, how do you know all this?”
George smiled.
“Very clever question, my dear,” he said. “Before he climbed the hill, the doctor wrote his confession on a scrap of paper, placed it into an amber rum bottle and cast it into the sea. It washed ashore here in Blashy Cove and was found by my very own grandfather. Now, even though the disease is gone and the doctor’s mortal form is long since turned to ash and carried away on the breeze, there are those who say he walks the island still.”
May’s eyes widened even more.
“One night, many years ago, I was standing much where I am now, tending to the bar, when suddenly the door burst open and in stormed a sailor, wide-eyed and muttering under his breath. He ran to the bar and demanded a drink. Tall, he was, and strong too.”
“As tall as Mr. Shipp?” asked May.
Upon hearing his name, Robin Shipp stirred from his slumber.
“Someone callin’ me?” he muttered, before wiping his mouth and dozing off again.
“The sailor wasn’t quite so tall,” George said with a little laugh. “No one is! But he wasn’t far off. He’d sailed to the edge of the world and back, faced squalls which would have drowned lesser men, fought horrible beasts from the depths of the darkest oceans and lived to tell the tale but he trembled then, he quivered, he shook like a new-born kitten. Not even my best whiskey could calm him. It took a while, but I finally got him to talk.”
George’s voice was a whisper now and May leaned in close to hear.
“He told me where he’d been,” he said. “He told me what he’d seen.”
“Where had he been?” she asked.
George affected a growl in his voice as he answered.
“On the Isle of Forloren,” he said.
May gasped and covered her mouth with her tiny hands.
“The sailor was passing the island when he spotted a light on the top of the hill. Being from the mainland, he was unaware of what had happened there many years before. He anchored his boat and waded ashore. It was a cold night, much like tonight. There wasn’t a whisper of wind, not a breeze. His breath turned to fog as he walked the empty laneways of the island. The light on the hill was gone but he carried a lantern and soon found himself in the village. He thought to ask for a bed for the night, meaning to steal away before dawn with whatever valuables he could pilfer, but he found every home abandoned. Nothing stirred on the isle of Forloren. Not a bird, not a rat, not a moth, not a bat.”
George made a little fluttering motion with his hands for effect and May flinched.
“The sailor decided to settle down for the night in one of the less-derelict homes. He lay on a pile of rags and soon began to nod off. He woke first to the sound of scratching, like nails clawing on wood, then by a frenzied knocking, as if made by knuckles on doors. He began to grow fearful, for no cause could he find for those noises. Soon, though, he nodded off again but it was a sleep short-lived. He awoke to find himself outside, on his back, being dragged through the countryside by a shadowy figure with a face like a bird’s skull! All about him, the trees and grass stirred as if shaken by a mighty wind, though he could feel not so much as a breeze on his skin! He tried to scream but it was as though there was no air to carry his voice. He was pulled on and on until he reached the hillside. Once there, the ground opened up before him, as if the earth were a hungry mouth, roaring for his flesh. Inside he saw corpse after corpse, twisted and burst. Finally, the terror overcame him and he managed a mighty scream. He scrambled free of his abductor and ran back through the village, back to the shore. There he witnessed a most terrible sight. His boat, his only hope of salvation, was aflame.”
May gasped again.
“Quickly, he waded the shallow waters to where it sat, managing to douse the fire before it could truly take hold. As he frantically rowed away he looked back to shore and there he saw him.”
“Saw who?” May asked, her voice barely a whisper.
The plague doctor of Forloren, still wearing his singed clothes and bone-white mask.”
May slapped the countertop excitedly.
“The doctor set fire to the sailor’s boat!” she squealed. “To stop him from leaving!”
“Precisely!” said George. “If his boat had burned, he’d have been trapped there.”
George leaned in close to May again, his voice low as he continued.
“On the night of a new moon, just like tonight, the doctor walks the fields and laneways of Forloren, peering into windows, checking under blankets, making sure the island is clear of people. And if he got his hands on the sailor again, he’d slowly wrap his chalk-white hands around the man’s neck and—”
“MR. REED!”
George almost jumped clear out of his skin. He put one hand to his chest and breathed heavily.
“Mrs. Bell!” he said. “You nearly stopped my heart!”
May’s mother had slammed the doors open and was pacing across the tavern, her face like thunder.
“What have I told you about telling my daughter ghost stories?” she said.
May grinned from ear to ear and thrust her hands in the air.
“I love them so much!” she said, excitedly.
“They give you nightmares!” said Mrs. Bell.
“Nightmares are just… dreams with flavour!” May said.
“I’m sorry, Mrs. Bell,” George said. “It won’t happen again.”
He reached into one of the many recesses in the tavern’s walls and lifted an object, setting it on the counter beside May. She lifted it up. It was a weathered rum bottle, amber in colour, stoppered with a cork, and containing a scrap of very old paper.
“And don’t worry, May, it’s just a story,” said George with a wink. “Just a story.”
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More foreign investors turning to Malaysia due to trade war
Published by at September 4, 2018
The Edge Markets
KUALA LUMPUR: The on-going US-China trade war has spurred increasing interest among foreign investors to move their regional operations to Malaysia, said an International Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI) official.
“With the Prime Minister’s recent visit to China, there was already some excitement and some companies there enquired on setting up manufacturing facilities here so that they could still penetrate the US market,” said MITI secretary-general Datuk Isham Ishak.
Isham said MITI has, meanwhile, also formed a task force to monitor the opportunities and risks of the trade war to Malaysia.
“The companies that typically show interest to come here are those faced with high tariffs. The first batch was iron and steel companies. Now we also see a lot of solar companies interested to come to Malaysia.
“But the full cycle of the trade war is not yet complete, so there’s still a lot of analysis that these companies need to do to decide whether or not it is viable to move their operations,” he told reporters on the sidelines of the InvestKL Merdeka Dinner.
Isham was representing MITI minister Darell Leiking, who could not attend. Also present were Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad and Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Hannah Yeoh.
Isham said MITI is working on launching a new Industry 4.0 policy come October which will focus on leapfrogging current industries to embrace new technologies of the Industrial Revolution 4.0. It would also be good to address issues on hiring of foreign workers, he added.
“We were supposed to launch this in September but we are finding it difficult to get the Prime Minister’s date. We hope to launch it hopefully in the second week of October,” he said.
Isham said the policy is also necessary in order to continue attracting foreign investors in the future. To date Malaysia has attracted more than 5,000 foreign companies from more than 40 countries, he said.
Source: The Edge Market
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METAL ARTIFACTS FROM SOUTH COASTAL GUATEMALA
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1 96 METAL ARTIFACTS FROM SOUTH COASTAL GUATEMALA Elisa Mencos Regina Moraga Keywords: Maya archaeology, Guatemala, Escuintla, Pacific Coast, South Coast, metals, copper, Postclassic, Pipil Project, Carolina, Gomera The sites of Carolina and Gomera are located in the township of La Gomera, department of Escuintla. These lands are now used for sugar cane plantations and cattle breeding. During the excavations carried out by the South Coast Regional Archaeological Project (Pipil Project) in that zone, a number of copper artifacts were found, located in the central area and in apparent elite residential contexts (Figure 1). Figure 1. Map of Postclassic sites in Escuintla (provided by Frederick Bove, Pipil Project). 1
2 Figure 2. Representation of Xipe Totec (taken from the Diccionario de Mitología y Religión de Mesoamérica, 2002). HISTORIC BACKGROUNDS The Postclassic period begins around 900 AD, and extends to 1520 AD. It is characterized by struggles between the different cultural groups that populated Mesoamerica, by constant migrations, and the militarization of society. A large number of cities within this time frame present some type of defensive system as a consequence of the different conflicts between populations. The political, economical and religious power was concentrated on the ruler, who in turn had the support of a dominant class integrated by the nobility. In the religious aspect, human sacrifices became more frequent in relation with the gods and mostly with warfare. The trade networks were intensified and could reach farther away through terrestrial and maritime routes. 2
3 The Postclassic period is frequently subdivided in two parts: the Early Postclassic (900 to 1250 AD), and the Late Postclassic (1250 AD and up to the Spanish arrival). During the Early Postclassic period, the emergence and decay of the Toltec center of Tula took place, while Chichen Itza in Yucatan- exerted its dominance on the region and then fell, just like Tula did. At El Salvador, the site of Cihuatán was at its peak. In the Late Postclassic, Mayapan emerged, also in Yucatan, while Central Mexico was witness to the emergence, dominance and expansion of the Mexica. Characteristic of the Postclassic were certain varieties of Plumbate ceramics, copper and gold objects, alabaster vessels, and turquoise-decorated artifacts. COPPER It is the chemical element corresponding to atomic number 29 in the Periodical Table of the Elements. It is an abundant material in the earth s crust. It is found native, or more often, in the form of sulphide. It is of a red brown color, bright and malleable, and is an excellent heat and electricity conductor. It forms alloys such as brass and bronze, and is used in the electric industry, as well as in the manufacture of wire, coins, and a variety of utensils. Several processes are linked with metals in general, the main ones being metallurgy and gold and silver works. Metallurgy is the art of working minerals and extracting the metals they contain, to make them ready for being elaborated. Gold and silver work, as opposed to metallurgy, is the art of carving artistic objects made of gold, silver, and other precious metals, or alloys thereof. Around the X century appeared the first works connected with metallurgy in the Pacific Coast, in the modern states of Oaxaca, Guerrero and Michoacan (Romero Galván 2000:119). We know of the existence of several metal pieces, such as axes, lancets, needles, rattles, ear flares and bracelets. Around the time of contact with the conquerors, copper rattles and iron projectile points became more frequent (Lee 1969:201). The metals known in Mesoamerica were: gold, silver, copper, tin, mercury and lead, the latter one being the lesser worked one. The alloys that the Mesoamerican groups mastered were gold and silver; gold and copper; copper and silver; copper and lead, and the most important one, gold, silver and copper, known with the name of tombac (Echavarría 1992:155). It is possible that two classes of copper were available: a soft one, and another one with a hard consistency. The first was considered the purest one, and was used for the elaboration of vases and vessels. The second or hard copper contained tin and was destined to the manufacture of axes, chisels, hoes and other instruments for warfare and agricultural works (Bargalló 1955:27). Copper, in any of its variants, could include gold, silver, lead, antimony, bismuth and arsenic, in the form of impurities that ascertained their degree of purity. In Guatemala, the departments with copper mines are Chiquimula, Zacapa (where it was probably exploited), and Huehuetenango. It is possible that copper, as well as 3
4 other metals, were obtained through the technique of torrefaction, a process that consisted in heating the rock walls and springing water onto the hot surface to produce a fracture (Torres and Franco 1996:92). The copper used in the manufacture of objects, together with gold and silver, were probably of a native origin. The metals, in general, could be melted right where they were collected, or either transported to the workshops in vessels (Torres and Franco 1996:92). Together with the techniques used for obtaining metals, we must refer to those used to work them. There are approximately ten to twelve techniques for the elaboration of metals and their decoration, such as, among others: the alternate cycles of hammering and annealing, the repoussé of sheets, the lost-wax casting of sheets and beads, lost-wax casting with core, cold molding, fusion welding, the joining of golden sheets and nails, and several gilding techniques used in the ornamentation of all these pieces (Echavarría 1992: ). Of the techniques we just mentioned, those used in Mesoamerica were melting, hammering, lost-wax casting, a mixed technique of melting and hammering, coloration, and several types of gilding (Torres and Franco 1996: ). For the study of metal artifacts, Aguilar Piedra (1946) created the first typology of metallic artifacts, later retaken by Pendergast (1962), who included data on objects found in his investigations and their geographic distribution. Finally, Bray (1977) expanded that classification by adding the artifacts recovered in the Maya area, and those that were not classified by Pendergast (1962) and Aguilar Piedra (1946:75). COPPER ARTIFACTS IN GUATEMALA AND MESOAMERICA By the end of the Late Classic period (VIII and IX centuries), metal objects already existed in Mesoamerica, one such example being the figurine fragments of Copan s Stela H, and an object of melted gold found at Palenque (Szaszdi Nagy 1984:73). During the excavations conducted by the French Mission at Nebaj, they were able to recover objects of copper, gold and tombac. Copper rattles dating to the Early and Late Postclassic periods were rescued, together with a pair of tweezers, a ring and a comb (Becquelin and Gervais 1988:195). During the archaeological rescue conducted in the Chixoy river basin, at Cauinal, a rattle was found inside a funerary urn located in Ceremonial Group A (Ichon 1981:34). In Zaculeu, 30 metal objects of the Early and Late Postclassic periods were found in funerary contexts. They consisted of ear flares, rattles, rings and pendants of local origin as well as several imported ones in metals such as gold, tombac and copper. In Tajumulco there were rattles, rings and gold and copper discs (Iglesias and Ciudad 1999:283). At Mixco Viejo, a copper axe was recovered, as well as a necklace made with little golden bells of the XIII century (Murdy 1999:323). For the Terminal Classic in Quirigua, several objects manufactured with copper alloys and introduced by foreigners from the Lowlands were found (Joyce 1999: 391, 394). In Chiapa de Corzo, there were findings of copper artifacts that included one axe, one narrow chisel, spheric, undecorated rattles, rattles worked simulating wires, plain and elongated little bells, and one bracelet or ring of golden copper. It all dates to the 4
5 Late Classic period (Lee 1969:201). In the Upper Grijalva river basin a copper needle was found at the site Los Encuentros, as well as several copper rings and rattles (Lee and Bryant 1996:61). In Tenam Puente six copper rings were recovered (one of them with the representation of a deity showing the Ik symbol in its mouth), and a copper pendant in the form of a turtle. In Central Mexico and in the Cenote of Sacrifice at Chichen Itza, rattles, rings, needles and copper awls were found. Two burials at Tzintzuntzan contained golden copper rattles, bracelets, needles and pins ending in one or two rattles, together with several other artifacts (Marquina 1964:258). CAROLINA AND GOMERA At the sites of Carolina and Gomera there was a discovery that involved a number of copper artifacts in the vicinities of the central areas of the sites, and in an apparent elite residential context (Figure 1). In total, there were 18 artifacts that included rings, needles, rattles, fish-hooks and others which could not be identified. Most copper artifacts found during the excavations belong to the site of Carolina, with 15 artifacts recovered in this place. Operation C2 produced two rings, two rattles, two needles and one hook, totalling seven artifacts (Figure 3). This operation was developed in a segment presently used for crops, at the immediate northwest of the central area of Carolina. In Operation C13, 10 artifacts were recovered, seven of which were found close to fragments of green obsidian ear flares (Figure 4). Probably, one of the artifacts is iron-made (V. Genovez, personal communication 2004), as there is a clear difference between this and the other objects. The rest consist of five needles and three indeterminate fragments. The operation was conducted in a small segment of modern grass immediately north and northeast of the central area of the site. Northeast of the central area of Carolina and during Operation C18, one rattle and one ring were recovered (Figure 5). The ring is wire-bound and the rattle is simple, with no decoration and a round shape. 5
6 Figure 3. Objects found in Operation C2, consisting of two rings, two needles, two rattles and one hook. Pipil Project. Figure 4. Artifacts found in Operation C13, consisting of five needles and four indeterminate fragments. Pipil Project. 6
7 Figure 5. Objects found in Operation C18, consisting of one ring and one rattle. Pipil Project. Figure 6. Sheet recovered in Operation L66. Pipil Project. Figure 7. One ring and one sheet recovered in Operation G48. Pipil Project. In Gomera, objects were recovered in Operations L66 and G48. In L66 we found a metal sheet, very thin and rectangular in shape (Figure 6). In G48 we rescued a rattle and a sheet, folded alongside in its half (Figure 7). All these objects have been dated to the Late Postclassic period, as they were found in association with diagnostic ceramic of this period in the central coast of Escuintla: they correspond to the types Remanso, Sumatán, Chontel, Pajuli, Prado, with just a few of the Micaceous type. 7
8 CONCLUSIONS The rattles found in the different operations conducted at both sites showed similarities with samples found in other Mesoamerican sites, specifically in Western and Central Mexico. Some of them present no decoration whatsoever, but they do show the hoop where they hanged from. One of those found in Carolina still has the rattle, and it still sounds when shaken. An additional artifact recovered in the excavations at this site shows a decoration which resembles a wire. When comparing the hook that was recovered in Operation C2 with examples from South America and Western Mexico, the similarity among the three may be clearly observed, thus confirming their dating to the Postclassic period. The needles recovered in Carolina and Gomera are consistent with those found in other sites of Mesoamerica and possibly of South America as well. They are large needles, somewhat thick, whose orifice was obtained by bending one of its points. Of the three rings recovered, two were made using bound wire. These greatly resemble one that was reported for the site of Tenam Puente by Lee and Bryant (1996). The third is a one-piece ring, decorated with two parallel and circular grooves. The sheets from the sites of Carolina and Gomera have a resemblance with others found in Mexico and South America. The shapes are rectangular and are approximately one millimeter thick, or less. The fragments of C13 that could not be identified do not feature any definite shape; therefore it may be inferred that they are residues or either raw material ready to be worked. Probably all these artifacts were not locally manufactured but instead, imported from Central or Western Mexico, as for the moment there is no evidence of the presence of any goldsmith/silversmith workshop in the South Coast of Guatemala. The only site that we know of with a metal workshop is El Manchón, located in the Sierra Madre of southern Guerrero, 1400 m above sea level. What these findings make evident are the extended trade routes and the links maintained with other areas of Mesoamerica, South America, North America, and the Antilles. Metal work was concentrated in specific areas of Mesoamerica, where different techniques for the procurement and manufacture of metal artifacts were adopted and developed. For what it seems, Guatemala did not have a metallurgy like that of Western or Central Mexico; however, it has samples that feature great artistic and technical skills. In the case of the South Coast, there are just a few records of findings of metal artifacts, and some of them do not have a context that may allow us to associate it directly with the study area. Hopefully, future investigations will produce more information to widen our current degree of knowledge, and to help us to learn more about the inhabitants of the Central Coast of Escuintla. 8
9 REFERENCES Bargalló, Modesto 1955 La Minería y la Metalurgia en la América Española durante la Época Colonial. Fondo de Cultura Económica, México. Becquelin, Pierre, and Véronique Gervais 1988 Excavaciones en el valle de Acul y exploración en la cuenca del río Xacbal. In Arqueología de la Región de Nebaj Guatemala, Cuadernos de Estudios Guatemaltecos 5 (edited by Pierre Becquelin, Alain Breton and Véronique Gervais), Mexico. Echavarría, Alejandro 1992 La Metalurgia en América. Revista Universidad de Antioquia 61 (229): 153:163, Colombia. Ichon, Alain 1981 El sitio de Cauinal. Rescate Arqueológico en la Cuenca del Río Chixoy. 2. Cauinal, pp Misión Científica Franco-Guatemalteca and Editorial Piedra Santa, Guatemala. Iglesias Ponce, María Josefa and Andrés Ciudad Ruiz 1999 El Altiplano Occidental. In Historia General de Guatemala Tomo 1 (volume director Marion Popenoe de Hatch), pp Asociación de Amigos del País. Guatemala. Joyce, Rosemary A El Colapso Maya al final del período Clásico. In Historia General de Guatemala Tomo I (volume director Marion Popenoe de Hatch), pp Asociación de Amigos del País, Guatemala. Lee, Thomas 1969 The Artifacts of Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, México. Paper of the New World Archaeological Foundation 66. Brigham Young University. Lee, Thomas, and Douglas D. Bryant 1996 Patrones domésticos del período Postclásico Tardío de la cuenca superior del río Grijalva. In V Foro de Arqueología de Chiapas. Universidad de Ciencias y Artes del Estado de Chiapas, CEMCA, México. Marquina, Ignacio 1964 Arquitectura Prehispánica. INAH, México. Murdy, Carson 1999 El período Postclásico en el Altiplano Central. In Historia General de Guatemala Tomo I (volume director Marion Popenoe de Hatch), pp Asociación Amigos del País. Guatemala. 9
10 Pendergast, David M Metal Artifacts in Prehispanic Mesoamerica. American Antiquity 27 (4): Society for American Archaeology. Romero Galván, José Rubén 1999 El Mundo Postclásico Mesoamericano. In Atlas Histórico de Mesoamérica. Larousse, México. Szaszdi Nagy, Adam 1984 Un mundo que descubrió Colón. Las rutas del comercio prehispánico de los metales. Cuadernos Colombinos 12. Casa-Museo Colón, Seminario Americanista de la Universidad de Valladolid, España. Torre, Luis y Francisca Franco 1996 La metalurgia Tarasca. Producción y uso de los metales en Mesoamérica. In Temas Mesoamericanos (Sonia Lombardo and Enrique Nalda, editors). INAH, Mexico. Figure 1 Map showing the Postclassic sites in Escuintla (provided by Federico Bove. Pipil Project). Figure 2 Representation of Xipe Totec (taken from Diccionario de Mitología y Religión de Mesoamérica, 2002). Figure 3 Objects found in Operation C2, consisting of two rings, two needles, two rattles, and one fish-hook. Pipil Project. Figure 4 Artifacts found in Operation C13, consisting of five needles and four indeterminate fragments. Pipil Project. Figure 5 Objects corresponding to Operation C18, consisting of one ring and on rattle. Pipil Project. Figure 6 Figure 7 Sheet recovered in Operation L66. Pipil Project One ring and one sheet recovered in Operation G48. Pipil Project 10
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Posted in Concert Reviews
“Chicano Batman Saves The Day”
Written by Jason Reed
Chicano Batman brought their super-powered Latin-infused, funky rhythms and psych rock aesthetic to the historic Fremont Theatre in San Luis Obispo, California on Tuesday for what was ultimately an exuberant and emotionally cathartic performance. Opening for the band were The Shacks and Khuaring, two fun and compellingly unique acts in their own right.
As I’m writing this review sitting in a coffee shop, the familiar chorus of their song “Friendship (Is A Small Boat In A Storm)” (off of their latest album “Freedom Is Free” released in March of this year) just came on over the store’s speakers in a seemingly serendipitous fashion. I’m sure the famous Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung would label this as a form of synchronicity, where a “meaningful coincidence” demonstrates a deeper resonation between a phenomenon and the soul of the person who perceives it. And from the jubilant reaction of the packed house at Tuesday night’s concert, it was clear that this band deeply resonates with lots of other folks as well.
Frontman Bardo Martinez channeled the slick stage presence of the Godfather of Soul, Mr. James Brown throughout the night, providing his own unique styling of soulful crooning and lively, articulated gestures, repeatedly falling to his knees and walking to the front of the stage to outstretch his hands and interact with the crowd. In addition to his skillful organ and guitar playing, at one point during the show Bardo and guitarist Eduardo Arenas switched their instruments, demonstrating their aptitude on the other’s bass and six-string. Carlos Arevalo’s calm and stoic demeanor provided a ruse under which hid his impassioned and emotive guitar skills. The tight percussion on display throughout the night (particularly on the William Onyeabor-esque “Flecha Al Sol”) highlighted Gabriel Villa’s impressive and punchy drumming.
Throughout the night the energy in the room alternated from romantic (“Angel Eyes“) to ascending and inspired (“Freedom Is Free“) back to stoney and downtempo (“She Lives On My Block“). Speaking of stoney, you’ll notice in some of the concert photos a certain “haze” in the air that was indicative of the audience’s propensity to blaze up their favorite “medicinal herbs.” This was no doubt a smart financial move on the part of the band, since there was no need to unnecessarily waste money on a smoke machine when you had an audience as celebratory as this one.
Another highlight of the night was their performance of “Black Lipstick,” with its infectious guitar hooks and organ notes, that compelled the audience to sway in empathy for the singer’s tale of woe and romantic heartbreak. To be honest, every song felt like a purposeful addition to the set, with no forgettable filler anywhere to be seen. Beautiful stuff all around.
Chicano Batman feels lovingly retro (harkening back to some of the best of Carlos Santana’s guitar-driven psychedelia and swinging Gilberto Gil Brazilian tropicalia of the 1960’s), yet avoids falling into the common trap of being derivative. There is also a modern, indie rock sensibility and authenticity with this four-piece outfit from Los Angeles that is refreshing, their edge having been increasingly sharpened over the course of their 9 years together as a band, each new album further refining their musical range and acumen.
Through their proud and unapologetic channeling of the socially conscious “La Raza” Latino politics and musical styles from the 70’s, there is an affirmative, unified cultural identity and cohesion to the band that is inspiring to see and that feels (for lack of a better term), revolutionary in 2017, especially in the divisive era of our current President and his administration’s policies. If the former’s plan for his “Wall” goes forward, it won’t be Pink Floyd that will break this one down, but rather Chicano Batman, this generation’s liberators of the emotionally downtrodden and musically oppressed.
For more information about the band, check out chicanobatman.com
Bardo Martinez
Carlos Arevalo
Chicano Batman Concert Review
Cycles of Existential Rhyme
Eduardo Arenas
Freedom Is Free
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Jason Paulsgrove doubles as a police officer, owner of Midwest Uniform Supply – News – The Register-Mail
Robyn Gautschy The Register-Mail
About this story: Galesburg has a small, but growing, community of young entrepreneurs. From restaurant to retail to the service industry, these business owners are bringing a fresh outlook and new ideas to the business scene. In the next several months, we’ll profile a different business owner each week in our Sunday business section. Do you know any movers and shakers we should meet? Email features editor Robyn Gautschy at rgautschy@register-mail.com.
GALESBURG — Jason Paulsgrove has been working in law enforcement since he was in college, and in 2004, he checked another goal off his to-do list: He opened his own business, Midwest Uniform Supply, at the age of 24. He started out selling police and medical uniforms, but soon switched entirely to medical uniforms.
“I have been fortunate in the timing of my business,” he said. “The medical industry has been and still is growing rapidly, and the demand for the products I sell is increasing.”
Paulsgrove’s business has grown quickly to meet the demand. He moved to a larger location only six months in, and moved again in 2015 to the current building at Seminary and Losey streets. He’s also opened — and expanded — a location in Peoria, and maintained a steady business online and with the store’s mobile division.
The key to his success?
“Hard work, and never stop learning,” he said.
Read on as Paulsgrove shares how he balances his two careers, how he applied his law enforcement background to small business ownership, and his advice to other young entrepreneurs.
Register-Mail: First, some background on you: Where did you grow up and go to school? How old are you? What other jobs have you had before opening Midwest Uniform Supply?
Jason Paulsgrove: I was born and raised in Galesburg. After high school I went to Carl Sandburg College and then transferred to Monmouth College, where I majored in political science. I’m 37 years old. I worked at Radio Shack in high school and college and also at Shopko as loss prevention. While I was still in college I was hired as a part-time officer at Abingdon Police Department.
RM: You still work as a police officer. What made you decide to open a uniform shop? How did you make the transition from police officer to business owner?
JP: I always had a goal of opening my own business; I just wasn’t sure what it would be. I started looking at opening a uniform store while I was in college and my family had some commercial space in Galesburg that was vacant. Not long after I was hired at the Galesburg Police Department I started looking at the idea again of opening a uniform store. I was assigned to second shift, which gave me most of the day to work on starting the business. I originally had police and medical uniforms in the store, and about six months in I began to shift toward only medical uniforms.
RM: What lessons or knowledge did you learn in law enforcement that you were able to apply to your new venture?
JP: Police work teaches you how to communicate with people. Working at a small police department first, where you were the only officer on duty, forced you to learn how to de-escalate a situation by talking.
RM: And now, how do you balance these two different jobs?
JP: Balancing the two can be difficult. My day starts with an early trip to the gym around 6:30 a.m., then to the office until 2:30 p.m., and then to the police department until 11 p.m. Police work is never as simple as an eight-hour shift — there are many days where training and court appearances are required during a time you normally would be off work. The key for me to balance them both has been a great team at the office. I have several employees who have been with the business for years and make it easier for me to be able to leave every day for the police department.
RM: How has Midwest Uniform Supply changed and grown over the years?
JP: After six months in business I moved to the second location at 240 S. Seminary St., as we needed more space. Three years into the business, I acquired a second location in Peoria. In 2010 I moved the Peoria store to a much larger space and purchased two adjoining buildings in Galesburg to expand this location. In 2015 we moved in to our current building at Seminary and Losey. Recently our online sales have become a more important part of the business, as well as our mobile, on-site sales.
RM: What do you think is the secret to your business’ growth and success?
JP: No secrets — hard work, and never stop learning. I have been fortunate in the timing of my business. The medical industry has been and still is growing rapidly, and the demand for the products I sell is increasing. In today’s economy you have to always re-evaluate your business and find ways to save the customers money and, maybe more important now, is saving them time. You have to have the products they want available to them when they want them, at a competitive price. Offering free and expedited shipping today is a must. It is possible for a local small business to compete with any other competition, even those like Wal-Mart and Amazon.
RM: I hadn’t really thought about uniforms as a fashion statement, but your website has so many neat colors, patterns and styles. What are your best-selling items? Do you have anything new that you and your customers are especially excited about?
JP: Medical Uniforms are now just as much a part of the fashion industry as any other ready-to-wear items. New designers are leaving fashion brands to come work in the industry. We are seeing designers from top brands like Adidas coming to design scrubs now. Vera Bradley recently released a new line, like medical uniforms designed with inspiration from her bag brand. We attend fashion shows now in Dallas, Los Angeles as well as a yearly national show that will be in Nashville this year. The biggest launch of this year has to be Vera Bradley — that is a name that many of our customers already know and relate to.
RM: What is something a lot of people don’t know about Midwest Uniform Supply?
JP: With our two locations, we are the largest independent retailer of medical uniforms in Illinois. I currently serve as president of the Uniform Retailers Association. This is a national trade association that represents independent uniform retailers.
RM: What are the upsides and downsides to owning your own business?
JP: It’s really hard to list all of the upsides. My family has always been small business owners and this has always been my goal. I can’t imagine not being involved in a business like this. The freedoms created by owning your own business have to be at the top of the list — the ability to have control over the direction of the work aspect of your life.
It’s not always easy or fun. There are many long nights and early mornings. Finding employees is the most difficult part of the business. It’s not uncommon to look for moths and conduct dozens of interviews before finding the right fit.
There is some stress when you realize there is nobody else in line after you when there is a problem. When you know a job needs to be done, in the end it is your responsibility.
RM: What is your advice to other entrepreneurs, especially to young people like yourself who are just getting started?
JP: There was a Harvard business professor who wrote about entrepreneurship, Howard Stevenson. He had a quote that always stuck with me: “Entrepreneurship is the pursuit of opportunity without regard to resources currently controlled.”
RM: What’s next for you? Any new projects or ideas in the works?
JP: I have two new projects in the works for Midwest Uniform Supply. Hopefully in the near future we will have some more information to release as we begin to look for new employees to help move these projects forward. Recently we launched a new website just for men’s scrubs: www.guysinscrubs.com is focused on providing the growing number of men in the medical uniform industry with the best selection of uniforms available online.
RM: Tell us about your life outside of work — what do you like to do for fun? Any clubs or hobbies? Family or pets?
JP: I enjoying golfing and boating, and I live just outside of Galesburg with my girlfriend and my yellow lab Jake. I have been participating in the steering committee for the new CEO program and am very excited to see that start next fall.
RM: Is there anything else you’d like to add?
JP: I’ve always said Galesburg is a great place to start and run a business. There is a lot of opportunity in our town. I like watching others who see this as well and are stepping up and making things happen. Just last night I had a conversation with a local young business owner who is in a growth stage as well. That guy was fired up about his new venture and is a great example of how much can be done in our town.
WANT TO GO?
Midwest Uniform Supply
Address: 627 N. Seminary St., Galesburg
Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday
Web: www.midwestuniformsupply.com and on Facebook @midwestuniformsupply
Robyn Gautschy: (309) 343-7181, ext. 265; rgautschy@register-mail.com
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James Howden
Sport, Culture & other obsessions
It’s All About Sports!
On Second Thought…
About James Howden
Where It’s Art
Posted by :James Howden On : July 28, 2013
Category: At First Glance
Tags:AJ Vandrie, Eduard Gurevich, Ethel Curry Gallery, Haliburton, Haliburton School of the Arts, painting, Portage Lake Pottery, Rose Pearson, Wayne Hooks, woodworking
“But Wayne, how did you get into this?” Perhaps this question came from my wonderment at a quiet man going into retail in the first place – and not just any sort of shop, but one selling original paintings, sculptures, stained glass, woodworking and pottery. I’ve been in the Ethel Curry Art Gallery many times over the past couple of decades, as family ties have drawn me regularly to the small northern Ontario town that is its unlikely host.
The Gallery from outside, reflecting a northern summer sky.
I’m a small town boy, and I love these places, but they’re not noted for their devotion to and support of the arts, if I may risk a generalization. Haliburton, about three hours northwest of Toronto, is a pretty little place, perched by a lake and surrounded by wooded hills. The surrounding county of the same name, bordered on the north by Algonquin Park, contains an absurd number of lakes and a surprisingly large roster of artists among its 16,000 citizens.1 One of them was Ethel Curry, whose nephew Pete owns a woodsplitter and a small retail building in Haliburton village. Wayne is a woodworker, and as he tells the story, it wasn’t long before conversations about wood led to others about art and display space which led, 18 years later, to him explaining the genesis of the gallery to me. Again: the whole thing thrills and bemuses me, and I can’t believe it’s around the corner from Jug City convenience and the “Aprons and Soaps” shop. And how does a veteran of African development work, a confirmed loner, dog-lover and crafter of meticulously detailed model ships and other wooden delights, become the owner of an art emporium about an hour south of Nowhere?
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Corbyn welcomes back 10 mps in labour reshuffle in bid to quell growing disquiet
10th October 2016 Politics 32844
Jeremy Corbyn moved to try to quell growing disquiet in Labour ranks at his shadow cabinet reshuffle by announcing the return of 10 people to the top team who previously quit in protest at his leadership in June.
In a move clearly intended to overshadow the resignations of two whips after the controversial sacking of chief whip Rosie Winterton, Mr Corbyn noted the number of people returning to the fold in his shake-up of Labour’s front bench.
However, the total of returnees is still just a quarter of the 63 MPs in shadow posts who turned their backs on him in the mass walkout after the shock Brexit referendum vote, though there are more posts still to fill.
Mr Corbyn said: “I am pleased to announce the appointment of 21 MPs to our front bench, 14 of whom are women and four of whom are from the black and minority ethnic community.
“I welcome back the 10 who have returned, and look forward to working with the eight talented MPs joining the front bench for the first time.”
The 10 MPs returning to the Corbyn fold are: Jack Dromey, Pat Glass, Sharon Hodgson, Roberta Blackman-Woods, Kevin Brennan, Louise Haigh, Jenny Chapman, Matthew Pennycook, Nick Thomas-Symonds and Emma Lewell-Buck.
The announcement came after sources close to Mr Corbyn hit back at resigning whip Conor McGinn by branding the St Helens North MP “disloyal” and insisting he jumped before he was pushed.
A Labour source said: “No-one will lose any sleep over Conor McGinn resigning after the disloyalty he showed in organising resignations during the attempted coup.”
Mr McGinn insisted that new chief whip Nick Brown offered him the opportunity to remain in his post, as he thanked Ms Winterton for being “an outstanding chief whip”.
Fellow resigning whip, Halifax MP Holly Lynch, said she wanted to spend more time in her constituency, where she has a slender majority of 428.
The removal of Ms Winterton provoked an angry backlash, with chairman of the parliamentary party John Cryer writing to MPs to protest that he and the chief whip had been kept in the dark about the reshuffle despite being engaged in talks with the leadership on putting some of the posts in the shadow cabinet up for election.
Shadow international trade secretary Barry Gardiner said it was “difficult to believe” Mr Corbyn did not inform Mr Cryer.
He told the BBC’s Sunday Politics programme: “John Cryer is one of the best-connected people in the party, and the idea that anything took place without his knowledge, I find difficult to believe.”
The return of the clutch of MPs who had previously quit in protest at the leadership gives Mr Corbyn the chance to steady the ship after a tumultuous few days since he began reshaping his top team.
The appointments follow reports that leading anti-Corbyn figures are preparing to organise their own “shadow shadow cabinet” in direct competition with the official front bench, which will produce its own policy initiatives.
The senior moderate in Mr Corbyn’s top team expressed a relaxed attitude to the emergence of such a body.
Shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer said there were “unresolved” issues in the parliamentary party after Mr Corbyn’s reshuffle, a shake-up which saw Labour plunged back into infighting.
Asked about the “shadow shadow cabinet” on BBC One’s The Andrew Marr Show, Sir Keir said: “There are unresolved issues in the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP).
“We do need to resolve them as soon as possible. We need to be an outward-looking, confident party rather than an inward, divided party, so we need to address that.
“I respect colleagues who want to make their voice heard from different places, whether it’s the back bench, the mid-bench, through select committees, or on the front bench.”
Sir Keir sidestepped answering when asked if the Labour leader would make a good prime minister.
The Brexit chief also appeared at odds with Mr Corbyn as he called for a reduction in immigration numbers after the Labour leader refused to bow to pressure from MPs to do the same at last month’s party conference.
The resignations came in the wake of controversial choice for shadow attorney general, Shami Chakrabarti, comparing the Labour Party to a “war zone”.
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City denies fault for blackout extending to 9¼ hours
An intentional blackout that was supposed to have ended at 7 a.m. Saturday continued for a total of 9¼ hours, cutting power to much of the downtown business district. Power was restored at 12:15 p.m..
City officials blamed the extended blackout on workers from Funk Electric having what the city described as "a parts failure."
"This is not a city outage," city administrator Roger Holter said.
Progress originally was slowed because a lightning storm. When workers re-energized lines, power arced because insulation had been nicked, Holter said.
Workers were sent in two directions to get replacement parts, while Marion city employees helped remove old wires, he said.
The first official indication of problems came at 8:30 a.m., 1½ hours after the blackout was to have ended, when the city posted to a social media account that the contractor was continuing to work on underground wiring for the Marion County waste transfer station, now under construction.
According to Holter, the county wants to bury overhead power lines near a city electric substation to protect transfer station workers.
The city's announcement of plans for the blackout Friday morning said power would be out from 3 to 7 a.m. to finish installing a buried line and to allow city workers to replace fuses in the city substation.
Downtown businesses either closed or pressed on without power Saturday morning. Lanning Pharmacy used its recently installed backup generator. Central National Bank could not use its computers or the drawer at its drive-up window but was accepting transactions without power at a walkup window.
Only two days ago, city power failed in some areas because a tree limb fell on power lines at the north end of Elm St. It also failed five days ago when a fuse in what is known as a regulatory bank blew; that blackout also had begun as intentional for work at the transfer station, which has seen massive cost overruns. A blown fuse took out power four days before that.
A damaging blackout June 5 resulted in half power that burned out some air conditioners and other appliances in town; tt was blamed on a connector near the substantion that either was not installed properly or failed. A blackout a few days before that was blamed on use of buried cable near the substation that wasn't sufficiently moisture-resistant in an area that flooded after heavy rain.
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RallyTowels Pivots to Start Producing Custom Dye Sublimated Face Masks Locally
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RallyTowels Pivots to Start Producing Custom Dye Sublimated Face Masks Locally in the USA Rally-Towels has announced that the company has pivoted to producing custom dye sublimated face masks at their local manufacturing facilities in Southern California.
Carson, CA, USA - May 7, 2020 / / —
RallyTowels.com announces production of custom dye sublimated face masks. The announcement should come as a welcome surprise for many people across the country as face mask shortages loom. The company has announced pivoting from producing custom towels, to face masks both blank and branded with corporate logos. Local production of these face masks will ensure higher quality masks as compared to ones produced overseas owing to higher quality assurance standards and better manufacturing facilities.
The decision to manufacture custom face masks came as RallyTowels was recently asked by a client to produce face masks as the quality they were getting from overseas wasn't adequate. The client also wanted to keep custom face mask production local, i.e., in the US, which led RallyTowels to take on what many believed was a huge challenge. However, experience manufacturing towels for 18 years as it turns out can help with manufacturing face masks proof of which are face masks that offer better protection than their overseas counterparts. RallyTowels has also teamed up with a local charity to donate a portion of the proceeds.
Readers can find out more about RallyTowels by visiting their official website https://www.rallytowels.com
"We wanted to keep production in full capacity here in the USA in California, instead of sending our production overseas. We believe that Made in the USA is now more important than it ever was before, and we wanted to prove to our clients that we can produce high-quality dye sublimated custom face masks, including corporate logos and branding with incredible production times at very close to oversea pricing. If anything, this will serve as a proof of concept of sorts that dispels myths that anything produced locally is going to be more expensive and of inferior quality," according to the CEO Jonas Partovi.
He also added, "The move is to now transition production not only of a custom face mask production facility but other types of dye sublimated custom face masks over to the US. Producing these locally isn't just important from a financial standpoint but also because we can produce a superior product."
RallyTowels has been producing custom towels for over 18 years. The company is a pioneer of the custom towel space, so to pivot into custom face masks was an easy transition for them.
Contact and location information are available at www.RallyTowels.com
Name: Jonas Partovi
Organization: Rally Towels
Address: 20507 Belshaw Ave Carson, CA 90746
Website: https://www.rallytowels.com/
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Potential comic potential
Coming soon from Old Buckenham Players
Old Buckenham Players next production will be Alan Ayckbourn’s “Comic potential”
The action of this play takes place in the near future when ‘Actoids’ have replaced human actors and one, JC- F31—333, appears to have a glitch as she keeps breaking into laughter.
JC- F31—333, or Jacie as she becomes known, has a comedy specially written for her but this just leads to jealousy especially when Jacie and the comedy writer fall in love…
The play will be performed at Old Buckenham Village Hall on Thursday 17, Friday 18 and Saturday 19 May. More details later.
Look what's coming
Tuesday 3 Coffee and chat, Church Rooms, 10.30am to 12 noon
Wednesday 4 Luncheon Club, Village Hall, 10am to 2pm
Friday 6 Crib drive, Village Hall, 7.30pm
Sunday 8 Askew Agricultural Museum, Scales Farm, 2pm to 5pm
Monday 9 Whist drive, Church Rooms, 2pm
Thursday 12 Breckland Flower Club, Village Hall, 2pm
Thursday 12 Social and Wine Circle, Church Rooms, 7.45pm
Friday 13 Village Fete planning meeting, Village Hall, 7.30pm
Saturday 14 Diamond Jubilee planning meeting, Village Hall, 10am
Wednesday 18 Luncheon Club outing
Saturday 21 Debating Society, Church Rooms, 10am
Saturday 28 Garden event, Village Hall, 10am to 1pm
Sunday 29 RV Fly In, OB Airfield
Early for April
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All the news from Old Buckenham in that old-fashioned printed way.
Players say thank you
Around three year's ago it became obvious to Old Buckenham Players that the stage lighting equipment installed at Old Buckenham Village Hall was getting to the end of its useful (and safe) life. Now, after much fundraising, the new equipment and lighting rigs have been installed and the Players felt it was appropriate to say thank you to all those involved.
This thank you took the form of an evening's "light entertainment", provided free to all who wanted to come along and enjoy it.
After a couple of introductory speeches from the Players' chairman Laurence Barnett and from Lynda Turner (Breckland Council Member for Localism, Community and Environmental Services) to explain the background and where all the money (over £10,000) had come from, the entertainment started.
There was a mixture of short sketches, songs and 'radio plays' to enjoy over the next couple of hours. A break was taken to savour homemade cakes provided by the Old Buckenham Women's Institute and to distribute the prizes from a worthwhile raffle.
Most of the cast managed to get on stage for the final radio play "This was their finest flower", an item so full of vegetable puns that it was impossible to keep up with them.
After the final curtain, a further thank you to all involved was given by Jill Emms from the Village Hall Committee.
If there was anything disappointing about the evening it was the lack of Old Buckenham people who bothered to come along and support the event. If, as Jill Emms suggested, they had stopped at home to watch so-called talent shows on television then they certainly missed seeing some of the great talent that exists on their own doorstep.
Grants from Parish Council
You need to think ahead
Any voluntary organisation within the village of Old Buckenham seeking a grant from the parish council in the next financial year (commencing 1 April 2013) needs to submit their application in writing to the Parish Clerk before Sunday 30 September this year.
Results of the Old Buckenham quiz
Quiz statistics
There was some careful counting up of points before the winners of the village quiz held on Friday 16 March were announced as being ‘Table 7’. This turned out to be the Women’s Institute A team who had 79 points (out of a possible 110), just one point in front of ‘Table 9’. Close behind were ‘Table 10’ and ‘Table 11’, both with 75 points.
Perhaps it is better to keep the teams anonymous for those sharing last place who were teams 5 and 17, each with 51 points.
Team 10 was the only team to achieve a perfect score of 10 on a round which they managed on “It happened in 2011”. Team 20 achieved the highest score of 17 out of 20 on the word equations table quiz.
Thanks need to go to Roy and Pat for all their work in setting the questions and keeping all the scores. As mentioned in the earlier post on this quiz, one of the most important numbers for the evening was the £210 raised for village hall funds.
Frederick Duleep Singh and Old Buckenham
Hall filled for local history talk
For the second night running the Old Buckenham Village Hall was packed with people. On Saturday 17 March it was for the talk by Peter Bance on 'The Prince who lived in Old Buckenham'. There can't be many small villages in the country that can claim to have had a prince and three princesses living there at the same time.
But then Prince Frederick Duleep Singh came to live at Old Buckenham Hall in 1897 followed soon after by his three sisters, the princesses Bamba, Catherine and Sophia, at the Manor House beside Old Buckenham Green. How this all came about was all explained by Peter Bance as he gave the history of the Duleep Singh dynasty, how members of the family were forced to leave India and then came to England where they were befriended by Queen Victoria.
Frederick settled in his new home in Old Buckenham and set about improving the house and gardens. He was a keen shot and, along with his elder brother Victor, set up local records for the amount of game shot in one day. He moved on to other houses locally, first to Breckles and then to Blo' Norton where he died and is buried.
All this, and much more, was illustrated by the speaker's collection of old photographs and other family items. He answered questions from the audience and also heard their stories of Prince Frederick, even down to the wonderful handwriting he had when recording the minutes of the Old Buckenham Green Right Proprietors.
The aim of this evening's event was to raise money for the village hall funds and, with all 120 seats taken, it was successful raising over £400. The local Attleborough Heritage Group provided excellent projection facilities and the Old Buckenham Women's Institute served up wonderful homemade refreshments.
Perhaps even more important was that the audience seemed to enjoy it, probably spoke to people from the village that they had never met before and went home knowing more about their village history than they did when they arrived.
Queen’s Jubilee celebrations in Old Buckenham
Timetable of events
Saturday 2 June. Royal quiz in the evening at the Village Hall. Organised by Old Buckenham WI. Initial survey shows this event will be popular. Proposal is for teams of six, around 12 teams.
Likely cost £4.50 including fish and chips. Looking for subsidy to bring down the price
Sunday 3 June. Aircraft display and classic car rally at Old Buckenham Airfield during the afternoon. Fun fair booked as well.
Barn dance and barbeque in the evening, cost £5 (children under 12 free if with adult).
Tuesday 5 June. Outdoor service on the Green. Then at 1pm there will be a ‘bring a plate’ meal for everyone on the Green. This is expected to be on the stretch of road running from the village shop towards the almshouses. During the afternoon there will be sports activities such as a rounders match and other fun competitions on the Green.
Throughout the holiday weekend a display of heritage photographs and other items will be put on at the village hall. There will also be pub games for all at the Ox and Plough.
The Jubilee mugs have been obtained and will be distributed to the village children at the meal at Tuesday lunchtime. Other people wanting mugs will be able to buy them at £2.50 each.
A fund-raising ‘squares board’ will be organised to provide some income to subsidise events where necessary. Prizes will include a flight in the Stearman biplane from the Airfield.
It is hoped to plant a commemorative tree on the Green to celebrate the Jubilee.
The next meeting to discuss these arrangements will be on Saturday 14 April at 10am in the Memorial Room at the Village Hall.
Popular village quiz
Teams galore
Quiz mania hit Old Buckenham Village Hall last night. Twenty-five teams turned up to take part in the latest village quiz leading to some last minute photocopying to provide enough paperwork for all the teams. It was well after 11pm before the proceedings finished so the full results of event will be posted later.
One thing that can be reported is that the event raised £210 for the village hall funds.
Old Buckenham Fete
Organising the 2012 fete
Nine people came along to the Village Hall on Tuesday 6 March to sort out arrangements for an Old Buckenham village fete to be held on Saturday 1 September. Other people from the village sent apologies for not being able to attend because the All Saints PCC was holding its AGM on the same evening.
Jill Emms led the meeting and agreed to take the minutes. It was realised that there was a necessity for a co-ordinator, especially on the day itself, to make sure that everything was running smoothly and it was decided to aim to have someone agree to take on this responsibility before the next fete planning meeting. Jill Emms agreed to be treasurer.
Feedback from the 2011 fete was strong, with visitors remarking on the wonderful atmosphere, and it was agreed that planning for a fete should go ahead.
In view of the uncertainties, it was agreed that some decisions should be left for the time being, particularly booking acts for the main ring.
The basic format would remain as last year, the fete taking place between 2pm and 5pm on the area in front of the village hall and on the recreation area at the back.
Car parking arrangements had generally worked well and the schools to be approached again this year.
Various suggestions were made for entertainment activities including last year’s favourites such as the Punch and Judy, Morris Men and the Dog Show with other organisations to be approached to see if they would attend.
It was expected that the majority of the village organisations would run stall as last year including the art exhibition, the barbecue and a bookstall. It was hoped to have definitive answers at the next meeting in April. Mike Bartlett agreed he would be willing to organise the Grand Draw and would appreciate help in selling the tickets around the village.
It was put forward that the proceeds of the dog show to go to the WI and the proceeds of the main fete (mostly draw money, stall fees, raffle, etc) should all go to the Village Hall.
The next meeting about the fete would be on Tuesday 3 April in the Memorial Hall starting at 7.30 pm.
Learning something new
Crafty WI in Old Buckenham
Old Buckenham Women’s Institute ran a successful Craft Day in the Village Hall today. Nearly sixty ladies from neighbouring WIs came along to get an insight into what was probably, for them, a new craft skill. And they all went away clutching the product of their hard work, ready to go home and say “Look what I made today”.
There were five crafts being taught, embroidery on gingham, pewter work, beading, patchwork and decorating a tin. Under the watchful eye of their tutors the participants persevered and found that they could produce something that they were proud of. Several people commented on how quiet it was in the hall with everyone concentrating on learning something new.
Behind the scenes there was plenty of work going on preparing food and drink to keep everyone fed and watered throughout the day.
Old Buckenham Women's Institute
Raising a toast
At their February meeting, Old Buckenham WI were pleased to welcome Martin Wynn as their speaker on the subject of the history and etiquette of toastmastering.
Martin told members that he had spent 32 years of his life as a police officer and the last thirteen years as a toastmaster. This is the only country in the world that employs the services of a professional toastmaster. The origins of the job went back as far as the Hebrews and Vikings and the Normans brought the custom with them when they came to Britain in 1066. There had always been a custom of proposing a toast to the good health of their companions before going into battle.
The speaker appeared resplendent in his toastmaster’s “uniform”. He outlined the importance of planning on the part of the toastmaster on each occasion when he is employed and he must use tact and diplomacy at all times. He concluded his talk with some humorous anecdotes.
Final arrangements were made at the meeting for twenty members to go on a trip to Wells-next-the-Sea in May. The local WI there will entertain the group to lunch after which there will be the opportunity for members to have a guided walk around the town and quay.
On a county level, members are being encouraged to take their cameras out and about during the next few months to enable them to compete in the photographic competition entitled ‘Norfolk Inland Waterways’. The winners’ entries will be used in the WI calendar for 2014 (the WI always likes to plan well ahead). At least two Old Buckenham members have been winners in past years so it is hoped that more of members may take up their cameras during
Forty members and friends enjoyed their annual trip to the Theatre Royal for the Norfolk & Norwich Operatic Society’s production of “Hello Dolly” and some members are looking to support the Dereham Operatic Society’s production of “Oklahoma” in October.
Members have a very busy few months ahead, including provision of refreshments at some village events plus of course the Jubilee celebrations in June. Work is also starting to plan the schedule of the Village Produce Show on Sunday 9 September so watch this space.
A Spring Fair will be held in the Church Rooms on Saturday 31 March and it is hoped that many villagers will go along for afternoon tea between 2pm and 4pm.
Working in Wyoming
There was a high attendance in the Church Rooms in Old Buckenham on Thursday 8 March to hear the local Rector David Hill give an illustrated talk on his family visit to Wyoming USA last year. He officiated each Sunday during August in a tiny wooden chapel located 6000 feet up a mountain in Jackson Hole close to the famous Snake River. In idyllic surroundings in the shadow of the Teton Mountains, David was locum priest for the Chapel of the Transfiguration where there was an impressive turnout for the Sunday services. With 60 to 80 attending the 8am service and well in excess of 100 at the 10am service, the mass attendance was well in excess of the local population.
The trip also afforded David, his wife Kate and the boys to experience the glorious and impressive sightseeing including the Yellowstone National Park and the local rodeo. The beauty and magnificence of the area was illustrated with some excellent photographs accompanied by David’s informative narrative with the usual funny anecdotes thrown in. Their trip also had a nostalgic twist for the first slide shown was that of diary entries of Kate’s mother dated the 24th to the 26th of August 1951 when she too had been in Jackson Hole.
The next meeting of the Old Buckenham Social and Wine Circle will be on Thursday 12 April in the Church Rooms at 7.45pm. In a change to the previously published programme, the evening will be a talk and presentation given by Easton Coaches on their history and the services that they can offer.
The Prince who lived in Old Buckenham
Only a week to go
If you are interested in local history then you may like to come along to a talk in Old Buckenham entitled ‘The Prince who lived in Old Buckenham’. Two-thirds of the tickets have already been sold so don't put off getting yours any longer.
This will be an illustrated talk by Peter Bance and has been organised by the Old Buckenham Village Newsletter supported by the Attleborough Heritage Group.
Peter Bance is a renowned expert on the Duleep Singh family. He will be explaining how the Maharaja Duleep Singh was exiled to Britain at the age of 13 and was befriended by Queen Victoria who was godmother to several of his children. One of the sons, Prince Frederick, was born in 1868 and came to live in Old Buckenham Hall in 1897. Three of Frederick's sisters, the princesses Bamba, Catherine and Sophia, also came to live at the Manor House alongside Old Buckenham Green.
Frederick lived the life of a country squire at his 340 acre estate surrounding Old Buckenham Hall, he bought Old Buckenham windmill in 1900 and even erected a monument at the Hall to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
So come along and enjoy hearing about the prince and princesses that lived in Old Buckenham on Saturday 17 March in Old Buckenham Village Hall.
The talk will start at 7pm, admission costs £5 (to include homemade refreshments) and the event is in aid of Village Hall funds
Tickets are now available from the Old Buckenham village shop, the Attleborough Heritage Centre in Station Road, Attleborough, or from the Old Buckenham blog editor. For more information you can email oldbuckhistory@aol.com
Twigs and tulips at AGM
The AGM was held at the March meeting. Club membership had increased during the year and all had enjoyed a mixed programme of flower arranging and garden demonstrations and talks.
Pat Wells had completed her three year term of office as chairman and handed over to Sally Westrup. Olive Heppel passed on the president's badge to Pat Wells. Pat, Olive and Ann Norris, who also stepped down from the committee, were thanked for all their hard work for the Club.
Janet Skidmore gained most points during the year in the New Hands Class with Alison Walker second while Shirley Penfold gained the most points in the Old Hands class with Sylvia Briggs second.
The President's cup for overall points for flower arranging was won by Shirley Penfold who also accumulated the most points in the table show.
The AGM was followed by a workshop led by Christine Hewson who showed how to make a design - twigs and tulips - with very colourful results.
The next meeting is the Club's Pearl Anniversary (members only) which will be held at Old Buckenham Village Hall commencing 10.30am for a welcome coffee. There will be a talk on the history of pearls in the morning, a buffet lunch will be served and Nick Grounds will be demonstrating in the afternoon followed by afternoon tea.
The competition title is 'Celebration Cocktail' and the table show is for a vase of spring blooms from the garden.
In the March competitions, Alison Walker was first in the table show and also first in the New Hands flower arranging. Pat Wells was first in the Old Hands section.
Up to the minute minutes
Parish Council in March
These notes are written by the blog editor from the draft minutes and may contain information that is amended at a later date.
There were five members of the public present at the Parish Council meeting in March and two councillors, Jonathan Kemp and Carol Marshall, sent apologies as they were unable to attend.
The minutes of the Parish Council meeting in February were signed as a true and accurate record of the meeting.
Matters arising from the minutes. Tom Johnson raised the matter of a grant to the Village Hall of £1500 for solar panels and asked when the money would be paid. Tim Ing said that the money would be paid after April 2013 if the grant was approved at the next precept meeting. Tom Johnson asked if the Parish Council could make a loan for the amount before April 2013 and Tim Ing said the matter could be discussed at the next Parish Council meeting. Adrian Joel said that the 2011 census information might be available shortly. Tim Ing raised the matter of parking in the Village Hall car park when people are dropping off and collecting children from the school. Councillors Tim Ing, Adrian Joel and JohnFrost had met with the headmaster of the school to discuss the matter. The school wanted to do a project with the children on the subject. It was agreed that a ‘horseshoe’ system of using the car park would be introduced after the Easter holidays. Leaflets would be given to the parents explaining the system and councillors would monitor the situation. Derek Smalley asked if speeding in Hargham Road could be put in the letter to parents. The Parish Clerk to write to police on the matter and ask if they could look at the problem. Adrian Joel thanked Kerry Talbot for doing an excellent job with the minutes of the February meeting during the sickness absence of the Parish Clerk. John Frost said some minor anti-social behaviour had occurred at the church but the police were very good and were regular visitors to the church. Sarah Dye said vandalism at and near the play area had increased and Derek Smalley agreed to raise the matter at the next police SNAT meeting.
Planning applications. 4 Chattergate. Bay window and porch, two additional windows and replacing existing conservatory with ground floor extension. The Parish Clerk is to seek an extension to the respond period.
High Bank Farm, Fen Street. Erection of single storey conservatory. No objections, agreed unanimously.
Park Farm, Abbey Road. Installation of two small turbines and ancillary work. No objections, agreed with 7 for, 1 against and 1 abstention.
Snetterton Farm, Banham Road. Single storey lean-to on front elevation. No objections, agreed unanimously.
Land at St Andrews Close. Change of use to amenity land and the installation of soakways for the adjacent residential development. No objections, agreed unanimously.
Planning decisions received from Breckland. Eel Farm, Fen Road. Removal of condition 8 on previous planning application and new garage and alterations. Refused by Breckland Council.
East View, Attleborough Road. Decking Area (retrospective) Refused by Breckland Council.
2 Chapel Loke. Replacement of glassed roof conservatory at rear of building with facing brick and pantile kitchen/dining area. Permission granted.
18 Oaklands. Garage conversion to bedroom with side porch extension. Permission granted.
Land adjacent to 12 Hargham Road. Erection of 3-bedroom dwelling and garage (resubmission). Permission granted.
Approval of accounts payable. Adrian Joel raised the matter of the payroll being done by outside contractors and the cost involved. The Parish Clerk said the system was good value as they produced all PAYE records and end of year returns including issuing P60s to any employee and ensured all payments of tax to HRMC on time. Tim Ing asked the two qualified accountants who were members of the Parish Council for their views. They both agreed the present system was good as it offered counter checks that all tax was being deducted and correct amounts were paid and that prompt payments of all tax was made to ensure no penalties to the Parish Council. It was proposed that the present system of doing payroll continue, this was agreed by 6 for and 3 against.
Chairman’s report. Tim Ing raised the matter of the proposed new incinerator at Kings Lynn, details of which had been circulated. The Parish Council had not responded but councillors were free to respond as individuals. He then said he contacted the owner of the land at the junction of Mill Road and Grove Road where there are clear visibility problems for motorists. Discussion would take place about cutting back the hedge at the next farmers’ meeting. Tim Ing said that the dog bin situated in Raggs Lane had been vandalised. A replacement had been purchased and he hoped to install it soon. He also said that the Highways Rangers would not pick up litter on their visits to the village, they only dealt with matters relating to highways and if anyone had any issues to raise for the next visit would they let the Parish Clerk know. The Jubilee celebration mugs have arrived. There had been an email from a resident regarding the state of the footpath on the Green along the B1077 saying it needs work done on it. John Frost agreed to inspect the path and report back to the Parish Council.
District Councillor’s report. Adrian Joel reported that the Breckland Council’s share of the council tax for the year 2012/13 will be held at the same level as last year. Breckland has to look towards finding savings of nearly £3million over the next five years and will be reviewing all discretionary services. He then said that Breckland have “Breckland Direct” on the web and this will allow residents to select from a wide range of services.
Parish Councillors’ reports. Tom Johnson said he had attended a meeting of the Attleborough Task Force which had discussed the possible new road for the Attleborough development. Various options were discussed, one option could increase traffic through Old Buckenham. It was said at the meeting that 15% of traffic through Old Buckenham was HGVs. Concerns were also expressed at the meeting that the library in Attleborough had reached saturation point with over 8,000 people a week using the facility. The next meeting was being held in approximately two month’s time. Paul Boggia said the next meeting of the Jubilee celebrations working party was on Saturday 3 March. Tom Johnson asked who is funding the celebration activities. He was informed by Tim Ing that the Parish Council had allocated £1,000 for the event. Tom Johnson said that if there was a surplus on any of the activities could it be given to charity like the village hall. John Frost said there was a lot of litter in the hedges near the school and that brambles were also growing in the hedges. Sarah Dye said she attended a meeting on the Localism Act and she found the meeting very useful. The Parish Council needed to have a plan for this and the Parish Council should consider the matter seriously. This item will be put on the April meeting agenda. Derek Smalley said that he had delivered two new welcome packs with one further yet to be delivered. He then said the oil buying scheme was getting oil at 61.7p per litre and there were variable prices with other suppliers. Steve Milner said survey forms had been distributed about participation in the Jubilee celebrations and the response was excellent. Adrian Joel said that an Allotment Liaison Group meeting had been arranged and the allotment holders wanted to apply for grants for an eco toilet and extra fencing. They would like the Parish Council to apply on their behalf but that the allotment holders would need to do the work to put together a grant application. Akis Chrisovelides said he was trying to engage the youth of the village and would continue to pursue the matter with those young people that are interested.
Parish Clerk’s report. The Clerk said that he had sought legal advice from the Norfolk Association of Local Councils (NALC) regarding any future funding for the Green by the Parish Council. The NALC had said that the Parish Council had no legal powers to fund work on the Green as it is privately owned. The Localism Act may bring powers which could be used for this but this would need secondary legislation to be brought forward by the government. They also suggested that the Parish Council should register the Green on the community assets register which will be compiled by the local district council under the Localism Act 2011. This would mean that the community would have the opportunity to bid for the land first should it ever come up for sale.
Highways. Adrian Joel said the flashing speed sign on the B1077 opposite the Gamekeeper pub was not working. The Parish Clerk is to contact Highways on the matter. Tim Ing said that in the Barkers Lane rear entrance to Poplar Farm there were a number of potholes. Again the Parish Clerk will contact Highways to rectify.
The Green. Sarah Dye said she is the new chairman of Green Right Proprietors following the recent AGM and ordinary meeting of the Proprietors. Alison Franks was elected to continue as vice-chair and Rosemary West was elected to continue as secretary/treasurer. She said there would be no new maintenance agreement of the Green before next year. Rope and posts will be put up near the play area to assist with the parking problems being encountered there at the present time. Tim Ing said he would be contacting Sally Bishop to see if she would assist in the funding for this. Following questions from Akis Chrisovelides, Sarah Dye gave a brief overview of the matters discussed at the last meeting of the Green Right Proprietors. She also gave some details of the income they generate and looked at ways that they may be able to generate extra sources of income. They are looking to do a full survey of all the trees on the Green but this may prove too expensive.
The Annual Parish Meeting will be held on Wednesday 21 March and the next monthly Parish Council meeting will be held on Thursday 5 April. Both meeting will be held at the Village Hall commencing at 7.30pm.
Buckenham Brains show their skills
Old Buckenham Women's Institute provide the winning team
A group of six members of Old Buckenham WI took on eighteen other local teams to come out victorious in the annual quiz held tonight in Attleborough to raise funds for Christian Aid.
Connaught Hall was filled with teams of varying ability, some taking it more seriously than others. The WI team, playing under the name of Buckenham Brains, were in equal first place after the eight rounds of questions and then managed to do best in the tie break question to snatch victory.
Well done to Susan, Doris, the two Barbaras, Gill and Sheila for upholding the pride in our own little village.
Solar pv on village hall roof
May the sun keep shining
The installation of seventeen solar photo voltaic panel on the roof of Old Buckenham Village hall was carried out last weekend.
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Consensus building for COVID support to eating places
Cloe Poisson :: CTMirror.org
remaining summer time, Sammy Bajraktarevic, (appropriate) proprietor of Luce Restaurant in Middletown, and server Alex Cirikovic measured a six-foot distance between tables as they installation a dining area in the restaurant’s parking lot beneath a tent in instruction to reopen for outside eating. at the moment, indoor eating is proscribed to 50% of capacity and a six-foot distance between tables.
With the restaurant industry determined for help, Gov. Ned Lamont informed a business audience Wednesday that his administration is planning at least a further $25 million in COVID-19 help for small groups moreover the $50 million in gives you now being processed.
He spoke to the Middlesex Chamber of Commerce at a virtual luncheon an hour earlier than condo Republicans proposed their own $50 million furnish application and other reduction measures for restaurants and bars. Lamont advised the chamber contributors he presently had no plans to extra restrict restaurants, whose indoor eating is proscribed to 50% of means.
“I haven’t any plans to shut the rest at this time,” Lamont noted.
The annual break assembly of the Middlesex chamber always attracts an tackle with the aid of the governor, often giving a preview of the arriving legislative session. This yr, Lamont addressed them by the use of Zoom, sitting at a table by a Christmas tree within the executive residence in Hartford.
Gov. Ned Lamont spoke to the Middlesex Chamber of Commerce from the government house.
The hospitality trade has been among the hardest hit by means of the pandemic, first with the aid of Lamont’s govt orders limiting company and extra these days via a scarcity of self belief within the safety of eating out as situations spike.
“buyer confidence is the place it starts,” noted Scott Dolch, the government director of the Connecticut Restaurant association. “And it’s at an all-time low.”
information from the on-line reservation gadget, Open desk, indicates that restaurant company in Connecticut is down 60% in December over the equal duration a 12 months ago, and about 600 restaurants have closed.
The business had an honest summer and early fall after the state allowed out of doors eating and restricted indoor eating, however the combination of chillier climate and a pointy surge in new cases has stored clients away.
September reservations were off with the aid of simplest three%, however they fell by using 18% in October and forty four% in November and saw a one-day drop of 76% this month, continuously a time for businesses’ break capabilities.
Connecticut mentioned 2,319 new COVID-19 circumstances Wednesday, a 7.41% positivity price of the 31,227 checks completed, and forty extra fatalities. Hospitalizations fell through 15 to 1,254.
After hinting for days at new support, Lamont mentioned the administration can be rolling out a brand new furnish program as a observe-as much as the $50 million effort that supplied promises of $5,000 to corporations with fewer than 20 full-time employees or a 2019 payroll of under $1.5 million.
the new application can be open to just a little higher agencies. The grant quantity turned into doubtful.
“That’s not enough to deal with all and sundry. It takes care of these larger companies, these eating places, folks that are truly struggling,” Lamont noted. “i hope it’s a bridge to the next circular we get from the federal govt of paycheck insurance policy.”
The restaurant business has complained that other northeastern states have accomplished extra. New Jersey spent $one hundred million, with $35 million reserved for eating places and promises of as much as $20,000. Rhode Island spent $60 million on offers of up $30,000; Massachusetts, $50.8 million, with supplies as much as $75,000.
within the spring, Connecticut made $41.8 million attainable for bridge loans in an anticipation of the provides from federal Paycheck insurance plan classes. greater than 2,one hundred agencies participated.
Connecticut additionally has ramped up its Shared Work software run through the department of Labor, offering aid to agencies that reduce lower back on employee hours instead of laying them off.
“might be that you can only afford them half-time. keep them on board half time. Contact the branch of Labor — Shared Work. We’ll pay for the different half.”
From March 13 through Dec. 2, 1,300 organizations with 31,000 personnel have utilized for Shared Work support. it really is a six-fold increase over less than nine months, in comparison to the previous full 12 months, talked about Juliet Manalan, a spokeswoman.
residence Republicans outlined a broader approach Wednesday.
“The bars and eating places on our main Streets are crucial to native economies, drawing individuals to our communities and neighborhood corporations whereas proposing a must have income for lots of residents,” spoke of residence Minority chief Vincent J. Candelora, R-North Branford. “They’re putting on by a thread — taking action as early as viable in the legislative session may well be important to the survival of lots of these corporations, most of them desperate for the state to take action as a way to exhibit them that we’re partners in securing their future.”
Candelora did not say how lots eligible organizations could receive, including that supplies would hinge on the variety of candidates.
The program may well be supported, he pointed out, from unexpended federal coronavirus reduction dollars already received by way of Connecticut. If the Lamont administration or the legislature needs to use those federal greenbacks for different applications, Candelora added, condo Republicans would seem to be to pay for the supply software with an appropriation within the next state budget.
Candelora and Rep. Holly Cheeseman of East Lyme, the rating residence Republican on the Finance, revenue and Bonding Committee, additionally proposed suspending state liquor charges and municipal meals licensing costs for restaurants that have lost funds, and also granting those corporations a 90-day extension on their property tax funds.
Connecticut municipalities stated to Lamont’s funds workplace early this summer that about $four hundred million in native revenues had already been lost or delayed as a result of the pandemic.
however Republican leaders noted the surest approach to give protection to native property tax receipts is to hold companies from shutting down for respectable.
“greater than 600 eating places have closed — here’s a controversy that should unite everyone, and that i’m eager for a bipartisan push towards recovery by a re-engaged legislature,” Cheeseman observed.
The GOP thought also requires the state to accomplice with banks and create a low-interest personal loan program for struggling eating places and bars.
Rep. Sean Scanlon, D-Guilford, the co-chair of the Finance, salary and Bonding Committee, noted Democrats guide extra help for eating places.
“It’s simply a query of how we do it,” he pointed out.
An eviction tsunami is on the horizon, and with it comes extra COVID situations
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Brad Bird’s journey concerning the family members of superheroes next door is clever, amusing, as well as legitimately contains a few of the most effective action series in the history of the contemporary blockbuster. As well as it’s so very easy to rewatch repeatedly, making it best for a service like Disney+. Technically a Marvel film as well as a Disney film, this was the surprise winner of the Oscar for Finest Animated Film. It’s a fairly basic story regarding a group of young heroes that forms in a place called San Fransokyo, yet it has some good activity and also a huge heart sequences.
Are you afraid of the dark movie?
theatrical movie from Paramount Pictures, Paramount Players’ and Nickelodeon Movies, but the film has since been pushed back from its original October 2019 release date.
Take this remarkable little family members dramedy from Danny Boyle, the supervisor of Trainspotting as well as Slumdog Millionaire. The story of a Catholic school boy that essentially finds a bag of money is wonderful and also heartwarming. Henry Selick and also Tim Burton teamed up on this stop-motion computer animated version of the Roald Dahl traditional fantasy unique about a kid who goes to live with his horrible aunts as well as, well, locates himself on an adventure in a huge peach. Whimsically macabre in ways that just Burton as well as Selick might supply, this is a terrific fit in between maker as well as source material. Dahl himself would certainly have totally dug it.
Mira Nair’s real tale is the very best film on Disney+ that you possibly haven’t seen. The director herself stays in Uganda, where this story occurs, and also she brings her social specificity to the tale of a lady who ends up being a chess prodigy.
Dog Tale Standards.
After all, we all sort of loved and also understood Iron Male, Thor, and also Captain America currently, right?
They remind us that often superhero tales should be enjoyable.
It’s been years since Murphy has been this hilariously stimulated, his huge smile and brash talk raising this underdog-makes-good effort from Craig Brewer (Hustle & Circulation), which traces Moore’s transformative production of both his famous modify vanity, as well as the household of collaborators and pals who helped him understand his stage and also screen dreams.
What new movies are coming out this week?
Gemini Man.
Jexi.
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.
Zombieland: Double Tap.
Countdown (2019)
Well, now we understand, as well as the people that love these films truly love these motion pictures. They’re both on Disney+ and you’ve most likely seen them two times already. You will certainly believe an elephant can fly in one of classic Disney’s many cherished films (and the Tim Burton remake, also on Disney+, is far better movies than you’ve heard too). That doesn’t love the tale of a bullied, deserted elephant who locates his objective via his physical irregularity? After much debate, Disney+ is presenting the function uncut, consisting of making use of stereotypes in the crow scene, but providing audiences a caution.
It’s been decades considering that Murphy has actually been this hilariously invigorated, his huge smile and also brash talk boosting this underdog-makes-good effort from Craig Brewer (Hustle & Circulation), which traces Moore’s transformative development of both his popular modify ego, as well as the family members of partners and buddies that aided him recognize his stage as well as display dreams. Spruced Free movies up in a variety of fancy colorful matches (brimming with matching hats), and wielding a cane that helps his strut, Murphy turns Moore’s tale right into his own declarative statement of peerless funny blowing– and also he needs every ounce of that personal appeal to maintain the spotlight on himself, because as Moore’s director/co-star, a bug-eyed, flamboyantly mannered Wesley Snipes nearly steals the film from him.
John C. Reilly does superb voice work as Ralph, a bad guy from a well-known arcade video game that discovers himself on a trip via various other titles. Funny, wise, as well as moving, this of the best non-Pixar computer animated films of the ’10s.
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Bashkir State Medical University of the Russian Health Care
Combined operations for cicatricial entropion of the eyelids
Year: 2020, volume 16 Issue: №2 Pages: 633-635
Heading: Ophtalmology Article type: Original article
Authors: Nuraeva А.В., Galimova V.U.
Organization: Bashkir State Medical University of the Russian Health Care, Russian Eye and Plastic Surgery Center
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficiency of combined operations with the use of allogeneic biomateri-als in patients with eyelids cicatricial entropion. Material and Methods. The group under study included 45 patients (50 eyes) aged from 5 to 71 years with cicatricial entropion and trichiasis of eyelids. The patients underwent reconstructive operations with the use of the allograft for eyelid plasty, allotendinous sututres and automucous membrane of lip. The efficiency of the performed operations was evaluated according to the following criteria: the position of the eyelid margin; the width of the palpebral fissure, the degree of the eyelids closure and presence of lacrimation. Results. In the early postoperative period (up to 14 days), all patients had correct position of the eyelids margin and narrowing of the palpebral fissure (up to 7-8 mm, absence of lagophthalmus. 9 patients still had lacrimation. In the long-term follow-up period (up to 3 years), we observed complete elimination of entropion, restoration of the palpebral tissue size and complete closure of eyelids in all patients. Conclusion. The use of the allogeneic biomaterials in the reconstruction of the eyelids with cicatricial entropion allows to eliminate eyelids deformation, lacrimation and lagophthalmus; to restore anatomical position and lost functions of the eyelid. The results of the study showed that it is possible to use the combined surgical intervention with simultaneous use of allogeneic grafts and automucous membrane of lip for complex cases of eyelids entropion.
Keywords: Alloplant biomaterials, cicatricial entropion of the eyelid
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Morphological aspects of restoring a rat's eye socket defect with elastin-based biomaterial
Authors: Lebedeva A.I., Nigmatullin R.T., Kutushev R.Z.
The purpose of the study is to identify morphological aspects of replacement of xenogenic decellularized elastin matrix (DXEM) transplanted into a bone defect of the upper wall of the rat's eye socket. Materials and Methods. The experiment was performed on 60 Wistar rats, which produced a 7x4 mm defect in the upper edge of the orbit. DXEM was placed in the defect zone, in the experimental group (n=30). The size was similar to the defect and was fixed with a suture material-silk 50 microns. Soft tissues were sutured in layers in the control group (n=30). Tissue excision was performed after 1, 3 and 12 months. Histological, immunohistochemical and electron microscopic methods were used. Results. DXEM was gradually replaced by bone tissue against the background of a pronounced reaction of CD68+/MMP-9+ macrophages. This indicated its resorption and lysis. Osteogenesis occurred endesmally, periostally, which was preceded by centripetal migration of endothelial kidneys with subsequent differentiation into hemocapillaries and growth of loose fibrous connective tissue with progenitor cells. The microenvironment could contribute to differentiation of progenitor cells in the osteogenic direction and osteogenesis represented by reticulin fibers, TGFb, sulfated glycosaminoglycans in the control group, the defect remained open throughout the experiment. Conclusion. Decellularized biomaterial based on elastin matrix has osteoconductive and osteoinductive characteristics and can serve as an adequate biomimetic for bone defects restoration.
Keywords: eye socket bones, regeneration, transplantation, xenogenic elastin biomaterial
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All articles of the authors: Kutushev R.Z., Lebedeva A.I. , Nigmatullin R.T.
Anatomical and biomechanical substantiation of the transplant for reconstructive surgery of the orbit bone walls
Authors: Kutushev R.Z., Nigmatullin R.T., Musina L.A., Pervushin Yu.S., Gizatullina E.R.
Organization: Bashkir State Medical University of the Russian Health Care, Russian Eye and Plastic Surgery Center, Ufa State Aviation Technical University (USATU)
The purpose is to study biomechanical parameters of elastin biomaterial's (BM) fibroarchitectonics. Material and Methods. For the study we usedxenogenic biomaterial made on the basis of the ligamentum nuchae (L. n.)) Bos taurus taurus, L. 1758. For histological examination of BM (n=24), we used electron microscopy (Jem-1011 microscope) and reflected light microscopy of histotopographic sections in the three planes, taking into account the orientation of elastic fibers (EF). Sections were stained with oreina, as well as according to Mallory and Van Gizon, they were impregnated according to Fut method. The mechanical properties of the material were studied on 11 samples with a size of 10x8x16 mm using a Zwick/Roell Z010 breaking machine, which allows for compression deformation. The strength of the suture fixation was determined by the tensile load (Pmax). To characterize the elastic properties of BM, the Young's modulus was calculated. Results. In the elastic deformation zone, the Young's modulus was 1.74±0.1 N/mm2. Subsequent loading of the BM led to deformations with stratification and formation of lamellar fragments. After removing the load, the BM restored its shape and size. BM fibroarchitectonics provides high strength of suture fixation. Conclusion. The BM fibroarchitectonics and the set of its structures form a single elastic-collagen complex. The results allowed us to develop structurally modified BM with osteoinductive properties.
Keywords: elastin biomaterial, osteoinductive biomaterials
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Cerebroprotective effects of xanthohumol on experimental stroke model: study design and preliminary results
Heading: Neurology Article type: Original article
Authors: Saitgareeva A.R., Akhmadeeva L.R.
Organization: Bashkir State Medical University of the Russian Health Care
The aim of the study is to evaluate the neuroprotective effect of xanthohumol (XN) on experimental models of acute ischemic stroke in vivo and in vitro. Material and Methods. Middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) and oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) are used as an in vivo and in vitro model. The object of the study is Sprag-Dawley rats, which are randomly divided into three groups: a control group; two groups operated by MCAO with and without XN. Primary culture of cortical neurons was obtained from newborn rats. We use the Bederson test and the angle test to evaluate neurological disorders. Results. Preliminary results indicate a possible cerebroprotective effect of XN in an ischemic stroke model. Conclusion. Prophylactic administration of xanthohumol before cerebral ischemia in an experiment can effectively reduce the volume of cerebral infarction and improve neurological deficiency 24 hours after MCAO
Keywords: experimental research model, ischemic stroke, Xanthohumol
All articles of the authors: Akhmadeeva L.R. , Saitgareeva A.R.
Principles of the program of enhanced recovery of patients after radical prostatectomy
Heading: Urology Article type: Review
Authors: Pavlov V.N., Tarasenko A.I., Korelov Yu.A., Maksimova S.Yu., Khotko D.N., Khotko A.I.
Organization: Bashkir State Medical University of the Russian Health Care, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Saratov State Medical University
Analysis of statistical data on cancer incidence shows a high prevalence of such diseases as prostate cancer. The existing methods of treatment of this pathology are efective, but the question of reducing the surgical stress of patients who underwent surgery, reducing the number of complications, early mobilization and early recovery remains relevant. The presented literary review reveals the provisions proposed in the XX century, multimodal strategy «Fast track sur-gery», revealing the tactics of surgical patients throughout the perioperative period. The application of this protocol shows its efectiveness in reducing the duration of hospitalization and early rehabilitation of the considered group of patients.
Keywords: prostate cancer, protocol «Fast track surgery»
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All articles of the authors: Khotko A.I. , Khotko D.N., Korelov Yu.A. , Maksimova S.Yu. , Pavlov V.N., Tarasenko A.I.
Issues of epidemiology of epilepsy in the Republic of Bashkortostan
Authors: Novikova L.B., Akopyan А.Р., Sharapova K.M.
Objective: to analyze the prevalence of epilepsy among adult population and the use of antiepileptic drugs (AED) in the Republic of Bashkortostan (RB) in 2013-2017. Material and Methods. Analysis of prevalence of etiological forms of epilepsy and used AEDs was carried out by analyzing data from annual reports of the neurological service of outpatient and inpatient medical institutions in cities and regions of the Republic of Bashkortostan, data of clinical examination of patients with a reliable diagnosis of epilepsy, as well as data from the Medical Information and Analytical Center (MIAC). Results. The prevalence of epilepsy in the Republic of Bashkortostan for the study period was 291.7- 325.8 case per 100 thousand population, which were most often recorded in central and eastern regions of the republic. The average age of patients ranged from 30.5±1.3to 41.8±0.2year. The ratio of men to women was approximately similar: 1.1:1.0. Cases of symptomatic epilepsy ranged from 82.6 to 46.5%. Among AEDs, carbamazepine was mainly used with a frequency of up to 47.4% and valproic acid with a frequency up to 32.9%. New generation drugs (parampanel) were rarely used (2.4%). Conclusion. The study of clinical and epidemiological characteristics of epilepsy is important for systemic organization of specific therapeutic and diagnostic measures and the creation of a specialized service to improve the quality of life of patients with epilepsy.
Keywords: age, antiepileptic drugs, epilepsy
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All articles of the authors: Akopyan A.P., Novikova L.B. , Sharapova К.M.
Comorbidity of diseases of the cardiovascular system and primary open-angle glaucoma
Heading: Ophtalmology Article type: Review
Authors: Zagidullina A.Sh., Latypova Е.А., Nugmanova A.R.
This literature review examines the potential diagnostic contribution of syndromes and cardiovascular diseases: hypertension, atherosclerosis, vascular dystonia, and cerebrovascular pathology in the development of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). The study of relationships is relevant due to the commonality of some pathogenetic factors of POAG and these diseases and syndromes. It is necessary to take into account the effect of comorbid pathology in the early diagnosis of POAG, which will improve its quality, and the correction of associated disorders will contribute to the effectiveness of complex treatment of the disease.
Keywords: primary open-angle glaucoma, risk factors
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All articles of the authors: Latypova E.A. , Nugmanova A.R. , Zagidullina A.Sh.
Ocular rosacea: etiology, pathophysiological mechanisms, clinical manifestations and main methods of treatment
Authors: Mustafina G.R., Khismatullina Z.R., Sattarova R.R.
Organization: Bashkir State Medical University of the Russian Health Care, ZAO Optimedservis
The review of the literature covers etiology, pathophysiological mechanisms, clinical manifestations and the main methods of treatment of ocular rosacea. Rosacea is one of the common chronic skin diseases with a diverse clinical picture. Ophthalmological manifestations of the disease are associated with affect to the cornea, conjunctiva and eyelids. The etiology and pathogenesis of the disease is not fully understood currently. Pathological processes in ocular rosacea are associated with disorders in vascular, immune and nervous systems, as well as with the influence of a number of microorganisms. In the treatment of ocular rosacea drugs of local and systemic action are used. Systemic therapy includes tetracycline and macrolide antibiotics and angioprotectors. Local therapy is associated with the use of artificial tears, anti-inflammatory drugs and local antibiotics. In severe cases of ocular rosacea surgical management is required.
Keywords: ocular rosacea, rosacea
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All articles of the authors: Khismatullina Z.R. , Mustafina G.R. , Sattarova R.R.
Physiotherapy in diseases of the anterior segment of the eye
Authors: Nazarova Е.М., Azamatova G.A., Akhtyamov A.E., Iseeva D.R.
In the literature review were considered both well-established and modern physiotherapeutic methods used in the treatment of diseases of the anterior eye segment. Also, were presented the methods of combined effects of physical factors and pharmacological drugs, new methods of physiotherapy effects, were described the advantages and disadvantages, reinforcing the well-established recommendations of new modifications based on clinical trials.
Keywords: diseases of the anterior segment of the eye, electrophoresis, magnetotherapy, phonophoresis
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All articles of the authors: Akhtyamov A.E. , Azamatova G.A. , Iseeva D.R. , Nazarova E.M.
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DON BARDEN, CEO of Barden Companies which includes FITZGERALDS TUNICA, made a keynote speech at the very successful SOUTHERN GAMING SUMMIT just ended in Gulfport but it was an interview with the GULFPORT SUN HERALD he gave after his presentation that made the news. Barden told reporter TOM WILEMON that he is considering putting a Fitzgeralds casino hotel on the Gulf Coast and following the interview he went scouting for possible locations. In his presentation Barden reiterated what he has preached so profoundly in Tunica and other venues…casinos should strongly consider making purchases from independent companies including those owned by women and minorities.
Blackjack tournaments are front and center this weekend (May 13-15) at FITZGERALDS and GRAND. JOHN LeFEVRE, table games director at Fitzgeralds tells us the tournament there will be fun, different and very social. In addition to the cash prizes, there are special prizes awarded for different hands such as suited blackjacks, consecutive blackjacks, etc. There is a total of $5,500 in prize money with first place paying $2,000. You still have time to enter so call 1-800-766-LUCK. GRAND is putting up $150,000 in prize money for its event with a $500 buy-in. Call 800-WIN-4-WIN.And just around the corner on May 20-22 is GoldStrike's $150,000 BJ tournament, also with a $500 buying. Cal 1-877-24K-VIPS. If you like big money slot tournaments, there is time to get into the SAM'S TOWN BEACH BLAST May 13-14 with $100,000 in prize money and a first place of $50,000. It is limited to 200 players with a $500 entry fee. Call 800-946-0711.
In case you missed the ubiquitous billboards, RESORTS TUNICA is now a prominent presence at the end of CASINO STRIP. Formerly Harrah's, the MARK FULTON managed newcomer here promises to bring excitement to Tunica. Its customer loyalty program is the "R Card." Use it for cash, comps and invites to special tournaments and it comes in two tiers, Preferred and Platinum. Get the details for each level and sign up at the promotional center. The same card will also work at BALLY'S in a few months.
Boxing returns to PEARL RIVER RESORT on May 22 with former welterweight champ STEVE FORBES headlining the card. Forbes (26-3) takes on Memphis native MARTEZE LOGAN (19-13) in the "Battle for the Belt." A good co-feature will pit Mid-South heavyweight king FRANK WOOD (25-3) against QUINN NAVARRE (31-1-13). Call 1-866-44PEARL or visit www.pearlriverresort.com
Congrats to JOE MALONEY who moves up to be Vice President of Food & Beverage at Horseshoe Casino. With Binions Steakhouse, Café Sonoma, N'awlins and the wonderful buffet, his plate will be full so to speak. In other important F&B developments at Hollywood Casino, ABRAHAM MARTINEZ has been Chef d' Cuisine at Fairbanks restaurant, JUAN URCIA appointed as executive pastry chef and TONEY HALL moves from executive chef to assistant director of F&B.
SAM'S TOWN has improved the layout and traffic patterns considerably on its first floor and the widened aisles eliminate the congestion in slot areas. The craps pit is directly on the main aisle as you enter the gaming area and not out of sight in the back of the room anymore. More improvements to come. DON SNYDER has retired at BOYD GAMING as president and leaves the company operating 18 casinos in six states with revenues of $1.73 billion last year. KEITH SMITH, formerly chief operating officer, is the new president. PHIL SATRE, former Harrah's Entertainment Chairman and CEO, will be presented with a lifetime achievement award at the May 26 East coast Gaming Congress in Atlantic City
I saw this slot machine at the recent Southern Gaming Summit and it looked like a lot of fun and when I played it at FTIZGERALDS later. I knew that POPCORN SLOTO was going to become popular. This thing resembles an old-fashioned popcorn machine and has a kettle that overflows with white and yellow bonus balls to the actual sound of corn popping. "It has taken off," says Director of Slots KEVIN TOLLIVER. FITZ' FAST 500 FRIDAYS, which has distributed more than $180,000 in cash to some 400 guests to date, is coming down the stretch but still has legs before it concludes June 24. Before it's over $250,000 will have been won by CLUB FITZ members. .
When HORSESHOE opens it's revamped and upgraded BLUESVILLE the inaugural performance after the grand re-opening will be a hot show. The BLUES BROTHERS of DAN AYKROYD and JIM BELUSHI will deliver spirited renditions of classic soul hits and you can bet this one will be sold out. The boys will appear June 8 and June 9 at 8 p.n., following them will be SUGER RAY on June 18 with a little grunge, a little hard rock and some fusion. You can get tickets online for both shows, if you are quick, at www.horseshoe.com
PEARL RIVER RESORT will have its new BEACH CLUB at CLEARWATER KEY open when you read this. It heralded the opening of its very popular GEYSER FALLS WATER THEME PARK. It's like going to the Caribbean without the airfare, says CHUCK MILLER, PRR president. See the complete story in this issue on page _______
The recent inaugural HARRAH'S $50,000 MEN'S PRO CHALLENGER was won by JAMES BLAKE in straight sets over Brian Baker at TUNICA NATIONAL.
Reminder that the TUNICA AIR RACES will fly into town next month. Sponsored by HORSESHOE CASINO & HOTEL, the event on June 2-5 will feature in addition to the wild races, vintage and military aircraft displays, a midway, aerial acrobatics and stunt performers. The TUNICA CUP championship race is scheduled for June 5. Watch for complete details in a coming issue of Jackpot.
AMARILLO SLIM is generally known as one of the greatest gamblers who ever lived but this fast-talking Texan is also a wonderful story teller and that ability and the outrageous schemes he went through to take somebody's money make for wonderful reading in his just published memoirs that he co-wrote with Greg Dinkin. I met Slim when he visited Tunica many years to play poker at he old TREASURE BAY casino and he told me then he had played a little poker in Columbia. His book reveals it was more than a little poker. He was kidnapped by the drug cartel and when his abductors realized who he was he was invited to sit down to a friendly poker game with the infamous drug lord, PABLO ESCOBAR, who ran into some bullets later, and hustled him. He once took WILLIE NELSON for $300,000 playing dominoes and even went "all in" against presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon. It is a very good read…. AMARILLO SLIMS in a WORLD of FAT PEOPLE. It is a paperback published by HarperCollins for $13.95.
Last year Americans spent nearly $29 billion in non-tribal casinos, which was an increase of 7 percent from the previous year, according to a study by the AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION. That money came from 54.1 million players, about 26 percent of the adult population. And a poll by the AGA reported that 79 percent of civic leaders and elected officials in gaming jurisdictions think casinos have a positive effect on their communities. With all the community work and donations provided by Mississippi's 31 casinos, that should be no surprise. And did you know that one in five adults played poker at least once in the past year, a 50 percent increase over 2003. Gaming analyst DANIEL DAVILA of Stern, Agee & Leach, says the Mississippi gaming industry is set for an upswing.
Laissez le bon temps rouler
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Carl Wickland
Casper Yost
Dwight Goddard
Edward C Randall
Ellen G White
Elsa Barker
Emanuel Swedenborg
Helen Schucman
Howard Williams
Jane Katra and Russell Targ
Jesus of Nazareth
John E Mack
Leon Denis
Lucius Seneca
Madam Home
Michael Cocks
Michael Tymn
PD Ouspensky
Peter Fenwick
Rebecca Ruter Springer
Richard Maurice Bucke
Simon Parke
Sjoerd Bonting
Stafford Betty
Thomas à Kempis
Viscount Adare
William Barrett
William Usborne Moore
WT Stead
Guy Lyon Playfair was born in India and educated in England, obtaining a degree in modern languages from Cambridge University. He then spent many years in Brazil as a freelance journalist for The Economist, Time, and the Associated Press, also working for four years in the press section of the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
The first of his twelve books, The Flying Cow, in which he described his experiences investigating the psychic side of Brazil, was translated into six languages and became an international best seller. His most recent book is Telepathy: the Twin Connection. He now lives in London and is a council member of the Society for Psychical Research.
See Interview with a Poltergeist, a Channel 4 documentary which examines the extraordinary, well-documented and puzzling case of ‘The Enfield Poltergeist’, paranormal phenomena that centred on 11-year-old Janet Hodgson in August 1977.
The Flying Cow
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A Day in the Life of Hang Bo Street
by Graham Simmons, Oct 10, 2001 | Destinations: Vietnam / Hanoi
Image © 2001 Graham Simmons
It could be any back street in Hanoi: graciously shaded, bustling with cycles and motorbikes, and like the ever-changing sets in a long-running stage-play.
Pho Hang Bo (Hang Bo Street) is a typical side street in the Old Quarter of Hanoi city, shaded by trees that nearly plait their tops across the road. With layer-upon-layer of life filling out its spaces and stretching out the day, it's a good place to study "life-in-miniature".
Hang Bo is just one of the 36 "guild" streets among the many streets making up the Old Quarter. In former times, each street was named for the major commodity produced in the street. Thus Hang Thiec (Tin Goods Street) produced tinwares; Hang Ngang (Silk Street) was the centre of the finished silk trade; and Hang Non (Conical Hat Street) was peopled by makers of the palm-leaf hats that have become a Vietnamese hallmark. Today, the names are the same but the goods produced have changed a little; for example, Hang Thiec's main product nowadays is galvanised iron tanks for producing bia hoi, a rustic draft beer.
Hanoi, which will be celebrating its thousandth birthday in the year 2010, is often touted as "the Paris of Asia". This is an apt description for a city that many have described as amongst the most beautiful in the world. What the visitor DOESN'T expect is that every street, down to the narrowest side alleys in the Old Quarter, is leafy, shaded and cool. At the same time, an eerie calm and quiet pervades the ether, as the silence between motorcycle roars is punctuated by bicycle bells that sound like the peal of a church carillon.
Traffic in Hanoi flows like water around rocks in a river. Sometimes it is little short of miraculous that there are so few accidents; it seems that an unseen "traffic warden in the sky" is keeping a watch over the trajectory of each and every bicycle and motorbike. On one occasion, I remember being overtaken by a pair of motorbikes, the riders still managing to keep up a conversation as they passed on either side.
Getting your bearings in Hanoi is not too difficult. Lying along the left bank of the Hong River, the city's landscape is delineated by a number of lakes. The focal point of the city is the urban oasis of H? Hoàn Ki?m (Lake Hoan Kiem).
Hoan Kiem ("Restored Sword") lies just south of the Old Quarter which includes Hang Bo Street. A natural lake, it's named after a 15th century incident in which a golden turtle is said to have risen out of the Lake and snatched a charmed sword from the Emperor's hands. This, the story goes, is the very same sword used to gain victory over the Ming Chinese, who at the time were invading Vietnam.
But what does this story mean? Maybe it tells us that victory has its limits: when the battle has been won, it's time to lay down arms and get on with the job of living. This could be a theme for the modern Vietnam.
The name Hang Bo means "street of bamboo baskets", as this used to be the craft specialty of the street. Today, Hang Bo Street is more of a "multi-purpose" street, whereas the shady cross-street Thuoc Bac is still predominantly the domain of locksmiths. Deeper in the Old Quarter, you find streets in which all the shops still: specialise in one commodity: rolls of copper wire, or embroidery, or tiles and plumbing fixtures- there's even a street where all the shops sell nothing but motorbike seats. Then there is the famous Cha Ca (Grilled Fish Street), named after a restaurant that has been preparing this delicacy for more than a hundred years.
Hang Bo Street is now experiencing rapid development, and with limited space in the Old Quarter, the only way to build is up. No matter how narrow a building, it seems that there is always room for just one more storey. The result is a teetering structure like a tin-roofed tower of Babel, which threatens at any moment to careen down onto the street below.
Early morning, the pavements of Hang Bo Street spring to life. Hanoi is not Calcutta, and the people don't need to sleep on the streets; but for the rest of the day life is lived to the full upon its pavements and byways.
Well before daybreak, the rubbish that accumulates on the street has all been swept into little heaps, and then carted away. By dawn, the street is as clean as a Swiss whistle. Householders set up little electric motors to draw water from the wells beside the kerb.
This activity soon gives way to breakfast stalls, selling fresh French rolls, noodle soup and strong filter coffee. Everyone sits down to eat, even fully-grown adults perched on little stools that look like kindergarten chairs. Westerners need time to adjust to this toytown furniture - it calls for anatomical contortions that a non-yogi may find difficult. Later in the morning, traffic intensifies. Elegantly-clothed ladies and immaculately dressed businessmen ride past on their Honda "Dream Machines".
By mid-morning, life throbs with an intensity that surprises even those used to experiencing a city that wears its guts exposed for all to see. Cycles, cyclos (trishaws) and motorbikes go past, many laden to breaking point. Here's a cyclo groaning under the weight of cans of "pork liver paste". Another carries flowers, and yet another, graceful women out shopping.
Looking out onto Hang Bo Street, a team of jewellers beaver away in sweatshop conditions, behind a flimsy screen. Next door, a shop-front dentist plies his trade: presumably the dentist with the fewest screams gets all the custom. Across the road, a shop selling "ice-cream, yaourt, cakes" is flanked on both sides by tailors. Just down the street, an "informatics application centre" teaches word processing, using Vietnamese language keyboards, and Microsoft Word with "VNTimes" font.
With the growth of tourism in Vietnam, the face of Hang Bo Street is now changing. Five years ago, there were few tourist facilities in this precinct, but now Internet cafés and hotels are springing up faster than mushrooms after rain. Some of the former mini-factories are now being replaced by brand-new hotels, with the Espacen, Fortuan and My Lan hotels all constructed since 1999.
By lunch-time, Hang Bo Street is ready to take a break. Look for the sign com, which means "rice". Ask for this, and you get a plate of rice and a number of other dishes from which you can take your pick. Stick to the popular eating places, and the food is fine. But if you see a place with a sign like "food for tourists", avoid it like the plague! Unsuspecting diners will be treated to an almost inedible ersatz version of what the Vietnamese consider to be "Western" food.
After lunch, the residents of Hang Bo Street linger a while over cups of green tea. Then it's back to business, or the thousand other activities that grace the pavement. Late in the afternoon, the elderly gentlemen of the street don berets, or suits and ties, and wander down to Lake Hoan Kiem. Here they sit and smoke and talk, or play mah-jongg, or just watch the passing parade.
Come nightfall, the people of Hang Bo Street still use the pavements as a sitting room, dining room and kitchen combined. Dinner is taken early, but this is by no means the signal to end the day. Kids bring out their schoolbooks and do their homework under the street-lamps. Commerce goes on until well into the night, with most shops staying open until around 10 pm.
Even after midnight there's activity in Hang Bo Street. Only in the wee hours of the morning does the street get a little quieter. But not for long: the daily round is soon to resume. This is Hanoi, where getting on with life is an art form.
A British MP who recently visited Hanoi bemoaned the changes now occurring to the city, where high-rise hotels are sprouting like mushrooms after rain. He says that "like all converts (to the free market in this case), Vietnam has gone from one extreme to another".
But it seems the Vietnamese are smart enough to know where to stop. The powers that be know that the city is in need of modern infrastructure, but they are also acutely aware of the need to conserve Hanoi's unique architectural heritage. Like the wise tortoise that reared out of Lake Hoan Kiem, the authorities will surely one day say "so far, and no further". If this is indeed so, then Hanoi's best days are yet to come.
Vietnam Airlines flies regularly from Los Angeles to Hanoi, via Taipei.
Hanoi, formerly with a dearth of good accommodations, is now undergoing a hotel boom. A range of hotels, from luxury to budget, is given here, with prices in $US:
Sofitel Metropole, the grand olde hotel of Hanoi, 15 Ngo Quyen St, tel 826 6919, fax 8826 6920, $US200 single or double.
Daewoo Hotel, Hanoi's first 5-star establishment, 411 rooms; the only member in Vietnam of Leading Hotels of the World, cnr Ngoc Khanh and Lien Giai Streets, tel 834 9467, fax 834 5744.
Hoang Ngoc (Oriental Pearl) Hotel, elegantly furnished, just 14 rooms: a true "boutique" establishment, tel 823 2660, fax 823 2605, $US29-59 (including buffet breakfast), plus 15% taxes (note: they give a 20% discount if you stay a year or longer!).
Camellia Hotel, my favourite hotel in Hanoi, but you won't find it in any of the guide books: excellent and friendly service, 81 Thuoc Bac Street, tel 828 2376, fax 828 2404, $US15 including breakfast, for clean ensuite rooms with 9-channel satellite TV.
Queen Café and Guest House, 65 Hang Bac Street, a good café very popular with travellers (this can be a plus or a minus), and with very basic rooms attached, tel 826 0860, $US4-15.
(Country Code for Vietnam is +84, and area code for Hanoi 4):
Motorbike Hire:
Good quality Japanese bikes are on hire throughout Hanoi: ask at your hotel. Going price is $US10 ($A13) a day. Petrol (gasoline) costs just 3400 dong (US 30¢, A60¢) a litre.
Lake Hoan Kiem, with Ngoc Son Pagoda and Tortoise Tower.
Van Mieu Temple of Literature, built in 1070, and still a potent symbol of the reverence that the Vietnamese attach to scholarship.
Hang Quang Street, a whole avenue of shops selling Buddhist paraphernalia - ceremonial fans and lanterns, ceremonial flags for funerals, etc.
Ly Thuong Kiet Street: "Embassy Row", lined with graceful jacaranda trees.
Hai Ba Trung Temple, in memory of the famous 1st Century Trung sisters.
Water Shortage In Cherrapunji
Graham Simmons
In Awe Of The Landscape: Mountains and Machinations in Sikkim
Back to Baucau: Culture Schlock In East Timor
From Crowded To Jam-Packed
More Vietnam Stories
Danyael Halprin
Vietnam / Cambodia / Philippines
A Pilgrimage to Phat Diem
Michael McKittrick
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Proboscis Monkeys: The Dutchman of Borneo
by Ee Lin Wan, Sep 23, 2002 | Destinations: Indonesia / Malaysia / Brunei / Borneo
The Dutchman of Borneo
Image © 2002 EL Wan
A Shocking Sight!
Deep within the forests of Borneo, along a route Chinese traders used to obtain highly treasured shark fins and bird's nests, ancient explorers came across a most startling sight. Hanging from a tree branch was one of the weirdest primates they have ever seen! Pot-bellied, furry and cute, its orange-gold fur and body resembled that of a monkey, but it had the most amazing face that is almost entirely alien to the explorers. Two intelligent, human-like eyes stared at the explorers over a grotesque pendulous appendage which overhung the mouth. For seconds, this weird animal stared at the explorers, before suddenly fleeing into the tropical rainforest. The weird animal leaped from branch to branch with the agility of a gymnast and a kind of grace which belies its clumsy appearance.
The bemused traders brought home with them stories of this animal with grotesque anatomy too hideous to describe, adding an aura of mystery and fascination to the island of Borneo.
A unique and clever animal native to the island of Borneo -- Sabah, Sarawak, Kalimantan and several smaller surrounding islands, the Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) was named after its exceptionally large and pendulous nose. This bizarre looking creature is found nowhere else in the world, thus constitutes a valuable part of Borneo's natural heritage together with its more famous cousin, the Orang Utan. One of the best places to spot this magnificent primate in huge numbers is at the Menanggul River, which is a tributary of the Kinabatangan flood plains. Known as the Sukau Forest Reserve, this place is accessible by taking a cruise along the main Kinabatangan River before diverting into the Menanggul tributary. Sukau Village is approximately two and a half hours from Sandakan town, along a scenic but winding road.
No Sweets Please!
These animals feed predominantly on mangrove (Sonneratia) leaves, small fruits and sometimes the buds of Nypa palms. In the five cool hours of the day each adult may munch up to 1,800 of the bitter tannic mangrove leaves, which it is equipped by nature to digest. Their partitioned stomach is equipped with fermentation chambers in which, as with cows, the digestion of leaves is facilitated by special bacteria. Unlike other primates, these monkeys cannot eat fruits or any other sweet things as such food cannot be digested and can kill them.
Because of the large quantities of leaves they need to consume -- the animals require plenty of protein to swing from tree to tree - their bellies are always extended, giving the animals an appearance of being perpetually pregnant. It is not their intestinal tract, though that fascinates us but their grotesque facial features.
Big-Nosed
While they all have red hair, the male is nearly twice as large as the female, pot-bellied, and possesses a huge honker of a snoot: The nose, particularly in males, has developed into an oversized organ which, besides being used in sexual display, also functions as a voice amplifier. Scientifically speaking, the male Proboscis Monkeys have large noses because they provide a large surface area from which to lose excess body heat in the humid warmth of the tropical swamps. This organ is so large that, during feeding, the monkeys have to push it aside with one hand!
Nosy Protection
When the troop is settling down for the night they shriek loudly at each other and when fleeing from predators in panic, the mature and dominant release trumpet-like yells to scare away any pursuer. During these warning calls the red nose - which dangles placidly at other times - swells grotesquely into a horizontal position. In younger males and adult females, the nose is much smaller. The noses of non-dominant males belonging to tribes with another dominant male proboscis with not develop the large nose.
Despite its fearsome appearance, the Proboscis Monkey is a gentle and sensitive creature, congenial and averse to unnecessary confrontation. When confronted and if its yells are not enough to scare away intruders, the monkeys will flee. Proboscis Monkeys live in two types of groups -- the bachelor group and the harems. Bachelor groups will consist of around five to ten male monkeys with no dominant leaders. Such groups do not usually interact much, with each monkey finding its own food and taking care of itself but the group will explore the forests together. The harem group, on the other hand, will never be accepted by the Women's Liberation Movement!
A dominant male will be the "head of the family", becoming a master of about 10 females and their babies. The dominant male will try to father as many children as soon as possible, for older adult males will be displaced by mature males from the bachelor groups. When this happens, the formerly dominant male will be banished from his harem and all dependent infants in the harem will be killed by the victorious male. This is done by the new dominant male in order to get the female monkeys pregnant with his offsprings more quickly.
The way Proboscis Monkeys take care of their young is also rather unique. All mothers within a family group with dependent toddlers will take turns to take care of the young toddlers while the other mothers hunt for food.
Water is Good For You
Another unique characteristic is their unusual affinity for water. As such, the monkeys can be found along river banks along the banks of rivers or inland lakes. Late evening is the best time to see the monkeys by taking a relaxing cruise. The monkeys will all gather along the river and swing around, choosing a suitable location to nest for the night. They usually keep to the trees, but occasionally have been seen taking a dip into a river, or even swimming across to the opposite bank. During our cruise along the Kinabatangan River in Sabah, we even saw several toddler-monkeys falling into the river as they tried swinging unsuccessfully across the river banks! They do not come to much harm though, as these monkeys have webbed feet that make them naturally good swimmers. In no time at all, the terrified toddlers swam to the banks and climbed up the trees again.
They need to be because the primates sometimes have to cross the river two or three times a day to search for food. They are also good divers and can swim underwater as far as 20 meters. It is not uncommon to see proboscis monkeys wading through waist-high water to cross a stream or to get away from a predator.
Proboscis Monkeys live almost exclusively in mangrove forests. Various tribes of Sabah and Sarawak have different names for this big beast, and its local titles include Bakalo, Bakara, Bangkatan, Bekaleh, Biladen, Dungui, Rasung, Runguyan and Runguan Sungai.
The Malay name for the Proboscis Monkey is the most amusing. Local Malays call this monkey a "Dutch Man" - presumably a reference to the red, swollen noses of the males which could be said to resemble the sun-burned noses of the white-skinned colonialists.
"Please Do Not Capture Us!"
They are not hunted much as the Orang Utans as they have proved impossible to keep in captivity, no matter how lush or lavish their living area is. Most Proboscis Monkeys die soon after capture -- literally starving themselves to death even in large enclosures, so they are left pretty much to themselves. Because of this, the monkeys cannot be seen in zoos and they receive much less attention compared to other primates. Today, due to logging activities, the population of Proboscis Monkeys is dwindling at an alarming rate. In 1977, there were an estimated 6400 in Sarawak compared with about only 1000 now. They are found mostly in the Samunsam wildlife sanctuary and the Bako National Park near Kuching. In Sabah, there are about 2000 left around the Kinabatangan River. With the urging of Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) and other organizations, the Malaysian government has declared many Proboscis Monkey habitat areas as forest reserves in order to protect the monkeys.
Largest Forest Reserve
The Kinabatangan flood plain, recently declared a forest reserve and world heritage site, supports a huge number of the Proboscis Monkeys and other interesting wildlife. It is also Malaysia's largest forest-covered alluvial area. There are 10 species of monkeys here. Many birds native to Borneo reside here, placing this wildlife sanctuary as an A-plus rated destination for bird watchers. Other wildlife found in the area is Orang Utans, Asian elephants, Samba Deer, Estuarine Crocodiles, Painted Terrapins and a host of migratory birds.
Without adequate protection, these animals are vulnerable to being endangered species. Pockets of unlogged areas in the Kinabatangan flood plains are home to the low-land dipterocarp forest which is a natural habitat for the famed celebrity of Borneo - the Orang Utan. Five types of forest are found throughout different levels of the Kinabatangan flood plains supporting the growth of hundreds of plant species. Limestone hills and caves, where swallows' nests are sought for trade, make the flood plain an irresistible draw for ecotourism. Will conservation efforts be enough to erase years of destruction? Only time will tell...
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Under the New Wildlife Protection Ordinance, anyone who kills or hunts down the Proboscis Monkeys and Orang Utan is liable to be jailed for two years or fined a maximum of RM 30000.
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Alabama Law Would Punish Women Who Have Abortions With 99 Years In Prison
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In an attack on a woman’s right to choose, Alabama lawmakers plan to end all abortion in the state and severely punish any woman who has an abortion with up to 99 years in prison.
ABC News reports:
Alabama lawmakers introduced legislation Tuesday that would make performing an abortion at any stage of pregnancy a felony unless the mother’s health is in jeopardy.
The Alabama bill, HB314… would ban all abortions, even those using prescription drugs, as soon as a woman is “known to be pregnant.” It does allow for ending a pregnancy when the fetus has a “lethal anomaly” or to avoid a “serious health risk” to the mother, but there are no exceptions for rape and incest. Any attempt to end a healthy pregnancy would be a felony.
The Independent reports:
Alabama is proposing a law that would make carrying out an abortion at any stage of the pregnancy punishable by 10 to 99 years in jail.
The strict abortion ban, which has been branded a “death sentence for women”, would even criminalise performing abortions in cases of rape and incest.
The bill, introduced earlier this week by conservative Christian Republicans desperate to force women to give birth at any cost, would allow for abortions only when there is “a serious health risk to the unborn child’s mother.”
Taking a page from conservative Christian anti-abortion propaganda, the over-the-top legislation even goes so far as to equate safe and legal abortion to genocide. The bill states:
More than 50 million babies have been aborted in the United States since the Roe decision in 1973, more than three times the number who were killed in German death camps, Chinese purges, Stalin’s gulags, Cambodian killing fields, and the Rwandan genocide combined.
Commenting on the new legislation, the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Terri Collins, said:
It simply criminalizes abortion Hopefully, it takes it all the way to the Supreme Court to overturn (Roe versus Wade.)
Calling the proposed law a “death sentence for women across this state,” Staci Fox, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Southeast, said:
These bans are blatantly unconstitutional and lawmakers know it — they just don’t care. Alabamians are just pawns in this political game to challenge access to safe, legal abortion nationally.
Collins is right. Alabama is just the latest state controlled by conservative Christian Republicans trying to ban abortion. For example, Kentucky, Mississippi, Georgia and South Carolina are all currently considering similar legislation. The ultimate goal is to challenge the 1973 US Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion.
Bottom line: In a blatant attack on a woman’s right to choose, a new Alabama law would make abortion punishable by up to 99 years in prison.
The Republican War on Women continues.
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Texas Bill Prohibiting Male Masturbation Moves Closer To Becoming Law
Posted on April 8, 2019 5:49 pm by upwithron Comment
A proposed bill in Texas that would impose a fine for male masturbation is making its way through the state’s legislature.
House Bill 4260, called the “Man’s Right to Know Act,” would punish male masturbation with a $100 fine, and require men who want Viagra to be subject to a rectal exam.
The bill, filed earlier this year by Texas legislator Rep. Jessica Farrar (D), was referred to the House State Affairs Committee on Tuesday.
By focusing on male masturbation, the proposed legislation is an obvious attempt to satirize and draw attention to the unreasonable and dangerous policy proposals concerning women’s reproductive freedom coming from the Republican Party.
Commenting on her bill, Rep. Farrar told mysanantonio.com:
A lot of people find the bill funny. What’s not funny are the obstacles that Texas women face every day, that were placed there by legislatures making it very difficult for them to access healthcare.
Farrar is a vocal abortion rights activist, with a long record of opposing legislation in Texas hostile to women’s reproductive freedom.
The Statesman reports the details of the new legislation prohibiting unregulated male masturbation:
The bill calls “masturbatory emissions” an “act against an unborn child, and failing to preserve the sanctity of life.”
The bill also contains provisions that would also put restrictions on vasectomies, Viagra prescriptions and colonoscopies, including:
The state must create an informational booklet called “A Man’s Right to Know” that contains information and illustrations on the benefits of and concerns about those three treatments. A man must review the booklet before going through with any of them.
A man must receive a rectal exam and an MRI of his rectum before any of the three treatments.
A man would not be able sue a doctor for refusing to provide those treatments or another procedure if the procedure violates the doctor’s “personal, moralistic, or religious beliefs.”
A doctor must obtain consent from the man before providing the treatment, and the man may give it only if he waits at least 24 hours after the doctor’s visit.
The state must establish a registry of nonprofit organizations and hospitals that provide abstinence counseling, a supervising physician for “masturbatory emissions,” and semen storage.
“Masturbatory emissions” must be stored for the wife for conception.
The Statesman also notes that current state law “requires that doctors distribute to women considering an abortion the ‘A Woman’s Right to Know’ booklet, which contains illustrations of gestational periods and the risks and side effects of abortions. Women also must wait 24 hours after receiving the booklet and must undergo an ultrasound before the procedure. Abortion of a viable fetus can bring a penalty of at least five years in prison.”
Earlier this week former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton praised Farrar for promoting the proposed new legislation. After praising Farrar while speaking at an Annie’s List luncheon in Houston on Friday, Clinton opined:
I don’t know. The bill may be satirical but the message sure resonated.
Bottom line: Turnabout is fair play. By focusing on male masturbation House Bill 4260 demonstrates the absurdity and cruelty of the constant and ongoing effort by Republicans to demean and stigmatize women in their pursuit of reproductive health care.
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Something on Mars Is Producing Gas Usually Made by Living Things on Earth
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Mars emits methane, a European orbiter has confirmed. But scientists can’t say yet whether the source is geological or biological.A view of Mars taken by the European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft in 2016.CreditESA/DLR/FU Berlin/Justin Cowart
By Kenneth Chang
Methane gas periodically wafts into the atmosphere of Mars; that notion, once considered implausible and perplexing, is now widely accepted by planetary scientists.
Why the methane is there is still a bewildering mystery. It may even point to present-day Martian microbes living in the rocks below the surface.
In Nature Geoscience on Monday, scientists working with the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter reported that in the summer of 2013, the spacecraft detected methane within Gale Crater, a 96-mile-wide depression near the Martian equator.
That is noteworthy, because NASA’s Curiosity rover has been exploring that region since 2011, and in the summer of 2013 it, too, measured a marked rise of methane in the air that lasted at least two months.
“Our finding constitutes the first independent confirmation of a methane detection,” said Marco Giuranna, a scientist at the National Institute for Astrophysics in Italy, in an email. Dr. Giuranna is principal investigator for the Mars Express instrument that made the measurements.A view of the Gale Crater on Mars, taken by NASA’s Mars Odyssey.CreditNASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU
The presence of methane is significant because the gas decays quickly. Calculations indicate that sunlight and chemical reactions in the thin Martian atmosphere would break up the molecules within a few hundred years, so any methane detected must have been created recently.
It might have been created by a geological process known as serpentinization, which requires both heat and liquid water. Or it could be a product of life — specifically methanogens, microbes that release methane as a waste product. Methanogens thrive in places lacking oxygen, such as rocks deep underground and the digestive tracts of animals.
Even if the source of the methane turns out to be geological, the hydrothermal systems that produce the emissions would still be prime locations to search for signs of life.
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A decade and a half ago, three teams of scientists reported that they had detected methane in the Martian atmosphere. Two used observations from Earth, and the third used data from Mars Express. All of the measurements were at the edge of the instruments’ capabilities.
Two years later, the methane seemed to have disappeared. If that finding was accurate, it suggested not only that something was creating methane on Mars, but that something else was quickly destroying it.
The Curiosity mission initially cast more doubt on the methane claims, as it detected very little of the gas, about 0.7 parts per billion. Then in 2013, the levels jumped by a factor of 10. The following January, levels fell back to below 1 part per billion. The methane disappeared so quickly, and the usual levels are so low, that scientists are now trying to explain how methane could have been destroyed so quickly.
In the new research, the scientists looked at passes that Mars Express made over Gale Crater during the first 20 months of Curiosity’s mission. For all but one of the orbiter’s observations, no methane was detected. But on June 16, 2013, the instrument measured about 15 parts per billion of methane. A day earlier, Curiosity had also measured elevated methane.
“It reaffirms the hypothesis that Mars is presently active,” said Sushil Atreya, a planetary scientist at the University of Michigan and a member of the Curiosity science team.
The Mars Express findings also point to a possible source of the methane, about 300 miles east of Gale. In that region, ice must exist just below the surface. “That methane could be released episodically along faults that break through the permafrost due to partial melting of ice,” Dr. Giuranna said.
If true, that could be a tempting site for a future spacecraft to untangle the methane mystery.
Dr. Atreya is less certain of that conclusion, which involves assumptions about Martian weather. The Curiosity scientists thought the methane originated within Gale, to the north of the rover.
A newer European Mars spacecraft, the Trace Gas Orbiter, with a more sophisticated methane detector, has been in orbit since 2017, but no results have been reported yet.
“I think the game is afoot,” said Michael J. Mumma, a scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. He led ground-based observations that identified methane plumes in the Martian atmosphere in 2003. “The story is continuing to evolve, and evolving rapidly now.”
His ‘swatting’ prank call caused a man’s death. Now he’ll serve 20 years in prison
Posted on March 31, 2019 12:19 am by upwithron Comment
Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAYPublished 3:17 p.m. ET March 30, 2019 | Updated 4:33 p.m. ET March 30, 2019
Police in Los Angeles have arrested a man they suspect made a hoax emergency call that resulted in a SWAT police officer fatally shooting a man at the door of his own home in Kansas, a law enforcement official said Saturday.
A California man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for making a hoax 911 call that resulted in an innocent Kansas man’s death.
Tyler Barriss, 26, had pleaded guilty to multiple charges stemming from the “swatting” call – a practice where an individual makes a phony call to 911 to force police to respond with SWAT teams.
“Swatting is no prank,” U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said in a statement. “Sending police and emergency responders rushing to anyone’s home based on utterly false information as some kind of joke shows an incredible disregard for the safety of other people.”
The 20-year sentence, handed out Friday, is believed to be the longest ever in a “swatting” hoax case, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas said in a statement.
In December 2017, Barriss made a 911 call reporting a fake hostage situation after he had gotten into an argument with another gamer playing “Call of Duty,” police said. Barriss gave an address he thought to be the other gamer’s, authorities said.
But that call led to Wichita police surrounding the home of Andrew Finch, 28, who had no connection to the situation.
“When officers arrived, they believed a man was inside who had killed his own father and was holding family members hostage,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in its statement. “The man who came outside to face police, however, had done nothing wrong and did not know about the swatting call.
Authorities say Finch dropped his hands unexpectedly and that’s when police fired at him. Finch later died at a hospital. The officer who shot him would not face charges, prosecutors said last April.
“I hope that this prosecution and lengthy sentence sends a strong message that will put an end to the juvenile and reckless practice of ‘swatting’ within the gaming community, as well as in any other context,” McAllister said Friday.
Barriss has also pleaded guilty to charges in Washington, D.C., for making hoax bomb threat calls to the FBI and FCC as well as in the Central District of California for more fake bomb threats and phony emergency calls.
Two other men, Casey Viner, 19, of Ohio, and Shane Gaskill, 20, of Kansas, await trial for charges in connection with the Wichita case. Prosecutors say Viner allegedly asked Barriss to “swat” Gaskill, who then allegedly gave out an address that wasn’t his.
“I also hope that today’s result helps bring some peace to the Finch family and some closure to the Wichita community,” McAllister added.
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Dwyane Wade Gets Criticized for Bad Parenting, After Video of Son Strutting Down the Runway
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Dwayne Wade Is Taking Some Heat
Miami Heat point guard Dwyane Wade is accustomed to being in the media but this time it’s his son that folks are talking about. On Saturday, March 16th, Wade held a fashion show called “A Night on the Runwade” in Miami—a fundraiser benefiting the Wade Family Foundation and the Overtown Youth Center. Some of Wade’s fellow Miami Heat teammates showed their support, and of course, wife Gabrielle Union was in attendance.
MadameNoire reports one of the models who turned heads on the runway included Wade’s 11-year-old son, Zion. Zion strutted his stuff, even twirling at one point as Union screamed in excitement. Wade would later have a proud papa moment, sharing the clip of Zion’s walk in his InstaStories with the caption, “Killing sh-t.”
Dwayne Wade, and wife Gabrielle Union, Instagram
After watching the video many people made comments in reference to the Zions manner and then criticized the 37-year-old for encouraging his son. Comments erupted like this one from a man on Twitter which said, “Fathers please don’t allow your children to bend and conform to societal pressures”. However, apparently, Wade had no issue in how Zion walked the runway.
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The simple answer is yes, but one has to also ask how long GoPro will keep the software around, and if it will be available for purchase. Will the GoPro App ever make it to a phone or tablet? It is possible, however it is more likely that the future will bring the GoPro Camera Camera as a separate hardware item. We don’t know what exactly GoPro is working on for iOS & Android, but we do know why GoPro can’t get it there yet. The same is true for its other products – the action cam and accessories.
The future is coming closer and closer to us all. It’s no surprise that GoPro’s CEO says that they have an Android & iOS partnership in the works, but we do know a pretty big piece that GoPro is working on. It’s a camera – the GoPro Cam.
GPS.com has been following the story since January when GoPro revealed the new GoPro Cam that was just a prototype at that time. According to a GoPro insider speaking to us, GoPro is working on a new camera, but we don’t know yet when that might be.
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In the end, with that list of components, the GoPro Cam may come into being in just one form. Perhaps a separate device that works with the GoPro remote, while other accessories, like mobile phone docks that can charge a smartphone and provide connection to the GoPro Cam, may be built in to the final product.
The GoPro Cam is said to be a handheld camera and a more powerful version of the GoPro Hero4 Black waterproof camera. The GoPro Cam’s camera will include new sensors which are being developed so it will take better pictures and video. In the meantime, expect the GoPro Hero4 Session to continue shipping with the GoPro Hero4 Session.
The GoPro Cam will also include support for a variety of accessories. These include the GoPro app on the iPhone and Android operating systems, as well as the GoPro app for Windows/Android smartphones and the GoPro App for iOS devices.
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Department of Labor Reverses Course, Says that Tip Pooling Is Ok
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Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) proposed a rule that would rescind an Obama-era regulation that prohibits tip-pooling. Tip-pooling occurs when servers share their tips with cooks, dishwashers, and other restaurant staff. Under the current Obama-era regulation, passed in 2011, employers cannot require servers and other employees receiving tips to share those tips with other employees who do not receive them. The proposed rule will change this, allowing employers to require tipped employees to share those tips with other employees.
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employers can take a “tip credit,” which allows them to pay employees who receive tips less than the minimum wage, as long as their tips will increase their hourly rate to more than the minimum wage. Under the DOL’s new rule, employers can elect not to take the tip credit and pay all employees at least minimum wage. The employer can then require tips to be distributed to other employees, as these tips will no longer be considered property of the employee who received them.
The DOL will accept public comments on the proposed regulation until January 4, 2018. This likely means that the new regulation will take effect next spring. However, the DOL announced last July that it would not prosecute restaurants that engage in tip pooling, so for all practical purposes, tip-pooling has been legal since then. Contact me if you have questions about tip pooling.
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The biggest summer release
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Three hours of entertainment with a break for Pepsi and pop corn, that’s what movies are supposed to be. Now, we have another candidate that perfectly fits the bill, 20-20 cricket. The IPL is all over the place, on sports pages, on page 3, on news channels, it has been hogging the headlines for over a month now and it is nearly impossible to not get caught up in the
frenzy.Being an Indian, cricket is expected to run in your blood and as said earlier with 20-20 coming up, the difference between cricket and movies has slimmed down to a fine line. This might be wishful thinking, but the day might not be far off when combo tickets for a 20-20 cricket match and a movie afterwards on the stadium giant screen would be available at the TNCA counters.
Getting down to the IPL. It has been a roaring success. And while its success is a matter of great pleasure for anyone who loves cricket, it might also serve well to look into how it has affected other trades. Having come during the summer holidays has saved the IPL the wrath of parents with children who just can’t concentrate on anything but cricket when a match is telecast on TV. But the film industry, though not complaining, surely has not had the best of summers. Bulk of the blame for that might rest on the quality of movies being churned out but there is no denying the pull of cricket-India’s common religion.
Honestly, who would care to drag themselves out of their houses, brave the traffic, high parking rates and even higher ticket rates to watch a movie that has received average reviews when one can, in the comfort of their drawing rooms watch Sanath Jayasuriya pick a Shoaib Akthar ball off his pads and send it to row Z in the stands. And that’s not all, Sachin Tendulkar watches from the non-strikers end while Sourav Ganguly is at mid-on with his hands on his hips. Or take this, Sachin and Sourav walking out together for the toss. This kind of thing does not happen, even in the overcrowded international cricket calendar.
After the release of Om Shanthi Om, Shahrukh Khan has not canned a shot for any major movie; he just started a couple of days back for Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. All this while he has been busy bidding for the likes of Akthar, Ishanth Sharma and others, shooting music videos for the Kolkata Knight Riders and playing the role of CEO cum most energetic cheer leader for his team. The crowds have loved him and no wonder that his special appearance for Bhoothnath has not done anything special for the movie - you get to see him on TV every other day in a Knight Riders jersey and on weekends hosting his game show. Same goes with Preity Zinta who even got herself badly injured during one of the promotional campaigns. Also on the industrial side, Mukesh Ambani has never been so visible in the recallable past, being regularly seen at the Mumbai stadiums cheering his team on. Meanwhile, Mallya has yet again shown what he thinks is the way business should be carried out, perform or perish as Charu Sharma would know. Pressure is not the best thing to drive performance, especially in cricket and Mallya might be discovering that after an already on the slide team turned to punching bags after his public outbursts. But one can’t help admiring the man for finding the time to be at games despite his breweries, airlines and the new Formula 1 team.
The point here is that the IPL is a roaring success. It has taken a lot from other industries- money, time and face value. The question is whether the IPL will be able to return all that to the sources. Reports suggest that most franchisees are still far from seeing profits, especially those at the bottom of the table. Shahrukh already sent five of his players back home to cut costs. Yes, there is a bit of uncertainty as there will be with any new venture but looking at its mass popularity and demand, the IPL will sure come out trumps, at least in the coming seasons, it is nearly sure that the IPL will find a regular place in the cricket calendar. And if it becomes a regular fixture, our summer blockbusters might have to find another window to do their best business. For the majority of India- cricket is first love.
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Lepetkata (Assam): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the Rs.10,000 crore gas cracker project at Lepetkata in Upper Assam s Dibrugarh district and slammed the earlier United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for its inordinate delay.
"I was, in fact, not supposed to get the opportunity to inaugurate the project. Had this project been completed and inaugurated 25 years back, Assam would have seen lot of industrial development and employment opportunities for the youth.
However, sometimes, I feel I am destined to (do) good works," Modi said while inaugurating the project.
The prime minister, who arrived in Assam on Friday, headed straight to Dibrugarh for the inauguration of the Assam Gas Cracker Project and a wax producing unit at the Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) in Golaghat district. "Today, two major projects will be dedicated to the nation in Assam s Dibrugarh district. These two projects are not only important for Assam but also for the entire country.
These two projects not only will provide employment opportunities but also push the overall growth of the country," the prime minister said. The gas cracker project was envisaged by the then prime minister Indira Gandhi in 1984 and given shape by Rajiv Gandhi as prime minister in 1985 at the end of the six-year- long anti-foreigners agitation. The then prime minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone of the project in 2007.
The petrochemical project will use naphtha and natural gas from the state s oilfields to produce ethylene for manufacturing polymers. Executed by the Brahmaputra Crackers and Polymers Ltd., the project missed several deadlines and overshot the budget. "My government is determined for the country s development. We have decided to complete thousands of projects which got delayed, irrespective of who laid their foundation stones.
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GUATEMALA - Operation Condor, Jimmy Morales Style
Thursday 7 April 2016, posted by Ilka Oliva Corado
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The fledgling government of Jimmy Morales in Guatemala has named a hunt against young slum dwellers “Plan Condor”.
Promoting collective amnesia is one of the primary objectives of the government of Jimmy Morales in Guatemala, and this is supported by the system and media who are party to this falsehood. Operation Condor – the name alone brings bitter memories to the whole continent: dictatorships, torture, murder, human rights violations, enforced disappearances, rape, genocide.
This government filled with lackeys believes that all Guatemalans are politically illiterate, insolent and lack historical memory, identity and dignity. Just a moment! We will not allow them to disrespect us like that. For those who voted for the continuity of the system, we will see if they dare to take responsibility for the result of that vote.
Coming upon 40 years since that perversity of the Latin American oligarchy and the United States that was Operation/Plan Condor and Sofia Operations Plan in Guatemala, the fledgling government of Jimmy Morales has named a hunt against young slum dwellers “Plan Condor”.
It is an obvious social cleansing, with that particular viciousness of the Guatemalan middle class, bourgeoisie and oligarchy that call marginalized areas “red zones” and call youth gangs “criminal cliques.” Who are really criminals in Guatemala and what social class do they belong to?
To call a social cleansing raid in marginalized areas “Operation Condor” is a mockery of historical memory and the pain of thousands of families. And it is also sends a strong message that clearly says that this government has no intention of working to rebuild the social fabric or to try in court those guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity during the time of internal armed conflict.
We know full well that the bombing on a bus in San Jose Pinula is an act of state terrorism. They should not pretend that all Guatemalans will respond alike and swallow their attempts to terrorize the population so they will not be able to react and question the neoliberal lie that underlies the government.
Clearly they want the youth population, which is the majority of the country, to remember the raids being undertaken under the name of “Operation Condor” as a social cleansing on the outskirts of the capital city, and likewise forget the real Operation Condor that bloodied the continent and the Sofia Operations Plan that still has Guatemala suffering the vestiges of genocide.
That is what they want – for youth and children to have no historical memory of the genocide, no identity. Instead they brutalize the marginalized children that have been denied any opportunity for comprehensive development, forcing them to commit crimes; that is, if they survive famine, poverty and institutionalized violence.
What has all this to do with the death penalty? With the denial law, youth and gender equality? How to deny a law that respects Indigenous peoples? Guatemala has had enough of traitors and profiteers. Guatemala deserves a government of honest people who want to move the country forward away from neoliberal policies and extraction, who seek justice and the elimination of impunity throughout the system.
Guatemala needs a government of people with integrity, social consciousness, with a sense of equity that eat, drink and dream of a homeland for all. But that will not be possible if we as a society continue to allow ourselves to be pushed around and dictated to on how to think and act. If they continue to intimidate us with institutionalized violence, Guatemala will never change and lackeys such as Jimmy Morales will continue, from the seat of power, to bleed this beautiful country and sully its dignity.
The change must happen today, we must wake up today, we must get to work on rebellion today. What are we waiting for? They have done everything to us, what else do they have to do until a people’s revolution transforms Guatemala? Let’s stop once and for all Guatemalan classism, racism and indolence, let us arm ourselves with courage and let’s come together for the good of all, for the good of the the children that are flourishing.
They do not deserve a country like the one we have today. Let’s give them a future that does not bring them any more lackeys trying to change their history, as we have had with Operation Condor, Jimmy Morales style.
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The Registry by Shannon Stoker
The Registry saved the country from collapse. But stability has come at a price. In this patriotic new America, girls are raised to be brides, sold at auction to the highest bidder. Boys are raised to be soldiers, trained by the state to fight to their death.
Nearly eighteen, beautiful Mia Morrissey excitedly awaits the beginning of her auction year. But a warning from her married older sister raises dangerous thoughts. Now, instead of going up on the block, Mia is going to escape to Mexico, and the promise of freedom.
All Mia wants is to control her own destiny, a brave and daring choice that will transform her into an enemy of the state, pursued by powerful government agents, ruthless bounty hunters, and a cunning man determined to own her... A man who will stop at nothing to get her back
In Mia's world, women are second class citizens, without education or ideals or independent thoughts, and the prettier you are, the higher the price you fetch. Mia is a beautiful young woman, the youngest of four daughters and awaiting her eighteenth birthday to join the Registry, where she will be sold to the highest bidder and marry.
It isn't until Mia's sister Corinna, escapes her abusive husband, that her ruthless and cold parents demand she be returned. Having sealed her sister's fate, a week later she had died at the hands of her abuser, without consequence. Neither parent cried, simply focusing their attention on Mia and her monetary worth.
Mia is priced as the most expensive girl that country has ever seen, a handsome half a million dollar price tag, so when Mia refuses to marry the cold and cruel Grant, she needs to run, taking best friend Whitney to her ultimate destination, Mexico. What she didn't factor in, was quiet farmhand Andrew being part of their escape.
Andrew has worked as a farmhand on the property for the last two years, so how did he get involved with the most sought after runaway the country has ever seen? Within months, Andrew is expected to enlist for his four year national service, but aiding two runaway girls has landed him with Grant's unwanted attention.
As the three unlikely traveling companions flee to the boarder, they find unlikely allies along the way, those who believe there is a better life, but Grant is closing in... And quickly. Grant is a tyrant and loves the thrill of the chase. In this dangerous game of cat and mouse, Grant is playing to win. He wants his loyal and beautiful wife to please him, to obey him and fear him, he'll stop at nothing until he catches her. She'll be punished, if he allows her to live.
Mia is revolting against the institution of forced brides, for Corinna who was sold into a life of abuse and against the country that has always been so dear to her. She refuses to be a second class citizen any more.
The registry is set in a dystopian America, where men are forced to serve in the armed services and girls are sold as slave wives, expected to serve her husband with no life of her own. Mia is painted as a female revolutionary, fleeing the unjust system, but unfortunately she wasn't convincing. Brave? Perhaps, but her escape endangered those around her, including those who fought for a free and fair life for the women of the cruel regime America has seemingly become.
I really enjoyed the cat and mouse chase, Grant truly is a cruel villain that readers will love to hate. But sadly the characters weren't at all engaging. I couldn't bring myself to care about any of them, and unfortunately there wasn't enough action within the storyline that compensated for the lack of personality.
(The Registry: Book One)
Written By Shannon Stoker
Published 11 / 06 / 2013
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"French Twist" by Flying Foot Forum at Park Square Theatre
To celebrate their 25th anniversary, Joe Chvala's percussive dance troupe Flying Foot Forum* has brought back their original dance musical French Twist. Now playing on Park Square Theatre's Andy Boss stage in the basement of the Historic Hamm Building in downtown St. Paul, it feels like a weird and magical dream of a barely remembered night in Paris. A series of thrilling and entertaining dances loosely tell the story (with very little dialogue) of a group of friends in a cafe called "Chez Jojo" (the proprietor played by Joe Chvala, natch). With vibrant costumes, a detailed and eclectic set design, a mix of live and recorded music (and film!), the wonderful ensemble of dancers/singers/musicians brings this dream of Paris to vivid life in what would be a perfect 90-minutes-no-intermission (if not for the early and unnecessary intermission). Escape the hot and steamy streets of St. Paul to the cool and fun world of French Twist (through July 15).
Labels: Brandon A. Jackson, Cindy Forsgren, Falicia Nichole, Flying Foot Forum, French Twist, Jan Campbell, Joe Chvala, Karla Grotting, Park Square Theatre, Robin McIntyre
"Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery" at Park Square Theatre
Staging a mystery play during the summer is a longstanding tradition at Park Square Theatre, and I've come to look forward to it every year. It's always fun to immerse yourself in the light yet brain-teasing summer blockbuster fare. But their production of Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery is anything but traditional. This new play tells one of the most well known Sherlock stories in a fresh, fun, and imaginative way, with just five actors and a whirlwind, almost slapstick style. Director Theo Langason brings all the innovation and physical storytelling experience from Sandbox Theatre, of which he is an ensemble member, to bear on this wonderfully playful and endlessly delightful production. And the fantastic five-person cast is so playful and fun to watch, including a female Holmes and Watson, because why not?! At a time when so many of us need it, Baskerville provides pure escapist summer fun.
Labels: Eli Sherlock, Eric "Pogi" Sumangil, Ken Ludwig, Mandi Johnson, Marika Proctor, McKenna Kelly-Eiding, Park Square Theatre, Ricardo Beaird, Sara Richardson, Sherlock Holmes, Theo Langason
"West Side Story" at the Guthrie Theater
I grew up watching West Side Story. I've seen the movie dozens of times, listened to the music hundreds of times, and seen it on stage a handful of times (including the Ordway's gorgeous production last year). But I've never seen a West Side Story like the one currently on stage at the big blue building on the river. The Guthrie's West Side Story, directed by Artistic Director Joseph Haj and featuring new original choreography Maija Garcia (both children of immigrants), feels like it was made for today's world. A toppled over Lady Liberty dominates the set, and the musical's themes of institutionalized racism, prejudice towards immigrants, senseless violence, and hate born out of fear have never felt so relevant. It's still that timeless story of star-crossed lovers,* set to Leonard Bernstein's familiar, beloved, and gorgeous score, but with a cast that looks, moves, and feels like America today, for better or worse.
Labels: Christopher Acebo, Darius Jordan Lee, Guthrie Theater, Jen Caprio, Joseph Haj, Kristin Yancy, Maija Garcia, Marc Koeck, Marco Antonio Santiago, Mark Hartman, Mia Pinero, Raye Birk, Terry Hempleman, West Side Story
"Ball: A Musical Tribute To My Lost Testicle" by The Catalysts at the Southern Theater
My favorite show from the 2016 Minnesota Fringe Festival is back! In fact, it never really went away. #TCTheater artist Max Wojtanowicz has been touring his original auto-biographical solo musical "Ball: A Musical Tribute To My Lost Testicle" around the state for the last two years. Shortly after being diagnosed with testicular cancer in January of 2016, his friend/collaborator/director Nikki Swoboda suggested he might want to write a musical about it. Unthinkable, yes, but that's what artists do, they process what's going on in the world and in their lives through their art, creating something that's both personal and universal. So that's what Max did. He journaled through the process of surgeries, chemotherapy, and recovery, and even invited Nikki and several composers into the chemo suite to start working on songs. He finished treatment in April (and is now in remission), and performed his show at Fringe that August. At the time it was so new and raw, a really emotional moving experience. Now with a few years of distance, it may not be quite as fresh, but it's just as moving. If you're in the Twin Cities, you can see it at the Southern Theater this weekend only before it continues its tour to places like the Mayo Clinic and the United Solo Theatre Festival in NYC.
Labels: Andrew Cooke, Ball: A Musical Tribute To My Lost Testicle, Jason Hansen, Jerry Rubino, Max Wojtanowicz, Michael Gruber, Nikki Swoboda, Southern Theater, The Catalysts
"Romeo and Juliet" by Classical Actors Ensemble at St. Clement's Church
The best thing about summer in Minnesota is outdoor theater. And the lakes, of course. But I love nothing more on a lovely summer evening than to sit outside in a park or a garden somewhere while someone tells me a story. Classical Actors Ensemble continues their tradition of bringing Shakespeare to metro area parks (for free!) with Romeo and Juliet, playing at Lake of the Isles and many other parks every Thursday through Sunday through mid July. Previously I've seen CAE do Shakespeare's comedies, and found them to be so fun, playful, and almost interactive, the way Shakespeare was meant to be. This is the first time I've seen them do a tragedy for their fun summer outdoor play. But Romeo and Juliet is pretty much a rom-com, until somebody dies, so it's still fun and playful in the beginning. And while maybe the tragedy doesn't have quite the same effect when the sun is softly setting, the birds are chirping, and the wind is blowing through the leaves on the trees, it's still the best way to see Shakespeare. Click here to see all of the locations along with handy maps, and then just show up - no tickets or reservations needed (but donations happily accepted to keep this wonderfully free and accessible experience going).
Labels: Alan Tilson, Classical Actors Ensemble, Emma VanVactor-Lee, Jake Sung-Guk Sullivan, Joseph Papke, Leif Jurgensen, Mike Tober, Romeo and Juliet, Samantha V. Papke, Siri Hellerman, Tom Conry, Tyler Stamm
"Fellow Travelers" by Minnesota Opera at the Cowles Center
I'm not much of an opera-goer, mostly because there's so much theater to see, and also because I have a hard time connecting to a story that's sung in a language I don't understand. I like my opera in English, modern (or modernized), and in a small(er) house (see also Skylark Opera). Minnesota Opera's final production in their 2017-2018 checks all of those boxes, plus it's directed by my favorite director of music-theater, Peter Rothstein. So I made a spontaneous trip to the opera yesterday (performed in the Cowles Center Goodale Theater) to see Fellow Travelers, commissioned by the Cincinnati Opera in 2016. Based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Mallon, Fellow Travelers tells the story of two men who fall in love in 1950s Washington, D.C., during the Lavender Scare, something I was not previously aware of (bonus: educational!). It's an exceedingly beautiful piece - a heart-breakingly tragic love story, an examination of a dark period in our history, and commentary on the world today, all told with gorgeous music that heightens the emotions of the story. I'm rethinking my position on opera.
Labels: Adriana Zabala, Andres Acosta, Cowles Center, Fellow Travelers, Greg Pierce, Gregory Spears, Hadleigh Adams, Mary Shabatura, Minnesota Opera, Peter Rothstein, Sara Brown, Trevor Bowen
"Into the Woods" by Shoot the Glass Theatre at the Crane Theater
I've seen Into the Woods twice in the last six weeks, and six times in the last seven years (not counting the recent movie adaptation). And while I would love #TCTheater to diversify its choice of shows (there are quite a few duplicates and triplicates this season), I'm not going to complain about this one. Every time I see Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's exceedingly clever fairy tale mash-up that explores what happens after the "happily ever after," I love it even more. It's instantly familiar due to the fairy tale characters we grew up with, but then it lures you into a darker story. And it's a versatile piece that works just as well set in the forests of Asia as in a German beer garden. For their production, newish theater company Shoot the Glass Theater has gone with a stripped down, bare bones, unmiked approach that works beautifully. With minimal (but charming) set pieces and simple costumes, they're able to focus on the storytelling and the music, which is what it's all about.
Labels: Andrew Newman, Becca Hart, Caitlin Burns, Emily Jansen, Frank Moran, Into the Woods, John Goodrich, Joseph Hitchcock, Kaitlin Klemencic, Karissa Lade, Kyler Chase, Nick Menzhuber, Shoot the Glass Theater
"The Minotaur Or: Amelia Earhart is Alive and Traveling Through the Underworld" by Sheep Theater at In the Heart of the Beast Theatre
The history and legend of Amelia Earhart and Greek mythology seems like an odd mix. In other words, perfect for Sheep Theater, a company that promises "original plays with an emphasis on classically epic stories that highlight the deranged confidence of humanity with sincerity and honesty." Like much of their work, The Minotaur Or: Amelia Earhart is Alive and Traveling Through the Underworld is a fun mish-mash of history, legend, and myth with an awkwardly long title. With a lot of ingenuity, heart, and silliness, the troupe proposes one possible fate for the long missing pioneering aviator, and makes the Underworld look like a pretty fun place to hang out.
Labels: Iris Rose Page, Jacob Mobley, Joey Hamburger, Madeleine Rowe, Madhu Bangalore, Meg Bradley, Michael Rogers, Michael Torsch, Robb Goetzke, Sheep Theater, Tara Lucchino, Tom Schultz, Trevor Simmons
"Equivocation" by Walking Shadow Theatre Company at Gremlin Theatre
The subtitle of Bill Cain's play Equivocation could be, It's Hard to Be the Bard. It's hard to be the bard at a time when one of England's longest reigning monarchs to date, who has kept the country relatively stable and supported your artistic career, is gone, and you're dealing with a tumultuous and changing political and religious landscape, with a choice to either support the new ruler and his lies or tell the truth. Can you imagine such a situation?! This is the fictionalized version of true events proposed in the play, in which playwright William Shakespeare (or Shagspeare) is commissioned by the newly crowned King James I to write a play of the recent failed plot to kill the king and members of Parliament, known as the Gunpowder Plot. The play mixes history, religion, theater, and politics in an immensely clever, if a bit too long and involved, way. Walking Shadow Theatre Company's staging of Equivocation, playing at Gremlin Theatre through June 24, is engaging and entertaining (or at least as engaged and entertained as this morning person can be at 10:30 pm).
Labels: A. Emily Heaney, Amy Rummenie, Bill Cain, Damon C. Mentzer, Edwin Strout, Equivocation, Eva Gemlo, Gremlin Theatre, John Heimbuch, Mitch Ross, Peter Simmons, Steve Kath, Thomas Speltz, Walking Shadow
"Steel Magnolias" at Lyric Arts
If you've only ever seen the movie version of Steel Magnolias, you might be surprised when you see the play on which it was based. Unlike the movie, the entire play takes place in Truvy's beauty salon (where the motto is, "there is no such thing as natural beauty"), and the only characters we see are the six strong, funny, loving Southern women who inspired the title. Husbands, boyfriends, children, and dogs are talked but about never seen, so that the focus of the story is the women and their undying friendship. Lyric Arts' production features six wonderful actors who bring these women to life, directed by a #TCTheater actor who can break my heart and crack me up at the same time, Angela Timberman. She and her cast bring that beautiful "laughter through tears is my favorite emotion" feeling to every moment of this story. So head up to Anoka through June 24, grab some popcorn, and have a good laugh and a good cathartic cry (it was a two-tissue play for me).
Labels: Angela Timberman, Anni Amberg, Benjamin Kramer, Jane Hammill, Jason Hobbie, Juliette Aaslestad, Kathleen Hardy, Lisa Vogel, Lucas Skjaret, Lyric Arts, Steel Magnolias, Sulia Altenberg
"Flashback" by Alive & Kickin at Bloomington Center for the Arts
If you think growing older is a drag, then you've never seen Alive & Kickin, a choir full of "seniors that rock." Led by the energetic and talented director/choreographer Michael Matthew Ferrell, with music director extraordinaire Jason Hansen, this choir is so much fun to watch, so full of life and the joy of music. Ranging in age from 62 to 93, these beautiful humans still have talent and gifts to share. They represent a segment of our population that is often ignored, overlooked, and discarded. But this show will remind you that it's important to listen to your elders, especially when they can rock like this! You can see them at Bloomington Center for the Arts through next weekend, and visit their website to find out how you can support them or get involved (click here for both).
Labels: Alive and Kickin, Barb Portinga, Bloomington Center for the Arts, Grant Merges, Jason Hansen, Michael Matthew Ferrell
"Caucasian-Aggressive Pandas and Other Mulatto Tales" by Chameleon Theatre Circle and Fearless Comedy Productions at Bloomington Center for the Arts
Duck Washington's funny, engaging, personal, and very honest sketch comedy show about being biracial in America has traveled a long road to its current home in Bloomington. Caucasian-Aggressive Pandas and Other Mulatto Tales began as a Fearless Comedy show at Bryant Lake Bowl, and then had a successful run a the 2016 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Chameleon Theatre Circle originally planned to include the show as part of their 2016-2017 season, but the Ames Center in Burnsville, their then home, refused to allow the show to be produced there for fear that some might find the word mulatto offensive. To make a long story short (you can read more about it here), Chameleon left the Ames Center because they objected to artistic censorship, and Caucasian-Aggressive Pandas is currently being presented at the Bloomington Center for the Arts (the home of Artistry) as the final show in their nomadic 2017-2018 season. That's a whole lot of preamble for what is a very funny, insightful, and necessary show about race relations in America, which can only be improved by acknowledging it and talking about it, and maybe laughing about it too in a safe space like this. Oh, the irony!
Labels: Alison Anderson, Caucasian Aggressive Pandas, Chameleon Theatre, Duck Washington, Jason Kruger, Jena Young, Matthew Kessen, Suzanne Victoria Cross
"Chicago" Broadway tour at the Orpheum Theatre
I have to admit, when I saw Chicago on the 2017-2018 Hennepin Theatre Trust tour schedule, I was not excited. It's made the rounds many times in the last 20 years, and I'd rather see something new (like The Band's Visit, please!). But as the date rolled around, I realized I hadn't seen Chicago in six years. And since the 1996 revival is currently the second longest running musical on Broadway, it's not likely to be released for regional productions anytime soon, so the tour is my only chance to see it. I went to opening night, and I loved every minute of it. It's been a long time since I've even listed to the score, so I forgot what an all-around brilliant show this is. The clever and jazzy score by the genius team of John Kander and Fred Ebb, Bob Fosse's iconic and positively thrilling choreography (reinterpreted by Ann Reinking for the 1996 revival, in which she also played Roxie), the ever more timely book (by Ebb and Fosse) that shines a harsh light on our culture's obsession with violence and celebrity, the incorporation of the 14-person onstage band into the story, and the seemingly endless supply of gorgeous and talented actor/dancer/singers who can not just inhabit these now familiar characters, but make them their own. If it's been a while since you, too, have seen Chicago, or you have (gasp!) never seen it, now (meaning this week only) is the time. Chicago never gets old.
Labels: Bob Fosse, Chicago, D. Ratell, Dylis Croman, Jeff McCarthy, Jennifer Fouché, Kander and Ebb, Orpheum Theatre, Paul Vogt, Terra C. MacLeod
"TART: A Modern Adaptation of Moliere's Tartuffe" by The BAND Group at Bryant Lake Bowl
Working towards a world Beyond Acceptance with No Discrimination, The BAND Group debuts with a delightfully modern adaptation of Moliere's most famous comedy Tartuffe, set in a drag club. Similar to The Misanthrope a few years ago, founder-director-adapter Adrian Lopez-Balbontin has taken this 350 year old French comedy, made it look like the world today, peppered it with pop culture references, used it as commentary on current issues, and set it all to rhyme. With a talented cast of artists from across the gender spectrum whom we don't get to see onstage often enough, and a partnership with local non-profit RECLAIM! that provides mental health support for queer and trans youth, TART is as relevant as it is entertaining. Check it out at BLB (with full food and drink service before and during the show) through June 16.
Labels: Adrian Balbontin, BAND Group, Bryant Lake Bowl, Courtney Stirn, Dan Britt, James Satter, Jex Arzayus, Kevin McLaughlin, Kjer Whiting, Nolan Henningson, Parker Sera, Sabrina Crews, Tartuffe, Todd O’Dowd
"Dat Black Mermaid Man Lady / The Show" at Pillsbury House Theatre
"This is why we're here." The final refrain of Pillsbury House Theatre stirring production of Dat Black Mermaid Man Lady / The Show, which one could call a play-musical-poetry-storytelling-dance-concert, is still ringing in my ears. It's a piece that defies explanation, that maybe shouldn't be explained, but rather experienced. In just about an hour we're taken on a journey into the past, into the Southern African American culture, into stories with various archetypal characters that come alive through the voices of the ensemble. Pillsbury House consistently produces new, relevant, innovative, thoughtful work, and this show is another example of that.
Labels: Aimee K. Bryant, Dat Black Mermaid Man Lady, Ebony Noelle Golden, Florinda Bryant, Kenyai O'Neal, PaviElle French, Pillsbury House Theatre, Sharon Bridgforth
"Underneath the Lintel" by Theater Latte Da at the Ritz Theater
I've seen Glen Berger's funny and profound little play Underneath the Lintel twice at the Minnesota Fringe Festival, brilliantly performed by local actor Pat O'Brien. What starts out as an amusing scavenger hunt around the world turns into a much deeper search for meaning in life. It's the last thing I expected Theater Latte Da to do, a company that doesn't do musical theater, they do theater musically. There was no music in this play that I remembered, other than a mention or two of a song. But in true Latte Da fashion, they've added music to this play (with the permission of the playwright), and made it better, deeper, richer. It's still the same quirky librarian searching for meaning (here played by a woman, another twist, that works beautifully), but with original music (composed by Frank London) that enhances the storytelling and helps the audience feel it more deeply.
Labels: Barry Browning, Dan Chouinard, Frank London, John Acarregui, Kathy Maxwell, Michael Hoover, Natalie Nowytski, Peter Rothstein, Ritz Theater, Sally Wingert, Theater Latte Da, Underneath the Lintel
"Ain't It a Grand and Glorious Feeling: Celebrating the Princess Musicals" by Theatre Elision at Mojo Coffee Gallery
Just over a year after their debut with the original musical Ragtime Women, featuring little known Ragtime gems by female composers, Theatre Elision closes their first full season with another original musical. In Ain't It a Grand and Glorious Feeling: Celebrating the Princess Musicals, book writer and Theatre Elision founder Cindy Polich weaves a modern rom-com around the songs of Jerome Kern from a handful of musicals written for NYC's Princess Theatre in the early 20th Century. We get to re-discover these lovely and clever songs from one of the most important musical theater composers of the last century, while enjoying a charming modern story set in a coffee shop, that takes place in an actual coffee shop! For less than $40, you can get a delicious meal, dessert, coffee, and see the show. It's a wonderful way to end their successful season of a repertoire of shows that fill a niche I didn't even realize was missing until Elision appeared on the #TCTheater scene: small cast, intimate, original or rarely done musicals with a focus on female cast and creative team. Typically they have super short runs, just one weekend, but Grand and Glorious is playing two weekends, so you have time to get out and experience this fun, intimate, site-specific, musically delicious little show. And after you do, you'll surely want to put their six-show second season on your calendar, featuring the return of a few favorites from the first season, another original work, and a US premiere.
Labels: Abilene Olson, Carl Swanson, Christine Wade, Cindy Polich, Harrison Wade, Jerome Kern, Lindsay Redman, Theatre Elision, Tim Beeckman Davis
"Apples in Winter" by Uprising Theatre Company at St. Peder's Lutheran Church
Uprising Theatre Company has been around for a few years now, but I saw my first Uprising show just last night. Now I'm sorry I waited so long. I completely agree with the statement on their about page: "Uprising Theatre Company really, truly believes that stories can change the world." But they don't just tell the story, and choose plays with relevant topics that need to be explored in today's world. They partner with community organizations that are actively working towards changing the world. That's pretty cool, friends. Their current production, the intimate, site-specific, intense, and heart-breaking Apples in Winter explores the issues of drug addiction, the treatment of criminals and prisoners, and the death penalty, so they've partnered with three relevant organizations: Cornerstone, Friends for a Non-Violent World, and the Twin Cities Men's Center. Each organization has a table with information in the lobby, so if you're inspired by the show, you can find out what immediate specific actions you can take. A post-show discussion follows every performance, which helps you process the show you've seen along with fellow audience members. So yeah, Uprising not only "really, truly believes that stories can change the world," they actively work towards it.
Labels: Apples in Winter, Gina Sauer, Jennifer Fawcett. St. Peder's Church, Shalee Coleman, Uprising Theatre Company
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Kenosha Goddam: The Rot at the Top Goes All the Way Down
Written by Chris Floyd 27 August 2020 12245 Hits
This is the boy who drove to a town he didn't live in, joining many other armed extremists from outside, with the specific intent of confronting American citizens protesting the shooting of an unarmed man seven times in the back, leaving him paralyzed. This boy and his fellow armed extremists -- who were "violating curfew" just as the protestors were -- mingled with the police before the protest began. The police gave water to this boy and his fellow extremists, praised them, thanked them for coming (and breaking the curfew, which was the excuse for the police to move against the protestors). The police told this boy and the armed extremists that they would force the protestors toward the extremists, "because you guys know how to handle them." (This is the testimony of the extremists themselves.)
The police, having declared the protest for equal justice to be unlawful because the participants were violating the curfew, then used violence to drive the protestors toward the armed extremists – who didn't live in the town, who came armed to the town with the intention of committing violence (as their social media posts showed), and who, again, were just as much in violation of curfew as the protestors.
In the chaos that followed this police riot -- the beatings, tear gas, flash grenades, etc. -- this boy took his weapon and murdered an unarmed protestor. He then walked to the police lines with his hands up, apparently expecting to be arrested for the murder he had committed in plain sight. They let him walk on. A few minutes later, this boy murdered another protestor with the gun he brought, from another state, to take part in a planned action of violence. This boy, who had murdered two people in plain sight on a street crammed full of police, then left the town where outside extremists came to foment violence. He was later arrested at his home, in another state, far from the town where he murdered two people.
Look at this boy. Imagine what kind of vile poison has been poured into his young mind for years by some of the wealthiest, most powerful people in the land -- indeed, the world. Rupert Murdoch, first and foremost. Donald Trump. The Mercers. The Sinclairs. The DeVos clan. The Kochs. The whole network of extremist billionaires funding hate groups and "think tanks" churning out justification for the domination of society by rapacious, unaccountable elites. The Falwells and Robertsons and other con artists growing rich on the utter perversion of the religion they falsely profess. The social media networks that have gleefully and profitably let floods of hatred and lies stream across the globe, day in, day out. The Republican Party – all of them, even the "moderates" like Lamar Alexander or Susan Collins, who have sat by silently as a gangster and his goons took over the US government, who have supported the gangster and Murdoch and the Kochs and the Mercers and all the rest.
This boy – living, like so many, in a violent, hate-soaked, hallucinated reality created, for profit, by the rich and powerful – is fully responsible for the evil he has committed. But I tell you this. Rupert Murdoch is also responsible for these murders. Donald Trump is also responsible for these murders. Lamar Alexander is also responsible for these murders. All those who have weaponized and/or monetized hatred and ignorance; all those who have profited from the denigration and destruction of the very notion of the common good, of human commonality, of the inherent worth of every single human being; all those, throughout "respectable" society, who looked away while these tides of hatred were rising, fuelled by the rich and powerful -- oligarchs and corporations who bribe and fund and call the tune for both parties – all of them are also responsible for these murders.
The murderous rot in this country starts at the top, and it has spread all the way down, into the very minds of our children. We are in a much darker and more dangerous place than most of us can bear to contemplate (myself included). But we must brace ourselves, for we have not yet, even now, seen the worst of what's to come. We must be ready, with eyes open; we must be steadfast, even with despair battering our hearts. And, heeding the words Bob Dylan sang 40 years ago, we must fight, always, to strengthen the things that remain.
*Edited to remove reference to the boy living "hundreds of miles" from Kenosha; his home town was closer than that. Apologies.
Touch of Evil: The Democrats Embrace War Criminals While Ignoring Millions Seeking True Hope and Change
Colin Powell to Appear at Democratic Convention (NYT)
I’m sorry, but this is absolutely unconscionable. Colin Powell was a chief architect and abettor of a monstrous war crime that murdered tens of thousands of innocent human beings for no reason. The evidence is overwhelming that he knowingly, deliberately lied in his famous UN testimony about Iraq’s non-existent WMD that convinced so many moderates and Democrats to support the mass murder in Iraq. (This is aside from his direct collusion in covering up mass-murder atrocities by American troops in Vietnam, which is where he made his bones as a “safe pair of hands” for the National Security apparat.)
Yes, I want to see Donald Trump defeated more than anything. Yes, I understand the need for a broad, popular front against this lunatic gangster – and also against the “establishment” Republicans, the Wall Street mavens and huge corporations and oligarchs who enable and empower him and McConnell and the whole party. (Like massive GOP donor Meg Whitman, like Guiliani-employed lobbyist Susan Molinari, like union-bashing, vote-suppressing, ex-Fox News hate-peddler John Kasich – all of whom spoke at the Democratic convention this week.)
But there were 40 million eligible voters who didn’t vote in 2016: people who were turned off by the system but didn’t vote for Trump, who weren’t lured by his siren song of hate, who are out there, ready to be inspired and convinced to vote for a better world. There are millions of young voters newly eligible to vote in 2020. All of these people – who aren't Republicans (“moderate” or otherwise) – are living through a period of unprecedented chaos, fear, uncertainty and breakdown. Why, in God’s holy name, would you “reach out” to actual war criminals, to lifelong Republican hacks who have supported the GOP’s extremist agenda for decades, when you have a cornucopia of voters out there who want nothing to do with the Republicans, but desperately need for the Democrats to show they are committed to a deep, genuine change in a system that has left them so hopeless and alienated and in despair?
Then again, the convention is also going to feature a big speech by Bill Clinton, the Democratic paladin who, by his own Secretary of State’s admission, killed half a million Iraqi children with the murderous sanctions he and Tony Blair imposed on Iraq. (At a time when they knew for a fact that he had no WMD programs, as I and many others wrote about years ago.) The death of these children was “worth it,” said Clinton’s factotum, Madeline Albright, on national TV. So the sad fact is that perhaps the DNC doesn’t see Powell’s collusion with mass murder as a scandal, a detriment, a moral horror to be shunned at all cost; perhaps they see it more as a laudable bipartisan comity on mass murder that they hope to continue in years to come.
In any case, even in realpolitik terms – which we are all adjured to abide by these days, setting aside any notions of morality and justice and common decency we might have – how will dredging up a mass-murder accomplice from nearly a generation ago inspire those alienated from a ruinous system to come out and vote? Any “moderate” Republican – although I defy you to look at the GOP from Reagan and Gingrich to Dubya and Cheney to Trump and McConnell and show me anything that looks like “moderation” – but anyway, any Republican out there with a scintilla of conscience and concern for the country is already going to vote against Trump. What need then for these fawning exaltations of mass murderers, torture accomplices and creepy servants of rapacious elites?
Again: I know that we face a moment of maximum national peril. I’ve been railing for the entire 21st century against the bipartisan developments that have led us to this abyss. I am well aware that our corrupted system has left us with only one effective choice to oust the monstrous mafia of Trump, Barr, Pompeo, Miller and all the rest before they plunge the entire country, and perhaps the world, into irretrievable oblivion. And as I’ve said many times before, I will do what I must do in this dire situation.
But if you ask me to like it, I won’t do it. If you ask me to praise the wretched, bloodstained, morally corrupt “choice” I’ve been given, I won’t do it. And if – God grant! Lord, hear my plea! – we oust the filthy gangster Trump and all his minions from power, then I will fight, with everything I have, against the immorality of his successors who think that the mass murder of innocents, the mass murder of children, aggressive war, torture and immiseration is something they are happy to celebrate and be associated with.
Longing for a Land I've Never Seen Before
Written by Chris Floyd 13 August 2020 9224 Hits
"The time’s gone awry; don’t you understand?
Everything that you knew has turned into sand.
Everything that you thought is no longer true.
The man in the mirror is no longer you."
This is a song I wrote this year with my late father, Edsel Floyd (1930-2011). When he died, I got his old leather-bound Bibles, and found they were marked with starred passages and stray lines – notes to himself, sermon prompts – written in the margins and on random scraps of paper stuffed between the pages. So I've woven some of these together, and some of the themes they sounded, with my own lines and themes to make this song.
“Pre-Fascist” No Longer: Armed Trumpist Takeover of US Cities Begins
Written by Chris Floyd 17 July 2020 11857 Hits
Right now, armed, unidentified federal forces are on the streets of Portland, abducting people off the streets and shoving them into rented vans. These federal goon squads are operating against the express wishes of the city's mayor and the state's governor.
Trump's acting "Homeland Security" honcho, Chad Wolf, flew to Portland on Thursday to reinforce this uninvited armed occupation by the federal government. With solemn fanfare, Chad unrolled a list of "violent acts" by "violent extremists" to justify the Trumpist occupation: EVERY SINGLE ONE of these "violent acts" involved ... spray-painting graffiti on a building or bridge. That's it.
In recent days, Trump has ramped up his threats to "take over" what he calls "Democrat-controlled cities" by sending in federal forces, ostensibly to quell protests or fight crime or any number of specious reasons. This is happening right now, on the ground, in real life, in Portland, Oregon. It seems that Chicago – whose mayor is Trump's perfect nightmare: a black woman in power – might be next.
The Trumpist troops in Portland are, we're told, "drawn from various [unidentified] agencies in Homeland Security." Couple these vaguely defined, unaccountable troops with the vast, militarized, hyper-aggressive forces of ICE, and you can see that Donald Trump now has a huge army of heavily-armed troops and military weaponry under his personal control. You can also see that he is willing to use them against the American people, especially those he considers his political enemies. It seems clear that he hopes to have armed federal troops under his personal control occupying key American cities in the run-up to the election.
(And if you think these cities have any power to resist a Trumpist occupation, consider that the National Association of Police Organization and numerous other law enforcement unions and groups have enthusiastically endorsed Trump for a second term. Local police forces will gleefully assist any Trumpist occupation.)
This is not alarmism or "radical" paranoia: it is happening, right now, on the streets of a major American city. But don't take my word for it; listen to this voice from the heart of the respectable Establishment, a United States senator:
“A peaceful protester in Portland was shot in the head by one of Donald Trump’s secret police,” Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) wrote in a Thursday tweet that also called out acting DHS secretary Chad Wolf. “Now Trump and Chad Wolf are weaponizing the DHS as their own occupying army to provoke violence on the streets of my hometown because they think it plays well with right-wing media.”
Lo-Fi in Lockdown, Vol 3: The Last Hurrah
Friends and neighbors, the very last Lo-Fi in Lockdown is available RIGHT NOW for your viewing pleasure, 24/7, from here to eternity. So come join special guest stars Ava Gardner, Gregory Peck, Jim Driscoll, Sky the Wonder Dog and your host, Chris Floyd, for live music, videos (including the world premiere of a studio song by the Holy Fools) and one final half-hour fandango. It's "Lo-Fi in Lockdown, Vol 3: The Last Hurrah." Don't you dare miss it!
Starmer's 'Sister Souljah' Ploy Falls Flat in a Much-Changed World
Keir Starmer to sign up for unconscious bias training amid criticism (Guardian)
I find it difficult to believe that a man as capable and intelligent as Keir Starmer did not know exactly what he was saying and why in his now infamous statement. He was consciously trying to have a "Sister Souljah" moment. But this is no longer 1992, so his deliberately Clintonian gesture produced far more pushback than he anticipated. Thus he resorts to "bias training" of the sort we've seen in, say, US police forces for decades, with absolutely no effect. These courses are performative gestures without substance.
What's odd is that Starmer doesn't seem to realize that this will not mollify people who object to the clear intent of his original statement, nor will it win him any credit with the "center-right" for whom he is striving to "detoxify" Labour and make it worthy once more of the endorsement of Rupert Murdoch, as it was in the glory days of 1997. Like Joe Biden, Starmer, despite his relative youth, seems a figure from a bygone age, unaware of how the political landscape is shifting under his feet, as the world hurtles through a series of unprecedented disruptions: the pandemic, the ever more catastrophic consequences of accelerating climate change, the pent-up rage of generations denied opportunity by austerity and neoliberalism, and people brought to the boiling point by the ever-more brazen injustices of our power systems and their brutal enforcers.
However, like Biden, Starmer also benefits from being the officially sanctioned opposition to an especially monstrous government – i.e., from the "we're 2 percent less evil" principle that has guided "centrist" politics in the US and UK for decades now. Which means he doesn't actually have to try so hard to ingratiate himself with a center-right, Murdoch-approved power structure that grows more illegitimate every day. Like Biden, he just needs to more or less stand still in order to look better than the murderous fools in power. There was absolutely no need for him to deliberately and clearly, more than once, denigrate BLM as a "moment," not a movement; nor any need to say that the call to re-cast the care and security of our communities away from the current combative policing model is "nonsense." He chose to make these statements, not from "unconscious bias" (a blame-shifting ploy worthy of BoJo: "Offensive? No, it wasn't me, it was my unconscious bias!") but from a very conscious, very deliberate application of supposed realpolitik in the 1990s style.
Every sensible person wants to see Johnson gone. But it is entirely legitimate, even necessary to ask if 1990s Clinton-Blair 'centrism,' which used symbolic dissing of minority concerns – and also ended up killing 500,000 children with sanctions then waging a war of aggression – is the best way to do this. After all, what world did this kind of "savvy," realpolitik centrism give us? A world of murderous clowns like Bojo and Trump in power, a world where socioeconomic inequities & state corruption are at unprecedented levels. Why do we want to tread this ground again?
Rapid Fire: John Bolton and Mengele's Moustache; Plus Other Recent Horrors
Written by Chris Floyd 22 June 2020 14287 Hits
From recent Facebook posts:
John Bolton and Mengele’s Moustache
Let us all please, please understand: John Bolton is a war criminal, one of the most loathsome wretches ever vomited up by the corrupted, militarised power structure of the US elite. He happily, gladly, giddily went to work for Trump, knowing he was a corrupt, racist, authoritarian scumbag. His only objection to Trump was that the feckless casino boss was not quite as murderously, berserkly war-like enough to satisfy Bolton’s lifelong perversion for mass murder. Remember also: it was Bolton who, snuffling and shuffling as Trump’s dogsbody, personally eliminated the government’s pandemic response team. He was happy to act as Trump’s point man in surrendering the American people to the ravages of a far more deadly foe than the Iranians, Russians and Chinese who goose Bolton’s creepy night-dreams. He’s not part of the “Resistance,” he’s not a hero, he’s not an ally; he would very happily see your children burned alive in a worldwide conflagration to satisfy his extremist bloodlust. And his stupid little self-fluffing book – offering up tidbits that he cravenly refused to provide in the impeachment process, when it might have done some good – is nothing but a slobbering grab for big money by an ignorant goober who will probably die the same way Josef Mengele did: choked on a hairball from anxiously chewing the ends of his ludicrous moustache.
Sons of the South: Juneteenth and the Enduring Shackles of Racism
As many are pointing out today on Juneteenth, the formal ending of slavery did not mean an end to peonage for Black Americans. The rich and powerful worked closely with law enforcement to thrust multitudes of African-Americans back into forced labor, for generations. The elite manipulated the courts and prison systems to ensure a steady supply of cheap or free labor to replenish the fortunes they'd made from slavery, and to build the "New South" where Jim Crow reigned supreme. Many years ago, I read an excellent book on the subject, "Worse Than Slavery," by David Oshinsky. Several more good histories have been written since. After reading the book, I wrote the song below, recorded here in a rough form four or five years ago. I'd probably do it differently now, but here it is, for whatever it's worth.
The Georgia Debacle: The Democrats Surrender Democracy Again
When you are ruled by unconscionable wretches, this is what happens. And the Georgia vote debacle was a deliberately designed test run for the November election. As I've said for months, there is not going to be anything remotely like a fair and open election across much of the country. The GOP vote-suppression machine has been growing wider and more brazen year after year. The Democratic leadership has watched it happen and done almost nothing about it, never made it a signature issue; they've never gone to the mat to fight with everything they've got to ensure that voters can have their say -- even when the voters being disenfranchised by hook, crook and "breakdown" overwhelmingly vote Democratic.
While Obama spent *years* seeking his "grand bargain" with the GOP to cut Social Security and Medicare in exchange for some watered-down social programs, the GOP were shutting down literally thousands of polling places in Democratic districts, throwing hundreds of thousands of Democratic-leaning voters off the rolls in state after state, and imposing draconian "Voter ID" targeted at the poor.
Now we are reaping the whirlwind -- and now, only now, are some Dem leaders beginning to ... yes, do that thing they do so well: talk about maybe doing something possibly about it at some point. The fact is, if the November vote is to be saved it all, it will have to be saved by people and groups like those in this story, who go to the frontlines and help facilitate the process for those being suppressed, who stand their ground against illegal police intimidation when they exercise their rights: by people who DO something, not those who make empty gestures with Kente cloth while allowing an authoritarian criminal to loot the country in front of their eyes (Yes, again: why has Trump not been impeached for his vast, open, undeniable financial crimes and corruption? Why? Why? Why?) and allowing a party of rabid extremists to destroy the democratic process itself. Our only hope lies in the people in this story -- and in the hundreds of thousands of people now on the streets of America, demanding action, not willing to be fobbed off any longer with mewling promises of incremental "reform" somewhere down the line.
We Are Devo: the UK's Barbaric, Trump-like Embrace of Mass Death
As I said before: Johnson is going to go Full Trump and simply surrender to the virus, which is what he's wanted to do from the very beginning. We're just going to have to live in a Covid-riddled world, and hope for the best. And yes, this might end up all right for most of us; but we must also steel ourselves to say goodbye to a goodly proportion of friends and loved ones with ill health or advanced age long before they should have left us. But our leaders don't care about that. Johnson and his gaggle of greed-blinded ministers have already overseen a viciously brutal culling of the most vulnerable among us, as they consigned tens of thousands to die in care homes -- the same care homes sold off to callous investors by Tory profiteering extremists over the past ten years. It's often said that the true moral value of a society is shown in how it treats its most vulnerable members. There is evidence of the most primitive humans and even Neanderthals caring tenderly for the sick and damaged among them, not regarding them as burdens but as loved, valued members of the tribe. What we are seeing today in modern Britain (and modern America) is a staggering degeneration of these ancient values; a dearth of empathy that would have profoundly shocked our ancestors.
A Shrivelled Soul in a Bag of Bluster: BoJo, the World's Most Racist Clown
A man who calls black people, in print, "piccaninnies" with "watermelon smiles" etc. – vile racist terms – now calls for some kind of undefined "inquiry" into ... racism. This vague notion was "announced" not by the government, but in a small article in a rightwing newspaper that has paid the slur-slinger hundreds of thousands of pounds over the years to spew a barrage of demonstrable lies. But even in grudgingly floating the "inquiry" idea, the Man Who Speaks Racism in Print for Pay makes sure to belittle the effects of racism. He says he wants the dark people he disparages for money to get over their "sense of victimisation." That's the real problem, you see; those people FEEL like they're victims. They're suffering from the self-inflicted wound of "victimisation," not the objective, lived reality of systemic racism. If they'd just stop doing that to themselves, why then, we'd see those wonderful "watermelon smiles" again, not all these nasty protests! (Of course, the most violent protest, by far, has been the hours-long riot in the center of London by right-wing mobs who feel and speak about blacks the same way the prime minister does. As in the US, they feel empowered and emboldened by having a sympathetic purveyor of racist tropes leading the whole country. Although to be fair to Donald Trump, he's never used, in public, the gutter language that Johnson has employed.) This is all part and parcel with the non-apology Johnson once muttered when challenged on his racist words. He said he was sorry if anyone "felt offended" by what he wrote. He wasn't sorry he used the racist language, you understand; he didn't feel he was wrong in using it; he didn't apologize for using it. He was only sorry that some of the silly dark folk got their feelings hurt like a bunch of little PC snowflakes. Such is the corroded character of this wretched man: a shrivelled soul in a bag of bluster.
Rapid Fire (UK edition): Send in the Clowns; BoJo in Whiteface; a Glimmer of Hope
1. Feigned Incompetence as a Cover for an Agenda of Extremist Evil
(Williamson can hardly fiddle the science when he can't count to two)
In Covid Time, the UK government has become an endless freak show of third-rate goobers and bug-eyed extremists trying to hide their actual, unconscionable strategy – "Do as close to nothing as we can get away with and let the pandemic 'cull the herd'" – behind a series of threadbare obfuscations which they don't even try to pretend are true. You often hear people declaim in outraged wonder, "They simply *can't* be as stupid as they seem, can they?" My response used to be a shrug and a cynical chuckle, "Oh, yes, they can, and they are!" But I don't really believe that anymore. I don't believe their actions in the pandemic are due largely to stupidity or incompetence. I think, by and large, the people in the government today are acting with studied deliberation to advance the morally depraved agenda they have pursued (often openly) throughout their lives: to destroy the very notion of a greater common good and impose the rule of unaccountable elites.
To do so, they act ruthlessly and continually – and above all, with knowing, deliberate deceit – to degrade and undermine any institution or entity that might offer even the slightest opposition or alternative to their extremist ideology. This includes, most emphatically, the idea of government itself, as a vehicle for enhancing and enriching the lives of ordinary citizens. (In this, of course, they are simply copying – like the witless little toadies they are – their masters on the American rightwing.)
Like their masters, they believe – and have said so, over and over, for years and years – that the only legitimate function of government is to promote the profit and power of the privileged few. They will claim that they believe this blinkered, stunted ideology will produce a better result for the common folk in the long run – but this claim is just another example of their strategy of deceit. Dig deep enough into their own writings, and those of the transatlantic "think tanks" funded by oligarchs and corporations from which they draw their inhumane tropes, and you will find, everywhere, an overarching belief in the inherent superiority of a privileged few (based either on money, genetics, race – or all three) along with an often visceral disgust for the rabble and their unimportant "needs," their stupid aspirations for a better life. No one exemplifies this better than the man actually in charge of the operations of the UK government today, the unelected "advisor," Dominic Cummings. His blog is like a festering cesspit from which the night mind of these depraved extremists bubbles up in raw form.
So while it's always tempting to laugh at their clownish ways, their bumbling, their "gaffes," the reality is not funny at all. Exactly like Trump, they have clowned their way into power, spouting obvious and outrageous lies ("£350 million a week!" "Oven-ready Brexit!"), and are using their buffoonery as a shield and distraction to cover their dangerous and destructive policies.
2. BoJo the Bouncing Whiteface Clown
'I hear you': Boris Johnson to Black Lives Matter protesters
This is the racist goober who called black people – in print, in national publications, in the 21st century – "piccaninnies," wrote about their "watermelon smiles," and said the problem with Africa is that "we're not in charge anymore." His public racism has always been FAR more crude and open than Donald Trump's dog-whistles. It's absolutely sickening to watch him waddle out to read off a few insincere words – knowing he'll go straight back to his minder and controller, Dom Cummings, a eugenicist who believes openly in the genetic superiority of an elite "2%" who should be groomed to rule society. Given the ugly filth that Johnson is happy to spew in public, God knows what he and Dom say behind closed doors. What an abysmal collection of third-rate, evil-minded, death-dealing hacks.
3. A Glimmer of Hope for Tormented Minds
We can no longer ignore the potential of psychedelic drugs to treat depression
This is absolutely vital research, which holds the promise of immense and profound benefits for the human race. It has been put on hold for 50 years, caught up in culture wars, sensationalism and polticization, which meant that reputable scientific institutions were not allowed to follow up on the promising breakthroughs of the 1950s. It's as if research into the proper application of penicillin was simply frozen for half a century after its discovery – think of all needless human suffering that would have entailed. The same thing is true here. I've been following Carhart-Harris's research (and that of others) for some time; it would be unconscionable not to explore the hope it offers for the positive, non-draconian treatment of many intractable and often tormenting mental ailments.
"Lo-Fi in Lockdown!" Episode Two: After Midnight
Live music! Film clips! Guest stars! It's a new half-hour of original Americana from Tennessee singer-songwriter Chris Floyd of the Holy Fools. So grab yourself your libation of choice and settle in for some soul-searching and barn-burning in the murky depths of Covid Time! Featuring the incendiary call to action: “Just One Plank (I’m For the Poor”).
No More Masks: Pandemic Bares the Rotten Core of Anglo-American Power Elites
Written by Chris Floyd 07 May 2020 18317 Hits
The vile, brutal inhumanity that lies at the core of the power systems in both the US and UK is being laid bare as never before by the pandemic. Today, the UK’s death toll from the virus surpassed Italy’s; but the headlines were filled with stories about a top scientist hit by a sting operation from the hard-right Daily Telegraph. He was targeted because he is seen by the increasingly Trumpist UK right as a figurehead for the lockdown, which the Telegraph is attacking with relentless fury. They cannot countenance any effort to save the lives of worthless peasants if it might possibly inconvenience the lives and profit margins of the elite in any way.
The “news” about the scientist also obscured the announcement by Boris Johnson’s government of herd-cullers that it will start slashing the furlough scheme that has keep so many hard-pressed Britons afloat during the virus-enforced job losses. The Tory herd-cullers say people are becoming “addicted” to receiving 80 percent of their former salaries. Can’t have that. So when the lockdown lifts (no doubt with the kind of careful planning and wise competence the herd-cullers displayed as the virus first began sweeping through the country), Britons can look to July as the moment when they too, like the Americans, are thrown to the wolves.
Trump is now giving up all pretense of fighting the virus or even trying to slow it; he actually seems to take a perverse delight in presiding over a world-historical disaster in which his own herd-culling policies have led to tens of thousands of needless deaths across the shattered land. The entire GOP faction of the power structure has lined up with goose-stepping servitude behind this murderous assault on the American people, while the Democratic faction dithers, cowers and chills on vacation, bestirring itself only to vote for “relief” bills that give literally trillions of dollars to the super-rich and corporations while leaving ordinary people with almost nothing — not even protection for their voting rights in a pandemic, not even that one small, pathetic say in determining their fate.
The pandemic has stripped away all facades. We can see the system and its leaders clearly now. After killing hundreds of thousands of innocent people in foreign lands during the last two decades of aggressive war and ceaseless “interventions” (most of which are not even noticed or reported on anymore), they have now turned on their own people. They sit and watch thousands of them die unnecessary deaths, happy to “cull the herd” of the “useless eaters”: the sick, the old, the vulnerable, the poor and the non-white minorities who are dying in vastly disproportionate numbers.
Both the Trump and Johnson herd-culling governments devote most of their time and energy to massaging the images of their leaders and deflecting criticism of their death-dealing policies. Both were pressured into lockdowns they didn’t want, after word got out that the herd-culling approach they’d adopted was going to lead to hundreds of thousands of deaths in short order. Neither treated the lockdowns for what they were intended to be: draconian emergency measures to buy time while the governments launched furious, all-out efforts for nationwide testing, tracing and quarantine measures, as seen in other nations which suppressed the virus (or, as in New Zealand and Vietnam, essentially defeated it).
They didn’t do this. At every stage, they have done just enough to get a story in the day’s new cycle saying that they’re doing something, while frontline workers in every field, especially the health services, die like soldiers led to slaughter in the Somme. Of course, Trump has now dropped even this fig leaf: he is now saying openly that people should just go back to work and die by the thousands every single day. And it’s almost certain that Johnson will be saying essentially the same thing soon, although not quite so directly as Trump.
This is who they are. This is where we are. This is what we now can see: the corroded heart of the power system, and the sick, degraded character of the wretches in charge of it.
Written by Chris Floyd 18 April 2020 19780 Hits
Every American should realize: the heavily armed groups – funded and organized by rightwing oligarchs – whom the president is now praising for protesting the lockdowns – WILL be out on the streets, threatening and very possibly killing people if Trump, despite all the GOP vote rigging, loses in November. Yes, that is absolutely where we are now. That's WHY these groups have been funded by the rich, that's why they're being mobilized now.
You can pretend this is not happening; you can go on living in some "West Wing" fantasy of civility and compromise; you can "chip in and get a cool sticker" from old Joe and think everything will be all right in the end. But the rule of law no longer prevails in the land; armed bands of extremists are roaming the streets of the nation, bellowing hatred and waiting for the order to escalate their lawless violence to the next level. You think "it can't happen here"? It's happening right now, in front of your eyes. And worse is coming unless people wake up and stop it from happening.
But where is the opposition? Where is the opposition? They're on VACATION until next month, with 20 million Americans out of work, facing ruin, and armed thugs assaulting state capitols while an authoritarian madman urges them on. I've said it before and I'll say it again: it's horrible enough to see your country going down the drain; but it's agonizing and humiliating beyond measure to see it go down without a fight.
Malevolent Magic: The Voodoo of Exceptionalism is Killing Thousands in the US and UK
Death Watch: Dispatches from the Demise of a Nation
A Fire in the Mind: Threnody for Artists Lost Before Their Time
The New Gathering
The Invisible Man: Joe Biden's Deadly Abdication
Blowing in the Whirlwind: As Ye Sow, Joe Shall Ye Reap
Chill Factor: Wikileaks Trial is a Trump Travesty Aimed at Killing Truth
Shades of 68: How Far Will Our Elites Go to Stop Sanders?
Thanks, Founding Dads! How Trump Could Lose Popular & Electoral Vote and Still Win
The Human Losers or the Husks in Power: Which Side Are You On?
Some initial notes on "The Long Dark"
Potomac Kabuki: Dems Deliberately Ignore Corruption for Doomed Impeachment Ploy
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Iraq, Loot and Halliburton
August 17th, 2005 - by admin
Chris Floyd / The Moscow Times – 2005-08-17 00:02:39
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/08/05/120.html
MOSCOW (August 5, 2005) — It’s easy to forget sometimes — amid all the lofty talk of geopolitics, of apocalyptic clashes between good and evil, of terror, liberty, security and God — that the war on Iraq is “largely a matter of loot,” as Kasper Gutman so aptly described the Crusades in that seminal treatise on human nature, “The Maltese Falcon.” And nowhere is this more evident than in the festering, oozing imposthume of corruption centered around the Gutman-like figure of Vice President Dick Cheney.
Yes, it’s once more unto the breach with Halliburton, the gargantuan government contractor that still pays Cheney, its former CEO, enormous annual sums in “deferred compensation” and stock options — even while he presides over a White House war council that has steered more than $10 billion in no-bid Iraqi war contracts back to his corporate paymaster. This is rainmaking of monsoon proportions. Indeed, the company’s military servicing wing announced a second-quarter profit spike of 284 percent last week — a feast of blood and gravy that will send Cheney’s stock options soaring into the stratosphere.
Rampant Cronyism and Rotten Food
But although Halliburton has already entered the American lexicon as a byword for rampant cronyism, the true extent of its dense and deadly web of graft is only now emerging, most recently in a remarkable public hearing that revealed some of the corporation’s standard business practices in Iraq: fraud, extortion, brutality, pilferage, theft — even serving rotten food to US soldiers in the battle zone.
By piecing together bits from the fiercely suppressed reports of a few honest Pentagon auditors and investigators, a joint House-Senate minority committee (the Bushist majority refused to take part) has unearthed at least $1.4 billion in fraudulent overcharges and unsourced billing by Cheney’s company in Iraq. Testimony from Pentagon whistleblowers, former Halliburton officials and fellow contractors revealed the grim picture of a rogue operation, power-drunk and arrogant, beyond the reach of law, secure in the protection of its White House sugar daddy.
One tale is particularly instructive: Halliburton’s strenuous efforts to prevent a company hired by the Iraqis, Lloyd-Owen International, from delivering gasoline into the conquered land from Kuwait for 18 cents a gallon. Why? Because LOI’s cost-efficient operation undercuts Halliburton’s highway-robbery price of $1.30 a gallon for the exact same service.
Halliburton Controls Critical US Military Checkpoint
But how is Halliburton able to interfere with the sacred process of free enterprise? Well, it seems that Cheney’s firm, a private company, has control over the US military checkpoint on the volatile Iraq-Kuwait border, and it also has the authority to grant — or withhold — the Pentagon ID cards that are indispensable for contractors operating in Iraq. (Even contractors who, like LOI, are working for the supposedly sovereign Iraqi government.) Halliburton used these powers to block LOI’s access to the military crossing — which provides quick, safe delivery of the fuel — for months. Then the game got rougher.
In June, Cheney’s boys blackmailed LOI into delivering some construction materials to a Halliburton project in the friendly confines of Fallujah: no delivery, no “golden ticket” Pentagon card, said Halliburton. They neglected to tell LOI that convoys on the route had been repeatedly hit by insurgents in recent days. And sure enough, LOI’s delivery trucks were ripped to shreds just outside a Halliburton-operated military base. Three men were killed and seven wounded. But that’s not all. An e-mail obtained by investigators revealed that Halliburton brass had expressly prohibited company employees from offering any assistance to the shattered convoy.
Halliburton Food Service Abysmal
Halliburton extended this milk of human kindness to its food services as well. The firm had to bring in Turkish and Filipino guest workers to feed US soldiers, because the happily liberated Iraqis couldn’t be trusted not to blow up their benefactors.
The Cheneymen treated these coolies as befitted their lowly station: They packed them into tents with sand floors and no beds, and literally fed them scraps from the garbage. When the peons complained, Halliburton sacked the subcontractor, who had been buying bargain produce and meat from the locals, and hired an American crony to ship in food all the way from Philadelphia.
US soldiers weren’t treated much better. Employees testified that Halliburton brass had ordered them to serve spoiled and rotten food to soldiers, day in and day out. Meanwhile, Halliburton brass were reserving choice cuts for the big beer-soaked barbecues they threw for themselves two or three times a week.
They also billed the taxpayer for 10,000 “ghost meals” per day at a single base: The food was phantom, but the rake-off was real. Meanwhile, any employee who made noises about exposing the fraud to auditors was threatened with transfer to a red-hot fire zone, like Fallujah or Saddam’s hometown, Tikrit.
All of this criminal katzenjammer — and much, much more — was authorized at the highest levels, as top procurement brass and Pentagon officials confirmed. Cheney’s office kept tabs on Halliburton’s bids while Pentagon warlord Don Rumsfeld “violated federal law,” the committee noted, by directly intervening in the procurement process to eliminate all possible rivals and to make sure Cheney’s employer got the guaranteed-profit gig.
Rumsfeld’s office also removed oversight procedures for the dirty deals and ignored repeated warnings from Pentagon auditors about Halliburton’s blatant, persistent, pervasive fraud. And the money keeps rolling in. Just last month, Don and Dick ladled another $1.75 billion dollop of pork gravy into Halliburton’s bowl.
For this they have made a holocaust in the desert sands, sacrificing tens of thousands of innocent lives: for cheap, greasy graft; for grubby pilfering; for the personal profit of Richard B. Cheney and the whole pack of Bushist jackals gorging themselves on blood money.
• Halliburton’s Questioned and Unsupported Costs in Iraq Exceed $1.4 Billion
House-Senate Minority Staff Repot, June 27, 2005
• Halliburton Overcharges in Iraq: Transcript of Hearing
Federal News Service, June 27, 2005
• Halliburton announces 284 percent increase in war profits
Halliburton Watch, July 25, 2005 http://www.halliburtonwatch.org/news/earnings072205.html
Posted in accordance with Title 17, US Code, for noncommercial, educational purposes.
Halliburton Announces 284 Percent Increase in War Profits
HalliburtonWatch.org
WASHINGTON (July 25, 2005) — Halliburton announced on Friday that its KBR division, responsible for carrying out Pentagon contracts, experienced a 284 percent increase in operating profits during the second quarter of this year.
The increase in profits was primarily due to the Pentagon’s payment of “award fees” for what military officials call “good” or “very good” work done by KBR in the Middle East for America’s taxpayers and the troops.
Despite the scandals that plague KBR’s military contracts, the Pentagon awarded $70 million in “award” fees to the company, along with four ratings of “excellent” and two ratings of “very good” for the troop logistics work under the Army’s LOGCAP contract.
The Pentagon has provided preferential treatment to Halliburton on a number of occasions, including the concealment from the public of critical reports by military auditors.
Audits conducted by the Pentagon’s Defense Contract Audit Agency determined that KBR had $1 billion in “questioned” expenses (i.e. expenses which military auditors consider “unreasonable”) and $442 million in “unsupported” expenses (i.e. expenses which military auditors have determined contain no receipt or any explanation on how the expenses were disbursed).
But the top Pentagon brass ignored these audits and rewarded KBR’s work anyway.
Halliburton’s earnings announcement comes on the heels of new reports showing the Iraq and Afghan wars have already cost US taxpayers $314 billion and that another ten years of war will cost $700 billion.
In another coup for Halliburton, a federal judge this month decided that whistleblowers may not sue US companies for fraud if payment for services was made in Iraqi, not US, money.
Halliburton was paid over $1 billion in Iraqi oil money during the first 15 months of the occupation. The judge’s ruling means the False Claims Act cannot be used to offer large rewards to corporate insiders who reveal wrongdoing or overcharges for services.
The law is considered America’s most successful deterrent against contractor fraud, but the judge’s decision will help Halliburton and other contractors avoid tough scrutiny in Iraq.
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Mike Modano
NHL Fortune: $77,164,489
Mike Modano’s net worth / earnings / salary history. He made US$77,164,489 (US$113,618,472 in today's dollars), ranking #51 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Put your 144-character ad/message here, on Mike Modano's page, for $US 25 for one year.
1989-90 $135,000 $281,674 355
Source: Canadian Press
1990-91 $150,000 $296,946 388 $15,000 11%
One-way contract.
Source: The Hockey News / Canadian Press
1991-92 $600,000 $1,139,555 52 $450,000 300%
1992-93 $1,950,000 $3,594,548 5 $1,350,000 225%
Source: The Hockey News 1993-94 Yearbook
1993-94 $1,450,000 $2,596,269 25 -$500,000 -26%
1994-95 $1,535,714 $2,679,988 15 $85,714 6%
Because of the lockout, his NHL salary of $2,687,500 was prorated for the 48-game season.
Source: Guide Hockey 1995-1996
1995-96 $2,921,875 $4,959,786 21 $1,386,161 90%
Source: La Presse
1996-97 $2,921,900 $4,818,480 26 $25 0%
Source: La Presse / Guide Hockey RDS
1997-98 $3,500,000 $5,639,858 21 $578,100 20%
Includes base salary, signing bonus and bonuses paid in 1997-98.
Source: The Hockey News
Includes base salary, signing bonus, bonuses paid in 1998-99, and deferred income paid in 1998-99.
Includes base salary, signing/reporting bonus, and deferred income paid in 1999-2000.
2000-01 $7,000,000 $10,514,634 14 $1,000,000 17%
Source: The Hockey News Ultimate Fantasy Guide 2000-01
2002-03 $8,500,000 $12,222,648 15 $500,000 6%
2004-05 NHL lockout year: Season cancelled - no NHL salary paid.
2005-06 $4,250,000 $5,629,090 33
Source: NHLPA
2008-09 $2,250,000 $2,703,135 262 -$2,000,000 -47%
2009-10 $2,250,000 $2,712,711 271
US$77,164,489
US$113,618,472 NHL Rank:
Henrik Zetterberg $82,186,585
Nicklas Backstrom $79,062,195
Jamie Benn $74,274,146
Rob Blake $80,474,196
Jay Bouwmeester $73,454,415
Martin Brodeur $81,523,224
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#46 | RE: Vitaly Petrov Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:02 pm
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that's the thing, ev en Lotus guys don't rate them as a top-level benchmark. How often we hear something like this from the teams about ex-drivers?
a bit sad I think
EDIT: they said it about Petrov (I feel it is better put this detail)
but Heidfeld is not supposed to be in Petrov's class.....he was a much more experienced driver....
so...Pet rules!
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i remember talking to jacky eeckelaert and it was well known by everyone in 2009 that ham, rai and alo were the TOP class all the rest is not the TOP class...
but that's the point in F1...what do you say to journalists and what not? i like to be an open honoust person, ...and lotus is...but lot's of people seems to have problems with that...
FE the way they twitter is far more open than any other team...ME LIKE
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true....for all but the last three.....
she knows me D she knowd who I am and doesn't take this serious...
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#60 | RE: Vitaly Petrov Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:07 am
Jarno Trulli shrugs off Vitaly Petrov speculation over Caterham F1 seat
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97090
By Michele Lostia and Pablo Elizalde Thursday, January 19th 2012, 10:02 GMT
Jarno Trulli says he knows nothing of the speculation linking Vitaly Petrov with his seat at the Caterham team, and insists he has a contract with the squad.
Rumours about Petrov joining the team have intensified over recent days, the Russian still seeking a race seat after Renault - now Lotus - signed Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean for 2012.
There are suggestions that Petrov is in advanced talks with the team about a seat for the upcoming season.
Trulli, however, says his plans remain unchanged despite the speculation.
"I have a contract with Caterham and that's it. I know nothing of the rumours," Trulli told Gazzetta dello Sport. "The team hasn't said anything to me.
"On Monday I will be in the factory the get the seat made and everything remains the same for me until I'm told otherwise."
The veteran Italian insists he is not thinking about his future outside of Formula 1.
"I'm not talking about the future: each time words are put into my mouth that I will go in NASCAR or I will race in the 24 Hours. But my present tense is F1, I'm only talking about that."
Trulli, who endured a difficult 2011 season as he struggled with the team's power steering system, says he is confident of a stronger 2012.
"I expect things to be better than in 2011. The base is better, there's more experience, resources, people. We start on the hunt for that championship point we wanted last year and with the objective to fight regularly in the mid field..
"People don't realise how hard starting from zero is. I've raced with Minardi, but it's a lot harder here. You can't make mistakes: every error has long-lasting effects."
He added: "I'm confident. During the course of the year I saw many improvements. The step taken was big, even though it wasn't noticed. Now we need another one."
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16 Aug Energy: GravityLight, An Electricity Generator for 1.2 Billion
Posted at 12:49h in Crowdfunding, Energy, Gadgets by Shen Ge 0 Comments
Introduction to Deciwatt's GravityLight
The impact of gravity light can be 1.2 billion people (~20% of the world).
UK firm Deciwatt has set out to solve one of the world's pressing problems -- lack of access to electricity -- by a new device called the GravityLight. About 20% of the world population has no access to what's now considered a basic necessity. With a rising population, especially in developing countries, unfortunately, this percentage is expected to remain the same for the next 20 years. Without cost-effective alternatives, most people have to rely on kerosene lamp. A kerosene lamp is a bottle filled with a fuel and lighting with a wick at the top. Kerosene lamps have four major disadvantages:
Breathing kerosene fumes everyday is equivalent to smoking 40 cigarettes a day.
The cost of kerosene is high relative to the income of the poorest. Poor households often spend at least 10% of their income on this power source -- as much as $36 billion according to the World Bank.
Kerosene lamps are dangerous since the light comes from an open fire. In India alone, 1.5 million people have been burned by kerosene lamps.
The world suffers from carbon dioxide pollution caused by kerosene lamps which is estimated to be about 3%.
A company called Deciwatt proposed a solution via a prototype device called the GravityLight. Unlike other power sources, the device invented by UK industrial designers Jim Reeves and Martin Riddiford requires no battery, sunlight, or wind. Its energy source is based on fundamental physics -- gravity. Seconds is all that's needed to lift the 12 kg bag which powers the device. As the weight slowly falls, GravityLight can produce 20 minutes of light. Riddiford, now 60, a cofounder of London-based product design firm Therefore and now a cofounder of Deciwatt, got the idea six years ago after leaving a meeting with a charity interested in solar tech. “I just sort of had this vision of, well, why can’t you use human power and store it as potential energy rather than in a battery,” he says. Riddiford has a record for innovative devices including the Brinlock Abacus calculator which was the first calculator with number-shaped buttons. He stated that he regrets not having done charitable work overseas in his youth and hopes to make up for it with his light. In 2013, Deciwatt raised £265,000 on crowdfunding platform Indiegogo to fund the tooling, manufacture and distribution of its first 1,000 lights. More recently, in 2015, Deciwatt won the Shell Springboard program, which supports young entrepreneurs with innovative low-carbon ideas. It received £150,000 to help develop the product further and expand into new markets, beating 150 other applicants to take the prize. Deciwatt says the GravityLight can cost as low as $10 for the owner. The actual price varies across different markets. The price will reduce in the future as mass manufacturing and the increasing efficiency of LEDs drive the cost down. Even with current prices, the owner can see a return on investment after just three months.
10 Jul Energy: Nautical Torque
Introduction Note: This post was written by one of two founders of Nautical Torque, Galon Maloney, with minor edits by Shen Ge. Shen Ge recently contacted Galon to acquire an overview of the company. Two and a half years ago, on November 1, 2012, Nautical Torque Technology, a designer and manufacturer of innovative mechanical equipment and processes to produce continuous renewable electricity, announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued the company its first U.S. patent. This patent is the first step towards bringing a new type of renewable to the market and help utility companies meet their renewable portfolio standards. [caption id="attachment_348" align="alignleft" width="462"] “Our next milestone is to raise seed capital to
complete our first prototype and bring this
essential renewable to the market”, states
inventor and founder Cahill Maloney.[/caption]
Patent US 8,143,733 B2, relates to the capturing of the kinetic energy from the rise and fall of large particles of floating mass such as ships, barges, and tankers. Rather than use the horizontal force of water to turn a turbine or generator, Nautical Torque utilizes the lifting and lowering of water to capture the kinetic energy from the slow moving mass that rises and falls with the incoming and outgoing tide. The design utilizes equipment and facilities that can be securely located and protected on a dock rather than underwater or offshore, offering lower development and transmission costs than any other wave and tidal technologies on the market. Nautical Torque uses mass as the input source for simplicity and scaleability achievable within current mechanical technology.
26 Jun Energy: Autonomous Marine Systems
Posted at 15:19h in Crowdfunding, Energy by Shen Ge 1 Comment
Introduction [caption id="attachment_330" align="aligncenter" width="760"] Datamaran, a surface robot, by Autonomous Marine Systems. Credit: Autonomous Marine Systems[/caption] On June 18, 2015, I had the chance to talk with Eamon Carrig, the Chief Roboticist of the surface ocean drone startup Autonomous Marine Systems. The CEO, TJ Edwards, and Eamon Carrig were friends at Princeton University and later both worked at Planetary Systems Corp., a spacecraft mechanisms company in Maryland. Due to a combination of interest in robotics and sailing as well as concerns about climate change which is directly indicated by ocean health, they built their first sailing robot in 2006. The company was incorporated in 2009 and after several years of work, the founders quit their jobs to focus full-time on AMS in late 2012. The primary motivation came from the emergence of company Liquid Robotics which TJ and Eamon saw to be much too expensive for the mass deployment. They decided their technology could do better at far lower cost. In 2012, they launched a successful Kickstarter campaign where they raised over eighty thousand dollars to build a prototype. They underwent a 6 week training session through the National Science Foundation's Innovation Corps Program in Washington D.C. Later that year, they were accepted into the startup accelerator SURGE in Houston. Thanks to the mentorship and connections made through SURGE, they acquired funding to execute pilots and demonstrations.. When asked about the SURGE experience, Eamon had only positive things to say, "SURGE was awesome. Everyone there, from mentors to entrepreneurs, to the staff were top-notch."
11 Jun Energy: Smart Cooling Device Mistbox
Posted at 12:01h in Crowdfunding, Energy by Shen Ge 0 Comments
Mistbox - A Smart Cooling System for Air Conditioners
Mistbox (http://www.mistbox.com) announced today the official retail launch of its smart misting system for improving the efficiency of residential air conditioners and will also begin shipping out units to its Kickstarter backers. Powered by solar energy, Mistbox is an IoT technology that’s compatible with any residential air conditioning unit. It comes complete with built-in sensors to automate the cooling process, Wi-Fi integration to track savings and power consumption, and a mobile app for managing and analyzing power consumption in real-time. Mistbox commercializes evaporative cooling technology for residential application and sprays a fine mist to cool outside air as it enters the AC unit, enabling it to cool the home more effectively while reducing energy consumption. The computer inside of Mistbox can automatically sense ideal operating conditions to cycle mist at the appropriate times. Offering the easiest way for people to minimize their carbon footprint and their energy bill, Mistbox monitors its own performance for optimal efficiency. The self-contained system comes fully assembled and can be set up in less than five minutes -- owners simply have to attach Mistbox to their AC units and the tubing to a water source. “Sustainability and practicality were the biggest drivers behind the development of Mistbox,” said Josh Teekell, CEO and co-founder of Mistbox. “During our Kickstarter campaign, we received a lot of valuable feedback from our backers, which ultimately helped us to better refine the product and its design. We’re excited to begin shipping Mistbox units to our Kickstarter backers today and hope to help people save money and reduce their carbon footprint at the same time.” [caption id="attachment_309" align="aligncenter" width="464"] The Mistbox Control Unit[/caption]
07 Nov Energy: Hydraulic Fracking for Geothermal Energy
What is Geothermal? Geothermal has been used in hot water heating since antiquity. In Europe, the Romans piped hot underground water and steam for public baths. On the other side of the globe, the Japanese have luxuriated since the Heian era in hot-spring onsens which populate their volcanic archipelago. Yet, as a source of renewable energy, geothermal electricity has gone largely ignored as fortunes have been heaped on its rivals. Presently, most geothermal electricity directly taps into volcanic areas. It is just a matter of directing it and using it—not a project that needs state subsidy. As the US DOE states, “Present geothermal power generation comes from hydrothermal reservoirs, and is somewhat limited in geographic application to specific ideal places in the western U.S. This represents the 'low-hanging fruit' of geothermal energy potential.” However, this is limiting. In most places, you have to dig deep to get at useful amounts of heat, and it is certainly true that exploration and drilling costs have remained stubbornly high for the deeper wells needed outside hot-spring regions, and that developers have been slow to devise better ways of extracting heat from such rocks, even if wells are sunk. Hydraulic Fracking for Geothermal Energy [caption id="attachment_292" align="aligncenter" width="736"] As the US DOE illustrates, fluid injection allows previously untapped hot rocks to become a geothermal source (Image: US Department of Energy).[/caption] An important advance has been made—or, rather, borrowed from the oil and gas industry. This is the use of hydraulic fracturing ("fracking"), in which, in the case of oil or gas, water is injected into rocks whose hydrocarbons are too tightly bound to the rocky matrix to rush to the surface on its own. The high-pressure water shatters the matrix, releasing the bound hot rocks. Hydraulic fracking for geothermal energy works in a similar manner. Interested in more of my posts and other writings outside of Impact Hound? Follow me on Twitter: @shenge86
03 Nov Energy: Flywheel Startup Temporal Power
Posted at 05:16h in Energy by Shen Ge 1 Comment
What are flywheels? [caption id="attachment_285" align="aligncenter" width="625"] A 500 kW flywheel being lowered into the vault at flywheel company Temporal Power’s manufacturing facility to undergo testing (Image: Temporal Power).[/caption] Lux Research, an independent firm that assesses emerging technologies, predicts that the global energy storage market will grow from a $200 million industry in 2012 to an $11 billion giant by 2017. Chemical batteries have recently made some strides forward and many more companies have jumped on board. However, the most promising way of storing energy for the future might come from a more unlikely source, and one that far predates any battery: the flywheel. A flywheel is nothing more than a wheel on an axle which stores and regulates energy by spinning continuously. The device is one of humanity’s oldest and most familiar technologies first used in the potter’s wheel 6000 years ago as a stone tablet with enough mass to rotate smoothly between kicks of a foot pedal. Leonardo da Vinci invented one with a variable moment of inertia. It was an essential component in the great machines that brought on the industrial revolution. Today, flywheels are under the hood of every car – regulating the strokes of pistons. Interested in more of my posts and other writings outside of Impact Hound? Follow me on Twitter: @shenge86
29 Oct Energy: Solar Powered School Boats in Bangladesh
Posted at 22:33h in Energy, Sustainability by Shen Ge 2 Comments
Problem: Massive Flooding in Bangladesh In Bangladesh, annual flooding can disrupt school for almost a million students. In many areas, roads are impassable during the rainy season from July to October, when rivers rise as much as 4 meters (12 feet). In the worst scenarios, people are drowned and left homeless. In 1998, flooding inundated two-thirds of the country, killing 700 people and leaving 21 million people homeless. The future is not going to get better with scientists projecting over one million Bangladeshis displaced by rising sea levels by 2050. [caption id="attachment_273" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Solar powered school boats offers education to kids in Bangaldesh (Image: Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha).[/caption] A homegrown nonprofit organization called Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha has built a fleet of solar powered school boats to ensure education regardless of flooding or rising sea levels. Shidhulai is the name of a village in Bangladesh and Swanirvar Sangstha means self-reliant organization. Mohammed Rezwan, Shidhulai’s founder and executive director, grew up in the country’s northwest, where his organization operates. Growing up, his family owned a boat, which meant that he was one of the lucky ones who could attend classes all year. “Many friends and relatives were denied access to education,” he said. “I thought if the children cannot come to school because of floods, then the school should go to them by boat.” Interested in more of my posts and other writings outside of Impact Hound? Follow me on Twitter: @shenge86
25 Oct Energy: Rocket Stoves for Developing Countries
Big Problem of Gathering Firewood Though this may shock most of us in the developed world, half the world still cooks with wood, coal, or animal dung. These people living in developing countries have no access to electricity or gas and need some means to cook food and boil water. For those using firewood, they face numerous hardships and dangers. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), they have to walk over 10 miles and spend over 30 hours a week to collect wood, spend up to 35% of their income on purchasing fuel, and expose themselves to harm and smoke the equivalent of 40 cigarettes a day just to cook. In Africa, for example, women walk up to 15 miles each trip to find wood for cooking, often carrying loads of 40 to 60 pounds under extreme conditions, plus deforesting already strained environments. [caption id="attachment_263" align="aligncenter" width="631"] Since cooking often fall to women, they are the primary victims of smoke-related illnesses. (Image: Smithsonian Magazine / Ami Vitale / Ripple Effect Images)[/caption] Because cooking chores most often fall to women, and children are typically at hand, they are the primary victims of smoke-related respiratory illnesses such as pneumonia, lung cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Smoke inhalation from cooking over an open fire annually kills 1.6 million adults and children annually. Furthermore, in war zones, gathering firewood to cook your meal so you won’t starve presents the choice between getting raped or killed. Veronique Barbelet of the World Food Program says, "You hear women in northern Uganda and places like that telling you, 'My choice is between going out there and collecting firewood and being raped, or for my husband to go out and get killed, and I would rather go and get raped.'" Interested in more of my posts and other writings outside of Impact Hound? Follow me on Twitter: @shenge86
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Colson Whitehead Is Taking Names
by Michael Larkin
illustration by Jairan Sadeghi
WHEN THE RATHER conspicuously unnamed lead character of Colson Whitehead’s novel, Apex Hides the Hurt, takes on the job of renaming a town that’s trying to reinvent itself, he invites us to more closely scrutinize the bold-faced brands and everyday names that are so ubiquitous we barely pay them any mind. Once you do start paying attention, as The Character Who Goes Unnamed discovers, some discomfiting revelations may follow.
The town of Winthrop is at a crossroads. Its glory days as the seat of the Winthrop family’s barbed-wire empire are over. Its economy is in decline, its downtown going moribund. When a Steve Jobs-like software CEO named Lucky Aberdeen decides to relocate his eponymous software company to the town, it spells Winthrop’s salvation. Yet the city council is at loggerheads over whether this rebirth should signal a rechristening as well: Should the town keep its existing name? Should it instead go with the one the lead character’s consulting firm has supplied: New Prospera? Beneath the surface of this public debate, there is the question of whether to revert to the original marker bestowed by the freed slaves who founded the town: Freedom. In light of these buried roots of the town’s origins, the novel’s extended consideration of our modern form of “branding” takes on an even more sinister cast.
Into this mess rides our hero, the nameless “nomenclature consultant” who enters the novel in something of an existential crisis, having left his firm as a result. However, he’s a virtuoso in his field, a master of papering over past histories or inventing false ones with the brush of a well chosen word or two, and the townspeople are clamoring for him to bestow his righteous approbation on them by blessing their city with a handle befitting its resurrection.
He’s cool, this character, too cool. He holds everyone and everything in his life at an emotional distance, if not in outright contempt, coldly reading every one of them and applying the easy bandage of a label, some of which are to be found on store shelves and signs around the world. He adds a “Q” here or a timely “New” there, and products suddenly sell. The names spill forth, the character’s brainstorms sounding like they’d be right at home at our local malls: Redempta, Outfit Outlet, New Luno, Apex. We hardly notice such names. Brand names lead to commercials, they are commercials, and as he says of the newly descending (mostly white, mostly affluent) townspeople, “They were used to commercials, commercials were a natural feature of existence, like dawn or rain.”
Yet each name has a resonance. He says admiringly of the prospective new town name, New Prospera, which one of his former colleagues has come up with, that it “had that romance language armature. … The lilting a at the end like a rung up to wealth and affluence, take a step. A glamorous Old World cape draped over the bony shoulders of prosaic prosperity.” But is New Prospera a better choice than the reminder of slavery denoted by long-buried Freedom? The consultant, who is African-American, isn’t so sure.
In the transforming town, he comes across expatriate Silicon Valley-ites drinking Brio energy drinks and Admiral Java coffee. There on the town square is the soon-to-open Outfit Outlet, the chain store whose “parent company was a successful purveyor of low-priced low-quality goods that had decided it wanted a different piece of the action. So [after the character’s naming of the franchise] the same sweatshops stitched together flashier clothes from the same fabrics, and midwifed profit.” He later finds, appropriately enough, that the store has taken over the building that previously housed the library, the repository of the town’s history. “Probably not the first time one of his clients had displaced a library,” the character informs us. Who needs books?
If it all seems a thin excuse for a narrative, the story’s deceptive simplicity is just the point. Whitehead has tapped a deep well here. If his trenchant and troubling observations about consumer culture, history, marketing and race seem obvious, might that not be of concern? We hold these Truths to be self evident, that all Men are created to shrug in the face of these Truths.
How often do we take a close look at the names that dot our landscape? Bed Bath & Beyond: Buying towels and sheets is a mystical journey, perhaps to the edge of the world, perhaps to the afterlife. Barnes & Noble: A book seller with the gravitas of a law firm, haute literature for the masses. Whole Foods: what you’re buying is wholesome, holistic, wholly natural, unsullied by partially hydrogenated corporate oil… and you’ll pay a whole price, too.
One could play this game for hours. Brand names and band names. Place names and MySpace names. Gain and Tide and Cheer and All and Bold. It’s detergent, for Christ’s sake!
For Christ’s sake, indeed. In Judeo-Christian cultures, and most other religious traditions as well, the first to have the privilege to name is the deity—“God called the light ‘day’ and the darkness he called ‘night’” (Genesis 1:5)—and this conjures a vestige of the divine in every act of naming. Certainly any parent who has named a child has felt it. We’ve long recognized the power inherent in a name, in the bestowing of times just as careful about when we don’t use a name, whether it is to guard the sacred or deny the profane: the sacrilege of saying or writing the name of God in some religions; “the love that dare not speak its name”; the denials of Armenian (or indeed any) genocide. Or, in some cases, we name things in the hopes of filling a void, creating a self-fulfilling prophesy: weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
Naming is believing. And believing equals sales.
Towards the end of Apex, as The Character Who Goes Unnamed reaches his breaking point, he looks around at a gathering of his colleagues and imagines what the world would be like if everyone went around with name tags bearing their “true names”: “LIAR, BED WETTER… ROMANTIC… GRIFTER… PEDERAST” or the one he reserves for himself—“FUGITIVE.” He muses that we “spen[d] our lives trying to keep our true names inside and hidden, because if they were let out we would be known and ruined.” This observation is of a piece with an even sharper one he makes later, that “He liked his epiphanies American: brief and illusory.” The “true name” labeling idea is particularly American: Break it down for me, fellas. In five words or fewer, sum it up. Give me the PowerPoint, I’m a busy man. Distill the essence.
With Whitehead himself, recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, you can play the label game if you like: Genius. Gifted Writer. Black Dude. The next coming of Wideman, Baldwin, Ellison, Wright. Author on whom Richard Ford spat. The limitations of the American epiphanic approach begin to reveal themselves rather quickly.
And while we’re on the subject: Apex Hides the Hurt? Perfect tagline for a fictional bandage, mediocre title for a novel, at least for a good one like this. Just goes to show that you really can’t judge a book by its cover.
What’s in a name? Everything and nothing, as it happens. Whether it’s a book title, a company name, a stereotype, a talking point, or the handle our parents have saddled us with, a name may contain multitudes, or it may be as shallow as a puddle, sometimes both. As Whitehead reminds us, the trick is in recognizing the differences, striving to mine the rich layers of meaning in a name while also taking care to tease out its dangerous limits and, sometimes, its lies.
Michael (“Who is like God?” in Hebrew) Larkin (“fierce” in Irish Gaelic) can’t figure out why he’s got such an inflated opinion of himself.
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Richard Wright Next Ex Town Player to Join Palace
Last updated : 01 July 2010 By Site Editor
Over the last few days it has been revealed that former Town defender David Wright is set to join up with former Town boss George Burley at Selhurst Park who also hope to appoint former Portman Road goalkeeping coach Malcolm Webster onto their staff in the coming days.
Richard Wright was told he would not be offered a new contract by Town boss Roy Keane at the end of last season and was linked on several occasions with a move back to West Ham United, which now seems to be off with Wright keen to link up with former boss Burley at the London Side.
In addition to Burley, David Wright and Webster, Richard Wright will be joining up with fellow former Town star Darren Ambrose and former Republic of Ireland striker Alan Lee.
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Military References in Heavy Metal
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Posted By Pia Sooney on Oct 10, 2010 | 0 comments
By Will Stroock
There has never been anything like Heavy Metal. Featuring thundering power chords, lightning strike guitar solos, and ear splitting lyricists, by the mid 1980’s metal conquered rock and roll, dominating the airwaves and MTV. Some bands employed life sized dummies and sung before giant murals depicting great battles. Many bands used pyrotechnics to add to the impact of a live performance. Some even recorded cannon bursts into their song tracks. It enjoys a powerful revival today.
The first true Metal band was Black Sabbath, a blues influenced group whose members came of age in the postwar ruins of Birmingham, England. Sabbath’s first album, Paranoid, released in 1968, featured an anti-Vietnam war song called War Pigs. Like many songs of the era, War Pigs lambasts the military and political leadership, but unlike a lot of anti-war songs of the era, it does so accompanied by scorching power chords and begins with blaring air raid sirens. The band’s lead singer, Ozzie Osborne, pulls no punches, “Generals gathered in their masses/Just like witches at black masses/ Evil minds that plot destruction/Sorcerer of death’s construction.” After describing ‘burning bodies’ and war ‘machines’, the band picks up the beat and criticizes the war’s uneven sacrifice, “Politicians hide themselves away/They only started the war/Why should they go out to fight?/They leave that to the poor.” Later the song goes on to imagine the generals and politicians bringing Armageddon to the world. In death, they ask for forgiveness, “Day of judgment, God is calling/On their knees, the war pigs crawling/Begging mercies for their sins/ Satan laughing, spreads his wings.”
Sabbath would later delve into sword and sorcery, most notably through the song Neon Knights, from their 1980 album, Heaven and Hell, their first with new singer, Ronnie James Dio. Neon Knights begins with a love story interrupted by a cry of alarm. There follows three stanzas of quick paced lyrics, loaded with sword and sorcery references, a call to battle sung over a locomotive of power chords:
Cry out to legions of the brave
Time again to save us from the jackals of the street
Ride out, protectors of the realm
Captain’s at the helm, sail across the sea of lights
Circles and rings, dragons and kings
Weaving a charm and a spell
Blessed by the night, holy and bright
Called by the toll of the bell
Bloodied angels fast descending
Moving on a never-bending light
Phantom figures free forever
Out of shadows, shining ever-bright
Neon Knights!
Dio is also credited with pioneering the use of the ‘evil eye’, learned from his Sicilian grandmother, whereby one extends the pointer and pinky finger into the air, as a catch all symbol for Heavy Metal.
The second great Heavy Metal band of the 1960s, Led Zeppelin, also hailed from northern England. But, rather than write protest songs, Zeppelin reached into England’s past for their inspiration. The Immigrant Song, from the band’s 1971 album, Led Zeppelin III, is sung from the point of view of a longboat full of Vikings, ‘We come from the land of the ice and snow/ From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow/Hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new land/ To fight the horde, sing and cry: Valhalla, I am coming!” And then the refrain, “On we sweep with threshing oar, our only goal will be the western shore,” a clear reference to the Viking raiding armies of the 8th and 9th centuries which landed on England’s coast.
Zeppelin also sung about violent sword and sorcery. The Battle of Evermore, from the album Led Zeppelin IV, is accompanied not by an electric guitar but by a mandolin, giving it a medieval or renaissance feel. Like dozens of Zeppelin songs, the plain meaning in The Battle of Evermore is vague and open to interpretation. That said, the lyrics are packed with references to ‘tyrants’ and ‘dark lords’, and do seem to tell the tale of farmers dropping the plow and picking up the sword to fight a great battle at night, “Tired eyes on the sunrise/waiting for the eastern glow.” There are also unmistakable battle references: “Oh the war is common cry/Pick up you swords and fly/ The sky is filled with good and bad/That mortals never know.” In writing the song, lead singer Robert Plant borrowed heavily from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, singing, for example, “The drums will shake the castle wall, The ringwraiths ride in black.” The first line is lifted almost verbatim from Return of the King, while the second is a dragon riding demon which appears throughout Tolkien’s trilogy.
While Led Zeppelin dabbled in Viking mythology, an American band, Man o’ War embraced it without apology or irony churning out albums based on Norse heroism. Their 2007 release, God’s of War, is a concept album devoted to the exploits of the Norse God, Odin. God’s of War depicts the band members in black leather pants and spikes, with swords held high and surrounded by naked, willing women. The band members play the part, donning leather and chains and maintaining bodies rivaling Greek Olympians. The brotherhood of men – knights and warriors – has always been a central theme in Man-o-War’s work, with album titles like Sign of the Hammer (another Viking reference) and The Triumph of Steel. Earlier work dealt not only with Vikings, but with general medieval war. Their 1982 song, Battle Hymn, portrays an army of freemen on a night march toward an epic battle against an unidentified evil enemy. The words are sung to typical Heavy Metal power chords and accompanied by a military style drumbeat. “By moonlight we ride ten thousand side by side/With swords drawn held high our whips and armour shine/Hail to thee our infantry still brave beyond the grave/All sworn the eternal vow the time to strike is now.” The refrain is simply the spoken word “kill . . . kill” or ‘victory . . . victory” backed by choir like singing.
By 1980, a second wave of British Heavy Metal, led by Iron Maiden, was asserting itself. Formed in the mid 1970s, no band ever mixed martial glory and Heavy Metal like Iron Maiden. No band was ever quite so British either. Iron Maiden shows were (and are) packed with of imagery from Great Britain’s military past, from murals of the Crimean and the Great wars, to video montages of Winston Churchill and the British military during World War II. As such, the band wrote a trio of songs chronicling all three conflicts.
The first song in the trio is 1983’s The Trooper. Written by bassist Steve Harris, The Trooper recounts the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava, as commemorated in Alfred Lord Tennyson’s famous poem. “We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground/and the Russians fire another round/We get so near yet so far away/we won’t live to fight another day.” With an operatic style, Bruce Dickinson sings over a guitar duet evoking horse’s hooves pounding the ground. During live performances Dickenson dons a Victorian era redcoat and a white pith helmet, and waves a Union Jack over his head. The video for the song blends Iron Maiden performance footage with a silent movie production of Tennyson’s Charge of the Light Brigade.
Another classic Maiden war song, Aces High, comes from their 1986 album, Power Slave. Aces High is sung from the view of Spitfire pilot during the height of the Battle of Britain. The band often opens its shows by playing audio of Winston Churchill’s ‘Fight them on the Beaches’ speech accompanied by montage footage of the British people, army, and the RAF. When the Prime Minister says ‘we shall never surrender’ the footage switches to nighttime anti-aircraft fire. The band begins to play, a driving, heavy, rhythmic riff accompanied by a drum beat that reminds one of anti-aircraft bursts. The first verse of Aces High describes the beginning on an aerial battle; the scream of air raid sirens, RAF pilots running to their spitfires. The second verse is about aerial combat: “Move in to fire at the main stream of bombers/Let off a sharp burst and then turn away/rollover spin round and come in behind them/move to their blindsides and firing again.” There follows a bridge sung over quick guitar riffs simulating machine gun fire: “Running. Scrambling. Flying/ Rolling. Turning. Diving/ Doing it Again!” And then finally the refrain:
Live to fly
Fly to live
Won’t you run
Like The Trooper, Aces High does not glorify war. Instead it conveys the desperation of RAF pilots, the seemingly endless dog fights, and the impersonal and dehumanizing nature of aerial combat.
The band’s 2003 album, Dance of Death, also features a war ballad, Paschendale. Once again the music sets the scene. This time, guitarist Dave Murray begins by tapping and pulling his fingers of the fret board, creating a gentle, though ominous, rain like sound. But, it doesn’t last. Guitars and drums combine to a make thunderous roar similar to that of a rolling artillery barrage approaching a trench. Like he does in when performing The Trooper, Dickinson dresses the part, donning a trench coat and World War One era helmet. He stands on a stage in front of a mural depicting the slaughter of the World War One battlefield. This time, Dickinson addresses the listener, inviting him to view the body of a young dead solider: “In a foreign field he lay/lonely soldier unknown grave/ on his dying words he prays/ tell the world of Paschendale.”
After another stanza Dickinson switches to the point of view of the young solider, gruffly singing over a chorus of power chords:
Laying low in a blood filled trench
Killing time ’til my very own death
On my face I can feel the falling rain
Never see my friends again
In the smoke in the mud and lead
The smell of fear and the feeling of dread
Soon be time to go over the wall
Rapid fire and the end of us all
After several more powerful stanzas and an orgy of guitar solos and power chords, the song returns to its beginning. The light fret playing returns, bringing back the sound of rain. There follows four simple, gentle stanzas to conclude the song, “See my spirit on the wind/Across the lines beyond the hill/Friend and foe will meet again/Those who died at Paschendale.”
Along with their effort to chronicle Britain’s great battles, the band wrote songs about other conflicts. Maiden’s first important war song was Run to the Hills, off 1981’s The Number of the Beast, a song about the American Indian wars. Dickinson sings from both sides of the conflict. Run to the Hills begins from the Indian’s point of view:
White Man came
Across the sea
He brought us pain
And misery
We fought him hard
We fought him well
Out on the plain
We gave him Hell!
In the second verse, Dickinson switches to the U.S. Cavalry’s perspective: “Riding through dust clouds and barren wastes/galloping hard on the plains/chasing the Redskins back to their holes/ fighting them at their own game.” Like The Trooper, the video for Run to the Hills uses performance and old movie footage, this time a silent movie, The Uncovered Wagon, depicting a farcical Indian attack on a wagon train, only the wagons have been replaced with early automobiles and the Indians are riding bicycles.
One of Iron Maiden’s most stirring songs is These Colors Don’t Run, from their 2006 album A Matter of Life or Death. The album art is war related, with several skeletons clad in U.S. Army World War Two uniforms walking before, curiously, a Soviet T-72 tank. “These Colors Don’t Run” isn’t about British arms so much as it is about yeomanry, freemen fighting tyranny. In that sense, These Colors Don’t Run could be about any solider of democracy. The song conjures up images of the Union Jack, Canadian Red Ensign, Australian Southern Cross, or the Stars and Stripes flying in the wind. Dickinson sets the scene:
It’s the same in every country when you say you’re leaving
Left behind the loved ones waiting silent in the hall
Where you’re going lies adventure others only dream of
Red and green light this is real and so you go to war
After a bridge comes the triumphant, almost defiant refrain: “Far away from the land of our birth/ We fly our flag in some foreign earth/We sailed away like our fathers before/ These colours don’t run from cold bloody war.”
Helping to immortalize Maiden is their mascot, Eddie the Head. Eddie, as he is most often called, is a mummified skeleton, and has decorated the band’s album art from the beginning. Almost happy and jovial, he has been drawn in a Crimean War era redcoat complete with Union Jack and sword, a First World War soldier in full kit, and an RAF pilot in the cockpit. Eddie is all knowing and all powerful. The Number of the Beast album art shows him holding Lucifer’s decapitated head in the palm of his hand, a look of triumph and mischief graces his face. On The Trooper, Eddie charges toward the viewer, leaving broken cannons and shattered bodies in his wake. The Angel of Death looms in the background. Eddie repeats the scene for Paschendale cover art, wearing the kit of a World War One Era Tommy and charging straight ahead through a First World War moonscape. On Aces High, Eddie is shown at the helm of a Spitfire, teeth barred in determination, thumbs on the trigger, indifferent to the bullets that have riddled his cockpit. In the background, a smoldering German fighter corkscrews to the ground. During live performances a giant walking version of Eddie often appear on stage in various costumes.
By the mid 1980’s, a new wave of American bands burst onto the scene. These bands rejected some of the slower tempos of early metal bands in favor of quick passed riffs and called their genre Thrash Metal. In 1989, Metallica unleashed their fourth album, And Justice For All. The fourth track, One, is based on Dalton Trumbo’s 1939 antiwar novel, Johnny Got His Gone, and tells the story of a First World War Doughboy who has lost his eyesight, hearing, and all his limbs in battle. Like a lot of metal songs, One begins deceptively gently, with simple guitar playing, but this is eventually supplanted by power chords. ‘Now that the war is through with me/I’m waking up I cannot see/That’s there’s not much left of me/ Nothing is real but pain now,” followed by a brutal chorus, ‘Hold my breath as I wait for death/Oh please god help me.” The song’s bridge features rapid fire riffs which seem to stimulate machinegun fire followed by angry lyrics in which the listener is invited to place himself in the protagonist’s fate.
Impressing me
All that I see
Absolute horror
I cannot live
I cannot die
Trapped in myself
Body my holding cell
The song is also important because it was the subject of Metallica’s first music video and features montage footage from the 1971 film of Trumbo’s book. Though more than seven minutes long, One saw major airtime on MTV, a considerable accomplishment for the band which, up until then, had been largely ignored by TV and radio.
War metal is not the exclusive province of America and Great Britain. Perhaps the most joyous war song ever was written is For Those About to Rock, We Salute You, by the Australian band, AC/DC. While not specifically about war, For Those About to Rock is loaded with militaristic imagery and elusions. The title is a play on the old Roman gladiator oath to the emperor, ‘We who are about to die salute you.’ The song begins with simple finger picking by lead guitarist Angus Young, followed by ominous, grave sounding power chords played by his brother, rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young. The last stanza captures the song’s militaristic feel: “We’re just a battery for hire with a guitar fire/ Ready and aimed at you/ Pick up your balls and load up your cannon/ For a twenty-one gun salute.” Then front man Brian Johnson wails, ‘For those about to Rock- Fire!’ a Napoleonic era cannon fires and then the chorus chimes in “We salute you!” For decades AC/DC has ended their lives shows with For Those About to Rock, and even brings mock up cannons onto the stage which are loaded with boom and smoke producing pyrotechnics.
For over four decades Metal bands have sung of the horrors of war, protested military conflict, extolled the virtues of military brotherhood, and recounted some of history’s greatest battles. In all rock and roll their musical style is the best means of doing so. It has even made appearances on the battlefield. Heavy Metal has been played by American soldiers as they rolled into battle, and blasted at the enemy as they hunkered down against American attacks. AC/DC, played at maximum volume, has been used to extract information from Taliban and al-Qaida prisoners, making Heavy Metal a tool of war.
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One of Ian Miller‘s drawings from the illustrated edition of Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles, 1979.
• “I always said we were kind of an electronic punk band, really. We were never New Romantics, I don’t like it when we get lumped in with that.” Dave Ball of Soft Cell and The Grid talking to Duncan Seaman about his autobiography, Electronic Boy: My Life In and Out of Soft Cell. I’ll now be waiting impatiently for the unreleased Robert Fripp/Grid album to appear.
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• Ron Peck’s debut feature, Nighthawks (1978), is “a nuanced look at gay life in London,” says Melissa Anderson.
And then there are those figures who seem to flit around the edges of movements without ever being fully involved in any of them, who pursue their own eccentric paths no matter what is going on around them. These are the writers who make up the secret history of literature, the hidden history that’s not easily reduced to movements or trends, and who always waver on the verge of invisibility until you stumble by accident onto one of their books and realize how good they actually are, and wonder, Why wasn’t I told to read this before? But of course you already know the answer: You were not told because it doesn’t fit smoothly into the story those in authority made up about what literature is—it disrupts, it can’t be reduced to the literary equivalent of a meme.
That’s the kind of writer Pierre Klossowski (1905–2001) is. He is not a joiner. He has his own particular and often peculiar concerns, and pursues them. He does not particularly welcome you in. The content of his writing, too, has the feel of a gnostic text, as if you are reading something that, if only you were properly initiated, you would understand in a different way. In that sense his work has an esoteric or occult quality to it—and likewise in the sense that it returns again and again to the intersection of religion and pornography, the sacred and the profane.
Brian Evenson on The Suspended Vocation by Pierre Klossowski
• Chad Van Gaalen creates a psychedelic animation for Seductive Fantasy by the Sun Ra Arkestra.
• More sneak peeks from the forthcoming The Art Of The Occult by S. Elizabeth.
• More Robert Fripp: Richard Metzger on Fripp’s sui generis solo album, Exposure.
• Pamela Hutchinson on the pleasures of David Lynch’s YouTube channel.
• Mix of the week: a second Jon Hassell tribute mix by Dave Maier.
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• Soft Power by Patten.
• RIP Milton Glaser.
• hauntología
• Aquarium (1992) by The Grid (with Robert Fripp) | Soft Power (2005) by Ladytron | The Martian Chronicles (2007) by Dimension X
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Fathomless Sounding (1932) by Gertrude Hermes.
• Over at Greydogtales (“weird fiction, weird art and even weirder lurchers”) I talk about art, design, the writing of this blog, and I also reveal more about my ongoing Axiom project. The latter currently stands at two novels, a couple of half-finished stories and a few pieces of artwork. I may be unveiling some of the art in the new year so watch this space.
• Howard Brookner’s Burroughs: The Movie (1983), a definitive film portrait of William Burroughs, is released at last on DVD/Blu-ray. US-only for the moment but further releases elsewhere are promised. The director’s nephew, Aaron Brookner, has a documentary about his uncle released next year.
• “…beautifully articulated bawdiness, perverse pleasures and a radical, though nondidactic, political view.” Melissa Anderson reviews Boyd McDonald’s Cruising the Movies: A Sexual Guide to Oldies.
The crisis, as Ellis and Silk tell it, is the wildly speculative nature of modern physics theories, which they say reflects a dangerous departure from the scientific method. Many of today’s theorists — chief among them the proponents of string theory and the multiverse hypothesis — appear convinced of their ideas on the grounds that they are beautiful or logically compelling, despite the impossibility of testing them. Ellis and Silk accused these theorists of “moving the goalposts” of science and blurring the line between physics and pseudoscience. “The imprimatur of science should be awarded only to a theory that is testable,” Ellis and Silk wrote, thereby disqualifying most of the leading theories of the past 40 years. “Only then can we defend science from attack.”
Natalie Wolchover on A Fight for the Soul of Science
• Mixes of the week: A mix by Front & Follow, and The Ivy-Strangled Path Vol. XIV by David Colohan.
• “Psychedelics can’t be tested using conventional clinical trials,” says Nicolas Langlitz.
• At Dangerous Minds: Ralph Steadman illustrates Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451.
• Why does Moby-Dick (sometimes) have a hyphen? Erin Blakemore investigates.
• My thanks again to Dennis Cooper for including this blog on his year-end list.
• Cian Traynor was given 20 minutes to ask Ennio Morricone some questions.
• Lolita at 60: Ten writers reconsider Nabokov’s novel, page by page.
• At Ballardian: High-Rise: Wheatley vs Cronenberg.
• Poison Ivy: The Queen of Psychobilly Punk
• The Cinema of Hotels: a list
• Solo intimacy DIY
• Moby Dick (1970) by Led Zeppelin | William Burroughs Don’t Play Guitar (1996) by Islamic Diggers | Physical (2001) by Goldfrapp
Author JohnPosted on December 20, 2015 December 20, 2015 Categories {architecture}, {art}, {black and white}, {books}, {design}, {drugs}, {film}, {gay}, {illustrators}, {music}, {science fiction}, {science}, {television}, {work}Tags Aaron Brookner, Ben Wheatley, Boyd McDonald, Cian Traynor, David Colohan, David Cronenberg, Dennis Cooper, Ennio Morricone, Erin Blakemore, Front & Follow, Gertrude Hermes, Goldfrapp, Greydogtales, Herman Melville, Howard Brookner, Islamic Diggers, Ivy Rorschach, JG Ballard, Led Zeppelin, Melissa Anderson, Moby Dick, Natalie Wolchover, Nicolas Langlitz, Ralph Steadman, Ray Bradbury, The Cramps, Vladimir Nabokov, William Burroughs2 Comments on Weekend links 289
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Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE B 2006 Vol.7 No.11 P.858~867
http://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.2006.B0858
Effect of different mulch materials on winter wheat production in desalinized soil in Heilonggang region of North China
Author(s): YANG Yan-min, LIU Xiao-jing, LI Wei-qiang, LI Cun-zhen
Affiliation(s): Research Center for Agricultural Resources, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050021, China; moreAffiliation(s): Research Center for Agricultural Resources, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050021, China; Institute of Geography Science and Natural Resource Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China; less
Corresponding email(s): xjliu@ms.sjziam.ac.cn
Key Words: Mulch, Plastic film, Corn straw, Concrete, Saline water, Wheat growth
YANG Yan-min, LIU Xiao-jing, LI Wei-qiang, LI Cun-zhen. Effect of different mulch materials on winter wheat production in desalinized soil in Heilonggang region of North China[J]. Journal of Zhejiang University Science B, 2006, 7(11): 858~867.
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Abstract: Freshwater shortage is the main problem in Heilonggang lower-lying plain, while a considerable amount of underground saline water is available. We wanted to find an effective way to use the brackish water in winter wheat production. Surface mulch has significant effect in reducing evaporation and decreasing soil salinity level. This research was aimed at comparing the effect of different mulch materials on winter wheat production. The experiment was conducted during 2002~2003 and 2003~2004. Four treatments were setup: (1) no mulch, (2) mulch with plastic film, (3) mulch with corn straw, (4) mulch with concrete slab between the rows. The result indicated that concrete mulch and straw mulch was effective in conserving soil water compared to plastic film mulch which increased soil temperature. concrete mulch decreases surface soil salinity better in comparison to other mulches used. Straw mulch conserved more soil water but decreased wheat grain yield probably due to low temperature. concrete mulch had similar effect with plastic film mulch on promoting winter wheat development and growth.
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Welcome to another installment of WHAT'S ON NETFLIX?, where we pick out a film or series currently playing on Netflix and review it for the fans. This week we look at another YA sci-fi flick with an instantly-dated, gimmicky title, iBOY.
Howdy fellow film freaks, Robert here. Before I start dispensing my thoughts on this week's Netflix pick in the same way the local pigeon population dispenses its chief export, there's a couple of things I need to double-check. This should only take a moment.
It is 2017, right? By that I mean, most of us by now have a decent grasp on what computers can and can't do? We understand that, just because a person is in possession of some digital doo-dad or other, that doesn't immediately turn them in to Hacker Superman, yeah? I just need to be sure, because I'm having trouble justifying the existence of a movie like iBoy at this particular point in human history.
If this were, say, 1990, a movie about a teenager who gains the ability to hack the planet with his mind after pieces of his iPhone get stuck in his brain would make more sense. Personal computers were still new ideas, so we could be forgiven for assuming they all had godlike powers. Better still if this were the early 1980s. The era that gave us the technological ignorance that was the plot of Superman III would be perfect for a movie like this.
But surely now, in our more tech-savvy time, there aren't that many people who believe that an iPhone that hasn't even been jailbroken can hack car engines, cause TVs to explode, and produce shock waves that can knock a grown man down. And yet, these are all things that Tom, the hero of this popcorn flick for unreconstructed Luddites, can do. The pieces of smartphone in his head aren't even complete components, either; they're just broken fragments driven in by a thug's bullet. And yet, in mindless YA-movie fashion, these random, broken bits turn Tom into a superhero for the Internet of Things in very short order.
This movie reminded me of a short-lived superhero published by Marvel Comics back in the primordial time of 1983, who could receive and send CB radio broadcasts through plates in his skull. This too is a ridiculous premise, but at least it has some small, anecdotal basis in reality, since there have been reports of people with braces picking up analog radio transmissions (poorly). A person who can spy on people through their webcams because a shard of touchscreen got lodged in his head, on the other hand, is irrational technophobia of the worst kind.
The film tries to distract us from the mighty suspension of disbelief it requires with some slick visual effects. As Tom's mind becomes increasingly attuned to the digital world following his accident, we occasionally see text messages or video windows floating before his eyes in midair. These are things you can do on a smartphone, so while Tom's abilities stay in this area it's almost tempting to forget the idea this movie wants to sell us. And then Tom will do something outlandish and the illusion comes crashing down again.
That leaves us with a formulaic somebody-done-somebody-wrong story, as Tom uses his powers to fight back against the small-time hoods who run the housing project where he lives. We've seen enough of these stories to know how this will eventually work out, and the movie offers no surprises along the way. It's too bad that the cast does such a good job with the story, including Maisie "Arya Stark" Williams, who plays Tom's could-be girlfriend and the reason he tries his hand at vigilantism in the first place. The cast does an admirable job of trying to save iBoy from its own untenable plot, and so they're not the reason the movie fails. It fails because it assumes its audience doesn't interact with computers constantly on any given day, and audiences today deserve more credit.
Robert's Score: 4 / 10
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Book review: The Shadow Cabinet (Shades of London #3) by Maureen Johnson
My edition: Paperback, published on 5 February 2015 by Hot Key Books, 374 pages.
Description: Grieving, shaken, and feeling very much alone, Rory's life as a member of the Shades of London has changed irrevocably. It's only been a matter of hours since Stephen was taken from her, possibly for ever. Her classmate Charlotte is still missing, kidnapped by the same people who tried to take Rory. Rory is no longer a schoolgirl haplessly involved in the dealings of a secret government unit. She is their weapon in a matter of life and death.
With hardly a moment to think for herself, Rory is back to work. Charlotte must be found -- as must Stephen, if he is even out there. Lines must be drawn and forces rallied. Something is brewing under London, something bigger and much more dangerous than what has come before. The Shadow Cabinet holds the key to everything, and it is up to Rory to unravel its mysteries before time runs out...
After raving about Hot Key Book's amazing releases in my recent review of James Dawson's Under My Skin, I had the pleasure to read another one of their new titles: the third instalment in Maureen Johnson's Shades of London series, The Shadow Cabinet. I've been a fan of this excellent young adult author ever since I randomly discovered 13 Little Blue Envelopes in Waterstones when I had just moved to London and while the Shades of London books are a completely different genre and style, they still hold the same compelling way of storytelling and excellently developed characters, which will appeal to teens and adults alike.
The book starts with a sinister prologue set in the 1970s, which sets the dark tone for the rest of the story, followed by the immediate aftermath of the devastating events that happened at the end of the second novel, The Madness Underneath; Rory has run away from school, Charlotte has been kidnapped by Jane, and Stephen... well, he may be gone forever.
It's a chaotic starting point for a book but it does ensure that there is no lack of action or excitement within those first few chapters. And in truth, it never really dies down for the duration of the novel; it's a roller-coaster ride that will toy with the reader's emotions while at rapid speed unveiling an entirely new dimension to the world so cleverly crafted by Maureen Johnson.
Because I read the first book in the series, The Name of the Star, over three years ago and the second one nearly two years ago it took me a little while to get back into the story and the ghost-infused world it is set in. I didn't clearly remember what had happened previously, or even who all the characters were, which made for a confusing beginning to my reading journey. I could have done with a quick catch-up at the start, but that may just be because I'm getting forgetful in my old age!
Once the previous events came back to me though I was quickly absorbed into this hugely exciting tale, which moved the story of Rory and the Shades to an entirely new and much more epic level than ever before. There were particularly intriguing developments with Thorpe and a link to the sinister prologue, which brought the entire series to date full-circle. I loved the idea behind The Shadow Cabinet (not to be confused with the real life government institution), which was super fascinating in a conspiracy-theory kind of way and opened up the world of the Shades to many more exciting developments down the line.
While The Shadow Cabinet is very much a 'middle' book in a series – it'd be difficult for those who haven't read the previous novels to pick this one up and understand what's going on – for fans of Shades of London the third instalment is a real treat. With great character and story development it opens up Maureen Johnson's already epic world to a whole slew of new possibilities. I for one cannot wait to see where she's taking the Shades next!
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Confession: I went to see The Hulk because it was directed by Ang Lee. Despite my appreciation for comics and an affinity for the television show, The Hulk has never been one of my favorite stories, and the trailers I saw for the movie did nothing to alter this feeling. I am, however, a fan of Lee’s directorial work in Sense and Sensibility and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, and the idea of what could have merely been a CGI-fest as a look at the psychology and underlying motivations of the characters held a lot of appeal.
Before every action fan reading this throws up her hands in fear and runs screaming, let me assure you that there are enough scenes of the big green guy smashing walls, military equipment, and generally throwing things around to satisfy all of you willing to pay the admission price. After the unfortunate early trailers a number of us saw in which the Hulk appeared glaringly green and almost cardboard cutout-y, the finished product is a lovely surprise. Although I still have a tendency to be unable to lose sight of the CGI-ness of CGI in a live-action movie, the Hulk looks almost alarmingly real.
But this isn’t what the movie is about. Instead, The Hulk rests firmly on the hunched shoulders of Bruce Banner and Betty Ross. Yes, Bruce’s past in the movie is somewhat out-of-cannon, but at least it’s intriguing. By creating Bruce’s sociopathic scientist father–played with teeth-grinding glee by Nick Nolte–and repressing a few of Bruce’s memories, Lee has brought together the ingredients for a truly emotional character study.
Jennifer Connelly (Betty) is gorgeous, as usual, and nicely conflicted with her own daddy issues. Nolte is about as over-the-top as it is possible for a person to be, and looks as if he spent the better part of his life on the street–which, thankfully, works for the character. Eric Bana (Bruce) is an oddity–almost too boyish-looking, which only makes his ever-more frequent descents into rage creepier. He is also the emotional heart of the movie, which creates a catch 22. Part of the appeal of the television show’s Hulk was his battle between his rage and his knowledge of what is right, and society’s continued misconception of his actions. In the movie, aside from a few brief moments with Betty, we never see the Hulk’s conflict. It wasn’t clear to me whether Lee’s focus on Banner’s conflict wouldn’t allow for an equal exploration of the Hulk, or whether in the editing of an already two-and-a-half hour long movie key scenes had to be eliminated; it’s a good thing Bana brings to his role an ability to illuminate his internal processes, or there would have been no center for the audience to identify with.
The script is lacking, sometimes expository and sometimes just bland, so it’s lucky that the story is told most effectively and beautifully through the visuals. I’ve heard a number of journalists and critics describe the frequent use of a divided screen as reminiscent of 24, but it’s a technique used here less to show simultaneous action than to give the feel of, well, a comic book. Not merely split, the screen is fractionalized–small boxes appear engulfed in a larger picture, multiple viewpoints are presented, and the camera pulls back through a series of micro to macro shots that manage to translate a flat technique effectively into movement and depth.
While I came out of the theater happier than I expected, The Hulk is a mixed bag. Fundamentally, the story is a grim one, and misses something by making the Hulk more misguided than misunderstood. Although the dialogue was weak, the characters–through a combination of great casting and thoughtful development–and filmic techniques are inspiring. Ultimately, I was left excited more for what this movie could mean for the genre than for the thing itself.
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Tale of Two Schools' Statistical Tricks
NPR’s Scott Simon interviewed Brad Wolverton who asks the perennial question for college athletes who are struggling in class, “Need three credits to play ball?” "Call Western Oklahoma" describes the online learning program at this isolated college. Before his expose, athletes across the nation would get themselves into academic trouble and say, “'Oh, I'm going to go take a Western Oklahoma.'" As a result of Wolverton’s article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools is planning an investigation of the program.
Wolverton describes a football player with 5th grade reading skills who completed a three-credit health class in three sittings. “Other students struggling to stay above a 2.0 on their own campus,” he writes, “have landed A's and B's from Western Oklahoma—all in the academic blink of an eye.” A former instructor was surprised at how many athletes earned credit by describing how to bake a cake. Another instructor designed her class to cover seven centuries of history in 50 hours. As with many virtual learning programs, students can retake exams and the exams are not monitored.
Western Oklahoma does not seem to provide more of a shortcut than many other online programs. For instance, Colorado’s Adams State offers "Finite Mathematics" to students don’t know basic arithmetic. It teaches concepts such as linear programming, probability, and descriptive statistics but they manage to pass finite math online.
Since collegiate accelerated programs are a relatively victimless affront to scholarship in schools that are devoted to sports, it is encouraging that higher education responded to Wolverton’s journalism. The same cannot be said for the much more dangerous rush to extend digital learning into public schools. For instance, exposes in Washington D.C., New York City, and elsewhere have documented the great potential damage done by so-called “credit recovery” programs. My students used to refer to these transparent shortcuts as “exercising the right click finger.”
Just as I was mourning the refusal of public education to look into our versions of Western Oklahoma, new hope came from eastern Oklahoma City. Douglass High School has been mired in a scandal over pressure by the widely respected principal to pass students on. Unfortunately, the controversy has often focused on individuals, racial conflict, and a felonious assault on the principal. But, a new investigation has concentrated our minds on the students who are the real victims of schemes to make accountability numbers look better.
Ordinarily, Douglass would be proclaimed as a School Improvement Grant (SIG) success story. The principal had been praised for “exiting” 75% of its teachers. Almost overnight, the school with a long history of truancy posted an attendance rate that was higher than any numbers recorded by the top low-poverty magnet schools.
In 2012, Douglass posted double-digit increases in four subjects, single-digit gains in four, and declines in only three tests. The high school earned a “C” on Oklahoma’s tough new report card. It earned “A’s” for overall student growth, its graduation rate, advanced coursework, and “overall school improvement.”
Douglass, however, is now being investigated for awarding credits to students who have not earned them. Now, the Daily Oklahoman's Carrie Coppernoll, in "Douglass Transcript Finds Spur Call for Wider Auditing," reports that less than 20% of Douglass’ seniors are on track to graduate.
The latest twist, ironically, grows out the Oklahoma Gazette's Freedom of Information request. Jerry Bohnen, in "A Tale of Email," confirms that the former principal changed grades. The district explains that those grade-changes would not have been appropriate under its policies, but they may have been consistent with SIG standards. Be that as it may, the emails apparently document a trick that had long infuriated OKCPS high school teachers. Attendance is supposed to be taken twenty minutes into class. Refusing to follow such a procedure can allow students to get credit for being “present” even if they just make a token appearance as class is dismissed.
To ameliorate the harm for its seniors, Douglass has no short term option but to double-down on the full array of “credit recovery” shortcuts that got the school in the mess by “passing students on.” The district plans to further narrow the Douglass curriculum, force students to attend more test prep at night, on Saturdays, and over the holidays, and rely on its “Innovations Virtual School.”
So, while it is great that some have recognized the harm done by the high school version of “take a Western Oklahoma,” it may take awhile before policy types understand that there are no shortcuts such as the “right click finger” route to success. When “reformers” get into trouble, they will continue to call the virtual education folks.
orangemath 5:54 PM
John Thompson offers too many points in this excellent post. I'll address one.
Online distance learning in K12 in the name of school choice; such as the State of Michigan is mandating forces more Western Oklahomas. Here's why.
I offer online courses in my district through e2020 that are actually pretty hard; especially since I proctor the final. Few A's are earned, but many C's. "Smarter" parents pull students from my courses and pay to enroll at an "easy" school offering courses from another supplier and an "A" is easily and quickly earned. All it takes is one accredited school to bring the system down.
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CAPITALISM - HOST OF THE PARTY!
by Robert Metz – March 1992
In the wake of its dismal record in office capped by London South MPP David Winniger’s public statement that “morals and ethics” should not be a consideration in the establishment of government-run gambling casinos, there has been much doubt expressed recently in the media about whether or not the NDP has betrayed its “socialist principles.”
Far from it. In fact, Winniger’s statement is possibly the best evidence one could ask for to demonstrate his deep commitment to socialist principles. Winniger, like socialist University of Western Ontario law professor Rob Martin, a former NDP candidate whose April 29 London Free Press editorial accused the NDP of abandoning its commitment to “eradicating capitalism:, are so far removed from the concrete reality of their own beliefs that one cannot help but be amazed by their inability — or refusal — to see the obvious.
Under any social system where the ends justify the means — as is particularly the case with socialism — morals and ethics simply don’t count. Socialist “principles” demand that morals (freedom of choice, individual responsibility) and ethics (honesty, values, standards of conduct) be abandoned. After all, under socialism, the “common good” — or some other variant of a politically-defined collective purpose — is what counts. When self-proclaimed socialists like Rob Martin try to convince us that the NDP has “mislaid its socialist principles”, what they’re really trying to do is distance themselves from the obvious and inevitable consequences of their own philosophies.
In the primary purpose of socialism is, as Martin insists, to “eradicate capitalism,” then socialism isn’t even a “system” at all, it’s institutionalized anarchy. And if one supports the “eradication of capitalism,” then one must, by definition, support the eradication of private property, the eradication of economic competition, the eradication of personal choice, and the eradication of virtually every principle on which a free society is based. Should it be at all surprising when David Winniger says that he doesn’t think “ethics or morals should enter into it?”
So while steadfast advocates of socialism like Rob Martin anxiously await its arrival, socialism has already run its course in Canada. Says Martin: “Our economy is in worse shape than for nearly 60 years. Our manufacturing sector has been dismantled, our social system is being shredded, our political institutions have lost much of their legitimacy and our federation may disintegrate.”
Sounds very much like another great failed socialist experiment better known as the Soviet Union. And, like Canada, the Soviet Union has its own fair share of Rob Martins’ who apologize for socialism by arguing that the government of the day :just didn’t do it right.” It was Lenin’s fault, you see. Leninism wasn’t what Karl Marx had in mind.
Maybe not. But socialism is force, and the only guaranteed outcome of its use is the very “poverty and oppression” that socialists falsely believe can be “eradicated” along with capitalism. Socialists love telling us about their wonderful plans to do away with capitalism. What they hate admitting is that socialism is completely dependent on capitalism for its parasitic existence.
If it weren’t for capitalism, there would be no “profits” to tax (i.e. take by force), no wealth to “redistribute” (i.e. take by force from Peter to pay Paul). As the capitalist base in Canada has been eroded by socialists of all parties, we have now reached the point where the parasite is killing its host.
Increasing taxes, increasing deficits, increasing poverty, tax revolts, cross-border shopping, increasing bankruptcies, businesses leaving the country, underground economies, constitutional dilemmas, a break down of law and order — these are just a sampling of the kinds of problems socialist nations the world over have had to contend with. And now Canada, which has become far more socialist than capitalist, must contend with these problems too.
It seems to me that Bob Rae is doing an excellent job of “eradicating capitalism,” so let’s not criticize him for failing to do that. But let’s not give him all the credit, either. His socialist soulmates in municipal, federal, and provincial governments — from all major parties — have done more than their fair share in helping to “eradicate capitalism” from the Canadian mosaic.
About the only ‘good’ thing that could be said about the death of capitalism in Canada is that if and when capitalism dies, so will socialism.
But then what? {end}
– Robert Metz Consent #16 March-April-May 1992
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Although this site pays scant attention to the hurly-burly of Scottish football’s top tier, it would be somewhat remiss to completely ignore the development of Partick Thistle following their promotion, particularly given the level of attention afforded to the club over the previous 12 months.
For the best part, Thistle were a wonderful proposition last season. Observing their progress throughout 2012-13 and watching them clamber out of the old SFL and back into the top flight for the first time in nine years was – without wishing to patronise – akin to a proud parent taking their child to their first day at school. How will they react? How will they adapt and adjust to their new surroundings?
Friday night’s match against Dundee United – the inaugural fixture of the newly minted SPFL Premiership – had taken on a curious subtext. Although the two clubs have operated on different footballing discourses for almost a decade, the pair have recently developed an unexpected rivalry. When Jackie McNamara absconded from Firhill in January, few would have begrudged him the opportunity to manage a club of United’s stature, but the manner in which he has conducted himself since has left a sour taste.
First, there were the wrangles between the clubs over the compensation for McNamara and his assistant Simon Donnelly. Then three months later, on the cusp of Thistle’s crucial league fixture with Raith Rovers, United announced the signing of Paul Paton and Chris Erskine on pre-contract agreements. But perhaps most disappointing of all was McNamara demanding a bonus of £40,000 after Thistle won the First Division. The contention between both parties, sometimes verging on animosity, provided a reasonably diverting subplot to the match.
The last time this author attended Firhill, Thistle had effectively secured the Division One title after defeating Greenock Morton in a monumental clash in April. Friday’s match, lovingly bathed under a low, late-summer sun, did not match those grandiose proportions (despite an equally impressive attendance), but the fixture would be used as a barometer to indicate whether or not the champions could hold their own in the top flight. With Heart of Midlothian beginning the season with 15 point deduction, automatic relegation seems unlikely but the advent of the play-offs could sucker them.
There are legitimate concerns as to how Alan Archibald’s squad will acquit themselves to the Premiership. The large majority of the squad have never played in the country’s highest echelon, and the manager has gambled by trusting in his young charges. Some might have chosen to flood their team with discarded journeymen from SPL sides, but by fleshing out his squad with, amongst others, John Baird, Mark Kerr and Isaac Osbourne – none of whom started Friday’s match – Archibald has effectively passed the responsibility of keeping the club in the division to the same team that won promotion. Players like Stuart Bannigan and Aaron Taylor-Sinclair (new season, new double-barreled name) are two footballers of rich potential and their development over the season will be fascinating.
Partick Thistle punched their weight throughout the contest. It was an engaging encounter, entertaining without ever being genuinely thrilling. On the balance of play, a draw was the fair result (although the home side should feel aggrieved not to have been awarded a penalty after Calum Butcher launched himself illegally into Bannigan towards the end of the match) and there are a number of salient points Archibald can take from it.
The midfield, as it was so often last term, looked outstanding. The addition of Gary Fraser from Bolton Wanderers on a temporary basis looks to be a fine acquisition, and the youngster excelled in the “quarterback” role. Some of this long passes from deep were quite exquisite, fired with dip and verve, and he looks to have formed a sound understanding with Bannigan already. Steven Lawless, operating in an advanced role, made a nuisance of himself and his energy and enthusiasm will be important commodities as the season progresses.
There are a number of issues, however, that must be addressed. Goals might become problematic as the season goes on. Kris Doolan worked admirably as the lone forward but failed to convert when presented with any decent opportunities, most notably when he failed to connect with Taylor-Sinclair’s cross midway through the first half. Baird, his deputy, has forged a solid career for himself as an honest, committed forward, but hard work can only go so far. A striker’s main currency is goals and the player should have scored as the game drew to a close, but he appeared to inexplicably attempt to divert the ball into the net using his chest when a leg or a head would have been a more suitable option. It is obvious that replacing Chris Erskine will be difficult; there is no-one else quite like him in Scottish football. The defence was also guilty of slackness at times; their poor decision making and over-elaboration would have been punished by superior opposition.
(As for Dundee United, it is appropriate to point out how successfully Andy Robertson and Brian Graham performed. Robertson, a young left-back recruited from Queen’s Park, patrolled the left flank with authority and looked especially menacing when he moved into advanced territory; Graham, meanwhile, the beanpole striker from Raith Rovers, added a different dimension to his side’s attack after replacing Ryan Dow. Both players should do well this year.)
Partick Thistle will be alright this season. Like the child on their first day of school: at first, they look around awkwardly, nervous, anxious. They throw a tentative glance towards their parent. Everything will be alright, do not speak to them, do not call. Then suddenly they are swept up with their friends and they’re gone and not once do they look back.
No. Partick Thistle will be alright.
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Allan Heron
Nice article and a fair summation of the strength’s and weaknesses of the Thistle team.
A couple of points:-
– the signing of Paton and Erskine by Dundee United was actually revealed by Thistle chairman David Beattie in a pre-match interview. It had been agreed by all the parties involved that nothing would be announced until the end of the season. For whatever reason, Beattie was unable to dodge the question asked about these players.
– to be fair to John Baird, the television replays showed that the United defender got a foot into the ball just before it got to Baird. The referee awarded a goal kick which reinforced the initial view that Baird had missed a great opportunity but this was not the case.
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Josh Bernstein's Galveston at Bryan Miller Gallery
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Josh Bernstein, Non Plus Ultra detail, mixed media on plexiglass, 2011
According to Bryan Miller Gallery's press release about this show, Galveston, a suite of works by Josh Bernstein, is about Cabeza de Vaca, the Spanish colonizer who discovered Texas and spent nine years wandering the state and Northern Mexico after most of the members of his expedition died. De Vaca's story is an astonishing tale, an epic odyssey of Europe meeting Native America. De Vaca's account of his journey (variously called The Report and Shipwrecks) is apparently the source for Bernstein's art. But Bernstein is doing something more than just illustrating De Vaca's story.
Most of us who grew up in Texas were required to learn Texas history (I had it in junior high). One of the facts we learn is that De Vaca was shipwrecked (for a second time) in Galveston, where he encountered some Karankawa tribespeople, who enslaved them. So Bernstein's project involved photographing locations in Galveston combined with images of people in costume and other things--inhuman things. That's where it departs from De Vaca. Bernstein seems to have combined De Vaca's story of terror and hardship with a supernatural terror. The terror reminds me of H.P. Lovecraft's terror with a dash of The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym. An artist who mined some of the same earth was late underground comix artist Jack Jackson, particularly in the stories The Secret of San Saba and God's Bosom.
Josh Bernstein, After Four Days, photocollage, mixed media on plexiglass, 2011
For a sixteenth century Spaniard, sailing the Gulf of Mexico and landing in Texas just 35 years after Columbus's first voyage must have been very much like entering a dark and demonic Lovecraftian dimension. And although De Vaca eventually grew to sympathize with the native peoples, his time in Galveston was associated with pure terror--being enslaved by a tribe that practiced ritual cannibalism.
So Bernstein depicts Galveston as a place of supernatural terror. He mixes natives up in it--there are Aztec aspects to Galveston's terror, for example.
Josh Bernstein, Battery Croghan, photocollage, mixed media on plexiglass, 2011
He turns Battery Croghan into a Aztec-seeming structure. The figure on the right has something (tentacles? fire?) coming out of his eyes.
Josh Bernstein, Battery Croghan detail, photocollage, mixed media on plexiglass, 2011
Readers of H.P. Lovecraft might feel that a lot of what underlies his fiction is a deep fear of the other. A racist in his personal life, the horror in Lovecraft's stories was about encountering beings whose motives and very existence was beyond human comprehension. Spaniards encountering native Americans must have had a similar reaction. It took Cabeza de Vaca nine years of wandering among the peoples of Texas and Northern Mexico to start to understand them, to see them as humans and not as incomprehensibly alien.
Josh Bernstein, The Thing in the Headlight, silver gelatin print mounted on plexiglass, 2011
Bernstein sets many of his works in what are obviously present day situations. I see this as adapting another favorite horror trope--the rediscovery of an ancient evil that was slumbering in a specific location. Obviously the haunted house is a classic version of this. So here were have some thing--a ghost? a Karankawa deity?--caught on film as if by accident. The overexposed part of the film makes it seem all the more authentic, as if captured on film purely by accident.
Josh Bernstein, Port, silver gelatin print mounted on plexiglass, 2011
Of course, sometimes a picture doesn't need an implied narrative to be spooky. Night, fog and a few lights can do the trick, as in this atmospheric ship portrait.
Josh Bernstein, Blueprint, C-Print, collage mounted on plexiglass and wood, 2011
Josh Bernstein, Non Plus Ultra, mixed media on plexiglass, 2011
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Use Your Illusion at Colton & Farb
This show was kind of a big sprawling mess. Pretty much every square foot of the gallery was used here to display art, often not to its advantage (there was a lot of art shoved into narrow hallways). It was hard to detect a theme or organizing idea in Use Your Illusion, which was curated by artist Paul Horn. But the thing about a big group show like this is that if the whole doesn't work, well, some of the parts might.
What hit me hardest was a gallery mostly full of work by Daniel Johnston. Daniel Johnston is a musician and kind of an outsider artist. For a few years, he was lionized by the alternative rock community, who loved his bizarre-but-heartfelt songs and saw in his mental problems a kind of authenticity. I highly recommend the documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston. Visual art has always been a major part of Johnston's work. But Horn doesn't just show a bunch of Johnston art.
installation view, Daniel Johnston Gallery at Colton and Farb
When I showed up at the gallery, Daniel Johnston music was playing. His plaintive voice, singing a song full of longing, was what I was hearing when I walked into this gallery. I almost had tears in my eyes.Seeing all this art and all this pop-culture detritus (from Johnston's home) was a highly emotional experience. (Then the music changed to the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the spell was broken.)
Daniel Johnston's comic rack
I had a shock of recognition when I looked at Johnston's comic book rack. I had bought many of the same comics from my local UtoteM when I was a kid. (Johnston is a couple of years older than me, so I suspect he did the same--the difference is that he kept them all.) You can see a predominance of Captain America comics here--Captain America is a character who figures prominently in Johnston's work.
Daniel Johnston, drawings
Daniel Johnston, untitled
The three-eyed guy also figures pretty prominently in his work. I'm guessing that Johnston has some story about this guy; that he means something in particular to Johnston. For an artist who wears his heart on his sleeve, though, understanding Johnston is not easy. His mind is operating in a different place from ours. But this strangeness didn't prevent me from being very moved by this installation and the artwork here.
But the crowded gallery issue played out here. In this small gallery that should have been devoted to Johnston alone was this work by John Paul Hartman.
John Paul Hartman, Amerimou5e (44), mixed media, 2011
I like Amerimou5e (44); it's funny and clever. But why is it in a room with Daniel Johnston's work? Horn should have edited the show a bit so that unnecessary juxtapositions like this could be avoided.
Matt Messinger, Popeye, Black and white gesso and charcoal pencil on found linen on canvas
One of the artists in the show is Matt Messinger. I have a gut-level reaction to artists who use comics characters in their work, and it seems like a lot of Houston artists do this for some reason. (The reason I have this negative reaction is complex, and probably deserves its own blog-post.) It's for this reason that I have resisted Matt Messinger's artwork for so long, even though whenever I see it, I like it. Popeye, with his ultra-windmilling arms, done on a surface that looks old and worn, is awesome. I earlier described his work as a combination of Cy Twombly and E.C. Segar, but another comparison I would make is with cartoonist Al Columbia, who draws in a deliberately old-fashioned style on damaged, torn paper.
You might notice this picture has abright yellow area in the upper center. That's not on the painting. One of the annoying things about the hanging of this show is that it was lit by track lights with narrow, strong beams. They tended to burn a "hot spot" in the middle of many of the works, which really shows up in delicate compositions like this one.
Matt Messinger, Lover, oil and black gesso on canvas, 2011
Not all of Messinger's work involves appropriated 30s cartoon characters. He goes deeper into art history for this image--it feels prehistoric.A spooky silhouette of a deer with a human (?) head makes me think of pre-classical Greece and the chimera they created to explain the world. The writing and glyph-like figures in the upper right add to this feeling, and the red spot in the lower left is just devastating.
Another artist who dealt with the "primitive" is Solomon Kane. (I laughed when I saw his name because Solomon Kane was also the name of pulp hero created by Robert E. Howard of Conan fame.) His work in this show consists of maximalist wall reliefs.
Solomon Kane, Mother of the World, African ostrich egg, Baule mask from Africa, African kudu horns, wooden orchid from Indonesia made of hibiscus wood, female torso form, wooden mannequin hands, polyurethane intermediate, calk, glue, car paint, acrylics, inks, watercolors, glass paint, ceramic paint, fabric paint, fluorescent and iridescent paint, industrial car sealant, on wooden panel, 2011
(This is another piece that had an overly narrow spotlight on it.) These highly encrusted works typically involve African masks--in this case, a Baule mask. (The Baule people are a populous ethnic group in Ivory Coast.) He then adds bodies to the masks, using body forms that seem to be parts of shopping dummies. Then the whole thing will be encrusted with stuff and paint. The surfaces are highly irregular, dark but richly colored.
Solomon Kane, African Gothic--Correcting Historical Misconceptions, Chokwe and Baule tribal masks from Africa, African kudu horns and skull plate, male and female torso form, male and female mannequin hands, wooden flowersm polyurethane intermediate, calk, glue, car paint, acrylics, inks, watercolors, glass paint, ceramic paint, fabric paint, fluorescent and iridescent paint, industrial car sealant, on wooden panel, 2011
I don't totally understand what Kane is trying to say, but these are such striking pieces visually that I'm not sure it matters. Maximalism is about presenting an overwhelming collection of inputs, which Kane does. Yet despite the super-encrusted surfaces of these pieces, the whole is never lost.
John Bruce Berry, Return 6, resin and bicycle parts, 2010-11
John Bruce Berry has been exhibiting art in Houston since 1965 (!) and, weirdly enough, is a practicing physician as well. (There seem to be several doctor/artists in Houston, for some reason.) I liked these bicycle parts in resin--especially the way they were lit from below. Of course, one thinks of prehistoric insects preserved in amber. One could imagine intelligent beings, scraping carefully on the ruined surface of Earth 65 million years from now, finding one of these and puzzling over it. They have a kind of permanence to them, to be sure. And if you had to preserve one technological object for future archeologists, the bicycle would be one of my own top three choices.
Berry's art was crowded into a hallway, but because it was compact, I could photograph it. Not so with Paul Horn's own work or the paintings of Kevin Peterson. I couldn't get enough distance from their works to take a good photo. Horn's work resembles Kane's in the sense that they both deal with maximalist information overload. Horn's works are dense three-dimensional paper collages, often employing a lot of comics/cartoon imagery--because of this, you can see where he was coming from with a lot of the choices in this show. Peterson paints very realistic pictures of urban, often graffiti-covered spaces with figures of children in the scenarios--specifically well-dressed, prosperous-looking white children. I assume he is going for a degree of irony by posing them in front of gritty, graffiti-covered urban walls. But on a formal level, he is placing a volume in front of a carefully painted flat surface. He plays with this formal aspect even more in Waiting, where a young girl is standing in front of cruddy curb and wall. There are six holes cut in the canvas and sewn open, and the viewer can see another layer, about two inches behind the canvas. I'm not sure it works, but it's an interesting concept.
Not all the work worked. I could have done without Dandee Danao's work. His work really feeds into my antipathy towards artists who appropriate comics. Whatever interest his work has is because of the inherent power of the images he stole. There is no there there. Unlike Messinger's work or Johnston's, the viewer has no feeling that the artist feels anything towards his subjects. It's art barely worth a smirk.
Dandee Danao,Batman, Superman and Apocalypse, acrylic and ink on canvas
(For all you non-superhero fans, the toothy fellow on the right is Apocalypse, a lame X-Men villain.) If the show had left out Danao, all those artists hanging in the narrow hallways could have had a better exhibition space for their work--and the show overall wouldn't have felt so crowded. But that's a small complaint--whatever its faults, there is a lot to like in Use Your Illusion.
Labels: Daniel Johnston, John P. Hartman, Kevin Peterson, Matt Messinger, Paul Horn, Solomon Kane
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illustration from Hands Up! or Enemy no. 1 by Rifkat Shayfutdinovich Bagautdinov, 1971
Hands up! I love these illustrations by Rifkat Shayfutdinovich Bagautdinov from a 1971 Soviet YA novel, Hands Up! or Enemy no. 1. (50 Watts)
What's up with museum guards? Theodore Bale is a local critic who is unfortunately not nearly as prolific as I personally would like. I liked this piece on the Stan VanDerBeek and Charles LeDray shows (at the CAMH and MFAH respectively). I agree with him strongly about the staging of the LeDray exhibit (as I wrote earlier this year), but what I like best were his interactions with the guards, including one who told him "not to point at [the] object." (Texas, a Concept)
The Wall Street Journal's art coverage sucks. That's the short version of this piece by Ben Davis. Some zingers: "You have to at least try to connect with the art of the present if you want people making art in the present to care about what you are saying. Taken as a whole package, the WSJ gives off the impression of being a paper that understands why people might buy contemporary art — just not why people might like it." And the conclusion: "Of all of the outrages within Rupert Murdoch's far-flung empire, letting the Wall Street Journal's art pages slide into irrelevance because it chimes with a sort of conservative worldview is probably a relatively minor one. But, you know, it is still one of them." ("How Conservative Ideology Stunted the Wall Street Journal's Art Coverage" by Ben Davis, ArtInfo)
I thought only comic book artists got treated this bad. Have you ever heard of DegreeArt.com? They are "an innovative company selling, commissioning and renting the finest artwork created by the students and recent graduates emerging from the most prestigious art establishments," (according to their website). They aim their services at art students and recent graduates (i.e., hungry suckers). I became aware of them after reading this post. They have some of the harshest terms I have ever read:
By submitting any material to us, you automatically grant DegreeArt.com the royalty-free, perpetual, exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, edit, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display such material (in whole or part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed. You also acknowledge that DegreeArt.com is not obliged to publish any material submitted by you on any DegreeArt.com publication.
Jeez, that is actually worse than the work-for-hire terms that Jack Kirby and other comics artists slaved under for decades at Marvel and DC. Art students--never agree to any terms like this, ever. (Cathedral of Shit)
a Mondrian-inspired hat by Philip Colbert
Women should not dress as urinals, probably. Many of the clothes designed by Philip Colbert are knock-offs of famous art. Including a dress based on Fountain by Marcel Duchamp. The Mondrian hat is nice, though. (The Rodrik Band)
Fountain dress by Philip Colbert
Gabrielle Bell, panel from her 26th Daily Comic, 2011
Making me feel bad for thinking that Jaume Plensa's sculptures were kitschy. I really hate those Jaume Plensa "Tolerance" dudes over on Allen Parkway, and I'm not alone. I'll admit that Echo in Madison Square Park in New York is slightly less obnoxious, but still. But there is always another side of the story! (Lucky by Gabrielle Bell)
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Note on Under the Big Top at McClain
This conceptually weak show is like a lot of shows one sees in summer at the galleries--various odds and ends from the storeroom. For example, a wall full of paintings and prints by a variety of blue chip artists.
On the wall, left to right: untitled, 5.06 by Rob Reasoner, (untitled) by Victor Vasarely, Target-660 by Stephan Dean, Five by Donald Baechler, Trytophan by Damien Hirst, Blue by Ellsworth Kelly, Mandala 03 by Alexander Haas, Untitled Spin Painting by Damien Hirst. Far right--Dream by Sylvia Fleury. Foreground, hanging from the ceiling--A Piece of Infinity #13, Jonathan Borofsky
It's hard to see where the circus theme comes in with most of these pieces. At the very least, I associate circuses with stimulation (over-stimulation, actually); this weird grouping, on the other hand, is really kind of boring. Except for the Jonathan Borofsky piece. Whatever happened to Jonathan Borofsky? It seems like in the late 80s/early 90s, you couldn't turn around without seeing his work. Now he seems largely forgotten. Personally, I always liked his work and I like this piece. It appeals to the math geek in me.
I don't mind that McClain wants to clear out its overstock--lots of retail establishments do this. I just wish that instead of creating a fake-ass theme like "Under the Big Top," they had called it something like "Summer Clearance Extravaganza." The whole "circus" thing feels like an afterthought. There are a few clown paintings (I always wonder who hangs pictures of clowns in their homes) and there's this piece by the Art Guys that actually made me laugh.
The Art Guys, Clown Noses (Double Self-Portrait), clown noses on broken concrete, variable dimensions, 2011
They also had a kinetic piece, Pretty as a Picture.
The Art Guys, Pretty As a Picture, cut plywood lettters, gear motors, wood, wire, 2009
I guess it's obvious that in this exhibit, I liked the things that made me laugh. And nothing made me laugh more than this piece Dennis Oppenheim.
Dennis Oppenheim, Upper Cut, plywood, steel, enamel paint, silkscreen on books, 2000
A gallerina told me that she thought this was a model for a larger public piece, which seems extremely unlikely. That said, I would have preferred a giant mouth with books for teeth than his Radiant Fountains sculpture at the airport. But there are two reasons why I doubt that this was meant to be a model for a large public piece. First, it's part of an edition (9 of 27). Second, the book titles are nasty, funny and quite personal. Oppenheim is doing a little score settling.
Dennis Oppenheim, Upper Cut detail, plywood, steel, enamel paint, silkscreen on books, 2000
I thought it was particularly funny that Hirst and Baechler both also had pieces in this show.
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Labels: Damien Hirst, Dennis Oppenheim, Donald Baechler, Jonathan Borofsky, painting, sculpture, the Art Guys
Various Random Arts Seen in the Last Two Weeks
It has been an art-filled two weeks, Pan readers. There are several reviews in line, but before I got to them, I just wanted to pay homage to a few random pieces of art that I saw recently.
Mary McCleary, Tower, mixed media collage on paper, 2011
Mary McCleary's work is always a pleasure to look at. This one is hanging in the middle gallery at Moody Gallery. (And for $60,000 it can be yours!)
Dario Robleto, Defiant Gardens, mixed media, 2011
When I write "mixed media" in regard to this work by Dario Robleto, I am taking a liberty. As anyone who has ever checked out a work by Robleto knows, he lists every bizarre ingredient on the little information tag--and this list is essential to the art. You might even say the list is part of the art. Here's what he made Defiant Gardens from:
Cut paper, homemade paper (pulp made from soldiers' letters sent home and wife/sweetheart letters sent to soldiers from various wars, cotten), carrier pigeon skeletons, WWII pigeon message capsules, dried flowers braided by war widows, mourning dress fabric, excavated shrapnel and bullet lead from various battlefields, various seeds, various seashells, cartes de visites, gold leaf, silk, ribbon, wood, glass, foam core, glue
You can see Defiant Gardens in the rear gallery at Inman Gallery.
Jules Buck Jones, Great Grey, ink on paper, 2010
Jules Buck Jones drew these owls with spooky blank eyes. I include them here because I like owls. (Did you know that Jules Buck Jones was a member of Boozefox?) You can see his work now at McMurtrey Gallery.
Rachel Hecker, Jesus, 2011
This was what I saw (when I used the flash on my camera) at The Chapel, Rachel Hecker's residency at Many Mini. This was the description:
For two hours, the residency space will be converted into an ecumenical/non-denominational chapel for prayer, worship, meditation, or quiet reflection. The centerpiece of the chapel will be a painting of Jesus based on a photograph of Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour. The Rev. Rachel Hecker has received the Credentials of Ministry from the Universal Life Church, and will perform ministerial services, as requested.
My photo above is a misrepresentation. The only light in the room was from candles and a little light leaking in from outside. It was a gloomy environment. Hecker had three rows of hard wooden pews (her denomination must be quite staunch--no fancy padded pews for the congregants). This was a one-night-only even, but I'm sure this painting (and more like it) will be on display somewhere sometime soon. Probably Texas Gallery.Here's what it looked like--sort of--in the dark.
Labels: Dario Robleto, Jules Buck Jones, Mary McCleary, painting, Rachel Hecker
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Freedom of speech and the right to protest
20 November 2014 politics and lifeabortion, brendan o'neill, chode, civil-liberties, feminism, freedom of expression, protest, spectatorJames Graham
People are screaming “censorship!” today again after a student debate was cancelled. The ridiculously named Oxford Students for Life attempted to stage a debate about abortion, with Telegraph journalist Tim Stanley arguing against and fellow Telegraph journalist Brendan O’Neill arguing for. It didn’t happen after a horde of students threatened to disrupt the debate with (presumably musical rather than gynaecological) “instruments”.
Cue manufactured outrage, with Brendan O’Neill’s article on the topic making the front page of this week’s Spectator. But what’s really going on here? Who has been silenced? Not the well paid journalists, and certainly not Brendan O’Neill who has managed to make a quick buck out of it. Not the Oxford Students for Life, who are now being discussed up and down the country. Not the feminists who protested against the debate, who have also received a media platform from which to air their views.
It is clear that the debate was calculated to offend. That’s what you do when you put Brendan O’Neill on stage, who if you don’t know is a sort of Katie Hopkins for dullards – especially when you invite the notorious misogynist to speak in favour of abortion. They might have wanted the debate to go ahead, but you can bet they wanted people to be making a noise about it. For O’Neill, this is his meat and drink, and he’s managed to churn out another lazy article drawing huge generalised conclusions out of a single incident.
What we’re actually looking at is a well functioning, democratic discourse. Something to be celebrated. Paradoxically however, the only way this discourse is maintained is by everyone running around insisting that important democratic principles have been chucked in the gutter. Let’s assume for a minute that no-one had been offended about anything in this incident. The debate would have happened, listened to by a desultory bunch of spotty Herberts, and it would never have entered the public imagination. A couple of well paid men in suits would have got to play a game for 60 minutes, that’s all. It’s bizarre that O’Neill and the Spectator’s assistant editor Isabel Hardman think that freedom of speech is really that dismal, and disregard everything else that has happened over the past couple of days as just noise. But then, this is by no means the first time that I’ve seen journalists imply that freedom of speech is a thing only to be valued when it comes to the views of professional journalists.
It is very lazy indeed, not to mention potentially dangerous, to equate protest – especially disruptive, effective protest – with state censorship. It leads you down the dangerous path, which governments are quick to encourage, that protest should be silenced. The next step is that the only people who’s views are allowed to enter the public realm are those well paid men in suits, while the noisy, dirty – and yes, sometimes idiotic – masses get their heads bashed in.
If you genuinely believe in freedom of expression, I’m afraid you’re just going to have to tolerate the fact that it works both ways. And sometimes it even inconveniences privileged men.
Aborting common sense
25 January 2009 culture wars, politics and lifeabortion, barack obama, catholicism, doughnuts, iain-dale, pro-choice, religionJames Graham
Three examples of the zaniness of anti-abortion campaigners:
First of all, there was the curious case of the abortion doughnuts. I have to admit that when I first heard about “abortion doughnuts” my first thought was that Krispy Kreme had started putting marshmallow foetuses in the jam. However, the reality turns out to be much more prosaic. What happened was that Krispy Kreme issued the following press statement in advance of Barack Obama’s inauguration (emphasis mine):
“Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (NYSE: KKD) is honoring American’s sense of pride and freedom of choice on Inauguration Day, by offering a free doughnut of choice to every customer on this historic day, Jan. 20. By doing so, participating Krispy Kreme stores nationwide are making an oath to tasty goodies — just another reminder of how oh-so-sweet ‘free’ can be.”
The reaction of the American Life League was, well, over the top to say the least:
“Celebrating his inauguration with ‘Freedom of Choice’ doughnuts – only two days before the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision to decriminalize abortion – is not only extremely tacky, it’s disrespectful and insensitive and makes a mockery of a national tragedy.
“A misconstrued concept of ‘choice’ has killed over 50 million preborn children since Jan. 22, 1973. Does Krispy Kreme really want their free doughnuts to celebrate this ‘freedom.’
“As of Thursday morning, communications director Brian Little could not be reached for comment. We challenge Krispy Kreme doughnuts to reaffirm their commitment to true freedom – to the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness – and to separate themselves and their doughnuts from our great American shame.”
Hat tip: Zoe Margolis, Miami New Times.
However, anti-choice reactionary zeal isn’t limited to the USA sadly. You might think that the Editor of the Catholic Herald would welcome the move by an MP to attempt to outlaw discrimination against Catholics, as Evan Harris is attempting to do. You would be wrong. Indeed, Damian Thompson would like to tell Dr Harris exactly where he can shove his bill:
You know something? Catholics don’t want to be liberated from this constitutional discrimination by a politician who advocates an end to the requirement that any abortion requires the consent of two doctors, arguing that the “procedure” can carried out by a nurse or even in the home.
I know I speak for many Catholics when I say that this man disgusts me… Let’s leave the constitutional bar in place for just a bit longer, shall we? It’s mildly offensive, but Catholics have more important things to worry about. Such as saving late-term unborn babies from the grisly fate that Dr Harris is happy to see inflicted on them.
Hat tip: New Humanist.
And finally, there is this video, which Iain Dale believes “even the most ardent pro-choicers will find some difficulty in countering.”
You know what, Iain? I might take that challenge. It would be tempting to respond with “when’s the Hitler version coming out?” but that would be to miss the point. The weakness of this argument is that it is essentially rooted in the unknowable. What is being argued is that Obama is a good man; Obama would not exist if his foetus had been aborted; therefore abortion is bad. But that argument is entirely contingent on Obama being not merely good, but the best president possible in all possible worlds. I’m all for saying nice things about him, but that is going a little too far Dr Pangloss.
If we’re going to talk about potentiality, let’s at least have an honest discussion and recognise that potentiality lies in everything not just in the decision whether or not to abort a foetus. The decision of a sixteen year old to have an abortion could lead directly to her completing a medical degree and discovering the cure for cancer. The decision of a woman to have an abortion could lead directly to her eventually raising a child in a more protective and loving environment, who subsequently goes on to build a fusion reactor which ushers in a new era of prosperity. And who knows what might have happened if Obama’s mother had aborted the foetus from which he grew? Her decision might have lead to the first black woman president being inaugurated this week – a woman who within her first 100 days solved the Middle East Crisis, global warming and the economic downturn in quick succession.
Sound silly? Maybe, but under the right set of circumstances all of these hypotheses are possible. And the fact is there are literally millions of people out there whose lives would have not happened or would be substantially worse if their mothers hadn’t had an abortion. Are we to automatically assume that these people’s lives are worth less than the foetuses they have benefited from the destruction of?
That isn’t to make the claim that because of this, abortion is good – that would be an equally fallacious argument. It is however to say that the value of a specific abortion or lack thereof is essentially unknowable both at the time when the decision is made and subsequently. We simply do not know what we do not know. Spending time worrying about what might have been is a shortcut to madness.
Due to the fact that we live in a vastly complex (read: beautiful, wonderful) universe, every time one possibility is closed off an infinite number of other possibilities arise. It doesn’t just apply to the few things that the Pope does or does not approve of. Indeed, CatholicVote give the lie to this by applauding Obama’s achievements despite being raised by a single mother – something that prurient Conservatives and Catholics spend the rest of the time assuring us will inevitably lead to children becoming drug crazed, gun toting thugs. Funny that.
I’m glad Barack Obama is alive but it is a simple fact to observe that if he had never lived, for whatever reason, I wouldn’t have known him to care.
Can Cameron Lead the Conservatives (part 587)?
14 May 2008 culture wars, politics and lifeabortion, conservative-party, culture wars, david-cameron, dog whistle politics, human fertilisation and embryology bill, ivf, lesbians, single mothersJames Graham
Stephen Tall has pointed me to this piece by John Rentoul on the Independent Blog:
David Cameron voted against the majority of Conservative MPs who took part in the division yesterday on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. He was one of 37 Tories voting in favour; 49 voted against. The rest found something better to do.
This sounds awfully familiar. Indeed, the Embryology Bill is a fascinating case study of Cameron Non-Leadership in action.
First of all, there is the “they aren’t defying me if I make it a free vote” tactic. He did this earlier in the year when he allowed his MPs to back the Bill Cash amendment on the Lisbon Treaty. Of course, the argument against that is that the Embryology Bill comes under that catch-all of a “conscience issue”. He can probably get away with this as, aside from the apparent admission that political philosophy is completely useless when it comes to fundamental issues of principle such as the rights and wrongs of abortion, it is a view shared by politicians from across the political spectrum (while insisting that J.S. Mill & co DO have something instructive to say on, for example, the practicalities of recycling). It is hard to see how the Lisbon Treaty came under this category though. Or House of Lords Reform.
What is interesting with this Bill however, is that while Cameron supported the Bill overall, he has adopted a quite a reactionary view when it comes to the detail. Backing Mad Nad’s (I’d call her Dorries Karlof but that one’s taken) 20 Weeks amendment is particularly peculiar given the fact that her case has been pretty comprehensively quashed by the scientific evidence. 20 week fever appears to have gripped the Conservative Party. Alan Duncan was raving about it on Any Questions despite seeming unclear about what the current limit actually is (which rather suggests he hasn’t done the slightest bit of research into the subject). It has been dressed up as the safe, reasonable, responsible thing for right-minded Conservatives to do when in fact it is a blatant wedge strategy (apparently funded by the religious right, it emerges).
But the more tricksy one is this proposed amendment to the Bill regarding IVF to single women and lesbian couples. Andrew Lansley is proposing to reword the Bill’s requirement for “supportive parenting” thus: “the need for supportive parenting and a father or a male role model.”
On the surface this seems innocuous enough. Certainly a “male role model” is up there on my list of “desirable” things for a child to grow up with. Lansley was insistent that this wasn’t about excluding lesbian couples. It is certainly something worth exploring in committee. Would sticking a poster of David Beckham up on the side of the crib suffice, for instance?
And yet. And yet. While I think there is something in the argument that the current problems we face with youth gangs and violence on the streets is rooted in the lack of supportive parenting, what I’m not clear about is that it is somehow rooted in lesbians getting IVF treatment. Getting IVF is a much more stringent process than having a fumble in the back of a car, and no-one is proposing to change that. A tiny minority of women get IVF treatment. Of them, a minority of them are lesbians. Of them, a tiny minority of them are likely to end up in a gang. Just what are the Conservatives preventing here? Maybe one thug per decade being grown in a test tube?
Once again, this appears to be a “reasonable” amendment being supported by the Tory front bench which you only need to take a sideways glance at the attack dogs yapping at their sides to see the real agenda. Can you say “dog whistle”?
It all seems so tactical. I don’t know if Cameron is the liberal he claims to be or not and to an extent that is irrelevant. What I’m concerned about is how a Cameron government would behave in the face of a reactionary Conservative backbench of the kind we are likely to continue to see for decades to come. His approach since becoming leader has been to avoid confrontation where possible, and capitulate where not. In this respect he is very different from Tony Blair circa 1995. Blair loved to face down his detractors in the party; that’s why the “demon eyes” approach was so unconvincing. With Cameron, we really do seem to be getting a Tory wolf in woolly liberal’s clothing.
Anti-choice Tories attack freedom of information
31 October 2007 culture wars, politics and lifeabortion, conservative-party, culture wars, freedom-of-information, open-government, parliament, swivel-eyed-loonsJames Graham
You’ve got to laugh. Ben Goldacre writes:
In the case of this Minority Report on abortion, it’s a rollercoaster ride of pseudoscience and dubious data, signed by one Tory MP with the support of one other, and I highly recommend giving it a read. I’ve posted the PDF here, until it appears on the parliament website.
If you want a good example of how spectacularly weak the evidence behind this “Minority Report†is, then you need look no further than the bit where they talk about, er, well, me, bafflingly.
What Dorries and Spink are complaining about is that Goldacre used publicly accessible evidence to attack the credibility of vacillating “expert” Professor John Wyatt. In his Guardian column on Saturday. Parliament operating policies of openness and transparency? Outrageous!
Abortion – only liberalism has the answer
24 October 2007 culture wars, politics and lifeabortion, culture wars, liberalism, New Scientist, religionJames Graham
The New Scientist has an interesting article this week all about abortion, which seems to be back in the news in a big way today. You can’t read it all online unless you have a subscription, but the nub of it is:
Tellingly, the number of abortions fell almost exclusively in rich countries where terminating a pregnancy is both legal and safe. In poorer countries, where access to abortion is often restricted or illegal, there has been very little progress in reducing the number of abortions, says Shah.
In such countries, women are prepared to endanger their lives to terminate a pregnancy (see “By any means available”). In Africa, for example, where access to safe, legal abortions is almost non-existent, there were 29 abortions per 1000 women of childbearing age in 2003. In Europe, where abortion is widely available and legal (with the exception of Poland and Ireland), the rate was almost identical, at 28.
Even in eastern Europe, abortion rates have halved from 90 abortions per 1000 women in 1995*, to 44 per 1000 in 2003 – thanks almost entirely to the wider availability of effective contraceptives. “We now have a very powerful body of data from multiple countries showing a connection between the rise in contraception availability and a decline in abortions,” says Camp.
Bottom line: making abortion illegal doesn’t stop it, it just makes it more dangerous. If you want to reduce the abortion rate, encourage greater use of contraception. But of course the religious right don’t like that.
And if you want to reduce the number of late abortions, scrap the two referrals rule. But again, the religious right don’t like that either.
Ultimately, if your concern is reducing harm, this really is a no-brainer. If your agenda is ideological purity on the other hand…
* If you refer back to the original text, you will see that it says 2005, which makes no sense. However the study it is referring to compares the 1995 situation with 2003, so the meaning is clear.
Iain Dale: every sperm is sacred?
19 June 2007 politics and lifeabortion, culture wars, liberalismJames Graham
Iain Dale was clearly deliberately trying to cause a stink today with his post about abortions. The first question one must put to him is, what does it have to do with the country? How is it in any way our business to label these women as shameful? I would have thought that as a gay man, Iain would be a little more wary about moral pontification. He does appreciate that a large number of his allies in this debate want him to burn in Hell, doesn’t he?
Who are we to judge if the potential life of one foetus outweighs the quality of life of one woman? We could set up some kind of Orwellian evaluation procedure to calculate it scientifically, at great cost to the taxpayer and fraught with problems, or we could just leave it to her to make the decision. It does seem to me that the latter option is not just more liberal, but more pragmatic, unless we wish to see the return of the coat-hanger in modern gynecological standard practice.
At the heart of this debate is whether one considers a foetus to be a baby, and specifically at what point one considers a foetus to be a baby. This is important because, as Iain deliberately obscures but even the Daily Mail doesn’t, just one in twelve of these terminations was carried out after 13 weeks (less than 17,000) and just 136 were carried out after 24 weeks. Use the 13 weeks statistic and, even if you ignore the miscarriages (I don’t have the stats to hand for what point in pregnancy these took place – most I suspect were early in the cycle), that makes Iain’s scare statistic of 1-in-4 closer to 1-in-38. Use the 24 weeks statistic and it becomes around 1-in-4,700.
Should we consider a 12 week old foetus to be a baby? Where do you draw the line? At best it can be described as a potential human, but you could say the same about every sperm or ovum. It is not just infantile to call to every ball of cells that looks vaguely anthropomorphic human, it is degrading.
Those nice people at the CIA calculate the UK infant mortality rate to be 5.01 or every 1,000 live births (in 1911 the UK average was over 100). What is the greater tragedy? The 3,000+ infants who die each year, or the 136 abortions that take place after 24 weeks? Why is one shrugged aside as “just life”, while the other one “shameful”?
Of course it would be nice if there were fewer abortions, but how would we achieve that? Reduce poverty would have an impact, as would compulsory sex education and a far greater use of condoms and other forms of contraception. George Bush has considerately provided us with clear – and very expensive – evidence that abstinence education does not work. These would have a whole host of other knock on effects such as greater sexual health generally and reduced teenage pregnancies. If you are serious about reducing the abortion rate, really serious, then all of these would be at the top of your priority list. Otherwise, it is just so much moralistic posturing.
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Underground Sounds: Ljosazabojstwa – Sychodžańnie
October 30, 2017 Guido Leave a comment
Label: Hellthrasher Productions
Band: Ljosazabojstwa
Origin: Belarus
To the swamps of Belarus with Ljosazabojstwa
I didn’t come up with Ljosazabojstwa, but it’s by far one of the most exotic band names I’ve encountered. The band hails from Belarus and in a sense for many people this is as exotic as it gets since the mere mention of the country evokes a grey canvas of unknownness. This is the second release by the Minsk natives and it is titled ‘Sychodžańnie’.
The group is fairly fresh, having only started in 2013. The previous release was a demo titled ‘Staražytnaje licha’. The band likes to blend black metal atmosphere with some death metal swagger. This results in a sound that can probably be closest described by comparing it to Behemoth. Still, thanks to the Russian language there’s a special vibe to this group.
Ljosazabojstwa has a sound that is both clean and menacing but holds a death metal groove just as well. There’s also the odd classical experience, like on ‘Zhuba’, where the lone guitar player demonstrates his icy skill. Or that eerie organ intro ‘Pozirk u biezdan’, that sounds like it comes straight from a horror film in those glory days. There’s a deep, heavy groove to the menacing death metal riffs on the first track. It slowly waxes and wanes, like the heavy clashes of sea against the shores.
The deep, abyssal grunts of the vocalist really work well with that slow and steady sound. You’d almost put a doom sticker on this heavy, creeping sound when listening to ‘Piekla’. Spoken word parts fill up the blanks in the story, but soon we launch into the next assault of the song. Rapid, thrashing guitar play and that gravelly, intimidating sound speed up and slow down to beat at the listener. This is music to overwhelm, to strike fear into the listener with the continuous ominous vibe. The use of those synths is definitely striking on that front.
Though the sound of these Belarussians is pretty straight forward, they manage to display a lot of different facets. Various ways to absolutely crush any sort of opponents, to deluge their listeners in harsh, Belarussian swamps. An excellent piece of music with an exotic flavor to it.
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Climbing Course Weekend, Ardennes
Last august I went to the Ardennes for a climbing course. The course took from friday until sunday and if all went well I’d receive my Toprope Certificate from the NKBV (Dutch climbing association). It was an amazing experience, overcoming fears both on the wall and in my head.
I often ask myself why I actually climb. I’m not particularly talented and I have a fear of heights that isn’t easily subdued. Going on this weekend brought the additional fear with it of taking my CPAP device on the road with me for the very first time. What would people think about that and would I be able to live up to my high standard of quality climbing?
Luckily I didn’t have to face this alone. One of my oldest and best friends is a true athlete and his presence always has a calming effect on me. Sure, I seem to like the weak one in this collaboration, but who really cares. We met up in the Ardennes with the rest of the crew. Three ladies and us two would be trained by Andries and Harry. Andries is a full pro, who does this as a freelancer with his company Zelan Outdoor. He’s a sports teacher too, so he has that sensitivity to peoples feelings and vibe. Harry is an old school climber with a bag full of stories. In between the two, we had an interesting mix of knowledge, expertise and passion.
We got to know each other a little and then went to practice and learn some theory about the climbing due to the heavy rains coming down all the time. When we finally did get to go out, we could try a little bit of climbing and some abseiling. After one attempted ascent the clouds broke and after having holed up in a cave for a bit, we dashed back to the Tukhut (an NKBV owned establishment for mountain bikers, hikers and climbers). I didn’t make it dry and a wet pair of shoes would be my penalty for the next two days.
Running into walls
Surprisingly the team was very nice about my device and actually complimented me on the soundlessness. This was very pleasant and bolstered my travel lust for the future. I felt quite comfortable when we headed out to hit some walls in Hotton. There are some low-level routes that can be pure fun to climb, but also some harder material. After getting our toes in the water on some easy warm-up routes, we felt ready for the big work and the group split in two. Part of the team went climbing some easier, shorter routes. Climbing levels differ and clearly the trainers knew how to deal with that.
We went climbing some more complex routes and… I choked. While climbing a steep chimney with small grips the fear took hold of me after a few slips (there’d been some downpour and water was still pooled up in some cracks). With just some slim holds and mostly using body pressure to go up I got hold of a small jug but completely lost my cool. Disappointed and angry I went down. On the next route, I successfully jammed my hand in cracks to pull myself up, pushing some new techniques, but my body had cramped up and my wrists were very painful. I let myself down. I was ashamed and I connected this to everything else raging around in my head.
Mental walls
While climbing I was thinking of my new job I’d start on Monday. I also thought of the choice to not pursue studies this September, what was my original plan. Thinking of the 2 months of mental turmoil I’d been suffering through since I received my CPAP therapy (more about that here) filled my head. Because of that I crashed and burned. Later I fought myself through an easier pitch, but that hardly cheered me up.
Trainer Andries took me aside when we arrived back at the hut and asked me if I was ok. I sort of muttered and stuttered my disappointment and how much I had hanging on those few climbs. On my back I carried my worries, so I was climbing with a mental pack. Not sure how, but he made me feel a bit better. We had dinner, some drinks and then it was time for a good night sleep.
First ascent
I’ve climbed a lot in recent years, but some climbs matter more. We went back to the same walls the next day. It was the last day of the weekend and I needed to redeem myself. Humbled and more focused we started to climb. Halfway up the longest route, full of great grips I started to sing to myself. My head emptied out and I felt the pure bliss of hitting the rock. Every thought was followed by a movement. Every limb in harmony with the others, one by one I ascended the wall.
The next climb was a tricky start with some hidden pockets, but smooth sailing up to the top. I asked Andries to help me lose my fear of falling and he did. Falling is scary, it’s a moment of complete panic and submission to the elements. It’s toprope though and in fractions of seconds, you’re securely hanging on your harness. It’s about trust in your partner and knowing what happens.
Harder, Higher, Heavier
Then we went to the tougher stuff. I joked a bit at the start of a tricky route. It went up in a crack between the rock wall and an outstanding slab that stuck up int he sky like a monolithic tower. With trepidation, I started the climb and on my way to the top, a change came over me. I stopped being afraid, this was comfortable climbing. This was up my sleeve and within my comfort levels. I could do this one without any problem!
And then I got to the last problem, to get myself on the top of the tower, where I’d be standing with only the wind and a wall to lean against. My rope had turned three times and fearlessly I looped it around myself once, twice and thrice. As I gazed out over the tree tops and the beautiful region, I felt completely at peace. I was free, not just of my worries, but of my fear of the fall. This was my first ascent and I had just completely fallen in love with climbing. I took a deep breath and started my descent.
I climbed another hard route full of confidence after that. Hard is a relative term. I’m no Alex Honnold or Chris Sharma, nor will I ever be. But I’ve started to love climbing with a passion. I fall regularly now, usually while trying more tricky 5+ routes or 6a’s (French ranking system). I’m doing lead climbing too now, but the fear of falling returns. There’s always the next leap.
More stuff:
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Underground Sounds: Apricity – Bipolar Shift Doctrine
Band: Apricity
Origin: Lithuania
Apricity took their sweet time making this album. Most of it was recorded in 2014, but the whole vibe of the record fits the prevailing sound of that melodic death metal era a while earlier. Now, I’m not calling this a retro act. They sound great and the recent production is awesome. It just happens that they clearly take their inspiration from a very melodic corner of the metal scene.
The band originates in Klaipeda on the Lithuanian coast and should not be confused with their American counterpart in name. The album was produced this year and finally unleashed on this world. I for one wish them a lot of luck and success with this release.
The style of Apricity fits best in something that is both technical and melodic, bearing with it influences from melodeath and metalcore alike. The way they implement this in their sound from ‘The Afterflow’ onwards creates a strong sound. The vibe is that of a narrative with gritty effects and interesting effects. As if we’re in a sci-fi horror film. When the riffs kick in a moment later, they sound smooth and clean. A very accessible sound for a metal band. This reminds me of the days when I’d listen to this endlessly while gaming. This is the kind of band that lures the kids in. That’s not a bad thing.
So with the grunted, roaring vocals, the particular arch they take, I have to think back to bands like Norther. Particularly on ‘Bridging The Infinite’. I’m less impressed by the vocals on ‘The Human Hive’, where they seem to try a bit too hard, even on the clean parts. The keys are ever so present by the way, which is noteworthy. This avenue of metal was sort of abandoned years ago, but Apricity picks it up on their album like it never left. It’s a dangerous sound, like on previously mentioned song, where the listener really surfs along on those clean waves. The catchy melodies, the production, it all promises way too much. That is what makes Apricity so damn nice to listen to. The catchy riffs, the smooth drums, this album is just super slick and a great lure for future metal fans.
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Reading of Books #32
So welcome to another bit of book reading by myself with works by Alastair Bonnett, Eric H. Cline, Joanna Harris and Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. From Viking myths to forgotten cities, lost civilizations and the world of Dragonlance.
Alastair Bonnett – Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies
source: goodreads.com
Think of places that are special to you. You might be thinking in a lot of manners now, but probably you’ve got some ideas that are more feeling than geographic location. That’s just one example of how a place works for us and what place can mean. In this amazing book the author Alastair Bonnett explores a series of places with various characteristics. Imagine for example an island that you see on a map every day. Suddenly it turns out that this island never existed. What does that do and mean to us? What is it like when we notice weird corners in our own daily meanderings, which seem to be forgotten and owned by no-one in particular. And what about places that move, are they still places?
Keeping these questions low-brow and fun, Bonnett writes a surprisingly elaborate story that explores all these questions and more. You’ll never think of that weird patch of grass you pass by daily in between two roads in the same manner. Maybe you have this magical door you remember from childhood or a mythical location you’ve read about. These are all themes for this book, which are woven into a tapestry of theory together. The style of Bonnett is one of an eager explorer, who takes you along on his path. Asking questions, but not always answering them completely, the reader engages with this book and that alone makes this a treasure map.
Eric H. Cline – 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed
Egyptians, Hittites, Canaanites, Cypriots, Minoans, Mycenaeans, Assyrians and Babylonians… Maybe you know all of them from something like Age of Empires, but all these civilisations at some point in history collapsed only to be rediscovered thousands of years later by us. In this book, Eric Cline investigates the findings of archaeologists to first create a reconstruction of this forgotten past and analyse what possible events could have let up to the year 1177 B.C. when everything collapsed. The disclaimer is that obviously, not everything fell apart in one go at that time, but its a markable point in history around which these events must have occurred and radically change the face of the world as we’ve come to know it all these years later.
It’s a peculiar question, how things would have been if there was something like a continuity. Cline spins a tale that offers a lot of suggestions and hints, but never actually goes into speculation. What this book brings to the table in a low-level manner is the facts and what sort of past they reconstruct. It’s a captivating tale with a lot of what ifs and food for thought about the way we live in our own times. Sure, the world was much bigger back then, but parallels can be drawn with current times and that is what makes this book fascinating, relevant and maybe even urgent with regard to current day events. A captivating read.
Joanne Harris – The Gospel of Loki
We’ve all heard the tales of Loki the Trickster. But did you ever hear them from the horse’s mouth? How would the story look when it is told by the man himself? That must have been the question that Joanna Harris asked herself because this is exactly what we get here. True to the olden tales of the Edda, we follow Loki through his times in Asgard as an unwanted runt in the family of the Aesir and Vanir. The origins of the trickster, his attempts at finding a home among the gods and his chaotic nature all are part of a story that is strangely touching but also often flat-out hilarious. Apparently, there are more parts, but this book on its own is already a worthy read and a treat.
The story is told from the perspective of Loki, who also happens to be the storyteller. That means you have vivid depictions of what transpired when Loki and the oaf Thor went to see the giants for example. Loki also comments on the story and breaks that fourth wall multiple times. It just feels so right, with all the fitting epic bombast of a Marvel movie as well as the metaphoric aspects that are so much what the original stories are all about. It makes for such a fun read and I hated that it ended. So maybe I should read the whole series.
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman – Kender, Gully Dwarves, and Gnomes
Another collection from Krynn, the world of the Dungeons & Dragons Dragonlance setting. This is a collection of stories with Weis and Hickman as glorious editors. Their names are well known in the fantasy universe and you can be sure to get something good out of them. This book follows similar adventures as the previous one did. It focusses on the well-known adventurers from the setting. These consist of humans, elves, dwarves, and kender. The tone and presentation are quite old-fashioned. That gives them a specific charm and atmosphere. That in turn really works with the material and because of that also serves the reader in his experience of these stories.
What is so enjoyable about these stories, is that they have a mature tone to it. There are some definite sexual references in this book, but done in such a way that probably only adult readers will pick up on them. That is an art in itself by the various writers. Richard A. Knaak, who I like for his Warcraft stories, has a peculiar tale about a Minotaur who shows the futility of strife to a human knight. Weis and Hickman themselves take up the bulk with a story about a gambling god and the heroes who suffer because of that. Though I enjoy these stories, the Dragonlance setting lacks a certain charm for me. It seems as if the outline of the world is too simple at times, too much a predecessor for better-balanced universes like that of Warcraft or the Forgotten Realms. That gives the stories a lot of advantage because then the story essence needs to be much better. That’s what these writers succeed in with glory.
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Hardcore Sounds: Bloodclot – Up in Arms
Label: Metal Blade
Band: Bloodclot
Origin: United States
This is a bit of a special little thing for me because Bloodclot is not a new band. It’s old as fuck and it revives a sound that is very dear to me. Raw, straight up hardcore with a metallic tang in its delivery. Bloodclot originates somewhere in 1981 and revolves around hardcore royalty, Iron Man athlete, vegan activist and Cro-Mags frontman John Joseph.
Joseph rekindled the fire of this band due to a chance situation, where AJ Novello was unable to play and Todd Youth (Agnostic Front, Danzig) was called in to fill in on guitar. Nick Oliveri and Joey Castillo (Queens of the Stone Age) joined up and here we have an all star band. In the previous incarnation in the noughties (2008) the band featured members from Bad Brains, Cro-Mags, Biohazard, Sick of it All, Dead Kennedy‘s and Monster Magnet.
So this is a band full of people that have seen it all but are still keen to play snotty, in your face hardcore music. They do it so well on ‘Up in Arms’, which is a whole record of fun, fury, and groove. Clocking in just under 30 minutes, from the opening riff of the title track on, you’re hooked. Joseph sounds clear and venomous. The energy and drive in the music are frightening. Blistering guitar work, high paced drumming and lyrics that actually have something to say race by.
Sure, this record lacks that ratty vibe of early hardcore. These are musicians who lay down solid tracks, but that also means that they channel their frustration in much more effective and to the point ways. That’s exactly where this record shines brightest. It’s where Joseph lets his voice go in overdrive on ‘Manic’. When the guitars just leave you on edge, waiting for the explosion.
Bloodclot sounds fresh, it sounds like hardcore sounded when it was good and meaningful. There’s no room for any ego’s, just for great and powerful music.
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195 Metalbands (Interviews), Interview
Ūkanose: Out of the Fog
It’s a rainy day in Varniai and we’ve found a dry spot for a chat with Lithuanian folk-metallers Ūkanose at Kilkim Žaibu festival. The band has been around for a little while and released an absolutely great record with classic sounding songs. We’re sitting down with guitar players Robertas Turauskas and Linas Petrauskas to discuss the band.
The sound of the band is a complex matter. It’s not full on metal, but it also isn’t rock. The songs are almost purely folk though, which all the force and bombast merely support. It’s as if the band tries to make the songs more vitalic, more powerful, without losing any of their integrity.
The group has six members, who have all been active in some form in the metal scene. They’re currently changing drummer, so half their set at Kilkim Žaibu festival was played by Vilius Garba (who also plays in Sagittarius) instead of Vilius Panavas. It turns out it’s not the first shift in the band’s line-up since 2012.
Originally published on Echoes & Dust.
Ūkanose: Folk, Metal and Lithuania
I just think that if you want to say you are a warrior, if you want to sing about being a warrior, you can’t be some lazy guy just blathering about this while smoking your cigarettes. You have to be what you preach. – Martynas Švedas
Q: Can you tell me a bit about the origin of Ūkanose?
Linas: Well, I started the band back then together with our accordion player Tadas (Survila red.). We both had a love for folk music and wanted to do something together. We wanted to be like folk music, but heavier and for that, we needed a drummer and so on. So we got a band together and played our first show in Trakai back in 2012.
Mind, back then we were a very different band, we had a girl on vocals next to the male vocals and the line-up was vastly different.
Robertas: When I joined the band 1,5 years ago, there were seven members. Some of those were dropped, it was simply not working. We also decided to not have any females in the band. No, I’m just kidding about that, but the singer was just not fitting in with the sound we wanted to attain. We wanted to play, as a band, a much heavier sound so some members left at that time. We were simply not on the same line and that showed in the productivity in songwriting. By that time the band had written 5 songs in 4,5 years. In just 1,5 year we wrote 6 songs now and we’re working on more.
At this moment singer Martynas joins.
Martynas: Songs that I actually can sing!
Singer Martynas in action at Kilkim Zaibu 2017
Q: It seems to me that this addition was very significant for the sound of Ūkanose?
R: The thing with Martynas is that he doesn/t play anything, but he listens very well and has a good overview of things. Het looks at it as an outsider.
M.: You really have to take your time for the songs to come together and keep an eye on the theme and topics. For example, we did a song about Viking raids and the Curonians, a tribe from current day Latvia.
R: We have to make the songs relevant to what we want to communicate. We take inspiration from the partisan songs during the Soviet occupation, we make resistance metal!
L: What we write about comes from the inside.
Q: What sort of reception did your music get at first?
R: A friend in Poland, named Leopold, said that we sound like an amazing folk punk band. I guess we have a mixture of punk, metal and folk going on. This is also because Tadas is the punkrock guy, so I think that also helps with a unique sound.
L: There’s something in there for everyone, even for the people in the small villages there’s something to be found in our sound.
M: We want to do a lot of things with our music, it has to be as Linas says something we truly feel like. For example. today I have three events to partake in. Participation is essential to feed the base. You have to be there to make it genuine. But we play only to please ourselves in the end.
R: We participated in a band contest a while ago, where everyone gets to play three songs. For some reason, the judge of that contest decided to say we were Nazis. That makes no sense at all. They decided that our music and message was in that spectrum somehow. That sort of crap comes easily if you try to be different.
Q: So how did that work out? That sort of accusation can really be damaging for a band.
R: It happens a lot here. Maybe itś something political, but there’s a lot of generalization involved with it. Folk metal would automatically be nazi, even though these bands, like ourselves, rarely have any political content.
L: We shouldn’t care about this, but it ruins our reputation.
R: What we did after that is share that information as a video online and asked people this: “These people think we are nazi’s, what do you think?”. No one agreed with the jury…
M: I think these were just very narrow-minded people, who have no clue about music. They are only focussed on that mechanical music and disrespect attempts at making something genuine. They miss the effort that goes in it, the lyrics and the message of a band.
Q: Since you guys sound so different, what sort of reception did you get from the metal crowd?
R: There was this German guy who kept writing to us to tell us that Martynas sucks, he made a whole study of why and how he sucked and kept telling us about it. Unfortunately, there’s always a bit of a negative response from the metal crowd.
Thereś a huge divide between the pop audience and metal crowd I suppose. Metal really resists societies norms, wants to be evil and about satSatand stuff… Though I think it is not as bad in Lithuania.
Q: So what I’m getting is that you guys are about the past in a sense, but is it to reinvoke or reimagine the past or to take from there and be in the now?
R: I think we are a modern band, we are a continuation of that past. There’s something to take and learn from that past. You see Martynas and Linas here, they are real. Let me explain, Martynas for example plays three shows today and takes part in the viking reenactments. Martynas makes things like this leather satchel he is wearing, because he learned how to craft that. Linas is a shieldcrafter and also a reenactor. They are living the things we sing about. Martynas can just live in a forest and be happy there, you know? That makes what they do come from a real place.
M: I just think that if you want to say you are a warrior, if you want to sing about being a warrior, you can’t be some lazy guy just blathering about this while smoking your cigarettes. You have to be what you preach.
Q: Are there any bands you look to as an inspiration for the sound of Ūkanose?
L: When I started shaping this band and its sound, I didn want to sound like anyone else really. I wanted to sound like Ūkanose. Something that wasn’t around at that time and I think that is what we are now. I guess there is some black metal inspiration in the sound though.
M: I wanted this band to sound like Martynas…
R: I think Skyforger would be an automatic inspiration for us, we even covered one of their songs. To me thereś even something of power metal in the music, which is partly the ideas and context it invokes, like Sabaton does.
Q: How do you create your songs as a band?
R: We really start with one idea that comes to the table. We get on top of that with the whole band as a team. In a band like ours, you sort of have to. For example, I can’t write the melodies for the accordeon. We can help eachother add things, change things that don’t work, but we have to work together on that. We make a lot of changes. An then we have to make the songs a lot shorter every time…
Q: Ok, so let us talk a bit about your album that came out last year, the self-titled release. What can you tell me about it, how was the response?
R; The overall response we got was quite positive. We were quite happy that it finally got released actually. The original line-up of Ūkanose couldn’t do all these songs, this one can. Martynas sings all the songs and they are some great songs. Unfortunately the mix was done by someone with a metal background, so the folk is a bit missing when you listen to it.
L: It’s a good start, I give it a 7.
R: I think the album gives a good picture of what we are about, what we try to express and is a great way of saying to the world ‘here we are’! This is us coming out of the mist, as a band and a message. This is what the word Ūkanose actually means; ‘out of the fog’. I also feel it shows artistic integrity, it feels like an honest record to me.
L: For me Ūkanose has a lot of meaning to it, it is about life and death, being between the sky and the earth, it is the connective tissue that binds all of this together. I think the album captures that.
All money was put into this record and it was released on a Russian label. That was not the best idea I think, we should have done that part different. I have nothing against Russia, but with everything going on it may not be such a good thing.
guitar player Linas at Kilkim Zaibu
Q: I just watched you guys play live. It’s a great experience with a sound, you can’t really compare to other bands. How would you describe your live show?
M: Well, I like to play as offten as possible actually… I want people to feel welcome at our shows. But now I have to go for the next act of the day. (red. Martynas plays later with Ukanose, a folk project and with Lithuanian black metal legends Obtest).
R: I think it’s a very genuine experience. Martynas is a great frontman for us live, he is just very authentic. I never was into this folk metal sound myself, but I think we sound very speial. Our music is different, it stays closer to something authentic, but it also has something spiritual to it for me.
L: I think we have a bit of a classic rock feel on stage, but itś also really metal to me.
R: The message is to express yourself, like we need to express this in Ūkanose. Don’t let the constraints of society stop you from sharing your message. Just play!
M: But make sure that you have a message!
Q: If you had to compare Ūkanose to a type of food, what would it be and why?
M: Mead…
R: Well, that is sort of cheating, but it fits. Mead can be sweet and spicy, but not too shy. We drink mead to Perkunas. We would be a good honey mead of 14,5% alcohol.
M; It’s a celebratory drink.
L: It’s a drink that expresses strong friendship and praise of the bees and honeys, that’s us.
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Underground Sounds: Varkâna – Rite
Band: Varkâna
Dungeon synth is a peculiar genre and is being made in strange places. One of the acts I came across recently is Varkâna. The inspiration for their sound comes from Iranian paganism and history, which obviously offers a wealth of inspiration for any artist seeking topics to work with. Varkâna is the old Persian word for a region south-east of the Caspian sea, now known as Hyrcania. A region now partly in Iran and partly in Turkmenistan, which was incorporated in various historical empires.
So, because I was really curious I got in touch with the artist behind the project and I’ll share the reply the way I received it: “It’s based on Iranian mythology and nature. I composed all the tracks when I was away from the city and deep into the vast lands and forests of northwestern Iran, the name varkana means land of wolves which is a part of Iran it’s called Gorgan now which means the same.”
The music of Varkâna summons images of the tranquil beauty that this verdant realm in Iran is. It’s vast forests and radiant green colors. Of course, a few pictures that I could browse don’t cover the full extent of the region, but it links you to the visions that inspired the artist. Mellow drones and calm, thudding drums bring on a trance-like feel. Intricate melodies weave through this flow of sound. There’s an aspect of dungeon synth present in that the music seems to be produced with the traditional software. The music is slightly different though. If only simply in the atmosphere that the sounds and patterns evoke.
On ‘Gathering’ I feel I can actually hear the oriental vibe. It’s the way the heavy reverb of the drum is followed by the cascading music, the little tang right after and the way it fills you with a sense of foreboding. It’s where you really realize that this is a different place when you stumble upon ancient ruins and imagine the sounds of those past places, obscured in the mists and fog of history. Mellow folk influences dance through the tunes, which really work the imagination.
There’s a serenity in the music of Varkâna, a peaceful spaciousness. Dream away with forgotten histories and far of lands with this piece of remarkable ambient music.
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Underground Sounds: Bròn – Зарђала Круна/White City, Black Circle/Ruins/Where The Leaden Dawn Meets Iron Shores
Label: Kunsthauch/Independent
Band: Bròn
The project Bròn originally released an album with a very natural vibe to it. It had the eerie magic of the night sky over the mountains as depicted on the cover of ‘Ànrach’ and I absolutely loved it. I wrote a little about previous release ‘Fògradh’ too. Bròn is the project of Krigeist, or Andrew Campbell, from New Zealand. Campbell relocated to Scotland and there’s a definite connection between that move and the sound of Bròn it seems. He also plays in the amazing Barshasketh and Belliciste.
I missed the fact that Bròn had become a prolific outlet for the musician in the past year, so high time to catch up with the astonishing 4 releases of last year. I was reminded of this, because of the live show I saw in Little Devil recently. All exploring new aspects of nature and different sounds that express that passion and beauty found there. So this is 4 reviews of one artist. Never do words like this do justice to the full force of these albums, but I feel that I need to cover all for completion.
Bròn – Зарђала Круна
January 2017 saw the release of this record, which sticks close to the familiar Bròn sound with a lot of soaring guitars and tremolo riffs. The inspiration comes from the devil in nature, that is the only info given. The choice for a Cyrillic font does say more than that though. A later notification on Facebook said that it was inspired by the Serbian wilderness and the darkness within. There’s a definite darkness to the Balkan forests that is caught in the looming, dark sound of this new EP. The untarnished sky above it at night, the shades of the trees.
The record is a multi-part atmospheric black metal piece, with a definite Burzum doom and gloom vibe to it and the grandeur of an Elderwind. The crisp clear production sometimes borders on overly polished but keeps on the right side of the track in all its overwhelming force. At other times it has the gentle trickling of an empty forest, where all you hear is the gentle sounds of the natural world around you. Pure magic and all of that in one long piece of over 32 minutes. Unfortunately, it’ll be the last black metal release, thus wrote Krigeist. His newer soundtracks take on different shapes.
Bròn – White City, Black Circle
Living in an urban environment requires a different soundtrack, wrote Krigeist on Facebook. He explained the sound of ‘Зарђала Круна’ while introducing this new release. The organic sound of the previous releases is vastly more fitting for the verdant realm indeed. The album signifies a radical turn in sound for Bròn. With a groove that is more triphop we enter the realm of tarmac and concrete, with lamp posts illuminating the grey jungle around you. Meandering between the aforementioned, synthwave and maybe a little dungeon synth, the sound is peculiar but fitting.
The titles are in Croation, referring to central themes revolving around that of Bròn (sorrow). It offers songs of those dark, nameless places we dwell in. Whether that’s a city in Croatia, Norway, Scotland or I wager even in New Zealand, there’s a sort of nameless grief there. The mixture of beats and ambient drones conveys that feeling very well. I particularly enjoy the mixture of that with the synths, which is always the sound of the urban environment. Towards the end of the record, the music is lighter, warmer as if the sun has broken through the smoggy haze. We leave the city here to the free part of the world.
Bròn – Ruins
On Ruins we find the same instrumentation, but a more Ulver or even folkish vibe at times with spun out tones and long passages of melancholic music. The music is calm and soothing and does, like the title tells you, remind of the tranquility you find in between forgotten ruins. That is also what the song titles refer to, to various locations of ancient ruins in corners of Europe, places that make you think and imagine. The vocals are gentle as well, almost chanting in a meditative way. The record even includes a folk cover ‘Twa Corbies’ from Scottish lore.
The sound has a clarity to it, everything is wavering and calm like an easy breeze. It’s almost like listening to an acoustic performance with various musicians, all delivering the minimal bits of sounds that make out the complete tapestry.For me, this might be the most beautiful album that Bròn has created this far. The music is so intricate, without ever sounding difficult or overly contrived. It’s a natural expression of the feeling in easy flowing, but still heavy music. After this record, Krigeist announced a hiatus for Bròn. That was definitely not meant to last after this june 2017 release.
Bròn – Where The Leaden Dawn Meets Iron Shores
A trip back to New Zealand was the impulse that Bròn needed. Krigeist was revitalized and inspired to make music again under that banner and three tracks expressing the untapped dark energies that dwell in New Zealand’s wild places. There is definite darkness on this album, which almost faded on ‘Ruins’. A long murmured intro with foreboding synths leads us into this new record. Eerie synths slither out of the speakers, while a creepy, scifi tune is played on the keys in the most bombastic tones.
But then there’s also the guitars and the screams. It would appear that Bròn comes full circle here and finds a sound that truly embraces the atmospheric output that Krigeist is looking for. The melancholy of the synths, combined with the harsh, ruggedness of the guitars. The ragged fury of the vocals, like that furious sea wind biting at you, while ver in motion on the waters. Three tracks tell the story that is both beautiful and grim at the same time. I guess it makes sense what Kant once said on the sublime in art, which really goes for nature. It’s overwhelming force can overwhelm us with awe and wonder in a sense. This is well conveyed in this piece of music by Bròn, which I really enjoy.
Let’s see what the future holds for this explorer in both the geographic and artistic realms.
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Underground Sounds: Spaceslug – Mountains & Reminisce
Band: Spaceslug
They’ve done it again, those Polish space rockers Spaceslug. After their solid record ‘Time Travel Dilemma’ that came out earlier this year and 2016 endeavor ‘Lemanis’, here is the third album by this band, titled Mountains & Reminiscence. A mighty release that sees these guys steer in a new direction musically.
Surely, Stranger Aeons has covered work of this band before. I loved those records (which you can read here and here) and even had a chat with these gents. This album is even more exciting, for the grand artwork of a glorious mountain (I love rocks) and a sound that seems to have turned more earthy. I’m amazed that these guys still do everything themselves, though it allows for a lot of creative freedom and amazing artwork it seems.
The album opens with the solid, heavy riffs of ‘Bemused and Gone’. Surely, the spacy vibe is still there, but the bass seems more crunchy, dirtier than before. The soaring guitar is still there, but it also seems to have been touched by gravity. The drawled out vocals are in perfect harmony with those guitar parts and create a big soaring feel to the whole music. Where you used to have this cosmic experience, now we’re moving over mountain tops. We’re within the atmosphere on ‘Elephemeral’, with that wonderful wailing guitar.
There’s more distortion and more clashing in the sound, whilst maintaining that particular slow, sluggish vibe that is so typical for the band on a track like ‘Space Sabbath’. The nuances of the sound are more firm and hit home solidly on this amazingly good record. Well, the song is a space song obviously, with fragments of ‘2001: A Space Odissey’ towards the end (the famous HAL interaction). We end on a climactic note with ‘Opposite The Sun’, a track that does embody a certain sense of drama and grandeur that most of the Spaceslug songs lack in their slow progression. It’s nice to see these gents explore their sound further on another fantastic release.
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Underground Sounds: ElixiR – Les Tours du Temps
Label: Murder on Ponce (though this appears self-released)
Band: ElixiR
I’m not certain about the release date of this album. It’s good though, so check it out.
To the forests and hills with ElixiR
Dungeon Synth becomes really special if you listen to some true story tellers like ElixiR. ‘Les Tours du Temps’ is a re-recording of the music on the earlier ‘Moonlight on Black Castle’ and ‘The Mage of the Bright Forest’ EPs. It’s really slow, melancholic dungeon synth but with a natural feel to the sound compared to the original releases.
ElixiR formed in 2015 in the French Dordogne Valley. Thomas Elixir creates the music and is the one behind the project. He holds a fascination by medieval legends and fantasy universes. He takes a lot of inspiration from the ancient ruins and landscape of Aquitaine. The cover already tells you as much. Other inspirations are acts like Burzum and Erang for the French musician.
The music of ElixiR is clearly meant to be enjoyed at peace since it passes with barely any strain or force. It just trickles by in the way you let the pages of a good fantasy book flow by, entranced by what you’re experiencing. The sounds are gentle and paint images of simple, clean lands. Of nature and all its detailed splendor. The motto of ElixiR is not without reason ‘Nothing is Sacred, Only Nature’ (the next release ElixiR is planning).
Thomas paints in different colours and lets the tones really fade out to create a full, warm sound. A tune like ‘La Lisière’ is a good demonstration of that art, of the flowing notes that come close to a pan flute. It often has a bit of that Peruvian flute feeling, the tranquility and calm of a world free of human beings. Even more so on ‘A Quiet House in the Wood’ it seems that this is a very personal Walden. Though the music sounds as in minor tones, sadness doesn’t describe the sound. When the notes hit a feeling of peace wafts over you. This is a very enjoyable dungeon synth release and though I still find it hard to describe this sort of music, it is much like reading long, descriptive pieces of fantastic lands and the beautiful landscapes you’ve never seen. ElixiR gives a glow to the story telling.
A reminder that there’s still magic in the world.
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6A East Regional Round Playoff Preview
Olathe North's Venus Triplett.
Photo KC Star.
Olathe North (6-3) at
Blue Valley Northwest (7-2)
Where: BVDAC
Last Meeting: N/A
Topeka CJ Spread: Olathe North -3
Olathe North
The Eagles' roster is loaded with athleticism, speed, and youth, all of which is most appropriately epitomized by junior tailback Venus Triplett who's rushed for 1,237 yards and 20 touchdowns this fall. Junior quarterback Cole Murphy has also played very well having passed for 1,098 yards and rushed for 658, accumulating 17 touchdowns in the process. Defensively, Olathe North comes at you from all angles. Four of their defenders -- Jadon McGaha, Jesse Kendricks, Marcel Spears and Jimmie Swain -- rank in the top 10 in the league in tackles, and they've also forced 20 turnovers as a unit. Swain is soft verbal commit to TCU, while junior defensive tackle Josh Moore holds offers from KU, TCU and Texas Tech. Sophomore defensive back Isaiah Simmons (whose brother Victor plays at KU) has also come on strong this year, and he adds just another dimension to an incredible secondary.
Blue Valley Northwest
The Huskies of BV Northwest are an extremely balanced team that benefited from playing many juniors and sophomores in key roles last fall. They're led by quarterback Jacob Rominger, who's thrown for 1,324 yards and notched 14 passing touchdowns to only two interceptions. At 6-4, and 200 pounds, he's been clocked at 4.5 in the forty and he can be a nightmare for opposing defenses, although he does most of his damage with his arm. BV Northwest distributes their carries, but their top rusher is Alexander Miles who's rushed for 1,265 yards and 12 touchdowns on 162 carries. Defensively, the Huskies are balanced as well, with seven players who've record 40 or more tackles.
Through nine weeks of play BV Northwest ranked among the middle of the EKL in run defense, and if they don't step it up this week their season will be over by the time Triplett gets his 15th carry. The Huskies had no problem handling SM South and Olathe East, but Olathe North is a different type of animal with the athleticism they boast. The best shot BV Northwest has at taking this game is if they can play relatively mistake-free football and execute on special teams. They're more experienced than the Eagles, and their numbers suggest they are comfortable with the conservative game calling it takes to win many of these types of games. Regardless of who comes out with the victory, it looks like a pretty compelling matchup on paper.
Olathe East (6-3) at Gardner-Edgerton (8-1)
Where: Gardner-Edgerton High School
Topeka CJ Spread: Gardner-Edgerton -13
Olathe East
The Hawks are the type of team that lulls you to sleep, then wham!, they hit you with a big play to put you on your back. We saw that multiple times last Friday against SM South where Jalen Branson and Jordan Brown were able to notch long touchdown runs when the defense expected it least. They're going to need as much production from those two as possible this week (the two have combined for 1,408 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns) in addition to another solid performance from quarterback Connor Leach, and an improved effort against the run from their defensive unit.
Gardner-Edgerton
The Trailblazers are led by arguably the Kansas City Metro's best player in running back Traevohn Wrench. His name is well-known among EKL and Sunflower League opponents alike, and for the season he's already gained 1,951 rushing yards and 30 touchdowns on just 233 carries. But you can't forget about the game manager at quarterback, Jared Hobby, who's passed for 1,588 yards and 17 touchdowns himself. The Trailblazers are extremely effective when they can set up the play action pass after a few successful Wrench runs, and that's typically when Hobby does his damage through the air. Defensively Gardner-Edgerton is solid, but certainly not a juggernaut, allowing 325 yards per game.
Olathe East's defensive performance against SM South's rushing attack last week left quite a bit to be desired. Granted, the Hawks might not have been showing as much in the hopes of disguising some of their defensive works for the playoffs, but they'll need a better effort Friday. Twice in the past three games Wrench has scored six rushing touchdowns, and on both occasions he got off to a hot start and couldn't be slowed. If Olathe East wants to keep this game close they must slow him early in the game. The Hawks have a good enough secondary to match anything Gardner-Edgerton throws at them, so really this game will be won or lost on Wrench's performance.
Free State's Keith Loneker against SM Northwest earlier
in the season. Photo LJWorld.
SM Northwest (3-6) at
Free State (8-1)
Where: Free State Athletic Stadium
Last meeting: Free State beat SM Northwest 20-3 in week three.
Topeka CJ Spread:
Free State -18
SM Northwest
SM Northwest has typically played to the level of their competition. They have virtually no passing game, so their offensive success is predicated on how well they run the football. In theory, this seems easy to prepare for, but it was enough to get into the playoffs, and enough to play most of their regular season games close. The Cougars biggest threat is quarterback Jake Horner, although he's probably a better return man (he's taken two kicks and a punt to the house) than he is a signal caller. Laphonso McKinnis, Duron Lowe and Justin Moody give the Cougars other solid options to carry the football. Defensively the Cougars are led by Devin Shockley, a linebacker who runs the field as well as anybody in the league. His 109 tackles, 5.5 sacks and five forced fumbles speaks for themselves. Meanwhile, safety Jake Hoskins has quietly been one of the league's best defensive backs all year, and his efforts will be vital to slowing Free State's big play potential.
The name everyone knows is quarterback/safety extraordinaire Joe Dineen, who basically does everything for the Firebirds. He's thrown for 16 touchdowns and just four interceptions, in addition to adding six rushing touchdowns. And keep an eye on his defensive work. He makes more tackles near the line of scrimmage than just about any Sunflower League safety I've ever witnessed. Linebackers Keith Loneker, Blake Winslow and Zach Bickling seem to have uncanny abilities to seek out the football, and they combine with Dineen to lead a ferocious defense that's created 28 turnovers, which is the most of any team in the league. The Firebirds also have bookend corners in Joel Spain and Camren Torneden, go-to receiving threats on offense, and an ability to go out and take a game as well as any team in the league.
Obviously Free State is the heavy favorite in this game, considering their record, their playoff history, the fact they're playing at home, and how they're facing a SM Northwest team that hasn't exactly steamrolled anyone this year. That being said, we can't overlook how the Cougars played Free State very tough (for a half anyways) back in September. How did they do it? They played ball control and took advantage of three first half Free State fumbles. It's going to take more than a few fumbles and ball control for SM Northwest to pull an upset in this one, but playoff football has had it's crazy games throughout the years and you never know what could go down.
Leavenworth (3-6) at SM East (8-1)
Where: SM North District Stadium
Last meeting: SM East beat Leavenworth 34-0 in week one.
Topeka CJ Spread: SM East -21
This could be the final game of Jason Randall's illustrious career at Leavenworth -- I would argue Randall has been the program's most important player, ever -- and the Pioneers will ensure if it is, it won't be because he has a lack of touches. Randall led the league in rushing yards through the regular season with 1,285, including 13 touchdowns, and he's also been vital returning kicks. The Donnelson Twins, Jarred and Jordan lead the team on defense while also doubling as offensive guards. The wildcard for Leavenworth is and always has been Isaiah Ross, one of the league's most dangerous threats to score in open field.
SM East
While the Lancers don't have one particular player who's absolutely off the charts, they're solid at every single position group, and this is part of why they've been so successful this fall. Defensive lineman Dominique Atkinson and Kyle Ball are tenacious up front, and perhaps as good as any two front line defensive players the league has. They control the tempo of the Lancer defense. Offensively, good luck pinpointing who to focus on, where six players have rushed for over 200 yards. Quarterback Christian Blessen, who's included in that group, has also been tremendous in the passing game, averaging 17 yards per completion.
SM East has been a case study for what a team "playing greater than the sum of its parts" looks like. And it's that type of mentality that could carry the Lancers a long ways in the playoffs. They'll obviously be favored in this game, but don't be shocked if Leavenworth keeps things competitive. Randall is load for any team, and the way these two clubs run the ball it's hard to imagine a ton of scoring, given the way the clock will be whittled down. In week one this game was totally one-sided in the Lancers favor. It's been nine long weeks since then, and this will be a good showing of how far each team has come.
Posted by Eli Underwood at 12:09 AM
Free State Fan said...
Limit the penalties, hold on to the ball and it's on to Round 2. Game 2 was a matter of the starters sitting most of Game 1 against SMN and having no game experience against a quality opponent. Once the ball started rolling, FS took control and never looked back. I look for FS to be hyped (but hopefully focus-hyped, not silly-hyped) to set the tone for the game early. Go 'Birds!
Really gonna be watching the OE-GE game, that oughta be a good one!
Govannon Grey said...
I wouldn't underestimate BVNW. Their RB is legit, as you can see he has more rushing Yardage than Triplet on a team that passes the ball more. The passing game NW has will be the best ON has seen all year, there isn't a QB in the sunflower that throws as well as this kid IMO, and if North's Defense has a weakness, it's the passing aspect of it. It'll be fun, I would not be surprised at all if either team wins.
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AAJA Seattle in 2009
sbhatt Members, News, Uncategorized asian american journalist association, career, diversity, Features, layoffs, Members, networking, News, njc, officers, SABJ, startups, training
Chapter President’s Report
This has been a year of great accomplishments for our Seattle chapter in the face of the worst recession in our lifetime. It’s because of you that we continue to take a stand for diversity in journalism, nurture students and support media entrepreneurship.
As we all know, 2009 was the year of convulsions for our industry as advertisers retrenched and everyone was affected either directly or indirectly by newsroom layoffs. Hearst Corp.’s Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the city’s oldest newspaper, published its last print edition on March 17 and laid off most of its staffers. Despite layoffs in 2008, The Seattle Times itself was on the brink of bankruptcy, and the staff agreed to painful concessions. Local television stations imposed wage freezes and eliminated jobs as well. Freelancers had a tougher time getting paid their usual rates and finding outlets for their work.
Yes, there were challenges and setbacks, but they didn’t extinguish our spirit.
Here are some of the highlights of 2009:
In February, AAJA Seattle held one of its most successful Lunar New Year fundraisers ever. Karen Johnson, managing editor of Seattlemag.com, coordinated a team of volunteers who pulled off the classy event, which was emceed by Q13’s Lara Yamada. Our National Board representatives generously covered our biggest costs: Athima Chansanchai donated the cost of renting the Wing Luke Museum’s gorgeous space, while Chris Nishiwaki donated the cost of wine.
Our “Choppy Waters” conference in January at the University of Washington’s Haggett Hall and “Reboot Your Career” workshop in March at Microsoft were a hit with attendees. A big shout-out to the UW’s Department of Communications for making Choppy Waters possible and to freelance writer James Tabafunda for working with me on organizing the entrepreneurship-focused program. Doug Kim, managing editor for Microsoft Office Online, took the initiative to offer a resume workshop for members hunting for jobs.
For the first time, AAJA Seattle partnered with the Seattle Association of Black Journalists (SABJ) to develop a video to inspire the next generation of journalists of color. Amy Phan, an editor for NorthWest Cable News, and Jessica Boyd, a former Northwest Journalists of Color recipient, produced the video. Lisa Youngblood-Hall, SABJ’s president, supervised the young producers.
We screened the video in June at the Northwest Journalists of Color scholarship reception at KING TV. The NJC scholarship program, run this year by Caroline Li, who publishes earthwalkersmag.com, awarded grants to Peter Sessum, Martha Flores Perez, Kassiopia Rodgers and Ilona Idlis.
At the AAJA National Convention in Boston, our Seattle chapter had a stellar turnout with 16 attendees, including Whitworth University student Yong Kyle Kim, this year’s recipient of the Founders scholarship. President Sharon Chan delivered an inspiring speech, and Marian Liu led the Voices Student Project with aplomb.
In another first, the Seattle chapter went to Vancouver, B.C., in September to support journalists of color there and establish ties with major media. Jennifer Chen, associate producer for CBC’s Early Edition, and Alden Habacon, manager of diversity initiatives for CBC Television, worked hard to put together a packed two-day itinerary that included newsroom tours, a panel discussion at the University of British Columbia’s Graduate Journalism School and a Lunar New Year-style dinner that brought out 60 local journalists.
And in November, AAJA launched the Asian American Small Market Broadcast Journalists group. Chapter member Shawn Chitnis, a reporter for KNDO TV in Yakima, is co-coordinator of the group.
These and other members of our Seattle chapter are the reason why AAJA Seattle is one of the best chapters in the country. Our members are also lucky to have an extremely dedicated board, and I want to thank this year’s officers for their service. If you’re interested in serving on our board in the future, please drop me a note.
We have reorganized and expanded our board, dropping the co-presidency and establishing two new positions – vice president for events and vice president for member programs. Many thanks to Venice Buhain, board secretary, for managing the restructure and chapter elections. Here are the chapter’s officers in 2010:
President: Sanjay Bhatt, reporter, The Seattle Times
Vice president for member programs: vacant
Vice president for events: Caroline Li, founder, Earthwalkers Magazine
Treasurer: Nicole Tsong, reporter, The Seattle Times
Secretary: Venice Buhain, reporter, The Olympian
National Advisory Board representative: Athima Chansanchai, founder/president, Tima Media
The board held a retreat recently at the home of Lori Matsukawa and Larry Blackstock and developed a roadmap for the chapter in 2010 and beyond.
As we look ahead, we will inspire the next generation of journalists, promote diversity and support media entrepreneurship. We will focus our resources on outreach, training and mentoring. We will strengthen the relationships we’ve built and develop new ones.
Next year we plan to launch a training series, hold social events with other professional groups, and sponsor pizza nights with journalism students at colleges and universities. We plan to send one, maybe even two, students to the AAJA National Convention, Aug. 4-7, in Los Angeles (and hope to see you there).
Have an idea for a chapter event? Come to a chapter business meeting! We plan to hold them every other month on the second Saturday. Subscribe to updates at www.aajaseattle.org.
There are many ways you can support AAJA: Become a member. Attend an event. Volunteer your time or expertise. Make a tax-deductible donation. This is your community.
President, AAJA Seattle
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sbhatt@seattletimes.com
AAJA Seattle, SABJ issue joint statement on the P-I
sbhatt News diversity, layoffs, newspapers, seattlepi
JOINT STATEMENT FROM
SEATTLE ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS AND
ASIAN AMERICAN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION – SEATTLE CHAPTER
published Tuesday, March 17, 2009
The boards of the Seattle Association of Black Journalists (SABJ) and the Seattle chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) express great sadness over The Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s demise after more than 145 years. We applaud the dedication and contributions of the P-I’s journalists and support staff who have served the community.
With today being the P-I’s last print edition, the community is losing the benefit of two competing, award-winning daily newspapers and the talents of more than 160 news professionals. After years of efforts to increase the diversity of city newsrooms so they come closer to reflecting the communities they serve, we mourn the fact that a dozen journalists of color at the P-I will be laid off and likely unable to find similar work in journalism, a troubling trend being repeated across the country as newsrooms downsize.
The Seattle P-I has been a place where journalists of color have honed their skills, built their careers and won professional honors. It has also been a place where some of the country’s top journalists mentored minority students. And the newspaper has offered members of AAJA and SABJ a chance to develop as industry leaders: Two of AAJA’s National officers are among those who are losing their jobs. We appreciate that the staff of the P-I’s online site will include some journalists of color.
Let us also remember that other newspapers could meet the P-I’s fate if current trends continue unchecked. Nationwide, more than 50 daily and weekly newspapers this year have shut down or announced they will soon, and some 33 newspapers have filed for bankruptcy. Newspapers laid off some 15,000 people last year. Major metro newspapers still field the maximum number of news professionals, and their scoops often influence the reports of radio, television and online news outlets — which tend to be even less diverse than newspaper newsrooms.
As Princeton professor Paul Starr recently wrote in The New Republic, “If we take seriously the notion of newspapers as a fourth estate or a fourth branch of government, the end of the age of newspapers implies a change in our political system itself. Newspapers have helped to control corrupt tendencies in both government and business. If we are to avoid a new era of corruption, we are going to have to summon that power in other ways.”
The same day we learned the P-I would print its final edition, The McClatchy Co., which owns The Tacoma News Tribune and The Olympian, announced across-the-board pay cuts and a total of 45 layoffs. And The Seattle Times is fighting for its life, having recently put up property for sale, laid off news staff and asked employees for cuts in pay and benefits.
Both SABJ and AAJA challenge Hearst, McClatchy, The Seattle Times and all other Pacific Northwest media organizations to ensure that diversity remains a core value in their news staffing and through their coverage. We also welcome the civic-mindedness and creativity of this region’s residents in supporting new, sustainable forms of journalism. We will continue to support our members during this difficult time.
We thank The Seattle Post-Intelligencer for a job well done.
ABOUT SABJ & AAJA:
The Seattle Association of Black Journalists (SABJ) is one of the largest and oldest media organizations in the Pacific Northwest. Our members work in print, online media, radio, television, public relations, advertising, and education. SABJ student members benefit from mentoring, networking and scholarship opportunities. We offer the Patricia Fisher Endowed Scholarship in honor of Patricia Fisher, a Puget Sound native, journalist, educator and role model for her support of young people and her contributions to the community. SABJ is an affiliate chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), a group of more than 3,000 African Americans working in the media.
www.sabjonline.org
Since 1985, the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) Seattle chapter has provided scholarships for students, professional development for journalists and service to the community in the Pacific Northwest. The chapter’s members work throughout Washington state in print, television, radio and online media. AAJA is a non-profit professional organization based in San Francisco.
www.aajaseattle.org
AAJA Seattle reaches out to Seattle P-I staff
sbhatt News, Uncategorized hearst, layoffs, News, newspapers, seattlepi
The Seattle chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) is ramping up its outreach to journalists at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, which Hearst Corp. plans to stop publishing this month. The chapter’s leadership wants to support all journalists during these hard economic times for our profession.
The chapter welcomes your suggestions. To date, your chapter has undertaken several initiatives:
* Public statement on Hearst’s plan to stop publishing the Seattle P-I.
* Choppy Waters workshop on Web News Entrepreneurship, Jan. 31, at the University of Washington.
* Lunar New Year fundraiser, Feb. 7, at the Wing Luke Asian Museum.
* Reboot Your Career workshop on revamping your resume and positioning yourself for a new job, March 13. The chapter is still accepting applications for this members-only workshop.
Send your ideas for programs and workshops to aajaseattle@gmail.com.
AAJA Seattle Co-President
Reporter, The Seattle Times
Reboot Your Career Workshop – March 13, 2009
aaja seattle Events, Job Postings, Programs, Uncategorized career, Events, Job Postings, layoffs, training
Application deadline is FRIDAY, March 6.
This coaching session is limited to 10 participants and will be led by former seattletimes.com senior producer Doug Kim, who is now managing editor of Microsoft Office Online.
From Doug: During this intensive workshop on repositioning yourself for a new career, we’ll assess goals, talk about how to market your skills to new industries and start working on revamping resumes. When we’re done, you’ll emerge with a new, focused strategy for the next
phase of your career. Bring a current resume and a laptop, and be prepared to share your career goals with your fellow participants. (What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop.) We’ll also have a guest appearance by Microsoft content management executive Jessica Reading.
This kind of intense coaching routinely costs $400. AAJA Seattle will offer this on a deeply discounted basis: $25 to members laid off in the past three months (or at imminent risk, like Seattle P-I members) and $40 to other members. This is a service for AAJA members only. We will make this available on a first-come, first-serve basis and will have coffee and pastries on site.
Preregistration is required. Please check with National if you are unsure about whether your membership is current. The phone number for AAJA National is (415) 346-2051.
To apply for the workshop, send your resume to aajaseattle@gmail.com with “Reboot Your Career” in the subject line and drop off your check made payable to “AAJA” in a sealed envelope at The Seattle Times (attention: Nicole Tsong, AAJA chapter treasurer). The address is 1120 John St, Seattle, WA 98109.
You will be sent confirmation once your payment is received as well as details on the session’s location.
Act today! These 10 slots are filling up fast!
AAJA Seattle issues statement on Hearst announcement
sbhatt News hearst, layoffs, newspapers, seattlepi
The board of the Seattle chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) expresses its shock and sadness over last week’s announcement that Hearst Corp. has put the Seattle Post-Intelligencer up for sale and plans to shut it down if no deal is struck. This is a loss for the Pacific Northwest and diversity in journalism.
The presence of two competing, award-winning daily newspapers has given this region more intense reportage of local issues, diverse communities and government actions than it would have had otherwise.
The P-I also has been a key supporter of AAJA’s mission by offering talented journalists of color a place to hone their craft and become leaders in the profession – as well as leaders in AAJA. Hearst and P-I staff have donated resources over the years to support AAJA Seattle’s Northwest Journalists of Color (NJC) scholarship, Lunar New Year banquet, and professional development programs.
We recognize that Hearst, a for-profit business, could not turn a blind eye to its financial losses. Several of the nation’s newspaper owners have put their properties up for sale or declared bankruptcy. The business challenges are real, and fresh ideas are urgently needed.
We encourage Hearst to seek a buyer who is committed to quality journalism and newsroom diversity. And we encourage the community to engage in a broader dialogue about the future of diversity in local journalism.
Since 1985, AAJA’s Seattle chapter has provided scholarships for students, professional development for journalists and service to the community in the Pacific Northwest. The chapter’s members work throughout Washington state in print, television, radio and online media. AAJA is a non-profit professional organization based in San Francisco. Learn more about the Seattle chapter by going to aajaseattle.org.
TechFlash: 10 steps to save the P-I and the rest of the industry
TechFlash’s Todd Bishop, a former reporter at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, tonight posted a prescription for saving the P-I. Check it out, as well as the comments. The back-and-forth, interestingly, is possible only online, not in a printed product. Do you agree with Todd’s prescription?
RSVP now for Jan. 31 Career Counseling Workshop!
sbhatt Events, Multimedia, Programs career, Features, Job Postings, layoffs, newmedia, startups
On Saturday, Jan. 31, from 8:30 am to 3 pm, AAJA Seattle will hold a Career Development Workshop at the University of Washington. This workshop will feature news entrepreneurs and new media journalists describing what they do and their tips for thriving in the future.
This event is FREE to all journalists, although AAJA members will get priority. You MUST RSVP to this event due to limited seating. To RSVP, go to AAJA Seattle’s Facebook page or if you aren’t on Facebook, email
me at sbhatt@seattletimes.com.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer put up for sale, could be closed
sbhatt News hearst, Job Postings, layoffs, newspapers, pi
The news is still sinking in. After 146 years of publishing the news, the state’s oldest daily could be history.
Our AAJA Seattle members are directly affected, including Candace Heckman (AAJA National Treasurer), Athima Chansanchai (our chapter’s National Board Rep), Margaret Santjer, Mai Ling Slaughter and D. Parvaz.
Our hearts go out to them and all the P-I staff. Please send us your ideas for how you think AAJA Seattle should respond.
Here are quick links to coverage from the P-I, Times, Puget Sound Business Journal, and Crosscut, as well as a video shot by the P-I of the announcement in the stunned newsroom.
Fri., Jan. 9: P-I, Times, Biz Journal, Crosscut.
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Who was… Kitty Swan
May 29, 2012 Matt Blake Articles, Italian Cinema, Performers & directors 11
Kitty Swan
As her real name was Kirston Svanholm, I’m guessing she was Danish or Swedish. Was she a model? Very likely. Was she a singer? Apparently so. Was she in Eurocult films? Most certainly. Beyond that, however, the woman is a mystery. Oh, apart from the fact that she shares her name with a popular lighting fixture from the swinging sixties!
Most of her roles were tiny and often uncredited. Her first part seems to have been as ‘Girl in Shower’ in Alessandro Blasetti’s Io, io, io… e gli altri (65), but after that she started popping up all over the place. She has a tiny part as one of the nubile female assassins in Deadlier than the Male, and appeared in other Eurospy films like The Big Blackout (Perry Grant, agente di ferro, 66) and Nazi SS (Borman, 66). One of her more prominent performances at this time – in terms of press coverage at any rate – was in Franco Prosperi’s The Professional Killer (Tecnica di un omicidio, 66), which garnered a considerable amount of attention in publications like the UK Continental Film Review (which featured several pictures of Ms. Swan and her co-star, Franco Nero).
In 1968, she played the title role in Ruggero Deodata’s Gungala la pantera nuda, one of the first of the rather peculiar ‘Jungle Girl’ films that were briefly popular at the time. Carrying on in the same vein, she was the female lead in a couple of Manuel Cano films, King of the Jungle (Tarzán en la gruta del oro, 70) and Tarzan and the Treasure of the Emerald Cave (Tarzán y el arco iris, 72). The shooting of the former, in Florida, was marred by an accident in which Kitty and her co-star Steve Hawkes were badly burned – they were tied to wooden stakes when some gasoline soaked leaves caught fire – causing them to spend some months in hospital receiving skin grafts.
Unfortunately, these turned out to be her last performances on film or television, and there’s no information at all on her post-cinema career. If anybody knows anything more about the elusive Ms. Svanholm, please let us know!
Kitty Swann
Steve Sipek
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She was Danish. Cheers -K.Ö.
Johan Melle
That’s right. Kitty Swan is Danish and was born in Coppenhagen. Her real name is actually Kirsten (not Kirston) Svanholm and she appears uncredited in a ridiculous amount of films from the 1960s. She also appeared in some photo-novels for such magazines as Bolero Film, Tipo and Grand Hotel. I believe the accident on the set of that TARZAN film is what put an end to her career. Sadly, serious burn wounds were no doubt detrimental to the career of an actress who was known primarily for playing scantly clad jungle girls…
Marianne Olsen
Last I heared about Kirsten Svanholm is Some years ago. She got married and got 2 children. A Boy and a girl.
The accident she had with the fire costed her the Carrier as a filmstar. She is burned on most of her body and must dress in clothes with long sleeves. She also use cream to help her burns.
I know All of this because she used to have some old friends in Denmark which I also knew. I think she still Are alife and is living somehvere in Rome, Italy.
Thanks for the info chaps! I wonder if she’s still around?
She did get burned badly but she didn’t have a skin graft. Same old man who treated my burns with homemade stuff got her burns remedied. As far as I was told she regrew new skin cells. Apparently those ingredients are now used in thing called “second skin”
The man who treated her burns was Jovan Saljic. He treated the burns with some herbs and he did amazing job on her face. Would love to know more about her but there isn`t much to go on.
Yes, late Jovan Saljic did miracles with burns on her body. He brought many people with severe burns back to life. He used to be my neighbour.
Would love to know about post-accident Kitty Swan.
van den bremt rudy
concerning actress Kitty swan. all has been said about her – and that’s not much. but, there is 1 movie missing from the internet movie database. the movie is from 1966 and called in italian “COME SVALIGIAMMO LA BANCA D’ITALIA” it’s a caper comedy with the italian comic duo franco franchi and cicchio ingrassia in the title role. she had a small role as “brunette girl at nightclub”. (source WIKIPEDIA). best, rudy from Belgium.
Steen Svanholm
For everyone with interest in the person, I can tell that Kirsten, who correctly is Danish (with double citizenship – the other Italian) is very much alive and well. She lives just outside Rome with her husband, and she is still a very beautiful, openhearted, and wise woman. Despite the burn accident, during which her husband and family stood by her side, she later gave birth to two children. Today, she lives a quiet but very active life with great interest in Roman and Etruscan culture and architecture. She is also a skilled painter and sculptor and among the most knowledgable people, though not documented, concerning ancient Roman marble and pottery. And then she is my very cherished aunt
Wow! Amazing to read your comments, Steen, thanks for posting them. I visited Rainbow Springs as a young boy, however it wasn’t until many years later that I learned of the fire that injured Kirsten and Stjepan Šipek while they were shooting a film there. I often wondered what became of your aunt, and how she fared after the accident. Her many fans will be thrilled to hear that she is happy and well, and has become a skilled painter and sculptor, and an expert on ancient Roman marble and pottery. Thanks for the update, Steen!
ole kingston jensen
Dear Steen Svanholm , my father use to know her ( Kirsten ) my father is dead now his name was Ole , and kirsten lived (rented a room at my grand mom fathers mom Erna in Gothersgade københavn ) i was called lille ole , i meet Kirsten twice i think , i was only abou 8 – 10 , maybe in 1968 or so , i am from 1959 ,i think then ohh she is pretty and nice , i saw a movie poster of her and remembered her and the dark hair , if posible , please say hi from me , i do not want to interfear in her life just to say hi , Ole Kingston is the name i use today ,, i use to be Ole Dan jensen . glad to her she is alright , i remember hering of the burn .
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Green ICT Obligations for Corporates
Tom Worthington FACS CP HLM
Adjunct Lecturer, Australian National University
For ACS Green ICT SIG, Canberra, 23 May 2012
Large organisations in Australia are already required to report carbon emissions each year and from 1 July 2012 carbon pricing will be introduced, effecting all organisations. What are the impacts for business and government; for example how will e-Waste regulations effect the disposal of equipment in future. Tom will be undertaking a review of the Greening of Australia and both the responsibilities and the opportunities for individuals and organisations.
Tom Worthington is the designer of the ACS Green ICT course and also the ANU ICT Sustainability course. He will discuss how ICT professionals can have a role, or even a new career, in helping their organisation meet its green requirements.
For more details see the free online edition of Tom Worthington’s book "ICT Sustainability: Assessment and Strategies for a Low Carbon Future"
This talk is intended to map to SFIA Skills:
Sustainability Assessment and Requirements Definition
Sustainability Assessment (SUAS)
Requirements Definition and Management (REQM)
Sustainability Strategy and Management
Sustainability Strategy (SUST)
Sustainability management for IT (SUMI)
Tom Worthington FACS CP
IT consultant and Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the Australian National University
Researchers at the ANU Climate Change Institute
Canberra ICT Educator of the Year 2010
Fellow of the Australian Computer Society
Voting Member of the Association for Computing Machinery
IT policy adviser at the Australian Department of Defense
Tom Worthington is a computer consultant and an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the Research School of Computer Science at the Australian National University. Tom teaches green computing, professional ethics and electronic document management and is also a member of the ANU Climate Change Institute. He was previously a senior IT policy adviser at the Australian Department of Defense. In 2008 Tom was commissioned by the Australian Computer Society (ACS) to design the world's first globally certified online postgraduate course in Green ICT. He was recognized for this work with the award of "ICT Educator of the Year for the ACT" in 2010. Tom is a Fellow, Past President, Honorary Life Member and Certified Professional of the ACS. Tom is a voting member of the Association for Computing Machinery and a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) Scheme
National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme (NGER) already applies to large emitters
National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 (NGER Act) administered by the Clean Energy Regulator
ICT Professionals can be Greenhouse and Energy Auditors
Australian Carbon Pricing Mechanism
Carbon Pricing Mechanism applies to organisations emitting over 25,000 tonnes of CO2-e per year
Price is $23 a tonne per year, from 1 July 2012, for three years
Applies to companies and government agencies
Disposal of Electronic waste ("e-waste") from unwanted electronic devices is regulated locally, nationally and internationally:
International Basel convention is implemented in the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act (Commonwealth of Australia, 1989).
National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme, puts a levy on importers to pay for disposal
Sustainable Policies
Queensland Government Operational Concept - Sustainable procurement (2008)
Australian Government ICT Sustainability Plan 2010 - 2015, has agency targets are reporting
Sustainable ICT Deliverables
Corporate Sustainability Report 2009-2010
eWaste Management Policy
Environmental Policy (2011c)
Green Procurement Policy (2011d)
Waste Reduction Policy (2011e)
From About Corporate Responsibility, Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS)
Microsoft Corporate Carbon Tax
"carbon fee" on all Microsoft business divisions from 1 July 2013
Similar to the Australian Government's carbon pricing scheme.
Microsoft has announced that they will introduce an internal "carbon fee" on all business divisions, with the aim to be carbon neutral from 1 July 2013 ("Making Carbon Neutrality Everyone’s Responsibility at Microsoft, 8 May 2012 12:01 am). Microsoft's approach is very similar to the carbon pricing scheme which the Australian Government is introducing.
Microsoft also have:
Smarter buildings pilot at the Microsoft Redmond campus
CarbonSystems to monitor and report environmental metrics.
IT Energy Whitepaper
ICT Sustainability Steps
Sustainability requires few additional skills from ICT professionals. They need to learn a little about climate science and environmental law. They need to know techniques for estimating energy use and carbon emissions. Implementing this in a business requires the same skills of Strategy, Requirements, Management and Evaluation, as other ICT tasks.
Alignment to ICT Sustainability Skills
From: Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA), Version 4, SFIA Foundation, 2010
ICT Sustainability Jobs
“We are seeking a qualified, highly organised person with excellent communication and problem solving skills to undertake research to investigate the current size and makeup of the University's computer fleet. The project will identify ways to reduce the carbon footprint of ICT and work towards the installation of energy efficient technology that reduce ITs environmental impact....”
From: "Green ICT Project Officer, Australian National University, 11 February 2011
ICT Sustainability Courses
Green Technology Strategies, Computer Professional Education Program, Australian Computer Society (first run as "Green ICT Strategies" in February 2009)
Green Information Technology Strategies (COMP7310), Australian National University (first run July 2009)
Green ICT Strategies (COMP 635), Athabasca University, Canada
Foundation Certificate in Green IT, British Computer Society: http://certifications.bcs.org/content/ConTab/29
Vocational Graduate Certificate in ICT Sustainability, Box Hill Institute
Conference paper: WORTHINGTON, T. 2012. A green computing professional education course online: designing and delivering a course in ICT Sustainability using Internet and eBooks. 7th International Conference on Computer Science & Education. Melbourne, Australia: IEEE. URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/9013
Book: "ICT Sustainability", Tom Worthington, 2011: Kindle, iPad, ePub, PDF eBooks, Paperback and web
Work-Integrated-Learning: With E-books and E-Learning, for the Australian eLearning Congress, Sydney, 8 February 2012
Green ICT Strategies COMP7310, Masters program, The Australian National University, from July 2009
ACS Green ICT Course
North American version adapted by Brian Stewart, Athabasca University (Canada): Green ICT Strategies (COMP 635)
This document is available at: www.tomw.net.au/technology/it/green_obligations/
Slides for these notes are also available.
Version 2.0, 23 May 2012, Tom Worthington
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Marla Ahlgrimm on the Prevention of Falling
February 16, 2019 Marla Ahlgrimm Leave a comment
National Falls Prevention Awareness Day is observed each September to encourage safety and security in the home, notes pharmacist Marla Ahlgrimm. As a women’s health leader, Marla Ahlgrimm has analyzed the subject and learned a great deal about alleviating potential risks. Here, Marla Ahlgrimm shares her knowledge about preventing falls with the ZRYLW readership.
ZRYLW: Hello and welcome!
Marla Ahlgrimm: Good morning – how have you been?
ZRYLW: Just fine, thank you. It’s wonderful to speak with you about National Falls Prevention Awareness Day.
Marla Ahlgrimm: It’s an important cause.
ZRYLW: How many people suffer falls each year?
Marla Ahlgrimm: According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, up to 30 percent of people who fall suffer injuries such as head traumas, hip fractures and lacerations.
ZRYLW: That’s troubling.
Marla Ahlgrimm: It’s an issue, too, that we need to examine even for those who are not in the senior demographic.
ZRYLW: In general, what’s the first step in avoiding a fall?
Marla Ahlgrimm: Consulting with a physician is always an intelligent choice. By reviewing medications and nutritional supplements, a physician can help with fall prevention.
ZRYLW: Is there certain information that the physician may require during this appointment?
Marla Ahlgrimm: It can be a great benefit to keep track of instances of falls or near-falls.
ZRYLW: Could your health conditions cause a fall?
Marla Ahlgrimm: Oh, certainly. In fact, some ear and eye disorders increase a person’s risk as a result of compromised balance.
ZRYLW: What specific symptoms should be of concern to the individual?
Marla Ahlgrimm: Some people feel shortness of breath, numbness, joint pain or dizziness when they walk.
ZRYLW: As one method of fall prevention, would it be wise to select a particular brand or type of shoes?
Marla Ahlgrimm: Shoes with slick soles, floppy slippers and high heels can make a person fall, slip or stumble.
ZRYLW: What’s the best choice: Nike, Adidas….?
Marla Ahlgrimm: The brand name does not matter in the long run, but make sure to select a pair of shoes that are comfortable.
ZRYLW: What about socks?
Marla Ahlgrimm: Wear sturdy, properly fitting shoes instead of walking around in socks or slippers.
ZRYLW: What other suggestions might the doctor provide?
Marla Ahlgrimm: With a doctor’s permission, try activities like swimming, tai chi, water aerobics, or walking. Building an exercise routine can improve flexibility, coordination, balance and strength.
ZRYLW: How else can a person improve their health?
Marla Ahlgrimm: Some men and women opt for a physical therapist who can develop an exercise program designed to improve their muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness.
ZRYLW: Thanks so much for your insight on this subject!
Marla Ahlgrimm: You’re quite welcome!
Currently residing in Madison, Wisconsin, Marla Ahlgrimm has traveled the country as a guest speaker on women’s health issues. Marla Ahlgrimm is the author of two popular books on hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
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A Vision is Born: How Madison Pharmacy Associates Revolutionized the Field of Women’s Health
January 2, 2012 Madison Pharmacy Associates 10 Comments
Madison Pharmacy Associates’ founder Marla Ahlgrimm saw the need to start a pharmacy specializing in women’s health when she realized her own boss was unsupportive of the work she and her associates were doing to help women manage the symptoms of PMS. “Women are all neurotic anyway and should be on tranquilizers,” Madison Pharmacy Associates’ Marla Ahlgrimm recalls the manager saying.
Still, starting a new business isn’t easy. When she and a colleague decided to found Madison Pharmacy Associates, a Madison, Wisconsin based business focused on women’s health, she found almost everyone tried to talk her out of it. Financial institutions balked at the idea and the Madison Pharmacy Associates founders learned they’d have to interpret state and federal regulations to meet their own business’ specialized focus.
According to Madison Pharmacy Associates’ Ahlgrimm, most Americans had never heard the term premenstrual syndrome or PMS, although research had been done in Europe on the syndrome. Madison Pharmacy Associates focused on developing unique treatments for women dealing with irritability, mood swings, depression, headaches and other moderate to severe symptoms each month.
Because PMS was a new field, Madison Pharmacy Associates had to develop all of the educational materials. The staff at Madison Pharmacy Associates introduced customized natural hormone prescription compounding which is now provided from pharmacies through out the country.
Madison Pharmacy Associates’ Marla Ahlgrimm, R.Ph. recalls the challenges of starting a new business. “Gearing up to start a small business means confronting questions about financing,” states the co-founder of Madison Pharmacy Associates. “How will I know how to do everything from bookkeeping to managing employees? What if I make a wrong decision? Will I have the energy to make the business grow?”
Over time, Madison Pharmacy Associates worked through all of these issues and more, becoming one of the country’s foremost leaders in the field of women’s hormonal health. Beginning small—in the early days, Madison Pharmacy Associates was only 700 square feet—Madison Pharmacy Associates gradually added experienced pharmacists, nurses, and health educators who added to Marla Ahlgrimm’s vision.
“In contemplating starting a business, the most important challenge lies in evaluating and following your personal values which, while tangible and immeasurable, not only define your path to success, they insure it,” Marla Ahlgrimm, co-founder of Madison Pharmacy Associates, concludes.
The information in this article has been previously published and is provided as a reference resource by Marla Ahlgrimm, R.Ph. Madison Pharmacy Associates was sold in 2011. Marla Ahlgrimm is also the co-founder and President of Cyclin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The company sells proprietary products for the women’s health market as well as ProCycle PMS and ProCycle Gold products. For more information, go online to www.cyclinpharma.com
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Pharmacist Marla Ahlgrimm Explains the Process of Screening for Thyroid Problems
July 21, 2016 Marla Ahlgrimm 8 Comments
As a woman gets older, she may dismiss symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, and painful joints as a natural part of the aging process. But Marla Ahlgrimm, founder of Women’s Health America, regularly sees patients suffering from these very symptoms and, in some cases, hormone therapy can return a woman to a happy, healthy life. Marla Ahlgrimm reports that, according to the National Thyroid Institute,
millions of women have been diagnosed with hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) and hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) and many more remain undiagnosed. A pioneer in the field of women’s health, Marla Ahlgrimm explains that thyroid related symptoms can mimic some symptoms of PMS and menopause making treatment frustrating if symptoms don’t improve. Several tests are available to identify thyroid problems early and begin treatment, Marla Ahlgrimm says.
The better way to test, Marla Ahlgrimm explains, is to use the sensitive serum TSH test combined with a “free T4 and free T3” test. This is the most thorough and accurate test, and according to Marla Ahlgrimm, it’s sensitive enough to identify thyroid disease even in its earlier stages. “TSH is thyroid stimulating hormone, produced by the pituitary gland,” pharmacist Marla Ahlgrimm, co-founder of Madison Pharmacy Associates, states. “TSH stimulates the thyroid gland to produce triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4), which regulate the metabolism of fat, protein, and sugar.” Hypothyroidism happens when the TSH level is high, T4 level is too low, or when the T4 level is normal and T3 level is low.
The thyroid testing test can be expensive, but Marla Ahlgrimm points out that the price has decreased over the years. The test involves a blood sample which must be analyzed by a laboratory and most clinic laboratories perform this test. The test should always be done in women of menopausal age, Marla Ahlgrimm recommends, and three main factors should be taken into consideration before undergoing the sensitive serum TSH test: family history, presence of an autoimmune disease, or enlarged thyroid or goiter.
According to Marla Ahlgrimm, co-founder of Madison Pharmacy Associates, additional tests are available, such as a “free T4 and free T3” test. But this test measures the amount of T4 and T3 that is “free” or available to act in the thyroid receptors as compared to total T3 and Total T4 where much of the thyroid hormone is bound to protein and unavailable.
Hypothyroidism: Underactive Thyroid
Hypothyroidism has two forms, says Marla Ahlgrimm, primary and secondary. In primary hypothyroidism, the thyroid itself malfunctions, producing too little T4 and causing symptoms such as fatigue, weight gain, and depression, explains Marla Ahlgrimm. Primary hypothyroidism can be caused by disease or an autoimmune condition, according to Dr. Marla Ahlgrimm. Secondary hypothyroidism has several causes. One can be that the pituitary gland isn’t producing enough TSH. Unlike primary hypothyroidism, the pituitary gland is malfunctioning instead of the thyroid, Marla Ahlgrimm says. While the causes may be different, the results are similar—you may feel lethargic and depressed, among other symptoms. The thyroid test can detect both primary and secondary hypothyroidism, signaling your doctor to do further tests, adds Marla Ahlgrimm.
Probably the most common cause of thyroid deficiency symptoms in aging women is due to subclinical hypothyroidism when TSH is slightly elevated and T4 and T3 are low.
Prescription Options
Pharmacist Marla Ahlgrimm says many doctors will prescribe Synthroid, which is a synthetic form of T4 but many others prefer natural thyroid or desiccated thyroid. One brand is called Armour Thyroid which contains T3 and T4 as well as other thyroid hormone derivatives naturally found in the thyroid gland. Your doctor also can prescribe a customized thyroid hormone prescription prepared by a pharmacist for you. Available both in a prescription tablet and capsule form, thyroid must also be closely monitored, cautions Marla Ahlgrimm.
For more information, contact Marla Ahlgrimm at ahlgrimm.marla@gmail.com
http://marlaahlgrimmonline.com/
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Marla Ahlgrimm Discusses Effective Over the Counter Relief for Women with PMS
December 31, 2011 Marla Ahlgrimm Leave a comment
You are in the drug store or supermarket and a product labeled “PMS Reliever,” or “PMS Vitamin” catches your eye. Which vitamins and minerals are most useful for PMS patients? That’s a question pharmacist Marla Ahlgrimm hears almost daily. Some studies, says Ahlgrimm, emphasize that vitamin B6, when taken as part of a B-complex vitamin that also contains magnesium, is helpful in relieving certain PMS symptoms, especially bloating and depression. Here are some additional facts provided by Marla Ahlgrimm to keep in mind about over the counter products.
Eating six smaller meals May help with PMS and weight loss, says Dr. Marla Ahlgrimm. Ahlgrimm is a compounding pharmacist, not a doctor, but that doesn’t stop her patients from referring to her that way. As part of her lauded treatment for PMS, Ahlgrimm often works with women to minimize symptoms by making changes to their diets. Dr. Marla Ahlgrimm recommends a balanced diet, split between six snacks rather than three regular meals. Women should not see considerable weight gain by doing this. In fact, says Dr. Marla Ahlgrimm, eating smaller meals and healthier foods may help relieve water retention and stop bloating which will lead to minimal weight gain and possibly even weight loss.
Calcium/Magnesium
Adequate levels of magnesium in the body, notes Marla Ahlgrimm, are important to regulate muscle relaxation, blood sugar, and to promote sound sleep. Furthermore, Ahlgrimm says that magnesium may have a role in reducing the chance of heart attack, stroke and hypertension, while preventing migraines, especially in pregnant women. Magnesium is also used to prevent pregnant women from developing toxemia (pregnancy induced high blood pressure), which can be threatening to the mother and her developing fetus, reports Marla Ahlgrimm.
Helping patients battle PMS with proper nutrition, Marla Ahlgrimm believes women can reduce PMS symptoms through diet. “Dr.” Marla Ahlgrimm, who is a pharmacist rather than a physician but is often mistaken for one, recommends a diet emphasizing complex carbohydrate snacks every 3 hours. This, says Dr. Marla Ahlgrimm, is absolutely essential to manage fluctuations in blood sugar. Adrenalin is known to be released when blood sugar levels dip, causing anxiety, irritability, mood swings, cravings for sweets, and fluid retention. Dr. Marla Ahlgrimm, author of Self-Help for Premenstrual Syndrome, points to her own recent findings that low blood sugar has an effect on the progesterone receptor.
Magnesium and calcium have a reciprocal relationship in the body, says Marla Ahlgrimm. When muscles lose magnesium, it is replaced by calcium, which contracts or stiffens the tissue. Magnesium acts to increase calcium absorption in the body, while calcium can interfere with magnesium absorption. Although some calcium/magnesium tablets contain twice as much calcium as magnesium, Ahlgrimm notes that women with PMS benefit from reversing the ratio – two times the amount of calcium vs. magnesium. Procycle PMS is a nutritional supplement specifically developed for women with PMS – Marla Ahlgrimm points out that it contains the beneficial 2:1 ratio of magnesium to calcium.
Do you crave chocolate during PMS? Dr. Marla Ahlgrimm advises against giving into the urge. While not a physician, Dr. Marla Ahlgrimm is often referred to by the title “Dr.”, as a result of her years of pioneering work in the field of women’s health. She says that chocolate can cause blood sugar levels to rise rapidly and fall, making PMS symptoms more intense. According to Dr. Marla Ahlgrimm, simple sugars can cause a roller coaster effect on blood sugar levels. In fact, many of the sugary snacks and beverages women consume during PMS create a self-induced hormone imbalance. Six small meals per day, notes Ahlgrimm, can help PMS sufferers.
Oil of Evening Primrose
Oil from the evening primrose flower contains linoleic acid, which boosts the body’s output of a hormone like substance called PGE1 prostaglandin, notes Marla Ahlgrimm. There are studies that suggest the PGE1 lowers the hormone prolactin, which helps to alleviate symptoms or breat tenderness. Ahlgrimm suggest taking the oil of evening primrose capsule with at least 600 mg of vitamin C daily and a B complex vitamin for best absorption.
“Dr.” Marla Ahlgrimm recommends well-Balanced diet for hormonal balance
Ahlgrimm, who is actually a pharmacist rather than a doctor but is often called Dr. Marla Ahlgrimm by her patients, has found that a well-balanced meal has benefits beyond general overall health. For women, Ahlgrimm says, a diet filled with a balance of lean-cut meats, low-fat dairy products, vegetables, whole grains, and fresh fruit is essential in gaining control over your PMS symptoms. Dr. Marla Ahlgrimm is quick to emphasize, however, that fruit should be limited, since it is high in sugar. Sugary foods and beverages can cause blood sugar levels to rapidly rise and fall, making PMS symptoms more intense.
Making your choice
According to PMS Access founder Marla Ahlgrimm, “Controlled studies show that the balanced combination B vitamins, magnesium, and calcium found in Procycle PMS significantly reduce PMS symptoms. This supplement formula has been used since 1982 by women and health practitioners to help manage PMS with good results.” When adding vitamin/mineral supplements to a PMS self help plan, Ahlgrimm suggest comparing the ingredients, price and quality of the other nutritional supplements with Procycle PMS. “A nutritional supplement is an important part of the foundation of any PMS management program,” concludes Marla Ahlgrimm, noting that 65 percent of women with PMS find relief from their symptoms using self-help methods, diet and exercise, stress reduction and vitamin/mineral supplementation.
Women should limit chocolate and alcohol during PMS, says world-renowned leader in women’s health issues.
Dr. Marla Ahlgrimm (as her patients call her) has bad news for women. Chocolate and alcohol can exacerbate PMS symptoms and should be avoided during the time women traditionally crave them most. While not a medical doctor, Dr. Marla Ahlgrimm is well respected in her field and is often mistakenly called “Dr.”, mostly due to her pioneering work in the field of PMS. Controlling your PMS, Dr. Marla Ahlgrimm explains, simply means to enjoy chocolate and alcohol in moderation, not that they are completely forbidden. If you do give in to these cravings occasionally, make sure to have some other food in your stomach first to avoid a drop in blood sugar.
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Nashville Councilman Pushes To Ban 'Contributor' Salespeople
By Jonathan Jan 2, 2019
Nashville Metro Councilman Steve Glover is pushing a bill that would ban all street corner sales vendors and solicitors in Nashville.
This would include sellers of The Contributor, the newspaper sold by many of Nashville's homeless and formerly homeless population at popular intersections around town.
It's not the first time that Glover has taken a shot at The Contributor. In 2015 he sponsored a bill that would have restricted the sale of newspapers on street corners. This time, however, the bill would apply to the sale of ANYTHING on street corners - including food, water, merchandise, or newspapers.
Two pedestrians were killed in the last quarter of 2018 due to soliciting.
His legislation is loosely based on a similar ordinance in the city of Brentwood.
Check out the entire article from The Tennessean here.
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Inquiry into Childcare and Early Learning
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Submission to the Productivity Commission
Save the Children Australia
1. Executive summary ... 3
2. Introduction ... 4
3. Fees and access ... 6
4. A model for 0-3 year olds ... 8
5. Regulatory framework ... 10
5.1 Trained educators ...10
5.2 Working with children checks ...11
6. Funding for service providers ... 11
Attachment: Save the Children ECEC Programs ... 13
About Save the Children
Save the Children is a leading independent international organisation for children and child rights. Our vision is of a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. We work towards this vision in Australia and in more than 120 countries across the globe. For further information about this submission, please contact: melissa.wells@savethechildren.org.au
Australia has come a long way in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC). With the introduction of the National Early Childhood Development Strategy (2009) and significant Commonwealth and State funding channeled into this area, Australia is on the path to an effective ECEC system.
We agree with the Commission’s view that there is a lot that is good about the ECEC system. Yet too many vulnerable children are still entering school with learning and development delays, particularly Indigenous children. All children have a right to education on the basis of equal opportunity. (Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 28). We can and must do better for our most disadvantaged children and this is the focus of our submission.
Below, we offer select insights into the application of the Commission’s draft recommendations together with additional information, based on our program expertise. We look forward to working with the Australian Government to strengthen the ECEC system and ensure that no child is left behind.
Summary of recommendations
Fees and access
1. The Commission should review the Early Care and Learning Subsidy (ECLS) to ensure vulnerable and disadvantaged children do not fall through the gaps. For example:
The work requirement under the ECLS activity-test should encompass ‘looking for work’ and ‘voluntary work’.
The ECLS activity test exemptions should include: exceptional circumstances (including where a parent is severely or suddenly ill, overseas or in prison); and temporary financial hardship (e.g. job loss, natural disaster, escaping a situation of domestic violence).
(Response to Draft Recommendation 12.4)
Transition to school (preschool and primary)
2. Fixed funding pool for ECEC should also include early entry ECEC services fordisadvantaged children aged 0-3 years old. Intensive Supported Playschemes offer one cost-effective model combining play with intentional teaching and family support.
(Response to Information Request 12.7).
Quality of care and early learning
3. All educators working with disadvantaged children aged birth to 36 months:
Hold at least a Certificate III or equivalent (or are working towards this qualification).
Have access to educators with higher level qualifications (i.e. Diploma and above) to oversee programming and evaluation.
4. State and Territory Governments should, as a matter of priority, harmonise background checks for ECEC staff and volunteers by implementing a single, nationally recognised ‘working with children check’.
(Response to Draft Recommendation 7.10).
5. Greater certainty should be built into block grants with funding horizons of at least five years to address multiple barriers to ECEC service provision and build demand for quality early childhood education among highly disadvantaged and Indigenous communities.
At the heart of any system of Early Childhood Education and Care must be the best interests of the child. As we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child this year, it is worth remembering the principle that government should invest resources to the maximum extent possible to enable children to reach their full potential.
Prior 2009, several international reports found Australia lagging way behind on early childhood education and care1
. With the introduction of the National Early Childhood Development Strategy (2009) and significant Commonwealth and State funding channeled into this area, Australia is on the path to an effective ECEC system.
Early childhood (from conception to age six) is the most important period in a child’s life for brain development and subsequent learning, behaviour and health.2 Adequate stimulation and nutrition are essential for development during the early months and years of life.3 The amount and quality of stimulation can affect the development of the brain’s neural pathways, which shape language, capability, cognitive ability and emotional responses4.
A child who does not receive the required support and stimulation during these early years commences primary school without being ‘school-ready’ and the cycle of disadvantage has already started. Families are the first teachers of a child, and play a central role in young children’s socialisation and learning. Access to quality early learning is also vital, with the greatest benefits accruing to those most disadvantaged. As noted by the Commission, the social and economic benefits from participation in preschool for children’s development and transition to school are largely undisputed. The Commission also notes there appear to be some benefits from early identification of, and intervention for, children with development vulnerabilities5
Save the Children’s goal is for all children in Australia to enter primary education well prepared for the transition from early childhood. Family context and community issues increase vulnerability and can be addressed prior to transition. The challenge is particularly acute for disadvantaged children where the gap in developmental outcomes opens up in early childhood and widens as children grow up.
We note that PwC has estimated that increased participation of vulnerable children in ECEC could deliver an extra $13.3 billion to GDP (cumulative to 2050)6
. Benefits for the government include decreased expenditure associated with remedial education, justice and health services as a result of improved education and life outcomes for vulnerable children. There is also a projected reduction in unemployment and other government transfers as children successfully complete their education and enter the labour market.
For example, UNICEF (2008), The Child Care Transition: A League Table of Early Childhood Education and Care in Economically Advanced Countries (UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre Report Card No.8)
Lee, R et al (2014) Head Start Participation and School Readiness: Evidence from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study– Birth Cohort Developmental Psychology, Vol. 50, No. 1, 202–215.
McCain, M & Mustard, J (1999) Reversing the Real Brain Drain: Early Years Study Final Report, Canada.
Mustard, J (2008) Investing in the Early Years: Closing the Gap Between what we know and what we do. Adelaide Thinker in Residence 2007, Government of South Australia
Productivity Commission, Draft Report, page 2
In this submission, we focus on ECEC for vulnerable children with regard to: Fees and access.
Transition to school (preschool and primary). Quality of care and early learning.
A 2013 study by the Australian Institute of Family Studies7
found that:
“children missing out on early childhood education are more often represented among disadvantaged families, and among children who are perhaps in greatest need of early childhood education in respect of preparing children for school.”
Subsidised fees are one aspect of increasing access to quality early learning and care for vulnerable children. We concur with the Commission’s finding that current fee assistance arrangements are too complex and agree in-principle with the move to a single child-based subsidy – the Early Care and Learning Subsidy (ECLS). However, in the process of streamlining arrangements, we are concerned that vulnerable children may fall through the gaps.
During the public hearings, several organisations indicated that the combination of the means and activity-test, along with a narrowing of the activity requirements, is likely to result in a significant number of children experiencing disadvantage by not being able to access ECEC. This issue warrants further examination by the Commission. If the proposed changes are likely to be a barrier to vulnerable children’s participation in early learning, Save the Children recommends those changes are reconsidered.
For example, it is unclear in the Draft Report if the new ECLS activity test includes ‘looking for work’ and ‘voluntary work’. Voluntary work is often an important step in building skills and work experience prior to obtaining a paid job, particularly for long-term unemployed. If the definition of work under the new activity-test is narrower than that which currently applies, it is likely to impact on the number of children accessing subsidised early childhood education and care.
In addition, it appears that under the proposed ECLS, the exemptions to the activity-test are narrower than under the current system and do not include where a parent is overseas or in prison or where parents are facing exceptional circumstances. Moreover, it appears that the requirement that both the activity-test and means-test be satisfied will remove the ability of children from low-income families to access up 24 hours per week of early learning as exists under the Child Care Benefit. This appears inconsistent with the Commission’s finding that children who are developmentally vulnerable are one of the groups most in need of access to early childhood education and care.
The current Special Child Care Benefit (SCCB) applies to children at risk of neglect and abuse and also if a family is experiencing temporary financial hardship which has reduced their ability to pay childcare fees. Hardship includes natural disasters and/or periods of local emergency. The Draft Report identifies that ‘around half of the children currently accessing SCCB are in families that have been assessed as facing
Baxter,J and Hand, K (2013) Access to Early Childhood Education in Australia. Australian Government, Australian Institute of Family Studies. Research Report number 24 page xvii
financial hardship. It appears the proposed Special Early Care and Learning Subsidy (SECLS) will not be available on the basis of family hardship, so families facing sudden changes in their financial
circumstances will need to have their subsidy rate reassessed quickly.’8 Again, this change will reduce children’s access to early childhood education and care, many of whom are experiencing temporary socio-economic disadvantage.
In summary, there are a number of significant changes between the eligibility requirements under the existing subsidy system and that proposed by the Commission. These changes may impact negatively on access of vulnerable children to early childhood education and care. Those changes are:
A potentially narrower definition of work under the new activity-test.
No access to limited hours of early childhood education and care on the basis of low-income (where activity-test not satisfied).
Narrower exemptions under the new activity-test.
No access to the ECLS on the basis of temporary financial hardship.
Children at risk of development delays missing out
Chris* is a rehabilitated drug user, who recently left a very violent relationship and has had her six children in her care. Three of the children are under five years. Chris is a loving and caring mother but she has recently been very ill with cancer and consequently she is unable to work or study. A Save the Children Family Support Worker helped Chris to access child care for medical specialist and hospital visits. The young children have suffered disrupted attachment and would be at further risk of developmental delay and learning difficulties if it was not for the child care experience.
Currently, Chris would be eligible either for the Child Care Benefit on the basis of exceptional circumstances or she could access the Special Child Care Benefit on the basis of temporary financial hardship. However, under the proposed Early Care and Learning Subsidy, the activity-test would require Chris to be working, studying or training and would not provide an exemption on the basis of exceptional circumstances. In addition, there will no longer be access to a subsidy on the basis of temporary financial hardship. These changes mean that Chris may struggle to access childcare subsidies and her children may miss out on important early learning and care. *Name has been changed
Response to Draft Recommendation 12.4
The Commission should review the Early Care and Learning Subsidy (ECLS) to ensure vulnerable and disadvantaged children do not fall through the gaps. For example:
- The work requirement under the ECLS activity-test should encompass ‘looking for work’ and ‘voluntary work’.
- The ECLS activity test exemptions should include: exceptional circumstances (including where a parent is severely or suddenly ill, overseas or in prison); and temporary financial hardship (e.g. job loss, natural disaster, escaping a situation of domestic violence).
A model for 0-3 year olds
If all children in Australia are to be school ready, we need to start earlier than the year prior to school. Children who are developmentally vulnerable are being left behind in the current system. We commend the Commission for supporting universal preschool access. However, in our experience, earlier pathways to education for highly disadvantaged children are necessary. This involves working with whole families and communities to raise expectations and awareness about the importance of early learning.
We understand the budget environment and the need for measures to be affordable. Below we propose one model of early intervention targeting highly disadvantaged communities as a cost-effective pathway to preschool and primary school education.
Save the Children’s Intensive Supported Playscheme model operates in more than 100 sites nationwide. One to two times a week we reach highly disadvantaged communities in remote and isolated places and also urban settings. Despite government subsidies available for early learning, many children in these locations do not access formal or informal early childhood education. Many families are living in chaos which means that meeting immediate survival needs takes precedence over early childhood programs. The Playscheme sessions are an access pathway to mainstream services.
Play-based learning is combined with intentional teaching, provided by qualified educators (minimum Certificate III supervised by a trained early childhood teacher) and drawing upon the Early Years Learning Framework. Sessions are mobile and held within the community at an accessible venue. In tandem with early childhood development outcomes, the model provides a soft entry point for reaching families in crisis that may otherwise not be accessing government or other services.
Our model has the following components:
High quality early learning playgroup session for children and their parents. Peer support for isolated parents.
Parenting and family support.
The integrated model combines learning and play with ongoing family support, and is key to the success of the program. Helping families to address the root causes of issues that impact on family wellbeing (for example, substance abuse or family violence), increases the chances that children will go into the formal education system with high attendance rates and good learning outcomes.
The model has been independently reviewed with identified outcomes including: improved school readiness; more connected communities through decreasing social isolation for parents and children; greater social participation and connection to networks; and improved life skills for parents (Griffith University, 2011)9
The model is staffed by:
An Early Childhood Educator who designs and facilitates a structured early childhood program based on the Early Years Learning Framework
An Early Childhood Assistant (ideally employed from the community) who assists the Educator. A Family Support Worker who uses the playgroup sessions as a soft entry point to engage families
and provide case management and referrals to address issues impacting on wellbeing and family functioning e.g. parenting skills, family violence.
The mobility of the model enables it to be responsive to the needs of a broad range of communities. We have experience in farming communities, e.g. Hay in NSW, where families report that the two-hour intensive supported playgroup provided by Save the Children is the only contact they have each week with people outside their family. In urban communities, such as Salisbury West in Victoria, we know that socially isolated newly arrived families have trouble accessing transport highlighting the need for a mobile service. Our experience with transient communities in caravan parks across Brisbane demonstrates that they have a mistrust of centre-based services.
Based on Save the Children’s Australia’s current experience we estimate the cost per child is around $900 per year10
Overcoming barriers to early education for newly arrived migrant children
Newly arrived migrants, including refugees, are sometimes isolated and socially excluded due to language and cultural differences. Research by the McCaughey Centre in 201311 highlighted that early childhood services are critical sites for addressing health, developmental and social disparities among newly arrived children. Save the Children has also observed that the needs of young children can often be overlooked by settlement providers who focus on the needs of adults and young people. Save the Children’s ‘It Takes a Village’ programs offer early childhood learning and homework programs combined with wrap around services for families such as casework, life skills sessions and other support. Children are then assisted to transition into mainstream early learning services.
Further details on the model are provided in the attachment.
Response to Information Request 12.7
Fixed funding pool for ECEC should include early entry ECEC services for disadvantaged children aged 0-3 years old. Intensive Supported Playschemes offer one cost-effective model combining play with intentional teaching and family support.
This cost may vary based on location and demographics.
McCaughey Centre, Melbourne School of Population Health; Deborah Warr, Rosemary Mann and Danielle Forbes, Once you’ve built some trust: Using playgroups to promote children’s health and wellbeing for families from migrant backgrounds, 38 Australian Journal of Early Childhood 1 (2013), pp 41-48.
Save the Children supports the National Quality Framework and voluntarily applies it to our Intensive Supported Playschemes. Quality standards are in the best interests of the child and consistent with Australia’s obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child (Article 3):
States Parties shall ensure that the institutions, services and facilities responsible for the care or protection of children shall conform with the standards established by competent authorities, particularly in the areas of safety, health, in the number and suitability of their staff, as well as competent supervision.
5.1 Trained educators
Trained educators are at the core of an effective early learning and child development system. We understand the Commission is interested in introducing more flexibility in educator-to-child ratios in centre based care. We are comfortable with this approach in principle, provided it does not compromise care provided to the most disadvantaged children.
We note the Commission’s draft report states that “Staff qualifications are the aspect of quality that has been found to have the most substantial effect on children’s development outcomes”12. We are pleased the Commission has recognised the importance of early childhood teaching qualifications for children aged over 36 months.
However, the Commission states that is has found little compelling evidence that requiring a proportion of those caring for children aged birth to 36 months to hold certain higher level education qualifications is necessary13. We refer the Commission to the work of Degotardi and Cheeseman (2014) which finds that higher levels of qualification are associated with global measures of quality, including quality of caregiving interactions14
For services targeted at the most disadvantaged children, we recommend a more nuanced approach that is both affordable and practical whilst not compromising quality. This involves Certificate III (or equivalent) educators providing day-to-day care, supported by a more highly qualified educator who oversees programming and evaluation, and has the capacity to target early intervention strategies for vulnerable children. We adopt this model on our Intensive Supported Playschemes.
Response to Draft Recommendation 7.2
All educators working with disadvantaged children aged birth to 36 months:
Productivity Commission, Draft Report, page 173
5.2 Working with children checks
Save the Children supports the establishment of a national working with children framework to strengthen the protection of children from offenders who move between jurisdictions. Currently, some states and territories exempt interstate visitors holding a valid working with children certification from having to reapply when travelling or relocating interstate, however these exemptions (where present) are different in every jurisdiction.
A national working with children framework would ensure consistent protections across Australia. Such a framework would also provide certainty for people in child-related employment that travel interstate for work and alleviate the requirement for re-certification when individuals relocate permanently. Further, a national framework would substantially reduce the cost and administrative burden for national child focused institutions such as Save the Children that have employees required to undertake child-related work across multiple jurisdictions. An application for a working with children check costs $110 in Victoria and $80 in NSW. For an organisation with several workers who need multijurisdictional checks, this cost can be substantial. Accordingly, there should be a single, nationally recognised working with children check.
We note and welcome the decision by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to establish a Law, Crime and Community Safety Council (Council) that will consider best practice approaches to the harmonisation of laws about working with children. The establishment of a single, nationally recognised working with children check should be a priority for the new Council and COAG.
Response to Draft Recommendation 7.10
State and territory governments should, as a matter of priority, harmonise background checks for ECEC staff and volunteers by implementing a single, nationally recognised ‘working with children check’.
Funding for service providers
For very remote and highly disadvantaged communities, long-term funding security is vital to close the gap in early childhood outcomes. Save the Children therefore supports the concept of the Disadvantaged Communities Program to block fund providers to deliver services to concentrated populations of developmentally vulnerable children. Integration of ECEC services with other community services related to family support, health and schools is consistent with the model adopted by Save the Children. We are also pleased to see that essential integration or coordination functions will be funded, provided ECEC is the prime focus.
We note the Commission’s preference that service providers be transitioned to child-based funding as soon as possible, where there is a viable labour market. The reality is that early learning centres in very remote and highly disadvantaged communities will not likely be financially independent for many years, even on a cost recovery basis.
For example, in Mornington Island in far-north Queensland, Save the Children operates the Kirdi Mayarr (small rainbow) long day care centre. Mornington Island is an Aboriginal governed Shire with a population of around 1,200 people. The day care centre opened 12 months ago, adjacent to the existing Child and
Family Centre, with capacity for 39 places. Currently there are 20 children enrolled with 13 regularly in attendance. One of the key challenges in filling the centre is building awareness about the importance and benefits of quality care and early learning. We are starting to see change, but it takes time. For instance, recently the community identified a family at risk and the child is now attending the childcare centre once a week. Even with heavily subsidised fees, many parents in the area find the childcare costs a struggle. The funding that Save the Children receives from government sources (in this case, the Queensland Department of Education and Employment) is core to providing this service.
Another aspect of Save the Children’s model of ECEC provided to remote, Aboriginal communities is local staff upskilling. We see this as essential to providing culturally appropriate services, for sustainability, and also to build the capacity of the community to take ownership of the service. We work to provide training and employment opportunities that enable staff to remain in their community, and allow them to build upon the trust and relationships they develop with parents of the children who attend the centre. Again, a long-term commitment is important here to effect real change.
Save the Children supports the Commission’s recommendation that the Australian Government should continue support for the current block funded ECEC services for Indigenous children to assist their transition to mainstream ECEC funding (where there is a viable labour market).
Where there is no viable labour market, greater funding certainty with longer time horizons will enable organisations like Save the Children to put measures in place to address multiple barriers to service provision in remote and highly disadvantaged communities, whilst moving towards the ultimate objectives of the Government’s Indigenous Advancement Strategy.
Greater certainty should be built into block grants with funding horizons of at least five years to address multiple barriers to ECEC service provision and build demand among highly disadvantaged Indigenous communities.
Attachment: Save the Children ECEC Programs
Save the Children works to help vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young people reach their full potential. We provide transformational programs in early childhood care and development, youth engagement, school attendance, and child protection and focus on the locations and areas of disadvantage where children and families are most vulnerable to poverty and social exclusion. Our vision is to create a world in which every child attains their right to survival, protection, development and participation.
In the area of Early Childhood Education and Care, we operate the following services:
1. Kindergartens
Save the Children operates two kindergartens in rural Victoria, at Mooroopna and Nowa Nowa. Since the early 1960s, these centres have been providing affordable and accessible preschool education for children who would otherwise miss out, with a particular focus on Aboriginal children.
Our kindergarten model incorporates the following: Transport to and from the kindergarten.
Employment of local, Aboriginal staff. Culturally appropriate curriculum. Low cost for families.
Family support services.
Emergency support when necessary.
2. Long Day Care Centres
Save the Children operates two long day care centres in the Dampier Peninsula (Western Australia) and Mornington Island (Queensland), with a focus on providing quality early learning and care services to very remote and Aboriginal communities. Our long day care centre model incorporates the following:
Program using the Early Years Learning Framework Additional literacy and numeracy interventions Integrated family support services
Visits from allied health services (e.g. to promote good nutrition).
Dampier Peninsula Family and Early Learning Centre
This centre is located in Djarindjin, an isolated part of Western Australia approximately 1,850km from Perth and approximately 200km north of Broome. There are four communities in the area including Djarindjin, Ardyaloon, Lombadina and Beagle Bay with a combined population of approximately 1,300 people. In 2012 the Australian Army with funding support from the Commonwealth Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs commenced building the regional Family and Early Learning Centre in Djarindjin. The centre opened in late 2013. We have capacity for up to 30 Aboriginal children aged 0-4 to access early childhood education and care alongside caregivers accessing parenting support.
Mornington Island Day Care Centre
The Kirdi Mayarr "Small Rainbow" day care centre opened in 2013 adjacent to the Child and Family Centre also run by Save the Children. The day care centre has capacity for 39 places. There are 20 children currently enrolled with around 13 regularly attending. Alongside early childhood and care services, a range of family activities are provided including positive discipline training programs, and parenting workshops. Our staff also help caregivers to access pre-school and school attendance programs.
Intensive Supported Playschemes
Over 30 years ago, Save the Children pioneered the Intensive Supported Playscheme model which now operates in over 100 sites nationwide. At least once a week, we reach communities in remote and isolated places and also urban settings such as caravan parks on the fringe of Brisbane.
The model is play-based learning combined with intentional teaching, provided by qualified educators drawing upon the Early Years Learning Framework. Sessions are mobile and held within the community at an accessible venue. In tandem with early childhood development outcomes, the model provides a soft entry point for reaching families in crisis that may otherwise not be accessing government or other services. Where available, we focus on transitioning children into mainstream early childhood services. In many remote locations, the Intensive Support Playscheme is the only pre-school early learning activity. Our model has the following components:
Weekly high quality early learning sessions for children under six years and their parents. Individual assessment and follow up.
Peer support for isolated parents.
Parenting and family support through role modelling, referrals, guest speakers from specialist agencies, and home-based case management to address issues impacting on child and family wellbeing and family functioning e.g. parenting skills, substance abuse, family violence.
It is staffed by:
An early Childhood Assistant (ideally employed from the community) who assists the Educator. A family Support Worker who uses the playgroup sessions as a soft entry point to engage families and
provide case management and referrals to address issues impacting on wellbeing and family functioning e.g. parenting skills, family violence
A variation of the playscheme model is our work with newly arrived migrant children who may initially face barriers to accessing mainstream early learning services due to language and cultural differences. The model includes:
Weekly, two-hour early learning sessions for children 0–5 years and their mothers. Life skills sessions for mothers that run concurrent to early learning sessions.
Casework for the whole family, including referrals and links to community services, information, advice and advocacy.
Activities to engage older siblings and families such as homework support and family school holiday activities.
A qualified Early Childhood Educator.
Bicultural Workers – assist with homework support and early childhood sessions. A qualified Family Support Worker.
The program is accessiblefor isolated and socially excluded families. It is provided in community settings already visited by newly arrived communities and within walking distance from family homes or close to public transport. In our experience, the program may be the only out of home activity for some mothers and their children.
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Reviewing Twitter’s New Profile Header
September 18, 2012 ; 3 Comments
Today Twitter announced that it has added header images to profiles, similar to what Facebook and Google+ have done. In addition, Twitter has updated its apps for iOS and Android devices to use those header images. Twitter explains why it has added this feature:
Starting today you can make your presence on Twitter more meaningful with new Twitter profiles. […] You can upload your header photo, which appears above your Tweets, to express yourself instantly, anywhere.
By adding a header image, I am both making Twitter more meaningful and expressing myself. Even though I have used Twitter for 15,000+ of my own tweets so far to express myself, and follow a group of folks that bring meaning to my Twitter stream. In case it’s not obvious, I am suspect of the reasoning. It feels to me more like Twitter trying to make itself more like Facebook (and Google+ and App.net), especially with the promotion of any photos from my timeline into their own prominent photo bar on mobile displays.
Twitter offers only two parameters for providing the header image — it should not be over 5MB and it should be 1,252 × 626 pixels. I can only assume this over-sized behemoth is Twitter’s way of accounting for high resolution displays. And so I dutifully made and uploaded my header image.
Desktop Browser
Screen capture of new Twitter header on desktop browser.
I am wholly unimpressed with the desktop browser experience. Not only has the image been scaled down (which I expected), it was scaled down to 542 pixels in width, or by a factor of 2.31. That’s not a nice even number and it relies on browser image scaling (which isn’t even bicubic in older browsers) to present the image.
In addition, my name and description are lost in the image, which means I’d have to build a space into my file just to account for the text. On top of all this, the link to my web site doesn’t stand out in any way as a hyperlink. It is not obvious that it is clickable, and that’s ultimately the thing I want people to click if they visit my profile page.
Forgetting how the image disrupts copy laid on top of it, the size of the image header leaves (at the window size I was using) only 3 tweets visible in my timeline. While at this same window size I only had 5 tweets visible with the old header, I’d rather have those two tweets back given the issues I have with the new header.
Compare this with my profile page before the header:
Screen capture of old Twitter header on desktop browser.
Screen capture of new Twitter header on mobile browser (Chrome on Nexus 7).
The mobile browser experience isn’t much better. The text is nearly illegible, but at least the hyperlink to my site appears to be bold, if smaller. Only three tweets are visible and then there is a bar with images I have posted. The worst part is that only one of those is mine (the other five are retweets), they are from July, and the thumbnail, when tapped, loads the wrong image. I don’t like my tweets being truncated for this low-value content.
Without the header image, however, the experience is almost no better. I still lose the same amount of space to a header image I have not defined. The only plus is that the text is now legible. See the before photo:
Screen capture of old Twitter header on mobile browser (Chrome on Nexus 7).
Screen capture of updated Twitter app with new header (Nexus 7).
Everything I said about the mobile browser experience with and without the new Twitter header applies.
Except this is even worse.
You can’t see my description, location or web site address in my profile without swiping to a second panel. Perhaps in some misguided attempt to make the text more legible by laying down a black overlay on the background header image, Twitter has now made my biographical information and link to my site totally invisible without some user interaction.
Not providing a header image does not save me from this mistake. As you can see below, custom image or not, my information is still a screen away.
Screen capture of updated Twitter app without new header (Nexus 7).
I removed the header image. I see no reason to push all those kilobytes to users to lessen their experience should they stumble across my profile page. On top of that, I don’t want to hide any more tweets than necessary nor obfuscate the link to my site (though I have no control over that in the mobile app). Perhaps in the future I’ll take time to craft an image to better fit the layout, but I have more important things to do than try to shoehorn something into Twitter’s mistake. Not to mention they can just change the rules again at any time.
Frankly, I’d rather Twitter enable Twitter cards for all sites. There is far more value to me as a content creator and as a user in that feature. And that feature leans on the existing Twitter experience, not some vapid attempt to copy other social media platforms.
Update: 2:19PM
I just discovered .net Magazine did a brief piece on the Twitter header image this morning, and the sources they cite say pretty much the same thing as I do.
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I totally agree, I'm trying for the first time to make a twitter account and it feels terribly ungly and unprofessional, the older header was way better…
Vincent Bolloré ; 19 November 2012 at 4:46 pm . Permalink
Is there a way to convert an account to the old set without the header picture?
Danielle ; 20 November 2012 at 2:02 am . Permalink
Danielle, nope.
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Exploring the Psychology of Interest Oxford Scholarship. MAJOR FIELD TEST IN PSYCHOLOGY SAMPLE QUESTIONS The following questions illustrate the range of the test in terms of the abilities measured, the disciplines covered, and the difficulty of the questions posed. They should not, however, be considered representative of the entire scope of the test in either content or difficulty., See more ideas about Educational psychology, Psychology and School counseling. Nov 2, 2019- Explore debbylovesmcm's board "Educational Psychology", followed by 683 people on Pinterest. (PDF link) Debby Weinberg. This pin relates to Maslow's self-actualization test. In module we were tasked with the assignment to read about Maslow's.
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(PDF) Undermining children's intrinsic interest with. The following issues of Psychological Science in the Public Interest are available through the APS Website as PDF documents. Volume 20 – 2019 A Neurobehavioral Approach to Addiction: Implications for the Opioid Epidemic and the Psychology …, Psychology > Counseling Psychology > Career Assessment >Campbell Interest and Skill Survey Campbell Interest and Skill Survey The Campbell Interest and Skill Survey (CISS) is a career assessment instrument that analyzes an individual’s self-reported interests and skills to assist in effective career planning and decision making..
This free career test for adults and students will help you discover your career interests and your ideal career work environment. Whether you are an adult, middle, high school, or college student, the free career tests on this website provide specific interest scores for each career category. Identify the main areas of research interest and professional activities in psychology. 1.1.The subject matter of psychology and its definition Brainstorming: Students will exchange their experience on the following questions as a means to assess their pre-conception about the subject psychology. What comes to your mind when you hear the word
What Is a Psychological Test? Suppose that you are a psychologist. A new client walks into your office reporting trouble concentrating, fatigue, feelings of guilt, loss of interest in hobbies and PSYCHOLOGY – Vol. II - The Construction and Use of Psychological Tests and Measures - Bruno D. Zumbo, Michaela N. Gelin, Anita M. Hubley ©Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) Two types of scores can be obtained from items, but it is important to note that it is not the question format that is important here but the scoring format.
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MAJOR FIELD TEST IN PSYCHOLOGY SAMPLE QUESTIONS The following questions illustrate the range of the test in terms of the abilities measured, the disciplines covered, and the difficulty of the questions posed. They should not, however, be considered representative of the entire scope of the test in either content or difficulty. Start studying Psychology Test #1. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Recommended test for scientific validity Big Five Personality Test: The general consensus in academic psychology is that there are five fundamental personality traits. This model is assumed in most personality research, and is the basis of many of the most well regarded tests employed by psychologists who maintin close connections with academia. A pdf scan of an official transcript is preferred, which you will be asked to upload as part of the online application. Official transcripts will be required prior to enrollment, if accepted into the program. Report of GRE General Test scores is required and the Subject Test in Psychology is strongly recommended.
5/5/2019В В· Test Instructions. The test consists of 48 tasks that you will have to rate by how much you would enjoy performing each on a scale of (1) dislike (2) slightly dislike (3) neither like not dislike (4) slightly enjoy (5) enjoy. The test will take most five to ten minutes to complete. Psychological testing is the administration of psychological tests, which are designed to be "an objective and standardized measure of a sample of behavior". The term sample of behavior refers to an individual's performance on tasks that have usually been prescribed beforehand. The samples of behavior that make up a paper-and-pencil test, the most common type of test, are a series of items.
Psychology Test #1 Flashcards Quizlet. About the Strong Interest Inventory. History Of The Strong Interest InventoryВ® Test. The Strong Interest InventoryВ® Test is a psychological instrument that began its formation in the years following World War I through the work of E.K. Strong, Jr. Strong went on to publish the first version of the Inventory in 1927., Identify the main areas of research interest and professional activities in psychology. 1.1.The subject matter of psychology and its definition Brainstorming: Students will exchange their experience on the following questions as a means to assess their pre-conception about the subject psychology. What comes to your mind when you hear the word.
Test of interest and personality SlideShare. About the Strong Interest Inventory. History Of The Strong Interest InventoryВ® Test. The Strong Interest InventoryВ® Test is a psychological instrument that began its formation in the years following World War I through the work of E.K. Strong, Jr. Strong went on to publish the first version of the Inventory in 1927., Undermining Children's Intrinsic Interest with Extrinsic Reward: A Test of the "Overjustification" Hypothesis Article (PDF Available) in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 28(1.
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Interest Meaning Types and Measurement Psychology. Identify the main areas of research interest and professional activities in psychology. 1.1.The subject matter of psychology and its definition Brainstorming: Students will exchange their experience on the following questions as a means to assess their pre-conception about the subject psychology. What comes to your mind when you hear the word https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_Binet-Simon Journal ol Personality and Social Psychology 1973, Vol. 28, No. 1, 129-137 UNDERMINING CHILDREN'S INTRINSIC INTEREST WITH EXTRINSIC REWARD: A TEST OF THE "OVERJUSTIFICATION" HYPOTHESIS MARK R. LEPPER 1 AND DAVID GREENE Stanford University RICHARD E. NISBETT University of Michigan A field experiment was conducted with children to test the.
The Kuder Occupational Interest Survey ("The Kuder") is a self-report vocational interest test used for vocational guidance and counseling. It originated in the work of G. Frederic Kuder who first began publishing on the instrument in 1939. The Kuder is often compared to other vocational interest tests, such as The Strong Interest Inventory.Whereas the Strong compares the interests of the interest psychology: How do interests develop? Why is one person interested in commonwealth fiction, another in ice hockey, and still another in research psychology? The origins of interests have remained mysterious to personality psychology, probably because many past theorists have brushed interests aside either as shallow
About the Strong Interest Inventory. History Of The Strong Interest InventoryВ® Test. The Strong Interest InventoryВ® Test is a psychological instrument that began its formation in the years following World War I through the work of E.K. Strong, Jr. Strong went on to publish the first version of the Inventory in 1927. reference needs of test users and test developers in the country. The tests cover most of the important areas of concern such as intelligence, ability and aptitude, interest, values, personality, achievement, creativity, learning, guidance and counselling, industrial psychology, etc.
The first edition of the Strong Interest Inventory (SII) was published in 1927 by E. K. Strong Jr. The SII has evolved over the decades with periodic revisions that have expanded the information Psychology Definition of INTEREST TEST: an inventory where the person is asked to express their likes and dislikes for a range of different activities and attitudes. They are compared with intere
This IQ test has all components that are standard in most IQ tests. It includes questions related to spatial intelligence, logical reasoning, verbal intelligence and math. In the results of this quick free IQ test you will see how many questions you answered correctly, and for each question the right answer. Take the IQ test now. IQ test training What Is a Psychological Test? Suppose that you are a psychologist. A new client walks into your office reporting trouble concentrating, fatigue, feelings of guilt, loss of interest in hobbies and
• Define what a psychological test is and understand that psychological tests extend beyond personality and intelligence tests. • Trace the history of psychological testing from Alfred Binet and intelligence testing to the tests of today. • Describe the ways psychological tests can … An interest assessment can help you identify careers that meet your interests. Interest assessments usually ask you a series of questions about what you like and don't like to do. Then they match your likes and dislikes to careers. When you choose a career that matches your overall interests, you're more likely to enjoy your job.
In this article we will discuss about the meaning and measurement of aptitude. Meaning of Aptitude: An aptitude is not the same thing as ability or interest, as it is more specific, measuring only certain aspects of functioning within a limited range. A person with a verbal ability cannot have aptitude for … The first edition of the Strong Interest Inventory (SII) was published in 1927 by E. K. Strong Jr. The SII has evolved over the decades with periodic revisions that have expanded the information
5/5/2019В В· Test Instructions. The test consists of 48 tasks that you will have to rate by how much you would enjoy performing each on a scale of (1) dislike (2) slightly dislike (3) neither like not dislike (4) slightly enjoy (5) enjoy. The test will take most five to ten minutes to complete. Psychology Definition of INTEREST TEST: an inventory where the person is asked to express their likes and dislikes for a range of different activities and attitudes. They are compared with intere
Journal ol Personality and Social Psychology 1973, Vol. 28, No. 1, 129-137 UNDERMINING CHILDREN'S INTRINSIC INTEREST WITH EXTRINSIC REWARD: A TEST OF THE "OVERJUSTIFICATION" HYPOTHESIS MARK R. LEPPER 1 AND DAVID GREENE Stanford University RICHARD E. NISBETT University of Michigan A field experiment was conducted with children to test the Undermining Children's Intrinsic Interest with Extrinsic Reward: A Test of the "Overjustification" Hypothesis Article (PDF Available) in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 28(1
In this article we will discuss about the meaning and measurement of aptitude. Meaning of Aptitude: An aptitude is not the same thing as ability or interest, as it is more specific, measuring only certain aspects of functioning within a limited range. A person with a verbal ability cannot have aptitude for … The Kuder Occupational Interest Survey ("The Kuder") is a self-report vocational interest test used for vocational guidance and counseling. It originated in the work of G. Frederic Kuder who first began publishing on the instrument in 1939. The Kuder is often compared to other vocational interest tests, such as The Strong Interest Inventory.Whereas the Strong compares the interests of the
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Aptitude Meaning and Measurement Psychology. Interest is a feeling or emotion that causes attention to focus on an object, event, or process. In contemporary psychology of interest, the term is used as a general concept that may encompass other more specific psychological terms, such as curiosity and to a much lesser degree surprise., In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Meaning of Interest 2. Types of Interest 3. Types of Tools 4. Limitation. Meaning of Interest: An interest is a subjective attitude motivating a person to perform a certain task. It affords pleasure and satisfaction. It results in curiosity towards the object of interest, enthusiasm to be ….
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UNDERMINING CHILDREN'S INTRINSIC INTEREST WITH. In this article we will discuss about the meaning and measurement of aptitude. Meaning of Aptitude: An aptitude is not the same thing as ability or interest, as it is more specific, measuring only certain aspects of functioning within a limited range. A person with a verbal ability cannot have aptitude for …, 7/14/2016 · Test of interest and personality 1. TEST OF INTEREST & PERSONALITY By:- firoz qureshi Dept. psychiatric nursing 2. INTRODUCTION • The term “Personality” is derived from the word “persona”, or the “mask” which the roman & Greek actors used to wear in ancient times, to indicate to the audience..
Psychology Definition of INTEREST: This term describes the attitude characterised by a need to give selective attention to something that is significant to a person such as an activity, goal The test can be used to evaluate children and adolescents for a variety of purposes (e.g. self-image, family relationships, cognitive ability and personality). A projective test is one in which a test taker responds to or provides ambiguous, abstract, or unstructured stimuli, often …
Psychological testing is the administration of psychological tests, which are designed to be "an objective and standardized measure of a sample of behavior". The term sample of behavior refers to an individual's performance on tasks that have usually been prescribed beforehand. The samples of behavior that make up a paper-and-pencil test, the most common type of test, are a series of items. Journal ol Personality and Social Psychology 1973, Vol. 28, No. 1, 129-137 UNDERMINING CHILDREN'S INTRINSIC INTEREST WITH EXTRINSIC REWARD: A TEST OF THE "OVERJUSTIFICATION" HYPOTHESIS MARK R. LEPPER 1 AND DAVID GREENE Stanford University RICHARD E. NISBETT University of Michigan A field experiment was conducted with children to test the
Psychology > Counseling Psychology > Career Assessment >Campbell Interest and Skill Survey Campbell Interest and Skill Survey The Campbell Interest and Skill Survey (CISS) is a career assessment instrument that analyzes an individual’s self-reported interests and skills to assist in effective career planning and decision making. Interest is a feeling or emotion that causes attention to focus on an object, event, or process. In contemporary psychology of interest, the term is used as a general concept that may encompass other more specific psychological terms, such as curiosity and to a much lesser degree surprise.
Psychology Definition of INTEREST: This term describes the attitude characterised by a need to give selective attention to something that is significant to a person such as an activity, goal PSYCHOLOGY – Vol. II - The Construction and Use of Psychological Tests and Measures - Bruno D. Zumbo, Michaela N. Gelin, Anita M. Hubley ©Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) Two types of scores can be obtained from items, but it is important to note that it is not the question format that is important here but the scoring format.
What Is a Psychological Test? Suppose that you are a psychologist. A new client walks into your office reporting trouble concentrating, fatigue, feelings of guilt, loss of interest in hobbies and In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Meaning of Interest 2. Types of Interest 3. Types of Tools 4. Limitation. Meaning of Interest: An interest is a subjective attitude motivating a person to perform a certain task. It affords pleasure and satisfaction. It results in curiosity towards the object of interest, enthusiasm to be …
Career Interest Survey In order to choose a career that will give you personal satisfaction, you must spend some time thinking about what . really interests you. This activity helps you match your interests to different types of careers. For each item, circle the letter of the activity you would rather do. Journal ol Personality and Social Psychology 1973, Vol. 28, No. 1, 129-137 UNDERMINING CHILDREN'S INTRINSIC INTEREST WITH EXTRINSIC REWARD: A TEST OF THE "OVERJUSTIFICATION" HYPOTHESIS MARK R. LEPPER 1 AND DAVID GREENE Stanford University RICHARD E. NISBETT University of Michigan A field experiment was conducted with children to test the
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Psychology Definition of INTEREST: This term describes the attitude characterised by a need to give selective attention to something that is significant to a person such as an activity, goal This IQ test has all components that are standard in most IQ tests. It includes questions related to spatial intelligence, logical reasoning, verbal intelligence and math. In the results of this quick free IQ test you will see how many questions you answered correctly, and for each question the right answer. Take the IQ test now. IQ test training
7/14/2016 · Test of interest and personality 1. TEST OF INTEREST & PERSONALITY By:- firoz qureshi Dept. psychiatric nursing 2. INTRODUCTION • The term “Personality” is derived from the word “persona”, or the “mask” which the roman & Greek actors used to wear in ancient times, to indicate to the audience. Psychology Definition of INTEREST TEST: an inventory where the person is asked to express their likes and dislikes for a range of different activities and attitudes. They are compared with intere
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Recommended test for scientific validity Big Five Personality Test: The general consensus in academic psychology is that there are five fundamental personality traits. This model is assumed in most personality research, and is the basis of many of the most well regarded tests employed by psychologists who maintin close connections with academia. Career Interest Survey In order to choose a career that will give you personal satisfaction, you must spend some time thinking about what . really interests you. This activity helps you match your interests to different types of careers. For each item, circle the letter of the activity you would rather do.
About the Strong Interest Inventory. History Of The Strong Interest InventoryВ® Test. The Strong Interest InventoryВ® Test is a psychological instrument that began its formation in the years following World War I through the work of E.K. Strong, Jr. Strong went on to publish the first version of the Inventory in 1927. Start studying Psychology Test #1. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Interest is defined very closely to the word like. For example, a person may like (have an interest) in a sport but have no aptitude or ability in his or her interest. The measurements used in ability and aptitude tests have concentrated on academic or cognitive tasks, whereas interest surveys have typically concentrated on the world or work. What Is a Psychological Test? Suppose that you are a psychologist. A new client walks into your office reporting trouble concentrating, fatigue, feelings of guilt, loss of interest in hobbies and
Psychological testing is the administration of psychological tests, which are designed to be "an objective and standardized measure of a sample of behavior". The term sample of behavior refers to an individual's performance on tasks that have usually been prescribed beforehand. The samples of behavior that make up a paper-and-pencil test, the most common type of test, are a series of items. 8/3/2018В В· Educational Psychology,DSSSB PRT EXAM Psychology,Advanced Psychology DSSSB PRT,TEACHING METHODOLOGY & PEDAGOGY,DSSSB Important Question for Psychology and Pedagogy,Most Expected One Liner
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Psychological Science in the Public Interest Archive. reference needs of test users and test developers in the country. The tests cover most of the important areas of concern such as intelligence, ability and aptitude, interest, values, personality, achievement, creativity, learning, guidance and counselling, industrial psychology, etc., 7/14/2016 · Test of interest and personality 1. TEST OF INTEREST & PERSONALITY By:- firoz qureshi Dept. psychiatric nursing 2. INTRODUCTION • The term “Personality” is derived from the word “persona”, or the “mask” which the roman & Greek actors used to wear in ancient times, to indicate to the audience..
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Psychological testing is the administration of psychological tests, which are designed to be "an objective and standardized measure of a sample of behavior". The term sample of behavior refers to an individual's performance on tasks that have usually been prescribed beforehand. The samples of behavior that make up a paper-and-pencil test, the most common type of test, are a series of items. The Strong Interest Inventory (SII) is a psychological test used in career assessment. It is also frequently used for educational guidance as one of the most popular personality assessment tools. The test was developed in 1927 by psychologist E.K. Strong, Jr. to help people exiting the military find suitable jobs. It was revised later by Jo-Ida Hansen, and David Campbell and published as the
The Kuder Occupational Interest Survey ("The Kuder") is a self-report vocational interest test used for vocational guidance and counseling. It originated in the work of G. Frederic Kuder who first began publishing on the instrument in 1939. The Kuder is often compared to other vocational interest tests, such as The Strong Interest Inventory.Whereas the Strong compares the interests of the Psychology Psychology Secondary Course Notes 20 PSYCHOLOGY SECONDARY COURSE Individual Differences 3 interest, and aptitude. This lesson will also help us understand how to assess such similarities or variations among individuals. intelligence test developed by Binet was revised subsequently and in 1916 the test
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Find and save ideas about Psychology on Pinterest. Find and save ideas about Psychology on Pinterest. Find and save ideas about Psychology on Pinterest. Psychology Definition of INTEREST TEST: an inventory where the person is asked to express their likes and dislikes for a range of different activities and attitudes. They are compared with intere
The first edition of the Strong Interest Inventory (SII) was published in 1927 by E. K. Strong Jr. The SII has evolved over the decades with periodic revisions that have expanded the information Test your personality and psychological make-up, including anger and stress levels and personality type. Close Г— Learn More Psychology Download psychology articles, Body Language & Dream Interpretation guides and more Download articles, guides and more! Sign Up.
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A pdf scan of an official transcript is preferred, which you will be asked to upload as part of the online application. Official transcripts will be required prior to enrollment, if accepted into the program. Report of GRE General Test scores is required and the Subject Test in Psychology is strongly recommended. Start studying Psychology Test #1. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
The Strong Interest Inventory (SII) is a psychological test used in career assessment. It is also frequently used for educational guidance as one of the most popular personality assessment tools. The test was developed in 1927 by psychologist E.K. Strong, Jr. to help people exiting the military find suitable jobs. It was revised later by Jo-Ida Hansen, and David Campbell and published as the Psychological testing is the administration of psychological tests, which are designed to be "an objective and standardized measure of a sample of behavior". The term sample of behavior refers to an individual's performance on tasks that have usually been prescribed beforehand. The samples of behavior that make up a paper-and-pencil test, the most common type of test, are a series of items.
PSYCHOLOGY – Vol. II - The Construction and Use of Psychological Tests and Measures - Bruno D. Zumbo, Michaela N. Gelin, Anita M. Hubley ©Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) Two types of scores can be obtained from items, but it is important to note that it is not the question format that is important here but the scoring format. Psychology > Counseling Psychology > Career Assessment >Campbell Interest and Skill Survey Campbell Interest and Skill Survey The Campbell Interest and Skill Survey (CISS) is a career assessment instrument that analyzes an individual’s self-reported interests and skills to assist in effective career planning and decision making.
7/14/2016 · Test of interest and personality 1. TEST OF INTEREST & PERSONALITY By:- firoz qureshi Dept. psychiatric nursing 2. INTRODUCTION • The term “Personality” is derived from the word “persona”, or the “mask” which the roman & Greek actors used to wear in ancient times, to indicate to the audience. Interest is a feeling or emotion that causes attention to focus on an object, event, or process. In contemporary psychology of interest, the term is used as a general concept that may encompass other more specific psychological terms, such as curiosity and to a much lesser degree surprise.
What Is a Psychological Test? Suppose that you are a psychologist. A new client walks into your office reporting trouble concentrating, fatigue, feelings of guilt, loss of interest in hobbies and Psychology Definition of INTEREST: This term describes the attitude characterised by a need to give selective attention to something that is significant to a person such as an activity, goal
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Meaning of Interest 2. Types of Interest 3. Types of Tools 4. Limitation. Meaning of Interest: An interest is a subjective attitude motivating a person to perform a certain task. It affords pleasure and satisfaction. It results in curiosity towards the object of interest, enthusiasm to be … Test your personality and psychological make-up, including anger and stress levels and personality type. Close × Learn More Psychology Download psychology articles, Body Language & Dream Interpretation guides and more Download articles, guides and more! Sign Up.
Start studying Psychology Test #1. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The Strong Interest Inventory (SII) is a psychological test used in career assessment. It is also frequently used for educational guidance as one of the most popular personality assessment tools. The test was developed in 1927 by psychologist E.K. Strong, Jr. to help people exiting the military find suitable jobs. It was revised later by Jo-Ida Hansen, and David Campbell and published as the
See more ideas about Educational psychology, Psychology and School counseling. Nov 2, 2019- Explore debbylovesmcm's board "Educational Psychology", followed by 683 people on Pinterest. (PDF link) Debby Weinberg. This pin relates to Maslow's self-actualization test. In module we were tasked with the assignment to read about Maslow's Interest is defined very closely to the word like. For example, a person may like (have an interest) in a sport but have no aptitude or ability in his or her interest. The measurements used in ability and aptitude tests have concentrated on academic or cognitive tasks, whereas interest surveys have typically concentrated on the world or work.
Undermining Children's Intrinsic Interest with Extrinsic Reward: A Test of the "Overjustification" Hypothesis Article (PDF Available) in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 28(1 Journal ol Personality and Social Psychology 1973, Vol. 28, No. 1, 129-137 UNDERMINING CHILDREN'S INTRINSIC INTEREST WITH EXTRINSIC REWARD: A TEST OF THE "OVERJUSTIFICATION" HYPOTHESIS MARK R. LEPPER 1 AND DAVID GREENE Stanford University RICHARD E. NISBETT University of Michigan A field experiment was conducted with children to test the
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These Hotel Libraries Look So Unbelievably Cozy
By Lola Méndez
Borrow a book from these hotel libraries and tuck in with a good read whenever you're finally on vacation again.
Nothing says “relaxing vacation” quite like reading an entire book cover to cover. There’s no better way to leisurely unwind while on a holiday than picking up a great read. These hotel libraries are stocked with fantastic books, from regional guides to classic novels. Bibliophiles will love swaying on a hammock or settling into a plush couch with a book borrowed from these nine cozy amazing libraries around the world.
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Baker’s Cay Resort, Curio Collection by Hilton
WHERE: Key Largo, Florida
The Library at Baker’s Cay Resort, Curio Collection by Hilton was initially stocked with books purchased at the beloved local Florida Keys bookstore, Hooked on Books. The indoor communal library and reading room are covered with columns upon columns of books for guests to borrow, swap, and trade. The collection has expanded and includes titles from around the globe left behind by guests for the next curious traveler to enjoy.
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WHERE: Florence, Italy
Il Salviatino in Florence, Italy, is a 15th-century villa where Salvador Dalí once lived. In the ‘70s the villa was Stanford University’s Italian headquarters. With so much history, it’s no surprise that the hotel’s library is unparalleled. Timber bookshelves, plush brown leather couches, and a candlelit glow create an old-school ambiance making for the perfect setting to read for hours upon hours.
Bluefields Bay Villas
WHERE: Bluefields, Jamaica
Bluefields Bay Villas on Jamaica’s rustic South Coast features an open-air library. Guests may borrow books to read at their leisure by their villa’s private pool or on a lounge chair on the resort’s secluded beach. The library is stocked with antique books, bestsellers, and Caribbean travel perfect for seaside reads.
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The Gates Hotel
WHERE: Key West, Florida
Travelers can read while hanging out in the ocean at The Gates Hotel Key West. The hotel’s library has five waterproof books including Shakespeare’s Macbeth , W. B. Yeats’ The Cloths of Heaven , a selection of Mark Twain’s short stories, and more. Grab a waterproof book from the unique library—the books are stored in water in a fish tank.
Both: Courtesy of The Gates Key West
The Jacquard Hotel & Rooftop
WHERE: Denver, Colorado
The first Tattered Cover Book Store opened up shop in 1971 in Denver’s Cherry Creek neighborhood. Today, The Jacquard Hotel & Rooftop library pays homage to the history of the neighborhood. Guests also have access to a short stack of complimentary books provided by Bedside Reading in their hotel rooms—you can even take a book home for free.
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Wayfarer DTLA
WHERE: Los Angeles, California
The newly-opened Wayfarer DTLA has a gigantic library of over 600 books in the lobby. The library was curated by David Lovejoy of L.A.’s The Last Bookstore. Each of the books was either written by a Los Angeles author or is about Los Angeles. Plush chairs near the handcrafted wooden bookcase are the perfect place to read about the City of Angels before heading out to explore southern California.
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WHERE: Bavarian Alps, Germany
Schloss Elmau in the Bavarian Alps has the largest hotel bookstore in Germany. The accommodation also features multiple libraries: the Silentium Library, the Wetterstein Library, and the Library Lounge at the Retreat. The latter is a favorite among guests as the lounge features open fireplaces and sweeping vistas of the Wetterstein Mountain and Ferchenbach Creek.
Courtesy of Schloss Elmau
The Library Hotel
WHERE: Manhattan, New York
The Library Hotel is a book lover’s paradise with more than 6,000 books available to read around the property. Browse bookshelves located throughout the hotel and head to the Reading Room to find the perfect nook for curling up with a good read. If you’re not sure what book you want to read perhaps you can find inspiration from the display of 100 bronze plaques complete with famous literary quotes.
Courtesy of Library Hotel by Library Hotel Collection
The Milestone Hotel & Residences
WHERE: London, England
The Milestone Hotel & Residences is a quintessentially English mansion conveniently-located across from the Kensington Gardens. The Park Lounge serves as the hotel’s library and is lined with stacks of books on the walls featuring titles on politics, history, science, and other literature. The fireplace is always flickering in the soothing venue and in the evening a pianist plays mellow tunes.
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Boeing, South African Airways and Mango Celebrate Africa’s First Commercial Flights with Sustainable Aviation Biofuel on Boeing’s 100th Anniversary
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Passenger flights powered by biomass grown in Africa Southern Africa Sustainable Fuels Initiative launched to ensure sustainable aviation biofuel supply JOHANNESBURG, July 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA], South African Airways (SAA) and low-cost carrier Mango today celebrated Africa’s first passenger flights with sustainable aviation biofuel. The flights coincided with Boeing’s 100th anniversary and […]
Boeing, Air Europa Announce Order for 20 737 MAX 8s
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Boeing Announces Data Analytics Agreements with Six Airlines
Real-time solutions to generate operational efficiency, cost savings for more than 500 airplanes FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE:BA] announced today at the 2016 Farnborough International Airshow agreements to provide six customers with advanced analytics solutions. The offerings will help customers increase efficiency and drive down the costs of operating more […]
Boeing Business Jets Announces Orders for Two BBJ MAX 8 Airplanes
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Momentum continues to grow for BBJ MAX program with 12 orders, including first in North America FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 13, 2016 –Boeing [NYSE:BA] Business Jets announced at the 2016 Farnborough International Air Show today, the sale of two BBJ MAX 8 airplanes. The recently booked BBJ MAX 8s were ordered by two separate undisclosed […]
Honda Aircraft Company Receives FAA Production Certificate
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GREENSBORO, N.C. — July 11, 2016 — Honda Aircraft Company announced today that it has earned a Production Certificate from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Honda Aircraft Company is building the HA-420 HondaJet, an advanced light jet, at its world headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina. Melvin Johnson, FAA Small Aircraft Directorate Manager for […]
Gulfstream G500 Makes European Debut at Farnborough International Airshow
Aerospace, Aviation, Gulfstream, Press Releases
Fourth G500 Flight-Test Aircraft Makes Program’s First Trans-Atlantic Flight SAVANNAH, Georgia, July 8, 2016 — Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.’s all-new G500 made its European debut this week, traveling across the Atlantic to participate in the Gulfstream static display at the 2016 Farnborough International Airshow. The G500 flew nonstop from Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport to Farnborough Airport […]
Gulfstream G280 Darts from Michigan to England, Setting Another Record
Flight Brings Super Mid-Size Aircraft’s Record Total To 54 SAVANNAH, Georgia, June 30, 2016 — Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced that its super mid-sized Gulfstream G280 set a speed record between Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Luton, England, completing the flight in just seven hours and boosting the aircraft’s record-setting tally to 54. The aircraft departed […]
Falcon 8X Receives FAA Approval
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June 28, 2016 (Saint-Cloud, France): Dassault Aviation’s new Falcon 8X has received approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration. FAA certification, just after receipt of European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) type certificate, brings the big new trijet’s certification and flight test campaign to a successful conclusion. The Falcon 8X is now preparing for entry-into-service which […]
Bombardier Business Aircraft to Open Wholly Owned London-area Service Centre with Heavy Maintenance Capabilities
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New wholly owned London-area Service Centre, based at London Biggin Hill Airport Facility will serve Learjet, Challenger and Global business aircraft Montréal, June 21, 2016 – Bombardier Business Aircraft is pleased to announce its plan to establish a new, wholly owned Service Centre in the London, United Kingdom area. The Bombardier Service Centre will offer […]
Comlux Expands VIP Fleet with Purchase of a Global 6000 Business Jet
Fourth Global 6000 jet to join Comlux VIP fleet Fleet to be comprised of seven Bombardier business aircraft Montréal, May 25, 2016 – Bombardier announced the signing of a purchasing agreement for a Global 6000 business jet to be operated by Fly Comlux, the VIP charter division of Comlux, who currently operates a fleet featuring […]
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Hub Brings Pub: Ireland Flights Helped Attract Fado to Atlanta in 1996
August 29, 2014 | Trevor Williams
With a significant Irish community now, Atlanta seems to make sense as Irish pub chain Fado’s headquarters for the U.S.
But it was actually a combination of Atlanta’s “non-Irishness” and its direct air links to the country that drew investors seeking to create a new brand in 1996.
“We felt there was an opportunity to open an authentic Irish pub that was really more contemporary. At the time, Riverdance was a big hit, and we wanted to do for Irish pubs what Riverdance did for Irish music – in other words, bring it into the 21st century,” said Kieran McGill, who grew up in the pub business in Dublin and started Fado in the U.S.
The 1996 summer Olympics was a “bonus,” but Atlanta had other characteristics that made it attractive.
“One of the reasons we selected Atlanta was because it had a very small Irish community,” Mr. McGill said. He wanted to prove the that concept could work outside places like Chicago, Boston or New York, where large Irish communities already had entrenched local hangouts.
Atlanta was one of the few cities outside those traditional gateways with direct air links to his country. The hub at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport played a crucial role in transporting Mr. McGill between Atlanta and Dublin in the early days. When he finally crossed the pond for good, the airport helped his team expand nationally. Now, Fado pubs can be found in 10 cities, including some of those metropolises he passed over at the beginning.
This fall, Atlanta is set to become the first city to graduate to two Fados. Distinctive interior trimmings for a new Midtown location are currently being fabricated in Dublin.
The new location’s effect on the longstanding Buckhead branch’s sales should be “minimal,” Mr. McGill said. Fado has been trying for six years to enter Midtown, but this time things finally clicked with the new location at the corner of 8th and Peachtree streets.
Midtown is a market of its own and the perfect place for a second location with its mix of business, residential and office developments, he said.
“Atlanta’s our home base. It’s where our office is, it’s where we did our first pub, it’s where we live and work and it just feels right to do it here,” Mr. McGill said.
The new location is just a few blocks away from another Midtown Irish pub: RiRa. Mr. McGill admitted there would be some overlap but said young people like to hop to different bars for drinks. The more locations, the more attractive the neighborhood is overall, he said.
“They’re friends of ours; we know them very well. If anything I think we’ll complement each other,” he said.
While the airport is still key to the nationwide business, the dream of opening a Fado inside Hartsfield-Jackson has been more elusive.
“We’d like to be in the airport for sure, and I think we could do pretty well in the Atlanta airport, but that whole bid process is a whole different world,” Mr. McGill said, adding that a previous bid with a concession operator failed.
Working with experienced concession partners, Fado’s smaller brand, Tigin, has locations in New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
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Kim expected to start for the Cardinals against Padres
By The Associated PressSeptember 30, 2020 GMT
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Brewers face St. Louis, look to build on Woodruff’s strong outing
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Pirates bullpen blow Keller’s no-hit bid vs Cardinals in 7th
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pirates' bullpen quickly blew starter Mitch Keller's no-hit bid, with reliever Sam Howard allowing a two-run double to St. Louis' Tyler O'Neill with no outs in the seventh...
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O’Neill, DeJong HR, Cardinals sweep doubleheader from Cubs
By JOHN JACKSONSeptember 6, 2020 GMT
CHICAGO (AP) — Tyler O'Neill and Paul DeJong homered, five St. Louis pitchers combined on a three-hitter and the Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 Saturday night to sweep a...
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Cardinals score 4 in 9th, beat KC; Fowler, Flaherty sit out
By STEVE OVERBEYAugust 27, 2020 GMT
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kolten Wong drew a bases-loaded walk to cap off a four-run rally in the ninth inning that lifted the St. Louis Cardinals over the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Wednesday...
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CHICAGO (AP) — From Kolten Wong's opening eight-pitch walk in the first game to Andrew Miller's save at the every end, the St. Louis Cardinals' long-awaited return from a coronavirus outbreak was...
Donaldson goes deep as Twins top Cards 6-3 in home opener
By DAVE CAMPBELLJuly 29, 2020 GMT
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Josh Donaldson homered and drove in two runs in his Target Field debut with Minnesota, Jorge Polanco hit a two-run shot and the Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 in their...
Cardinals activate OF Marcell Ozuna from injured list
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals activated outfielder Marcell Ozuna from the injured list Saturday and put him in left field and batting cleanup against the Oakland...
Williams scheduled to start as Pittsburgh hosts St. Louis
By The Associated PressJuly 22, 2019 GMT
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Goldschmidt’s 3-run homer lifts Cardinals over Pirates 6-5
By JOE HARRISJuly 17, 2019 GMT
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt was looking for a single. He ended up getting a whole lot more.
Goldschmidt hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off Michael Feliz in the seventh inning, and the...
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Mikolas, O’Neill lead Cardinals to 7-0 win over Pirates 7-0
By WARREN MAYESJuly 16, 2019 GMT
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Miles Mikolas scuffled in the first half of the season and wanted a fresh start after the All-Star game.
His got it.
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BY STEVE OVERBEYJuly 14, 2019 GMT
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June 30, 2019 GMT
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals placed outfielder Marcell Ozuna on the injured list Saturday with a fracture at the base of his right middle finger.
Cardinals activate veteran reliever Gregerson
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CHICAGO (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have activated veteran reliever Luke Gregerson from the 10-day injured list after he missed the first five weeks because of a right shoulder...
Ozuna, Cardinals power past Reds 9-5 for split in Mexico
By CARLOS RODRIGUEZApril 15, 2019 GMT
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Marcell Ozuna hit two home runs and Matt Carpenter connected for a tiebreaking drive in the seventh inning that sent the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds 9-5...
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By WILL GRAVESApril 4, 2019 GMT
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Shildt would prefer to not have his team consistently find itself in a spot where it's forced to rally.
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O’Neill’s homer in 10th lifts Cardinals over Giants 5-4
By STEVE OVERBEYSeptember 22, 2018 GMT
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tyler O'Neill thought about it for brief moment.
The St. Louis outfielder gave strong consideration to flexing his muscles for the Busch Stadium crowd following his solo home run in the 10th inning that lifted the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.
"I decided that might be a little too much," O'Neill said.
O’Neill, Ozuna lift Cardinals, help Mikolas get 15th win
By WARREN MAYESSeptember 12, 2018 GMT
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Miles Mikolas was feeling fresh for St. Louis, and that was bad news for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Cardinals rookie Tyler O'Neill hit a three-run homer during a six-run eighth inning, Marcell Ozuna drove in three and Mikolas pitched seven solid innings after an extra day off to lift the Cardinals over the Pirates 11-5 on Tuesday night.
Martinez, O’Neill HR, Shildt a winner as Cards beat Pirates
By WARREN MAYESAugust 29, 2018 GMT
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The month of August has been great for rookie pitcher Jack Flaherty and the St. Louis Cardinals.
Flaherty allowed just one run in seventh innings and Jose Martinez and Tyler O'Neill homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 Tuesday night in Mike Shildt's first game since being promoted to full-time manager.
Mikolas, O’Neill homer to help Cardinals beat Rockies 7-5
By DENNIS GEORGATOSAugust 25, 2018 GMT
DENVER (AP) — Miles Mikolas had some pitches he'd rather have back. His swing was a keeper.
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O’Neill, rookie relievers lift Cardinals over Rockies
By STEVE OVERBEYAugust 2, 2018 GMT
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mike Shildt got a glimpse of the St. Louis Cardinals' future Wednesday night.
The interim manager was plenty encouraged by what he saw in a 6-3 win over the Colorado Rockies.
"That's the blueprint of how you play the game," Shildt said. "Every phase was executed (well) across the board."
Rookie outfielder Tyler O'Neill hit a tiebreaking pinch single in the sixth inning and five rookie relievers dominated over 6 1/3 innings to lift the Cardinals.
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Mikolas gets 1st shutout, O’Neill homers, Cards beat Royals
By JOE HARRISMay 22, 2018 GMT
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Miles Mikolas was pitching in Japan a year ago. Now he's one of the top pitchers in the majors.
Mikolas pitched a four-hitter for his first career shutout and Tyler O'Neill homered for the third straight game and drove in four runs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night.
Flaherty fans 13 for 1st MLB win as Cards beat Phillies 5-1
By STEVE OVERBEYMay 21, 2018 GMT
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Even after such an impressive outing, Jack Flaherty just wanted to talk about his hitting.
Flaherty struck out a career-high 13 to earn his first major league win and Tyler O'Neill homered as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 on Sunday.
Cardinals place DeJong, Bowman on DL, call up O’Neill, Munoz
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals placed Paul DeJong on the 10-day disabled list on Friday, a day after the shortstop's left hand was fractured when he was hit by a pitch in a loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.
Reliever Matt Bowman was also placed on the disabled list with multiple blisters on his pitching hand, raising St. Louis' total to seven players placed on the disabled list over the last 10 days.
Cardinals recall top outfield prospect Tyler O’Neill
April 19, 2018 GMT
CHICAGO (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have recalled outfielder Tyler O'Neill from Triple-A Memphis and optioned pitcher John Brebbia to the farm team.
The moves came before Thursday's game against the Chicago Cubs.
The 22-year-old O'Neill is a top prospect. In 12 games with Memphis, the muscular Canadian batted .388 with six homers, 18 RBIs and an .837 slugging percentage. The sizzling start came after he pulled a hamstring during spring training.
Mariners put Hernandez on DL, recall Gonzalez
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Hernandez was scheduled to start Saturday night against the Kansas City Royals. Left-hander Marco Gonzalez was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma to take his rotation turn.
Mariners send top prospect O’Neill to Cardinals for Gonzales
By TIM BOOTHJuly 22, 2017 GMT
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners paid a hefty price to add a pitcher who may not be ready to help them in the playoff hunt this season.
The Mariners acquired young left-hander Marco Gonzales from the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday in exchange for top outfield prospect Tyler O'Neill, the second move to add pitching depth in as many days by Seattle. The Mariners acquired veteran reliever David Phelps from Miami on Thursday.
Cardinals activate OF Grichuk, LHP Duke from DL
CHICAGO (AP) — The sliding St. Louis Cardinals made a flurry of moves before the start of a key series against the Chicago Cubs, activating outfielder Randal Grichuk and reliever Zach Duke from the disabled list on Friday and recalling catching prospect Carson Kelly from Triple-A Memphis.
Piano Man on Mariners: Rookie excels at plate and keyboard
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Elections, Politics
Republicans House Prospects In 2022 Are Looking Pretty Rosy
Hot off the heels of a successful 2020 house campaign, House Republicans see an electoral map tilted toward them in 2022 due to a successful 2020, President Trump’s ouster and a number of legislative victories down – ballot leaving them in control of or having the power to sway the decennial redrawing of district boundaries in redistricting.
Though polls showed House Republicans set to lose another dozen or so seats last month, the GOP flipped nearly a dozen seats held by Democratic incumbents (surprising considering it is harder to beat an incumbent than take an open seat). As a result of their losses, the Democratic margin of control is so close redistricting could effectively give the GOP control of the chamber before defeating a single incumbent or taking another seat in an election.
Though House Republicans have been the President’s biggest backers, his loss is their gain. Historically, the party which holds the White House has lost seats in midterms. This has held true since Reagan except for 1998 and 2002 when a unique series of circumstances drove the ultimate results.
Already, some of the contours of why Democrats may lose the majority under Biden are becoming clear. First – off, the President Elect has struggled to manage various factions during his transition. Secondly, wide – spread opposition to business and mask restrictions seems to be spreading nationally. Considering Democrats are largely seen as supportive of these measures they would be most likely to suffer a backlash.
That said, both parties begin the next electoral cycle playing on an uncertain battlefield. For one, in the coming months, legislatures and governors across the country will be discussing legislation redrawing federal and state district boundaries. Further, a number of quote non – partisan commissions will be playing political cartographer, haggling over political lines under tremendous political pressure while also attempting to adhere to various state and federal guidelines. For their part, both Republicans and Democrats will be looking to maximize their political advantage via gerrymandering.
However, the GOP begins with a clear edge, at least in the short – term. The success the GOP enjoyed in November has led them to have control of 4 times as many seats as Democrats. Further, the states which are expected to gain the most seats (Texas, Florida, etc.) remain dominated by the GOP.
Take the aforementioned Texas and Florida. Due to explosive population growth in Texas, the state could gain as many as four new seats. Even though much of this growth has come from blue – state residents turning traditionally red suburbs pink/purple, the GOP maintains control of the levers of power in the state. Florida could gain as many as three new seats, and the GOP will have complete control of the process – including a GOP dominated state supreme court who would interpret the maps adherence to a 2014 nonpartisan Constitutional Amendment.
By themselves, these two states could literally give the GOP all the seats it needs for a majority (though odds of drawing all gained seats in both states red are unlikely). Most Republicans don’t want a new majority to be based on maps alone. There are a number of variables involved in the process involving state rules, individual politics and the power incumbents play in the process cutting deals.
Plus, how both parties approach the process is unclear. Republicans, despite their gains, will be defending a number of vulnerable seats across the country and may want to fortify these members in places like Texas and Florida vs. drawing new red seats. Democrats are still reeling from last month and seem focused on the fact the Biden administration has now poached three members from their tenuous majority.
Democrats are optimistic Trump will not fade away quietly but continue to define the GOP. He might. But caution should be taken here. Trump will not directly impact state or federal district lines, and once out of power, his words will not make policy. Rather, the Biden administration’s and his team’s decisions will. Voters are likely to be swayed by the impacts on their daily lives vs. rhetoric. Then there is also the very real question of how realignment will impact the mapmaking process and whether gerrymanders drawn for 2022 will work out as intended. Take the cases of Virginia and Florida as examples.
In 2010 the GOP maintained control of both states. And while the party drew gerrymanders in each the net results were dramatically different. In Florida, the end result was a net change of zero seats between the parties over 10 years. But, in Virginia, what started out as a 7 -4 map for the GOP eventually turned into a 7 – 4 Democratic majority as the suburbs in NoVA and Central VA turned blue and liberal courts overturned the GOP maps on Voting Rights Act grounds.
But what is interesting is why these changes occurred. The GOP maintained its gerrymander in Florida due to winning over Cuban – Americans and Puerto Ricans while their gerrymander fell apart in VA largely to the loss of suburban whites. It was once assumed whites were solidly Republican while minorities voted blue. But, as elections have turned more and more on class and education these old assumptions are now being reconsidered. This will make it harder to draw gerrymanders one can be sure will last 10 years.
In any case, the GOP starts out with a solid chance of swinging the House in 2022. How long they would hold it after that is anybody’s guess.
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Mr. Keedy is an educator, designer, type designer, and writer, who has been teaching in the Graphic Design Program at California Institute of the Arts since 1985. He has been recognized for his design work for institutional and commercial clients in branding, packaging and publication design. His design work has been published in Typography Sketchbooks, New Ornamental Type: Decorative Lettering in the Digital Age, The Handy Book of Artistic Printing, Boxed and Labelled: New Approaches to Packaging Design, New Design: Los Angeles, LACE: Living the Archive, and in the textbooks Graphic Design in Context and Graphic! Design History. His essays have been published in Eye, I.D., Emigre, Critique, Idea, Adbusters, Looking Closer One, Two, and Four, and The Education of a Graphic Designer. His work has most recently been exhibited at MoMA, SFMoMA, CAM Raleigh, and The Biennial of Graphic Design, Brno, Czech Republic. His typeface Keedy Sans was added to MoMA’s permanent Architecture and Design Collection in 2011.
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